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ESTABLISHED 1826,
EXCITEMENT IN LOUISVILLE
ATTEMPTS to lynch THE MURDER.
EKS OF JENNIE BOWMAN,
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n'lesu
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ArrocIajnatlonTMUedby tlio Mayor-The
3fillllm on Guard Prominent cttl,
\Jtjn Identified with the Mob
| and Leading It.
Lour-mL*. April 29.—Shortly after 1
o’duct tbiH morning a mob of about COO
men and boys, armed with a section of a
tJ.gnpb pole, marched down Jefferson
llreet in a body to charge the jail. The
jolwe beard ot their coming, au^lhirty
itrong, in doolie column, met the ‘mob ut
fifth and J.ffeiHon streets The police or-
{-red them to disperse, and then charged
■pon them. The mob scattered and re
heated np Jtfferson street, where they
Igtic began gathering in numbers. At 2:45
the mob organized at Fourth and Main
itnete, and after several spetehes marched
lotird the jdl. The crowd numbered
about 500 and a nurnter of thorn were
limed "dh sledge ham mem. They ap.
C ed determined, and seemed to have
era. They reached the jail about 3
I e'elock and when the police guard line waa
'meld a lively scrimmage took plaae and
lute's!shota were fired, bnt no ono waa in
The mob then retreated in the di-
action of the Armory, bnt rapidly grew
palter and soon dispersed. It la believed
another attempt to reach the negro mur-
j ; rm will be made to-night, end if the
pi has determined leaders they will
pnubly succeed in their purpose.
' iaoag those who were arrested and
Pluto the station bonse were John Let-
, Inland Allen McDonald, The former
| is i member of the last Kentucky Leg-
jhUtnre and the latter is a leader in an as-
i}:i.tionorgaoiz*J to promote parity in the
Jdtj government, McDonald is also lend-
[kg light in the Law and Order Club, now
Ifcfuick
This morning Jennie Bowman is still
splicg. Sue is .worse than at any time
•ad may die at any moment. The feeling
b that her death will precipitate trouble.
The answer of the Qovernor to the folio wit g
oil for aid from fbe militia has been re
ded at 11:15 this morming, and several
upsides been ordered to gaard the jail.
. ‘Louisville, Ky., April 29 —To Gover-
Jernor J Proctor Knott: From represen-
jution. made to me by tbo chief ot police
’'sdjiiler, there is imminent darger ot do-
imi.c violence and bloodshed growing oat
Jthcsu.nlt on Jennio Bowman, unlees
[on csll ont the militia reserve here. I
tear in the opinion and plane the facts
fore yon for yonr action. A crisis may
reached to-night.
(Signed) “Wm. L. Jackson,
Jldge of the Jtfferson Circuit Cuurt.”
Tbs agreed signal of eleven taps cf the
.rsdepartment bell in caso of an attack
ignihejail was rang at 12i3u this after-
"on, and came near oansing mischief. The
-on, it teems, was the nenal call given to
utf; numbers of the Legion when they
- erpected to report for duty at the armo-
People misunderstood the alarm,
ding it was canted by a riot at the jail,
llont three thousand people qaickly as-
(■tlsd’en the ja‘l square. Jefferson street
ns the scene ol great confusion and people
rdtd toward the jail from all points,
usftctseoon became known, however,
nd the excitement abated without any
mbit edition between tbo people and
tins.
Lits this afternoonjth o mayor iasned the
slowing proclamation:
"W» Orrica, Louisville, Kt., April
I 18a7 —To the People of Louisville: It
“J enty as mayor to enjoin upon tho
Kfle the necessity for preserving order
•a maintaining the majsaty of the hw. A
•w dubolical crime hu been committed
"our city, but the law mUBt infliot pun-
*“«“• Bjoch la is more daDgerons to
^government than any individnsl crim-
. Ljnch law anbverta any and every
tuopls of law and attacks onr civil!/, ition.
•itMnie, in the disobarge of my dnty,
1° remain at home to-
w and to avoid ail gatherings, and I
Won parents not to permit tbelr cbil-
“> go in the streets, as their priaence
«< the number and adds to the ex-
rj“®t. I must and will discharge my
k> uphold the law and to preserve
order, and I command all riotous as-
to duperre.
IKu*?1 "R R. Reed, Mayor."
* ■ «r! m *F or was Inditing the above,
ft movement looking to an orgnniza-
.11 .ij * Ic itod people, who openly and
sidee advocate lynching, was being
*o»ponse to a notice which had
outnbuted among the thousands who
“j to the jail on the alarm at midday,
° rd « members of the militia to re-
or duty, about five hnndrcd men gath-
niront nf Liederkranz Hall, on Market
toe janitor refused them admission
iJ . tho police were
in ?5"!,£ dispei* them when Dr.
WeU-kaowD physician of this city,
L | (k bsrr! j** 5u the eijowda ami od-
ertm.ntp „ He “ id lh at since the bru-
Fttterson and Turner, nono of
pto5wh^ d l, ChUdreD . f . eU “ y Mourity,
F>b Lw ,v b ® generally was opposed to
fu was nothiog to bo done in
i k® 110 lynch the negro fiends.
