Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 28, Number 34, Jasper, Dubois County, 4 June 1886 — Page 2

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It. Loom, May M. Tbt la Um MwwtU a tbe itiUm Rotol ia aad April of tost year, bat who la Immh ci. sinned Um anti be saw Mai a ateetti 1MI 1 tM or two o'clock p mita a jiiaMiiaa ha XnNart aefeetotat wtalti something to 'tmtotaw nerves; at aeemed aorvoae aad u m m rretier wart taitiag bnyiusx epase aamcdtts they their jeaeaey ; dm most of tbe talk lag: they i lVtttor pall jar them, haadtog oat a tea dona bill; tied to aeveaor eight their natch at it wert teat to Witness described Frailer aad ptoaam toes' photograph of him; aaw the tote go to the cigar ataed aad get a box tdeiemrs, far which. Prelier paid; that was Um teat uaw witness aaw Frailer. ingest I. Stage), part proprietor of tat ahootiag gantry t the corner of aad Chaetatt atrseto, iwcogalsed it, aaw him oa Setter Saaday, IMC, betweea tta aad etevea o'otoek , wbea he catered sooouag gallery aad watted to shoot; bt dwa't aatai to kaow aboat shooting, aad dWn't abort wall; defeadeat said bt waa a targooa la Um Tarkish vaj aad waa aeeastomed to shooting on horseback, aad earried a revolver; abowad a Coit'a revolver which be bad; be dlda't aar where, bat witaees iadsd from wbat be aaid tfaat be Mopped at Um SoaUMra Setol; be talkd aboat the girls there; be asked if there ware aa y fart womea So torn; aaid be waa a Tarkieh Pasha witii two teas; aaM be coakl bay a woaiaa ia Tether ior foar or ire dollars ; be struck witoeee as bein aader tbe iattsacc of aaw defatdaat again oa Monday. ; oat ot JJghteer's boe store, aboat two or tbrte o'clock is tbe aftoraooa; he cease agela into tbe pallet? aad abowad a pair of opera-glasses, for which be aaid be bad given afty doUan. Morgue gnporiatendcat By aa waa recalled aad waa asked wbetber tbe body wbea broaght to Ma had mestacbe. He aaM ao, It bad ao mustache, aad aaid k seemed aa If tbe mustache bad oeea cat off wHfa a pair of aeitaora; aa If tbere waa a tea-days' growth of hair oa tbe Jaee. Several persona froea tbe Soatbera Motel examined tbe body, aoiae of wboai leoscaieed it aad others did not. Mr. C. A. Stobop, oae of the attorneys for Ue prosecution, was next pat oa tbe atood aad kteatioed a number of articles found to the traaks sad valises abaadoatd by defendant la tbe hotel; deearthed the ooatteats tbe yellow traak left la moat 144 as tiled wHh a betecaptwaas aiaas of thine-s reaeaibliac Um ceatoata of a boy's pocket; bad exasalaed the tnrnks marked "C. A. P.,aaddeseribed their contents, dothiag, aaderdothias;, aiaftic, samples, etc., as atrsady meatloaed oa Satarday. Befereaee was made to the correepoadeaee faaad ia Um traaks. "There were a gfcel ataay letters," ssM the witaess, 7,SMay add rested to relative of Mr. Frailer, aad others appeared to be copies of letters addressed by Frailer to bis aa ptoyer, Mr. Dixon. There were a aamer af Mil-beads marked 'A. H. IMxoa.' " Job F. MeCallottfh, a detective, followed Mr. Bishop oil tbe staad. He aaid he bad beea a detective for ire years, aad baa lived ia the United Stales, beleactaa: to Piakertoa's force ia New York for three voars aad A. L. Draamoad's Oahed States Secret Service ia Xew Terk. He waa doiag Uaited States work for Drumatond, who is his ancle. He was last employed by Wasemakor 4 Browa, proprietors of a large dry goods heese ia Philadelphia, lie waa emplsyad as a detective ia Um store, barias; aharsje of eichteea mea. "Wbea did yoa leave Mr. Waaaaaaker?n asked Mr. KacDoaeid. I left Febraary 1(, 1M., "That did Toa do then!" "I accepted a position oa Farloac's farce oa Um MlasoarlFaciac oa Febraary M.H 'DM yoa ever see the iafsaaaat?" "raa.,, H Where "Ia the City Jail. Tet wbat yoa dM bere.H "I met Mr. Farteae; aad waa pat aathts see la Um cHyielt." "Mowloafr "ftnee Febraary 17 to the Jail, forty aad serea dars." Mow dM roa so to JeH?" Om a chsnre of toraery aaderUM of Fmmk INafider.,Y Oader whose orders dM yoa go to tottr' " "Mr. Fnrioog'a aad Mr. McDoaaM's." "Wbea dM yea meet mm rrt?" Febraarv M, betweea S aad 4 o'etoek p. m.M 'IIow aftoa did yoa sec bfear" "Aboat twtoe a day." "Mow loasi each Msaer" "Aboat aa boar each, beeMes barief "Now dM yoa got hMrf" Oa the aftoraooa Imsattoaid bt bv tredaeed blaaself aa MaswaH, la aa a charffe of warder ia the Seat decree, aa asked about my case." " Wbea aeatT " Mext mora4ae-.M "DM too have amy searenaltoa wtt bhar The iotercot ia Um sart-raoat grew iatease at mta poiat. "Tea.' "Aay'tWag la partioaMrr "Mo." "Wbea aext?" e(HKay asstOtsttllj4 aHnrt "Mow. I wlM ask Toa to toil wbea yoa bad any important ejoarereottons with Um prmoner. ah tn Met mean np as one mw. af yonr release." "Aboat toa days after I t-ii ti Aboat toa days after 1 went Into toll ho totked to me abeat these' people here aad aaM they wort act if, aad bad tried to beeak bim dowat SaM Umt the Chief of Pnftoe bad taken him lato bis omec i bad gtvea Mm whisky, aad wbea be tosaght bo was drank akswtd hint a pleiare af Frertor token after he waa dead, tad aohed H bt kHwK, Magwtg astd aOf aad satA at ProaM bt a leti ta

