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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1889.

lutv will be transacted. In the parade it is estimated that there will bo 22.000 in line, or more Knights Templars than have ever heretofore marched in procession on one occasion, and exceeding by 12,000 the number in lino at the last triennial conclave in St. Louis. The comnianderies come from all parts of tho United States, and every State and Territory will be represented, either by its Grand Commandery or by subordinate commanderies. Although not in this jurisdiction, several Canadian preceptories (as subordinate bodies are denominated in Canada) will be in line. Fully K) cities will have separate bodies in line. The States having the largest representation will be Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which comprise one jurisdiction, iew Yorkt Pennsylvania. Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan, there being no less than twentyseven subordinate commanderies from Ohio alone, twenty-nine from Illinois, and twenty-eight from Pennsylvania. The parade will be reviewed by President Harrison, who will occupy a stand erected in front of the White House. .AOother stand will be erected for the grand master of the encampment, Charles Roorne, of New York, who will also review the Knights. The chief marshal of the parade will be Myron M. Parker, of I this city, with Harrison Dingman as 'chief of statf. There will be twelvo divisions. The first division will be commanded by Col. William O. Moore, of this city, and will bo headed by the local commanderies. The officers and delegates to the Grand Encampment will follow in carriages, with a detachment of Cceur de Lion Commandery, No. 23, of New York city, as a special escort to the most eminent grand master. Nicholas Van Slyck will command the second division, comprising Massachusetts and Rhode Island commanderie; Austin C. Wood, the third division, comprising New York commanderies; J. L. lieck. the fourth, made up of Knights from Virginia, Delaware, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut; Henry Perkins, the Ohio. Kentucky and Maine paraders, who will form tho lit th division; Torrence C. Hippie, tho twentyeight commanderies from Pennsylvania, who will take up the sixth division; Duncan T. Bacon, the seventh division comprising Sir Knights from Indiana, Texas tnd Michigan; Norman T. Gassette, the eighth division, Illinois Templars; Samuel Hopkins, Wagner division. No. 9, including California, Tennessee, Wisconsin and New Jersey commanderies; A. G. Howard, the tenth division, having Knights from South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana; Walter H. Sanborn, tho commanderies from Minnesota, Kansas, Earyland, Nebraska, Arkansas. West Virginia, Colorado and North Carolina, and W. D. Stites, the last, or twelfth, division, in whicn the Canadian preceptories and commanderies from Dakota. Montana, Washington Territory and Wyoming will march. Many State headquarters will be established during this conclave. The Ohio Knights have secured the armory of the Washington Light Infantry, and the Indiana Templars that of the National Rifles. State headquarters will be handsomely decorated, and the armory in which the Indiana Knights will be represent a tented held. California Commanderies En Route. Sax Francisco, Cab, Sept. 29. The Knights Templars from Oakland, Los Angeles and Fresno left to-night by special . train for Washington to attend the triennial conclave RECEIVED A PRIVATE "TIP."

Why Captain Kellogg Resigned Before He Kecelved Secretary Tracy Order. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal Washington, Sept 29. At the Navy Department there is a disposition. to shield the late commander of the Ossipee from the results of his action in refusing to command the vessel with Minister Douglass on board. It is asserted that Captain Kellogg had been relieved before it was known that his vessel had been selected for the trip, and that it was the chief engineer who discovered the bad condition of the boilers. In spite of this, however, it is known positively that Captain Kellogg never thought of asking to be relieved from the command ot tho Ossipee nntil ho had been privately informed that his vessel was to take the minister to his post. Navy officers here say, too, that thero was nothing serious the matter with the ship's machinery until the publication of the news that the colored man was to be the honored passenger, and they expressed the belief that another voyage to the West Indias would not have been in the least dangerous to the safety of the vessel, to the crew, or her passengers. It is reported here to-day that the Kearsargo will bo ready for sea by Tuesday, and that Mr. Douglass -will sail upon her, unless some officer tinds that her copper plate is out of place, or that sho is short of marline spikes or other necessary equipments. SUNOS MATTERS. Secretary RnskE presses Doubt About Slaking: &oghum-Cane Sugar at a Profit. Washington. Sept 20. Secretary of Agriculture Rusk has returned to tho city after an inspection of the mills for the manufacture of sugar from sorghum cane by the new diffusion process. When, asked If the new process had proved a success. Secretary Rusk replied: "1 cannot say that it has as yet The government chemists stationed at the mills are at work to find ways of improving on the results which we now eet, but unless that can be done I am very drubtful about the pro tit of making sugar from sorghum cane. Three or four of the chemists, however, aro still hopeful of favorable results." A Newspaper Man's New Field. Special to Uto Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Sept 20. Mr. F. A. Carle, for many years managing editor of the St Paul Pioneer Press, and for three years in charge of its Washington bureau, leaves tomorrow night for Portland, Ore., where he will assume editorial control and general direction of the Portland Oregonian. Mr. Carle is one of the most skillful editors a ad newspaper managers in the country. It was through to his sense of news and of keen management that much of the