rps WjgmEf WmBI BMSJKHfH " KT3W1SWSSBPB5K,S V r J i v . r v, ' ' RCA I Estate Sellers Get their ntHL BestBuyers through THE DISPATCH. Investors Everywhere read It. Bargain Hnniors rely on It for otlerings. The brt Slt-i'Imu. WANTS Inserted la THE DIS PATCH reach Every body. It Is the Bert Advertising Medium for Employer and Employed, as It Circulates Everywhere. ir- FORTY -SIXTH YEAR WAITES AS A WITNESS p. m i His Eoyal Highness Is "Ex pected to Appear Upon tlie Stand To-Day. THE TOPIC OF THE HOUB. Over 1S,000 Persons Hare Applied, for Places in the Courtroom, Which Holds 250. SECRET HISTORY OP THE CASE. Outlines of the Probable Testimony as- to theDetails of the Notorious Baccarat Scandal TAhTXG 'THBEMPEROR'S-PHOTOGEAPIL; The Tonus C&iscr Faces the Camera in Various Cos tumes and Strain? Totes 'With Great Apparent Delijrht A EEASOX FOE THE CZAES CECFL FEESKCCTIOIH tnv onsiar's cable coitrAinf.J London, May 3L Soreat is the interest taken by the public in the Sir "William Gor-don-Cumniing trial that there have been over 18,000 applications for seats, and the court has accommodation for only 250 in that portion reserved for the public The mem bers of the press, too, have similarly applied for seats in the space allotted to the "fourth estate" far beyond its capacity. There is room for SO reporters in the court in which the trial will occur before Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, but there have been 185 applica tions for these places. In order to meet this unparalleled de mand extra seats have been placed in the body of the court and a row of chairs on the bench itself, but these latter are reserved for the most distinguished applicants. In order, too, to prevent any possibleconfusion Lord Coleridge has himself signed every ticket of admission. An Exceedingly Interesting Scene. The yccne, therefore, -when the Court as sembles to-morrow morning will bean ex ceedingly interesting one, not only by rea son of the lHCt of the importance and grav ity of the case or the circumstance that the Prince of "Wales will be called as one of the chief witnesses, but also because of the posi tion and social consequence of the audience which will be in attendance to watch the- proceedings. Two courses were .open to Sir "William I jordoa-Cumming' counsel in the conductor the case. The one which it is decided to! ursue is that Sir "William shall face the sue and will, after the. opening statement, c put into the witness box and fol lowed by the other witnesses in due order. The other course is that a pleaTfor libel could be put in and the defendants be made to prove it The great event of the day will now naturally be the calling of the Prince of "Wales, and it is believed that H. E. H. will follow Sir "William in the witness box. Much will depend on the Prince's evi dence, so that apart from the consideration of hi rank his testimony will have a great bearing on tho result Nothing is definitely known as to the nature of defense which will be brought forward, but it is rumored in legal circles that justification will be pleaded. To ?Iarry an American Girl. "With all the gossip about the case, this week the rumor is reined that Gordon Cumming is engaged to marry Miss Gar ner, of New York. This report is inspired mainly by the fact that Miss Garner, since her return from Paris after her sister's wed .' '' ding, has conspicuously championed Gordon-Cumming's cause in those drawing, rooms where the scandal has been the topic of general conversation. It seems that while no iormal announcement of an en gagement between Goraoii-Cumming and !Misf Garner has been made, there has been a strong attachment between them for nearly tiro years, which, it was understood, would result in a wedding. " Lady Vernon, who was formerly Miss Frances Law rence, of New York, and the aunt of Miss Gamer, encouraged the match. "When the card scandal was made public, Lord Vernon insisted upon everything be ing declared off until the case was settled. Thus the matter stands, but it is an open secret among Miss Garner's "friends in, the American colony in London that khe is de voted to Gordon-Cumming, that she feels confident of his sincere affection for her, and that she will marry him, no matter what the verdict of the jury may be in the baccarat case. Secret History of the Case. The London correspondent of tho TTord states that from a person intimately ac quainted with the facts of the scandal, he has learned some of its secret hisiory, which, in a measure, foreshadows the course the testimony will take at the trial. The facts are these: According to the etiquette in such cases, the Prince of AVales proposed to invite himself for the Doncaster week to Mrs. "Wilson's, and that lady, delighted at being honored with the royal patronage, forwarded to tho Prince's secretary the list of the guests she proposed to invite to meet him. The Prince struck two names-from the list and added the name of Lady Brooks, n prominent society leader, who for years has been an avowed favorite of H. R. H. so much so that the Princess of "Wales has shown her open resentment to having Lady Brooks admitted where she was present All went swimmingly at Tranby Croft un til one evening a young man who was play ing baccarat with Gordon-Cumming and the other guests suddenly threw his cards on the table, haying: "This game is not good enough for me." "With this remark and a studious ly insolent stare at Gordon-Cumming he left tiie gaming-table. Explanations were not called for until after play was over, the re sult being that plans were mado to watch Gordon-Cumming. It is stated dn the best authority that the Prince had no-knowledge of the plan and was not taken into the secret until the five amateur detectives had satis fied themselves of Gordon-Cumming's guilt Tho Part Taken by the Prince. Then tho Prince was consulted, and-it was on his suggestion that a compromise was arranged and that Gordon-Cumming signed the undertaking never to touch a card again, on condition that solemn secrecy was preserved by the others. How far this- vow was observed by the others it is im rpossble to say, butGordon-Cumming, about two months afterward, was startled to learn that Lady Brooke, who was not in the secret at Tranby Croft, knew of his detection. This disclosure came about in a curious manner. SeveraLiweeks after the Tranby Croft incident Lauy Brooke and Gordon Cumming met each other at a country house. Nettled by Lady Brooke'a"coolness, Gordon-Cumrning availed himself of the opportunity, while waiting for -his train at the railway station, to demand an explana tion. His manner was brusque and. Lady Brooke resented it A tiff ensued, when Gordon-Oumming having made some sneering remark, Lady Brooke, who was in a temper, is reported to have said: "I never was caught cheating at