Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1897 — Page 4

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TWO LUCKY HOOSIERS ZANZIBAR AXD NOGALES CONSULSHIPS GIVEN TO INDIA XIAN'S. ■■■ -■ ♦ ■ John C. Bellhetmer Awarded the African Position, bat Wnrneil to Beware the Fate of Jotlge Hiley. * LATTER’S LIFE WAS IN PERIL * BECAUSE HE SHOT DI SK V BEAUTIES WHO BATHED IN HIS VIEW. Jjfitno Pension Money Returned. by an Indianinn Wlio*e Health Was He-ctored—Civil-Service It tiling. ■■■■ ♦ Bneeial to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—John C. Bellheimer, one of the active young lawyers of Washington. Ind., was notified this afternoon that, on the recommendation of Senator Fairbanks, he would be appointed consul at Zanzibar. This place pays about $2,000 a year in salary and fees. The port to which Mr. Bellheimer has been assigned is famed ns the scene of a startling Incident wJhich marked tho end of the diplomatic career of Judge Riley, a distinguished gentleman of this city, who was appointed by President Harrison to the same position. The judge was annoyed and shocked by the practice to which the female portion of the populace of the town was addicted of bathing in the bay In front of his consulate, two or three times a day, and to break up the habit he shot into the flock of dusky beauties one morning. To his horror he discovered he had fired into the royal party and had filled the person of fcor Majesty, the Queen, with birdshot. The judge remained in a state of siege for several W'eek3 and was spirited away on a passing ship with difficulty. Mr. Bellheimer is cautioned to leave his artillery at home. Another Hoosier Given n Consulship. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—The President late to-night announced the fo'lowing appointments: Eugene Seeger, of Illinois, to be consul general of the United States at Rio be Janeiro, Brazil. To be consuls of the United States: James Franklin Darnall, of Indiana, fit Nogales, Mexico; John E. Kehl, of Ohio, at Stettin, Germany; Frank M. Brundage, of Pennsylvania, at Aix la Chapelle, Germany; Julian Phelps, of lowa, at Orefeld, Germany; Charles P. Snyder, of West Virginia, at Ciudad Porfirio Diaz. Mexico; Henry S. Culver, of Ohio, at London, Ontario. David H. Budlong, of Idaho, to be register of the land office at Couer d’Alene, Ida.; John M. Hill, of Washington, to be register of the land office at Walla Walla, Wasnington. IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE. Opinion an to Depnty Collector* of Internal Revenue. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. —The case of the collector of internal revenue at Richmond, Va., whose removal of deputy collectors just after his assumption of office created much interest at the time, and against whom charges of violation of civil-service laws were made, is now before Attorney General McKenna for a decision on points submitted by the Civil-service Commission as to the status of deputy collectors. The issue is important as involving the status of all deputy Internal revenue collectors The questions submitted by the commission follow: Are deputy collectors of internal revenue officers of the United States? Docs the term of office of such deputy cease by reason of tho guing out of office of the collector under whom he was appointed and the taking of office by a newly appointed collector? Are they properly in the classilied service and subject to the provisions of the civil-service act and rules? The commission, in a brief transmitted to the attorney general, submits that it would certainly appear that a deputy collector is not only an officer under the most approved definitions and under the decisions made by eminent jurists, but that the statutes themselves expressly and distinctly recognize a deputy collector as a United States officer. As to the second question, it is argued that tho deputy holds over until his successor is duly appointed and that an affirmative act, not only on the part of the collector himself but of the commissioner of the internal revenue, is a sine qua non in vacating the office of a duly appointed deputy. As to being classified, the conclusion of the commission follows: "That the provisions of Section 1753, Revised Statutes, and of the civil-service act are not inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of other statutes relating to the appointment of deputies of internal revenue; that the President’s action in directing their classification was following the near intent of Congress as indicated by the precedents established by Congress itself; that their classification is distinctly authorized by the direct language of statute, and that this authority has been duly and regularly exercised, and deputy collectors of internal revenue are in the classified service subject to the provisions of the civil-service act." PENSION RULINGS. Two Opinion* by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior. WASHINGTON? Oct. 16.