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was being planned and executed. and
seeing that there was no possible escape
the two siayeIs Of John Egan told with
suffering tongues and blanched faces
the story OF their crime.
THE INQUEST.
Al the inquest some surprising tes-
timony was brought out. and IL now
appears that the dragging act which
resulted in the taking of of Egan Is
only one in long series Of similar
cases which have occurred in the sa-
loon. but without the attendant death
of the victim. When Phelps was ques-
toned closely h. the coroner as 10
whether he had ever before used the
drug in the saloon. he grew visibly agi-
tated and refused 30 answer. It i
now thought that Phelps and his bar
tender eccnmplica may have commit
ted several robberies in the saloon by
the doping process
THE AUTOPSY.
The autopsy he'd over the remains of
Egaa YESTERDAY showed that the
bruises on the forehead and the cut
close TO the leIt eye We're not at all
serious. and could not alone have re-
suited in his death The wounds were
mostly on the surface, and could easily
haze been occasiOned by a fail which
may have happened during the stupor
occasional by the drug. or while he was
being dragged to the rear of the sa-
loon The testimony OF Phelps and
Sleeves seems to bear out the theory
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Root had been called in at the time,
but as that was on Wednesday night,
and saloon towels are usually renewed
nightly, the story did not seem TO de-
serve credence.
A SLIGHT CONFLICT.
There is little conflict in the story
told by the two men of the doping.
Egan entered the saloon al about II
O'Clock. and ne and Phelps were seen
conversing together al one Of the
tables. The two men then adjourned
70 the winerOom at the rear of the
saloon. where Phelps says another
man remained with them for several
hours. They remained there together
until some time between and o'clock
in the morning. Phelps. according to
his own confession. went to Nc
MILAN and. pointing to a small bottle
containing morphine, told MIN to Dut
a portion in EgaHs beer. AS this did
not produce the desired effect on Egan.
two more glasses of beer which were
served to him in the wineroOm were
similarly treated. Egan soon sue
cumbed TO the drowsiness which fol-
lowed. and while in his stupOr Phelps
stole mis- watch and 81 in cash.
Mcmillan claimed that he knew moth
ing of the presence of morphine at the
bar and implied that the drug had
been placed there by Phelps.
DIVIDING THE SPOILS.
Phelps was asked at the inquest who
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c. NJ. Phelps and Jesse Mcmillan con-
fessed yesterday at the coroner's ir-
quest that they drugged the beer
served 10 John Egan ia the N,lneroo.-l
OF Quinlan & Osborne's saloon carly
last Sunday morning, and that their
purpose in poisoning the old White
House barkeeper was robbery and not
murder. Bob Sleeves, the man who as
sisted in carrying the opiate benumbed
body of Egan TO the rear Of the saloon,
by his own confession, stands as an
accessory to the crime, although he
denied any knowledge Of the admins
tering of the drug.
The story which clears the mystery.
which at first surrounded the Senate
saloon tragedy. came from the lips of
Phelps the Pocatello murderer. and the
bartender, Mcmillan, who was his ac-
complete in the Inflated robbery sew
eral hours before the inquest before
Acting Coroner Margetts began.
SURPRISED BY PAUL.
The first confession was made in the
office OF Chief Paul. where the duo OF
murderers were surprised by an unex-
pected witness into an admission of
their guilt. c. H Mitchell of S2S West
North Temple faced the two men, and
accused them of being the murderers.
Mitchell was in the saloon during al
most the whole time when the murder
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M,MILLAN TEsTIFIEs.

