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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1891.

moving the train on to Dousland or of returning iho way it had come, the railroad sorters and tho conductors, alter a conference -with the imprisoned passengers, decided to try to push on to Dousland on foot, in order to at least obtain supplies of provisions for ths passsngers. and if possible to bring them some kind of sleighs or ether conveniences 'which would enable them to reach places of shelter. Thereupon they started on theirlongand cold journey, and after terrible suffering managed to reach Dousland in safety. But upon arrival thero they were uaableto return, and in addition, so terriblewas the storm ramus they were unable to persuade others to form a rescae party. Daring this time the half-frozen passengers, among Tvho.n wery a number of ladies, nearly perished. They built fires near the cars and heated the water-tank foot-warmers, the only means of heating the English road cars, and thus did they keep themselves warm with but little success, so intense was the cold. When, after forty-eight hours of this, distressing experience, the passengers were finally rescued, they were In a pitiable condition, the ladies especially. So terribly did the ladies sutler that a number of them are now at Dousland, conlined to their beds and under constant medical treatment, while several of the male passengers suffered almost as much from exposure and want of food. The adventures of the passengers who were snowed up near Dousland can serve as an illustration of the anventures and sufferings which fell to the lot of the passengers on hoard of a number of other trams which were caught out in the snowstorm. Large numbers of people had experience similar to those of the Dousland train, while many others still had narrow escapes from more serious troubles by the danger of trains colliding with trees thrown across the railroad tracks by the weight of snow npon them. As it was several trains were derailed by coming in collision with trees thus hurled across the rails, but no loss of life, happily, is reported from this cause. West Cornwall has been in a state of complete isolation since Monday last The first communications with that district were opened up to-day. Of course, the facts which have come to a. - a . ! a

ligut in connection wun Bnowea-un trains, and particularly in connection with snowed-up vehicles, such as coaches and carriages, only give some idea of what has actnallr taken place, for hundreds, at least, of such conveyances have been snowed up at various points, and the ex periuncea of many of them will never be told. When the storm of the latter part of December, 1600. tied up the traffic in England and on the continent the wsather prophets proclaimed that it was the most severe weather within the memory of the oldest inhabitant, but now these same prophets announce the present storm is the most severe experienced in fifty years. As an offset to the thousands who have been thrown out of work by the storm, thousands, it may be added, have been employed in clearing away the snow on the railroad west of Taunton. As another inhtance of the work to be done and the sufferings experienced it may be noted thatn the railroadwest of Taunton, between Tontene9 and Plymouth, alone thero are five trains snowed up. Tho Western railway is still snow-blockaded. A snow.plow which was trying to clear the line at Tothes crashed into a train bnned under the snow, injuring a fireman and engine-driver and doingmuch damage. The mail train which runs between Plymouth and London was dispatched to-day for the first time since Monday last, the traffic on the road having been suspended oing to tho heavy snow-storm which raged hero during the week. Destructive Hoods In Rait!. a which have followed the recent heavy 6now-storm, have destroyed one-half of the winter crop3 in many places in southwest Ilusna. The Vistula has overflowed its banks and has inundated a gToat paxt of Warsaw. The inhabitants of that city are in distress, owing to the Hoods, the seventy of which can bo judged from tho fact that the ramparts which form a' part of the fortifications have been in part destroyed by the rising waters. VICTORIA'S "DICAWrNG-riOOM." American Ladles In Attendance and the Cos tumes Worn by Them. Cov jTfght. 1S81, by the New York Associated Press. London, March 13, The Queen's second "drawing-room," held to-day, was equally brilliant with the first, held last week, although there was a smaller attendance today. It was of special interest, owing to tha largo number of Americans present. The United States Minister and Mrs. Lincoln, Miss Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. McCormick and Lieutenant and Mrs. Emery were in the diplomatic body. Mrs. Lincoln, being in mourning, was dressed in black velvet. Mrs. McCorraick wore a gown of poppy red brocade, trimmed with crepe and heavily embroidered with gold and jewels. Miss MedilL of Chicago, who was also presented in the diplomatic circle, wore a dress of pink satin, with a gold-embroidered train of white satin, brocaded with carnations, and carried a bouquet of carnations and lilies. Miss Lincoln wore a white satin gown, ornamented with silver embroidery. Mrs. Astor, who had made all arrangements to be presented to the Queen, was prevented from attending by a cablegram from Philadelphia announcing the death of her mother. She bad a special costume designed in Paris for the occasion. Mrs. Lincoln gave a drawing-room tea after the court ceremony. Her guests were tho Americans and several others who had been presented to the Queen. MYTHICAL ESTATES. American Claimants Warned Not to Contribute Money to English Sharpers. Copyright, LS01. by tho New York Associated Press. 1 London, March 13. A largo proportion of the correspondenco of the American legation is devoted to the subject of unclaimed estates in England. Secretary McCormick has been devoting much time to replying to such letters. Ho states that since March, 1SS9, over two hundred Amerienn claims to large estates in Great Britain have been received; that none of the casts investigated have shown even aD element of probability, and that there is reason to believe that nearly all American claimants are deceived by English sharpers, who make a practice of getting subscriptions to establish claims. Mr. McCormick warns all claimants not to pay fees to unknown agents, lie says the only way for them to ascertain the truth of reported claims is to employ some firm of L'nglish. solicitors of undoubted repute. The legation itself is powerless to do anything to establish such claims. GENERAL FOREIGN MIWS. Reasons That May Impel Bismarck to Decline a Seat in the Reichstag. . London, March 13. Prince Bismarck has not yet given a reply to the invitation to become a candidate for the Reichstag from Geestemunde, Hanover. It is stated that the Prince's chief reason for hesitation is not political, but because he does not care to live for any length of time in Berlin, lie would not take the seat without fulfilling its obligations, and that would make it necessary lor him to stay away from home. As to the rest it would give him pleasure to sit in the Keichstag and express those opinions which he felt it his duty as a citizen cot to conceal. It appears, therefore, that tho question of whether the Prince will take a seat in the Keichstag is one of personal convenience. The social democrats have been aroused by Chancellor von Caprivi's statement that they are "an element of danger that might possibly have to be combattcd in the streets." The social democrats claim to be carrying on their agitation entirely within constitutional lines; that they want no street fighting and that to 6ome extent they are in agreement with the government o far as r' rr both regard a radical transformation crixisting society as a necessity. American Intarmnco Companies in Britain. London, Starch 13. The question of the position of American insurance companies in England was brought up iathe IIouio of Commons to-night by Mr. Frye asking Mr. (ioschen. the Chancellor of tho Exchequer, to rebate the income tax on insurers in American companies! Mr. Goschen replied that the question whether such insurers oaght to get a rebate had been settled in the courts. The difiorenco of the treatment of Untish companies from that of American csmjyaaica did not ie:t tisicJy on technical

