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RayaGos of Rain storm.

ALMA, Neb. May 27.-The worse rain
storm ever known here occurred last
night. The city is comepletely inunda-
ted. The water was from two to four
feet deep. The West wall ofSims block
gave way under the pressure ana is
total wreck. The sidewalks succ0moe1
to the pressure, and twenty-five feet OF
the dam at Lake Disappointment is swept
away. The damage to crops will be
enormous.
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That Now Party.

MADISON, Wis, May Railroad
Commissioning III. y. Taylor, in II letter
to the State journal, OF this city, says
o! the peoples party inaugurated at
Cincinnatti: "rhe convention at Gin
cinnati has no rightful claim to be
called a national convention. In it we
find men who have been prominent in
neither political nor business circles
The men of brain, Of integrity and
craftsmanship, the men who have or
RaniZcd and controlled our great linan-
clal enterprises, who have enacted our
laws and devoted lives Of fidelity to all
legitimate public interests, haven't
raised their voices in the clamor of dis
content which comes from the Cincin
natl convention. | cannot believe thai
amy considerable number OF leading
men of either of the great parties o
the country will be found in the rank.
OF t his new party. 1t will be largely
made up of perhaps well meaning, bul
mSlnfOrmed men,"
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Ingalls, tfewH.

lIrTCIIINsoN, Kansas, May 27..-At a
meeting of Republican editors of the
Seventh Congressional District letter
from ex-senator Ingalls, was read and
warmly applaudcd. Among other
things the letter said: The Republi-
can party is confronted with great
problems which threaten its supremacy.
If we are to succeed we must deal with
the issues of to-day AS we dealt with
slavery, SecfSSian and State sovereignty
thirty years ago. The Republicanism
of the future must readjust itself to
the changed conditions of American
life or it will perish. | wish to save it
from this fate by recalling the spirit Of
energy, aggressive and patriotic force
of the founders to the campaign of
1892. This will be waged upon economic
and practical questions, and not upon
memories or motions. Harrison Will
be renOminatcd and cleveland will be
his antagonist: IF we have courage
and conscience it will be AusterlitZ. If
we dicker with popular errors, COM
promise with unprlnci led leaders and
Sneer at honest differences Of Judgment
ahd opinion, it will be Waterloo"
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Tho Rope Broke.

bkokEN Bow, Nrh., May 22.-The
respite of thirty days granted by Cow
ernor lloyd to Albert l.. Ilanerstine, the
murderer Of Hiram Rotten and William
ASnley, eXpir" today, and at 1.aO
. CLOCK the condcmcl man was hanged.
III spite OF the storm, 1000 people gath
creu To witness the execution. When
lhet etrap was sprung the body shot down
"ara anu dropped to th" ground, the
rope having broken. The hail conscious
man was seized hy The sheriff and car
rled pack on the GailowS. The rome
was then doubled and tlir tram a~ain
sprung. This time his nr"i; Was Eioli-
en- by the fall.
AT midnight he ma.)r II statement.
lie sad that two weeks Dr.Or to the
murder he WAS accused ut pcttr thiey-
ing. ne murdered mrn, with others.
annoyed ana Threatened him. AZ one
,line somebody poisoned water that he
mao hauicd III barrels. On the fatal day
koten ami Ashley calur 10 his place.
without authority, 10 search for clock
IhiI had been taken from the school
mouse. Rotcn carried Il Winchester
across ms arm, llaUcrStiuc gave them
The clock and then asked them to din
her. lhey would not cat with him. An
altercatlon took place, ana in the heat
OF passion he shot Rotten to Protect him
sell. lhen II" Shot Ashley, who at
tempted to draw his pistol from his
pocket,
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spacious armament on high,

The spac ious armament on high,
With all the blue ETHEREAL sky
And Spanglcd hcav'nS, Il shining frame,
Their Great Original proclaim.
In reasons ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth Il glorious voice,
Forever singing, as they shine.
The hand that made us is divine.
MRS. SURRATT'S EXECUTION.
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CLOSE on IT'S HEELS.
THE CHARLESTON" SXTY-FWE
MILES BEHIND THE "ITATA."

