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PITTSBURG, FRIDAY. JUNE 6, 1890.
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THEWOESJFAWIFE.
Confined in an Asylum While
Her Spiritualistic Hus
band Draws the
INTEREST UPON HER MONEY
Friends of the Unfortunate Woman
Strongly Deny That She is
Insane, and -Have
CARRIED THE CASE INTO COURT,
A Hedium of Alleged Remarkable Powers
Charged With the Responsibility
for the Trouble.
CELEBRATION OP A GHOSTLI WEDDING.
Kin? Frenliar Antics ani Mysterious rtrfonnmcta
Iaanlgra In at a So-Called Temple
f Hnminitj.
THE 3HB0MED EFIKIT OF DA5IEL WEBSTEE
George D. Carroll, of New York, is
charged with entombing his sane wife in an
asylum while his attention is given to a
Mrs. Stryker, a medium of very remarkable
powers. This gifted individual wedded his
dead son to another spirit with much cere
mony, and has just announced that Carroll
himself U the embodied spirit of Daniel
"Webster. A commission has been appointed
by the Court to investigate the case. Mrs.
Carroll's money has been at the disposal of
her recreant husband.
rSFECMX. TSX.EQBAX TO TUX DIgrATOB.1
New Yobk, June 5. Proceedings have
been begun to establish the sanity or in
sanity oi Mrs. Mary E. Carroll, wife of
George D. Carroll, the wealthy stationer
and printer. Carroll for half a dozen years
has been one of the leading characters in
spiritualistic circles. Mrs. Carroll, for four
years and a little over, has been confined in
the Middletown asylum.
A little over a year ago Mr. Carroll made
the statement that his wife had been com
mitted to the asylum on tbe affidavits of Dr.
"Washburn and Dr. Macdonald, and that
Judge Dykman had signed the commit
ment. He also said at that time that there
was competent testimony from other physi
cians going to prove that Mrs. Carroll was
cot in her right mind.
4 Xenlons-and Bloodthirsty Woman.
She had been violently jealous of him, he
said, and hostile to all women, fearing that
they might be fond of her husband, and
she had attempted to kill him with an ax
st their old home in Yonkers. On the ap
plication of Dr. S". A. Mossman, Judge
Dykman has appointed Dr. Xossman and
Judge Bacon to Tisit the asylum and in
quire into the mental condition of Mrs.
Carroll. In the meantime the right of Mr.
Carroll to draw the interest of Mrs. Car
roll's money, some 525,000, deposited with
the United States Trust Company, has Been
questioned.
Dr. Mossman and Jndge Bacon will
begin immediately to take testimony as to
the mental condition of Mrs. Carroll. They
will visit the asylum, subpoena the doctor,
nnd make inquiry among Mrs. Carroll's
relatives, and doubtless will call upon Mr.
Carroll for bis evidence. The application
to Judge Dykman was made upon repre
tectations of friends of Mrs. Carroll who
sever believed that she is insane.
All the IHcdiums Interested.
The case has become famous and every
spiritualistic medinm in the city has
watched its rrogres rith unusual interest.
Mr. Carroll has a fine borne at Yonkers.
He was not a rich man when lie married
Mr&. Carroll. She was a relative of the
Brookses and she brought to him a small
fortune. They lived very happily at their
home in Yonkers until Mr. Carroll became
associated in the spiritualistic world with
Mrs. Tobias B. Stryker. She was properly
known in the Fpirit world as Fanny Stryker
and was remarked for her beauty and luxuri
ous tastes.
Mrs. Stryker at that time lived in Brook
lyn with her husband, who was a salesman.
They .have one child. Mr. Carroll's patron
ace brought prosperity to the Stryker house
hold. Mrs. Stryker soon afterward estab
lished the Temple of Humanity, in West
Twenty-third street, and developed "a strong
liking for lace hosiery, white uncut velvet
for evening wear, and rich street dresses.
She alto apparently thought a good deal of
diamonds, for she soon came out with two
great gems in her ears.
some Very Peculiar Performance.
At this Temple of Humanity there were
what were known as Wednesday evening
symposiums. Mr. Stryker had resigned his
place in Altman's and assisted in the sym
posiums, but he was always in the back
ground when Mr. Carroll and other eminent
believers crowded in to watch the antics of
Mrs. Stryker. These symposiums were at
tended religiously by Mr. Carroll, Luther
It. Marsh, the champion of the bedraggled
princess, Ann O'Delia, and others.
These performances ran along for a num
ber of months, Mrs. Stryker captivating
her audience at every sitting. It is told of
Mrs. Stryker that she was a first-class
nctress, but still her attractive appearance
had a good deal to do with the success at
tnese symposiums. At one ot these per
iormances she came out as JacL the Tramp,
but it was remarked at the time that she
was dressed out of all proportion to the part.
She wore lace Hosiery and white kid slip
pers, and they were prominent whenever
she could make them so.
She also wore a white evening dress, cut
low, and in the trance which followed she
enacted the part of the slouchy, ragged
tramp, and imitated him in his great act of
chewing tobacco.
Did Not Ferret the Collection.
She .had something in her mouth that
bulge'dbut her fair cheek just as a quid
A 4-
would. She expectorated all around, too,
just as Jiicfc did in life, and after every one
of these features she collected 52 a head.
In the meantime Mr. Carroll's only son
Clifford bad died at Yonkers. The funeral
was from Grace church in this city and the
burial was at Woodlawn. Just a year from
his death, when Fanny Stryker was more
closely associated with Mr. Carroll than
ever, and Mrs. Carroll was beginning her
life in the Middletown asylum, a strange
wedding ceremony was held in Mrs. Stryk
er's apartments.
All the spiritualistic world will remem
ber the formal cards of invitation that wexo
sent out. Tney were after the regular for
mula: "Mr. George D. Carroll requests the
pleasure of your company at the marriage
ceremony of his son, Clifford Manfred, to
Bright Star, on the evening of December 9,
18S4, at 110 East Twenty-eighth street,"
Features of tbe Ceremony.
The ceremony toot place at 7 JO on that
evening; the parlors blossomed with flow
ers, a wedding bell was provided by blun
der, and there was a bana and a collation.
