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SHOT DEAD BYA ROBBER
yOUH MEN HOED UP A TRAIN
NEAR 6ANFORD.
j. S p rPSS Messenger Saunders and So
liciting Agent Cox Grapple With Two
of the Quartette as They Enter the
Car— The Heroic Messenger Falls a
Victim of the Bullets—The Robbers
Escape, But Get No Booty.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 21.—North
bound train No. 14 on the Jacksonville,
Sampa and Key West railway was held up
at Lonely Hammock station, live miles
north of Sanford, at 1:30 o’clock this morn
ing, hy four masked robbers, who, in a des
perate attempt to secure the money of tho
gjutbern Express Company, killed Express
Messenger W. M. Saunders and badly
wounded Soliciting Agent J. M. Cox. The
train was stopped by the waving of a white
station lantern. Two robbers jumped up
on each side of the engine and compelled
tho engineer and fireman, at the muzzles of
revolvers, to run the train down ou to
tho trestle, 200 yards distant. While this
was being done two other robbers entered
the express car and in an encounter with
them Saunders was killed. Cox is badly
wounded in the face. The train hands came
to tho rescue and the four robbers beat a re
treat. No money was secured. Posses are in
pursuit of the gang. There is no clew yet.
cox’s STORY.
Soliciting Agent Cox of the Southern Ex
press Company reached this city this morn
ing and went direct to his home, where he
was seen by a reporter, to whom he told the
following story of the attempted train rob
bery: "I was on train No. 14 this morning
and when we had reached the little station
of Monroe, just this side of Banford, the
train was waved down by a man with a
lantern.whom I supposed was the agent. The
man got on and we had started off slowly
when I noticed a man standing on the plat
form of the express car just outside the
door. Saunders and myself were sitting
close together, on a trunk near the door,
and on seeing the man I asked Saunders
who it was. Ho threw open the door to see
and as he did so two men jumped in, each
with a revolver, and ordered ’Hands up!'
As the command was uttered Saunders
grappled the first man, who was already in
the car, and I the other. Then a
terrible euoounter took place.
The men both had pistols
and we wc re unarmed. Sauuders had en
deavored to get his pistol, but without suc
cess. Firing commenced at tho outset and
they put it to us hot and heavy. We held
our own, however, with such odds against
us and I succeeded in throwing my man out
and closing the door. Meanwhile Saunders
had received mortal wounds and staggered
through the car to the end, where he fell,
in the excitement I scarcely recognized that
I had been shot”
THE BAGGAGE MASTER HELPLESS.
James Gilbert, tho baggage master, says
he heard the shots and immediately went
forward to see what vias up. At the front
door of the car sto< and the fourth robber, a
medium sized man with dark hair and
moustache, who had auarrow-brimmed.soft,
felt hat pulled down over his eyes. The
robber grabbed Gilbert by the coat lapel
with or.e hand and thrust a big pistol in his
face with the othe', suying: "There’s one
man lying dead there and another in tho
cur,and if you know what’s healthy for you
you will get in the express car in u hurry."
0£ course Gilbert did as ordered.
got no money.
Tho express officials state that there was
probably SIO,OOO or $12,001) in the company’s
safe, but the robbers did not get a penny of
it. The mail car was not attacked by the
robbers, although there must have been
money in the registered packages, probably
mure than In tho express car. Within un
hour from tho time of tho attack two posses
bad been organized by the sheriff and
started to scour the woods in the neighbor
hood. There are of course, threats of lynch
ing if the murderers are captured. There is
no clew as yet to who the robbers are.
FOUR OR FIVE ARRESTED.
A special from Sanford to the Times-
Union says: “Four or five men have been
arrested in this neighborhood to-day on
u- picion of being engaged in the train rob
bery this morning. They are being hold
by the authorities jmtil they can give a
more satisfactory account of themselves.
Thore is no good evidence against them.”
A Tallahassee special says that Gov.
He ; ing uas offered a reward of S4OO for
the trrest and conviction of the murderers
of Saunders.
THE EXPERIENCE ON THE BNOINE.
®P fcinl Disvatch to the Morning JVeics.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 21, 10 a. m.
Train No. 14 started from Sanford bound
for Jacksonville at 1:15 o’clock this m rn
ing in charge of Conductor C. H. Burroughs
and Engineer J. H. Dumas. When within
o'o yards of Monroe, a lonely station near
the river in a dense hammock of palmetto
°ak, four men flagged the train by waving
a station lantern. The engineer obeyed the
Tag signal and slowed down to stop. He had
hardly stopped when one of the robbers
jumped on tbe rear end of the mail
car He jumped off when the
angiueer came to a halt and ran to the er.
g'ne. Climbing up the step, ho sheved a
h‘g 44-caliber 10-inch tdue-barreled revolver
In 11,9 fac9 of tbe colored fireman, Sam
Jjor.is, who said: "What do you wautl"
Morris thought the man was a tramp and
BlJ y Wanted a ride. "Throw up!” ex
claimed the robber. ‘‘Why, you can have
* ride if that’s what you want. That’s all
Jcu can get, for I ain’t got nothing.”
Jhrow up your hands!” again said the
r " ber, and Morris obeyed after first haviDg
P li ely invited the robber to come in and
‘ate a seat and ride.
