WJ gp? rr .3W. " TRIPLE HOMBER. - " FORTT-FOTIKTH YEAH FUNNY AH FARCE, A, Comical Sight During a Warm Evening Session of Parliament, WITNESSED BY A CROWD: Comments in England on the As sassination of Dr. Cronin. PILGRIMAGE OP THE SHAH OP PERSIA The Prince of Naples in Search of a Bride An Interesting Story About the Do mestic Dilemma of tho Snltan of Turkey Encland Hn No Good Words for Bismarck Court Eilqnette as Laid Dovrn In 1634 The Paris Exposition Not Vet Half TJnpackrd-Jobu Bright' Peculiar Will El Ulabdl a Mighty Email Individual. Some of the scenes during the past week in Parliament were very much like the clos-1 ' ins days of a session of Congress. At one time only three members were present for a crowd of 500 American and other tourists tc gaze upon. Le Caron, the spy, says Dr. Cronin was murdered because he knew too much and was liable to talk when he shouldn't England is anxiously awaiting the advent of the Shah of Persia. The Paris Exposition is not yet half unpacked, hut it is a big enough show to draw all sightseers in Europe thither. 1ST CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.1 London, May 25. Copyright. Par liament is actually worth mentioning tbis week from the fact that it has never before been so dull which is saying a great deal. "Wonderfully hot weather has set in. A few members present have been busy repre senting their constituents out on the terraces of the house, where cooling drinks are had. The average attendance after question time has been 14, and last night at one time there were only 3 members pres ent. It was a comical sight to see SO per spiring newspaper men in'the press gallery and 500 hot Americans and others -in the strangers' gallery watching three gloomy, moist II. P.'s sitting idle. Everybody LanchinE at Chnrchill. A feature of current politics is the con stant shrinkage in importance of little lord , "" Randolph Churchill. The Tories begin to laugh at poor Bandy, the public is paying no attention to him, and be has fallen so ' low as to instruct his principal cup-bearer to write to the Press Association protesting '" against Salisbury's unfairness in not xnen- Lj iioning him among the praiseworthy found- ersof the Primrose .League. This league Tin plain English, is an association of some, high and mighty Tory dames and an enldess crowd of scheming would-be society women, banded together for the purpose of bullying wretched tradesmen and other dependents into casting Tory votes. An Active Week lor Gladstone. The Grand Old Man has had an active week in spite of the heat. On Thursday he was knocked down by a cab, ran after it, caught it, and ut the driver in communi cation with the police. He has made his first visit to ths ?irnell Commission,listeued to all O'Brien , Md, and irritated Sir James Hannen by speaking loud, ordering things around, andoeing generally contemptuous of the court. It was noticed that Hannen glowered but did not dare to bring himself into a row with Gladstone by ordering him to be quiet, which he is fond of doing to or dinary people. The sensation of the week in the commis sion was the denial by O'Brien and Sulli van that the Manchester martyrs were guilty of murder or of anything but true patriotism Justice Hannen, who had to listen to this, was the man who as prosecut ing counsel for the crown did most to secure the hanging of the three martyrs, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien. A significant thing was the applause in an English court when O'Brien declared these Irishmen innocent. It shows a sudden change in English feel ing. Hannen's threat to clear the court if the people persisted in aDplanding the de fense of murderers was natural but in bad taste. COURT ETIQUETTE IN 1624 A Set of Sales Laid Down to Prevent Gal lants From MUbehavlr.E. , rBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. 1 London, May 25. The rules of etiquette laid down now .regarding court functions are comical, but don't compare with the fol lowing regulations which were prescribed x by the Lord Chamberlain of 200 years ago, for the benefit ol officers, many of them be longing to noble families, when invited to I dine with royal persons. They were to be neatly dressed, with clean coats and boots, and not enter the room in a "half drunken condition. They were warned pot to drink after each mouthful, as that would make them drunk too soon, nor in empty more than one goblet ior every two J dishes. Thev were nnt (a nnt .ai. t.njv In the plates nor their bones under the table, nor to lick their fingers, wipe their nose on the tablecloth, or drink so much as to make themselves lall off chairs or unable to walk straight. These lire extracts from a guide carefully drawn np for the guidance of officers and gentlemen of noble families, which shows that manners have improved since 1621. HOW TO SPEND MONEY. RAPIDLY. A Complete Spendthrift's Compendlnm to be Issued bj an Expert. rBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.! London, May 25. You have heard of Bcnzon, more commonly known as Jubilee Juggins, who has succeeded in spending a fortune of several hundred thousand pounds - in two years, and is about to write his autobiography. The wort will be done by a clever gallery reporter of the House o'f Commons, whs took Benzon off to Brighton for a week, and getting all the facts, agreed to write the book and divide the profits. f The book promises to sell well, which will J&. , he cheerful news to the fat porter of the At 4 Hotel de Paris at Monte Carlo. This gen- y f tleman, who speaks 20 languages remark- ? ably badly, confided to me in February that i Jie had trusted Mr. Benzon on account of the number of his overcoats and leather trunks, and that he sti J held his note for ',000 francs. KILLED TO KEEP STILL; lie Caron Says Cronin Was Wardered Be- cansa Dend Men Can't Tell. What They Know He Wns" Too Dangerous to Let LI Ye. 1BTCAULET0 THE DlrATCU.l London-, May 25. The Cronin murder has been eagerly taken up here and ex ploited, particularly by the Times, as evi dence of brutality and general corruption among the Irish in America. The spy, Le Caron, has bvS. interviewed concerning the assassination of Dr. Cronin. It will be re membered that upon the publication of Le Caron's testimony before the Parnell Com mission, Cronin charted Sullivati, who is one of the men suspected of the murder, with having obtained Le Caron's admission into the Clan-na-Gael, and with putting him into a position of trust. Toe spy considers that the murder of Cronin is the result of the charges made by him against Sullivan. He said: "You may say this, and I am willing to have it published, that for some time past threats have made against Cronin, and they have been made in my presence not once, but repeatedly threats of violence by the