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PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22v 1890 TWELVE PAGES.
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XI XI I
Propositions for ,the Monopoly
of the Seals in Alaskan
Territory.
fA CORRUPT DEAL CHARGED.
The Company Now in Pos
." session Alleged to Haye
the Inside Track.
SOME PECULIAR OFFERS.
Several of the Bids Seem to be in
(be Interest of One of the
Competitors.
VAST PE0FIT IN THE BDSIHESS.
''An Appeal to the Government to Manage
v " the Industry for the Benefit
of the Treasury.
' PENBIOX AGENT LEMON TAKES A HAND
The bids for the monopoly of seal catch
ing in Alaskan waters were opened yester
day. They were 12 in number, and ex.
hibited wide discrepancies. Several of them
are believed to be in the interest of the com
pany now in control. One concern offered
to pay 10 per cent more than any other bid.
Many Alaskans desire the Government to
take charge of the business.
TEOM JL STXTT COBBESFOXDZXT.
Washington, February 2L The open
ing of the bids lor the new lease of the priv
ilege of seal fishing in Alaskan waters for
the next 20 years was the interesting thing
at the Treasury Department to-day. The
nnmber of the bids, the wide discrepancy of
the figures, the suspicion that at least two or
three of them are in the interest of the
Alaska Commercial Company, and the
conviction that that company will get the
lease no matter what competitors are in the
field, lead to a deal of speculation as to the
direction the award will take.
A SUSPICIOUS BID.
One of the bids which excited much com
ment is that of the syndicate represented by
A. E. Bateman, the millionaire broker of
New York and -Washington, and GeonreE."
Xiemon, the'noted pensions claims attorney.
The recent courtesies extended to the 'Presi
dent and his friends by Mr. Bateman, whose
beautiful yacht has been used liberally by
Mr. Harrison, members .of the Cabinet and
Senators and members who are said to be
interested in the Alaska Commercial Com
pany, lead to more than a little gossip, which
indicates an impression that Messrs. Bate
nan and Lemon are acting for the Alaska
Commercial Company.
The latter company's bid certainly looks
on its face the most liberal, unless that of
the North. American Commercial Company,
of San Francisco, to give an advance of 10
per cent over any other bid be construed to
be more so. This company gets the credit
of being in earnest in its own behalf.
HAS A 6UBE THING.
It is a general conviction, however, that,
even aside from the liberality of its bid, the
Alaska Company would have no trouble in
securing the prize, so strong is its grasp on
influential public men. It already has the
plant, the schools, the dwellings, the
churches, hospitals and steamship service
between Ounalaska and San Francisco, and
would have to go to almost no new expense
to make good the terms or its bid.
Business men of Alaska have for some
time had representatives here to persuade
the Government to take into its own hands
the farming of the seal fisheries, and put the
millions of profit into its own treasury that
have gone into the pockets of the Alaska
Company, but they found Senators, Repre
sentatives and other public men interested
in the company, and they could dojnothing.
One of these gentlemen, Mr. Miner W.
Bruce, makes the following statement in re
gard to the Alaska Company;
A kicker's statement.
As is well known, the present lease expires on
"May 1 next. The present company pay a roy
alty to the Governmentof $2 62f per head', and
have been allowed to kill 100,000 seals each
year. They also pay an annual rental of S55,
000. Under the proposed new lease tho Se6re
tary has fixed the number of the annual catch
at 60,000 per annum, a reduction of 40 per cent
below the number allowed under the present
lease. During the 20 years the present com
pany have had control of this industry they
have killed within a few thousand of the
allotted 100,000 seals per year, for which they
have paid the Government about $5,250,000.
'Add to this $55,000 per annum rental, or for 20
years jtl.100.OOQ, making a total of $5,350,000
paid the Government. As they have taken
none but male seals and those of 2 or S years ol
age, the sknls haTe been prime and have
brought in the London market from $15 to 3
per skin, or a total of over $30,000,000 for tho 30
years' catcb. The Alaska Commercial Com
pany have paid the Indians 40 cents per seal
lor killing and skinning them. This oue item
makes a total of $800,000 for the 20 years.
SOME OF TOE EXPENSES.
The support of the two schools at the island
during the 20 years will reach an expense of
10,000, which is a very high estimate. The
building or suitable houses for the natives,
buildings for occupancy of the whites em
ployed, store buildings, fuel and incidental ex
penses will have to be roughly estimated. On
St. Paul Island there are 219 men, women and.
children, and on St. George Island hardly one
half that number.
On St. Paul Island the Alaska Commercial
Company have 60 houses, and probably 30 on
the island or fit. George. These houses are
'neat frame buildings and would probably cost
$200 each, or a total of probably $20,000. The
company has been obliged to furnish 60 cords
of wood to the Indians each year or the equiva
lent in coal, which official records show as
amounting to about $100,000 for the 20 years'
supply.
Thus It will be seen that the estimates riven
above of the probable cost of carrying on the
seal business aggregate about as follows: I
business aggregate about
Amount paid the Government for royalty and I
twi sujojujUw; amount paiu zur fining ana I
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mrc hi
skinning, JS00.O00; for Support of schools, $10,
000; buildings, $20,000; fuel, $100,000; total, $7,310.
000. Amonnt derived from 2,000,000 skins at tl5
per pelt, $30,000,000.
THE NET PEOFIT.
This leaves a total profit for the 20 years of
$22,690,000, or about $1.131000 per year. The
Government alone should control these fish
eries, and turn this vast revenue to national
purposes. From my knowledge of the busi
ness I am prepared to say that $100,000 a year
will more than cover the expenses of the fish
eries, and the 1,000 per cent would go to the
people Instead of a few speculators.
The correspondent or The Dispatch
has it from undoubted authority that in
some way the bids of genuine competitors
against the Alaska company were known to
persons who sold or gave their information
to the agents of the latter company. A
knowledge that probably something of this
kind would happen was probably what led
the North American Commercial Company,
of California, to make its offer of 10 per
cent advance on any other bid.
Before opening the bids Secretary Win
dom announced that no oral arguments
would be heard, but gentlemen desiring lo
might file written briefs between now and
12 o'clock Monday. There were 12 bids.
They were numbered and read as follows:
NOT A FORMAL BID.
The first was from an unknown resident of
Philadelphia, Pa. The bid was thrown out by
Secretary Windom, for the reason that It was
accompanied by a promissory note for $100,000
Instead of by a certified check for that amount,
as required by the advertisement. The next
bid was from the American Fishing and Trad
ing Companv, of San Francisco, by Charles D.