Both Vessels Going at Full Speod-They
Were Met by the observation-disclosures
That tho Insurgent Leaders VIII Givo
Up tho "Itata."
SAN FRANCISCO. May 25.-The first
autnentlc news about the ltata since she
le1t tntS port, was received here to day
The steamship Colima, which has lust
arrived from Panama and way DOrts re-
ports that She spoke both the Itata and
the Charleston. ''''"
The Itata was met 1T 1852 o'clock
lne morning, of the 18th inst, going
south at full steam, SiXtv-tiye miles
from Acapulco. At 52O y. m. the same
day the Colima spoke the Charleston
l3O miles from Acapulco.
capt. Remy, Of the Charleston, asked
the captain of the C0lima if he had seen
the ltata. lie answered in the aflir-
native, and then the United States
cruiser went straight on her way. Ey-
ldently the Charleston missed the pirate
steamer by only about one hundred and
CWenty miles, by putting into Acapulco.
me f,SnerlldaS S rnn out Of Acadulco
anu pack again, about the time oi, the
CharlestonS arrival, was clearly mode
TO warn the ltata, which kept OF shore.
| II she has coal enough to carry her TO
| iq'i4ur, she will or able to carry arms
10 lhe insurgents, "thrrwis" SHE must
SIOp aI l'anama, Whrrr the Charleston
will probably catch her.
| 1t is rumored here to day that insur
gent leaders have agree to deliver the
ltata TO the Cnitcu States authorities
on her arrival at lquique and that there,
lore lore the Charleston will make no fur
ther serious efforts ut capture.
W hen the EsmCralda first entered
port at Acapulco she Salutcd the fort
win twenty. one guns, which salute was
not returned. ON the following day her
commander made an Official visit to the
coniinahdant OF the military forces.
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An OUTRAGE Upon Justice In tho Opinion
of lIcr Confession.

WASHINGTON, May %. The Rev. J.
y. Walter, pastor Of st. patcriCk'S S
Church, this city, has prepared and pre-
Sented to the Catholic Historical society
of New York a paper on Mrs. Surratt,
which he thinks will throw new light on
the character, trial and execution of
that unfortunate woman. 1t will be
read before the Society to morrow night
Father Walter was pastor Of St Pat
rickS Church when President Lincoln
was asSasSinated, and Mrs. Surratt was
member of his congregation. On the
very night that Booth fired the fatal
shot She was at Father Walters church,
and that circumstance alone, in the
mind of the clergyman, Yves partial
proof that she knew nothing of the
plans prepared 10y the aSsaSsiuS at her
house. He became deeply interested
in her case. was her contessor and adj
wiser after her arrest us well as before,
and did everything in his power, both
by appeals to President Johnson and
by bitter denunciationS Of the UNJUST
measures adopted by the Government
III its prosecution, to save her from the
gallowS.
Although the occurrences which Fa-
ther Walter describes in his paper 0c.
CURED so long ago, that he still feels
freshly and kcenly the injustice which
let to Mrs. SurrattS execution. In
speaking of the matter to sun repre-
sentative ne said: If President John
son had been man of courage the cX-
ecutlOn would not have taken place.
lie simply acted in accordance with
public clamOr, ana signed the death
warrant without even reading the teSti-
mOny on which the woman had been
convicted. | went to him and told him
that had read every line of the tcsti
mony, and that there was not enough
evidence to hang Il cat on; that did
not ask Il pardon for Mrs. Surratt, nor
communication of sentence, but merely
Il repreve for ten days, in order that
might prove her innocence, but prcSi-
dent johnson did not have courage
enough to comply with nv request
lie feared if he did So. he would Ne ac-
cused of commenting the deed that had
put him in the Presidential chair. SO
he consigned an innocent woman to Il
shameful death in order to escape The
adverse criticism of Il ircnZied pUpulace
The whole trial was an outrage, and
there is no doubt that the Government
resorted to fraudulent measures in or.
der to obtain Il conviction.
"Nlr. Bradley, who defended John
Surratt, had among his papers a tcle
graph book showing that John Surratt
was IN Elmra Oh the night Of April Is
yet when Il search was maze for the no.
tel register, that would have shown his
| presence there on that date, it had dis
appeared and not until year ago was
| able to ascertain that the Government
had taken possession of it and had
withheld it order to deprive the prison.
crS OF the benefit Of this bit of evi.
dence.
"John Surratt was allowed to escape
trial because the Government knew
it hal no case against him, and if he
were innocent, his mother was also. 1t
has been charged that forbade Mrs.
Surratts speaking, but this is not true.
She declared her innocence up to the
time of her death, and beyond this dec
laration she had nothing to y."--Bal-
tlmOre Sun.
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Three Mon Killed by Foul Air.

