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ONLY FOOLS WOULD BITE.
XHEFRESHE T SWINDLE ON REC
ORD SHOWN UP.
prominent People Asked to Pend
$5,000 to Secure a Fortune Left
in Spain—Each Fortune to
Have a Beautiful Heiress Turown
m-Give Away Injunctions of
Secrecy.
Washington, March 29.—For several
vears past attempts have been made to
victimize people of prominence in the
United States by playing upon their cre
dulity at the expense of their purses. Just
what the swindlers are and to what extend
they have succeeded is not known, but
sufficient data ha 9 drifted into the depart
ment of state to indicate that these opera
tions have been conducted on a broad scale,
and that the leader in them is intelligent
and well acquainted with the affairs of the
persons selected as victims. The indications
point toco-ODerative action. The fraudu
lent schemes are of the same general plan,
but the details are varied infinitely to meet
the character of the victim.
A SPANIARD USUALLY INVOLVED.
Asa rule he is a person who has at some
time had a slight acquaintance with a
Spaniard. He receives a letter from a
Spanish priest telling him that, a large sum
of money has been left to him by his Span
iard friend on conditions that always in
volve the investment of money to pay
necessary charges.
PRESIDENT HARRISON WRITTEN TO.
The first notice the department of state
bad of the swindle was a letter addressed to
president Harrison soon after he assumed
his office. In this letter the writer, a Cath
olic priest, as he described himself, informed
the President that a Spanish army officer,
alter undergoing indescribable vicissitudes of
fortune, had died in Spain. He had delivered
to the priest a saehel containing $390,000,
which was to be turned over to President
Harrison on the sole condition that ho
would assume charge of the officer’s little
daughter. Incidentally $5,000 was needed
to pay necessary expenses. The matter
was confidential and the President was to
direct his reply in Spanish to the priest,
Ki.d enclose it m a letter addressed to a
Spanish lady. The priest also enclosed a
letter from a bishop testifying to the good
character of the priest, but perhaps from
inad veutence, or more probably to avoid
conviction if detected, the testimonial was
made out for a person of a different name
from that signed by the alleged priest.
A LETTER TO GEN. BARTLETT.
The next person selected as the victim was
Gen. Bartlett of the pension office in Wash
ington. In this case a great quantity of
valuable plate was at stake, encumbered
with the innocent, angelic child of the Span
iard, whom the general really recalled as an
acquaintance of hia early years. His suspi
cions were aroused by the unusual precau
tions that were to be observed, aid he es
caped without loss.
Then a prominent druggist of Paterson,
N. J., was picked out by thogang, but he
regarded the priest’s letter as a practical
joke and paid uo serious attention to it.
, A REPRESENTATIVE TRIED.
A member of the United States House of
Representatives last summer also came in
for one of these prize packages, which were
warranted to c >ntain a fortune and a beau
tiful heiress. The letter was addressed to
this member from the “Parish Church of
Ban Jaime Atreida,” bearing the seal of the
church and the seal of the archbishopric of
ioiedo. The letter, like the others, pur
ports to be from a priest. This letter is
chiefly remarkable for the crafty manner
in which the priest seeks to prevent exposure
of the swindle.
TOO ROMANTIC TO BE SWALLOWED.
Fhe priest’s story is romantic, as is in
variably the case. An illustrious prisoner
had died in a oastle. The charge upon
which he was confined—embezzlement from
the state—was cunningly stated, with ap
parent innocence, although its suggestion
indirectly accounted for the great fortune
of 9,000,000 pezetas, about $1,800,000, which
the prisoner had secured. He had selected
an American congressman to act as his
executor, and would allow him a fifth of
of the fortune.
VERY CATCHY.
The priest had been told, under seal of the
confession, that the treasure had been
secretly deposited by the illustrious prisoner
in a bank of London. It was necessary to
pay $5,090 to obtain baggage which was de
tained by the court and Contained the cer
!V‘ deposit, because the baggage
would not De surrendered if the secret was
known, and to prevent trouble with power
ful enemies, sepulchral sileuce was enjoined
on the priest.
I IXIE STILL SOLID.
Ber Electoral Votes In 1802 Will All
be Democratic.
ABHINGTON, March 29.—Representa
tive McMiliin Rays that so far as the south
is concerned there will be no electoral votes
cast in 1892 except for the democratic
ticker. So long ns there is danger of
federal control of the elections and the
building up of a realy alien party there
through the instrumentality of offices the
south wili remain s lid for good govern
ment. He has the greatest respect
>ti ® farmers in the alliance and out of
it. Ibe agricultural interests have been
scamefiilly treated, but the farmers should
recollect that the legislation ngu nst their
interests has been enacted, not by the Dem
ocratic party, which is the friend of agri
culture &9 well as commerce aud manu
factures, but by the Republican partv. In
,l e Pr esen tative HcMillin’s judgment the
t hud party raovoment cannot succeed. siDce
wb .t it aims at that is susceptible of ac
complishment can all be secured through
the Democratic party.
I'EMPROCITY WITH MEXICO.
The Two Governments in Correspond
ence on the Subject.
abhington, March 29. Senor
Komero, the Mexican minister, said to-night
’ “.at the United States department of state
e nd the Mexican government were in cor
respondence on the subject of a treaty of
reciprocity between the two countries. The
minister added, however, that the people of
Mexico had not forgotten the treaty of 1883.
f his treaty was suggested by the United
■dates government and was ratified
by the Senate, but the ways and means
committee of the House refused to report
tavorablv on the bill necessary to carry it
into effect. It is understood that the
present negotiations will not be pushed
rapidly, the reason being to allay some
Jritation which Mexico now feels toward
the United States.
