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GrIst of Petitions.

OLYMPIA, w. T., July IA petition
was presented signed by 594 men and 4l5
women in favor of woman suffrage By
Dunbar, petition in favor of prohibition.
memorial from Ramsay giving q plan
for the entire constitution; by Burke, Pc
titiOn asking for the protection OF oyster
beds; petition frcm Lewis county in IA
vOT Of female suffrage; by Jones, forbid
ding the legislature to grant divorces; by
Grifiiths, in favor of an eight hour law; by
Jay, fayOring state civil service commits
sion; by Klnnear, In favor of n soldiers
home; by Buchanan, establishing q su-
preme court, the judges holding Office for
SIX years, one going out every two years;
BY DWyer, making IL a penal offense
Tor bankers 10 receive money after q
bank Is insOlvent; by EshelmaD, allowing
a separate proposition 20 be submitted %
the people at the same time as the consti-
tuition; by LilliS. TO protect labOrers in
dangerous places; by Prosser, favOring
woman suffrage IN school elections and
forbiddtng the sale of school lands; by
Newton, establishing the Office of superin-
tendent of mines and dividing the state
into three mining districts; by Hicks,
against sumptuary laws and providing for
the sale OF school lands in quarter sections,
one quarter every five years; by Weir, pro-
vidtng for the sale of lands abutting on
water ways The balance of the session
was taken up in discussing the rules.
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LIKE THE WIND.
The Mile Record Beaten at Washing
ton Park by Maori, Making
the Distance in :36 AS
kilrsin and Sullivan Using all Sorts of
Devices to Outwit the Gov
ernor of Mississippi.
The Champion Hid in Chicago and the
Nanquished Making Tracks for Home
Record of the Ball Games.

WASHINGTON PARK, July II. The
races to-day were made notable by the fast
est mile ever recorded in a race, Maori
beating Little Minch and three others in
1 :Ss 4 5, official time. Outside timers all
made the mile faster, and none made il
slower than 1885,. The electric timing
clock made il 1894. The race was run
under the scale of weights prevailing when
Ten Broeck set the record at :39s<, and the
winner was to receive $1,000 extra if this
record was beaten.
For 2-year-old hllies, four and one-half
furl0ngs-TulIa Black burn won, Happiness
second, Can Can third. Time 1:551S.
Same conditions as irst-Amelia won,
Lee second, Lula b. third. Time 1851.
Three-fourths of a mile-Spaulding won,
Crispiner second, Dancing Kid third. Time
1:I45s.
Three-fourths of q mile-Steve jerome
won, Winning Ways second. Cupid third.
Time TIA as.
One anu uone-sixteenth of mile-GRymede
won, Champagne Charlie second, Annie
Black burn third. Time l.4SS<.
One mile-Maori won, Little MInch sec
ond, Laura Davidson third. Time l:SS 45
One and one-eighth of q mile-Monita
Hardy won, Cotillion second, Catalapa
third. Time :55 5.
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Trials of the sluggers.

CHICAGO, July 12.-At Louisville last
night an Associated Press reporter Joined
MuldoOn, Cleary, Davies and others of the
Sullivan party who escaped arrest at Nash
Vile yesterday and came with them TO Chi
cago. They reached here at Z O'Clock this
morning. At the outskirts of the city they
left the train and took a carriage across the
southern end of the city. They then took
an outgoing train for the east in order to
avoid any chance of arrest. Muldoon
escaped arrest At Nashville by playing vir-
tuously indignant, declaring to the police
that he was no prize fighter and declared
he was a gentleman. MuldOon says kilrain
was overturned and at least ten pounds
too light.
sullivan and Charlie johnson reached
here at III o'clock. They left the train at
Twenty-secOnd street and disappeared
Sullivan remained in Chicago tonight
and arranged to leave for New York to-
morrow at 9 a. m. by the Grand Trunk.
The route chosen will take him through
Canada, and is the road furthest possible
from hostile Ohio. He kept himself Sc
clnded from observation as much as posi-
bic, but managed TO visit two or three
place where he could enjoy himself thor
oughly in private.
New YORK, July IL "A rumor Is afioat
here that Gov. Hill already on request of
Gov. Lowry has granted an order for the
extraditiOn of Sullivan and that the paper
for his arrest Is now in the hands OF Supt.
Murray.
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CHICAGO, July IA circular letter 10
railroad managers from the New York
insncier, Jno- j. McCook, was published
here this morning. Ii suggested gigantic
airoad trust, such as the various trusts
covering the entire country, as the only
solution OF the railroad row. A New York
dispatch 70 the Associated Press says Nc
Cook admits the authenticity of the letter
and says be has received an acknowledg.
ment Of its receipt from several managers
but no one pledged TO il. McG0waD, part.
ner OF McCOOk, says such q scheme is on
foot among the railroad men.
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Carnegie's Methods.