grounds. Insurers in British companies had an advantage by a rebate cf the income tax on premiums, but the companies paid a tax on their investments. Toreign companies holding investments abroad bad an advantage, by having no income tax to pay. Therefore, there could be no claim to a remission here. This report settles a longpending dispute. ; The Newfoundland Dispute. London. March 13. A blue-book on the Newfoundland dispute with France is about to bo issued. It gives the correspondence between Lord Salisbury and M. Iiibot, concluding with the arbitration convention. Lord Salisbury proposed arbitration of the widest scope, but M. Kibot refused to go beyond a reference to arbitrate in t the conniruction of treaties afiectins certain points. It was finally agreed that the arbitration should be limited to the dispute regarding the lobster factories. Each covernment will be represented on the arbitration commission by two delegates, besides whom the commission will be composed of three foreign jurists, already selected one Kussian, one Norwegian, and one Swiss. William O'Brien Declared a Bankrupt. Dublin. March 13. The court has adjudicated Mr. William O'Brien a bankrupt on the petition of Lord Salisbury in the latter's suit to recover the sum of 1,700, the costs in the action for libel brought against him by Mr. O'Brien, and in which the latter wan non-suited. M. Herman Kaffalovicb. the fatberfln-law cf Mr. O'Brien, has offered to discharge the debt, but Mr. O'Brien has declined to accept tho favor. If Mr; O'Brien is unable to bit in Parliament for a year, and at the end of that time he is till confined in prison, his seat in the House of Commons will bt? declared vacant, and an election for a now member will be ordered.

Prince Napoleon Sinking. Rome. March 13. At this hour (3:15 p. M.) Prince Jerome . Napoleon is sinking. The physicians in attendance have administered inhalations of oxygen. His condition is considered hopeless. His wife, his sister. Princess 'Slathilde, King Humbert, Duke of Aosta and Cardinal Bonaparte are at his bed-side, while Prince Victor makes frequent visits. It is stated that Prince Napoleon this morning yielded to entreaties made to him and confessed to Mgr. Mermillod. Prince Napoleon began to show symptoms of cardiac paralysis late to-night. A Find to Delight Bibliophiles. London, March ia The renovations which are now going on at Haddington Abbey have resulted in an important find. This is the discovery of the presbytery library, which has been untouched for centuries. Among the books found is one which will have a special interest for American readers: this is William Penn's famous paper, The People's Ancient and Just Liberties," which, it is asserted, bolongs to the date of about 1670. There are many other important books, some of which go back to earlier centuries. Germany Still Refuses to Admit Oar Pork. Berlin, March 13. In the Reichstag, today. Dr. Von Bcctticher, vice-president of tho Ministry of State, replying to Herr Barth, said that the new sanitary measures adopted in the United States were inade3uate, and that, therefore, the government id not intend to rescind the prohibition placed upon the importation of American hog products. Dr. Windthorst' Condition Improved. Berlin, March 13. The physicians of Dr. Windthorst, the leader of the clerical party in the Reichstag, who has for some days past been seriously ill in this city, have issued a bulletin which says that Dr. Windthorst has had several hours of refreshing sleep, and that he is generally in an improved condition. Prince Bismarck May Arbitrate. Berlin, March 13. It is rumored that Prince Bismarck will be asked to act as arbitrator in the Behring sea question. Cable Notes. Captain Markham, chief of the steam reserve at Portsmouth, who was a companion of Sir George Nares in the tatter's arctic expedition, has tpplied for leave to accompany the Nansen polar expedition. After threatening legal action to prevent a company from establishing a messengercall system in London, Mr. Raikes, the Postmaster-general.announces his intention to provide a sort of express-letter service for short distances. The London Graphie says that Mr. Chamberlain has consented to act as British commissioner in the event of the United States government agreeing to discuss trade recifirocity with Canada, and that his coleagues will be Sir Chas. Tupper and Sir Wm. V. Whitway, Premier of Newfoundland. Lord Chief-justice Coleridge of England, has imparted to Justice Stephen the substance of the enrrent rumors in regard to tho lattei's mental condition, and as a result Justice Stephen has decided to consult Sir Andrew7 Clarke, in the meantime abstaining from judicial work. The Germans are depressed and the Hungarians proportionately pleased by the result of the Austrian census showing that the population outside of Hungary has mademoretJian3percentlessincreaseinten years than the population of Hungary. The total figures for the empire show that the Austrian kaiser rules over 42,500,000 people. A dispatch from Rome says that the Pope will name cardinals at the next consistory. There is now no information as to the probable nominees. The Pope has appointed Mousignor Louis Rotelli. who is papal nuncio at Pans, and has the title of Archbishop of Pharsalia, to be prefect at the Vatican. This is regarded as preliminary to his elevation to the cardinalate. