Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1894 — Page 1

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To Blow Up the Military with Dynamite. Lives of the Soldiers to Be Sacrificed If They Arrested the West Virginia Strikers. ABETTED BY OFFICIALS In League with the Mob's Spirit of Outlawry. Vigorous Measures Taken by Governor McCorkla, Who Is Determined to Uphold the Law. An Vrnie! tiniir.l rrciir,v to I'rorrt Ihr Ufr f (Ine lio A llPliilrtl thr IrrtinK of Ihr Mrlkrr mid Knew 'l'hrlr I n Ir nl ion The Hint lit Arme thr l!ciill of ii Cnrrfnlly l'lnnnpil Nrhrmr nml Wnh Unit I'rnntrnted l Unlet.. iirk-A f.iitlini; 4 . ) ii IH: t lirl. CIIAHLKSTOX. Va., March Today ( ;ivrni"r MCorkle r eeiv-d a, telopram fri'in Maj. Hank., t iiuu;i ndin.iit Faelo. stating that a man ha 1 been irrested at Montgmci y with a dynamite cartridge on his p-rson. The min was brought to this city, lie sail ho was ongaged In the attack un Wyant's tipple, bal attendo! all the motive anl knew nil their plans. Frmn his confession thfollowing story is obtained: Last nicht the governor reeened inrendiary statements from a man pur-Iw-rtiTi t he acting as mayor of Mmf-froriK-ry. They vciv to the ff t that the military posse -f the sheriff hail no l ight to acc ompany the shot iff within thcorporate limits C th" town of Montgomery. This ourse would nullify th" power f the sheriff of the county and U't notice was taken of the. statements. Things hav developed today to show that there was a deep-pelted plan arrunpred to violate the law. The authorities have gotten into tin- whl husiJ:ss Kil l now know its trne inwardness. The riot at Acme was carefully planned and was only frustrate.l hy the action rif the authorities. The strikers t nok to Acme twenty-seven large dynamite car1 ridges to blow up the works and to destroy the store and tipple, thir purpos" 1" ing t loot it. At their meetings yesterday, last evening and on Saturday the nrrange:n"-nts were made with the conJilvance of certain people tu arrest YVyant, luring him to Montgomery and turn him 'er to the mol of minor!. His life ivoul J not have been worth a pnny. Snldler to Dir. In addition to this a dastardly and fcorrible outrage was to be perpetrated when the soldiers came accompanying the sheriff in making his arrest for Tnurder. The dynamite cartridges iistributed, already fused with percussion caps, were to !o lighted with lighted cigars and thrown among the troops and posse, maiming and killing the members thereof. This plan was earrWi out. Dynamite cartridges- were tiisli Stilted, one of which is in the posKession of the governor today. They were to brinp- Wyant to this place. Where his h.'e was to le taken, and then the riot was to be made down the railtoad. As it happ;nd. however, only a .mall part of this program was carried out. "Wyant was arrested by the warrant pworn out before Esquire Adklns, whose eon was engaged, and was one of the ringleaders in the strike and for whom a warrant has been issued for murder. JJut when the four constables, one of whom had said he would bring Wyant down to Montgomery or kill him, attempted to take Wyant to Montgum-ry. Ii resisted and told him that he was perfectly willing to go to Fayetteville. where he could have some sort if a Fhow, but he did not propose to be taken to Montgomery for the purpose of being ;ille by a mob. He agreed to go to Fayetteville t'day, but refuseil to go list night. It was carefully ami certainly ascertained before morning that Jf he should be takn to Fayetteville he would, in all probability, be kille! on the way. and ascertaining that fact he called on the military for protection, and when the constables attempted to take him one of them was arrested for murder and ta p!aton of soldiers took Wyant to Fayetteville where he could have his jireliminary trial. It was ascertained that the road was picketed by the men who had been In this strike, and if it had not been for the protection of the military his life would have been taken. Kioltrinrnt HIkIi. The authorities have gone to the bottom of the whole matter. They have ascertained that the original facts wen; about true. The attack on Wyant was T-re-arranged and the next morning it v-as intende! to take Kdgewater. This was frustrated by the prompt action of tlve governor in having the military on hand. There is a vast deal of excitement and since the dastardly ami outrageous attempt to kill by Jynamlte the soldiers and posse accompanying the sheriff In making th arrests there is a Jeep-eated feeling of Indignation, both at the men who Mere actually engaged in this and at the authorities and c)M7:ns of Montgomery, who have been aiding and Abetting In those outrages. Vigorous measures have been taken to arrest the men engaged in this dastardly business and before morning the principal leaders in this dreadful attempt will be arrested. The strikers stated In their meeting .last night and on the night before that if any more arrests v.-ere made the jaij t Fayetteville would b broken and th jrisoners released. There is great ap