CENTRALIA, Wash, May 27.--Whlc
grading a street this morning laborer
uncovered an old we'll to ascertain its
depth. lie was overcome with ioul air
and fell into the well. Three other la
borers, who went to his assistance, were
also precipitated into the well in the
same manner. After the air became
pure the men were brought to the sur.
face. Only one, named Ford, could be
resuScitated. The names OF the dead
] are Burns, Perry and Dobson.
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Eleven Miners Killed

BIRMINGIlAM, May % At the Pratt
mines to-day an explosion Of gas in the
shalt where cOnvictS are worked killed
Ten negro cOnVictS and one free miner
named Tom Moore. Ii is believed that
the men had III some way Knocked Off
Il plank from the door which stood
across an old chamber and on which
the word 'GAS" was written. The gasi
rushed outand caught fire from lamp
olllcerS of the company went to the
rescue ana worked to save the men, but
were themselves Suliocatcu and mar
rowly escaped, being dragged out un-
conscious. The bodies Of the dead have
all been recovered. The mines are not
considered in danger from gas as Il rule,
and this is the first HcCident Of the
sort in Il long time. Fwo life convicts
worked faithfully with the rcscling
party.
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Darkey W.. Dago.

SUTTON, ". Va, May 21,--AlcX Dun
lap, a negro from Wheeling, who was
working with Il gang of Italians five
miles east of here. had Il desperate bat
tie with them on Saturday. There was
a triiling dispute and Il fight. The ne
gro caught up Il Winchester rifle. and,
backing himself against a stone wall,
kept fully 200 Italians at bay from early
Saturday morning until the afternoon
when he was arrested. In the course
of the fray he shot two Of the Italians
lnlliCting fatal wounds.
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Blocked by Catcrpillars.

Nj INNEArOLIS. May 23.-A special to
the journal from Mnkato, Minn., says
that all trains on tn" milwaukee, Road
this morning are delayed al point
seven miles out Of this city by caterpil-
lars, which had crawlcd upon the rails
TO sun themselves. The sand boxes
were soon exhausted and two engines
were hardly able to move the train.
lhc morning freight was an hour and
Ten minutes III gong two miles. Cat
erplllarS were ground into masses of
grease over which the wheels slipped
IKE so much butter. The catcrpiliars
nave been pest III the locality for two
weeks
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BANGOR, ME-, May GA train
which left Bangor for st J John last night
at 40 was held up just bevond Enfield
by four men, who fired at the engineer
and cars. The train left Enfield when
a man, who was noticed by the fireman
crawling over the tender, told them to
stop the train The gong on the engine
sounded but the engineer did not Stop
the train until the gong sounded again.
The train then came to a stand, when
shooting was!heard, and for five minutes
the gang kept up an indiScriminatc
firing, the mail car being the particular
object of attack.
The leader of the gang was armed
with rifle, the others with reviewers.
They fired several shots into the bag
gage and mail cars, but the engineer
pulled the train out before anyone was
injured. The station agent at Enfield
was fired at by the men RS he was hang
ing out signal light. The glass of the
lantern was broken and the light rXtin-
uished. The men ordered him to leave
and he did so. Officers will be sent out
to capture the assailants if possible.
The affair caused considerable excite
ment in this section
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CriIneOr ACCiaentc

