Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1895 — Page 2

TbE . INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1895.

and the insurance $21,000. The Claflen ManufacturingCompany and Bandeau Bros, lose abnut $10,000 each, which' Is insured. The cause of the fire is a mystery. It started In the rear of the first floor and spread With great rapidity. An explosion, probably caused by gasoMne, occurred soon 'after, the fire started, causing a little excitement. The World will appear to-morrow -as usual. , - - ' - : ; Two Mourn Fatally Dnrneii. -.. ST. PAUL, Minn., March 17. Early this morning: Mrs. Frances Sumnef a milliner. In lighting her'fire tried a, mixture of keroSaene and gasoline, but as the fire did not even then start quickly she poured out, more of the. mixture from the can. The can exploded and. was blown up "in the air, knocking down a burnlng lamp, which also exploded. The result was that Mrs. Sumner and her niece, " Miss Nellie Closson. were terribly burned. Miss Closson died this afternoon and Mrs. Sumner died tonight. . . - ' - . . Connty Infirmary- Bnrneil. MlLLERSBUIiG, ' O., March 17. The .Holmes County 'Inflrmery, near this place, "burned this ; morning, causing , a loss of 523,000, on which there was an insurance of $15,000. The -forty-six inmates of the institution were rescued with great difficulty, but all were taken out safely. ' ;.. Other Hires. ' - " ' ' MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 17. Fire early this morning, in the Norris building, a large brick structure at the foot of East ., Water street, caused damage to the building and contents estimated at $30,000. The ineu ranee la supposed to be ample. The premises were occupied by a bicycle manufacturing company, the Wisconsln.iron and wire, works, the Milwaukee Brass Company and the National Time Recording Company. The fire started from Borne unr!known cause In the top floor of the structure. - : - ' ROCHEIXE, Fla., March 17. The residence of Miss Sallie Ferry was destroyed y fire thi morning. No insurance. Miss I'erry Is the daughter and only living child , of ex-Governor Perry, and she was possessed of all the heirlooms, curios, portraits -and relics of the family for two or three generations. ; ' - SHOT BY A ROBBER. '.

.Cornelius V. Stags;, n. Popular Pacific , Coast Caterer, Murtlered. ,.- SAN FRANCISCO, March 17. Cornelius !V. Stagg, proprietor of , the Ingleside, a .famous wayskte resort near the ocean .beach, was shot and killed late last night by one of two masked men whose object . -was' robbery. , Entering ithe bar, In which several men were throwing dice, one robber covered the party while the other went -Into an adjoining room and ordered Stagg (to go to the bar, and produce the money bag, large suma being spent dally by visitors. Stagg resisted. ,The robber first struck, liim on the head with a revolver, ' then leveled the pistol at the old caterer and hot him through the temple. The masked men, after securing the contents of -the till, amounting to only $4, left. They have not been apprehended. Stagg was the best known caterer in California. He opened a wayside resort and race track thirty years 'ago, his place being the headquarters for club men and members of the sporting fraternity. During the visit of General Grant and Dom ; Pedrp, Emperor of Brazil, a special series of races was arranged,, and the leadlifg men 'of the country were daily: .and nlghyy at Stagg's. ' t OBITUARY. . t Charles I Laaghton, the "Fiddling lio'emor' of ashlngrtou. TACOMA, Wash., March 17. Charlesi E. J,aughton, the "fiddling Governor" and exLieutenant Governor of Washington and Nevada, died last night of heart failure,; caused by kidney trouble and dropsy. . Mr. Laughton was born inBangor, Me., where hla father still lives, lie was fortynine years old. In 1883 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, serving four years, and in 1889 was elected to tile ' same office in this StatA for three years. He was acting Governor for six months dur-. - lng 1890.- : ' -; , ' 1 ' - . v .. " I : Helen CuimnlttSM. WASHINGTON, March ' 17. Helen Cum.world as Sister Da Chantal, for over thirty years mother superior of the Visitation: convent in this city, died here to-day. She was born in Washington Aug. 8, 1811, and took the white veil at the age of nineteen. She came upon the streets but twice in the sixty-five years she had been connected with the Institution. She was a woman of sound judgment and keen sense. The fun-' eral services will be held to-morrow, and "Cardinal Gibbons is expected to officiate. " 1 ." . Other Deaths. . ;' V DENVER, Col., March 17. William Crisp Nicholson, a long time employed with the Associated Press in New York city, died Jn this city to-day ot consumption, aged ' thirty-five years. He came to Denver five months ago in sarchof health, since when he improved greatly tor a time, but during the last month has been steadily declining. ' Ur. Nicholson wasTa well-known, bright and Intelligent newspaper man and was employed in the Associated Press offices in , New York for eighteen years. His wife ,'was with him when he died. His body will be sent Fast this week. . BRENHAM. Tex., March 17. Maj. Moses Austin Bryan, aged seventy-eight, died at .the home of his son, J, B. Bryanjlast night, He was the last living witness of the signing of the declaratton of Texas independence, at Washington. Tex., in March, 1836. ' BERLIN, March 17. Baron Von Schlor-; lemer-Alst, the noted Centrist leader, whose illness from influenza was announced In these oispatche3 yesterday, is dead. i : SA.N FRANCISCO. March 17. Arthur P. Peterson, Allorney-general of Hawaii under .the monarchy, -died in exile in this city last night. , ' Itahut Cliargred - vrith. Embezzlement. PATERSON, N. J., March 17. Rev. I. N. Benson, rabbi of the Barnet Memorial Temple at Broadway and Straight streets, 'this city, was arrested on Friday, charged with embezzlement. The arrest was kept, a secret and the facts wergr not divulged. The rabbi , was released gpv ball to await requisition papers from' Philadelphia or Council Bluffs. Rabbi Benson formerly ?ractlced law in Council Bluffs. Ia., where le was given a claim for $335 to collect by Abram Hirsch & Bros., of Philadelphia. -3 ie claims to have collected only a part 'Of the money, while Hirsch Bros, claim the 'whole amount was collected. Oh loan Murdered iu Florida. CHATTAHOOCHEE, FlA. March 17-Thls 1 community is thrown Into excitement over . the finding of the dead body of an unknown man Just across the Georgia ' line near the river. An investigation shows that he had been shot through the head with a Winchester rifle. A memorandum book was found In his pocket, in which was writ- ' ten "Frank Keller, March 9." The book also contained a railroad ticket issued by the F. & O. P. railroad agent. Flnlay, 0.,i March 5. Robbery is the only motive as-. ' signed for the murder. Tne corpse was well . dressed and had the appearance of a man . of wealth. , Counterfeiters Cnntcht in the Act. ST. LOUIS, March 17. To-night the police, ' made an Important capture in the persons of Wm. B. Thomas and Wilson H. Morrison, who said they came here a few days ago from New Orleans. The arrest was made . at 708 Pine street, where the men had hired a room and where they were caught making counterfeit money. A search of the room they occupied revealed a complete outfit for the making of dimes, quarters and halves. These, with a quantity of base coin and the prisoners were taken to the Four Courts and the latter lodged in jail to await a hearing. Sf . - . i . i i i i ... ; Jam pert the Track. 