Promotion for an Inspector.
IV abhington, March 29.—Estes G.
Rathbone of Ohio, at present chief post
office inspector, has been tendered the ap
pointment of fourth assistant postmasc r
general, an office created by the last con
gress.
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AT THE OCEAN’S MEROY.
Tho Steamer Ashore Off Katteras May
Ee Saved.
Norfolk, March 29.—A telegram from
the Ha'.teras life taviug station says that a
Spanish steamer bound from Galveston,
Tex., is ashore five miles south of that sta
tion. The vessel is lying easy and close to
the beach. The captain and crew are on
board, and there is no present necessity for
tbeir leaving the ship. The engineer says
the ship is tight and in no immediate dan
ger. There is a strong probability that
both the vessel and cargo will be saved.
The name of the vessel is said to be the
Cos ir Queen, but this is evidently a mis
take. It is not known whether or not this
is the c >tton steamer before reported ashore
at Ocraooke inlet.
LOSS OF THE DICTATOR.
Lieut. Walker of the United States life
saving service arrived at the beach this
morning and is making a rigid investigation
into the loss of life in connection with the
bark Dictator Friday. Thera is a disposi
tion here now to censure the Seatnck life
saving orew for not attempting to launch a
boat, as it was shown that a b >at could have
made the trip in safety, the bark’s dingy
coming ashore without capsizing and bring
ing ashore four men. Two or three men,
alter they had gotten ashore, wanted to
take the small boat back for tbeir comrades,
but were not allowed to do so.
THE BODIES OF THE DEAD.
Only two bodies of those lost on the Dic
tator have so far been recovered. The body
of tbe first mate is thought to be lashed to
the wreck, and the body of the oaptaln’s
wife is supposed to be under the wreck, as
she was on it when the final crash came. A
patrol has been established on the beach to
look out for the bodies as they come to
shore.
THE SURVIVORS AT NORFOLK.
Capt. Jorgensen and the other survivors
reached Norfolk to-day. The crew will he
forwarded to Baltimore, but the captain re
mains hero until the body of his wife is re
covered, when he wili hare it embalmed
and oarried home.
A BARGE IN DISTRESS.
A wrecking barge was reported in dis
tress off Kitty Hawk, and her crew were
being transferred to a passing senooner at
sundown. The Merritt wrecking steamer
was expected and will take charge of the
barge.
THE GALENA FLOATED.
New Bedford, Mass., March 29.—The
United States ship Galena has been floated
aud towed to Vineyard Haven. *
The Galena arrived here this afternoon in
tow of the tugs which pulled her off. She
leaks only about I>£ inches per hour, which
indicates that there are no holes in her
bottom, which is probably only strained
somewhat. When ashore her hull was
badly nogged, giving her the appearance of
being broken ui two, but siDoe being floated
she has come back to nearly her proper pro
portions.
The work of floating the United States
tug Nina will commence at once. It is
thought that she can be floated without
much difficulty.
FRANCE AND THE FAIR.
IrVformation Asked on Two Important
Points.
Chicago, March 29 —France demands to
know what preparations will be made by
the world’s fair managers for the reception
of the exhibits of foreign countries. A long
communication was received yesterday at
the headquarters from France. It was pre
sented to President Gage by M. De Surrett,
the acting French c u.sul resident in Chi
cago. The letter contains the following: “By
a proclamation of June 11,1887, the President
of the United States has agreed to the fol
lowing article of the international conven
tion for the protection of industrial prop
perty, viz.: ‘The high contracting parties
engage between themselves to accord tem
porary protection to patentable inventions
to trade or commercial markets for produc
tions which may figure at official or officially
recognized international exhibitions.’ May
the French commission be assured that the
guarantee promised by said proclamation
will be fully extended to industrial or com
mercial markets, designs and patents of
French products and jurisdiction, and that
the courts would have power to prevent or
repress any attempt in violation of add
convention?”
COLLECTION OF DUTIES.
The collection of customs duties to be im
posed upon articles for exhibition formed a
large part of the letter. The French gov
ernment, while not defining exactly w hat
position it would take if customs duties
were levied on articles intended for exhibi
tion, hinted in the strongest manner possible
that in case duties were imposed France
would make but the excuse of an exhibit.
“This is the first time we have been called
upon to answer these question,” said Maj.
Butterworth, "and in consequence we must
survey the entire situation. It may be nec
essary m order to secure the presence of
France and other countries, to endeavor to
procure some change in the custom Jaws in
connection with articles coming from for
eign countries destined for exhibition.”
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
Doubt as to Whether Money Is Aval -
able for Salaries.
Washington, March 39. —The new bu
reau of immigration, created by the late
congress in the act amendatory to the im
migration and contract labor laws, seems to
be about in the position of the new Phila
delphia mint. The new act creates the of
fice of superintendent of immigration at
$4,000 a year, payable monthly, to be ap
pointed by the Pre-ident, but to be a sub
ordinate of the Secretary of the Treasury,
who is directed by the act to provide
him with a suitably furnished of
fice in the city of Washington,
and with such record books as may to
necessary. He is to have a chief olerk at
$2,000 and two first-class clerks, but no ap
propriation of money is made for these pur
poses. The framers of the act thought the
secretary could use tbe “head money” fund
in the treasury for them, but Secretary
Foster does not see how he can without
words of appropriation, aud if the At
tornay General, to whom he will refer the
question, cannot find an appropriation in
the act the bureau of immigration will have
to wait till next congress passes upou it.
TWO NEGROS3 LYNCHiD.