Mrs. Stryker was arrayed in white uncut
velvet, and Mr. Carroll was in evening
dress. On the mantelpiece was a big French
clock, nnd at precisely 7:30 the band in an
adjoining room, aided by an organ and a
harp, played Mendelssohn's Wedding
March.
There were two chairs placed for the spirit
bride and groom and Mrs. Stryker bad a
chair between them. She went into a trance
and Shortly afterward announced that Clif
ford and Bright Star had been married in
the spirit world, and closed her remarks
with this variation on the prayer book:
"Those whom the Lord of all spirits has
joined together let no affinity separate."
Tbo Medium's Alleged Revelations.
Bright Star, it was learned, was a star in
heaven, and Clifford Carroll was known in
tbe spirit world as Morning Star. They be
longed to a band of nine spirits, and their
particular factions, as described by Mrs.
Stryker, are the application of the great
fundamental law of love. Father Guide is
the leader of the band, and the spirit names
of the spirit band are besides himself, Wis
dom, Kisgar, Hebron, The Least of the
band, Lady Lotta, Bright Star, Morning
Star and Truth.
Mrs. Stryker shortly after that moved to
the Lennox Hill apartment house. Hus
band Stryker was out of a job, but Mr.
Carroll became the star boarder, and tbe ex
penses of the luxurious apartments were
met on time. The reception rooms and par
lor were crowded with fine bric-a-brac and
velvet carpets and costly paintings. There
were whip-lash portieres and fine mirrors,
and on the sideboard of the dining room the
white glare, of silver.
Sirs. Carroll's Relative! Aroused.
This aroused the relatives and friends of
Mrs. Carroll. They were not satisfied with
the statements of Mr. Carroll tnat she was
insane, and they were confounded by the
announcement of his affiliation with Mrs.
Stryker. Shortly after Tobias Stryker and
Mrs. Stryker, with their one child and Mr.
Carroll, moved to Brick Church, Orange,
X. J. A house was leased at 114 Hill
street, corner of Prince. There tbe Strvker
family and Mr. Carroll have resided for a
little over a year, Mr. Carroll coming in to
business every day and returning at night.
The friends of Mrs. Carroll lost -track of
them until a few weeks ago, when the
spiritualists of New York and Brooklyn
began to turn their eyes and to speak with
ecstatic wonderment of the latest spiritual
istic manifestations of Mrs. Stryker. This
manifestation or materialization waslhought
to be even a greater evidence of Mrs.
Stryker's powers as a medium than the won
deriul wedding ceremony of Clifford Man
ired Carroll, or Morning Star to Bright
Star.
Her Very Intest Rlantiestatlon.
It took place in the Brick Church house
very late at night. Mr. Carroll had pro
vided a wreath ol oak and laurel leaves. At
most spiritualistic seances there is weird if
not solemn music. On tbis occasion the
music consisted of a part of Lanzer's band
from Harlem. There was a first violin, a
second violin, a viola and a 'cello played by
members of Mr. Lanier's band. In addi
tion there was a music box borrowed for the
occasion. This music box was subsequently
purchased by Mr. Carroll. It seems that
the music it gave that night at the mani
festation was so pleasing to Mr. Carroll that
he wanted to keep it in the family.
A newly made grave was necessary for
the materialization on this occasion. Mrs.
Stryker was to call np the spirit of Daniel
Webster. Mrs. Stryker went into one of
the usual trances, all the time waving in
her hand the wreath of oak and laurel
leaves provided by Mr. Carroll over the
open grave. Sweet and low the music
breathed through the flower perfumed rooms,
Mrs. Strycer continuing to wave the wreath
with rhythmic precision.
Her trance was of unusual length, for the
spirit of the great American orator seemed
hard to fetch. But finally Mrs. Stryker an
nounced that he was present, and, with her
eyes lifted to the ceiling, she plumped a
wreath of oak and laurel leaves down upon
the massive brow of Mr. Carroll. Quite ex
hausted with hereflbrts, she sank into a con
venient arm chair, and all the spiritualists
present fell upon Mr. Carroll's neck and
honored bim as the embodied spirit of the
great Daniel Webster.
They Wanted It Kept Qalct.
The snook priestess and Mr. Carroll coun
seled all of their friends to keep the pro
ceeding secret. Mrs. Stryker was pros
trated at the exposure of the spook wedding
ceremony, and Mr. Carroll was made almost
ill by it. They did not court a repetition
of such experiences as the exposure
brought. It was then that the
oia in ends ot mrs. uarroll who have all
along insisted that she was unlawfnllv con
fined at Middletown, determined to "make
an effort to get at the true situation of
affairs. They presented the legal documents
which were used when Mrs. Carroll was
committed to tbe asylum four years ago to
Dr. Mossman. There were frequent confer
ences at Dr. Mossman's home, and at last he
and others were convinced that the time had
come when tbe matter should be finally
settled.
Thev consulted legal advisers and the
TJnUedStates Trust Company was notified
that if it paid any more money to Mr. Car
roll on the power of attorney that he ob
tained from Mrs. Carroll before she was
committed to the asylum, the Trust Com
pany would be held responsible. Judge
Dykman, after a careful examination of the
papers, determined to appoint a commis
sioner to take testimony at the asylum not
only as to Mrs. Carroll's mental condition
but as to her idea as to what Ann,u:l
should be made of the money held in trust
for, her, the interest ol which Mr. Carroll
has drawn. Ex-Judge Bacon was selected
because of his knowledge of the affairs of
Middletown Asylum. He is to report back
to Judge Dykman. Dr. Mossman is asso
ciated with him as an expert, and if the
facts warrant it Mrs. Carroll is to be brought
before a sheriff's jury of New York connty
where, once for all, her mental condition is
to be determined.
FOUND DEAD HT FL0BIDA.
The Body of an Ohio Olan Discovered With a
Ballet In the Head.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 6. The
body of a well-dressed man with a bullet
hole in the head was found near here to-dav.
The caff buttons bore the initial "H.." and
a scrap of paper in the vest pocket had on
it the name J. House, Piqua, O. The Cor
oner's jury rendered a verdict of suicide.