'i*h “lied to
Penitant?^^* sent to
i a" y r wben tbe y 8 hould hsvo
»tdo. 8 ,“„i..i defended blood-
I (sill, w j*en they knew them to
wouisi? cri “ # w&s not »to‘ ed for
to set a terrible
ihi H i„„ “ htldreda of Idle, worthhee
is of ***° infested the
fvqnent intmaj h * DooU,r W “ cb< * red
k^cn'nT^iV** 81118, M *jor Kinney, a
F Anutfcf r ' F«*«l through the
kuuo , mta «topped him
pted mart « dln ? b * m demanded In an
Km he knewV t Wby be defended men
r™"»eo«d ra ^ ? r to‘toali. Ik* M*
|tonng Out h!ThV!l PW0 “ d «PO«Hll*to.
ff tor a “•■Bd never acted as attor-
l B * h* ^“•’vd to be gun-
rut to ku ,*’ et more earnest :r do-
r lf t»luf,ht’ “d brtatheel e heavy
' ,h “ 1* dipped ont of tho
k“i." n,Ml “ * Dd ,he
[totes of a^otus^ b - C **r by, where
V't’ Wsrs wjf l 00 «. "hose s<n-
C**d *onll i,.i„ .“ ow “ “d who it was
P the Utgrul 0 *°y or 8'nlzed effort to
rh*s Wsu ^3: w !f* “ Ie <ted. Ollier
P> l'l o's orit 11 **• detat*l»ii M
•to Tbe.- r* to-mcrr vw at tho court
K** “id tronKi 'FFvwred to be in dead
prob * b, y bloodi,Led,
U “ <,n « . D ‘‘piteihe pree-
htojor, however, to-night
nt the jail are ds/sel ^7^' GEQI ^ IAt TUESDAY ^ 1887,—TWELVE PAGES,
mearine s*«t e t£ 0 r 'half haTe ^" ’‘ b ‘ e , ° ^
west of theTriM a eas t and
sardmM. 16 .?® i“ m “ ed together f s K clo"e a"/' EVtDE5 '’ CE BEFORE THE INTER
STATE COMMISSION.
mad^to’disDersa’ih ff ° rt m bfta bee “
mUllia wait ia t re°a‘din7'tff COmP s nIes 6t
march at anv D / i8 l for or dera to
som« jhoment froJ their armory.
I;*;?: 8 : 3 r.
tothiawH.i?, “ tn l ,° J0 ! n 'he mob” Up
Th« rnriK 1D ® ^ order has prevail* *1
near to b» PP V r t0 havo n ° leader and ap.
pear to bo only watching out of enrioeitv
tor somethiDg to torn n|. Tho nd?oo r,n,'l
rnrnl!* 1 are determined todefond the the i i‘1
Ss^asua.-sfi
noTn fc t e n f r i'„„ J ,l nEi, “ T w - mnn ‘ Bli " liM ‘he
point of ocath, suffering intensely. Tho
for her r^vL^'" 0 ' 8 D ° b ° P6 Wbatever
der^T’ U .P- “‘-The soldiers were or
dered from the armory to the jail and have
Jutlorriven mere with* g4 tl ln( , Rnn
anTfro^on “iff 10,000 p60ple * ,iU 8ur 8 Pa to.
and fro on J. fferson street. Many w omen
Z,.'**“ “ in fl Ul, K with the crowd. All ap-
pear to be attracted by curiosity and the
best of order prevails.
A CATTLE QUARANTINE.
-Many Thousand Cattle in tlio Hands of the
Stato Veterinarians.
Chicago, April 30.—An Inter-Ocehn,spe
cial Iron. Helena, Mont, aiys: "Governor
Leslie will proclaim a quarantine on cattle
in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Distriot of
Columbia, Virginia, Vermont and Texas."
A local paper says this morniog: "Pleuro
pneumonia according to the statistics of
the State live Block commission, is more
prevalent in Chicago and vicinity than it
ever was before. It has been found neces
sary to quarantine a district between tho
lake and Desplaines river, lying north of
Twenty-second atreet; including the towns
of Lakeview, Jtfferson, and to establish
a patrol or watch system, to prevent the
smngsdng of cattle past tho quarantine
limits. Within tho quarantined distriot
most stringent measnrus for stamping ont
the plagne have been adopted. Diseased
cows have been slaughtered by the hun
dreds and the barns nave been disinfected
Since the first discovery of the disease last
year it has been spreading slowly, despite
tho meaanris to prevent. It has
become an epidemic, and apparently
can be eradicated only by aaciilicing all
o*tUe that have been exposed to it. The
live stock commissioners are working un
der tho new law passed by the legislatures
a lew wo-ks ago, which gives them tho
right to slaughter a oow as at on as it ia pro
nounced to bo diseased by the Stale veteri-
uarlau. If thoy had had anch power last
fall when tho plagno first mado Its appear-
once, Chairman Pearson says it conld never
have spread through tho city. Yesterday a
count ot tho votcrinarisna engagtd showed
that 8,2UO cows had been quarantined, and
that upwatd of 2,030 had been slaughtered
The number in the quarantine two weeks
ago was 10,250, the decrease being due en
tirely to the tlanghtering method In vogue.