success of the St. Paul Pioneer Press is due. He is one of the most popular of the large corps of Washington correspondents, and will' take with him the best wishes of not only the inhabitants of Newspaper Row, but the public men who make Washington their headquarters. Indiana Pensions. Pensions have been granted to the following-named Indiamans: Original InvalUsrcter rhillipps, Tetcr Lindower. Tlnmas II. Smurr, Oeorge Clark. Howman Webb. Herman Ackles. Josiah fhelton, Daniel Sweeney. John II. Farls, Thomas M. Smith. Newton fchoemaker, William Cline. Keulen M. Capehart. Franklin Havwood. William C. Jiriles John A. Grant, Asbury C. Gerard, Samuel L. Montgomery, deceased. Increase Alonzo Lower, Henry V. Eitenour, Nelon M. Bennett. James Collier, Michael 8a eo, John C. Young, John W. Woods, William N. McCoy, Ereklel F. Hue, Abrara Adams, Albert lleynoids. Miles James. Powell Henu. Original Widows, etc. Lydla C, widow of William II. Barkalow; minors of Jme Franklin; Martba, widow of John Freedman; Klizabeth, widow of Kdwin J. Loveless; Catharine, widow of Allen 8. Kennion. ReiRMie Mary c, widow of Thomas U". Jones; Magdalena, widow of John Huck. General Notes. Epertal to the Indianapolis Journal Washington, Sept. Mrs. McKee will not be at the White Ilonse until December Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison are expected to arrive for tho winter some time before the 1st of January. It is also hoped that Mrs. Scott Iord and her daughter will be here by early December. Lieutenant Parker.of the navy, Mrs. Scott Lord's son-in-law, will perform the social duties that formerly devolved upon Colonel Wilson and Lieutenant Duvall. Ily direction of the Secretary of War private John W. Tapscott, Company D, Nineteenth Infantry t now at the recruiting rendezvous at Evansville. will bo discharged, without character, from the service of the United States, to date Dec. t, 1SSS, by the ollicer in charge of the rendezvous. First Lieutenant James S. Pettit, First Infantry, will proceed from West Point to Terre Haute and other points on public business, and on completion thereof will rejoin his proper station. " Secretary Noble has revoked tho appointment of Assistant Indian Commissioner Belt as a member of the Sisseton and Wabpeton Indian commission. It is stated that Mi. Belt could not be spared from the department at this time.

INDIANA AXD ILLIXOISNEWS

The English Syndicate's Persistent Efforts to Buy the Bass Iron-Works. Murderous Assault Made on & Boy Warring Natural-Ga3 Companies Religious Activity in Piatt C ounty, Illinois INDIANA. The English Industrial Syndicate Bidding on tho Bass Iron-Works at Fort Wayne. Csecial to the Indianapolis JouraaL Fort Wayne, Sept. 29. About a year ago a number of English capitalists tried to purchase the immense foundry and machine shops of J. II. Bass, of this city, and an offer of three million dollars, it is said, was refused, at that time, for the property. The plant includes mills at Chicago and St. Louis, and valuable iron mines in Alabama. Negotiations have now been opened by an agent of the English syndicate, and another bid has been made on the property, which is now under consideration. It is not thought that Mr. Bass will sell out, Greenfield Gas War. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greenfield, Sept. 29. The gas war between the People's company and the Greenfield Gas Company is still raging. The firstnamed company agrees to furnish gas as long as gas is found in this Held for the sum of $100 for one lot for all purposes, to be paid for at $5 every three months. The Greenfield company makes the same ofler. practically, and last night they reduced their monthly rate for stoves, grates, etc., to one-half their foimer rates. A heatingstove now costs but 3.50 per year, and a second heater, 1.75. Christian Church Dedicated. Special to th Indianapolis Journal. Columbus, Sept. 29. The dedication of the new Christian Church at Flatrock, northeast of here, took place this morning. A very interesting and impressive sermon was preached by Rev. L. L. Carpenter, of Wabash, led. The new worshiping edifice is a hmdsome structure, and the church has a large membership. ' Alleged Attempt to Murder. Special to the ImUanapol'.a Journal. Fort Wayne, Sept. 29. Sheriff Viberg to-night received a telegram from Sheldon, fifteen miles south of here, to come and arrest George Parker for attempted murder. Parker assaulted a boy named D. Snyder with a heavy cane, injuring him severely. No further particulars are known. Minor otes. The reunion of the Sixty-third Regiment : 1 1 i, v. .. i .1 t. - i lV III UU UOIU XI U A. b V Kill Ut 1 laUMUk l. Lebauon has just organized its third building and loan association, with capital stock of $100,000. June Jones, aged seven years, living near Crawfordsville, has died from the effects of being kicked in the breast by a horse. The Jay county fair opens tc-morro w, and. from the large increase in entries, promises to be the best fair ever held at Portland. Two trustees of Wabash College have died since tie June commencement. They are Rev. Kendall, D. D.. of LaPorte, and Moses i owler, of Lafayette. Ira McConnell has been appointed receiver or tne Crawiordsvulo Water-works ComEanv, and has given a $15,000 bond. The ondsmen are P. C. Somerrille, J. 11. Wassou and W. II. Ashley. At Decatur Joseph McGonagle. aged eighty-one. dropped dead of heart disease while at work. He was an old newspaper man and was at one time editor and publisher of the Democrat of that city. Charles McElroy. tho actor arrested at Louisville a few days -ago and taken to Columbus and lodged in jail to auswer to the charge of robbing the manager of the Trelegan Comedy Company, haa become violently insane. George Russell, an estimable voung man living ten miles southwest of Mitchell, was instantly killed while driving a team on a nillside. Ine wairon overturned, pulling the horses upon his body. His neck was broken and his body horribly crushed. Col. Alexander Hogeland. the newsboys friend, delivered a very interesting lecture at the Methodist Church, in Columbus. yesterday afternoon, lie was listened to by