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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
MACON, GA.. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 13, 1894.
iiSluC'MO’, a Coat.,
STOLE STAMPS
BY THOUSANDS
Government Employes Enter Into a
Plot to Rob the Bureau o!
Engraving.
BETRAYED BY WOMEN.
Smith and n.ach Had a High Old Tima
lu Sew York, Which lead to tha
Exposin'. of Their
flans*
qvasflilngton , Oot. 12.—The stamp ob-
bery at (the bureau of engraving nnd
printing. discovered Yesterday, turns
out to be much larger than was at firat
supposed. Instead of one package con
taining 00.000 :<emt damps, It Is now
believed that over 200.000 amt pjrolbly
260,000 stamps of various denominations
are missing.
Postmasters In various pants of the
country, It Is htougbt, have received
fewer ototnps than they ordered, and
failed to notify the department of the
deficiency. When their quarterly re
pents are made up. these shortages may
be found. It util take two weeks ft
diaoover the full extent "of the robbery.
When tt ts known that yesterday’*
shipments of stamp* were served to
1,800 postmasters, some Idea of the
enormity of the task of ascertaining
whiut omcM have received 6hurt pack
ages Is had.
The stealing has been gpVng on for
thirty days, and seems to have been
■ the result of a plot. W. 'B. Smith, for
merly of Plainfield. N. J., and O. W.
Lrangstree). who were employed tn the
strain department of the bureau of en
graving and printing, are under arrest,
and the detectives are looking fpr Will
iam A. iBeuoh. who was until recently
emplyed In a 'billiard room in a hotel 6n
this city, and a man whbse name 13 be
lieved to be Simmemlltz. Both men left
Washington Wednesday tor the purpose
of selling stamps.
Smith made a proposition today to the
police authorities to turn state's evi-
denoce and make a full confession if
they would sign a paper guaranteeing
him ful'bpnatcctlon. He said he would
Implicate government olliciuls much
higher than himself. He was told that
Bueh protection COUld not be granted.
Smith then told the authorities that he
knew .where Beach was, but would go
to Jan before he would tell hla wherea-
boi.to. The authorities are at a loro es
to what to make of Smith’s offer, ao he
has told so many conflicting stories
since hla arrest.
UrogBtoet was arrested today on the
evidence of Mary Earl and Cora I,a
Bom. two dissolute women who went
to New York with Smith and Beach.
These women told the detectives that
Friday night. SatJfembcr 2*th, Smith
and Beach, accompanied by a third
man. called at their house and wanted
them to mart to New York that night.
They agreed. The three men asked for
the use of a rcom a few minutes. They
entered it. Smith carrying a satchel,
after Smith left the house with a large
white envelope. .He returned with eom-
money and four tickets for Baltimore.
They then left the city, leaving the
third roan.
The officers looked upon this ns sum-
CUM evidence to hold the .third party,
so today Detectives Weedon and Hel-
ten. iPoStofllce Inspector Sn.'.h and
Stamp Agent Davis went to the bureau
of engraving and printing, taking Uk«
two women along, as they were positive
the'iv C ° U a P ° blt 0111 1116 unknown man
In the stamp vaailts. Cora La Bom
pcuiited out Longstrect, who was asked
into Agent Davis’ office. As soon as he
entred he blurted out: "Now about
roS^tn 60,0 >£. s f :lmDO ’ 1 know nlbsolutely
JgtMtot,about them. My books are ad
•AfiEEKS £5 *£5 no Intimation
"•tore of their visit, this was con-
evl4ei « Of guilt, and Long,
street was arrested. On the way to toe
police elation the prlsmer became Indlg-
nant and declared he would sue wmo«
Jil tna f te a confession im
plicating him (Longstreet.) This quieted
me, prisoner.
I^ngtroet is about 33 years old, un-
£23* *J d an stamp handler and
packer He -was with the American Bank
M te J^ mpan . y for elght >’ earfl - ranking as
U^e company« ***,*1 best 8tanjp expert
M^.en the government assumed the
stamp contracts & few months ago LOng-
STiJtjr** brought here as an instructor
of other men. He was regarded as abso
lutely* trustworthy.
The trip of Smith, Beach and the two
women to New York was a hllarfbus one.
They spent money freely and sold
stasap* right and left. During the ab.
aenee of Smith from the party for a ohsrt
time Beach stole some of the stamps
from his fellow In the crime. The woman
La Boss, realizing that the men were
thieves, became frightened,and left them
to New York. The other three went to
Orange, N. J., where Smith and the Earl
woman attempted to pass as man and I
Wife and were ejected from a hotel.
