Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 November 1877 — Page 1

FRANK RANDE.

He is At Last Captured But After a Desperate Resistance,

In Which a Policeman is Probabably Fatally Wounded.

Rande as a Dead Shot---Hii Remarkable Career.

The Men Ho is Kiiowii to Have Killed Within the Past Few Months.

A Description of the St. Elmo Murderer.

A Sketch of Bit History and Numerons Czimee.

He has Killed

Six

and Wounded

Five of his Fellow Men.

His Personal Appearance and Dlspofci-tlon-The Character of hit Wounds, Etc., Eto.

How He

Was

Traoked by the Officers and Finally Captured.

He is Severely Wounded While Resistor ing His Captors.

From the St. LouU Journal of Saturday. The latest, and probably the most determined and outrageous, of the many acts of violence, crime and bloodshed that have of late occured so frequently in St. Louis and vicinity, was committed yesterday morning between the hours of 9 and io o'clock in the pawnshop at No. 314 Vine street, kept by Mr. Ed* Wright. The principal acter in tnis scene of real tragedy was none other than Frank Rande, the supposed notorious St. Elmo murderer, an account of which affair is given further on, and, without a doubt, the Gilson murderer, the particulars of of which are also given, a man who rankt foremost among the large band of hardened and reckless criminals.

Rande himself now lies at the Citv Hospital in a most critical condition, and his death is hourly expected to occur, but from the effects of wounds received at the hands of those who not only felt it right but thought it their duty to place in custody at any cost a man wh? had not only probably

L^'T'MURDERBD A POLICE OFFICER *V' that morning, but had only a few short weeks ago committed a most brutal and unprovoked murder in the little down of Gilson, 111., not fir from "the city of Peoria. and still later another and double cold blooded murder in St. Elmo, a little village eighty-three miles west of Terre Haute, lnd.', on the Vandalia railroad. The latest, and doubtless the last, victim of Frank Rande's desperate and bloody work is Officer White, one of the youngest but also one of the bravest and best men on the police force, who now lies iying at his house, No. 17 south Sixteenth street. Rande had filed a shot at him during the terrible struggle that took place in the pawnshop yesterdaymorning, and the bullet had taken effect in his right leg between the knte and hip, severing the femoral artery, which was, of course, attended by a fearful loss of blood and it Officer White is fortunate enough to survive the results of such loss and regain his healihand strength, it will not be because Rande wishes it to be so, as will be plainly shown by some statements made by him* after the affair had taken place.

In order that it may he fully understood why this dreadful scene should be enacted in a pawnbroker's shgp it will be in place to given a short account of#v,

THE GILSON MURDER:

On the third of August a stranger came to the town of Elmwood, ill., about eighteen miles southeast of Peoria, and during the day went into a gunshop of the village and asked to look at some ramrods, saying he intended to purchase one, Several were shown to the stranger but none seemed to suit, and he finally left without having made a purchase but it was noticed, however, that during his short stay in the shop the man had taken a complete survey of the room and a lay of the house and surroundings. Nothing particularly was thought ot this at the time, but when it was discovered next day that the gunshop had been broken into and burglarized, the whole plan was made clear as the light of day. The burglar was never discovered, and the man who talked about buying a ramrod was never seen again in Elmwood, but is next heard of on the 5 th of August. i.» the town of GiNun, seventy five miles from Peoria, III, where he committed another burglary that ended in a cold-blooded murder" and it was on Sunday that this

CRIMF. WAS COMMITTED.

Charles Kelden, a resident of Gilson, at that time, in company with his wife, attended church on the day mentioned, leaving their house without any one in charge and when they returned from church, discovered that during their absence the house had been entered and robbed of several valuable domestic articles. Mr. Belden instituted an immediate search for sone clue to the thief, and was rewarded by discovering strange footprints leading from the back of his residence to an old corn field near by. Not doubting that this was the path taken by his man, Belden secured the assistance of some half a dozen of his nelg:i tors and followed on the trr.cli ta\k-n iv the thief. They came upon li:iu in about

the middle ot the cornfield, showing that he had left Belden's house only a 6ort time before the tatter's arrival. Rande, for it is now known to have been him, took to his heels, as a matter of course, but by this time the half a dozen men had increased to more than half a hundred, as the news of the thief in the coriifielf had spread among the villiagers, and Rande, try as he would, could nut escape capture unless some other means of escape than running suggested itself.