cards, anyway." rordon-Cumming, who is a cool hand, in stead of being frightened, pressed her for the name of her informant. A Confession "Which Caused Trouble. Lady Brooke, taken -off her guard in her state of excitement, confessed that U was the Prince himself. Gordon-Cumming at once communicated with the Prince, saying that he would take proceedings for libel unless Lady Brooks was forced to make an apology to him, and also that every member of the Tranby Croft party should sign a statement in repudiation of the charge that he had even been snipected of cheating, much less detected. The Prince was deeply affronted by Gordon-Oammings proposal, which put Lady Brooke in a humiliating position, and he replied that he would never consent, either to forcing her to apologize or asking Mrs. "Wilson's guests to-sign such a statement as Gordon-Gumming demanded. ( Gordon-Cumming's apparently insane per sistence in bringing the case into court, in view of the document he signed, is fuUy ex- Slalned by these circumstances. He be eved all along that-the Prince would do anything rather than let the publio into the Tranby Croft secrets. "When it became ob vious that the Prince was determined to dare all, Gordon-Cumming went forward in order to smirch' as many of his accusers as possible, and to revenge himself. It may be that all these facts will not transpire at the trial, but if they are suppressed it will be because of the tear of counsel engaged for Gordon-Cumming of being concerned in a plot to expose the heir apparent and his special friends. .BEFORE THE CAMERA. -XHE GERMAN EMPEROR POSES FOB AX ENGLISH PHOTOGRAPHER. Several Pictures Taken of Him as ft British Admiral and In Other Uniforms Tho Kaiser Looks tho-Picture of Health and Strength. tnr jjrjNLAp-s cable compast.i Berlin, May 31. Despite bis constant busy life, the Emperor found time on Pri dayto mako an appointment with Photo grapher Russell, of London, to "visit Pots dam Saturday and make a variety of nega tives. Through a fortunate acquaintance with the photographer,,your correspondent arranged with that gentleman-to accompany him as an assistant "We were received by a gorgeous equerry. Presently the Cham. beriain appeared and said that the"Kaiier wpuiu ire truuiograpnea in me uniiorm OI an English admiral A few moments later a Tnuhipinan,-who was helping the Emperor in his dressing, came to inquire whether it would make a more effective result if His Majesty wore a cooked hat "We sent back word that the Prince of "Wales In a similar instance had advised holding the hat in the hand. Five minutes after the return of the middy the Emperor, himself, stepped onto the verandah. He greeted us in English with a cheery, familiar 'Good morning." The Kaiser placed himself entirely at the disposal of the photographer and followed his every suggestion. For a full hour His Maicsty permitted himself to be taken Jn different pose, and during that time, stand ing within a few feet of him, I had an ex cellent opportunity to study his appearance. This observation convinced me that nothing is more foolish and unwarranted than the imputation that he is suffering ill health. His face is ruddy and firm. His movements are rapid and his limbs powerful: his eyes are brilliant and fuU of expression, while his gestures ore graceful and at the same time decided. He speaks English fluently, though tinctured with a strong accent A small woolly dog tried its best to make a part of the Kaiser picture, and although we jdrove it away a score of times it just as persistently returned until finally the Em peror, wno seemea very lona of the little creature, laughingly lifted it In his arms and one of the photos was made in that po sition. The Emperor requested the pho tographer to make a few negatives of mm in the uniform of the Garde du Corps, both afoot and horseback. He put on the white gala dress of the Garde, wearing an eagle crowned silver helmet This latter here moved, on Mr. Bussell's suggestion, holding it in his right hand. After this a, magnifi cent black horse as led in. Several photos were made of him on the horse and as he .dismissed ns at the conclusion of the sitting, ne luanKeu me pnoiograpner most agreea bly, said the Empress desired to sit on Thursday next, and courteously saluting us, he galloped away. A BOUND OF PLEASURE. Everything; Arranged for the Kaiser's Visit to His Grandmother. CBT DUSLAP'S CABLE COMPA1TT. Berlin, May SL The Emperor will be in Amsterdam on the last Sunday in June, and it is now settled that he "will depart thence by sea, escorted by the German flotilla. He will probably go to Portsmouth direct, arriving there on July 5, whence he will proceed to "Windsor Castle and re main there until July 9, going from there to Buckingham Palace until the 15th. Then, it is said, he will cruise in the British Channel for some days, awaiting the regatta of the Boyal Yacht Squadron, and possibly landing for the cup day at Good wood races. FANATICISM OF THE CZAE. Tho Hebrews of Moscow SInst Be Beinoved That no May TJvo There. BY BOJILAPS CABLE COMPASY. Berlet, May .31. Great interest is mani fested here in the rumored removal of the Czar to Moscow. A wealthy and influential Hebrew resident of this city, whose cor respondence and sources of information are widespread, expressed his opinion that the real reason for the seemingly needless ex pulsion of the Hebrews from Moscow was the desire to purify that city for the coming of the White Czar, as the religion is said to prescribe a cleansing of the atmosphere from alien contamination before it can be suited for the presence of the head of the church. TEMFEBANCE IN GEEMAST. Tho Evil Effects of Drink Set Forth at a 1 Great Anti-liquor Meeting. fBV BUKLAP'S "CABLE COMPAST. Berlin, May 3L An important meet ing against the liquor traffic was held this week at CasseL It was largely attended, and a great many ladies were present Dr. Budolph Ossins, President of the Anti- Spirituous Society, read a report of the work for the past year. The. society has now been in existence eight years. Its work has been mainly directed to ward inducing school teachers to incul cate the desirability of sobriety among their pupils and the evil consequences of any departure from its strict rules. Dr. Tuczik, of Marburg, an expert In the diagnosis and treatment of lunacy, read a very interesting paper on the evil effect of the use of alcohol, to which evil the atten tion of all the medical profession in Ger many is at present being directed. Herr "Wilhelm Breitbaupt, an influential member of the Masters' Association, stated that out of the 200,000 accidents happening to workingmen in Germany during last year, he estimated that 75 per cent of them were directly traceable to the use of spiritu ous liquors. As an explanation of the reason why