r r " TRIPLE NUMBER. " 9 e :': itp 4 i - - iv I l -r" ! il'f efL iffifimxdF T T " TTWTO PACES." r"; J. 1 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR. BETWEEHTWO FIRES, No Definite Decision Beached in the Parnell Case. THE BEPOBT IS NOWBEADY And Will Probably be Presented to Parliament on Tuesday. CHALLENGED TO MORTAL COMBAT. England's Minister to Portugal Invited to Fight a Duel A PEIE05 TOE TEE DOKB OP ORLEANS Copies of ihe report of the Parnell Com mission have "been given to Qneen Victoria and Xiord Salisbury. The document will be made public at the openingtof Parliament on Tuesday. It is expected that the judges will dodge the real issue. A fierce fight upon the Irish question is anticipated in the House of Commons. The Duke of Orleans trill be sentenced to prison for a term of years for his mad pranks. rBT CABLE TO TBI DISPATCH.? London, February 8. Copyright. The Parnell Commission report, according to present arrangements, will be distributed to members of the Lords and Commons on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The secret of its contents is being well kept and the statement is that only two printed copies i are at present under perusal, one being in the possession of the Qneen and the other being in the hands p Lord Salisbury. The eminent English lawyer, Locliwood, told me to-day that he did not believe there would be any very definite expressions of opinion in the report In his mind he felt certain thatit wonld be little more than a xareful digest of the evidence and an elabo rate summing np, leaving the public to draw their own conclusions and formulate their own verdict PABNELL'S HEALTH POOB. It is a matter of some concern in the Irish party that Mr. Parnell is not so robust as he was a few years ago, and some doubts are entertained whether he can much longer stand the strain of continuous parliamentary work. The fight for Ireland would not be allowed to cease for one moment from this cause, and in either John Dillon or Sexton Irishmen have a leaderin whom they would place implicit confidence. Thelbry prints are endeavoring to hide their chagrin at the defeat of the Timet by M.r. Parnell by claiming that they have a moral victory, and tbey attempl to prove this by showing that, while Mr. Parnell claimed 100,000, he has only secured 5,000. Mr. Parnell, however, never ex pected to receive a larger sum. It would be next to impossible to get a Londoa jury, witho.it sonie Tories in it, and they wonld never have agreed to the Times m being mulcted in any considerable amount. A BEAL VICTORY. Therefore, considering the vagaries of En glish juries where political feeling comes into play, Mr. Parnell was well advised in consenting to settle. It is rarely that a ver dict for damages in England exceeds 5,000. William O'Brien, although still in deli cate health, addressed an enormous meeting of English Liberals at Manchester last night, and on Wednesday he delivers a pub lic address in London. After that his friends hope to persuade him to take a short rest, but it is probable he will insist first on delivering one big speech in Par liament. Parliament will be formally opened on Tuesday without the presence of royalty. Gladstone arrived in town to-day in order to he present. All the members of the Gov ernment are at hand, as well as Mr. Glad Stone's leading supporters. Joseph Cham berlain hurried home from Pans with his wife to-day. The only really notable ab sentees will be Lord Hartington and Lord Randolph Churchill. QCEEN VICTORIA'S SPEECH. The Queen's speech was prepared by the Cabinet on Wednesday and Goschen took it to-Osborne last evening for Her Majesty to read. Ministerial secrets have been unus ually well kept this year and the newspa pers have not yeKventured upon a forecast of the speech. There is reason to believe, however, that it will be longer than the av erage and that the chief measures referred to will be an Irish land purchase bill, a bill transferring payment of clerical titles from farmers to land owners and a bill which, while practically establishing a system of free education, will be so skilrully drawn in the interests of the Tory parsous that de nominational schools will receive larfce ad ditional sums from the State without being subjected to tKj control of popularly elected bodies. The last named measure will receive (he determined opposition of the Liberals, and from many Liberal Unionists also, if, as is not probable, any one of them has a spark of pnblic spirit lelt. The strong point in the speech will be a reference to the increasing prosperity ot tne country, for which the Tories are taking full credit A BIG FIGHT PBOMISED. Labouchere addressed his constituents at Northampton last night and promised them that he wonld take care that the action pf the Government in connection with the Par nell Commission and of Secretary Matthews in regard to IhOjCleveland street scandals should be thoroughly discussed in Parlia ment Labonchfi-e was in great and com bative spirits, and talked cheerfully of hav ing Walters, of the Timet, dragged to the bar of the Honse and "afterward imprisoned in the clock tower. It seems certain that the British Govern ment intends introducing legislation this session dealing with Ireland, and it is stated on good authority that 20,000,000 will be devoted to the development of the Ashbourne acts, and that the Irish drain age bills will be reintroduced. It is not yet certain whether any local self-government bill for Ireland will be introduced, bnt it is by no means unlikely. Bab Lincoln' nor is Bettrr. 1 BT CABLE TO THE TIEr ATCHJ LoxDojr, February 8. Little Abraham Lincoln is slowly recovering fair health, but it was only this week that physicians con-' sidered him ont of danger. He has had one or two relapses since he was bronght back from France, bnt is stronger now than at day that before since his illness. MUST G0T0 PBISON. The French Government Determined to Punish the Young Duke of Orleans The Plans of the Adhe rent of Royalty. :BT CAB LB TO TBI DIgrATCH.1 London, February 8. The Dnke of Or leans, who went to Paris in contravention of law exiling him and demanded that be be allowed to enter the army, has been disa greeably surprised by the decision of the French Government to prosecute him like an ordinary law breaker. It has been given out that the ill-starred expedition Was nothing more than a boyish freak, under taken suddenly and without apprising his parents, but there is reason to believe that the thing was deliberately arranged In order to revive drooping interest in the Orleanist cause. It was supposed the French Govern ment would simply have