PIrTsBUBs, July I2-One hundred Pin
kerton men. armed with Springfield rifles,
arrived here this morning and were taken
70 the Homestead Bessemer steel works
They will be placed about the mill TO pro-
tect il and the vorkmen from the strikers
The sheriff also will swear In a hundred
deputies for the same purpose. The struR-
gle promises 70 be the most bitter in the
history of strikes and lockouts in this sec-
ton Both sides are determined and q long
fight is anticipated
At noon f25 deputies arrived st the
Homestead and were immediately sur
rounded BY strikers TO the number Of
nearly q thousand and requested TO return
to the city. The deputies refused and the
crowd would not allow them 20 enter the
mill
Forty deputies had the badges torn off
their coats and were driven away. The
others were surrounded Sheriff HcCapd-
less swore In additional deputies, and will
have 400 or 500 more on the ground To-
morrow. II necessary, he ssyA be viii
increase the number % &0oo
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Washington letter: Gen. Albert Pike,
grand commander of the supreme council
of the Scottish rite, and the most promi-
nent Mason in the United States recently
celebrated his 18th birthday. He received
q great many callers, including grand rep
resentatives from various Jurisdictions in
this country and abroad. He is in vigor-
GUS health, and his large frame, fne
ply ysique, massive heard and and flowing
gray locks make him conspicuous and
picturesque figure. He is well known
throughout the west, not only among
Masons, but by veterans of the Mexican
and civil wars.
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A Kentneky. suicide

Louisville Courier Journal, Andy Boil
ing was bad citizen OF Jackson county.
and bad killed half a dozen Of his fellow
citizens One evening Boiling killed his
seventh man in Clover Bottom. The next
day corners jury was impzneIed 70 in
quire into the affair The testimony was
that the deceased had called Boiling "a
liar 3nd that Boiling Immediately drew
bis pistol and fired, killing the man who in
sultrd him az the first shot
The jury went out to deliberate, and
after . short time returned the following
verdict.
I'VE fiud that the deceased. Henry Jones,
committed suicide" I"
The coroner was amazed. 81 shall not
receive the verdict" he said: .stbe testi-
mOny was positive that Andy Rolling did
the killing"
Yea" replied the foreman, and the
testimony was equally positive and un-
equiy0cal that the deceased was Of sound
mind and In full possession Of ali hls
faculties just previous % his death, and
that while IN this condition he called Andy
Boiling q 1ar-' IL stands 20 reason that Il
he had not meditated self destruction be
would not have been 90 rash. He knew
what the consequences would be, and be
evidently wanted 70 die"
SO the verdict Of suicide stood
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la Paris, where the law requiring vac
cinstion is feebly enforced, the mortality
from smallpox ranges from 1876 to IO.I to
the 100, 900 Inhabitants, while in the prInci-
pal German cities. where the vaccination
laws are rigidly enforced, the death rate is
but l "A to the 100, 900 Inhabitants. London,
under compulsory vaccination, has a death
rate from smallpox of but 06 TO the 100, 600
Inhabitants. On the other hand, IN the
Canton Zurich, in Switzerland, since the
compulsory vaccination law was repealed
In 1883, the death rate from smallpox has
risen steadily from 5 to 80 to the 100, 900 in
hahifanfa
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Brighton Beach Races.

