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Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
MISSOURI !. 0. 0. r.

ST. LOUIS, May 21.-At 1890 this morn
Eng the grand lodge of Missouri, l. o. O..
F., met in the new hall in this city for its
fifty. first annual session. This was the
first use to which the hall had been put.
The magnificent building is the finest
structure of its kind in the west, being
eight stories high, of granite and pressed
brick, fire proof, and elegantly furnished
throughout.
Grand Master Gonelch submitted his re-
port this morning and the committee on
jurisprudence followed with its report.
Grand Secretary E. NJ. Sloan reported that
sixteen new lodges have been organized
since the last session. the present member
ship being 1884 The revenue of last
year was S112, S96. 20, and expenditures for
relief $50, 435. 15. The amount of money in
the treasury is S74,064 40; investments
ST., $50, Committees were appointed and
a recess taken.
During the early part of the afternoon
there was a very creditable street parade
and at $40 p. H.. the new hall was dedi-
Gated by Grand Sire John G. Underwood,
of the Sovereign grand lodge, assisted by
j. NJ. Gunelch, grand master Of the grand
lodge of Missouri and others.
The following officers have been elected
and will be installed Thursday: Grand
master, r. a. Debolt; deputy grand mas
ter, Il. p. Richey; grand secretary, L. Nj.
Sloan; grand treasurer, w. II. Thompson;
grand representative, K. Wilkerson.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
THE TOWNS NEAR RENO.

FORT RENO, 1. T, May 2o.-This point is
supplied with two towns. One on the
north side has been established several
days and since the lumber has reached it,
it is approaching the appearance Of the
other pine board towns of Oklahoma.
Colonel Dubers is the mayor and the city
authorities are nearly all Caldwell and
Wichita people. Its name is Reno City.
On the other side of the river the Okla
homa Town company, of which Governor
Crittenden is president, has a combination
on parts of three or four homestead claims
and proposes a system of guaranteeing
title to town lots. DR.. Rogers is on the
ground and has interested most of the To-
cal people, including Reno officers The
town organization will De complete tomor-
row and the lots issued. The people here
think one of the two towns VIII be large
citV shortly
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
Mr.. M,cAsE,S ARGUMENT.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Hon. E. P. Nc
Cabe, of Kansas, one of the representative
colored men of the west, has been here
for several weeks observing the progress of
politics under"the new administration.
Mr.. McCabe is a Republican, and served
four years as auditor of the state of Kan
sas. He was elected in 1882 by 1000 ma
jority, and again in 1854 by 1900. He
says that while the colored Republicans
have received some recognition at the
hands of the administration, nearly all the
favors thus far extended have been
to the southern representatives OF
that element. Four appointments
of colored men to important
positions have been made. Lynch,
of Mississippi, is fourth auditor; Spellman,
Of Mississippi, and Smith, of Missouri, are
special agents of the interior department,
and Townsend, of Indiana, is recorder of
the general land Office. Smith has resided
in Missouri only short time. de came
from Mississippi where no was prominent
in politics, and his appointment was secur-
ed by Mississippi influence. Ex-senator
Bruce and ex-Representative Lynch were
his principal hackers. Townsend is an
Indiana man, and as Indiana men seem to
constitute a separate and distinct class
when it comes to ofiice-seeking and office
getting, ex-Auditor McCabe thinks the
appointment of a coiored Republican from
that state ought not to be credited to the
north, but to Indiana alone. Hence he
argues the colored men of the north have
yet to be recognized in full and fair
sense.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
FIRE IN NEW YORK,

NEW YORK, May 2L.-Esrly this morn
ing fire broke out on the first floor of the
five story brick building, Nos. LIS and i27
Front street The first floor, the cellar
and the fourth and fifth floors are occupied
as a storage warehouse by Charles E. Bel
lows, whose loss is about $50 600; the other
occupants of the building were dealers in
tea and coffee and their losses are about
s4O, 900. All the losses are covered by In
surance. The cause OF the fire is not
known.
The building is badly damaged on the
Front and South street sides. Charles T.
Bellows individual loss is but little, as the
tea, coffee aud spices In his place were
owned by other parties, who stored their
goods there. Their owners are all said TO
be insured. The building is said to be the
largest tea storage warehouse in the Uni
ted States. Among those who suffer are
the New York aud Brooklyn Coffee com
Dany.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
THE LAFAYETTE OA.) TROUBLES.

