Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 35, Number 32, Jasper, Dubois County, 21 April 1893 — Page 2

WEEKLY COURIER. C. DOAXK. Tubll.her. j sper. Indiana. The New York assembly lias passed a M to prevent marriages between aunts and nephews und nieces and uncles. Another awful mine disaster, which between 200 and 300 lives said to ltave Wen lost, occurred Pont-v-Pridd. Wales, on the llth. are at Or the 400 consular appointments witfl salaries attached of orer f 1.500, there are said at the state department to be at least 200 candidates for each place. Tin: Michigan legislature will attend the dedicatory exercises of the state's building- at the World's fair in an aftieial capacity and the state will pay the expenses. A uuton consignment of exhibits from Windsor castle, lent to the Columbian exposition by Queen Victoria and the prince of Wales arrired at New York on the steamer Majestic on the 13th. Live fish by the carload are being received at the aquarium for the government display in the World's fair fisheries building. The finny tribes of all the world are represented in the collection. Urox an unfavorable report of the, committee on eapitol, furniture and grounds the Connecticut house has refused to loan to the World's fair, the colonial charter granted by King Charles II. GkkmvXT has made a strong protest in Paris against the action of the French postal authorities in detaining for a week letters sent by a German named Kurz to the German consul in Rouen and the German ambassador in Paris. There is a growing impression in "Washington that the extra session of congress to adjust the tariff and dispose of the silver question will be called much earlier than had been generally expected possibly by the middle of June. Sevex persons in one family in Wadsworth, Ala., have died, and others are ill of a new and fatal malady which has baflled the skill of the physicians who are powerless to stay its progress when once the disease seizes upon me victim. OssiAN Diox.v. the dervish leader, has made another raid in Upper Egypt, directing his incursion toward Tonwar. He was met and repulsed by the Egyptian cavalry, which pursued his forces and killed twelve of the der vishes. The first Riblc in the language of the Gilbert islanders was printed by the American Bible society on 11th. The publication marks the close of thirtyfour vcarh of labor on tue pari oi nev. Hiram llinrham. a missionary on the islands. Hcxpreds of residents of Rondout, X. Y.. attended the funeral, on the Oth, of Mrs. Ellen Rlooraer, familiarly known as "Aunt Nellie" Hloomer, who died at the age of 102 years 0 months and 25 days. She was born in Fishkill, X. Y., in 1790. The fleet that will look after American interests in Alaskan waters this Rummer will consist of the Mohican, 3'etrcl, either the Alliance or Alert, the fish commission steamer Albatross, and the revenue cutters Rush, Hear and Corwin seven in alL Tun dreadful work of the cyclones in the west and northwest on the 11th, was supplemented, on the 12tli. by the wrecking of many villages and the destruction ot other property to an immense value and the loss of many lives in states further south and cast. The New York board of aldermen passed a resolution, on the 11th, tendering the freedom of the city of New York to the duke de Veragua. the lineal descendant of Christopher Columbus, who left .Southampton, on the Sth inst-, en route to America, to take part in the World's fair. Tun chess tournament for the championship of the United States, between John W. Showalter, of Kentucky, and Emanuel Laskcr, of Germany, began at Kokomo. Ind., on the 10th. It will probably consume four weeks. Many chess players from different parts of the country were present. Tun cruiser New York will not take part in the naval review at Hampton roads because of her unfinished condi tion. Secretary Herbert and the Cramps wens anxious that the foreign powers should see the New York, but have found It impossible to get her in presentable snapc before tho review. Alt. the men who were out on strike, on the 10th, at the World's fairgrounds reported for work on the llth, but n heavj rain rendered outdoor work im possible. A lartre force was put to work In the interior of the buildings, however, and the work of clearing up the debris around the grounds went on. Tun wounding of a consular agent of the United States, which Minister Hicks reported to the Washington gov crnmcnt, occurred at Molcndo, Peru. March 25. Th trouble grew out of anti-Masonic demonstrations which have lately been made in rent under the direction of the bishop of Arequipa. Tin: scheme of New York capitalists to secure all the rolling mills and fur naces in the Mahoning valley, in Ohio, for I7,h00.000, which has been m tho hands of .lohn A. Logan. Jr., for some time, is about perfected. The pur chasers will organize a company and operate all the plants under one man

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CURRENT TOriCS. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. FIFTY-SECOND CONG RESS. I.s the senate, on the f-th. almost immwHately atter the reading of the Journal, the doors were client ant! aalf an hour was ilcvote-1 to executive tHislness. after which the esate adjourned attl the lOtk. I.v the senate, oa the 10th, a resolution for the appointment of a committee to wait upon the president and Inform him that utile he tas some further communication to make tn nate Is ready to adjourn without day wa paed: hut a asotion to reconsider was subsequently paired, and the matter went over. Resolutions for Inrotlcatlon of the chanw