conducted the young man tothe frontier, in which case the glory would have been cheaply earned, bnt he has rendered himself liable to imprison ment not less than a term of two years and the Government is determined to press for punishment The is great wailing this evening in the Orleanist camp. In view of the escapade of the young Duke of Orleans, the latest views of his father, the Count of Paris, will be inter esting. The Connt in an interview with a friend belore he sailed lor America said his object was to visit the West Indies, Canada and the United States. "The recent turn affairs took in Brazil," he said when asked his opinion of the revolution, "will serve to teach a valuable lesson to the crowned heads of Europe. The tact that such a vast empire was so calmlv overthrown, and that, too, without a plausible exense, will give a dangerous impetus, I fear, to anarchy abroad." "What do you think of General Boulang er's chances of becoming President of France?" "Upon that subject I cannot express an opinion. General Bonlanger's absence from France, of course, has lessened the popular ity and his success depends upon the loyaltv of his friends." "What do you hope to gam by General Boulanger's success, if he should become President?" "We hope to convince the people by his government, together with the present, that a republican form of government is not the best for Prance. They are already dissatis fied with the government they have at pres ent, and when they shall have tried Boulangerism and found it wanting, they will demand a return to a dignified monarchy. This, however, will be only upon conditions which a sovereign can justlv grant" "What are some of those conditions?" "First of all. the people want universal suffrage, which no monarch should deny them when honestly demanded,and,secondly, they need a wise and liberal constitution. If these were given and the monarch be just, humane and irreproachable, there would be no fear of revolution." A M0DRN1KG BRITISH LION To Be Used as a. Monument for an Ameri can Patent Medicine Sinn. tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, February 8. In the studio of Albert Bruce Joy, one of the foremost of English sculptors, I saw yesterday an un finished marble lion of colossal size'that is destined to ornament Lowell cemetery and mark the grave of the late J. C. Aver, the patent medicine man. The idea of making an American tombstone of the British lien is that of young 'Ayer, who ordered the monument when in Europe a year ago. The lion weighs five tons, and the pedestal npon which it is to rest is four feet -high, and weighs seven tons. Accor ding to young Ayer's wishes, Mr. Joy has represented, the lion with head bowed upon folded paws, and a look of melancholy pa thos upon its lace, which is turned upon the ground below. Another work Mr. Joy has jnst completed is a heroic bust of Sir Thomas Erskine May, for many years clerk of the House of Commons, which is be presented to that body with much ceremony alter Par liament meets, next week. Mr. Joy's favorite bust is one of Mary Anderson which Dr. Griffin ordered as a present for Miss Anderson. It has been completed for several months, but Mr. Joy is loth'to let if leave his studio. Mr. Joy is the author of the colossal figure of Gladstone in Mile End road, of the bust of Lord Salis bury in the Mansion House, of the heroic figure of John Bright at St. Stephen's, and ol many other masterpieces, so that America is to be congratulated upon the acquisition ot an important work ot art, even if it is to go to a Lowell cemetery. TROUBLES OP SERYIA'S ROYALTY. The Ex-Monarch on a Wild Carouse and the Present Kins; Nearly Murdered. fBT CABLE TOTHE DISPATCH. London, February 8. King Milan has been on a wild carouse at Monte Carlo, has lost 500,000 francs at the gaming tables, and has been mean enough, according to current report, to send his friend, Count Milewaki, to Belgrade, to the horror ol Queen Nathalie, his divorced and greatly wronged wife, to obtain her influence with the Government in order to obtain a large sum from the Ser vian Treasury. The existence of a plot to dethrone Prinee Ferdinand, and, it necessary, to cnt his throat has been tully proved. Some of the mosttrnsted civil and military officers are implicated, and the country is in a state of semi-panic. The plot is of Russian manu facture beyond doubt and the prime mover has been the Czar's Minister at Bucharest Ferdinand is safe for the present, but the affair has upset the promising matrimonial negotiations which were proceeding in the young man's behalf. , HARE1B0FS HEA.LTH QUAFFED. Minister Phelps the Guest of Honor at Prince Bismarck's Dinner. Berlin, February 8. Minister Phelps and his wife were invited to dinner by Prince Bismarce to make the acquaintance of the family and drink a glass of Rheinish wine over the settlement of the Samoan troubles. The dinner hour wasan early one and the only person present, exclusive of the family, was Dr. Sthwenninger. After dinner they adjourned to the library and the Chancellor lighted bis long pipe and sent for some whisky. He said it was a recent gift from a friend in the United States. Thus gloriously equipped for a social bont the Chancellor proposed and all drank the health of the President of the United States. A GOOD THING FOR BRAZIL The Death of the Duke of Montpensier Spoils Pome Plots. BT CABLE TO THE DUFATCB.l London, February 8. The 'Duke of Montpensier, who died suddenly this week, was worth about $60,000,000, some of which, had he lived, would have found its way to Brazil, the Dnke being btnt upon upsetting the Bepublic He was always plotting or intriguing, and failed in every big thing he attempted. Russia Gleautlc UallwaylFIads. St. Petebsbubg, February 8. The com mittee authorized by the Government has prepared a plan for the through; Siberian railway to be completed in two year. The total length is to be 4,375 miles and the to tal.cost 250,000,000 roubles. Diphtheria Caused br Inoculation. tBT" DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY. St. Petebsbubg, February 8. Dr. Bapchiuski has discovered, a cure for diphtheria by the inoculation of erysipelas. THE CODE OF HONOB. A Patriotic Portncnese Offlclnl Challenge the BrllUh Minister to Flclit a Duel Many Alleged Outrage Upon English Citizens. BT C1BLX TO TUX DISPATCH.! London, February 8. Something of a sensation was created here to-day when a telegram from Lisbon announced that Senor J. D.'Andrade Corvo, member of the Portu guese Council of State, had sent a challenge to fight a dnel to Mr. Glynn Petre, the British Minister, owing to the nature ot his reply