Two hundred and seventeen cowa were
taken from tho swill troughs of the Em
pire distill.ry sheds at ono time, driven to
the Archer avenne stables aod killed. This
work is being done under tbo supervision
of veterinary surgeons, who have unlimited
discretionary powers about the disposition
ot the carcases. Each animal is appraised
before being slaughtered, and these claims
are promptly paid by tho commissioners.
All animals Inspected now are marked with
a tag in or.er to prevent their
removal withont permission. A
good deal of trouble was experienced by
veterinarians when they undertook to tag
the herds that are running loose on the
prairies in the northwestern part of the
oity, on account of the determined opposi
tion of the owners of the herd. The latter
are mostly ignorant foreigners and could not
understand that precautionary measures
wero being taken tor their benefit, bnt
armed themselves with titles and revolvers
and drove the veterinarians off. The po
lice wero finally called npon to protect the
doctors, and the tagging and inspecting
was finally accompli-hed, though not nntil
half a dozen skulls had been cracked and
as many arrests mado.
Gnairman Pearson says the present out
break of the disease is traceable to the out
break in the distillery seeds ot last fill.
He also believes it waa brought to Chicago
ongioally from Oeneva, Ill., where it made
its appearance throe or four years ago, and
came to Illinois from Maryland and New
Yoik throngb the indiscriminate shipment
of blooded cattle.
Alan*
-t-
Alalimim I'rmtucerjt or Iron Want Only to
■“Lot Alone-Their Business Would
bo Stopped by the Now
0 Law—Notes.
BURNED AT SAVANNAH.
A British Steamship Loaded With Oil En
tirely Destroyed.
SiTASSis. Cl, April 29. Cspt. Patrick
Dojlo and 18 men, part of the crew of the
British steamer Benbops. were picked np
this morning in Tybeo Roads by a pilot
bost and brought to this city. Their ves
sel, which was b mud from New York to
Vera Cruz, was burned yesterday morning
and the erew htd to taka to their boats.
They were then fifty miles Boulheast.of the
mouth of the Savannah river. The Ban-
hope's cargo consisted of one busied asd
fifteen thonss d gallons of peiroleum. The
fire was first di-covertd at 1 o’clock Thurs
day morning. The oases containing the
oil exploded rapidly and the heat
wav so intense that the flames
could not be extinguished. At 8 o’clock
the crew took to the boats. When they lost
sight of theitesmerabewsa etill burning
and it is believed that she sank soon after
wards She waa tiee years old, wav owned by
Joseph Holt, of Liverpool, and coat f 160.-
000. The origin of the fir* is unknown.
Tbo cargo was shipped by Lambert A Ayer*,
of New York, but their toss has not been
ascertained. Second Mate Dundee and
ri-amen II. Mnrlejr, R. Candle, Thomas
Colquitt and Albert Oxspart are misting,
bnt the captain thinks they wul risen toe
shore safely.
suicide of a Si, I-.-u!» Merchant-
Nashville, April 30.—Yesterdsy eftor-
noon Edward E. barnacle, u prominent Ut
Lams met-hint, jumped from the bridge
in ibis city Into the river. He was rescued
by some men in a canoe atd removed to
Eves Uovpiul, where be di—1 atb JOo'cloek
this Dormr g Befiora bo died be said that
Ms reas .a tut atumptitg suicide was that
be ha 1 bl<Aen a pr.iu.iie made to bis wife
tt. ,t he aou.'i drink no n.-re intoxicating
liquor.
A p ri 1 3(X—At to-day's session of
toe Yiit* r State idoiniuission several gentle
men from Birinirikham and the coal and
iron region, with pdfeBM asking a suspen
sion of the 4th see*, of the law were
beard. James Ban^n, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Tennrssee and Alabama
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, was first
heard. He stated that the pig iron product
of Alabama was to-day COO tons per day,
and that it would shortly be raised to I.COO
tons; that there was no local consumption
to justify such a product, and it must seek
distant markets. The bminesa of his com
pany was begun with formal contracts ex
tending over a number of years, under
which the railroads gave low rates in return
for a guarantee of steady business, and
that under these contraetg the railroad bna-
inesa had steadily increased. Sinoe the bill
went into effect, instead of making daily
sales of COO tons wo havo maitu
°i , not mor6 ‘ban
1UU tons, and these were mostly for ship
ment by water. The railroads havo ad
hered to contrasts with us. We have been
placed on the baois of the most favored
customers, and we have had many conces
sions made ns. There were clauses by
whicu the rates of transportation of iron
havo been made contingent upon the value
of iron In the market. We nave shipped
by train and half-train load at a time. ‘ We
want relief in such form ns tho commission
is able to give. If through rates oannot be
oonttnued, we wsDt tho temporary suspen
sion made ptrmaneL All now suffer seri-
on/dj. Thero is nothing imaginary about
^Jndge Cooley—“What capital is invoat-
Mr. B mron—“Thero li an aggregation of
an companies, whose capital stook is ten
millions, and bonded debt six millions."