Dumas had his face turned
... ! i t h° r °bber, and was watching to
n-Bn* was K° in K to do with the ilre
, mom ont later he was t uuohed in
I *’ and turning was confronted with
„ ?*’ ”‘K shining pistol in the hands of a
Vr * r°hh‘ r . likewise masked. The rob
trestfe 1 ” ' on down toward the
I " engineer pulled on down and asked:
,tlr do you want lo go!”
■•uof Pull down slow.”
~ J “ 6rß do you want to stop!”
T dowu until X tell you to stop.”
"Stop I" yarti ® down the robber said
MAY BE A CLEW.
At this point the engine commenced puff
ing and oue of the robbers casually re
marked: "Shut down your damper.”" That
fact furnishes a clew. None but a man
conversant with railroading would know
that to shut the damper would stop the
puffing. When tho train had stopped the
robber ordered the engineer and fireman to
go back to the seeond-ciass coach. They
promptly complied and the robbers followed
behind, meeting a third outside the express
car. In tho meantime tho desperate and
bloody affair was being enacted in the ex
press car.
Mr. Cox was shat acrosi tho bridge of the
nose and may loose an eye. He was also
shot in the arm.
THE CONDUCTOR’S STORY.
Conductor Burroughs, who had just fin
ished taking up the tickets, heard the shots
and remarked to Louis Sloan, a traiu-hand,
that * ‘some more of those fools have been
shooting off torpedoes," ordering him at the
same tune to go ahead and see who it was.
On the way he met one of the men, who
grabbed him by the band and ordered
him up into the express car. The conductor
knew nothing about the affair until it was
all over. In fact, the whole thing did not
occupy a minute of time. The robbers,
after having killed Sauuders, tied. They
must have become alarmed at what they
had done, and ran for safety. The con
duetor ordered the train back to Sanford.
It proceeded back, with the engine lights
out at a clipping pace. The town
was alarmed, and ia an hour
two posses had been organized,
one under the sheriff on horseback, aud the
other w ent back to Monroe on the traiu.
All the trainmen say that tho robbers were
white and talked in the terms of railroad
men, and assert that they also belong to the
neighborhood. A passenger said the ex
citeniont at Sanford was intense, and that
there were open threats that the robbers
would be promptly lynched if caught. Tho
woods are being scoured in every quarter.
Hundreds of men are iu the search armed
with guns and pistols.
The body of Mr. Saunders arrived to-day
on the noon’ train and was sent to his home
to-uight at WauKouab, ih Jefferson county,
where the funeral will take place to-mor
row.
A special from Sanford to-night says that
three men have been arrested on suspicion,
but it is not believed that they are the
right parties.
The Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West
has ha 1 its wires hot, and the sheriffs of the
whole statu have been informed.
Capt. Bhaw of the steamer Deßary re
ports having seen four men cross Lake
Beresford at 5:30 o’clock this morning iu a
rowboat. The whole country is alive to
night with men, who have the woods well
lit with torches.
Express Messenger Saunders was formerly
a resident of Savannah, and was well
known. He was a motorman ou the Belt
Line for a long time, and wa3 one of the
most popular employes of the road. Ho re
ceived bis appointment as messenger while
living here.
Inquiry at the Southern express office
hero developed the fact that nothing was
known of the attempted robbery and mur
der, except that it had occurred, it is a
matter which is reported to and handled en
tirely by the Jacksonville office.
The affair caused the delay of the Savan
nah, Florida and Western train, due here at
12:14 p. rn. It was 2:30 o’clock when it
pulled into the depot with the car in which
tho murder took place. Saunders' blood is
spattered about the floor and walls, aud the
steps are Woody. Inside and outside there
are bullet holes, showiug that a large num
ber of shots wore fired by tho murderers aud
would-be robbers. All the other evidences
of tho tragedy hod been removed at Jack
sonville. A bunoh of keys was found in
the car on its arrival here wnich didn’t be
long to the dead messenger. It is thought
they might furnish a clew to the murderers
and were turned over to the Southern ex
press authorities. Tho car was the object
of much curiosity daring the afternoon.
NASHVILLE'S MOB FOILED.
The Negro Had Been Taken From the
City Before the Search Began.
Nashville, Tenn., May 21. —As this
early morning dispatoh is sent everything
isjjuiet. Tao mob has left the public square
and the vicinity of the police station and
seems to have dispersed, though there is
still a feeling of uncertainty 03 to what will
happen next. After the committee of live
bad searched the jail nod failed to find
Weems, the would-be rapist, wiio had been
brought to this city to escape lynching in
Chattanooga, the city work house and
jailer’s residence wore searched
by the committee without result. In some
way the mob became convinced that the
negro was in the city police station, and re
gardless of the advice of their leaders, the
crowd, swelled by this time to about 500
men, made a dash across the public square
a .and down Market street, upon whicn the
station is located, about 2UO yards from the
square. As the angry and boisterous crowd
neared the police station it was met by a
platoon of twenty-five policemen armed
with Springfield rifles. At the point of the
bayonet the police drove the mob back to the
square. Luring the time the mob was held
at bay at the head of the street rock
throwing was begun and Chief Clark ami
Lieut. Carsten of the police force were
struck with large rocks, receiving painful
injuries. No shots were fired. The mob
then held a consultation on the sqaare.
Speeches were made and a committee ap
pointed to go through the police station.
An examination was allowed, but no
negro was found. Another com
mittee was permitted to search with
like results. After m ire speaking the mob
left the square and broke up into small
bodies. Whether it will again assemble to
night is not knowu. The negro, it is stated
on good authority, was taken from the city
Vi sterday afternoon, carried to Kentucky
and placed < n a Memphis bound train, it is
believed that about fifty of the mob were
from Chattanooga.