Jesse F. Mcmillan was the first of the
defendants who was brought before the
coroner and there was a craning OF
necks among the crowd as he took the
witness seat. The examination was
conducted by Attorney Van CoSt.
He told of Egan's entering the saloon
at abous II O'Clock and drinking for a
while in front of the bar. Afterwards
he saw him go with Phelps into the
winerOom at the rear. where they
drank beer and wine and consumed
cigars.
Mcmillan said another man went into
the wineroom with the other two but
was not sure VINO it was. He was told
TO look around the court room for the
individual and after nervously scam
ing the faces surrounding him, he
identified G. H. Mitchell, who was
brought in by Captain Eslinger.
The bartender said he served them
with drinks until or o'clock in the
morning. He saw Egan lying in the
alley al $3.50 or O'Clock. Phelps and
Shelves, he said. had taken him there
He was sure of this. because he had
to-, Phelps to take him away, as he
wcs snoring toO vOciferously. He did
not serve the drinks in the wineroom.
he said. ana did not know of the death
until the policeman uniformed him AT
about o'clock in the morning
PUT MORPHINE IN THE DRINKS.
Did you put anything in The drinks
which ,rOu served TO E-an?' asked
Coroner Margetts.
Yes, there was soma opiate in them
morphine.
The morphine, he said. was put in
three glasses of beer, and Indicated the
amount to be about the length of his
firger tin.
Mcmillan claimed that he had put in
the morphine at The request of Phelps,
who stood by while he was doing it.
Al the morphine was served between
IL O'Clock and ..
he claimed that he had had no con-
versation> with Phelps regarding the
morphine. He had not heard any dis
turbance in the wineroom, and thought
he would have heard it mad there been
one. as the taps were in the center OF
the bar and the partition of the wine
loom was thin.
When he found Egan snoring. it was
pr hoHr after he had served the lss-
drink containing an opiate. Phelps
CANE out early in the morning and
handed him a watch and chain. max
ing no remark, except that he should
put it behind the bar. After Phelps had
taken him out, he came an6 asked for
the key to his room in the Overland.
THE BLOOD STAINS.
When questioned regarding the blood
stained towels. he said he did not know
whether they were clean or not. but
admitted that he was supposed to
change them every time they became
Dirt. He remembered that Phelps.
when he returned, stopped at the west
end of the bar, where the towel was,
bur did not remember his reaching
down for il.
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THE PIXIES PEAK TUNNEL
PRESIDENT PROCTOR READY TO
COMMENCE WORK.
Will be Nineteen Miles Long and
co Cost Nine Million Dollars
Twelve Millions Subscribed.
Especial 70 The Herald.l

Colorado Springs, Colo, July 12.-Mr.
George H. Proctor, of New York. pres
ident of the Cripple Creek Pixies Peak
tunnel, which is to be run through the
mountain from Manitou 10 Cripple
Creek arrived here from New York to-
day and says that he has come here to
let contracts for the tunnel, which will
be 10 miles long. He says that the esti
mated cost is about S, 600, but dur
ing his recent visit to England there
were subscribed $4,000, 600, of which
81, OO0, 600 is now in the various banks
of England, and the other money will
be paid in installmenes of S1,000,000
each whenever necessary.
Mr.. Proctor says that the contract
will be let in short time and that
work viii commence within so days
after letting the contract.
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STICK TO THEIR STORIES.
Idaho Settlers Say the Indian Agent
Especial to The Herald.)

Boise, Ida, July 12.-When Indian
Agent Irwin made his report that there
were only ~ Indians on Camas Prairie
and that they were of a perfectly harm
less class, Governor Steunenberg wrote
to some of those settlers who had pc
titioned him, asking them what it
meant, as he could not afford TO be
imposed upon.
The governor has some letters in re-
Spouse to his communication, the
writers asserting their former state
ments These letters narrated that
many families abandoned their places
and went to HALEY for safety, while
those who remained were annoyed in
every manner.
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OF the number of Indians there. S. G..
Humphrey writes: .'Lieutenant Irwin
simply lied, as 70 Lemii Indians passed
my house going east, and they were not
all the Lemili Indians in this section.
as some took other routes. l also saw
a larger number going southwark TO
Snake river These last were from Fort
Hall and around Bliss. There must
have been close 10 500 Indians of all
ages and sexes"
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Collision at Copenhagen.

Copenhagen, July 12.-About mid
night at Gjentofte, an express train
from Belsingoer ran into a passenger
train standing at the station, wrecked
eight carriages. killed forty persons and
injured about sixty others Most Of the
victims are of the artisan class. The
dead and injured have been conveyed
in ambulance trains to this city.
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MURDER MYSTERY
IS CLEARED Up.

shat the wounds occurred in this way.
Phelps claimed that there had been
no quarrel, and that he had had no
occasion TO strike Egan, and there can
now be little doubt that death was
brought about solely by the admins
tering of the drug.
Mcmillan said that three glasses of
beer, drugged with morphine, had been
given to Egan. These were sufficient
in themselves to have produced death.
The stories of Sleeves and Phelps
agree as TO the removal of Egan from
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lspecfaI 10 The HeraldN