Judge Cooley-“Yon mean that ten mil
lions capital has been put in?"
Mr. Bauron—"Some stock has been sold
at a discount, but since that time the money
earned has been appropriated to the capital
stock account and the two bavo about ©ven-
ly balance d each other. Tho company waa
at first composed entirely of Englishmen,
eorno two hundred men of the north of
Eoglnud formed tho Southern Stales Iron
andFornnce Company. Tho 8ewaln Com
pany w.ia composed of Tenneeseo men, tho
I’ratt Company of Tennessee end New
lork gent emen, tbo Alice of Alabama,
Tennc-si e and Kentucky, the Lynn of
Alabama Rnd Tennessee, also the origlnat
Tennessee _ Coal end Railroad Company
embruoid New York capital, and is now/ Atl antic. who ship ooal hero at such cheap
owned chiefly in Now York, after passing
through the hands of Tcnnesseoans. The
works are ontsidethe limits ol Birming
ham. Some ten thousand people are em
ployed ontsido In portions ct onr works
who conld not be counted as a partof Birm
ingham. We own 180,000 acres of coal
lauds. We have invested In buildings and
machineiy not toes than $5,000,000."
Jndge Cooley—“Do I understand that
sixteeu millions have been Inverted tn lands
an ’ I f' p.-rti by your '
Mr. llauron—“Yre, nr.' 1
Judge Cooley—“Has the stock been sub.
ject to changes in the market?"
Mr. Bauron—“Yea; it Is listed In Wall
•treet It wont up to 11C To-day it is not
more tbnu 45. Tnis was tbo result of read
justment, bringing in now works and bring
ing in other etook. The highest quotation
ntter the reorganization was 45. Since then
there has been a steady decline. There is
no special reason for this except tho genera'
stagnation In the iron bneiness. Wo havo
not yet sbnt down any of our bnalmss, be-
canso we have hope that tLe law will not be
enforced."
■ Jndge Cooley—“do yon think tho stag
nation has been cansed by tho enforcement
of the law as regards north of the Ohio?"
Sir. Banron—“Most emphatically I do."
Judge Cooley—“Have you cut down any
on this account?"
Mr. Banron—“Not yot, sir. Now Jaa to
onr business, we do it entirely on long con
tracts. {Ur. Iltnron hero gave the reasons
for thL), and there has no nverprodnotion
during the last 18 months. Stocks anch as
we make ate 30,000 to 70,000 tons leas than
heretofore/'
Judge Cooley—“As I understand as to
yonr bnsinetl yon expect to be crippled by
tbia eat, but not by any overprodnet of the
trade?"
Mr. Banron—“I know that if I conld say
I would deliver iron for three months or
for six months at St. Louis or Detroit at the
old rate* at freight I know wo could sell
from 3 000 to 5,000 tuna inside the next 20
days. We have competitors In New York,
New England, Eastern 1’ennaylvanla, in
Missouri, Michigan, etc. These are iiie
loading competitors."
Jndge Cooiiy—“Should not the cost of
making iron at Birmingham be less than at
those competing point
Mr. Bjuron—"Y«e; tho expansion of
eleven-fold in the last few years ia sufficient
proof ot that fact.”
Jndge Cooley—“Is it hecanso of these
contract* with railroads that yon are able
to pat yonr products in these competing
markets? •
Mr. Binr.in—“Yee, air.”
Judge Oooley—“Do manufacturers in
Michigan, Pennsylvania, etc., regard this as
ju«t? Is not the tendency to drive them
ont of tbo bukineas?"
Mr. Bauron—“Legislation Is designed to
produce the greatest good for the greatest
number. Whatever their opinion, the con-
sumi ri up there are fifty to one of manu
facture s, and con-umrrs would hold up
the r hands aod bless the commi s on wti b
should help them to get the cheap iron they
need for every kind of industry."
Jo:» a Cooley - “Are not these advances
yon ask for at the expense of some ot ier
similar industry?"
Mr. Beuron—“I thlnk noh The Ufa of
onr iron works is of limited duration. All
in tbo East have been established with a
L> Uw risk, aim I aabtnii lust toe tu-
foreemrnt of the lical rde is to put a
wall aronnd c;.ch a pclicy which
might te equally applied to each comity,
and prove at length to be tbo preveuliou
of true Uleror nr-,- "
Thomas Ward, of the Bi
Mr. Ti
-mi.-nt of the
■n . :.t. I Preel
is William ton
am, made slat-
A. Ms
nicgbam
reha fares eat liirmiLg
ot A. C. Willi.m.on, o
‘>D Company, of Jhrmitv
eats shea lug tho ions l.
ensue from the
--.fourth seotion, con-
firming all that bad been said about the
tnr&ly.isof trade prndnoed by tho onforce-
,, tBe ioter State commeroo law.
said that what the iron men want is
to ne left free to,make such terniB with the
roads as the roads are wi ling to concede,
too iron men being well satisfied with what
*“* railroads havo done for them.