A COLLISION ON THE RAILS.
An Engine Runs Into a Passenger
1 rain With Fatal Reaults.
St. Louis, Mo. , May 21.—A light, east
bound Jacksonville Southeastern engine, in
charge of Conductor Smithy collided with a
west-bound passenger train on the Vandalia
railwav five miles west of Greenville, 111.,
at 5:58 o’olook this morning. Both engines
and the baggage car of the passenger train
were wrecked and tho first passenger coach
was considerably damaged. The crews of
both engines saved themselves by jumping,
but were considerably bruised. A special
guard of tho express company named Ed
Finn was instantly killed and Sharpe, the
regular express messenger, was seriously
hurt. None of the passengers were injured.
Tho Vandal ia road’s officials say that the
Jacksonville Southeastern engine, which
road has been using their trucit since the
flood rendered its own track useless, was oc
cupying the main track without any order
to do so. -
Showalter’a Poor Eecord.
Naw York, May 21.— The fourteenth
game of the chess match, Vienna opening,
w as won by Lipschutz after forty-two moves.
Show alter, harassed by want of time, lost
a piece. The score is: Lipscnutz 0, Showai
ter 1, drawn 7.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1892—TWELVE PAGES.
CHURCHMEN IN SESSION.
A BUSY DAY IN THE ASSEMBLY
AT HOT SPRINGS.
Gratifying Reports of the Work Ac
complished in the Home Mission
Field—A Fine Record Made by tho
Publication Branch—A Creditable
Record in the Field of Colored Evan
gelization.
Hot Srpxngs, Ark., May 21.—Modera
tor King conducted the devotional exercises
of the Presbyterian general assembly this
morning.
A report from the committee on cor
respondence was submitted. The chairman
of this committee announced that messages
of greeting had been prepared to be for
warded to the assemblies in session at Port
land, Ore., and Memphis, and after the
messages were read they were ordered sent
at onoe.
The report of the treasurer of the home
missions was received and referred to the
auditing committee.
The annual report of the executive com
mittee on home missions shows that the
to al receipts of the year have been $91,441;
left on hand last year, $1,030; total disburse
ments, $83,736, leaving a balance on hand
of $8,708. The receipts of the colored evan
gelistic fund were $9,681, an increase over
last year of $1,174. The cause of home mis
sions is shown to be in flourishing condition.
AID TO BENEFICIARIES.
Rev. Dr. Marigress offered a resolution
touching financial aid to beneficiaries, pro
viding that all money furnished beneficia
ries must be in the nature of loans, candi
dates to give their notes maturing at the
time of entering the ministry and bearing
a nominal rate of interest. It was referred
to the committee on education.
The report of the executive oommittee
of education shows that 261 candidates for
the ministry were enrolled during the year.
Of this number 246 received financial aid
for prosecuting their studies. The sum of
$30,000 hid been called for to meet the de
mand of this cause, of which $24,820 had
been received since May 19,1891, an increase
over last year’s receipts of $3,459,
COLORED EVANGELIZATION.
Tho annual report of the exooutive com
mittee of colored evangelization shows that
the past year’s work on this line has been
creditable. For this causo the treasury of
tho committee bad received from all
sources $11,999, and had disbursed in fur
thering the work $10,437, leaving a cash
balance on hand March 1, 1592, of $1,371.
The annual report of the executive oom
mittee of publication shows that this
branch of the church work has been prose
cuted during the past year with a degree of
success beyond that of any previous year.
To meet ttfe demands of this work, the last
general assembly called upon the presby
teries in its boundsjto raise $20,000. The
committee reports that the receipts have
fallen far below their expectation,
but in view of the general financial
stringency and corresponding depression iu
business of every character they have
cause to feel encouraged at wbat has been
accomplished. The contributions from
churches, Sunday schools and individuals
aggregate $8,517, and from legacies
$1,841, making a total of $10,358.
The sales from the depository
have amounted to nearly $07,000,
more than any one year before in the his
tory of the business. A table of the a Bets
and liabilities shows an increase of $8,857 in
net assets during tho year, making total net
assets of $93,055.
Tbe motion prevailed making it the or
der of tha day at 10 o’clock Monday morn
ing to select the place for the next session
of the assembly.
Tlie session then adjoureed for dinner.
The assembly reconvened at 8 o’clock this
afternoon. The report from tho committee
on tbe Sabbath was rend. It set forth that
reports from forty-six presbyteries had
been received, indicating in their tenor a
general increase in disposition among the
people to properly observe the sanctity of
the Sabbath. It called attention to the
auestion of opening the Columbian Exposi
tion on the Sabbatu, and breathed a vigor
ous protest against such desecration of the
Lord’s day. It was re; the stand
ing committee on the Sabbath.
SIX KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
A Pyrotechnic Factory at Hartford
Blown to Atoms.
Hartford, Conn., May 21. —At 1:30
o’clock this afternoon the factory of the
JStna Pyrotechnic Company on Mechanic
street blew up with a trometidous noise,
which shook the city and was heard some
miles in the oountry. The contents of the
building flew high in the air and
papers drifted off a mile or
bo from the scene. J. L. B. Sib
ley, a well-known citizen of Hartford,
was at the works paying off the help. His
was the first body taken out of the wreck.
