J. T ' "V xwm& ii$mtd) . 1L THE ACE OP CLUBS Is the title of a liusso-Siberian Uo manee bv Pnncc Lubomerski. Publi cation begin in THE D1SPATCB of & VXD A 1' XXT. F A LITERARY TREAT. THE DISPATCH has s-cured the right to bii6K4 "The Ace of Clubs." a remarko? n-et of Russian Cruel ty. Water jit Sunday's Issue. Syi mt FORTY-FIFTH TEAR. CLAY CITH CRASH, Twenty-Three Persons Killed in a Little Kentucky Vil lage Which Lay .IN THE CYCLONE'S PATH. Snow in Louisville Causes Heavy Damage to Exposed .Property. THE CITY BURYING ITS DEAD. Miss Clara Barton Talks of the Disaster, and Says it is KOT TO BE COMPARED TO JOHNSTOWN Louisville is not alone in her sufferings from the cyclone. As communications are renewed with the surrounding country it is being gradually discovered that in the smaller communities the loss of life and property has been enormous. Miss Clara Barton says the Louisville disaster is not to be compared, in immensity and suffering, with the Johnstown flood. ISrECI.il. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. I Louisville, March 30. The influx of strangers into the city to-dav has amounted to a crush. They came from all quarters and those from Kentucky give the first ac curate account of the disaster at Clay City, meager accounts of which had gone out to the world. Outside of Louisville that place and its immediate vicinity suffered more than any other point in the State. Clay City is, or rather was, a village of 200 people. It contained three churches, half a dozen stores and an Odd Fellows' HalL The storm came on about 7 o'clock, preceded by an unusually heavy rain. It struck the western end of the village and mowed both sides of the street clean. Forty six buildings, including the colored Baptist M. E. Church South and the United Brethren Church, schoolhouse and Odd Fellows' Hall and every business house was leveled. The property loss will exceed 5100.000. TWENTY-THREE PERSONS KILLED. All night was spent on the ruins by the injured, and 23 dead were taken out Among those killed were Bev. "William Palister and wife, James Mitchell, the rich est farmer in the county; Postmaster Com Etock, J. B, Hadley, leading merchant; Moses "Wilson, wife, seven children and mother and sister. The tornado is described as having a purple hue. It is claimed that people saw in its funnel-shaped body high in the air several sheep aud other small live stock. This is not improbable, as more than 1.000 head of hogs, sheep, horjes and cattle were killed in that one county alone. The mon ster seemed to circle about the entire county, and not a section of it escaped death and destruction. The list ot dead in the immediate vicinity of Clay City is close to 25, making 4S in the Tillage and its environments. It is not un likely that the dead in the county number close to 100. There is not a whole farm building for miles, and the county will come near being bankrupted. "Whole fields of wheat were torn up by the roots, orchards carried to unknown points and fences can not be found. SSCW DAMAGES EXPOSED GOODS. Snow began falling in Louisville about 4 P. 21. It melts as fast as it falls and has the effect of a general rain. But there has been nothing like a heavy storm and no prospect of one. The flakes settle gently, and in the five hours, though the snow has been continuous, not more than two inches has fallen. 2Tearly everywhere some measures have been taken to protect property in the roof less territory. In many places temporary roofs of long plank have been put on, and in a few instances permanent work has been nearly finished. Tarpaulins and whatever else will turn water have been pressed into service and the damage will be greatly less ened. In spite of all, however, the loss will be considerable and may reach well toward $100,000. THE CUT IN MOURNING. Funeral processions have followed each other in quick succession to St. Louis, Ber trand and the other cemeteries, and the city has been all day in mourning. Many of the funerals have been witn military, Masonic or other honors and some of the scenes have been very impressive. Masses have been said at the Catholic chuiches and sermons preached at the Protestant. Hearts have been touched that had long forgotten senti ment in battling with the world. Offers of help continue to come in. Liberal contribu tions to the fund are reported from citizens iere and several from outside. Among others, J. H. Kemble, of Philadelphia, sends a check for $1,000 to the Hon. Henry Watterson at Jacksonville, Fla., to be used here. Mr. "Watterson will arrive here Tues day. THE DEATH LIST GROWING. Much of the excitement and terror have sow subsided, and Lomsville is able to make more accurate estimates of her dead and wounded. No more killed have been discovered during last night and to-day. "Up to the present 92 dead bodies have been recovered. The killed in the city will not tinder any circumstances exceed 125. There may be a number of persons yet under the great pile of ruins at Falls City Hall, but it is doubtful. 2fo donbt there are some buried under the many fallen buildings in the western portion of the city, and bodies may be discovered several days hence. It will for some time be impossible to give the exact number of the dead, as a great many persons who are undoubtedly safe are still missing. For this reason the dozens whose relatives and friends are still hunting for them cannot be counted as dead. Sev eral persons believed to be dead had been found,alive in other cities. Twenty-five or 30 persons have been killed in the county ' outside the city limits, many fine houses being wrecked. The list of dead in such localities is gradually increasing. A GHOUL FRUSTRATED. One attempt was made to rob a body in presence of a crowd. The body of a young and beautiful woman was taken into Buck ley's saloon to await identification. At her throat was still fastened a beautiful diamond cross. Just at her side stood a large man with a scar over his left eye. He suddenly stopped and wrenched the pin loose and started for the door. Buckley, who had witnessed his action, met him at the door and promptly knocked him down. He leaped to his feet, dropping the pin, and rushed out of the door and escaped. Many robberies of this kind have been committed. It will go hard with anyone caught in the act. A general resumption of the tobacco busi ness will be had to-morrow, as nearly all the warehouses in any way damaged will be able to receive and sell tobacco by that time. The fear that this important indus try had been crippled for some considerable time has been very great among a number of the customers throughout