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PITTSBURG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1890 TEN, PAGES.
THREE CENTS.
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ASENATSENSATION.
The Caucus Rule Providing for
the Gag Law Formally
Introduced,
200,000,000 IN NEW BONDS
An Amendment Proyidingfor Such
an Issue Tacked on the Repub
lican Finance Bill.
THE-SILVER MEN AKD DEMOCRATS
Now Trying to Get Together Upon a Plan
Which Will Insure the Defeat
of Both Propositions.
BEOWX.OF MICHIGAN,! SUPREME JUDGE
"The Preiideat Dives Kearly Everybody t Surprise by ffij
Selection to Fin tie Place ef
Juslics Killer.
A WHITIWASH OF THAT BALLOT-BOX FORGEST
IFROM A STAIT COEEESrOSDENT.:
Washington, Dec 23. A four hours'
speech on any subject from Senator "Wilkin
Eon Call would ordinarily be sufficient to
empty the Senate chamber, and the few
Senators and others who remained through
out that awiully dreary performance did so
mainly because they were informed that
Senator Aldrich might at any time intro
duce his amendment to the rules, which Is
intended to give the majority the high priv
ilege of conducting the business of the Sen
ate, a favor which has hitherto been enjoyed
only by the condescension of the not very
obliginc minority.
The amendment to the rules reported by
Mr. Aldrich is the counterpart of amend
ments reported last session. Those amend
ments were not pressed because no one could
see the way clear to the adoption of them.
Mr. Hoar and Mr. Edmunds would fire up
hotly for an hour or so at intervals last ses
sion, would introduce a cloture amendment,
and that would be the last heard of it
Probable Fato of the Amendment.
It is surmised by many Senators, and
others as well, that this will be the fate of
the Aldrich amendment It is looked upon
by some as a threat against the minority
that it will be adopted in the event of tbe
refusal of tbe Democrats to permit a rote on
the elections bill voluntarily. This is borne
out in a measure by the resolution which
accompanied the amendment providing for
a vote on the elections bill.
If this resolution be allowed to pass it is
surmised that the amendment to the rules
will be dropped, as it is a temporaryamend-
tnent at any rate, intended to operate only
during this session.
The free coinage Senators take the view
that tbe cloture rule, like the elections bill,
is merely being played against any move
ment for a law satisfactory to the extreme
silver men. This conviction, together with
the amendments to the finance bill now re
ported to the Senate, has aroused the silver
men more than at any previous time,
fcllver Atftocates and Democrats Together.
They were often in close consultation with
the Democratic leaders to-day, and it was
not disguised that they were attempting to
get a definite understanding with the latter
aud a pledge for a combination against those
Senators' who are accused of acting in the in
terests of tbe "Wall street bankers. Senator
Stewart came to the front with another free
coinage bill as an assurance that his little
faction of the Republicans were not asleep,
nor blind to the meaning of the financial
bill with ?200,000,000 2 per cent bond amend
ment, which, he asserted, was but a scheme
to rehabilitate tbe national banks.
"Whatever may be the purposes of the
Republican leaders, no important move
ment will be made this week, and possibly
not until tbe first week in January. "When
all are again assembled after tbe holidays it
is assumed that the cloture rule and the
finance bill may both be brought no and
the time of the Senate divided between
them.
Xo Doubt About Their Plans.
The Democratic programme is more plain.
Then first duty is to kill the elections bill.
Therefore they will not clear the track for
the passing of that measure by permitting
the enactment of a new rule or the con
clusion of financial legislation, without a
solemn pledge that the elections bill shall
be laid on the shelf or defeated.
If the Republican Senators opposed to
that measure were willing to vote no upon
it, with the Democratic Senators, the latter
would readily agree to a cessation of speech
making, but the anti-elections bill Repub
licans would prefer some disposition of the
bill which would not pnt them on the
record as voting against the majority of
their party in the Senate and House on a
measure which seems, to the uninformed, to
be capable of adding greatly to the strength
of tbe party.
Another obstacle in the way of a coalition
with the Democrats against the elections
bill and in favor of free silver is tbe ten
dency of some of the Democrats to fight shy
of any further silver legislation.
A Feature That Adds Perplexity.
They look forward to 1892, and to the al
most certainty that, if he lives, ex-President
Cleveland will for the third time be the can
didate of the Democratic party, and, with
his pronounced record staring them in the
face of antagonism to free silver coinage,
tbey ask themselves ho w it will appear to the,
country with a candidate favoring a gold
standard and the Democratic Senators unan
imously supporting -a doubie standard and
free silver coinage. Altogether the situa
tion is one of confusion worse confounded,
and no light whatever is thrown upon the
outcome by the proposed cloture rule or the
amended finance bill, which were reported
to-day. The new section of the latter,
which lias aroused the ire of the silver men,
is as follows:
That the Secretary of tbe Treasury is hereby
authorized -to issue, in sums not exceeding the
aggregate $200,000,000, coupon and registered
ponds of the United States, in, such form as hej
may prescribe, and denominations of $50 or
some multiple of that sum, redeemable in law
ful money at the pleasure of the United States,
on and, alter July 1, 1900, and bearing interest
at the rate of 2 per cent per annum. And he is
authorized to sell or dispose of any of the bonds
issued undor this act, at not less than their par
value, for any lawful money of the United
States, or for cold or Mirer certificates, and to
apply .the proceeds thereof to the redemption
or to the purchase of any of the bonds of
the United States; and the bonds author
ized and the proceeds thereof shall be used (or
no other purpose whatever. And the sum
necessary to pay the expense of Issuing and
disposing of the said bonds is hereby appropri
ated out of any sums of money In the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated. Liohxneb.
HIS NAME IS BROWN.
THE
NEW JUSTICE OF THE' SUPREME
COUET APPOINTED.
He Has Been a Federal District Judge,
and is Said to be Well Qualified for the
Place The Announcement Something of
a Surprise.
IEFICIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DIBrATCn.1
"Washington, Dec 23. "Who is
Henry B. Brown, of Michigan?"
