u canta."',wiBai.sj ' ' ' ' i DOUBLE NUMBER. ?': ' 1 1 -V'-' - - - " - - FORTy-STSTH YEAR SOCIETY IS FURIOUS Sir Edward Clarke Brought Out Too Mncliat tlie .Gr'edt Baccarat Trial. HAD SO MEBCY OX VALES, Thongh Counsel Was Agreed to Let, His Boyal Highness Down -as Gently as Possiblet DEBXKESKESS AT TRAUBY CROFT. The Whole Set Was Made Up of Plebeians and Why the Prince Went There at All Is a Mystery. ME. WILSONS MOXET MAT EaPLALY IT. vTbe Disclosures Will Seriously Embarrass Any Effort of Lord Salisbury to Increase the Eoval Allowance. AS ETnHOUCOFGAJniI.D.G OXEOF THE BESCXTS f BT CABLE TO THE DISrATCH.J LasiMMf, June 6. Copyright Poli tics have not been interesting this week, and had Parliamentary proceedings been as lively .as a Donnybrook fair they would have received scant notice in competition with the great show at the rojal courts of justice. Only the roomy page"- of the London IXmcs have suf ficed to report Parliament and the baccarat case at proportionate length. The other newspapers have given their readers a col umn of the House of Commons doings and 10 of the scaDdaL It is not often that the Prince of "Wales is on view daily for five hours in the same place, and only once previously has he deigned to go into the witness box. The oc casion, therefore, 'nas almost unique, and the newspapers have made the most out of it. Even the "descriptive reporter" has been put to work, but, as a rule, his lucubra tions have been less readable than the ver batim reports of evidence. Prince Isot Furnishing Sensations. It must be conceded, however, that the Prince of Wales has not striven unduly to give points to the picturesque chronicler in the witness box. He very carefully con fined himself to the simple answering of questions and the only tangible peculiarity was his foreign accent, which is always more noticeable when he is nervous or angry. Except when giving his evidence the Prince has occupied a seat on the bench to the left of Lonl Chief Justice Coleridg,,and his demure demeanor has been quite preiatical. The Court has been daily graced and bright ened by a crowd of pretty women, but Albert Edward's fine "full eyes" have rarely been cast in their direction. Sitting by the side of the Lord Chief Justice, with downcast eyes and grave vis age, he has for hours at a stretch remained motionless, the only sign of life being an occasional raising of his right hand to stroks his short brown beard. The uninformed stranger would never have guessed that the staid, portly, baldish, elderly gentleman was the Prince, with whose gallantries rumor has associated some of the greatest names in England, and who, as the evidence in this case has uVwn, is accustomed to carry the implecmti of gambling about with him as a pirfi -f his personal baggage. Society Scorto;,' Sir Ed wan! Clarke. Polite society is loudly denouncing the Solicitor General, Sir Edward Clarke, for his "tactless stupidity" in compelling one of the witnesses to state that the baccarat counters used at Tranby Croft were the pri vate property of the Prince of "Wales. It had been agreed among the counsel engaged in the case that the Prince was to be let down as lightly as possibly, and the agree ment had been so faithfully kept that up to the moment that the Solicitor General made this false ttep the people were under the impression that the heir to the throne had, with what is known as his customary gra- ciounness, joined in a little game of bacca rat simply to oblige his hostess and to put her guests at their ease in the presence of royalty. BntMr. Edward Clarke, evidently irri tated by his ill success in cross-examining the witness for the defense, tore the flimsy eil aside, and now the world knows that the ganib1 ng was actually started upon the Prince's initiative, and that he even sup plied some of the instruments with the full knowledge that the master of the house in which he was an honored guest objected to games of chance beinj played beneaih his roof. The facts were well known in aristo cratic society, but to the world at large they came as a painful revelation. All Comes From Plebeians. The Prince of "Wales' present friends can not find words strong enough to express their disgust, and obtain consolation only in the reflection that all of the offenders, Sir Edward Clarke, the chief criminal; Sir Charles Russell, who dared to say that no English gentleman should care a button for CO pYinces; the silly young Stanley "Wilson, who was so ignorant-of the ways of the world and so regardless of royal convenience a to kick tip a row because he saw a little foul play; Lycett Green, whclike the pig headed Yorkshire man that lw, refused to discredit the evidence of his own eyes; Berkeley Levett, the youthful guardsman, who, to save a fdlow oflicer from ruin and a Prince from discomfort, would not admit the possibility