against Stiwtors Koach. of North lakota. anil Powers, of Montana, were oSercd ana lata aver. Ix the senate, oa the 11th. at the very tint moment that a motion could be made Mr. Gorman, as the parliamentary leader of the inv Jorlty. moved to proceed to the consideration of eiecutlre business. Senators Hoar anJ Chandler with a olld array of republican sen ators behind them, resisted the motion, nut in vain, for It was carried by a vote of 31 democrat ilncludlnir the populist from Kansas, Mr. PeSerl. For three hours thereafter the senate sat In secret session and then adjourned. Is the senate on the 12th. a resolution, pre viously offered by Senator Call. Increasing to afteen the membership of some of the more important committees, was called up and Its author spoke for one hour In It behalf, alter which the resolution was rejected. A re.-ott-tlon for an Investigation of the claim of Mr. Joseph W. Ady to a seat as a senator from Kana by the committee oa privileges anu ejections was reported by the chairman of that committee and referred. Tha last two hours of the day" session were devoted to the con sideration of executive business. Ix the 5enate. on the 13th, a memorial signed ly seventy-seven members of the Kansas legis lature declaring that John Martin s election as senator had been effected by a house of reprc-' entatlves. ten of whose member had not held certificate of election. 3nd declaring that Mr. Ady had twen le.-ally and fairly elected as senator, was presented and referred to the committee on privileges and elections. An Investlpitloa of the question was laid over under oi jcctloa. A hört executive session was held, after which the senate adjourned. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. A halloox carrying three passengers left Krüssels at midnight of the Sth. M. Touit a professional aeronaut, was in charge. Over Etaples, department of Pas dc Calais. Toult fell from the balloon. The other two passengers continued the voyage. A SEVKitB earthquake was felt in many parts of Servia on the Sth. The village of Velikihopovitch tumbled into ruins and several inhabitant were killed. Ex-Gov. II. V. McGrtATii of South Carolina died at Charleston, on the 0th, aged SO years Previous to the re bellion he was appointed by President Pierce district judge of South Carolina, but on the announcement of the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presi dency he discharged the grand jury and declared the court adjourned sine tue. Illoiixating gas in Hyde Park, Chi cago, claimed two more victims. Elof Heiison and Jesse Kcndig left the gas turned on when they retired on the night of the Sth and, during the night it went out. The next morning both were found dead in bed. They were from Canton, O. A family named Fentriss, living at Rumbus Mills, Tenn., recently received a barrel of molasses from n Nashville firm. An unpleasant taste caused them to break in the head of the barrel, and investigation showed that the body of a 10 or 11 -year-old negro boy was inclosed. Tun mortality in the city of New York is steadily on the increase. It is accounted for by the physicians of the health department by the epidemic ot influenza which has been raging for more than two months. There were 1,183 deaths from all causes during the week ended on the Sth. Of this number 77 were caused by influenza, but the epidemic is believed to have caused many of the 01 deaths ascribed by physicans to pneumonia. The United Mine Workers of Amer ica met in convention at Columbus, 0., on the llth, the chief purpose of the convention being to discuss the scale of wages. Death-dealing and destructive cy clones and hurricanes visited the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri. Illinois and Indiana, on the llth, leaving rum and lamentation in their track at many points. As a resnit of the investigation made by Special Treasury Agent Noycs nt Portland, Ore., as to the illegal land ing of Chinese at that port, Secretin: Carlisle has dismissed from the service Deputy Collector Cardlncll. Inspector Armstrong, who was- suspended pend ing the investigation, was rettored to duty. The New York committee on colonial and revolutionary exhibit at the Chi cago World's fair have issued a circular asking the lovers of history and art to assist in fortninir the exhibit of colo nial and revolutionary relics in which it is proposed the thirteen original states shall join. All franchises and rights of way have been secured or guaranteed, it is said, for an electric railway between Baltimore and Washington City. Work will begin at un early date. The road is to bo thirty-eight miles long, and capital to the amount of 4L 500,000 has been suliscribed therefor. About la o'clock on the night of the 9th, tho Young Men's Christian asso ciation building. Hie largest and finest In New Castle, Pa., erected by the fa mous singer, Ira D. Sankey, was completely gutted by fire. The flames originated in the cellar of the building from spontaneous combustion. The loss is partially covered by insurance. R.vitox Hocoiitox, lord lieutenant of Ireland, has issued an order limiting the importation, of arms and ammunition into Ireland. Jatax has seized the Pelcw islands, a group In the North Pacific, 450 miles east of the Phillipine islands, nt tho western extremity of the Caroline archipelago. The islands arc claimed by Spain by right of discovery. Ex-Pm-siDK.NT Manuel Gonzales of Mexico, died hi the City of Mexico on the 10th The members of his family, President Diaz and other friends were present at his bedside. He admonished Ids friends to obey and honor Diaz. EMPKKOlt Fiiaxcls Johepii gave an audience to M. Stambouloff, the Bulgarian prime minister, on the llth.