TOPEKA, Kansas, May q. y small
frame residence at the corner OF Buch-
anan avenue and Gordon street was
burned this morning. In the ruins were
found the charred remains Of Mrs. Aup.
tcgrew, aged 80, and her three children,
all girls, aged from fifteen months to five
years. All the surrounding circumstan-
ceS pointed to a deliberate and carefully
planned triple murder and suicide. The
scene OF the tragedy is in Il Sparcclv
settled portion OF North Topeka, and
the house was supposed to have been
uninhabited. 1t is learned that the
family moved in the house about Il
month ago. The father is Il tcamStcr
and left home early this morning to
look for work.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
CHESS NEWS.

The Staten Island Chess Club celebrated the first ami
Of ts formation OH THU sday last at their rooms
J. W. rilley's ST. George Hotel, New-Brghton. large
number Of members and visitors partook Of the liberal
hospitality Of .he club Notable among the guests
Charles A. Gilberg, president OF the Brooklyn Chess
Club; William NJ. De Wiser II. Cassc and Dr. Drough
ton. A. B. Hodges s:ve simultaneous performance
against nine opponents, as follows: Messrs. Z. II.
washburne. G.. W. Mcguire, g. W. Stake. U. ". Becker
b. Eidom, c. Broughton. W. pendeton. +. f. Bren-
Finger and r. +. Mbrecht Tho performer won seven
games and drew with Mr. Brcnzinger and Mr.. Magulre
THE Pictorial world' informs us that the bearsh
treatment Of the Jews In Russia has extended 10
persecution In their enjoyment OF the psstlme in
which. a race. they excel New laws were recently
made at The st. Petersburg Chess Club dsaowing moro
than tenth OF the members 10 be Jews. but the
mittec resolved that that percentage should not
be admitted, In spite Of the fact that after Tschgorn
the best players Including Alapn arc Jews This Is
the brutal II the Jewish players cannot, as In
civilized countries. easily fern separate chess society
among Themselves baltimore Sunday News.
The Turner sehach Club has CHALLENGED the Wash
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
DEUTSCH g. CO., 5th Ave., cor. 22d St

short season with Robert Mantell In A r. Havens
new play "a Yelled Picture"
Miss Kate Castleton, Otis Harlan, Miss Esth0
Williams. Frank Lawton Miss Adele Frost, John W.
Ransone Miss Kate Davis, Joe Ott George Marion
c. c. Craig the Cecilian Quartette, Julius Wtmart
the Castlan Troubadours and William II. DAILY &st
few of the people enlisted in the testimonial 10
given to James I. Mcguire, the treasurer OF Tie
Fourteenth Street Theatre next Sunday night at ue
Bijou.
W. H. Crane has one more week to play In ChcasD
and one In Brooklyn, and this will close his season
and the career Of The senator for the present The
greater part of he will spend at the sA
Theatre in this city.
The annual entertainment of the !" Five ASP Is ss
down for Thursday May Is, at the Metropolitan open
House. and the amusement committee Is busiy en-
gagged preparing programme.
Miss Marie Wanwrights company for next season
for Amy PobsartS will include Barton Hill William
IngersOli, +. Y. Backus, Sidney Booth, Edward
Elsner, F. Guest, F. Percy and Miss Blanche Walsh.
The regular summer season OF comic opera at
Terrace Garden will begin Friday with the AmbefS
Opera Company In Milloecker's Der Arme Jonathan
The company will include Miss Paula Loewe, Miss Carls
Englaender, Miss Marie Koenig. A. Philip c. A.
Friese b. Rank and Max Lube. on Saturday the sams
opera will be repeated.
The season Of Hernanns Theatre closed last night.
The next one will open with "The SOLICITOR which
has had prosperous run In London.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
MUSICIL n0INGS.