Laud. Fres'dent. Their offer was to pay the
United States $305,000 per annum, and In addi
tion $4 12 for each skin and 25 cents for each
gallon of seal oiL Bid No. 3 was found to rem.
L tain no certified check, and was rejected with-
vui. ieauin.
No. 4 was from the North American Trading
Company, of West Virginia. They offered to
pay an annual rent of $55,000 and $2 tax and
$1 50 royalty for each skin taken, which, they
say, on a basis of a catch of 60,000 seals a year,
will realize an annnal revenue to the Govern
ment of 8425,003. Bid No. 5 was from the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company, of California, by J.
N. Knowles, President. They offered to pay
an annnal rental of $50,000. and the sum of $7 15
for each seal taken.
THE PBESENT CONCERN.
Bid No. 6 was from the Alaska Commercial
Company, who offered the following rates: To
pay $50,000 for rent df islands and the sum of
$8 75 for each skin taken; also to provide 100
comfortable dwellings for the inhabitants of
the island and to make ample provision for
their maintenance and support, and to establish
a regular mail service from San Francisco
without cost to the Government. They also
offer to provide schools, chnrches and hospital
for the Inhabitants, and to provide wharf facili
ties at Ounalaska, and to distribute supplies
gratuitously to various points in Alaska. They
also offer In the event that any other proper
and responsible party shall offer In good faith
a greater amount for said privilege to cay the
United States the f nil amount offered by such
party. Thevsav their offer MntMnnbtm ,n
1 annual revenne to tbe United States of $85,000.
"u xi u. i was irom jx. w. uiarE, or Wash
ington, reDresenting A. K. Bateman, George E.
.Lemon, et ak Thev propose to pav a bonus ol
$210,000 In addition to the rental of $50,000 per
annum in the tax of $2 for each skin. No. 8
was from the Atlantic and Pacific Company of
New York, by Charles H. Kcnncr, President,
who offered to pay an annnal rental of $55,000:
to pay for subsistence of natives and to pay in
addition the tax of 2 per skin, a bonus of
$6 12 for each skin.
No. 9 was from the North American Com- '
roerclal Company of Illinois, who offered to
pay a rent of $56,000and a tax and bonus of
$7 12 on each skin, and. also to comply with
all requirements as to care and comfort of
Aleutian Islands.
A PECULIAR PROPOSITION.
Bid No. 10 was from the North American
Commercial Company, of California, oy Isaac
Liber. President, who proposed to pay an an
nual rental of $55,200, and $10 75 for each skm
taken, with the express understanding that the
catch shall not be limitedtojess than 100,000
per yearafter the$rst yeanortbey will five the
Government 45 per cent of the gross receipts
from the sale of 6eals, or they will agree to pay
a rate 10 percent higher than that offered by
any other company. Bid No. 11 was also from
the North American Commercial Company, of
San Francisco. They ottered to pay a rental
of $60,000 and $9 62 for each skin taken, and
shipped, and 50 cents a gallon for seal oil.
Bid Uo. 12 was also from the same company.
It proposed to pay a rental of $57,100, and $10 25
for each skin taken and shipped, and 50c a gal
lon for seal oil, provided the United States
guarantees the protection of the fisheries.
Liohtitek.
ONLY FOR GAMBLING.
One Speaker Says That the Slain Use of
the Telegraph He Is Opposed to
tbe Government Going Into
the Business.
' 'Washington, February 21 The House
Committee on Postofficcs and Post Roads
to-day heard an argument by "William A.
Carsey, of New York, the Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Anti-Monop-oly
League, in opposition to the limited
postal telegraph bill, prepared by Post
master General Wanamaker. Mr. Carsey
said he represented the laboring men of the
country. He opposed the bill because it
contemplated the giving out of the business
of the Government to a private corporation.
The contract system was objectionable to
the members of the Anti-Monopoly League.
The clerks in the postofSces, Mr. Carsey said,
had already enough work to do, and he did
not see bow they could be expected to do
any more. He said that the telegraph was
mostly used by speculators and gamblers,
and only 8 per cent of the business of the
country was social. It was a fact that over
$1,000,000 a year was spent in telegraphing
by persons in New York City in the sport
ing business for baseball, lotteries, etc
This was more than the entire social busi
ness of the whole country.
It was thus shown that the working peo
ple did not use the telegraph to any great
extent, and consequently would get but
little benefit out of the postal telegraph
scheme. If the rates of telegraph were re
duced, the wages of the telegraph operators
would be reduced. Mr. Carsey insisted that
the rostomce Department did not manage
the business it now had satisfactorily, and
this was a strong argument against its as
suming additional burdens.
RAILROADS CUTTING BATES.
Tbe Pennsylvania is Not Getting Its Share
of the Freight Business.
rSTECTAt. TELEORAJC TO TITS DlEFATOK.l
New York, February 21. A rumor was
manufactured inWnirstreet to-day that the
Pennsylvania Jfcilroad intended to reduce
the freight rateNew York to Chicago,
from 75 to SO cents because it had caught
other roads xntting rates and getting more
than their share ot the business. The re
port was promptly denied by General
Freight Agent Joyce. The daily reports of
the roads to the trunk line commis
sioners' office show that the fears attributed
to tbe Pennsylvanja are not without ground.
The Erie's average percentage ot all last
year's freight out of New York, to competi
tive points was 20 9-10 per cent, acainst
22 1-10 by the New York Central and22
by the Pennsylvania. The Erie's average
from January. 1890. to February 15 was
22 1-5 per cent of all the tonnage, which is
better than that of the two stronger lines.
The freight committee at this week's
special meeting to discuss the cut in rates
to Jiissoun river points decided to continue
the pro-rating arrangement to the Missis
sippi river, aunougb. they stopped quoting
through rates to St. Paul. This leaves a
loop hole open so that rate cutting by the
tAUKtu. rows cant oe so easily detected,
A BLOW AT THESPIANS.
y
The Party or Theatrical Railroad
Bale
Formally Declared Illegal.
"Washington, February 2L The Inter
State Commerce Commission has detided
that party (or theatrical) rate
ticket are
illegal.
-A SILVER STANDARD.
Senator Teller Believes That Bi-SIetnlllsm
Is Inevitable Wlndom's BUI Das no
Cbanoe The Plan That Will
Probably be Adopted.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBI DISPATCH.