Sullivan faction. There are men in the Chicago organization who would unhesita tingly kill any man if they thought it their duty to do. so. They would not do it for money, but if they thought it best for the organization they would kill anybody they were told to." Le Caron said that he did not believe Cronin would have "split" on Sullivan, but that the doctor was known to possess in formation of great value, and as he had said so much that he should not have said it was probably feared that he would say more. He declared in conclusion: "I am as positive that I know the men who murdered Br. Cronin as I am that I am sitticg here. I could name the leader of the crime beyond question, but it would be quite inexcusable for me to give names for publication. Cronin's murder is only a side light ot the organization in America, and is quite in accord with the sentiments and actions of the members of the revolu tionary body." Le Caron did not think that Cronin was coming to London. A PEIKCE IN SEARCH OP A BRIDE. He Is an Italian, but Has Never Yet Visited America. fBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.'' London, May 25. The Prince of Naples is looking bra wi fe,and has difficulty in find ing one. This is not so much because of a fact, which is indisputable, that he person ally amounts to nothing, but rather because thoc whom he has been willing to marry have been Roman Catholics. His father, though a prosperous gentleman who has done a lot for his country, is excommuni cated for his lack of reverence to the Pope, and the mothers of Catholic young women do not look at that kind of a parri. It is expected that the Prince, or rather those who interest themselves in him, will soon set about trying to marry him over here to a Protestant with no objections to excommnnications. She would most probably be one of the Prince of "Wales' daughters. The Italian Prince is a very little man, who notices things very carefully, bnt draws rather foolish conclu sions. He does not look particularly mas culine, looks younger than he is, tb'ough he is very younc, is very proud of being a cap tain, and fond of speaking of "we military men." The tremendous receptions and politeness that are being poured out upon King Hum bert, the father of this young man in Ger many, are being carefully iollowed in En gland, with great delight in Italy, and with deep disgust in France. The evident anxiety of Germans, or in other words of Bismarck, to tighten up the alliance with Italy, looks very much as though the big three-headed fighting machine, organized a year ago, is expected to soon be put in active service. NO GREAT NEED TO HURRT. The Paris Exposition Not as Yet Quite Half Unpacked. tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, May 25. Paris, as seen by your correspondent on Wednesday, was remark ably active, had fine weather, and was al together an attractive place. Americans, however, need not hurry there. The Ex position is not completely visible, for quite half of it remains unpacked. It is open at night and everyone goes there. The disastrous effect on Paris restaurants and theaters are scarcely to be exagger. ted the restaurants empty,. and the waiters tearfully relating to chance customers that they must pav to be there and find no one to fleece. The Paris Exposition causes indirect suf fering here. The prices of salmon, lobsters, etc., which should be very cheap now, are kept tremendously high by the demands of the Paris money-spending crowd, and when Mrs. John Bull must pay 4 shillings tor a lobster worth 9 pence she is irritated. NO GOOD WORDS FOR BISMARCK. The British Give Him No Credit for Good Fcellnsr About Anything. rBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.1 London, May 25. Poor Bismarck never gets in England credit for sincerity or. good feeling about anything. "When he took the trouble to write an autograph letter con gratulating Captain Murrell, of the Mis souri, on his heroic conduct, saying that all seafaring nations were proud ot his con duct, it became necessary for the English press to find some deep and wicked motive. The conclusion was quickly reached that his idea was to flatter his young master, the Emperor, by establishing Germany's posi tion as one of the seafaring nilions. The latest bit of news about the great German is that he has taken to playing sol itaire, and has developed a wonderful abil ity in beating all competitors, including professionals. HIS TWO DEAD WITES REMEMBERED. John Brlgbt's Will Incidentally Advertises His Deceased Relatives. fBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.1 ' London, May 25. John Bright's will has been published. He leaves personal property to the amount of 85,000, and shows a strong desire to keep np his family ties after death. Incidentally he strongly recommends and advertises his deceased relatives. One paragraph reads: I desire to be buried Jn tbe little graveyard attached to the Friends' meeting house at Rochdale, alongside the crave of my late dear wife. In that small plot of land are the graves of my Grandmother, of my dear old aunt, Mar garet Wood, ot my just and eenerous father of my sainted mother, of my dear sister Sophia! of my two brothers. William, who died in childhood, and Benjamin, and of her who was mv precious wife from the vear 1KB) tn th..-. 184L and of her who from the year 1847 to the year 1S70 was the life and comfort of my home. A POOR, DOWN-TRODDEN DE8P0T. The Saltan of Turkey Not Raptor, In Spite of nis 300 Wlvei.f BT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.! London, May 25. ThersT are endless sides to the character of that poor, down trodden despot, the Sultan oS Turkey. Now we find, after having always thought his one object in life was to get together as big a collection of wives as possible, that he really does not care about them, and would like to discharge them ll if he could. This fact is made known An connection with a plotjust discovered in the palace at Con- w stantinople. The women, it seems, tired of getting fat in monotonous luxury, had or ganized a plot to depose the Snltan. Just how this was to be accomplished by young women sitting around on cushions in pointed slippers and loose trousers does not appear, but it seems that they were seri ous. There will probably be some private bow stringing, and some poor young women will never see their families any more. The Sultan has expressed a pettish regret that he cannot bow-string all these people and save money, for he only wants one wife, and yet S. kl..J . .. .1... .. P OM al.l is uuugcu bu ruu mo c&pense oi ouv, nuu have to have all they want, and require ex pensive, treacherous eunuchs -to look after them. The Sultan, in one way and another, appears to have as many worries as most men. A HGUBE OF INTEREST. The Shah