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ROBBED LETTER.BOXES.
One of the Gang Confesses to Long
Series of Crimes.

Series of Crimes.
DENVER, July 21.-Thomas {. Boolen,
the man recently arrested en- numerous
charges in Chicago and brought mere LOT
trial, made confession to-day to Postoffee
Inspector McMechen. He confessed tolbnr-
glary, forgery and hefts of United States
mail perpetrated by the James X. Stratton
gang In this city by which its members re-
allied large amounts. Letters were alb
stracted from .mail-boxes and snegotiable
paper seized and raised by Boolen. and
the amounts secured and divided. The
bsnks in this city were serious losers. For
these crimes they were run down three
years ago and Stratton and Boolen were
arrested. They were arrested in Georgia.
but BoOlen escaped from the ofnelals at
Atlanta, 1t is presumed by bribery, and the
Sheriff at that point is now being sued Tor
$4,000 ia consequence. Stratton, how
ever. was brought here, and alter trlal
was!sentenced to twenty one years IN Can
you City. He served about two years OF
his time when he escaped and is still at
large. The gang numbered about fifteen.
nine Of whom are now serving terms In
fferent parts of the country. The men,
bers are wanted in nearly every large CITY
in the United States. and their steallngs
amount to an immense sum in the aggre-
gate. They began their operations about
five years ago,
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working for any compromise between the
House and Senate, nor trying to break
down the position of Senators, he was
work ne to effect the defeat of any sugar
amendment that may be offered on Mon
dav.
The plan of procedure next week will
be for Senator Harris. as president pro
TEN. of the Senate, to declare out of order
the Villas amendment and all other at
tempts to amend the bill Under the rules
the Senate cannot amend a bill in con-
ference. The Senate mas never passed
motion to instruct Senate conferrees, and 1t
Is claimed by the best authority mat sueh
a motion is out of order. 1t has been en-
terlained by the presiding officer OF the
Senate a few times and each time It has
been voted down. The question is whether
on Monday Senator Harris will enter ain
motion TO instruct the Senate conferrees TO
recede from their amendment known as
the Senate sugar amendment and accept
the free sugar schedule of the Wilson bill.
There are Senators to-day who say that
Senator Harris will entertain sucn mo-
ton and that the sugar question will be
settled for once and for all. If he does
and it comes before the Senate for a vote
it will be carried and the Democratic tariff
bill will be dead.
There has been & persistent rumor about
the Capitol all day that the conservative
Democratic Senators have been In con-
ference and that they adopted this plan,
under which steps are to be taken 10 de-
feat the tariff bill if on Monday the Senate
does not definitely Instruct the tariff con-
ference to stand by the Senate bill.
Senator Brice, who is regarded as the
leader of this element. pronounced the
story as without foundation. He said it
was true, however, that the conservatives
had been a great deal together and that
they understood one another perfectly.
He said furthermore that so far as h. was
concerned he had decided to support Villas
in his effort to have the sugar differential
stricken out of the bill. and added that
the sugar schedule. being an administra-
ton measure, he saw no reason why the
administration should not have its own
way about it now. He added that if in
sistence upon this course should result in
the defeat of the bill, as lie thought it
might, the conservative Democrats would
not be responsible for that result.
1t does not now appear that there is any
prospect OF an early Democratic caucus
in the Senate. Senator German says there
will be 10 Democratic caucus between
this and the calling of the Senate on
Monday.
Senator Villas said that he had 20 pur-
pose in Withdrawing his motion to amend
the, sugar schedule by striking out the
ODe-eighth Of cent differential on refined
sugar.
Senator Jones, one of the tariff con-
ferrees. has received a dozen letters, of
which the following is fair specimen:
To the Committee on Tariff: II you pass
bilfwith The income tax, don't forget to order
your collins. You will need them all as soon
as you leave Washington, so help you God
DEMOCRAT.
The Republican advisory committee of
the Senate to-day decided TO recommend
the Republican Senators to allow the
Democrats to do the greater part of the
talking on the tariff and vote solidly 10
strike out the differential sugar duly.
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HE GOT VERY DRUNK.
Lemon Extract as an EXIlilarating
IntOxiCant.
Now the Iowa Grocers Have Placed
the Stuff on Their Back
Shelves.