of his having made a mis take, in fact, Host "Wilson, the whole of his farailj, friends and connections and all the learned counsel concerned in the case, are of plebeian blood in the first generation. Perhaps this will also account for the peculiar social manners at Tranby Croft. Each day the entire house party, Prince, Earls, Genrrals and "plebeians, men and women, drove over to the Doncaster races, devoured heavy luncheons, drank strong wines and bottled beers, and backed horses all the afternoon and returned to Tranby Croft more or less hilarious. The Had Plenty to Drink. j2Jr.Mwrarrt Clarke more than suggested thatsonie of the men were drunk at an early stage ofthe day's compotation, in which haeitia not difficult to understand -what. might have been their condition when from gluttony and wine Bibbing at dinner, which lasted over two hours, they, adjourned to another room for that little private game' of baccarat which has since been dragged into such cruel publicity. Every encour agement was given to those bibilously in clined, for bottles and decanters were within reach of every hand, and tippling and smoking went on unchecked even by the presence of ladies. The Prince of "Wales has been 'credited with the refined tastes of an English gentle man, but neither he nor his companions seem to have taken pains to display-their gentlemanly qualities at Tranby Croft. Pos sibly the Prince imagined they would be thrown away upon his low-born host and hostess. Mr. "Wilson is a man who, com mencing life in very humble circumstances, has fought and conquered fortune by cour ageous endeavor and incessant Industry. His wife belonged to the lower middle class, and was the daughter of a provincial post master when he married her. Wilson's Money aright Interest "Wales. Polite society has often wondered how the Prince of "Wales came to shed his royal effulgence upon such common people, and it is marveling still. If current rumor may be trusted, Mr. Wilson's private banking ac count might supply the information which would solve the mystery. Less than a month ago it was reported that the Prince of Wales was over head and ears in- debt, and that his royal mother, with unexpected gen erosity, had extricated him from, his troubles. Both statements were semi officially contradicted, to the ill-concealed astonishment of people usually considered well informed in such delicate matters,. It is fortunate for the Prince if his affairs are unembarrassed, because, in the face of these baccarat disclosures, it will be diffi cult, if "not impossible, for any Government to ask the House of -Commons to increase his official allowances, a scheme with which Lord Salisbury has been credited. Effect or the Religions Antagonisms. "The non-Conformist conscience," which, when aroused, is a powerful factor in Brit ish politics, is already finding voice. At the' Conference of Welsh Calvanistic Meth odists, which closed Thursday, this resolu tion was passed unanimously and -solemnly entered on the minutes: That this meeting learns with regret from the proceedings In a high court of Justice that the Prince of Wales took- part in a game of baccarat at Tranby Croft on Sep- ternber 8 last, and gave gambling in one of its nis countenance to most insidious and ruinous lorms, by force of his exampla thus We would also respectfully submit to "His Royal Highness thuf, by conduot such as this, he offends the religious sense of the people, he drags down the royal house from the high position in which it has for a lengthened period stood, and tends to lessen that loving and devoted affection to the throne. -n hlch. as a reliidous body, has ever encourueuur mia vice amonc tne neocie. been cherished by us. This resolution was passed before Sir Ed ward Clark had elicited the truth as to the owership of the baccarat counters, other wise the adjective would have been much stronger. Slay Be in Contempt of Court. Other protests are being prepared, but most of them will be prudently withheld until next week, when the jury will have passed judgment on Sir William Gordon Cumming and his peculiar play, because it is open to argument whether Welsh Meth odists have not been guilty of contempt of court in formulating publicly an opinion in i-connectiomritb. a ease still sub indice. t Meanwhile public opinion is again being jcalled to the evils. o..gA.