a large audience of youths, who under stood and appreciated tne advice given them. The Tabernacle Christian Church, at Co lumbus, has extended a call, which has already been accepted, to tho Rev. s. R. Fowler, of the Chestnut-street Christian Church, of Louisville. Ky.. to become their pastor as successor to the Rev. Z. T. Swee ney, the new consul-general to lurkey. Tho Parry Manufacturing Company, of Indianapolis, have purchased tho li. K. Taylor bent-wood-works, and it will hereafter be known as the New Albany bent-wood-works. The manager of the concern is O. R. Clements, vice-president of tho Tarry Manuiactunng company, ana lie ex pects to greatly enlarge tho works. The principal business of the works will be to make shafts for buggies and other vehicles for tho Parry company. The army reunion that closed Saturday evening at Corydon was a great success in every particular. Over two thousand people, old soldiers and their friends, from Harrison and adioining counties were pres ent and took part in the exercises usual to such occasions. Speeches were delivered by Hon. Jason B. Brown and Col. N. R. Peckinpaugh. and a handsome sword was presented to Capt. J. W. Marshall, comman der of revin Tost, li. A. K.. Mr. lirown de livering the presentation address. ILLINOIS. New Church Dedicated Religions Enterprise Displayed In Piatt County. Fpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Moxticello, Sept. 20. The new Chris tian Church at Milmine, this county, was dedicated to-day. The sermon was preached by Rev. W. H. Orr, of Covington, Ind. This is the sixth church recently built and dedicated iu Piatt county. A Presbyterian church was organized at Galesville, this conntv. bv the Rv. M. Walter, of Monti. cello. Rev. C. A. Wilder, of Champaign, and Elder W. M. Camp, of IJement. The great revival at Lodgo fetation, near here, closed to-day. It was conducted by Elder Charles Manchester, of Decatur. Thero were lifty persons converted, and a cliurcli was organ ized, with Robert Huston and Stephen Uruniinonu as eiders. Brief Mention. Suits havo been tiled against the firm of Sol Bennett, Bros. &, Co., of Peoria, for P. J. Hagerty, one of the men who killed James Cowan, recently, in Peoria, was arrested at Galesburg. Instead of sixteen cases of diphtheria at Paxton, it is announced that only six persons are afllicted with the disease, ana all are recovering. Dr. J. S. Peabody, regent of the University of Illinois, has obtained six months' leave of absence, and will spend is vacation in Europe. John Eidelfelt, a miner at Michael Kelly's mine, at Danville, was crushed to death by the roof of the room in which he was working falling in on him. Obituary. London, Sept. 29 The Most Rev. George Porter. 8. J., the Catholic Archbishop pf Bombay, is dead. Puebzx, Col.. Sept 29 R. G. Ford, general manager of the Colorado Coal and Iron Company, died suddenly this morning, at the Grand Hotel, of heart disease. Mr. Ford came from A 1 toon a. Pa., only a month ago to take charge of the company's affairs here. The remains will be taken East. Mass-Meeting of Socialists. Chicago. Sept. 29. A mass-meeting was held under the auspices of the national convention of the Socialist Labor party, this afternoon, at West Twelfth-street Turner Hall. The feature of the proceeding was a speech by J. F. Bushe, of New York, outlining the principles of state socialism and declaring that the delegates to the convention were not thero to pass resolutions regrotting the execution of Spies and his f cl-

low-Anarchists. The Speaker claimed that the Socialists are loyal to the government. At the regular session of the convention nothing was done bevond listening to the report of Secretary Rosenberg, reviewing

iue ugub uetween mo cociaiiM. uuuuim m New York, and denouncing two of the leaders. Schevitsch and Sanial. THE FIRE RECORD. Block of Buildings In the Center of Butte City, 3L, T., Destroyed Loss, 8300,000. Butte City, M. T., Sept 29. Fire this afternoon destroyed an entiro block in the business part of the city. The firo started at noon. rfcnd a violent wind fanned the flames into fury, while an insufficient supply of water prevented effective lighting against the flames. The fire was brought under control late in the day, being confined to the block in which the flames originated. The district burned is in the business portion, and among the buildings burned are the Bowes Block. First National Bank, Hennessey's dry goods store, Babcock's hat store, tne iiernard iiiock ana Gamies's shoe store. Several smaller es tablishments were also burned. Three firemen were fatally injured and a number of others slightly. The total loss will not exceed $000,000. Another Business Block Burned. Caledonia, Minn., Sept. 29. Fire was discovered early this morning in Sprague's Block occupied by Sprague Bros., general merchandise: K.K. Dahl, hardware; lank of Caledonia, P. J. Smalley. a law and abstract of title office and the Arfus office. The tire originated in the ardware store and spread rapidly, the whole block being consumed. Two buildings on the opposite side of the street occupied bv Steenstrun & Tommeraasen, jewelers, and Thomas Ab bott, notions, were hred by neat and burned down, although the stocks in tho two buildings were saved. The loss is 000; insurance, 15,500. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Local Forecasts. For Indianapolis and Vicinity For the twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. m., Sept. SO Cloudy weather and occasional rains. GENERAL INDICATIONS. Washington. Sept. 29 S. p. m. Forecast till 8 p. m. Monday: For West Virginia. Ohio and Indiana Kain; southerly winds: slightly cooler, except in Indiana, stationary temperature. ror Kentucky and lennessce Kain; southerly winds: slightly cooler. For Lower Michigan Kain: southerly winds; sligtly cooler. for Upper Michigan and Wisconsin Rain; southerly winds; cooler in eastern portion, warmer in western. For Minnesota and Dakota Light rain; cooler, except in eastern Minnesota, warmen southerly winds. r or Illinois Kain; southerly winds; stationary temperature Local "Weather Report. Indianapolis, Sept. 29.