1CNOXVILLE. Tenn.. March 17. Passenger train No. 1 on the South Atlantic & ' Ohio road jumped the track this morning mar Natural Tunnel, Va., forty miles from Bristol. The engine went down a hill folowed by the mail and express cars. Engineer Burton and fireman Grubbs saved themselves by jumping, but are badly hurt. ' The mall and express agents had narrow escapes, but are not seriously hurt. None of the passengers was injured. Running at too high speed while round a curve caused ' the wreck. . DUatiaibl Policy Holders. BLOOM INGTON, 111.. March 17. -A meeting was- held here of members of the Covenant Mutua', , Insurance Association, of Galesburg, III., representing $200,000 insurance. The report of the association ex- , plaining why assessments were doubled was considered unsatisfactory. An organization was formed, with ex-Congressmnn Rowell president to immediately make a rigid examination of the affair of the association. The association, which was originally an ' exclusively Odd Fellows' concern, has . members In all parts of the Union. t The only way to cure catarrh is to purify the blood. Hood's Harsaparllla purifies the ' blood and tones up the whole system.

THAT CHARTER VETO

TERRB IIAITB PEOPLE DO XOT APPROVE THE GOVERNOR'S ACTIOS.. VTork of the Fairbanks-Lamb Crowd In and Oat of the Leslslatui Yoong Biffumlst Sentenced. Special to the Indiacapolls Journal TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 17. The Governor's veto of the city charter bill was not unexpected, and the people of Terre Haute were curious to see his reasons for It. .It was supposed that the FairbanksLamb bosses would have him veto the bill so their Metropolitan police, rule, which has became offensive to people of all parties, might be continued for- two years. The Governor says he had received many requests from leading citizens to veto the Vharter bill, but does not refer to having been requested to sign it. Whatever messages he received against ' the bill weresent to him without being generally known here, and it Is asked oa . every hand what leading citizens and taxpayers signed such messages. If many did they are not telling their friends of their act. It is suggested that perhaps some of the "leading citizens" are the same who paraded before Mr. Cleveland as "leading merchants" asking for the appointment of a Lamb man. They were saloon keepers, who . were under the influence of the Fairbanks brewery clique, which now uses the police to sell the beer of that particular brewery. One name of a distinguished citizen has been freely used as that of one of the opponents of the charter, but he was one of the Republicans who, at the last minute, favored the charter bill which he had previously opposed, because with the Shiveley bill dead the gang police rule here would be continued.' After the charter bill had passed the Senate the Shiveley bill went to the Governor. Then . the Fairbanks-Lamb crowd began working to get the charter bill through the House. Under its provision for the election of commissioners they would have a chance, but with the Republican Mayor appointing the commissioners, as provided by the Shiveley . bill, they would be utterly without influence. The three Republican Representatives from this county would not ask .for the passage of the charter bill, but after the Shiveley bill had failed to pass over the veto,' the Republicans, with the few exceptions of ; those who are with the Tammany, took up the charter bill an 1 put it through the House against the effort of the bosses who ? bul a few days before were trying to impress the legislators with the belief that it was exactly what the people of Terre Haute wanted. It is a safe assertion that, excluding those who are ; in one way or another under the influence of the local Tammany, nine-tenths of the people of the city would have welcomed the charter for the one reason that it legislated out of- power the Tammany police." With Republicans the proportion is even larger. A YOl'SG BIGAMIST. Student at Valparaiso Gets the Limit, Five Years, in Prison. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO. Ind.. March 18. The case of Oscar Anderson, the bigamist, which has been on trial two ays in the Circuit Court, was given to the jury last night and after being out fifteen minutes it returned a verdict of guilty and fixed tne penalty at five ' years in the penitentiary, the full extent of the law. Anderson Is a young man who came here from Pennsylvania, to attend school, leaving a wife and two children at Confluence, Pa. After being here a short time he met Miss Margaret Tennante, daughter of George Tennante, of Freeport, O. - Last August they both graudated in the scientific class and Aug. 21 were married. Early in the winter General Tennante found that Anderson had a wife in Penn-. . sylvania and sent for his daughter to come home. In January Anderson was arrested in Chicago. His two wives and three small children by his first wife were present at the trial. More than 2,w0 people were crowded into the court room. Xew Instructor in English. , Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ' BLOOMINGTON,, Ind., March 17. Harry Stephenson has been appointed instructor In English to succeed the late W. P. Cham-i berlain. He is aecent graduate of the Ohio State University. ; During the past year he; has been doing graduate work in composition under Professor Denney, besides writing for the Columbus, O., daily papers. Mr." Stephenson has the ireputation . of being a successful tutor. Until lately he was editor of the Archaeologist. Mr. Stephenson is about rwenty-four years old, a native of Cincinnati, and unmarried. ' He is an old playmate of Professor Sampson, and it was upon his recommendation that t the appointment was made. Pythian Shot 'While Hunting-. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GOSPORT, Ind., , March 17. Ellsworth Lukenbill, brother of Dr. O. C; Lukenbill, of Indianapolis, was accidentally shot while duck hunting Saturday afternoon. He went hunting 5'esterday at noon, and not return-, lng at night the town was alarmed. A search was made throughout the country, and Lukenbill s body was found alongside a wire fence, with a large hole in the abdomen. His gun was doubtless discharged while he was climbing the fence. Lukenoill was a member of Gosport Lodge, Knights of Pythias. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Members of Gosport, Indianapolis and Ellsworth lodges will at--tend. . Scheme of Winchester Women. Special to the Indianapolis Journal ' WINCHESTER, Ind., March 17.