prehension that it will be attempted, and it Is undcrstoM that the governor will have a company of troops there to see that this is not done. It looks now as if there was going to be ureat trouble. The vigorous measures of the authorities in arresting thes people sterns to have had its effect in stopping contemplate! concentrated outrages, but It is impossible to tell exactly what will be the outcome. The sheriff without the military has been utterly powerless, and ilr attempt of certain people in Montgomery to thwart and Interfere with the statin the desperate deeds of the last few days is meeting with universal indignation. I ico verrd h ) rn t . It was only an accident that Iiis villainous outrage upon the pusses was iot carried out. it was the intention of the authorities to tke a p.sse to arr-s't a nunih'-r of people in Montgomery t-n' whom warrants had been issued." Vit at th-- last moment, by reason of a ohaner" of affairs, brought on by the arrest of Wyant, ft was not done nml th lives i-f th- soldiers were saved by changing the making of the arrests el.-,-wbre. This is all that saved the lives if the men who were innocent of anything more than the far-t that they hid been summoned by th" authorities to assist in maintaining th" law. This story lias the perfect , redenc if th stit officials and Is giv 11 to th- At-sociato.' I'ress iiieh r th ir full sanction. Tfnlj t urn Humeri. 'HARI.KSTON, W. Va.. March Twenty loaded cars of the Chesapeake ,L 'Ho railroad were burned by strikers at Faint Cre k. ten miles below Facie, this morning. The Clns vre standing :n a switch. A general outbreak is momentarily expei-ted. as tic strikers ar becoming embo(e,i.-! by their recent suec ses with the tor h.

(Utting t.iin Fu rMite, Wm:i;t.N;, v. V;.. March .-..The i'i.'-C gatling gun at the state's prison at Mo.mdsvilie was ord-rcd shipped to 'h r! ston today fop use, if n c ssary, in i'.i'lling mine rlols. It was taken down on the afternoon Ohio river train. ; KISSED THE QUEEN'S HAND t ; I. KI HDKIIKH i-S IMIT TO HI-: It M.IFST AT 'II i KIMill AM. i Mr l1litini friiini llnrcocrt j Liberal l.cnrirr i it llir lliinur of I ii in ii oiio Kon Irr for the liiillnii ! Portfolio AN lint llic I'ress Siijh. LONDON'. March -Lord Ilosebery 1 visited the queen this afternoon ami . kissed her hand on his appointment as premier The new prime minister was cheered by a larc-"" crowd of the j e. .pie upon his arrival at and departure from I Buckingham pala e. , .rce iiumler of visitors called upon Mr. (Iltdstoie this afternoon. ;,nd tie- x-pnmir Irovp through the puK he was loudly cheered by all who recognizf-d him. The St. .lames fla.'-tte gi-s prominence to the report that a reunion, i;; prohat'le l.etWCCJI F'Tll F.. Set. (IV ;llli the iil tal unionist le is. It is iniderstM'd that there is a possibility that the latter may come sum-- agreement "wjth th'? new prcnii. r in regard to Ireland. Lord Kosob.-rv is said t- liave i.lrely entei ed into connn u ni -a t ion with the duke f I eonshire and with the Flight Hon. .Joseph Chamberlain in regard to the new imd-rstaniiing. Lord Kosehery by t.iklr.g the trensury portfolio leaves vac.ini the privy Seat which Mr. ;iadsti.ne Ju l I. Mr. Cladstone has p-islponerl ins viit to Frighton to the end of the wek. lie will dine with the duke of York on Wednesday. The earl of Kimberiy will take up th" work of the foreign offiee tomorrow, but he will not receive the seals until Saturday. On the reromn endation of Mr. Gladstone the queen has raised Mr. Stuart Kendel, member of parliament for Montgomeryshire and chairman of the parliamentary association of Welsh liberals, to the peragc. Sir Itiginald Karle Welby. G. C. F.. permanent secretary if the treasury, has upon the recommendation of Mr. Gladstone, been raised the peerage by her majesty. Sir Algernon West, upon the recommendation if Mr. Gladsuiie, has been appointed a privy councillor and Chairman Cowan of the Midlothian liberal association has leen made a baronet. Finally the queen. utin the ncctn-m-mdatlon of Mr. Gladstone, has made Mr. George W. Siwno.-r Lyttb-ton md Mr. Georg H. Murray (Mr. Gladstone's ecretaries companions of the bath. Sir William Vernon Harcourt. chancellor of the exchequer, today assumed the liberal leadership of the house of commons amid enthusiastic ch-ors from the liberal bench. When the speaker, th. Kight Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peele. and the members if the house of rniiiinons were summoned to the house of lords in order to hear the queen's speech Mr. Henry Lahouchere and a few radicals remained lehind. . The Standard makes the following official announcement: The earl of Kimberiy will assume the foreign portfolio, the Right Hon. Henry Fowler the Indian portfolio and Mr. T. K. Fllis. now a lord of the treasury, will become patronage secretary to the treasury, succeeding