Miss Lizzir. Mll.LK.u, nged 23, a highly respected young lady of Springfield, O., committed auielde, on tho llth. by (.hooting herself through the heart She was engaged to wed Stewart (Ireshatn. u cadet ut the Annapolis

(Md.) naval academy, and no cause for the fell deed is known. A piciiahoeh cellar man named Chollcs !u the palace of Cardinal Vaszary, In Pcsth, attempted toassavslnato his eminence, on the 10th, with a lingo knife, but was seized and held by Iter. Dr. Kohl, the cardinal's secretary, who received five ugly wounds from th knife of the enraged ex-cellar num. A.v exploding gasoline stove started . . . j- ... 1 . . I ..... 4 a tire in me uapuai muging imuso Guthrie, Okla., on the night of tho 9th, which resulted in a loss of fW.000, four business buildings being burned. William Walpohk Aktok has bought the splendid estate of Cliveden, on the banks of the Thames, from the duke of Westminster. The sum paid is stated to be $1,2.10,000. Cliveden is one of tho ancestral estates of the duke. A- disastrous fire in St Mary's, O., on tlie nignt ot tue um, ucsiroyeu every business block between the city building and tho Fountain hotel. James Dwveu, of Geueseo. N. Y., aged 75 years, proposes to make a trip to the World's fair on his bicycle. lieis .well-to-do and quite an athlete in spite of his years. FiiA.vci: had the honor, on the 12th, of being the second country whose representive, M. Patenotre. was formally received by the United States in the capacity of an ambassador. , ATj'ocahontas, W. Va., on tho llth. Ham RufTalow shot Fannie Taylor and himself in the breast Roth will die. Uuffalow is a brother of Charles Rnffnlow, who killed an Englishman at Pocahontas last fall. Stockmen at San Antonio, Tex., have completely blockaded the Santa Fe railroad. It is estimated that, on the 12th, there were fully 25,000 head of sheep and ,000 head of cattle being held near that city awaiting cars for shipment A tokxapo wrought damage amounting to $100,000 at Kokomo, Ind., at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 12th. The American strawboard mill was destroyed and Robert Douglass was killed. Waehex Rlackweli., one of the wealthiest men in DeKalb county, was shot and killed at Rutler, Ind., On the 12th, by Thomas Revcll, night policeman, while resisting arrest lHaekwell drew his revolver and, saying he would not be taken alive, shot at Revell three times, nil the shots missing. In return Revell .shot him through the heart King Humbkkt, accompanied by Sig. Ileucdito Rrini, minister of foreign af fairs, and by the royal suite, arrived at Florence, on the lath, on a visit to Queen Victoria, who is spending several weeks at the Villa Palmier!, near Florence. Mr.s. E. C. Thomas, of Dubuque, la,, a demented woman SO years old, satu rated her clothes with kerosene and set tire to them. She was fatally burned. She made a similar attempt sixteen years ago. Dastaiidly outrages upon native Christains, in some cases resulting in death, are reported from Toa Tusl, China. The matter has been brought to the notice of the United States con snl at Ameri. The town of Saline, of 1,400 popula tion, in Washtenaw county, Mich was entirety wiped out by a tornado on the night of the 12th. Mus. Claim; and two little children were caught in a prairie fire in Rawlins county, Kas., on the 12th, and received fatal injuries. LATE NEWS ITEMS. Ix the senate, on tlie 14th, the greater portion of the session was taken up with the bill for the investigation of charges against Senator Roach, o North Dakota. Mr. Hoar desired to have a thne set at the present session for taking a vote on the admission of the three senators appointed by the governors of the states of Montana, Washington and Wyoming, but objee tion came from the democratic sena tors, who said, however, that they would confer upon it The resolutions for the investigation of tlie claim of Mr. Ady to n scat in the senate from the state of Kansas and for au inquiry into the conditions of the territories of Arizona, New Mexioo, Utah atld Okla homa. heretofore offered, were taken up and agreed to. On the night of the 13th young King Alexander I. of Servia invited his re gents and