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VOL. VI. NO.
AT THE CAPITAL.
The House Contested Election
Cases Under Discussion.
THE NEW YORK AT BAPIA.
The Senate Committee Con
siders the Extending of Aid
Nicaraguan Canal Project
Washington, March 28.—A bill to
provide for free and unlimited coinage
of silver was introduced in the senate by
Mr. Stewart and laid on the table for
the present.
An order from the committee on rules
was reported for the immediate consid
eration of the contested election cases of
O’Neill vs. Joy and English vs. Hubern.
The votes were to bo taken after two
hours’ debate in each case. The vote
on ordering the previous question was,
ayes 164, noes 0.
Mr. Reed made the point of no quo
rum, and the yeas and nays were order
ed. A quorum was finally obtained,
and the previous question on the O’Neil
, Joy contested election case was ordered.
The Semite committee on foreign rela
tions discussed the proposition to back
the Nicaraguan canal with bonds to be
secured by this government and the
Chinese treaty recently negotiated by
Secretary Gresham but no action was
taken in the matter.
Contrary to expectations, the presi
dent sent no message to the house re
garding the Bland seigniorage bill, al
though it is generally accepted that ho
intends to veto the measure.
There is some uncertainty as to wheth
er it will be laid before the house till
Friday, as it is understood that the
president will likely withhold until Fri
day.
Mr. Dolph introduced a joint resolu
tion declaring the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
no longer in force. It was referred.
The senate then went into executive
session to consider the Florida nomina
tions.
Secretary Herbert has received a ca
ble message announcing the arrival of
the New York at Bapia.
Hopeful Letter from Chairman Wilson.
Washington, March 28. —Represent-
ative Strauss, of New York, has received
a letter from Representative Wilson,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, written from ex-Representative
Ben T. Cable’s ranch, where Mr. Wilson
is sojourning. The letter is cheerful
und hopeful in tone, and was written
while Mr. Wilson was sitting up.
A STARTLING SCENE.
A marked Handkerchief Proves Damaging
Testimony in Court.
Fresno, Cal., March 28.—Some testi
mony was given in the trial of R. 8.
Heath which created a profound sensa
tion. Heath is on trial for the murder
of Louis B. McWhirter, which occurred
over a year ago. On the night of the
murder McWhirter was aroused from
sleep by a peculiar noise in his back
yard. He went out to investigate and
was shot by an assassin, who escaped.
Mrs. Palmer, an invalid lady, was
brought into court on her bed, and testi
fied to seeing two men driving rapidly
away from Fresno on the night of the
murder. One was Reed B. Terry. The
other she did not recognize. Some kind
of blazing material was thrown from
the buggy, and she found it to be a
mask and a handkerchief marked “R.
S. Heath.” She product the articles
in court amid great excitement.
Reed Terry, whom this evidence im
plicates in the murder, is well known
throughout the state. He is a promi
nent lawyer and was a leader of the
political faction opposed to McWirter.
Terry is a nephew of Judge Terry
who was killed by Marshal Nagle as he
was about to assault Justice Field, of
the United States supreme court, sev
eral years ago. Ho ran for congress in
the sixth district on the Democratic
ticket, but was defeat© I.
JarvLi field to Ga Cut Up.
Cambridge, Mass., March 28. —Jarvis
field, which has been for years the
scene of most of the big football games
at Harvard, is to be cut up into tennis
courts and there will bo no more foot
ball games there. Some time ago about
400 students petitioned the college au
thorities to have the field made over into
courts, and it is announced that the re
quest will be granted. Work will begin
at once. The contract calls for 13
courts, to be finished by April 20.
Tobacco Injured in Virginia.
Danville, March 28.—The cold snap
has played havoc in this section. All
kinds of fruit was greatly damaged,
and peaches, which were in full bloom,
totally destroyed. Many tobacco plant
beds are seriously injured, but plants
are not totally destroyed unless the cold
weather should continue a few days
longer.
BRQCKAWAY MUST GO.
Governor Flower Takes Steps to Remove
the Elmira Superintendent.
Elmira, March 28.—The first step to
wards carrying out the recommendations
of the state board of charities has been
taken. The governor has begun the
campaign against Brockaway. He has
summoned the board of managers of the
Elmira reformatory to Albany.