Beach and the woman engaged in a flsti-
«ift to the sorrow of the latter. A no-
liceman arrested the trio and took them I
before the chief of police, where 6,000
^ stamps were found In a satchel, and those
stcr.en from Smith by Beach were found
in the latter’s pocket. They were accused
of having stolen the stamps, but they
Strenuously denied the charge.
The Btrl woman became disgusted with
the affair and Informed the chief that
they were stolen property and could be
proved by having the bureau of engrav
ing and printing telegraphed to. For
some unaccountable reason the chief was
persuaded to let them go and he has re-
greeted his action ever sine*.
They returned to Washington 8unday.
Next day Smith resumed his duties as
usual and Beach went about the city
celling the stolen plunder. Some of the
stamps were of a new Issue not yet put
In circulation. •
eral. The only sneaker from Washington
will be Secretary Carlisle, who will make
the dedicatory address. It is expected
that the party will return Tuesday after
a visit to Niagara.
Following its action In the campaign
of 1»9-, the United Sfatoj civil, service
commission today Issued o circular con*
cerning requests made by federal employes
for contributions to party campaign
penses, advising them not to pay a dollar
unless they desire to do so and assuring
them that they will not be Jeopardized
for refusing to contribute.
Capt. Wilde, naval secretary of the
lighthouse board, today received a tele
gram from Maj. Qtfinn, Inspector of the
Gulf district, stating that the dwelling
about the lighthouse of Cape San Blaze,
Fla., had been wrecked during the recent
storm. Tho tower was still standing, hut
was being rapidly undermined. The light
havl been extinguished. The water at this
point during the past fifteen* years or so
has encroached upon the land several
miles, the lighthouse when erected being
placed several miles Inland. This Is the
second time this lighthouse has been thus
washed away.
LOST IN A STOttM.
A Schooner Went Down and Her Drew
Drowned.
Oswego, N. Y., Oct. L’!.—Daring a
terrific wind storm last night tho three-
masted schooner Hartford of (Jlaytou,
loaded with wheat, from Detroit for
Capo Vincent, woa driven ashore at
Woodvtlle, twenty-live miles oast of
here. Capt. William O'Toole, wife mid
child, Ulehqrd Seymour, mate, and
Mieliai'i 1’imvll, all of Clayton; Dennis
McCarthy, a seaman, of Oswego, and
an unknown seaman of Grindstone
Island wero lost. Tho body of tho
child was washed aehore.' The beach
Is strewn with wreckage and the ves
sel will prove a tout Muss.
A SCHOONER IN~A STORM.
Savannah, Oot. 12.—The schooner
Aaron Reppard, which arrived hero to
day, was struck by tho stoitn last Tues
day oft St. Helena tslaud. The mate,
a man named Smith, of Philadelphia,
was washed overboard and drowned.
The mainsail was carried away. Dur
ing the storm both anchors wero cast
and the vessel stood the rough sea
under difficulties until it abated. Capt.
Eagllsn was severely bruised by being
thrown on the vessel's deck.
GOVERNOR MITCHELL AGAIN.
He Says Corbett and Fitzsimmons
Shall Not Fight In Florida.
Now Orleans, Oct. 12.—The following
communication Is self-explanatory:
“New Orleans, Oet. 11, HUM.—To H.
C. Mitchell, Governor of Florida, Tal
lahassee, Fla.—Will you permit Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons to have a prlzo
flglit in your state next year or any
other tnno while you are governor? A
speedy answer at our expense will lid
appreciated. Editor Dally Item.”
The answer was brief and t» tho
point. Here It is:
..“Tallahassee, Fla.. Oet. 12, 1804.—
Editor Dally Item, New Orleans, La.—
Corbett and Fitzsimmons will not bo
allowed to fight in -Florida even If ’he
legislature has to be called together to
prevent It. JL L. MlteUclI,
“Governor of Florida.”
THE DRY. GOODS MARKET.
Hew York, Oct. 12.—Aa irregular re
quest for new nnd duplicate assort
ments of seasonable fabrics took n
good quantity of denims, cotton flan
nels, ladles' cloths, flannels nnd many
other articles. New sales were fairly
largo, while deliveries on advanced
orders wero very large. Auction sales
on Tuesday, Wednesday nnd Thursday
next Include 15,000 WatervleU wool
shawls, 50,000 pieces Arlington Mills
cashmeres and fnney dress goods nml
11,500 cartons all-silk black nud colored
ribbons. Printing cloths quiet nt
2 3-10 for IH squares.
THE PRINTERS’ CONVENTION.