the country. The warehousemen held a meeting this morning at the Farmers' Tobacco "Ware house, and it was deceded that the business could be generally resumed to-morrow morning. A EED CROSS VIEW. LOUISVILLE DOE- NOT COMPARE WITH JOHKSTOWN. Miss Clara Barton Describes the Difference in the Two Disinters Kcntnckians Meet the Calamity With Admirable Co a race, nml BrnTp Self-Reliance. Louisville. March 30. Miss Clara Barton, President of the American National Association of the Bed Cross, with Dr. J. B. Hubbell, general field agent of the as sociation, .and J. H. Moreland, loreman of their work at Johnstown, arrived here to night. Miss Barton said: I find there w ill be no need of onr assistance here. The first news we had placed the loss of life so high, and the report that Bowling Green was entirely swept away indicated the terrible distress, that then, in spite of strong reluc tance, m e If ft work already before us to come. It appeared that there were many points in the storm's track where there was much more need of our help than at Louisville, and we hoped to learn of these more definitely here. I find the calamity in Louisville has been met with admirable courage and good sense. In a large experience I have never seen any dis aster so efficiently handled, I have never known efforts of relief to be better directed. COMPARED WITH JOHNSTOWN. I find no means to compare this disaster with the devastation and suffering at Johnstown, from the shadow of which we are really just emerging, for onr affairs there are not even yet settled up; the hotel we bnilt is still in nse and many of our cottages. I have been seeking for something by which I might measure this with that. I find that the worst coint in the worst section here is in better condition to begin re building than was an' portion of the de vastated region a: Johnstown after two months' work. We used to hear the people outside crying out in astonishment when told there was suf fering at Johnstown after so many weeks; that families were still jiractic.Uly shelterless and in need of supplies. They simoly did not un derstand the immensity and completeness of the nun. Why, after those weeks, we were just beginning to cet the ground and to dig away the sands and wreckage preparatory to rebuilding. The site of Johnstown was still covered mtb wrecks of locomotives and cars and machinery wrapped together over and over with wire from the mills, interspersed with the bodies of dead horses and of human beings, and the whole packed tightly in fine sand that in many places presented a smooth surface at the top. LANDMARKS DESTROYED. Citizens who were by life-long residonce familiar with the streets of Johnstown conld not tell where those streets had been. The landmarks were gone. Those magnificent rows of trees that. Interlacing, lined the streets had been utterly swept away; hardly a vestige was left. AVe bnilt our cottages, but we had to lay out new streets. Then as we dug down four, sir or ten feet, leaving our homes high above, we found we had built sometimes in the middle of the old street, sometimes in the cen- 1. Ul IUV ciuaic ,1 Annthpr thine i TintirnnTiT TTata whflft 1 onr hearts are bowed with sorrow in sympathy with the bereaved, it is not tho leaders ho are taken. Your business men. your advisers and protectors are safe. At Johnstown, as almost nonheie else, the hillsides were covered with the homes of cottagers while the valley was filled with the homes of the strong and wealthy men who had founded and built up the place. Consequently after the terrible sweep of the destrojing flood there was none to take the lead: none to give of their abundance and in their wisdom to minister to the suffering. It is all different. And I have great confidence from ti bat I see here that Louisville's citizens, with their brave self-reliance, will care for her suffering, TWEKTI MINUTES' WORK. Many Persons Killed and Injured in Dixon County, Ky. Dixon, Ky., March 30. The cyclone in this city lasted but 20 minutes, but in that time 30 persons were wounded, several of whom are dead or dying, and destroyed about 5150,000 worth of property. For miles away every fence is leveled. The list of dead at present ascertained is as follows: George Newman, Mrs. Taylor, Dick Wilson, Mrs. Shelton, John Trot ter's child, Mrs. Edwards, C. J. Ham mock's child, Henry Pendergast. The wounded are John Trotter, wife and child, James KoIand,'John Bdens, "William Bray's child. "William Tulley and wife, Forest Shoulder's child, Mrs. Nancy T. Albert, Grant Baker's wife, Mat Morgan, Henry Bayburn and wife, George Bayburn and child, Charles Monroe and wife, James Kuykendall, wife and daughter, Mrs. Mitch ell, Frank Kuykendall and wife, George Hall and wile, Walter Taylor-Head, John Babbs, Arnold, William Watson, wife and three children, Mrs. Wilson. It is thought that seven or eight of the above named persons will die from their injuries. ADDING TO TI1E DEATH ROLL. One Kentucky C'ountr Already Reports 17 Killed, With More to Follow. Poole's Mill, Ky., March 30. The tor nado struct this county with fearful force. Trees were either torn from the earth or snapped off like pipe stems, and in many in stances were hurled in the air like straws. Buildings of every description are torn into atoms, and their fragments scattered for miles. Only a meager account of the damage to human life has been gathered as yet. This morning the citizens here sent out a con siderable relief force, none of whom has returned yet. But others who have come in for medical and surgical aid from the belt of ruin give terrible re ports ot the destruction and suffering in the country between Thornburg and Clay; 17 deaths are reported, one woman and child having not yet been found. DIED FOR A 7TPE WRITER. A Prosperocs Lawyer Suicides for Love of Pretty Girl. Helena, Mont., March 30. George Voss, a prosperous young German lawyer, ended his life this morning with "rough on rats," taken six hours before. He was in love with his typewriter, Miss Margaret Werner, a pretty 19-year-old girl. Witness Shidy Discharged. Washington, March 30. Hamilton Shidy, whose record as an employe in the Milwaukee postoffice was incidentally one of theJeatures of the recent Congressional civil service investigation, has been dis missed from his clerkship in the Census office. LIVING IN TREES. Snd Plight or the Residents of a Flooded District in Arknnsns Tho Situation Atone the Mississippi Becom ing Very Serious. Vicksbueg. March 30. In the Laconia Circle, which is situated in Desha county, Ark., and comprises about 20,000 acres, the scene is a heartrending one. This strip