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Lyman B. Gotf has declined the Republican nomination for the lieutenant-governorship of Rhode Island. To-day if the weather is favorable the first big steel steamship ever built upon the great lakes will be launched at Chicago. Experiments at the Wisconsin Agricultural station show that from two to threo and one-half tons of sugar per acre can be produced from sugar beets. S. F. Leddell. a prominent real-estate dealer of Dnluth, Minn., was instantly killed lastnight by a switching train on the St. Paul & Dnluth road. All the railroads running to and through Pittsburg have been compelled to cut down the number of their employes, owing to the stagnation in the coal trade. Asbury Park, N. J., police are patroling the streets armed with rilies and shooting all unmuzzled dogs. Twenty dogs have been bit by alleged mad doss. Thomas D. Hall, who has held a position in the United States Treasury, at Washington, since died Thursday. His height was only thirty-seven inches. The St. Johns, N. F., press urges the withholding of bait from foreign fishermen in order to starve them out of contiguous waters, and so help local fishermen. The California Legislature has passed an act providing for the issuance of certificates of residence to all Chinese now in the State, ad for tho exclusion of all others. George Eliuer, a prisoner in the Columbus, O., penitentiary, is supposed to be the mysterious person known as Tascott, who is alleged to have shot millionaire SnelL of Chicago. Edward Monks, traveling sal -man. committed suicide in a Bowery (New York) lodging-house yesterday. He claimed to bo a nephew of the Australian millionaire, John Cunningham. A cablegram from Loudon to a New York newspaper says that Pritchard has issued a challengo to Boh Fitzsimmons to fight him for the championship belt in any club in England or America that oilers the largest purse. Jcs. Montague, who last June in a drunken quarrel killed his aged wife and then attempted suicide, was sentenced at Chicago yesterday, to be hanged May 15. The pray-baired prisoner evinced no emotion at the sentence. Mrs. Joseph Graham, of Caldwell. O., wife of a merchant, was murdered by a drunken ruffian named Elmer Johnson, on Thursday evening, while standing in a store. Johnson slashed her neck with a knife, severing theju gular yein.

F0UGHTF0ETY-F0UBB0UNDS

George Godfrey, of Boston, aColored Pu gilist, Whipped by Jake Kilrain. Lively Mill at the California Athletic Clab for a Parse of $5,000 The Baltimore Man's Superior Science Too Much for the Negro. Sax Francisco, March 13. Jake Kilrain, of Baltimore, and George Godfrey (colored), of Boston, met in a finish fight at the California Athletic Club to-night, for a $5,000 trophy. Kilrain, who had been trained by Muldoon, was in fine form. The betting ranged from $100 to SCO to $100 to $75 in Kilrain's favor. Godfrey had also been trained well, and much of the difference in the odds placed on the men was due solely to the fact that Kilrain's backers were more numerous. At 9:52 P. M. Kilrain entered the ring, followed closely by Godfrey. Kilrain was seconded by Muldoon and Jim Hall, the Australian, with Ernest Rooeber as bottle-holder. Godfrey's seconds were Frank Steele and the latter s brother Jack, while Peter Jackson officiated as bottleholder. Kilrain weighed about 192 to Godfrey's 174. Time called at 9:53. Godfrey lay well back with his left extended. Kilrain standing easily. The men came together with their rights on the ribs. A couple of clinches followed. Kilrain led his left for the ear, countered by Godfrey. Both exchanged a number of blows for the head. Second Round Kilrain led with his left lightly on Godfrey's shoulder. He seemed disposed to rush matters, while the Bostonian exercised more science and stopped several ugly leads. Kilrain got in his right on Godfrey's ear, and closed the round by a rush, which was cross-countered by Godfrey. Third Round Kilrain landed a good' left on Godfrey's cheek. The latter rushed, falling short: Some feinting followed at long range. The round closed with a lead and a stop by each man. Kilrain had a light bruise under left eye. Fourth Round Kilrain swung a powerful left, fell short and the men clinched. Godfrey placed his right for the ribs, as usual, wnile Kilrain guarded the head. Godfrey cleverly ducked a wicked left, but soon after caught a punch in the chest that caused him to groan. Fifth Round Godfrey led for the head, falling short. Clinches followed, Godfrey taking the aggressive Kilrain for the second time caught Godfrey's head under his arm, but cries from , the spectators caused him to j relinquish his purpose of doing damage. Godfrey was apparently much the cooler of the two aud in the infighting displayed much good humor. Sixth Round Godfrey again dodged a wicked left-arm swing. Kilrain caught him with - his left on the cheek several times, Godfrey countering on the ribs. Godfrey's left temple was slightly cut. Seventh Round Godfrey essayed several straight two-lfanded drives at the Baltimorean, who took his time about responding, but eventually scored a left-hander on his opponent's head.' Kilrain appeared more ponderous than his adversary, but his delivery, at close range, was rapid. From the eighth to tho thirteenth round the fight progressed slowly, though the tenth and eleventh were marked by some hot exchanges, Kilrain being somewhat dazed in the eleventh, and was apparently making a waiting fight, while Godfrey endeavored to draw him on. In the thirteenth round little was done. Fourteenth Kound Kilrain drove his left into Godfrey's jaw, but was too far away to do any damage. He drove a powerful left into Godfrey's face and neck several times, and three times caught him on the jaw. and once staggered him. Fifteenth Round Godfrey rushed wildly, while Kilrain, who was now warmed up, cleverly eluded him. Kilrain made use of his left in upper-cutting at close range. Sixteenth Round Kilrain started in to slug his man, and though Godfrey gamely endeavored to return, his blows were powerless against the shower of fierce swings rained upon his head. He continued to smile and hung on bravely, but a second more added to the round would have seen' him knocked out. Seventeenth Round Godfrey essayed to rush, but his strength appeared to be gone. Kilrain, however, did not force the fight, and the Bostonian gained a little time by olinching and feinting. He had a large lump over the right eye. Eighteenth Round Godfrey rushed the Balti morean into his corner, but was too far away to do any damage. Kilrain's dilatory tactics lost him what advantage he might have gained in this round. Nineteenth Round Kilrain again started to rain his blows on the negro's hard head, but except when he succeeded in landing on the cheek or jaw he did little damage. Godfrey improved each opportunity to get a punch in over the heart. Twentieth Round Clever exchanges of half-arm blows elicited much applause. Kilrain seemed more powerful, and forced Godfrey to give ground. Twenty-first Round Godfrey slipped to the lloor during a rapid . exchange of halfarm blows. Near the close of the round he received three staggerers on the jaw, but came up smiling in the next round. In the twenty-second round little was done. Twenty-third Round Godfrey had, up to this time, taken punishment sufficient to wear out many pugilists, but the contest was, apparently, no nearer termination than a half hour before. He continued to receive punches in the mouth, jaw and ears with perfect equanimity that seemed to nonplus the doutrhty Baltimorean. Iiithe twenty-fourth round there was no damage. In the twenty-fifth a left punch from Kilrain oaught the negro square on the jaw, but he was too far away to get full oilects, aud quickly recovered. Godfrey secured but two good blows to his credit in this round, while Kilrain. placing his left glove on the negro's jaw, hammered him repeatedly with his right on the ear. Twenty-sixth Kound Kilrain again got in under the point of the chin, but. as usual, was too far-away. He seemed to have a wholesome regard for the negro's right. Kilrain forced him into his corner and punched him with the right and left, while Godfrey helplessly hugged the ropes. Kilrain