such a large percentage of workingmen were drinkers, as his deduc tions would suggest, he said it was brought about by the proximity of dram shops to the places where the men are accustomed to work. CUTTIN&'THE GRAIN DUTIES. A Special Session of the Reichstag Called to' Lower tho TariiC BT DTOLAP'S CABLE COJtTAKT, Berlin, May 3L The great distress caused throughout the country by the high price of Corn has at last reached such a pass that a remedy is about to be applied. Even the most fanatical protectionists now admit the absolute necessity of reducing the duties on the first essentials of life and of these grain is the basis. Therefore the Imperial Parliament is to assemble in special session for the purpose of suspending the duties on grain, pending tho ratification of the Austro Gennan treaty of commerce. The session will last only for a few days, but It Is prob able that strong efforts will be made to utilize this short legislative period, in order to urge the simultaneous abolition of the prohibitive measure against American pork. It is needless to say that this important meeting of the Reichstag is due to the per sonal intervention of the .Emperor. In fact the Emperor's ubiquity is increasing. Nothing escapes his attention, whatever may bo its magnitude. "His restlessness now almost passes belief. His officials are at a constant lever heat, and no'oneris safe-from him any hour or in any place. JUMPED THROUGH A WINDOW. The Horrible Death of an American "While Delirious From a Fever. BT DKtLAP'S CABLE COMPACT. Liverpool, May 3L, A horrible acci dent occurred at the Northwestern Hotel, in this ritv. -vpRterdftv mornine. bv which "Win. H. Gilchrist, aged 45, who is believed tobe an American, met a terrible death. The deceased arrived from the "West Coast of Africa on Thursday last and was given a room on the third floor of the hotel. He was suffering from malarial fever, which lie had contracted in Africa, and at an early hour yesterday morning he was seized with delirium. His condition became known and a doctor was sent for, who administered an opiate and left "his patient in the charge of a special keeper. To the surprise of the attendant, Mr. Gil christollof a sudden jumped up and made a clean spring through the window, which io nf nlnip. clusa. The keener was on" the ajert and jumped so quickly after him that he actually caught hold of his eg and a fearful struggle ensued. .Finally, however, the keeper was overpowered and Mr. Gil christ fell to the pavement below, which was a great distance from his window. Ho wm imnaled on the iron railing which sur rounded the hotel, the spikes of which entered his boqy just Deiow tno stomacn. ,He died shortly atterwari. The deceased is not knowri'to have any friends Eere, POINTERS 70E MtLXEES. American Hour Shippers Given Some Ad vice at a London Banquet. BT DONLAT'K CABLE COHFANT.1 London, 3fay 3L The Flour Trade As sociation entertained the American millers' delegation at dinner at-tho Star and Garter, Richmond, yesterday. Mr. F. E. Haslam, the President of the association, presided, and all the American delegates were pres ent In the course of his6pcech, the Chair man warned the guests that if they wanted to keep their large export trade they would have to devote more time to perfecting the system of transportation which at present exists. He drew a humorous picture of the hard ships to which they might have succumbed had they come over in the way of freight, undsaid: "When I heard Cook wasgoinc to bring" yon over on very low freight 1 yished he could have brought you over on a through bill of lading. Then what would have happened is this: After being shunted into every imaginable siding, you would ultimately have reached the seaboard and spent a week or two there. Laughter. PLENTY OF 0FFICEBS. Thero Are Over Thirty Thousand of Them On the Prussian Army Bolls. BT DDNZ-AP'S CABLE COUP AST.) BtELiN, May SL Some very interesting statistics respecting the composition of the Prussian army are made public and show that on April 1 there were 297 generals, 1,960 staff officers 2,084 captains, 2,852 first lieutenants and 5,548 second lieutenants, in all 12,741 officers on the active list of the nwm 4-Iiava ova filcrt &A. rtfflmro if 4ltA Gen d'armerie, 229 engineer officers and 114- belonging to the hre brigade. Including all these, together with those on the retired list, and 727 belonging to the reserve, with the 871 of the Landwehr the total number of Prussian officers, at -the date given, were 30.04L GEEMAN T,TBTrg.AT.R INDEPENDENT. They Decide to Stand by Their Colors and Are friendly to Bismarck. Berlin, May 3L At a meetingf Na tional Liberals, attended by about 400 per sons, a motion, offered by Herr Bennigsen, was adopted declaring that the party "was determined to maintain its- independence and to preserve its Liberal sentiments. The meeting also approved the sending of a friendly telegram to Prince Bismarck. t DIP0ETS FE0M FEANCE DECBEASING. - The Lyons District is Sending Fewer Goods x to tho United States. Paris, May 3L The United States Con sul at Lyons reports a large decrease in the exports from his district to the United States lor the quarter. These-exports make a total of $3,186,884, against f 3,665i43o' for the same period in 1880. The chief decrease was in suk goods. SECEETS OF TEE TEMPLARS Slay Be Divulged In Confessional 'Without Violation of Obligation. Edinburgh, May 3L The International Templars' Congress to-day discussed the status of Catholic members, and resolved that it is not a violation of Templar obliga tions for a member to communicato the work of the order to a clergyman under tho seal of the confessional. STBIKEBS CHABGED BY CAVALBY. Troops Hold tho Town of Bilbao, and So- clalists are Arrested. ' Madrid, May 31. Strikers in Bilbao made a riotous demonstration to-day. Tho CcnUnwi on SjUA Page. PITTSBURG, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1891 DEATH JN A CANOE.' The Body of a Spiritualist Found in a Frail Canvas Craft, HJMS BEGA'M) iSAHBDIUH, 4 i tm And-by Eis Side Were Written Messages Ad dressed to the Unknown. aiFE HADdOEPAETED TWO DATSBETORE.' SPECIAL TELEQBAJI TO TUX piSPATCH.! New York; May 31. A man was found lying dead in the bottom of a canoe in Sheepshead bay on Saturday night, and wa3( identified to-day by Frank J. Needham as Prentice Mulford, the editor of-the WhtU Cross JjJmtry, a monthly spiritualist publi cation owned by Mr. Needham. Mr.