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THE ROME TRIBUNE
VOL. VI. NO. 1.970
NICARAGUA.
Our Consul at San Juan Del
Norte Scared Up.
WANTS A WAR SHIP SENT.
Suspicious Landing of British
Marines Causes Him
Much Alarm.
Washington, March 7.—The depart
ment of state has received its first offi
cial information of the operations of
British naval forces at Bluefields, near
the mouth of the Nicaragua canal.
It came in the shape of a dispatch
from United States Minister Baker at
Managua.
He says the United States consul at
San Juan Del Norte, Mr. Braida, tele
graphs him that soldiers from the Brit
ish warship Cleopatra have been landed
at Bluefields aud strongly urges that a
United States naval vessel be sent there
at once. There is no explanation in the
minister’s dispatch of the reason for the
landing of the British forces.
The preceding reports of Consul Braida
■how that when the Nicaraguan govern
ment forces occupied Bluefields, the
reigning Mosquito chief appealed to the
British consul at Sau Juan Del Norte
for protection, and the question of inter
est at this stage of affairs is whether the
British troops have been landed to af
ford that protection, or whether the
landing was made to protect British cit
izens only.
ANOTHER FIGHT.
The English Have Accounts of Another
Engagement With Chief Eodisilah.
London, March 7. —The admiraltv
office is in receipt of a dispatch from
Bathurst, Gambia, reporting another
engagement between the British troops,
a detachment of the West India regi
ment and strong band of the followers
Chief Fodisilah.
Rear Admiral Bedford of the flagship
Raleigh, reports that the West Jndias
were attacked by the natives while ad
vancing upon the village of Bamjur. a
fight ensuing, in which seven of the
British soldiers were wounded. The
West Indias then opened a deadly fire
upon the natives, causing them to re
treat. The advantage was followed up
until the British took possession of Bam
jur, which they burned. The loss to
the natives in killed and wounded was
very heavy.
Gladstone Goes to Bed.
London, March 7. Mr. Gladstone is
now confined to his bed. He became
chilled by the raw winds and is suffer
ing from a severe cold.
A SAD STORY.
Homeless anti Destitute, John Altill Tells
His Tale in Court.
New York, March 7. —John H. Mull,
a carpenter, homeless and destitute, ap
plied at Harlem court for the commit
ment of his daughter Gertrude, the last
of nine children.
“I lived until two months ago at 2249
Third avenue,” he said. “1 was thrown
out, and since then my little daughter
and myself have lived about with
friends and acquaintances until they are
tired of seeing us. I would work for 50
cents a day, but nobody wants me.
“Gertrude is my last child. Fourteen
months ago I had a wife and nine child
ren. My wife died first, and then the
children dropped off, one ty one. Eight
died, the last ouly eight months ago.”
Mull is a respectable looking man,
and his story had a decided effect on the
courtroom audience. The girl was sent
to the asylum of St. Vincent de Paul.
A Brother Found In Good Time.
Staunton, Va., March 7.—Mr. David
O’Rork has just heard from his brother
Charles, of whose whereabouts he has
been ignorant for 26 years. It seems
that the missing man is now at Spring
field, Missouri, a helpless invalid, and it
was through a telegram to the chief of
police here asking for proofs that O’Rork
was a Confederate soldier in order that
he might be admitted to a soldiers’ home
that his brother accidentally learned oi
his whereabouts. His brother will care
for the invalid.
Stricken in the Pulpit.
Roslyn, N. Y„ March 7.—The Rev.
A. E. Thompson, pastor of the Method
ist Episcopal church of this city, was
stricken with apoplexy while delivering
hissermon Sunday evening. Drs.Pedlayes
and Bogert were somm/ned and the
patient removed to his home, next door,
where he remained in an unconscious con
dition all through the night. It is be
lieved he will never recover the use ol
his faculties.
PEI KOTO’S - OTHERSHIPS.
He Had Some Good Ones in Reserve
Which He Brings Out.
Paris, March 7.—The turreted battle
ship Riachuelo and the projected cruiser
Benjamin Constant, the two must pow
erful men of war in Brazil’s loyal navy,
i have just gone out into the bay at Tou
lon, where they have been held since the
outbreak of the rebellion—ostensibly for
repairs, but actually, it is believeed, be
cause President Peixoto suspected that
their officers sypathized with Admiral
Mello’s cause and might join him if
allowed to put to sea.