AN OIL TANK EXPLODES,
SETTING FIRE TO A STEAMER AND BADLY
BURNING II MEN.
One Poor Fellow Dies or HI Injuries and
Other Cannot Recover The Vessel
Towed Away and Almost Completely De
stroyed. Philadelphia, June 5. About 4 r. M.
to-day an explosion occurred on the German
tank steamer Hans & Kurt, lying at the
works of the Atlantic Oil Befining Com
pany at Point Breeze, on the Delaware
river, in the oil district of Philadelphia.
The explosion set fire to the vessel and wharf
property, almost destroying the former and
burning a brick storage building.
Joseph H. Qninn, shipping clerk for the
refining company, was covered with burning
oil and ran ashore where every effort was
made to quench the flames, but he was
burned so badly that he died soon after
being removed to St. Agnes Hospital.
The injured are: Harry Shonholtz, hose
man; recoverv doubtful. John Karl
Wuent, steamship carpenter, badly burned;
Harry Campen, steamfitter, scalded, condi
tion serious; John E. Stoney, William
Quinn and Henry Spoud, employed
about the works, were more or less seriously
burned by oil; Bobert Paette, cook of the
steamer, had both feet burned; Samuel
Lynn, engineer on No. 1 company burned
about tbe body; James Devine, engineer of
No. 11, scalded; William Back, foreman
engine No 1, scalded and burned; a seaman
named Blarebon, scalded about the legs; an
unknown m'ah burned by oil, making in all
13 injured, of which number one, Joseph
Quinn, died; one is dying and the injuries
of Wuent, Campen and Stoney may prove
fatal. All of those seriously injured in
haled smoke and the fnmes of burning oil,
as did some of the less seriously injured
men.
The force of the explosion.vwas tremen
dous. The crew ran from tbe ship as soon
as it occurred, but tbe members of the city
fire department, who responded to two
alarms sent in, went aboard the burning
steamer and threw lines to the tugs which
came to her assistance.. The lines were
quickly made fast and as the tugs
towed the doomed steamer out into the
stream, heavy streams of water were thrown
on her from their pumps. After getting
her clear of tbe surrounding shipping, the
steamer, now a ma.s of flames, was towed a
distance of about a mile down the Dela
ware, where she was run aground. The
vessel is almost completely 'burned out.
Her side and deck plates are warped out of
shape, and she will virtually have to be re
built. The Hans & Kurt is a tramp tank steamer
owned in Hambnrg. She is S80 feet long, ot
1,365 tons burden, filled with iron tanks for
carryincoil in bulk, andhasa capacity of
1,000,000 gallons. She arrived recently from
Hamburg and had taken about 800 tons
on board when the explosion occurred. No
definite idea can be formed ot the cause of
the explosion. There was no fire of any
kind on board. The theory of spontaneous
combustion is advanced.
The damage to the ship and cargo is esti
mated at 150,000. The-oil refining com
pany's Ions on building and 250 barrels of
oil contained therein is estimated at $5,000.
The burned steamer was considered a first
class steamer of her kind.
A LIBERAL MAJOEITT
THE RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S ELECTION
IN ONTARIO.
A Triangular Contest In Which the Public
School Question Figured Prominently
The Government Loses Two Cabinet
ministers hmnll Conservative Success.
rsraCLU. TSLEQBAX TO TOE DISFATCH.l
TOBONTO. June Xi. The most exciting
election ever fought in Ontario resulted to
night in the Liberal Government being sus
tained by a slightly diminished majority.
The battle was a triangular one. Tbe prin
cipal questions before the electors was the
existence of Boman Catholic separate schools
and the permission of the French language in
the public school of two eastern
counties, where the majority of the popula
tion are French Canadians. The Conserva
tive opposition adopted a half-and-half
platform, going in for the ballot in the
election ot separate school trustees and for
tuition in French, only so far as necessary
to the teaching ot tbe English tongue. The
Government refused to ballot, in deference
to wishes of the Boman Catholics, and al
lowed French teaching as a matter of expe
diency Neither side pleased the ultra
Protcstant section of the community, who
put men in the field, pledged to instant ab
olition, both of separate schools and of the
French language. Tbis party adopted the
motto of equal rights, and their strength
came largely from the Conservatives' fol
lowers. The returns are now nearly complete, and
the result is somewhat ot a surprise. The
Equal Bights party have polled large votes
all along the line, but they have had no
practical success. Their strongest man, J.
L. Hughes, has been defeated by a majority
of 152 in the county of Peel. In Toronto
thev had two candidates, who fell short of
the'mark by 400 votes each. The two Con
servatives, Mayor Clarke and H. E. Clarke,
have been re-elected here, and the third seat
has been captured by a Government sup
porter. The Conservatives have lost their
second best man, David Creighton, editor of
the Empire, who represented North Grey in
the last Parliament.
Tbe Government has lost two Cabinet
Ministers, Provincial Secretary Gibson in
Hamilton, and Minister of Agriculture
Drury in Simcoe. The Minister of Educa
tion, against whom the hardest fight was
made, both by Equal Kighters and Con
servatives, has been returned by a dimin
ished majority. The Boman Cathplic of
the Cabinet, Hon. C. F. Fraser, is elected
by a large majority. Ottawa City has
re-elected a Government supporter, Mr.
Bronson.
The Government majority in the last par
liament was 32. As far as can be calcu
lated at this hour that number will be de
creased by five or six. The Boman Catholic
vote was polled solid for the Government.
ATTACK A STTBVEYINfi PABTY.
A Number of Drunken Indians Kill Chief
Engineer Crittenden.
Denveb, Col., June o. J. H. Sou,
purchasing agent for the Importing Cattle
Company, of Wyoming, arrived here this
morning, and gives an account of the In
dian massacre which occurred in the Upper
Green river country several days ago. He says
that a party of Indians that bad become in
toxicated with whisky furnished by ranch
men, came to the camp of the Government
surveyors and demanded more "fire-water."
It being refused, tbe Indians attacked the
party, killing Chief Engineer Crittenden,
in charge of the third division of the Gov
ernment survey, and chainbearers E. W.
Ximberlake, George Woods and Henry Over
meyer. Jesse Lee, Assistant Engineer, was
lelt upon the field for dead, but recovered
sufficiently to get to a neighboring ranch,
where he lies in a precarious condition.