BRIGHTON BEACH, July 12-Five-
eighths of a mile-DecIare won, Mamie b.
second, Lilly Kinney third. Time l:05ll
Three-fourths of a mile-Quesal won,
Rodger second, Little Addie third. Time
I:17%.
One and one-eighth of a mile-Wilfred
won, Ny own second, First Attempt third.
Time 200.
One mile-Vigilant won, Dago second,
Prospect third. Time 1:46
One mile-Davis won, Henry George
second, Kink third. Time 147.
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KfIraiD in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, July 12.-Sherif Smith,
of Bartholomew county, makes statement
tonight that Kilrain and party are still In
Indiana, and the dispatch from North
Vernon last night announcing that they
had boarded sthe train there Is pure
fiction. The officer says he followed the
party from Columbus 10 EdenDurg, twelve
miles north, but citizens of the town did
their utmost to conceal the fugitives, their
efforts being successful. Smith says they
left Edinburg last night and drove to
Farmer Cooper's residence, several miles
in the country, where they remained until
noon to-day, when they left in q carriage.
Their present whereabouts is unknown.
Mitchell was heard TO say they would work
toward Chicago, but would avoid Cincin-
natl.
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KANSAS CITY, July IA Times spe-
ciai from Fort Lesvenworth says that Gen.
Merritt, accompanied by an aide, has left
for Oklahoma City. Trouble is reported
brewing at that place. The new settlers
have resolved themselves into opposition
70 the city administration ana issued a call
for new election on the 18th. The situa-
tiOn Is so threatening that Mayor Couch
issued a proclamation commanding peace,
and becoming alarmed he telegraphed foT
Gen. Merritt
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LIVINGSTON NEWS.
;. S. Cox Enjoying Himself in the Park
Killing Beef For Money.

;. 5. Cox Enjoying Himself in the Park
Killing Beef For Money.
LIVINGSTON, July 12-ISpecial TO the
independent. Lewis Baker, editor of the
ST. Paul Globe, and wife, and their son and
his wife, guests of Hon. 5. ). Cox, returned
from the park this evening and will start
for ST. Paul on No. 2 tonight. Mr.. Baker
stated that Mr.. Cox had much improved in
health during the short time he had been
Montana, and was much pleased with the
hearty reception he had received from all
quarters He started from Mammoth Hot
Springs this morning for a nine days tour
of the park and will then proceed west to
the coast returning the latter part of Au-
gust.
A beef slaughtering contest occurred at
Halliday's slaughtering house to-day be-
tween VIM. ATuza and Steve johnson for
$50 side. johnson won in eight minutes
and eighteen seconds
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THE PARNELL HEARING.
An Effort to Get Information Prom IN.
Times Attorneys Fails


Times Attorneys Fails
LONDON, July l2-Before the Parnell
commission to-day the counsel for the Par
nellites asked SOames, solicitor for the
| Times, TO produce the list OF payments
made TO witnesses on behalf of the Times,
and all communications between himself
and the Times agents in America and
| Ireland AttOrney-GeneraI Webster de-
clined to allow SOames TO produce the coms
municstiOns. Soames was then recalled
and testified that he had not made out the
list of payments made 10 witnesses. There
was no definite arrangement as to how
witnesses should pay LeCaron. Several
payments had been made him. Mcdonald.
manager Of the Times, said he understood
LeCaron was 10 be provided for. He
had lost his employment in the
government service, and as long as
he needed u he was 70 receive
assistance. Houston, secretary OF the
Loyal and Patriotic union, testified that
the articles on "Parnellism and Crime"
published by the Times, were an elaborate
reprint of ''Parnellism Unmasked," com
piled by Pigott, for which witness paid
$50 Witness stated he was willing 10 lay
the books of the union before the court,
but objected TO their being examined by
political opponents. Witness borrowed
14OO from LOIu SldllDTl0Re ana Sir hoianQ
Bonner Hassell and ESQ from Dr. Nc
Guire 20 buy the letters printed by the
Times. Houston produced a voucher for
sl00 paid to Eugene Davis.
Sir Charles Russell Don't you believe
that voucher is in PigOtt's handwriting?
Witness-They write similarly. / don't
believe IL is PIgOtts handwriting.
Uader repeated questions witness pre-
sented DAVIS voucher, though obtained
through PigOtt
Sir Charles Russell demanded the pro-
ductiOn of the books of the Loyal and Pa
triOtic union. de said he desired TO prove
that the whole indictment contained in
Parnellism and Crime proceeded from the
union. PigOtt had been used by power
full political organization tO cOncoct the
plan. Attorney General Webster con
tended that the books were wanted in order
to give the Parnellites free range upon
other political matters. The court decided
against the application.
Geo. LOmis, solicitor for Parnell, in an
interview to-day prOfessed ignorance of
any intention of Parneli to withdraw his
case from b fore the special commission.
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WiI1 neIirnr RnrLa