ministers to a banquet, os tensibiy to celebrate the completion o his studies, and at midnight suddenly declared himself of age and demanded the resignations of his former advisers. Tnese being refused, they were al placed under arrest and a new cabinet appointed. The army was loyal to the young king, and the people seemed overjoyed nt the change. Cleaiiinohouse returns for seventy five principal cities of the United States, as reported by Rradstrcqt's, for the week ended on the Hist aggregated $1,210,901,102: of which New York shows WS.769,933. Roston. S103,940,13S Chicago, $10:1,401,402; Philadelphia, ?rj, 519,20r, and St Louis, 27,523,448. Tim Western Michigan Lttmlcr Co.'s yards at Diamond Lake, Mich., were destroyed by fire on the l lth. Several million feet of lumber, 600,000 bundles each of shingles and laths, nnd ten freight cars were burned. The loss will reach $100,000. The lire was caused by a spark from an engine. Tin; relics nnd ancient documents of Maryland will not be sent to Chicago to aid the state s display at the World fair. Such is the decision of Mr. Philip I). Lair, commissioner of tlie laud .office, In whose custody the const! tu tion places the articles for safe keeping Two police officers in the employ of the Milwaukee Rnilroad Co.. at Du buqite, la., were shot dead at H o'clock on the morning of the 14th by tramps who had taken up quarters in a car for the night The town of Kudryncc, in Galicia, Is officially declared to be affected by cholera. Eight cases and six deaths occurred there during the week ended on the lHth,

INDIANA STATE SEWa

Lanhv Rott, who took the gold cure t Indianapolis some time ago. went homo to Greenfield as cured, hut began drinking again. This so discouraged him that he took parls green, and the efforts of physicians to counteract the poison were unsuccessfuL Timotht HrRKK. brattenian, nau nis head cut completely off by a freight car at Warsaw. His wife has lost her mind. John Mokauttv shot Cal Streets in the public square at Anderson a few days ago. Streets was standing on tue corner when Morarity approached, and without a word of warning drew his revolver and began firing. The first shot took effect in the right breast and ranged to the left through the body. As he fell Morarity exclaimed, "I'll teach you bow to come and stone my house." The Linton township "wild man" wns captured the other morning and taken to Terre Haute. He was in rags and presented a pitiable appearance. For several weeks ho had been wander ing about the county, keeping out of sight of the people as much as possible. Several fires have been attributed to him and the farmers were kept uneasy on his account The three-year-old daughter of Caleb Itoss, living near Catlin, Parke county. accidentally hanged herself in a swing. It was a binder-twine swing, attached to the frame of the wind mill, just high enough for the little one to get her head inside. When she fell off the platform the swing twisted around her neck, choking her to death. The family were at hand, but the child was not missed until found dead. J A 31 es Mahmx, of Pent who murder ously assaulted David Gucney, for whom he was working, was taken to the penitentiary north the other day to serve two years. The hodcarriers and the helpers to bricklayers throughout Indianapolis struck for 2.,j cents advance an hour. Ruilding is interfered with. At P.ushville, Mrs. Wm. Kedmandied from a dose of arsenic taken with sui cidal intent The two and four-year-old daughters of Alfred F. Nelson were poisoned the other day by milk at their home in An derson. Marie, the youngest died after four hours suffering. Ida will recover. The Nelson family came there from Grcencastlc, to which place the remains of the baby wcretshipped for interment. Cuaiiles Lvpott, of Indian a pohs, was hit in the eye with an umbrella no. He died from blood poisoning. Josei'H Wilson, a cattle dealer of Portland, had a leg cut off by a train there. He will die. The Muncle presbytery, in session at Portland, was well attended, about one hundred delegates being present Judge Tayloil, of the superior court. in proceedings involving the legality of the law creating the board of