Time. Bar. Thrr. K.U. Kind. Weather. Pre. 7 a.m. 30.21 55 70 South Cloudy 7 p.m. 30.07 tU 78 South Lt.ral'n. T

T Trace of rain. Maximum thermometer. 64; minimum thermometer. 53. Following is a comparative statement of the condition off temperature aud precipitation on Sept. .29, 1889: Tern. Pree. Normal 63 0.09 Mean 5S 0.00 Departure from normal 5 -0.01) Excess or deficiency since ert. 1.. H3 O.GO JExct-ss or deficiency since Jan. 1 . . 223 6.47 'Plus. ' Genera Weather Conditions. CN DAY, Sept. 29, 7 P. M. Fkessure. Low barometers are reported between tho Rocky mountains and the Mis sissippi valley, the lowest, 20.32, at Qu'Ap? pelle, I. A. A high area is approaching from the Pacific coast: the center of the high area east of tho Mississippi has moved beyond the Atlantic coast. Tem PKitATt'KK. The temperatures hay risen every wucre; tu aim auoye is lTporieq from eastern Montana and 'Dakota south ward to Texas, and aiong the gulf coast eastward to South Carolina and Florida: 00 and aboye from tho Mississippi and Ohio valleys, the lake region and tho Atlantic coast. Pr.KciriTATiox. Light rains have fallen in the Mississippi valley from St. Paul southward to the ulf; in tho Ohio valley as far east as Cincinnati, Ohio; in the Missouri valley from Kansas eastward, and 1U TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The seventh annual conference of tho advocates of Indian civilization will be hold at Lake Mohonk, Ulster county. Now York, Oct. 2, 3 and 4. Ex-County Treasurer Stedman. of Benton county, Iowa, was found truilty of forgery at Viuten yesterday. Thero is another charge of embezzlement. William Walters, claiming to be from Kansas City, is under arrest at Boston, charged with obtaining 10,000 cigars from nrms in that city on lorged orders. Early yesterday morning Charles Carter f ut two pistol b ills into the body of Chas. lulzstetter, in a street fight at Cincinnati. The wounds are believed to bo mortal. Mrs. Catherine Hounessy was found dead in a pool of blood at her homo, in Boston. this morning. Her husband claims that she fell down stairs, but ono of the children says sho was knocked down by the father. Lawyer Billings, of Waterloo, la., has been again found guilty of the death of V. L.' Kingsley, the alleged paramour of Bill ings's wife, lhis was the second trial. The verdict Is murder iu tho second degree, with a penalty of imprisonment for at least ten years. John Havs. a vonntr man of CorincroTi Ky., came home dazed, yesterday morninir. and his mother put him to bed, drunk, as she thought. Last evening it ws discovered that his skull was fractured, and he is believed to be dying. ho indicted tho blow is not known. Dr. W. J. Holland, of Pittshnnr. who. in the capacity of chief naturalist, was to nccompauy the government expedition that will shortly start for South Africa, to ob serve the solar eclipse, will probably sever his connection with the expedition, owing to tne severe niness oi a member or his family. Steamship Arrlrals. Queenstowx, Sept. 20. Arrived: Aura nia, from New York, and British Princess, from Philadelphia. rt a. rw 1 2r.yy iork, oepr. u. Arrived: Servia aud V ictona, from .Liverpool; La Bretasne, from Havre. Havre. Sept. 29. Arrived: La Bonreogne, from New York. Liverpool. Sept 29. Arrived: Rossmore, from Baltimore. Michigan Dank Closes Its Doors. Bio Rapids, Mich., Sept. 29. H. O. Pack ard fc Co.'s bank,-of Reed City, closed its aoors yesterday morning, it recently met With a loss of 810.000 or $15,000 throuch the failure of Wilson, Luther & Wilson, at Luther. Their deposits are estimated at from 30,000 to u0.000. Great excitement prevails among the depositors. They Should "Get Together." Boston Journ&L The Philadelphia Record (Dem.) a few days ago attacked Secretary Tracy for directing that some of tho new cruisers be built in the navy-yards. Now the Philadelphia Times (Dem.) iinds fault because the League Island navy-yard is not employed for construction purposes. This is a good sample of Democratic consistency. Commendable Progress Made. OU City Derrick. Major Sternberg,? ho is investigating the causes of yellowrevcr for the United States government, has got far enough along to know that thus far he doesn't know anything about it. Consequently he has arrived at a good starting point from which to work towards some good resnlts. " Where's the Boasted Southern Bravery? Boston Her Id. There were no applications for Brother Wanamaker's 1.000 reward in tho latest United States mail robbery down in Mississippi. Nobody appears to have had the courage to look tho robbers out ot countenance or to muzzle their pistols.