of country is now inundated to a depth of 5 to 20 feet, and the inhabitants, numbering be tween 2,000 and 3,000 people whites and negroes, women and children are perched on housetops and hay stacks and in the trees. Livestock not already drowned are main taining a precarious existence with their wretched owners, in some instances on the roofs of residences and elsewhere on impro vised platforms of wreckage. Starvationis telling on the cattle, while the human vic tims are in scarcely less deplorable condi tion as to food. From Helena the entire Mississippi delta country, reaching from Vicksburg west to Shreveport and down to Kcw Orleans, seems doomed to destruction. Latest tidings from the Mississippi levees report no change except that the water is steadily advancing southward from Skip with crevasse and the towns of Mayersville, Fitlers and Hayes arebeing.surrounded and must go under in a short time. Trains have been abandoned between Greenville and Boiling Fork, and in fact all trains on the Biverside division, except Greenville to Hampton, 28 miles, and be tween Coahoma and Benoit, 65 miles. This leaves Greenville without communication with the outside world, except bv river. The situation on the Mississippi Valley's Railroad line, main line between Yazoo river and Katzemeier, is very serious indeed. A TOWN SWEPT AWAI. Two Thousand Persons Farced (o Flee Before the Flood. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Vicksburg, March 30. The town of Skipwith, in Issaquena county, eight miles north of here, was swept out of sight to-day by the waters from a big cravasse at the south end of Lake Washington. Only one residence remains, and the water is from four to ten feet deep in the storps, and all except the stone buildings are gone. Efforts to rescue stocks of goods proved futile and dangerous, and in consequence were abandoned. So sudden has been the inundation that none had more than time to make a hasty run for the intact portion of the dvke north of the crevasse. Few saved even a full suit of clothes. As soon as the news of the disaster reached Captain Hyder, engineer in charge of the Government fleet at Greenville, he ordered the Government steamer Emma Elbridge to Skipwith to aid its citizens. Skipwith had a population of 2,000. PLUMBERS' STRIKE IN CHICAGO. The Men Demand an Advance of 15 Cents nn llonr. Chicago, March 30. To-morrow will perhaps: see the beginning of the first plumbers' strike in Chicago. The 1,500 plumbers employed in the city threaten to stop work unless the Master Plumbers' As sociation accedes to the demand made by the men some time ago that an advance of 15 cents per hour, with a half holiday, be granted them. The Master Plumbers seem firm in a de termination not to pay any such uniform rate, regardless of the skill. Both sides say they are prepared to stand along siege. The bosses assert there are a great many men idle in the city. The journeymen contend to the contrary, and say that most of the Master Plumbers have large contracts for work which must be done by May 1. BLOWN INTO A TREE TOP. The Effect of Exploding Dynamite in n Boat Containing Tiro Men. rsrCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. I St. George, W. Va., March 29. J. W. Bamsey and State Senator A. C. Minear had narrow escapes from death a few days ago. They were descending Cheat river in a boat, and had a package of dynamite along, intending to use it to kill fish with. Selecting a good point in the river, the Senator lighted a stick of the explosive, but dropped it in the bottom of the boat. The result was an explosion which wrecked the boat. Minear was blown up in the air about 20 feet, alighting in the branches of a tree, while Bamsey was thrown into the river. Neither, by a mir acle, was wounded, but they had a very close call. LOTE WON THE BATTLE. A Groom Deserted nt the Altar, the Brldo Wedding Another. rfPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l Paris, Tex., March 30. Edgar Bruton, a wealthy young man, was jilted almost at the altar to-day by Miss Annie Bayiess, who an hour later was married to James B. Bradbury, a poor blacksmith. It was a combat between love and lucre, and after a hard struggle love conquered. Miss Bayiess is the daughter of a wealthy citizen, and was to marry Bruton at 10 o'clock. She was also engaged to Mr. Brad bury, and her people opposed the latter at tachment but favored Bruton's suit. At the last minute Miss Bayiess refused to marry Bruton. She was then married to Bradbury at the house of a neighbor. BISMARCK'S BIRTHDAY. Thousands ot Persons Wish Ilim Many Happy Returns of the Day. Berlin, March 30. Prince Bismarck's birthday was celebrated at the Kaisers lautern to-day with a grand fete, which was attended by many Deputies and a large con course of people. Herr Miquel delivered an eloauent speech on Bismarck's incom- t parable services to the Emperor and em pire. Thousands of people visited Prince Bis marck to-day. Count Herbert Bismarck will arrive at Friedrichsruhe on Monday. PREMIER GREEN WAT WILL RESIGN. Rumors of Importnnt Changes In tho Mnnl toban Ministry Winnipeg, Man., March 30. Bumors are in circulation to-day that Premier Greenway's resignation will also be ten dered to the Cabinet this week, in which event Campbell, the member for South Winnipeg, and Sifton, member lor North Brandon, will probably become Manitoba Ministers. Campbell states that he will not accept a portfolio if Sifton is not taken. AFTER A CROOKED GROCER Who Passed Bogus Checks and Left His Creditors In the Lurch. Waterbury, Conn., March 30. Writs have been sworn for the arrest of Patrick Carroll, a West Main street grocer, who dis appeared a few days ago, leaving creditors in New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury. It now transpires that Carroll has been engaged in passing bogus checks and other fraudulent transactions. Victims of the Wheeling; 'Explosion. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Wheeling, March 30. Amile Bartles and Anthony Biley, two of the victims of yesterday's boiler explosion, died to-day. The remainder of the wounded men are making fair progress. PITTSBURG, MONDAY, ALL BUT A WEECE Narrow Escape of the One Thousand Persons on Board of the FAST STEAMER CITT OP PARIS. While Racing to Beat the Transatlantic Record There Was AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE ROOM. For Days the Vessel Helplessly Drifted at the Mercy ot the Wares. Nothing but fine weather prevented the City of Paris, with 1,000 persons on board, from going to the bottom. An explosion in the engine room disabled the vessel, which drifted helplessly until discovered by an other steamer. As it was, not a person suf fered injury. CBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, March 30. It was daybreak this morning before the City of Paris- ar rived at Queenstown, although three tugs and a steamer had all day been laboring to tow her 70 miles, from a point off Fastnet Light, where she was sighted at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning. Instead of the light ly floating ocean greyhound that so short a .time before had left the coast, with her iron bulwarks high above the waves and her pennants proudly flying, it was the disman tled hull of a sinking ship, listing badly to starboard, whose passengers the Inman and International tender brought to the shore. The City ot Paris is all but a wreck, and it is only the fine weathpr since Tuesday that has saved her, with 1,000 human be ings, from going to the bottom of the At lantic. At 5:30 o'clock on Tuesday after noon, while she was flying at the rate ot 18 knots per hour, an explosion occurred in the starboard engine room, blowing out the bulkhead partitions, breaking the water pipe connections and all but foundering the most staunchly built of the American liners. "WONDERFUL LUCK. The fires in both engine rooms were put out and only the most strenuous labors at the pumps saved the magnificent ship from sinking. By wonderful luck no lives were lost, but the passengers of the City of Paris have had an experience exceeding in ex citement and danger that met by the re turning travelers ot the ill-fated Oregon. The agents of the Inman Line at Queens town have foolishly refused to make an entirely clear statement concerning the nature of the accident When the Inman tender started from Queenstown on Satur day morning your correspondent applied for permission' to go out in her to obtain prompt and reliable information to relieve the minds of thousands of relatives and friends of the passengers in America and England. Permission was refused, aud upon the return of Agent Cummins from the wreck this morning he refused to answer inquiries, and only furnished the following meager Dulletin from Captain Watkins. The City of Paris on Tuesday, 25th inst, at 5.30 P. M., was 216 miles west of Fastnet rock, when the starboard engine broke donn from soms unknown cause, and the cylinder went to pieces, injuring the bulkhead and breaking the injection and water pipe connection, allowing a consiaentoie quantity oi .aisr into notn engine rooms and' the adjacent section. No one on board was injured. DETAILS OP THE VOYAGE. Prom a passenger who reached Queens town at G o'clock this morning your corre spondent obtained these details: On the first day out, Wednesday, the 19th inst., the fast steamer with 785 sacks of mail, 185 saloon, 83 intermediate and 419 steerage passengers started in to beat her own record. By noon next day she had steamed 307 miles, on the 21st she recorded 440 miles, the next day 448, and on the 23d the racer placed 452 miles behind her. The weather was all that could be desired, and on the 24th 446 miles were registered. The next day the figures on the blackboard map at the saloon companion-way were 456 miles, and the in dications were that Queenstown would prob ably be reached before the next morning. At 5:30 o'clock that afternoon, while the passengers were at dinner, discussing Lon don hotels and amusements, a loud crash was heard, followed by the terrific roar of an explosion, and the great ship Quivered from stem to stern. The next moment the thumping of the starboard engine jolted the knives and plates on the table, and before the frightened passengers could leave their seats the steamer listed to the left side, and the order rang out ou deck to clear the life boats, as is usual in similar circumstances. Many passengers fell on their knees in prayer, others hurried to their staterooms to pack up valuables, while the majority rushed on deck to ascertain the cause of the trouble. NO immediate danger. The officers at once assured them that there was no immediate danger, and in spite ot their excitement the passengers all ex pressed great relief upon learning that no one had been injured by the explosion. The steamer now began to make water rap idly. The pumps were manned and signals of distress were hoisted. No ship came in sight, however, before darkness settled upon the deep, and all night while the crew worked at the pumps rockets were fired and blue lights burned in hope of attracting the attention of some other steamer in the ocean roadway, out of which the City of Paris, now entirely unmanageable, was rapidly drifting. Pew passengers expected to see the light of another day, for the big vessel settled steadily as the water gained upon the crew. Nevertheless, all on board behaved admir ably, placing the utmost confidence in the officers, who, cool and impassive, assured them that if the weather continued fine there would be no difficulty in keeping the steamer afloat until help arrived, as several of the bulk heads were intact, and they were but 216 miles off Fastnet Bock. There was no wind that night, bnt wheu daylight arrived no sail was in sight. HELPLESSLY DRIFTING. All Wednesday and Wednesday night. all Thursday and Thursday night the City of Paris dritted helplessly upon the ocean, and no sail by day nor light by night ap peared in answer to their signals. The crew still labored at the pumps in hourly relays. It was discovered that the continual effort sufficed to keep the ship afloat, and prayer meetings were held in the cabin that the ocean might be calm until assistance ar rived. Their prayers were answered. At day break on Friday morning a steamer was dis coveted close at hand. She was the Adriat ic, of the White Star line, bound from Liv erpool to New York. Boats were at once sent to the distressed vessel, and the captain of the Adriatic offered to take off the passen gers of the City of Paris and carry them to New York. None of the passengers accept ed this offer, as they had confidence by this time that the City of Paris would remain afloat. A steamer bound toward Queenstown was sighted. The vessel proved to be the Al dersgate, of London, from New Orleans, laden with cotton for Liverpool. She at once took the City of Paris In tow, and the chief officer of the City of Paris embarked in a lifeboat for Crook Haven, on the Irish coast, to telegraph for more assistance, PLENTY OP ASSISTANCE. " Before noon on Friday the American steamer Ohio, also bound for Queenstown and Liverpool, overtook the City -of Paris, MARCH 31, 1890. and three tugs of the Clyde Shipping Com pany and the Liverpool tu Pathfinder ap peared upon the scene. The four tugs as sisted the Aldersgate, and it was this escort that brought the City of Paris into Queens town this morning. She had drifted 50 miles out of her course to eastward when found. Before the pas sengers disembarked they assembled on board and offered thanks to Captain Wat kins, his officers and crew, and God for de liverance. The sum of 600 was also sub scribed for the Liverpool and New York sailors' hospitals by the grateful passengers. A special train from Queenstown this morning took the passengers and mails of the City of Paris to Dublin, whence they crossed the Irish channel to Holyhead, ar riving there at 10 o'clock this evening and reaching London in the small hours of the morning. A WEATHY WIDOW. She Uses Red Pepper nnd n Whip on a Man Who Deceived Her He Courted ITer While He nnd a Starv ing Family. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THS DISPATCH.! Buff alo, March 30. Mrs. Kate Wald ruff, a fascinating young woman who lives in East Buffalo, was widowed a year ago. Her husband left her some property, and as soon as it was proper she became the object of adoration for all the marriageable young men of Peckham street. Frederick Wil liams, a painter, was the most arduous of Mrs. Waldruff's admirers and finally captured her heart. They were engaged to be married the week after Easter. Will iams spent his spare time with the widow, made her costly presents and took her to the theater. All went well until yesterday when the widow was told that if she went to an address given her she would find that her lover was a married man. Mrs. Waldruff went and found that her affianced husband had a wife and six small children, who were actually starving. She took Mrs. Williams with her, bought two pounds of red pepper and a cowhide, and reached the place where Williams was working just as he was getting ready to quit for the night. "You contemptible whelp," was the first salutation he had, and with it the widow threw a handful of pepper at him, and when the faithless painter was pretty well blinded the widow drew the cowhide from under her sealskin sacque and began to use it with vigor. Williams yelled with all his might and strove to avoid the cutting blows. His cries attracted a crowd, but when the reason for the wnioping was learned nobody would interfere. The woman had no mercy and did not stop until she was thoroughly exhausted. A doctor was called and he found that Williams' injuries were serious. He thought one of the blows had broken his nose. Mrs. Waldruff was seen by The Dis patch correspondent to-night. She said: "The only thing I am sorry for is that I didn't give him enough. He promised before I stopped the fashing that he would take good care of his wife, give her every cent of his wages and not abuse his chil dren. I am not through with him yet by a good deal, and if I can catch him again I shall give him another dose of the whip. H:s wife and children are destitute." QUININE AND WHISKY. After Drlnklnc It He Did Not Know Where He Was for Two Weeks. fBFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.I "NEnf York, March 30. On March 12 Byron Conklin, Jr., a merchant in tho vil lage of West Chester, disappeared. He drove to New York in his own carriage and left it in a livery stable. He had promised to return in the afternoon. His friends next heard of him through a tele gram, which he himself sent. All the information the message contained was the mere fact that he was at Jefferson City, Mo. Detectives were hired by tele graph to keep track of him if possible. His wife and tather-iu-law started West in pursuit of him in a few days, having re ceived a letter from him stating that he was on his way to Denver. They found him in Denver and they ar rived home with him on Saturday night. His story is that tht last he remembers doing in New York was purchasing some quinine which he drank in some whisky. T00-TIRED TO LIVE. Affecting Letter Left by a Young; Woman Who Suicided. TJtica, March 30. A yonng woman was found dead here to-day in St. Agnes' Ceme tery with an empty laudanum vial beside her. The only name found was Mary L. Eaglesfield, and this was on an envelope containing a cabinet photograph of deceased taken in Albany. A note was found worded as follows: I have worked until I am tired out. I have no right anywhere on earth. Won't some cbar itahlo persons bury me without coing to a creat expense? My brother is in Berlin, Wis. I have written him to pay for my burial with out taking my body to Binghamton. Bury me in the Potter's Field, anywhere, only lay me to rest. I hope I will succeed in ending my life and not make a failure of it. HE COULD NOT FIND WORK. Thomas Lynde, of Melrose, Pa., Ends Hfs Life Near Chattanooga. ISFECXAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. I Chattanooga, Tenn., March 30. At noon on Sunday the body of a stranger about 60 years old was found hanging to the limb of a tree by a shawl strap on a knoll just opposite this city. A pocketbook gave the only evidence of identity, having in scribed the name of Thomas Lynde, Mel rose, Pa. A broken sash cord with a loon in it showed that the suicide had made the sec ond attempt before successful in accomplish ing his object. Despondency from inability to find work is supposed to have been the motive; SCABS CHASED TO DEATH. Three of Those Attempting to Work on the Liverpool Docks Drowned. BY DCNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY. Liverpool, March 30. The strike of the dock laborers is still unsettled. On Sunday the strikers attacked the imported laborers, six of whom escaping, jumped into the dock and three of them were drowned. Two others took to the rigging. A body of police who came to their rescue was severely handled, but nevertheless made many ar rests. STRIKES IN SPAIN. Forty Tbonsand Men Quit Work and the Movement Is Spreading. Barcelona, March 30. The strike movement is spreading. Throughout Cate lonia 40.000 men have quit work, and it is expected that many more will soon join the strikers. Fears are entertained that all the factories in Catelonia will be compelled toclose their doors. There is a strong Anarchist element among the workingmcn. Hotel Gncst Cremated. Paris, Tex., March 30. The Central Hotel was destroyed by fire at 3:15 A. II. The gnests all escaped in their night clothing except William Alrioca, a young farmer, who was suffocated and his body burned almost to a crisp. Loss, $12,000; in surance, $5,500. THEKEVISED TARIFF Of the Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee AT LAST READY TO BE