Especial 10 The Herald)
Cheyenne. Wyo.. July I2-Word
reached Cheyenne this afternoon that
John Sargent. resident of the noun
tains near Jackson's Hole, who. it is
charged. recently murdered his wife by
starving and beating her to death. was
lynched in the mountains near Jack
son last week by d posse of citizens,
who had been in pursuit of the muir
derer some weeks.
Governor Richards has received no
report of the affair. but the report
comes from Uintah county ranchman
and seems to be reliable.
Sargent is charged with the heinous
crime of assaulting his little 1O-year-
old daughter a short time before the
death of his wife. He is morphine
fiend. and as the citizens of Jackson's
Hole have been greatly worked up over
his acts il is not improbable that he
has met death at their hands.
John D. Sargent is the man who was
q partner of Robert Ray Hamilton.
whose sensational drowning in Snake
river in 1891 was regarded as a most
mysterious affair at the time Il Will
be remembered that after his death
Eva Mann claimed TO be his widow and
sought TO establish a legal claim to the
estate under the name Of Eva Ray
Hamilton. Since Sargent's troubles at
Jackson's Hole last spring. intimations
have been thrown out that he knew
more of Hamilton's death than has de-
velOped.
A warrant has been out for some
time for Sargent's arrest on the charge
of his being responsible for the death
of his wife. the warrant being issued
Hole.
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Phelps, Mcmillan and
Sleeves Each Make
a Confession.
CHIEF PAUL
SPRINGS A SURPRISE
Il lad the Effect of Breaking
the MurdererS Down.

They Dragged the Beer Given to
Fgan With Morphine-The Men
Claim That They Did Not As
sault Him and That the Wounds
Must Have Been Inflicted When
the Victim Was Dragged Out of
the saloon-some Silly Talk of
Lynching-Egan's Funeral This
Afternoon-The Widow.
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A LYNCHING AT
JACKS0N'S HOLE
The Notorious Sargent Is the
Reported Victim.
IS PURSUED BY CITIZENS.
Was Charged With AssauIting
His Little Daughter.

Was Also Accused of Responsibility
For the Death of His Wife-He
Was a Partner of Robert Ray
Hamilton, Who Was Drowned In
the Snake River in 1s91-Report
of the Lynching Brought In by
a Ranchman.
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the other man was who had been in
the wineroom when he and Egan were
there drinking. He replied that he
did not know, but when G.. H. Mitchell
was brought into the courtroom, he
identified him as the man. He did not
make any attempt TO deny the details
of II a obbery When he took the
wato ~ Id "a from Eagan he seemed
to consider that his part of the per-
Torrance was completed, as he
promptly handed the watch and half
of the money to the bartender. When
asked what he said TO the bartender
when handing him the booty, Phelps
remarked that no explanation was
necessary, as that was McMillan's
share.
SKEWES' PART IN IT
The part of Sleeves in the affair. out
side of the assistance he rendered
Phelps in removing Egan from the
saloon, seems to be in doubt. He al
mits that he came in and out of the
saloon throughout the night and until
20 cock in he morning. but denies any
knowledge of the doping. He had been
drinking profusely, and was in a hazy
state of mentality when the officers ar
rived. He remembered seeing Phelps
and Egan sitting az one of the tables
and recalled that Egan was snoring
loudly at the time he assisted in remov-
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WILL WEAR OvERALLs.
Women Prisoners 70 Break Stone at
Kansas Citv.

Kansas City. July 12.-The police de-
pcrtment of Kansas City. Kan. will be-
gin tomorrow morning working women
prisoners at breaking stone the same as
the male prisoners. the police commits
siOners having adopted the rule upOn
recommendation of Chief Quarles. who
argued that women prisoners kept in idle
ness We're not sufficiently punished.
They do not object to going 10 jail AT
chief said.
The women will wear coarse overalls.
the same as the men.
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Idaho DELEGATES.

