h l!Kr!!!5HiiBsiii"sisHsi "TrMiij" f$t) IJitfflmVfl M$P $frl) -: "twenty, pages. I 1 FORTY-FIFTH TEAR Miss Virginia Knox Tells the Story of Montercoli's Cruelty to Her. THE SECOND DAY AT SEA He Beat fler With a Hair Brush Be cause She Demurred at Pay ing His Barber Bill. PRISONER AT HIS ITALIAN HOME. SaTage Blows With a Poker That Left Ugly Welts Tisible Four Months After. THE RESCUE BI A JUDICIAL 1BIBUNAL. Bad Etory cf tie Count's First Wife, and the Facts Btfardiii; His Claims to Xobihty aid Wealth. PBOCETDI5GS IK IIBKIi AT rHILADELPHIA Countess di Montercoli, nee Miss Virginia Knox, of Pittsburg, has consented to an in terview upon her unfortunate marriage. "Without reserve she tells of her husband's cruelty and his efforts at extortion. Monter coli's first wife, she says, -was indirectly murdered by his treatment of her. The Count has been thrown into jail for libel. .ISFECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCn.I New Yoke, April 12. Countess di Montercoli, nee Miss Virginia Knox, of Pittsburg, has at last broken the silence she has so long and patiently maintained re garding her marriage to the notorious young Italian, who was to-day given another op portunity of investigating Philadelphia prisons from the inside. Montercoli's des perate efforts at that city to besmirch her character by issuing abusive circulars which he hoped bis arrest would cause to be published, and did cause to be published in several injudicious newspapers, convinced her that the time to speak had come. Why She Consented to Tnlk. The correspondent of The Dispatch found her at the Westminster Hotel in this city. She is still a beauty, despite her troubles, has an abundance of auburn hair, eyes of sapphire bine, a peachy complexion and s delicately graceful form. She con sented to talk in the hope that her story might not only be a warning to other Amer ican girls, but in the full belief that it would offset every libel which had been cast upon her, and forever close to the man whose victim she has been the channels of newspaper publicity the one method of at tack which is left to him. "In all the controversy which has arisen from my unfortuiiateTlrarriage," said this lovely American girl, "I have avoided pub licity. I fear, however, that my silence has been misconstrued. "When my husband told me that he would pursue me through the newspapers I did not dream that he pos sessed such power. Uor does he directly. But indirectly he has used our Journals most unjustly against me. He prepared a most infamous story of my relations with him, and every newspaper to which it was offered refused to print it. To Fabllsbed Innnendos. "Then he wrote circulars accusing me of all manner of wrong-doing, and when he was arrested for distributing them on the street corners, the Philadelphia newspapers, not knowing that they were aiding his in famy, published every innuendo he had written. I therefore feel justified in part ing from my rule of silence and frankly ap peal not only to the American public, but to American editors, not to aid this scoun drel in his nefarious scheme. "It is not necessary to go info the ques tion of why I married this man. I bad been given reason to believe that he had money, but I did not tie myself to him on that account, because I was richly endowed. The mere fact that he claimed to b: a Count meant little to me, because I was educated in Paris, had crossed the ocean three or four times and had gained a full apprecia tion of the valuelessness of titles. I did be lieve that he was a nobleman and that he possessed sufficient money to support a wife. The Second Day Bt Son. "But all these matters apart, I married him; and triply married him before Mayor, priest and clergyman. There have been many false statements made about his treat ing me cruelly the very first day I was with him. It is true that when we sailed from New York I cried most bitterly.but that was only because I was leaving behind me my dearest friends. The man never revealed his character until the second day of the voy age. Then he came to me and asked me to give him sufficient money to pay the barber who had shaved him. I naturally said, 'Have not you enough money to pay the barber?' "He answered, 'Certainly, but I haven't the change. I then said to him, simply speaking from the experience of an old-time transatlantic traveler: 'Why, my dear, gen tlemen settle such accounts at the end of the voyage.' . "I did not dream even then that he wag an adventurer and a pauper. He made some laughing excuse and invited me into our stateroom, and when I joined him there he Picked Up a rintrbrnsb and beat me as though I vere a dog, and demanded that I should give him what money I had in my possession. He said to me then: 'I am an Italian nobleman, and you ara nothing but an American woman, and I have so honored you by marrying you that if you possessed millions upon millions' you could never make the bargain equal.' His treatment of me upon the vessel was so brutal that the captain interferrca. My husband took me to Paris where he coerced me into giving him more money and beat me so the landlord of the hotel interfered. Then he carried me to his home in Fos saresia in Italy, and there I was made an absolute prisoner, the' windows of the house being barred to prevent my escape. He de j iis- liiiftllsr'sTf'iifiiBi'i'Misi iii ITiTssW Ismffirilfi'ssai r tV -"' - -- .,.It - .'A., .-ut. "tj-jllhfr.'i itfigfitnfifssnisViln i 1 iri"silswslrlrasnsirr manded that I should make draffs upon my American relatives for large sums of money, and when I refused he attempted to starve me to death. 1 had some money remaining which I concealed beneath the mattress of my bed and that he discovered and stole. Montercoli's Inceulons Tnlr. "The people of the town knew him as a villain, and believing that his cruel treat ment ..as the cause of the death of his first wife, became alarmed at my non-appearance. To satisfy their clamor he manufactured a most remarkable tale. My father, who was a well-known man of literary ability and in herited wealth, wag named "William Wilbur Knox. Of course in Italy the common peo ple do not understand anything about our American social methods, and so my hus band was believed when he announced to the townsfolks that I was the Countess Wilbur, a daughter of the Ceunt of that name, and that I refused to appear in public until my horses and carriages arrived from America. "This, naturally, was sufficient reason for my not appearing in public while I was being actually starved. My husband came to me, and with fiendish delight, told me of the story he had circulated, and said that unless I gave him sufficient