-Mr. Deatheridge, of Cnicago, a representative of the Rock Island railway, was in this place yesterday making rates to points in Colorado. The Woman's Club, of this city. Is contemplating an excursion to that State sometime during the summer, and It was for the purpose of conferring with the ladies concerning that and to I'd for their patronage that Mr. Deatheridge came. The purpose of the excursion is for recreation and study. During the stay of the ladles in Colorado Mrs. India Hiatt, of Canyon City, a former resident of this city and an active member of the club, will act as chaperon. Ringr Want n. Sw Trial. T Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind . March 17. The attorneys for the defense in the Ring shooting case have asked for a naw trial. A month aso Ring met a defenseless Chinaman on the street, drew a revolver and lired at him five times, three of the bullets taking effect. Ring's trial for the offense ended on Saturday, and he was found guilty of shooting with intent to kill, and given a sentence of two years in the penitentiary. The defense was made en the ground of insanity. SavrrulU Employe Killed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FARMLAND, Ind., March 17. John Collier, an employe of the oil well sucker-rod factory, four mllt east of this city, while running a cut-off saw yesterday was struck by a piece of timber hurled from the saw. causing internal injuries- which resulted in death to-day. He was thirty-eight years old, and had only been working in the factory a few days. He leaves a wife and two children. The funeral will occur, at Woodlawn Cemtery to-morrow. - Laurel Ilnnk Reorirnnizes. Special to the Indianapolis Joiunal. LAUREL, Ind., March 17. The Laurel Banking Company, which paid its depositors in f I'll three weeks ago and closed its doors, was reorganized and reopened for business to-day. with the well-known firm of Day & Relboldt, hardware merchants, at this place, at its head. These gentlemen are widely known in commercial circles for their sterling honesty. Hants and Mnil Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal, MARION. Ind., March 17.,-The omnibus barns of Holman & Reeves and the livery stable of Middleton & Simeon were destroyed by fire this morning, involving a loss of $5,000; partially insured. Bive horses were burned. Four sacks of secondclass mail, which had been taken by a bus from the early morning trains, were also destroyed. T. M. P. A. Officers Elected. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ' CRA WFOItDS VI LLE, Ind.March; 17.-The local post of the Traveling Men's Protective Association has selected the following officers: PreslJent, George Coons; vice presidenta, W. li. Nash and Jeff. .Stewart; treas

urer and secretary. Tully Crabbs; chairmen of committees, J. H. Watson. Sanford Helm, Ira Cadwallader, C. 03. Crane, Joe W. Scott. Suicide in Jail. , . Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 17. Charles Koup, aged twenty-five, living near Rossvine, Clinton county, died In jail, at noon, from morphine taken, as is supposed, with suicidal intent. He was arrested for intoxication. ' " James Fields Falls Dead. . Special to 'tha Indianapolis Journal FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 17. James S. Fields, one pt the prominent citizens of Fort Wayne and an expert bookkeeper, dropped dead last evening just after leaving the supDer table. He was qn the streets yesterday in usual health. TO HARMONIZE ELKS.

Convention That Will Endeavor to Make Peace in the Order. CHICAGO, March 17. Delegates to attend the convention ' of Benevolent and Protective) Order of Elks, which convenes in Chicago to-morrow, are arriving in large numbers, and it is expected that by the time the convention is called to order representatives of lodges in nearly every State in the Uion will be present. The primary object of the convention is to effect, if possible, . a reconciliation between the two contending factions of the order, between whom relations have been strained since the disagreement in the Grand Lodge over the selection of a time and place for the meeting of the Grand Lodge, in 1894. Two sets of grand officers, it will be remembered, were elected one by the meeting at Atlantic City, N. J., and another by Jamestown Grand Lodge. A suit in . equity, brought for the purpose of testing the legality of the Atlantic City meeting is still pending in the Supreme Court of . New York. Meanwhile the Atlantic City Grand Lodge . brought a suit in replevin for the purpose of securing, if possible, the funds, records, paraphernalia, etc., of the Jamestown Grand Lodge, which suit is now pending in the United States Court at -Cleveland. Each of the contending grand lodges then solicited the subordinate lodges throughout the United States to acknowledge allegiance to them. Many of the subordinate lodges complied with the request of one or the other of the grand lodges. When the request came before the Omaha lodge-that body decided not to recognize either grand lodge, and to remain i neutral. This lodge lately, proposed to the other lodges of the country that a meeting be held iu Chicago, to effect, if possible, an honorable and satisfactory solution of the rani lodge difficulty. What is hoped to be accomplished, as stated by Judge E. M. Bartlett, of the Omaha delegation, is to devise some method of compromise agreeable to both grand lodges and their adherents. The merits and demerits of the pending litigation will not be discussed at this meeting, it being hoped so to shape matters that the suits . may be dismissed, and cordial relations between the contending grand lodges and their partisans be restored. Neither grand lodge can long exist while members of subordinate lodges are in doubt as to which grand lodge has authority to collect the per capita tax and decline to pay the same. And it is to prevent, if possible, the ultimate disintegration that to-morrow's convention was. called.' EX-KHEDIVE ISMAIL. He Was a Man of Great Brilliancy of " Intellect and Born to Rule. Harper's Weekly.' Short, squat and fat, with scrubby red hair and beard, thick sensual lips, and coarse features, there was nevertheless something in the appearance of the Khedive Ismail that impressed the stranger seeing him for the first time with a sense of his being torn a ruler, a man of great brilliancy of intellect, as well as of innate refinement and dignity. In many particulars he resembled Napoleon III, at whose court he spent much of his time prior - to his succeeding to the throne of his uncle Said, in 1863; and he had, perhaps unconsciously, adopted many of the peculiarities of manner of the French monarch. If France is indebted to Napoleon III for her present phenomenal prosperity, Egypt owes even more in this respect to Khedive. Ismail, who transformed the land of the Nile ' from a country sunk in the depths of Oriental barbarism into a state which in point of civilization, progress and enlightenment is fully on a par with many of the secondary powers of Europe, the present standard of education in Egypt being distinctly higher than that of either Portugal or Servia. Although I was brought many times into communication with the ex-Khedive, until the time that he took up his abode definitely at Constantinople, in 1S86, yet there are three interviews that have remained most vividly impressed upon my mind. One was my first dinner party at the Palaco of Abdeen, in the early part of the seventies. I had been presented to the Khedive in the afternoon of that day by his Intimate friend and crony, the late Duke of Sutherland, and bad been astonished by the knowledge which he displayed of Japan, a country from which I has just then returned, and about which little was known even in Europe at the time. In tho evening I was among the early arrivals, and after paying my respects to his Highness had the opportunity of observing the manner in which