That was the query most frequently heard
throughout "Washington this eveking, as it
became known that President Harrison had
enjoyed a little surprise party by appointing
a man of that name to the Supreme Bench
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Justice Miller. Careful inquiry, however,
revealed the following facts: Mr. Brown
was born in Lee, Mass., March 2, 183G, and
is a graduate of Yale. He went to Detroit,
commenced the practice of law and in 1868
was chosen Judge of "Wayna county. In
1875 he was appointed a Federal District
Judge. He was frequentlv counsel in cases
before the Supreme Court and was particu
larly strong as an admiralty lawyer. He is
a little above medium height, stockily built,
smooth shaven, with a lull square face and
resembles Representative McKinley in his
general appearance. He is said to be a man
of considerable means. In Detroit he mar
ried a lady of wealth.
Through his practice the new Justice has
already became acquainted with his future
associates upon the bench, and it is under
stood that whea spoken to upon the subject
they expressed their satisfaction with the
choice.
THE BALLOT BOX FOBGEBY.
A Eeport to be Deferred Until After the
Holidays.
rsrscLU. teleqbajc to the dispatch.!
Washington, Dec 23. The select com
mittee of the House to investigate the Ohio
ballot box scandal has concluded to defer
its report till after the holidays. The opin
ion prevails among the most intelligent ob
servers here that the report is already mado
up, and that it will be a semi-whitewashing
affair. The gentlemen whose repu
tations have been assailed will
be declared innocent of wrong-doing
and the list of signatures a forgery. Gov
ernor Foraker will be mildly censured for
having accepted the forgery at its face
value without more adequate investigation,
and Murat Halstead will b gently rapped
over the knuckles lor the injustice of his
conduct in singling the name of one man
out of the whole list and attacking him for
purely partisan purposes.
This is regarded by the Ohio Republicans
here as the only fair way of getting out of
the bad business. There seems to be gen
eral pleasure- at tuv'taef "that Governor
Campbell is to be officially vindicated by
his partisan foes.
MB. DUVALL. OP BALTHtOBE, .
Tries a Touching Appeal on "Wanamakir,
Which Foiled to Work.
FrECTAL TELEGHAM TO THE DISPATCH I
Washington, Dec 23. As the facts
come to light relative so the swindling of
various Senators by Mr. DuvalL, the fond
parent of Baltimore, it. is- learned that
almost every man in the Senate was made a
Tictim. The prolific letter writer did not
confine his operations to Senators, however,
but had the temerity to attempt to swindle
some of the members of the Cabinet. For
several months he has been writing to Post
master General Wanamaker, although the
latter alleges that he has been too shrewd to
be caught napping.
Mr. Wanamaker received one.of the let
ters to-day, and enclosed in it were five
tickets for an entertainment to be given for
Mr. Durall's benefit, December 31, in Bal
timore. The letter refers to the writer's
broken leg and tben says: "Little John,
your namesake, is getting along well. He
is quite big now." Even this appeal did
not move the heart of Mr. Wanamaker, and
he says he sent no money in response to it.
SPEAKER BEED'S APPOINTMENT&
Breckinridge Goes on the Ways and Means
Committee.
Washington, Dec 23. The Speaker
made the following committee appointments
to-day:
Ways and Means, Breckinridge, of Ar
kansas; Commerce, Dickerson, of Kentucky;
Postoffices and Post Roads, Rowland, of
North Carolina; Education, Langscon, of
Virginia; Labor, Miller, of South Carolina;
Expenditures in the Postoffioe Department,
Findar, of New York: Banking and Cur
rency, Hayes, of Iowa; Naval Affairs, Mc
Eenna, of California; Stone of Pennsyl
vania, and Magner, of New York; Public
Lands, Wright, of Pennsylvania; Agri
culture, McDnffie, of Alabama; Expendi
tures in Treasury Department, McDnffie, of
Alabama; Reform in the Civil Service,
Whitelaw, of Missouri.
AGAINST SUNDAY OPENING.
A Pertinent World's Fair Letter to National
Legislators.
Washington. Dec 23. The Sunday
closing crusade against the World's Fair
has opened up in earnest, and on the desk of
each Senator and Representative this morn
ing was a letter asking him to declare him
self, and announce whether he was for or
against the Exposition being open on Sun
day. The letters bear the signature of the
religious editor of a semi-politico-religious
New York weekly.
Christmas preparations had more interest
to most members than the letter, and it was
generally put aside for further perusal and
consideration, when affairs get back in a
business routine again.
ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD.
Death of. the First Corean Barn in the
United States, v
Washington, Dec. 23. The little son
of the Corean Charge d' Affaires, Mr. Ye, js
dead. The child was born in this city last
October and was the first Corean born in the
United States. In honor of the city of his
birth his parents named him Ye Washpn,
which is the Corean translation of Wash
ington, Dr. Sutherland Gets It,
Washington, Dec, 23. The President
to-day nominated Colonel Charles Suther
land, surgeon, to be Surgeon General of the
army, with the rank of Brigadier General,
Vice General Baxter, deceased.
' The House Adj onrna Until Friday.
VTARirmaTmr. Tien 9A Witfcnnf rnno-
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acting business of much importance, the
House to-day adjourned until Friday.
COLONIZING HEBREWS.
Baron Hlrsch Engaged in a Big Philan
thropic Enterprise.
Washington, Dec 23. The Bureau of
the American Republics has information
that agents of Baron Hirsch, the famous He
brew philanthropist of Paris, are now visit
ing both the Argentine Republie and Braxil
for the purpose of' prospecting for the loca
tion of colonies of Russian Hebrews now
leaving the Czar's dominion for the interior
of these two South American republics. '
It is stated that Baron Hirsch has agreed
to pay the expense of locating 30 adults in
Brazil and 30 in the Argentine Republic,
paying their passage from Europe, provided
these Governments will give them land for
cultivation.
DENYING THE BEPOBTS.
No Attempt Made to Sink Naval Vessels at
New York.