New complements of officers and men,
151 in all, which were sent from here
by the government on the steamer Bra
zil, reached Bordeaux last Saturday,
went immediately to Toulon and took
possession of the vessels.
b Both warships are fully armed and
~ otherwise equipped for fighting.
The Riachuelo, a twin screw steamer
r. TOO ton. has four 9-inch 20-to"
W Hit worm guns altered oy Armstrong;
six 51-2-inch 5-ton guns, 15 machine
guns and five torpedo tubes. In arma
ment, armor and speed she is fully equal
if not superior to the Aquidaban.
The Benjamin Constant is a twin
screw of 2,750 tons, with four 6-inch,
eight 4.7-inch aud 10 smaller quick
firing and machine guns and four tor
pedo tubes. She is a larger craft than
the Republica, though not as fast, and
has heavier armament.
These two important additions to the
fleet President Peixoto is collecting to
move upon Rio de Janeiro will sail for
Brazil at once.
George M. Rollins, who volunteered
to act as an intenhediary between Ad
miral da Gama and the American mer
chantmen in the incident which culmi
nated in the United States cruiser De
troit firng upon the insurgent warships
Trajano and Guanabara, has just died
of yellow fever.
Captain W. A. Sturges, of the Ameri
can steamship Santuit, which towed the
Piratiny (Destroyer) from New York to '
Pernambucto to join President Peixoto’s
new fleet, has also died of the same dis
ease.
AN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Peary** First Surgeon Will Curry Out n
Party Next Summer.
New York, March 7.—Dr. Frederick
A. Cook, of Brooklyn, surgeon and eth
nologist of the first Peary arctic expedi
tion, and projector of a coming Ameri
can antarctic expedition, has chartered
for next summer the steam sealer New
foundland for a cruise to Labrador,
Greenland and the far north. The New
foundland, which hails from Halifax,
N. 8., is over 500 tons and commanded
by Captain James A. Farquhar, well i
known throughout the provinces as an I
experienced seaman and navigator. She
will be double sheathed with “green-,
hart” to enable her to resist the ice, ;
thoroughly refitted, and will be able to
penetrate the ice pack under almost
every possible condition. In open wa-I
ter the Newfoundland is good for nine |
knots an hour, considerably exceeding
the speed of either the Kite or the Fal
con, which have become historic in arc
tic service.
The Newfoundland will be fitted for
the accommodation of 100 passengers,
staterooms being expressly provided for
ladies. Dr. Cook will divide his com
pany into four classes—tourists, sports
men, scientists and artists, and will ar
range his service to give special atten
tion to each. Already a party from
Philadelphia has been organized, which
will leave the ship at Hamilton inlet
and explore the great falls of Labrador,
and others are organizing for special
research and work.
Representative Hewitt Retiree.
Holidaysburg, Pa., March 7.—The
retirement from pollMce of B. L. Hewitt,
of this place, who was speaker of the
house of representatives in 1880-81, and
the father of the pure food bill in the
last legislature, has been announced
here. Mr. Hewitt's candidacy for re
election was abandoned on account o'
illness of a critical nature.
Legal Test as to the Nun’s Garb.
Pittsburg, March 7.—State Counciloi
W. T. Kerr, of the Junior O. U. A. M.,
will make a legal test of the right o;
nuns to wear their religious habit while
acting as public school teachers. He
says the order’s council have looked up
the precedents and believe tiiat the ol
der in the West End public schools are
violating the Jaw.
~ Charges in Virginia Pension Cases.
Washington, March 7.—The eonimis
sioner of pensions was notified of tin
arrest of Mary Smith and J. Howard
Swann, of Sewell’s Point, Va,, last Sat
urday. The former was charged wth
committing perjury in her own pension
claim, and the latter with procuring and
transmitting a false and forged affidavit
in her claim.
WiFi Reply to President Smith.