Hioutsvllle. Ky.. Oct. 12.—Thin morn
ing’s session of 'the Interruntlona.1 Typo
graphical Union was mainly devoted to
the discussion of the short day ques
tion. The original motion was that af
ter September 1 nine hours would con
stitute a day’s work. It >was finally de-
otded that the motion he referred to re
ferendum..
A motion to levy an assessment of 1
per cent, on the wages of all members
to establish a Shorter hours fund was
adopted.
BILOXI SWEPT BY FIRE.
New Orleans, Oct. 12.—The principal por
tion of Biloxi, Miss, was destroyed by
fire today. Biloxi la one of the lake coast
resorts and a prosperous village. The
loss embraces tho opera house, many
stores and, a large number ofdwo flings.
The loss will be probably 864,000 or more.
MEET AT GRIFFIN TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Government Employes Need Not Contrib
ute to Political Funds.
Washington, Oot. 12.—The following par
ty left here at ISO o’clock this afternoon
In i »o private cars over the Pennsylvania
raDroid to attend the dedication ceremo
nies of the Old Holland Land Office to
the memory of Robert Morris at Batavia,
N. T.. ob Saturday: Secretary and Mrs,
On sham. Secretory and Mrs. Carlisle,
Secretary and Mrs. lament, Secretary
Herbert and his daughter, Mrs. Micou;
B. ream and Mrs. Smith, Acting Post-
it: i ter General Jones and fourth Assist
ant General Maxwell. They wUl arrive
In Batavia at 10 o'clock tomorrow mnm-
>ns and be joined by lb* postmaster gen.
TUo Congressional District Campaign
Club Getting Ready For an Active
Campaign.
A meeting of tho congressional cam
paign club will bo hi’lil at Griffin an
Tuesday, October 10, nt noon. '{
Hon. ttcuton Grauiluud cf Griffin Is
chairman of tho Sixth congressional
district campalga dull, which Is com
posed of two mtinlter* from each coun
ty In the district. This dub will meet
uud plan out a lluo of action for tbo
district. Bibb's two members aro
Messrs. Ntnter Wimberly and \V. G,
F. Price.
The congressional district commlttco
Is also lavitai ,o liu' present at the
medtlng. Blt-b’s ms a iks i : this com
mittee are Messrs. W. II. Fdtun, Jr.,
and It. It, Smith
Woid has been received from Butts,
Henry, Spalding, Fayette. Upson, Mon
roe and Tike saying that each Is nlivo
to the gravity of ibe situiilun and tho
Democrats are working ennrgefcally to
arouse every Democrat lu each of. the
counties to the necsss.iy of voting nud
working.
Democrats In itll the counties In ihe
district are urging on ll'.bb count/ the
necessity of polling an big majority as
possible to nuke Judge Bartlett's elec
tion certain by a big majority.
"tjUURUH REVIVAL.
A Good Meeting In FrOjf'as at the
Tattnall Square Baptist (nturrtl.
A religious revival that promises
much good Is In progress in the Tatt
nall Square-Baptist church. Tho meet
ing was commenced IDOUl a wees ago
uud has gone on with growing interest
dvr s.nce. The pastor. Dr. A. 11.
Campbell, la bd.'w ably assisted in the
to rival by Dr. ITtD. Chapman. Ser
vices arc held every night at 8 o'clock
txcept tonight, it being Saturday.
LITTLE HOPE
FOR HARMONY
Disaffected Democrats in New York
City Will Nominate Can
didates.
AFTER TAMMANY’S SCALP.
Mr. Grace Bays That Antl.Tlgcr Astern*
blymeii, Beualors and Congress*
man Will Its Run Against
tho lit guinrs*
New York, Oct 12.—'Wll'lam R. Grace
called at Democratic state headquarters
unexpectedly this morning. He remained
with Mr. Thatcher a few minutes, lie
then went to a long distance telephone
and conversed with Maj. Hinckley, Who
is now at Poughkeepsie.
When he came out he said: “I came
here to see Mr. Hinckley. Not finding
him, I talked with htm over the tele
phone. The subject of our conversation
was harmony in the local, congressional
and assembly nominations.
After my talk with him, I regret to nay,
there now seems to bo no hope for har
mony. Maj. Hinckley ha* done all ho
could, but for obvious reasons harmony
Is Impossible. Tammany lost night nom
inated straight Tammany men for con
gress and lam now convinced that tho
assembly nomination* will follow tha
same trend. Further efforts in that di
rection sec m to be v useless.”
The executive committee of the state
Democracy met at Cooper Union tonight.