la a bad mc I told him U I bad a esrtaos at aa attM I wnabf prove it. Be ash ad bow. I seed by my staple. He (Mkftsss n Jhat ibflsl am VomtttsaVl (feks HKmha (fc tostiiy vtoht be toaM beat the State. I him bow. Mo aaM M I eoaM seta wHtosttfy toot bebadso la Isstoa ha eoald sot free. aaM serea basMred to sight baadred dotmis. I toM him I woaM try to get some of my people Cgf frfers) to do him this favor, to tostiiy for him, aad I ashed him to tell me aboat his ease. Me toW me whoa be met Frelier aad what be waatsd doae la the ease. The defoadeat irst aaM be met this ma Prelier ia Liverpool. Waated Prellar to go to afaacy bail, bat bo refasod to go beoaeec k was fast. Aftonraid be aaM be met Frelier aboat three days oat from Boetoa. Me aaM be left Xasjtoad to avoM toetlfyfag la a east. Met Prelier oa the steamer that arrived la Bos toa Febraary t, aad took rooms at Toaac's Hotel. Several gdya aftoraartl ha (Mac well) meat to 1M Washtasrtoa street to board, aad Prelier stayed at Toaac'a two weeks. Prelier weat to Csaada Uea aad be reia Boston, at 10 Waahtogtoa ismg at Marphy's sateoa. Ha said ho boagat a ticket ia a PaUmaa coach, aad left Satarday la Maroh aad weat aroaad by Csaada. His ttefcot eost SSI. He arrived ia St. Loals Mendsy aad registered at Um Soatbera. He asked about a tekcram of the clerk. Tbe clerk said oae bad beea received asking if be had arrived. He answered it. This was oaMoaday. Oa Friday FreUer arrived. They bad a talk aboat gciac to Auckland. Maxwell waa aaxioea Uwt Frailer sbeaM go to Aaekiaad. Max well said that Preile? told him that be bad oaly eaoagh moaey to see himself throagh ia the trip. Ha aaid be madcap bis miadoa aoeoaat of bis msaaaesa to fx him. Oa Sanday, be aaM, Frelier was la his (Maxwell's) room sad eon plained of pains. Maxwell toW him be coald remedy it by Being a hypoderslte syringe., aad agreed that be shoald try it. Frelier, he aaM, took oC bis coat aad est aad be asM be gave him a good dose la Um arm which pat him to sleep. Wbea be was asleep be ased some chloroform that be bad there, aad wbea be f oaad that waa sot eaoagh be weat oat aad got some more chloroform. Thea be foaad be waa dead. He took off his clothes, took his moaey, aad cat off his aadershirt aad eairt, aad took off hit drawers. He drew Um things oat, pat hlm ia tbe traak aad toft toe things ia tbe room. This waa foar or Ire o'clock to Um afternoon.1 He aaM be thea atajed aroaad antil Moaday morning, whoa be went oat aad hoaght several thlage, trunks among them. He thea packed his owa trnnk, patting tbe things be bad taken from Prcller's body into it. He boexbt a ticket for Sea Francisco, for which I think be ssM he paM Witaess detailed conversation la regard to defend ant's movements on the trip to California and his doings while ia Sea Francisco, and his trip to Aackhwd aad bis experience tbere. Mr. McDonald thea broaght the witaess back to the arrangement to have a witaess swear that be had betweea ftOO aad 9700 wbea be left Boetoa. Tie two mea agreed oa the manner of making; ap Um story and of poetiat; Um witaees' alleged friends how to testify. It wsi art snggested that Um two friends be iatrodaeed to Max weirs attorneys aad thea broaght lato jail to see him, bat this was dropped. Maxwell aaM be might get bond and get oat, so it was agreed that they shoeM arrange lor toe meeting by axing certain of Mentlirfng each other. ?