money to pur chase horses and carriages I could not leave the house. I gave him every penny I had in my possession, but even then he would not release me from my confinement The Consul to tbo Rescue. "It fortunately happened that the Ameri can consul at Fossacesia waa acquainted with the rumor that my husband had abso lutely mnrdercd his first wife by starving her to death, and, having an inkling of my condition and learning, that I came from Pittsburg, he sent word to the Mayor of that city that if there were any people there who had any interest in the welfare of a young woman who was once known as Virginia Knox, they should at once come to Italy and save her life. My mother was so ill that she could not leave home, but word was sent to a cousin of mine who was, located in Berlin and he came to my rescue. "Meanwhile my husband's brutality had reached a stage beyond belief. When he found I could give him no more money he took a poker and beat me across the back with it so severely that fur months after wards the welts were still visible. A man never treated a dog as that beast treated mc, I was a prisoner, I could not escape. Hnmlllallnc Tnnnts. . .'ttim.ii fiia ..a pttViT ttia ... fli.T MtTi- .utGij ..we uc Btim.u ui. .uu iiiav juu- i&uiucufc was uttuy ue iuiu iui lie was u nobleman and I was only an American woman, and I must confess that that sug gestion of the difference made my blood boil even more than his cowardly blows. Final ly my cousin, having received word from America, came down from Berlin, and found that he could only gain access to me by appealing to a judicial tribunal. The court beard his story in amazement, and the Judges were evidently loath to believe hit statement that a wife could be made a pris oner under such circumstances. He pre sented the case so strongly, however, that the Judges themselves came to my husband's house witn a police escort, and when they had found me and listened to my tale they took me from that abode of infamy. "That was on the 6th day of January, less than thre: months after my marriage in Pittsburg,, There was a judicial examina tion which resulted in a decre- of separa tion, but under the Italian law I could not obtain a divorce, and the Judges kindly suggested to me that the only method of separation from my husband left to me was to return to America and seek the protection of the laws of this country. aiontrrcoh's First Wife. "During this ordeal one of the kindest friends I had was the Count Ferrer, the father-in-law of my husband, and he ex plained to mc that the man who had treated uie so, brntall was not a Count He had married the daughter of Coun; Ferrer, the Countess Montercoli. "Under the Italian law, or rather custom, he was entitled to the name of Count by his marriage to a Countess. She was a large, handsome, vigorous woman, but, according to her father's statement to me, he treated her with such brntality that her death was indirectly owing to his conduct. When she died he was no longer a Count, but he still called himself Count di Montercoli, and his father-in-law, in order to avoid trouble, did not publicly dispute his claim to the title. "Acting upon the advice of the Italian judges, I returned to this country, where I sound that under our laws I had lost my residence and that I would be obliged to live in Pittsbnrg or some other city before I could secure a divorce; Wnltlne to bo Made Free. "I am waiting for that period of time to elapse in order thatl maybe freed from this monster. He, believing, however, that he can secure money from my family, has followed me here. He first made an offer to cease his persecutions upon payment of 51,000 and has since lowered his demand to the pitiable sum of 5100. I have insisted that he should not receive one penny. "He is living now upon the charity of the Italian colony in Philadelphia, and the only method ot annoying me left to him is to gain publicity in the American press for his infamous circular concerning me. I am snre, however, that when my story is known no newspaper in this land will aid an Italian scoundrel in his scheme to rob and annoy an American girl who has quickly regained her senses and knows now what estimate to place upon European noblemen." CRIMINAL LIBEL. Montercoli Committed to Jail In Default of Ball to Answer a Serious Charge Mrs. Knox Appears andTet- tlfies Acnlnst Him. t6PECIAI. TELEGRAM TEUS DISrATCH.l Philadelphia, April 12. The office of Magistrate Clements was crowded at noon to day, the occasion being the arraignment of the Count Di Montercoli on a charge of cir culating and uttering a malicious and de famatory libel against his wife, formerly Miss Virginia Knox, of Pittsburg. The Count's long growth of beard and soiled linen told plainly of prison life. Montercoli has been in prison for the past few days be cause he could not furnish the i00 security required for his breach of the peace, and yesterday Frederick Bansman, the uncle of Miss Knox, determined to punish the al leged representative of Italian nobility. He therefore had a warrant issued by Magis trate Clements, in which Montercoli is charged"with exhibiting and distributing to the public a printed circular, being a ma licious ana aeiamatory libel tending to, blacken the reputation of his wife Virginia, exposing her to pnblic ridicule." . City Solicitor Warwick and Francis Kawle, Esq., looked after tbe interest of the Knox family and the Count was not repre sented. It was a singular thing that t the Count's previous hearings he had a large following of Italian admirers, while to-day he had not a solitary friend. The hearing commenced with tbe testimony of Police man Crocker) of the Twentieth district," who made the arrest. He told about the distri bution of the libelous circular and Monter coli's acknowledged responsibility for the distribution. Mrs. Jotephin6 Knox, mother of the Countess, was dressed in a neat suit of black, and did not notice her noble son-in-law as she grasped the Bible, although their elbows touched as she took the oath. City Solicitor Warwick, recognizing the po sition in which Mrs. Knox was placed, apologized for reading portions of the circu lar, and then asked Mrs. Knox if the infa mous charges contained, therein had any foundation in fact. Mrs. Knox replied in a firm voice: "It is absolutely false." She then broke down, and as the tears welled to her eyes, Lawyer Kawle conducted her to the magistrate's private office. This was the only evidence, and the magistrate then asked if the Count had anything to say. He replied: "No, my only explanation is in the circular." Montercoli was then held in 52.000 bail to answer at court BOLD DIAMOND