-Mul-ford left this city last Monday in Mr. Need ham's canoe, the '"White Cross, intending to sail to Sag Harbolr, L. L, where two of his sisters live. The canoe was provided with a camping outfit and a banjo, and was well provisioned. -" The boat, when found, was secured to the hank just back of the Manhattan Beach Hotel. Mr. Mulford was lying face down ward, and it is supposed he had been dead about two days. The canoe had been seen to enter the bay on Monday. The Coroner thinks death was caused by apoplexy Mr. Needham says Mr. Mulford was in excel lent health on Monday, the day he started on his trip. He was to write an essay for Ms-publication while he was on his trip, and it was to reach the office to-day. A lot of paper such as he was accustomed to write his copy on was found in tho boatt Left a Singular Screed Behind. There was no essay, but a singular screed was found written on sheets of the copy paper. Mr. Mulford was not only a spirit ualist but a mCdium.'.The article reads as if dictated to him by the spirit of a woman and it begins as if Mr. Mulford had been taken ill. and in consequence had called on some guiding spirit From other pacts of it, "It appears that the trip was undertaken In order that Mr. Mulford might be alone and in closer communication with this spirit It was begun on Monday, probably while Mr.Mulford-s canoe was anchored in the bay. In part the screed runs as follows: Dear, the jrases had a tendency to rise by reason of your unusual position in tho boat. That gives the form of nausea. The thought gives you the Idea of a sick stomach nnd good material mind goes to attack and shoves the Idea of weakness on your body As now you see, your mma seizes imme diately on trifles nnd makes mountains out of them. I brought on you these conditions that! might more clearly show you this. 4t Is the fear of these things so bad In the mind that does the Injury, and vonr mind In these periods of isolation will bo more readily cleared of these tendencies than in any other way. With me you have a perfectly healthy mind. Tou cannot find one else where. So, under these conditions, you will absorb my thoughts quicker than In tho world. Posing as a Weather Prophet You are now, for the first time, literally alone with me day nnd night, and under better conditions than fever before. Ton will soon realize It more and more. It will not rain much to-day, and yott will soon have sunshine. Things will get more and more organlzedln the boat and will go much easier, and you will organize with them. Yon always have gotten out Have you nott It lathe cloudy thoughts yon are throwing off (hat keep my mind Aombiendingwith -rnnrs. It Is as irrevious to me as to vou. ! Always know that I blenrj'with yotrwheif '-A. ..ahnntw rPhn mntaWnt dnnanTf Ttlf a juu iu yyj -w u-..w... uv.u - .n.w mis outrage, .or it&utiiuu su muuu ui i. muse go. At is trying to Keep its oiupiacB. 'mat makes a dosperato struggle Tou are light- go. it is trying to Keep its outplace, 'mas- lug now for thousands as well as for me, Yon will And this a material tvnical morn. lng. The light is breaking. What you take for stimulants In. right mind is added to strength. Stimulant rightly taken Is a bridge like other bridges you have been carried on. Darling, I am hero close to you, Ty your side, to sustain and cheer vou. It is only a mental picture of gloom picsented to you like one from Dante's Inferno. ItisfaUo. It is only ns these clouds between you and the snn. Make- no compromise with It or concession to evil all or your mind nnd body. It is not necessary in the highest sense for a vicarious ailment. It is not be cause we have something to do or dig out in gloom. These, aro all sub ttlo of tho inner or true mind to keep its place. Kesist, resist, resist. Pray, demand and fight it out with the aid of the infinity. Somo-HoroBlysterlous Utterances. "8. B." Is a good woman and In the right vein, but she has many malarial rags hang ing to her. She will do MG" good, but in a different way from that which "G" antici pates. Wo act on "G" and through her, but as regards herself, she must see that she must really do the building without external aid. It is all right hor calling on "S.B." Think of mo when eating. It will mako mo much more real than you and give much ma- torial strength, for then! not only eat with you, butget you In so eating. You alsotako mem at the same time, and - he same time, and will find that It gives you much strength. Afterward do not force j ourself to stay too long on those trips, lorco 3 ourse.u to biuy iuu luug on tuose trips, but you will find each one more enjoyable, God. bless you, darling. That is tho best thing you can put on paper. It is worth all the rest. Prentice Mulford was born in Sag Harbor in 1804. His father was & hotel keeper there. After leaving school Mul ford ran the hotel for three years. In 185S he shipped before the mast in the clipper Bhip Wizard, bound for China via San Francisco. He left the ship at the latter place, and after staying theiy for awhile shipped as cook on a whaling scho6ner. He began writing In California In 1860. He was a candidate for the Legisla ture in 1864, but was defeated. "When he left San Francisco fie took a trip to Europe, tramping through the French Prov inces on foot He married upon his return. His wife died shortly afterward. For ten years lie was on the editorial staft of a New York daily. He was fond of going off in a boat alone. ' COMMISSIONER GE0SYENOB SPEAESf. He Says It Is a mistake That He Is Preju diced Against Germans. Chillicothe, May 3Lr-General Gros venor is here. In regard to the interview .with Mr. Barthold, of St Louis, he said: 1 said nothing that I would not willingly have said to the press over my own signa ture. I have "no prejudice against the Gor man people. 1 have represented a district in Congress in which there is a large German population, among whom I reckon my warmest friends. It is simply a case of mis understanding and misrepresentation, and I shall improve the opportunity to write to Mr. Barthold and explain to him his error. The protest Is causeless and really without provocation. A FREE SILYEE MESSAGE. Ex-Senator Tabor Says Harrison Will Send It In at the Next Session rsrXCIAL' TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Denver, May 31. In an interview" with ex-Senator Tabor to-day, he is quoted as follows: "I had several friendly chats with President Harrison during his late visit, both in Glenwood Springs nnd Denver. You may say that from the President's conver sation, that he will' recommend the free coinage of the American product of silver in his next message." dTBANGEBS IN DETROIT PULPITS. Delegates Preach In Nearly Every Church In tho City and Vicinity. Detroit, May 31. A number of the del egates to the Presbyterian General Assem bly occupied the pulpits of the churches of the yarjqu? denominations in this city bo.th this morning arid evening. According to general expectation no mention was made of the Briggs controversy. Dr. Parkhurst preached at the Fort Street Presbyterian Church this morning and at the First Congregational this evening. Moderator Green filled the "Westminster