- a card Maxwell wrote "Frank Dietf. lder, with "x w" nadersaoh end of the Tbe witaess explained that "2 w" two witnesses. The card was torn Into two pieces, Maxwell taking oae aad pat ting It in his drawer la his cell and the witaess taking the other. Tbe witness bsd a card, on one side of which was "Hob. John I. Martin, Attoraev-at-Law, St. Loals, Mo.," aad oa Um other "1308 Washington street" aad "Toang's Ho tel.' Tbe cards were shown by Um wit"What else dM he want she wlta esses to swear to?" He said that he wanted them to testify Uwt they met Frelier some time ta Jane, ISM, aad spoke to him, bat Frailer asked them not to soy anything aboat aaaiag him, aa It might prevent him aad Max well getting, the moaey they waated, hat afterward he said he did not want this testimony as the defense woaM probably be accidental ailaag." "Was anything else aaM aboat Um testimony?" "I aaM something aboat tot moaey that my friends were to swear to, and Maxwell mm there woaM be no troabte aboat perjnry, as there was a barkeeper at we sonteera Hotel wan wosm swear tfcat he bad STOt wtth him. He said ha wanted that sworn to, as it was Um atissitet." t, "IlMi wax wen ever say any tninw, v yea aaoat catorcfona ocmg um aeet method ior killing a mnn: 'A few davs after I got to. jail a mea a shot: Dr. Coatos. I believe. Tbe prisoner said that if he bad a man te kill be woaM not do it that way, that chloro form was so mocfl easier." "Kow. Mr. McCalloogh, toll what yoa did after too rot at of iail?" "I cot oat oa bond ana went to sew Vnrlr t had an nndersUndinar that I te write to him. the arhttoer. patttag we letter inside of toe envelope aoamsata ta John I. Martin. I dM that." 'I'll ret yoa to state now n xaxwan ever toM too hew be made Preltor's aennaiatance. Mo aaid be was iatrodaeed to Mr. Frelier oa board tbe steamer by one of Um mnloens. He didn't sar WhKm Frtttor showed him letters of iatrodecttea In otneer of the United i mthtp company. He thea taongnt at woaM work Frelier for those letters. He waatsd to get Frelier to secere aim a rositioa. He afterward gave aa Um Idea wbea be leaned that the compaay paM aateaaaand board. "How tone dM yoa remain to Xew Terk?" Until aboat May ." "Whem dM vta so toea?" "I toft aaoat Mar 7 oa inetrattlsas u. 1 t . t. T.iXi.an nit " ireaa wit. x iiw ww rr ww "How loag did yoa remain mere?'' .1 . M.l .LI. when I came here oa teetnrtttoaa irons Mr. Fnrioag." "And von have boon bore sinner" "Taa: I have beea here since. Whoa f oat to Mew York I wrote to Um defend aa and iaeioeed it la aa envelope to hto attoraeva. Mr frst letter waa April If, 1M, ssyiag that my witoesses woaM arrive bare at La as ate Hotel oa the Stth, aad asked K btt atttraeys eeaM meet mem a renmvwa m raa oi Mttor? nai ii. flSj i. alia maaAnt "asara yam nam soanj wean rwnw

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otUMlttabyMeCaltoaga. Mr. MeOeaaM saM Um letter was ia Um aeiseislea at tae amiaei ae The witnessed coattoaed. "Upea ro of tots letter 1 wees Matma 4 FaanUeeer ia April M, to waist i -a the "Have yoa the navalaaas to letters earner "Yes, sir." Tbe "Wbat dM yoa aext do? "Oa May 4 I wrote a letter to Hob. Joha I. Mertta, to which I have Mr.McitoaaM atoal letters of the te the be predated ay The letter read to the Mry, aa fas : Aseoa Jfocaa, SSNSWiT two TBSCT STaBBTS, Xiw Toaa. a sett M. MM. (Atterner hetag tins letter wah biaa.) fmbwsi aaxwnu.; Aeeeeotef te X wilt write yL- I Srt milvii aere. I tae d owa tteM gewteg sway frees Bm4 at. l-ont. I wM for my arttctM tnere. I saw my twe trteaes mm! gave teem sit tae petste to yonr eeee, Mtf new taoyarc ea. weK. ant wtlt ke at tae T ,aciedt Hotetmt etght e'deeic p. m. on Tnrslay. AnrM IS, WW. WrMcmeat ones nTyonr Mtorney can meet teem sjm hsTe a seik ever the matter an4 sec (hem reedy to ao tee week te be tone wtsn wanted ayTee. Yowr atterser ean talk te teeaa. as they nOtrsMn4 wbat tney are to no. Jiasverseoaae potste. Tones tmty, Joax r. Xaxx Address gen seal detrrery Xew York peetessee. Xew Terk. "We bow," said Mr. McDonald, "eeVt ia evidence Um letter Uwt was written to replv to that letter, la corroboration of tbe fact Uwt Um letter jnst read reached St. Loak. Tear Honor eaa see the; Um letter Is la answer to Um letter I have fast rend." Tbe coart naked to be given Um letter and tbe alleged answer, and after reading them over, determined tbe letter admineable ander the clrcamstances. Mr. McDonald then read to the tory this letter: Manrnc rAwjrrunor. ) ATTOnXKTS AT LiW. 9t. Locw, Xo., May 9, to& ) JU T. Mm , JTf Jftw Tvrt CWy: Dut Sb: lc reply to your of toe IMfc toet. waaM nv thee tae nnden4el wttt meet yonr frteada at tnetr oasee Inawnn ef tae Laetede Hotel. Tnnndar evenlnc. er at aay Mane Jfrtesv, April as. aeepectreUy. afanra A rismuor, Atteensrs at Law, INC Cterk Avenne. Following to Um remainder af the rtspoadcaoe t AfToa Hocsa. aoAnwAr x? vbst STnana. Mw Yosk. Antg as. DuKSon-Tomst 3M tosc reeetrad. 