THR PLAN

hit upon was terrible, but successful. He pulled from his pocket a long navy revolver, turned and fired several shots at the crowd of pur|#rfYs, who fired at him in return, but without apparent effect, while the shots fired by Rande showed him to be a splendid marksman. One bullet had passed through Belden's head, killing him almost instantly, and another of the bullets had taken effect in the foot of one of the pursuers This had the effect of bringing the chase to a close, and allowing the prisoner to escape. During his pursuit, the thief, and now murderer, had thrown off his coat and vest, probably to allow greater freedom in running, which articles were afterward found in the cornfield and carefully searched. In the coat was found nothing of importance, but in the lining of the vest was found a clue to what eventually led to the capture of Rande, in this city yesterday mornina.

THE CLUB

in question was a receipt from the American Express Company's agent in Elmwood, III., for a dollar and a half received by the company from Rande to be forwarded to Edward Wiight in this city, and to redeem a valise and contents that Rande haa left with Wright and got some money on some time before.

Frank Hitchcock, Sheriff of Peoria County, 111., took this receipt and the following telegraphic communication took place between him and Chief McDonough of this city, which communication shows the contents of the valise and the skill with which the matter was worked up

Peoria, III.", Aug. 8, 1877.

C?HFEF McDOKOUGH:—What was in package sent by pawnbroker to F. Rande, Decatur, 111., yesterday. Can you give any information in regard to hm? Claims to know pawnbroker well. Think he is a gunsmith by trade. Ascertain all facts possible and let me know. He robbed houie and killed one man and wounded three others at Gilson Sunday. Answer quick.' ,j!"j

Ill Valise contained four books—'Jones and Morrow's Practice of Medicine'— two volumes of 'Byron' one soldier's dress coat and pair ot drawers.

AS. MCDONOUGH, Chief Police. The other telegrams and replies were: Aug. 8th, 1877. CHIEF MCDONOUGH:—Can you give me anv information as to who Rande is and where he came from? Does pawnbroker know anything about him? .. F. HITCHCOCK,*

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FRANK HITCHCOCK, Sheriff Peoria Co., 111.

Frotft a telegram received the same day from Gilson, the tcene of the murder, it was known that the pawnshop referred to was that of Mr. Wright, and fro* him the Chief learned the contents and sent the following reply: ""St. Louis, Aug. 7, '87. To Frank Hitchcock, Sheriff Peoria Co.,

Sheriff Peoria Co. Aug. 8th.

To Jas. McDonouge: Decatur guarded—when was vause left at pawnshop? F. HITCHCOCK.

St. Louis, Aug. 8th.

Frank Hitchcock, Sheriff, etc.: Valise was left at pawnshop on July 4. F. Rande sent $1.50 to pawnbroker lirom Elmwood, 111., and ordered the valise sent to Decatur. All that is known at present of the matter.,

JAMES MCDONOUGH

f"

Chief Police.

In order that it may be made perfectly clear as regards what transactions had taken place between Mr. Wright and Rande, it will be well'to give here a statement made by Mr. Wright in relation to tne whole matter up to yesterday mol'nJng

WRIGHT S STATEMENT.