Washington, Dec 23. The command
ant at the New York navy yard informs the
Navy Department that ihero is no truth in
the published reports that efforts, were re
cently made to sink the Terror while lying
at her dock in the yard, and that the reports
concerning the attempts to sink other naval
vessels there are grossly exaggerated and
for the most part untrue.
HERMIT BAYARD'S WILL.
THE
CURIOUS DOCUMENT LEFT
DEPARTED RECLUSE.
BY A
He Bequeaths Two Acres of land and
House, Some Medicine and a Cavo In
Which He is Burled to Aged Christians,
Poor or Bich.
tSTZCIAL TELEGRAM TO TBI DISPATCH.1
San Antonio, Tex., Dec 23. Dr. J. J.
Bayard, a nephew of Thomas F. Bayard,
who was known as the "Boerne Hermit,"
and wbo died recently aged 88, left a very
singular will that has been probated in the
courts of Kendall county. The property he
left consisted of two acres of land, a small
house, a lot of medicines made by himself
from natural plants and ft cave, which will
be of no use to anybody, as he was buried in
it and the entrance nailed up. The follow
ing is the will:
Boebne. Tex.. Dec 1. 1883.
To the Holy Name of tbe Almighty God, to
His eternal glory and adoration:
n
iereby I
manifest my will that the here-annexed titles.
deeds and lots, which is bought, cleared and
fenced, honse built and paid for. and every
thing ou this place perfectly clear from all
debts and imputations, and l am tbe sole pro
prietor and owner. Dr. Batakd.
Second Those two lots are strictly for aged
persons, who conress i true Christian faith and
aro determined to live In peace and holiness
poor or rich, male or female. Dedicated, the
arrangement is intrusted to tbe trastoe, Mr.
Kanmann, under the absolute direction of the
holy Catholic Church.
Third As I have dug several year alone m
own grave, which ' in the middle of the place,
I wish to be buried in it and it is to be kept
clean.
Db. Julius Jackson Bayard.
This sacred Institution shall bare the virtue
and name "Holy Catholic Church Elyseum,"
concordial divinuni prosenibus ad dependent!
bus ad habitandum, dedecatum per D. A.
Baird, JohansBapttodum Inlins Confirmatum.
A PRISONER'S ESCAPE.
Ho Breaks Away From the Ohio Peniten
tiary. But is Kecajitored. Z,i.
rSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. I,
Columbus, O., Dec 23. Patrick
Mitchell, serving a two-year sentence from
Mahoning county for pocket-picking, made
his escape from the penitentiary about noon
to-day in a bold manner. He secured a lad
der, placed it against the wall near the fe
male department, ascended and dropped to
the ground, where it was soft, on the oppo
site side. In doing this, he passed within
SO feet of where Guard McDevitt was eating
his dinner. After reaching the ground be
walked in front of the prison, breaking
sticks as he went, as if that was a part of
his 'daily occupation.
When near the stable he encountered
Jack McCabe, who is serving an 18-year
sentence for shooting a newspaper corre
spendent, and was brought back. Mitchell
informed Deputy Porter that he had ar
ranged with two parties to be on hand
with citizens' clothes, aud he probably told
the truth, as a mah was seen soon afterward
with a bundle under his arm. Guard Mc
Devitt was discharged.
A JAPANESE FUNERAL.
Tho Simple Ceremony Over the Remains of a
Dead Sister.
fSFECIAL TELEOBA1I TO THE DISPATCH. 1
Columbus, O., Dec 23. The funeral of
the 16-year-old Japanese girl, Toskl Nitze,
occurred to-day. She was a member of a
Japanese troupe, and died on arrival here
'from Louisville last evening. As soon as
the girl died incense of some kind was
burned, and a sword placed acrossherbreast
to keep evil spirits away. The troupe was
taken to the Coroner's office this morning,
wearing their best garments, th'e feet being
covered with a kind of white cloth stockings
having a place in it for the big toe, and
wearing wooden shoes about two inches high.
As the party filed into the room tbey
gathered around the casket, and, at a sign.
each reverently put their hands together,
placing the ends of the fingers on the lips,
and ottered a silent prayer, which was con
tinued about one minute After this simple
ceremony the sister cut a lock of hair from
the head of the deceased, tbe four men car
ried the casket to tbe hearse, and the pro
cession proceeded to Greenlawn Cemetery.
A FIREWORKS TBUST.
A Movement on Foot to Combine the Busi
ness (gr'CJAL TELEOBAM TO THE SISFATCK.I
Boston, Dec 23. There is a movement
on foot to form a fireworks trust, with a
capital of $25,000,000, and when the negotia
tions are finished every fireworks manu
factory will be controlled by the syndicate.
There has been so much competition of late
years that no one has been able to make
much money. So this combination is just
to pool the interests and try to make a fair
profit on a common-sense basis. It is
learned that the concern is to be called tbe
Consolidated Fireworks Company of Amer
ica, with, headquarters at Northfield, Rich
mond county, N. Y. There are smaller
stations at Cincinnati, Chicago, Rochester,
Baltimore and St. Louis.
The following are to be trustees: George
N, Street, of New York City; George H.
Prentiss and Charles A. Johnson, of
Brooklyn; Joseph W. Palmer and James
Palmer, Jr., of Rochester; Thomas B.
Diehl, of Cincinnati; John "D". Bond, of
Baltimore
AH ALDEEMAN OUSTED.
A Complication of the Johnstown Flood
Straightened Out.
rSPECIAI, TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. 1
JrlABBiSBUEa, Dec 23. An opinion was
handed down by Judge MoPherson to-day,
declaring that Alexander N. Hart unlaw
fullyholds and exercises the office of Alder
man in the Second ward of Johnstown, and
directing that he be ousted. Hart was a
resident of the First-ward when elected,
and tbe court finds that he cannot legally
be Alderman ot the Second ward.
The complication ! n. ,f hn nunlla of
4he Johnstown flood, '
TO BEACH PITTSBURG.