-nbliiig. TheLon don Citv Missioi?. which? labors ehlifflv among the "very poor of thU metropolis, sorrowiuiiy reports to-day that gambling appears to havegreatty increased of late in all classes of society. It seems to pervade every neighborhood, and the missionaries testify to its existence, to an alarming ex tent among men, women and children. They have warned both old and young against the consequent of this vice and not altogether without success. If the mis. sionaries were to pay a visit some afternoon to fashionable Bond street, they would find a young woman, who professes to tell for tunes, installed in sumptuous rooms which are crowded daily by men and women whose names may be found in the court director. Charms of a Fortune-Teller. Many of the men doubtless visit the place "because the "sibyl" is young and handsome, displays a beautiful figure, and casts horo scopes while holding the inquirers wrists and gazing into his soul with a pair of eyes described as "gazelle-likes;" but the women who throng this impudent geomancer's lux urious lodgings 50 there with superstitious intent,, and the imposter bids fair to have realized a competency before she is hud by the heels. At Oxford a man has just been heavily fined for tempting undergraduates to bet. and a magisterial investigation proved that gambling- prevails in the university to a scandalous extent. Ministers of all religious denominations who started a crusade a few months ago against gambling are appalled by the accumulating evidence of the wide spreadexistence of the evil and the variety of its forms. Everybody Knows How to Play Now. They fear and with good reason that the publicity given to the baccarat scandal will add to their difficulties, for people whd have read the verbatim reports of the evidence will by this time be able to play the wicked game, and they have also learned, thanks to Mr. Stanley Wilson and his ingenious young friends, how to improvise an ortho dox baccarat table out of the most unpromis ing and homely materials. bir William Gordon-Cumminc-. bv the way, has authorized a denial, which was yesterday published in almost every news paper in Europe, of the statement that he is engaged to Miss Florence Garner, of New York. Nevertheless, it was only yesterday afternoon that application was made to the Archbishop of Canterbury for a special license for a marriage between "Florence Josephine Garner, Spinster" and "Sir Will iam Gordon-Cumming, Bart, Lieutenant Colonel Scotch Guards, batchelor, of age." It is probable that the wedding will take place Monday or Tuesday. GATHERING. IN LONDON. The American Dramatic World Well Repre sented in Britain's Metropolis. BT CABLE TO TILE DISPATCH. London, June 6. The 'dramatic world was well represented on the passenger list of the City of Paris. Among these were Prank W. Sanger, Major Anson Pond, A. H. Candy, Louis Baker, Ralph Delmore, Marcus Mayer, Charles N. Shroeder, Agnes Huntington, Helen Bancroft, Nettie Laford and Ray Douglass. Others were Ellery O. Anderson, Thomas P. Ochiltree, Ferdinand Gottschalk, John W. Mackay, Jr., T. H. Kelly, James Whitcomb Riley, Courtney Thorpe and Edgar L. Wakeman. Other recent arrivals in London are Law rence Hutton and A. P. Burbank, whom Mr. Bill Nye, the Western philosopher, in a letter to a friend, introduced as "my asso ciate in holding up the American stage, otherwise a good, pure man and full of en tertainment for man and beast" PAENELL TO RETIEE After His 3IarriaBe With airs. O'Shea, So Dame Rumor Gives it Out. BY CABLE TO TUE DISPATCH. London, June. C It is understood that the marriage of Mr. Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea will take place sometime this month and rumors are in circulation, for which there is probably not -the least foundation,. m that he will signalize the interesting occa sion by retiring from public life. Politics in IrelaucTare fast degenerating into personal squabbles of the most ismoble character, and moderate men, unblinded by partisan passions, are yearning tor the re lease of Dillon and O'Brien, who, it is hoped, will lift the national cause out of the rutjnto which it has been allowed to fall. OMNIBUS MEN DEFIANT. FIVE THOUSAND OF THKH ARE UKE0Y TO STRIKE TO-DAT. The Introduction of the Check System. on Fares the Cause This Will Do Away With the Extensive) Knocking Down, Hence the Men's Wrath. tBT CABLE TO THI DISPATCH. Loudon, June 6. A great meeting of omnibus men is to be held during the small hours of to-morrow morning to decide whether or not they shall strike work. The malcontents are chiefly in the service of the London General Omnibus Company, which owns 872 passenger vehicles and 10,000 horses, and gives employment to 5,000 men. -Ostensibly, the strike is for 12 hours a day, hut in reality it has been caused by the decision.of the company to introduce the ticket system. Heretofore, there has been no check on fares paid to the conductors, who, in conspiracy with the. drivers and with the connivance of the company itself, have supplemented low wages by pilfering to an extent estimated at ten shillings per omnibus per day. The company was satisfied so long as each ve hicle earned what was considered a fair average amount, and the men were content with the long hours because the longer they i umeu uie inore money iney earnea. A