They were to take some action in regard
to the nomination for congress, assembly
and board of aldermen. Tl»6 meeting last
ed about two hours and was a particularly
encouraging one, if the applause that
floated over tho transoms was ahy Indi
cation. When the meeting ended Mr.
Grace, who presided, came but and maae
a statement.
"We are going to stand up and bo
counted. We are not afraid of the result
of the count. We have just decided to
put • cantdates In tho field for aldermen,
assembly and congress. Our plan la this:
We are going to let the districts take care
of matters In their own way. That Is to
say, wo are going to let the various dis
tricts make their own seltctlons. We
have instructed thorn, however, to make
combinations wherever it is possible to
do so."
Mr. Grace appeared to be enthusiastic
over the plan and predicted big results.
It Is not unlikely that the Grace Demo
crats will take advantage of the 1 *disaffec
tion in Tammany ranks, resulting from
tho "turning down" of Congressman Tim
CampbAtUJa, - the Ninth district, J. De
witt Warner Jn tho Thirteenth and E. J,
Dunphy in the Eighth district.
Whether or not tho organization will
nominate all three to win over their op
ponents Is a question, that cannot be defi
nitely settled as yet.
John Boyd Thatcher when asked what
was being done to harmonize tho Demo
cratic factions In this city said: "As an
organization we are doing nothing to har
monize any faction In New ‘Vork city.
Individually we may try to pour oil on
the troubled, waters, but as a state com
mittee wo only havo to do with tne Dem
ocracy of the state."
The candldateaof the Tammany Hall
city and county tickets were officially no.
titled of their nomination* this afternoon.
REPUBLICANS INDORSE IT.
The Committee of Seventy’* Ticket in
New York Get® a Solid Anti-Tamma
ny Support.,
•New York. Oct. 12.— The ticket nom
inated by the compiSOtee of seventy was
Indorsed at the Republican county con
vention ’tonight. Tho, convention was
attended by fully 2,000 persons.
Throughout tho twenty minutes It
was In session harmony prevailed, and
It was evident that oil minds were made
up that the convention would ratify 'the
ticket of the committee of seventy, It
did so unanimously.
HARRISON'S EIGHTH SPEECH.
The sx-PresIdent Again Does the Rear
Platform Act, #
Evansville, Oct. 12.—Ex-Prcaldent
Benjamin Harrison started from In
dianapolis thl* morning, and after eight
speeches, varying in length from two
minutes to forty-five minutes, to au-
dionres nmging In Mza from 200 to
1,000, and closing the day’s work in
addressing 5,000 people In Evans hall
he*e tonight.
Thn Journey was 1n the nature of
a personal ovation. Mbst of his audi
tors were no doubt staunch Republi
cans, whose devotion, to the party
would 4*ave Insured their presence, no
matter who the speaker was. But be
yond all party umsideratlons there
wna evident in the crowns 'that cheered
the white-haired ex-prealdent, a feeling
of personal loyalty and state pride.
BANK CLOSED ITS DOORS.
Kearney. Neb.. Odt. 12.—The Buffalo
County National Bank closed Its doors
today. The cl jcrtng was caused by a
$19,000 Judgment against ’the Sands
Clothing House, hi which the bank wrs
in terested, and a oout/le of directors de
manding their deposits.
The Sands Clothing House was closed
ajt -the same time.’ but no other business
hou»oa have been affected #n far as Is
known. The assets jmd labilities nre
not yet known. Following closely on
the (failure of the clothing house ycMter-
(bty. tho c losing of ih*' bank has c.iiiM d
great uneaslnees.
THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.
Galveston. Oct. 12.—The fire In the
after hold of the floanish steamship
Paulina, lying in the outer road*, wan
aupjir - i I i*<: n*l,i.r. This morning tin*
hold was pumped ottt and the work of
discharging the cargo begun. Three
hundred of the five hundred bales of
coMon in the hold have b*en bnxight to
the city badSy charred. The d image to
the cargo is ntaw estimated at 120,000.
fully covered by Insurance. The steam-
ship Ws reported uninjured.
KEIFER FOR GOVERNOR.
Springfield, O.. Oct. 12.—Gen. J. War-
ex-»peaker of the house of
rvpr^rriiL 1 ^',;, announced t’xlay that
he
;i ndldate for governor.
WEATH&&■ INDICATIONS.
Wanlilnqton. Oct.' ‘--“For (loorala:
Fair, except local .hJSffn In extreme
northern portion; eaut w,n<L, ( becom
ing variable.