They Were Charged With Firing the
Town of Russellville.
Birmingham, Ala., March 29.— A special
to the Age-Herald from Russellville, Ala.,
reports the lynching of two negroes at an
early hour this morning. Four negroes,
two men and two women, had been arrested
and lodged in jail at Belgreen, the county
site, for burning tbe town of Russellville
last Monday night. The women con
fessed and told the whole story.
Last night a mob of 250
aimed men want to Belgreen, overpowered
Jaiior Waltrip and took Jeff Denzmore and
Ed Hudson, the two me \ to a neighboring
white oak tree, swung them to a limb, filled
them full of ballets and left. The men ue
nied their guilt, but the mob bolieved the
story of the women.
SAVANNAH, GA., .MONDAY, AIARCII 30, 1891.
A LIVELY DAY IN SLIGO.
THE STREETS FULL OF PEOPLE
AND BANDS OF MUSIC.
The Eiahop end Priests Denounce Par
nell From Their Pulpita—Parnell
Forced to Retreat From - trend Hill—
McCarthy.te Lead era Meet With a
Hostile Reception in the Paraelllta
Strongholds.
Sligo, March 29.— T0-day has been the
liveliest day so far in the North Sligo elec
tion campaign. By 8 o'clock this morning
the streets were alive with people listening
to the music of several bands. The Parnell
contingent with their leader, were out by 10
o’clock, engaged in personal canvassing. In
their zeal they even attempted to devote
attention to Coney Island, in Sligo bay,
although there are only twenty-five voters
on the island. Mr. Parnell met with a hos
tile reception at Strand Hill, where be
found it impossible to hold a meeting,
owing to the piercing yells of his opponents,
and he was finally compelled to retreat to
Sligo. The bishop of the diocese, together
with the priests of the whole district, de
nounced Mr. Parnell to their congregations
at mass this morning.
carrying the war into AFRICA.
Meanwhile the anti-Parnellites, Messrs.
Sexton and Collerv, Maurice Healy and
Michael Davitt and their party, bent on an
unfortunate attempt to carry the fight into
the enemies' country started at 9 o'clock for
the Tierragh district, addressiug small
gatherings on their way until Temple Boy
was reached. Here hostile camps had
been formed. The Parnellites
maintained sullen silence, but their
opponents with ringing cheers
welcomed the reinforcements. The Par
nellites gathered on the brow of a bill,armed
with blackthorns and other weapons .threat
ening to move toward their opponents, but
the police interposed and, with a line of
bayonets, atved the antagonists and the
storm subsided amid muttered threats aud
curses.
A FUSILLADE OF STONES. 1
All now moved in the direction of Dro
more West, where, after a similar scene, the
Parnellites pelted their opponents vigor
ously with atones until they were chased and
clubbed by the police. Michael Davitt led
his adherents off, all ducking their heads
and some covering themselves with rugs to
avoid the fusillade of stones. Mr. Pinker
ton, member of parliament for Galway, had
his head cut, and several others weie
injured.
On trying to enter Easkey the anti-
Parnellite9 found the road barred by a
formidable array of Parnellites, nnd on ad
vice of the Dolice they retreated in the direc
tion of Sligo amid another shower of stones
and other missiles. The party reached
Sligo in tbe evening, where they addressed
a large meeting. They gave a detailed ac
count of the day’s happenings. They all
avowed vengence. At the same time they
compllmentei the police upon tbe protec
tion that had been afforded them.
DR. TANNER ASSULTED.
Dublin, March 29.—A telegram from
Ballina reports that Dr. Tanner was serious
ly assaulted by a hostile mob to-day, being
knocked down and dragged prostrate
through the mud.
Michael O’Brien Dalton has writen to
Timothy Healy apologizing for the assault
which be made on tho latter at Cork on tbe
23d. Dalton denies that any one had insti
gated the assault and begs Air. Healy to
remember that he (the writer) had just been
released from jail and was smarting under
an unjust accusation.
a defeat for coercion.
London, March 29.—The News says that
the verdict in the Tipperary riot case is a
serious defeat for coercion and for Secre
tary Balfour. The jury was composed of
eleven Protestanls aud one Catholio.
CENTRAL AY.ERICA’3 PEACE.
Guatemala and Salvador Both Desir
ous of Peaco.
City of Mexico. March 29.—President
Barillas of Guatemala telegraphs that tho
letters published in the United States of
tbe near probability of Central American
wars are groundless. He says Guatemala
will not provoke war and would make every
honorable effort to ovoid it.
Senor Guirola, minister from Salvador to
the United States, lias not received any in
formation indicating probable trouble be
- the two countries, which he thinks
would have been the case had there been
any difficulty impending, and he discredits
the war rumors. He is inclined to attribute
these rumors to persons uufriondly to the
government of Salvador, which, be says, is
anxious for peace.
ITALY’3 IXCITKMFNT OVER.
No Sympathy Amorg the Masses of
the People for the Mafia.
London, March 30, 4 a. m.— The Times'
correspondent at Rome says: “The excite
ment caused by the lynching at New Or
leans has completely subsided. The govern
ment fully appreciates the difficulties under
which tbe American government labors,
and it is not likely that any pressure will he
brought to bear upon the latter. It is
convinced that the American govern
ment will readily make the compensation
which justice demands. Public oninion
goes to show that no sympathy for the
lynched Mafia is manifested. Many Italians
say that it would be well If the other mem
bers of the Mafia were treated in tbe same
way. Tbe correspoadent adds: “There
never has been the slightest pretext for an
appeal to force In connection with the
affair.”
A Tragedy in Arkansas.