EX-COHYICT GILLAFS STORY

His Ante-3Iortem Confession of the Mur der ofMillionaire Snell, of Chicago, In Which He Claims to Have Participated in . the Robbery, and to Have Fired One of the Fatal Shots Tascott Merely a CatVPaw. Epeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Chicago, Sept 29. A local newspaper says, to-day, it is at last able to throw new and positive light on the mysiery of millionaire Snell's murder. It has discovered that three men took part in the crime. One stood guard outside the house, two went in, cracked the safe in tho basement, and together shot Mr. Snell. One of these two was James Gillan, a noted thief and exconvict. It has ascertained that Gillan made a full confession of the crime to Father Sullivan, of Saint Jarlath's Church, the night before his death, six months ago, at the county hospital. More important still, a statement made by Gillan the morning after the murder to an old and reputable lawyer, whose services he wished to retain in event of his arrest, has been obtained in the lawyer's writing. A mass of collateral details, though not needed to verify the fact of Gilian's guilt, which is established by the confession and statement, has been collected with the view to the detection of his accomplices. If the result of these discoveries does not show that the Trcott of the Snell case and Gillan were the aame person, it will show that Tascott was merely a cat's-paw used by Gillan for the purchase of tools and the secret ion and disposition of stolen property, and that others, hitherto as free from suspicion as Gillan, were the latter's partners in the murder. Gillan, in Bis confession to hislawyer, describes tho shooting of millionaire Snell as follows: "Some time ago a man whom I know well met me and asked me what I was doing now if I wanted a soft job. I told him I was doing nothing and was trying to get sumo work, honest work; that it went pretty hard with mo. I told him I had no money, and most any kind of a decent job would suit me. He said he had one, the safest work imaginable, just like picking up money in the street, no risk, no danger, nor likelihood of trouble of any kind. It was to rob a rich man's house, where thero were only an old man Snell and some small children aud a couple of women servants at home, lie said the work was to be dono in the basement, where Snell had his oftice, two stories away from where he slept, and three stories away from where the girls slept. Tho old man was a heavy sleeper, ho said, and we could do almost anything we pleased without waking him. Thero was money in a safe anybody could open, a large number of valuable papers, for the return of which he would pay a handsome reward, and agree not to prosecute. T consented to meet this fellow and a third man and help iu the job. We met and went to tho nouse. The third man was stationed, across the corner to give alarm in caso of suspicions movements on the outside. 'We went in through a basement door fronting on Ada street, which my associate readily opened with a key. We went through tho basement together, and I went up stairs to the main parlor iloor, as previously arranged, my companion returning to the ottice, where he was to open the safe, whilo I watched against interruption from above. "While upstairs I thought the hall rather narrow and close quarters iu case the old man should wake and come down, Tho back parlor door was open, but the doors connecting the two parlors were tightly fastened. I went front through the hall, keeping a sharp lookout up the second stairs, and found the front parlor door fastened. I wanted the front parlor door as a place of observation to give me the Tange of hoth parlors, as well as a full command of the head of the stairs leading u;. With the parlor to retreat into I would b" able to escape to the basement, with a wr.ll liptTVprn mA mill nnv nun pnmtni frmn v mv a w a a a a v a . a m stairs. I did not want to have to make the: beside the stairs exposed to fire from above. I knew how, and was iixed, so I opened the front parlor door iu a jiffy without much noise. "I .should say the main front outside door was left locked. We had provided for escape through the rear basement door. My conipauion attended to that the tirst thing after ho had left me at the stairs aud before he went to work in the oflice. He made a great amount of noise, and was a long time at this backdoor. He made so much noise I feared he would wake the wholo neighborhood, and I started to go down to him and tell him to make less noise or let me do that part. "J ust as I got tho parlor-door open I looked npand there stood the old man, at the head of the stairs. He saw me, and swore at me. I lost no time in getting inside of the parlor, and was about to try to open the connecting doors when a shot was tired from the hall or stairway. This rattled me a little, and, not daring to make a noise by forcing tho doors. I went back to the door I had come in by from the hall. I had relied on the representation that it would bo a quiet party, and only had with me the small pocket-pistol I usually carry. When Snell saw me the second time at the parlor door ho again began his loud talk, saying ho had me in a hole, and he would catch mo and break every bone in my body. Just then my companion showed at the rear of the hall and head of the basement stairs. The old man had been trying to tire his revolver at me, but could not make it go off for some reason. Ho now turned to the man at the head of the stairs, and the violent language which he' had used toward me was mild compared with that with which he assailed tho newcomer. "1 thought to take advantage of this diversion and step past Snell through the hall, but could not. At this time he succeeded in again tiring his revolver, and toward me. 1 had not shown mine, but finding his working again, and fearing my life, I snot without lighting or taking other aim than by holding the pistol toward him Almost at the same instant I saw his flash my companion tired, and it was evident Snell was badly wounded by ono or both of us, for he staggeredund in a short time fell dead in the hall. 