CASS OF BLOOD POISONING
That Is Likely to Prove Fatal to a Youth ot
Beaver Falls.
EFICIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Beaveb Falls, June 5. While fooling
last evening with a saddler's half round
trimming knife, a young man named Harry
McCIarencut himself on tbe knee. The
wound was slight ami but little attention
was paid to it, but late in the evening blood
poisoning set in, and he grew so delirious
and violent that it took three men to hold
him in bed. He is now in a very critical
condition, and little, hop.es are entertained
of his recovery.
FITLER STANDS FIRM.
He
Believes That Mr. Delamater is
the Weakest Candidate.
ANOTHER CALL ON SENATOR QUAY.
Wallaee Adherents Capture Blair's Demo
cratic Committee.
CDLBEKTSON DEFEATED IH CRAWFORD
While Chairman
Andrews Carries
State Senator.
the Connty Ut
Delamater has been in earnest consulta
tion with Q nay and Mayor Fitler. He re
ceived very little consolation from the lat
ter, however. Cnlbertson is apparently
beaten for a second term in Congress. The
Blair county Democratic delegates have
again been instructed for Wallace.
SPECIAL TELXOEAM TO TOE DISPATCH. 1
Philadelphia, June 6. Senator Quay
left Atlantic City to-day and passed through
this city on his way to Washington. Dela;
mater, who attended p. Bepublican club
reception in the Thirty-second ward to-night,
admits having visited Quay at Atlantic
City yesterday. What transpired at the
meeting he does not tell. He also visited
Mayor Fitler, spending an hour with him
to-day, and to-night pretends to be very
hopeful of nomination. It is known, how-,
ever, that he got no encouragement from
Fitler, who, beside being an ardent Hast
ings man, is firmly convinced that Dela
mater is the weakest candidate the Bepubli
cans can nominate.
Leeds and Martin both visited Quay at
Atlantic City, but neither will talk tor pub
lication. It is said Quay stopped fishing
long enough to remark that surface indica
tions pointed to the nomination of Dela
mater". What else he might have said will
never be known, for the fish demanded his
attention, and Quay never talks politics
when the fish bite.
CULBERTSON NOT JN IT.
HE IS
PROBABLY
CRAWFORD
BEATEN IN
AND ERIE.
BOTH
Chairman Andrews (successful as a Candi
date for the Mate Senate A Big; Vote
Out at tbo Primaries The Other Re
sults. ,
rSFECIAI. TE1BOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Meadville, June 5. The Bepublican
primaries to-day were the most largely at
tended for years, the returns from 27 pre
cincts indicating a total vote of 6,750.
Hon. Matthew Griswold, of Erie, will un
doubtedly carry the county for Congress by
aTilurality of.600 to 600. W. H. Andrews,
candidate for State Senate, will have at
least 2,500 majority.
A dispatch from Erie says: The Bepub
lican primaries for Congress and county
officers were closely contested, and fully 70
per cent of the city vote was out. The Con
gressional nomination was contested for by
Hon. W. C. Culbertson, the present incum
bent; Matthew Gnswold, of Erie:
Colonel' Compton, of Meadville, and
Bev. Mr. Lowing, of Linesville. W.
C. , Plumb withdrew ibis morning
in favor ot Mr,. Griswold. la tbe city of
tErie that gentleman' -gained between 300
and 400 votes over his former vote, when he
.was defeated by Mr. Culbertson. While
Mr. Culbertson has made gains in the
county, the indications are that Mr. Gris
wold lias carried the county by something
over 1,000, which, with the Crawford county
gains, is likely to nominate him. Culbert
son's friends are still hopeful.
Mr. Griswold is the grandson of a mem
ber of the Continental Congress, and he is
the seventh son bearing the same name and
has served a term as a member of the Con
necticut Legislature He is a leading man
ufacturer, and a prominent Board of Trade
man. In tbe contest for county officer, the
battle was between John Depinet and W.
J. Bobinson, ex-County Treasurer.
Depinet carried the city" almost solid
and has a large majority in'the county. Mr.
Joel Loomis, of Northeast, had no opposi
tion lor his second term as Prothonotary.
Mr. H. L. Bea, likewise had no opposition
for Clerk of Courts. The contest for As
sembly in the county is likely to result in
tbe 'renomination of Hon. B. B. Whitley, of
Mill Creek, and C. M. Wheeler, of Le
Boneffe. The County Commissioners are
likely to beL. M.Kouse and G. T. Churchill,
of Erie.
BLATR FOB WALLACE.
Tbe
County Committee Renfflrms tho In
structions in That Direction.
.SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1
Altoona, June 5. The 70 members of
the Blair County Democratic Committee
met here to-day in pursuance of the call of
Chairman Dempsey. At the hour of meet
ing tbe Chairman appeared and announced
to the members that, after due consideration,
he had resolved not to hol'd the meeting,
and said he had bridged over the difficulty
which was to have been placed before the
meeting for action. The Chairman then
left the room without further explanation.
The committee then elected C. W. Smith,
of this city, as Temporary Chairman. The
positions ot Chairman and Secretary were
declared vacant, the election of Messrs.
Lnndis, Greevy, Bell and Dively as dele
gates to the State Convention affirmed, and
they were instructed to vote for and use all
honorable means to secure the nomination
of Wallace for Governor. The Democracy of
the county were urged to ignore the call of
Chairman Dempsey.and Secretary McFadden
for primaries to be held on June 7, and for
a convention to be held on June 9, being
without authority from this committee. Dr.
.riper, oi xyrone, was elected uounty Chair
man. The Chair was instructed to issue
his call for a County Convention, to be held
in Hollidaysburg August 25, the date fixed
at a former meeting ot tbe committee.
THE C0HTEST IH CAMBBIA.
Prospects of a Lively StrusBle Between
Friends of Wallace and Paulson.
ItrSCtAL TELEOKAM TO TIIE DISPATCH.
JOHNSTOWN, Juno 5. The contest be
tween Wallace and Pattison for the nomina
tion for Governor has not caused much of a
flurry in Cambria county as yet The pri
mary elections will take place on Saturday
of this week, and the return judges will
meet In Ebensburg on Monday, as will the
members-elect of tbe County Committee.