OTTAWA, July 12.-lt is now settled be
yOnd doubt that the government will grant
the application of President Harrison for
the extradition of Burke for the alleged
murder of Cronin. The report Of Judge
Balm has not yet arrived from Winnipeg,
and in the meantime il is open for Burke's
counsel TO apply for a writ of habeas
corpus, fifteen days being allowed for that
purpose, in order that Judge Bain's decis-
ion may reviewed It is rumored such
action will not be taken.
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Nav Nee, on the FIELD Of s.onor

PARIS. July 12--Thomson, member OF
the chamber of deputies for the department
of COnscintine, Algeria, became involved
in 3 quarrel to-day in the lobby Of the
chamber with Laur, member for the depart
ment Of Loire, and struck him. Laur has
challenged Thomson to fight duel. Dur
ing the fight in the lobby Thomson se-
verely kicked Laur, who was so badly
injured IL was necessary to call surgeon
tn attend him
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No Room For Contract Laborers.

NEW YORK, July 12.-Secretary of the
Treasury Window. this morning approved
the course of the emigrant commissioners
in OBTAINING emigrauts sent to Agent Nell,
Of the Southern Pacific railroad, by Wright
son, of London. and ordered the immediate
return of every man sent Agent Nell under
the law prohibiting the importation OF con-
tract labOrers.
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knights of the PatriarcbaI Circle

CHICAGO. July 12.-The Knights of the
Patriarchal Circle, Respondent in gold be-
spangled uniforms and representing a
number of different cities. went through
the entire temple manual prize drill to-day
at the base ball park. The Occidental
commandery of Chicago won the supreme
temple prize, the Bloomington knights the
Sfcc EE.xe "a the mot class and Des MONIES
the $500 ia the second class. The supreme
lodge to-day adopted revised constitution
and bylaws providing for a grand temple
in each state and reducing the heretofore
unwIeldy supreme temple 10 compact
body of about twenty men.
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CHICAGO, July I2--Representatives of a
London gas syndicate are here. They
propose TO organize q company with S2o.-
900, 600 capital to promote gas companies in
all cities in the United States large enough
to pay, taking in local capitalitalists- Ii is
said water gas can be manufactured and
sold for about twenty-fi i've cents per thou
nd lot
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After the sformons

TUscoLA. Ills, July 12-This city is ex-
cited over the workings of a Pentecost
band of Mormons- They have been hold
ing meetings for six weeks and made many
converts Yesterday five members OF the
band were arrested for holding boIsterOus
meetings up to a. m. They will be given
a hearing Monday.
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WAsHIseToS, July I2-Prof. J. r.
Dodge, statistician. has been detailed by
Secretary Rusk 70 investigate the agri-
cultural statistics Of the states and terri
tories Of the Rocky mountain region He
will leave Washington next week
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The south DAKOTA Convention.

SIOUX FALLS, July I2.-TO days session
Of the constitutional convention lasted but
half an hour. The only feature was the
effort 70 reconsider the action Of the con-
veutiOn yesterday In regard to q memorial
to the president The motion TO recon-
slider was tabled by vote which indicated
the absence or change Of heart Of a num-
Der OF opponents of the memorial Ii is
understood an agreement has been reached
by the committee as 70 the legislative aD-
pOTtioDment which provides for one mem.
Der OF the senate for every ], 800 voters, and
one representative for every 500 voters, or
fraction thereof. This would increase the
number OF senators from thirty-three 20
fOrty-twO. and representatives from ninety
eight 20 120.
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SHOT IN THE SHOULDER.
l. q. shore. = Burglar. Receives = Dose
Lead from an Omcer.