THIEVES. A. Fnlr or Tbcm Attempt to Chloroform a Woman In Her Own House Thrlr Cnpldiiy Excited by a Ilnnd- norne Pair of Enrrings. rsrccui. tklugham to tub dispatoli Bostox, April 12. Mrs. Natalie Thu min, who lives at 83 Albion street, to-day visited a real estate office in search of apartments. While there she saw two young men who seemed to be on the same errand as Herself. She wears a pair of handsome diamond earrings and they excited the envy of the young men. Late this afternoon they appeared at Mrs. Thumin's home, having heard the address given by her at the office. One who gave the name of Davis wanted Mrs. Thumin to enter a cab at the door and go to look at some houses which he said were in his care for rental. She refused to go with him, but promised to look at the houses in company with her husband. The young man wrote on a piece of paper the location of three houses which tbey said they had the letting of. While Mrs. Thumin was reading the siips. the taller acd older of the men suddenly grabbed her head and endeavored to push a handkerchief into her mouth. Mrs. Thumin says she noticed the odor of chloroform when the thief pulled the handkerchief from his pocket and grabbed her. The other fellow then sprang to the assistance of his companion and the efforts of both were directed toward throwing the woman on the floor and getting the hand kerchief in her mouth. Mrs. Thumin is not very tall, but she is quite strong, and she managed to keep the men from gagging her and screamed for help. One of the men tried to wrench the diamonds from her ears, but succeeded only in partly tearing the flesh. Then they ran down the stairs and escaped. The attempted robbery was reported to the police, and as they have such a complete description ot the men they hope to capture them. WEDDED THE WR02JO MAN. A Yonns Woman Rcsreti Her Cbolce the Itloment tbe Knot is Tied. rSFECIAt. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPAT. Saratoga, April 12. A wedding oc curred at Tribes Hill a few evenings ago which was marked by a peculiar sensational feature. The contracting parties were Henry V. Moore and Miss Jennie Hart. The cere mony was performed by the Rev. W. P. Poor, and when he had finished it, and pro nounced the young couple "man and wife," tbe bride became greatly agitated, burst into tears, and sobingly exclaimed: "I have married the wrong man." Upon inquiry she explained that she should have married the mai who acted as best man on the occasion. Both the groom and his best man were suitors for Miss Hart's hand and although she did not like Moore as w ell as sue did the other, in a .fit of pique she accepted him and then did not dare to back out. Tbe marriace present of the bride's father was $1,000 and other relatives gave large amounts. The wedding was a brilliant social event and was at tended by the best people of all the sur rounding country. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are now in Washing ton on their bridal tour, ancTthe friends of the bride hope she will return more recon ciled to the situation than she was when she started. The effect upon the young man who stood up with the couple is quite seri ous, and it is feared that he will have to be placed in an insane asylum. A HEBREW MOTHER'S APPEAL. Her Child Placed la a Protestant Institu tion Contrary to Her Wishes. 1FPECIAI. TELKOEAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New York, April 12. Mrs. Leah Lad ner took her 14-year-old daughter, Eose, to the Tombs in 1888 to see if the girl could not be put in a reformatory institution for awhile. She says that an agent of the Gerry Society prevailed upon her to give him charge of the girl upon the representation that she could have thegirl back in a few weeks if she wanted her. She was pained to discover later on that Itose bad been committed to the Protestant Episcopal House of Mercy and obliged to conform to its . religious teachings, although the child is of Hebrew parents. She appealed to the Supreme Court which, however, is unable to right the matter. The House of Mercy has refused to give the child up. la dismissing the writ of habeas corpus Judge Andrews says: Upon the papers before me it is admitted that tbe child Rose and the petitioner, Leah ladner, who is ber mother, are ot tbe Hebrew faith, and that the child was committed by a police magistrate to tbe Protestant Epis copal House ot Mercy, a secular institntion wherein she is compelled to adopt tbe teachings and faith of tbe Protestant Entscopal Church, which are contrary to the faith of the child and her mother. In view of this admission the child ought to be discharged from that institution, but as the commitment was regularly made I bave no power to interfere. HE ESCAPES ANNUALLY. An Insnne Burslar Who Cannot be Kept in nn Asjlam. rSrECIAJ. TEIEQRAK TO THE DI8PJLTCH.1 New York, April 12. James Downing, alias Silver, makes his annual escape from the insane asylum at Morris Plains, N. J., in April, and he does it in an original manner, never taking the same means of leaving the building or eluding the officials. His fourth annual escape was made on Friday morn ing, when he slid down a dumb waiter rope from the third floor and broke for the woods in the rear of the asylum without being detected. Silver is a sickly Newark bur glar, and he has behaved so well recently that he has gained considerable relief from tho ofdinary scrutiny bestowed upon crimi nal patients. His first offense, years ago, was stealing a green and yellow parrot, and bis final crime in JSewarK was roDbing ex-Congressman Fiedler's fur store. Since then he has com mitted several offenses in Buffalo. He always goes there in his vacations from the asylum. Once when on a burglary expedi tion in that city he was chased by the police and jumped into the canal, staying under water until he was pulled out with a boat hook. St. Louis Threatened With a Ducking. tSrECIAX, TXLKGKAX TO THE DISPATCH. 