1 wW ht l tare written my frtewe. sac say K tkey will go te yonr otaee te p er net. I wrote te see taean at te t--eteoe Hotel. I don't nnderttnad l way y en't do a. My friends may think K look like n -too. er n man In a etee. and they are dolnc tela te betrtend MaxweU: and It yon enn't meet them m I reqnested hev enn ne their owa tedement shoat afcix M. one. as I eaa't )M on them aoteg on aiiytblBs; that teeka UkeateO. These men do net want to be seen rnanlng in and ont ef yonr eatea.., and. as von know, yonr ontee ao nnr peJlee aendonatters. Now. 1 will leave awe ta about are days K von will wrtte me i nnee ad stete yonr dnie that wUt sait yon to sneet tbetn a nny hotel In St Lojts hM they I Ait to go to yonr otaee on the astn or JSot tMt month. I wW. on reeeipc ot yoer letter, teteeraphtnem to meet yon at aay hetet ye nMMen te yonr letter. Beepeettnlty, JOM5 F. Hxss. roK-OMes General DeMrerT. Xew Terk. MAnrrx A FArxTxaaor. ) AtTOn!STS-AT-lAW. V ST. lOCl. Xo., AprU M, tm.i JUA W Ymm Eh A"r Tort CUmi Dcak Sin lm renlr so voars ef tee Mth woald ht that tow frtenOr tMt not mat la u UMMfiHf at the Lack 1 M eratoateefaetnAsorte dny. Yeor frtende ean meet me at LaeJde Motet at any time they may aneat. Tney enn MMtraon JOHS L MaBTBC Ctlset Hoc, Xnw YonK. ) BaOAOWAT A5 Tw K VTT N IVTM SmkKTS BW YOfeK. Jlay 4. W. BmateXXBdVsal 7. JUhBtPVBIt. tt69T&tl ' 'Pt JhsarSP TMi sih la ranlr to ror nt the 9h nit., will say 1 sent word te my friend and tner oemne to nee ywo, mm imr a iwfietena lor some reaiea. net I wia aeethemto lkratrttMl may aeranne thtec tor n meetlnar. I feave here te-morrow.bnt K yon will wrtte me nere I wBt get K, an4 K X eaa cet MImm axed I wflt let yen knew from Tmh yaBtttatl r Jobxt.Ma After Um totters bad been pat in evi dence, Mr. Faanaeroy and Mr. McDonald had a little ncoadltottoa, Mr.MoDoaaM stetiaer that be dM not mean to tomato had motives to the delendnoTs atternevs. Mr. Paantleroy toen jrot aad aanonnced that aa Mr.McDoaaMaaa explained Um matter, he desired to wtohdraw the aaraa laagaage ne ana ase A namber of ether letters were the orod action of MaxweU. Oae was ef ck a character that the male portion of Um coart Mashed, while Um ladies hid their faces behind their fans. Dnrmc the reading of Um above letters MaxweU was very neeny, aad it waa before he rngntoed his pose re. To to Water's Mairrxto, Txxsc, May St At lentes to oae o'clock Snndaj aa oil lama exploded in the barher shop ef the steamer Dean Adams. The raftdty aad at eight the atcataa promptly gave Um The crew escaped with their Bees. The m ashore and hnmed to she tor's edge. The steamers Beat, McBeadr aad Gay. est wore jeot below toe Dean Adai T a .... . a e .. . ware cat Mote irons metr mooni token into tow by the harbor tegs. The Kate Adams, which was rytog tost above Um framing steamer, waa ia great daaget for a while, as a stiff apotrtam breeac was blowing. Tbe are department tamed weir attention principally to tartaghef aad sacceeded. In n Mad rta. PoartAxa, Me., May 14. The s eh asset Sisters, Csptofa IBst, f rati Dsrtateeth, y. S., wHh9t,00 maokerel, te tate crty, arrived tMt moraing. The caotato signed the oastsmarv oath at too enstom hoase, Umt bit report aad ma fast correctly described Um cargo. Dep uty Collector Smith asked him for too manifest, waea tae cantata replied b be had none. Depaty Satrth exprtesed sorrow Umt be bad none, and toM hint bt eoaM do atotolag la the case bat col lect a toe of fMO. Captain Kilts dMbfoaaded, saying Umt the aeiKoaer woaM not artag taat moca. otatng eoaM bt done for him. and Inspector Howe took formal charge ef toe vessel to the evtoeat eatbarrnssment aad taeirt ef tac skipper and crew, i ess A foer-Tear-oM toa of Mrs. Hak'S. af Bahtr CMy, Ore,, taking niaaragt i at 1LJn aka-klyyi BBmrntttmnsaTmant I asn sBtPsP sramBaaaaaj a eB"BPsraswyt eTwam ilyatJtttfa-taaerswWi

Xaw Toast. May St. Tbe Fast heath fattowtag Wassdagtoa semcial: Tbe State D sarins i at to actsvoty easmaod la aagoitorioaa skoigt.sd to neolsct Um interests of tae Aatericaa ash s nam. There has aa yet beea ao osnctol declarattoa of Ms position, and for maalfest reasons. While the negotisUoas are la the p reseat stage Um AdmiaUtration eaa not properhr aaahe pabtta tea tmrrcspona' ease which It has whh Um Brtttoa Mlnteter here and with oar M'.bleter to Xagtoad. Bet the naosactel letter feosa Secretary Bayard which foUows wiU show that he has the totcrasts ef toe ashermen at heart. Senator Frye of Maine receaUy addressed to Um Secretary of State the folio wing 'otter: WatatiiOTOX, May 9S. W. i JPSasa TeWmtnWI awV niHsCmT StTttnf aPMnV XMak Sta 1 rpeefnUy anhmtt to yonr eonsKK ration the enclosed teieaTAm reeerred thin aorninc from the preetdentof tee Amerteaa rVhery Union. I anme tHnt the Seote DefMtMent H airing t his matter seek eoaatdemttoa a Ms Importeaee de. man da. The wmeney of tetmadteie aetten ter the pre it stl sn and red"! of these Ameriean rttlaens enn net be orereatlwiMed. 