to the manifesto of the students. Lord Salisbnry has not yet received what he considers satislactory proof that the Portuguese.officers in Africa have carried out the evacuation of territory promised by their Government, and declines to consider the general territorialquestion. Meanwhile the British Government have been considering whether a remonstrance should not be addressed to Portugal upon the continued boycotting and ill-treatment tt P!nvliehntAn 'Pfio I'jin.nl nf Hnnrtn had sent the Foreign Office some elegant extracts! I Irom local newspapers upon which alone a serions complaint might be based. "Let us," says one of these bloodthirsty journals, "be heroes in the fight, but heroes after the fashion of red Indians. We advise that the English in Oporto be bound hand and foot and thrown into lighters; that they be towed down the river; that barrels of dynamite be cast in with them, and then, at the sound of the first gun discharged by England, let the fuse be fired." The other day, if the Timet correspond ent can be trusted, the chivalry of Oporto stoned a British subject aged not quite 1 year, as he was being taken lor an airing in his perambulator. That baby may figure in history, lor the story of his wrongs has deedy moved British matrons all over the country. Women here do not care much for politics or foreign affairs. A good many of them never heard of the Zambesi, anil Portugal is generally associated with port and sherry and other good things. But the assault upon a baby, the- stoning of an infant, fills the maternal bosoms with frantic and tearinl indignation, which, turned upou inoffensive male creatures who 'vote and by inference control those who make laws and look after British interests abroad may have important international consequences. PITTSBURG AS A BATTLE GR0DND. Mr. Martin Advise the Federation to Start Ihe Eight-Hour Strike Here. New Yoek, February 8, The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor met to-day at their hall, No. 21 Clin ton place, to make preparations for the in auguration of the eight-hour working day on May 1. A large number of communica tions from affiliated organizations were read, all of which gave assurances that strikes will be ordered unless the eight-hour system were established. It was said that the financial condition of the Federation was such that it coald maintain the stand to be taken to a successful termi nation. The decision on which organiza tion shall take the initiative was deferred until next month. Vice President Martin favored designat ing the iron industry for this purpose, and selecting Pittsburg as r the central point, while President Gompers thought that the first strike should be among the members of the building trades organizations in this city. t " ABERDEEN VINDICATED. . . -" .t Fanz Denies Having Brto Pnbllclj Whipped , by Ihe Citizen. Lexington, February 8. An interview with Fanz, the alleged victim of violence at Aberdeen. Miss., was held here and quite a different story is told, by him from that re cently circulated. He says: I went np on the roof of a building to work and found a rope, which I untied. Did not know that it held the effigy of Secretary Proc tor. When Lcame down it had been stated that I said no effigy should be hanged while I was In town. Will McDonald, a bricklayer, asked me about It and struck me on the "nose. I con cluded to leave th3 town. The Mayor came andaskel me to stay, promising protection. Citizens' also asked me not to leave. 1 learned McDonald camo to the depot to talk to me, bnt did net see him. I did not think much of it, and se.e no cause for all the inss which has beon raised. I am ahotheaded Democrat. Fanz has had no commnnication from At torney General nor any other ot the author ities. He says he don't want to hear any more about it. SEVEN BULLETS IN HIS BODL A Colored Desperado fcbot Dead by a Posse of Indiana Citizens. Muncie, Ind., February 8. Yesterday afternoon a notorious colored man named Eli Ladd was ejected from William Bazell's drugstore in Blountville, Henry county. Ladd went home, making threats, and armed himself, soon returning with two re volvers. A posse of citizens had gathered at Bazell's store, and when Ladd appeared the firing began, Ladd using two of his weapons while running backward, with fly ing lead alter him lrom the posse, who chased him until one of their number, John Davis, Jell from a bullet in one leg, and all but two of the citizens stopped. Charles Lake and Charles Smelzer pur sued Ladd over half a mile when he dropped dead in the road. Examination showed seven bullets in his person, one entering the neck under the chin. One pursuer was shot in the arm. A SUIT AGAINST WANAMAKEE. An Employe Wnnts 820,000 Salary and Damages for Breach of Contract. ISFSCIAt. TELEGRAM To TUB DI8PATCH.1 Philadelphia, February 8. Hugh Graham's, statement in a suit against John Wanamaker, Thomas B, Wanamaker and Robert C. Ogden, copartners, trading as John Wanamaker, was filed to-day in the office of the Common Pleas' Courts. Mr. Graham says that on March 13, 1883, a con tract was signed by John Wanamaker and himself bv which "it was agreed that Mr. Graham should take sole charge as buyer and head of the cloak department at $0,000 per annum, payable monthly. The contrast was to run three years, to be terminated by three months' notice, other wise to be in force another year. Graham was discharged without notice and sues for $20,000 salary and damages. A THOUSAND GIULS TO STRIKE. The Order Reducing Their Wage Is Very Promptly Resented. ' rSPECIAL TSLEPHAM TO THE DISrATCB.1 New HavenCt., February 8. Mayer, Strouse & Co., corset manufacturers, gave notice last evening tnat tne pay ot the em ployes would be reduced about 10 per cent, beginning next Monday. A dozen girls struck at once, and this morning 300 more left the factory, refusing to work unless guaranteed that the old rate should be re sumed. About 1,200 cirls are employed in the concern, and it is expected that the strike will assume larger proportions Monday. K H. Macy & Co., of New York, who have a large corset factory here, have employed a large number of the strikers. 