New York, February 21. "Secretary
Windom's silver bill is dead as Julius
Caesar," said Senator Henry M. Teller to
day. This mortuary announcement seemed
to give the Senator more pleasure than sor
row, for he smiled and chatted with a Dis
patch reporter about the probable action
of the Senate in regard to silver. He said:
''I think a bill will be introduced to buy
$4,000,000 in silver per month. That is, to
issne silver certificates that will be redeem
able in the standard currency or coin of the
country. WbeneveritiS necessary, of course,
silver can be coined. One thing is sure,
there will be no bullion silver certificates.
Silver is looking up and the interest taken
... a. .o ... ,.u .umu ccj.
"Is not a majority in the Senate opposed
to silver?"
"There is not a single Senator who would
to-dav vote for the entire suspension of sil
ver coinage. Some may oppose silver, but
you cannot find oue who would stop the
coinage. I think there is going to be an in
ternational agreement soon on the silver
question. When that agreement is reached
I believe that a universal, stand-d will be
adopted, and silver elevated fb the place
where it belongs. The universal standard,
in my judgment, will be 15) ounces to 1
'ounce ot gold."
"Then you think some action will soon be
taken looking to the restoration of silver as
a money standard?"
"Yes, I do. The movement cannot be de
layed much longer. The attempt to do
away with silver as a money is useless.
Every ounce of silver produced is used. We
cannot supply the demand, and yet there is
an attempt to degrade such a metal. Gold,
certainly, cannot snpply the demand, and
the next thing to do is to take silver. Bi
metallism is inevitable."
TWO HUNDRED HEIRS,
Including Some Prominent Persons, Are
Clamoring for a Share of 8150.000.
IRPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. I
Boston, February 21. More than 200
heirs at law, among them the Hon. James
Bussell Lowell and the Rev. Phillips
Brooks, are interested in tbe dis
tribution of a $150,000 estate, the
consideration of which was begun to
day in the Snpreme Conrt. This property
represents a trustcreated in 1851 by Benja
min Gorham for the benefit of his son,
Benjamin Lowell Gorham, who died insane
in January, 1889. The fund, which has
largely been swelled by accumulations, is
claimed by the residuary legatees ot Benja
min Gorham, about 220 in number, scattered
from Boston to India. All the prominent
members of the Suffolk bar appear for the
respective interests and counsel were present
from New York.
The next ol kin of Benjamin Lowell Gpr
ham insist that a large portion ol the trnst
fund ($45,000) belongs to them, because,
under the will of Benjamin Gorham, there
"was a specific legacy ot $8,000 to be paid to
Benjamin Lowell Gorham, and the executor
of Benjamin Gorham, instead of paying it,
put it in trust. Nearly all the counsel are
relatives ot Mr. Gorham. The only living
legatee is tbe Hon. John Lowell, but many
of the leading Boston families are interested
in the present case.
FIGHTING FOE THE HEADING.
Tbo Antl-Corbln Crowd Is Confident
of
Ultimate Success.
ISrxCXAZ. TU.XOXLAX TO TBS DISPATCH.'!
Phix.adei.phia, February 21. The
anti-Corbin faction ot the Beading Bailroad
stockholders is preparing the papers for the
suit which is shortly to be brought to try
and oust the present management. Tbey
claim to have nearly 500,000 shares of the
stock, more than half the entire issne,
and they feel pretty sure of success.
The following ticket has been prepared
in case of victory: President, Thomas Dolan;
First Vice President, Alfred Sully; Second
Vice President, B. B. Dow; Managers,
John Wanamaker, the Postmaster General;
Henry Gibson, J. C. Sinnot, B. Glendsn
ning, W. "W. Gibbs and Spencer Irwin;
General Manager, Andrew Moore; Assist
ant General Manager, J. Lowrie Bell; Gen
eral Freight Agent, J. O. Calhoun.
The claim of the anti-Corbinites is that
the Beading Company is managed by New
York people. Their ticket is not much bet
ter, as both the First and Second Vice Presi
dents are from New York, although the
Board of Managers are all Philadelphians.
J. Lowrie Bell, who is now chief of the
railway mail service, was formerly General
Freight and Traffic Manager of the Beading
Company and John C. Calhoun, Assistant
General Freight Agent.
THE OLDER SISTER INSTEAD.
A Father Who Had Decided Views Upon the
Matrimonial Question.
(SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1
Ottawa, February 2L George Sparks,
a young man from Kittey township, became
engaged to the youngest daughter of Charles
Smith, of Whitehurston, after a brier court
ship. Tbe day was set, the clothes were
boucht, likewise the ring, when it suddenly
occurred tolhe trusting couple that it might
be as well to tell the young lady's old folks.
This the love-sick swain did after the most
approved fashion, but great was his con
sternation and chagrin when the old man
declared that the ceremony could not take
place, at least in the way it had been ar
ranged. He said bis eldest daughter must be wed
first, his second next, and so on, and that if
the young man was anxious to join his fam
ily circle he could marry his eldest daugh
ter, but under no consideration would be
allow his third daughter to go while the
other two remained. The young man, after
some thought, signified his willingness to
the change ot brides, the bride expectant
handed over her trousseau to' her older sis
ter and in three days the wedding took
place.
HE IS KOT W0ETH $50,000.
A Verdict Against tbe PlnlntlfTIn the Keeler
Damage Suit,
rSFXCIAL TXLEOBAX TO THS DISPATCH. I
New York, February 21. Mrs. Mary S.
Keeler, whose suit against Mrs. Sarah J.
Hassett for alienating Mr. Keeier's affec
tions was begun in the Superior Court on
last Monday, looked pale and excited when
she resumed her seat in front of the jury
this morning. She knew that the decision
upon her demand for $50,000 damages was
close at hand. Mrs. Hassett bore herself
with apparent confidence. Judtre Truax's
charge to the jury consumed nearly ntr
bonr.
The juiTwas ont but a short time. The
verdict was for the defendant. A motion
by Lawyer Houston for a new trial was de
nied. Neither the plaintiff nor the defend
ant was in the court room when the verdict
was rendered, but the latter was close by
and was led away in triumph by her friends.
A Man Burned to Death.