pulpit this morning nnd Dr, "Dickey this evening. All the visiting delegates possi ble were asked to preach, and quite a num ber visited the surrounding towns JJ invitation. A MYSTERIOUS BEAST. iTIS AT LABGE IN THE NUTMEG STATE AND KTLLTNG PIGS. The Strange Animal Is Thought to Be Whit Is Known as an Indian Devjl Pig Pens' Suffer Prom His Balds To Be Hunted Down. SPECIAn TELEG&AM TO TIIE BISPATCH.! Norwich, Conn., May 3L Awildonf mal that w thought to be an "Indian Devil" is at large in Eastern Connecticut, Killing spring pigs and setter dogs. He ap peared first in the forests about Portland, village, on the Connecticut river. Two 'hunters' strolling through the underbrush heard one of their dogs yelp in a peculiar way, and hurrying to his aid, saw a big brown beast galloping through the brakes with long easy leaps. The dog had been killed almost'inslantly. He had been bitten through the breast and his head almost torn from his neck. Then the beast came East At midnight in his bed the other day, Farmer Clifton Peck, Of the rural town of Franklin, a few miles north of this city, heard a great outcry In his orchard, below hjs'l)busev.where he had nine of the hand somest pigs in New London county. He leaped from his bed and ran into the orchard, shouting. In the moonlight he described a big beast skulking away across the fields. Mr. Peck was juat in time to save tlie life of the pig whion the predatory animal had been strangling. The pig had been bitten severely. . Next the "Indian Devil" visited the pig gery of Mr. Lamb, in the same neighbor-' hood. At night Mr. Lamb's four pigs were all right In the morning, when lie went to feed them, two of them were dead in the pen. ' The two others had fled to the woods, where Mr. Lamb found them trembling with terror. The dead pigs had been terribly lacerated about the head and ears, and there were bites on their chests that penetrated to the heart L. H. Smith, also Of Frank lin, had a pig killed at" night in a similar way in his pen- Next morning In the sandy road he saw tracks of a wild beast that were bigger than the footmarks of a big dog. The Franklin farmers now hang lan terns about their pig pens and in their or chards at night, hoping to frighten the beast away. In the northern part, of the town is a great hill, Ayers Mountain, and on one craezv alone Of it. Avers Gap. Is the en trance to a remarkably deep cavern, the "Devil's Den:" that is believed to penetrate to all parts of the mountain. It nas lone been the home of foxes and sometimes oft WAlUUUttf, XmUIJUBCCUI .UmiUVT U 1UUUGU Wlty of egress, so that hunters .have never been able.ta trap or successfully besiege the ani mals in the cavern. The "Indian Devil" undoubtedly lias located his home in the- "Devil's uen." xne jn orwicn iaiis iiennei Ciub of Fox Hunters are getting ready to, take the field in a great hunt for that beast B0YER IS SURPRISED. HE IS IGNORANT OP HIS ALLEGED, CONTESTPXiATED ABBEST. An Investigation Courted by Him Not Cot doui rotvAhyVr6ng-DorB:-Attojrtiey General Hensol Says He Has Heard Nothing of the Report BFXCIAL TELEQBAK TO THE DISPATCH.! Harrisburo, May 3L State Treasurer Boyer was to-night shown a dispatch in a I .Tilfl-l lit TT 1.1 J-i- M jriuouurg jiupej, wimi u .uutiiBuurg uare, in which it if stated that his arrest is con templated by the State administration n connection with the Bardsley scandal. The State Treasurer was greatly surprised at the report, and said he was not conscious of having done anything that would justify his arrest, but if he was'to be taken into custody, he was ready for arrest. , As to Bardsley's complications, ho knew nothing of them until the papers exposed them. The Siate Treasurer seemed to court investigation, rather than fear it, but he intimated that his office was not the most desirable at present, in view of the fact that he had about $5,600,000 deposited in 31 banks in the State. This is probably the lanrest amount of State funds that has ever 'been subject to tne imposition ot a state xreasurer. Attorney General Hensel was asked to night concerning the truth of the story of the intended arrest of Treasurer Boyer. He said he had been at his home in Lancaster all day and hadto come here in the interest of cases to be heard by the "Su preme Court He had heard nothing of the report to which reierence was made in a Pittsburg paper. The Attorney General said thp Supremo Court will be asked at the term which will be given here to-morrow to hear arguments as early as possible on the question as to whether "Wright or Oellers is entitled to.the office of Treasurer of Phlladelnhia. Efforts ' will also be made to get the case Dclamater. lor a cnange oi venue irom ijrawiora, county, befqre the Supreme Court at tho beginning of the term. THE OLD AND NEW THEOLOGIES. Lyman Abbott Praises One, but Places His Belief In the Other. New York, May 3L The Bev. Lyman Abbott preached this morning at Plymouth Church on the "Two Theologies-" He characterized the old as the belief that God was outside of man, the new as the belief that He was in man. He denied that the Bible was either inerrant or infallible. It was a mixture of the human and divine, and its glory was that it showed God and man to' be of the same essential nature. He found no fault with the old theology. and was sorry that some others did. It was a step to the temple. Still, while ha hon ored the steps and was glad to have trav ersed them, he was unhesitating in his avowal that he would not turn back. A THREATENED DROUTH BROKEN The Northwest Will Probably Raise Mon ster Crops This Year. St.. PAUL, May 31. Another heavy rain fell in this city last night, and specials from various parts of the State indicate that it was general and heavy. FuUer reports from the storm.of two days ago show that it did even more good to crops than had been estimated at the time. The two or three heavy showers of the past week have effectually broken the threatened drouth, and the grain and other crops are well on toward maturity. It is a question whether there is any greater wheat acreage this year than last in Minnesota and the Dakotas, but there is now no doubt that the average yield will be higher, as also will be the total product VOTED AGAINST 2B00KS. 0 Not The Maine Committee Thinks He Is Sound in His Theology. Thomaston, Me., May 31. The Stand ing Committee of Maine met at Portland Saturday and voted unanimously against the confirmation of Rev. PhilUps Brooks as Bishop of Massachusetts.""