The assembly has voted unanimously
to have all the evidence in the Brocka
way matter printed. The motion was
made by Mr. Sulzer. There areabout
4,(>i>otype written pages of the evidence,
coinprtsmg 10 volumes.
Public sentiment is strongly against
the continuance of Z. R. Brockway as
superintendent of the Elmira reforma
tory after he has been found guilty of
cruelty and brntalitv. The neonle have
THE ROME TRIBUNE
read tne testimony snowin tnat tne man
either has developed a latent fiendish
ness or that he always took delight in
causing pain to those whom he had in
his power. But whether he has sunk to
the level of the prisoners he is hired to
reform, or whether he always was
cruel, the people have discovered that
he is of all men the most unfit for his
position.
Clergymen were seen—men who rep
resent the greatest reforming institution
1 in the world; men who stand for mor 1
ideas. They have been loth to condemn
Brockway, because they believed that
he was a man who was doing a good
work. The evidence brought forth in
the investigation has forced from them
the judgement that he is not a fit man
1 for the place.
AFTER LONG AGAIN.
The Bureau Say. He Is Not Entitled to
That I'cnsion.
Washington, March 28.—The pen
sion bureau has sent another notice of
suspension of pension to Judge Charios
' D. Long, of Michigan. This makes the
' third notice sent to the Michigan su
preme justice. By a mistake of a spe
cial examiner at Detroit, the last one
sent on March 1 has been returned to tho
bureau instead of being forwarded tb
Judge Long’s home at Lansing, Mich.
The notice has been sent to another ex
aminer with explicit instructions to de
liver it in person to Judge Long and tb
notify the bureau of the time of receipt.
The notice is as follows:
I have to advise you that it appeals from
medical evidence on file in this bureau
that you are not disabled to such a degree
as to require the regular and constant aid
and attendance of another person so os to
entitle you to $72 per montb, the rate of
pension which you are now receiving.
i Said rate will, therefore, be reduced to SSO
a month, unless satisfactory evidence shall
be furnished to show that you are so dis
abled as to require the regular and con
stant personal attendance of another per
son.
Judge Long’s counsel are now taking
depositions in Michigan to support alle
gations which will be made in an appli
cation soon to be filed for' a permanent
, mandamus to prevent the proposed re
duction of pension rating.
WEST VIRGINIA VANDALS.
They Tortured an Old Man Until He Gave
Up 85,000.
Parkersburg, W. Va., March 28.
Basil D. Hall, a rich farmer and land
owner at Great Bend, 30 miles below
this city, recently sold a farm for $5,000
in cash, which ho kept in concealment
about the house. That night thieves
entered his house and threatened to kill
Hall if he dirt not deliver that amount
to them. Hall told them he had sent
his money to the Ravenswood bank, but
they tied him on ft chair with ropes -nd
then began to torture him by holding a
burning lamp under the palms of his
hands.
Although they were burned to a crisp
Hall refused to give up his money, and
then the robbers forced his head down
over the lamp and fairly roasted one of
his ears. Then Hall turned over the
$5,000 in money, along with a gold
watch and other valuables.
Hall says he believes he can recognize
the men, who, it is believed, will be ar
rested before many hours.
“Jane’s** Husband Beat Her.
New York, March 28.—Miss Grace
Sherwood, the actress, who has played
the title role in “Jane” and other come
dies, was a complainant in Jefferson
Market court. She accused J. H.
Coyne, an actor in “The Limited Mail”
company, with having assaulted her.
Miss Sherwood exhibited blackened eyes
as the result of the beating she received
at the hands of Coyne. The defendant,
she said, was her husband. Coyne de
nied, and says he was never married to
her. Miss Sherwood said she married
Coyne three years ago, and she has
helped to support him for a year or
more, while he has been in the habit of
Coming home drunk and abusing her.
Coyne was held for examination.
Roses, and Not Rum Won.
Tuscola, Tils., March 28.—Miss Ma
mie Bunch, a school teacher, has intro
duced a new feature jn politics here.