change in the management of the com pany "has been quickly followed by a deci sion to enfore a less demoralizing system "of working. Conductors' receipts are to be checked by compelling them to give a ticket for every fare received, but in return the wages have been increased all around and the company promises gradually to re duce the hours of labor, which, at present' average 14 per day. Henceforth the drivers are to be paid 7 shillings per day, conductors SshiUings and stable keepers 4 shillings, rates which are beyond any paid for other unskilled labor in this .hemisphere. The Increase will cost 50,000 yearly, but the company hopes to "recoup itself by a dimi nution of the pilfering, which will follow; the introduction of the ticket system. The prospects are not bright for the men. The terms offered by the company will at tract plenty of men who can drive a pair of horses and more than enough men qualified to act as conductors and stablemen. If po lice protection be given these men, as the commissioner has promised, the strike will fail. The strikers are not in a position to carry on the struggle long. They are im perfectly organized; they have scarcely any funds, and their leader is a briefless barris ter, devoid of any organizing ability and little better than a windbag. The strike of the East End foreign tailors against the sweating system has collapsed, owing to the mismanagement of a few So cialists, who exploited it for their own ends, and a lack of money and organization. The movement was in truth farcical from the commencement and foredoomed to failure. The strike and lockout in the London build ing trade continues, with little immediate prospect of-settlement. Several demonstra tion against the shutdown in the tin jilate trade werelield in South Wales to-day, and a mass meeting for the same purpose will take place in Swansea Volley next Satur day. ' A SECOBATION JOBIC&B. GBTJTWOOD. Officials.of the India Office Will Slake an Effort to Secure It. LaNTXW, June 6. It is understood that the officials of the India office are consider ing the proposition to recommend the Queen to decorate Mrs., Grim wood with the Vic toria Cross. Mrs. Grimwo'od is the widow of F St 0. Grimwpod, the British Political Agent at Manipur, who was killed with Chief Com missioner James W. Quinton and other officials at the time of the Manipur mas sacre. SOKE PBOITTABLE WHISTLING. Sirs. Alice Shaw Rack in London From a Successful Tour in Russia. BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, June 6. Mrs. Alice Shaw, the American whistler, has returned from her four-months' trip in Russia, after a highly successful tour. She will give one concert in London, and then go for an extended tour on the Continent In the fall she returns to Bussla for four months, by way of Constantinople, where she will appear before the Sultan. SUING FOR BACK DUTY. THE HAT-TREtTJtrXN'a CASES TO COME BEFORE JUDGE ACHESON. Importers Trying for Big Game Should They Win, 830,000,000 "Will Go to .Them The Government Will Slake a Strong Fight Against Them. rEPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, June 6. The hat-trimming cases will occupy Judge Acheson's attention next week "and probably the bal ance of this month The cases are brought 'to Vecdfrer back duties exacted on ribbons, satins, plushes, velvets, gauze and various cloths. The Government collected a duty for manufactured silk and the importers de clare that it was wrong to" do so, and that the collectors should have classified them as material for .making and trimming hats. The plaintiffs are confined chiefly to New York, Philadelphia and Boston, and the amount of money they will get if theywin will be about 120,000,000. The present cases are not for large sums, but the decisions made in these cases will govern them all That is why the Govern ment is making such a stronp fipht. Two million dollars was paid out last year, and the Government autherities say that that amount covered everything that could be considered as chiefly used for hat trim mings, arid that the velvet, plushes, cloths, etc., now in suit, are used to a' greater ex tent for making dresses than for making and 'trimming hats. Solicitor General Taft and District Attorney Read will appear for the United States, and Mr. Tremain for the plaintiffs. The battle will be hard fought The Government alleges that there is no equity in the cases, as the importers have already sold the goods and charged the high duty prices, and thft there is no reason why the people's money in the Treasury Depart ment should be handed over again when the people have already once paid the full price from their own pockets. BLAINE AT W0EK AGAIN. Bar Harbor Brings the Statesman Back to His Normal State of Health Again. TSFXCIAL TELEOBAU TO THE DISPATCH. BAB Habbor, June 6. Mr. Blaine was able to talce a ride this afternoon and he re turned greatly benefited. He has improved wonderfully, and if he recuperates as fast as he has in the short time he has been here f his strength will be fully regained by the end of another week. Much, of his time is given to the work of the State Department which he has in hand. He dictates to Mrs. Blaine, who is an ex cellent amanuensis. James G. .Blaine, Jr., also .renders valuable aid in copying,and doing, other clerical -workj ptpwra HTTSBTJHG, SOKDAT, JTOTE 7, 189L BAETDfE'S SAD DEATH. 