1 St. Louis, April 12. Almost a panic prevailed to-day in the vicinity of Compton Hill, on which is located the reservoir that snpplies St. Louis with water. Compton Hili is the highest point inside the city limits and is thickly settled. A leak has been discovered. Bents are going down with a cfamp. " PITTSBURG, SUNDAY, APEIL 13, 1890. X - ' J'JLVJU ujuinxd ih i . .. . -JH EUROPE IS ALARMED. A Monster International Labor Dem onstration Upon May 1. THE MILITARY IN READINESS To Suppress Any Socialistic Revolt in Germany or France. EVICTED TENANTS BUILD A NEW TOWN. ADecidedlT Fecnliar Ftatnrs of the Great Land Battle in Ireland. Mayl is tbe day set for the greatest labor demonstration ever seen in Europe. In London there will be a monster parade, but no serious trouble is anticipated. On the continent, however, an .attempt may be made to suppress all manifestations. In that contingency the Socialists will make themselves heard, at least. BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCn.t LONDON, April 12. Copyright. The movement in favor of a simultaneous inter national labor demonstration on the first of May is assuming formidable proportions, and, as far as numbers are concerned, is already an assured success in England, France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bel gium, Holland and Spain. It is not generally known that the idea was first suggested by a Belgian delegate who attended the International Trades Con gress in St. Andrews Hall, London, in No vember, 1888, and that a resolution was then passed in favor of setting aside the first of May every year for a universal labor parade. The scheme, however, got into purely so cialistic hands, and thereby became sus pected in the eyes of British trades union leaders, so that nothing came of it last year worth speaking of. THE LEADERS IN LINE. Since then, however, the movement in favor of an eight-hour warking day has made such enormous strides that anti-Socialist workmen leaders are beginning to realize that if they do not fall into line with tbe industrial masses upon this question, they will find themselves stranded high and dry above the main enrrent of popular opinion. ,Of this they have this week re ceived more than one significant proof. At a conference of delegates representing 120,000 miners held at Nottingham the leaders were fiercely assailed for neglecting to take steps to give effect to a resolution in favor of an eight-hour-a-day bill in Parlia ment, passed at an annual conference held at Dundee, and censure was formally passed upon them for their inaction. On Thursday night a remarkable meeting of London Trades Councils was held at which a woman, Mrs. Hicks, representing the East End ropemakers, took a seat among the male delegates for the first time in the history of London's industrial parliament. Tbe so-called moderates had made ar rangements for defeating or adjourning the motion in favor of a first of May demonstra tion, but they were completely out-talked and outmaneuvered. The Progressists car ried their motion just upon tbe stroke of midnight almost unanimously, and crowned their triumph by obtaining without divi sion a vote of money toward expenses. JL MONSTER DEMONSTRATION. The Councils' decision'will affect about 30,000 skilled"workmen directly, and prliba bly 100.000 more indirectly. The Docker's "Union promise to send 30,000 men to join in the parade, and contingents from other or ganizations of unskilled labor will probably brine the total gathering in Hyde Park the lstot May'up to 200,000. The demonstra tion will be held simultaneously in many large provincial towns, and the organizers estimate the grand total for England at nearly C0O.O00. Jules Guisde, who has cnarge of the movement in France, promises to have 200,000 workmen on parade, Belgium pledges itself to a quarter of a million, Hol land, if the police will permit, to 100,000, Germany, by the grace ot Kaiser Wilhelm, to 300,000, Italy to 100,000 and Spain to 0,000. In this country the great demon stration is looked lorward to with charac teristic equanimity, but upon the continent some trouble may result. Kaiser Wilhelm has not yet made up his mind whether or no to prohibit the industrial parade. THE MILITARY IN READINESS. In Paris 'the arristocrats and bourgeois scent socialism, and are calling upon the Government to be prepared with horse, foot and artillery to preserve law ana order, in Italy there is danger that the distressed un employed may make themselves unpleas antly conspicuous, and there is reason to be lieve that Signor Crispi has resolved to sup press the demonstration in Borne at any rate. In Spain and Holland, and to some extent in Belgium, the movenient is .re garded as socialistic, and disturbances may be considered unhappily certain unless the authorities behave with more forbearance than they have hitherto done. It is a sign of tbe times that two socialistic editors of the-.Ej7a.tfe were fined and im prisoned on a charge of inciting to murder and pillage in Paris this week. One of the articles that brought about this result was headed "For you, Constans," it contained the following passage: - ' Do not forget tbat there are eagles which soar very bib and tbat tbo shot of a common fowler descends in a few seconds. Now you are not even an eagle. At most you are a rapacious vulture of the second class. Well. I will give you a chance of proving tbat I lied In calling you coward. If worsblp of your old body of skin does not entirely absorb yon. if tbe disgusting fear which -blanches your face leaves yon a minute's respite, be on 1st of May at 2 o'clock in the place de La Concorde. A I0UNG KING PLAYING POKER. Qaeen Nathalie Enters an Objection to Her Son's Instructors. IBT CABLE TO THE DISFATCH.l London, April 12. Quick-witted Queen Nathalie recently discovered that her son, the boy King Alexander of Servia, was losing interest in his books, and that the precious youngster occasionally smelt more of alcohol than of ink. She lollowed the clew with energy, and finally burst one day into the roval schoolroom, where she found the King and his tutors drinking, smoking and playing "weak," the Servian equiva lent of the intellectual game of poker. There was, of course, a tremenduous row, and the tutors did not improve their posi tion when they claimed ex-King Milan's approval of their educational methods. Queen Nathalie appealed direct to the Czar, with the result that Russian influence was successfully used to change both teachers and system. w THE TROUBLE WITH TEXAS, A Seen by tbe Eyes of An Engllih Consular Representative. fBT CABLE TO THE DIS1ATCH.1 London, April 12. The Foreign Ofijce here have issued an'appreciative Consular report on the trade, etc, of Texas for 1889, furnished by Consul Lyall to Lord Salis bury, and dated Galveston, February 18. The last report states that as a field for emi gration Texas has a brilliant future. The soil from north to south only requires water, properly applied, to become a paradise and garden of pioductive enterprise. It has immense undeveloped commercial, agricul tural and mineral resources. . "But," says Consul Lyall, "its progress is checked by a high customs tariff and pre vailing spirit of lawlessness." A tyrant defeated, a POLITICAL CRISIS, iSV-" 166 WERE DROWNED. 