of Persia Creatine Considerable Excitement in His Filrlmage En gland Hoping He Has Improved Somewhat in His Manners. rBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.! London, May 25. An interesting figure on the horizon is the degenerate occupant of the throne oi Darius, Naser-Ed-Din, Shah of Persia, called by himsell and friends the Light of the Lion and the Sun, who is trav eling gradually toward this town. Russia has been lately entertaining him in a most gorgeous fashion, and incidentally frighten ing his poor Majesty as much as possible. Thousands of Cossacks and endless troops of all kinds have been made to parade be fore him ever since he crossed the Russian frontier, and Thursday night, when he dined at the right hand of the Russian Em press, and the Emperor rose to drink his health, 21 guns were let off from near at hand, to impress him with his gloomy sur roundings. The Shah does not seem to like it very much, and it looks as though he must have fixed bis astrologers, who insisted that the Shah should only spend 25 days in England and should sail home as soon as possible. "When he gets here he will' go about a ereat deal, and all at the expense ol this country, which is striving with- Russia as to which shall win his affections and ultimately his territory. The Queen is supposed to pay for him and his 60 attendants while he is in London and the Foreign Office will supply the monev for his journeyings about out side 'London. Fashionable London is waiting anxiously to see what his Persian Majesty will be like when be comes over this time, and whether he will have learned any manners. His conduct ,when last here would not make pleasant reading.but it is thought that Ralph Neville, a very decent young Englishman, who is acting as bear leader to the Lord of the Lion and the Sun, will have given him some hints. It is known positively that he has taught his Majesty to wear patent leather boots. If his Majesty goes on wear ing them with his unaccustomed feet, in the hot weather we are to have here, it may be uncomfortable for Mr. Neville when 'they both get back to Persia together. A MIGHTI SMALL INDIVIDUAL. One of ElMnhdl's Letters Lets Light In on His Character. fBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, May 25. A paragraph was printed some time ago, telling how EI Mahdi had sent a letter to Queen Victoria, which was sent back by Her Majesty be cause of its impolite tone. A copy of the letter has been sent to your London office from Cairo. The following is a translation of part of it, which shows that the Mahdi, Who recently, by the way, has been making strateeic movements to the rear with great agility, does not know how small an indi vidual he is, by very long odds. The letter starts: In the name of God Most High, Mighty. Merci ful and Compassionate, and Mahomed, His Prophet, from his successor most faithful. Abdul Allah Talcha, to Slalaka, Queen Victoria of England: This is the second letter I have written you. We hear you are held in high reputation among your servants and subjects, and we are pleased that on all sides we have received good report of you We therefore counsel you, in an amicable manner, at once to embrace the true faith. In that case be assured of our sin cere friendship, and be certain that you may rely bn our support and assistance on all occa sions. But we recommend you at once to with draw your forces from the land of Egypt, lest they be destroyed bj us, with all unbelievers and infideU who remain disobedient to our mandate. Behold, we come quickly, with Im mense armies, to punish tbe obstinate. Those that are disobedient will be utterly swept away, bnt we shall be merciful to all those who recant their errors and embrace the true faith. Then follows an enormous quantity of the most niter bosh, but it is not insulting, like the. Mahdi's letter to the Khedive. The latter is warned in the most arrogant style that he is getting his last chance. El Mahdi regrets he should have had to write to the Khedive again on the same subject, and is astonished his last letter was not an swered. "I pity you," concludes Mahdi, "in that hour when I come upon you." Roth letters have been returned. GAMBLING AS A SOCIETI REQUISITE. Respectable People Charted With Steering Yonns- Men Against tbe Game. TBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.1 London, Mav25. A man well known in London has written a letter to the papers. signed "Paterfamilias," denouncing cer tain of the individuals who were recently caught at the Field Gambling Club, with Lord Dudley, Lord Lurgan and others, and taken off to the lockup. These persons, though usually looked upon as respectable members of society, he declares are engaged iu the business of steering young men into expensive gamming, sometimes with the aid of their oretty wives, and then turning them over to money-lenders. The same paterfamilias has written to your London office giving the names and addresses of these people, who are very well known in London. If it is possible to prove the chatges, their names will be printed and an interesting story will result. ON A TOUR OP INSPECTION. The Prince ot Wales' Eldest Hopeful Won dering if He Likes Ireland. I8T CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. LONDON, May 25. His Eoyal Highness, the oldest son of the Prince of "Wales, has been trotting about Ireland, receiving pa triotic and loyal addresses , and speeches from unpatriotic Irishmen, and it is thought just possible that he has been looking around to see whether he could stand trointr I over on a large salary to supply the press ing aemana ior a viceroy. THEI RESISTED ARREST. A Portion of tbe Robbers of Paymaster Wham Are In Durance Vile. TUCSON, Aeiz., May 25. "William "Webb, Edward Fallett and "Walter Fallett were arrested jesterday after some resist ance by Deputy Marshal and Deputy Sheriff of Graham county, on the charge of assisting In the robbery of Paymaster "Wham. They were taken to Ft. Thomas and put in the guard house, but have not yet been brought up for identification by members of the escort. Seabird, alias "Bud" Henderson, who is supposed to be the leader of the robbers, was arrested at Globe, Arir. T., last night, by Lieutenant Dade and a troop ot cavalry, assisted by Indian scouts. Another man named Powers is also implicated, and will probably soon be arrested. Henderson was seat to Ft. Thomas to-day. $Utbma PITTSBURG, SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1889. BE0KE UP THE BANK A Scranton Sayings Institution So ponds -and Closes Its Doors. THE CASHIER AT ONCE ARRESTED, Charged With Embezzling Somewhere From 100,000 to $250,000. EXCITEMENT AMONG THE -DEPOSITORS. The Suspected Han Prominent in Eelljions and Society Circles. George A. Jessup,- the cashier of the Scranton City Bank