8750,000 Damage From Floods. Los Anoel'es, February 8. The total damage by flood in this locality is esti mated at $750,000. The Los Angeles river has changed its course near the city and inundated a large area. PITTSBURG, A WIFE'S troubles; ShB Sues Her Millionaire Husband for Divorce, the Children EOEAY0R TO BURN THE HOUSE And Soma Person Sends a Bullet at Her, Through, the Window. j 'ANOUMBER OP COUNTER COMPLAINTS, j i She b Said to Haie Basbzad's Cat -Off the Till of Her, Faroite Horse. Millionaire McComb, nf Wilmington, Del., and his wife arc having 'codsMerablej trouble. There is a divorce suit on hand, ifaj which Mrs. McComh disguised herself in male attire and blaved detective to Secure evidence. The children' tore the clothes rifrom her back and tried to Are the house. "Then somebody shot at her through the. window. ' I SPECIAL TELXQB AM TO THE SISPATCB.I Wilmington. Del.. Februarv 8. The bullet that was sent by an unknown hand! through the dining room window, of Mrs. James O. McComb's house in this city, has! resulted in increasing public interest in the story of a millionaire's domestic infelicity. Mrs. McComb's house' is a pretty and' taste fully furnished otoe in a row of brick structures. ' The shooting was done at about' 9 o'clock in the evening by some one in' the sfde yar3; who must have mounted the wooden steps leading to the rear window of the parlor. J At the time of the shooting Mrsi- Mc-j of the dining room table engaged in serving, and facing her were several friends Jtrith whom she was conversing, piere are two windows in the dining room, land the blind .at the one nearest the front oKthe house was raised about a foot, so that any one from the outside could see the interior very plainly. A.MUEDEBOUS SH' The hole in the window indi ateajudging from tbe splintered condition at tne glass, that the ball must have entered It pierced the blind two diagonally. leet above the window sill and chipped off the corner of the abutting chim ney wall on the other side of the room, close to where Mrs. McComb says she was sitting. In tracing the course ot the bullet the conclusion is inevitable that it, was in tended for her. The ball struck the lower edge of the window frame and buried itself in the sill. It has been dug out, and is now in the possession of tbe police, The story of the courtship and marriage of Mr. and Mrs. McComb rnns hick- to 1876. The husband is the son or the late Henry McComb, a prominent citizen of Wilmington, who became very wealthy through fortunate GAvern- ment contracts during the war. and afterward increased his wealth bv deal- ingg with Southern railroad schemes until. at the time of his death, he was said to be worth $13000,000. Yourfg McComb did not snare ins tafner s society. , , A POLICEMAN'S DAUGHXEE. I He was fond of running with the volun teer firemen, and is still one of the promi nent members of Friendship Com pan jU It was during these days that he first metifiss SaiHffi aLjwEringate who was counted "among the. .prettiest girls in Wilmington. In 1873 -they were married.' Did Mr. -McCoOJb .never Apposed the match and after awhile -the 'young couple went to live in a com modious house at. Claymount, about six miles from Wilmington. W hen tbe father died the son came into! possession of most of the estate. Last Bummer Mr. and Mrs. McComb agreed to disagree OtA BAI.aiw.t. thd ItHth.n HW.nif1.alH , I. ..-.. for his wife and allowing her $100 a month V for support. Four children had been born to the couple, one of whom died. The re maining three, two boys and a girl,- were kept by the father at Claymount, but per mitted to visit their mother once a week. The last visit was made on Saturday, February 1, and, the mother asserts that on this occasion the children turned against her, saying they wanted to set the house on fire, and tore the clothes from her back. Since Mrs. McComb and her hnsband separated each has watched the other. The husband em ployed detectives to keep an eye on the wife, and the wife went-into the detective business herself. A DETERMINED "WOMAN. On one occasion she attired herself in male attire and followed herhusbaqd. This faot she testified to before the master who took the testimony in the divorce snit Mrs. McComb was at home last even ing and was willing to talk about the snit and the shooting. Her husband has accused her of setting fire to the barn on the place at Claymount, and also of cutting off the tail of one of his finest driving horses. When asked what she had to say about these accusations she denied emphatically tne ennrge oi locenaiarism, and asserted that ahe had never seen the horse whose tail is said to have been cut. She also denied the cliarge that she had robbed the house and complained bitterly about the way her children had treated her, declaring that they were taught so by her husband. ,kI love my hnsband," she said, calmly but positively, "and will forgive him if he will take tne, but I propose to defend mv rights to the last" The insinuation that Mrs. McComb herself fired the shot throueh the window, she refutes and says that, al though she has a revolver in the honse, it is never loaded, and has never been fired on the premises. PAPER CIGARhTTES PROHIBITED. A Bill to That Effect Proposed br Ihe Tobacco Board of Trade, rsrECTAI. TBLSOBAM TO TOT DISPATCH.1 Baltimore, February 8. The tobacco board of trade i helping the' Society lor tbe Prevention of Yice Among Children to put an end to cigarette smoking in this State. A bill has already been prepared and will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible. It provides for an extra license of 550 on any dealer who sells tobacco cigarettes, and in terdicts the sale of any other cigarettes in which any deleterious in gredient is used in the manufacture. Aa tbe paper cigarette contains foreign material, coming under the head of dele terious, the passage of the bill will practi cally prohibit their sales. Other measures are already pending in the Legislature which are aimed at the sale of cigarettes to minors. &ncn a law already exists, but it is not sufficiently stringent to break up the traffic. WASHED ABOUT LIE A LOG. Terrible Experience of a elnllor on a Span Uh Steamer. Baltiiiobe, February 8.Thursday last the steamer Sir Francis Drake, from Spain, suffered by storm while in the Gulf Stream. A tremendous sea struck Sailor Williams, hurling him against the after-stanchion, where he was knocked senseless. The ves sel was in the trough of the sea, and wave after wave rolled over tbe decks, washing the half dead man about like a log. He was finally thrown in the direction of the men who were clinging to the life lines and tbey secured him. He was later carried to the captain's room. A cut extended across his forehead and his collar bone was broken. His body was braised from head to foot. He is now in the hospital. SUKDAT, FEBRUARY HYSTEBIOUS MUEDEB. A Hotel Keeper Believed to Have Killed Hi Servant I a Qoarrel The Sn r t pect Himself Gives Informa. tlon, of the Tragedy. L rSriCIAL TELEQEAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, February 8. Jules fBdsseau, the proprietor of the Berkeley -Arms Hotel, New Jersey, was arrested to day by John Hagerman, Constable of Toms 'Biver charged with the murder of John Murphy. He is locked up in the Pcean county jail at Toms Eiver, New -Jersey. Last Wednesday week Bosseau jcallcd from the piazza of the hotel to the .track walker of the Pennsylvania railroad, Jonathan Spragne, who was approaching the house, to come over and seewlut was the matter with his servant, John Murphy. Spragne complied with the request, and onnd Murphy lying on his face in a pool of blood about eight feet from the iteps leading down fronrthe side door of the hotel. The two men on examining him 'found -that he was dead. A large wound was in ;his lelt side which had evidently been made ,by a load Irom a shotgun. There was, how Wer, no gnn lying near tbe body, giving stse to a strong suspicion of murder. 