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa. July 1.-George
W. Ellsworth of Eldora drank fOrty-eight
bottles of lemon extract in this city In
period of time covering three days, and
the only result that is noticeable from it is
a serious headache. A few weeks ago an
effort was made in this county to take adj
vantage of the Martin N ulct law and Sc
cure the necessary 65 per cent Of the voters
to Open localized saloons. The effort
failed and it was Immediately followed by
a vigorous campaign inaugurated by the
temperance people. which resulted in the
closing OF all liquor places in the city.
Three days ago well-dressed man ar
rived and registered at the leading hotel
as w. j. Carl of New York. Immediately
after his arrival he started out to see the
sights. and, finding all the resorts closed.
he visited number of grocery-stores and
laid in a supply of common bottled lemon
extract. By diluting this with pop he was
able TO make an intoxicating drink that
took the place of other stimulants.
For three days he was in a state of in
toxication and 1t wound up in delirium,
W bile he was in the hands Of officers.
Papers on his person proved that his name
was Ellsworth, and he was a. leading cti-
zen of Eldora. His room was searched
and forty-eight lemOn-extract bottles were
found that had been drained Of their con-
tents. The affair caused commotion. and
a chemical analysis of the lemon extracts
sold by grOcerymen in all the grocery-stores
of the city disclO sed the fact that SO per
cent of the contents of the bottles was
alcohol. Grocerymen, fearing they will be
assessed the $500 tax under the Martin
mulct law. have placed their lemon ex-
tract on back shelf and it is impossible
TO buy any at present.
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PEACE IN THE WEST.
Troops Sent to Butte Had Nothing at
All to Do

BUTTE, Mont, July 21.-Nineteeu CON-
panies OF regulars are in quiet and peace
full possession of the railroad properties
and yards here, and freight and passenger
trains are moving on all lines running
into the city. The first detachment of
troops arrived from Fort Assinaboine over
the Northern Pacific at 10 o'clock It con-
sisted Of six companies of the Twentieth
and Twenty-first Infantry, and had been
stationed al Helena several days awaiting
the approach of the train bearing soldiers
over the Union Pacific Even depot
officials did not know that the special
from Helena had soldiers On board and
very few people were at the depot when
the train arrived at o'clock this after
noon.
The second detachment arrived over the
Union Pacific. 1t consisted of eleven COM
panies from Omaha, Fort Robinson and
Fort Mckinney, commanded by CAPTAIN
Bates. The soldiers evidently expected
warm reception, and as soon as the train
stopped company was deployed as Skin
mishers and cleared the yards without
difficulty. Colonel Penrose of Fort Assina-
boine is in command. The troops went
into camp in Athletic Park. The south
bound Union Pacific passenger train left
the depot on time this afternoon under
guard. The Northern Pacific employees
have decided by unanimous vote to re-
port for duty.
SALT LAKE, July DIV. O'Nell and
c. Davis were arrested at Ogden to-day
and brought to this city on the charge of
assauting and wounding Corporal John
Kunder of the Sixteenth Infantry on
Thursday night. Both men are freight
conductors. who were in the employ of the
Southern Pacific road before the strike
TACOMA, July 21.-Charles A. Barnes,
ex chief clerk Of the Northern Pacific
freight department and secretary of the
A. r. o., was convicted of contempt of
court in the United States court to-day
and fin ed $50. He threatened to dismiss
his former subordinates when he should
regain his old place if they performed
work outside the duties for which they
were employed. James d. Creighton of
Pasco was convicted of contempt and sem
ten ced to thirty days imprisonment in the
county jail. Robert Lening of Spokane
got sixty days and L. D. Schofield of the
same place ninety days. also for contempt.
All three tried to derail cars and threw
stones at officers. A. G. Ankeny and
Silas levin were cleared. The charge
against them was the same. Morris
Goldsberry, John Short, John Allen and
William and Fred Casserdy, of Kent, the
bridge carpenters arrested for using
Northern Pacific bandcar after they
struck, were discharged on motion of
Deputy United States Attorney Robert
son. The evidence showed that they had
not been time-checked when they took the
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SUB THE RECEIVERS.
Litigation Growing Out of Complica-
ton i'm a Railroads Affairs.

