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The morning call., 1894-11-17
CRIMES OF A BRUTE.
His Capture All" That Saved
His Life. ::...>..-.-
AS 1t Is His Victims VIII Recover
.*.*+ and the Law Will Take
Its Course.

ATCHIsoN, kans.. Nov. 16.-Between
4:30 and 5 80 o'clock this morning negro
entered the homes of four white women,
living within four blocks of each other,
and assaulted them. The fiend was evil
IDENTIFY acquainted with the habits Of the
male folks. who were absent at the time.
The victims are Mrs. Michael Cain, Miss
Rosa Cain, Mrs Grossman and Mrs. BEN
jamin POsten. -.
After long search il was learned the
fend was Tom: Collins, a negro hostler
from Fort Leayenworth, who had been in
Atchison for the past three days on a
spree. He was traced to Leave worth,
arrested and brought here this evening
He was secretly taken to the County Jail,
where Tonight he is under a heavy guard.
1t is now thought the law will be allowed
to take its COURSE. Mrs. Cain is in a pre-
cari0us condition. Tonight and may sue
cumb to her injuries. Her daughter and
the othertwo women who suffered injury
will recover.
Mrs. Cain was asleep when the brute
entered her room. When she made an out
cry he drew knife across her throat, cut
ting slight cash. Her screams had
awakened her daughter. who fed from the
house in her nightcloth es. The villain,
desisting in his attempt to injure Mrs.
Cain. made for the door at the same time,
and Miss Cain. believing ne was pursuing
her, Jumped through window. Although
the neighborhood had been awakened by
this time Collins made an at empt to
assault Miss Cain, and in trying to choke
her into submission caused blood to flow
from her mouth. Some of the neiehbors
came upon the scene and he fled. Imme-
dlately the alarm was given and search
ing party organized. but Collins was lucky
enough to have a start and escaped, as
noted, to Leavenworth. Ills ca ptuce by
the officials later was all that saved his
life
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THERE AS PEACEMAKERs.
Receivers of the Union Pacific Visit
Portland.

PORTLAND, Nov. 16-Receivers Ander-
son and Mink. mpanied by General
Manager Dickinson of tie Union Pacific,
arrived this afternoon over the Oregon
Railway and Navigation line. Speaking of
their Western trip. Mr.. Anderson said !:
1.-The object of our tour is to familiarize
ourselves with the property intrusted 10
our care and its connections, of which the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Is one Of the most important. We are
here also to adjust any questions at issue
with Receiver Mcneil Of the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Company. and 1 have
every reason to believe we will succeed.
MIR. Lomax, general passenger agent of
the Union Pacific. began negotiations with
Mr.. Mcneil. and we are here to bring
them TO close. We are merely business
agents ana peacemakers. Our trip has no
relation whatever to the coming sale of the
Oregon Pacific property"
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sTRAIGHT's AIM WAS SURE
Domestic Trouble Ending in
Triple Murder.
HE WANTED THE WOMAN BACK.
She Would Not Live With Him
and lie Condemned Her to
Death.

ELMiRA. N. Y. Nov. 16.-Martin j.
Straight, a well-known -four and feed
dealer, This afternoon fatally shot his wife.
put one bullet in the body of Mrs. Will
liam Whitrord, which may cause her
death, and then turned the revolver on
himself and tried three times TO put a
bullet through his own heart, failing 10
strike that organ, but infiicting wounds
which will undoubtedly cause his death.
The shooting was the result OF domestic
difficulties. The Whitford and Straight
families until a few weeks ago lived in the
same house on Hudson street. the women
being sisters. Straight and his wife fell
TO quarrellng and separated. but soon
buried their difficulties and again resumed
marital relations. About three weeks ago
they again fell out. Straight tried in vain
TO regain the goodwill of his wife. This
morning he sent her a note by messen-
ger-boy, who returned saying there was
no answer. Straight then purchased two
revolvers.
Early in the afternoon he cav his wife
and sister-in-law in the business section
shopping. He followed them across the
river toward their home. The first intima-
ton they had Of his approach was when
Mrs. Whilford. 1t struck her in the
side and she fell. His wife wheeled
about with. a cry and he fred three
bullets into her. all striking her in the
stomach and abdominal region and pass
ing clear through her. He continued
shooting until one revolver was empty
and then produced the Other ana fired
three bullets into his left side in an en-
deavor TO reach his heart. In all he fred
ten shots. and then calmly seated himself
on horse block. A crowd gathered, but
as be still had the smoking revolver the
men hesitated to approach.
"Come on" said Straight, "there are
only three of US"
He and his victims were helped to
house. At the police station Straight said:
81 am sorry this has happened. but they
drove me to it."
Mrs. Straight died tonight. The ply
sicians say Straight and Mrs. Whitford
cannot recover. r.
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FOR THEIR RELIGION.
Seventh Day Adventists Prosecuted
in Various Places.

: WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-An interesting
feature of the Seventb-Day Adventists'
conference, in session here, was a recital
in the report of Secretary B. S. Horton.
which was read to-day, of the prosecutions
TO which the denomination is subject in
certain localities. It was reported two
mem bers are in Jail at Centerville, Md,
for ehopping wood on Sunday. In some
places 1t has been impossible to induce in
surance companies to insure churches on
account of threats of incendiarsm, and
the secretary said he had often been served
with Whitecap notices for trying to con-
duct meetings. The report showed men,
bership of S54 in good standing In the
United States.
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OPIUM FROM HoNG.KoNG.
Two Hundred Pounds of the Drug
Seized at Tacoma.

TACOMA. Wash, Nov. 16. - The 200
pounds of Hong-Kong opium that came
over on the steamship Sikh is being de-
tanned by the Custom-house authorities
and will doubtless be seized. The opium
was consigned to Portland Chinese firm.
and, duty paid, is worth about $500.
Under the commercial treaty entered
into between the United States and China,
and known as the treaty of 1881. there is
very clear and explicit clause prohibit
Ing Chinese importing opium into this
country under any circumstances. Special
Treasury Agent Leslie Cul.om says that
by reason Of this clause the drug cannot
be discharged here. Deputy Collector
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Why He Killed Allison.

NASHVILLE, Nov. 16.-George K. Whit
worth. clerk and master OF the ChanceTy
Court. who shot and killed Chancellor ALI
son on Wednesday. is stlIlalive, but cam OF
recover. In an ante-mortem statement
Whitworth says that before Judge ALI
sons election as Chancellor the latter told
him he would not appoint him unless he
agreed to divide the fees of the office.
This. Whitworth says, he agreed to do. and
in addition loaned Judge Allison $26. 0OO
He says he underworld to get Allison to
secure himself and protect his bondsme u,
and when he learned that Judge Allison
would not agree to settlement be de-
termined TO kill him.
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GOLD POURING in
To Buy the New Five
Per Cents.
BIG DEMAND FOR BONDS.
Strong Boxes Open in Every
Direction.
WORKS AGAINST DEMOCRACY.
The Party Is Doomed if Cleveland
Persists in Favoring the
National Banks.
WORKS AGAINST DEMOCRACY.

NEW York, Nov. 16.-The Evening
POSTS London financial cablegram says
The engagement of 600, 900 in gold for
New York, as reported Ia these dispatches,
was absolutely correc. l have found it
from the actual quarter which took it,
Rumors that 1t went to Canada are en- trely
wrong A further shipment of gold to
Anne RIGA tomorrow or next week is prob
able, but 1t viii not be large amount.
Gold movements are now watched with
interest here. 1t is believed that President
Cieveland's talked of financial schemes
Will be OF the utmost Importance effecting
possibly large gold transfers. The Paris
demand for gold continues"
On this subject the Evening Posts Wall
street article says to-day: 1.-THE transac-
ton is doubtless forerunner of Others
similar IN character, unusual because
sterling exchange rates rule to-day even
on purely commercial basis nearer the
gold exporting point than the specie import
level. although unusual the movement
Is far from Unprecedented. Sterling ex-
change was well above the gold importing
point in 1873 when Secretary Sherman
secured from Europe a large part of the
gold necessary for resumption. Through
out the last two years Austria's currency
conversion plans have rep 'atedly involved
imports of gold from Berlin and London
at times When Austrian exchange was rel
attyely higher than our own existing ties.
In all these instances the gold was sh pped
at a nominal commercial loss. But the
shippers, who in each case were subscrib-
ers TO new securities, reckoued this loss
as an incidental outlay which would be
more than recovered on the floating of the
bonds. The real significance of such
transactions as that of the British Bank of
North America lies in their plain reflec-
ton of confidence in the value OF the new
securities. The fact that banks in this
city are already receiving bids at 1174
flas for the unissued bonds shows well
epoughlhe local sentiment"
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS The cash bal
ance in the treasury to-day was St02, $751;
272, and the gold reserve Sol, 7S4, 462. The
Withdrawals of gold from the sub-treasury
in New York to-day in exchange for
tenders was S950.000. That this gold was
Withdrawn for export is shown by the fact
that at to-day's figures sterling exch ange
can be had at figure below the cost of
shipping the coin. 1t is assured, there
fore, that the gold will be used In purchas-
ing bonds. hail reports received to-day
show other Withdrawals aggregatinp $122, :
061, making total for the day OF 81 ,O97,-
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PRESIDENT OF. PRINCETON.
He Held the Place Until Age
Came on Him. III:
HoNoRED BY THE COLLEGE.
To the Last He Was One of the
Most Esteemed rIenbers of @
Its Faculty. RI L