A DAY'S CRIMES
AND CASUALTIES
A Texas Farmer Filled With Buckshot
As Ho Stepped From His
Door.
THE . ASSASSIN WAS ARRESTED
A a.. Given to th. Alnrd.r.d Mon*
Wife Bat She ».cid.d Not 10 Kill
th. A.in..In, Amt L.t tho
Court Punt.h tllm.
Dallas, Tex., Oot. 12.—A special to
the News from Clarkosvllle, Tex., says:'
. Henry Dykes’ crib was liroil and aa
he rushed out of the bouse to save bis
agricultural implements bis face and
breast were tilled with buckslrot, kill
ing him instantly. The ussaduut was
recognized by Dykes’ son, who had fol-
lotved his father Into the yard.
A posse watt organized and Audrew
Jackson, the accused, was captured.
Mrs. Dyke Ititd linked the posse to let
Iter see the assassin. She trns handed
a double-barreled sbntguu, charged und
cocked. Site raised Ihe gun to Ills face,
hesitated, nud, lowering tho gun, naked
that the law be allowed to take its
course.
The posse started for the county jail
with the prisoner, but were overtaken
by a mob. A rope was placed around
the prisoner's neck nnd while the mob
was In tbo act of hncglug lilm, tbo
sheriff and his deptles rushed up and
wrenched the prisoner from tho lynch
ers nnd hurried him to .tall. There ts
Intense excitement, but tile sheriff Is
oonfldeht.
SUICIDE OF”A~MURDERER.
Tho Slayer of • Yonug Lady Tnkes
His Otvu Life.
Richmond, Vn., Oct. 12.—A Char
lottesville special to the Dispatch says:
Richard B. Guard, who on the 12th of
last April shot Mtss Istura E. Martin
In a passenger conch on the Richmond
nnd Qanvdtc railroad, Just ns the train
was pulling In nt the anion station tn
tfils city, committed suicide some time
last night by hanging himself in his
cell In tbo city Jail. About 0:30 o'clock
this morning mutates of the Jail called
to .the Jailer, who resides within ear
shot of t tho pr.son, that Guard hail
hanged htmsJtr. liircstlgatlon proved
the inl.inri.ilIon to lie itll". Guard had
placed the back of a new split-ii.it-
tumed clta'ih In the ventilator In Ills
cell (which went entirely through tho
wall) uud, Tying a stout piece of cre
tonne, a part of his clothes bag, around
bis neck, slipped the cloth over one of
tlie rear legs of tho chair and by tills
means ended Ills’life. Ho plutoued his
legs with a trank strap anil then
crawled out of another chair that ho
had placed•udden-the one to Willed lio
attached the noose.
When found he had been dead for
several hours.' The body was cut down
ubout 72111 it. m. by orders of the Jail
keeper. Notlilng could bo found in
the cell giving reasons for the suicide.
It Is thought ho was Insane, as that
would have 'been his tlefenso at (ho
trial,
A CRIMINAL ARRESTED.
A Man Who Has Slain Whites and
Blacks Arrested lu Florida.
Jacksonville, Oct. 12.—A spoclnl to
tho Tlmes-Uulon from Leesburg, Fla.,
says: Sheriff D. J. ltecd and Deputy
Sheriff Broussard of L’.tlcas.eu Parish,
La., arrested at this place today Jobu
Bruner, alias Aide Mitchell, for tho
murder of Vic Gaudry nine years ago.
Bruner or Mitchell’s that crlmu was
tbo ktlliug of three negroes in Iberia
parish twenty years since, when ho
was n boy.
Mitchell, after killing GaucU’y with
a small derringer pistol, went homo
und procured bis rifle and went gun
ning for tbreo other parties m the
neighborhood and, failing to tlnd them
ill home, would leave lii-1 eompfltiienls
with the wife or daugbtoT of tlio ,n-
Icndod victim, assuring them that bad
tile male members of tbo family been
ut haute be would hnvo killed them.
When arrested ho acknowledged hav
ing committed the crime. Joint Bruner
has a large faintly of boys here mid
owns a valuable oraugo grove one rado
from town. He whipped tils elder son
some rime since, who ran away from
home at the tlino and returned to Lou
isiana and was arrested there for
horsewhipping a man on the street.
While the son was la Ja,l the authori
ties learned tile whereabouts of his
father. Bruner hits lived In l,oi.-dimg
eight years amt lias ntwuys been con
sidered a datfgcrous mnu. fie was ac
cused of wrecking u Florida .Southern
train last year. The officers have left
for Louisiana with Uiotr prisoner.
A FATHER’S^HOCKINO CRIME.