Danbuby, Conn. .February 21. Edward
Edgett, aged 50, returned to Brookfield from
he jail JEuesday, and, being destitute, was
given some clothing,but said he would not
need it, as he was going to die. This morn
ing the house of which he was the only oc
cupant was burned and bit body waa'found
in the ruinst
NINE TIMES A BRIDE.
The Marriage and Divorce Record of
One Indiana Woman.
A START AT SWEET SEVENTEEN.'
Her Ex-Husbands Are Scattered All Over
the Hoosier ,Stabj.
A COUPLE OP THEM tiRE WEDDED TWICE.
Tbe latest of tbe,Uany Marital Stents Occurred Bat
a Few Days Ago.
Mrs. George Cusick, of Southern Indiana,
has been married nine times and divorced
eight times. Twice she was remarried to
her ex-husbands. She became Mrs. Cnsick
last Saturday, f
Shelbyvixle, lND.,February 21. Nine
times at the altar, nine times a bride, nine
wedding feasts, nine honeymoons and eight
divorce suits. These events have all been
crowded into the short lile ot one of Indi
ana's women, who is now known as Mrs.
George Cnsick. The heroine of this matrimo
nial drama in nine chapters is one of many
children born to Jacob Homery, a wealthy
farmer living in the northern part of this
county. Since she attained the age of 17 she
has been busily engaged weaving her conju
gal nets. The names ot the injured are:
Llsber. William B, (No. 1) Married Septem
ber L 1867.
Doe. William (No.) Married shortly after
Lisher secured a divorce.
Nugent. William J. (No. 8)-Marrled Decem
ber 3L 1872.
Little, John H. (No. 4) Married February
13.188a
Vanbnskirk, Lincoln 3. (No. 5 and No. 6)
Married April IS, 1883; divorced in 1886, and sub
sequently remarried.
Corwin, Joseph (Nos. 7 and 8) Married In
1887, divorced in 18S8. and remarried a few
months later.
Cnsick, George (No. 9) Married last Satur
day. -
THE ETBST HAPEY EVENT.
As recorded in the above list, she first
promised to love, honor and obey in the year
1867. The ceremony was performed at her
lather's house by Justice Zachariah Patter
soil. Mr. and Mrs. Lisher lived together for
about a year, when the husband left home
and soon after applied for a divorce, which
was granted on May 2-i, 1869. Soon after
ward Mrs. Lisher was married again and
subsequently divorced. The name of hus
band No. 2 is known to the lawyers as Doe.
Being once more heart whole and fancy free
she was met and courted by Farmer Will
iam J. Nugent, to whom she was wedded on
December 31, 1872, and with him she lived
three years before she became satisfied that
he was not her affinity.
Then he had to go and she applied for a
divorce. The case was set for trial May 24,
1875. The dav came and the defendant-
failed to enter an appearance, as did the fair
plaintiff, so the case was carried over to the
next term. Then she appeared and dis
missed the suit, the two having become
reconciled. What became of Nugent is .a
mystery. He suddenly dropped out of
sight.
no match foe mollie.
Again, like a cornel appearing in the
matrimonial sky, did "Miss" Homery ap
pear on the scene. She rented a house in
this city, near the Jeffersonville, Madison
and Indianapolis depot; There she soon
became acquainted with John H. Little,
section foreman.Oohnvwas n sturdv, red.
-headed, Ted-whiskered fellow-of pugilistic
proclivities, but he was no match for Mollie,
who began to "make eyes at him" as he
sped by on his private hand-car. and he
soon fell a victim to her charms. They
were married February 13, 1880.
For three years Mollie and John billed
and cooed, varying the monotony of married
life with an occasional slugging match,
which made John's whiskers look as if a
cyclone snow plow had drifted through
them. Then she sought her friends, the
lawyers, and demanded another divorce,
which she securedMarch 9, 1883.
"From all accounts' she was well on with
the new love before she was off with the old,
and she only waited until the 18th of April
following when she was married to Lincoln
J. Van Buskirk.a good-looking carpenter,
several years her junior and the youngest of
any of her hnsbands. For a while it
seemed as though she had found her mate
and after Lincoln had remained her lord
and master for three years he probably be
gan to think so also.
she tried them twice.
But his time came, and on June 4, 1886,
he was summoned to appear as defendant in
a divorce suit. Lincoln was not inclined to
submit as tamely as did his predecessors,
and promptly filcjlia cross petition. She
secured her divorce,- however, but soon
after tbe two became reconciled and were
remarried. The silken tie had been too
badly frayed and couldn't be reunited and
another divorce was applied for and
granted.
Having tasted the sweets of married life
so deeply she could not endure playing a
lone hand and began to look around for an
other husband. She soon found one to her
liking in the person of Joseph Corwin, and
concluded to take him on trial, and on No
vember 7, 1687, they were made one. She
liked Joseph very well, but did not like a
penchant he displayed for other women, and
after Ineffectual remonstrances she file'd the
usual papers at the March term of court in
1888 and secured a divorce. This brought
Joseph to his Benses and he begged for an
other chance to redeem himself, which was
given him. But he soon fell into his old
Vrays and was once more brought into court
married and sent out single.
THE LAST WEDDINO.
Mollie then rested on her laurels until last
Saturday, when she was quietly married for
the ninth time by Justice Craycraft to her
present husband, George Cnsick, who is
section foreman of the Jeffersonville, Madi
son and Indianapolis Bailroad, filling the
place formerly filled by John H. Little, hus
band number'three.
The secret of her ability to get a husband
whenever she wants jone is as much of a
mystery as is the facility with which she
gets rid of them afterward. She not only
fascinates those whom she desires to en
snare, but those upon whom she casts an in
different eye, and this inNrpite of the faet
that she u 40 years old and not by any
means handsome.
Not long ago she was compelled to shoot
Gideon Parmer and his grown son Will,
giving the latter a wound that kept him be
tween life and death for months. She used
the revolver because they insisted on com
ing into her house, that they might bask in
her smiles. She was arrested, tried and
promptly acquitted.
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
In another exciting experience she was
the victim. Previous to her first divorce
from Van Bnskirk she became enamored of
Charles Suttles and he soon became equally
enamored of her, and she divorced Van
Bnskirk with the intention of marrying
Suttles, bnt rescinded her promise on ac
count of his insane jealousy. This mad
dened Sattles and one nij;ht be assaulted her
with a,hatchet.s For a time her life was de
spaired of, but she finally recovered and
remarried yan Bnskirk, woo was succeeded
by Corwin and Cnsick, with whom she is
now enjoying her ninth honeymoon.