Southern Capitalists Will v Build a
Railroad 300 Miles Long
FROM THE 0EE BEDS OP YIEGINIA.
x-Senator Davis and Other, Prominent
Persons Interested."
THE EESDLT OF SETEEAL COKFEREKCES
rSriCIAI. TELEOBAJt TO THE DISrATCIt.l
BAXTrMOKE,Dec 23. Ex-SenatorRCenry
Davis, of the West Virginia Central, has
had submitted to him a plau which contem
plates a through railway between Pittsburg
and Lynchburg, with the view or connect
ing the western section with-the rich iron ore
fields in Virginia. The conference has been
iu progress for several days and culminated
in private meetingsjat the Hotel Rennert last
night and this morning.
The project is an extensive one and the
West Virginia Central and Pennsylvania
Railroads are expected to co-operate Be
sides ex-Senator Davis there were present:
Governor A. B. Fleming, West Virginia;
Major Holmes Conrad, Winchester, Va.;
Colonel R H. Chew, Charletfpn, W. Va.;
Mr. J. F. Effinger, Staunton, Va.; aud Mr.
C. P. Ehrman, Goshen, Va. Ex-Governor
FitzhughLee, of Vkginia, was, expected to
be present, but could not come
x From Pittsburg to Goshen.
Most of the conferees are interested in the
development of Goshen, in Rockbridge
county, Va. The terminals of the proposed
new line are to be Pittsburg at one end and
Goshen or Covington or some point between
them, at tbe other.
Pittsburg, it is urged, wants the vast sup
ply of ore in Virginia for manufacturing
purposes, and tbe section where the mineral
lies seeks a convenient market with good
transportation facilities. It is understood
that the investors interested claim to be able
to furnish 1,500,000 toward carrying out
their ideas.
Goshen is on the Chesapeake and Ohio
road and tbe proposed line would connect it
with the West Virginia Central. It would
also cross the Baltimore and Ohio at Graf
ton or Clarksburg. Tfie completed tracks
would be 300 miles long, and by making use
of line already built not quite one-half that
distance wonld have to be covered with new
rails and road bed. The line would strike
tbe West Virginia Central at Elkins and
use its tracks for about TO miles.
Tbe Northern Terminus of Construction.
A branch of the Pennsylvania already ex
tending south' from Pittsburg would be
available for about 80 miles, and the north
ern terminus of construction would be the
Monongahela river near the State line be
tween Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The whole plan was laid before President
Davis, who took a deep interest in it, Con
siderable enterprise and activity have been
enlisted in its behalf. If carried out the
idea would be in line with the present policy
of the West Virginia Central trhlch it is
commonly supposed 'is reaching out after
new connections and extensions.
Senator Davis is favorably impressed with
theirojectani tbi,f inalc-rtlo'S (S'e thaMf
will be carried out The Virginians are
enthusiastic and promise that tn case the
road is built, not only the South but Pitts
burg will be greatly benefited. There will
be another conference, when Governor Lee
is expected to be present.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ELOPE.
They Fly to an Accommodating Minister
and Matrimony.
rSFXCIAI. TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. I
ONEONTA, N. Y., Dec. 2i The quiet
hamlet of Dimock Hollow, a few miles from
here, has a sensation, in tbe elopement and
marriage of Andrew JJaulf, aged 17, and
Miss Hattie Allen, 15 years old. The run
aways were pupils at the public school.
One day last week young Baulf drove up to
the schoolhouse with a horse and sleigh at
the noon hour. Miss Allen got in and they
started off in quest of a minister. The first
minister to whom they applied refused to
marry them, and advised them to go back
to their homes. They then drove on to
Burlington and applied to tbe Rev. Cooper,
who questioned them sharply- The boy said
he was 18 and tbe 'girl said she was 17 and
the minister married them.
Meantime the runaway girl's father ob
tianed a warrant for the arrest of young
Baulf ou tbe charge of abducting his
daughter. Accompanied by an officer, he
started in pursuit of the runaways. They
found tbem,next day at an obscure country
hotel. Farmer Allen took: his daughter
home, where she remains. The officer
brought tbe hoy here, where he was ar
raigned before Justice Winton. The hear
ing was postponed, however, and it is
thought that the parties witl soon become
reconciled to the marriage.
COUNTERFEIT $2 BILLS.
Indianapolis Flooded and Pittsburg Said to
be Well Supplied.
rSFECIAX. TSXEOBAK TO TUB DISrATCH.
Indianapolis, Dec 23. The Treasury
agent for tbe Indiana? district says: "The
city is flooded with counterfeit $2 silver
certificates of 1888, No. 12,137,098, Advise
the public to reluse all bills of tbe above de
scription. This is the only safe way, as the
bills are most dangerous."
Major Carter has a stock of the bad bills
in his office. They can be found in nearly
all the banks and everywhere else in the
city where $2 bills are plentiful. They
began showing up at the banks yesterday.
One ot them was found with a pile of money
a leading chureh was placing on deposit.
It had evidently been taken up in tbe col
lection on Sunday. Others were with build
ing association deposits. The bill is so
perfect that even experts in banks are likely
to accept it There is really no way by
which the ordinary person can, detect it.
Ca'rter says they are plentiful in Pittsburg
and other Eastern points.
A PHYSICIAN'S FATAL BIDE.
His
Team Bans Away and He Beceives
Mortal Injuries.
St. Louis, Dec 23. While Dr. A. V. L.
Brockaw, a prominent physician, was driv
ing" west on Lucas avenue, this morning, his
horse became unmanageable and ran away.
Dr. Brockaw was thrown from the vehicle
to the pavement and received a fracture of
the skull and severe internal injuries, which
will probably prove fatal.
A GORGEOUS WARDROBE
Guarded by Customs Officers During' a
Dramatio Performance.
nrrciAL telegram to toe dispatch l
'New Yobk. Dec 23. With all the fine
scenery and all the glitter at the first ep-'i
pearance of Fanny Davenport In "Cleo
patra" at the F'ifth Avenue Theater to-night,
there was a cloud hovering orei the per-
rfonaancei JEt J id,-4hat Min DaTenporfrJgranted
had no knowledge of it, or that she did not
understand why two strangers were stationed
through all the acts in tbe flies. These
strangers were treasury inspectors of Chief
Wilbur's staff, and they were there to see
that none of the gorgeous imported ward
robe of Miss Davenport was taken from the
building.