Especial to The Herald)
Boise Ida, July 12.-General Mcfarland
left today to attend the Trans Mississippi
congress at Salt Lake.
Governor Steunenburg has appointed w.
!. Barnes. of Preston. q delegate to the
Trans Mississippi congress.
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& Quincy railroad from all points in the
territory adjacent 10 the com9anys line
in Nebraska. Iowa and Missouri show a
general rain sufficient TO practically in
sure the corn crop. No damage from hot
winds has occurred.
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for the prosecution. and B. A. Taylor,
the niglltwatchman who found the dead
body of Egan behind the saloon. was
the first witness. He told the c:rcum-
stances of his gruesome discovery and
the position Of the body.
William Wickle of 165 A street,
testified TO sub5saptialiy the same
facts. and then Jose-h Nongier was
brought on. and informed the court
that he had loaned Egan $40 on the
night of the murder
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BOAT TIPS OVER.
Two Girls Drowned In Eagle Lake,
Indiana

Eagle Lake, Ind, July pa sail
boat carrying five young persons was
capsized this evening in the middle of
Eagle lake, resulting in the drowning
CT Georgia Coulter. daughter Of Pro
fessOr Coulter of the University of Chi
cagO. and Bertha Yarnell. daughter OF
Edward F. Yarnell. Fort Wayne, Ind.
The others were rescued
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OTIS GOES BACK.
Broke the Record Between Du-
chesne and Price.
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial TO The Herald)
Denver, Colo, July 12.-General Otis
returned today from his tour of in
spection TO Fort Duchesne, Utah. Lieu
tenant Gladen claims that they broke
all records from Price to the fort. The
distance between these two points is
80 miles and the trip was made by
stage in three relays in less than II
hours. This, through one foot of alkali
dust, so the lieutenant says:
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WAS ROBBED AT SALT LAKE
Therefore Esper Gedeon Carried a
Gun at Denver.
(Speclal to ma Herald.l

Denver. Colo, July 12-Esper Gedeon.
aged %. was arrested yesterday morn
ing at Rochester and Thurman streets
for carrying concealed weapons. He
said that two weeks ago he was held
up and robbed of $500 in Salt Lake City
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and he carried the revolver to protect
himself. In the police court, after a
hearing, he was released.
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Corn Crop Is Sure.

Lincoln. Neb.. July 12.-Reports received
at the office of the Chicago. Burlington
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CONTINUED on page 81
The times., 1897-09-12
ARGENTINE STRIKES BACK.
Imposes n Prohibitive Tariff on
Articles From the United States.

The Argentine Republic has taken its
first opportunity to retaIiate on the United
States fer the tariff bill passed at the
late session Of Congress. The Argenti he
tariff bill has been prepared and sent to
congress and there is no doubt that IL
win pass.
This news is contained in the following :
cahegram frcm Minister Buchanon to Sec.
retary Sherman from Buenos Ayres:
''2rEentine tariff for next year has been
sent to Argentine congress. Argentine
President recommends In view of the
United States tariff the following in
creased duties: 66 per cent yellow pine,
125 per cent farm wagons. 100 per cent
plows, harrows, Kerosene, and agricultural
machinery not specifically mentioned.
Also recommends maximum and minimum
clause, by which the President can apply
at win so per cent discriminating duty in
addition to regular duty
IL was stated yesterday that such retail
tetion as this would keep all of our here
tofoIe valuable exports TO South America
out of that country. The tariff viii thus
Kill completely American trade with the
Argentine Republic, which will undou5t-
edly 90 to England, which stands sponsor
for the republics bonds.
The times., 1897-09-12
X-RAYS CURE BLINDNESS
The Marvellous Results Obtained
by a Havana Physician.
EXPERIMENTED ON A BEGGAR
The Man Lost His Sight Twelve
Years Ago and Had Been Pre-
nounced IncurabIe-Under the "
Ray Treatment He Has Improved
Until He Now Can Read.