TtedlstrlctlngUlll Passed.' ,
Annapolis, Md., February 21. The
Senate bill to redistrict the State, thus
making, it is regarded, five of the six
Congress districts Democratic,-was passed is
the House today,
BISMARCK BEATEN.
The gtfsaal Government Majority la the
Releasing Has Vanished Socialists
Almost- Certain to Carry tho
Supplementary Elections.
Be,RUN, February 2L The" clear Cartel,
majority that existed inMhe last Beichstag
ias irrevocably vanished. It is likely that
the Socialists will sweep Berlin, with the
exception of the first district only. One of
the facts of the case is that the Socialists
have had comparatively little success in tbe
mining districts. They have gained most
in the manufacturing districts and the large,
towns.
The result of the election, so far as known',
acconnts for 23i seats. As the Beichstag
has 397 members this leaves 163 seats to be
Accounted for. Of the 234 the election
failed in 92 districts, making supplementary
elections necessary in tboseplaces. The JVTo
tional Zeitung estimates irom returns thus far
received that the Cartel parties have already
lost 18 seats. The paper says, owing to these J
losses ot toe cartel parties, tne government
will be unable to secure a msjorityin the
Beichstag. The National Zeitung appeals
for a Union of all parties against the Social
ists on the second ballots.
The Liberal organ attributes the defeat of
Cartel party to the Jieavy taxation that
bears upon the workingmen and to the pro
tective tariff. .
GENERAL W0LSELEI CALLED D0WH
For Writing a Military Article for an
American Slngozlae.
London, February 2L The. Et. Hon.
Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for
War, in answer to the question whether a
recent article on the English army written
by General Wolseley and printed in
Harper's Magazine was not an infraction
ot the regulations, said he was of opinion
that it was not. Nevertheless the
Government considered that members of the
general staff were bound to abstain from
discussing matters having relation to that
department, and had had some communica
tion with General Wolseley on this subject.
The Government was satisfied that Gen
eral Wolseley had no intention to infringe
upon the army regulations, and that such a
thing would not happen again.
NO MONEY FOE IE CAE0N.
The Government Has Not Paid Him for His
Hervlces nil a Spy.
London, February 21. In the House of
Commons the Bight Hon. Henry Matthews,
Secretary of State for the Home Department,
rep lying to Mr. Labouchere, stated tnat Le
Caron, the spy and informer, who testified
before the Parnell Commission had not re
ceived any payment from the Government
since he had appeared as.a witness on that
occasion.
LINCOLN MAI BEC0TER.
The Opening of nn Abscess Slakes a Change
for the Better.
London, February 21. The snccessfnl
operation performed upon young Abraham
Lincoln, the son of the American Minister,
by the opening of an abscess and the dis
charge of its contents, is now thought to
give excellent promise of his recovery.
CHAKGED WITH GRAND JjARCENX.
Warrant Issued for tbe Arrest of C. H.
Nowak, of Mt. Pleasant. Fa.
SPECIAL TELEQEAII TO TBX DISFATCR.
Buepalo, N. Y February 21. A war
rant uas been issued on behalf of the con-'
gregation of St. Adalbert's (Polish) parish
for the arrest of C. H. Nowak, of Mt, Pleas
ant, Pa., vice-censor of the Polish .National
Alliance, on a charge of appropriating to
his own use $800 of the funds of the congre
gation. The offense constitutes grand lar
ceny in the first degree. Some time ago the
money in question was subscribed by the
congregation for the purpose of sending two
delegates to Borne to ask the Pope to inter
fere in the difficulty pending between the
parishioners and the Bishopry with regard to
the removal of their priest, Father Klawit
ter. Mr. Nowak and Father Cichocki, of
Pittsburg, were the delegates selected. Min
isterial duties prevented the priest from 'un
dertaking the journey and the duty was left
to Mr. Nowak. v
No word of any kind was received from
Borne and suspicion was aroused that Mr.
Nowak had not started. A messenger was
sent to his home in Mt. Pleasant, where Mr.
Nowak was fonnd. He claims that the
money was due him on account of a transac
tion effected between him and Father EUa
witter. The parish then decided to prose
cute him. A meeting of the parishioners was
held last night and it was decided to send
another delegate to Borne.
A GRADUATE OF YABSAR.
Sent to on Insane Asylum Because of a Pe
. collar Delusion..
ISFXClAt, TELEPBAK TO THE DISPATCIM
New Yoek, February 21. Judge
Clement granted an order ro-dav for the re
moval .of Miss Harriet O. Drnry to an
asylum and also appointed a committee to
take charge of her estate. Several months
ago Mies Drnry, who is about 30 years old,
and a tall and attractive blonde, was re
moved from a fashionable boarding house
in Montagne street to a private asylum. She
had a delusion that there was a young man
at the boarding honse who wanted to marry
her, but was kept away from her by jeal
ous rivals. She was in the habit of looking
for him behind lace curtains and high and
low through the house.
She made a scene-in the court room when
tbe Judge decided that she must go to the
asylum, and had to be removed forcibly by
the officers. Miss, Druryjs a graduate of
Vassar college and has traveled a great deal
in this country and in Enrope. Her rela
tives are said to live in Wisconsin, where
she owns considerable property but none of
them had made inquiries about her since
her mind beoame unbalanced.
IN OPPOSITION 10 NELLIE,
The
Canadian Pacific to Send a Line
of
Simmers Around Ibo World1.
Monteeal, February 21. The Fitness
says: "The Canadian Pacific Bailway is
arranging to have a line of three or four
steamers to go straight around the world, or
as straight as the intervening land will
allow. Tbey will start from Montreal,
Halifax and New York In the fall ,so as to
avoid the summer heat in India and the
Suez Canal.
' Tbe .route will rnn through London,
Gibraltar, Malta, Suez, Penang, Colombo,
Calcutta, Hong Kong, Yokohama and Van
couver, and passengers will be on- the same
steamer throughout the voyage-
ENGINES COLLIDE.
A largo Nnmber of Laborer Killed and
Tlireo Serloustr Injured.
Suisson, pAii,, February '21. While a
train of eightlocomotiveswas returning from
the scene of the blockade early this morn
ing, the middle coupling broke four miles
north of this place, causinga collision be
tween the rear engines and tbe forward .
ones.