He was dead, apparently having boon killed
instantly. Emma farbox, Emma Tregunsa,
a widow, ar.d Maggie Capen, employes,
were found dead in the ruins, recognizable
only by their clothing. They were fear
fully blackened.
TWO MORS MISSING.
George Zinzelth undone woman employed
there are missing, but will probably be
found iu the ruins later, A large force of
firemen and police assembled at once. The
building was fired by the explosion, but the
flames were soon under control and men set
to work removing the obstructions to get at
the victims. George Stevens,Rose Harvey,
Kittie Golden and Minnie Taylor wore res
cued alive. Stevens is badly hurt and was
taken to the hospital.
MUROE SfiD BY A RAPIST.
Citizens Take the Double Criminal
From Jail and Hang Him.
Morrillton, Ark., May 21.—1n the jail
of Perry county, twelve miles south of this
place, Charles Stewart, in custody for at
tempted rape, dashed out the brains of
Tom Holmes, a deputy sheriff who was
guarding the jail, using a piece of scantling
as a weapon. Citizens, discovering the
deed, forcibly broke open the jail, took
Stewart out and hanged him to the nearest
tree.
A Girl's Betrayer Slain.
Houston, Tf.x., May 21.—At Midway,
Madison county, last night, a mob went to
the house of Arthur Burrows, who was ac
cused of seducing a young girl of the neigh,
bnrhood, and snot him five times, killing
him instantly.
A Church Roof Falls In.
Pittsburg, Pa.. May 21.—At 8:30
o’clock this morning the roof of the First
Methodist church on Fifth avenue, in this
city, fell in and injured five workmen,
two fatally. The building was being de
molished.
Gold in the Treasury.
Washington, May 21.—Tbe net gold In
the treasury, coin and bullion, is $115,107,-
171, a decrease of $4,802,585 since iljiy 1,
and a decrease of $10,707,870 since April 1.
This loss is explained by heavy shipments
to Europe.
OSWEGO’S BiG FIRS.
Only One Elevator Saved—The Total
Loss $650,000.
Oswego, N. Y., May 21.—A big fire last
night practically wiped out Oswego's mill
ing and elevator interest. Only one elevator
is left in the harbor, the northwestern,
owned by Gaylord, Downey & Cos. The fire
was the hottest and fiercest since the fire
that swept the samo site in 1858, and the
property destroyed could not be replaced for
$1,000,000. The tire started at 11 o’clock in
the Washington mills aud elevator. It
seemed to burst out over the whole upper
part of the building at ouoo
and in forty minutes the entire row of six
big elevators w ere a mass of flames leaping
half way across tho river aud high into the
air. The only elevator left is on the oupo
site side of the river, and was only saved by
most determined efforts. It was several
times on fire and nothing would have saved
the entiro western lumber district bad it
burned.
The Washington mills, where tho fire
started, had an elevator capacity of 300,000
bushels, and could turn out 500,000 barrels
of flour a day. They were owned by Pen
field, Lyon & Cos. The loss on this property
is $125,000, and there is insurance of $60,000.
The Columbia mills and elevator were
totally destroyed. They had a capacity of
259,000 bushels of wheat and 3 0,00?) barrels
of flour per day. It was owned by tho
Jesse Hoyt ostate. It was insured in New
York, and the amount is not known here.
The merchants’ elevator was totally de
stroyed. It had a capacity of 25,000 bush
els. It was owned by the D. VV. Smith
estate and was to have bean transferred to
day to the New York, Ontario and Western
rabroad. It was not insured.
The marine elevator was totally de
stroyed. it was owned by Thompson
Kingsford. It had a capacity of 250,000
bushels. In the building was 155,000
bushels of corn, a quantity of barley
and 45,000 bushels of malt, the latter owned
by Francis Parret’s Sons of this city and
Philadelphia. The malt was insured for
$45,000, tho corn and barley for $35,000,
and the building for $40,000, about halt its
value.
The corn exchange elevator, totally de
stroyed, was of about the same capacity,
and was valued as tho others. It was
owned by John H. Hankiuaon, in New
York, aud is insured there.
The continental elevator, a total loss,
was not in operation. It had a capacity of
300,000 bushels and was owned by the es
tates of W. P. Erwin and Delos DeWolfe.
A conservative estimate puts the loss on
buildings aud machinery at $350,000. To
be added to this is the loss ou the grain and
lumber, which will swell the total to about
$650,0d0. One hundred and fifty thousaud
bushels of grain in the northwestern ele
vator was damaged by water. The build
ing was flooded.
A BLAZE ON AN ISLAND.
Long Island, in the center or the river,
was piled full of lumber, and despito the
greatest efforts it caught ui a dozen places.
The lumber was owned by E. W. Rathboue
& Cos. One steamer was taken from the
burning elevators and sent to the fire. This,
with the 661 p of a bucket brigade fud a
force of men who pulled down piles
and shoved the lumber into the river,
checked what promised for a time to be the
worst fire of the two. About $12,000 worth
of lumber was destroyed besides dockiug.
While the elevator fire was at its hight tho
heat was fearful and it was Impossible to
Rtaud on the wharf on the opposite side of
the river, 500 feet nway. Early during the
conflagration help was asked for from
Syracuse and Fulton, but owing to some
misunderstanding about trains tho Syra
cuse firemen did not arrive until nearly 3
o’clock, too late to be of assistance.
A FATAL CRASH IN ARKANSAS.
Disobedience of Orders Sends Two
Trains Together.