! She wished the nomination for superin
tendent of schools on the Republican tick-
1 et, and won easily over a field of five
i men. When election time came around
she took up her station at the polls, and
having secured 200 roses, pinned a dain-
; ty bouquet on the lapel of every voter’s
. coat as he came up. Heretofore it has
, been the custom to deal out cigars and
. liquors, but the new plan adopted by
. Miss Bunch worked so charmingly that
i she walked out of the place with over
100 plurality.
A Boy Charged with Murder.
New Canaan, Conn., March 28.—Cal
l vin Bartram, the 15-year-old son of La
fayette Bartram, is in jail charged
with the murder of Jennie Fallon, the
; 6-year-old daughter of William Fallon.
They were both outside the house when
the mother heard her daughter scream,
. and, looking out of a window, saw
young Bartram standing over the child.
The boy ran away and the child walked
with difficulty about 50 feet and dropped
dead at tho mother's feet.
* Till* A. r. A. lu Politics.
St. Joseph, Mo., March 28.—The
American Protective association has
taken a hand in local elections here,
having issued a ticket with the names
’ of all Catholics left off. The ticket is
i headed “American citizens,” and on it
> are the names of all candidates except
those to whom the society is opposed.
Mac! Brute. B'.le Children.
i Lebanon, Ky., March 28.—There
1 have been more mad dogs in this city
1 during the past two months than were
t ev»r known before, In the past 10 days
i j three have been killed in this city. Sev
. eral children have been bitten, and the
> madstone has been used with presuma
t biy beneficial results.
ROME. UA . THUBSDAY MORNING, MARCH 29. IB9*.
HER BACKING.
Story About Where Miss Pol
lard’s Money Comes From.
A WASHINGTON WOMAN
Said to Be the Party Putting Up
the Funds to Prosecute the
Sult for Damages.
Washington, March 23.—Has Made
line Pollard, in the prosecution of her
suit against W. C. P. Breckinridge, the
financial backing of one of the greatest
banking families in the world? For sev
eral nights it has been rumored in the
corridors of the Arlington that all the
stories about funds raised in Kentucky
by political enemies of Colonel Breckin
ridge to help Miss Pollard were without
foundation. It is now stated on relia
ble authority that Miss Pollard’s sup
porters are connected with the great
Morgan family. It is said that Mrs,
David P. Morgan has contributed SS,DOS
to Miss Pollard’s expenses.
Mrs. Morgan lives in the big house
that used to belong to Don Cameron, at
the intersection of Massachusetts ave
nue and Scott circle. Mrs. Morgan is
an earnest churehwoman.
Mrs. Morgan has?never met Miss Pol
lard, and, it is said, does not hanker
after her acquaintance, but the expla
nation given for her generosity is, that
she does not think a man who made
such a profession of Christianity as did
Breckinridge during the years he was
living a double life, should go unre
buked. It is supposed that Mrs. Mor-
Ban8 an is only one of several wealthy la
ies of churchly predilections who have
taken offense at Breckinridge’s conduct,
and who are willing, on that ground
alone, to help Miss Pollard.
Mrs. Morgan will not admit that she
has given the $5,000, and her friends
deny it; still it is a matter of common
talk here and is generally believed to be
true.
Mrs. Morgan came to Washington
from New York afte. the death of her
hqsband m 1880. Mr. Morgan was a
rich stock broke;.
Mrs. Morgr.n was a Miss Fellowes,
daughter of the New Orleans cotton
merchant who founded tho aristocratic
Fellowes family in New York. Corne
lius Fellowes, president of the National
Horse Show association, is Mrs. Mor
gan’s brother, and her son, W. Fellowes
Morgan, is well known in New York.
While in New York Mrs. Morgan at
tended St. Thomas’ Episcopal church,
on Fifth avenue, of which her relative,
Dr. W F. Morgan, was pastor. Mrs.
Morgan is also related, through her
husband’s family, to the Rev. Brock
hoist Morgan. She was known in St.
Thomas’ as an enthusiastic church
worker.
The Morgans lived while in New York
on Fifth avenue, opposite St. Patrick’s
cathedral, in a house now owned by D.
O. Mills.
More Expert Testimony.
The Pollard-Breckinridge trial was
resumed with more expert testimony as
to a letter dated July 20, 1884, signed
with Miss Pollard’s name, and which
she claims is a forgery. Mr. E. B. Hay
Was recalled and his cross examination
as an expert in handwriting was con
tinued by Judge Wilson. A specific
comparison of letters was the best test
he said.