Mr. Wright says that on the fourth day July last a strang?r entered his shop and asked to pawn a valise and contents which he had with him Mr. Wright's clerk, George Hess, attended to the man and gave him a dollar on the valise, which the man- said he would call for in a few days. The valise was not called for, however, but about the first of August Wright received a dollar and a half in money from Rande through the American Express Company and a letter from him asking that the valise be sent to Decatur, III. The valise was sent by Mi. Wright to Decatur, as he was instructed lo do, and only a few days after he learned from Mr. Hitchcock, who visited his shop in company with Detective O'Neil, that the lise was the property of Charles Beln's murderer

Mr. Hitchcock, on learning that the valise had been fent to Decatur, started there immediately and found it in the exprccs oOice at that place. He posted the :i^cnt o.i the «hZ5:e inatH ami instructed him how to act in case Rande called after his property. He was to have him arrested if he called tor the valise himself, and if a written ord^r was received, to forward it at once to the Sheriff. Near the last of October Rande wrote the following postal card to the agent of the express company at Decatur, the postal card being postmarked Lafayette, Indiana:

EXPRESS AGENT, DECATUR, III:— Will you please inform me by postal card what your charges are on my brown leather valise, sent from St, Louis, Mo„ about the last of July,

1877,

1 will send

the charges on receipt of card. Address, FRANK RANDE. Kokomo, led.

This was a good clue to Rande's whereabouts, and Hitchcock, in -com?: iv with J. W. Kitnsey, S.ipei intend,:nt of Police at Peoria, btarted im­

TERRE HAUTE, INI):..—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1877.

mediately for Kokomo, lnd., but after a fruitl^s search there of ten days, the two returned to Decatur.

On the 7th of this month Rande presented himself at the express office in Decatur and

ASKED FOR HIS VALISE.

The agent told,} him it had not yet reached there. and at the same time dispatcnea a messenger to Hitchcock that their man had shown up in the citv but when they thought he was almost in their clutches, it was discovered that Rande had suspected something and iit out.' Kim&ey came on to St. Louis then and Hitchcock wrote the following to Wright:

Central Hotel,

Decatur, 111., Nov. 7, 1877.

Ed. Wright, Esq., Pawnbroker, St. Louis: DEAR SIR:—If you remember, I was at your store with Detective Officer Hugh O'Neil, making inquiries in regard to a man named Frank Rande, who had left an old valise in pawn with you for one dollar, and wrote you a letter from Elmwood, about Agust 1, by express, inclosing $1.50, and requesting you to send the valise to Decatur, 111., which you did. Now, my object in writing to you is this: I think he will write you and ask you what you have done with it, etc., and maj direct you to forward valise to some point, or to address your answer to some place, etc. In case he iould write you, please drop me a telegram, stating about the substance of what he says, and where he says to addrecs him, or to forward valise,"etc, and where he writes from. If he should make his appearance there say to him that you hive shipped the valise to Decatur, as he directed trctn Elmwood. Then have some one shadow him until you can get an officer to have him arrested. You know he is wanted for murder, and a large reward is offered for hina. Send your telegrams to me in care of A. M. VVerner, Decatur, 111., until you near from me again. This is important Don't fail to attend to it at once and keep this strictly private. Respectfully yours,

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.JWPFR*** FRANK HITCHCOCK, Sheriff of Peoria County, 111, Kitnsey had a consultation with Chief McDonough as to what wa»the best to do regarding the matter, and the Chief had Officer O'Neil assist him. They instructed Mr. Wright how to work the thing in case Rande called again at his shop, which was simply to detain him there on some pretense or other long enough to send out lor an officer and effect his arrest.

They had not miscalculated in supposing that Rande would turn up at the pawnshop of Mr. Wright. He came there at 9 o'clock yesterday morning in company with a man named James Morrison, and wanted to know 'Why, in thunder, that valise was. not sent on,' and stated that he would Kke to get it. Mr. Wright recognised the man in a moment, and knew, too, his desperate character. He lold Rande that the valise had been taken to the express office, and he could not explain why it had not been sent on, but if Mr. Rande would wait a moment he would inquire why they had not forwarded the valise at the same time he let his clerk, George Hess, know that some officers were wanted there, which Hess was not slow to understand, as he also had been carefully instructed. While he was gone Wright kept up an easy conversation with the two men, and it was not long before Hess

RETURNED WITH OFFICERS

White and Heffernan, and the former, immediately upon entering the place, made a grab at Rande, catching him around the waist and confining his left arm. Rande is, or was, a powerful man, and made a terrible resistance. His right arm was free, and in fiis pocket was a large navy revolver. He soon had this cocked, and pointing at White's breast, but Officer Heffernan, who was about to arrest the other man, saw this movement, and grabbed Rande's right hand with both his own, too late, for although the ievolver was twuted away from pointing at WhiteV breast, the desperado pointed it down and fired, the shot cutting the femoral artery, as described above, and the officer soon fell from the loss of blood, which was flowing from the wound in a» terrible way.