finally led. and the negro, all but knocked out. went to the corner smiling at the end of the round. Bulletin. Godfrey was knocked out in the fortyfourth round. WIND AND SNOW STORMS. Severe Gale tt Pittsburg Walls of Burned llulldings Blown Down. Pittsbuho, March 1& At 11 o'clock this morning a gale of wind, reaching the velocity of over forty miles an hour, passed over the city, causing considerable damage to property and injuring several persons. The signal office reports that for a few minutes a velocity of forty-threo miles per hour the highest ever known in this city was experienced. The walls of the Gerniania Bank and Welden Buildings, the scene of Wednesday's fire, crumbled beneath the fury of the wind, and a large section of the bank wall fell upon the root of the; Merchants' and Manufacturers' Insurance Company building adjoining, breaking through the roof and three floors of the insurance company's building. The occupants barely escaped with their lives. Mill and house chimneys all over both cities are reported damaged or blown down. Several of the largest plate-glass windows in the city were blown out; that at G. W. Biggsjtfc Co's.. jewelry store fell on and severely injured several persons. In the Chartiers oil field, near the city, the wind blew over a large number of derricks, causing considerable damage to oil wells. Sign til Serrlo Prediction. Washington, March 13. In view of the great TrVjeasiness in the Mississippi valley in connection with the present high water the Signal Ofiico puts forth the following special bulletin: The river this morning at Cairo stands 44.7 feet above low water. It is assumed that the rises from the Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers will cause the stage at Cairo to approximate forty-soven feet by March 19. The long-continued high stage at Cairo makes it certain that a large amount of

water has passed into the St. Francisbasin. If no more that the average rain-fall occurs during the next thirty days the crest of the present high water from Memphis to Vicksburg will occur within a week, reaching, from present prospects, about forty-four feet at Helena and forty-seven feet six inches at Vicksburg. Unless the rain-falls for the coming thirty days are excessive in the drainage basin above Memphis it is certain that succeeding high waters will not exceed those avove-named. in view of the present great rate of discharge of the river at Helena. While the late heavy rains in the drainage basin of the central Mississippi have rapid rises, yet the outlook is favorable, unless, as has been stated before, these excessive rains should continue for a prolonged period. The ram-fall in the Mississippi drainage basin for at least the next four days will be considerably below the average. lrfjvee Cut or Destroyed by Dynamite. Mkmphis, Tenn., March 13. Maj. J. F. Dabney, chief engineer of the levee board of the district in which the new Robinson levee, which gave 'way yesterday, is situated, was in tho city last night, having come direct from the crevasse to Memphis. In conversation he said to a reporter; 'The break is 175 feet wide, and the water is running through it about six feet deep, or was when I left there. The levee was cut or blown up, without doubt. It was one of the finest and most substantial in the district. It was built two years ago by the government and the levee board jointly, and had stood the long strain of last year without showing any evidences of weakening when the water was very near the top. Thirty or forty laborers on a contract were turned loooe without their pay recently, and- they were heard to make threats of getting even. They scid they would walk the levee until they 'got even,' to use their own language. It is surmised that some of these miscreants exploded a dynamite cartridge where it would do the damage. I do not apprehend much damage." Victims of a Snow-Slide. Crested Butte, Col., March 13. Three more snow-slide victims are reported this moning. M. G. Creller, Pat Murphy and Jack Griffin, who have been at work on the Jacob Strader mine, are buried beneath the snow. The slide is over half a mile wide, and it would seem that the whole mountain has come down, filling the basin with snow probably a hundred - feet deep. The place has been considered very dangerous; so much so that since the storm no one has dared to venture ud there until yesterday, when three men went to see if their fellow-miners were safe. They found no signs of a cabin, and the tunnel entrance was entirely covered. By tunneling throngh the snow for thirty feet they came to the cabin, which was mashed in by snow. It is the general belief that the poor fellows had become alarmed ar.d started to leave, and were caught in their attempt to escape. Worst of the Season in Ohio. Cleveland, 0., March 13. TCie worst snow-storm of the season has prevailed here all day. It began to rain last night, turning into sjeet early this morning, and later to a damp snow. A high wind caused the snow to drift badly,-and at times the storm was much like a blizzard. Railroads were not much affected, trains running nearly on sohedule time, but the electrio street-car lines were bdly demoralized. No cars ran on the East Cleveland lines until 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and it was late in the afternoon before schedule time was resumed. The storm was general throughout northern Ohio. The sky is clear to-night and the worst is over. Injured by Falling Timbers. Jeannette, Pa., March 13. At 11:80 this evening the wind-storm blew down the east wall of the Fort Pitt glass-works and many persons were injured by falling timbers and bricks; Daniel McGann was badly, bruised and his leg broken; Joseph Morgan, cut in face and disabled; Harry Campbell, arm broken, and James Park, seriously bruised. Many others were more or less injured. LUNATICS BURNED TO DEATH. Six Perish by Fire in the Tennessee Institution Many Other Lives Imperiled. Nashville, Tenn,, March 13. Fire broke out in the Central Asylum for the Insane, seven miles from this city, on the Morfreesboro pike, at about 11 o'clock tonight. It started in the rear of the male wing, which has already been destroyed, and the flames continue unchecked. Two fire-engines have been started from here, and it is thought will arrive in time to save some of the buildings. The cause of the fire is unknown. There were twenty-eight patients in the wing, and six of them were cremated. There are over four hundred patients in the asylum, and all are now in the main building. There is no danger of further loss of life. At 2 a.m. the main building is reported on fire and the patients are escaping. Governor Buchanan and the State militia are preparing to so to the scene immediate ly in a special train. Historic School-IIouse Darned Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bedford, Ind., March 13. The old brick Lawrence County Seminary building, constructed in 1831-2 by the county authorities, for educational purposes, under an ao of the Legislature, and for many years a leading institution of Bedford, burned at noon to-day.' Among the early teachers in this building were ex-Seeretary of the Navy Richard V. Thompson, wn,o taught during 1832 and 1833, and was succeeded by Hon. George G. Dunn, the famous Indiana Whig Congressman. In recent years it had been used as a dwelling.