Anton seidl and his orchestra with the help OF
Marie jain, Andreas Dippel Conrad Behrens and Franz
Rummel, will give a concert Of an exceedingly enter
tanning character at the Lenox Lyceum this evening
Miss jain will sing Elizabeths entrance air from
duet. Mr. Dlppeps solo will be the familiar dir fom
Der Freiscluetz.' Mr.. Behrens will sing Leporeo's
air from Don Giovanni and Mr.. Rummcl will play
Rubnstein's concerto In D minor. The orchestral
numbers will be the overture to The Merry Wives" by
Nicolai, SantSacns's Suite Algef.enne," Haydns
serenade, Gillets gavote, Rubnsein's "Cossaque ct
Russiennep from the Bal Costumen), Moszkowskis
Germany" from "The Nauonsnl, the Navarrase7 >
from the ballet music Of LIE Cd," by Massenet. and
Wotan's farewell and the fire scene from "Die
walkuere.n
The Beethoven MaenneCchor will give a grand con-
cert with the help OF orchestra Monday evening
under the direction of Arthur Mees. The chief num-
Der Of the programme is Schumanns Das Glueck Won
Edenhall"
The summer season al the Madison Square Garden
Will be opened on May 80 by Gilmore's Band, which
will play nightly for five weeks and then give way for
Theodore Thomas and his orchestra The roof is to be
opened for the sake Of coolness and the managemen
mentsr shall be served.
VIII am Ludwig will give a farewell conce,t In Chick
ering Hall next Friday evening with the help of
Madame Kathinka White, lnez Carusi, William
J. LAWN and Arthur Wood. Mr.. Ludwig Will sing the
MaIone's The Croppy Boy" Lorcr's Molly Bawn
besides the duet tom "The Flying Dutchman" with
Madame Paulsen-W White and {" Saw from the Beach
with Miss Carus
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
NOTES.


(a) At It's present post the is liable TO be exchanged
subsequently by Kt-R A or DO 3. Some masters
prefer on general principles 10 keep this on the
Queens side and to play early PIX 3 in order to
develop the b.
ID, We agree with "Deutsches Wochenschach" that
P-B was here preferable.
(cl An excellent Obviously White threatens
PIX p followed II retakc by Kt-~Kt 8.
az His side is now deprived Of the protection
which this Kt afforded against an attack on that wing.
(e) Much better anyhow was PIX g..
% Whites attack has been handled with great tactical
skill after the strateglcal advantage which he has
gained in the opening The text move is specially
oommendable for its aggressive effect
(g) R-R would have saved him as will be seen
(h) Our above-quoted German contemporary rightly
remarks that R-K Kt So. with the view OF retreang
K-R SO. offered better defensive chances.
% Very well played The adverse King is now still
more imprisoned and the force Of his final assault is
greatly increased by this preparation.
% Elegant play. See diagram.
Ok Mate is unavoidable. II 81 =. K-Kt .. 80
Q-B 7 ch. and mates next either by Kt p Of
accordingly. Or II 81 5, K-R So; 36 R-R 50.
ch., etc.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
BEAUTIFUL LAWNS At LENOX.
THE FOLIAGE NOW ALL oUT-MANY corrAefAs
HAVE ARRIVED.