Major A. Prossner, of the Mobile Cotton
Exchange, presented a petition of that body
asking tbo enforcement cf the fourth sco-
i ^ Saids “The Cottou Exchange of
Mobile has no detire to submit evidence,
but we havo Borne statistics to show how
me trade of Mobilo has been diverted to
other plaot a. We desi re tn state as regard*
these facts that they show not only misxn an-
agementon the part of tbo railroads, but
discnmlnation also against Mobile Tho
Cotton Exchange "has taken the position
tbnt e compering rate, that Is a through
R .i made in order to meet competition by
a water ronte, should first be made by the
railroad and thenanbmitted loan honorable
commission for approval. From this
provision tho Cotton Exohnnge has taken
** loi granted i'uut inis city havo water
privileges—that it will have the benefit of
throngb rates, provided the railroads see fit
to compete with water rentes. Heretofore
the railroads have not only completed with
but have destroyed water routes. Having
accomplished their rnin, thoy immediately
put np their rntca again. We havo had
from time to time competing rates along
railroads at seasons of high water
in the rivers. Wo have had nndor anch
circumstances exceedingly low rates. The
rates havo frequently been lower than
boats conld enrry freight. This has been
notably tho case in regard to our ooastwiso
trade. On tho return low water, rates are
resumed. Sometimos the differonoe be
tween high-wutcr—that is to say, rates
forced on railroads by steamboat competi
tion—and low-water freights is as much as
ZOO per cent. The Cotton Exchange under
stands that under this bill the roads will
not he able to repeat this operation. They
will havo power to redace freights, but will
not have the right to advance them
egiim without giving ton daya' no
tice, so that all parties inter-
(hted can he heard before you on tho sub
ject. You have not aa yet heard from the
mercantile classes, but have heard much
from the aide of tho railroads, and from that
class which has u vaguo fear of tho results
of a rise of rates. Meantime there are cer
tain things that ought to be brought to
yoor attention. Coul is not cheaper in
Mobile than in New Orleans, though wo are
nearer the ooal field than Now Orleans.
Mobile by reason of her position Is entitled
to oontrol the South American trado, and
■too to have the lcsdiDg
coal business on the Onlt
bnt railroad competition with river rates
from Pittsburg has cut against ns and given
New Otleaus tho advantage. Why do not
o.ir brothers In the ooal business compile
against coal men on the other side of the
MAY LEAD TO THE CENTURY'S MOST
IMPORTANT EVENTS.
A Conviction In Germany tlial War
Franco Cannot l>e llelayeil-Frem
Spies In Gernmny Cause
Much Irritation, etc.
rateb? It Is because they are engaged in a
competitive fight with Mississippi freight
rates, in tho hopo of captnriog tho Now Or-
leans trade.
B. B, McKenzie, of tho Durham Lumber
Company, submmitteJ a petition from a
committee appointed by the Southern
Yellow Pine Lumber Manufacturing Asso
ciation. Us was questioned by Mr. Stachl-
rnann ard spoke ot tho largo interests of
the lumber men of Alabama and Goorgia,
and described tho territory of their trado.
Ho Bald they oonid get a through rate north
of tho Ohio, bnt it U o combination of local
rates which makes tho entire rate larger
than the business will bear. He alluded
to the raise in rates from Springfield and
St. Loots to Kansas City, all local rates
being enforced there.
Mr. Morrison—“Da yon know what road
yon nse from St Louis to Kaneaa City?"
Mr. MoKsnzte—*T oonid not say."
A ' r - Morrison—“Well, the main line from
St Louis to KansssCity is altogether In the
Stato of Missouri, sod does not come within
the pnrvlew of the act Therefore tho rise
of rates wai not a consequence of this law,
exoept that the Missouri people may havo
jumped up the rate, taking advantage ot
the oocaaion perhaps. We nro not in a po
sition to grant relict in in such coses."
Judge Cooley—“I nnderstand that no
railroads north of the Ohio river havo asked
to be relieved from tbo operation of tho
fourth section,”
Mr. Culo, being requested to do so,
named several roads north of the Ohio
which refused to receive pig iron on the
old rates. Only tbreo bavo como into the
old ratcB since the law waa suspended aa
retards Southern roads. These three are
Evansville end Terre Hants, Cincinnati;
Hamilton rnd Dayton und Louisville,
Evansville and St Lonis. On all others lo
cal rates have been charged.
The convention its session at the conclu
sion of Me. Protkener's testimony, to kseet
in New Orleans Monday, and left this city
on the p. m. train.