Judge Wilson asked the witness if he
testified before the investigating com
mittee of congress as to the authorship
of a letter addressed to Congressman
Springer, of Illinois, and Mr. Hay re
plied that he did. The reason for the
introduction of this investigation was
apparent from what followed. Wilson
wanted to show that Hay had given an
opinion directly opposite to that given
in this instance. Wilson read the fol
lowing from the report of the congress
ional committee:
Question —“Do you rely more on gen
eral characteristics than on specific
comparisons?”
Mr. Hay—“l do.”
This was apparently a direct contra
diction of what Hay had just said. The
printed copy of the testimony in the
Springer investigation showed that Hay
had said the test by general characteris
tics was the first test, if not the best test.
Hay made an explanation tending to
reconcile the two diverse statements
made by him.
Mr. Worthington, the private secre
tary to Colonel Breckinridge, was tho
next witness. He testified that he found
the alleged forged letter in a bunch of
correspondence in an old file case in
Breckiur.ugu’s office. The bundle was
on top of toe desk which had been used
by Breckinridge and bad the appearance
of having been on top of the desk for a
long while. It was the only thing in
the bundle bearing Miss Pollard’s sig
nature.
Jack McAuliffe to light.
New York, March 28.—1 t is under
stood among certain sporting men that
a six round bout has been arranged be
tween Jack McAuliffe and Stanton Ab
bott to take place at a show which will
be managed by a former official of the
Coney Island Athletic club in this city
about April 15.
Sult Against Ex-Governor Buchanan.
Nashville, March 28.—The state of
Tennessee has filed a bill against ex-
Governor John P. Buchanan, Treasurer
M. F. House and ex-Comptroller J. W.
Allen and their bondsmen to recover
$3,310 interest alleged to have been paid
beyond the legal limit by them aS a
funding board.
Coxey’s Column Moving On.
Alliance, 0., March 28. —Coxoy’s
army started for Salem about 9 o’clock.
The inarching force numbers about 200.
The roads are very rough owing to the
thaw during the day and a severe freeze
again at night.
SENATOR COLQUIT,
• Georgia’s Dead Senator Laid in
State in Atlanta.
I GOV. NORTHERN’S TRIBUTE
• Chief Justice Bleckley Followed
Then the Mayor of the City,
Impressive Services-
Atlanta, March 28.—The train bear
c ing the remains of the late Senator Col
-3 quitt reached this city at an early hour,
and shortly after 8 o’clock the body was
borne to the capitol, wherq the mortal
5 remains of the dead statesman, hero of
3 two wars and Christian patriot, lay in
' state for two hours and was viewed by
‘ a steady stream of his sorrowing fellow
citizens of Atlanta,
' The obsequies were solemnly itnpres
' sive, by reason of their grand simplicity.
An escort of police and military pre
j ceded the hearse, which was followed
by a long line of citizens on foot, after
( which came carriages bearing the sena
, tori al escort and the mourning relatives
f of the distinguished dead.
j In the Rotunda of the Capitol.
Under the great dome, the military
• formed a guard of honor while the popu
lace formed in line which passed around
■ the casket and out through the north
1 door. While this was going on down
3 stairs, up stairs in the chamber of the
• assembly very brief and impressive cer
-1 emonies were being held. Dr. Robins,
- pastor of the First Methodist church,
• read a chapter from the scriptures, tho
■ quartet choir sang a hymn, after which
’ Governor Northern arose and said a man
was great not by reason of what he had
I accomplished through life for his own
good, but by reason of what he had
> done for others. Such a man was Sen
-3 tor Colquitt, “our distinguished dead
whom we have assembled here to
3 honor."
The time allotted for these ceremonies
i said the governor were too short to en-
■ tor into any eulogy more extended than
i a brief estim..te of tho dead hero’s many
Virtues.
, The governor then related his remem
i branes of one of his first meetings with
5 the dead senator. It was at a gather-
■ ing of friends who had met just on the
I eve of hifriirst departure for Washing-
• ton City where he had been just elected
i for the first time by his fellow citizens
as senator. The meeting broke up
■ about 11 o’clock not in hilarity, as such
, gathering usually do, but the senator
, elect opened the Bible, read a chapter,
. ’and then askdd his assembled friends to
: join him in prayer to the throne of
• grace for guidance in the now life into
. which he wiu to enter.