he welcomed the remainder of the guests as they were conducted upstairs one by one by the chamberlains on duty. The foreigners were treated with a mixture of bonhomie and dignity which was really very winning and European. But one was reminded a moment after of the fact that the palace was that of an Oriental ruler by the abject cringing manner in which the native dignitarles made their obeisance to the "Effen'dlna," as he was called. The last occasion on which I saw Khedive Ismail was four years after his deposition and exile. It was just before his de--parture for Constantinople, where he ended his days in a species of gilded captivity, never being permitted to leave his palace or to rec-aive any of nis foreign friends, lie was living at the time at the Villa Telfner, at Rome, and had aged considerably. He was as kind and as genial as ever. His remarks were as witty and as shrewd, but there was a touch of bitterr.es. in his conversation which I had never noticed before, but which was not surprising when one recalled the treatment to wh'.cji Ire had been subjected .by his former subjects, even by his own son, and by all those European royalties who had been so splendidly enterta'ned by him when they had visited Egypt during his period of power. Almost every European court, save that of King Humbert, was closed to him after his deposition in 1879. He was welcome nowhere, and I often think that the mysterious and unexplained cause of his withdrawal to the shores of the Bosphorus was to escape the slights and Indignities to which he was subjected in western Europe. Mouthina-s of an 4narchist. NEW YORK, March 17. Pursuant to the usual custom, the Anarchists held a mass meeting to-night in Thalia Theater to celebrate the anniversary of the fall of the Bastlle. The theater was crowded. John IL Eddlemann, editor of an Anarchist newsnaper, talked of the time when there would ba revolution in New York and the occupants of the tenement houses- would help themselves to the houses on Fifth avenue and their contents. He was vigorously cheered. Addresses in German of similar import were made by Johann Most, August Lutt and S. Jannuski. ew Laws for South Dakota. PIERRE, S. D.. March 17. Governor Sheldon has signed all bills passed by the Legislature, excepting three minor measures of local interest only. Among 'the bills which became law: Permitting mercantile agencies to do business in the State, having been practically prohibited hitherto; abolishing the grand jury system, putting all criminal casps into the county attorney's hands. Full suffrage and divorce reform measures were killed in the Legislature. ,nmliicr the Bird. New York Evening Sun. A small girl in an uptown apartment house yesterday received a canary bird from her grandmother. The bird, was a very beautiful singer, and when the question of a name for It arose, the child's mother said: "Let us call it Trilby." "Certainly not." said the grandmother, with asperity. "Trilby was a most improper person. We will call it Melba." - AVoman's Lack of Chivulry. New York Sun. In the reports of women's meetings we sometimes notice unflattering words about men. We never notice any words of that description about women in the reports of men's meetings. Woe betide any man who should dare to speak umtatteringly of wom an at a public meeting. Marlowe's Advertising Dodse. Chicago Dispatch. ; Julia Marlowe has received a setback In her Indianapolis libel suit, the court ruling that the burden of proof rests upon her. It make3 no difference from an advertising point of view, and of course that is the main thing.. .- -; : - A ham is greatly Improved if. after being boiled, it is wrapped in buttered paper and baked for an hour

GERMANY'S GREAT MAN

STORIES AXD lXCIDE.XTS IX THE LIFE OF PRIXCE BISMARCK. Won Ills Wife by n Bold Stroke MakIns a Single Draught of Tvro Quarts of Wine His Retirement. Chicago Times-Herald. In a few days the two greatest men across the water, perhaps, will be beyond their eightieth year. Gladstone, now eighty-five, recently gave evidence of surprising mental vigor and almost threw English political leaders into a state of consternation. Bismarck will score his. eightieth annual mark the first of next month, and all Germany is preparing to do him honor. Both have had careers which have left more ineffaceable marks upon the pages of history than any other men of their time. But their. lives have been vastly different Gladstone has Ted the somewhat prosy existence which falls to the lot of ' the average English man, while Bismarck's career has been founded upon adventures more or less, romantic. Bismarck's early history is not good for young men to read. Whatever learning he acquired and it was much was not obtained at the university. Much is forgiven the young man who enters a German university. After the hard discipline of a gymnasium he is granted full license, and that he permits it to become the wildest kind of excess is winked at by parents and authorities. When Bismarck entered Gottingen he gave himself iip to the spirit of the time and it was not long before he was widely known as the wildest reveler of the place. Many are the stories told of the prodigality of his life as a student. No matter how dear discipline was to him in his latf:r years, at that time he had no idea of observing it. At one of the student dinners which he gave, when the fun was fast and furious, a bottle was thrown through the window. A policeman saw it strike the sidewalk and at once reported the affair to the college authorities. The beadle was at once sent to summon the culprit before the rector. When found Bismarck was attired In a parti-colored dressing gown, riding boots and a high hat. With him were two enormous hounds, his love for dogs being developed at an early age. "All right," he said to the beadle; "I'll follow you." And he actually went after the man, dressed just as he was, and with his dog at his heels, the latter never leaving his master for a moment. The rector was awaiting the cu'prit in his study. What was his astonishment at seeing an enormous dog bound into the room, with an air which inspired buf littie confidence. His first care was to ensconce himself behind a barricade of chairs, after which, trying to assume a demeanor suited to the occasion, he asked Bismarck what he wanted. - "Me! I want nothing," was the reply. "It was you, it appears, who have something to say to me, seeing that you have sent me this 'Dominus de Bismarck citatus est.' " The rector, whose bearing had been anything' but disrnified since the entry of the mastiff, now began to recover his self-possession. ., ' , "Sir," he said, "in -the first place I condemn you to pay a fine of 5 thalers for having brought that animal here; and, secondly, will you be good enough to explain how it was that bottle : came to be thrown thoough the window of the Golden Crown Hotel last evening, of .which I have the pieces .here?" "Mein Gott, sir! The bottle probably flew out of the window of itself." "You know very well that a bottle cannot fly of itself, and that some one must have thrown it." i "Perhaps so, sir." "There is no perhaps about it. Please to be more explicit." "Well, then, it probably happened somewhat in this way," and seizing a burly inkstand standing on the desk Bismarck made as if he would, hurl it at the poor rector's head. The