Columbia. S. C., Oct. 12.— Georgo W.
Harrison, a white man of. this .city,
was committed to Jail today for trial,
having been charged by his own daugh
ter with being die fatuer cf her child.
The girl’s mother nnd brother corrobo
rated her evidence, showing that Har
rison used threats of killing iter unless
she submitted to him. She alleges that
he forced her over two years ago. Ho
has been before a Justify several tiroes
on a preliminary examination, cut tbo
wife and daughter were afraid to tes
tify against htm, owing to ills threats
to kill them, until they wo:o assured
of protection.
AN OLD MA.VrTsUICIDE.
Kokomo, Hid., Oct. 12.--Robert Mar
quis, 71 years of age and a helpless
paralytic, asked tils little grand-on last
night to hand him a saucer, which tho
child Supposed contained tea, hut
which was tilled with carbolic acid so
lution. The child placed tile vessel to
the lips of ills grandfather, who was a
few minutes later tn the throes of
death. He hatl caused the drag to ho
prepared, pretending that he wanted
it as a deodorizer, blit probably with
tho purpose of committing suicide. Ilo
was one of the largest taint owners in
this part of the country,
ROBBED AND MURDERED,
Two Texas Farmer* Found Dead lu
Their Houses, Which Had Been
Sacked.
Columbia, Tux., Get. 12.—Richard
Denke nnd Gu* Schmidt, young Ger
man farmers, were today bam,I dead
lu their farm houses. They hod been
assassinated, noth being shot twice.
Robbery was evidoutly the object, na
money which Denke was kuown to
bnvo could not bu fouud.
A KILLING TN FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Oct. 12.—A special to
tho Titnes-Unlon from Delated, Fla.,
says: C. T. King, late of King, Ga„
nt GlenWood, today, shot and killed
Jesse McAbce, ait orange buyer, lu
Bolf-dofonse. The particulars tiro mea
gre, but it is supposed the trouble was
caused- by a sale of oranges.
CONDITION OF THE CZAR.
tLondnn, Oct. 12.—A dispatch to tho
Dotty News from ,Berlin says that ru
mors Brill circulate in St. Petrs'mrg
medlenl circles that the czar is suffer
ing from a cancerous dlacuna of the kid
neys. K Is twtntcd out thua cancer has
been hereditary in rite Romanoff family
since <lte tone bf the Empro-o Alexan
dra. the oeiisont of Enipeiur -Nl hulas.
Queen latulse of Prussia, the late
Emperor 'Wifllnm’e mother, died from
cancer, olso her daughter, Empress Al-
exwndra, whbso daughter, Mario Nllto-
Mavm. consort of the Grand Duke of
Lauohtonberg. amt the youngest son of
Onand Duchess Nlkatatovn t both died
from cancer, while It la believed that
tho youngest daughter Of Queen Olga of
Wurtemburg died from tha same <Ke
ease.
Phytsli'lans In St. Petersburg believe
that a council of -prominent European
spsctaltelo will be held nt Corfu soon
ater Che czar’s arrival there.
THE CZAR SERIOUSLY ILL.
Berlin, Oet. 12.—It la saml-offlcially
stated toduy that the condition of the
c«ar Is very serious, In spite of tho
etatomcnits made to the contrary.
HUNOARIAIN BISHOPS.
Buda Pcsth, Oet. 12.—Tho Hunga
rian btkhops at a meeting today, over
Whldh Cardinal VsssMry presided,
approved tho action of tho house of
magnates in rejecting tho minister's
religious bill. Resolutions iwero passed
declaring opposition to the religious
measures should they bo reintroduced
WERE GEBTING TOO THICK.
Parts, Oct. 12.—Tho Solell says that
tn consequence of a cam*- of fraterniza
tion of Frendh oml German soldiers
having been represented to him, Gen.
Merrier, minister of war, has issued
cm order forbidding tho frontier troops
to go beyond their Start!on* without
special permission.
HILL AT BINGHAMTON.
Now York's Next Governor Mukos An
other Utmslug Speech.
Binghamton, N. V„ Oct.' 12.—Senator
Hill faced here tonight for hla second,
attack niton the Republican party mi
audience equally as eullnuinstlo !t not
qulto uu large -ih that at Hyracuso last
night, lu a.nrtloii to reiterating tho
seutlmonts expressed at Syracuse, he
said:
“I embrace till* ettrly opportunity to
express tny sincere appreciation of too
loynl nnd cordial support which Is be
ing given tho state ticket by those who
hnvo heretofore differed with mo In re-
gaul ti too inter-pirty nffalr.t. With
entire unanimity, these wne have boon
regarded as 'lie especial friends of tho
national administration have earliestly
Wheeled Into lluo, und tiro performing
valiant servlco m behalf of the cause.