'Vu lit out as fast as we could get away, going out by the rear basement door and then out by the alley to the street. So much noise had been made we feared tho whole neighborhood would bo aroused and after u, but we got away without observation. lt was the younger and got away tho faster, going to Kanuolph street as fast as I could run and then making my wavtothe agreed rendezvous. There my companion gave me $127 as my share of the money. I did not want to kill or even shoot at Snell, but he left me no otherchoico than to disable him or be killed by him. I shot intending to disable him. I do not know where my ball hit, nor which of us killed him." As to Tascott's part in the tragedy, it is said there arc excellent reasons for believing that Gilian's statement, exonerating him from direct complicity, may bo correct. It is known from Gilian's former associates, at Kelleher's, that he had been in the habit of using Tascott. who was not under susCicion of the police, as an agent between imself and the purchasers of his stolen goods. It is the opinion of those who knew Gillan best that, he being aware that Tascott had left the city about the time of tho murder, put the papers from tho Snell safo in Tascott's stove, where they were found sixteen days later. There were speciul reasons why suspicious, once directed toward Tascott, . would take root, and they were unknown to Gillan. They related to the fact that Tascott was acquainted with the family. In this connection it is said, on the authority of Tascott's brother, that he learned, while m Madison. Wis., that he was charged with the murder, came to Chicago on funds supplied by the brother to declare his innocence and stand trial. He consulted a LaSalle street attorney. The attorney investigated the circumstantial evidence which had been heralded as sufficient to convict him, and advised him to stand trial. Tascott learned, however, of the discovers' of a lot of stolen property in his closet, which he had been secreting for Gillau. He. learned that this property, consisting of fine guitars, mandolins and silverware, bad been identified by various Westtide residents whose houies Gillau had pil

laged. He realized that if he escaped on the charge of murder he would be convicted for receiving stolen goods, if not for robbery. He concluded to leave Chicago again, and did 6o. Two more sensational stories in regard to the Snell murder were printed to-day, bnt investigation showed they were simply the workot imaginative'reporters. When Father Sullivan was seen this evening he denied having received Gilian's confession. RELICS UF SALEM WITCHCRAFT.

A Few Mementoes Still Preserved of the Terrible Persecutions of 1G92. -New York Sua. In the busy little city of Salem are preserved a few relics of the horrible year of lf?92, when a number of the best citizens of the town were hanged on the accusation of some poor, deluded persons, mostly girls in their teens, who asserted that they had been bewitched and tortured by the prisoners. Not a few travelers passing to and from Boston stop over a train at Salem to seethe few mementoes of that frightful year that are kept in the olKce of tho register of deeds. The relics are displayed on a large stand in the center of tho main oflice. The first thing that attracts attentiou is a little bottle whoso mouth is carefully protected by a wax seal to keep the contents be3ond the reach of kleptomaniacs. The bottle contaius a half-dozen witch-pins. These implements are nothing more than tho ordinary pins used two centuries ago, "when pins were still manufactured by hand. The interest attaching to theso specimens comes from the fact that they are the very pins that were used at Salem to stick into the accused persons to 6ee whether they were witches. If the unfortunates were hurt by this treatment it was a sure sign that they were witches unfit to live. Beside the bottle of witch pins is the official seal of the court of oyer and terminer, before which the prisoners were tried. It is a little iron stamp fitted with a black wooden handle, and its impress is seen upon the only warrant for the hanging of ono of the prisoners that has been preserved. This warrant, as it was written out by the clerk of the court, fills the greater part of a sheet of paper about foolscap size. It is written in a crabbed hand, but is quite legible. It is addressed to the sheriff, recites the crime for which one of the female prisoners had been tried and convicted, and orders the sheriff to hang her on a certain day. On the lower part of the page appears the sheriff's return, written in a round, bold hand, certifying that he has carried out the mandate of the court. Photographs of this interesting document are on sale. But tho most interesting relic is the court record of the trials of these unfortunate prisoners. These papers are kept in a large volume, so arranged that every document may be read without being touched. Here are the affidavits of the igi .orant girls and boys, who tell of the tortures the alleged witches made them suffer. Here is the detailed examination of the prisoners, giving question and answer. The record was neatly written, and is still as legible as though it were recently