1 regard the eondnetef the Cnandtnn Govern -nent as entirety nnJwsfWaMe aadwMhont antnomy of treaty, nt law. of rood neteh orbeed. I ana, very resoeetfn'ly, K.P.rnTX, laetosed was the telegram already priated ia these dtopntches. To M letter Secretary Bajard has sear Um followlag reply: iUaotaetei.1 XMtriKvxaxror Stat. I WAHiisotox, Mar ia, Wat. J JSm. Wm. . rrye, UmftJ te Ate; IHiab Sen Before yonc note ef to-day w reeerred a tetenram nf a Mwllar porport In retecion te the refnat te allow the Amertean aebeener Jennie and Jatte to pnrehase aerrincferamoklBgat Dicbr bad been received, and HM had been taken by me tn aacertMM. all the facie, and hMtent repreeeirtatten had been made to to Hrttfeh Minister to eU te aeeount tt eeltecterat Dhjcby for what I consider a rrm breach ef the commercial rights of necMcten ef the United Hatea ine late reprehenslMe action of the Canadian natctels tn reiotion te Amertean Mr Ttcee4 he4 oeenrred In remote localities vltbont faciiitte for iotet aoiamaakratten, and eonMqnently there ha been delay, xerrettenie. hot naa voidable. In reerlMc eonwlnr repom. Hat yonr assatapooa "that thto department is siving the master nwh cen4dfrattew H- lmpsrwnee demnnd. will. 1 oetieva. be fnHy anMained when the proper time arrives for pnhtleatten of Me aetten. I trot I nm eoaselenaof my dnty a an oateiaJ chanted with the exeentten of dellcnte and taipertant pontic faoetione. and that the Interests aadnoneref nw soontry and the nchts of iwcaisens wuinot be fonnd te have snfSsred at my aandVtry resneetfolly yours. T. F. bayabb. A gentleman who has talked with Secretary Bayard anon this sabfcet within a day or two saj Umt be is as mach inter ested la Um matter as either of the Mesne Senators can be, and that be has great regard for Um ahermn. lie ex presses htoteoM very forcibly as to tae coed act of the Canadian officials. He looks at the qacstloa as an A met leas, and not from a party standpoint, aad says that tbere te ao politics ia it; that the action of the department can not yet be peblic, bat that be enn anre nay Congressional friend of the hVbenacn that everythinx that is possible being done to protect their latere. With re gard to the rrlasat ot toe collector ot at Dtgny to permit tae captain of the Jennie aad Jail to bay herring there to smoke, he id that he bad tostrncted Conoal Pbehtn to go at once tn Dbrbr aad btvesticate. Secretary Bay ard deprecated any attempt oa the part of the ishermen to coerce toe Canadian Government by force of arm, aad said that every itep in that direction woatd weaken Um Untied States aad strengthen Csaada. He hopd also that Um American ashermen woald strictly observe the local castoma regalations la Canada. Bao&bcx, C. B.. May St. On Ms rt tarn here Conai-Genera Pheina saM Uwt Um kw ander which permits are granted dates prior to ISM, bat Umt in IfSO PresMeat Andrew Jackson tosned a prods motion granting certain commer cial rights to English vessels aad a similar ptockmaUoa was issued by Um min ister in power at tbe time in Great Brrtoia. This British proclamation was la the same spirit as that leaned by PresMeat Jacksoa. aad It k claimed Umt the joint action of toe two governments secared to alt vessels sailing under toe United States c the same righto as those enjoyed by Xaglifrh vessels la the port? of Um colonies, sabject of coarse to the customs tow. It is understood that this will be the arzament ased by Coaeal Phetoa throughout the progress of the two cases of seizure. It Is thought Uwt he will be able to prove Um right of American vessels to procure halt In Um British waters! It te not jet decided whether Um seized vessels will be broaght to Baddeck. TonosTO, Oat., May Jt. Referring tc the report that the American Ssatag schooner Aagnsta Herrick bad sailed from Boetoa for the ashing gwianas, armed with caaaoa aad determined to resist saoaM aay Canadian vessel attempt to seise her, toe CToee says: "Thto may prove a very serioaa matter. The United States Government neglected Its duty wbea ft allowed this vessel to arm to one of her ports', aad to proceed when armed to waters tn which ao