REPORTED. Every Effort Made to Keep the New Measure Entirely Secret. THE M0STANA SENATORIAL COSIEST Expected to Furnish the Subject for a LIiclj Delate This Week The majority of the Ways and Means Committee has prepared another tariff bill which will be reported to the committee to day. In ordsr to prevent the disasters which overtook the first measnre it has been kept entirely secret The Democratic policy upon the subject has not yet been decided upon fully. IFBOM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.! Washington, March 30. The Ways and Means Committee has at last completed the tariff bill, and it will be reported to morrow to the full committee. The greatest pains have been taken to keep it from pub lication. The finished bill was printed at the Government Printing Office to-day, but only five copies were allowed to leave the office, and those only in the hands of Mr. Charles H. Evans, the Treasury expert, who has been assisting the majority members of the committee in the preparation of the measnre. Ot these he kept two and one each was delivered to Chairman McKinley, Mr. Bayne and one other member of the committee. The other members will not get their copies until 9 tclock to-morrow morning. There was the strictest injunction laid upon those receiving the copies that it should not be given to the press, and al though efforts were made in several direc tions this injunction was strictly obeyed. There is a strong desire on the part of Re publicans to limit the debate on the bill. Mr. Burrows, a member of the committee, said to-day that the question of time to be allowed for general debate had not yet been settled, although the matter had been in formally discussed in committee. Speaking for himself he thought one week would be enough. Other members of the committee entertain the same opinion on the ground that the recent tariff campaign makes the lengthy discussion of the measure now a waste of time. The Republicans have it in their power to curtail debate to the lowest limits. They can restrict the general de bate to one day if they see fit and the de bate in committee of the whole can be cut off whenever they feel like it. The Democratic programme has not yet been agreed upon. It is understood that Mr. Carlisle is in favor of the minority offering a substitute on the line of the Mills bill, bnt perhaps a little more comprehen sive. Other members of his party are of the opinion that it would be wisdom on the part of the minority to offer no bill, as in that case it would give the Republicans a chance to change their tactics from fighting purely on the offensive and defending their bill, and give them an opportunity to aattck the Democratic measure. Until the Democratic members of the committee have had a chance to fully master the contents of the Bepublican bill, which will be civen them to-morrow, they cannot determine on any programme. It is not unlikely that a caucus will be held and the course of the party decided there. Lightnee. DOESN'T PLAY POKEB. Supervising Architect Wlndrlm Called Upon to Repel an Insinuation Ho Is a Close Friend of the Post master General. 'FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.! Washington, March 30. Supervising Architect Windrim is just now the most teased official in Washington on account of the statement of a witness yesterday in the Senatorial investigation of the matter of the change of the site for a Government build ing in Springfield, Mo. The witness said that he had been told that Mr. Windrim, while coming to Springfield to examine into the site disputed, not only rode in a a special car with Bepublican politicians and others interested in real estate which would be benefited by a change of site to the spot afterward selected, bnt that he won money at cards in a game with Powell Clavton and others. Mr. Windrim's acquaintances are eager to know what the game was and to be let into the secret of how he won from an old Arkansan traveler like Clayton. As Mr. Windrim's appointment to be Supervising Architect was directly due to the favor and friendship of Postmaster General Wana makermany are curious to "know whether his proficiency at poker or some other game is due to social evenings passed at the com fortable home of his friend in the Cabinet. Of course this is mere raillery. Everybody who knows Windrim knows there are two social customs to which he is radically op posed, and they are card playing and drink ing ot intoxicating liquors. He pleads guilty to the crime of riding in the special car, but does not believe his in tegrity was smirched by that act,and neither does anyone else who knows him, for bis reputation is that ot a man of unswerving honor and conscientiousness. JUST A LITTLE POLITICS. A Number of Fcnnsylvnnlnn Visitors Spend the Dny With Senntor Qiiny. FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.! Washington, March 30. A nice little family party of Pennsylvania politicians, of whom Chairman Andrews and Senator Delamater were, perhaps, the most conspic uous, spent a considerable portion of the day at the inviting residence of Senator Quay. While a reasonable proportion ot the conversation was devoted to topics suit able to Palm Sunday, it persisted in drift ing insensibly to political topics and the welfare of the great State of Pennsylvania did not after all seem to be foreign to the atmosphere of the. last Sunday but one in the solemn Easter time. The Senator, since his return, has been given information which has enabled him to thoroughly catch up with the situation, and he only volun teers 'advice here and there in regard to things to come. It is noticeable that neither Secretary of State Stone nor Adjutant General Hastings has hurried to Washington to pay their re spects to Senator Quay, and this appears to be generally accepted proof that they concede Delamater to be the Senator's favor ite in the race for the Governorship. The Senator expects, if no obstacle interposes, to start for home to-morrow evening for a brief visit. BRAZIL QUIET AND PEACEFUL. Notwithstanding; Reports to the Contrary the Republic Is n Success. Washington, March 30. Late informa tion received by Mr. Valente, the Brazilian Minister, shows that affairs in Brazil are quiet and peacefrl. The Government, it is said, is endeavoring to arrange matters so that the first general election nnder the republican lorm ot government can take place, if possible, earlier than next Septem ber, the time originally fixed. Mr. "Valente gives no credence to the vari ous reports of trouble in Brazil. the week in congress. Hontnnn's Senatorial Contest to be De cided In the