Meantime Hess, who, like WTright, had armed himself with a revolver, fired at Rande, the shot taking effect in the left knee, but not bringing the man to the ground.

All this time Morrison was afraid to move Wright stood by his side, pointing at hib held a loaded and cocked revolver, and telling him that a single move would cost him his life

The struggle was still going on between Rande and Heffernan, and, notwithstanding that the lormer had received some terrible blows on the top of his head from Ileffernan's pistol butt, the ending would no doubt have been unfavorable to the officer had not Hess, who stood behind the counter, watched his opportunity and fired at Rande the second time. The aim as good, and penetrated the man's left breast. He dropped to the floor, remarking to the officer. 'A half minute more would have cooked your goose-'

By this time the firing had of course attracted the 'attention of more officers and hundreds of curious citizens who soon had the *tioet blocked for a long, distance tVoni the sioit-. sergeant Daily, Officers Burke, Flynn and Price appeared upon the scene just as Rande fell to the floor from the effects of Hess' shot. After placing both men under a strong guard attention was given to Officer White who lay bleeding to death upon the floor. Several physicians and an ambulance were sent for immediately, but Drs. Hill and Hodgen, who were "among the first to arrive, thought the wounded man's recovery doubtiul, as a very large amount ot blood had been lost, which had a terrible weakening effect. The flow of blood was stopped *a well as could be and the patient placed in the ambulance and taken to his home, there to receive the best medical attendance and careful nursing.

Raade was placed in charge of Officers J5:ir!.e smd Flynn, who took him to the iCi'\ 1 -t.ilvary for the purpose of a«-

(CouUnuctl on Jfiftb Pajfe.)

RAILROAD RIOTS.

Report of the Grand Ju"y of Allegtieny County.

A Rather Curiotis Document Promulgated.

The Military Blamed lor all the Trouble.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 19.—The prand jury mi|s their upecial presentment to the quarter sessions, to-day, on the subject of tne July riots here. After calling attention to the fact that the matter was tpecially given them in charge, they state that they were met by an unexpected impediment in the refusal of the state officiate to testify. The refusal, say thej^ of those who wrought the mischief, reduces the scope of our investigations within very narrow limits. The report then speaks of the origin of the trouble here, which was the discontent brought about among railroad men -by a redaction of wages, in which Condon cause sras made, through a *ecret^ organisation extending through sev#»l states and over many thousands of miles of railroad. The jury thaot gives an account of the sheriff's action, and ie of. the opinion that he tnta not exhausted his power before callfftg upon the military, although this, the£ aay. is a question we are not called upotf to decide. The authorship of the proclamation which was issued in Gov. Hartranft's name, or the authority for it, they have been unable to trace bejond the Pennsylvania railroad depot. The governor oertsinly did not authorise it, as he wae elomberi.ng in hia special oar near Salt Lake City. Tne document proceeds as follows: "Before any collision occurred, the Pennsylvania railroad officials were importuned not to attempt harsh measures. On Saturday, the crowd had been augmented by reason of the »U!pension of work in the numerous mills, at noon, and Sunday, another idle day following, would further add to the excitement. But a ssd fatality seemed to attend these councils, and the order was ven to clear the traeks. This waa accomplished, when a p'stol was find from the crowd and some stones thrown at the Philadelphia soldiers. The testimony is conclusive and overwhelming that without orders from the commanding officers the soldiers commenced to fire at the crowd, and before they could be checked the firing resulted in the immediate death of ten citiaens— the coroner's report gives twenty-two deaths oil Saturday and Sunday. This wai tha unauthorised, wilful and wanton kiUigurby the prlvate soldiers which th inquest .can call by info other term thin" mu.de." The jury lays great emphasis on this chapter of the tragedy, as it was the beginning of the riot. Speaking of the Philadelphia troops in the round house, and the dispersement of the Fourteenth and Nineteenth regiments in a demoralized condition,they say: ''The whole military operation, from first to last, was a blunder and exhibited a pitiable absence of training and executive^ ability, rthy of a commanuer-in chief who selects major generals for their political or social, rather than their militrry, qualifications. The occupation of the round houBP was a fatal mistake, if noi a crime, and invited the mcde of atiack resorted to, which was firing the cars to burn them out. The occupation of the adjacent hill could have been accomplished before or after, 'without loss, and the hill held asgainit any odds." The jury speak of the retreat of General Brinton from the round house, and of the flight of the state officials to Beaver. They deny the allegation that the citizens were in sympathy with the mob and, alluding to the citizens' organization, say that they stopped the fire and restored order They deplore the fact that a military rather than police force was brought into conflict with the mob, and Bpeaking of the question of liability, reject the doctrine that the city or country should pay for the damage inflicted by a mob who were excited to violence by the unlawful acts of the state military. In the summary of their deliberations they say:

First—By cool judgment and practical good sense the mob could have been controlled and blood shed prevented.

Second—That the riots followed inevitably the conduct of the military, too largely controlled by railroad officials, and culminating in a frightful massacre.

Third—That there was not sufficient authority for the presence of the Philadelphia troops, nor for the important proclamation and orders issued in the name of the governor.

Fourth—If the civil authorities of the state had been present, or the conservative advice of citizens listened to by the soldiers, the calamity might have been averted.

Fifth—The frightful condition of society on Sunday afternoon was the result of the meddlesome and insolent cours, of the state officials, civil and military and that it was the citizens of Pittsburg who, recurring to the first principles of society and arming themselves with such primitive weapons as clubs and disabled soldiers, all the flying and scattered soldiers had left them, made a street t»»ganiziion formed ihemselve* into squads, and u»der acute and ener getic leadership stamped out the lawlessness, arson and murder that was rampant in some parts of the city, and threatened to engall all.

This completes a review of the events we have been instructed to inquire into, and that it is not more precise is due to the fact that the grand jury has been thwarted openly and privately in its endeavor by those to whom the whole truth should have been a welcome vindication. Its suppression compels the opposite conclusion. The final incident remains, and that is the arrival here, days after the people of Pittsburg, by their unaided efforts, had suppressed the disturbances, of a gallant army of civic soldiery, several thousand in number, gathered at immensa expense from every part of the slat# headed by the coui-[•mapder-in-chief c* the army and navy of

Pennsylvania backed by the combined

military genius and civic lustre of seven major-generals, a host of brigadiers, waited on by staff* that would far more than have sufficed for an army corps, and far exceeding in numbers the army that followed Sherman tn hia march to the sea. The presence of these troops here, long aft«r all danger was passed, was intended aa a threat to our citisemt, and a mark of contumely to the country. Their martial achievements, under the lead of the governor, the com-mander-in-chief, have only their parallel in that tremendous military fe*t of the French kieg who marched hia army up the bill and then marched it down again. That display of harmless heroism closed out the Pittsburg riot*. Not only were the riots here suppressed more promptly by the unaided power of thecitisens than in any other city of the country, but in seeking oui and punishing the guilty there has been extraordinary energy displayed by tha officers of the law, the courts and the juries. This grand jury has returned indictments against nearly 100 persons accused of participation the riots, and there is every disposition that they shall have prompt unpartial and fearless trials.

AXIAL REVOLUTION OF THE EARTH. .f,r

ARK SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMKJIT TO BE MADE TO DAY AT THR OLD SATE-^ HOUSE.