This wardrobe has not been appraised,
and it is thought to be worth 10,000. In
the morning tbe enstom authorities will in
sist upon Miss Davenport giving a bond for
tbe duties, which are said to amount to about
2,000, and if that can't be done the ward
robe will be seized.
LONG LOST TREASURE.
AN INSANE SEA CAPTAIN RUBIED
THIRTY YEARS AGO
IT
And Only a Gold Watch Has Been Found
The Ground is Now Being Dae Up and
a Crowd of Old Residents Aro on the
Watch.
rSFECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE SISrATaO.1
New Yobk, Dec 23. James Whitney, a
retired sea captain, independently rich,
leased an old mansion which ,stood on what
is now the corner of Bnshwick avenue and
Jefferson street, Brooklyn, 30 years ago, and
took his family to reside there. Captain
Whitney was in poor health, 'and developed
symptoms of insanity. He had to be
watched closely night and day, and
a man servant was employed whose sole
duty it was to look after him.
One day the vigilance was relaxed. Mrs.
Whitney and her daughters went to New
York to visit some friends, and the man,
taking advantage of their absence, left his
charge while he went to attend to some pri
vate business. When Mrs. Whitney re
turned in tbe evening every piece of a large
collection of silverware had disappeared. A
gold watch and chain belonging to one of
the Misses Whitney were also missing. The
hired man was accused of having robbed the
place, but there was no evidence against
him, and the charge was dismissed.
Just before Captain Whitney died be told
his wife that he had buried the silverware,
but that he could not remember in what
place. Tbe gardens on which the bouse
stood were dug up and the missing watch
was found, but there were no traces of the
silverware. The property in course of time
was purchased by the St. Mark's Lutheran
Evangelical Chureh. The ground is now be
ing dug for the reception of the foundation
wails of the building to be erected and a
small crowd of the old residents of the
neighborhood watch with interest every
stroke of tbe pick to see if it will unearth
the long-lost treasure.
Captain Whitney's descendants are now
living in New York City. The lost silver
ware bears their name'and crest, and if it be
found, some of them will doubtless come
forward with the claim for its possession.
DIDN'T WATT FOR A WILL,
Judge Hilton Turns Over 8500,000
Cathedral Trustees.
rlrZCIAI, TELEOBAM TO TUE DISrATCB.1
New Yobk, Dec 23. The widow
to
of
Alex. T. Stewart bequeathed something like
1,000,000 to the trustees of the Garden City
Cathedral. As all people know, the will
was contested and the contestants finally
withdrew tbe case from the court, having
agreed to settle their differences privately.
By the terms,of.the, compromise, ex-Judge
'Hilton was to hare willed 500,000 to the
cathedral. Mr. Hilton decided that he
would give the money to the trustees of the
cathedral while he was living, in order that
they might be sure of getting it, as he was
not altogether sure that there might not be
some trouble over his will, too. So on
April 10, the nnniversary of Mr. Stewart's
death, Judge Hilton, iu the office of ex
Judge Horace Russell, turned over 500,000
in railroad bonds.-
Mr. Hilton stipulated that the transac
tion should not be made public It came
out through an Inadvertent remark of ex
Judge Russell. Mr. Hilton's endowment
increases the fund of the trustees to 1,300,
000. A part of this will be used to build
the cathedral school of St. Mary's for girls.
SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS.
Ileavy Dose for a Forger, Who Did a Little
Wholesale Business.
rSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUB DmFATOO.1
New Yobk, Dec. 23. Frank W. Clark,
who circulated many forged checks among
uptown business men in June last and fled
to New Haven, Conn., where he was ar
rested, was arraigned to-day in the General
Sessions to receive sentence. Two nights
before Clark fled, a highwayman relieved
him of all of the profits of the forgeries tben
in his possession. Clark held the highway
man and had him arrested, hut when his
case came up before the grand jury Clars:
was a fugitive from justice. After his
recent arrest in New Haven, he appeared
before the grand jury and the highwayman
was indicted, pleaded guilty and was sen
tenced to State's Prison for seven years and
six months.
Lawyer Heinzleman, Clark's counsel,
told Judge Cowing to-day that he had re
ceived a letter, signed Frank Dubois, the
named signed to tbe checks that Clarfc, was
convicted uf forging, expressing regret
that Clark was about to suffer for forgeries
that he was not guilty ot. Judge Cowing
said that he took no stocfc whatever in the
alleged letter from Dubois. He sentenced
Clark to State's Prison for ten years.
GENERAL BUTLER'S VALEDICTORY.
Ho Bids a Last Farewell to Criminal Court
Practice.
ISPECTAf, TELXOBAM TO TUB DISPATCILI
Boston, Dec 23, General Butler made
the last argument to-day he will ever make
in a criminal case. He said It would end
his career in that'line of practice and his
closing words were an eloquent valedictory
to his long experience The trial was the
complicated case against Carrie E. Johnson,
who is charged with an attempt to defraud
the Pension Office, by swearing that John
son, the deceased soldier, was her first hus
band, ignoring a marriage contracted many
years ago w,ith a man named Stevens, who
is now living in Vermont, and from whom
she had never been divorced. The defense
was that, inasmuch as she was only 11 years
old at the time, the laws of Vermont made
the marriage ceremony void.
Judge Carpenter, before whom the case
was being tried, after thoroughly examining
the laws of Vermont and listening to argu
ments ot counsel, decided that no such con
struction could reasonably be placed upon
the statutes of that State. The verdict will
probably be received to-morrow morning.
THE BIBLE RULED OUT.
It Will Not be Bead In the Public Schools of
Chicago. '
Chicago, Dec 23. The City Board of
Education to-night unanimously voted down
the proposition that texts from the Bible be
read daily in the public schools.