1 Evicted Irish Tenants Bnlld n New Town ' Named Tlpperary Tho Old Site. U ' Now Deserted by All, nndj- Wlll be Boycotted. ' HIT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH".! "London, April 12. The new town of Tipperary, built to accommodate the shop keepers and others evicted by Landlord Snjith Barry from the old town, was inaugu rated with much ceremony and wild enthu siasm. William O'Brien was there, having traveled straight from the south of France for the purpose, and so alio were Michael Davitt, the Lord Mayor of Dublin and a score of other Mayors, several English mem bers of Parliament, half the Irish Parlia mentary party and representatives of many English political societies. The new town is built about half a mile from the old place, and beyond the power.of Smith Barry or any other tyrant. It contains many large shops and comfortable dwelling houses, and boasts of a fine public hall in which lunch, dinner and many patriotic speeches took place to day. The old town is rapidly assuming the appearance of a city of the dead, and to day's proceedings practically amounted to its requiem. , The Gladstonian victory at Carnarvon, after a hard fought battle and the most strenuous efforts of the Tories to avert de feat, will be the signal for a Liberal demon stration when Parliament reassembles on Monday. The elected member is one ot the people, and he had to struggle against all the class prejudices which every poor man in England has to face. No one knew bet ter than the Grand Old Man himself the difficulty the Liberal candidate had to win a seat, and his was one of the first telegrams sent congratulating Carnarvon's choiceupon his having turned a minority ot 163 into a home rule majority of 18. Goschen wiil on'Thursday tell the House of Commons what he intends doing with the large surplus which he has in hand. All classes are seeking some relief lrom taxa tion, but no one has yet been able to draw from the Chancellor of the Exchequer one word indicating the character of his pro posal. There is a very prevalent belief, however, that the payers of income tax will be relieved to the extent of one penny in the pound. NO SHOW FOR AMERICA. Even tbe German Cattle Now Excluded From the British Market. IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.) London, April 12. Minister Lincoln had an important interview with Mr. Chap lin, Minister for Agriculture, a few days ago upon the subject of restrictions on the importation of American cattle. Mr. Lin coln will not find Chaplin disposed to relax the restrictions in the slightest degree, un less he can prove that disease has been stamped out in America. Chaplin is well known to be a protectionist, and, if he had his way, would prohibit the importation of live cattle altogether from every country, a course in which he would have the enthusi astic and unanimous support ot British farmers. He is at present engaged in a lively con troversy with the poweriul dead meat inter est here, and with Germany, the most pow erful country in Europe, because he pro hibited the importation of cattle lrom Schleswjg-Holstein upon a mere rumor of an outbreak of disease. From the position taken in this case all popular clamor and diplomatic pressure has failed to make him budge an inch. American wishes are cer tainly not likely to be treated, with better attention than those of Germany. tV, TlOUL'ANGER 'NOT A FIGURE. He Has Almost Been Forgotten Except by a Faltbfal Few. fBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.! London, April 12. So little has lately been heard of "Le Brav General" that his existence has been almost forgotten outside of France. That he still lives, however, was brought to tne minds of Europe this week by an announcement that a small but select band of his adherents had set out to pay him a visit on his channel isle. The sea, however, was rough, the steamer could not make Jersey, and a band of seasick, miserable Frenchmen wandering along tbe Gnernsey shore is what tbe Grand Boulang ist deputation has come to. Henri Boche fort is among them. He has, indeed, be come a rather well-known figure in London. In his homo overlooking Begent's Park he has a large collection of pictures, china and porcelain, to which he is constantly adding. He writes everyday for his newspaper, the Intransigeant, directing its policy lrom his London retreat. He has grown to like Lon don, which is fortunate, considering that it is the only capital ofEurope where he might be permitted to dwell. THE CZAR AND THE BOMBS. v, j Ho Is About tO'Ckanue Bis Residence to "Another Palace. IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.! London, April 12. The Czar is reported to be much better, and is said tbat he in sists upon taking up his residence at Gats china next week, notwithstanding the fact that explosive bombs have been found in a house in the village nearby, from which the tenant recently mysteriously disappeared. General Hesse, Governor of Gatschina palace, has, however, expressed a oheerful readiness to stake his head that the place is absolutely safe, and the Czar prefers to trust him" rather than the regular police, who have frequently and deplorably blun dered. A widelv circulated statement that the Austrian Crown Prince is about to visit St. Petersburg is authoritatively declared to be a mischievous fabrication. WHITELAW REID DINED. Tho Union Lcncne Club Honors the E-epnrt-Injr French Minister. Nets- York, April 12. Themost brilliant dinner ever given at the Union League Club was that which took place last night in honor of the Hon. Whitelaw Beid, who sailed this morning for his post in Paris after a brief holiday of some ten days' dura tion in New York and Washington. The menu was most artistic that resources of the cuisine of the club have ever afforded. Some 30 gentlemen sat down to the grand table In the principal private dining room of the club house. In the center was an immense bed of the most beautiful orchids and the general appearance was in the best of taste. Among those present were: Chauncey M. Depew, Charles Stuart Smith, Charles A. Dana, General Sherman, General Horace Porter, General E. F. Winslow, D. O. Mills, Heber B. Bishop, John M. Stewart, Bishop(Potter, D. Willis, James LeGrand Cannon, George Bliss, Alex E. Orr, John E. Parsons, E. F. Shepard, K. H. Eose, Cornelius N. Bliss, Colonel George Bliss, Jesse Seligman and Charles L. Tiffany. Ten Years for Train Bobbery. Waynesboeough, Miss., April 12. Bube Smith, the Buckatuna, Miss., train robber and pal of Bube Burrows, arrested several weeks ago at Amory, has been con victed and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Indians Cease FIchtlnsT and Surrender. San Salvador, April 12. Most of the Indians who revolted against the Govern ment in tbe provinces of Cuscstlnn are sur rendering to the authorities at Cojutepeque, and all fighting is now over. movements with &,.'