HAVE ARRIVED.
Lcnox Mass, May 16 Special.-Lenox is looking
lovely In its early dress The foliage has Just
come out and Is thrifty and beautiful. The shruboery
about some Of the places deserves more than passing
mention The scrub-oals and scrubevergreens on the
lawn OF the Lanier place as fine as can be found
anywhere in the country Some of the specimens cost
800 and there thousands Of them scattered over
tie twenty acres of lawn. The vines the trees, the
flowers and in fact the whole Of this great lawn one
beautiful garden and resembles the great English
places. The lawns of william d. Sloane and OF d. w.
Bishop the Barclays Colonel Auchmuty the Bradfords
and scores of others receiving special attention st
the present time and never presented more beautiful
appearance.
II has been determined that the Turnure Lano
wedding shall take place June IL. George Turnus
the prospective groom is the son OF Lawrence Turnu
The family has been to LenOx every season for many
years and has beautiful place here His fancee, Ms
Lizzie Laner is the daughter Of Charles Lanier and
has been belle in Lenox for the last few seasons and
is exceedingly popular
Miss Furniss has arrived in Lenox. Her place
which Of the most attractive here is being put
into condition for the season.
William L. Rebeson, of Boston, has been spending
week I'm LenOx. His health Is good this spring and
he will be here a considerable part of the summer.
p j. Sands and family coming next week The
servants have already arrived to open up the place
The Bellevue Hotel will be open for guests next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris X. Jesup have been In Lenox
for few days staying at Curtis Hotel large
humber of at work on their grounds and
cottage. ~,
William d. sloane and family will arrive at theH
cottage. Elm Court on May 20. Mr. Sloane recently
sent up i've magnificent horses which he imported
from England.
Joseph Burden and Mrs. Burden gave small dinner
party Tuesday evening at their cottage.
Mrs. White will arrive at her cottage June D, ana
throp cottage William II. Allen, of New-lork, VINO
has leased the Wright cottage, will soon arrive .
Leonard F. Beckwith, OF New York, who has leasea
the Goodman cottage for this season, will arrive June
/. The Goodmans win sail for Europe early In june
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
CHANGES AT LAKEWOOD.
SEVERAL NEW BUILDINGS TO BE BEGUN IN
THE INTERVAL BEFORE NEXT SEASON

SEVERAL NEW BUILDINGS TO BE BEGUN IN
THE INTERVAL BEFORE NEXT SEASON
Lakewood May 10 Special Although the season
here is practically over. number OF people VIII 10
main at the Laure House and cottages until June i'
The village will, however, be busy during the summer
months Some OF the contemplated Improvements Wiz
be begun without delay. There will be nunoer u
hem one of which is the reported erection OF manu-
some stone mansion the north bank OF LsAs
CoTasaljo near the site OF the Old Homestead W
Captain A. NJ Bradshaw, the secretary Of the Law
wood Hotel and Land Association, and the leading
business man of the town. Captain Bradshaw eN"'
here from New-York in the later sixties and has
shared In the village days of adversely and prosperity
1t is no exaegcaon to say that the season now cio~
ing is the best Lakewood has ever had
Bishop Coke. of Buffalo, y. V, preached In AN
saints Memorial Church on sunday morning In The
evening Mr. Achison. the assistant rector OF -
Georges I'm New-York preached the sermon
Mrs $ s Beard and Miss Wilson left Lakewood
few days ago for Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs Charles F. Nsething. of New York, VIII
occupy their villa on the lake, Muiofos until late IN
June.
The Rev. Franklin b. Dwight, of New-York preaehee
In the Presbyterian Church on sunday
Mrs Dittmar and Mrs. Underhili have plaeH
memorial windows in All saints Church In memory
OF their husbapds. . . a..
The Rev u Thompson has accepted call 10 th:
South Plainield, n. j.. Baptist Church. He preacha
his farewell sermon here on sunday. .,.
An entertainment under the auspices OF the klns
Daughters held In the Methodist Episcopal Chursa
on Monday. The proceeds viii be applied 10 the ouia
Ing fund Of the church parsonage. now being erected
Mr.. and Mrs w. f. Trotter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
r. TrOtter. OF New lork are at the Laurel iOusv'
Mr.; and Mrs. T, O. Calender and Mr.. and Mrs H. l.
Tilley guests at the same place.
The Lakewood closed Monday for the season.
having entertained over $4,000 guests since January