'Spragne at once notified the police authori ties of Tom's Biver 'of the facts of the case, 'aha! immediately returned to the hotel. .Coroner Stephen Irons, of Tom's Biver, was .notified and empaneled a jury on the same day. e The feeling in the surrounding country Over the murder is becoming intense. Bos--seau is belicveS to be undoubtedly guilty. LJjast Saturday morning, it is said, Bosseau .saw an otneer approaching his hotel, and supposing he had come to arrest him, broke down and burst into tears. The officer, how "ever, came to acquaint bim with the Coro xier's verdict.- One of tbe Coroner's juryto idayaaid that from the .evidence given it w.s proved to his satisfaction that Murphy cwas'not only murdered, but that his body was carried irom where it was committed to the place it was found. There is evidence that Murphy and Bosseau had quarreled and Kosseau had threatened to'Klll him. Spragne, the track-walker, John Hager 'man; Coroner Ivins and many others do not hesitate to express the -belief that Bosseau shot Murphy. i AGAINST LE CONEY. i -One Witness Give Some Tory Direct TestU ..mony Fifty-Four Witnesie for the 9 -?( "elcDis will, Kelnte All Slory, However o Trial Scenes. flpICIALTBLEORAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Camden, N. J., Februarv 8. The prosecution-brought out their strongest witness .asainst Chalkley Le Coney to-day Garrett "Murray and while he was telling a story which, if true, pronounced the prisoner to be scarcely without doubt the murderer of 'his niece, and that practically by his own -confession, the' mother of the murdered -girl sat at the right side of the accused, while the aged, white-haired father sat on his left. It was a striking family picture. Murray, said that while hitching up the horses, just before- 5 o'clock, he heard a struggle in the kitchen, and groaning, as if someone was being choked; and that five minutes later Chalkley Le Coney backed out ,of the door, went to the pnmp and washed his hinds. Twenty minutes later he came out, his clothing rhanged, and went down to the creek. Later, as Le Coney and Murray drove, to the citron field. Le Coney in structed him.to say .that the lat they saw of Annie was aa tney drove on to the held, and ing to the dog. j Alter the murder was discovered Murray said that Le Conev told him to say nothing to anyone who mfght come to the house and later in, the day used this language to him: "I want yon to keep your mouth shut. If yon don't I'll kill you. If you should tell all you know they'd hang me." Tbe de fense intend to contradict Murray's testi mony by no less than M witnesses. TWEHTXVTWb SAILORS MISSIXG. A Steamer Tlionght to be Lost With All on Board. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. New Yoek, February 8. The steamship rampton, which arrived at Baltimore last ek, reported that she had passed on Jan uary i a brigantine rigged steamship wbMch was engulfed by a tremendous wave and went down like a shot, without leav inga vestige of herself afloat. It was suspected here that the wrecked steamship was we Camerada, which left here 32 days ago lor Cardiff with a cargo of 61,000 bushess of oats in bulk. Her agents, Frencf , Edye & Co., thinK that she is lost. The vessel carried a crew of 22 men, and was coanmanded by Captain Taylor. She nsed to ply between this port and Costa Bica until two years ago. She measured 982 tonsbind was 210 feet long. Sh? was built ingEngland in 1673, was owned by Adams Jb Co., of Aberdeen, and was worth about $5,000. JKDERED BY. A SU1T0E. Tbe Bemd ns of the Murderer and Salclde Found Yesterday. DenvebI February 8. On the morning of January S3, while walking along one of rthe principal streets in this city in company with two otner young ladies, Miss Nellie Byan, formerlly of Minneapolis, was shot and instantlylkilled, her murderer stepping up behind he: and placing a revolver al most against her breast, and then making his escape ti rough an alley. Tbe police were immedia :ely put on his track, but they failed to catah him. A reward of $1,000 was offered forlhls capture. A gang of railroad laborers at work ten miles south of Pueblo yesterday discovered the remains of a dead man lying in a deep canon with two bullet holes through his head and a revolver by his side. To-day the remains wereiidentified as those of B, L. Scott, the young man who was at first sus pected to be the naurderer, he having at one time been infatuated with Miss Byan. .KONATIONAI BANKS WANTED. Declaration of Principle by Farm era nnd Kn, lajbt of Labor. Foet Scott, K an., February 8. The Knights of Labor, the Farmers' Mutual and the Farmers' Alli Bjnefit Association ance organized a jolmt convention to-day lor me puriwse oi mscupsioi; u uhsib oi union. A set of resolutions was adopted, embodying the rulejthat they whll support no man lor office who cannot be) depended upon to en deavor to have enacted the following prin ciples into lawr First, abolftfdh of datlonal banks andsubstl tution of legal tender treasury notes in Hen thereof; second, enactment of laws against ueaang in insures; mira, ires coinage oi stiver; fourth, abolition of Alien ownership of land; tilth, all revenues shall be limited to tbe needs of tbe Government economically administered. About 100 delegates from the different organizations were pnesent. GAS WORKS WRLCKED. Daniel Desmond Killed and Fonr Other Worktaon Injured. St. Paul, Fehrnflry a At 6 o'clock this evening an explosion in tbe washing and condensing room ofltbe coal gas department of one of the buildings of the St. Paul Gas Light Company, Resulted in the death nf Daniel Desmond and the injury of Martin Cnrran, Chris Conley, Michael Mahoney and J. Simons, I The force of the explosion was terrific, the buildings for forir blocks being shaken by it The building itself was wrecked and the report of thij explosion heard for a mile or more away. The cause is not known. 