Mr. Marjorlbanks, the liberal whip. The apjMiintment of Mr. Fowler, who is now president of the local government board, is a surprise-, but it is regarded as a good one, as lie is well informed upin the financial questions and difticultie.s of India. Mr. John Motley has consented to retain his portfolio as chief secretary for Ireland at the urgent request of Lord Uosebery and others of his colleagues. Ijrd Uosebery has called a meeting if his party to be held at the foreign office on Monday next. The Standard, In an editorial, says: "If ta t, soundness and sobriety of judgment and official experience be qualifications our external relations are likely to lie well managed under the earl of Kimberly." BRECKINRIDGE-POLLARD CASE. The Drfenilnnt I.lkcl) to Ak for a Conti nun tier. WASHINGTON. March 5. Next Thursday morning has been the date fixed upon for the beginning of the suit brought against Representative W. C. P. Freekinridge of Kentucky by Madeline V. Pollard for breach of promise and seduction. The case will be tried before Judge Bradley of the circuit court. Col. Knoch Totten of this city, who has practically managed the congressman's side of the cHse, has not recovered from his Illness, and he has remained in Florida. His colleagues do nt believe that he will return before the 15th lnvt. Congressman Free klnridge will undoubtedly ask a continuance of the case until that time. It Is not be lived, however, that the request will br? granfej by the court, whose opinion in the matter advrre to continuance was expressed at th preliminary hearing last month, ft is generally expected that the trial will be a Jong one, as counsel for both sides have prepared for a bitter fight.

HILL IS TROUBLED

At the Feeling Against the New York Crowd By the Southern and Western Members, TOO MUCH FILIBUSTERING On the Part of Tracy and the Tanimanyites May Mean Blasted Hopes and Crushed Boomlets, AN 1 1 1 i n nt U. Morrisnn'n Frlcml Sn.v Mr tlutflit to l.rntl thr l'nrt in !; Thc Sllver and the Tnrlff U iict Ioiim f'o'illt Likely to iminnte Srnntor Allen fir i'lcolilt-n t I lie PIhcc of the cv Mute in Polilici. BFRFAIT OF T II F SF NT I NFL, WASHINGTON. I . C. Marc h ". "The New York demorats wie have been filibustering against taking up th Wand silver bill will soon g t a dose of their own medicine," said a member of northern Indiana to The Sentinel crJ espond-nt. "The vst will attend to the Hudson river bridge bill when it onus up again. We will tij;ht all thpe'isonal measure tley h;.e on the calendars." This feeling is g- neral among the western moin!'rs ,n Illinois ne-mber exhibited to the c on cspond'Uit a list of bills that the New York in uibers were personally interested. "This is a blacklist." h' sail. Th feeling against Tracy of Albany is even more bitter than against the Tammany memb'-rs-. In explanation of his course of joining the republicans to prevent the d'snnn rats from transacting buInes-j Tracy sail h would not b electee without republican votes, as his district was lo;--e and in helping Tom Re-d to defeat the e'euoorat!'- side he was only bidding for republican vot"s i i Albany. Tracy is not an able man. II never attempts t" rpealc. and h has only ciitingui.-l-d himself lately when a silver bill wns up by refusing to vote and shouting, " quorum!" when l"ss thn ITT nienib-rs recorded their votes. It is said that Senator Hill is worried over this light in the house between th New York h iiioi iats on one side and the western and southern demo, rats on the other. Ili'l has ii"ver been very streng in the West. but tie S- ut ii h is lo.'k:d up in . h.i'it with favor. Mutt he a-lion of the Tammany members 'ii th silver bill will make the southern nv-n join the West instead of New York for a presidential candidate. Representat i 's who have been for Hill for years are now talking of Stevenson. Morrison and other well known western men fn the campaign of Hill now looks upon Stevenson as his most dangerous foe. Monis ui's friends are not idle. They realize that the question if candidacy between Stevenson and Morrison must b settled first in Illinois. Morrison has a very strong hold on the party organization of his state, and if he can retain control he will be able to capture the state delegation. Roth Stevenson and Morrison would be acceptable to the silver men. They are Ixith bimetallists and tariff reformers. But the next two years may bring out t the front new men. Should the tariff and silver questions be settled to the satisfaction of the West and South by this congress the list of available candidates for the democratic convention would be enlarged and men from the Fast would be as available a. candidates from the West. In this event Hill. Whitney, Gorman, Pattison, would no doubt receive strong supjxirt. Whethr the tariff question is settled satisfac torily to the rank and fde of the democratic party depends largely upon Hill and Gorman. It is understood that these two senators have