The venerable. Chief Justice Bleckley
folW#od in a voice which trembled with
: emotion in a few eloquent words.
’ Mayor Goodwin followed with a few
• remarks, after which a letter was read
from Senator Gordon, who was to have
taken part, saying that owing to the
j continued serious illness of his wife he
was unable to be present.
J The ceremonies at the capitol closed
t by the reforming of the cortege, which
r marched back to the depot where the
t remains were placed upon a special
train which left for Macon at 11 o’clock.
: ABOUT LONDON COMMENTS
> Admiral Walker Goes to Hawaii to Check-
mate Certain English Moves.
> Washington, March 28.—Chairman
i Morgan said of tho report that Admiral
’ Walker is going to Honolulu to begin
, the improvement of the Pearl river har
-1 bor, that if it is true ho is not aware of
1 it. Other senators expressed the opiu
-1 i<sn that it is the purpose of the govern-
• meat to strengthen its forces in Hawaiin
■ waters in view of tho complications
which may arise in connection with the
■ proposition to change tho form of gov
' ernment.
They comment upon the interest mani
fested by tho English papers in tho an-
■ nonneed intentions of this government
5 respecting Pearl river harbor, and say
3 that it is quite likely that England may
r try to influence the Hawaiian elections
adversely to the interests of this country
■ and in away to restore Queen Liliuo
-3 kalina or elevate Kaiul.ani to the throne.
3 They draw the conclusion that this gov
ernment is taking steps, in sending Ad-
■ miral Walker to th? Pacific, to prevent
3 such a move by England.
I It is expected that Admiral Walker
f will leave Washington in time to sail
1 from San Francisco April 5.
s
Autonomy of the Mosquito Coast.
j Colon, March 28.—The American
i colony of the Mosquito reservation,
’ through the United States consul, form
ally demands from the Nicaraguan com
missioner tho formation of a provisional
government in which the American col-
■ ny shall be represented.
t
- THE STAR’S STORY.
It Is Stated That President Cleveland Has
1 Rheumatic Gout.
3 Washington, March 28.—The Star
prints the following:
Out of consideration for the presi
dent’s well known antipathy to publica
f tions about his health The Star has so
- far refrained from using information on
r that subject that has been in its posses
sion for several days. The matter has
’ now become so well known, however,
. that there is no longer any necessity for
keeping it secret The fact is that ever
since his return from his expedition
against the water fowl abiding in the
Dismal swamp and the sounds of North
Carolina the president has been badly
crippled with a painful attack of rlieu-
• matic gout. ■ ” • ■
. His right foot and ankle are swollra.
3 to twice their normal size, and he mdv<‘>
3 about with difficulty. He hxs stuel
bravelv to his work, however, and ha-
tieeu in ms ornce every any Transacting
business as usual. He uses the elevator
constantly in going down stairs to his
meals, but has l>een compelled to aban
don his tri-weekly afternoon receptions
to the public altogether for the present,
.because of his inability to walk around
to and from the east room without ag
gravating his malady.
He is undergoing a severe dietary
regfmen, and his physician predicts that
he will be all right again in a short
time.
SENATOR HOAR REPLIES.
Ho Bas Nothing to Take Back of What
He Wrote.
Montgomery, Ala., March 28.—Sen
ator Hoar has sent Ao following reply
to the letter of Governor Jones asking
if he acknowledged the authorship of
certain strictures contained in a recent
circular sent out in Massachusetts, ask
ing for financial aid to influence elec
tions in this state.
Senator Hoar’s reply was as follows:
Washington, March 26, 1894.
Governor Jones, Montgomery, Ala.:
Letter in New York Sun genuine. I
standby every syllable of it. I have no
concern with your local affairs, but when
Alabama cleets senators or representa
tives whose votes may bring ruin to the
industries and misery to the homes of
New England, we have a right, as Ameri
can citizens, to address arguments to Ala
bamians and to show her that her inter
ests are the same as ours, and to urge
her that ber true voice shall be ut
tered, and not stifled. We claim the
same right to do what we honestly may to
submit our cause to our brethren of Ala
bama as to the people of Massachusetts.