The report on which the vole was based
said simply that tbe Committee on School
Management, after bearing the arguments
advanced in iavor of Bible reading, bad
carelully considered the subject and decided
that for the general welfare of the schools'
tbe prayer of the petitioners ought not to be
STORY OMAMESON
About That Dreadful Cannibal
"Affair, as Revealed by
His Diary.
THE HORROR OVER AGAIN
In All Its Hideo ns. Detail?, bat the
Sketches Are" Omitted.
ATTACKS Ofl STANLEY AKD B0SNY
By
Andrew Jameson, Who Defends
Brother's Memory.
His
EFFECTS OP THE KILKENHI ELKCTI0H
rST Etml,AP'S CABLB COUPAHT.l
London, Dec 23. Jameson's dairy oj
his doings in Africa is admirably illustrated
and written In a more interesting style than
any book or pamphlet on the subject since
the publication of Stanley's "Darkest
Africa." The preface, written by Andrew
Jameson, brother of the deceased explorer,
contains a passionate vindication of the dead
man's character and bitter attacks on Stanley
and Bonny. Andrew Jameson says
"The dream of my brother's life
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now he is sought to be made a scapegoat foi(WX Jfep crowd at Kingsbridge Terminus.
the ill-judgment and neglect of his com
mander. The charges are brought against
him on the authority of a discredited liar,
by a man who is driven to his wits' end to
sustain his reputation against serious and
imperative accusations. Mr. Stanley suffers
abnormally from that shortness of memory
which, according to a well-known proverb,
characterizes a certain class of people."
Stanley is further accused by Andrew
Jameson of a bold attempt to mislead peo
ple, Jameson says: "He deals with his
evidence like the Irishman planning an
alibi. He changes the date to suit the ne
cessities of the case"
Bonny is Also Attacked.
As to Mr. Bonny, Andrew Jameson says:
"Mr. Stanley's piece de resistance, Bonny,
is so far from being as satisfactory as the
cause of justice would require, that there
seems to be a certain amount of inaccuracy
about Bonny." He alludes to a most un
pleasant controversy respecting the genuine
ness of certain orders produced by Bonny
and the alleged suppression of those he was
bound to obey. The passage relating to tbe
cannibal episode is given below iu full, but
the sketches of which so much has been
said and which Mrs. Jameson is reported to
have had great difficulty in getting en
graved, do not appear either in illustration
ot the passage or elsewhere in the book.
The diary goes on to say:
Tippoo Tib, who came in before it was over,
told me that they usually kill several people
and have a grand f east, for tho Wacosu arextcr--rlble
cannibals. Then be told mo, among other
stories, that long ago, when lighting near Ma
tela, they killed a great many of the enemy,
and the- natives who were with him being can
nibals, there was sot a body to be found the
uext morning.
Tippoo Tib's Horrible Discovery.
He tells me that two men will easily ea't one
man In a night. Tippoo Tib sent for water in
tbe night to wash bis hands and drink, the
water being in a well near by. Tippoo Tib
could not make out why, when it was brought,
it stuck to his hands and was so oily and bad to
drink. Next day Tippoo Tib and several Arabs
went to the well to see what was tbe matter.
There he saw a most horrible sight. The water
was covered with a thick layer of yellow fat,
which was running over the side of the well.
He found that tbe natives bad taken all the
human meat to the well to wash it before eat
ing. At the next place they baited he made the
natives camp below him on the stream. I told
him that people at borne generally considered
each stones to be only travelers' tales, as they
are called in our country; or, in other words,
lies. He then said something to an Arab
called AH. wbo was seated next to him. All
turned to me and said: "Give me a bit of cloth
and you see." I sent a boy for six handker
chief, thinking it was all a joke and they not
in earnest.
Killing of the Slave Girl.
Presently a man appeared, leadlng'a young
girl, about lOyears of age, by the hand. There
1 witnessed the most horrible, sickening sUbt
I am ever likely to see in my life. A native
plunged a Knife quickly into her breast twice.
She fell on ber faoe, turning over on her side.
Three men then ran forward and began to cut
up the body, ending with the head, till not a
particle remained, each man taking bis piece
away down tbe river to wash ic
xne most extraordinary tning was that the
girl never uttered a sound, nor struggled until
she fell. Until the last moment I could pot
believe that they were in earnest. I have heard
many stories ot this kind since I have been in
this country, but never could believe them. 1
should never have been such a beast as to
witness this, but i could not bring myself to
believe it anything save a rose to get money
out of me, until tbe last moment. The girl was
a slave, captured from a village close to this
town. The cannibals were Wacuiu slaves,
natives of this place, called Maculusie. ,
When I went home, I tried to make a sketch
of the scene, while it was still fresh in mv
memory; not tbat it is ever likely to fade from
it. No one here seemed to be in the least
astonished at it.
SCOTCH RAIL-WAT STRIKE.
Freight and Passenger Trafflo In a De
moralized Condition.
fBT DCHLAP'S CABLE COMFAXT.1
Edinbtjeoh, Dec. 23. The railway
strike has now extended to this city. At
noon to-day the traffic at the station was
carried on under great disadvantage and
many trains were late. A Glasgow cor
respondent says that the pickets' succeeded
in getting more men out on the three great
Scotch systems. At Dundee the state of
affairs is almost at a standstill, and it is
feared that the North British passenger
traffic has utterly collapsed. At Aberdeen
the strike has caused a complete dislocation
in the state of affairs.
At a meeting of the men it was reported
to a thousand of the strikers thit tbe dis
trict policy of no surrender has been adopted.
Traffic on the suburban and local lines has
been stopped in order to secure efficient en
gine service for the principal trains.
President Harrison's Thanks.
rET DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPACT.
'Stockholm, Dec 23. President Harrl-1
son has sent a letter of thanks to Mr.
Bronell. of "Plirstod, in Sweden, who for
warded to the President a photograph of
Ericsson's old home and the ceremonies at
his funeral,
A 8500 Donation Received.