the power to defeat the Wilson bill if certain local interests are not taken care of. Of course, if the reform features of the Wilson bi'd are stricken out by the aid of these two senators they will not be heard In the rational convention. Hut it is not believed that they will go so far as to lefeat the bill if they can't get what they want. There are conservative men who believe that the silver question will be settled inside of a year through an international conference. It is well understood that in no other way will the question be settled under the present administration. Mr. Cleveland is very' anxious to have the question settled before retiring from the white house. Th extreme silver men also believe that the change of sentiment in England will soon force the Fnglish government to make the first move for an International monetary ccimmisslon. With the monetary and tariff questions lisposed of th campaign of 1896 would be fought with new leaders and under new conditions, and Grover Cleveland would retire in '97 the most popular man in the country. The populists will, beyond question, nominate Senator Allen of Nebraska for president. He Is a man of ability, a good lawyer and considered a strong man in the senate. He was In the union army and the populists propose to put on the ticket with him for vice-president an exconfederate soldier. The populints exIect to earn' enough states to throw the election of president in the house. For this reason they will make a tremendous effort to gain the balance of power In the nxt congress. They feel confident that they will have the balance of power in the senate after the 4th of March. l$9r. They have four senators and should the republicans fill all three vacancies in Wyoming, Montana and Washington the denrx-ratic majority would b reduced to three. It Is almost certain that the four territories of Oklahoma, New Mexico. Arizona and Utah will br admitted before the next presidential election. Theie ney states wdll add eight penators, and should the populists capture two and the other rix be divided between the republicans and democrats, the popultets would have

tlv balance of power in the senat? in the election of a vice-president, if no choice was made at the poll?Oklahoma would either send two populists or two republicans to the United States senate, as that country Is a second addition to Kansas. Utah may b classed as reliably republican, with the exception of two. All the mormon bisnops are republicans. It whs a wise political move that Harrison made when he pardoned out of prison th- mormon leaders. Utah was represented at the Minneapolis convention by two mormons; one was the son f Cannon, whom Harrison liberated. Of course Harrison got the two votes of Utah. The same Cannon was the regular nominee of the republicans f-r delegate in ongress. and was only defeated by Tlawlins. democrat and apostle mormon, because the old liberal partv, made up principally of republicans, put up a candidate who drew ,-,ooo republican votes from Cannon. Last year the liberal party disba ided and tie republicans had no trouble to carry both branches of the legislature. As a rule, the aposlle mormons, are democrats, but :o per ent. of the orthodox mormonvote th republican tl ket. as has been demonstrated at the elections in Wyoming. Idaho and Utah. The lemocrats who rrly upon Utah to send two democratic United States senator" will be disappointed. Tne democrats will have an even chance iu New Mexico, but that territory is very unreliable. The Mexicans are ab nit evenly divided politically. smvI so are the Americans. Mut the democrats, are almost certain of carrying Arizona. At any rate.the United States senate will be close .litlcally after all the territories have b-n admitted, with th chances favoring the populists holding the balance of ower. TT The new states will.'pive the silver men enough votes in the sNate to pa?s a free coinage bill over th presidential veto. Thoyp new states v I'l epst twelve electoral votes and may determine th" next presidential election. Fven if thrown in thrt house, they might determine the result of the election. If no one receives a majority if all the votes cast by the eleetorial college th house elects the president, each staf casting one vote. There will be forty-eight states then, and the state of Nevada will count as much as the state of New York. Twenty-five states will be necessary to make a chain. The democrats, from present Indications, are reasonably certain of securing the majority of twenty state delegations. The republicans the same number, leaving eight doubtful-Kansas. Oklahoma, Nevada, Colorado. Wyoming. Nebraska, New Mexico ami Idaho. If the populists should carry the majority of tie delegations of thes states they could hold the balance of pjv.rr in th' election of a president. The democrats or the republicans might have a majority of the members of th' house nrd yet be in the minority when voting by states.