Cincinnati, March 7.—Receiver Fel
ton, of the Cincinnati Southern Railway
and Steamship company, will make re
ply to President Smith, of the Louisville
and Nashville, and it is claimed that the
letter will be a hot one. It will not be
ready before March 13. The communi
cation embraces 27 pages of typewritten
matter.
Ckangos to Watch the Anarchists.
Chicago, March 7.—There have been
several changes in the French consulate
in this city recently. It is said that men
connected with the French secret service
will be in charge of the consulate here
after, and that the changes are made in
order that the French police could watch
the colony of French anarchists in this
city.
A Singular Exiuoinon.
Carlisle, Pa., March 7,—The body oi
Charles Salyards, who was hanged at
Carlisle, was placed on exhibition in the
undertaking rooms of Mr. T. M. Mank,
of Carlisle, and an admission fee of B
cents was charge l. This was done at
Salyard’s request to raise funds for hit
burial and to warn young men to avoid
sin.
Poisoned by Stating laintriF< nee&e.
Anderson, Ind., March 7.—At Lapel,
three miles west of here, 14 people were
poisoned from the effects of eating
tainted cheese. It is not thought any of
them will die.
Bon Car’os Sacking a Wife.
Vienna, March 7.—lt is announced
that Prince Charles (Don Carlos), the
head of the house of Bourbon, and pre
tender to the throne of Spain, is shortly
to marry the Princess Marie of Ruhun.
General Lee's Son to Wed.
Washington, March 7.—Robert E.
Lee, son of the great Confederate gen
eral, will be married in this city, to Miss
Juliet Carter, of Virginia,
KOME.UA.. iHUkSDAY MOKNING. MAKCHB. i»»*.
MR. MORGAN.
He Wants Information About
That Nicaragua Incident.
HIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Senator Sherman Defeats the
Attempt to Get the Bland
Bill Up.
Washington, March 7. —Mr. Morgan,
from the committee on foreign relations,
reported a resolution requesting the
president to inform the senate, if not in
consistent with public interest, whether
the government of Great Britain had oc
cupied Bluefields, or, also, any other
place on the Mosquito reservation in
Nicaragua with a military force; to
state the character aud strength of such
force, and the claim of authority on the
part of the British government so to oc
cupy that country. He supposed, he
said, although he did not know, that the
Kearsarge had been dispatched to Blue
fields on account of that occupation.
It was a very delicate and grave ques
tion for the people of the United States,
particularly so if the military occupa
tion had taken place on the idea that
Great Britain had reserved to herself,
in any treaty with Nicaragua, a right
to make intervention of this kind, which
in the estimate of the American govern
ment, violated the spirit and purpose of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1850.
The resolution was agreed to.
At 12:30 Senator Harris said that after
a conference with his colleagues he be
lieved a majority of them were in favor
of the immediate consideration and dis
posal of the Bland seigniorage bill, an.l
he asked unanimous consent that it be
taken up for consideration.
He di<l not propose to limit debate,
but would leave that to a majority of the
senate. He knew the Republicans were
in favor of putting this bill before the
senate. Mr. Sherman objected to unan
imous consent, ahd said he was opposed
to the bill, and would move to refer it to
the finance committee.
Two propositions were found in the
bill, Mr. Sherman said, one was, whether
we had a legal right to coin the seignior
age, and the other, whether to pay the
current deficiencies in times of profound
peace, we shall issue irredeemable paper
money.
Mr. Hale said he probably would bo
found agreeing with Mr. Sherman, but
he thought nothing was to be gained by
sending the bill to the committee. Tlw
country ought to know what the views
of the senate were.
Mr. Sherman said such a proceeding
Was revolutionary; that all bills had
been sent to the various committees for
their report prior to action by the senate
Mr. Cockrell said he was confounded
and amazed at the attitude of Mr. Sher
man, he come here with the belief that
when the Democrats moved to take up
this bill they would have the united sup
port of the Republicans, who yesterday
could scarcely contain themselves when
unanimous consent was refused.
Mr. Aldrich was referred to speci
fically, to which he retorted that ho
wanted te call up the bill, not to pass,
but to defeat it.