latter, however, fearing to see the projectile fly . from the young man's hand, hastened to dismiss him, and the fine, it would appear, was never paid. HOW HE WON HIS WIFE. Bismarck's reputation' as a high liver 4came near preventing his marriage, but he won his wife by one of those bold strokes the use of which in later years made him invincible in diplomacy. At a friend's wedding he met Frauiein Von Puttkamer, with whom he fell in love at sight. Soon afterward he wrote to her parents' asking to be allowed to make her his wife. They were quiet German people, not much used to the ways of the gay world, and were somewhat scandalized by the stories of the revelry of the young man which had come to their ears. Their daughter, however, made no secret of her affection for Bismarck, and they were at a loss as to what course to pursue. Finally , it was decided to invite Bismarck to visit them and then they could decide what was best. Every preparation was made to receive the young man properly. Frau Von Puttkamer stood sedately by the side of her husband, surrounded by friends and relatives, as. it was proposed to extend a dignified welcome to the student on his arrival. When he alighted from his carriage, however, Bis-. marcJk saw only his lady love. With a glad cry he rushed up to her and printed a smacking kiss upon her lips before any one could say a word. The friends and relatives were scandalized, and a family council wits called and every one's advice was sought. The edict went forth finally that the engagement of Bismarck to the frauiein be immediately announced. In telling this story Bismarck always wound up by saying: "And you have no idea what this lady has made of me." Manv stories have been told about Bismarck's capacity as a drinking man. Perhaps the best concerns his promotion to the grade of honorary colonel of the Seventh Regiment of Cuirassiers. Following the, custom in vogue in the German army, as soon as he was promoted he went to inspect his regiment, and the officers invited him to the traditional "dinner of welcome," a meal which usually wound up with an enormous consumption of liquor. The officers of the regiment, every one of them giants, all promised themselves a rare bit of fun at the figure their new colonel would cut on receiving the huge tankard filled with champagne, which had -to be drained to the last drop to the health of the regiment. Thev said among themselves that Bismarck, a diplomatist and no militarv man, would never be able to. accomplish this feat. "And we." they added, "will show him how to do it." But they reckoned without their host. When the cloth was removed the servants brought the glasses, several bottles of champagne and the said tankard, which they filled to the brim- and placed, with some ceremony, in front of the illustrious guest. , Put on his guard by some roguish glances which be saw directed toward him, Bismarck began to see that he would have to maintain the reputation which he gained as a student. Rising, then, at a given moment, he proposed a warm toast to the welfare of the regiment, and presto he emptied the tankard at a single draught, although it contained almost as much as two 'bottles of champagne. He then resumed his seat and began conversing in the quietest possible manner,' as if nothing out of the ordinary way had happened. But his hosts could not take their eyes off him now for he had grown considerMy in their estimation. What was their ..dtonishment, a few minutes later, when, in the calmest voice, he requested that his little jug might be refilled. The excitement increased to delirium. Bismarck's fondness for tobacco Is illustrated in an amusing story told first by Lord Russell. The incident occurred at Versailles, during the war of 1870. Lord Russell was to have an audience and he was waiting for Count Von Arnim to leave Bismarck's study. Presently Von Arnim came out, fanning himself furiously with his handkerchief. "I really cannot understand," he said, "how Bismarck can live in such an atmosphere: he is continually smoking aid the strongest cigars, too. I had to ask him to open the window, for I could not stand it." Then he took leave of Lord Russell and went his way. As soon as Lord Russell enI tered the room Bismarck said to him: "What strange tastes some people have: There is Von Arnim, now, w-ho has just pone out of the room; It is a fad of his to itcent himself up to an unbearable degree, and to-day the perfume was so Intense that I had to open the window." Every time Lord Russell related this anecdote he hastened to add: "What the truth of the matter was, I really cannot say." Bismarck's retirement from office and the manner in which It was caused has always been a reason for sadness among th German people. Once, during the old Emperor's reign, he wanted to retire on account of old aee. "Why," said tha Emperor, in refusing to

accept his offer, "you are younger than . I and I can mount my horse, why should you retire r 'True," replied the Chancellor, "but you know a horse always gives out before its rider, THE CHANCELLOR'S RETIREMENT. About his actual retirement many accounts are given. On Saturday, March 15, 1SS0, according to one version, about 8 o'clock In the morning, while Prince Bismarck was still in bed, he was informed that the Emperor was waiting to see him in Count Herbert Bismarck's apartments, in' the office of the Secretary of State. When Bismarck entered the room the Emperor received him with evident excitement, and spoke to him In a tone of vehement reproach. "You a short time ago." said his Majesty, "forbade the ministers to make reports directly to me, but I absolutely wish that my ministers present themselves personally to me." "Your Majesty," answered Bismanck, "by virtue of the la w I alone am authorized and charged to make direct reports to your Majesty. This is absolutely . necessary, if the proceedings of the government are to have a firm and united character. If, within the last few weeks, some ministers have got into the way of making reports to your Majesty, it is in opposition to the law which gives thi3 right alone to the Chancellor of your Majesty. But as soon as your Majesty orders me I will yield to your wishes and propose a change in the law." , "Also in the workingmen's question," continued the Emperor, still in the same exasperating, excited tone, "my plans meet with your continued opposition. I look to see the measures which I consider useful carried out thoroughly." "I do not oppose the improvements which your Majesty thinks of introducing," reolied the Chancellor gently, "but my years of experience tell me that some of them need certain modifications, which are absolutely necessary, and I shall have - the honor of submitting them to your Majesty." "No, no; no modifications," interrupted the Emperor testily, "I wish my order to be carried out just as I give them." This at last exhausted Bismarck's powers of self-control, and he spoke with some warmth. ' "I think I can perceive," he said, "that my services are not fortunate enough to please your Majesty and that some thoughts exist of getting rid of me." The Emperor made a confirmatory gesture with his hand, either intentionally or unwittingly, and Prince Bismarck continued: "In that case there is nothing for me to do but to hand your Majesty my resignation. I would only like to beg your Majesty to let