?) e any active part. S Preliminary Contests in This State The Republican whoare in control Details of the Disaster to the Hail W ........ i ,r .- . are anxious regard dro "til nominations. ttti- i. '3m Will Soon bo Decided. They know what it y. . to the party if Steamer Qnetta, Which 4 there should be a spil ional contest H for the local offices. 1 . fyn the alert, - . DELAMATER IS QUITE CONFIDENT, and it may be safely ut. thing will "STRUCK ON A SUBMERGED ROCK M be done to offend Mayor i. yr nyofthe ..'ilH leaders to An extpnl snffiei. anse them " SBsTbTI While Wallace Is Hustling in a Tery De termined Uanner. BEDFORD DECLARES TOR PATTIS0N. Delesates Selected Who Wilt Vote for Hun Fi.m First to List. Delamater's friends assert that all the un instructed delegates will vote for him in the Republican Convention. They claim that tbe battle is already won. Wallace is working hard, and the next few days may settle the Democratic nomination. Bedford county yesterday selected delegates who favor Pattison for Governor. rSPECIAL TILZOBAM TO THE DI8PATCH.J Philadelphia, April 12. The politi cal situation throughout the State is nearing a crisis. The leading candidates of both the great parties are feeling confident that they have already secured a sufficient number of delegates to give them tbe Gubernatorial nominations of their respective parties. On the Republican side the feeling grows stronger every day that Senator Delamater will unquestionably be made the Kepubli can candidato for Governor, while on the Democratic side scarce any name is men tioned in connection with the nomination for Governor but that of ex-Senator Wallace. The fight which is being made by Sena tor Emery, ex-Senator Lee, of Venango county, General Gobin, of Lebanon, and others against the nomination of Senator Delamater is not disturbing either the latter or his friends, they claiming that Delama ter has made and virtually won his nomina tion without the aid or assistance of Senator Quay. ALL FOR DELAMATER. The information comes from a nnmber of the interior counties of the State, which have elected State delegates without instruc tion, that all of the uninstructed delegates will support Delamater tor Governor, his friends having considered it the best policy to pursue. The reason given for the claim that Senator Delamater will receive the votes of those delegates wbo have been elected in uninstructed counties is that wherever the friends of General Hastings, Secretary Stone and General Osborne have been able to control the naming conventions in the interest of their choice, instructions have been issued for the favorite. It is stated that had it been possible to have declared a choice outside of Senator Delamater in the counties which have failed to issue instructions it would have been done, as every county which was controlled by those who are opposed to the nomination of Delamater has lsiued instructions favoring someone else. In point of fact the friends of Crawford county's Senator are so certain of his nomination," even without the votes of the Philadelphia delegates, that they appear in no way disturbed by Mayor Filler's stand in favor of General Hastings. THEY WANT IT UNANIMOUS. They will no donbt use their best efforts to elect a number of delegates from this city in his interest, but they declareh-that their main reason for so doing is to have the nominatingconvention as nearly unanimous as possible. On the Democratic side Senator Wallace is quietly securing delegates in nearly all of the counties of the State. There are quite a number of leaders in the Democratic party of greater or lesser political strength throughout the State who are opposed to the nomination of Senator Wallace for Governor, but the op position has so far failed to center upon any particular choice After the Bellevue Conference a slight boom in favor of the nomination of Henry McCormick, of Dauphin, was started.bat it appears to have civen out, and, as a result. while the anti-Wallace leaders are. search ing for a candidate who will be suitable to all their friends, the boom for Wallace's nomination is vigorously forcing ahead. It is claimed for Senator Wallace that his long experience in political affairs, and his knowledge of the several sections of the State best fits him to make the fight against the Bepublicah organization. THE POINT OF ATTACK. Another point of interest is the statement made by Senator Wallace at the time of the announcement of his candidacy, namely, that this city will be made the battleground at the fall election. His claim is that there are fully 100.000 Democratic voters here, and if they are brought to the polls the party can' win. senator waiiace is auve to tne lact that there are about 60,000 of the Democratic voters of this city who are in need of tax re ceipts, and that the first step necessary to the perfection of a strong organization in this city will be the raising of the $25,000 needed for the purchase of receipts for those who will not procure them for themselves. Wallace's iriends claim that in the event of his nomination the money can speedily be raised. So far the local leaders in control of the Democratic organization have not declared for any candidates. They are watching the turn of events throughout the State, and stand ready to turn in for whatever will best serve the party's interest. In a few weeks' time it isUhought that some better idea of the situation will be known and that Phila delphia's delegates will be called together. Some fev of the district conventions have instructed in favor of the nomination of ex Governor Pattison, but outside ot that ac tion the only public expression of preference has been made by Thomas J. Naulty, of the Seventh ward, who has declared in lavor of Senator Wallace. THE FtGHT IN PHILADELPHIA. Since the Quay-Fitler conference and the announcement that Mayor Fitler will stand by General Hastings in the fight tor the nomination for Governor there has been con siderable discussion going on as to what will be the outcome. Nearly all of the local leaders were on the street to-day, and it is evident that an effort will be made to have the contest assume a friendly character. Bath Collector Martin and Charles A. Porter are very close to Quay, but at the same time they have been enjoying close political relation with Mayor Fitler for some time past. They have no wish to make an open contest against the Mayor, and in order to have the party organization dis turbed as little as possible, the ward leaders