Lonoke, Abk., March 29.—E. F. Bolo
mon was shot and instantlv killed at mid
night last nigtit by W. C. Eagle. The trag
edy occurred at South Bead, twelve miles
sooth of here The victim is said to have
been criminally intimate wita his step
daughter, a sister of Eagle.
Due to an English Invasion.
Lisbon, March 29.—1 tis now rumored
here that the declaring of a state of siege in
Alanicaland by tbe Portuguese authorities
as recently reported from South Africa was
due to fresh English Invasion of the coun
try-
Anarchists with Dynamite.
Brussels, March 29.—The police of Be
raing hsve arrested three anarchists, who
were caught conveying 500 pounds of dyna
mite in a cart after dark. Tho precaution
ary measures have been redoubled in the
mining districts.
Argentine Politics.
Buenos Ayres, March 29.—Gov. Costa
has joined the Rocam.tre coalition, thus
settling tbe Argentine political question.
The elections passed off quietly.
Chile's Presidency.
Paris, March 29.—Advices from Chile
say that Eenor Vicuna has resigned the
premiership in order that he may enter tho
contest for tbe presidency.
SOFlA'd BLOODY TRAGEDY.
Pompous Funeral of the Dead Min
ister—The Assassin at Large.
Bofia, March 39.—The men arrested on
suspicion of being concerned in the murder
of Minister Baltcbaff are detained, but an
examination has shown that tbe actual
assassin has not yst been cap'.ured. The
funeral of Minister Baltcheff took place
to-day and was a pompous affair. Among
tho mourners wore Prince Ferdinand
and Prii cess Clementine, who returned to
this city for tbe purpose of attending the
funeral. They were greatly distressed.
All the minlkteis, diplomatic representatives
and government officials, and thousands of
the grieved populace took part in the
funeral procession, the whole forming an
imposing cortege. The remains were
interred in a cemetery outside of ths town.
bendereff #uspectkd.
Vienna, March 20.—Bendereff, who
forced Prince Alexander to resign the Bul
garian throne, was lately at Bucharest,
passing under an assume* 1 name. He there
had an interview with Kavareloff and left
Bucharest on Thursday, departing in com
pany with two other men for Belgrade. It
was uoticed that the part v were well pro
vided with money. It is supposed that it
was Bendereff ana hit Companions who shot
Beltichoff,the Bulgarian minister of flnanoe.
MOTIVE FOB S' HE PLOT.
Prince Ferdinand's ; legal commission
from the porte as governor expires on
April 5, when Turkey can refuse to renom
inate him, although the porte is
not likely to luteifere with him
while Mr. Stamhuioff is pre
mier. This fact probably explains
the attempt on the latter's life, as his death
would have enabled Russia to interfere, and
would have plaoed Prifcce Ferdinand in a
predicament. It is now rumored that it
brother-in-law of Ptamiiuloff in Nuikorff,
who died recently, committed suicide be
cause he was involved in the plot.
THE PREMIER TALKS.
Premier Stambuloff, iu an interview,
speaking of the murder of M. Belticheff,
said: “I happened to step back, or I should
inevitably have been shot. No outside ad
vice or pressure will induce me
to show the slightest clemency or
dissuade me froip exterminating all im
plicated in tbe crime. I had known of the
existence of the plot for some time. One
man actually confessed to me that he had
Jain in wait for Prince Ferdinand, but that
his courage gave out, aud he failed to fire
the fatal shot.’’
TOUGHH IN A CBMBTBRY.
Chinese Funeral Rites Disgracefully
Interrupted.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 29.—The China
men of Pittsburg, contrary to the general
belief iu regard to tbeir burials, do not Bend
their dead to China, but own a neat lot iu
Uniondaio cemetery, in which they are in
terred. This afternoon, one of their num
ber, Jeu Seu, was buried with every rite
and obsequy attending a Chinese burial.
Jeu Ben was a High Mason, and
a long procession of Celestials fol
lowed the remains to tho grove.
Here a most disgraceful soene ensued,
brought about by some 1,500 Caucasians,
who had trampled over graves, torn down
shrubbery and jostled the timid mourners
in order to gratify their curiosity. The
Chinese reverently placed the burning
“joss sticks,” perfumed paper and
printed prayers beside the grave, only to
have them almost snatched out their hands
by tho excited mob. They also wrapped
small coins in paper and scattered thorn on
and in the grave, but boys and men snatched
them up aud fought fieroely for possession
of the curious moinentoes. Cat-calls, jeers
and howls from the vulgar crowd adde 1 to
the Bhameless scene.
TO FIGHT FOR BIGHT HOUR .
The Building Trades to Open Their
War on May 1.
Pittsburg, Pa., inarch 29.—The Cor.-
liellsville coke strikers will receive aid from
unexpected quarters in a short time. Sam
uel Guinpers, president of the federation of
labor, will be here within the next two
weeks and writos that his organization will
back the cokers to the last in
tbeir demand for oight hours.
President Gompers’ visit, however,
more directly concerns the coming struggle
of the building trades in this vicinity for
an eight-hour law to be demanded on May
1, Pittsburg haviDg been chosen as a nucleus
for an eight-hour movement iu the building
trades to extend all over the country. Both
sides are thoroughly organized for the light.
A TRAIN JUMPaIHK TRACK.
A Colored Man Killed and Five Other
Persons Injured.