No person in Massachusetts, so far as I
know, and believe, proposes to raise money
for any other purpose than to submit ar
guments to your people on national ques
tions. Whether your seal was gained by
any other means than an honest and fair
vote of your people you know, and Ala
bama must settle that for herself. I say
nothing in my letter on that subject.
George F. Hoar.
THE MATTER SETTLED.
Bayard and the Earl of Kimberley Un
derstand the Behring Sea Sitnation.
London, March 28.—1 tis stated upon
good authority that the earl of Kimber
ley's explanation of the situation given
to United States Ambassador Bayard at
their interview concerning the carrying
out of the findings of the Behring sea
court of arbitration is entirely satis
factory. Lord Kimberley is understood
to have assured Mr. Bayard that a bill
giving legal operation to the provisions
of the court’s findings would be pre
sented to parliament and every effort be
made to expedite its passage.
A BIG FAILURE.
Tina Second Riche'st Vhu in VTl’gLai** Xlftn
Gone to the Wall.
Richmond, March 28.—George W.
Palmer, of Saltville, long considered tho
second wealthiest man in Virginia, has
failed. He was a millionaire, having a
few years ago sold mineral property for
$1,000,000, and was a wealthy man be
fore that.
He owned the saltworks that fur
nished salt to the largest part of the
south during tho war. Th? details ol'
the failure are not known here.
Receiver Fink Was Obdurate.
Knoxville, March 28.—The general
grievance committee of trainmen of the
East Tennessee system had a conference
with receiver Fink, and asked that
wages be not reduced on April 1, as was
recently announced would be done. The
committee claimed that the increase of
business did not warrant a reduction.
The receiver answered that the reduc
tion would bo made and refused to name
a date when wages would be restored.
The committe will have another confer
ence with him soon. The proposed re
duction is 10 per cent.
Patriot Kossuth’s !• utioral.
Turin, March 28.—The funeral ser
vices over the remains of Louis Kossuth
were held in the Evangelical church.
The city is crowded with sightseers and
the streets present a most remarkable
appearance owing to the immense num
ber of Hungarians in full national cos
tume, who are to be seen on all sides.
The streets through which th© funeral
procession passed wore lined by the mu
nicipal guards, and on all sides were to
be seen mourning emblems and crape
draped flags.
A Fireman Fa ally Injured.
Memphis, March 28.—Fireman Ed
Ryan, of chemical engine No. 2, which
was passing rapidly south on Second
street in response to an alarm of fire,
was thrown from his engine und fatally
injured. The engine came near col
liding with an electric car, and in turn
ing aside Ryan lost his balance and was
hurled to the ground, the engine passing
over his body.
Steamer Sunk and the Captain Drowned.
London, March 28. The British
steamer Yesso, Captain Strachen, from
Newport to Baltimore in ballast, col
lided with tho schooner Lizzie Wilce off
’ Ilfracombe. The Yesso sank within a
short time after the vessels came to
gether. Captain Strachen, the cook and
two men wora drowned. Tho Lizzie
Wilce is badly damaged.
Wealthy Min eV Missing at VUicago**
Chicago, March 28. —Carroll E.
Wright, a wealthy miner, formerly of
Wyoming Territory, has been missing
for two weeks, and his friends fear foul
play. He left his boarding place, saying
he was going for a walk, and has not
since been heard of.
V .Killed for 111. Impudence.
San Francisco, March 28.—James
Gilday, a plamber, insulted two women
on Market street, when their escort bit
■him a blow with his fist that killed him.
The assailant is unknown.
PRICE UVE CENTS.
AFTER THE MAYOR.
A Crank Wants to Kill Lancas
ter’s Mayor.
A POLICEMAN’S POSITION
Given to a Catholic the Cause
A Plucky Woman Prevents
the Crime.
Lancaster, Pa., March 28.—A sensa
tional attempt upon the life of Mayor
elect Edwin S. Smeltz was made by a
religious crank, Theodore Klinger, aged
50, and well known to tho police. The
mayor-elect had announce 1 the appoint
ment of his police force. Among the
number is John Stumps, police sergeant
from the eighth ward, of which Klinger
is also a resident. Stumps is a Roman
Catholic.