Otber Fires. Pittsburg, March 13. A fire at Daquesne. Pa., at 3 o'clock this morning, destroyed GratFs Hotel and a three-story frame building adjoining, owned by Bert Neivel. NeivePs building was occupied by William Wake, a butcher, and Sebosky Brothers, shoe dealers. The total loss is 520.000. The tire was of incendiary origin. An attempt was made two weeks ago to burn the place, but was frustrated. CniCAGO, March 13. The wholesale drughouse of Humiston, Keeling Jfc. Co., Xos. 143 and 145 Lake street, caught fire at 1 o'clock this morning. The chief damage was confined to the drug establishment, -where the loss is estimated at 6100,000; insurance unknown. Hooley's Theater was damaged about $1,000. For a time there was almost a panic among the guests at the Sherman House, but the fire did not reach the hotel, and no person was injured. Martinsville, Ind., March 13. The storeroom and contents belonging to Frank Duncan, at Vilas, Owen county, burned a night or two ago. The loss is $1,500. There was no insurance. The origin of the lire is not known. Chicago, March 13. Two unfinished houses, at the corner of Halstead street and Buena Vista avenue, owned by JR. A. Waller, the insurance agent, burned to-night Loss, $20,000. Itadlj Treated Hungarians. Pocahontas. Va., March 13. John Herse, the Bohemian correspoudent who went to investigate tho alleged ill treatment of Hungarians on the Elk Horn extension, in West Virginia, arrived here to-day. nerse says that after a careful investigation he found the report to be substantially correct. The men were compelled to walk the entire distance of sixty miles, wading creeks and rivers, with only crackers to eat. The report of their escape and capture, being brought back and whipped, is true, though it was denied by the foreman of the works. They live in log shanties, with only bread to eat, A statement which Herse made from the contractor's rolls shows that after three months' work they are' in debt to the contractors 3.27 each. Herse secured their release and they are now ou their way here, where they will be cared f)r and sent wherever they may wish to go. Isaac Smith, the Pike county, Ohio, murderer, sentenced to hang March 20, has been reprieved to May L

THE ANJiEKE JANSDELUSI0N

Elusive Millions That Will Sever Be Captured by the Hundreds of Heirs. John A. Anderson's Scheme for Keeping Alive a Centest for Trinity Church Property That Cannot Be Sustained Lecallj. Brooklyn Eajcle. For nearly a century there have been those who have laid claim to their share of a sixty-two-acre patch now lying in the heart of New York and held by Trinity Church corporation, and as the years rolled on, and the descendapts of Anneke Jans increased and multiplied, the claimants grew more and more numerous, and at times clamorous and importunate. They had always been taught that the property, worth millions, was tneirs by right; that it had been granted to the husband of Anneke Jans by the corporation of New Amsterdam in 1C90; that Trinity Church, which claimed to nold the real estate under a ninety-nine years' lease, had no such lease and was in illegal possession of the vast property, and that a suit conducted by eminent counsel would result in the reinstatement of the rightful heirs. Claimants to the property and descendants of Anneke Jans were heard of from all over the country and from Holland; old genealogical trees, forgotten and moth-eaten, were brought forth from their cupboards and made to blossom again with the promise of millions, and one old woman in Indiana even announced tbat she had an attested copy of the will of Anneke Jans. Suits o'f all kinds were begun against the Trinity Church corporation, the most noted being that of the Bogardus heirs against Trinity Church, which was tried forty years ago before Vice-chancellor Lewis H. Sanford in New York and decided against the heirs. Here Trinity's title to its property was clearly and elaborately proven to be derived from a Queen Anne charter and grant confirmed over and over again by succeeding sovereigns, and by the colonial and State Legislatures. Except to theinvincible blind this would have been sufficient, but as fools never die and are constantly being born the believers in the soundness of the claims of the Anneke Jans heirs suffered neither in numbers, enthusiasm nor persistence. After the determination of this snit in favor of the church it is told of a man in Bath. Me., named Sanford, that to prove his faith in his heirship to the property he deeded a thriving and producti re farm to his brother in purchase of the hitter's claim as an heir of Anneke Jans. The loss of the suit by the Bogardus heirs had the effect of a temporary suspension of operations, and the church lived on in peace, winning occasionally a desultory case brousht now and then by a particularly sanguine and wealthy claimant. Those who thought themselves heirs began to correspond with each other and compare notes. The Van Benscotena and Van Benthuysens of Canajohane and Auburn, the Coy Kendales and Thorps of the Hudson river valley, the Smiths and Boltons of Illinois, the Keys and Schimnians of Indiana, learned of each others' claims, and Long Island and Brooklyn claimants became numerous. This soil is congenial for Dutch descendants, and prolific in good old Hollandish names ana memories. A move was set on foot years ago to form a coalition between all the heirs in the country, but through some differences the Western claimants refused to participate in a joint movement, and organized a distinct society, which only last week held one of its periodical meetings in New Albany. Ind. At this meeting t statement was made to the effect that tho present holders of the property in New York had made an offer to compromise with the heirs without a lawsuit, and pay them large sums to quiet their title. A dispatch to that effect was printed in the Eagle of last Thursday, and, when asked what truth there was in it, the Kev. Dr. Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity Church, and Col. S. V. K. Cruger, the controller of the corporation, positively denied that any compromise had been, or would be, Oade with any one. HOW THE HEIRS ARE DUPED. With so many people in Brooklyn who believe themselves to be heirs of Anneke Jans, it would have been strange if they escaped being made the dupes of designing persons who are always ready enough to victimize credulous or susceptible enthusiasts. Indeed, so many letters have reached the Eagle of late complaining that there was an organized system of collecting large sums of money, with its headquarters in this city, that an investigation was decided on. The result was the discovery of the Anneke Jans Bogardus Literary Association, whose chief office is located in the basement of the small frame building, 271 Fifty-third street, owned by John A. Anderson, the treasurer of the association. His daughter. Miss M. E. Anderson, is the secretary, and these two are the only responsible officers of the concern and handle all the funds. The initiation fee for membership is $50, and there are 569 people in these United States who have been foolish enough to pay that sum to be enrolled among the heirs of Anneka J ana. This and much more, as Will bo told later on, an Eagle reporter learned in the course of his investigations. Inquiry was madeof Mr. Stephen P.Nash, a warden of Trinity Church and counsel for the corporation, concerning Anderson and his operations, and he exhibited letters showing that he was collecting money for the Anneka Jans Bogardus Literary Association. After reading one of these letters Mr, Nash said: "This letter is a fair specimen of hundreds that we have received, and it requires little cleverness to read between the lines of the circular. If we paid any attention to such letters as the above that reach us by every mail asking for information about the claims of the heirs of Anneka Jans on Triuity Church, or if we attempted to answer one-half of the absurd questions that come from deluded dupes of such men as this Anderson, it would occupy the entire time of a special clerk. If there was anything comforting to say to them or any hope to hold out that there was the slightest foundation for their supposed claims the case would be different. Then there might be some excuse for the persons who for years have been engaged in gulling people all over the country who nave either led themselves or have been taught to believe that they can trace their genealogy to Anneke Jans. Of late the letters have been received in such numbers, and some of the correspondents have become so importunate and troublesome that uot long ago I submitted a great batch of these letters to the vestry of Trinity Church and advised that some positive and authoritative statement be made to the large section of the public who hare allowed themselves to be deluded by certain sharpers into the belief that, at some far-off, indefinite time, the property of Trinity Church would be divided among them. The vestry took action and ordered a circular to be issued in which people were warned against paying money to any person who claimed to have brought suit against the corporation or to be engaged in negotiations with the Trinity trustees. This circular," continued Mr. Nash, "was mailed to every person, whose address werhad, that was thought to be interested in the alleged claim, and it should be accepted as a final answer to all questions touching the case. The whole question of the title of the Trinity corporation to its property, as well as the question of the alleged claims of certain of the supposititious heirs of Anneke Jans, was tried in this city at great length more than forty years ago. The suit was that of the Bogardus heirs against Trinity Church, and the trial was a long and tedious one. It was accepted by both parties as a test case whose determination would be final. Accordingly, both sides were represented by eminent counsel, and a great mass of testimony was taken. Vice-chancellor Lewis II. Sandford presided, and his decision was in favor of Trinity Church. Since then the title of the church to the property has never been seriously questioned, and, though there have been suits from time to time, they have invariably been dismissed. 'I do not wish to use harsh or unseemly language, but there is no term I know of that more properly, describes a man who issues letters and circulars to deluded people asking them to subscribe money to defray the eipenseo of protscutinff claims

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which he knows have no foundation than swindler." TREASURER ANDERSON'S TRAP. A visit was then paid to Mr. Anderson's office, 271 Fifty-third street Until he became interested in the large number of the Anneke Jans heirs, who have subscribed something like 830,000 to the fund of which he is the custodian. Mr. Anderson was a carpenter who earned a living by doing odd jobs for his neighbors. He was also employed on the Brighton Beach road for a time, and. as he claimed to be an heir himself, ho lost no opportunity of holding forth on the riches that awaited those who would eventually dispossess the Trinity Church people. He corresponded with a number of the heirs in different parts of the country, and by this means became acquainted with a Mrs. Emma II. Wallace, of reekskilL She had been a Thorp before marriage, and had done a great deal toward inducing the heirs with whom she was acquainted to band together for a legal fight with Trinity Church. She was an old lady of nearly seventy years, and when MrAnderson suggested the formation of an incorporated association of the heirs she fell in with the scheme, particularly as Mr. Anderaon offered her the honorary position of president. She introduced him to lawyer Eugene B. Travis, of Peekskill. and he was at once engaged as counsel for the association.. Ills first work was to draft a constitution and by-laws for the association. "The Anneke Jans Bogardus Literary Association" was the name selected by Mr. Anderson as least likely to invite the attention of the authorities and as sufficiently inexpressive to cloak the real object in view. He advised that Mr. Travis make the rules aud regulations as simple as possible, and this is the very innocent-looking result of his labors: The object for whicn it Is formed is to obtain, to promulgate, to preserve and to publish In book-form from time to time the names of the descendants of Anneke Jans Bogardus, and to ascertain and to establish any interest or Interests in oominon or in severalty they or any of them have had or may have, for publication, or otherwise, by reason thereof. See certificate of incorporation on tile in the Bccretary of State's office, Albany, N. Y., Dec. 28, 188 6. J That, as American citizens of this great country, we reaffirm our faith in the Constitution of the State of New York, the Constitution of the United States, and, appealing to the supreme Ruler of the universe for justice, do declare the mission and purposes of our society to be: First To embrace in its membership those .known to be heirs or descendants of Anneke Jans Bogardus, and to preserve to posterity the names of the true and lawful heirs to that vast estate usurped and held by, and now In possession of, that illegally-formed and unconstitutionally-maintained close corporation known as Trinity Church. Second To collate such facts or data as may