vessel honestly panning a legitimate basfaess repaired sochau armament. It permistfoa was obtained from the Government ha respoastMHry to all the greater. ShouM tote Teasel attempt a forcible restoteace wbea a British or Canedfun crateer, daly commissioned, attempts to seiae H la Caaadfaa waters oa a charge of having acted illegally, K nsay be treated as a pi rate. To allow lte vessett to go xorta armed to trespass apoa a neighbor's ter ritory te an worthy of a great country, ttpectolty a free people. Canada will not be deterred by aay danger of a potsihie ceMatoe, aad its possible consequences, f rem aseerttag its righto aad enforcing Its tews." An IwiaatMwK Caantet. Kane. Pa., May 34. At an early bear yesterday atoratog theKrie aad Pittsburgh laliroed amployas attempted to toy a track acre sti a strip) af property owned by the Lake Saere, ao at to connect whh ! the slde-trsok ot a large maaafacturtog hoase. The trace: bad been completed wbea lit presence wat discovered by the Lake Short, aad the letruders' cars were pulled off the groand aad the track torn p. The angiaea af the two made remalaed thaineato me tracas aM aaf, aad S Jn aaaat aaaaaASaaSS SMataMaaaal4saamaasi aam i FMM Ml TwWW W9WjTWjjmiVWWnB Sam SanMflffMart&tVB1 aa Int'Vflrhf ntaVmTw WhfcnW

Vet on the Fneir hHs traety, gBdjVaMMr'mHr'p JfMt m jBMm4ye According to oar Wsaalttgtoa dkpntchos, somn slsiftoaaot ia attaobed to the organ iaation of the Kopubllcaa Congrna-ionai Catoiffa Committee aa what k raararatd at a llalat hmais. lsriwaatoBB of Ooag rtissataa GotT at cateinaaaaad Bdward Mrhroa at secretary are looked a poo at dlrocUy In the tolerant o( the Into candidate for the rratmlaacr. It h aaoertod that the effort Utoj re to make toward rt storing Kepablicaa control ia the Iloase at the fall election art to bt coup! with a concerted atovemont to keep altve the Hlalao senUment throughout taa country. Of coarse, the avowed object of the latter movement is the rtttoatlaatioa of the Maine leader at the IfepttbHcaa FrrtHteatfal candidate two years hence. The gossip on the subject k an iattreating contribution to entreat political discussion. To similar outfirings from other quarters it makes a ttwelr and suggestive addition. Moreover, it boars the unmletakabte stomp of truth aad iadicatec eonectir the present condition ami tendencies of the Republican organization in the Nation. r Bitterer way oe inongnt ot jki. . T a 1 . 1 -ll.m A .ILamhU tlin oither bv critics or adherents. hit strength with bk party aaa noither be ignored nor denied. As the matter stands to-dar he k. even in nominal retirement, the most onsntcuon Republican in the country. Oat of oflice hk move menu are more eloselv watched by the politicians of both parties than aay represcnUtive of the minority who occupies odtoial station. Defeat 'has not deprived him of the adbewion of a large body of followers in every State of the Union. The numerous body of partisans of hk train do not neeeartl- reire-ent the original Republicanism of the United States. Of that element much of the bet has already pad owr to the Demoeracy. A section not so Urge bat still influ

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of Mr. Blaine. erertbeiese, wha remains of the old party stand nrmlr oo tn mi: ted to hk fortunes nnd looks upon htm as iu mo capable and tnlioeaUai chieftain. Nor are the manifestations of sympathy and support confined to his original follower. They are & visible among the extremist of the old stalwart scaoot as tner are ia the circle formerly characterised a the Half-Breeds Reverses nt the polls mir have Imoaired bis standing with tbemultitude of voters; his re lit t "tons to machine men hare been strengthened andolidihed by hw overthrow. His nopiuoa tn ht nartv is such that it mut ineriUblv. unleM a complete cbanre occurs, exert n potent and far reachign iatlaence on the Republican campaws for ltm. Undoubtedly. Mr. Blaine and hit ad he rents are ririnr carful attention to tbe po4btlities of 1&$6. Undoubtedly, tber mean to et him agaia in the nehi. if a renKmabie prosfMct of sueee.