9, 1890. HARRISON IN DOUBT. He May Not be Present at theCarnegie Library Dedication. A TEIP WITH SECRETARY TRACY Will Probably he Substituted for the Tisit to Pittsburg. THE McEEESPOET P0ST0FPICE FIGHT. Conflicting Beports as to the Condition of Congress man Eindall. The afflictions of members of the Cabinet may cause a change in President Harrison's plans. It is now, probable that he will not attend the opening of the Allegheny Free Library. Captain Thompson, ol McKees port, has filed affidavits with Wanamaker that he was not drunk, but only had the gP- rFP.OH A 8TATF COnHXSPONPEHT.1 i Washington, February 8. It was stated," this evening at the White Honse that owing to the grief and contusion in administration circles resulting from the deaths lu Cabinet families, the President might abandon his contemplated trip to Pittsburg next week to dedicate the Allegheny Free Library. It is well known that the President is not partial to journeys of the kind suggested, and he may therefore take advantage of what might ap pear to be a good excuse to forego this one. Instead of the trip to Pittsburg he may take one which will be more quiet and exclusive on the United States' steamer Dispatch, with Secretary Tracy and other particular friends. The abandonment of the Allegheny affair is, not yet finally decided upon, however. ' ANOXHEE LOCAL MATTEB. t Another feature of interest in Allegheny county is the continued fight concerning the McKeesport postoffice. No action has yet been taken by the Postmaster General. Mr. Thompson is still in ti e city, and proposes to remain here for a few days. He is feel ing quite confident ot his final success. "Our interview with Mr. Wanamaker," said he, this evening, "was a very pleasant one. He received us verv kindly, bnt when we left we had no more idea ot what he pro posed doing than .we had when we went there. I thinkwe pretty effectually refuted the charges that have been filed against me. They are all much of. the same sort, and when I tell you what was done with dne of them you will have a good idea of tbe rest. One of the charges was that a man had seen me drink whisky and beer, aud that be had some times- seen me drunk, especially on one occasion, the 11th of January. AN ATTACK OF INFLUENZA. "Now, I was down here in Washington on the 7th of January and went home that night. 1 caught the grip on my way and did not leave my house between the 8th and 14th of the month. I have filed an affidavit from mv physician and one Irom myself to this effect, and also two affidavits Irom prominent' citizens saying that this man's reputation for veracity is not good in the community in which he lives. Those four affidavits ought to settle that one charge against me. "The others have been, refuted in, the same way by affidavits and by the personal state ments of responsible citizens. It is not "too much to say that, I have' at least 90 per cent of the inhabitants of ' McKeespori, forme. The opposition to me comes from men who can be Counted on one's fingers. I am quite confident, and expect to soon see this matter settled in my favor." Liqhtnes. IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. The Frleid of Congressman Randall Are Rather Too Hopeful. rmOJI A STAIT C0BBE3FOHDireT.l Washington, February 8. The even ing papers of this city publish statements to-Hiight concerning Congressman Samnel J. Bandall's health. They say that he is won derfully improved and has recovered from the depressing effects of the last two or three days. These statements are identical with those obtained at Mr. Bandall's house to-night. Notwithstanding them, however, there is a well-defined impression that he is a very sick man. During' the last few days he had suffered a relapse, and, although he is, aa stated, better to-day, it has left him in a very weak condition. It is said, in fact, that his condition is such as to cause his friends the gravest alarm. They are averse to saying anything about his sickness for publication, because Mr. Bandall persists in reading the newspapers, and the paragraphs he sees there referring to his growing feebleness irritate and depress him. For this reason any information com ing from the honse is apt to be couched in perhaps too roseate terms. Dr. Lincoln, his physician, is very reticent, and while npt saying that his patient is better in so many words, corroborates the .generally hopeful statements issued from Mr. Bandall's honse. From the best information obtainable, how ever, it is safe to say that Mr. Bandall fs-in a quite critical condition, and the next few days may settle the question of life or death. THEY CHARGE IT TO HISCOCK. Washington Plate Printers In a Turmoil Over an Appointment, rFBOM A STAFF COKEESFOHDENT.1 Washington, February 8. Quite a lively row has been raised in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing by the appointment of Frances Flood, a colored girl, as an assist ant ot plate printers. As every plate printer is responsible for the work and pay of his as sistant, the printers to whom Miss Flood was successively assigned refused to accept her assistance, not because of her color, but because the plate printers propose to assert their right to say who shall be their helpers. Probably a belief that tbe appointment of Miss Flood was a deliberate attempt of Senator Hiscock to do something offensive to tbe plate printers, against whom, it is alleged, he has made a long fight, had also something to do with the rejection of Miss looa, wno is now acting as a "mes senger," but really doing nothing. The plate printers' assembly of the Knights of Aiaoor nas tajcen action loosing to tne asser tion of their right to a voice in the selection of their assistants. A FAMOUS HOTEL PAILS. The Planters' House, of St. LonU, la the Hand of the Sheriff. tSPXCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THX DISPATCH.! St. Louis, February 8. The second big hotel failure in a week occurred to-day, and if the panic continues there will be no ac commodations for the World's Fair visitors in 1892. The Planters' Honse, the oldest and most lamons hotel in tbe city, was closed this morning by the Sheriff. On Tuesday the Merchants' Hotel, another old landmark, was closed in the same way. LasknigHt Joseph Gerard i, the lessee of the Planters' House, executed two deeds of truit on the furniture and fixtures ol the hotel to his wife and cousin. He was then behind some $12,000 Fn rent, and this morning the. owners of the property secured an attachment, and the Sheriff