—1n the case of John Kelly, of the Forty-first Pennsylvania Emergency Militia and the Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis has laid down the ruling that as the soldier's two terms of service aggregated more than ninety days, the rejection of his claim, under the act of June 27, 1890, was an error. This reverses the former practice, which required the ninety days’ service of a soldier to have been continuous. The soldier. In this leading case, served in the volunteer regiment but a few days less than the time to give him status and had previously served in the Emergency Militia and had been paid by the United States government for a period of one month and eight days, service in both organizations having been rendered during the rebellion, and that in tho Emergency Militia being under the command of United States soldiers. The decision is that the claimant has a pensionable status, it being proper to add the two terms to make up the ninety days required by statute. Another change of policy in pension matters, as to attorneys’ rights. Is made in a case just ruled upon. Mr. Davis holds that where an attorney files a declaration in response to a call from the Pension Bureau, even though such declaration, after having been filed, is subsequently deemed immaterial by the bureau, the service is such as should entitle him to a fee. The basis of this is that it is compliance with the bu-* reau's requirement, and refusal would constitute negiect. it being beyond the province of an attorney to determine whether the declaration is necessary or unnecessary or essential to tho further prosecution of the claim. PURIFYING THE MAILS. Postolfiee Authorities Begin War on Obscene uml Lottery Matter. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—1n conjunction with the Treasury Department, Postmaster General Gary has taken steps to enforce the prohibition in the tariff act against the importation of obscene und lottery matter. The postmaster general has issued instructions to postmasters that where such matter is found in the malls unsealed it should be treated as unmailable and sent to the Dead Letter Office, When it is under seal, and the postmaster at the exchange office •uspects obscene or lottery matter, he is directed to stamp Ihe packages: "Supposed to contain matter in violation of Section 16 of the act of July 24, 1897." and to forward the packages to the office of destination. There tne instructions require the nearest customs officer to be notified, in whose pretence the packages must be opened by the addressees. The postmasters can be designated as special customs officers where the regular customs officers tire too remote. If dutiable matter is found it Mill be confiscated by the treasury; if other

objectionable matter Is contained the Postoffice Department will confiscate it. Postmasters are warned to keep a close watch on mails from foreign countries. AN HONEST HOOSIER. Returned S3OO Pension Money Been use He Had Retrained Ills Health. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The Pension Office is wrestling with a remarkable case, of which Comrade Clark Graves, a farmer living near Monrovia, Morgan county, Indiana, is the hero. Several weeks ago Mr. Clark sent to the Pension Office a draft for S2OO, that being the amount of pension for two years and a half. He explained that the pension had been given him for rheumatism. and that as he is no longer suffering from that disorder, he did not feel that ho ought to keep his pension money. The case was so astonishing that an inspector was sent to inquire into Mr. Graves's sanity. The inspector to-day reports that the comrade was as sound In mind as he was healthy in body and that he knew’ what he was doing and meant. The Pension Office will probably keep him on the rolls, but cut his pension down from $lO a month to $6. What to do with the S3OO is a puzzler. and it may be returned to Mr. Graves. No provision seems to have been made to take back money under such circumstances. Oklahoma Is Progressing. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Governor C. M. Barnes, of Oklahoma Territory, in his annual report to the secretary of the interior, just submitted, makes an interesting review of existing conditions in Oklahoma. He claims that in seven years since its creation as a territory it has made greater progress than have most commonwealths in three times that period and that Oklahoma farmers are prosperous and even more hopeful. He says the territory is a distinctively American community, whose proportion of foreign-born citizens is smaller than in any State of the Union, and he estimates the population in excess of 300,000. He says that although clearly entitled to statehood, thoughtful citizens are not clamoring for immediate statehood, as the best interests of the whole people will be subserved by the union of Indian Territory and Oklahoma into one State, and they are willing to wait on the negotiations of the government with the five civilized tribes. The formation of two separate States, he adds, would be burdensome and annoying. Combined Against Indianapolis Firm. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—The treasury committee which is looking Into the proposals to supply lock boxes for new postoffices next year will probably ask that the manufacturers again come forward and personally explain the merits of their devices. The Keyless Ix>ek Company, of Indianapolis, is apparently the lowest bidder, but three competing concerns have combined against .t, and may prevent the contract from going there. The contract will amount to between $25,000 and $30,000. Lovering May Be Court-Martialed. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Secretary Alger to-day, after a further consultation with the President and General Miles, issued an order to General Brooke, at Chicago, in relation to the case of Capt. L.. A. Lovering, Fourth Infantry, who is charged with ill treatment of Private Hammond at Fort Sheridan. The order is withheld from publication until it reaches General Brooke, but it is believed that it directs trial of the officer by court-martial. General Notes. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—T0-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $211,391,345; gold reserve, $150,545,563. Benjamin F. Havens, of Terre Haute, arrived in Washington to-day. The following army officers have been ordered to examination for promotion: First lieutenants, J. M. Partello, Fifth Infantry, and H. If. Benharn. Second Infantry. Second lieutenants, J. B. Bennett, Seventh Infantry; M. S Jarvis, Fourth Infantry; J. W. Heavy, Fifth Infantry, and H. A. Smith, First Infantry. The army is about to experiment w’ith brown tents, and an order has been placed with the Philadelphia depot of the quartermaster’s department for samples. They are expected to be more agreeable to the eye, show dirt less and be more serviceable generally than the present white tent. DRAMATIC INCIDENT. Eli Shaw Views the Bodies of His Alleged Victims for the Last Time. CAMDEN. N. J., Oct. 16.—The funeral of Mrs. Emma Zane and her daughter, Mrs. Sarah M. Shaw, who were murdered on Tuesday morning last, took place this afternoon from their desolated home on Line street. Great crowds of people surrounded the house, but only relatives and intimate friends w f ere permitted to participate in the services. One of the nearest relatives, however, was present at neither the services nor the interment. This was Eli Shaw’, the son of one of the women and the grandson of the other. He stands accused of having taken the lives of both his mother and grandmother, and now lies in the county jail. There was a dramatic scene at the late home of the accused murderer and his alleged victims this afternoon an hour or so prior to the funeral services. Though the authorities refused to grant the request of the accused that he be permitted to attend the funeral, they concluded to allow him to see the bodies The young man, on entering the room was visibly affected. Hq, tremblingly approached first the casket containing the remains of his grandmother. He leaned forward and imprinted a kiss on the cold forehead, and, in a quiet voice, said: "Oh, God. that 1 should be accused of your death!” lie then moved to the other side of the room to the casket in which bis mother lay. His knees almost gave way as he tottered to the casket, and he would have fallen but for a helping hand from one of the policemen. As he looked upon the face of his mother he put his hands to his head and cried out: "Oh, my mother, my mother, speak to me, speak to them; tell them I did not do this awful thing!" The scene was most affecting, and the few relatives who were in the room were audibly sobbing as the youth was led away by the policemen and driven back to the prison. Shaw was this morning put under severe examination by the county officials. He strenuoulsy denied his guilt. The police are convinced that Shaw’ committed the crime, and have dropped all other clews, except that they say they will make further close investigation to ascertain whether or not the accused young man had an accomplice. “AD.” FOR BRYAN. The ropocratlc Orator Offers Cush Prizes for College Essays. BENTON, 111., Oct. 16.—W. J. Bryan has offered a large sum of money to Ewing College, to be known as the Mary Elizabeth Bryan prize fund. The income is to be used annually during commencement week in cash prizes for the best essays on the science of government. Mr. Bryan’s mother was a student at Ewing College. She was principal of the Young Ladies’ Colege and resigned on account of ill health. Mr. Bryan’s sister was also a student there. Judge Silas Bryan was a strong supporter of tne school. Ewing College is situated at toying, Franklin county, ten miles north of Benton. It is a Baptist college, with large real-estate holdings and handsome, commodious buildings. Mr. Bryan gave this fund to the college on account of his mother's former connection with the school, and the fund will bear her name. Cool Wave at Chicago. CHICAGO, Oct 16.—Fall weather to-day displaced the prostrating heat of last week. Tho mercury this evening registered 54 degrees, compared with 'B7. yesterday's high mark. The cold wave which has been on its journey from the Northwest Tiiritory for three days arrived on scheduled time, and at 7 o’clock this morning the thermometer stood at 71 degrees. That was the high point and a steady drop ensued until 54 waa reached. Two deaths from heat—William Furney and P. J. Conroy, were added to yesterday s record. The drop in the temperature was general throughout the West and Northwest. Preacher Convicted. SAGINAW, Mich.. OcU 16.-Rev. O. D. Taylor, cf The Dalles, Ore., who has been on trial in the Circuit Court lure for the last seventeen days charged with obtaining money under false pretenses in connection with an improvement company in which ho was interested, w’as found guilty to-night. .Inroli Bunn, Sr., Dead. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Oct. 16.—Jacob Bunn, sr., president of the Illinois Watch Company, was found d* ad this afternoon in his private office at the factory. His death was caused by acute gastritis and old age, he being in his eighty-fourth ytar.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1897.