Then it "will be tbat the fight for the dele
gates to the State Convention will take
place.
The indications at present are that the
delegates will be for Wallace, although the
Pattison element in this city and through
out the county is verv strong, and may as
sert itself in Monday's meeting with more
force than now seems likely.
jOLTjoNAniE TttTgK HABTEB,
Who is olson Free Trader, Eiger to Go to
Cong-resr.
ISrKCIAt, TELEGRAM To THa DISPATCn.!
Mansfield, O., June o. M. D. Harter,
the noted tariff reformer, and Chairman of
the late Democratic State Convention, to-day
formally announced himself for the'Con-
gressional nomination to the new Fifteenth
district This district has a Democratic
majority of nearly 2,000.
CAN'T yvvv frrw DOWN.
Speaker Reed Compliments Sir. Springer
Upon His Ninth Nomination.
SPECIAL TELEQEAM TO TUB DISPATCH.!
Washington, June 5. Benresentative
Springer was to-day receiving the congratu
lations of his friends on .both sides of tbe
House on his ninth nomination for
Congress. The Springfield Congress
man is one ' of the most popular
men in the Capitol. The Democratic aide of
the House is beginning to look to him
whenever there is warm work ahead.
Speaker Beed bates Springer, but his dis
like for tbe Illinois leader did not prevent
him paying Mr. Springer a very pretty
compliment to-day. After Beed hadi de
cided tbat recognitions for speeches on the
silver question must be secured from him
and not from the floor manager in charge of
the time on either side, Springer
went Up to the Speaker's desk and asked to
have his name put down for that purpose,
Other members were there on the same
errand and the Speaker paid attention
to the request of one after another,
ignoring Mr. Springer entirely. Spring
er persisted however, as is his
way and finally asked, with just a tinge of
irritation in his tone: "Mr. Speaker, I
want to know if you have put me down yet?"
"I have put you down more than once, Mr,
Springer." replied the Speaker, in his
b drawling way, "but the trouble is I can't
Keep you down."
HABBIBON AND A TABD7F.
The Platform Adopted by the Republican
Convention of Alabama.
Montoomebt, Ala., June 5. Before
adiourning the Bepnblican State Conven
tion adopted a platform indorsing the ad-
'ministration of President Harrison and de
claring in favor of a protective tariff. An
increase of tbe coinage of silver is advo
cated, and the compound lard bill is de
nounced as an injury to tbe producer of
cottonseed.
A more liberal system of education is
favored, and tbe passage of a National elec
tion law requested.
Two of tbe nominees of the convention
are ineligible under the constitution of
Alabama which prescribes that the Treas
urer mnst have been a resident of the State
for seven years preceding his election, and
tbe Secretary of State must have been a
resident for five years, James M. Vernon,
of Fort Payne, the nominee for Secretary of
State, is from Ohio, and has been in Ala
bama for about 18 months.
THE OUTLOOK IK INDIANA.
One Republican Who Is Not Terr Hooefnl of
Party Success.
rSFECIAI. TBUCOBAX TO THE BISPATOB.1
Washington-, June 5. State Treasurer
Lcmcke, of Indiana, a stanch Bepublican
friend of tbe President, has been in the city
for a few days, and has been doing some
talking about the status of political
matters in the State. Mr. Lemcke, while
claiming that Harrison and the administra
tion are all right and growing in popularity
every day, admits that the outlook for Be
publican success in Indiana next fall is not
encouraging. He says tbe Farmers' Alliance
is a verv uncertain element. In some of
the counties the alliance has shown strength
enough to nominate a candidate for Con
gress. In a few instances tbe Democrats
have accepted these nominations and will
Lppport the nominees.
JhfeAlJiance will gain, he says, more
votes-from the Bepublicans thaii the Demo
crats. The latter stick to their organization
better and pay moie heed to the party laws,
while the Bepublicans are more apt to be
interested in and vote with the first new in
dependent movement to which their atten
tion is called.
BAYNE UNSUCCESSFUL
In nn Attempt to Secure a Decision an a
Federnl Election Bill.
Washington, June' 5. For the tenth
time tbis session the Bepublican members
of the House were in caucus to-night. The
occasion was the pending proposition to
enact a Federal election law, which has al
ready formed tbe topics for discussion at two
preceding caucuses.
After the discussion had run along for
more than two hours, Mr. Bayne endeavored
to secure a test vote, but on motion of Mr.
Frank this was deferred until next Tues
day night, to which time the caucus ad
journed. Kocd Did Not Decline.
Portland, Me., June 5. The Bepub
licans of the First district this atternoon re
nominated Hon. Thomas B. Beed for Con
gress by acclamation.
JOMPETHE TEACH.
SERIOUS WRECK UPON THE OHIO
RIVER RAILROAD.
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A Special Train Carrying- Officials Goes
Through n. Trestle burgeons Off for tbe
Scene Impossible to Secure Any Definite
Information.
WnEELlNO, June 6. A special train on
the Ohio Biver Bailroad was wrecked be
tween this city and Parkersburg early this
morning.
The train consisted of two cars filled with
Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad officials on
their, way to Wheeling.
A special train with surgeons "has just
left the depot.
The wreck occurred at Clarington station
on the O bio Biver road. The train was
a special consisting of the private Baltimore
and Ohio car "West Virginia" filled
with officials of the road who were en route
from Parkersburg to Wheeling. At Clar
ington station the car jumped the track
and went 20 feet over a trestle
turning upside down. Several of the occu
pants of the car werewbadly injured and it is
a miracle that nobody was killed outright.
The following Baltimore and Ohio offi
cials were injured, it is not fcnown how se
riously, andirill be brought to this city:
A H. JOHNSON, civil engineer. Mainte
nance of Vay Baltimore and Ohio road, badly
bruised and cut on head; thigh broken.
J. F. LEQQE, Superintendent Western Di
visions B. & O., right arm broken, badly cut
and bruised all over body.
JOHN MOCK, Superintendent bridges Ohio
River road, badly hnt.
A. WALTER, General Superintendent Bal
timore and Ohio road, badly hurt.