From the IndtauapoJis Journal. On Saturday last Prof. Eli F. Brown, by the able assistance of the fire department, scaled the rotunda of the State* house add suspended a pendulum wire one hundred and twentv-flve feet long within the rotunda. this wire a cannon-ball, weighing fifty-six pounds, furnished by the State Librarian has been attached. By these means a pendulum of sufficient length and weight has been, formed, and is caused to vibrate umler such circumstances as will enable Prof. Brown to exhibit to-day to the senior and junior clashes of the High School the celebrated experiment of M. Fowcault, making evident to the eye the axial revolution of the earth. 'Several efforts have been made in years past io this city to perform this experiment, but this is the first successful trial. The idea of utilizing the State house is certainly a good one much credit is also due to the present owners of the building, Messrs. Martin and Buchanan, in freely granting the use of it, and to the chief engineer of the fire department-and his able assistants in putting up the pendulum under such difficult and dangerous circumstances.

The experiment is a rare one on account of the difficulty of suitable circumstances for its trial, it having been tried but a few times in this country. It is one of much importance, inaunuch as it renders visible undoubted evidence of both Mf»otttidity and- rotation of the earth: Prof. Brown furr.ishes the,, following description and

THEORY OF THE EXPERIMENT. The pendulum is drawn to one side, and is caused ir. its first vibration to pass due north and south, over a circular disc attached to the earth beneath It. Around the outer edge of the disc is arranged a ridge of fine sand, through which passes a sharp pointer attached to the pendulum ball below. Thus the successive vibrations of the pendulum are marked upon the disc over which it vibrates.

The disc being fastened to the earth's surface, partakes of the earth's motions in all respects, and the north and bouth line marked upen it by the first vibration of the pendulum must make a continually increasing angle with its first position in space, as truly as do successive meridians of longitude in this latitude make angles with one another. On the other hand the pendulum is attached to the earth at one point only, its point of suspension it is thus carried forward with the earth in its rotation. But the pendulum in its vibrations tends by reason of its inertia to vibrate in the same place, and in bein^ carried forward by the earth as there is no force exerted lo twist or turn its plane of vibrations, it will vibrate in successive lin£s that are parallel to its first line in space. Therefore since the first liqe on the disc makes a constantly growing angle with the first line in space, and the pendlum vibrates in lines parallel to the fir9t line, it is evident that the vibrations of the pendlum and the first line on the disc make a constantly increasing angle with each other. Looking from the center of the disc the pendlum vibrations gradually cut ofl on the sand radii to the right of the first this being, true Tn the northern hemisphere, is evidence of the earth turning east.

If this experiment be tried immediately over the equator there will be no deviation of the pendlum from the first line, since meridians of longitude are parallel on the equator. Tried over the pole of the earth the vibrations will describe a complete revolution of the disc in twenty-four houis, as would the hour hand of a twenty-four hour clock. Tried at a point between equator and pole, the rapidity of departure varies as do the lines o^ the latitudes. The general principle is that the nfarer the pole the greater the departure, the nearer the equator the less the deviation. At this latitude the departure is very slow, and the difficulty ot performing the experiment is to get a pendulum so hung that it will vibrate a sufficient length of time to give a d«. parture great enough to satisfy the casual observer.

A TOUGH CUSS CAUGHT Sparta, Wis., Nov. 21.—Nicholas Pleimbing of Wilton has been arrested on suspicion ot having attempted violence upon Mrs. Van Voorhees of that town whose body was found together with the bodies of her three dead children in their burning cottage Nov. 2d. Pleimbing is desperate character.

DEAD.

Springfield. Mass., Nov. 21.—Judge Geo. Gienned, member of Congress from to 183S, died last night at the age of ninetv-oric vears.

BANGS

Chicago, Nov. 21.—A laige number of lVe'i-'s of ihe ':.'s G:^rge. L. frrngs, have Uuflga v.norial association.

OVER THE OCEAN.

Sereral Statement! Concerning the French Situation.

Perilous Prospects For Peace--* Getting Deeper in the Mire.

A Tony Marriage at &rompton, England.

Acceptance by McMahon of the Resignations of his Cabinet.

Eatimatea of the Strength of the two Contending Armies.

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Two Bumian Generals Killed at Kan.