MISS COSIO GREETED BY FIFTY' THOUSAND PEOPLE AT NEW YORK LAST NIGHT. —■ ■ ♦ Great Demonstration in Honor of the Cuban Heroine and Karl Decker, YVho Rescued Her. CHEERS AND WAVING OF HATS WHEN THE MUCH-ADVERTISED GIRL MADE HER APPEARANCE. ■ ♦ Jingo Speeches by Senator Thurston and Others—Henry George Asked “Where’s Tom Johnson V* * NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—The popular reception to Miss Evangelina Cosio Cisneros in Madison Square to-night was an extraordinary demonstration. Fully fifty thousand persons, probably one-third of them well-dressed women, crowded the upper half of Madison-square Park and filled Broadway and Fifth avenue and waited patiently for the congratulatory speeches to be finished and the Cubun heroine to appear. A stand had been erected south of the Worth monument, from which the speeches w r ere delivered and on which the Seventh Regiment Band was stationed. The crowd began to grow a little restless, and it W'as decided at 9 o’clock that the young lady must be brought on. J. Lincoln De Zuyas was speaking when a carriage containing Miss Cosio and Karl Decker, her rescuer, appeared at the stand. Attired in white satin and enveloped in a huge furcaped cloak, the Cuban girl mounted the narrow steps to the platform, bowing and smiling to the people. Once on the platform Mr. Decker led his charge down the aisle between the musicians to the front of the platform. Miss Cisneros’s appearance was the signal for a tremendous demonstration by the great crowd, which stretched out for one hundred yards before her. The men yelled and waved their hats, the women waved their handkerchiefs, and the band played a Cuban battle song. With a bouquet in her right hand and a pleased but diffident expression on her face. Miss Cisneros bowed to her audience, for her’s it was—and then turned to Mr. Decker, indicating that she wanted him to understand that the applause was as much for him as for her. For several moments the two stood forth, while the cheering continued. Then Miss Cisneros was led back to the rear of the platform, where she bowed and smiled to the crowd on that side of the platform. Then she descended the steps to the carriage, which was driven around the square and back to Delmonico’s. Previous to the appearance of Miss Cisr.eros on the platform there were a number of short speeches interspersed with selections by the band. Murat Halstead was chairman and introduced the speakers. U.nited States Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, was the hrst speaker. He was very hoarse, and could be heard for only a few feet front the stand. Senator Thurston said that it was the duty of our government to grant belligerency to the Cubans. "It I had try way,” said he, "not only would the belligerency of Cuba be recognized, but I would send a battle ship to anchor in Havana harbor in order to inspire with hope and courage those who are struggling for freedom.” Congressman Sulzer was the next speaker, and he was followed by Dr. De Zayas, who was the chosen representative of the Cuban colony in this city. He described the work being done by the Cuban army and scored vv’eyler. The crowd frequently applauded him. It had been announced that nearly all of the candidates for mayor would be present to speak, but Henry George was the only one to appear. The Labor candidate’s reception could not exactly be called an ovation. Many applauded, thousands looked calmly on, and hundreds uttered cat calls. One man near the platform yelled out: “Where’s Tom Johnson? Why did not you bring your man along?" Mr. George spoke briefly. He said: “We are here to pay our respects and to extend our greeting to our sister, who has been rescued bravely from the Spanish prison. I am here as a representative of a body of the true Democracy (applause); as a man who has been honored by the mandate of' his fellow’-citizens to take up the work of Thomas Jefferson. 1 am here to say in the name of the great Democratic party that we feel sympathy for you In the struggle going on in Cuba. Miss Cisneros is rescued. God bless her. We extend to her a glad welcome to our freedom.” Among those present at the reception in Delmonico’s were Conner Embassador Eustis and wife, Col. Ethan Allan and Charles Dana Gibson. Nearly every prominent member of the Cuban colony was present. ■ SHE ENJOYS NOTORIETY. Somethin*? About the Girl YVho Is Being Used as an Advertisement. CHICAGO, Oct. 16.