children s guardians, held that the law is uncon stitutional, in thnt the circuit court has no jurisdiction over such cases; that the board is not a corporation, and can not bring suit as such before the court; that such a corporation could not be legal. and that the contention of the defense that the general guardian law con ferred ample authority on the court to act on the board's application was without point Judge Taylor also held that the net of 1691, under which the board operates, is void, because its import is not fully set forth by its title; further that if the court had to pass upon the act of 1SS9, which the act of 1S91 pre tends to amend, it would be held un constitutional Under this ruling the board will be dissolved, but it is probable that an appeal will be taken to the supreme court The board has got itself generally disliked by its arbitrary action in tearing children from parental control. The decision istheoutcomeof Shade Shutters effort to gain posses sion of his child, which, he claims, was wrongfully and tyrannically removed from his care. SiMMoxg, Cliff & Plummer have com pleted a monster gas well on the A. A. Grissell farm, at Camden, several miles northwest of Portland. It is good for 10,000,000 cubic feet of gas. and is the largest ever completed in the state. Tin: engineer on the early passenger train on the P. Ft V. fc C railroad dis covered the hotly of Cornelius Curtis. of Wheeling, lying beside the track just west of Valparaiso. He was a member of the G. A. R- and had resided in Wheeling about four years, coming from Piqua, 0-, where his mother still lives. The manner of his death is not known, but it was thought he was assaulted and robbed, as he received quite a sum of money a few days ago and none was found on his person. At Indianapolis a jury which tried McClure for the murder of his wife was discharged after having been out fortyeight hours. They were unable to agree, standing two for conviction and ten lor acquittal. I he reiense was that the killing was accidentaL The state G. A. It elected the following ofliccrs: Department commander, James F. Johnston, Kockville; senior commander, C J. Murphy, Lvansvillc; junior commander, W. F. Mcdsker. Cambridge City: medical director, J. 0. Hltt, Greenfcburg; chaplain, J. V. Reed, Xoblcsville. Council of administration. Hen Starr, Rich mond; I A. Foote, Crawfordsville; J. W. Senior, Madison; 11. H. Uagon, Lowell; Ed G. llooz. Indianapolis. Delegates at large, Irvin Robbing In dianapolis; alternate delegate at large. Phil Dickcr&on, rt. ayne. At thi; State encampment of the G, A. R. at Evansville, the other day, the resignation of George Langsualc, presi dent of the State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument association, was demanded. that action being precipitated by the dispute over the question of placing Mexican dates on the Indianapolis monument William Kelly, a Lake Shore engi neer, who was killed at Iturdlck the other morning, has lost his life gradual ly In the service of the road. Several years ago he lost a finger, then au eye, then a hand, and finally his life. Dr. N. M, Elhop has discovered

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And Manr Injumt lr thr Detraction sff Itoliliitont lllr. Mi., by Ihr Itrrrut Tornmlo I'ltt llaiiilrrd llauirlr IVo.lr. Must of WkniH llavo I.m( fcvrrytlilnc Thex Piocil TU W rcrk Nii!. Hinttrd T Htv, Many of the letlm Crttnatrri. Memi'II:.. Tenn., Anril 14. RobinRonville. Miss., a small town twenty miles south of Memphis, was entirely demolished by a tornado Wednesday evening. Seventeen people are killed and half a hundred wounded. A few minutes after the tornato struck the town fire broke out in the debris of a Chinese laundry and the mass of wreckage caught and burned all night and yesterday. Several bodies of those killed by the falling buildings were burned to a crisp. One storm from the east and one from the west met over the town and lM?gan a rotary motion, which tore huge trees like weeds. The tornado moved from the Mississippi river a distance of seven miles and swept all befote it Rmma Lusk, wife of the night tele graph operator, was in her house with her