PRINCETON, n. j., Nov. 16.-Dr. James
McCosh, the venerable ex-president of
Princeton University and a leading edn-
Gator of the age, departed this life at 10
o'clock tonight he had been uncon-
scious nearly alEday and died in that con-
ditiop. His son, DR.. Andrew j. McCosh,
his daughters, Mrs. David Magic and Mrs.
Alexander Maitland, and his wife. Mrs
Isabella McCosh, were at mis- deathbed
He mas suffered: NO physical pain, and
aside from weakness brought on by old
age has been in perfect health His ply
sicians attribute his death 10 heart failure,
induced by old age.
James McCosh was born in Corskeoeh,
Ayrshire, Scotland. April 1, 1911. He
studied at the University of Glasgow from
1824tili 1929, and at that of Edinburgh from
1929 ill 1884. Having written an essay on
the stole philosophy the honorary degree
of a NJ. was conferred upon him by Sir
William Hamilton. He was ordained a
minister of. the Church of Scotland at
Arbroath in 1885. In 1843 he took an
active part in the organization Of the Free
Church of Scotland. While pastor at
Brechin. he published a work entitled,
Methods of the Divine Government. Ply
steal and Moral" He subsequently con-
tinued the argument in The Supernatural
in Relation to the NATURAL Ths publica-
ton Of the first book attracted public at
tenton to its author, both in Great Britain
and the United States. --.::,->
Soon after Mr.. McCosh was appoint ted
professor of logic and metaphysics in
Queens College, Belfast. There he re-
msined for sixteen years, drawing TO the
institution large body of students. and
taking a. deep interest 10 defending the
national system of education n Ireland.
While there he wrote his 'Intuitions of
the Mind Inductyely Investigated" which
established his reputation as metaphysl-
cal writer.
= In 1868 he removed to the United Sta ties,
having been elected president Of the Col
.lege of New Jersey at Princeton. where
his administration was remarkably sue
cessful. Desiring to be relieved on account
Of advancing years, DR.. McCosh offered
" his resigna ton in November, 1887, which
took effect June, 1883. He was voted a
salary as president emeritus and retained
the chair of philosophy. he received the
degree of LID. from Aberdeen in 1850
and from Harvard in 1868, while Queen s
University, Ireland. gave him that OF
D. Lit :-...-.<
DR.. McCosh was voluminous writer,
and besides the works mentioned and
many important addresses and con tribu-
tons to various periodicals. he pu blished
: Typical Forms and Special Ends in Crea-
ton. - Examination of Mills Philoso-
ply" ''The Scottish Philosophy" and
half dozen other books of an equally in
teresting nature. 80 ~. !.
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BIG FIRE IN WINNIPEG.
Business Blocks. Hotel and a Ware
house DESTROYED

WINNIPEG, Man.. Nov. l6,-Winnipag
had a serious fire between midnight and
O'Clock, no less than five alarms having
been turned in. The Western Canada
block. corner If M ain street an Portage
avenue, was destroyed, and the stores un-
derneath, occupied by Wright Bros. and
Mitchell. druggists. were burned out.
Loss $50. 000 The Grand Uni Hotel and
several s'nres aud houses adjoining were
burned. The fire then crossed the street
and consumed the large warehouse Of
Merrick, Anderson & Co., filled with valu-
able stock. The loss in this connection
will exceed S125, 600. The fire is supposed
20 have been incendiary.
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COULD NOT PAY RENT.
So He Killed His Landiady and Then
Shot Himself.

CHICAGO. Nov. 16.-J. j. Higgins, an
electrician, to-day shot and killed Mrs.
Kate Mclaughlin. his landlady. and after
ward shot himself through the head. dying
almost instantly. Higgins had roomed at
Mrs. McLaughlin's house for some time,
and falling behind with bis rent had been
threatened with election. Tonight he
called the woman into bedroom. and
after hard struggle threw her to the
floor and fred several shots into her body.
After killing the woman Higgins left the
house. but returned and was standing on
the sidewalk in front of he place when he
heard the patrol wagon coming and rather
than be arrested he sent bullet through
his head.
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MUCH LAND STOLEN.
Frauds When the Strip Was
Opened. "
The Drunken Superintendent of
Land Booth Gave Away Hum
- dredS of Certificates.