A. J. SHIN GLETON,brakeman,badlybruIsed
and ankle sprained.
Porter of the car slightly injured.
Ships to Sail Victoria Nynnzn.
London, June 6. At a meeting held at
the Mansion House to-day, at which the
Duke of Fife presided, Mr. Henry M. Stan
ley made an address, in which he agreed to
raise a fund to place a steamer on the Vic
toria Nyanza.
Will Remain as Formerly.
Pabis, June 5. The International Tele
graph Conference has rejected the proposal
to Increase from three to five tbe number of
figures now charged for as one word by the
cable companies.
THE SWEEPING FLOOD
And the Raging Cyclone Combine to
Destroy Western, Towns.
AN ENGINEER'S PRESENTIMENT
Hakes Him Stop His Train in Time to Save
' Scores of LlTes.
CITT IN DAKGER OP INUNDATION
Hundreds of People In Terror lad Three Stunned by
Lightning.
Destructive storms are reported both East
and WesL In Minnesota houses were
washed away by floods, and in Iowa many
buildings were wrecked by high winds. At
Cleveland three people were stunned by
lightning. The city of Lockport, N. T., is
in danger of inundation.
St. Paul, June 6. Wisconsin and Min
nesota suffered great damage from yester
day's storm. On railroads and farm prop
erty, as well as in the towns, losses will be
heavy. In this State Bed Wing and Zum
brola report the greatest damage. At the
latter place, after a most extraordlnaryrain
fall, the streams rose suddenly, driving fam
ilies from their houses and washing through
the deserted dwellings. A number of build
ings were washed away, and the damage is
in the thousands. Around Bed Wing roads
are washed out, and no mails have been re
ceived since yesterday.
Down through tha Belle Creek Valley to
the Cannon Valley bottoms oame a stream
of water over five feet deep and a mile and a
half or two miles wide, tearing away the
tracks of the Minneapolis and St. Louis and
of the Cannon Valley division of the Mil
waukee Bailway.
BOATMG IN THE TOWN.
Boats were brought into use to get away
from the Belle Creek depot Cattle pas
tured on the bottoms are reported drowned.
In some places tbe tracks are buried 15 feet
under earth. The Duluth, Bed Wing and
Southern traoks between here and Zum
brola were washed awav in manv places.
The wire? are down, and nothing yety defin
ite is known.
At Hay creek the two mill dams burst,
sweeping away a large portion of the track
and station house.
The Burlington train from Chicago had a
narrow escape from a washout this side of
Savannah Tuesday night. A presentiment
of something wrong ahead made the en
gineer stop. Entreaties and threats alike
failed to induce him to go farther until an
investigation was made. This resnlted in
the discovery of a bad washout, into whieh
the train would have plunged at the rate or
30 miles an hour had it not been for the
presentiment of the engineer.
THE FTBY OP A CYCLONE.
Around Leroy, Minn., the storm is said
to have been like unto a cyclone, and the
damage was great. Chester, la., suffered
from this so-called cyclone, which formed
near the southeast corner ot Oakdale town
ship, Howard county, and took a north
easterly course. It demolished a school
home, Injuring the teacher and several
children, one ot them, a daughter of John
Kelly, being fatally hurt. It next smashed
Pat Noonan's new barn, riddled Loomis'
orchard, destroyed the places of Orange
Baldwin, Arthur Lawson and Hulver
Jacobson. A stick was driven-into,, Jacob
son's eye, and" Mrs. Joseph McKee was
seriously injured. The McKee homestead
was blown awav.
A report was received at Sioux Falls that
during the storm lightning struck the
Blissman school house, 12 miles southeast
of Flandreau, killing 16 children. Physi
cians and others went out at once and found
matters not so bad as reported. No one was
killed, but IS or 16 pupils were rendered un
conscious for a few moments by the force of
the lightning. The bolt struck the chimney
and entered the school room with the result
stated. For an hour the heavens
ablaze with lightning.
were
STKUCK BT LIGHTNING.
THE LATEST DISASTER TO BEFALL THE
NATIONAL GAME.
Spectators at Cleveland Badly Frightened
nnd Three Stunned Two Flashes of
Electricity Play Around the Grand
Sinud Some Curions Features.
rSFECIAI. TBLEOnAU TO TOE DISPATCH. I
Cleveland, June S. Three hundred as
badly frightened people as ever attended a
ball game were huddled together in the
main pavilion at the Brotherhood grounds
this afternoon with blanched faces and
shaking in every joint from fright. Before
the game began the sky looked ominous
and rain threatened. Scarcely an inning
had been played when big black thun
der clouds began rolling up in the
west. Ferguson hurried the players along,
and two innings had been played and the
first half of the third when the storm broke
in all its fury. In a minute it seemed as
though a flood had covered the diamond aDd
bae lines were invisible.
Lightning darted from the clouds and
several heavy clapsol thunder betoaened its
close proximity. Suddenly the wind shifted
and in a few moments after a deafening
crasn ecnoea unaer tne root oi tne pavilion
and a shower of fire and splinters fell from
the front of the stand to the ground. The
crowd was dazed for the moment and then a
rush began for the exits, although the
rain was driving in sheets outside. Half a
dozen men who stood in the rear of the
stand bad partially succeeded in quieting
the people when another crash of thunder
was heard and the lightning seemed to dart
into the ground in lront of the stand. At
this several of the more panic stricken fled
from the stand and ran through the rain to
a place of refuge.
Three persons were badly stunned by the
first shock. Ed Finch was almost knocked
senseless, and two others, names unknown,
were borne away by friends. A metal ball
on the top of a flag staff on the center tower
attracted the lightning and the ball was
knocked to the ground, while the pole was
shivered. A jagged line marked its way
along one corner of the tower, where tbe
lightning had torn away the shingles. Had
it not been for i telegraph wire, which car
ried the stroke to the ground, it is hard to
tell how extensive the damage might have
been. .
Lightning also struck a house under con
struction in willson avenue and killed
William Clark, a carpenter, and knocked
five others to the ground, but did not seri
ously injure them. Earlier in the day the
heat was almost unbearable, and several
persons were sunstrnck.