of the city will have themselves elected del egates without instructions. The reason given for this action is the be Jief tbat Delamater cau win without the votes of the delegates from this city. By having tire delegates elected without in structions it will enable them to be in a po sition to say to the Mayor and his iriends that with Delamater's nomination in sight it would be poor political policy to fritter away the votes. ON THE FENCE. President of the Park Commission James McManes has been quoted as favoring the nomination of General Hastings for Gov ernor, bat an intimate friend of his to-day stated his belief that Mr. McManes consid ered Secretary of the Commonwealth Charles W. Stone, of Warren county, as the strong est candidate that could be named. Mr. McManes, during Senator Quay's visits to this city, did not upon either occasion call upon him, nor has he been doing a great i - . - .r.H io Don me local ticicei wt j maae. J.ne Ana neni 10 1118 HOUomoi tne Beam JOBS 'M Democrat are now in possession of the wura. ti;. HjS Sherifi'sand Qontroller's offices, and it is a laTee Unites. m fact that, the Hepublicaa leaders will make Jk a strong effort to capture both places. A W0MAI;.S THRILLIHG -.XPUEIESCE.' 9 THE! ARE FOR PATTISON. Bedford's Democratic Deleeaies Will Stand by tbe Ex-Governor to tbe Last. rSFECIAL' TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Bedfoed, April 12. The Democratic County Committee met in the Court House to-day, and elected as delegates to the State Convention H. D. Tate, E. F. Kerr, John M. Beynolds and Frank Fletcher. They go uninstructed, bat will vote for ex Governor Pattif on to the last, if his name is presented before the convention. Recalling Delssrntcs Instructions. nirXCIAL TELEQBA-U TO THE DISPATCH.l Johnstown, Pa., April 12. Leading Bepublicans here talk seriously of having the delegates to the recent County Conven tion reconvened. The plan proposed now is to have the delegates to the convention re called, and to send the delegates to the State Convention uninstructed. EANDALL JUST ALIYE. At One Time Daring the Nlfibt It Wnh Thoncht All Wm Orer Tbe Tre mendous Vitality Which Fro lonsed tbe Straggle. rSPECIALTELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. Washington, April 12. Ex-Speaker Bandall still lives, though for most of the time he can hardly be said to live. Re peatedly to-day he had sinking moments when life could hardly be discovered, but after each he rallied and showed almost as much strength and consciousness as yester day. Dr. Mallan said to-night that at this time last night he would not bave believed tbat Mr. Bandall could live 24 hours. It did not seem now that he could live through the night, but the old, tre mendous vitality might carry him along, feeble as he is, for another day or so. Secretary Blaine, Postmaster General Wanamaker, President Harrison and other officials drove to the Bandall residence as usual to-day to inquire of the ex-Speaker's condition, but no one was admitted, nor, in deed, did anyone ask to be. As on yester day, so also to-day, Mrs. Harrison sent to Mrs. Bandall a beautiful bouquet from the White House conservatory. At midnight Mr. Bandall was uncon scious and barely alive. This evening at 7:30 he had a severe sinking spell, and at one time was thought to be dead. A con sultation of physicians is now being held at Mr. Randall's house. BREAKS KENTUCKY'S RECORD. The DIost Youthful Eloping Conple Ever Known In tbe State rSPZCIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCn.I LEXiNGiiN, Ky April 12. Katie Baker and Frank Black, the 12-year-old children, who eloped from Louisville last Thursday, have been discovered here. They are now in the Industrial "Union Home. Both are small for their ages. They deny running'away to get married. Katie says she left home'because her mother, who is a half Indian, whipped her so unmerci fully. She is a very blight girl, and can read in the fourth leader, although she had to steal away from home to go to school be cause her mother relused to allow her to study. Frank's parents are dead and he has been -living at the Baker homestead. Katie says Frank followed her. Mrs. Baker has been notified by telegraph of the children's whereabouts. It is the most yonthful elopement ever known in Ken tucky. MUST DIE ON THE CROSS. Tbe Delusion of An Insane Indlantan Who ' Thinks lie Is Christ. SPECIAL TELEGBAK TO THE DISPATCH.l Logansport, Ind., April 12. Clyde Long,-a young man aged 17, claims that he is Jesus Christ, and that he must be cruci fied. He has repeatedly begged his parents and .friends to nail him to a cross which he has erected. Upon their refusal he will take a knife and inflict severe in juries upon himself, stabbing Ms hands and body in a terrible manner. He also swal lows carbolic acid in quantities sufficient to cause terrible pain, but not enough to kill him, and he claims that he must die o'n the cross. Long claims to have received specific orders from God that he must suffer on the cross to save the wicked people ot the town ship. t THE DISPATCH DIRECTORY;' Contents Classified for Iho Convenience of the Reader. A matchless bndget of nows, sonn d editorial comment thereon, and nearly 100 columns of in structive and interesting literary matter In 20 clean and crisp pages, is The Dispatch's offering for to-day. The first part contains the local and telegraphic news of yesterday and last night, and the second ana third parts are made up as follows: PART II. Pant 9. Minnesota's Iron Mines OnLrxM. SASTORD Tbe Ace or Clubs. ....I'eikce Josef Lcbomirski Page 10. Old Egypt's CreeCs Ucmbalo The Modern Martyr. Uessle Ubamjle Page 11. The Want Column. To I et Column. For Sale Column. Business Cards. Late News In Brief. Page 13. Tbe Social World. Green Room Gossip. Tha Grand Army. Local Art Gossip. Business Cards. Page 13. faecret Societies. Local Trade Hitters. Markets by Telegraph. Business Cards. Gossip of tbe Militia. Page ll. Are Mediums Frauds? A Symposium Brains by the Inch II. I. s. Every Day Science. Doings In the Conrts. Business Cards. page It. Edison's Latest Invention H. H. H. Nveon the Slope Bill Nye An Old Friend... .Charles Theodore Murray Business Cards. Page 16. The Age of Doubt REV. GEORGE Hodoes Amusement Notices. Iiustt.es3 Cards. PART m. J'age 17. AFlgbtlng Senator 1'BAXKO. Carpenter On the First Press .....Stofiel Dame Nature's Own ..W. L. Hawley Beatrice H. Kideb Haggard Page IS. Popular Mrs. Drew FeaxkFern The New Theology Ket. Db. Geo. C. Purves Another Ideal Home., 15. W. SnorrELL Page 13. Kuno's Little Friends Faysie Once a Metropolis .Fannie b. Ward Sunday Thoughts By a Clihgtman The Fireside fcphlux