St. Louis, Mo., May 21.—Fragmentary
details of a fatal head-end collision on the
Cotton Belt railroad reached St. Louis at
an early hour this morning. The accident
resulted in the immediate death of four
persons and the serious injury of eighteen
others. The collision occurred at 7:30
o’clock last night 350 miles south of St.
Louis, between the stations of Humphreys
and Golden, iu Arkansas It was caused
by the crew of an irregular passenger train
disobeying orders, ami as a result the en
giue of the passenger train ran into the en
gine of a freight. All tbe cars of the passon
gor train were thrown from the track and
upset.
Mrs. Henderson of Arkansas Is the only
one of the killed so far identified. Her hus
band was badly injured.
Mr. Field, conductor of the passenger
train, was also seriously injured, and a
brakeman of the freight is reported missing.
Two other women and one man are known
to have been killed. Mr. Peterson, engineer
of the passenger train, is also reported
missing.
SEVEN KILLED.
St. Louis, May 21, 8 p. ?L—The follow,
ing dispatch was received from Pine Bluff,
Ark., by the Cotton Belt road’s general
manager here: “So far as known seven
persons are killed and one missing. The
wires between bore and tho point at which
the wreck occurred are working badly, and
all information is receivod in fragments.
One of the dead has been identified as Mrs.
Henson, wife of an employe of the road.
The bodies of two o her women have
been takeu from the wreck, but are as yet
unidentified. The other four bodies are
those of meu, oue a young man about 19
years old.
IDENTIFIED BY A CHECK.
“On one of the bodies was found a cheok on
the State National Bank of Memphis drawn
in favor of Jaipes Morgan. The names of
the oth6r dead men are: Oarßmau, Johns
and Swan, the latter being the colored por
ter of the sleeper. None of their residences
are known, l'he missing man was tbe fire
man of one of the engines. It is impossible
to obtain a full list of the Injured or the
extent of their injuries as they have all been
removed to neighboring houstg to have their
wounds attended to.”
particulars hard to get.
Pine Bluff, Ark., May 21, 11:40 p. m.—
Reports of the Cotton Belt wreck are still
meager, as all communication is cut off. A
train carrying the dead bodies and wounded
passengers is expected here to-night. Until
then no definite and full account can be had.
The Pullman sleeper is buried under
ten feet of water and divers have been sent
to the placo to-night to drag for bodies.
The exact list of dead and injured is said
to be considerably larger than reported in
these dispatches this morning. The Cotton
Belt road, owing to the high water ami
wreck, has arranged to send all its trains
via Little Rock over the Missouri
Pacific. L. E. Brook of Cisco, Tex.,
who ia himself painfully injured, arrived
late this evening on a Cotton Belt train and
gives the following additi >nal report: Mrs.
Clark, wife of Prof. Clark of Winchester,
Tenn., killed; Mrs. O. A. Anderson of
Amerillo, Tex., killed and her brother-in
law, Mr. Jenkins of Virginia, slightly
injured.
Rev. Mr. Hudgens of Grapevine, Tex., Is
seriously injured and his wife, whom ho
married at Memphis night before last, was
killed.
DRIVEN OUT OF BERLIN.
THE AMERICAN COLONY IN A
FLUITER OVER THE MATTER.
The Exile a Russian Writer With an
American Wife—He Is Suspected of
Attempting to Btlr Up Trouble Be
tween Germany and Turkey—Other
News of the Rhine Land.
iCopyright 1892 by the S. Y. Associated Frees.)
Berlin, May 2L—The absorbing topic
of conversation in American sooiety here is
the exclusion from the country of a Russian,
Wesselitzka, director of the Allegemeine
Correspondex, for oirouiating alarming re
ports concerning the health of the Sultan
of Turkey. Tho Turkish ambassador bad
sovoral interviews with Chancellor von Co
privi and insisted upon summary treatment
being meted out to the author of the reports.
M. Wessebtzka’s wife, nee Monroe, Is a
native of Central New York. She belongs
to a good family. M. Wesselitzka and his
wife, together with Mrs. Monroe and two
of his wife’s sisters, lived in a fashionable
house in the Unter Den Linden. They en
tertained the cream of the American colony.
Gen. Count ven Waldarsee aud the countess,
who is an American by birth, aud many
officers of the guards were frequent guests
of tho Wesselhzkas. The police some time
ago suspected that M. Wesselitzka was en
gaged iu pan-Slavist intrigues, and an in
quiry into his antecedents showed that ha
lias previously been expelled from Austrian
territory for his close connection with tho
insurgents in Bosnia at the time of the
Austrian occupation. Prussian officials de
clare now that he was scheming to destroy
the entente between Berlin and Constanti
nople to the advantage of Russia. When the
suspicions of the police were oonflrmed the
visits of the Count and Countess W aldersoe
ceased, and officers were forbidden to at
tend receptions given by the Wesselitzkas.
The family soon departed for Italy and
their house was closed. M. M’esselitzkae,
however, remained in the olty and con
tinued to associate with Belect circles. He
was under tho protection of the Russian
embassy. When he received notice to leavo
the oountry he appealed to Count Hohau
vaioff.the Russian ambassador, to inter
cede for him. Tho ambassador declared
that he oould not interfere.
REDISTRIBUTION OF THE SKATS.
The event of the Land lug during the past
woek was the announcement made by Herr
lierrfurth, minister of the interior, that at
the next session the government would in
troduce a bill for redistribution of the seats.