An excited colloquy followed between
Senators Cockrell and Sherman over the
question as to what the seigniorage
really is; Mr. Cockrell contended that it
belonged to the public fun .1; Mr. Sher
man said that no seigniorage can accrue
until the bullion is coined. Mr. Cockrell
characterized Mr. Sherman’s distinc
tion as the difference between tweedle
dum and tweedledee.
“The seignorage ought,” he said, “to
be coined and paid out. Mr. Sherman.’
he said, “wanted to hold silver in tlw
treasury as a commodity, - like hemp,
iron or cotton, to be subsequently sold
for good.”
All the Bland bill did was to make
that silver money to meet the expenses
of the government instead of the issn
ance of interest bearing bonds. Could
any honest man say this t was not good
law?
In the house, after the reading of the
journal consideration of the pension ap
propriation bill was resumed.
The Existence of a God.
The rooms of the senate committe on
judiciary, wherin the proceedings are
usually conducted in the utmost secrecy,
were thrown open to the public, and for
more than an hour the committee lis
tened to arguments favoring the pro
posed change in the constitution intend
ed to provide for the recognition of the
existence of a God. A number of cleri
cal looking gentlemen and many ladies
made up the audience.
Breckinridge’s Case Put Off.
Washington, March 7.—The trial
brought against Representative W. C. P.
Breckinridge of Kentucky, by Madeline
V. Pollard, for breach of promise, an 1
in which is involved the charge of se
duction, was to have begun here, but on
account of the illness of one of Brackin
ridge’s counsel, it is likely that a post
ponement will be asked for.
Bonds Go Begging.
Washington, March7.—Two hundred
thousand dollars of the $50,000,000 loan
have not been taken up; the subscribers
defaulting and failing to make the neces
sary deposit within the time named.
Protest AgainHt India's Duty isxeinpnons.
Bombay, March 7.—The Bengal and
and Madras chambers of commerce and
Millers association of Bombay have pre
sented to India’s government protest of
the strongest character against the ex
emption of cotton yarns and fabrics
from import duty.
The Maine snieuiions.
Portland, March 7.—The local elec
tions in thia state show that the Repub
licans hold their own, but have not made
any great gains so far as heard from.
A RASCAL CAUGHT.
He Robbed a New York Bank
of $36,000.
HE FLED TWO YEARS AGO,
And Was Captured By a Man
Whose Account He Had
Falsified.
Buffalo, March 7.-—Henry O. Wilt
shaw has been arrested in Buffalo by
Deputy Marshal Watts. He is accused
of robbing the United States National
bank, of 41 Wall street. He is charged
with embezzling $36,000 of the bank’s
funds. Wiltshaw has been a guest at
the Genesee hotel for some time, and
had arranged to open a bucket shop in
the Erie County Bank building under i
the name of H.-C. Watkins. This plan I
he had abandoned upon finding tho au
thorities were on his trail, and he was, ,
when taken into custody, about to start
for Canada.
Wiltshaw has been a fugitive from
justice for nearly two years and a half
and his arrest came about very strange
ly. When he came to this country from
England in 1881 he obtained a position
as office boy in the newly formed United
States National bank. In the 10 years
that be was employed by the bank he
advanced by easy grades until finally he
was made bookkeeper of the individual
ledger, a position of much responsibility
and one which gave him every oppor
tunity to become acquainted with the
bank’s depositors and the amounts of
their accounts.
One of the depositors of the bank was
George D. Royston, agent for a southern
distillery, In the fall of 1891 Mr. Roys
ton had to make an extended trip, and
decided to close his account. His bank
book did not balance with the individual
ledger, and Wiltshaw was questioned.
He could only say that he had failed to
credit the firm with a certain commis
sion on a sale; he was very sorry, aud
I promised to make it all right.
The bank officials were puzzled over
this incident r.ud quietly began an in
vestigation of Wiltshaw’s accounts.
When he found that clerks were en
gaged far into the night looking over his
books, he admitted that his accounts
were in bad shape.
That night he disappeared. Then a
thorough investigation was begun. The
investigation revealed another interest
ing fact in the neighborhood of the bank,
at 41 Wall street, is a case patronized by
bankers and lawyers. Wiltshaw became
a customer here, and, after his acquaint
ance with the proprietor had ripened
into friendship, he would frequently
carry the case owner's deposit to the
bank. The entries of notes, checks and
cash were properly made in the deposit
or’s book, but Wiltshaw invariably
pocketed the cash and made false entries
in the ledger.