E. K. Chadboubj(E Page 20. Fair Woman's World Meg, et al Gossip of Gotham CLARA BELLiri Bsauty In Congress Miss Grundy, Jr Flowers of Spring... MaboasxtS. Houston EIw C.rtreil Host of tbe Distance to the KeareiV Land by Ewlmmln Particulars of the wreck of the steam ef Quetta show that of those on board 166 were) drowned and 116 saved. The vessel struck upon an unknown and submerged rock. Miss Lacey, a young woman,had a thrilling experience, swimming most of the way to shore. rSPECTAL TELECKAM TO THE DISPATCIT.l San Francisco, April 1B. Advices from Sydney, N. S. W., received to-day, give details of the wreck of the steamer Quetta. Great consternation prevailed in the city on receipt ot a telegram from Bris-i bane announcing that a terrible marina disaster had occurred off the coast of Korttt Queensland. Particulars of the dis aster were awaited with the greatest anxiety, i The British India Company's royal mail , steamer Quetta, Captain Saunders, which left Brisbane, February 18, for London, via Queensland ports, struck on an unknown rock near Mount Adolphus, about 20 miles) from Thursday Island, at 9 o'clock at night. When tbe Quetta left Brisbane she bad 28a souls on board. THE MAJORITY DROWNED. As far as can be ascertained with any de- gree of accuracy, 110 of these were saved, while 166 were drowned. The night was fine and the Captain wa3 on the bridge when the vessel struck. The suddenness of tha disaster was appalling. The Quetta struck tbe submerged rock with such force that tha vessel's side was torn completely away front the bow to the engine room. A fearful scene ensued. The Captain rushed forward and gave orders for tha boats to be cleared. Immediately the vessel commenced to sink rapidly and went down with in three minutesof the time of striking. Miss Lacey, one of the survivors, gives tho following account of her experience: X was sitting in the saloon writing a letter to my mother when suddenly some remarfcablo noise was beard. I at once rushed on deck: and saw all tbe passengers In a great state of excitement, I rnsbed down stairs and dragzed ray sister May ont of bed. She came on declc in her night dress. I then went to my undo and said: "Is there any danger?" and he said, "A little, bnt you both stick to me." SOME OF THE SCENES. We then went aft, and it was like going up bill. The ship was high above water wbero wa were going. On the way I heard Mrs. Whish say to Captain Whish: "Claude, you will tako care of me." 1 hey were such dear old people. Miss Macklin was so kind, and offered to go down and get some shawls to wrap my sister in. When we got aft, tbe ship suddenly wens down, and I found myself going down, and, as I was drinking salt water, I thought I was going to be drowned, bnt I cam e up again. 16 was terrible. Then I saw a raft a sbort dis. tance ont, and I swam for it, and was dragged on to It by tbe parser. We were attached to a bigger raft, crowded! with Chlngalese. When we got away soma distance, as tbo Cbinsalese became very noisy, wecotonrratt adrift and remained 'on he; with the parser tilt we were about, as I thought, two miles from shore, and as he told me ha could not swim 1 left him and swam for shore, but 1 did not reacb, as it was so far away, I went on swimming toward land, and saw an other raft on wbicb were two Chingalese. to which I made my way and got on to it. but as they were very rude and excited and I thoncht I tbey might be drunk, I left it and took to ' . swimming again. It seemed so long. Iremem. ber nothing till I saw a boat come alongside. When I came on hoard 1 thought I bad been staying; in a large hotel nnder tbe water, and X think I must bave been unconscious some times. A DANGEROUS EOCK. Others tell similar stories. Only a lew. minutes elapsed from the time the vessel struck; until she sank, and the people wero carried down with the wreck, which went entirely out of sight and was not discovered for several days. Divers were sent to tho bottom. The found the bottom uneven, water varying from 12 to 14 fathoms deep. The bottom of the vessel is torn and rent from right forward to the engines. Abaft' the engines the plates are bulged. She lies right on her beam ends. They took the bear- ings of the submerged rock. At low water, ordinary spring tides, there would be 16 feei of water on the most shoal part found. EH0DE ISLAND ELECTIONS. Tbe Vote is Very Close nnd the Control of the) State Hinges Upon It. Providence, April 12. Returns from the supplementary election in this city aro coming in slowly, and indicate tbe proba ble election of four or five Democrats a Senator and members of the Legislature. The vote has beenJarge and will be close. On the result of this second election tha control of the State hinges. The Senators and eight Bepresentatives are chosen on ona ticket, and by tbe whole ticket instead ol by 'districts. The count will not be com pleted much before sunrise, if then. Tho Australian ballot system again worked well, 'the largest vote ever cat in the city being polled without delay or friction. TIIE JDDGB CAUGHT 05. He Reads Accounts of Card Parties aaff Indicts tho Participants. Sedalia, Mo., April 12. When Judged Byland, who recently charged the grand jury to enforce the gambling law against the players in rociety of high five and pro-, gressive euchre for prizes, read this morn ing's paper, he was surprised to see in tha society columns several accounts of card parties. He sent the paper to the grand jury, and soon a number of witnesses were called This afternoon a large number ot indict-) ments were returned, supposedly against thq card players. A SIMELE TILLAGE CLEEK Succeeds la Doing; Up tbe Community fas Several Thousand Dollars. Saratoga, April 12. The Board of Vil lage Trustees deposed Samuel F. Corey.who had served for seven or eight years as YiU lage Clerk, and have been investigating his accounts. It is now ascertained that there is a shortage of between $3,000 and 10,000 in Corey's office. The method used to raise money by tho clerfe,was to discount at a bank auditors warrants which had been signed in blank; by tbe auditors and then filled in by Corey as he pleased. SUFFOCATED IN A STABLE. Fire at Leavenworth Barns 36 Hones and Almost Kills Three Men. Leavenworth, April 12. The livery stable of Crilly & Cranston was destroyed by fire this morning. Firemen returning; from another fire, discovered the flames and barely rescued several hostlers. William; Oilman, Philip Fischer and James Flynn were taken out in an nneonscious condition. Thirty-six .horses and all the contents of ' ', we naoie were aestroyea. -ins loss u 520,000. I
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