1 1 ,The Asbury Park lawyer Who Yfas Bitten by a Cat Passes Away, AFTER SUFFERING GREAT AGONY. Nursed'by Hs Betrothed Wife Poring His Awful Spasms. DEaTHETEA1S A TOUCHING EOMAXCE SPECIAL TELEQBAJt TO THE DISPATCH. Asbuky Pabk, N. J., June 6. Kichard S. Bartine, lawyer, who had been 'Buffering since Tuesday from hydrophobia, caused by the bite of a cat last September, died this afternoon at his home in Loche Arbour. He was unconscious for 11 hours before his death. From the time the symp toms of hydrophobia developed them selves, Mr. Bartine was attended almost-constantly by his betrothed wife, Mrs. Dr. Ella Prentiss TJpham, of Asbury Park. A few minutes before 4 o'clock this morning Mrs. TJpham sought much-needed rest upon a lounge in an adjoining room. Mr. Bartine was then sleeping quietly, and the Van Brunt brothers, the two life-savers, were on guard near the bed. Mrs. TJpharn had fallen into a light slum ber, when she was awakened by a terrible scream from the sick man. She ran into the room and found the two guards holding Mr. Bartine: He was twisting and struggling in an unusually severe spasm. As' the two strong men held him down on the bed, Mrs. ' TJpham gave him two hypodermia injec tions of morphine. In a few moments the drug took effect and the convulsions ceased. Recognizing His Betrothed. Mr. Bartine looked up into the face of Mrs. TJpham, and, recognizing her, said: "Ella, I will try to keep quiet." He then fell into a stupor, which lasted up to the time of his death. He moaned, however, at frequent intervals during the day and there were constant spasmodic contractions of his muscles. Last night also, when he recovered from a very severe spasm, Mrs. TJpham, whom he recognized, said to him: "Now, try and keep quiet; you must be quiet" "Keep quiet, keep quiet." said the sick man; "why, JSUa, you might as well tell Vesuvius to keep quiet But I will try hard." The lost nourishment taken by Mr. Bar tine was given him early last evening by Mrs. TJpham. It was a little brandy in milk. With great effort he managed to swallow the twoteaspoonfuls. He then fell into a sound sleep which lasted nearly an hour. He awoke in a terrific spell and was quieted with Ijnarcotics. "You musn't come near me," said he, "because I am danger ous." Not Afraid of Him. "Oh, lam not afraid of you," replied Mrs. TJpham. About 11 o'clock this morn ing there was a marked change. The face turned an ashen color, and the eyes, which were deeply sunken, looked as if they were covered with a film. The patient lay in a stupor and was quiet, with the exception of slight moans and the frequent twitchings of muscles. Dr. Einmouth coincided with Dr. Chabert formerly of Bellfevue Hospital, in he opinion that death would soon come. When Dr. Johnson returned to the house between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon the patient was under the effect of the narcotics administered to" ease his pain and'keep him quiet Dr. Johnson said' he was sinking fast. About half an hour after Dr, Johnson started tp call jn "another patient .SftCfSM-' tino slightly, turned M his bedT He gasped once ortwioe,Tiis throat rattled, and 'then, with a slightly convulsive movement, his limbs straightened out in death. Although the members of the family had been expect ing his death, their grief when" the end finally came was heartrending. A Touching Romance .Revealed. His four daughters, Kittie, May, Ella and Louise, broke completely down and cried bitterly for several lours, as did his two sbters and Mrs, TJpham. The first in timation of the engagement existing be tween Mrs. TJpham -and the dead man was made known to the public this evening. The couple were to have been married soon. Mrs. TJpham is n, young woman. She studied medicine after the death of her first husband and has practiced her profession for several years. Mr. Bartine was a member of the First Methodist Church of Asbury Park, of which the Rev. John Handly is the pastor. Mr, Handley called to see Mr. Bartine late yesterday, shortly after the latter Ifltd quieted down from an attack. The sick man recognized him and greeted him by name. Mr. Bartine waf. sick four days. It is a coincidence that his wife died three years ago, after an illness of four days, at 2:55 on Saturday morning. Mr. Bartine died at 2:53. The