committed to paSer. It was doubtless written out each ay by tho clerk from his notes after tho adjournment of the court. It tells the story of a great delusion, and probably no original documents that have come down from our forefathers are so replete with tragic interest. As one turns the pages of tho big volume he observes that the poor victims had no chance at all before that tribunal. The design of every question was to extort a confession of euilt or to involve the prisoner in contradictory statements. He nad no counsel to plead his cause, and every ono was against him. The most pathetic of these records is that of the examination of Mrs. Kebecca Nurse, the aged lady whose memory is revered by all who have read thestory of her martyrdom. In the heart of Salem, within a stone's throw of its busiest street,. is a little cemeter3 many of whose gravestones were carved long before tho tragic year of lCiri. Here rest tho bodies of a few of the victims of tho persecutions. A VERY OLD llAILUOAD. The Mohawk & Hudson, Iluilt in 1826, by an Afctor Company. Railway Age. Ono of the first railway 8, if not the first, in this country, was the Mohawk fc Hudson, which was chartered by an act of tho New York Legislature on the 17th of April, The commissioners who were intrusted with the duty of organizing the company met for the purpose in the office of John Jacob Astor, in New York city, on July 1820. One of their first official acts was to appoint Peter Fleming chief engineer and send him to Kugland to examine as to' the feasibility of bnildinsra railroad. Mr. Fleming's salary was fixed at $1,500 a year. Tho road first used horse power and later on adopted steam for use in daytime, retaining horses, however, for night work. It was not deemed safe to use steam after dark. At first the trains cousisted of one car each, which, in its construction, closely resem bled the old-fashioned stage-coach. There was no conductor, no bell cord and, in short, very few of the innumerable attachments which belong to the railway train of to-day. The road connected the two towns of Albany and Scheuectady, and was seventeen miles in length, but that portion which was operated: by steam was only fourteen miles m length, horses being used on the incline-plane division from thctopof one hill to tneop of another. In those days the only brake used consisted of a wooden wedge, which was dropped iu between the wheels and the end of tho truck-framo when the train was about to commence the descent of a grade. When it approached the station the station agent met it as it neared the platform, placed the wedge in position, and when the time arrived for it to start agaiu on its trip he removed it and the train sped again on its course. The first improvement on this brake consisted iu placing a strip of leather on one side of the wedge. One one side of this wedge was a hole in which a hroom-handie, or other handle, was placed for convenience in operating the contrivance. As business increased and cars were added, it was found impossible for tho engineer to see all the cars of his train, so as to determine if they were moving along iu proper shape, so a guard wae placed on top of the first car back of tho engine, who kept his eye on tho entire train, and notified the engineer to stop when ho discovered that any particular car bobbed about enough to indicate that it was off the track. A NAIL IN A JIAVS IIRAIN. Surprising Result of an Autopsy at Ilridgeport, Conn. Bridgeport News. Probably one of the most wonderful discoveries made by the medical fraternity of this city or anj' other place was that revealed, yesterday afternoon, at the autopsy on the body of John Stewart, who died at the hospital, yesterday morning, about G o'clock. Stewart, it will bo remembered. -1 1 r , 1 m was Hritii"u uu ant.v it uu cuuru oi assault on his wife aud breach of the peace. The complaint was made by his eon George. The latter at that time cave his father such an unmerciful beating that his face was not recognizable. Tho heartleRs son, after he got his father down, kicked him in the face until tho blood flowed iu streams from the wounds indicted, and left him in an almost insensible state, in which condition he was afterward found by the police. The row occurred at Stewart's home, IH5 Buckingham avenue. His son then had him arrested and sent to jail. Stewart was locked up only a few days when he began to show signs of being out of his head. It was first thought that he had the uVlirinra-tremens. He tried several times to knock his brains out by hammering bis head against the walls of his cell and the bars on the door. Ho finally became so bad that it was found necessary to remove hiru to the hospital, which was accordingly dona June 4. His skull was thought to be fractured, and the surgical operation of trepanning was performed. Stewart afterwards seemed to be improving, and got so he was able to be about. Several weeks ago he began to grow worse again, and all hope cf his recovery was given up by the hospit&l corps. They knew that ho bad but a short time to live. Sunday they performed another operation on Stewart's head, but without success. The unfortunate man rapidly sank until death relieved him. Ho was out of his mind the greater part of the time. The hospital physicians were unable to account for tho true cause of his death, and yesterday afternoon held an autopsy on the body. The result was that tney discovered a 3-inch wire nail driven through the skull and piercing the brain. How it came there will probably always remain a xny ste ry. Pimple, boila and other humors nre linble to appear when the blood peta heated. To cure tteia take Hood's C&rsap&riH.