But the populists expect to hold th balance of power also In the organization of the house. To this -nl they are working. With the balance of power in th'-ir hands they -oiild secure smip concessions on the silver question. For this reason they will receive the supi tt if the silver inn in Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Idano and Montana. P. H. P. MET BY THE DAVID B. HILL. a in: IV M, ok 'im: vri:ii;n ioi.i: r AT .-iOKKOI.K With the Presidential Parly ou Hon ril in f n t y ; iiikI iin itml Thirty Dni-ki Killcil by tlir Prt'siilonl The Trip Home. NORFOLK, Va., March 5. The steamer Violet with the presidential party aboard, arrived here nt C p. m. The Violet resumed her trip to Washington at 0 p. m. She will arrive there, about nm n tomorrow'. Th0 president stated thru he killed about thirty ducks and twenty geese and swan. He declined to speak about congressional matters and merely raid that he has heard that the Bland bill he.d passed the house. The rejH"rt?rs who interviewed the president went down the river on the tug David H. Hill. Capt. Jester. As the little tug approache! the light-house tender the president, Secretary Gresham and Capt. Fvans craned their necks for several minutes looking at the name on the little vessel in amazement. The president looked as though he thought the matter might have been a put-up job. but the reporters aver that It was merely a coincidence. URGED TO RETURN TO WORK. Advice to Slriklnic Mlnrr In the Various Slates. MASSILON. O., March ä.--The natl mal executive board of the United mineworkers of America will tomorrow issue a circular through President McFride. in which all miners now on strike are advised to return to work. The circular says that at the meeting of the national executive board held Feb. 1'7. L'S and March 1 the present deplorable condition of miners' affairs was discussed and resolutions were adopted to the effect that the present would be an Inopportune time for action of such a character as would necessitate a stoppage of work in any one ir more competing districts. The board calls upon all mine-workers j hold themselves in readiness and to prepare for a general strike for higher wages and an improved condition at as early a date as the national convention, which meets In April, may determine. It also calls upon all mine-workers now on a strike to adjust matters in dispute that they may return to work, to the end that all may be prepared to strike together when the time comes for higher wages. I)lel from HloeouKh. NEW YORK. March 5. John Hamilton of Willoughby-ave., Brooklyn, died yesterday from hiccoughs. He was taken ill a month ago from, liver trouble and a week ago hiccoughs set in, which the physicians were unable to check. Mr. Hamilton was forty-eight years of age. Hied nt the Age of lO.'l. SAN FRANCISCO. March 5. Mrs. Eliza Davis, familiarly known here as "Old Aunt Klia." is dead., She lived 103 years four months and eighteen days. She was a mulatto and was born a slave Oct. 12. 1790. The Modern Way Commends Itself to the well-formed, to do pleasantly and effectually what was formeily done In the crudest manner and disagreeably as well. To cleanse the system and break up colds, headaches and fevers without unpleasant after effects, use the delightful liquid laxative remedy, ßyrup cf -Figs,

DM A TAX CAS S

Messrs. Smith and Kern Move to Advance Them. And the Court Will Decide the Matter Today. FULL BENCH NOT LIKELY Until Some Time in April and Perhaps Not Then. The Extreme Age of Some of the Justices One of llir rmiim-iU bfiint the I'roltaliility of full llrneli nt Any Time Thr Nriv birk I'iih I,nw Const It ii t inn;i I !lM'iioii si of Hie Court (nsc in the Court of Claim. BUKFU' OF Tili: SFNTINFL. WASHINGTON, I . C. March ".. AIV? ney-Ci n-ral Smith and John W. K-r;i, r presuming the state of Indiana, filed a motion today in the supreme court to advance the railroad tax cases. They askd that the case be heard next week, alleging that unless the case was not speedily disposd of many complications would result. The state, counties and citi-s and townships needed mon'y. A new assessment would so.