Birmingham, Ala., March 29.—The
engine of the outgoing Ensley City dummy
train jumped the track near Thomas’Fur
nace this afternoon, killing Bob Taylor, a
colored passenger, and probably fatally
crushing Engineer A. J. Rigsby. Fireman
William Atkins was scalded. Mrs. Ram
sey’s back was wrenched and two others
were Hlightly injured. The train was going
at a lively rate on a straight track and the
engine made a clean sweep, turning com
pletely around. Two c aches fell on one
side of tbe track and one coach on the other
side.
R3.V. HOWARD OBQ3BY DEAD.
A Short Sketch of His Life as a Scholar
and Churchman.
New York, March 29. —Dr. Howard
Crosby died at bis home here this evening.
Rev. Crosby was born in New York in
1826, of good revolutionary stook. He was
graduated from the university of New
York, and was for a time professor of
Greek and a Presbyterian pastor. He was
moderator of the Presbyterian assembly in
1873. He took a leading part in establish
ing the Society for the Prevention of Vice,
and was also interested in many political
reform movements.
A FALL AT A FIRE.
F. L. Roeseau Possibly Fatally Injured
in a Blaze at Florence.
Birmingham, Ala., March 29.—A special
to the Age-Herald from Florence says:
“Early this morning fire gutted the White
building, occupied by the Timet newspaper,
Frye & Henry’s job printing office, Mrs.
Brecken’s art studio and several lawyers
and doctors’offUes. The loss is $12,000 and
the insurance $6,000. Maj. K. L. Rosses u
may die as a result of a fall through a burn
ing floor.”
Ba ser William and Bismarck.
Berlin, Maroh 29.—The report that
Prihce Henry visited- Prince Blstnarok on
Thursday last Ims revived the rumors that
Emperor William will soou pay a visit to
tbe ex-chancellor.
Death at Bocky Ford.
Rocky Ford. Oa., March 29.—William
Warner died at 3210 o’clock this morning.
Tbe funeral will be attended at Oak Grove
church to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock.
BOSTON IN STRING-TIME
AS DESCRIBED BY A NSW ENGLAND
CONSERVATORY GIRL.
Her First Sleigh Ride and Her
Impression* of It-What She Thinks
of Sarah Bernhardt, After Having
Seen Her in Two Characters—Other
Boston Matters of Interest.
Boston,March27. —Spring-time in Boston
is no joke. Pos's who sing, “Hail to thee,
Spring” in these latitudes are apt to be
answered by hail from the spring. It has
been damp and warm and ioy and snowy
and very rainy for a week or more, and re
quired much courage and rubber boots to
vonture out alb No wonder the strong
minded and emancipated are agitating the
question of "What shell we wear when it
rains?” If other women would consent, I
am sure 1 for one would be charmed to
wear kuickerbockers, suede leggings aud a
felt hat. If lam ever in the country
again, I will, anyhow. Did not Amalie
Rives wear corduroy skirts and kangaroos
hoes! Then so cun 11
A week ago we had a "term reception"
in the New England conservatory, to wnicb
about 400 invitations were issued.
The long drawing-rooms, the cosy
library, the museum, the art rooms, the
entrance floor aud first floor were thrown
open to the gues'.s who were proiented by
the reception committee to Mrs. Adame
(the preceptress) and to Mr. and Mrs. Fael
teu, aud other members of the faculty and
the "Home.”
There were several distinguished people
among the guests: Mr. Hezekiah Butter
worth, of the Youth't Companion ; ex-Gov.
Smith of New Hampshire, who is vice presi
dent of the couservutory, and several othe:s.
The girls were all in their be.t gowns, and
many of them were quite "small,” indeed.
At 8 o’clock—at least that was the hour
set forth iu tbe invitation, tho’ in reality
it was later—a oouce-t was given in Sleeper
ball and the lower fl >or ami baloony wore
filled. It is only on rure occasions like this
one that any fortunates of tka masculiuc
gender aro permitted to oooupy the “bliss
ful seats” iu tbo balcony, and I fear those
presout Thursday evening did not fully
realize their situation.
After the concert, which was short and
sweot, everybody went to the big dining
hall anil wai served with cream and cak •.
After that, more promenading in the halls
and museum, conversations, doubt lots, on
the elevated subjects of art and music, then
farewells and donning of overshoes and top
coats and furs, for It was bitterly cold, and
the tired girls crowded into the elevator,
laid sleepy good nights to each other, and
an hour later than usual tbe electrio lights
a 1 went out, and we wore "left iu the
dark,” as Moses was. But wo were in bed
aud asleep, anil didn’t care.
A few days ago Miss. U and I went to
Belmont, a little place about six miles from
the city. Tbe weather for onoe was ideal.
I was a dream of a day, in spite of tbe
ti rrible blizzard of Wednesday. We took
a “Norfolk bouse” street car at tbs cunsei v
itory corner, aud nf.er a long and wind
ing way finally reached tbe Northern und
Eastern depo . Buck crooked air..a s, and
such mud and slu.h and dirty snow. The
depot was big, black aud uninviting.
Fortunately we did uot have to stay in the
waiting room In company with tired women
carrying the usual complement of
bundles, boxes and babies;
uot to mention bananas that tho aforesaid
babies were devou mg. We climbed into
our coach, ami in a feiv moments hod left
the dreary freight yards and interminable
depot far behind. The open country was
beautiful —covered as far as eye could reach
with pure, glistering snow (to borrow
a Charles Egbert Oraddock-ism), dot
ted with villages softly shining under the
bright Afternoon sun.
we reached Belmont, pretty little piece,
*ll too soon, and made our way to where
we saw the sleighs standing. Public
vehicles we thought them aud stopped to
engage one to take us to Belmont soliooL
While parleying with the driver, who
looked quite puzzled, a lady ran down the
iteps ami got in. It was her sleigh, and
uer husband was waiting for our permission
to enter. Wo were told that there were no
public vehicles iu the town, that Belmont
school was a mile or two away on tho snow
covered bills. Wo felt blank and probably
looked blanker. What in the world wore
wo to do?