PERRY. @. T., Nov. 16.-Manv of the
great frauds perpetrated in the opening of
ihe. Cherokee outlet, which consists of
100000 acres of valuable lands formerly
occup ed by the Cherokee Indians, are.
coming to light. but the greatest was ung
earthed to-day in a trial before Govern
ment town trustees, who are an appointive
tribunal of the Secretary of the Interior to
determine contests for town lots Perry,
by great odds, is the largest townsite in
the new promised land opened by the last
administration. Al high noon. Sc tenn Der
Is, 1898, of The 1900 who ran for homes Of
town lots in the Cherokee outlet, nearly
1000 of them slept on Perry townsite on
the night of September is. 1893. To be a
qualified entryman. to take town lots or
homes IL was necessary for the man or
woman To GO to Government booths and
there. on oath, make certain required
declaration before a booth certificate
could be issued to qualify one to acquire
land. Thousands of men and women stood
IN line day and night in an almost unbear-
able dust and dirt to obtain this necessary
paper which would qualify them to get Il
home.
One of the booths was located at Or
landO, ten miles south of Perry, and it
was there that majority OF the certifi-
Gates were obtained for locating in this
city. ana it was there great fraud was
perpetrated. which only came to light yes
terday. The Interior Department sent ont
several men from Washington to superin-
tend this work Of booth certificates, and
enc, D. Lecalett, was put in charge of the
Orlando booth. A prominent lawyer of
Guthrie and a wel-known character of
the Territory then living at Guthrie con-
certed a plan t. make great speculation.
They obtained tho friendship of Lecslstt,
got him drunk and for few dollars OBJ
tanned many hundreds of those certifica tes
without the formality Of making GA tn at a
booth or standing in line in dust and dirt
for DAYS. They took the booth certificates
to Guthrie and other towns and sold them
at from SIS to 500 each.
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KILLED BY ROBBERS.
Masked Men Shoot a Barkeeper
Near Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 16-About o'clock
this evening two masked men entered
Derr's saloon. on the upper Stockton road,
eight miles south of this city, and de-
manded IF the barkeeper. a man named
Cornelius. the money in the safe. He re-
fused to comply, when they shot and
killed him. There was an Indian in the
saloon at the time and they robbed him of
his watch. Cornelius went to attend the
saloon for Derr, who had gone to an ALI
ancs ball at Florin near by. The muir
dered mans daughter was at the ball
when the news was received Of her father
being murdered.
Word was telephoned in all directions
and men are watching the country roads
for the murderer
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DEMOCRACY Is DOOMED.
At Least 1t Is if Cleveland Goes On as
He Has Begun.

CHIC AGO, Nov. 16.-Congressman LATE
Pence of Colorado in an interview here to-
day said: ''If Mr.. Cleveland persists in his
profession that the national banks should
issue the money Of the country and Con-
gress is, subservient to his will. then look
ont for the breaking up of the Democratic
party in the South. Since the days of An
drew jackson the Southern Democrats
have been opposed to the farming out OF
the issue Of the peoples money and they
will desert the party if its leaders persist
in that rolicy."
a nd Mr.. Cleveland is so determined in
his course, according to Congressman
Pence, that to maintain it he would be
willing and even GLAD to go down in his
tory as the last of the Democratic Presi-
dents 49,
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WATERFRONT CASE.
The Railroad Attorneys Gettin.
Ready for Its Trial

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-The Oakland
waterfront case comes up for trial in the
United States Supreme Court on Deem
Der IL, and attorneys are already prepar-
ing for it, For the railroad Harvey Brown.
John K CoweD, Attorney Tweed and ].
Hubley Ashton will appear. Cowen is
the regular attorney for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. and has just been elected
TO Congress from Maryland. Tweedis the
Southern Pacific attorney In New York
City. j. HUXLEY Ashton is a prominent
lawyer of Washington. He was associated
with Choate and Carter in the Chinese
registration test case. The four held a
consultation at Wizards Hotel TODAY.
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GREAT FLOUR TRUST.
miiiers Want to Curtail the Output
to Raise Prices.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16. Twelve millcrs. rep
resenting 500 merchant Touring mills with
daily capacity of $4,000 barrels, met in
secret session at the Auditorium today to
consider the proposition to reduce the out
put 100000 barrels of flour day for thirty
days, or 100000 barrels in all. The
scheme was proposed some time ago
owing to large unmerchan table surplus,
but the recent better demand for -four and
advance in price has, it was claimed,
changed the complexion of the situation,
and the opinion was expressed by some OF
those present that no curtailment would
be ordered. II Is not thought, however,
that decision will be reached before to-
morrow. Those present represented mills
10 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota. Wis
CON sin, Missouri and North Dakota.
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Affairs i'm Argentine.