In Royston’s particular case there arc
four known Instances when Wiltshaw
se-ured $2,000. Tiiev were on Sept. 23.
1891; () -.t. 9, 1891: Oct. 13. l w 9l, an t
Nov. 0, 1891. It wis ne-irlv five months
later that the officer- 1 of l he bank became
satisfied that WilGh-iw w.i-i a dufanlti-r
and that the bank was loser to the
amount 826.000.
Meantime: Wiltshaw h 1 1101. Noth
ing was hear! aboat him until a few
weeks ago. Mr. Royston, vrnile in
Scranton, Pennsylvania, visit”-! a popu
lar billiard hail and almost inn first.man
he met was Wiltshaw. The l it. er triel
to evade him, but when he wis corner
ed he made the best of the si tuition.
They drank together, and Mr. Royston
, found that Wiltshaw had been conduct
ing a buckotshop since his departure
from New York. Strange to say, Mr.
Royston did not question Wiltshaw
about his defalcation, but on his return
to New York he tol! Henry C. Hopkins,
cashier of the bank, of Wiltshaw’s
whereabouts.
Then District Attorney Fellows and
| Superintendent Byrnes were notified,
i But Wiitshaw had meanwhile left
Scranton. Early last week Pinkerton
i men were put on the case, and traced
. Wiltshaw to Buffalo. Last Thursday
the facts were laid before United States
District Attorney Platt and Assistant
District Attorney Mott. The grand jury
1 was called together, and an indictment
1 was found last Saturday. Judge Bene
. diet immediately issued a bench war
’ rant, and the United States authorities
1 in Buffalo were notified, with the result
1 stated.
EDWARD FIELD’S CASE.
Application for Isis Release Has Been
Denied by the Court-
New York, March -Justice Patter
son, of the supreme coutt, has denied
' the application made by Clara M. Field
' for the release of E. M. Field from Lud
! low street jail. The application was
made by Mrs. Field as the committe of
• the person of her husband.
i Field is detained in jail in an action
■ brought in 1892 by Charles Netle to re-
• cover SI,BOO. Judgment was entered, but
no further steps were taken.
It was urged that Field was entitle 1
to his discharge because he was insane
I at the time the order of arrest was
granted by Justice Beach, and because
1 execution against, the body was not is
-1 sued within three months after judg
. ment was entered. Justice Patterson
holds that he cannot review the action
of Justice Beach. The report of the
■ superintendent of the Buffalo Insane
1 asylum has now established Field's san-
■ ity, and the alleged laches on the part
of Mr. Nette are sufficiently explained.
I A NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
j The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Will
, Go Into New Hands Soon.
Cincinnati, March 7. —The Commer
cial Gazette of this city is to have new
men in control of its property and man
agement. Some days ago The Tribune
nrinted a Washington anaoial in which
IT was stated that P. S. He.’.ul,
the well known Washington corres
pondent, in connection with his
brother, Fletcher Heath, of Hamilton,
Ohio, was negotiating for a controlling
interest in the paper. A special from
Washington, just received at The
Tribune office, gave the result of an in
terview with Mr. Heath, in which that
gentleman said he and his brother,
backed by New York capitalists, had
bought The Commercial Gazette, but
declined to give the figures.
It is rumored that there will be a com
plete elimination of Halstead influences.
Mr. Moorhead, president of The Com
mercial Gazette, and the largest single
owner, is in New York. The price is
understood to be about $150,000.
NOT MUCH SCARED.
An Express Messenger Who Defied the
Robbers and Saved His Valuables.
East St. Louis, Ills., March 7.—Train
No. 5, on the Mobile and Ohio, which
left the relay depot at 8:55 p. m., was
held up three miles below the city. Two
masked men jumped on the engine and
at the point of revolvers compelled the
engineer and fireman to accompany them
to the express car.
A third man stood near the express
car and when he saw the engineer and
fireman jump from the engine, yelled to
the express messenger to open the door
and stated that if he did not, he would
hit the door with a stick of dynamite.