Klinger called at the bouse of the
mayor-elect and asked to see him. He
was told by one of the ladies of the fam
ily that lie could not be admitted, as
Mr. Smell z, who is convalescing from a
severe illness, was not receiving visi
tors. The man repeated his demand
with visible excitement, and upon being
again refused ho whipped out a revol
ver, and with nn oath exclaimed:
“I wit! see him. He appointed a
Catholic on his police force, and I’m
going to settle him for it.” He tried to
force his way into tho bouse, but tho
lady slammed tb© door in his face with
a scream.
Klinger then entered on a bitter ha
rangue against the mayor-elect, flour
ishing his revolver and making threats.
He was later arrested.
A Passenger Kato War.
Kansas City, March 28.—A passen
ger rate war is on between Topeka and
Kansas City. Tho Santa Fe claims that
the Rock Island reduced rates in order
to secure a part of the Knigh’tof Py
thias and immediately made i round
trip of $2. The Rock Island r... 1 Union
Pacific met the rate, and now .i broker
is selling one way tickets for 50 cents.
The Rock Island threatens to make a
round trip of 50 cents unless the Santa
Fe withdraws the cut rate.
For a New Texas Road.
Galveston, March 28.—E. Stoddard,
president; Noah Allen, general solicitor;
M. H. Kimpton, director, of the Gulf
Interstate railway, left here accompa
nied by about 100 leading citizens for
Bolivar Point, whore, interlardo.l with
considerable speech making, dirt was
broken on the Gulf Interstate railway
and grading actually commenced.
Smallpox Among Chinamen.
Vancouver, B. C.» March 28. Small
pox has broken out among Chinamen in
the Canadian Pacific bonded warehouse.
The disease is fully developed in a Chi
naman named Yip Tung, bonded for
New York city. There are 77 China
men cooped in the building in bond for
Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, New
York and other American cities.
The V. S. S. A. S. O. V. I. U. I. in Politics.
New York, March 20. —The Veteran
Soldiers. Sailors and Sons of Veterans’
Independent United leagn ■ is the title
of a political organization now being
formed in this city. Reqry W. Brown,
late of the One Hundred and Sixty-fifth
New York volunteers, says that it is
intended to secure the co-operation of
veterans throughout tho state.
Killed 12 Ik Wife nutl Kscaped.
Cheneyville, La., March 28.—0 n
Elm bayou, near this place, Anthony
Jones, colored, killed his wife by cut
ting her throat with a razor. Immedi
ately after committing the dastardly
deed the murderer escaped to the woods.
The cause of the murder is unknown.
Decreased Colton Movement.
New Orleans, Mujch 28.-Secretary
Hester's statement shows a decrease in
the movement of cotton into sight for
the week of 3,530 bales over the seven
days ending March 23 last year, and a
decrease compared with the same seven
days year before last of 19,26 .
Attacked by an Army O ’.?r.
Vienna, March 28.—Whil the novel
ist was sitting in are mrant in
Riva, Tyrol, ho was assaulted by a lieu
tenant in the Austrian army, who at
tacked him with his sword, cutting him
frightfully about the head. Ueigel’s
condition is critical.
Weather Forecast.
Washington, March 28.—Forecast till
Bp. m. Thursday. For North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia—Generally
fair, slightly warmer Thursday metu
ing, variable winds. Eastern Florida.
Generally fair, slightly warmer Thurs
day morning in the northerr. portion,
variable winds. Western Florida and
Alabama—Slightly warmer Thursday
morning, fair, followed in the western
portions by showers, colder, southeast
erly winds. Mississippi—Showers today
or tonight, fair Thursday, muoh colder,
southerly winds, becoming north
westerly.
Outlet for West Virgtuia.
Pittsburg, March 28.—The n?w Pitts
burg, Morgantown and Fairmount rail
way has been opened, the first’train
bearing 50 West Virginians, including
Ex-Governor Fleming, to this city. The
party was mot at Connellsville by a
committee of the Pittsburg chamber ot
commerce and a reception was held
here. The new railway taps all the
him’ er districts of West Virginia and
se< h 3to Pittsburg the general trade of
ei> onnties. Coal on its way to the
Ibu . .an iy>w be conveyed cheaper.