It is generally conceded that it is a triumph
for the progressists, who have carried on
an un easing agitation to secure redistribu
tlou. If the government’s intentions arc
honest they muy mean an important gain
in tne progressist representation. The
representation of a majority of the indus
trial centers, notably Berlin, is ridiculously
inadequate. WhenFrince Bismarck was
iu power, he stubbornly resisted similar de
mands. foreseeing that they would iuevi
tably result to tho advantage of tho social ■
tats. Among those who questioned Herr Herr
furth was Herr Richter, who asked
whether the government contemplated a
revisional franchise. Herr lierrfurth
emphatically deolared that under no cir
cumstances would the franchise bo altered.
The progressists, however, did not inteud to
let the matter drop. They are organizing a
strong agitation to abolish tho extra vote
power of the richer classes, while the
Freisinnigo Zeituny leads an attack upon
the upper house of the Prussian
diet. Iu the course of a trenefcant
article that paper says it is impossible to
reform the upper house and that it must be
abolished. It only delays legislation. Its
talented members should be elected to tho
lower house, where their abilities could bo
utilized. The movement has received pow
erful assistance by tho vote of the diet of
Baden calling upon the government to re
vise the constitution aud introduce direct
suffrage.
THE KAISER AND PRINCE BISMARCK.
Rumors of rapprochement between tbe
emperor and Prince Bismarck in conse
quence of tbe reported felicitous tolegrum
the etnperor sent to Count Herbert Bis
marck on the occasion of his betrothal to
Countess Margaret Hoyos, daughter of
Count Hoyos, gam little credence here.
I'his telegram was said to be us
follows: “Many thauks for your kind news
and sincere congratulations upon your in
gagament to Countess Margaret Hoyos.”
The stubborn natures of both the emperor
and Prince Bismarck indicate little chance
of either yielding. Statements from a re
liable source throw doubt upon the alleged
congratulations, and declare that the tele
gram oould iuvio wise be calculated to lead
to an entente. The Hamburger Nachrichten,
in an article inspired by Prince Bismarck,
absolutely denies tbe report of a rapproche
ment.
ITALY AND THE DBKIBUND.
An article by Prince Bismarck in the
same journal has provoked a storm of com
ments and is likely to exercise an enormous
influence iu Italy. It declares that Italy
should not be forced in herpresont financial
weaknoss to increase her military strength,
but she should bo allowed to give
tbe dreibuod what assistance she
can. The tenor of the article shows
that Prince Bismarck approhonds that
unless tbe burdens are lightened a strong
reaction of public opinion will occur in
Italy, forcing King Humbert to withdraw
from the dreibund. JThe article affirms
that Italy’s adherence to the dreibund
mainly depends upon tho protection she ex
pects to receive from the British fleet in the
event of war with France. Prince Bis
marck’s utterance, while joyfully received
iu Italy, has had a bad effect in Austria,
where'any reduction in Italy’s strength
will entail a corresponding increase Iu her
own army.
FRANCE’S GYMNASTIC FETES.
There is a strong feeling in Germany
against tne fetes of the French Gymnastio
Society, which occur at Nancy in June.
The preparations for these fetes indicate
that they will take on an aati-German char
acter. Invitations have been sent to all t o
European universities except those of Ger
many. A circular addressed to those in
Alsace-Lorraine especially invites atten
tion, in order to demonstrate that Nancy’s,
not Strasburg’s university, is tho true
Alsace-Lorraine iustittition. The event
takes an additional importance owing to
the fact that President Carnot will attend
the fetes. A letter published ia the North
German Gazette points out the danger
of tho gathering of oxc table crowds
on the Gorman frontier such as
Czech students, who are notoriously
hostilo to Germany. Although the reported
resumption of passport regulations to pre
vent Alsatians from taking part in the fetes
is untrue, yet there ia little doubt that the
police of Alsace-Lorraine will be eareftil to
watcii all who cross the frontier to attend
the fetes.
THE SILVER CONFERENCE.
Government circles in Vienna and Berlin
observe a very cool attitude toward tho
International monetary conference. The
Holtiich Correspondent says that there is
a lack of concrete programme which may
lead to the conference being used for pur
poses of agitation. It is a question, it adds,
whether European states having gold coin
age would do well to take part in the con
ference at ail.
Recent heavy rains have improved Ger
man orops. Tho report of the Hungarian
minister of agriculture states that farmers
are beginning to fear the rust that is ap
pearing in tho wheat fields. Winter rye is
in a poor condition. It is impossible to
eradicate the weed.
The American legation here calls atten
tion to the trouble of Americans of German
birth revisiting Germany owing to their
failure to bring their naturalization papers.
The legation is unable to protec t them or
iseuo passports to them unless they produce
their papers.
Herr Lauter, manager of Krupp’g great
gun factory, is about to start for the United
States to arrange for the transportation of
the big gnns that Krupp will exhibit at the
Chicago fair.
SALI BURY’S SPEECHES.
The Cobden Club Adopts a Series of
Free Trade Resolutions.
London, May 31. —In vjew of the recent
utterances of Lord Salisbury, the Cobden
Club has adopted resolutions declaring that
it will weloome all efforts that are based
upon sound economical principles to draw
closer the relations between Great Britain
and her colonics. The resolutions further
declare that tho club is convinced that
a fiscal union of the empire
by the differential tariffs levied against the
rest of the world whlcih are advocated in
certain quarters, would bo politically dan
gerous and economically disastrous. The
only practical fiscal federation of the em
pire, the resolutions say, must bo ba a od on
free trade, and the self governing o denies
adopting the non-proteotive policy of Great
Britain.