-n be made and taxes become delinquent. Justic- Jackson is pt-k and White has not taken his sat. Chief-Justice Fuller asked the attorney-general whether h' would be satislied to have the case set for the first Monday in April, by which time there would be a full bench. Mr. Smith replied that he desired to have the case disposed if before that time. S. o. Pickens and William K'-tcham for the railroads asked that the case be not argu'd until a full bench could be se-fur-d. Th court then took the matter uncr advisement, promising to decide- tomorrow whether to lv.ir the case liefere April. it is doubtful whether a full bench can now ? secured in April or at ary other time. Justice Jackson is a very sick man. Justice Fi-ld is very feeble on account of age ar.d two other justices are aff-ct-il the same way. The trouble with th supreme court is tlv. extreme age of some of its members. There ought to l.e a law oompollins members to retire after they have sii rived at seventy or b foro th.at age. The New York tih law, which tie supremo court held constitutional today, is of intern t to Indiana as almost an identical law was enacted two years ago. This law authorizes tin confiscation of nets for psinug purposes and allows no tu-hieg except with hook. Tlv' constitutionality of the tide water 'laws of the state of Oregon was affirmed by the supreme, court in passing upon tlv suit of Charles W. S'.iiv.-Iy. plaintiff in error, against John Q. A. F.owlby and W. W. Parker, which was a c ontest iver wharfing privileg'S ui the Columbia river at Astoria. Justice Gray affirmed the decision of the si preme eourt f Oregon and ass-rted that when lands are granted under general land laws, bordering on navigable waters, no rights to land uivW the water are given and such rights depend upon loal laws. Congress never acted on the policy that tide water lauds eouid be given away piecemeal. but held them for public purposes under regulations which th- states might make. The decision if the Kansas court in the case of the Missouri. Kansas Sr Texas railroad company, appellant in error, vs. Roberts, was reversed in an opinion by Justice Field. This was a suit for ejectment, one of the principal uuestions being whether lands occupied by the Osage Indians wev ir.elud -d in the grants, the court holding that they come under the reservations in the grant. The solicitor-general subiriitU-d motions to advance the two important cases of the United States against the transMissouri freight association and the Union Pacific; railway company and the Western Union telegraph company for an early hearing. The stuffy room of the supreme court was crowded beyond its capacity, with eoplr who expected to witness the installation of a new justUe. Within the railing sat several senatorial colleagues of Senator White, who had not learned of his decision to remain in the senate for a time. Most of the sjeetators beyond the railing were ladies, whose costumes were lieeomlng and lent a touch of unwonted color to the court room. There was much disappointment manifested on their faces when the justices tiled into court, but seven in number. Senator White failing to appear, and Justice Jackson, who is in Florida for his health, being also abeeiil. The court of claims today rendered a decision on the claim of Charles H. Armstrong and l.S others for $7r,.ro0. Th-; decision was against the claimants. It app-ared from the record in the cast that the claim was for expenses inc urred and paid for services for labor furnishel in ISG.1 in fortifying the city of Pittsburg, Pa., against the threatened attack of Gen. Lee's army on its Gettysburg campaign. For a number of years the case osc illated between the war anil treasury departments, and at hust. on May '22, ls'.m. it was filed in the court of claims. The principal ground uion which the petition of the claimants is dismissed is that the court has no jurisdiction in the case, the rix years -within which claims under the law are permitted to be filed having long since expired. POLITICAL ROW IN DENVER. Dixcliii re of ORlrinl Vmirotirt, One of the Mayor Kricml. PFNVFR, March 5. The city hall was thrown into the greatest excitement today over a row between Mayor Van Horn and Street - Commissioner Thrnnas Toulkes, which resulted in the mayor bodily throwing the commissioner out of his offlee and ordering him to never enter it again until he could obey orders. The trouble was over the discharge of Street Sprinkler Vancourt by Foulkes. the former being a friend of the mayor. The mayor maintains that Vancourt is a competent officer and has been lischargcd upon demands from the American protective association. Mayor Van Horn was at one time a member of this association, but was expelld because he appointed a catholic to the position of inppector of police and this trouble appears to bo a continuation of this affair. The mayor appears to have the best of the tight and will undoubtedly reappoint Van-court.

THE ELECTION IN BRAZIL.