husband and three children. I he husband got out, the woman was killed. and the three children were blown a hundred yards through the air. They were naked when found, but unin jured. Isaac Chapman was crushed under the ruins of his house and burned along with three other negroes. whoe names are unknown. The body of one old ncgress was found yesterday in an open field. It is probable she was dropped there by the wind. The property loss in the town will reach S10O.O0U. Thirteen stores, twelve residences. and a hundred negro cabins were destroyed. The killed are: Mrs. Emma Lusk, wife of the night operator. Rev. R. R. Slupp, of Olive Ilranch, Miss. Isiac Chapman. Ren Ray and mother. Annie Speight. Three children of Manuel Murray Gere Taylor s infant William Warren. Maria Smith. Four unknown. Ts wounded whites arc: A. M. MeCormiclr and Holmes Her ren. J. F. McNelly. Miss Ada Scott Mrs. W. It. Morley. W. R. Morley, bruised. R. R. Scott scalp wound. Dr. R. N. Shaw, bruised. Mrs. C M. Foster, right arm broken. O-ear Kline. Dr. S. V. Taylor's two children. R. A. McNaliy. Probabiy a hundred negroes received slight injuries, but none of them will die. Holmes and Herron will die. The residences and negro cabins on the plantations of CI. Robinson and (!. W. Foster arc all sweptaway. Five hundred people are homeless. A num ber of the woanded were brought to Memphis to-day. MICHIGAN CATCHES IT. A Se-nr of Denotation In tlir Irttr City of YptlUint I Prath In tlir Tomailo ut KothI Oak Mny Itilll.IInc Hurnr.l. Yp.ilantl Mich.. April 14. This handsome little city is in many por tions a sceiice of desolation. It is also a scene of excitement Almost the entire population is working in tho streets helping to clear away the piled up debris. Several of the leading streets are partially impassable. Trees roofs, bricks, the frame work i)l dwellings, furniture and every conceivable thing are piled one upon another. Horses are being employed to haul away uprooted trees, men are chopping and digging in every direc tion, the dismantled roofs are lined with busily -employed men. and women and children are sitting and standing about in front of their desolate homes. ISnsiness is almost entirely suspended. the inhabitants seeming to be unable to settle themselves to the ordinary duties of life. So far as can I as certained there was no serious personal injury sustained by any of the inhabit ants slight sprain and bruises Wing the extent of the injuries reported. The tornado tore across the town from southwest to northeast Its track was not more than two blocks wide, as a rule, though it varied somewhat The damage to the city is fully f 1.W.0W. Prath In tlir Storm at Royal Oak. Mich. RoValOak, Mich., April 14. A most destructive tornado swept over this township Wednesday evening. It came up from the southwest and just grazed the village proper. Nearly everything in its path was leveled to the earth. In the southwest a fire soon started and a few minutes later another blaze tvas seen to the north of the village. The first fire referred to was that of the residence of Christian Rrick. The house was torn to pieces and the wreck took lini Mr. and Mrs. Rrick and their three children were in the house at tho time. The children managed to extri cate themselves, but Mr and Mrs. Rrick were burned to death. Wonl comes of another demolished farm house still further away, wherein the man and wife were injured. Entering the edge of this village, the tornado wrecked about a dozen residences and barns. All the inmates of the residences burned escaped with bad bruises. A Itrtnlt t th- Tornado. Ct in. Mich.. Anril 13 A nnssenircr train on the Flint .t Pierre Marquette railrvuirl ran !ntn n lull of trCCS which had Wen blown across the tracks near r1ttn Tin enmne was dismantled and the baggage car and passenger coach were completely wrecked. A pisa m T If senger nameti .McEwen, oi iuuingn, - - a t a. Mich., has a leg uroKen anu is oauiy cut nlw.ni the head. Exnrcvs Messensrcr Armstrong and Raggageman Merrill were slightly injured. The torra caused much damage in this ricinity in the destruction ox ienccs,uarsanu ou buildings of all descriptions.

KING ALEXANDER I.