HUNDREDS IN WANT.
Great Destitution la the Slorm-Wreeked
Town of Bradslmw.
St. Louis, June 5. A special from
York, near Bradshaw, says: Governor
Thayer, Attorney General Leese and other
State officials arrived at the cyclone
stricken village at 11 o'clock this morning.
Tbe wounded have been removed to other
towns or into the country, lork people
are supplying provisions. The great need
is for money and lumber. At a meeting
Inst night the people of York raised 1,300
for the sufferers. It is estimated that tbe
loss will reach 235.000. Of the 300 stricken
households, it i estimated that not 10 per j
be able to erect roofs over
heads.
Mrs. Bruce, a widow with six children
presented a pathetic spectacle to-day as she
stood upon the ruins of what had been her
home. There was not a handful of her ef
fects in sight Mr. Meeker and wife, an
aged couple, were sitting in their bouse
when the storm came. The building was
carried 100 feet away and pulverized, but
the occupants, beyond a few bruises, were
unhurt.
DANGER OP INUNDATION.
THE CITY OF LOCKPORT AT THE MERCY
OF THE FLOOD.
Open Canal Gates Allow a Cataract to
Sweep Down Toward the Town Manu
factories Overflowed and Greater Dnnger
Threatened A Serious Situation.
I SPECIAL TELEQBAX TO THE DISPATCII.l
Lockpobt, N. V., June B. A rainstorm,
fearful in its fnry, prevailed hers most of
last night, flooding everything and destroy
ing a large amount of property. The great
est damage was reported from the
canal. It was early discovered that
the water could not be controlled owing
to the authorities here having removed
some of the stop gates above the city. The
water came pouring down, overflowing tbe
towpath for miles west of the city, anH
threatened to tear out the banks at the
locks. The water rushed down the big tier,
lorming a cataract of from 60 to 70 feet fall.
Tbe strain on the banks was great and
hourly it was expected tbat a break would
occur below the locks. Superintendent
Lillis ordered every waste weir open be-1
tween here and Bochester, and sent a'gang
of men to guard the lock and to make a
dam to control the water.
The water from the storm has not reached
here yet Tbe present balk of water is from
the storm of Tuesday night, and last night's
water is expected lo-night. People who
live in East Lockport, along the creek, are
moving to higher ground. If the canal
breaks it will sweep thousands upon
thomands of dollars worth of mill property
away. Lotkport was never threatened with
such a disaster in its history. The stop
gates should not have been taken away at
this time of the year, but should have been
left ready to protect the canal and control
the water.
Ex-Canal Commissioner Jackson, Jr.,
said: "The only hope to save our manu
facturing Industries is the dam. Our mills
are now overflooded and cannot stand much
more. I am afraid tbat the banks wilt go
out, and then a torrent ot water will go
rushing through the country, that will not
stop until it has emptied itself into Lake
Ontario, carrying destruction with it."
AS DJOERTI UjlUI AS EVER.
Bin. LIppIncotr, the Atlantic City Forcer.
Bus Been Found at Baltimore.
ISrECIAL TZLEOSAX TO THE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, June 5. Mrs. Julia C.
Lippincott, the clever Hew Jersey forger
and Napoleonic financier, who haa
been a fugitive from justice since
last February, is living with her
sister, Mrs, Margaret Long, in the
suburbs of Baltimore. She was located
there a day or two ago. Since her resldencein
the Monument City she has written three
letters to her husband at her old home in
Medford, N. J.
Her husband is still living with her
sister at Medford, and the fact that these
ttwo have been the heaviest sufferers
by her forgeries makes the requests
in her letters rather impertinent,
to put it mildly. In these letters she makes
the request that hcrripgs and otber small
articles, of value be sent. her at Daltimore.
These" articles she overlooked in her hasty
departure from Medford several months ago.
HOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
The Ohio Wool Growers Discussing;
the
HcKlnley Tariff BUI.
rSrXCIAt. TELEOHAM TO TUX DI8PAT0S.1
Columbus, June 5. The wool growers
held a meeting to-day with the President
and Secretary of the national association
and President of the Ohio association pres
ent. Tbe wool men were not satisfied witn
the McKinley tariff bill for tbe reason that
its provisions will, under a recent ruling of
Judge Butler, of the United States Court at
Philadelphia, admit clothing wool at a duty
imposed on coarse carpet wools. An effort
will be made to get the Senate to so amend
the bill as to remove all doubt on tbis point
and make plain the clause defining carpet
and clothing wools.
Judge Lawrence, in a speech, insisted on
an amendment that would effectually stop
tbe importation of clothing wool, classified
as carpet wool. Judge Lawrence and others
were appointed a committee to prepare reso
lutions expressing the views of the associa
tion on the subject.
WILL BUHD THE SHIP CANAL,
Commissioners Now Viewing; the Grounds
and Taking Bearings.
ISFEC1AL TELEQBAX TO TUB DISPATCH.J
New Castle, June 5. The Ship Canal
Commissioners arrived in this city last
night, having walked from Nashua, nine
miles above here, in the afternoon, taking
soundings of the Shenango river on the
way. The party consisted of J. M. Good
man, ot Sbarpsville, chief, and his aids,
G. L. Moody, of Erie; John A. Garber, of
Greenville; G. G. Boberts, of Carlisle; S.
H. Phelps, of Sbarpsville; D. B. Hyner, of
Erie, and B. C. Ward, of Greenville.
To your correspondent the Commission
ers expressed themselves as confident that a
plentiiul supply of water could be obtained
at the summit, and said that if no obstacle
was discovered between this city and the
mouth of the Beaver, the canal will be
built.
GAVE THE WB0NG MEDICINE.
A Beaver Falls Itlnn and Wife at Death's
Door From Poison,
rSFZCIAL TELEOBAM TO TUX DISPATCII.l
BEAVEE FALLS, June 5. This morning
J. W. Hague, a well-known veterinary sur
geon, gave his wife, who was not Jeeling
very well, a wineglassful of bichromate of
potash by mistake, instead of bromide ot
potasb. v
After he had given her the dose be
thought the mixture was qneer looking, and
took a small dose of it himself, when, dis
covering his error, he sent at once for a
doctor. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hagne were
taken deathly sick, and it was only by the
most strenuous efforts that the woman's life
was saved.