BUENos AYREs, Nov. 16.-Soldiers pa
troll the streets and conflict is exp acted
at any moment. President SaeDspena has
written his resignation, but has not pre-
scented it yet. A committee of Congress
waited on him. asking him not to resign and
offering him the support of the majority in
Congress. Rnca is in consultation with
his friends. 1t is reported that the troops
in the garrison ire likely to support him.
The Vlce-President has presented his res
ignation. The new Ministry threaten to
resign.
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Favorable to the Bank.

SAN BERNARDINo. Nov 16.-Bank Ex-
amlner Wightman has made his report to
the Comptroller of the Treasury at Wash
ington on the condition of the First Ma
tional Bank. The report has not been
made public, but unofficial sources give
out that the condition of the bank was
found favorable. and if justly managed.
the bank will not only pay depositors but
Will leave the capital unimpaired
The morning call., 1894-11-17
THREE noRE. CONTESTS. se.:
Republicans Who Want Seats i'm the
Next CONGRESS- -

r. w AsHINGToN. Nov. 16-The Republi-
can, National Congressional Committee to-
day received The Information OF the in
tention of three more Congressional
candidates to file contests against their
competitors who were given seats in the
house on the face of the returns. making a
total of twenty-six seats which will be con-
tie ted. To-day's notices came from
Orion of the Third Missouri District, who
Will contest Dockery's right to the seat :;
from Meyers of1he Sixth Arkansas. who.
will contest Neil, ard from Spears of the
Third North Carolina who will contest
Shaw - -: -. =. - >..
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BREACH OF CONTRACT. :
Wichita Insists That Il Must Have a
Packing House.

WICHITA, Kans., Nov. 16 M. J. Oliver
representing the Board of Trade and using
the names of forty members of that insti-
tution az plaintiffs, brought suit to-day
against Jacob Dold & Son. the packers, for
$1,000 for alleged breach OF contract, the
plaintiff claiming that Dold & Son failed
to carry out contract whereby they had
agreed to operate their packing-house for
fifteen years on consideration Of receiving
5000, 600 from the city. The plant has been
attached
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SOUTHERN FOREST FIRES.
They Have Spread Into til
Mountains of Kentucky.

HopKINsvILLE, KY, Nov 16.-Tbe
forests around Worthwhile. station east
of this city, are on fire. A large force of
men has been at work fighting back the
flames and trying to suppress them, but
without success. The large tracts of tim
Der in the northern portion of this county
are on fire also. and as there is little
water convenient for use the loss in fenc-
ing and barns will be immense.
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FOUR SKELETONS FOUND.
Believed TO Be the Remains of
Alabama EloDerS.

FRANCISCO, Ala, Nov. 16.-New has
just reached here of the discovery of four
human skeletons in crevice on Cumber-
land Mountain near the head of Hurricane
Creek. They were found by some negroes
who were notwithstanding. The remains
are believed to be those of Mrs. Sarah
Bishop. her stepdaughier and two men,
strangers in this country. with whom the
women eloped last spring.
At the time the enraged husband and
father went in search of the fugilives. He
rem aimed absent awhile, but finally re-
turned and reported that his search had
been frutless. Since then nothing has
been heard of them. Mr.. Bishop has also
left this part of the country and his where
abouts Is not known. An effort will be
made TO explore the mystery.
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ECKELS HAS A SAY.
Financial Legislation of Recent Years
Largely Experimental.

NEW YORK, Nov. ia Washington
dispatch to the Evening Post says Comp
trcller Eckels has written an article for
the North American Review entitled SEX
pertinent With Currency Legislation" in
which he will show that all the financial
legislation of recent years has been with a
view to correcting the temporary ills
rather than to obtaining permanent re-
suits. but that the effects of these expert
ments have been to eliminate certain fac
tors from the general problem which
confronts the financial lawmakers of the
future,
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BOILER EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and Another Seri.
ousIY Injured. -

" ELwooD, Ind, Nov. 16.-To-nlght one
of the boilers at the electric-light power
house exploded, demollshing the building
and also wrecking the streetcar barns a
few feet away. .'.:- III
Other houses In the vicinity were badly
shattered. people hurled from their beds
and in many instances severely bruised.
William Clark, an employe of the CON-
pany. was so horribly mangled that he
cannot live. John Fair, motorman, re-
ceived serious injuries. The pecuniary
loss is So. 900. =.