The messenger refused and told the
robber if he came in to the car he would
kill him. It appears the robbers were
not prepared for a fight, for, upon re
ceiving the express messengers answer
left.
LOST HIS MOUSTACHE.
A Young Lawyer Fell Into ll,e Hands of
Jealous Students.
Media, Pa., March 7. John W.
Hutchinson, Jr., a young attorney of
New York city and a former student of
Swarthmore college, met with rather an
unpleasant experience as he was about
to leave the college campus at Swarth
more. He called upon a young lady at
the college and started to go to the train
shortly after 9 p. ni.
In the darkness he was attacked by
about 15 or 20 young men students of
Swarthmore. Hus.iis they threw him
to the ground an 1 sii ived off his motis
tache. Then they dragged him, bead
downwards, over the muddy ground for
a distance of several hundred yards.
When he was almost exhausted they
left him and ran away. Mr. Hutchin
son was in Media at noon, looking little
worse for his experience except the loss
of his moustache. He says apart from
the indignities heaped upon him he was
injured but little.
The suit of clothing he had on at tho
time was dragged in the mud and com
pletely ruined. Os the crowd who made
the assault upon him he recognized sev
eral of the party. He knows of no mo
tive for the attack but that of jealousy,
By advice of the district attorney. Mr.
Hutchinson went before Jus'.ice Walter ’
and swore out warrants for the arrest of
the students named.
VIOLENTLY INSANE.
Throe Sinters Who Lost Their Minds by
Close and Unremitting Study.
Lockport, N. Y., March 7.—Misses
Ellen, Maria and Mary Schenck, daugh
ters of Joseph Schenck, a wealthy citi
zen of Sanborn, 10 miles west of here,
on the Central road, have become vio
lently insane. The young ladies are
highly educated and accomplished, an 1
are well known in the‘social circles oi
Lockport.
The girls are 18, 20 and 27 years old
respectively. They have devoted them
selves to music and painting, and it is
said that their father feared they would
break down, and that he frequently re
buked them for not taking more exercise
and relaxation, While not robust, they
have never been sickly, and there is no
doubt but that the cause of thier now
sad plight is their hard work in trying
to become proficient in their chosen
studies.
WILSON’S COMMAND.
The Bones of Thirty-Three Men Buried
Where They Fought Last-
Cape Town, March 7.—A trader from
the Shangani river district who has ar
rived at Buluwayo, stated that he found
within a radius of 50 feet, at a point
where the party under command of
Captain Wilson is supposed to have
made their last stand before being mas
sacred by the Matabales, the bones of
83 men. The trader aud his party gath
ered the bones together and buried them.
Late advices state that King Loben
gula died J an. 23. His foflowers, it is
said, are trooping to Buluwayo with the
intention of laying down their arms.
Great anxiety is expressed by them to
know where they are to live and who is
to assume the burden of the support of
the late king’s wives and children.
Louis Kossuth Very TH.
Turin, March 7.—Louis Kossuth, ths
distinguished Hungarian patriot, is suf
fering from weakness, arising from old
age. His condition has assumed a grave
aspect, and was complicated by the fact
that he persisted in refusing all medical
assistance, but it is reported that he is
better.
Overland in a Dog Cart.
Tacoma,Wash., March 7.—GusKuehn
of New York, has arrived here, en route
to Alaska. He will leave Juneau on
June 1, on a wager to travel to New
York city overland in 200 days on ave
hide drawn by two dog:;.
Haro '“■"t Takes Hold,
London, March 7.—Sir William Ver
non Harcourt, chancellor of the ex
chequer, assumed the leadership of the
Liberal party in the house of commons
amid enthusiastic cheers from the Lib
I eral benches.
PRICE HVE CENTS.
SHERIFF PENN.
The Election for Sheriff of
Chattooga County.
A BAD POPULIST DEFEAT.
Two Democrats Run and Yet
the Feeble Party Could Not
Elect Their Man.
Summerville, March 7.—An election
was held in Chattooga county today to
fill the vacancy in the sheriff’s office
caused by the resignation of M. W.
Bryan. Three tickets were in the field,
to-wit: J. C. Penn and S. M. Knox,
democrats, and R. H. Garner, populist.