PITTsBURG. Pa, July 21.-In the United
States Circuit Court cross bill of the FL
deity Insurance Trust and Deposit Com
pany in the case Of William G. Menden-
hall against the Western New York and
Pennsylvania Railroad Company was
filed. The cross suit is brought to estab-
lish the claim and make sure of recovery
of S20,00O,000 mortgage bonds of the value
of $4,000 900. having been first lien on the
property of the railway company. Since
the road went into the hands of receiver
last year complications have arisen. and
this suit is one of the many now pending
in the court The court is asked to con-
tinue the receiyersbip and name date
for hearing the arguments in the case.
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KILLED THE ERRlNG.
How Mexican Avenged the Outrage
of His Honor.

ANTONIO, Col. July 2.-Casimiro
Arcane early this morning shot and killed
his wife and her paramount, Renumio
Ortiz, at the town of Ortiz. The three
had differences for some time and the
husband had warned Ortiz to cease paying
attentions 10 his wife. Early this morn
ing Arcane awoke and found that his wife
was not in the room. Search disclosed
the fact that the erring people were In an
adjoining room. Arcane forced the door
open, shot his wife in the breast. killing
her instantly, and then shot Ortiz twice.
once in the breast and once in the knee.
Arcane then struck Ortiz blow with the
revolver. which killed him instantly. The
blow was so strong that the barrel OF the
revolver was bent. He surrendered him.
self to the authorities. ORTIZ was a
nephew of Hon. Nestor Ortiz, the wealth.
est Mexican in the county.
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FOR THEIR OWN USE.
Sage and Gould Said to Have
Taken Trust Securities.
Interesting and Complicated Suit
Commenced by the Kansas Pa
cific Bondholders' Committee.

New YORK. July 21.-Ths Kansas Pa
cifc bondholders' committee-Silas p.
Dutcher. chairman-has entered suit in the
United States Circuit Court for New York
in the name of John Quincy Adams,
against Russell Sage and the estate of Jay
Gould. TO recover 81, ZOO. OOO proceeds OF
securities alleged to have been taken from
the trust.
Under deed of trust executed to Sage
and Gould about 5000. 600 Of the capital
stock of the Denver Pacific Railway Com
pany was deposited with the trustees as
collateral security for the payment of
Kansas Pacific consolidated bonds. These
securities, it is charged, have been taken
out of the trust ana the proceeds applied
by the trustees to their Individual benefits.
The latter claimed title through suit
Instituted in. the name of the Kansas
Pacific Railway Company, controlled
by them, against themselves. All they
alleged in these proceedings, it Is
contended, was that Denver Pacific stock
was of little value and the mortgagor
company would like to have it. Upon
these allegations, within seven days they
obtained an order from Judge Donahue of
the New York Supreme Court to take the
trust stock cut of the trust and turn it
back to the railroad company. The COM
PAW thereupon. it is alleged. handed the
stock or the proceeds thereof to Gould and
Sage. who. it is alleged. retained it for
their personal purposes.
Russell Sage was seen this afternoon by
an Associated Press reporter, but declined
to go into the merits of the suits. He
said Everything that l have done as
trustee in this business is a matter of
record aud l am content to stand by the
record. The answer to the suit will be
made through counsel, and l prefer to say
nothing on the subject save that all the
nrnceedings are regular"
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the road in any manner shall be employed

the road in any manner shall be employed
by the receivers
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, July 21.-The
big shops of the Atlantic and Pacific road
at this point were closed for an Indefinite
length of time to-day. About 400 men are
thrown out of work in consequence. The
order closing the shops states that the
financial depression making this step nee
essary is the direct result of the A. r. U.
strike
PRESCOTT, A. T., July 21.-The United
States Grand Jury, called to investigate
the strike on the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad, adjourned this afternoon after
being in session for two weeks. A large
number of witnesses were examined, but
only two indict ments were found.
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SPREAD OF THE CHOLERA.
From Many Russian Provinces Come
Alarming Reports.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 21.-The spread
of cholera is assuming alarming proper
lions. There are 200 new cases and 100
deaths daily. There are 1000 patients.
chiefly factory and barge hands, In the
hospitals. The heat is sitting. The cpl
demic has reached the military camp at
Kraznov. The following are the official
returns for the week ending to-day.
ST. Petersburg-New cases 1892, deaths
585
ronstadt-New cases 5S, deaths Is.
The figures for the week ending July ii
are:
Warsaw city. new cases SO, deaths %.
Province of st. Petersburg, new cases
245, deaths "a.
Province of Warsaw-New cases, 1877 ;
deaths, II.
Province of Padom-New cases, 243;
deaths, 103.
Other provinces-New cases. 1870; deaths,
II
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Villas FOR PEACE.
He Declares That Was the Only
Purpose He Had in View.