be necessary to carry out the aforementioned objects. Utiles and Regulations. First That every person holding a certificate shall be entitled to one vote in said society at every annual meeting, and be eligible to any office in said society and entitled to one copy of the book above indicated, when published, without further oliarge. Second That the president of said society shall preside at all meetings except in his or her absence, when it shall be the duty of the vicepresident to preside, and in cafe of his or her absence a presiding officer shall be selected from the members present. Third That a record or book of minutes of the proceedings of all meetings shall be kept by the secretary, who shall deposit the same with the treasurer for safety aud for inspection by any member of said society during business hours. Fourth Tnat the president, treasurer, secretary, with the concurrence of the trustees of said society, shall audit all bills or claims in favor of or atrainst said society, and a decision of a majority of the same shall be final. Fifth That all contracts heretofore made by the said 'board of trustees, or hereafter to be made, shall be binding upon the membership of Stid. (society Sixth Tnat there shall be no assessments upon the membership of 6ald society without a majority vote of the quorum present at a regular meeting. Seventh That a special meeting may be called at any time by the president, with the advice and consent of the treasurer and secretary. HiKhth That all meetings not hereinbefore or hereafter provided fur shall be governed by Roberts's rules. It will be noticed that no membership fee is mentioned in the by-laws, but as the initiation fee has been fixed by Mr. Anderson at $50 it was not thought advisable to mention that fact, as it might be considered a rather high figure for the forthcoming book. This could be communicated in another way to the prospective members. In order to file a certificate of incorporation there must be officers and incorporators. Mrs. Wallace was. according to promise, made president. The only office Mr. Anderson himself wanted was that of treasurer, and as his office world be in his private house, he suggested that his daughter be made secretary. There was no one to object, for there were but a very few present at the parceling out of the offices. A perusal of the rules and regulations will make it very clear that they weremade especially to lit the treasurer and secretary. It will be seen that the secretary's duty is to keep the minutes and deposit them with the treasurer (her .father) for safety. Then the president, treasurer and secretary audit their own bills, and the figurehead president may call special meetings with the consent of the treasurer and secretary. r Mr. Travis was made the counsel to the heirs and the association, and W. E. Uapen, a wealthy, retired dry-goods merchant, was made chairman of the finance committee. John B. Hyde, of the firm of Washburn tSc-'JIyde, patent lawyers. No. 151 Church street. New York, who expressed entire faith in the success of such a scheme, was also placed on the committee. The other incorporators were selected, from prominent heirs throughout the StateM With these names as trustees the association was incorporated Dec. 16. 183C, and Mr. Anderson was voted a salary as treasurer. He purchased the house in which he lives, refused to do any more odd jobs for the neighbors and began the active work of gathering in the Anneke Jans heirs at 50 an heir. He also did no little collecting for the Anneke Jans joint stock company, whose certificate of incorporation does not appear to be on file, but a fao simile of whose receipts, signed by Mrs. Wallace, the figurehead president, is accessible. Mr. Anderson's office is in the front basement of his house. It is furnished with a cherry roll-top desk, a cloth-covered table, a cabinet for the literature of the association, and is made bright and cheerful by blooming plants in the windows. The Eagle reporter was received by the secretary in the absence of the treasurer. Miss Anderson is a bright, sharp-eyed little woman and took in her visitor from head to foot as she asked if he had come from a distance and insisted on assuring him that the weather was beautiful for March. THEY FROM19E NOTHING. The reporter admitted that his journey had been qnitoa long one but that he would be repaid by obtaining some information concerning tho association of which John A. Anderson was the founder, promoter and executive officer. The secretary said that the association had a very small beginning and that the first contribution received was only 50 cents. "Now." continued the secretary, we have 5C9 members and they are scattered all over the country, from Maine to California." 'How did you succeed in getting so many members onthe roll!" "We did it through the newspapers. Whenever we Saw a name that looked like the name of an heir, we sent tho person- a circular explaining the objects of the association, and many were glad to join." . "What is the membership feer Tiftv dollars." "And what di you promise a member in return for suet a generous fee!" "Well, we do u't really promise anything," was the shrewd reply, "except the book on the genealogy of the Anneke Jans heirs when it comes out. They, of course, understand that the ultimate object is to oust Triuity Church from the wrongful possession of our property. The association was started for that purpose about six years ago, and now there is a substantial fund iu the treasury. We are not inviting any more members now. We don't promise anything, and members who join are told that they do it at their own

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va vlxu r? risk. If we finally succeed they will bo comfortable for life, and if we fail they know they have risked their money in a good cause." "When is the book coming outf "That's hard to say. I am doing all tho type-writine for it and I have easily six months' work uhead of me now It will b a valuable book for tho Anneke Jans heirs when it does come out." "What are the Qualifications for membership r "We don't want any members who are not heirs and cannot trace their genealogy and kinship. They are furnished with application blanks, which they are required to fill up and swear to before a notary. The information required is obtained from trustworthy sources, such as old family records aud Bibles, and is then collected for the benefit of the other members." Miss Anderson smiled when she was shown the circular of warning issued by Trinity Church, and said she had already received a copy from one of the heirs. "It is true in part." he said, "for there nro really no suits now pendin&r. and