Reports have been received from every
precinct in the county except one with
the result that Penn is elected by 248
majority. His vote is 664, Knox’s voto
is 415, while Garner got only 293. This
is a falling off in the populist vote of
129. Everything passed off pleasantly
and quietly.
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
Judge Brubaker Says His Clerks Ifave Not
Divided Up Properly.
Lancaster, Pa., March 7.—Judge
Brubaker has charged M. S. Fry, clerk
of quarter sessions, and his deputy, B.
F. W. Urban, with n. false re
turns of fees. He said lij made a
sworn return to the auditor general oi
the state that his fees in January were
$303.08, when the county alone paid him
$567.13. He also accused Fry of taking
illegal fees. He charged Urban, who
was Fry’s predecessor, with making a
return of $1,299.65 as the fees of his last
six months in office, when the county
had paid him $2,957.12.
The judge said the men would have to
explain or be indicted. Ho said Urban
received over $20,000 in his three years
in office, but nothing was paid to the
state. The law requires payment to the
state of 50 par cant of all over $2,000 a
year. Judge Brubaker and the two offi
cials are Republicans.
Charges Against Hnyes hihl Sovereign.
Cincinnati, March 7.—Hugh Cava
naugh stated that when Master Work
man Sovereign and Seretary Hayei
reached Memphis they would be con
fronted with charges profaned by the
Cincinnati Knights of Labor. Those
against Sovereign charge him with going
beyond his office in the negro coloniza
tion scheme. There are several charge!
against Hayes.
A Blow at Prohibition.
Sioux Falls, S. D., March 7. —The
supremo court has rendered a decision in
tho Sioux Falls brewery case, which
nullifies the portion of the prohibition
i law prohibiting the manufacture of
beer in this state. The lower court had
declared the brewry to boa nuisance,
and had issued a decree order,ng its de
struction.
Democrats to Git Together.
Waco, Tex., March 7.—The two state
Democratic committees will have a con
ference at Dallas on March 19, with a
view of healing the split in the party.
The proposition was made by Chairman
Baker of ono of tho committees, and ac
cepted by Chairman Matlock of the
other.
Maryland's Capital City Celebrate..
Annapolis, March 7.—lt was just 20(1
years Monday since the capital of Mary
land was removed from St. Mary’s City
to this place, and the people celebrated
the bi centennial. The military and
and civic organizations paraded, there
were exercises at the Masonic opera
; house at 4 o’clock, and Professor Alfred
P. Dennis, of Princeton university, de«
livered an address on “Catholic and
Puritan Settlements” at the state house
in the evening and a historical sketch of
the city was read by E. 8. Riley.
Old Deadwood Destroyed.
Deadwood, S. D., March 7. —Fire de
stroyed three blocks of the business por
tion of the city, entailing a loss of ovei
$200,000, with but slight insurance,
Some 30 buildings were consumed. The
fire was practically confined to the old
part of the town, el ected in the early
days of the Hills. All the buildings were
old frame ones, an i they burned lik«
tinder. A fireman named Warner was
badly hurt by falling from a ladder.
President Dane Gets Ten Years.
Las Cruces, N. M., March 7.—C. H.
Dane, president of the defunct First Na
tional bank of Silver City and Deming,
has been sentenced in the United States
court to a term of 10 years in the peni
tentiary. The trial showed that Dan?
had looted the bank in a high handed
, manner, and had squandered over SIBO,-
000 in wildcat land and cattle specula
tions. The bank closed in February,
I 1892.
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Professor Phelps* Recovery Very Slow*
j New Haven, March 7. —The physb
i cians attending Professor Edward J.
Phelps state that their patient is not im
proving as rapidly as expected, and is
still very weak. He is able, however,
1 to partake of nourishment. Arrange
ments have been made for a southern
i trip as soon as he can get able to stand
' the strain.
A Farmer’s Heavy Loss.
Woodbury, N. J., March 7.—Three
barns on the farm of Benjamin Weath
erby, at Center Square, in Gloucester
county, were destroyed by fire, together
1 with outbuildings, fanning implements
and crops, nine horses and nine cows.
His loss exceeds $10,600, partially in
sured. Origin unknown.