me remain In office until May, so that I can personally defend the military bill In the Reichstag. I fear my successor would find it difficult to break the opposition in Parliament and carry the bill" While Bismarck was speaking the Emperor shook his head several times, and sal 1 at last, "No, no." To this the Chancellor bowed without saying a word and waited for a sign from" the Emperor to withdraw. After a few unpleasant moments the Emperor said, still speaking excitedly: "There is still a word to be said about your mysterious negotiations with Dr. Windthorst. I know you receive him in your house, and I forbid these meetings." This last piece of imperial insolence thoroughly aroused the slumbering , lion. "I know quite well," thundered Bismarck, "that for some time back I have been surrounded by spies and talebearers who watch every step I take. It is true, and again I say It is true, that I have invited Dr. Windthorst in order to discuss things with him. But it is not only mv right, it Is my duty, to have communication with skilled politicians, whether they be members of Parliament or not, and nobody, not even your Majesty, will be able to prevent me 1 doing so." After these words, which Bismarch spoke in a loud voice and while laboring under great excitement, the Emperor dismissed

mm wnn a simple movement of "his head. The next day came the order for his retirement, and the breach between Bismarck and the Emperor lasted for four years. . THEY MEAT THE METER. Clever Swindlers Who Found a Way to Lessen Their Gas Bills. Detroit Free Press. ; ' '" A very novel and sufe way of reducing gas bill3 was recently discovered by the Detroit Gas Company, which resulted, yesterdav, in warrants being issued for Francis A. Mer- ' rut, proprietor of the Hotel Congress, and William Herbert, a practical gas man, on the charge of conspiring to defraud the company out of 100,000 cubic feet of gas worth $1 per one thousand feet. The arrests were made by detectives McDonnell and Lally. Herbert has been in custody for several days, as the officers were looking for Harry Stoddard, whojs charged with the same offense, but he got word of his intended arrest and moved across the river. Just how much the gas company has lost 13 not .mown and will not be for several months, as a thorough inspection of all the ' meters Jn the city will have to be made before that fact can be ascertained. So far six or seven which have been fixed, are known to the company. With the exception of the meter in the Hotel Congress, which id made of tin, they are all of iron and can be tampered with much easier. The officials of the gas-company sav that Merritt was caught partially on account of the great reduction of his bill for the month of February. In January it amounted to $44 and the following month it had fallen to $10.50, a remarkable reduction. Wnen fthe inspector went Into the cellar he found that the face of tne meter had been turned towards the wall, which is always a pretty good evidence that something is wrong. In order to fix a tin meter so that it will not register the correct amount of gas used, the top has to be removed and the ratchet, which only allows the meter to register forward, taken out. Thi3 wou'd make no material difference until the meter is turned around and the inlet and outlet pipes reversed. The gas then forces the meter to register the wrong way. and as the pointer is forced back the amount of gas The scheme generally in use is not to allow the meter to register the first part of the month and then to turn it around again so that the inspector will find everything all right when he comes. In some way a slip was made at the Hotel Congress as the inspector dropped in unawares. He fixed the meter in its right position and reported the facts to the office. Nothing was done for a few days, when the inspector made a special visit to the hotel and he found that the meter had been changed back in his absence. It was then taken out and examined and the fraud discovered. The top had been repainted so that the fresh solder , would not show and the ratchet was missing. The case was reported to the police and detectives McDonnell and Lally were assigned to the case. They found that the meter had been fixed on Sunday. Feb. 3. The meter is not in the hotel building, but in the cellar of the store next door, and when the scheme was started some way had to be effected so that the work could be done without attracting any notice. Merritt made arrangements with one of the employes of the store to come down on that day and let him in. Herbert went in with him, having his tools, and the employe saw him working at the meter. He was' not told anything about what was being done and thought everything was all right, as Herbert had one of the gas company's badges on. A warrant was issued for the men and Herbert was caught before he got wind of the matter. Merritt was not supposed to know anything about the job, hut he was initiated last night, when detectives McDonnell and Lally placed him under arrest. Since the discovery the company has begun an investigation to ascertain how much of a loser it Is and how many meters have been tampered. The result is that six tin meters have been substituted for iron meters. Objections have been met with, but It was no use. All that is' necessary to fix an iron meter is to take a fine drill and bore a few holes through the diaphragm, which allows the gas to leak through witout being registered. It is not known how much them en made by the scheme, but they evidently had a good business. The number of meters they have fixed will not be known until the investigation is completed. The latter will cost a large sum of money in addition to the amount already lost. Merritt is about forty-five years old and he has , been running tne hotel since last fall. His wife runs a boarding house in another part of the city, and she bears an excellent reputation. He has been away from the city for a long time. Herbert is about thirty-five years old and he was formerly in the employ of the old natural gas company. When the gas companies consolidated he was thrown out of employment. He has a thorough knowledge of all kinds of meters, as he used to work in the shop where they were manufactured. He also had a line kit of tools and could work very fast. The police believe that it was their intention to do a wholesale business by soliciting trade whereever they could and offering to keep the meter back for so much a month. . The scheme Is a new one in this part of the country, but it has been worked before In the East and with success. ... Escape of Xine Murderers. SEATTLE, Wash., March 17. Nine murderers held up the county jailer here tonight and escaped. They were Jed by the notorious Tom Blanck. who killed two men last year. One of the murderers. Murphy, afterwards went to police headquarters and surrendered. . Taylor Did Not Appear. TAMPA. Fla., March 17 Taylor, the absconding South Dakota treasurer, whom It was said would arrive here to-night, has not arrived, l