TLA yFAIR’S CRITICISM.
Sir Lionel l’layfalr, liberal homo ruler
and member of parliament for tho south
district of Leeds, delivered an address at
Leeds, ia which lie sharply criticised the
speech made at Hastings on Wednesday
last by Lord Salisbury. He declared that
of all forms of protection retaliation was
the most pernicious to the oountry using it.
“It would moan,” said Sir Lionel, ‘’no
tional suicide, mid would result iu our
losing the precious favored nation treat
ment at the bauds of (fther nations for no
tangible advantage."
MOBLEY GOES FOR SALISBURY.
Mr. Morley, in a speech delivered at Hud
derflelil to-day, said he was certain that
the parliameniary elections would begin
before the end of the first week in July.
He acaused Lord Salisbury of trying to
promulgate “vicious, pestilential tariff
doctrines.” If Lord (Salisbury was insin
cere, bo was hoodwinking the
people, and if siucore. lie in
tended, iu the event of his roturn to
power, to make tariff reprisals on other
countries, a proceeding winch would in
flict the greatest injury on the country’s
industries. He could not escape the obariro
of political inoendlarism by saying that his
plea for Ulster, made in a recent speeoh,
was merely a warning. Tne case in ques
tion was ono where prophesy was to incite
and to warn was to provoke.
DOWNING CAHENSLEYISM.
Cardinal Ledochowski Addreaea a
Letter to the Catholics.
Rome, May 21.—Cardinal Ledochowskl,
prefect of the congregation of the propa
ganda fide, has written an important letter
addressed to Catholics in the United .States,
which, it is believed, will finally end the
Cahensley agltutlou in that country. In
this letter, after eulogizing the civilization
and culture of the United .States, Cardinal
Ledochowski says that the letter sent by
Cardinal Rampolla to Cardinal Gibbons
lost July does not appear to have wholly ex
tinguished the Cahensley movement, which
has for its object the appointment of
bishops of the same nationality
as the people over whom they preside. Tbe
rival notional faotions, Cardinal Ledo
ohnwski adds, seek by every means to ad
vance tholr own- favorites. Whenever a
bishop’ssee is vacant, tho Vatican, hefurther
says. Is immovably resolved to adhere
strictly to the rule of the Baltimore con?
ference. European immigrants in the
United States must coalesce as one people
and form one nation.
AUB fRIA AND SILVER.
The Government Embarrassed by the
Invitation.
London, May 21.-Tho Standard ’* Vi
enna correspondent says: “Tho invitation
to the international silver conference has
embarrassed tbe finance ministers of Aus
tria and Hungary because it strengthened
tho opponents of currently reform. Austria
wilt follow Germany. There is a belief
here tnat the continuous fall In silver is a
clever device of the American silver kings
to force the price so low that the Indian
difficulty wiH compel England to co-oper
ate with America to rehabilitate silver and
then to let the price rise high enough to
compensate the speculators. Mr. Goschen’s
acceptance of the invitation is regarded os
a trump card of the American kings."
A BOMB FOR BEAUPAIRf.
The Prosecutor of Ravachol n Target
for Anarchist Vengeance.
Paris, May 21.—Considerable excitement
bas been occasioned hero by the discovery
of a dynamite cartridge at tbe residence iu
Avenue Kdeber of M. Beaupaire, tbe public
prosecutor who had charge of the case
against the notorious anarchist and crimi
nal, Ravachol. M. Beaupaire was about
the only person connected with the prose
cution or trial of Ravachol who did not d.s
play any tear of what the consequences
of his action might be. There Is not the
slightest doubt tnat the cartridge was placed
where it wai found bv some of tbe friends
of Ravachol, but fortuuately it was dis
covered before any damage was done.
GLADSTONE AT THE THEATER.
He Sees "Henry the Eighth” and “A
Fool’s Paradise."
London, May 21.—Mr. Gladstone is ap
parently usurping the Brines of Wales’
place as a patron of drama. He visited the
Lyceum a few nights ago and witnessed
Irving's production of “King Henry tbe
Eighth,” being seated during tho play in a
comfortable arm chair plaoed in tho wings
especially for his accommodation. Thurs
day night, ton, he again attended a
theatrical performance. On that evening
he deserted the House of Commons, where
the Irish local government bill was under
discussion till midnight, and attended a
performance of “A Fool’s Paradise” at Gar
rick’s theater.
A Blaze at Parle.
Paris, May 21.—An extensive fire oc
curred this morning in the Passage Gatbois.
Six dwelling houses, a wood factory aud
eight granaries belonging to the Lyons
Railway Company were destroyed. When
this fire broke out another large fire was
burniog in a distant Dart of the city. Nearly
all the engiues were at this latter tire, and
before they could arrive at the Passage Gat
bois fire the flames bad gained such head
way that it was impossible to save auy of
the places then burning. The loss is heavy.
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BLAINE LEADS A DANCE.
THE SECRETARY BOUND TO PROVE
THAT HE 13 NOT AN INVALID.
Hie Attempt to Appear Robust an
Outcome of His Desire to Prevent
President Harrison's Renomination.
The President Equally as Detar
mined That Blaine Shall Not Be the
Man.