LAFAYETTE, La, May Ex-Governor
Nichols is here and since his arrival has
been thoroughly posted in regard to the
facts of the late trouble here. and evidently
finds the situation more serious than he
had expected. a number of persons rep
resenting the regulators were before him
last evening but nothing positive is known
of the result of the evidence elected.
The mayor and members of the council
and a number of business men and far
mers called on the governor this morning,
when they were assured no more
trouble would occur hereafter,
but if there should be he
would certainly take decided steps in the
matter. The governor stated be had re-
fused to accept the resignation of the col
ored justice of the peace who had been
forced 10 resign. Governor Nichols has
been courteously entertained by our peo-
pie and they are satisfied he is decidedly
opposed to all kinds of lawlessness and
exercise his powers and influence to sup
press it. He is convinced the municipal
affairs of this town have been wisely man
aged and the police very efficient and that
there have been no Irregularities or mat
ter of any kind justifying outside interfs r
ence at the time the late election was to
have been held or at any other time.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
THE GIllEY MURDER.

KANSAS CITY, May 2l.-The coroner's
jury, impaneled to inquire into the death
of Detective Gilley, whose throat was cut
in Wyandotte Justices court, about a
week ago by Freddy" Smith, who was
riddled with bullets from the revolver of
the man he had fatally wounded, this
evening returned a sealed verdict which
will not be opened until the preliminary
examination of James humphrey, one of a
gang of burglars who is charged with hav-
ing given Smith the knife with which the
cutting was done The examination will
take place next week, but in the mean
time sensational developments may take
place OF the four men arrested on sus-
picion of having furnished their pal the
knife, James Leyden, Billy Graves and
John Malone were released, humphrey
alone was held. While the police viii
give out nothing, it is believed that they
are holding humphrey as blind, and that
the real man they are after is Tom LAWN,
Smiths Chicago pal, who escaped from
the court room as soon as the shots were
fred
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
BELLeW AND POTTER KISSED.

CHICAGO, May 2l.-Kyrle Bellew and
Mrs. james Brown Potter were received
with low but distinct hiss tonight when
they appeared on the stage at McVickers
to open their Chicago engagement BY
strange coincidence. probably unknown to
the actors and audience the jury in the
Carter divorce case in session scarcely two
blocks from the theater had at the very
moment of the kissing sent to the judges
a diagram Of the Collonade hotel in New
York where Bellew had occupied rooms
adjoining rooms TO Mrs. Carter and gave
her dramatic instructions" Both Bellew
and Mrs. Potter showed unmistakable
nervousness throughout the evening. Ex-
cept tee hiss there was no hostile demon
strations among the spectators. The aud
fence was large one, but could hardly be
classed as fashionable. When Mrs. Potter
and Mr. Bellew ended their evenings en-
gagement before the footlights the jury IN
the Carter case were still out.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
RAIL ROAD CONDUCTORS.

DENVER. May 21-At the session of the
railroad conductors convention this morn
ing the question OF selecting place for To-
cation of headquarters of the order was
settled. Sioux City, Ia, being decided up
on as the place. The citizens Of Sioux
City give the order S35, coo in cash, the or
!erto erect a 500, 600 building, upon which
the citizens guarantee the order Sc per
cent income, aud at the expiration OF ten
years if the 0 der so desires the citizens
will take the property Off their hands at
the original cost price with 10 per cent
added
The insurance question referring 20 sec
oad class was favorably voted upon. The
disability claims shall not exceed =. 800 for
each certificate in class \, 81 coo for class
3. For death $500
The convention viii likely adjourn to-
morrow
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
NO NATIONAL BANKS.
Oklahoma Territory Must Do Without
Them at Present.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Attorney-Gener-
al Miller has given an opinion to the sec
rotary of the treasury that there is no pro-
vision of law under which national banks
can be established in Oklahoma at the
present time. One of the requirements Of
the national banking law is that three
fourths of tie directors of n new national
bank shall have resided in the state, terri
tory or district in which the association is
TO be created for at least one year preced-
ing their election as directors. 1t is i'm
possible, of course, to meet this require
ment in the case of Oklahoma banks, as
that territory has been open to settlement
only about month. An effort will prob
ably be made to secure early legislation on
this subject
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
ABic WILL CONTEST AVERTED,