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THE TELEPHONE FIELD WAR LIKELY I1ETWEEX THE WEST. ERX USIOX AXD BELL CO 31 PAX 1 E S . A Buttle for Supremacy Caused by the Telephone Company Violating; the , , Spirit of n Contract. Chicago Tribune. Unless all Indications are misleading the United States in less than two years may be the scene of a battle for- supremacy in the telephone field between two of the greatest vested interests in the world. There have long been rumors that the Western Union Telegraph Company was so much dissatisfied with what it claimed to be a violation of the spirit of the contract existing between it and the Bell Telephone Company that it proposed to enter Into the telephone field itself. AH the information that is obtainable points to the conclusion that the great telegraph company has about reached a determination to meet the Bell company on Its own ground when that contract ends. The key of the situation with respect to this move. Is to bo found in the fact that the contiact In queslon expires in 1857. It has been generally supposed it had a much longer time to-run. When it was entered, into years ago its intent was to divide the electrical business of the country so far as. the transmission of sound and signals was concerned. The Western Union, shortly after the telephone was perfected into something more than a toy, Inaugurated a telephone system of its own under the Gray patents. It was speedily found by the Bell company that the Western Unions rivalry was dangerous and, on the other hand, the Western Union was made to believe that a working agreement with its principal opponent would be advantageous. Negotiations for a contract were accordingly entered into between the two companies, under which the Western Union undertook to retire from the telephone field during the lifetime of the agreement. It was made a beneficiary of the telephone business to the extent of receiving a certain sum for each instrument per year. The Bell company, on its part, agreed to carry on a business which should in no way compete with the business of the telegraph company. ' : SPIRIT OF CONTRACT BROKEN. During the first few years the agreement worked to the satisfaction of both sides. Later on, however, the Bell company entered upon operations which were declared to constitute a violation of the spirit of the contract. If. began building long-distance wires to be used for telephoning. It went beyond this and equipped the wires with Morse instruments and leased them to brokers in competition) with the leased wire service of , the. Western Union. -Vigorous remonstrances were made by the Western Union, but the Bell company took refuge behind the corporation known as the American Telegraph and Telephone Company, which carries on the long-distance telephone and the telegraph business mentioned. Although it was well known that company was of Bell creation the Bell claimed it was an independent corporation. The alleged irregular Morse telegraph service, it is said, was being carried on by an outside corporation, and if the letter and intent of the agreement .with the Western Union was being rudely disturbed the fault lay with the wicked partner, the American Telegraph and Telephone Company aforesaid. The Bell company has gone on building its long-distance wires equipped with Morse instruments as a collateral feature until 'it has created, a service of many thousand miles thoroughly systematized and so well managed as to constitute an indirect competition with the Western Union. Not a step in this policy of aggression has escaped the Western Union people. It has always had a large number of men in the field under the control of its construction department. In the last two years its construction gang3 have been increased and the company has strung an enormous number of copper wires. It has not only pulled .down Tires which were in good order and replaced them by heavy, copper conductors, but it has, moreover, erected these expensive lines largely in advance of the company's needs. The result of this work is the Western Union has a system of metallic copper circuits much greater than that of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company. At the end - of these circuits sounders are ticking to-day. It would be an operation involving only a few months to rip out all the Morse instruments and in their places connect telephones. The Sunreme Court decision in the BateP Sulzburger case last week is admitted by the best informed electrical men to nave completely destroyed the more valuable telephone patents. It is asserted by men who ought" to know, and who probably do, that the Ball's hold upon the telephone system of the country, so far .as the Patent Office is concerned, has been shaken ' loose forever. The rt',T rtes ti"v'"- p"" -f -n t is possible for the Western Union to secure the best teephone instruments tva.iu.Liie ac simply the cost of manufacture. Its electricians and inventors could easily construct the minor features of a telephone service if any were needed. j WILL, CAUSE A GREAT WAR. If the Western Union enters the field at the expiration of its contract with (he Bell Telephone Company, which, as said, is less than two years hence, it will begin operations in such a way as can hardly fall to precipitate a great war. This will be due to the vast difference between the management and the financial organization of the two companies. The telephone business, as conducted by the American Bell Telephone Company, Is a vast system of wheels within wheels. The whole country is allotted to a subordinate company of the American BelL In each district controlled by tnese subordinate companies there are innumerable little companies. The controlling Interest in all of them is held by the American Bell. it Is alleged that great numbers of the companies within tho American Beil Telephone Company are stocked and bonded so heavily as to make it practically impossible for the Bell company to reduce its toll rates generally and meet the fixed charges whlMi everywnere stick to its organization. It costs to operate a telephone much less than a subscriber pays. In Chicago, for instance, a telephone costs the local t'ornpany a little over $7 a year. These figures may be an exaggeration, but they are furnished by telephone men. While there is apparently a wide margin between tho cost of operation and the average charge paid by subscribers, and the profits would seem to be immense, it Is said the closest management Is necessary? in order to pay ths vast load of Interest charges and dividends which the security holders have learned to expect, and without which the stocks of the company would be greatly affected in the markets. All .over the country rivals to the Bell are springing up. The Harr.son Telephone Company, of this city, has invaded its territory in many places. The Bell has cut under, the Harrison charges in some instances two or three times. It is said In a fight with rivals of this kind it might win by whipping thern in detail, provided the process did, not have to .bo indefinitely prolonged. The Western Union's financial organization is wholly different. The enrajany Is one or the best managed corporations iu the "world. It has only two accounts on its books receipts and expenditures. At the present time the rivalry to-the Western Union is comprised in the Pcst3l Telegraph Company and the Long Distance Telephone Company. It 13 admitted to be as sharp a competition as any the telegraph company ever experienced. Always Flow to make radical moves the Western Union has not deviated in any way from Its long-settled policy of preparing for what is to come, f?o that with immense capital and a system ftrled by years of experience, when it enters the telephone field there will be a struggle the end of which no one can foresee.. It is not known in what section of the country the Western Union w'll begin its telephone operationa, but it may be taken for granted that when it does so (t will create a service which will include longdistance wires and systems in cities. It H asserted by the best Informed thatf the Western Union could meet any rate the Bel could make and that U t the only