did the rest- The Planter's House was built fn 1836, atfd has about 300 rooms. It wis leased for $30,'000 a year, and the lease has one year to run. The Planters' House was favorably mentioned in Dickens' "American Notes, " and has housed many of the most distin guished men in America. ' ' ' A WIFE IN NAME ONLY. A Young Glrl'a Olnrriose Declared to be" Moll and Void sue Was Forced to ' Wed by te Threat of Dr Lover. ' 'urlCIAL TXLXOKAX To THX DISFATCH. Aubusn, N. Y., February 8. In the Supreme Court chambers, at a special term held, this morning. Judge C. C. Dwight granted a decree annulling the marriage of Catherine C, Johnson and Ashley P. John son, allowing each to re-marry. The case is a peculiar one. Mrs. Johnson's maiden name was Gertrude Mettlach, and she now resides with her parents in this city. Her hnsband was a stepson of George E. Johnson, late of the l.iw firm of Johnson &'Aiken. The ceremony was performed on the aightof March 9, 1886, by the Eev. Con stantine TJlrlcb, then, pastor of the St. Al .phonsus German Catholic Church, of which Miss Mettlach and her parents were members.-' The girl was 1G and very pretty, and John son was 18 years of age. The couple had become acquainted as playmates in childhood. On the night of the mar riage Johnson went to the girl's house "and told her the priest wanted to see her. She accompanied Johnson to the parsonage, but nothing was said on the way abnnt the object of his visit. When there Johnson told her that they were to be married, and he wonld surely shoot her if she objected. Father Ulrich came to the door and ushered them into the parlor. Autone Mantel and Theodore Kosters were procured as wit nesses and tbe ceremony was hastily per formed. Miss Mettlach says she can remember but little that was said by the priest, as it was partly in Latin. Her first knowledge of the natnre ol the ceremony was when the priest said: "Now you are married. I rish you'much joy." She went at once to her parents and told them of the occurrence. They were very indignant, and kept her from the man who was her husband in name only.' This was made easr lor them from the fact that Canandaigua officers were looking for Johnson for breaking jail and borrowing a bicycle to get' away. THE CONTEST EATHLE C0STLI. l. The Expense of the Governorship Fight In West Virginia. 850,000. j tSrZCIAL TELIGBAM TO THX DISFATCH. Charleston, W. Va., February 8. The Gubernatorial contest matter bids fair to be a much, more costly matter for the tax payers than was at first deemed possible. Going on the principle that if there had 'been no contest, there would have been no extra session of the Legislature, the charge on the people will not fall much 'short of $0,000. When the Commission -was appointed, to look into the attempted fraud they were to get fl per day and ex penses. Ther members have each drawn $80Q. This was not deemed enough, and a bill was introduced to give the members $500 extra al! around. This came np in the'Finance Committee to-day, and there waa-a big kick.- The members of the Commission said the allowance was too small, and General Spriggs did such a song and dance that the committee recommended the extra allow ance be raised tn $1,20 each. This will .make a total of $10,250 as compensation for the members alone. The stenographer's bill is 83,000, and other expenses in the same ratio. ' - rlff lOBK'S CHAHQES GONE. "Mr. Depetr's SorroTrful Report to the . World' Fair Committer. rsrXCTAX. TELrO BAM TO TUX DtSFATCB.1 "New Yoek, February 8. At the sug gestion of several leading members a meet ing of the Executive Committee of the General Committee of the World's Fair was held to-day to consider the' situation. Dr. Depew, it is said, demonstrated that as matters now stand the World's Fair bill in Albany is dead and that, therefore, the fair project is dead as far as New York is concerned. If the Assembly bill should pass the Legisla ture he is reported to have said many Be pnblicans would vote against New York at Washington, and il the Senate bill should pass at Albany, many Democrats in Con gress would vote against New York. Dr. Depew suggested that Mayor Grant might appoint ten Bepnblicans to be added to the list of commissioners to offset those who-had been objected to. Mayor Grant said lie could not entertain the suggestion that he'' should name any more commissioners. A DOSE OP DhLAWAKE Ml Three White Men and Thirteen Negroes Publicly Whipped. rsriCIAI. TILIOKAM TO THX DISFATCH. 1 Wilmington, Del., February 8. As a; result of a week's sitting ot the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 16 men of whom three are white, were whipped at New Castle this morning by Sheriff Allen. The total number of lashes administered Was 103. Tbe whippings took place in a driving rain storm. There were but few spectators, and no incidents of special note. Just prior to the whipping a pardon was received from Governor Boggs, remitting the ten lashes in the cae of Howard jT Woodward, convicted of stealing money. Three prisoners who were to have received six lashes, each lor stealing chickens had one lash each remitted by the court. fiESCLT OP A DITORCE SDIT. Thomas Belden'a Throat Cat by J. H. Wing, HI BrotherlnLnw. Chicago, February 8. A sensational affray occurred this evening on Clark street, in front of the Chicago Opera Honse, be tween two young men, Thomas Belden and his brother-in-law, J. H. Wing. A divorce suit has embittered the pair, and they were excitedly discussingthe matter, when Wing drew a kni e and ripped a three-inch gash in Belden's throat, then made a lunge at Belden's back, inflicting a daugerons wound. The street was filled with people on the way'to the theater, and the bloody act they witnessed caused several ladies to fainL Belden may possibly recover. GENEEAL SHERMAN IS SEYESTT. The Veteran Entertains Dlitlnsnlihed Vis itor on His Birthday. New Yoek, February 8. General Will iam T. Sherman celebrated the seventieth anniversary bf his birtnday this evening at hfs home by entertaining at dinner Senator John Sherman, Chauncey M. Depew, Gen eral Thomas Ewlng.General Wager Swayne, Joseph H. Choate, Colonel J. M. Wilson, Superintendent of West Point; Mayor Grant, Mayor Cbapin, of Brooklyn, and Johu J. Knox. General Sherman was in the best of health and received numerous dispatches and letters containing the con gratulations of his friends. KIDOPPLNG CHARGED. A Sheriff With a Senatorial Prisoner Ar rested En Rome. Helena, Mont., February & Sheriff Parker, who is on his way to Helena with Senator Becker, was arrested at Bozeman this aftemoo'n by the Sheriff of Gallatin county, on a charge of kidnapping