—W. E. Curtis, In a dispatch to the Record from New York, says: Evangelina Cusio —not Cisneros, as the newspapers usually call her—the Cuban girl who escaped from the house of detention in Havana, with the aid of Carl Decker, a correspondent of the New York Journal, is now at the YValdorf, enjoying luxuries and surrounded by grandeur that her pimple soul never dreamed of and a notoriety that will make life seem empty and commonplace when other sensations crowd her off the stage a few weeks hence. She is to have a reception at Delmonico’s tomorrow, at which the mayor, the candidates for mayor and many other notables are advertised to appear, and Cuban sympathizers will make speeches that are intended to stimulate interest in their cause. She is the same girl whose story I told last February when I was in Havana, and who had just then arrived a prisoner from the convict colony of the isle of Pines, a short distance south of Cuba, where she had been arrested for enticing the governor of the colony to her father's residence in order that the latter and some of his fel£pw-pris-oners might murder him. She is remarkably pretty, with the face of a saint and a captivating manner, and does not seem to have lost any of her good looks or other attractions during the dreadful experience she h;ts undergone. When she was discovered she immediately won the s mpath:es of General and Mrs. Lee, who offered to take charge of her and find her a home, but I understand they do not now consider her as innocent and blameless as they formerly did. It is a pity that the girl’s friends are making such a show of her and using her as an advertisement; but she enjoys it, and as she owes her liberty to their intervention nobody has the right to interfere. Her future is uncertain. It is supposed that she will be placed in a convent under the care of a Catholic sisterhood, to be educated. She has never had any advantages, for she is not of noble blood and is in no way related to Salvador Cisneros. Marquis of Santa Lucia, President of the Cuban republic, as has been represented. Her father was a mechanic in a little Cuban village, and is now a prisoner in the castle at Havana, awaiting trial for the attempted murder of Colonel Berriz. Her mother’s family bore the name of Cisneros, and it also was of the peasant class. Her father was arrested and sent to the Isle of Pines for giving aid and information to the insurgents, and as her mother was dead and she had no home nor relatives she was allowed to accompany him. Iler father will probably die in prison if he is not shot, and tne girl is therefore an object of charity. AFTER A FILIBUSTER. Marshal anti Twenty-Five Deputies Leave New York In a Hurry. NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—United States Marshal McCarthy, with twenty-five deputies, boarded the United States revenue cutter Chandler, which left her wharf at 1:06 a. m. Her destination is unknown. The deputies are armed with warrants issued by Commissioner Shields, who was in conference at II p. m. with Assistant District Attorney McFarland and three Pinkerton detectives. It was learned late from a reliable source that the authorities here had received a

tip from Washington about a Cuban expedition, and they have orders to intercept it at ail hazards. The filibuster is supposed to t>e the British steamer Premier, which arrived here Aug. 18 and put into the slip at the foot of Van Buren street, Brooklyn. Captain Crewes is her master. Her mysterious disappearance yesterday from the slip is thought to be the cause of the apprehension of the United States authorities. The marshal and his deputies w’ent up the East river. They are thought to be after the Premier somewhere in the sound. YY’eyler Not Wanted Any Longer. . HAVANA, via Key West, Fla., Oct. 16. General Weyler last night received telegrams from the government at Madrid informing him that he will be permitted to embark for Spain at any time and upon any steamer he may prefer. The dispatches also contained instructions to the secretary general of the Governor. Senor Gamundi, who recently tenderer his resignation, and to the provincial governor, whose resignations have been placed in the hands of the government, to remain at their posts until they shall receive further orders. Ninny Insurgents Killed. MADRID, Oct. IC.—An official dispatch received here from Havana says that during a number of recent engagements between the Spanish troops and the insurgents the later lost 162 men killed, 297 captured and 240 submitted to the Spanish authorities. The Spanish loss during the same engagements, the official report adds, was six men killed and thirty-eight wounded. TAKEN FROM JAIL. Negro Supposed to Have Been Lynehed by MiKsissipplans. HAMBURG, Miss., Oct. 16.