was arrested yesterday, charged with embezzlement of that institu tion's funds. It is claimed that 5135,000 of the bank's money is missing, at least, and the losses may amount to a quarter of a million. Mr. Jessup. was prominent in many business enterprises in Scranton, and was an officer in the Second Presbyterian Church. The bank was compelled to close its doors and an assignee was appointed. rSfUCIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Scranton, May 25. A great sensation was caused in business and financial circles' late this afternoon, when the announcement was made that the Scranton City Bank was embarrassed. Soon a large crowd of depos itors gathered around the doors of the bank, and for a time considerable excitement pre vailed. Only those intimately connected with tbe inner workings ot the institution suspected its unsoundness, and the announcement of its impending failure fell like a thunder clap among its friends and depositors, lhe cause of the bank's embarrassment is the reckless handling of its funds by Cashier Jessup, whose accounts, after a two day's investigation, are short $135,000. Owing to Jcssup's repeated absence from the bank, the books of the concern are be hind, and it is feared that when the ac countant who is now going over the books completes his work, Jcssup's defalcation may reach $250,000. the cat out or the bag. At the close of the banking hours to-day a hurried meeting of the directors was held at the Scranton House, when it was decided to bring the business of the bank to a close for the present, until such time as there should be a thorough overhauling of its af fairs and adjustment of Cashier Jessop's ac counts. A reporter for a local paper di vined the reason for this singular meeting, and at once proceeded to interview one ot the directors, when the true story came out. The directors decided that radical meas ures should be instituted to protect the de positors, and accordingly Jessup's arrest was ordered by the board. Charles Tropp, chic of the directors, then went before Justice Soeslcr and swore outa warrant for Jessup's arrest. The information sworn out by him, and upon which the warrant was issued, declared "one George A. Jessup did feloni ously abstract and embezzle from the Scran ton City Bank various sums of money amounting to at least $100,000. CASBIKB JESSUP ABBESTED. The warrant was placed in the hands of Officer Bideeway. with instructions to ar rest Jessup without delay. At .precisely i o clock the omcer arrested .jessup in tbe bank building, in the presence ot the Board of Directors, who had adjourned to that place from the Scranton House. Jessup was evidently laboring under great excitement, and seemed to feel keenly his position. He asked for time to arrange his papers at the bank, and the officer waited for him to do so. At a meeting of the directors, held soon after the arrest, it was decided to close the bank for the present and place it in the hands of an assignee. A director of the bank, who was seen this evening by The Dispatch correspondent, stated that tbe defalcation was due to Jes sup's extravagant style of living, his specu lation in unprofitable coal lands, and vari ous ventures that took large sums of money withont yielding a return. Jessup's bond to the bank in the sum of $25,000 was signed by his father-in-law, Albert Beards ley, of Susquehanna county, and his broth er, Judge Jessup, of tbis city. BOUND OVER TO COUBT. "When Jessup was taken before the just ice he gave bail for his appearance at court in the sum of $25,000. Dr, B. H. Throop, President ot the bank, becoming his bonds man. Suspicion first fell when it was learned that J. E. Payfair, of the Forest House, at the time of his failure, about three weeks ago, owed the bank $6,000, for which amount the only security was a life insurance policy. Later on evidences of careless financiering were observed, and two days ago it was decided to call in an ex pert accountant and go over Jessup's ac counts. The discoveries he made astounded the directors, and hence their actions of to day. The Scranton City Bank was incorporated as a savings institution in 1872. It suc ceeded the Germania Bank, and fell heir to that concern's business, which was largely with "thrifty German laborers and wealthy capitalists. The capital stock of the bank to-day is $100,000, and the deposits nearly $1,000,000. Mr. Jessup has been cashier and Vice President of the bank for about six years. He is about 55 years of age, and is a member of one of the most prominent families in Northeastern Penn sylvania, being a brother of Judge Jessup, who is one of the leading members of the bar in this State. HE WAS A HIGHUVEB. Jessup lived in handsome style in a beau tiful house on Quincy avenue, the aristo cratic thoroughfare of Scranton. He owned fine horses and carriages, was admitted to the charmed circle of the upper-ten of the town, and was an officer in the Second Presbyterian Church. He was also a prominent member of the Bicycle Club of this city. President of tbe Pennsylvania State League of American "Wheelmen, and "Vice President of the National Association. He has two children, girls, of about 12 and 15 years each. For several years he has been prominent in Re publican politics, and two years ago was the candidate ot that party for City Con troller. According to the face of the re turns he was elected, but a judicial investigation showed that an election board in one ot the districts had been bought up, and that tbe most glaring frauds had been perpetrated, votes having been cast for men whose names were taken from tombstones in the cemeteries iu the city, and his Demo cratic opponent was given the office. THE COUNTT SLIGHTLY CAUGHT. The bank of which Jessup was cashier was uenommateu oy tne uity Councils one of the depositories for city funds, but on April 1, when the Democratic Treasurer was inducted into office, he promptly with dr:w irom the bank money belonging to the city and amounting to $187, 000. The County Treasurer also placed $75,000 in the custody of the bank, but fbr some time past his suspicions had been aronsed, and he drew the money ont in small sums, but $5,000 yet remains. This morning he drew $2,000 lrom the bank. A lew minutes before the&ank closed this afternoon, it is asserted that a woman made a deposit ot $55. Her bank book, beine filled with entries, the obliging clerk madej out a new dook ior cer and accepted her de posit Many bminua men made their usual deposits to-day, and they were received by the bank's clerks, who never displayed the least indication of the bank's rocky condi tion. Among the institutions that are known to have lost heavily by the failure of the City Bank are the Germania and Harmony Building and Loan Associations and Schil ler Lodge, F. and