Go back we could not. To go on was
impossible. Madame kindly solved the
puzzle by inviting us to take seals iu her
-ioigh. Monsieur was taken in by a friend,
and, feeling that our lives wore saved, in
vo got, thankfully enough, and I had my
ilist sleigh ride. Up to that time I had
always imagined a sleigh rids ala Ouida.
Buried in sables, whirled over gleaming
miles of snow and ice by two, three or four
splendid horses (always black Orioffs),
conscious of nothing but the smooth
rush of the runners and the keen
whip-like wind. But I enjoyed the quiet
pleasant jog-trot over the gentle slopes of
Belmont, for the day was warm and spring
like and 1 was burled, not in sables, but in
* big fur oollar and bad a large tnulT.
Indeed, I was so warm I could scarcely per
suade myself that It was snow all about us,
looking so blue in Its icy shadows. The
horse seemed to be walking through sherbet.
1 was heartily sorry when our journey came
to an end.
1 have only two very Rniall and extremely
youthful nieces, but Miss R had a
nephew in whose behalf she interviewed
the head master of Belmont school. I went
with her, “for the fun of tho thing.” The
situation of the school is ohartning, and
everything was f;o well kept and homelike.
A great park, where the boys frolic to their
hearts’e ntent, lies all about the two col
lage buildings, and there was a noble line of
purple beeches back of the main house. We
spent fully two hours looking over the vari
ous rooms, and two of the boys went
to Watertown, about two miles away,
to get a sleigh for us. Bo 1 had two sleigh
rides in one afternoon. It was too much
felicity. (I hope the pun is apparent.) I
got back to the conservatory with a fierce
and raging headache and woke up the next
day feeii’ g that life was a snare and a de
lusion, Belmont a dream of a disordered
digestion and that nothing was real except
the remains of a large and murderous
mustard plaster, wherewith the back of my
neck had been adorned. Buch is life.
I was quite well enough in a day or so to
go to see the “divine Sarah” at tbe Tremont
theater. She was here only one week, and
she gave New York a whole month. What
is the matter with Boston ? The receipts for
the one week amounted to $44,000, and I
don’t suppose any of the conservatory giris
would have seen the inside of Tremont
except that Mr. Anderson, the business
manager, bought tickets for them. Mme.
Bernhardt was not accompanied by her
tiger this trip. Her favorite companion
was a little girl 6 yearn old, adopted while
in New York. She must lie a woman singu
larly free from headaches, for she not only
played every l ight, but gave matinees on
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. We
saw her first in “La Tosoa.”
I expected to see a woman singularly tall,
inexpressibly ieau and litne. dark and dan
gerous, a Bella-Demonia. Bit I d.dn’t. In
the first place sbe is not tall. Hhe isn’t
more than five f<ec, three or four inches.
Uhe is not tbiu. Bhe is curiously plump in
place*. That I* to say, she t* not well-made.
The upper part* of her arm* are plump, the
forearm bony and sharp-elbowed. Her
lower limbs, ditto. Her waist is perfectly
enormous, her bust is not. Her hands are
small, so are her feet, so are her eyes, but
the latter are long—•• Jewel-like, ophidian.''
She is neither dark nor danger us at first
sight. Her hair is a rich, red gold, whether
owing t > chatnpegue or nature it matters
not; it is beautiful. 1 made this criticism
of her in "La Totca." When 1 saw her
as "Cleopatra" I only ga'ped. So did every
body. There is nothing like her. She
is more beautiful than Venus,
more exquisitely graceful than a
dream : her voice is music, her fascination
something to make the blood cold. She was
Cleopatra’s self. Thero was not a man in
the audience who did not feel as if be would
have given up his soul and all his salary to
ho in Mark Antony’s place. And not a
woman who did not resolve to go homo and
be lithe and languid. I feel as if 1 had seen
the perfection of acting; and 1
am sure that all other women will be
sticks and stooks and stuffed dolls after a
sight of that embodiment of graoe, fascina
tion and genius. That Is the trouble with
a glimpse of heaven. It makes the earth so
frightfully tame. I looked about me after
the curtain fell and wondered if the tfromen
1 saw really belonged to the same planet
that Bernhardt did.
I also wondered while such a daughter of
the gods should take so much trouble to
advertise herself when the whole world 1s at
her feet
flhe is not beautiful, she Is not gord (in
an orthodox sense), she is not anything like
the model woman of man’s imagining, but
she has a power beside which beauty,
goodness ami all the rescof it areas nothing.
She has soul, mind and genius, and the sum
of these is fascination. C. M. G.
GEORGIA’S CHAUTAUQUA.
The Opening Sermon Preached Before
2.000 People.
Albany, Ga., March 29.—Never In the
history of tbe city was there a more pleas
ant Kaster Sunday than to-day. Nothing
was lacking to make it perfeet. At 10:.10
o’clock this morning people began to gather
at the Chautauqua grounds, and at 11:30
o’clock Dr. U. J. Little, D. I)., LL.D.,
of Syracuse, New York, arose to
de iver the annual Chautauqua ser
mon. Fully 2,000 people had gathered
under the great tabernacle tent- He took
his text from that wonderful interview be
tween Jesus Cliri-t and Nicudemue reoordeo
by St. John, “Thou must he born again,”
and never before was the subject Bandied
better or the argument more conclusive
Tne soi akur held tho audieuce spoil-bound
for a full hour. To-morrow is the opening
day of the third assembly, and the pro
gramme is full of promise for one of tho
grandest of days. The prospects for the
third assembly is brightening dally and
everybody is full of hope for a week of sur
prising brilliancy.