They appreciate the fact that it Is an
absolulo nuccss'ty for a political parly
to win victories tn order to carry out
Its remedial measures.
“In so far the Loxow commltteo In
New York aro aunestly nnd Impartially
endeavoring to discover police abuses,
I bid them God speed Ir. their work.
There ltns been no effort to embarrass
upon tho part of too pollen commis
sioners, tbo sheriff or any oilier offi
cial." ,
In concluding Ids remarks, tho sen
ator said: “My reliance for success in
tills campaign la in ton Justice of our
cause nml npm the plain people of
the state who have never deserted ino
in tho past. I have no wealth to lav
ishly expentl In nhl of my candidacy,
no banking house In London or New
York to draw upm, no Immense cor
porate influence to Invoke, nnd no se
cret organizations to promot • tny In-
tcrcsls In the dirk. I simply represent
toe principles to which the Democratic
parly stand* committed before tiio
country, and upon their merits alone
I must stand or fall,”
FINISHING THE SURVEY.
Burlington, la., Oct. 12.—Lluet. K, E.
Barrett nnd n parly of government stir-
veyora are In the city making thin port
their heidqunrtcrs while surveying the
Mississippi river. For to* laat seven
years the government has been making
a map of the Mlualulppl valley from
bluff to bluff, and the party now here la
measuring tho ehore and taking sound
ings to locate the channels and sand
bars. This -will be th* finishing touch to
the long work upon the mops of the Mis
sissippi river nnd valley. There are those
who believe they see In all this surveying
a purpose of the government to spend
greater sums of money in toe future to
Improve this va*t ayatem of waterways.
JOINED THE rOPULISTS.
Denver. CO!.. Oet. 12.-(Alfred Hkecls,
secretary, and A. If. Flood, treasurer,
of the Reoublksin League of Colorado,
have redlgnei and announced that they
will support tho iBittkiets of toe Ftfc-
ple'B pantv. The reasons given by them
nre that the Republican party, outoldo
of this state, are opposed to free coin-
age. ami that outride of Oolonido :t.t
candidates are dominated by the A.
P. A.
ROBBED OF RAILWAY PASSES.
Chicago. Oot. It— Vice-President
Howard of the A. R. U.'. who was Dobs’
prime mtrttstor tn the railway strike,
•hooked labor circles here today by re
porting to the police the loss of about
twenty ntMnmd posses. Howard was
the victim of a pickpocket, and after
the operation reported at police head-
quirtors that « score of ammuat passes
and other railway transportation over
many road* bad been stolen.
TRAIN ROBBERS
TAKE A FORTUNE
They Hold Up a Train in Eastern Vir«
Qinia and Made a
Big Haul.
IN CALIFORNIA, TOO.
Mnaketl Men Ilo th* J«n« Jamoi Act In
tho Mtut* of Gold Wltlt Marked
Kucooir nml Then fialilljr
Steal Avrmy%
Richmond, Va„ Oet. 12.—Ttw north-,
cm bound ptissauger train on too Itlcfl-
inond, Fredericksburg nml t’otomao
railroad! wtoteli left bow at 7 o'clock
tonight, was hold up near Quant too.
Tho engineer and fliviiian wero forced
from their engine mid tiro cnglno was
cut loose nnd sent ahead.
Tho express tut’.’ was then entered,
live messengers covered with pistols
and tho safe robbed. The runaway lo
comotive was stop? si at Qimntlco liy
obstructions on toe track.
It is stated here tonight Hint them
wns as unusually large amount ot
money on tho tnt'u—probably $1S0,-
0(10. The robbers, seven In number,
tvoro masked tad did not blow open
rite safe. They forced the mossouger
to open It. Tbo railroad company lifts
utiered $1,000 reward for the arrest of
any, one of too robbers.
The express messenger, B. F. Crutch-
flold, anil ills helper, H. Murray, burred
the doors of the express rate, but
these wero blown open with dynamite.
After tlie robbery tho tlilcres maths
off with their booty toward tho Poto
mac river, where it is thought they
bad a boat In waiting. None of tilts
robbers entered tho passteigor coaches.
Tho operator ait Brooks, six mile* from
Quantto, discovered abatt the engine
wan “wild" its It passed bis wtnitlon, and
tclegratphod to QuatJtlco, .whore* switch
was thrown, so thud it wns brought
Into collision with two tomled freight
cars and wrecked. Had the loconwtlve
been permitted to petes QlzintSc'u. it
would have collided with <the south
bound pautsenger train.