L. - cnofe. q Burgiar. Receives a lose o
Lead from an Oncer.
AtS.lO this morning two pistol shot
were heard near ClOre street A few min
utes later n man bleeding pr0fusely gave
himself up to q eolOred man on Wall
street Officer Best and Detective Walters
were soon on hand and took the man TO
The station. he was very weak from loss
OF blood and gave his name IS Z. &. Shore,
OF OsceOla, Neb. He admitted bis
guilt Of attempted burglary, and
said he has been starving
and would not beg. He was first seen at
tempting to enter Drew's shoe store. He
was in the rear OF Curtin's store when shot,
the bullet taking effect in the right shonl-
der DR.. Lesser, who attended him, says
the wound is not mortal. Who fired the
shot is not known.
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[ rC)S
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RICHMOND, Va, July l2-The funeral
Of Mrs. ex-President Tyler took place from
St Peters cathedral this morning. The
services were attended by distinguished
personages OF the state and city. A large
coDcourse folio wed the remains to the Gem
etery. where they were inferred BY the side
Of the remains of President Tyler.
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BUFFALO. July 12--Reports are current
on change that Sherman Bros. & Co, lin
tied. managers OF the Associated elevators,
are involved in q serious complication. IL
is alleged that certificates for a large
amount of grain are out and that there is
no grain % represent them In the eleVarors.
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Moving ON Egypt.

LONDON, July 12-Nine hundred and
fifty members OF the Connaught rangers
have been sent to Malta to replace the
troops despatched to Egypt. Four reei-
meDts At Aldershot have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to proceed to
the front in Egypt af q moments notice.
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CHICAGO, July 12-The circuit judges
this morning declined to modify the IN
junction secured by the bucket shops
against the board OF trade. The board
asked to be allowed 20 furnish quotations
10 its members fifteen minutes sooner than
to the bucket shops.
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JACKSONVILLE, Ore, July Iz--The jail.
containing three prisoners, was discovered
70 be on fire this morning. and before the
prisoners could be liberated they hsd died
from suffocation- The origin OF the IRE is
a mvererV
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At Cincinnati-Cinci 8; Colum-
bus, 5.
At Louisville-First game: Brooklyn, 8;
Louisville. 2 Second game: Brooklyn, 3;
Louisville, l. The game was called at the
ness
AT Kansas City-KAnsas City, o; Balti-
more, 4.
At St Louis-St Louis, 4: Athletics. 9
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A BIoodIess Contest.

SAN Francisco, July ia fight 70 a
finish tonight between Johnny Griffin, of
Boston, and Billy Murphy, the Australian
featherweight champion, for a purse of
81, 800, resulted in Griffin being Knocked
out in the third round by a right handler on
the chin, after lively but bloodless con-
test
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CAIRO. July 12-The government is
forming grain depots along the Nile for the
purpose Of supporting the fugifives fleeing
before the advance Of the Dervishes-
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PHILADELPHIA, July l2-Wm- r.
Sweet, the well known attorney, has dis
appeared and is said % be an emeezzier 70
the extent Of $4,000.
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The Panama Relief RfrI.

PARIS, July 1.-THE chamber Of deputies
passed the Panama canal relief bill in the
form in which ir was adopted by the SEN
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supprs.-ing the Lufher.ns.

ST. PETERSBURG, July l2-The govern
ment has totally suppressed the Lutheran
church In Russia
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DETRoIT, Mich, July I2-Hon. X q.
Horr, recently appointed consul At Val
paraIso, stated to-day he would not accept
the of7ca
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eed

IN hundred what
dge of Clotlling-
Pee. Nobody can
de- Why, then,
you that make il
IN a question of
g Is less costly
lake it steadily
very big fact,
lrd TO reliability
nd quality that
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An odd jewelry craze has Just struck
Paris- The ladies there ara wearing big
loops OF gold in their ears-"Cre0le ear
Tings" they are called
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BERLIN, July 1.-Two thousand bakers
have gone on . strike
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The League Games.

WASHINGTON, July l2.-The Washing
tons batted Boyle's curves all over the field
to-day and defeated the Hoosiers without
any trouble. The visitors played an error
less fielding game, but were unable 10
bunch their hits. Score-Washington, Z;
Indianapolis, 2. The batteries were: For
Washington, Haddock and Daily; for In
dIananolis Bowie and Daily.
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NEW YORK cLIMBrNe UP.

NEW YORK. July I2.-The New York
team defeated Cleveland to-day and thus
takes second place in the pennant race. IL
was 9 pitchers battle, both Keefe and
Gruber doing excellent work. Tebeau's
eava tne au 1;ctory 70 New Yofi Attend
auce 5000. Score-Cleveland, 2; New
York, l. The batteries were for Ceve-
land. Gruber and thinner; for New York,
Keefe and Ewing.