—T0-day about 12 o’clock Bill Williams, colored, an ex-con-vict, assaulted and severely injured Mrs. T. R. Whitehead, of Wildwood Springs, one mile below’ here. A posse soon arrested him and turned him over to T. W. Cunningham, justice of the who placed him in the town jail. To-night about 9 o’clock a crowd of unknown men broke open the door of the jail and took the prisoner away, and it is now supposed he was lynched. The negro had just finished a two-year term in the penitentiary, having been sent from this county. Everything is very orderly and the mob rode in and out of town in a quiet and orderly manner. LOST ON CUBAN COAST * STEAMER TRITON WRECKED ON A REEF DURING HEAVY WEATHER. * Two Hundred Passengers, Including Soldiers and Civilians, and Thirty of the Crew Drowned. * HAVANA, Oct. 16.—'The coasting steamer Triton, from Havana to Bahia Honda, province of Pinar del Rio, has been wrecked between Dominica and Mariel, on the north coast of this province. The steamer went ashore this morning during heavy weather, grounding about eight miles from the coast. The purser and one of the passengers have arrived at Mariel. They say they have no knowledge regarding the fate of the captain, fifty passengers, soldiers and civilians, and the thirty members of the crew of the Triton. The missing passengers include several well-known merchants. The Spanish gunlioat Maria Cristina and the tug Louise have left this port for the scene of the wreck. Later—it is now said that the Triton had on board over 200 passengers, soldiers and civilians, and it is feared that they have all perished, in addition to tne thirty men composing the steamer’s crew. No details of the wreck, however, have yet been received here. Owing to the heavy sea that was running the gunboat Cristina found it impossible to reach the scene of the disaster until tonight. Only the purser of the ship and one passenger were saved. Among those who were lost were two navy and two army officers, a commissary official and seventy-seven privates. On board the Triton was $31,660 in silver to be used for the payment of the Spanish military and naval forces. The Triton, it is stated, was overloaded. She carried a large quantity of groceries and ammunition, and had on board ninety-three rifles for the government troops. The Chleugo’* Shaft Broken. BOSTON, Oct. 16.—Captain Ware, of the Cunard line steamer Gallia, which arrived at East Boston this afternoon, reports that at 2:35 p. m. on Oct. 15, in latitude 42:40 N., longitude 65:09 he signalled the Wilson line steamer Chicago, Captain Hadaway, from Hull, England, Sept. 29, with her crank shaft broken. She was lying motionless, temporarily repairing the damage, and although assistance was offered she declined. She desired to be reported to her agents her as “all well.” 'Hie Chicago is now several days overdue. Movements of Steamers. NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—Arrived: Umbria, from Liverpool; La Gascogne, from Havre. Sailed: Campania, for Liverpool; Manitoba, for London; La Bretagne, for Havre; Ems, for Genoa; Maasdam, for Rotterdam; Hekla, for Copenhagen. MARSEILLES, Oct. 16.—Arrived: Britannic, from New’ York. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 16. Sailed: St. Paul, for New York. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-Sailed: Belgenlard, for Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 16.—Arrived: Tauric, from New Y'ork. HAVRE, Oct. 16.—Sailed: La Champagne, for New York. BOSTON, Oct. 16. —Arrived: Gallia, from Liverpool. BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.—Sailed: Scotia, for Hamburg. HOMER SELBY WON. Kid McCoy’s Brother Outpoints Frank Fortelku in a Boxing; Bont. CLEVELAND, 0., Oct. 16.—A big crowd witnessed the boxing exhibition of the Nottingham Athletic Club, at Central Armory, to-night. There were three fights, all of which wore hotly contested. The first was between Fred Green, of Toledo, and Johnny Lavaek, of Cleveland, feather weights. Lavack was rather slow’ in taking his chances and Green's endurance enabled him to stay in the fight for seven rounds, when a draw was declared. The second contest w r as between "Doc” Payne, of this city, and Henry Van Compers, of Collinwood. It wuts over in one round. Payne hit Van Compers three times in the neck and the latter went to his knees, where he remained for thirty seconds. The decision was then given to Payne. The most exciting match was that between Homer Selby, brother of Kid McCoy, and Frank Fortelka, of this city. The fighting was fast and furious. Selby got in three blows to Fortelka's one. The contest was of fifteen rounds, and the decision was given to Selby on points. The friends of Fortelka objected to the decision. STUDENT SERIOUSLY HURT. Fell with Great Force While Being Tossed in it Blanket. BOULDER, Col.. Oct. 16.