A ttrantl Conp D'l.tat lty llir toting SrrvUn Monarch A llanitirt with 4 Martllnc Mrntt Th Krgriit nn.l Mini,, trra Arrvatrd antt Al.tswmlrr I'rorUI,,,, lllmriror Affr ml AtaHuir Ihr IUIh of Covrriiuiritt. Rklokaiir, April 15. A bloUcs, coup d'etat was effected here Thursday night and King Alexander 1, the youthful ruler of Servia. who has heretofore govermnl the country through regents, to-day rules in his own proper person. A grand banquet was civen at the palace Thursday night to celobrat Ring Alexander's success in pavsmg the examination prescriWd for Servian students M. Ristics and Gen. Relimar Relimarkovic, the regents, and all the ministers of the state were present, as were also a large number of friends and supjiortcrs ot the regents For many months past the situation In Servia has been critical, owing to the abuse of their power by the regents and state officials Affairs h.vl become so bad that the king determined to tahc the reins in his own hands. In accordance with this de termination plans were secretly laid by means of which the regents irnd ministry would be oustel without opportunity for oppos -tlon. I'lisusnectincly the regents and ministers attended the banquet, and while they were enjoying theiiiNolves at the palace detachments of soldiers and bodies of police took possession of the ministers houses and occupied th government buildings At midnight, while theJlfestivities were still in progress, IQpg Alexander proclaimed that he had attained his majority and that he had assumed, with the sKuptschina. the government of the enmity. The king had not. In fact, atta.ued his majority. Acconling to the S.-rv au law. he does not Income of age ant J. he is 13 years old, and as he was Vi-a August 14. 1STÖ. he will not ! Ts for considerably over a year. Vhn t deposed regents and ministers h-a-l the proclamation they wer lur.foumled. The king and li s advisers acted with great prjint.tudc and soldiers, wh wen in ua ting, at once placed the rt-nts and ministers under arrest, and t'r.y were sent to rooms which haJ bea prepared for them in the pn'.uee. wi,. ,-a they are under guanl The Servian army is loya' I) tht king. Had it not been the eonp d'etat would not have been posstb.c. After the issuing of the proelamtwm, aud long before daylight the k3 pcccded to the barracks, wluiv the troops were under arnis and v.as received with joyous acclamations and many expressions of loyalty. The proclamation will be issued everywhere in the country, and Wars the king's signature. In it Alexander decla res that the constitution has been ,n sore jeoKirdy, the rights of ritizens.mperilcd and the constftutirnal ptSiWw of parliament so abased that the king must end the unhappy condition of affairs. lie therefore declares that he has come of age and has asumed kingly power. Henceforth, the proclamation adds the Servian constitution acquires its full significance. The regents have been deposed, the cabinet dismissed and a new. ministry appointed. M. Dokiteh is the new prime minister. Tlie conp d'etat is simply the revival of tlie roval supremacy, which hail been first weakeued by the separation oi Milan and Natilie, and seriously im paired by the abdication of Milan and the subsequent troubles in which the conntry was plunged, largely as a result of the weakness of the crown. Daring the past year these difficulties have increased, and radicalism has reared its head in such a menacing manner as to make the conservative classes long for greater strength aud unity at the source of government. Tlie decree of expulsion against Queen Natilie was revoked, but th situation, both political and financia. rapidly grew worse, and serious disorders in Itelgrade increased the public anxiety for a more stable administration. U is apparent, therefore, that Servia was ripe for the bold act by which young Alexander has asserted his royal authority, and vindicate in some degrec the damaged prestige of the house of Obrcnovlteh. The details of the coupd'etnt were carried out with remarkable swiftness and simplicity. The regents and their ministers responded to an invitation to dine in the old palace Thursday evening. Eight were seated at dinner, the king presiding. After the third coiirso the king rose and said to the regents: 'Gentlemen, for four years you. in my name, have administered the king-J" power. I thank you heartily for the trouble you have taken. I now feel able to administer the power mvself, and will exercise it from this moment I beg ycu, therefore, immediately to hand me your resignations." M. Ristics replied that he could not. and would not, comply with the king request, which was contrary to the constitution. The king thereupon left the room and sent an aide-de-camp to demand the resignations of the ministers. As thev all remained obd urate he onlered them to leave the old palace and go to the new palace to remain over night In the morning they were conveyed to their residences under guanl. To-night the king's assumption ot power was celebrated with a torchlight procession and general illuminations A ITactlcal Knln "f the 1..! 4Jurtlon. Viexxa. April 15. The Neue Frei Presse, commenting upon the overthrow of the Servian regents and ministry, says that plans to bring about 41i?prwl wi.r arranifed Es end were arranged between M vi!. ml M. Dnklteh. the newly-ap pointed Unlgarian minister, during visit of the latter to Milan In Paris last week. The paper adds that Queen Natalie, who. It will be recalled. U the daughter of a colonel In the RamWin army. wa received bv czar at Liauida Thursday-