PROMISES TO BK INTERESTING.
The assembly promises to be a very in
teresting and successful on*. Our people
three yours ago were glad to see the open
ing of the first assembly, looking upon it as
an experiruo it tlfl|t would, perhaps, result
in great good to Bur city ands ction, but
this year everybody looked forward to
Chautauqua with keen delight for tho good
it would do each individual, and all are
greatly attached to the institution,
knowing it has not failed in its
work of upbuilding our section.
Go where you will over the beautiful little
Artesian city you will find flower yards,
fences and streets In neat order. Every
home is preparing for guests, who will be
made to feel welcome. The great Chau
tauqua tout is in readiness for the crowds
who will sit under it and participate in the
peculiarly interesting programme during
tho week. Under it will be heard some of
the most noted orators of the day, and
learned men will impart healthful knowl
edge to thousands.
THE PROGRAMME.
It is understood that tbs programme for
tbe week will bo all that could be desired.
No pains or expense has been spared by the
management to make the assembly of ’9l
better and more brilliant than preceding
one*.
i'res* day will be a grand day.
Governors’ day will be a grand day.
National day will be another grand day.
and, in fact, tbe entire week will be filled
with grand days, and no one la the stale
should miss one of them.
Professor C. C. Case has in flue practice a
grand Chautauqua chorus of 125 voioes, and
tho music for the week will bo delightful.
In trying to say something, or to give to
the public an idea of what Chautauqua
week really is, your correspondent feel* his
inability to do tbe subjoct justice, and will
only say that it will be time well and profit
ably spent to all who visit Albany during
tbe week.
BUICiDE IN A PELL.
A Woman Held for a Murderous As
sault Hangs Herself.
Denver, Col., March 29. A special
from Colorado Bprir.gs says: "Mrs. Lucille
Andres of Eastonville, who was in jail here
under a 15,000 bond, charged with attempt
ingto murder her step-son by throwing him
Into a well and pouring creosote in his ear,
hanged herself in her ceil lost night with a
towel. Kbe was dead when found. ! he woman
was suffering from a threatened attack of
pneumonia and was grieving her life away
tiecau>o tier husband did sot e tme to see
her. Hue left two letters, ons for publica
tion, in which she maintained her innocence,
aud declare ! that it was all caused by a
jealous mothor-in-!aw. Tbe other letter
was to her husband declaring her love for
him and her ‘dear old mother.* ”
A 6E OND RAID ON A SALOON.
Bloomville’a Prohibitionists Led by a
Methodist Minister.
Bloomville. 0., March 29.—After the
demolition of bis saloon on Thursday night
by a mob, William Miller laid in anew
stock of liquors and established himself In
other quarters. Last night hit place was
visited by a crowd of thirteeu
men and eleven women, who assaulted
the p oprietor and his barkeeper, Injuring
the latter severely, and giving both of them
half an boar to leave town on penalty of
more severe treatment. Among the leaders
of the mob was a Methodist minister.
Miller left town, but announces his determi
nation to return to-morrow, when further
trouble will be unavoidable.
A Packing House Burned.
Baltimore, March 29.—The establish
ment of tbe Charlts Rohr Packing Com*
pauy. Nos. 11l and 120 North Paca street,
was totally burned Aim morning. The
properly was sold ou Tuesday last to
Alexander Brown Ac Sons, but was still oc
cupied by tisu Itohrjoompauy. Tbe building,
machinery aud fixtures were worth about
$75,000. The insurance is about $09,000. It
was said to be tbo best equipped establish
ment of its kind east of Chicago.
Zinc Works Damaged by Fire.
Jersey City, N. J.. March 29.— The Pas
fax Z uc Works, on the bank cf the Morris
canal at the foot of Manning avenue, were
damaged $59,000 by tiro this afternoon.
(• DAILY,SIO A TEAR, ,
/ 5 GENTS A COPY. f
l WEEKLY, SI.2S A YEAR, f
EASTER WITH TAIMAGE.
SERMON* AT BROOKLYN AND NEW
TO3K.
The Preacher's Text Taken From Mat*
thßw-“-ome Soo Wiers tbe Lord
Lay”—V sits to tho t emotori-sof the
Large Clt es-T.ie Mausoleum in the
Rock.
New Yohk, March 27.—Dr. Taltnaga
preached an Easter sermon to his two audi
ences to-day. Bo'h at the morning servioe
in Brooklyn anu at tho Christian Herald
service in New York in tbe evening, toe
Academies of Muiio were bright with a pro*
fusion of flowors, Eister lilies beingconspie*
uo#s. A Selection of music appropriate to
the festival was beautifully rendered at
each service. The text of the preacher's
discourse was Matt, xxviii., 6, "Come,
sea tbe piece where the Lord lay ”
Visiting any great city we are not satis
fied until we have also looked at it* oeme*
tery. We examine ail the styles of ceno
taph, mausoleum, sarcophagus, crypt and
sculpture. Hers lies buried a statesman,
yonder au orator, here a poet, out there au
inventor, in some other place a great
philanthropist. Hut with how much greater
internet and w ith more depth of emotiou we
look upon our family plot in tbe cemetery.