A large number of laborers riding on the
engine were instantly killed, three seriously
Two ot the engines were badly damaged I
pd the track blocked. j
mjurcu, oue 01 wnom win prooaoiy cue,
QPP0SEDT0A FAIR.
Any Nnmber of Congressmen Desire
. no' Celebration at AH.
HILLS AND MOUSE ON THEtfLOOR.
Carlisle HasSome Objections, But Will Tote
for St. Louis.
FL0WEB WILL TAKE ALL THE BONDS
Offered by Hew York In Case Their Legality Is at All
Questioned.
Mills, of Texas, Morse, of Massachusetts,
Peters, of Kansas, O'Neill, of Pennsyl
vania, and others yesterday opposed the
World's Fair bill inHhe House. The advo
cates of all the cities were also heardj The
debate is closed and the vote will be taken
Monday.
fVROM A 8TAXT COBBISPOITOrTT.I
Washington, February 21. The
World's Fair debate in the House to-day
progressed smoothly without friction. The
subject is one permitting the display of
some oratorical flights and has therefore
proved exceedingly popular with all mem
bers who believe themselves endowed with
forensio abilities. Consequently ihe num
ber of sneakers has been large and the styles
of onAory varied during the two days that
have been occuDied.
Some of the speeches have been of a high
order, but for strength of argument, beauty
and of diction and power of delivery the
concensus ot opinion in the press gallery
has awarded the palm to Mr. Wilson, of
West Virginia. His speech in favor of
Washington was recognized as the most
forceful presentment that has been made of
the claims of any city. He was highly com
plimented by his colleagues on the floor at
its conclusion.
END or the piest chAptee. .
The debate closed at 6 o'clock to-night.
The Chicago men are somewhat alarmed at
the umbrage some of their Southern Demo
cratic allies have taken at portions of the
speech of Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, delivered
yesterday. That gentleman took occasion
in his remarks against the fair going to New
York to drag in some of the old war issues,
spoke of the "rebels" and said New York
was a .Democratic city without a single
hotel named after Grant, Lincoln or Sheri
dan. This, coming from one of the Chicago en
thusiasts, who arj dependent largely upon
Southern Democratic votes for success in
this strnggie, is regarded as being in yetv
bad taste and has been the subject of much
comment on the Democratic side of the
House. The New Yorkers and the St.
Louis people as well, are using it against
Chicago for all it'is worth, while the Chicago
men are doing their best to explain away
the implied slur and smooth the ruffled
feelings of the Southerners.
There is a great deaof speculation to
night over the probable result of the first
ballot on the question of site on Monday.
It was at first thought that those members
who do not want any fair at all would re
frain from voting on the site question. One
of the foremost of them, however, Mills, of
Texas, to-day, alter declaring his opposi
tion to tho,,ybcd6, proposition, announced his
intention of votingon the question of site,
and ot then voting against the bill author
izing me noining 01 a iair.
tONO AND TEDIOUS.
It is probable that his example will be
followed by the other members who think
as he does. It has been settled that there
must be a clear majority for one of the
cities 'in the contest before the fair is
awarded to it. A plurality merely will not
carry the question. For this reason, the
balloting Is likely to be long and tedious.
All sides are confident to-night, but thoy
are not going to allow any possible vote to
escape them through over confidence.
To-morrow and Sunday will be busy days
for the Congressmen and those having in
charge the interests of the several cities, and
many attempts will be made at proselyting
the members already pledged. It is safe to
predict that many a Congressman will see
more wine to-morrow and Snnday than be
has ever seen before, and that Congressional
hats will be worn larger for the next two or
three days. a Liohtneb.
POINTS OF THEDEBATE.
SPEECHES FOB. AND AGAINST
PROPOSED FAIR.
THE
A Large, Nnmber of tho. Representatives
Talk In Favor of St. T.onls Hew York,
Chicago nod Washington
Also Havo Plenty of
Advocates.
Washington, February 21. The Con
gressmen opposed to having any World's Fair
at all were out in force to-day. Mr. Mills,
of Texas, was the first to take this ground.
He said the Government had nothing to do
wjth fairs. Columbus never saw North
America it was discovered by the man
whose name it bears. But this was a busi
ness matter there was something beside
patriotism in it The cities came here
hurrahing for the old flag and an appropria
tion. This was a proposition to make money.
The Philadelphia Exposition was a success.
They wanted first only Government recogni
tion, bnt finally came for an appropriation.
He denied that inventive genius depended
upon Government aid, citing the case of
McCormick and the builder of the yacht
America, which astonished the world.
If New York wanted a fair -they could
organize it ou business principles, as fhey
did a bank, and hold it. So it was with
Chicago ana St. Lonis; they were business
.cities and knew bow to manage a business
enterprise, aau iuuj. u, mr granieu mat -tne
fair would be held; that Congress would go
on interfering with the rights of tbe people
and it would be charged to patriotism and
Colnmbus. If he could get enough mem
bers to vote his way he would fix the site in
his own district. As it was, he would vote
to fill tbe blank with the name of St. Louis,
and then he would vote against the bill alto
gether. ANOTHER ODJECTOE.
Mr. Morse, of Massachusetts, said he
should vote against tbe bill. First, be
cause his Democratif brethren had predicted
in advance that the first acts of the maio'ritv
of the House, under the new rules, would
be to wipe out tbo surplus and empty the
treasury of the United States. One of
these bills, and tbe one likely to pass, called
for art-issue of bonds by the District of
Columbia for expenditures if the fair
should be held in this citv (which would
undoubtedly be thecompromlse agreed upon
if it were held anywhere of 515,000,01)0) one
half of which at least, the Government
would be held or. The Paris Exposition
cost $12,000,000.
It is supposed that the country would get
back a part of this snm from foreign visit
ors and exhibits; but he thought it safe to
say that this proposed World's Fir, wher
ever held, would involve a loss to the treas
ury of the United States of several million
dollars. It it was proposed to practice
economy, this would, be a good place to be
gin. Far better to expend $15,000,000 in
establishing a postal telegraph th
the country, ,or to take the tax off
throughout
sugar a
of life a tax T'wre
pritne necessity
oppressively upon every labor;
e-
ur citron
Mr. Peters, of Kansas, said it wij.
miws, tiupcieas tuaji bu try lu blcu tiiu
patriotic leeling. nut nelore u
mitted itself to a fair, it should
Government could affod it. Our enthuswr
asm and our inspiration should not conceaK
the real situation
LOOKING AFTEE THE SUEPLUS.