Washington, May 21. —’The Blaine talk
continues. The latest story, which wa*
told on the floor of the Houso to-day as hav
ing been started by Hapre tentative Abuer
Taylor of Illinois, was to the effect that la
response to the usual question, “ Will you
accept if the convention nominates you I"
Secretary Blaine simply replied: "I feel
bettor than I havo for years. I have boon
out every night this weok without ill effaots.
Why, the other night I was at a dinner
which was followed by a dance. About 10
o’clook Mrs. Blaine advised mo to go home,
but I felt so well that I stayed end hail the
first dance on tho programme.”
This bit of society nows was interesting
even to those who had seen Secretary
Blaine walking briskly around at lawn
parties or sitting in the judge’s stand at the
Dumblaine amateur raoe.
DONE FOR A PURPOSE.
Everybody who knows Secretary Blaine
knows that these repeated and ostentatious
appearances in unusual ways have been for
effect, although there may be doubt as to
the purpose in view. Those who know
Secretary Blaine’s real physical condition
to be far from robust and who deliver tho
statements he has made from time to time
about bis unwillingness to strain it, ai a
candidate, believe that ho is simply allow
ing tbe anti-Harrison men to go on talking
Blaine because he sees that this offers tbs
only chanoe of beating President Harrison.
Two facts are certainly apparent in all tha
uncertainty here. One Is that Secretary
Blaine does not propose to have President
Harrison renominated. The other is that
President Harrison does not propose to have
Secretary Blaine renominated.
EACH MAY DEFEAT THE OTHER.
It Is eutirely possible that each may de
feat the other, unless, as President Harri
son and bis friends expect, President Harri-
Bon should have a majority on the first
ballot. If he does not have this majority
he is reasonably sure of having votes
enough to prevent Secretary Blaine from
getting the only kind of a nomination
which he could aocopt, if indeed he intends
to accept. Neither Seoretary Blaine nor
President Harrison has any special prefer
ence among tho other men named for it, so
that the dark horse to be nominated in oaso
neither Secretary Blaine nor President
Harrison is nominated, is very dark indeed.
Representative Reed denied to-day tbe as
sertion of some of the other anti-Harrison
men that the harmony among them had be
come so intense as to move Representative
Reed to take stops for a reconciliation with
Beoretarv Blaine. He said ho hail sent no
communication to Secretary Blaine.
FRANCE AND THE ANARCHISTS.
A Labor Deputy Denounces the Gov
ernment for Mayday Arrests.
Paris, May 21.—1n tbe Chamber of Depu
ties to-day a labor momher named Levy at
tacked the government for making illegal
arrests of anarchists before Mayday, a
majority of which prisoners, he declared,
were afterward released. Premier Loubati
replied that the arrests had been effected
to prevent tho persons taken
into custody from organizing a
dangerous plot against the government and
to trace the authors of the dynamite explo
sions which had recently taken place. The
government, continued the premier, only
regretted that it was unable to discover all
the culprits. It was firmly resolved to pun
ish violators of the law. Amotion express
ing confidence in the government was car
ried by a vote of 471 to 30 amid great ap
plause.
DBEMING’S DAY OF DOOM.
Hla Hxecutlon Fixed for To-morrow.
Doctors Refused His Brain.
Melbourne, May 21.—1 t has beau de
cided that the execution of Deeming, the
wife murderer, shall take place at lOo’clook
Monday morning. As the day of execution
draws near tbo excltoment grows. Seventy
permits have been issued to witness the exe
cution. Of this number forty have been
issued to members of the press. Doctor*
are very anxious to procure Deeming’*
brain for examination to decide the ques
tion of his sanity, but tbe government will
not permit them to make a y post mortem
investigation.
DURHAM’S BTHIKBRS.
The Mine Owuera Reject a Proposi
tion for Arbitration.
London, May 21.—The Durham miner*
havo proposed to havo tho differences ex
isting between them aud the mine owner*
settled by arbitration provided that the pita
will be reopened pending decision of the
nr: itrators. The owners, however, have re
fused to accept this offer of the miners, ami
there appears to be no prospect of an im
mediate settlement of the difficulty.
Now Army Bills in Francs.
Paris, May 21.—M. de Froyolnet,minister
of war, to-diy submitted important bills to
tbo cabinet. These bills provide for a heavy
Increase iu the army reserve by decreasing
tho length of service in the territorial re
serve. They also provide for the intro
duction of young blood iu the higher grade*
of officers by arranging for the retirement
of the older officers.
The Thistlo Came in Second.
London, May 2L —The yacht race on the
Thames to-day was easily won by the
Iverno. Emperor William’s yacht Meteor,
formerly tbo well-known British yacht
Thistle, finished second.
HBTEERING'fON COMES HOME.
He Declines to Be Interviewed About
the Killing of Robinson.
San Francisco, Cal., May 21.—Lieut.
Hetberlcgton, United Statos navy, accom
panied by his wife and 3-year-oid child,
arrived hero to-day from Yokohama. Since
his acquittal in March on the charge of
murder of Gower Robinson, whom Lieut.
Hetherington accused of criminal assault
uoou his wife, Lieut, and Mrs. Hethering
ten have been traveling in various
parts of Japan awaiting per
mission from the navy department
to return to this country on a furlough.
Lieut. Hetherington, whole a man nearly
six feet in hight and of massive build, was
forcible in his refusal to discuss his recent
troubles with a newspaper representative.
When Mrs. Hetherington was approached
she also declined to be communicative.
Ives Beats Sloeson.
Chicago, May 21.—Ivee won ia the
thirtieth inuing, 800 points. Sloeson bad
hut 488.