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Mil! Absolutely Puro. Thl vowAer never varte. A msrval of parity, strength and wholesomenesn. Mor economic U than the onlioary kind, and cannot bo sold In competition with the mulUtude ot low.t9t, ahort-weicht alum of phofpate powders. Sold only in can. KOYAL 1; A KING POWDEK CO.. 106 WU street. N Y. THE AUSTRALIAN HAL LOT. now the System Worked In LoultTllle'g Late Election A Defect in the Law. Louisville Letter in Boston Journal. The Australian system of voting, which has been recently adopted in Louisville, has had bnt two practical trials here, hut tho advantages wnich it possesses over tho methods previously in vogue were demonstrated so clearly by those applications that all good citizens have civen the essential principles of the law their hearty indorsement. Tho law only applies to the city of Louisville, as the Constitution of Kentucky prescribes the viva voce method of voting in State elections. The Court of Appeals, which has construed tho enactment, held that a municipal election was not within the meaning of a constitutional election, and that, therefore, the citv elections of Louisville might be held under the new measure. Touching the point of the relative facility with w hich the vote u counted under the new and the old systems, it is not possible to niafce an accurate statement, for this reason: The citv of Louisville is divided into twelve wards. Under t the old law theso were divided into voting precincts, each ward containing from three to live, according tc its size, thero being forty-three in all. In some of these precincts as many as 1.000 votes were frequently cast, but the work of counting them was comparatively expeditions, all that was necessary being to cast up the pages of the poll-books, which could be done in a few minutes. If the same system of precinct division existed under the new plan, undoubtedly a verv much longer time would be required to count the ballots. . But the Wallace bilL as the new law is called, directed the City Council to divide the wards into precincts, limiting the number of voters in each to 350. This has been done, and now, instead of forth-three precincts, there are 120. In many of these, of course, much less than the maximum number oi votes is cast, and in an election involving no unusual issues and freo from strong personal contests, tho electiou oflicers would not have more than two hundred votes to count. This, of course, expedites the work, and at the two elections which have been held under the law the result has been ascertained at 9 o'clock, tho polla closing at 7. It may be added that the nature of Louisville politics greatly simplifies the labors of the election ollicers. Thero are no contests hero on political grounds, the Republicans making no attempt to keep up a city organization or put out candidates. In municipal elections, therefore, the number of candidates is 6mall. aspirants frequently running without opposition. Tho number of oflicers to be voted for by the people aro fewer than in larger cities, and thus each hallot, as it is taken from tho box, is more SDecdilv Idisnosed of.3 As between the old system of viva voce voting, under the conditions prevailing at that, time, and the now system with the changed circumstances, it will thus be seen littlo advantage has been lost. Under tho earao conditions, it may be roughly estimated that the Australian method would require two or three times as long. Whether this proposition would hold good in other cities would depend, of course, on tho character of the system now in operation. The Kentucky Court of Appeals has practically emasculated the law passed for, the benefit of Louisville by exempting ths illiterate voter from its provisions. The very heart of the measure is the secret compartment into which tho voter goes for the purpose of making out his ballot. The court held that this provision threw an obstacle in tho way of tho man who could not read, and thus tended to deprive him of his suflrago. Under its ruling a frfend is permitted to go into the compartment with the voter. Of course this defeats tho vital intention of the law, for the old-timo "worker" will be thus enabled to carry on his nefarious operations iu the very sanctuary of tho ballot. An election is to be held hero next December under tho law as it now stands, and the author of the bill, tho Hon. Arthur Wallace, tells mo that he sees no reason why it will not be as corrupt as formerly. The politicians are sleepless and desperate, and every reform step must bo taken over their corpse. A Mixed Question. Merchant Traveler. VWhere is that umbrella I loaned you!" said Smith. "Why, I loaned it to Robinson: he says yon found it, and that it belongs to him," replied Hrown. "So it does. He says I've got to give it back to-him or buy him another." "Hut he's got his umbrella.' "I know that, but he says I'm responsible for it. And so I will have to look to you." "Well, I'll Lave to look to Robinson. Hut it's his umbrella, and he won't give it up." Here they turned the corner, and the world will never know just how the question was settled. The Snake's Tall Still Vibrates. Cleveland Leader. Tho Anarchists aro again beginning to raise their heads out of the 6lough of ignominy into wftich they were hurled by the execution of several of their leaders in Chicago. A convention is to bo held in Chicago at which Parsons. Spies, and tho other men hanged arc to be duly canonized i- 'I'U it .a 'a.as iii.'irij in i uu auiuumies m iu.it cuy should ceo that the proceedings of tho meeting are not characterized by wild and revolutionary harangues. It is "too lat iu. the day to permit anarchism to gain a foothold. Litekash'a Conundrum. Washinjrton CavitftL "Why." said Mr. Lite ash to his wife. s he read a newspaper description of one of her dresses, worn at a reception the evening previous, ;'ara 1 like description?" "iou know very well that I detest conundrums." "Yes, but this is a good one.n "Well, what's the answerf "Here it is," and he showed her the sentence, "Mrs. Litekash's costume beggarta description." A Prescription lor Gout. NorrUto-wn HcraM. Snurgeon. tho great London preacher, sutlers terribly lrom the gut, and is at Mentone seeking relief. If Mr. Spurgeon is looking for a cure, ho should accept a call to a town where the salary is $400 a year and the debt on the church is $0,000. A Silly Wall of Mugwump Disappointment Spiinfrfill Republican. The forgiveness of arner Miller is almost too heavenly. When he appeared in Thomas C. Piatt's convention at Saratoga yesterday, delegates looked to see a halo of beatific light around his head. He ought to have been in Puck's show of curiosities as the Smiling Martyr. Those Uuullns; Nihilists, nartford Conrsnt. If a story just in at London, from St. Petersburg, is authentic, another mistimed, and theretore unsuccessful, attempt to blow up the Czar occurred on tho cvo of his Majesty' departure for Copenhagen. Tho. conspirators succeeded 011I3- in wrecking C-U. iiiollcuslYO railroad ttatioa