A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
A Young Woman Shoots Herself Through
the Heart,
Pobtlaxd, Me , April SO.—A sensational
suicide occutred on Green street at2o'clock
this morning, the victim being Miss Alice
Cobb, aged 21 years, daughter of Alvin
Cobb. It la stated that for some time post
tho girl has shown signs of insanity. Early
thta morniog the girl's fa'her beard a pietol
shot in her room, and forcing an entrance
found her dead on the floor with a ball
through the heart. The following noto was
fastened to the wall with a knife:
“I am not crazy, but my health is broken.
A dead woman's curse on ell who have
wronged me. Father wants me to die, I
will do so, but if my spirit can oome back I
will li nut him until hs dies. Take my
letter to Maggie for ber to burn. I am
weary of living and suffering. Father has
driven me to this. [Signed,] Alice ”
Cobb said his daughter was unquestion
ably insane and bad been eo some time.
Kstdsrssd suicide.
, PivTsaoao, May 1.—I bis morning when
Jennie Os w..1.1, a girl 11 yiars of age. came
from her bulronm into the dining room of
bar home she found her father, Charles
Oswald, fitting in a chair with Lis thro.t
cut sul her young, r si, Ur lying on a It uge
case of tuicide on ths part of
VOL. LXII. jnO 5.
THE SCHNAEBELES AFFAIR! AyTIPOV - ERTY SOCIETY-
Usury George's Scheme to Make Everybody
Rich,
New Yobk, May l.-The Anti-Poverty
Homely, of which Dr. McGlyon is president
and Henry George vice-president, held
their flrnt pnnlio raeefinir to-night at Chick,
ering Hall. The hall wS, packed to over-
11 jwing, and on the platform were a large
number of leaders of the United Labor
party. The exoroisea opened with singing
by a chorus of fifty voices, led by Misg
Muller. Ifonry George presided, and in
hta opening addre.H said: “the presence of
anch a large audience at the first
meeting of the Anti-Poverty Society
nhows that there is ti widespread
fel ling in cvmmnnity against the social
crime of poverty. Ia atariing this society
Wu do nut propose to form ohnrchea. There
are already chnrohes enough. There is
nothing sectarian In the platform of tho
society. Wo propose to arouso the it ligione
sentiment in men und women to help each
other and to do what charity cannot do.
Wo hold that the poverty in tho hoart of
onr great cities does not nxim. from the
niggardness of tho Creator, St froui man’*
sinfulness. Wo will preach the doctrine of
Him who nnid: 'Inasmuch as yo have done
it onto one of the-e ye have done unto me,’
Not like those who try to persecute men
who atand up for the lights of the poor."
.While Mr. George was speaking Mr. Mo-
Olynn stepped up on tho platform. Every
man and woman rose in their Heats and the
greati at enthusiasm reigned for several
minutea. When quiet w«h restored, Dr.
MoQlynn atoppod to the landing desk and
said: “I am intensely conscious that they
who stand hero to-night on this hiaiorio
platform, tho founders of this society, in
years to come will lo.k back to to-night's
meeting with pleasure. It. la
not unbecoming that a priest of Christ
stand here to speak of the oanao which pro-
poaia to abolish this horrid crime of pov
erty, which Is the ii justice of man in viola
tion of the laws of Ood. I would be
recreant to my snored priesthood if I alionids
fail to spenk tho word which I am com
manded by my Lord and Manter to apeak.
Surely, my Iriends, It should bnrdly be
nocoHaiiry for n priont to apologia: for loving
tbo poor, for teaching men tbe betttr law
ns Ohriat tanght tlio equality of men, be
cause all nro cbi'drcn ot tho common father.
All men wero oreuted cqnal, and were made
for higher and better things.' If r.n.l i- the
father Ue can not be a step-father. If God
is a just Ood, a loving Ood, Ue did not
send his children into this world to Hnffer,
and ha did not mean to give Into the hand i
of the exclusive fow the good things of
this earth. We are attracted solely to this
work by tbo religion that in in it. We are
engaged in a work in which re find the
very essence of ail religion. It is a doe-
trine that makes tbo beurta of men as ten
der as a woman's. It is because this move
ment has tbo love of eternal jnatioe in it
lhat it has for ns two attractions."
"Dr. MoOlynn in conclusion said that be
alwuya intended to remain u Catholic and
to preach tho Oitbolio doctrine and try and
bring back religion to the world. Religion
will never bo ri-Ut until we see a demo-
oratio I’opo walking down Broadway with a
atoyepipo hat on. In my opinion that man
will bo greateht of tho Popes. Lot in do
tho cause of the Mailer, and what we can
to right tbo wrong and canae the bles-ed
day of jnstico to dawn and tbe dawn of the
day of jnsttoe will be tho beginning of tbe
doing ot tbe will of the Father as done in
heaven and the beginning of the reign of
tho 1'rinoe of Peace."