- i Tresentei. Can be be elected? U the onlv auestkm that dfcturbs or restrain tbe'm. It U the chief con4deration which will rovern their future opem tioas. Xo intelligent pT?on believes for a moment that Mr. lilaine himswlf would hoi Ltte to make the effort, if he believed the prise within his grap. If he coneeives the conummatjon of the aatbkiott of . hU life to he in the range of the TOw4biHti. he will accept the nomination, if tendered. If to hi! oractieed ere Republican triumph ap pears out of the question, as now seems orobable. he will resolutely tkeline to serve as the standard bearer of an army doomed in advance to irretrievable defeat. Mr. Wain ha always been regarded as a sharp and shrewd nolitician. With all hk samnteee and shrewdness, however, he learned some raJainMe lesions in the lt csmnnisn. and one of tbre was that a PrvMdeatiai caadidacr, anteMi a reasonable chance of sweets' is involved, k not a thins; to be coveted or willmriy accepted. Jdeaawhile. the opponent and supporters m .nr. uiatne are iai tr, iH-rmit bim to rest, even though be were de4rous of withdrawing altogether from Botitical roeiation. Uhcusskmis of hi availabilitv or unavailability go forward with increasms earnetnes aad freqnencv. Tbe Independent Rcnnblinans who antatToaiaed him m lstfl announce their readiness t repeat the oneratioa in 1838, hOHhI ae again en ter the lists. The BUtoe RejHiblicaiM insist that he would be stronger two voars hence than aar nominee who could be submitted; that the ire of ae ensatioa has been withdrawn, and that be can concentrate the party forces and attract outride recruits to an extent that no other Republics could hope for. That these considerations are to be debated for many months to come U an accented fact in politics. Ia the !a.. 1 f lS.ilrkn t Vo tlAt interval of diCttftta It IS not probable .v. s- i,a.I nn tU narl v . T . . " , will be uroKcn or ooieneo. ins continued acenlencv renders futile for tbe time hemr tae aspirations of Locaa. Hoar, John Sherman and their compatriots. It offactoallv shelves Kdmnnda aad everr other anti-lilalnc Re publican as a Preiridentia! quantity. It wiu enaate jar. Jiaine to nominate himself in the next Presidential stragrle. if he desirss tae nomination. It will, ia all human probabilitv, empower mm to uicinie ute nominnuon ot nis favorite candidate, if he does not desire it for hin&etf. In fact, Mr. Blaine is obvioasiv tn boM of his tmrtv at this hour. But his party ' not the country. and a nomination, as Mr. Blaina very well know.", is not invariably equivalent to a election. ifrtotfya Jteete. Neither Snob Nor Cow seal Frederick Douglass hat written a let ter to Hob. F. W. Bird, which appears m this week's istae of the Stmte, the organ of the Repabitoaa State Committat. Mr. Doug lasH says: "I am a Re two! lean, aad did all I could to defeat the election of Mr. Cleveland. He w under no political obligation to me whatever, yet I held the fltce of Reoorder for nearly a whole year ander His Administration, an afnoe bv law held not for any term. hnt samIv at th. nensure of the Presi dent. Ythile in o4Kee. IreWent Cleve land trsnted me at ht trsatod other it mw aartritt. m

fcnre naongh to iavito Mrs. lleariaej aad myneif to an hto graaa recepuoaa, tans rshmkiasT tat tianWtty-I will not anycowardioeorpreiudiot of hit predetaor. I ana a b publican, and, if living. nhaU ski all I can to elect a Republican hi 1$JS bat I honor twaulimoss whorevnr I find it, nad 1 found it ia Prmrideat CleA eland, aad I ahould slaspke mrsaaf if 1 nboultl let anybody taiak otherwise. Whatever else ho mvay be, ht k not a snob aad w not a coward." Jfaswii abMe. THt OLD" VlTUATION. The raoala Are Mot Oalltear StentibMann Itete to Any AteriHtoa KxtHt. A Republican organ at the Wt ompiaoeaUy observe, in view of the apparent failare of the Democrat ia liouse vo aoeooiplteh what was hoped from it, that "it has served at least to how, by practical contrast, how much Kepublieaa rate wat worth to too countrv, and to sattofy dottbtful voter.t that the great duty of the times k to restore the old situation as oou a ikwalbk." What was this "old sinwtion?" It it well to recall it before acotptiiir the assumption that it wa something which H would bt desirable to roM. The old situation must have been had. or the peopfe would not have decided to change it. It waa bad. Without initistice, it mar be said that every nntuou quosuon woicb now iroiiwies ine Democracy, anil every evil in the Govorameat which tney are striving to curt, k a legacy of Republican neglect or mkrulo. To restore the ''old situntkMi" k to re tore a civil service tborcMthly aad intensely )a!tkan throusrhout, and to permit its uki as an at!j act of a party macniae. una year m Democnttic rule has bronglst a great iniprovement in thk reect. The puln lie service is! being departiAttized. ami there e no complaint of tl Hgleet "K their duties by officials to er..tp? ia