-De Kalb Wellman, aged seventeen, anew student in the preparatory school of Boulder University, has been seriously injured by being tossed in a blanket by older students. Wellman struck on the back of his head and shoulders with great force on the ground, paralyzing the upper part of his body and causing a serious curvature >f ihe spine. Citizens have demanded that hazing at the university be stopped. Chicago Hotel In Difficulties. CHICAGO, Oct. 16.—A bill asking for a receiver for the premises and property of the Lexington Hotel Building Company w;ts tiled in the Circuit Court to-day by Charles M. Trerwiler, jr., one of the bondholders. It is alleged the company is in default for taxes and ground rent $30,794. Other debts amounting to 560.000 are shown. The Lexington Hotel is located at Twenty-second and Michigan avenue. The capital stock is $600,000.

SO WOSDEIi IT FELL HOOF OF ROBIN SOX’S OPERA JIOt’SE NVAS POORLY CONSTRICTED. Timbers Holding tle Dome Were So Rotten and Worm-Eaten that Bolts and Nails Would Not Hold. WALLS WERE OLD AND THIN ♦ AND THE STRUCTURE WAS EASILY JARRED OR SHAKEN. ♦ Body of the Unknown Dead Man Identified—Five of the Injured iu a Critioul Condition. CINCINNATI, Oct. 16.—The common expression to-day, with reference to the disaster at Robinson's Opera House last night, is: “What good fortune it was that the house had so few people in it.” The chief interest now centers in the cause of the dreadful accident. From a careful examination it appears that not only was the construction faulty, but the work and material were defective. In a word the timbers were rotten. The walls, which are not more than eight inches, were dry and parched with age. There is a space of ten feet in the center between the ceiling and the roof. In order to support the roof and ceiling, trusses were run across from the west to the east wall. There were four of these trusses. All were made of wood and were conected or joined by pieces of joist with bolt holdings. Between these were joists of the ordinary kind. Between the two trusses in the middle was hung the dome. It was nine feet high, fifteen feet in diameter and about forty-five feet in circumference. The inside of it was lathed and plastered and highly decorated. From the center of it hung a chandelier containing forty or fifty incandescent lamps. The dome was made of heavy timbers and bolts and nails, but there was no iron about its construction. The space between the ceiling and the roof might be called an attic, but it was never used for any purpose. The only time any one visited the apartment was to let down the chandelier, but that has not been done this year. After the accident an investigation showed that the trusses and timbers holding the dome were rotten. They had been in use so long that they had warped and This caused the bolts and nails to loosen. The entire construction was thrown out of gear and the weight of the dome brought it down. With it came mortar, bricks and rafters. The huge rafters composing the truss that fell in were as dry as punk and the pieces of joist that connected them were worm eaten and rotten. The nails and bolts were rusty and everything went to show that the entire part of the building was in such a dangerous condition that it is strange that it had not been discovered long ago. After the dust had cleared away the dome was found upright on the backs of the parquette chairs. It settled as it fell. It is thought that on account of its formation the air caught it and did not permit it to descend with as much force as one would expect, as its position on the backs of the chairs showed. When the dome first began to sag it took the rafters with it. Home of these were held in position in the wails and hung over the railing of the gallery, making it dangerous for the rescuers. Another theory advanced to account for the falling of the dome and trusses is that the building had beet injured by the jarring of the heavy machinery of an electric-light plant in the neighborhood. The