A. M., all of which or ganizations had placed their funds in the bank. TWfirrri -mr-pnwnwTi TPW. "When The Dispatch correspondent sought Mr. Jessup at his residence this evening that gentleman couldn t be seen, and the impression was given out that he was indisposed. The directors of the bank held a meeting at 8 o'clock in the banking rooms, and appointed Joseph H. G ouster, a large stockholder and former cashier of the bank, as assignee. Mr. Jessup, the defaulting cashier, was a director of the Scranton, Carbondaie and Ontario Railway, the Crosstown Street Railway Company and the Scranton Illuminating, Heat and Power Company. Mr. Jessup furnishes the local papers a card denying that he has" embezzled or made illegal use oi the bank's money. He says that if it is decided that he is liable to the bank for a certain sum of money he is in possession of .property which will make -I good the deficiency. THE BEOEM BANK. New Haven's Institution Is Trying to Re cover lis Lost Boodle Several Ar rests Made, bnt the Parties Are Released onBall Attachment bulls. New Haven, May 25, The irregulari ties at the Merchants' National Bank, dis covered by Bank Examiner Cooley, still continue to be the sensation of the day. The bank officials are still very re ticent and positively decline to give out the names of those merchants who have benefited by the dishonest note dis counting practice. This action has created the impression that they are shielding prominent business men who have been in collusion with Cashier Bradlev and Teller Palmer. Tbe bank officials now admit that the loss will be fully $50,000 and may possi bly eat up their entire surplus of $100,000. The feeling is spreading that tbe bank is crippled worse than it cares to acknowl edge, but the actual amount will not be known until the bank has exhausted all means ot recovery by attaching thp property of the implicated parties. "With tbe excep tion ol $17,000 worth of notes discounted for John Ej Bassett, the hardware merchant, the public is completely at sea as to who have been benefited by the crooked work. The bank officials have taken no steps to proceed criminally against the accused, so the bank examiner tnrne'd the matter over to District Attorney Sill, of Hartford. "Warrants were at once issued and this afternoon Marshal Loveioy arrested Bassett, charging him with aiding and abetting Pal mer in the embezzlement of the bank's funds. Bail was fixed at $3,000, which was furnished. "When Mr. Bassett returned to his store he found a Sheriff in waiting who attached the store and stock and real estate to the amount of $50,000, at the instance of the bank. Marshal Lovejoy next arrested Cashier John C. Bradley on a warrant charging him with falsely swearing to fraudulent financial statements of the bank's condition in the reports recently for warded to the Controller. Bail was fixed at $3,000, which was furnished. The Marshal then visited Teller Palmer's house and arrested him on a warrant charg ing him with certifying a check for $1,600 on the Merchants' Bank, and declaring at the time of certification that money was on deposit at the bank sufficient to cover the THE WAI THE MONET GOES. Appropriation Bills Aggregating Nearly 81,000,000 Signed by the Governor. SPECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 HAEEISBUKG, May 25. The Governor to-day approved 27 bills, making 295 to which he has attached his signature during the session of the Legislature and since its . adjournment. Of tbe acts which he signed to-day 20 make appropria tion's in the aggregate of $922,872 79. To normal schools alone, which were expected to be self-sustaining soon after their establishment, $325,000 are allowed by five hills approved. One of these appropri ates S180.000 to the 12 schools in the State, one gives $85,000 to re build the Central Normal School at Lock Haven, destroved by fire last year; one appropriates $25,000 to the school at Clarion, another $15,000 to tbat at Edin boro, Erie county, and another $20,000 to tbat at Slipperyrock, Butler county. A bill was also approved appropriating $1,000 to build a monument in Cumberland county to tbe memory of William Denning, who made cannon for tbe Revolutionarv army. Among other items are the following: Huntingdqn Reformatory, $177,500; Penn sylvania Training School for Feeble Minded Children, $207,000; militarv claims due Pennsylvania soldiers, $15,000; Georee B. McClelland Association, Philadelphia, $5,000; Children's Aid Society, "Westmore land conntv. 5.000. ' The Governor also signed bills for the ad justment ot the claim of Barbara Gibson, of McKeesport, for $300 for armory rent, and' that ot Mrs. ltzabetn rloyt, ot Greenville, Mercer county, tor $425 15, erroneously paid the State. THE GOLD FIND IN DAKOTA. It Is Asserted to bea Veritable One, and tho People are Excited. Gaby, Dae., May 25. The gold discov ery is no hoax. Nearly the whole male population has been out prospecting, and in every instance gold has been found in the bed of the Lacqui Parle and on the bluffs on either side. The dust is taken out within six inches of the surface, and for over a mile along the stream. Companies have been formed for thorough investigation, and the work is being pushed as fast as possible. Several claims have been taken by outside parties, and options are being taken on all land in the vicinity. FIVE PERSONS DROWNED. They Were Crossing tbe River In a Boat to .Attend a Matinee. Memphis, May 25. A skiff containing three men and two ladies was caught in a wind and rain storm this afternoon, while crossing the river just south of this city, and capsized. All the occupants were d-owned. They were crossing from "West Memphis to Jackson Mound Park to attend a matinee concert. It is impossible to learn their names owing to the inclement weather' which has prevailed since the accident occurred. American Engineers Go Abroad. New York, May 25. The City of Rich mond, of the Inman line, left here for Liv erpool this afternoon, having among her passengers 150 members of the American Society of Mechanical and Mining Engi neers, on a ioint excursion. The members are principally from this citr, Massachu setts, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Tennessee. Man Dead and Money Gone. Kansas City, May 25. Solomon "Wag ner, a wealthy cattleman of this county, went down to the Creek Nation several weeks ago with $800 with which to buy cattle. To-day his body was found in the Arkansas river. Tb.e money was gone and it is supposed that he was murdered, &$$&!) ONE DETECTIVE IK IT. The First Arrest of the Chicago Police a Member of the Force, MAYOR CREIGER TAKES A HAHD. P" is ueiermmea iq jjiscoto us Assassins of Dr. Cronin. THE CRIME CLEARLY PREMEDITATED. ExtensiTs ArrasffemenU Hide for the funeral, ta laxs Place It-Day. The latest