THE FRENCH SITUATION. London, Nov. 21,-—The Times on the French situation thus concludes a leader. "The moderate right of the Senate did not mean to produce the mischief thej have occasioned, but the result is before ns. The powers ot France are arrayed against the army."

MORE ABOUT IT.

Paris, November 21.—The Republiqua Francaise declares that in view of the Senate's pretentions and the President's refusal- to change his policy, it becomes the clear duty of the Chamber of Deputies to refuse to vote the budget. The Chamber must save the country. No budget must be voted as long as the majority has not a ministry in whom it can place confidence.

A HIGH OLD WEDIMM*.

London, Nov. 31.—The marrfefe of the Duke of Norfolk to Lady Flora Hastings was solemnized at the oratory of Brompton to-day. The ceremonies were of a brilliancy and impressiveness hardly surpassable. The service was performed by the bishops of Nottingham and Port Louis.

An Erzeroura correspondent letter dated November 5th says: 'It the winter break* upon us shortly and Kara hold out we may keep Erateroum, but if the weather continues fine and Kars fails this place cannot repel the Russians.

A Pera corresponeent telegraphs 'we just heard of the capture of Kars. The fail of Erzeroum is expected to follow. The porte now appears desirous of entertaining peace proposals. Server Pasha, minister of foreign affairs and Mohaoud Domed

are

said

to

be

note

favorable to peace. SWINDLERS PUNISHED. London, Nov. 21.—The trial of the detective police inspectors, John Merkle* john, Nathaniel Druscorvich, Willian Palmer and George Clarke and Edward Froggatt, solicitor,tor conspirihg to defeat the ends of justice in connection with the turf frauds, on the Countess De Gone* vart, resulted in a verdict of guilty against all except Clarke,with a recommiendatien to the mercy of Dunewich and Palmer. Each was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

THE TWO ARMIES.

London, Nov., 20.—Ths Russian forces in Bulgaria and Dobrudscha number 280,000 men. Turkish forces, 240,* 000.

THE FRANCE

publishes circulars of ministers of finance and commerce, enjoining their subordinates to assist the electoral abuses committee neither directly nor indirectly.

THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT. VERSAILLES, Nov. 19.—M. De Kerdrel, on introducing his interpellation in the Senate, to day, admitted the right of the deputies to order an inquiry into the elections, but said that he wished to prevent the inquiry from encroaching upon tbe prerogatives of the executive or judicature.

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Duke De Broglie replied that the proposed inquiry constituted such' an encroachment, and would not be impartial, and being parliamentary and not a judicial inquiry, citizens were not bound to answer the questions of the investigating committee. The instructions-' wnteh the government had given on the eve of quitting office were that the functionariee must act in regard to this inquiry as ordered by their supeiion.

M. Laboulaye urged that tbe government ought to invite the functionaries to

Seputies

ive evidence before the commission as h^d a right to impeach the ministry they also, necessarily, had the right to make judicial inquiry. He urged the senate to adopt a conciliatoiy attitude, and pointed to its responsibility as immense.

Duke D. Audiffret Pasquier then read the order of the day proposed by the right, via: That the senate, taking eog^ nizance of the declarations of the government, and being resolved, in accordance with the conservative principles which it has always sustained, not to suffer any infringements of the prerogatives of either of the powers, passes to the order of the day.

M. Dufaure deprecated the attempt to stir up a conflict with tbe deputies by means of this order of tbe day. Despite

Dufaure's appeal, an attempt of the left to shelve the discussion, by proposing the order of the day, pure and simple, was defeated by a vote of 158 to 136, and the order of the day proposed by the right passed by a vote of 151 yeas 129 nays.^A BAD LOOKOUT' FOR TIIE RXlACTIONlStS.

LONDON, NOV. 19.—A Paris correspondent says: The announcement of the result of tbe vote in the senate, yesterday, was cheered by the left. The figures ehow that the senate ha* virtually abandoned the cabinct, aa, ezclnding the five rotes contributed by the ministers themselves,the cabinet commands lets than half the senate. The correspondent regard* this as a sign that, unless the marshal hcrcforth governs with the majority, tls 4e may be regarded as having also abandoned him.