Congress should see if there was a suffi
cient surplus before it entered into this
large expenditure of money. The regular
estimated appropriations for the next fiscal
year were $406,000,000. The miscellaneous
appropriations made during the short
session were $10,000,000, and during the
long session the amount would certainly not
be less. In addition there rere at least
$25,000,000 of deficiencies, making a grand
aggregate of appropriations of $442,000,000.
These might be chilling figures, but it was
better to lace them now than when too late.
There was only $450,000,000 of estimated
revenue with which to pay them. Bnt
ill, for these figures did
not take that measure into consideration.
Were those interested in improvement of
our rivers willing to lay aside this bill in
order that the Government expend a large
amount on a world's fair? Were those
who wanted TJhcIe Sam to erect buildings
in their little towns willing to lay them
aside t
a keystone opponent.
Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, argued
that there was too little time remaining to
arrange for a world's fair in 1892. Mr.
Blanchard, of Louisiana, argued in favor of
a fair, but did not speak lor any particular
locality. Mr. O'Ferral, of Virginia, and
Mr. Gibson, of Maryland, favored Wash
ington as the place for the fair.
Mr. Honk, of Tennessee, wanted a World's
Fair at which our wonderful wealth, skill
and energy could be exhibited. To have it
anywhere except at the national capital
would take Irom it much of its importance.
Here only would it have national import
ance and significance. That might be senti
mental to some extent; but he proposed to
cast his vote for the capital of the nation.
Let the nation inherit the buildings which
must be constrncted here for the fair. They
would be they were now needed for pub
lic uses; and in order that the nation might
not be ashamed, as it was now when a
stranger came face to face with tbe city
postoffice.
A VOICE FOE ST. EOUIS.
Mr. Vanderver, of California, argned in
favor ol the St. Louis claim. If it was to be
a financial transaction pnrely why not ad
vertise for bids and give the fair to tbe city
offering the 'most money. By going to the
Mississippi Valley the foreign visitor would
see. the real source of the prosperity of New
York and Chicago, and would see that St.
Louis was the center of it all. The com
merce of this great valley exceeded tenfold
the foreign commerce of New York, and.its
varied industries exceeded in value those of
the rest oHhe country, and St, Louis was at
the confluence of the great streams of that
commerce. He believed that the next ex
position would be held in California, and
therefore he'iavored the claims of St. Louis
as a recognition of the strength and great
ness of the West.
Mr. Carlisle, or Kentucky, wished -to re
state and emphasize the considerations that
would influence his vote. Each of the four
cities was worthy of the fair. The exposi
tion was to give the people of the Old World
not an insight into onr great mannfactnres
and industries only, bnt to show them our
great country. Smaller countries than this
possessed rival manufacturing establish'
uients and were advanced beyond us in
artistic developments. We should show our
great rivers and mountains and prairies.
NEW YOBK N.OT EVEEYTHING.
New York was a great city, bnt it did not
include the entire country. Small European
countries had eaeh a great representative
city. We had a variety, each differing in
essential points from tbe other. The exposi
tion shonld be held at the center of the
country. St. Louis was nearest and Chicago
next. He would vote for St. Louis first and
next for Chicago. Let the nations of the
world meet upon the bosom of the mighty
Mississippi.
He felt constrained, however, to disap
prove of the bills presented by the commit
tee. Congress had no authority to hold a
fair elsewhere than in the District of Colom
bia or the Territories. He also opposed the
I appropriation of $1,500,000. If a State
wanted ine iair m citizens naa only to in
corporate themselves and hold it. So he
was opposed to the hills reported and wonld
,vote for them only after they had been
amended to meet nis views.
Mr. Wilson, ot Missouri, also argued in
favor St. Lonis. It wonld be subversive
of the objects in view to locate the fair upon
the narrow strip of country where Columbus
landed. The country itself should be shown.
The great influences that buiitup and main
tained JNew xoric were located in the Mis
sissippi Valley. After all, the country was
the greatest exhibit;
PLENTY OP ADVOCATES.
Mr. Forman, of Illinois, was for the fair
not as an accommodation to foreigners,
but as an educational aid to the people of
this country. He was for St. Louis because
it offered the best guarantee of the success of
the fair. In history she was the only West
ern city that had succeeded in holding ex
positions, and had never failed in an' under
taking. '
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, said that it was
providential that De Soto had been 50 years
behind Columbus; if he had discovered the
Mississippi Valley 50 years earlier New En
gland and Manhattan Island would now be
Indian reservations for sale at $1 25 an
acre. He pleaded that the fair be held at
the great center of all the trade and com
merce of this country. St. Louis was not a
half way place, it was the commercial cen
ter. Continuing, Mr. Hatch ridiculed New
York's site. He described Forest Park, St.
Louis, with the magnificent groves and
1.380 acres, where, said he, "You could
pick up your little park and dump it down
three times a day. Laughter.-
ALT. HARMONIOUS THERE.
St, Louis had buried all the animosities
of the old struggle. II Congress would take
the fair to where all sections at the least ex
pense could enjoy the benefits, to that city
having a greater reputation lor hospitality
than any place on the globe "except Scott
comity, Ky." laughter, let it take the fair
to St. Louis.
Mr.iOnthwaite, of Ohio, told how the
Western people had come to the East to tbe
Centennial at Yorktown, to the Philadel
phia constitutional celebration, to the
Washington celebration at New York. It
was jnst that this celebration should beheld
beyond tbe Alleghenies. Let New York
have the naval demonstrations. She could
do that even if tbe fair was held in the
West. Obeying the joint resolutions unani
mously passed by his State Legislature and
his own impulses he favored Chicago that
frond city on tbe shores of Lake Michigan,
t was the great railroad center of the conn-
try; a thousand trains couba pass through in
a day. All roads led to Chicago.
THE TIME TOO SHORT.
Mr. Mason, of Illinois, said that when he
tbonght of the many things he bad to say
abont Chicago, and the few minutes he had
to say it ip, be felt like the boy who sat in
the middle ol a sugar barrel and exclaimed:
'Oh, for a thonsand tongues to do this thing
justice!" Laughter. There Was another
great good to flow from this fair. His
Southern brothers charged tbe Bepnblicans
with unkindness and too severe criticism in
political matters. Tbey, in turn, charged
the Southern people with the same faults,
and partisan bitterness, was aronsed. How
could we better stop this than by meeting
on common ground in a common cause?