TBT POTTLAP'S CABLE -COMPAXT.
Dublin, Dec 23. It will be pleasant
news to the subscribers in Buffalo, N. Y., to
learn that Bishop John Lyster, of Achrony,
County Sligo, has received the $500 sent
him some time since by Bishop Rvan for.
Jheetaroug poor oa ma west coast,
MAY NEED AN OVERCOAT SOON.
AN ELECTION CONTEST.
THE OUTCOME OP THE STRUGGLE IN THE
KILKENNY DISTRICT.
Parnell's Candidate Beaten by a iArge Ma
jority, but He Blames it All on the Priests
The Healys Nearly the Victims of
Personal Tiolence.
BT CABLE TO THE DISPATCIM
Dublin, Dae. 23. Mr. Parnell arrived
ajere to-nighfabout 11 o'clock and was re-
tri wvtn An AnthneiiatiA m.T.Afnn K.. ..
ty,'d with an enthusiastic welcome
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h J-q vitt and Healy also arrived.
Davv'Wv .jjin noticed, but Healy was re-ceivedNV"!-and
drove from the sta
tion amido'. epithets and mocking
cries. Mr. Pa p ,oes home to Avondale
to-morrow for a b.4if rest He say s he is in
no way disheartened by the Kilkenny de
feat and declares his intention to' prosecute
the fight and is confident of success in the
end.
Shortly after the official count had been
completed the result was made public, as
tollows: Hennessy, 2,527; Scully, 1.356.
Immediately after the sheriff had officially
announced the result of the polling, the
Parnellites present moved in a body to the
front of the Court House, and tben with a
cheer, they hoisted Mr.Parnell upon their
shoulders an,d gave him what mfgbt be
termed a rousing reception. Mr. Parnell was
upon the point of making a speech to his
followers, when Timothy and Maurice
Healy appeared among the crowd. The
Parnellites resented the so-called intrusion
by assuming menacing attitudes and giving
vent to various threats; which implied per
sonal violence to the Healys in case they
did not leave the scene.
Finally Mr. Parnell, in order to prevent
what seemed likely to be a disgraceful row,
asked the police who were guarding the
Court House to induce the Healys to with
draw, as their presence was causing a dis
turbance. The police promptly acted upon
Mr. Parnell's suggestion, and the Healys
were eventually prevailed upon to depart
from tbe scene under police protection.
Mr. Vincent Scully will lodge a petition
protesting against the election of Sir John
Pope Hennessy ou the ground of undue in
fluence upon the par to f the'priests, par
ticularly referring to tbe priests' action in
connection with the illiterate voters of Castle
Comer. la connection with the formal pro
test to be made by Mr. Vincent Scully
against the validity of the election of Sir
John Pope Hennessey as member of Parlia
ment from North Kilkenny, it is stated that
ever 200 votes are challenged by the Par
nellites. TADLEWSKI'S CHAMPION,
The Anarchist Journalist, Answers in Court
for His Colleague's Escape.
By Associated Press.!
Pabis, Dec. 23. Labrnyere, the
Anarchist journalist who admitted that he
helped Padlewski to escape, although the
latter was suspected of having murdered
General Seliverskoff at the Hotel De Bade,
and Mme. Duquercy who admitted that she
concealed Padlewski in her house shortly
after the murder to-day, are charged with
conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice.
Both Labrnyere and Mme. Duquercy were
arrested December 16,
During their examination thi3 morning
they occupied seats on the bench. La
bruyere adhered to the truth of tbe story
told in the Eclair, and said that he con
sidered that iu befriending Padlewski he
had acted as any honest man would have
acted. He added that he considered that in
the course he bad adopted he had done
something which tended to raise the status
of newspaper reporting. He confessed to
having received 3,000 francs for his ex
penses, though the latter, according to the
statement which he submitted, only amount
ed to 535 francs. He could not say what
had become of tbe balance of the 3,000
francs. Several witnesses who traveled
with Labrnyere testified to the fact that
they thought the party consisted of duellists
who were trying to conceal their identity
for fear of being captured bthe police.
Mme. Gregoire, the wife of Anarchist
Gregoire, testified that she saw Padlewski
at Mme. Duquercv's house ou the evening
of the day on which General Seliverskoff
was murdered. Judgment was deferred.
Xeo XTir. Plrst Mass Bemembered.
ROME The Pope to-day received con
gratulations upon the fifty-third anniversary
of his first celebration of the mass. In his
reply he said that he deplored the war of
sects against tbe church, and reaffirmed the
rights of tbe papacy. Tbe Pope .looked
well, and appeared to have fully recovered
from bis recent cold.
The Railroad Strike in Scotland.
Glasgow In spite of all efforts made
to bring about a settlement of the
matters in dispute between the railroad
officials and the employes, the strike con
tinues to extend iu many directions. Traffic
is now hopelessly behind time everywhere
along the lines of the roads affected.
A DIVORCE FOR AN ACTRESS.
Helen Mowat Granted a Decree Against
Her Drunken Spouse.
Chicago, Dec 23. Helen Mowat, the
actress, was divorced to-day from her actor
husband, Hal Clarendon. In court she was
Mrs. Rolinda H. Smith and he was Henry
C. Smith.
They have six children. Emlle La Croix
and Manager Bruno Kennicott testified to
almost continnous drunkenness by the hus
band when the latter was off the stage.
MBS. ADMIRAL K1MBEBLY DEAD.
She and Her Husband Were Old Settlers in
Chicago.
Chicago, Dec 23. Mrs. Maria T. Kim
berly, mother of Admiral Kimberly, IT. S.
N., died to-day, aged 81.
Mrs. Kimberly and her husband came to
Chicago when there were but 100 people
here, the majority being French and Indian
half-breeds. Tbe couple were the occupants
of the first frame house built ia the settle-
menfc '
SHE SLEW THE BEAE.
The Remarkable Courage Exhibited
by a 15-Year-01d Girl.