evidence shows that the murder of Cronin was arranged lor months ahead. A sensation was caused by the statement that a detective is implicated in the tragedy. He has been placed under arrest, and is unable to make a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances against him. Mayor Creiger is taking measures to probe the matter to the very bottom. Chicago, May 25. Events were broNight to light this evening showing that the ar langements for the Cronin tragedy were ap parently begun as early as FeDruary 1. At that date a person corresponding to the de scription of the man who subsequently rented the Carlson cottage opened negotia tions for a room directly across the street from Cronin's office down town, in the Op era House block. The room sought for was the one which affords the best possible view from that di rection into Cronin's office windows. In order to get the room it was necessary to rent the whole floor, the agents for the building refusing to deal for a single apart ment. The whole floor was rented. In the room was placed furniture similar to that found in the cottage. The furniture was removed about March 20, about the date when furniture was brought first to the cottage. The furniture, it has become well known, was purchased of A. H. Revielle & Co., but not until tbis evening was it learned that the hill ol goods bought from Reivelle included the identical trunk which has since cut such a figure in the case. DELIBERATE PBEPABATIONS. The purchaser insisted on having an ex tra heavy strap go with tbe trunk, and though an unusually thick strap was fur nished, he afterward returned and got in place ot the original strap one made to or der. The man volunteered the information that the heavy strap furnished first would not be sufficient to hold what be proposed to put in the trunk. A free examination of the Carlson cot tage interior was permitted to-day for the first time. A fearful sight it was. Only vague bints of the horrors bave heretofore been made pnblic. On the south wall of the cottage parlor great splotches of blood, and hair adhering thereto, could be seen. A terrible struggle had taken place in the rooms. A castor on the front leg of the wasbstand and one on the front leg of the dressing case had been broken off and are missing. The armrest on the ordinary cane bottomed rocking chair was also broken and the pieces left strewn on the floor. The blood spattered about the floor shows plainly, notwithstanding, the bungling overlayer of paint,thatDr. Cronin was not killed or even rendered helpless by the first; blow he received." - " A I-EAEFUL STBUGGLE- There is eVery indication that the Doctor was struck first as he endeavored to cross the parlor floor to the next room, where stood the bed. This blow threw the Doctor to the floor, It would seem, and forced his head against the wall. The greatest splotch of blood, as large and shaped something like a palm leafed fan, is but an inch above the base, board. Above this, about a foot, are a number of squirts of dried blood and hair,, resulting, perhaps, from a second blow, or came from the concussion of the wounded head against tbe base board. That the Doctor had succeeded in getting to his feet in some manner is evidenced by the ap pearance of the floor and the broken lurni ture. The bed in the house was apparently never used to any appreciable extent. The quilts, a greenish one and another of a red color, are brand new, and have the peculiar stiff rustling common to cheap comforters. No sheets, it would seem, were ever on the mattress and no pillow cases ever on the pillows. The quilts and pillows are piled on the bed as they might bave been when thrown there at the time tbe bed was put up. otheb cibcumstances. The few footprints of paint and blood in side the bedroom are near the door, as though the person making them stepped in but tor a moment. The china water pitcher and bowl are still dusty, as if but just brought from the store where purchased. On the sides of the bowl there are bloody finger prints made when the bowl was shoved to one side by the red-handed as sassin. The murderer or murderers washed them selves at a sink in the kitchen on the same floor. The blood on the front steps re sembles the leakage from the trunk as it was being dragged out to the vehicle in waiting. There are also some finger marks on the pickets of the fence. These marks seem to have been the result of rubbing tbe fingers on them to take off the blood got in handling the trunk, or else when lifting the trunk out of tbe yard the person grabbed hold to steady himself under the horrible burden. A sensation was caused by a statement implicating a member of the Chicago police force in the taking off of Dr. Cronin. The officer in question is Detective Daniel Coughlin. Tbe story published is to the effect that upon the morning of tbe day on which Dr. Cronin disappeared Coughlinten gaged at a livery stable not far from where Dr. Cronin lived a horse and bugey, which he said a friend of his would call for that evening. TEBT SUSPICIOUS. The man did call and was given a white horse, similar to the one attached to the buggy in which Cronin was decoyed away, and the time of going and the description of tbe man correspond minutely both with the time when the man came for Dr. Cronin and with the appearance of the man him self. Coughlin subsequently cautioned the livery stable keeper to say nothing about the matter. Force is added to these revelations from the fact that Coughlin was a member of one or more societies of which Cronin was a member and that they were enemies. Can- tain Schaack, under whose orders Detective Coughlin acts, says that when the livery stable keeper told him the story he at once called Coughlin to account; that Coughlin told him that he bad hired the rig for a friend of his, who lived in Northern Michi gan, near where Coughlin's people lived, and who had come to Chicago to see the sights. Captain Schaacksays thathe then directed Detectives Coughlin and Whalen to go oat and find this man; that they went out and soon afterward reported that they had fonnd him, and that he had given a satisfactory account of himself. THE MAYOR TAKES A HAND. Mayor Creiger took hold of the Cronin case to-day personally. During tbe course of a two hours' conference on his part with Superintendent of Police Hubbard and Corporation Counsel Hutchinson, the Mayor said: One thing I want to Impress upon you, and j that is that extraordlnarv efforts are to be made to uncover this hideous plot. It is a stain upon our city to have such a terrible crime committed withont the nemetrators be ing apprehended and brousht to jJStlce. Don't understand me to criticise the work or the department in this matter when I say that tbe present efforts must be doubled. Let us be