partisan work, nor of the interference of the people's servants in the management of eloctions. The new situation is vastly better than the old one ia Of the labor troubles too same tiling fc true, it was under Kepuoitcan rm and Republican laws that cheap contract lafa:r was introduced to thin country, that over-production waa .stimulated by the bonntieM of protection, and that the wages of miners were forced down to eighty cento a day. It was the "old sit um ion ' thatsnw the panic ot ibis ana the depression oi ItSol, and that cwieu with a minion un employed laborers in the United States. The rise of Ute ntanv millions antl tuo combination of gigantic corporation were both incidents of thi former regime. In 160 the men in this countrv who were worth 5,000,000 could be counted on the lingers of twohamis. In lew fortunes of f,(WU,WU ami $yW,0OO,CO0 were not surpri-ing. and mea. ' rkh beyond the dreams or avarice,'! were piling still higher their .mperfluous Wealth. The nch have grown richer and the poor poorer, m ite of toe better condition of some clag-es of working-men anil the larger earning of Mil ark I erotf. TrxmjK, strikes ' and labor riots are ievek:ments of tlte Republican era. The Credit Mobil ior, the grand larcenous land grabs, tbe rtar rout fraud., tho decay of the nary, and tho department thieveries wore ail incident oi tie "wu situation." Coming down to matters of current . interest, did not a recent Kepablicaa Congress fail to paa a national b.trikrupicv law. as wen a- wins ior ii relief of the Supreme Court, the regulation of the presidential count anil prenlential succesrijon? Did not tbe last Congress of that complexion enact a river and harbor grab of 18.000.OX over the President veto? Did not it and it snccessors run the tension up to a sum in excess of the Entire expense of the Government In the vesr before the "rar? The Republican party it was" did many great and Wnertivnt act. But tbe Keimblkan jmrty n h is oSers no inducements to the people to "restore the old situation." ifoston) Sunday Herald. AN ISLAND HOME. Senator TWm Shaae for the Removal ef the Apache tw ta Tlae Wh-rr They Will Ke Well Of m4 Cm I No Maria. Senator Fair, of Nevada, has written the following; letter to Urn Secretory of the Interior, setting forth a plan for the settlement of the Apache question: CMTIII STATBS SCXATt. WASHISaTNtl.t. D. C, Anril nt - Q- (X Ittr. Smtsrw f t" InUrUrr lSAR SIB: I IMKOSe tM rP;i'' of which I pok to Too j-etteruav. Ry e tainInlnc tke map you wiU eee tae eiact llt of tae "Santa Caiaiina Island." It l iHtatet and too lar from tae kh ior an oruinarr Bat to reach it. Mr Wee H that If tao Apaenes were put on tots lelnna tker Kouia require no fruanl. aau all taat would b neraed would be a small steam lMHter and aeeir to run between the tdawd ant the port ot WllMlnetoa for the purpose of eonniuiication ant aupfajr. ia wouw. in myopiaI would ur. ttu- omiMtrr mmmv valuable tires I and the (leverntaenl mltuoM of BKmer. The I title in the Maod a nerfeet. Af title to the Island a perfect. Ap near a I can remember the price naked by the owners etofcer three or four dollars aa aero. Owiwe to the location of the l9iatl tne mIM and salubrious as eaa be fount an)-where. In the worW. Ssould you look wtth favor nson mr uireUoa as ts the value ot this tslaad lor the purpoc named I ihall he rll at any time to iro mere Into delall wHh jo upa the Hihleet. I am yours verr truly. Senator Fair when spoken to upon the saoiect aaid that he really believed the Indians would be pleaded with Santa Caiaiina after they got there, although ther might powibh" iijrht against going. Tbe idand Is situated in the Pacific Ocean, about twenty-Hvo miles southwest of m Angeles. Tho climate, he said, k deliarhtful and tho fishing excellent. Should thfa Wand be purchasetl and the Indians placed thereon it will forever put an end to the annual .summer raids of thee Indiana upon the unprotected white settlers and their faeaiJIes, and the (lovetnment should talJe some steps in Ibto direction looking to tho protection of iucitiaens. HWAtnokm leispafot. ii i ma si am A good many stalwart l)emosrstic appointmonts have been tomle by the Vrelent Jatoly. of which the selection of Mr. Hendrix, at Hwtmeter at Brooklvn, k a fair exampla. This aspect of 'taa frhuatkm ourkt w date the Iemocracy and need not tormspondingly detvresa the Mugwump. n hat had hit inninrs, and It k thought taama wMf aar ban kpped ever a little Hpon straight at aaa inltr.- N'asaiMir ton rei