TIMIMIMI OK I'll I OKTK VK -MO-HAt. THU HKI'l HLIl AV o Oflirial Ucliirn. Hut Indication Point AlmiiM Certainly to His rlrctlnn Prrsiilrnt of the Senate and n rry Wcnlthy Man. RIO PR JANFIRO. March 1. The elec--tiops took place today and passed off piletly. They were eondu- ted in an entirely honest manner, neither poldiyr;' nor police being present at the polls. Trouble had been expected, but tioiv " i nrrol. No official returns have yet been received, but it seems almost certain that Sopor Prudent-' de Mernes ha Peon idecled pr sib-nt and Senor Vii torin vice-president. Placards w-re posted last night without authority, innnlniting President. Feixoto for the Niccplesidelicy. lb received hut few itcs. Tie elections were suspended ia Para, Pest-no and Rio Grande do Sil owing to the fat that these places are held by the insurgc nts. Senor Moraes. will assume th" presidential ofi'no on Nov. 1-".. Ii is hope. that tlv result if the elections will bring tie war to an end. Th" foreign men-of-war are all leaving th" harbor on account f tlv jcllow fever and the lack if provisions. The report that the government tlcet left P.ahai yesterday is doubted by th.' officials here. Pendente d" Moraes. who. it is thought, has Iveen elected to succeed Feixoto as president, is an excellent lawyer and about fifty years of age. He was ktmwn, even during the empire, as an cirdent republican, lie is wealthy and lives on his large c-offee plantation at Cainpenas, in the state of San Paulo. He is now president of the senate. TO HAVE A MONTE CARLO. V Itic I'rnjeet of Wealthy . linmhlf r of Oinnha. OMAHA. March 4 The orders to l .se the gambling houses of Omaha on Marc h ." has resulted in a move t establish a Monte Carlo at Fast Omaha on a plan similar to the world's fanv d institution at M ona ceo. Fast Omaha is a sort of No Man's Ijand. It is parti in Nebraska and partly in Iowa, as u result if a break f the Missouri river changing its channel, nr. 1 a pe.-v.Har b'cision !' the United States supreme court. A syndicate of v. ealthv local gamblers, it is lainv'd. is to b" formed with a view of locating as near as they can get to Courtland l eac h a four-s'.ory brick structure, with spacious interior, handsomely tiled, decorated and frescoed, large enough to acommodate a score or more of green doth tallies. The site to be selected will be on the Iowa side, near the street ar line. Th" building will have an annex, in which reading, smoking and concert l.oms will be arranged. In an informal elisiussion of the schein' proposed last right at a quiet gathering of several of tue wealthy gamblers tlv subject of the location of a lirst-class race track was also mentioned. The plan is to establish sporting headquarters where th" location would b" outside .f the jurisdiction if police authoritis. Arrangements could be perfected for all sorts of sporting events. HIS DEPARTURE MOURNED. Somr Snrll Canuck WnrUfil hy a Smooth Swindler. TORONTO, Ontario. March 4 W. G. Campbell of Oakland. Cal.. has been in this city lately and many otherwise shrewd business men mourn his departure. Just how much money l.e swindled them ut of Is not known, but it will reach up to thousands. He commenced operations in Port Arthur not long ago, when' he borrowed SI .-' from Col. Rae. Tlifii he came to Toronto and continued his swindling. Campbell lived high and easily ingratiated lnnis- lf with swell society. He wooed a respektable young lady and the wedding day was set, but his wif arrived unexpectedly from California and spiiled his plan, lit has gone, it is thought, to the United States. SMALL PIECE OF HUMANITY. Ill rlli of h Unlit Which WriKha I'.lglit Onnri'M. ESS FN. f'onn., Marcli 4. The smallest baby yet reported was born in Killingsworth, a village about eiht miles west of this place. Tlv parents are Swedes. The father is employed by a farmer cutting timber and weighs about KK) pounds. The mother is a stout, healthy woman, weishing jHThaps lw pounds. The child is a male, as perfectly l'ornvd as any being can be. and on its birth weighed only ei?!u ounces. Its fac' is about the size of a horse chestnut. A ring worn on the little linger of its mother was easily slipped over its foot nearly up to the knee, it is the opinion of the ato-nding physician that the child will liv The child is so small that three of its like could play hide and seek in a cigar box. THEIR FIFTH DIVORCE SUIT. l'rotrt't-l KITort by Mr. anil Mrs. Dutt to Dlminrt'c KM FORI A. Kas.. Feb. 2S.-A remarkable divorce suit endtJ Pxlay in the listrict court here. Mary C. Davis sued her husband. John Davis, for a divorce and Jl.ort alimony. Sh pot it by consent with the alimony reduc'd to $1,7 A This Is the fifth time mo or the other of these two has sued for divorce and each time the divorce has been annulled hy a remarriage. The couple are among the oldest and wealthiest citizens of the county with a family or grown-up children. Yloltttril thr I'oaImI I.iiiv. BALTIMORE. Feb. 28. Joseph Donjan, who sent the following postal card to Vice-President Stevenson, was trid In the United States district court on the charge of violating the postal laws: "I oomsday If you do not send me my expenses $2T then you will tie one of the first to be kickM out. but if you do then 1 will see you first before I do anything else. Send quick. "JOSEPH DONJAN. U Futaw-st." The jury, after a brief consideration, returned a verdict of guilty, and Judge Morris sentencl 1 on.ian to the penitentiary for eighteen months.