high walls had no floor supports, except such as were used in constructing the dress circle and balconies across the front of the building opposite the stage. The walls were not strong and at the time the house was built there were criticisms of the workmanship. Residents in the neighborhood say their dwellings are seriously shaken and injured by the jarring machinery and suits have been brought in one or two cases to recover damages. It is argued that these high and not especially well-built walls have been injured in this way. A line rran. who recently was about the dome putting in light wires, said the structure shook perceptibly under his movements. The name of Lucy Cohen was included in the list of dead furnished at the City Hospital. It has been discovered that this was a mistake growing out of a mistaken identification of Mrs. Kleman. The dead man whose identity was not established last night, was identified by his wife at the City Hospital. He is Isaac N. Neybbors, aged forty-nine, of No. 1134 W T est Sixth street. Os the injured at the hospital Mrs. Mary Haas, Mrs. A. Scudder and Mrs. A. G. Weiss are not expected to recover, while Miss Pearl Hall and Mrs. Kate White are in a critical condition. Mrs. Lucy Cohen had a narrow escape, having been made unconscious by the confusion and panic, but was observed by Mr. Proncairn. who rushed in from the outer .door and. grasping the insensible form, bore her safely to the sidewalk Her husband, not knowing where to find her and half frantic, mistook the dead body of Mrs. Kleman for his wife. SHOCKING CRIME. Infant FitcliforLeel and Its Body Burned In a Stove. DETROIT, Mleb.. Oct. 16.—A special to the Free Press from Charlotte. Mich., reveals a horrible story of depravity. John Bigley and Frank Miller will be charged with the murder of an infant with a pitchfork and the burning of Its body. The child was born to Bigley’s unmarried daughter, Tuesday morning;was reported to have been born dead and buried on his farm. An investigation was ordered, resulting in Bigley and Miller being locked up. This afternoon, Miller, who is the husband of Bigley s other daughter, confessed that the child was born alive, and that he killed It by running the tines of a pitchfork through its body, being forced to the horrible deed by Bigley, who stood over him with a knife and swore he would kill him if he refused. After the child was dead he says Bigley took the body into the house and tossed it into the stove. The sheriff has found considerable evidence corroborative of Miller’s story. The supposed grave of the child was opened and no body found there. Evangelical Lutheran Council. ERIE, Pa., Oct. 16.—The General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of North America, after the opening services by Rev. J. H. Smith, early this morning, proceeded directly to the further discussion of the foreign missionary report. Dr. Laird made the special report, which was adopted. It contained the suggestion to raise $50,000 for doing mission work in India. This includes a hospital and dispensary, likewise a theological seminary. The report suggested that the children of missionaries in this country be educated and cared for by the foreign missionary committee. The report of the Sunday school committee was adopted. It comprised provisions for w'all charts, lessons, editions of Luther, catechism and manuals. During the afternoon deliberations of the General Counsel of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. President Mohldenke appointed a committee on mission work in the West Indies and these were named: Revs. Trabet, Mechling Johnson, McMurray and Holmes, and Messrs. Mollen, Neiner, Hungerford and Schulz. The board of English missions reported an income of $26,350, an increase of almost $3,409 over last yt ar. The treasurers report shows a total of $27,420. This evening was devoted to the Jewish mission. Wage* Increased. PROVIDENCE. R. 1.. Oct. 16.—The request of the weavers at the National woolen mills, at Olneyvllle. for a restoration of the stale of wages prior to the reduction of 1893 has been granted, to go into effect Dec. 1. The reduction made fn 1893 amounted to an average of 20 per cent. Their Death Demanded. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 16.—The public prosecutor has demanded the sentence of death on ten people concerned in the murder of Anulfo Arroyo, among them Inspector of Police Villavicencio. who Is charged with

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