At tho clue of tho aorvioe an anthem
was anng by the choir and the audienoe
dispersed. The society propose to hold a
ui. ..ting every Sunday night at Chicketing
Copyrighted, 1887, by New York Associated Press.
l’Ania, April 30.—M. Schnaebtlea, who
was released from priaon yesterday by or
der of Oormany, aud who at ouoo departed
from Metz, where ho was incarcerated, ar
rived nt miduight at Pagny aur Mozelle,
where he liud been arrested. His wife ui.rl
son met him at the Btation, whore were also
assembled the whole populate of the town,
headed by all tho ofilcers c£ tho municipal-
ity. M. Schnaebelos was nvated by the
crowd, who cried out, "Vive la France!
Vivo Schnaebelool" After a short stop, M.
SchnaebeioH proceeded to Paris. Ho de-
„>.„Cu tO be lunlvianni by lu c ill ue 1.1 ut
the press. He declared that he had beon
well-treated by the Gormans.
The Paris newspapers appear to bo nearly
all well pleased by toe manner in which tho
Sohnnobeles matter haa been sottled, and
pronounce it an honorable settlement.
They praiso tho prudence and fairnoss dis
played by M. Fionrnes, minister of for
eign affairs, in bia conduct of France's Bide
ot tho case. A majority of the papers
draw from the Incident the lesson that in
tntnre Franco must redouble ber vigilance
in order to avoid aurprisea of this kind
cansed by tho arrest of JL Sobuaebelea
According to the Bepnblique Franaaise, ail
French prefeota are inBtruotod to prevent
the peupie iu their respective uisiriais from
using tbe ocoasion of M. Schnaebolca’ liber
ation from making anti-Qcrman demonstra
tions,
M. Schnaebelos reached Paris this even-
log. Ho at onoo called on Premier Goblet
and had »n interview with him, iu which
ho reaffirmed tbe story of bis arrest as
orig nail ” toll It is again asserted that
M. Sobnaebelea will bo relieved of bis post
of commissary at Pegny-snr-M izelle, uud
that be will bo retired on a pension.
I’abis, April 30.—La France is aollolllug
donations of ono frauo each toward ths
purchase of a diamond croBS for Schnae-
buleg. Eleven metribetu OL tbe Gautacu
family be d thoaubsoiiotion list.
Beblin, April 30.—The budget committee
of the Reichstag to-day adopted in tbe
form proposed by tho government tho sati-
mates for the construction of bairaoks and
hospitals, and also tbe voto for stragotio
railways. Whon tho Reichstag ro.ua.tH on
Thursday tho commtttco will present a ro-
port approving tbo whole budget proposals
of tbo government, excepting tbe artillery
grant. Some disoussion occurred over the
52,000,01X1 marks devoted to rendering the
army bettor prepareo to fight, and augges-
tions ware made to rodnee tho voto of
08.00,000 for Blrategio railways, bnt idons
of economy were overruled by the conviction
that a collision with Franco cannot be long
postponed, for the release of Hchnacbclea
only modifies tho position ao far as justify
ing Bismarck's diplomatic position in de
manding tho cessation of French olficinl cx
cltateon o revolt In in Alsace Lorralno anil
the stoppage of an organiz'd syHtcin of
eapionago throughout Germany, Offlciol
circles consider that Germany has good
claim to demand that France
shall cease from official intriguing
In German provlnoear it is be
lieved tbat lliamarck la about to
make urgent representations; tbat having
proved hta good will in the Schnaebelea
cjso France mast now Btop offoneca Bgalost
International law by ordering ber offioula to
refrain from tormenting treason in Alsace-
Lorraine. If the response of tbe FreLch
government to these representations is
not satisfactory, tbe Schnaebelea incident,
it la thought, will become the starling paint
of tbe greatest events ot tbo centnry.
Tbo Cologne Gazette publishes a list of
French agents wbo have been arrested and
convioted in Germany, and defies the
French government to adduce a single case
where a German government ager.t has
been convicted ot espionage in Franco.
Uitberto, tbe paper adds, tbe French gov
trnment agents who were arrested have
been liberated alter • short detention. Tbo
case of the Danish Captain Saranw, the
poet Krazowslri aod the Belgiuu Janssen
do not apply to the Froncfi. A reoeLt
instance of tbe Icnienoy of
the German government was in the case of
Lientenant Leltellisr, wbo waa cmRht at
Carlsrogb, having in his possession phns of
the fortress end sketches, and wbo was lib
erated alter bis guilt La i been lolly estab
lished. This coarse on tbe pan ot tbe gov.
eminent has been the rale towards other
Frenchmen, bnt farther observance of the
rule, tbs Gazette declares, ia impossible.
Tbo Krenz Z itung represents that In
creased irritation among all duties In Ger
many most impel tho government to ask
France to offer trustworthy guarantee* that
u«r>n»nyah»j; in ?n*ure be prelected 1.
officially permitted espionage.
The Reichstag committee on the bill re-
taring to artificial batter lias adopted
a morion tbat the artificial utricle
mast be called Dot batter bat "m&rganiDe,”
and most not be colored to imitate g unine
batter. The fine for violation of tbe ecL
which was originally 15" marl*, baa been
raised to 1,000 m »rk». The new Uw ia to
go into operation in October.
T’'E BULL It I Nil IN -MEXICO.
deed It
>H, and al
lered |
ly bee.