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VENUS WENT DOWN

Sinking of the Rebel Brazilian Transport The Result of an Explosion During Battle. THE SHIP TORN IN HALF, And Her Captain and Craw Lost with the Wreck. Doubtless Caused by a Shot from the Shore. Minister Mriiiloiicn Informed of Ihn ttrnnlt of llir K.lrrtinn In llrnill Mr l)ipen of thr Mnlrmouia t Da (tiiinii Concern I ii er thr Strugglo jinil Itrfutr Cerle. In t hurccs. RIO JANFIRO, Fcli. via Monte video. March 4. Copyrighted Wl, by th Associated i'ress.- The reports of the loss f the rebel transport V nus have I -en confirmed, but tlv details of the loss of the vessel are as yeL mcagrr. On Friday mornii.g tho armed rebel transports Jupiter. Marte and. Venus, which were lying off Porto Madama, tok iip positions off lv.-rto Madania. and opened a bomU'irdment against the- government batteries. The guns in th batteries rc-spondi-d quickly and quite a, lively fire was exchanged. Suddenly thr was a terrific roar heard above the booming of the guns and it wtus at once conjectured that an explosvm had, incurred. At first it xva.s thought that dsaster had befaJlen th transport Marte. Immediately the sound of the explosion was heard the men in the batteries and elsewheie along the shore eawr & hug cloud column of reddibh-brown smoka ascending, and t-preading o'.t to "wida dimensions as It rose. It was sen as the smoke cleared away a little that the explosion had occurred n the Venus. The vessel had bten torn iu half, and almost immediately afterward the stern half of the wreck went to the bottom. The bow half was on ftr and in a few minutes the fla.nies were ragir-.g furiously. This portion jf th Venus floated for a half-hour and then, went down. The Venus was commanded by Capt. Vas'Wicellos. lb with three officers and tw5nty-nJne men made up the completment of the vessel. Every soul .n board of her was lost. Some of the crew were seen for a time on the forward part of the vessel as it drifted helplessly burning and efforts were made to rescue them, but the l)&t.ss that were despatched on this work were flow in reaching the scone cf the disaster and by the time they arrived the men on the wreck were forced by the fire into th water. Apparently they could not swim, and before the boats could reach them they sank. Many theories are current as to the cause f the disaster. The most probable of these is that a sht from the shore batteries struck the Venus amidship and plowed i:s way through the hull and boilers. It is pretty certain that tlvj magazln dkl not explode, for the smoke, as etated above, was of a reddish-brown color, whereas the smoke of powder is" grey. At any rate, whatever the cau5e of th explosion, its force must have leen. terrific, as the vessel was blown Into halves as though made of cardboard. It is generally believed that the insurrection here and in the south is virtually over. The rebels are losing at all point and to an impartial bservr the end of the long-drawn-out struggle is in eight. Ry far the most blooly battle tha.t ha teen fought during the revolt toolc pla early in the morning of Feb. 9 at Arm a c mountain, when the Insurgents lost 2b) men. As the entire rebel force r.ere numbers less than h00 men, their loss on this occasion was a vt-ry serious blow to t hem. The rebels at first repulsed the, government troops, but the discovery of a large supply of whisky proved fatal to the attacking force. The rebels devoted themselves to drinking the whisky, with the result that in a very short time many of them were placed hors du combat. It was while the growter number rt the retM!s were In a helplessly intoxicated condition that the severe lrms was inflicted upon them by the government troops. Those who were uninjured and had sense enough to fle took to their boats and soon placed themselves outside the range of fire. SHOOTS A YOUNG GIRL Crime of n Swede Mini Afterward" Commit Sulcitlr. BROOKLYN. March H. Fritz Nolte, a Sv-de. ag-il forty years, who was a sailor m a tramp steamer plying between New York and Boston, kill.'d himself late this afternoon after having shot Cl.ira Freund, who Is not as yet fifteen years of age. because, it is said, h" feared she would reveal his improper r-lations with her. Fritz was an old friend of the Freund family and always attentive to Clara. La-st Saturday Fritz went to public school No. 15. whert Clara workd its a. lx-lplng cleaner and sweeper. A negro who aJsu works about the school saw him lake the pirl into one of the nxims and hHrd ber scream. Kither her screams or Henry's appearance frightened the sailor, for he let po the jrirl and wa-lked away. The girl sai 1 nothing to her parents about the trouble she had had with Nolt'. Today, while both were sitting 1n the kitchen lrinklnic beer, Nolte suddenly jumpe! up and pulling a revolver from "him pocket placed It against Clara's left temple and tired. She fo-Il to the floor mortally woundd. Nolte turned the pistol on himself. He placed It in his mouth and fired. The ball crashed through the top his head and tmrled itself tn the ceiling. Although almost dead Nilte hid strength enough left tr send another bullet down his throat and fell to the flr a corpBe. Clara was taken to St. Mary's hospital, where it is said she cannot live. ron m:kvoisms. I ate llorforr Arid Ibophate. Dr. II. N. l Parker. Chicago. 111., says: "I have thoroughly tested it In nervous diseases, dyspepsia and general debility, and In every case can soe creat benefit, from its use."

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