over zealous rather than not active enough. Every clue, however slight, must be followed up, and when there is suspicion bang ing over a man of complicity, and where there is a doubt whether severe action should be taken, take advantaee of tbe doubt and act. I would rather be in tbe wrong 19 times In a case of importance like this than give the mur derers a chance to escape. There should be no scarcity of good men at work, even if other wur& uas 10 oe negiecieo. The possible connection of Coughlin with the case was taken up and Superintendent Hubbard explained the result of his inter view with the detective, and his explana tion of the white horse episode. "Have Detective Coughlin .brought in again," said tho Mayor; "I want to talk to him. I want to ask him some questions which I propose he shall answer at once to clear away this mystery. If he does not we jnust act promptly." COUGBXIN ON THE BACK. Pending Couehlin's appearance, the Sup erintendent of Police personally visited Dr. Cronin's office in the Opera House block, and also his late apartments in the Conklin residence. Men were placed in charge to see that no one meddled with any of the murdered man's belongings. JJetective Coughlin was brought down to the Super intendent's office at 4:30 p. m., Mayor Cregier being present, xne conference lasted over two hours. Coughlin was allowed to tell his story and then he was taken in charge by the Mayor and corporation counsel. He stood their fire of questions for a while with a fair de gree of self-possession. Then it is reported that he became flurried and nervous, but said nothing that could be used against him. "When the conference broke np at 6:30 the lips of all the parties were sealed. They walked out and hurriedly left the building. Coughlin left the room with Lieutenant of Detectives Elliott He stood in the hall a minute or two talking with Lieutenant El liott, and then he was turned over to De tective Flynn. UNDEB ABBEST. Coughlin and Flynn walked away to gether carelessly, but Coughlin was a pris oner. He was taken to a station and locked up. The description which Liveryman Dinan now gives'of the man who hired his white horse the night of May 4, and the de scription Captain Schaack says he first re ported the latter to him, are as far apart as iight and darkness. The discrepancy was brought to light when a reporter asked the Captain yesterday why it was he had not had Detective Coughlin's Michigan friend arrested if it would have been such an easy "matterr "Why he was not the man who drove Dr. Cronin away that night," protested the Captain with some excitement. "He was not anything like him. The description Dinan gave me of the man does not tally at all with that Mrs. Conklin gives of the man she saw driving Dr. Cronin away. Just let me read my notes of what both told me." According to them Dinan had described the man who hired hishorse as follows: "He was about five feet four inches high, not very heavv. had a reddish mustache and stubby beard as though he had not shaved for a week, and wore a shabby light gray overcoat. He looked like a working man. He had on a stiff hat and was cross-eyed. His eyes were light in color and his com plexion also light." A LITTLE DITFEBENCB. "Now how could a man with such appear ance," asked the Captain, "be mistaken for the one described by Mrs, Conklin? The man she saw had a dark overcoat, a slouch hat drawn down over his face, a black mus tache and dark eyes. She noticed his eyes particularly you see, and if he bad been cross-eyed, she would not failed to 'have noticed it." The description Dinan now gives of de tective Coughlin's friend, however, tallies verv closely with that given by Mrs. Conklin, and is widely different from the notes Captain Schaack took of his first statement. Dr. Cronin's body was not removed from the undertaking rooms to the First Cavalry Armory until after 4 o'clock this afternoon. The delay was caused in tbe first place by the fact that a casket had not been received nor the body prepared, and when they were ready the platform on' which the'easket was to rest at the armory had not been com pleted. FUNEBAL ABBANGEMENTS. Mr. and Mrs. Conklin called at Bierren & Carroll's office in tbe morning to select a coffinrchoosing a handsomely ornamented, extension bar handle metallic casket. At their request a plate was engraved with the followine inscription: "Philip Patrick Henrv Cronin, born April 7, 1846; died May 4, 1889." Mrs. Conkling had not seen the face of her dead friend since the body was discov ered, and at her request the box was opened and tbe features nncovered. She gazed at them closely tor a moment, but without any traces of emotion, onlv savinir as she turned away that she recognized the tody beyond a doubt as tbat of Dr. Cronin. The casket is a very heavy one, and with the body weighs over 600 pounds. "Word was sent from the Armory at 4 o'clock that everything was in readiness, and Mr. Car roll started with the remains at once, the hearse being followed by a single coach. Tbe funeral to-morrow will be attended by an immense concourse ot people. CONTESTS OF THIS ISSUE. A Great Vnrletr or Interesting: Matter, In . dezed for Knpld Headers. Twenty pages this morning, filled with the news of America and Europe and the writings of the best authors. In the first part will be found the latest telegraphic and local news. The miscellaneous matter is distributed as follows: Part II Paces 9 ta 16. Pagt 3- - A Laad of Poverty. FnAirk G. CABPErrxn Inner Court Life Mes. Alexander A Famous Swindler.. ..Spictal COEresi-osdznt The Beaaty Prize Claba Belli Page 19 A Visit to Mexico. L. B. France The Poet Browning-... Olive Westox A Spanish Opera lilliax Spencer The Lord's Money BEV, Gxosox Honoss Page 11 A illseuated OMaboman SOOXXB, Classified Advertisements. Page 13 Etiquette, G- A. E. Notes, Society News, National Guard, Theatrical, Among-the Artists. Page 13 Financial and Commercial. The New Power House. becret Society News. PageU Sportlnjr Kevlew Pbhiglz Baseball Games Special Correspondents Indianapolis Club J.'B. F. Page IS -Worth Fighting-For. JOHN Hoz Wealthy Turf Men. Frank A. Burnt Everyday Science Stamt -Wbixeii Classified Advertisements. Page IS Cooks and Cookery E.W. Babtlitt Amusement Notices and New Advertisements. Part HI. Pages 17 to SO. Page H In Central Park Bill Nye Poe's Famous Fight .STArr CORRESPONDENT Metamorphosis (fourth Installment) Sidney Luska Page 13- A Day In "Versailles HENRY Hatnie From a Stage Boor. Shirley Dare Page 13 King Odrlek's Oath E. H. HKINWcns Biding on tbe Ball ANONYMOUS Bandar Thoughts A Clergyman The Fireside Sphinx E. K. CHADBOUEN Page 80 Buried In Flowers Frank Fern Writing for Profit ....MilWnT. Adkins One Century Ahead .T.VT. Chapman A Fortune la aTann .,.. ,l L, B. Al. TWENTY PAGES. ' 1 I r V BK itve cents THEM THE SLIP. i . V.TO . . .