HOT WEATHER BEC0BD BEATEN.
The Thermometer Wrestling With the Nine
ties In Washington.
Washington, June 6. The weather
here has been abnormally hot and sultry
for four days, and ito-day the thermometer
at 4 o'clock registered 92 above tbe record
for tbis early in June.
The first probable fatal case of sunstroke
of the season was reported to-day. John H.
Beeves, a white man, was prostrated while
fixing a store window and the doctors say
he cannot live.
Shoe House Closed bv the ShertflC
rsriCLAL. TELEOKAX TO THE DISrATCU.1
Beavek Falls, June 6. McDonald
Bros., one oi the largest shoe stores in this
place, was closed to-day by the Sheriff It
is said their assets are amply sufficient to
meet all liabilities, and they will probably
resume btuiness in a lew days.
cent will
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a,w;j. niiu ii ui ini-i.
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Now the Object of the Repub
licans In Speaker Reed's
Department
PUSHING THE SILVER BILL.
A Limit to Debate, and No Hostile
Amendments Permitted.
BITTER CONTEST IN THE SENATE.
Sherman Strongly Oppose3 the Doctrine of
Free Coinage.
TELLEE ATTACKS THE OHIO FUTASCIEE
The silver question is now occupying the
attention of both branches of Congress. But
two days are allowed for debate in the
House, and no free coinage amendmenti
will be tolerated. All the Democrats and
several Bepublicans protested against this
decision, but without avail.
SPECIAL TEL LG HAM TO TBI DISPATCH.
Washington, Jnne 5. For weeks the
wise ones in Congress have been predicting
that an adjournment wouldn't be possible
before the first of October, but the extreme
hot weather of the last two days has induced
the singing of another tune. The lopping
off of debate on the silver bill is au earnest
of the course that will be taken with regard
to other measures that would naturally oc
cupy considerable time in debate and a con
tinuation of the hot weather will probably
result in an adjournment at about'the time
originally named by Sneaker Beed, whieh
was from the 15th to the 20th of July.
When the House assembled to-day Mr.
McKinley reported a resolution providing
that the House shall proceed immediately
to the consideration of House bill 5,381 (the
silver bill), and tbat the consideration shall
continue until Saturday at 3 P. 31., when
tbe previous question shall be considered as
ordered.
BLOUNT ENTERS A PE0TEST.
Bepresentative Blount, ol Georgia, ob
jected that the minority would have no op
portunity to propose amendments. There
were many men on the other side of the
chamber who would vote for free silver but
for fear of the President. The President'
was in accord with the Secretary of the
Treasury, and both were in accord, witb
Wall street.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, said that a
Democratic House had passed a free coin
age bill, that the Senate had limited it and
that the House had been obliged to accept
that limitation. It had been vetoed by
Hayes and passed over his veto, Lie wanted
to. call Jh attention ol the country to the,
fact that the situation was thin. Thai no
amendment was to be offered to the bill ex
cept such as might be suggested by the
chairman of the committee. He-denounced
the action as one intended to prevent the
representatives of the people from carrying
out the will of the people.
some bepublican eickebs.
The resolution making the silver bill a
special order was adopted: Yeas 120, nays
117. The Bepublicans who voted in the
negative were: Messrs. Anderson, ot Kan
sas; Bartine, Connell, DeHaven, Feather
stone. Punston, Kelly, Hermann and
Townsend of Colorado. No Democrats
voted in the affirmative.
The caucus bill was then placed before
the House. It provides that tho Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby directed to pur
chase from time to time silver bullion
to the aggregate amount of $4,500,
000 worth of fine silver in each
month at tbe market price thereof,
not exceeding ?1 for 37125-100 grains of
pure silver and to issue in payment for
such purchases of silver bullion treasury
notes of the United States to be prepared by
the Secretary ojlhe Treasury in such form,
and of such denominations not less than $1
nor more than $1,000. The Secretary of the
Treasury may, at his discretion and under
snch regulations as ho shall prescribe, ex
change for such notes au amount of silver
bullion which shall be equal in value at
the market price thereof on the day of ex
change to the amount of such notes pre
sented. APPLYING THE GAG BULK.
Mr. McComas, of Maryland, moved to
amend the substitute by adding to section 6
the words: "And the purchase of silver
bullion shall be suspended while it is being
so deposited for coinage." Mr. Taylor, of
Illinois, offered an amendment providing
that if the net amount of silver bullion re
ceived shall be less than the amount named
in any month, the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall, on the succeeding month, pur
chase a sufficient amount to supply the de
ficiency. This exhausted all the amendments which
can be offered under tbe rules; and although
Mr. Bland was on his feet demanding
recognition, he was ignored by the Speaker.
Mr. Conger, ol owa,said that tbe time
had come when something should be done
that should be wise, conservative and judi
cious, and nt the same time, liberal, compre
hensive and courageous. No measure could
be satisfactory to all men or all parts of tbe
country. The bill before the House was not
entirely satisfactory to himself, but It was
the bili which the majority believed would
greatly improve the present statu and make
a long stride in the direction the Govern
ment onght to go. He believed in silver
and believed the country should have free
coinage at a fixed ratio at the earliest possi
ble day, but it should be reached under
conditions that were safe and permanent.
A FBEE COINAGE ADVOCATE.
Mr. Williams, of Illinois, spoke in favor
of the free coinage ot silver. He was op
posed to experimenting in regard to silver.
Let Congress determine here and now
whether the country should continue to use
silver as money or not, and if the question
were decided in the affirmative let the Gov
ernment coin silver according to the Con
stitution. He had no doubt that the corn
burners of Kansas, who were in favor ot
free coinage of silver, would rather ask the
aid of Democratic votes than take this
unsound measure fresh from the hands of a
Bepublican caucus. He bad some curiosity
to see whether those members on the other
side, who represented constituencies in favor
of free coinage, had a greater devotion for
their people than for the Secretary of the
Treasury and his administration. He be
lieved that they would stand by the interest
of their constituents.
Mr. Taylor, of Illinois, spoke in favor of
Continuti on tz(A fagc.
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