Senate A Bis Debate Expected The Plans of the Lower House. rSFECIAL TXLEQKAM TO THE DtePATCH.1 Washington, March 30. Under the di rection of theEdmunls committee in charge of legislation, the order of business in the Senate is reduced to almost a certainty. The dependent pension bill is the unfinished business, and will be taken up to-morrow, unless it should be decided meanwhile to first finish the consideration of the Florida judicial nominations in executive session. After these two matters are disposed of the Montana election case will be called up. A long debate is anticipated on the reports in this case. Senator Gray, who prepared the minority report, and his associates on the committee, Senators Vance, Turpie and Pugh, together with Senators George and Coke, have given notice that they will speak in favor of Messrs. Maginnis and Clark, the Demo cratic claimants. Senator Hoar, Chairman of the committee, will open the debate in support of the resolution declaring Messrs. Sanders and Power entitled to seats. Other speakers on the Bepublican side have not yet declared themselves, except Senator Spooner. These three subjects, the Com mittee on Order of Business believe, will fully occupy the entire time of the Senate during the week, notwithstanding that, nn der the new order of things, the Senate will hereafter meet at 11 o'clock. In the House the army appropriation bill will continue as a subject for consideration, with a probable interruption to-morrow to allow individual members to move to sus pend the rules and pass certain measures of local interest. When the consideration of the army bill is completed the bill to admit Idaho as a State will be called up and at least two day3 will be occupied in its dis cussion. The Appropriations Committee is making ready to report the Legislative ap propriation bill, which will leave but two of the bills committed to the Appropriations Committee to be reDorted. FBEE TICKETS TO THE EACES May Make It Very Hard for Speaker Reed to Secure a Qaornm. tSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l Washington, March 30. Congress is expected to take a great interest in horse racing this year, The local sportsmen have inaugurated a new jockey club, and have taken the best means in the world for insur ing the attendance of a large delegation of Congressmen each day. They have slipped into the mail of each member of the two Houses a free ticket of admission, giving all the privileges of the grounds, including ad mission to the club house. Such a prize as this is rarely found in the mail of the over worked Senators and Representative1;, and there is no doubt that a large majority of them will show their appreciation of the favor by making good nse of the ticket. Congressmen are proverbially fond of any amusement outside of the Capitol building, and are particularly fond of horse racing. It is predicted that for the five days next week, during which the famous runners of the country will be flying over the Bennings track, it will be a hard matter to get a quorum in either Honse of Congress. K0 SELECTION lETV'IADE. George Huey Has Not Been Chosen ns Post master of McKeriport. IFROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.! Washington, March 30. While the name of Captain Thompson has not been formally withdrawn from the Senate that is no indication that there is yet any chance for his confirmation. The Postmaster Gen eral is merely waiting, as he has been for some weeks, for Representative Bay to sug gest another name, and as yet Representa tive Bay has not brought himself to that poiut. A report received here from McKeesport that George Huey had been pitched upon for the place does not appear to have any foundation, as an official in a position to know assures the correspondent of The Dispatch that Mr. Hney's name has not been considered. It is a remarable fact that of all the postmasters' nominations now be fore the Postoffice Committee of the Senate only three are "held up," and Thompson's is one of these. MISSIXG FOE FIYE MONTHS. A Boy Sent on an Errand by His Mother Has Fnllrd to Return. ISPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Youngstown, March 30. A mysterious case fully equalling that of Charley Boss has occurred at Girard, five mile3 west of here. Five months ago a son, aged 15 years, of Henry Britt, puddle boss at the mills of the Trumbull Iron Company, was sent on an errand by his mother, and from the time of his leaving the house until the present no clew has been obtained ot him. He was a bright, contented lad, surrounded with every comfort by loving parents, and as he was not of a roving disposition it is not be lieved would willingly remain away. The distracted parents have expended, hundreds of dollars hoping to obtain some trace of him, but all to no avail. CANES USED AS WEAPONS. A Prominent Citizen and n Professor Ensage In n Street Fight. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l Point Pleasant, W. Va., March 30. Quite a sensation was occasioned hereto-day by a personal collision on the street between two of the most prominent citizens of the town. Hon. J. S. Spencer and Prof. W. J. Henney met and the former at once began an energetic assault with a heavy cane, breaking the stick to pieces over his op ponent's head. The Professor retorted in kind shattering his own stick over Spencer's head. The trouble was caused by Henney whipping Spencer's boy. ELECTIONS IN PORTUGAL. Early Returns Credit the Government Party With Many Victories. Lisbon, March 30. General elections were held throughout the country to-day. The Government did not put forward Con servative candidates for the Lisbon dis tricts. The Government party has carried Oporto. The Minister of the Colonies is elected. Dispatches from the Provinces show that the Government will have a strong majority in the new Chamber. Serpa Pinto and Gatelloes, according to revised returns, are re-elected in Lisbon by minority votes. The President of the recently dissolved Munici pal Council is also elected. UNITED AT THE MORGUE. Peculiar Coincidence In tho Killing; ol Father and Son Jersey City, March 30. A 4-year-old son of Captain John Peterson, of the schooner Minnie Iving, at the oil docks at Black Tom's Island, fell overboard yester day and was drowned. The body was re covered and sent to the morgue. In the evening Captain Peterson started for this city to arrange for the fnneral. As he was crossing the Central Bailroa'd tracks he was struck by a train and killed. The body was sent to the morgue and placed beside that of the drowned boy. Not until to-day did it become known that the bodies were those of father and ion. THREE CENTS -,- LITTL$0T LIYELT. A Tonthfal PhA 'phia Real Estate Ajjent ftnoisOnly -To ABOUT FOUR FEET Iff HEIGHT Promises to Marry One Pretty Widow, Secures Her Money and SENDS HER OFF TO AN INSANE ASYLUM While He Enns iway With Her Particular Friend, Who is Also a Widow. Howard P. Gore, Mrs. Josie Sewey and considerable cash are missing from Phila delphia. Gore is a real estate azent, and secured control of Mrs. Hannah Davidson's property by promising to marry her. He broke the bargain and she went crazy, and was sent to the asylum. Botn women were widows and close triends. 'SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Philadelphia, March 30. Howard P. Gore, a young real estate agent of West Philadelphia, by the rapidity and peculiar ity of his style of living, has sent one pretty girl to tne 2s"orristown Insane Asylum, has run away with another pretty 'girl who has the reputation of ruining three other men, and has probably broken his fond mother's heart. Gore has been missing about five weeks now and since he disappeared noth ing has been seen of Mrs. Josie Sewey, who is reported to be a grass widow. All of young Gore's friends are of the opinion that the woman has gone with him. Mrs. Sewey is a tall, shapely girl, with brown hair and eyes, and a pretty and at tractive face. She always dressed well, but never had the reputation of having money. The girl whom Gore is reported to have set crazy was also a grass widow, and her most intimate friend. Her name is Mrs. Hannah Davidson, she is probably 23 years of age, has a beautifully rounded" figure, and also has a pretty face to add. to her charm of form. .' AFTER TnE REAL ESTATE. She had another addition to be put to these attractions because she wa3 in posses sion of some real estate in her own right. And it was this fact yonng Gore took ad vantage ot. The missing real estate agent is about 25 years of age, compactly built, scarcely over four feet in height, but he is gifted with an unfortunately, attractive face for women. Hi3 eyes are big and black, and he wears a small dark mustache that does not conceal a row of very white teeth. Gore started at a very earl v age in the real estate business. It was during this period that Gore first met Mrs. Sewey, aud through her was introduced to Mrs. Davidson. It was not long before Mrs. Davidson and Gore were taking drives in the park to gether behind a fast horse. It is asserted that Mrs. Davidson gave Gore the management of her real estate, but only after he had engaged himself to marry her. In this way, it 13 said, he obtained $1,000 from her, which he spent in a most liberal way on her and her friend Mrs. Sewey. The crisis resultant on high living and inattention to business began to show its approach last fall." NOT A PLEASANT DISCOVERY. Mrs. Davidson saw the approach and also discovered that the man to whom she sup posed hersjlf to be engaged to be married was devoted to her best friend, and that the money she had intrusted him with was be ing spent on both of them. The shock on this discovery was too much for pretty Mrs. Davidson. She did not have much money to live on. The worriment over the affair nnsettled her so mentally that she was sent to JurCbridge s asylum tor treatment. That place proved too expensive, and the woman was removed to the State insane asylum at Norristown, where she now is. It is claimed by her friends that she gave the money for the purpose of having it in vested at a profitable rate of interest. Gore and Mrs. Sewey continued to have a good time together without the knowledge ot the parents of the former until the financial sit uation began to get extremely hot. The end came five weeks ago. Gore had in the meantime collected a large sum of money in rents, and when he disappeared took the money with him. The exact amount is not known, bnt it is supposed to be about $1,000. The other debts which have been left behind, it is epected, will amount to $4,000. THE BONDS WONT HOLD And Maryland Will Probably Lose the) Money Archer Took. tSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Annapolis, March 30. It looks now as if the Archer defalcation will cost the State somewhere between $200,000 and $000,000, not a cent of which will come out of the pockets ot the defaulter's bondsmen. This statement is based on the opinion of leading lawyers, who say the State failed to exer cise proper supervision over its property, as provided in the Constitution. The Governor himself confesses that the ob liiations imposed by the Constitution and the statutes were not fulfilled by him, and he explains his negligence by saying that he was not aware that any such duties were in cumbent on him. The bondsmen have signified fheir'inten tion of resisting payment. The Legislature, like the Governor, is very much puzzled as to the mode of procedure to get rid of tbe defaulting Treasurer. There is only one day of the session left. A bill has already passed the Senate and is now in the House, empowering them to continue their investi gation during the recess. HIS WIFE T00E THE MONET. Mr. Hanworth Learns What Became of His Little Fortune. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l Wheelino, March 30. About a week ago W. W. Hanworth, a Baltimore and Ohio trackman, at Pawpaw, was robbed of about $1,600, or the accumulation of a life time of labor, which he kept in a trunk in bis cabin. A number of persons were sus pected and a reward of $500 led to the secur ing of the services of a detective. AH pos sible clews were followed up and a yonng man was arrested, but nothing came of it and the matter was dropped. Now Mrs. Hanworth has confessed to taking the money and has turned over $60, all she has left. It was her intention, it is said, to elope with a young railroad work man, and it is supposed he has the remain der of the money. The young man cannot be found. MAT BESOLT IN MUEDEE. Sugar Makers Qanrrel and One of Tbera Gels His kull Crashed. grlCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISr-ATCH. 1 WARREN, O., March 30. An altercation between two laborers employed on the farm of John L. Williams, just east of this city in Vienna township, will result in the death of one of the disputants. James Sanford and a young man named Fred Wilson have been boiling down sap at a sugar bush, and this afternoon a row re sulted in which Sanford struck his com panion with a club, breaking the yonng,. man's arm and crushing bis skull. Sanford gave information of the affair and left the premises. He is not yet in custody. i
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