- . .. - 5&,'?5efitinP' Armv bv mw J " ANOTHEkSlL OK THE POTOMAC. Ha Tas.te3 the Pleasures of a Sybarite oa Mr. Wanamaker'a Fine Yacht. THE SABBATH TO BB BEST A LITTLE. Gen. Harrison Eelaxes Somewbat His Strict Ideas a to Sunday Beit. President Harrison slipped away from the horde of officeseekers again yesterday. He took another sail on the Potomac. This time the vessel that bore him wasn't a Gov ernment cruiser, but the jannt cost the President just as little, for Postmaster Gen eral "Wanamaker owns the yacht and stands all expenses, though he wouldn't accom pany the party becanse part of the time it spends on the picnic will be Sunday. rSPECIAL TXLEOB.Hr TO TITJE DISPATCH. "Washington, May 25. The President smiled an unusual sweetness upon all the callers to-day, for he knew, though few others did, that early in the afternoon ha would skip away from everybody for an other sail down the river .and another sniff of salt water. Those who associate with Mr. Harrison assert that he is developing a taste for leisure and luxury never before suspected of lurking in his supposed Puritanic character, and tbat these river . jaunts, attended by sybaritic luxury and yet 1 wholly inexpensive to him, are the fruition of his dreams of long ago, which never seemed possible of realization. There were only a few callers during tha calling hours, and they were of the unof ficial and nnbusiness type, such as the col umns of the Court Journal vastly prefers before tbe miserable plebeian office seeker. HELP ED TO KEEP OFF BOBZS. Several aristocratic sons of the sunny South; such as Senator Beck, Bepresentative McCreery, and a number of Southern ladies called, and assisted to pass the time pleas antly, and exclude less agreeable visitors, until the hour arrived when His Excellency was to attempt to pass incognito from his palace to his yacht. It was a "stag" party on this occasion. There was to be a good old time, and ladies were tabooed. The party consisted of President Harrison, his old law partner, Attorney General Miller, Bepresentative Anderson, of Kansas, General George B. "Williams, Private Secretary Halford and two or three others not of official note. At about 2 o'clock tho party boarded Postmaster General "Wanamaker s new, se ductive and "giddy steam yatcht, the "Best less," and tbe Postmaster" General's picked crew got the trim little vessel under way at once and steamed swiftly down tho river. The distinguished owner did not accom pany the party. The President could GO ON A SUNDAY TOU if he would, but as for tbe Postmaster Gen eral, no consideration oi pleasure could take him lrom his beloved Sunday school, and so while Mr. Harrison was steaming down the broad Potomao with a fine iij ported Havana between his -teetn, 'jlr. Wanamaker was being whirled to the Quaker City, studying his Sunday school lesson on the war. Mr. Wanamaker's new yacht is a very renned little auair, not so magnificent as Jay Gould's Atalanta. It is about 125 feet long and 20 feet beam, with the most lux urious little cabin and the nicest promenade deck that could be devised quite the proper caper" for a drygoods Sunday school millionaire, bnt much too modest for s rail way and telegraph kine with 200,000,000 at his command. It is, however, looked upon as somewhat of a rebuke to tbe levity and liberality of the President that Mr. "Wanamaker sbonld refuse to be one of the party for pnrely Sunday school reasons. NO TALE OF BEXUB2HNG. Not one of the party would say when the return voyage would be made, but as the President'promised yesterday that he would attend memorial services at tbe Metropoli tan uuuku w-uiuriuff eveuing, ifc is to De presumed the yacht will steam 'out the har bor in time for his excellency to catch the first prayer. Since Mr. Harrison "refused to permit his special train to start for the New York centennial until after the midnight chimes had marked the end of Sunday, he has abrogated that rigid Sunday law, and on at least one occasion, and one when Mrs. Harrison accompanied him, he indulged la a Sunday sail, leaving for Fortress Monroe at 5 o'clock Sunday aiternoon. "While the extreme advocators of Sunday observance, who are making great efforts to impress their convictions on the District of Columbia, are much pained at tbis new departure of the President. On the other hand, there is a very numerous liberal class, that crowds the theaters on Sundav evening to hear the lectures of Colonel Bob Ingersoll, which is rejoiced tbat Mr.Harrison is BREAKING AWAT from his Scotch Presbyterian leading strings at so rapid a rate. The fashionables people are also greatly encouraged to think that the President may go so far as to re vive the days of Arthur, the maenificeut. when no luxury was too much for the at mosphere of the "White House. The fact that the President goes without his family is also pointed to as an evidence of progress from the old.fashioned domes ticity of a country village like Indianap olis, and a belief was expressed by a promi nent clubi man this evening that next antnmn wolkld see Mr. Harrison ernMnnn try on a bloo&'ed hunter after the hounds, and in company with the most Errgiun. of tbe associates 6f Sir Julian Pauncefote. ' The cool weather of the past week has caused the ladiesW the "White House to be somewhat indifferent in regard to their de- Sarture for the (mountains ftr theuieighbor ood of Deer Park. Mrs. Harrison Tin, SPENT THE "WEEK: SHOPPING, visiting milliners and modistes, and has ap parently made little progress toward actual departure. Moreover, she has been attempt ing to contrive some means for continuing her china painting and burning, of which she is passionately fond, and which would , be more feasible in a country place than in the cramped and crowded precincts of the "White House. The certainty of a rush of. visitors wherever the family goes is the ob stacle in the way, and will doubtless lead to tbe abandonment of further art work un til the whirligigjof time brings in another administration in 1893 and retires the Har rison family to the private life that is so gratifying to them. 6E0B6E STICKS TO HIS TEXT. The Great Free Trader Always Ready te Get in Hi Work. London, May 25. Captain Murrell, of the steamer Missouri, who rescued the pas sengers and crew of the Danmark, paid a visit to-day to Colclfister, his native place, and was given a mostenthnsiastic reception by the citizens. This evening a banquet was given in honor of tbe Captain, at which Mr. Henry George, on behalf of American friends, presented him with a gold watch. In the course of his speech, Mr. George denounced tbe "mean policy of protection . which had taxed American ships off Via ocean." ' ' 'WtfSMfcr A nS iieiJA
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