CHICAGO, May 21.-The three or foUr
millions of Charles J. Hull the West Side
millionaire, will be distributed without
fight and his cousin, amanuensis and
chief manager, Miss Helen Culver, will be
left undisturbed in the enjoyment Of the
bulk of his fortune. This result was
amicable attained in Judge Collins court
this morning. Mr. Hull died very rich
man and before his demise he decided the
bulk of his property to Miss Culver and
on his death made her his sole devisee.
The estate was estimated at 100000 10
round figures, though the deceased was
said to be worth more. He had neither
wife, children nor parents and the only
heirs-at-law were the children of his
brother, Burdette T. Hull, and Eunice
Garamore who were left with mention in
the millionaire testament. They proposed
to contest the action of their uncle in cut
ting them off and leaving everything to
Miss Culver but upon an intimation of
that intention Miss Culver expressed de-
sire to settle some of her large fortune on
them. This morning decree was entered
by which Miss Culver gave to the nephews
and nieces of Mr. Hull S212, 500, to be divid-
ed among twenty adults and minors in
equal shares. Miss Culvert is absolved
from all claims by the heirs and thus a
contest of Mr. Hull'S will is averted.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
A PROTEST FROM CHIcKAsAWs.

GAINESVILLE, Tex, May 21-Several
hundred citizens, including both whites
and reds, of Pickens county, Chickasaw
nation. belonging to what is known as the
progressive party, met at Ardmore today
in convention and passed resolutions
memorializing the secretary of the in
terror and attorney general of the United
States to take steps to prevent the dis
reimbursement of the citizens of that
nation in accordance with a late act of
the Chickasaw legislature. This party is
led by such men as Ex-Governor Guy,
Senator Paul and Wesley Parker, the
last two being full bloods. The non-pro-
gressive party is headed by William Byrd.
the present governor, full blood. 1t IS
said that great of the many full bloods
are quitting the non-progressive party and
uniting with the progressives, and large
number of this class was present at the
Admore meeting today and took al active
part In the convention. The progressive
party is understood to be in favor OF the
allotment of the lands in the Chickssaw
Nation in severalty, and, Judging from
the numerous and constant accessions
made to that party during the past year,
it is undoubtedly Largely in the majority
at this time.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
ARATHER CUTE CITIZEN.

RALEIGH, n. c., May 2L-One of the
most extraordinary cases on record was in-
stitued In the superior court here this
evening by w. T. Hodge, citizen of this
county. 1t seems that about twenty years
ago statute was enacted requiring all
railroads operating in the state TO make
annual reports of business to the governor
and failure to make such reports made
the delinquent liable to penalty of $500
which should go to any citizen who would
sue for it. The statute has never been
observed by the railroads and Hodge in
stituted suit this evening against forty
railroads to get the penalty. If he is sue
cessful he will gain an aggregate amount
of 500 600
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
Mr.. PETeRs ON SOUTHERN ELEc-
TlONS

WASHINGTON, May 2L-Representative
Peters, in an interview, said, regarding
the enactment of q law by which the feder-
al government will control elections in the
south: 81 think such action will be taken.
1t is the only reasonable and just thing to
do. 1t will be good for the south, for it
will relieve it of the odlum which is being
cast upon it for violation OF the sanctitV OF
the ballot and of responsibility for the
men who violate it. 1t is not good for the
commercial or moral standing of the south
to have it's honesty called into question
after every election. It binders its pro-
gress There are places in other parts OF
the country where federal control
of elections is necessary as we'll as
in the south and / favor law that
will put the entire machinery OF congress
sional elections in the hands OF the nation
al government"
'fThen you will not have such law en-
acted exclusively for the south?"
"Oh, no; while there is not such appar-
ent need for it in the north as in the south,
l am frank enough to say that think the
law is necessary for the entire country,
and l would not favor 1t on any other
ground. would have no special leglsla-
tion in the matter for the south"
Are these the views Of other RepubH-
can congressman"
eff they are not they must be when they
come to think about and debate the mat
arp
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
SEVEN NEGRO BRUTES.
They Bind a Respected Citizen and As
sault His Wife and Daughter.