the Senator, He waived examination and was placed under bonds. ' Ar the matter now stands Becker is at Boxenian. with the Sheriff and unless' a special. is employed he will not reach Hele na' before to-morrow. - r r. ". lL ZZQIVE CENTS ) MtTBDLirOR MONEY. The Wild )?i : Outdone by a Crime in AJJew Tork. AH AGED . COUPLE BUTCHERED By a Solitary Masked Man Who Intent on Robbery. Wia 3,000 HIDDEff U A BUREAU DRAWEE, Winch tbe Assassin Failed to Find, Couunlttlag tt Crime for Sotbisg. Bansom Floyd, an aged Essex county, N. Y., farmer, sold some property for $3,000 and kept the money in the house. A masked man entered, latallv shot Fiord and killed A his wife. He then ransacked the premises, but failed to discover the money. rsriCIAI. TZLXOKAX TO THX DISPATCH.1 Whitehall, N. Y., February 8, Ban aon Floyd, an old and well-known Essex county farmer, lies at death's door. His wile ii a mangled corpse. Floyd is 72 years old. His wife was 68. For years they had lived on (heir little farm on the old tele graph road between Westport and Whal lonsburg. The little white farm bouse la situateo almost two miles from Westport. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd lived there alone. Last Friday Mr. Floyd completed the sale of some property which he has been negotiat ing with Boston people for several months. The old couple had decided to sell this off to suppiy them with sufficient income to keep them the rest of their lives. Three thou sand dollars was paid to Mr. Floyd on Fri day, 2,500 in checks and $500 in cash. NO thought op sangeb. It was too late to take the money to West port, so Mr. Floyd locked it np in his desk. Neither he. nor his old wi e once dreamed of danger. A burglar had never been heard ot in that quiet neighborhood. When Mr. Floyd had finished up the chores about the farm, he and bis wiie sat down to spend tbe evening qnietly, as was their wont. Mr. Floyd was reading his newspaper His wife was sitting near. 'I want the money you have in tbe house or I want your life." Mr. Floyd jumped from his chair and faced the man who had mured these startling words. He was a thick set man wearing dark clothes and a heavy shawl tied about bis shoulders and head. His eyes were covered by a black felt hat drawn tightly down. "You can't have my money," said the old man, excitedly. "I won't give it up."' Mr. Floyd's words were stopped by a bullet whichwent crashing into his neck, another fired in rapid succession passing through his lelt wrist. He fell unconscious to the floor. HE BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS. - "It was about 7 o'clock when the robber approachec me," said Fioyd, '.'and it was 830 when I regained consciousness." Ha was weak Irom loss of blood and was in podr condition to witness the sight that met nis gaze. In a pool ot blood that exterided several leet lay Mrs. Floyd. She was dead 'and unrecognizable. , Two bullets had been fired into her head, and, the, fiend had battered the whole top of her h'ead in and pounded the face to a jelly. Mr. Floyd crawled'to the door, and event ually he made his way slowly to tbe house of Alex Soswell, fully 40 rods away. Mr. Floyd was made as comiortable as possible while messengers were disDatched to West port for a physician. -The report circulated" slowly through the sparsely settled neighborhood, bnt in the course of two hours a nnmber of indignant .citizens had gathered in the little farm house, where the murder was committed. The walls were spattered with blood, the floor flowed with the fluid and the marks of the-assassin's hands-were left npon every1- tning ne naa toncnea. THE MONET UNTOUCHED. The key to tbe desk where the money was was covered with blood and many of the papers in tbedrawerwhich the thief had rifled bore similar stains. Tbe money was un touched. The burglar had probably become terrified by his aw.ul ded and he hurried away without making a thorough search for booty. Dr. Pattison, of Westport, responded to the call. He said at at once that there was no chance for the old man's recovery. Mr. Floyd was able to tell the story of the tragedy, and described his assailant as given above. Sheriff O. A. Phiuney lives in Elizabethtown, seven miles from the Floyd house. To-day he empaneled a jury, who viewed the remains of Mrs. Floyd, took Mr. Floyd's'statement and adjourned until next Wednesday. Westport lies under shadow of the Adi rondack mountains and the murderer would hare bad little difficulty in escaping to the mountains and picking" out a secure hiding place; as there was no organized effort to find him. Sheriff Phinney was offered a re ward of 51,000 for his capture. THE DIbPATCH DIKfcCTORI. Contents of the Issue for Use of Ihe Dis crimlnaling Reader. This issue of Tbe Dispatch consists of 20 pages of carefully selected reading matter. la the first part will be found concise accounts of all the important happenings in tbe two cities, Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia, news of the State and nation, and of the world across the seas. The sporting department, as nsual, is f nil of the be-t things going in athletic circles. Farts H. and IIL con tain the following: Fart II. Page 9. Brains of tbe Honse FeaskO. Cabfx'vtxs St. Valentine's Day ...Frank Futv The If appy V lumber .Thor.nz Bicanch lleatrlce.i H. Kideh Haqoabd Page 10. Another IrMl Game SAM CHASE Church Liberality Ablo Bates Girls Cannot Klso. .TOILIR Fag 11. Want Column. To l-et Column. Page a. The Realm of Beauty. Tbe Grand Army. Educational Matters. Page H. Secret 3oc etles. Markets by Telegraph. For Sale Column. Betl Estate matters. Before tbe Certain. The Music World. -, Business CardX. Local Business. Tbe Militia Boys. Page U. Views on ReylJioa Lxaoinq FbxsbytibUns Evils of Taxation..... BumsalO - The Liquor Trade ......T. J. FrrzciHAU) Page lb. The Monnd Builders W. G.KaCTJJANX Creeds of the fast Bzssnc muMBLE Choosing a. Master KIV. Geobgz HooOES Every Dr Science Staff Whjtir Page is. Armstrong's Attack on Klttannlng Amusement & otlces. Business Cards. Fart III. Page JZ. s Answers to.CorTespondents Bn.I.,NTX Loves of Statesmen Miss GRraDT, , Jkj . Story of Castle Garden L.lSif Come Forfh Elizabeth Btuabt Fnzxrs Page IS. Colonial Cnnrchej..... Beauty In Enrland.... Wessons From Fire.... Page 13. The Little Wanderer.. Magic oftha Maori.... Sunday Tuoaghts Pasties 4 JT 7 xt .SHraUT Dari JAM13 C. rUBDT " A XSlS .jcdwabd Wakis-iilo A CZXBOTXaX E. K. chadboobx PdgeSQ Woman's. World. Mss. I'KANXLXSI.ICMia.ctal Clara Belle's Chat CLARA. BJXLE Ike ana Bis Mother. B. if. 8nMiim BoeIISae's Cash iBvLS.. , ftj -l
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