In the one case, it is a matter of pubila in
terest; in tbe other, it is a matter of private
and heartfelt affection. But around the
grave at which wo halt this morning there
are gathered all kinds of stupendous inter*
nut. At this sepulcher, I have to tell you,
in this sepulcher there was buried a King, a
Conqueror, un Emancipator, a Friend, A
llrotner.a Christ. Monarch of tho univ >nw,
but hone of our hone, and flesh of our flesh,
and sorrow of our sorrow, aud heart of our
heart. “Come, see tbe place where the Lord
lay.”
It has for surroundings the manor in the
suburbs of Jerusalem, a man' r owned by a
wealthy gentleman by the uam i of Joseph.
He was ono of the court of seventy who had
condemned Christ, but I think he had voted
in tbe negative, or, being a timid man, had
been absent at the time of the casting of the
vote. He had laid out the parterre at great
expense. It wus a hot climate, and I sup*
pose there were broad -branched trees and
winding paths underneath them, while here
the waters rippled over the rock into a fish*
pool, and yonder the viues and tbe flowers
clambered over the wall, and all around
there wore the boautios of kiosk and arbori*
culture. After tne fatigues of tbe Jerusalem
court room how refreshing to come out ia
those suburbs botanical and pomological.
I walk a little further on in the parterre
and I come across a cluster of rocks, and I
see on them the marks of the sculptor’s
chisel. 1 oome still closer and I find tbatl
there is a subterranean recess, and I walk
down the marble stairs, and come to m
portico, over tho doorway—an architecture
of fruits and flowers chiseled by the hand
of the sculptor. I go into the portico and
on either side there are rooms, two, or four,
or six rooms of rock; in tho walls, niche*
each niche large enough to hold a dead body.
One of these rooms of rook ia especially
wealthy with sculpture. It was a beauti
ful and charming spot. Why all tbiif
Tbe fact was that Joseph, the owner of the
rarterie, of that wealthy manor, had reo*
ognlzod the fact that he could not always
walk those gardens, and he s night this as
his own last resting-placu. What a beauti
ful plot in which to waiv for the resurrec
tion I
Mark well tbe mausoleum in tho rock. 1#
is to tie tbe most celebrated tomb in all the
ages; the catacombs of Egypt, totnb of
Napoleon, Mahal Taj of India, nothing com
pared with it. Christ had just been mur
rlored and his body must be thrown out to
the dogs and the ravens ns was customary
with crucified bodies,unless there be prompt
and effective hindrance. Joseph, the owner
of the mausoleum, begs for the body of
Christ, and he takes and washes the poor
and mutilated frame from the blood and tho
dust, and shrouds it aud perfumes it.
1 think embaltnent was omitted. When
in olden timet they wished to embalm m
dead body, the priest with some pretension
of medical skill would show the point be
tween the ribs where tbe incision wa* to be
made. Thun the operator would come and
make tbe incision, and then run for bit life
else he would be slain for violating the dead
body. Then the other priests would come
with salts of niter and ca-sia, and wine of
palm true and complete the embalmment.
But I think in this case embalmment was
omitted lejt there bo more excitement and
another riot. The funeral advances.
Present, Joseph, the owner of the
mausoleum; Nicodemus, who brought
the flowors. and tne two Marys. Heavy
burden on the shoulders of two men a*
they carry tbe b )dy of Christ down the
marble stairs and into the portico, and lift
tho dead weight to the level of the Diche ia
tho rock, and push tbe body of Christ into
the only pleasant resting place it ever had.
These men coming forth close the doo*
of rock against the recess. The government,
afraid that the disciples would steal the
body of Christ and play resurrection, pus
upon tbe door the seal of the Sanhedrim,
tho violatio i of that seal, like tlje viola
tion of the seal of tho United States govern
ment, or of tbe B -ilfsh government, always
followed with severe penalties.
A regiment of soldiers from the Tower of
Antonio is detailed to guard that mau
soleum. At the door of that tomb, a fight
took place which decided the question for
all graveyards and cemeteries. Sword of
lightning against sword of stceL Angel of
God against tho military. The body of the
crypt begins to move in it* shroud of fine
linen and slides down upon the pavomont,
moves through the portico, appears in the
doorway, comes up the marble steps.
Christ having left his mortuary attire be
hind him, comes forth in the garb of a
workman as I take it, from the fact that
women mistook him for the gardener.
There and then was shattered the tomb
so that it can never be rebuilt All th
trowels of earthly masonry cannot mend it,
Forever and forever it is a broken tomb.
Death that day taking the side of the mili
tary received a horrible cut under the angel’s
spear of flame, and must himself go down
at last—the King of Terrors disappearin'*
before the King of Grace. “The Lord is
risen.” Hosanna! Hosanna I
O weep no more, your comforts slain,
The Lord is risen, he lives again.
When one of the old ohristians was dying
be said he saw on the sky the letter “V,’
and he stid: “I cannot understand what
that ts I see against tbe sky; it is tbe letter
'V.' ” A christain standing beside him said.
“I know what it means; that letter ‘V*
stands for ‘victory.’ ” I gather up all these
flowers to-day, and I strew them over tbe
graves of your Christian dead in the letter
"V" for “victory," “R” for resurrection,”
“T” for "triumph,” "H” for “beaTen-**
“The Lord is risen.” Hosanna!
While standing around the place where
tbe Lord lay, 1 am impressed with tho faot
that mortuary honors cannot atone for
wrongs to tbe living. If they could have
afforded Christ such a coetly sepulcher they
could have afforded him a decent earthly
residence. Will they give a piece of marble
to the dead Christ when they might have
given a soft pillow to the living Christ! If
they had put half the expense of that
mausoleum in the making of Christ’s life oo
earth comfortable, the story would not
have been so sad. He wanted bread; they