there are no negotiations now going on between us and the corporation, lint there are negotiations going on that they don't know about. They don't know what we are doing and we don't propose they shall, aud they don't know what suits they may have to defend in the future. I know a great deal that is not for tho general public, and ;Bome things that would greatly surpri&o the Trinity Church people." "You notice that the Trinity Church circular warns, people against" paying out money for the purpose of bringing suits.' Well, their warnings won't be heeded by our members. They all know the use the money is to be put to and are satisfied that their claims will be prosecuted at the proper time." The secretary said that Mrs. Wallace wis the nominal president of the association but that she had not acted for years and that the whole business of tho association was conducted by the treasurer, John A. Anderson. He attended to no other business and devoted his whole timo to the interests of the heirs. DISSATISFIED HEIKS. There are a good many of the heirs in Brooklyn who are not entirely satisfied with Mr. Anderson's Anneke Jans Literary Association and his way of doing business generally, and amo:;g them are Mrs. Martha M. Allen, Mrs. Kate Sherwood and Mrs. Stanley. Mrs. Allen was formerly a Miss Egglcston, of St. Lawrence county, this State, and she paid Anderson 45 for herself and other members of her family, and sho showed the reporter receipts for the money similar to that reproduced. She said that Anderson told her at the time that suit would be brought immediately against Trinity Church, and it was to help in the suit that she paid her money. She lives near Anderson, and says he told her that ha collected large sums of money. She never attended any meetings of the association, and had never been invited; neither did she ever receive any statement or report of the number of members, or the amount of money collected. "My husband and my son-in-law, Sir. Stanley, not long ago told Anderson to his face that the scheme was a swindle," said Mrs. Allen, "and I have long since lost faith in it, for I think Anderson is only keeping this agitation up to make a living out of the dupes thit send in money. Ho does nothing for a living, and be should be made to refund the money. When we paid him the money ho also said that Sirs. t Wallace was going to Germany to get a lot of money that was in bank there for tho heirs, but she never went, aud I suppose she is provided for out of the fund, too. Ho also said that the Trinity lawyers had often oflered to settle with him. but he refused because they did not oiler enouifh. The last story he had to tell was that they were going to begin suit in Washington." Sirs. Allen is quite well satisfied that, with an enercetic lawyer, the case of tho heirs could be successful, for she is well grounded in Anneke Jans lore, and has faith in the justice of the claim the heirs have against the church. She has just as grave doubts as to the wisdom of permitting Anderson to handle the money subscribed for bringing suit. John B. Hyde, who is a member of tho executive committee of the association, is a patent lawyer, with an office at 151 Church street, New York. When called upon by a reporter he was very unwilling to shed any light on the subject of what use the money supposed to be in Sir. Anderson's custody was to be put to or tho amount subscribed by the heirs. He said the heirs had gone into the thing in good faith and that no deception had beenused. "All the men in it are honorable and trustworthy," he said, "and aro civing their time to the cause without any remuneration." "Sir. Anderson has no other visible means of support," suggested the reporter, "and from -all accounts he is not working for nothing." "Well, I'll admit that Sir. Anderson draws a salary, bnt it's a small one. No; X won't name the amount." "Does Mrs. Wallace also draw a salary!" "Sirs. WallaVe is an old woman who has done a great deal of work for the heirs, and she is provided for out of the fund. Wo made her the president of the association, but that will be changed at the next meet ing, as she's too old." "When will the next meeting be held!" "I don't know; whenever it's called." "When was the last one held?" "Oh, we haven't had one for years; there'sv no need of one, as Anderson attends to everything, and has full power to act." "What does your fund amount to!" "It's a good working fund, but I don't caro to state it. It's our own matter, and doesn't concern tho public." "Is Sir. Anderson under bonds? "That is also our all air." The reporter then handed Sir. nyde a copy of the circular issued by Trinity Church, and asked him point blank if ho didn't think that the scheme- of the Anneke Jans Bogardus Literary Association was a swindle and an imposition on people who were foolish enough to imagine their claims of some value, and were willing to subscribe email sums to go to a fund for 6uits that never will bo brought. "No: I don't think it's a swiddle," said Sir. Hyde, "for if I did I would have nothing to do with it. I am a poor man, but Trinity Church can't buy my claim, which 1 inherit from my mother, who was a Brower and a direct descendant. We havo good men at the head of it, ami our attorney. Sir. Eugeue B. Travis, of IVekskill. is giving his time and services without pay. lie is willing to wait." "When is this suit to be br gun!" "it may never be begun, though the evidence is being gathered that will establish our claim. The claim may, however, be compromised without coming into court at alL I am a lawyer, and I have studied this case from the bottom, and Trinity's lawyers know as well as I do that the church has no legal right to the vast property." m m Kstee Still Gaining for Senator. Sacramento, Cab, March Tne ballot in the Legislature this morning for Tinted States Senator resulted: Estee, CI; Da Young, 24: Felton, 15; IUanchard.ll; Johnston, 4; Wet more, 1. The Democrats gave i?f votes for Shanahan. The gaius made by Ksteo greatly encouraged his friends. Do Young's supporters remained hrm, aiid discredited the rumor that if Feltoo showed any material increase of strength thry would cast their ballots lor him. Instead of an increase, however, IVlton's 1 reuKth 8ufiered a loss of one vote to-day, reducing his total to 15. The situation hwa not cleared to any extent, and balloting bids fair to extend well into next week. nights Tht Are Not Wanted. Now York Continent. And still they talk about women's rights! Let the women have all the rights they wish, say we that is. other men's sisters, mothers and wives. As for ourselves, we prefer thatonr' be not compelled to do mry service in half tho casos that aro tried iu COUlt.