New York, Sept. William Il.
Meadowcraft. OF the General Electric Com
pany. has received a letter from Dr. Fran
cisco de p. Astudilo, of Havana, describing
ease II blindness cured by the x-rays. In
his letter Dr. AStudillo says:
~ have today the pleasure of writing 70
inform you or the marvellous results that
1 have cbtGIned with the x-Tdys. l had
many times encountered in cafe young
nlind man, seeking aims, and one day
asked nim the Cause OF his infiTndty. He
told me that he had been completely
blind and had not seen the light for
twelve years. that many times before lie
had become Find he had experienced pain
in his eyes whenever he turned his face
toward the sun.
Twelve years ago lie went one night TO
the Theater Royal of Madrid, and during
tie evening, while in the act OF lighting
a cigar, FELT q strong pain in his eyes and
fou.G that he Could not see. After visit
ing various noted oculists in Madrid ami
Barcelona without result, he resolved -
60 tG Paris, where he was attended b.
those eminent in diseases of the eye, who
said that he had a falling of the retina
OF the eyes, and that his infirmity was
incurable.
Il invited him to my house to try If the
x-rays could reach his optic nerve, in which
case, If the nerves were good, he could
see objects with the fluoToscope, and If he
could not 1 should consider that his in.
trinity was incurabIe. He acceded to my
request On August 13 be came in the
evening and l placed him before the focus
tube. / gave him the Horoscope, and once
the current was in activity he gave u
scream, because he had seen the light.
Thea | placed before the screen iny hand
and he saw it clearly, as alsoa ring which
l had GU a finger. l placed a pair OF
scissors in the center OF a book Of $40
pages and be saw them perfectly.
Then | took away the Horoscope and
directed the rays OF the tube directly at
the eyes without any screen. He saw
shoe that 1 put across the rays, a stra W hat.
rosary, and various other objects re-
peated the experiment on the following
day before Doctors Del Gado and Cisneros.
The young man told me that in the morn
ing lie had seen the light OF day, but that
after he had seen it short time it was
submerged in darkness. The experiments
We're continued until finally the man could
see clearly III the light, but he could not
see in tie shadow. He was soon able to
distinguish color, and eventually able to
read
Dr. Astudillo concludes his letter as
follows:
'',rhe best OF doctors had examined him
and ell agreed that the retina OF the left
eye was completely separated, and that
of the right eye almost separated.
The times., 1897-09-12
CIVIL SERVICE IN COURT
Postmaster Generals Demurrer
to Woods Application.
AN IMPORTANT TEST CASE
OF Able Lawyers to Show
Heads of departments Are Ac-
countable to the President Alone
for Removals and Reductions
Courts Have Nc Jurisdiction.

The case OF Mr.. John B. Woods, of
Louisville, KY, superinten dent Of the
mails at that postoffice, against Post
master General Gary and First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath, instituted last
week fpr al Injunction to prevent the
defendants and the Postoffice Depart
ment from removing him from his office
was up before Justice Cox in the equity
court yesterday, and the arguments Of
both sides OF tie case Were heard. The
arguments Were technically on demurrer
filed by the defendants through MI.
Davis, the District attorney.
The demurrer was as follows:
.'The said defendants and each OF them,
by protestatIon, not confesSing or adiilt
ting to he true the matters and things
or any of them in the said bill of COM
plaiat contained as set forth do demur 10
the said bill of coraplaint and for cause of
demurrer say that the complainant has not
in and by his bill OF complaint made or
stated such a case as does or ought to
entitle him TO the relief prayed, or 10 any
relief in the premises.
Wherefore thesaid defendants and each
OF them pray Judgment of the court
whether they ought 10 make any other or
fruther answer to the said bill of COM
plant, and that they may be hence dis
n.issed with their custs.''
Appearing for the Government were Dis
trict Attorney Davis and Assistant Attorney
General Boyd, and for Mr.. Woods, Mr.. Fl.
N. Low and f. H. Stevens. A large num-
Der Of spectators Were present, nearly Till
ing the small equity courtroom.
as stated before in The Times, this case
Of Mr.. Woods is likely to be a most inn
portant one In che history of the civil
service law. AS was developed by the ar
gument yesterday, it is the intention OF
the defendants in this case to prove that
no court has any jurisdiction whatever
in enforcing the civil service law, and that
in other words the law IN simple NUM-
Der of rules made by the Executive head
of the Government for the guidance of
heads of departments, making the heads
of the departments accountable to the
President alone for the enforcement of the
law Under this view OF the case, of
course. .he department. head having the
desire for spoils and not caring for the
civil service rules, could absolutely nullfy
them iE his department. or 60 just so
far toward their nulliDcation IS he believed
the President would permit without throw
ing him out OF the Cabinet.
The arguments OF Messrs Davis and Boyd
yesterday were in brief that Mr.. Woods
has no case in equity; that public office
is not a vested right or In any way con-
tract. and that court Of equity can only
take cognizance of matters relating TO
the infringement of property rights. and
that in the second place, the civil service
Law itself was only intended as an aid to