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, dwelt upon the
great expense of holding the celebration at
rConMmwcJcn Seventh fage.
TEIAL OF CRUSADERS.
o stem the t..j'iiey Are Met at Trenton by Great
ire Congress ytt n , . , '
ouid see if vgA; Crowds of People.
it. Our enthusAv .
A MAMMOTH PROCESSION F0EHED
To the Opera House Where a Pablic.Meetin.jr
Was Held.
BRAD! THE ONLt WITNESS
HEARD.
Fending a Decision by tbe Justice tie- Case is
Adjourned.
Trenton, Mo., is overrun by the 16 women
crusaders and several hundreds of their
friends. Bnt one witness was heard yester
day, when the lawyer became involved In a
wrangle. Pending a decision from the
justice the case is put over for the day. A
great crowd is in attendance, and much
amusement is the result
Tbenton, Mo., February 2L The 930
train to-day was loaded down with. Spick
ardville temperance crusaders and their
sympathizers. They came to attend the
trial of the ladies arrested for demolishing
the saloon of Thomas Brady. When the
train first stopped at the station the 18
crusaders first alighted and were followed by
some 300 people who had come to attend the
trial. At the station a crowd of 300 Trenton
crusaders were drawn up to receive the
martyrs. Beside these there were about
200 people who had been attracted through
curiosity. The Trenton crusaders were
headed by a brass band, and scattered
throughout the ranks were numerous stand
ard bearers, who carried aloft banners and
transparencies bearing mottoes of appropri
ate sentiment.
A HUGE PEOCESSION. ,
A procession was formed with the 18
Splckardville crusaders in the place of
honor. Then the march was taken up. Bev.
J. H. Cox, pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church and Marshal of the day, called
upon tbe hosts to sing "Hold the Fort." The,
hymn was sung with a will. The procession
then marched to the music of the band to the
Opera House, where arrangements had been
made fora public meeting. The Bev. Cox
presided, and when he had called the meet
ing to order tbe honse was packed with a
crowd of 1,200 people. A song was sung,
prayer was offered by Bev. Knox, of the
Presbyterian Church, and the chairman an
nounced that short speeches were in order.
Addresses were made by Bev. J. P. Davis
and Bev. B. Lockhart, of the Christian
Churcb;Bev. Bobbins, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Spickardville, and
C. J. Binge, an engineer of this city. The
Bev. Cox announced that the ladies of Tren
ton had prepared a collation for the visitors ,.
and the meeting adjonrned for lnnch.
It was 120 when Justice Shanklin, before
whom the case was to be tried, .called the
court to order. The jury had.already been
selected and there was no delay getting down
to work.
A LOUD BURST OP APPLAUSE.
A. B. Bnrkholder, connsel for the de
fense, rose to state his case. The prosecu
tion objected to this nntil tbe prosecution
had stated the, charges against the visitors.
The Justice overruled tbe objection and then
from the crowd of fully 1,000 people broke
forth applause of the mo't violent kind.
Ther Jnstice called loudly for order, and
when quiet was restored reprimanded tbe
spectators, adding that it was not a temper
ance meeting, but a court of justice.
Thomas Brady, the owner of the de
molished saloon, waa the first witness.
He told how his building had been wrecked.
During the cross-examination the defense
questioned him with the purpose of showing;
that his saloon was a public nuisance, and
ought to have been abated. The prosecu
tion objected to that line of- cross-examination.
Pending tbe Justice's decision on
tbe point the court adjourned until to-morrow
morning.
Seventy-five witnesses have been subpoe
naed, and the trial will lastiully three days.
GOULD BUIS A EA1LR0AD.
A Somewhat Complicated Situation Which
He Is Endeavoring to TJotanale.
rSFXCIAI. TELEOHJJM TO THZ DI5FATCH.1
' New Yoek, February 2L Mr. Gould,
in order to protect the Missouri Pacific Com
pany for its advances to the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas, bought at the Beal Estate.
Exchange to-day 97,284 ont of the 97,550
shares ot the International and Great
Northern road for $872,377 79. Some years
ago the stockholders of the International
and Great Northern exchanged their stock
for that of tbe Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
receiving therefor one share of the latter
for two of the former. The Kansas and
Texas, under the Gould management, be
came indebted to tbe Missouri Pacific for
advances, and gave as collateral this Inter
national and Great Northern stock which it
had in its treasury. The claim is in dispute
and it is alleged that there are offsets which
would reduce the debt very much below the
figure realized at the sale which represents
the amount of the original claim With, inter
est to date.
The stock has now been sold as collateral
for a debt that has never been paid. As the
Toad is now in the hands of a receiver there
will be no change in management, but the
stockholders of the Kansas and Texas are
in the peculiar position of having issued
$5,000,000 of their own stock in exchange
for that of this company, which has now
been sold as an unredeemed pledge to Mr.
Gould. Of course this is not a final settle
ment, and the sale, is in a measure formal,
simply to take a better title.
BALLOT EEF0RM DEMANDED.
The
Ohio Trade Assembly Indorses
th
Proposed Australian System.
rSFXCIAL TXXIOSA3I TO THXDISPATCTI.1
Columbus, February 21. At the meet
ing of the State Trades Assembly to-day
resolutions were adopted in favor of the
Australian system of voting in Ohio; in
dorsing the bill pending in the Legislature
requiring all stationary engineers to pass
an examination and secure a license to pur
sue their vocation; indorsing tbe bill to pre
vent the employment of children under 14
years of age in workshops and factories;,
asking that the registration law be so
changed that an elector can register his
name on the poll book any time daring the
year preceding the election instead of only
at stated periods a few days previous to the
election, as the law now provides.
SHE COULD NOT BE MARRIED,
And Therefore She Took Half a Box ot
Poison and Is Dead.
tSPIOAL TKLIORX TO TUX DISPATCH. I
Niaoaea Falls. February 21. Pretty
Alice Lynch is dead. She was 23 years old,
and engaged to marry William C. Painter
on Saturday. A few days ago he called at
her home and told her that he had lost all
his money and the wedding would have to
be postponed. This the girl tooE to heart,
and at once her demeanor changed.
On Wednesday she purchased a box of
poison, took about half of the contents last
night and died at 4. o'clock this morning.
She left a note giving her love to Painter
and requesting to be buried 'in her wedding
dress.
tk.
;- 2L ta