- 'i.he principal reason assigned was that he is not sound in his theory. FOR STUAKFS PLACE. A Lively Contest in the State Repub Ucari league Now Certain. THE COLOR LIOTT-IS'A FEATURE. Robinson's Election Might Establish an Em bana&iiik Precedent. LINDSAY A POSSIBLE DAM HOESE SPECIAL TELEQEAH TO TBS M5PATCB.1 Philadelphia, May 3L The retire ment of Mayor Stuart from the presidency of the Young Republicans of this city devel oped a serious factional disturbance in that active organization which will not be healed for many a day. The Mayor in a few months will step down from the office of President of the Republican State League of ! Clubs, and when he does so a war threatens to invade the ranks of the league which may at least begin the work oi" disruption. In the Young Republicans the malcontents rebelled against the running of the club by a clique, which, they said, at tempted to control the affairs after "Mr. Stuart laid down the scepter, but impending trouble in the State league also involves the 'race issue. This difficulty lies in the claims which the friends of Senator-Congressman "Jack" Bobinson, of Media, are making in behalf of that prolific office-nolrE ing gentleman in his Canvass for the succes sion to the presidency of the league. Kobinson'sjOlatm for Preferment Mr. Bobinson Is the First Vice President of the Btate league, and is now serving his third term in that office. Mayor Stuart is Serving his third term as President He has expressed his positive intention to re fuse to be a candidate for re-election, and Robinson's advocates are pushing him for the Presidency, principally on the ground that his position of First Vice President establishes a sort of a divine right in his behalf for his elevation to the first office within the gift of the league. The league numbers over 300 clubs, scat--tered all over the State, the majority of them, however, being located in this city and Allegheny county. At first the men who expect to figure as delegates at the league convention, which will be held in September next, when the election of offi cers' will be held, rather concede Senator Robinson's right to ascend to the presi dency, but the ultimate consequences that would follow such action have recently been looked Up, and those who have delved into the matter are nonplussed at the situa tion which unfolds itself. The Second Vice President of the league is "Frank J. R. Jones, a well-known and active colored Republican worker of the Eighth ward of this city. Mr. Jones was elected to his office through the'eloqttence of Common Councilman Stephen B. Gipson, also colored, who pleaded strongly and with success to the last convention for this recog nition to the party men of his race. Call" It an Embarrassing Feature. It follows that if Congressman Robinson is chosen to thePresidency on the strength of the rotation idea, the same plan must be followed in filling the other offices, and thus Mr. Jones wouhi by virtue" Of his present office become the First "Vice President Going on with this system, should Senator Bobinson die while holding the office of President, or find it necessary to resign or be rendered unable to perform t ho duties of tho office., the next in seniority would hn Uh.Jmes hat-gehtleman' therefore' by uu, promotion tu wc uuice oi .pirst .vice President would become a candidate for President, and, at the annual meeting of the League in 1892, his friends might take it into their heads to-press him for tho top .of the Heap. ' "While the members of the Republican League are professedly strong in their polit- ical friendship for the voters of the State, there can hardly be said to be an over whelming sentiment among them in favor of making one of the colored members Pres ident of their influential organization in the great State of Pennsylvania. rThe Presidental contest comes " on in J892, and for the Republican League of this State to engage In knocking out a col ored man for the Presidency ot .that body wouldrit is feared by the leaders of the Leatrue. be a very entertaining snectacle or the Democracy, as well as the country at large. Under these circumstances there is a strong opposition Deing secretly lormed against Congressman Robinson, and active work looking to his defeat for thePresi dency Will begin all over the State in a few . days. Chances of PJrtsburg Candidates. Possibly because of the factional differ ences Congressman Dalzeltis not regarded as a likely winner by the majority of the Republican politicians at this end of the Sfate. However, he has many warm friends here, and the news of his unanimous in dorsement by so many of the "Western clubs may cause a decided movement in his favor even in this stronghold of Quay. Robert H Lindsay, of Pittsburg, famil- 'iarly known as "Our Bob," who is Secre- jUUJI Ul. U1C OpUC, UU W "5 iil.liS l iquiet out eiitxuve cunvaaa Jur tut; rrcsi' ,ueuu. iv, and he has already gained a number of nledees in this city. SirJce the colof question has risen Lindsay's stock has; taken an upward tendency. It Is stated that ho will visit Philadelphia in a few days to take surveys of the field ana plan-Ms campaign. " ANTIPATHY TO CLEVELAND. Senator Colquitt Says litis Strong In the South Just at Present SPECIAL TELEaBAM TO TUX DISPATCH. Washington, May 3L Senato Col quitt, of Georgia, who has been in New York for three weeks, is in Washington. "You see," said the Benator to a reporter, "if the Democrats in New York make the campaign a Hill and Cleveland fight it will cause factional differences and dissensions and may make New York a doubtful Stated It- may" even defeat us, there and thus put both HiU nnd Cleveland out of the race." My advice would be to the party to stand together next tall and then it we nave carneu me oiate let gover nor HIU and Mr. Cleveland each endeavor to secure the delegates to the nominating convention. To turn the election next fall into a personal struggle would, be hazard ous. I think this plan will be adopted." "What is the feeling now in the South toward Mr. Cleveland?" "The feeling in the South regarding the next Democratic Presidental candldate,has not yet crystallized,. although there is, of course, considerable talk. I find a growing feeling against the advisability of renomi nating Mr. Cleveland, and Mo not believe the South will advocate his candidacy when the convention is held. The antipathy to himis due to his views on the silver ques tion. I believe that the next Democratic platform will contain a strong free-silver plank, and that we wiU win on such a plat 10.' , SHE WAS BURIED ALIVE. The Body of a Woman round Turned Over intb.9 Coffin Tear After Burial. iriCIAI. TELEOBAJI TO THE DISPATCH. Keokuk, Ia., May 3L Word was re- ceivedto-day-from Douds, a town about 25 miles from here, tetling of a startling dis covery there." Tweflty-three years ago a beautiful young woman, named Alice Wood. warn, uiea ana was uuneu. xier urotuer, M. M. Woodward, recently decided to have nis sister's body reinterrea at v uusca. liis sister's body reinterred at viyisca, ? The coffin was opened, and Mr. Wood -ward and other relations were horrified to find the. remains completely turned over, lying face downward, indicative that the young lady had been buried alive. The luxuriant hair wom by Miss "Woodward while aUve was hanging in curls along tho back as-perfect as lile. LOVE'S LABOR LOST. A MISSIONARY AMONG INDIANS' TURNS A "WISER MAN. RE- He Finds the Wily Bed Men Incorrigible Farm Implements Sent by Eastern Philanthropists Made Into a Bridge. Non-interference tho Best Indian Policy. Chicago, May 31.