Purpose He Had in View.
WASHINGTON, July q. - Wien the
Senate on Friday adjourned over until
Monday it was understood that this WEs
done in the hope OF making peace in the
Democratic party by patching up the dif-
ferences on the tariff bill. Among other
plans which some of the Democratic Sem
ators had in view was one by which SEN
ator Villas was to be requested
to withdraw his motion to have
the Senate recede from so much
of its sugar amendment to provide duty
of &c a pound on refined sugar. Accord.
ingly Villas was appealed to by a large
number Of Democratic Senators to relieve
the Senate of the embarrassment which
the offering Of the motion had caused by
not insisting upon the amendment. This
he declined to do. He said late to-day that
he had no intention of Withdrawing it.
81 shall let the motion be decided upon
its merits" he said, cor call the chair to
rule upon i. but l shall not withdraw it.
Ibid not offer the motion with a view of
throwing a bomb, and if it has had that
effect it was not the result OF my purpose.
I thought | saw an opportunity to campro-
mise the differences existing between the
Senate and House, and made the motion
with that end in view. 1t has seemed to
me that this differential duty is the vital
cause of the difference between the TWO
houses of Congress, and L believe that if il
could be gotten rid Of the two bodies could
easily compose their differences and an
agreement be reached upon the bill"
The Senator spent the entire afternoon
in the Office Of the secretary of the Senate
looking up the parliamentary law bearing
upon the question of the admisSibiIity of
an amendment OF the character of his,
and fOrtifying himself to resist the
point of order which would be made against
his motion that a Senate amendment
to the bin cannot be entertained under the
rules when bin is in conference. There
is very little doubt that this point, when
made, will be sustained by the chair.
AS TO the general situation in the Senate
with reference TO the tariff bill and the
feeling caused by the Presidents letter, it
does not appear 10 have materially changed
since yesterday.
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LEADERS OF THE KNIGHTS.
An Attempt Will Be Made to Unite
With the Federation.

u
OMAHA, Nebr., July 21.-The general
executive board of the knights oil
Labor is scheduled to begin It's
meeting here tomorrow. Instead OF
getting down to work the members
will attend labor picnic on Sunday and
open for business Monday morning
Among other things 10 be considered at
this meeting will be the proposition
to unite the Knights of Labor with
the American Federation of Labor
and other kindrad labor organiza-
tions in accordance with the resolution
passed st the last general assembly
There can be no definite action in this re-
spect taken at this meeting. as about the
only thing the general officers have power
to do is to formulate proposition to sub
NIT to a committee from the Federation.
It is reported that ex-General Master
Workman Powderly will visit Omaha dur
ing the week. 1t is understood that
some Of the general officers are in favor OF
rendering financial assistance to Debs and
his associates In making defense against
the crimes they have been charged with.
General Master Workman Sovereign and
Henry B. Martin arrived in the city this
morninp
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GERMAN LUTHERANS.
1t Has Been Decided to Establish a
College i'm New York.

PITTsBURG. Pa. July 21.-At to-day'S
session of the Missouri Synod of the Ger
man Lutheran church it was decided to
establish college at Sherman Park. West
chester County, n. Y, to be known as
the Concordla College, and Rev. E. V.
Bohn was chosen director of the institn-
lion at salary of $1,000 a year with free
residence. 1t was decided that 5000
would be required yearly to main tain the
college and this sum will be raised by sub
scription. No session was held in the
afternoon or evening.
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LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.
Shocks Caused by Eruptions From
Yellowstone Geysers.

MAMMOTH Hot SPRINGS. Yellowstone
Park, July 2L-A telegram. received here
this morning from a reliable source. says
a shock resembling an earthquake
was felt at Norris, Geyser Basin,
at A. NJ. The new crater geyser
which has been quiet for some time broke
out with terrible force, throwing rocks
Weighing twenty-five pounds to the height
of 200 feet, steam rising 500 feet accom-
panied by roar equaling the combined
exhaust of thousand locomotives. which
could be heard for ten miles. Every gey-
ser in the Norris Basin PLAYED for hours.
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MONEY FROM THE TRUST.
II Was Given to Both Parties for
Campaign Purposes.


WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator Allen
of Nebraska, who was member of the
sugar investigation committee. has made
an additional report 10 the Senate, supple
menting that of the committee. He says:
"In view Of the fact that the report of
Senators Gray and Lindsay, in which |
concur, does not set forth the facts in this
case as fully as | think they should be
stated l have deemed it perfectly proper
to file a separate and additional report.
The testimony shows to my mind quite
cOnclusively that contributions were made
by the sugar trusts 20 both the Republican
and Democratic parties for campaign pur-
poses. The testimony of Henry O. and
Theodore Havemeyer and John E. Searles
leaves no doubt of the fact that the sugar
trust in the State of New York in 1892
contributed money to the Democratic
party for campaign purposes and at the
same time and for the same purpose con-
tributed money TO the Republican party il
Massachusetts. 1t is true that these wit
nesses testified that their contributions
were made for local and State purposes.
but there is no doubt in my MIND that the
money went into the general CAMPAIGN
fund OF those States and was used as much
for national as State and local PURPOSES.
think the American Sugar Refining Com-
paDy, popularity and more properly known
as the sugar trust, has been in the habit of
contributing money to the national cam
paign funds of both the Democra c and
Republican parties through its president,
with the expectation if net the implied
promise thai whichever party succeeded
TO power the interests of the company
should be cared for by il. This deduction
is fully warranted by the testimony taken
by us.
"a wisely drawn and fjudicious law
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READY FOR ENCAMP MENT.
Southern California Veterans Will
Assemble at Santa Monica.

SANTA MONICA, July 21.--The annual
encampment of the Southern California
Encampment Association of the Grand
Army of the Republic begins at Santa
Monica next Sunday. At present many of
the tents are in place at the Seventh-street
Park and large quantities of tents and
other supplies are on the ground. The
programme issued for the occasion. if car
ried out, will be very entertaining. The
number TO be present exceeds the number
present at any former eDcampment. The
city officers will turn out in force and well
come the old veterans in royal style on
Monday
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Thev Oppose Caminetti.

STOCKTON, July 21.-The Democratic
County Committee fixed the time for hold
ing the county convention on August 10.
when full ticket will be named. There
was talk in the meeting about Congress
man Caminetti. and it was Informally de-
cided that he should not have the support
OF this county for denomination.
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Settled 1t by Marriage.

DULUTH, Mimi. July 21.-Anna Short
of this city a while ago brought contest
against Amos Car over some pine lands
near Elephant Lake. The contest grow
ne somewhat bitter and expensive, Car
fixed up an agreement with her. The
contest has been declared off and Tuesday
they will be married.
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IN THE MATTE OF CREDITORS.
One Trust Company Asks for a Re-
ceiyer for Another.

DULUTH. MIMI, July 21.-The 1nterna-
ton Trust Company has begun action
against the American Loan and Trust Com
rany in the name of 100 creditors, asking
that a receiver be appointed; that
the company's officers be compelled to
make an accounting of all money
entrusted to them: that all stockholders
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Bv the Explosion of Gas.

LYNN, Mass, July 21.-By the explosion
of gas in the Strout building E. E. Strout,
the owner. and Officer Arthur Wells were
burned, probably fatally. Three others
were severely injured. The damage will
amount to 500 600.
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Miners Yet on Strike.

PUEBLO. Colo. July 21.-All of the ex-
ecutive board of the Western United Mine
workers Association are in the city. They
say that the strike is still on and will be
on until some agreement can be made with
the operators.
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Medals of Honor.

WASHINGTON. July 21.--Medals of honor
have been awarded to five members of the
volunteer storming party at Vieksburg in
1862 one of whom is Thomas j. Ward of
Anaconda, Mont.
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Cruise of the Columbia.

New YORK, July 21.-The cruiser Co.
lumbia. bound for Bluefelds, passed quar-
antine this afternoon.
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HE WAS RETIRED.

Ingalls, Makes No Bones
About 1t.
THROWN OVER THE MOON
How He Was Served bv the
POpulists.
YET HE Is A REPUBLICAN.