1 the Hi^os
Ibnuhte
Tht
lie ito tbi
child lied e
th, aa a pie
othtred to i
lothwMfonnd n-.fT.-«l
lH ** n ppo«ed that conatact broodiu^
ii» *v ic trouble*! ha«l tnrn» i hi* b
l that he h-vi in contemplation the
c: I nation 0 f himuelf ti.i ch:l Iren,
ii*:** ‘-1*1 not ««hare the fate ■/. h* r yo
ii».er * ill probably never be known.
l’urloui l ighting Under the Glare of Fl»»
trie Light*,
Br. Lot-ia, April 29 -A special from tbe
Ci'y of Uexioo says the novelty of a bull
figkt by electric light drew an immense
crowd to the plszn Among tie spectator*
were President Disz and several members
of his cabinet. The arena was brilliinlly
lighted by ten electric lights and tbegaody
uniforms of tbo matadora fairly blazed
The first bull made a frantic ru.h at thc
picador* ©od id a mioote waa ( maater of tbe
arena, baring killed one horse and gore 1
two ethers. Ono matador and cno picador
were laid out, though not killt.t The
fighters becaxe verr timid and plied the
sword from the aide, bring aftafS to face
e SDJ2S. as usual. Of the five bulls,
j-very one waa daperslo in the bbzieg
light, salbcrse* and fl k . . U n were rolled
over sod tossed in at-mid- manner. Ono
swordsman attempted to kill a hail s, he
.1,arc.-!, and Will caught on tia horne and the cars'
• ‘-it of th*r nr-r.a him- -t 1,:-:,
Tbe reaolt of the flight wan four hern* h
■‘"" I. ""'••ral torn and crippled, twomau-
d..ri nearly killed and aev-ial picadors dla-
abled. The dazzling light seea-a to make
the arutnela wild. This was the first time
bull fighting has been tried by electric light
EXPELLED FROM THE HOUSE.
A Member of the Michigan Leglalature
Convicted of Attempted Itrlbery.
Lahsuio, April 29— Late W ni»ht argu
ments tn tho Dakin btibery impea Tment
caso were oonoloded, and rim case submiU
.'“to Boose. By * vote of 83 to 11 it wss
decided tbutho had endeavored to procure
monev from F. L. Krion and John H.
Stackleton, ostensibly to corrupt members
bat nally with a view to appropriating it
to bis own use. Of the specific charge that
Ue had placod au estimated price after tbe
name of fifteen members he was nnani-
moaaly found guilty. A resolution was of-
fered that Dakin be expelled from the
Home, anil it was adopted by au unani-
rnona vote. The ball was crowded and
•hero waa absolute qaiet a* the Sr,-_> e , aQ .
nounced that iu view of tbo vote be mast
declare Milo n. Dakin fxpelled from the
lloor of tho llonee and from its privileges.
8clinaebclr» to !*»• lCrlrajied.
Bzklin, April 29—Prince Bismirckhas
Informed li. Herbelto, tho French ambus-
wider, that he will to-day submit for the
Emperors signature an order tor tbe re-
M. Schnnebelei. In the event of
bl* liberation by the German., the !•'ranch
government will discharge Schnaebelea from
to® oommi.sioner at Paguy-
1 Aitis, April 29,—P/enrier Goblet has re-
ceiVdd u dispatch from M. Ikrbette stating
that Ih-m.rck hM ordered tho releise of
DCbDaobeleii.
„ B“ta«, April 29—The North Germsn
yytototoys: fawderlBi the release of
Scbnaebelee the Gerrnau government has
placod a broad interpretation upon tho
matter regarding the invitation addressed
to Scbcaebele* by a German police com
missary a* a sort of safe conduct, although
the arrest itself was effected independently
o! the invitation and without the knowledge
of aemmleeary Gautch by two Berlin offi-
QtMfle
Paus, April 29.—Wagner’s opera Lohen
grin, tbe performance of which was poet-
poneti on account of tho Schnaebelea inci
dent, will bs g ven here Tneaday next
Rebus April29—The Emperor William
hasi'gned the order fur tLe release of
schnaebelea. The latter has written to bit
wire that he expects to return hnma to
morrow. It Is reported that M. Ut rbette
sj Saks in the highest terms of Germany's
conrteons treatment in connection w no the
affair.
A Util.- Hoy's Awful Heath.
S.iESASPotn, Pa , M,» 1. a fireman at
one of the collmries on Lis way home front
work abont 7 o'clock thu morning found
1 James Foley, ag-1
n the bumper, of
the body of a boy n
11 jeer*, jamcet*
11 ®‘ r »“‘l toe ml tank a: ILe'gM hVnw!.
1 been playing aronml
.1 comi-vninni last
The little fellow
ith
evening,an I when be w„ j.... ned and killed
they ran away and left him, aod did
■ppenad. He
n tell of wb.it h
not mi-ied from he
first inrimv.u.n Li. i
1 the
thoee wLo di.covered the body
i . f hi- .wfal
info, med by