- One year ago Dr. Arthur Graves, of Boston, went "West for the purpose of telling the Indians about the good things at the end of the straight and narrow path. For the past 10 years he had been an" active member of Eastern soci eties formed to aid the red men, but he wished to visit the savages in person. He went to a number of the agencies and con versed with hundreds of wUd men. Faith fully he labored for nearly a year. Then he quit Dr. Graves was at the Bichelieu: yes terday, journeying toward Boston, where there are no Indians except in the museums. He is totally disgusted with the aborigines. "I haveworked like an apostle of the olden tiny Hth the Indians, he said last evening V8 retired from missionary work foC ffrWtsiem Indians know more thansvfyk tvjNoeople of Boston, and they areSLJw ygceteran detect ive.' For years Is.Aftj. ytl thought they had been trea-oyOoKfyx'lv and wronged, and innocenT'Oy jJ'-y- -t- I would tell them Bible ston t? Rose bud agency, and they would liit most attentively. "When I had finished they would get together and guy me unmerci fully. "When I was with the Sioux, chief, Bed Cloud, he said that I could make 100 Indians happy by getting our society to send out 50 plows and other farming implements. I got the people at home interested in the matter, and they Slipped me two carloads of heavy tools."1 These were distributed to the Indians, who appeared overjoyed with the prospect of having the means of tilling the soil. Shortly after this I went further "West for a month. "When I returned I could not find any of the Implements sent out from Boston. After a diligent search it was discovered thaPthe heathens had pitched them all into tha White river and m&de a brjdge of them. The costly tools sent out for farming purposes were used as you would stones, and a bridge across a little river was all the good that was accomplished. This is one instance, and there hre many more similar cases. At this timeT began to lose falthinthe sincerity displayed by the Indians, and subsequent events proved to me that the Indian could only be an Indian. All the teaching in the world can make no difference. The best way to solfre the Indian problem js not to bother with it at all. Leave the matter to the Western people, and they will treat the red. man fairly and keep him in his place. At' the same time, Eastern (philanthropists who meddle with affairs of which thev have no knowledge do more harm than good." XXLLED BY CBXOEOE0RM. A-Boy Expires "While Undergoing an Oper ation by Two Physicians. " SPECIAL- TELEOBAM TO TJTB DISPATCH.! New YORKf May 31. William Willis, P. Canda, the 14ear-old son of John'Xt- gjanda,.'died on Saturday- of the effects of -ilproformaramisteTeibyProf. Jarvis S. Wight andfDr. H. O. Rogers while the boy, was undergoing an operation. For several years he had a habit of sucking and biting his upper lip, and both his parents and teachers made every effort to repress it, but without avail. About a year ago an ab normalgrowth appeared upon each side of the upper lip. It was removed by Prof. Wight, who put the boy underthe influence of chloroform. "Within a few months the excrescences re appeared, and finaUy Dr. Wight decided that a second operation was necessary. Two drahms of chloroform were administered in a folded towel by Dr. Rogers, and Dr. Wight began his operations on the lip. He soon ceased, because he saw symptoms of heart failure. Hypotfermio injections ot brandy and strychnine were administered. Artificial respiration was kept up for an hour and a half, when the doctors reluctantly abandoned their efforts to restore life. The boy was flead. "Miss Cauda, a half-sister, witnessed the Ions' struggle to restore life, nnd she was com pletely overcome when Dr. W'Sht pro nounced her brother dead. A COWBOY'S FATAL DRUNK. .He Terrorizes a Town, Kills a Sheriff and Is Then Killed Hlmielf. SPECIAL TELEGBAX TO THE DISPATCH. Gainesville, Tex., May 31. A cattle man who came in to-day from Jacksonboro told of a terrible tragedy which took nlace in that town late vesterdav even ing between, the Sheriff: his deputy and a cowboy named Byron Cope, who was en gaged in herding cattle some. distance out in the country. Cope came to town Satur day evening, got full of whisky and com menced to shoot the town up in cowboy style. He fired? several shots at signs and 'into windows and doors and up and down 'the streets, at the same time defying arrest and boasting that there were not enough officers in the county to arrest him. The EhentL was notified, and with a deputy went to make the arrest, but Cope had learned of the Sheriff's intention, and mounting his .pony galloped away. The officers pursued at full .speed, overtaking him three miles from town, where they ordered him to throw up his hands, but instead he answered with a shot from his six-shooter, sending a ball through the Sheriff's body. The fire was returned by the officers and more than 20 shots were fired. Cope was trilled, being riddled with bullets, but not until he had mortally wounded the Sheriff, who died shortly after ward with several bullets in his body. WALLER AND MARTIN FIRM. They Will Both Legally Contest Pattison's Right to Displace Them. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. HaeeIsbuko, MaySl. Dr. WaUer, who claims to be Superintendent of Puplio In struction, notwithstanding 2. A. Snyder, Principal of the Indiana Normal School, has had a. commission issued.to him, has made full preparation to contest the right of the Governor's appointee to assume the duties of the position. Mr. Snyder is expected to make a demand for the place to-morrow, and Dr. Waller will refuse to surrender it, on the ground that he cannot be superseded until the expiration of his term of fouryears, Dr. Waller wiU likely be represented by ex-Attorney General Kirkpatrick and ex Secretary of the Commonwealth Stone. Dr. Waller said to-night' that he would not give up his office so long as the courts did not decide against him. W. H. Martin, Factory Inspector, will also'refuse to yield his position tq.