CULPEPPER COURT HOUSE, Va, May 81.
Seven negroes near Richardsville, this
county, went to the residence of a highly
respectable and educated colored man last
Saturday and bound him hand and foot.
They then assaulted his wife. After par
taking of whisky which they had brought
the discovered the little 11-year-old
daughter up stairs, where she had been
hiding They brought her down stairs
and assaulted her. They left the old man
bound and his wife and child in a most
pitiful condition. They threatened to burn
the house and cut out the tongues of their
victims if they divulged the perpetrators
of the crime.
The helpless victims were soon found by
passing friend and the alarm was given.
A posse of whites and blacks started in
pursuit and captured the Villains near the
scene of the assault. They were taken TO
the county JAIL where they were guarded
by strong force. An attempt was made
on Saturday night to take the prisoners
from the Jail and lynch them, but the
guards frightened the party off. The wife
is in critical condition and the little
child is dying. The militia has been ask
ed for, as it is hourly expected that an
other attempt will be made to force the
jail and lynch the fiends.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
d FINE STEAMER.

NEW YORK, May 21-The new twin
screw steamer, Augusta Victoria of the
Hamburg-American Line, was detained all
last night outside the bar by the fog. She
is probably the handsomest ship afloat,
and if she improves in speed in anything
like the proportion that is usual after a
first trip, she will be competitor for first
honors against the City of Paris. As it is
she broke the record from Southampton.
She lett there on May IL, passing the
Needles at S:45 p. M That day she made
29O knots. On the 18th she made
AL on the 14th, 435 on the 18th, and
on the 10th she made 474 knots.
On the 18th she made 452 knots and she
completed the 3,04S knots with run of
122 knots yesterday. She arrived at the
bar at els last night.
Her starboard engines were stopped on
the 18th for slight repairs and there was
total of stoppages during the voyage of
four hours on account of hot journals.
Notwithstanding this the trip was made
in seven days, two hours and thirty min
utes actual time, or six days, eight hours
and thirty minutes correct time. This is
equivalent to six days, six hours and
thirty minutes from Queenstown. Her
average speed was 17.9 knots per hour. She
udu ldlE NedIICI CACCpu OLl VIC Acph' h0hO
brought thirteen first cabin passengers,
twenty-five cabin passengers and 734 in
the Storage.
The Augusta Victoria is the first of
new lot of ships with which this line in
tends TO compete for the fast ocean travel
to Europe. Her sister ship, the Columbia,
is approaching completion in the ship
yards at Birkenhead, on the Mersey. Other
vessels of the same class are to be added to
the fleet until there is enough of them to
dispatch one weekly from either side OF the
Atlantic.
The new ship is named for the empress
of Germany. She was built in Stettin on
the Oder and launched December l, last.
She is beauty inside and out. She has
three funnel wheels and three masts. The
latter are without spars, but spars and
sails are at hand in case of need Her
length is AGO feet. She is Sc feet wide and
30 feet deep. Her displacement is 10000
tons. The whole ship is divided from stem
to stern by water tight bulk
head and in each of these is
complete driving apparatus boil
ers, engines and screws-and each has its
own keels. Each of these compartments
is again divided by transverse bulkbeads,
until the great ship is like a huge honey
comb. The boilers are in three of these
separate from each other.
The engines are entirely independents, and
Zach set is capable Of driving the ship at
I fair speed. They are triple cylinder en-
yines and develop L, 500 horse power.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
LIVELY EXCHANGE OF BULLETS.

PARIS, Tex, May IA lively pistol
fight took place here this afternoon be-
tween J. W. Ownby. a prominent Young
lawyer of this city, and Dick Moore, vino
has the reputation of being rather tough.
Moore went to Ownby's Office to see him
about debt that he claimed that Ownby
owed him. No one was in the room ex-
cept themselves, and it is not known what
passed between them. Ownby states that
he was at his desk when, after some words,
Moore jumped to his feet, drew his pistol
and said, Take that" and Immediately
fired. He grabbed his pistol and returned
the fire. The room was Is by Is and was
Immediately full Of smoke. Ownby jump
ed behind the stove and Moore retreated.
Both men fired rapidly, Moore firing six
shots and Ownby five. The walls of the
room were perforated, but, strange to say,
neither of them was hurt Moore was ar
rested on a charge of assault to murder
and for carrying pistol.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
KANSAS MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL

KANSAS MA GhS Al TIE SATi Al.
WASHINGTON, May 2L-The following
fourth class postmasters were appointed in
Kansas:
Maple City, Cowley county, j. 5. Gilkey,
vice Robert E. Howe, removed.
Pensions were granted as follows:
Kansas Original invalid: Jacob A
Hoover, Jesse Mullen, James Fl. Fox, Jo-
seph Jameson. Cornelius Cline, Jordan
orion, George W. Corbin, Charles ID. Dye,
John Patterson, Hiram M. Austin. Semi
Robinson Increase: Joseph A. Brown,
Granville NJ. Brassfeld, Andrew ]: Brad
ley. Job Westover, Henry liter, Madison
J. Eggleston, John Ogden, Josiah Griffith,
Sterlin w. Hasen. Reissue and increase:
VIM Smith, Joseph W. Tucker. Original
widows, ETC.: Sophia, widowof Enoch Fen
der; Amelia, widow of Samuel b. Dob
bins; minors of w. F. Gabriel.
The comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the First National bank of Bur-
lingame. Kan, to begin business, with a
capital of $4,000.
Hon. E. L. Chapman, of Great Bend
Kan, is in the city on business before the
general land office.
c. R. Fowler. of Arkansas City, Kan, is
at the Howard house.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
A VOTING lADYS DISAPPEARANCE,

COOKBOOK, n. H., May 2L-About two
weeks ago Miss Annie Van Domino, aged
IS, left Hillsboro on a western trip and has
not been heard from since. A few days
ago the young lady's trunk was returned
by the railway officials, but no trace of its
owner can be found and it is believed that
she has met with foul play.
Miss Van Domino left Hillsboro for
Chicago A letter was received week
ago asking why she did not arrive there
and said she had not been seen. The
description of the unknown woman whose
death at Railway, N j.. was published
several days ago seems to tally with that
of the Van Domino girl. 1t is reported
that the girl has been lately seen on a New
England railroad train. The sheriff is in
yeStjuatiDp the case
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
kWOMAN AS KNOT-TIER.

CLEVELAND, o., May 21.-Rev. Mrs. FL
len Rinkle, a regularly ordained minister
of the United Brethren church at Wooster,
O., is probably the first woman ever au-
thorized TO perform marriage ceremonies.
Rev Mrs Rinkle made application to the
Judge of Wayne county short time since
for license TO perform marriages. The
Judge refused To grant it until he had
consulted the attorney general of the state.
That individual refused TO give an opin-
ion and the judge being unable 70 find any
law prohibiting issuing a license, pro-
ceeded To grant one Mrs. Rinkle will tie
her first knot within "A few days.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
JUDGMENTS DUE TO UNCLE SAN.

WAsapGIoy. May "A statement pre-
pared in the Office OF the solicitor Of the
treasury shows that there are now iz.095
unsatisfied judgments Oh the books If tha;
office. representing the sum OF s10, ~. g 2.
They cover the period from July /, Is.6. %
July !, isss, and represent sIl classes o.
Indebtedness TO she government princi-
psaliy from hnes, forfesturss and trsspaszes.
There was collected during tee same time
tie sum u Sf9.ouUobA
Solicitor Hepburn SAID this afterrooa
that be proposed Investigating these old
cases with . Y!e~ 20 the. collection O. the
whole or a part O. the landing jEds-
msntS
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
CLOSING TICKET OFFICES ON SUN
HEY

CHICAGO. May 2l-Commencipg Sun
day, June 2, all Of the railroads having
city ticket Offices in Chicago, that is.
ticket offices in the city outside Of depots
will discontinue the present practice Of
keeping such places open for business
from 10 a. n. till noon Sundays. The
depot offices viii o. open a. usual in
ample time before outgoing trains 20 SC
cornrlodate the Sunday traffic An i'm
portant step towards Sunday observance
is involved in the change as the effect viii
be the closing of twenty-five office. re-
lieviRg 100 men entirely from Sunday
drsrv
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-22
TRUSTS NOT OFlLIEGAL exist

CHICAGO, May 2l.-Judge Baker deliv-
cred an opinion in the gas trust case to-
day. denying the application to dissolve
the corporation and declaring that it has a
legal existence. The action was brought
in quo warranto. by the attorney general
of the state, on the ground that the trust
was an illegal monopoly and doing bus
mess inimical to public interest. Judge
Baker holds that the matter of monopoly
is one for the Legislature and not the courts
to decide. and as long as the trust holds a
valid charter and does business under it
there are no legal grounds for interference
with it. The charter gives the trust the
right to buy a controlling interest in other
companies and operate the business, and
it is an authority which cannot be ques-
tioDed.i There were some seventy-five spec
ulators interested in gas trust securities
in the court room and when they caught
the drift OF the judges decision they made
concerted dive for the door iii order to get
out and work the stock market before the
news became known.