STEAK FOE A CHE1SIMAS 'FEASI
Tobs Famished From the Hnga Animal
Killed by Her
AS A ilEMEXTO OF DEB PE0WESS
ISrECIAZ, TELEOKAX TO THE PISFATCB.1'
Adel, Ga., Dec 23. Miss Maggie Res.
pes3, a girl of 15, living four miles from
town, on the edge of No Man's Friend
Swamp, to-day furnished the steak which is
to be the principal dish in a dinner to be
given by the young men on Christmas Day.
The steak is to be furnished from a big
black bear, which Miss Maggie killed under
circumstances exhibiting great nerve The
old man Respess is one of the most noted
pot hunters of this section; so ardent iu ths
chase that his daughter inherits her enthu
siasm. Last year she was with him on his
trip for game through the swamp and be
come an expert in the use of both gun and
kniie.
Yesterday the father went to Savannah to
dispose of his game, leaving his daughter to
take care of lour younger children, the
mother having died a few mouths ago. Dur
ing the night the children began crying for
water, when Maggie went to the well to
draw it. The welt is about 100 yards from
the hou,'e, and as the night was bright and
clear she did not hesitate to go. "While
drawing the water a sensation of awe came
upon her as her quick ear detected the
sound of feet upon the ground, great lum
bering steps which she too only well recog
nized. Looking around she saw a huge bear in
tbe pathway which led back to the house,
toward which the animal was advancing.
The door was open, and the cries ot the chil
dren astbey caught sight of the ngly brute
advancing toward them, nerved the girl lor
the fifibt. Grasping her father's hunting
knife, which she bad carried out with her
for protection, she ran rapidly alter the ani
mal in order to dispatch him before he could
begin his work upon the children. Just as
tbe bear bad reached the door be heard the
footsteps behind him and turned. Raising
upon his haunches he let fall his big paws
upon the girl's shoulders, as she simulta
neously buried tbe knife In his throat.
"With a convulsive shudder, the bear fell
backward. Miss Maggie sent another thrust
into his heart and then left him lor dead,
and then went to bed and slept for the rest
of the night.
At daybreak she arose, and, with the aid
of the other children, skinned and dressed
the carcass for market, The news of her en
counter spread rapidly, and as a reward for
her bravery it was suggested that a bear
steak party should be given Christmas day,
the proceeds to go to tho girl who had fur
nished the game.
A PRETTY WINDFALL.
Alexander Hamilton's Heirs to Receive 450
Acres of land.
ISrECIAZ. TELIOKAM TO TOE CISrATCHA
Washington, Dec 23. The heirs of
Alexander Hamilton are about to receive a
windfall, in tne shape of land, or its monetary
equivalent, from the xoffers. of tbe United
States.' Recentlr, a "paper has been dis
covered among tbe family documents, which
proves to be the land warrant issued by
Congress to the widow of Alexander
Hamilton lor "distinguished services to his
country." This document bas long been
lost an 1 tbe warrant has never been sur
rendered to the General Land Office It
calls for 450 acres of land and the family
have engaged an attorney to press their
claim.
.The warrant is perfectly good and will be
recognized and promptly honored by the
Government. The necessary formalities will
consist chiefly in proving who are the legal
heirs to the 'property. To do this, it is
probable that an administrator deboqis noa
of the estate will have to be appointed.
HtGALLS STILL PROFESSES HOPE.
His Friends Claim That a Majority for Him
is In Sight.
Atchison, Kan., Dec 23. Senator la
galls returned home -to-day for the holidays,
and will probably not return to "Washing
ton until after the Legislature of Kansas
has decided whether he is to succeed him
self in tbe United States Senate. Senator
Ingalls declines id talk freely about his
chances for re-election. He says he will be
re-elected,, but will .not enter into details.
His friends are confident. Tbey claim
for him 71 votes, and say that the other 13
will come when tbey are needed. They are
confident of nine or ten Alliance men who
were not instructed against him, and believe
they can count on six Deniocrats. The
Patriot to-day publishes the answers of the
doubtful Democrats to an inquiry as to their
choice for Senator, and as to whether they
would vote for Mr. Ingalls under any cir
cumstances. Tbe choice of all these Demo
crats is the "Democratic nominee," and
they all answered that under no circum
stances would they vote far Mr. Ingalls.
BEER'S CASE CALLED.
Opening of the Trial of the" Alleged Central
Train "Wreckers.
mriCIAL TELXOKAU TO THJt DUrATCH.l
Tbot, Dec 23. The trial of John Reed,
one of theKnights of Labor who confessed to
wrecking trains on the Central-Hudson
Railroad last September during the strike,
was begun to-day in the Court of Sessions.
He is jointly indicted with Thomas Cain
and Arthur Buett on a charge of misplacing
the "cabbage switch." south of Greenbusb,
on the night tbat the Montreal sleeper was
wrecked. The men will be tried separately.
The whole day was occupied in getting a
jury, and when the court adjourned only
seven had been secured. Every man be
longing to a labor organization is chal
lenged by the people, while the defense will
accept no one connected with railroad
corporations.
A BUSINESS HAN INSANE.
He Attempted Snlcide Bepeatedly, but It
Now Under Bestralnt.
Kansas, Cut, Dec 23. Bernard Don
nelly, one of the best known business mea
of Kansas City and a wealthy property
owner, was declared insane to-day by the
Probate Court, which will appoint a guar
dian for his estate.
Recently Mr. Donnelly was seriously in.
jured at his home by the discharge of a shot
gun in his own hands. It was given out at
the time that the shooting was purely acci
dental. At the trial to-day, his son, Frank:
Donnelly, testified that the shooting was one
of many attempts that his father had made
to commit suicide Several physicians tes
tified that he was of unsound mind, and the
jury returned a verdict that he was Insane,
Board of Pardons Still in Session.
rBriCIAL TELZOBAU TO THE DHrATCU.1
Habbisbtjbg, Dec 23, The Board of
Pardons did not complete its business to
night and declined to announce its action"
in any of the cases considered, Aaothw '
session will be held to-morrow.
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