-Robert Watchorn, who will formally make.a demand for it to-morrow, armed with a" commission from" the Gov ernor. Martin has engaged ex-Attornev General Kirkpatrick as his counsel. His case is not near so strong as that of Dr. Waller's, the term of the latter being fixed at fouryears by the Constitution. The Good Gray Poet's Birthday. OAMDENiTNJ., May 3L Walt Whit- uajjjsm .n. ., juj pnan is 72 years old to-day. THREE CENTS THE PTMG PKEMER.. Hacdonald's Life Gradually hut Sure- ly Ebhing in Quietude. THE-QUESTM OP SUCCESSION Langevin WillUe Called,, but Will Probably Decline the Honor. CHANCES' HOST- IN PAYOR OF TUPPES. EARNSCLn-FE, ONT.,May31. The latest bulletins from the bedside of the dying Premier, Sir John.A. Macdonald, report no change in his condition, except that he is slowly but surely approaching death's door. Last night passed without event His gen eral powers of life are waning. Conscious ness, though growingfeebIer,ij still present withhim. Before 10 o'clock this morning the patient fell into a deep sleep, from .which he awoke at 7-20. His physicians! say he still exhibits wonderful vitality. Touching references to the dying Premier were mado in all the churches, both Cathollo and Protesfant, this morning. Rev. Father Whelaa said: "At this moment a great figure in Canadian history, a statesman who for nearly 50 years has been intimately con nected with publio life in Canada, and who for nearly all that period has gniSed her destinies, is lying at the point of death. Universal sympathy should be extended. Even his bitterest political enemy would .not refuse to offer prayers for his recovery." Still Cheerful, Though. Speechless. Sir John's life now hangs only on a slender thread. He is fighting with his characteristic tenacity against the dread Visitor, but with vitality slowing ebbing away the unequal struggle can't be much longer maintained Since Friday after noon, though deprived of the power of speech, he has maintained the cheerfulness for which he is so noted in health. Though still conscious he realizes that his doom is approaching and seems prepared for tha final call. With his left arm, which is still serviceable, he makes known his desires. Whenever Lady Macdonald enters tha sick room, his face, which has assumed an ashen hue, lights up. Nothing can describe the attachment he entertains for the talented woman who for many years has been the wife of Canada's greatest statesman. On a larzo brass bedstead he lies, hta bend slightly propped, up. Anxious Inquiries From Everywhere. The windows of the sick room, which look tout from the second Jtory on a well-kept lawn, are nung wiae open, xne neat- is op pressive, and only a slight coverlet hides the form Of the dying man. In the ante-room is a large table on which hundreds of cablegrams and dispatches from England, Canada and the United States ara being deposited every moment. Two secre taries are busily engaged dictating replies to assistants. Queen Victoria, Lord Salis bury, Lord Jiorne, Lord Landsdowne, tho Viceroy of India, and scores of distinguished people, have- sent cablegrams of inquiry, coupled with regret at tho Premier's condu- Ltion. A ciisis.in political circles is imminent The Cabinet sat six hours vesterdav. butua ,if by arrangement thelitis of all the Minis ters are seaieu as to what was dona at tho 'meeting. v The Question of Sir John's Successor. Sir Hector Langevin, as Senior 1114 Councillor, will, in the event of Sir John's death, be summoned by the Governor Gen eral to assume charge of public affairs; but in view of the fact that erave charees for .malfeasance in office ara at present hanging uver tutj ucuu m tut; iuuuster ot jruouc Works, he will naturally decline, leaving the question of leadership between Sir John Thompson and Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian High Commissioner in Eng land. - The Government has already held an in formal conference with the Minister of Justice,but the indications are that a large wing of the Conservative party will insist upon the selection of Sir Charles Tapper, as the next Premier, Sir John Thompson beta? a Roman Catholic. A caucus of the party will be held at an early date, and Par liament to-morrow will be asked t? adjourn, probably for three weeks. The general feeling is to the effect that Sir Charles Tapper's antagonism to the Gradd Trunk Railway will prove a serious obstacle to his successful administration of 'affairs. Hon. David Mills, Ml P., a prominent Liberal, and an authority on constitutional law, gives it as his opinion that in the event of Sir John's death the Cabinet Ministers would not have to resign and appeal to the people before accepting office under a new chief. He said the law was still in force hat allows a Minister to resume office within 30 days after his resignation without re-election. F0UEDEATHS FROM DYNAMITE. A-Tonnel Explosion the Cause of "Which " Will Never Bo Known. Georgetown, Col., May 3L A terrible accident was reported-at an early hour yes terday morningas happening at the east end 'of the Atlantic Pacific tunnel on Kelso Mountain, about eight miles from Silver Plume, by which four men lost their lives. The names of the dead are: Harry Taylor, William Coughlin, X Richardson and John Mulholland. They were employed at the breast of the tunnel in the loading poles. They carried with them about 75 pounds of dynamite, or giant powder, to complete the loading. From the breast of the tunnel is a drift on one of the lodes in which Moritz Farton wasworkin. A sadden and unusual explosion threw him off his feet, stunning him badly. After he recovered ha started to the mouth of the tunnel. A search party was organized and found that all four men namedhad been literally blown to fragments by a premature explosion of nearly 100 pounds of dynamite. How the blast -was fired and what singular circum stances caused the awful fatality will never be known. TWO TRAINS THROUGH A BRIDGE. . A Terrific Collision VflU Probably Besnlt la Two Deaths. Baltimore, May 3L There was a bad wreck at 4 o'clock this morning on the Shenandoah Valley division of the Norfolk and Western Railroad near Luray, Va. Two freight trains were running north to Hagerstown, the first loaded with live took and the second with lumber and coke. In the caboose on the rear of the first freight were a portion of the crew.and James F. Strickler, of Griglersville, Madison county. The second tram, running at 25 miles aa hour, dashed upon a weak bridge and into the caboose. The shock unsettled the trestle and it gave way, precipitating to the bottom of the ravine, 70 feet below, the caboose and two cars of the first train and all of the second train, an engine and 20 cars. Mr. Strickler was killed. John Reese, of Harrisbura. a brakeman. is believed to be Matally injured. Wet tracks, it is thought, ' prereniea. tne train being slowed down. The cars and trestle were crushed into kindling wood. One Day's Immigration Record. ' A New York, May 34. Fourteen haadred and sixteen Immigrant were landed he1 to-aay. T jrJ !- c
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