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concern that can light the Bell to n finish for control of a field that has yielded immense financial harvest and that admittedly has more within It. ' MISS AXTHOXY'S VIEWS. She Explains How Women's Organisations Are Beneficial. Kate Field. ; ' It always refreshes me to meet a real person: so l bearded all sons and conditions of women to have a talk with Miss Anthony while she helped to make the third triennial meeting of the Women's Council a downright success. "Believe in this council? Of course, I do." replied this nineteenth century Sibyl to my query, "It Is the grandest educator that ever was evolved tor women." "How does it affect your special cau3e of suffrage?" . ; . "You have no business to nsk. because you know Wfll tfrtmiirh? Hut t Rimiumn vnn nru nt me to talk for, the Washington's readers?" "Precisely." "Well, my dear, there are twenty organizations represented at this council, and I feel as If I were the mother of all. 1 sit and actually see them grow before my very eyes. The different religious sects learn to tolerate and respect each other. Protestants admit the honesty of Catholics, and both' welcome the Jewish vomen"s League. Ves, we've had the Hebrews with us for the first time, and nobly have they borne themselves. Not only have we broken:, down religious Intolerance, but race intolerance as well. We have received the Colored Woman's League with open nrms, and I thank God for the broadening influence of association.'.' "Women are narrow-minded because they are too often narrow-lived. Yon can't expect the creature thU is bounded by four walls to see the glory of the universe and admit the virtues of unknown peoples." "Certainly not, and there's where our critics make a fatal mistake. They insist that contact, with humanity will destroy womanilnesu. They don't know what they are talking about." "Very few do. If people limited their remarks to their knowledge conversation would cease." "Now I don't say that; but it's true In the rnaln. To return to your question. All these twenTy organizations realize as never before that to attain their ends they must be aole to speak with authority to legislators. They realize that authority conies only with power, and that the only power recognized by lawmakers is the ballot. Therefore, however thwse organizations may differ in other respects, they unite on xuffrage, believing it to be the factor needed to accomplish their special purposes. The worklngwomen of the Public Printing Office have forced conviction on many. With the adjournment of Congress many employes of this office will bo discharged. The majority, if not all of those to receive their conges, will bo women. Why? Tho officers do not hesitate to admit that employment must be reserved for men. 'We must look out for the voters,' they exclaim with brutal frankness. Having this object lesson thrust upon them, womeu become converts to suf frage who never ueiore uppreciaica iis auvantage." ,'', '' "Rather f. low view to take of ' what should be considered as a principle, isn't it?"' "Yes, but we must accept the world as we find it and do the best we can with it." "Agreed. That is my motto." "Very well. then. As the majority of women do not recognize the dignity to be attained by the possession of suffrage and the principles and duties involved, they can. be made to clamor for it as a means or ,.if.HafonB Von can't expect women to be better than the men they've -made. How manv men regard suffrage from an exalted standpoint?" . , ., . "I shudder to think how'few. , "Don't let us pcan too closely the motives of women. It is enoueh that they are growing upward, not downward-forward, not backward. The primal unde'tytog.pU": clple of human existence is the right of every human being to have hts opinion C" Whether it" be good or bad? Then it must be the first business of a. government founded on universal suffrage to make everybody intelligent., cr republics will go to th"Of course; and you'll not pull ithls coun try out of the slough until women know enough, first, to want to vote, and secondly, to vote intelligently. Thus men w 11 be taught their duties as citizens. Is this revrtroymblunf It lj to' mjnr who shook hands with you at Mrs. McLeans la"Well.elyou know I'm an optimist,' and I've seen such progress lately that I have faith enough to believe .' "That 'while the lamp holds out to burn the vilest sinner may returnr Then there s hone for the District of Columbia, where nobody votes; where there is not one atom of civic pride; where people .are so ignorant as to actually fight against a contagious disease hospital; where the lawn are so unjust to women as to put a premium on vice " !"What do you mean by that last statement?" . . . "Plainly this: As any nusband or any worklngwoman may claim her earnings, marriage is at a discount among the humbje. Our colored population numbers S.,0!W, tne largest of any city in the world. Colored women are almost invariably bread-winners. A prominent negro told me recently that the women of his race were averse to matnroony wr "v iwi -re side of wedlock they can control their pnrse3 and their children. Once married, they are slaves. Isn't that a nice state of tningSf 1 orur jxmjtiiCT . auius ----- immorality of negroes. J should like to be shown where Congress has lifted ts finger to help them to be moral. Neither by Industrial schools, nor by just laws toward women have national legislators made the District of Columbia a reputable part or th"D5ar'm'e! Another proof of the necessity of suffrage.". '. The Myth of the t'lftnrelte. Philadelphia Record. When In either the novel or the play th adventuress wishes to show beyond all doubt that Fhe Is real wicked, or the heroine yearns to be real naughty, they smoko cigarettes. Of course, the audience is shocked by the audacity of the thing that is, the unsophisticated part of the audience. To the man of the world, however, tho "wicked" cigarette 13 simply a notisnalcality; and young girls who are consumed with a secret longing to emulate their clarettesmoklng sister should do o not with any deluded notion of romance, but idmply with the same cold-blooded question of taste with which they would take to smoking a cob pipe, like some old women, or to chewing navy plug. ' Rare Inrk of n jimller. SIOUX CITY, Ia.. March 17. Jack Kerry left Sioux. City for Ireland to-day In response to a cablegram informing him that he had fallen heir to an estate in county Kerry and IlW.OOO in the bank. Kerry has been a professional gambler in Sioux City, Omaha, Denver and Deadwood for the last ten years. . . , - . ' i QUKENSTOWN, March 18. Arrived: Auranla, from New York. NEW YORK. March 17. Arrived: La, Gascogne, from Havre. HAVRE. March 17. Arrived; La Bretagne, from New York. 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