PjBiieiwers on the train arrived tn
Wauhlngton tonight. They report -that
ns the 'train approached Acquis Creek
two men' atepped out nml commanded
thd engineer do otoo the train, which ho
did, When 'the drain came to a full
stop, the two men were Joined by flvo
olheiw. They blew open the express
car with dynamite and picked out tha
paokagvu containing money.
Conductor Blrdtsuill (notified the paa-
eengera of what had It 11and
naked for a revolver. Not one ot ttsu
piMsetagem was armed. The cxpreltrs
rmnwnger mode an attempt, at resist
ance. and fired two Shots n't tho robberu,
who opened fire on htm, wounding him
in the loft arm. Tilts wns tho only rc*
Blstance,
THEY GOT 160,000. I
California Train Robbers Plunder an
Expresa Oar Near Sacnalmento.
fioenamen'to, Oot. 13.—OriBi. of the
boldest ttr.itit robberies on reboot oe-
currod near tots city tod'ty. A South
ern Pacific train wan held up by Wo
masked men, and about 360,000 lu gold
was taken.
Tho wmount oliptured 'by tho robbers
wus 351,000. James Cotton, who "was
heating Ids wiuy to Sacramento from
flulsaln, probably saw more of the rob
bery liham anyone rise. Ills story Is as
follows: “The fink thing I knew about
any trouble waa when the torpedo went
off. It seemed to llghit tho car. t
said to Hanley, n tram pwho was rid
ing on the forworn platform of tho bag
gage car where I rwas, “there goes »
topped: something ts (wrong.'
“I swung out on trite step and looked
ahead and saw fwo figures <m tl.» track
(twinging lanterns. One had a red tand
the (other m white lantern. As tho
train slowed up, I rillmbed up In tho
back end of 'tho tender trad lay down,
wblio Hanley v*ent lnaldo ihe storm
door. The next thing I soiw wus tho
two robbers running up, one on each
side of the engine. They were dressed
to close fitting suits, wtoro high peaked
caps, exaeliy like Iho pictures I have
seen of 'the whPteoaps tn the East.
"They looked like Clowns tn a circus.
They had rifle*, hut tlo pdstltl or car
tridge belts that I saw. The big one
fired his rifle off and said to the engi
neer: ‘Get (Pawn out of there, nnd bo
quick oljot tt.'
“The engineer replied: *1 will: I will;
don't kill me. I’ll mind you.’ The en
gineer and fireman o/acompauled tiio
robbers. The uitl one Bald: ‘Get n
move on you.' They (went hack and
uncoplcd the four florword cars from
ihe passenger conches nnd brought tho
fireman and engineer hack to th* en-
*The tall man stood on tho platform of
the first car and said to the engineer:
"Pull out now lively and go till l
teflyou to stop.” One of the robbers
kept Ills gun aimed at toe engineer and
rested tt on my tegs without seeing me.
It wns an old gun with so large a bore
that I thought It was a musket *t first.
After we had gone about a mite the big
man told tho engineer to/stop. Tho big
man climbed on toe tender nnds aw me
"He pointed hla rifle at roe and sold:
•Who in tho hell Is fW'T »«'<*=
shoot Mister, I’m only n tramp. Ho told
we to korp quiet onfi I wouW be ell light.
Then the men compelled the engineer and
fireman th go back to the express car
and call the messenger. The messenger
began to nhoot a-t once, but waa im*
plorwl to «too by tho engineer. I ww
the four come back presently, bearing
a sick efleh, and h' f ard tho big man *.iy
the eackn weighed o/bout oevmty-flvo
pound*.
"They put the oacka on the engine,
told ua to get away from the machine,
and tihen they pulled out. As they were
bringing tho mirks to Ahe engine the
m^wonger fired two ahota a*t them, nnd
the engineer uald: 'That d—d fool will
kill u* yet.' The Tils robber laughed
and cnld: 'No he w'hnt: he can’t hit the
side of a hOUTe.' They were the cooled
men I «\*er »aw. The nwuth opening li%
the big fellow’* maak waa very target
ami I could *»co that he had a dark
moustache*"
Engineer Bcott. In hi* account of the
robbery. «iy« »the robbers put the aack*
containing the money on the neglno,
ran It to the suburbs of Sacramento,
where they g^t off with their plunder,
reversed the lever and eent the engine
back over the track under a full hood
of mcam. The unofipe wtruck the train,
but did not do much damage*