physicians who attended Mr. Bartine denied to-right a published re port that in his delirium he iad mewed and spat like a cat PROMINENT MEN USE REVOLVERS. An Editor and a City Official Slake Targets of Each Other. New Orleans, June G. This evening about 3 o'clock a shooting affray occurred between George W. Dupree, one of the edi tors and proprietors ef the Daily Slates, and Dr. Olliphant, the President of the Board of Health. The trouble grew out of the States' criticisms o. the corrupt new mem bers of the Board of Health in the new slaughter house matter, and the declaration that, as the Board of Health had forfeited the confidence and respect of the people of the Mississippi Valley, -.Governor Nichols should make a clean sweep from Ollyphant down. This caused Dr. Olliphant to-day to send Mr. Dupree a note denouncing him as a liar, a coward ana a traaucer. Mr. Dupree at once went to the office of the Board; of Health and, confronting Dr. Olliphant with the letter, demanded him to step outside. Immediately the firing commenced, and Mr. Dupree states that several of the employes of the Board of Health office jumped on him, thus diverting his aim, and one of them, it is not known who, cut Mr. Dupree in the face while Dr. Olliphant was firing upon him, but none of the bullets took ef fect. At this point the combatants were separated, and Mr. Dupree, who was bleed ing profusely, was' s'ent to the hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and he soon took a cab and went home. GRAY ACQUITTED OF MURDER. The Coke Superintendent Tells the Story of the Fatal Riot 6PECIAL'TELEGKAiI TO THE DISPATCH. Unionxown, June 6. After being out only 15 minutes, the jury in the Gray murder case returned a verdict of "not guilty" at 3:45 this afternoon. The story of the defendant, Robert Gray, was as follows: "I am Superintendent of Leisenring No. 3. Previous to the shooting some of the strikers had returned -to work and about 28 were working on Saturday prior to the shooting. Some of them had been driven off by the strikers. Some who had returned to work were forcibly detained by the strikers. Mr. Callahan and I went np to see what was the matter.. Mr. Callahan, went into the house, but I did not go in. Agnew came up and told us to get away, as we were in danger. At the whistle of two strikers, who seemed to be leaders, the "Huns began to father and come toward us. I stood by Iston, a deputy. We were hard-pressed. I heard a shot and it was soon followed by three or four-otherscg did. not-shooti-did not have any firearms. Before the shooting we hud then 'fought back about 120 feet The Hungarians threw stones. Mohn had a stone in his hand when shot. There were three or four close to the Hungarian, who was trying to seize the gun. The others were close behind." Oross-examined, he said: "The deputies could not get away. They were too closely pursued. Iwas hit on the leg and thigh with a brick or stone. J Baw one of the deputies fire. He shot low. Ibelieve some of the deputies were hit with stones. The mob was close behind the Hungarians, who were trying to get the gun at the time of the shooting. John Mohn was reaching for J the gun when he was shot He reached for JListon s gun. I was nine or ten feet Irom the man when he was shot Mohn bad not worked for us since last falL Shots were fired on both sides of me. I could not say which shot killed Mohn." THE NEW SILVER COINS. NONE OF THE DESIGNS STMEPEED- WHVIi BE ADOPTED. Tne High Class Artists to Get a Chance Why a Design Is Hard to Slake An Old lady Posing as the Goddess The Gov ernment's Expensive Machinery, , rsPXCIAL TILEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH." Boston, June 6. Mr. Henry Mitchell, of the commission appointed to assist the Di rector of the Mint in passing upon designs submitted to him for a new set of silver coins, returned from Washington this morn ing. He says that when the commission ar rived in Philadelphia it thought it had a week's work, before it, but an examination of thg designs showed but few worthy of any special consideration. Some of the de signs were excellent in an artistic sense, ' but not at all suitable for the purpose intended. The designing of coin dies is largely mechanical for the reason that the Government has coining machinery costing $1,500,000. which is 'adapted to a certain Kind of coinage low relief and can be used for no other, and all designs must be made with that point in view. The coin must be stamped by a single blow or pressure and the milled edge must be higher than the design in order that the coin when completed may be perfectly flat TFewof the competitors con sidered this point, and while their designs would be suitable for medals, they were useless for coinage. No designs were ac cepted, and another opportunity will be given for competition under different con ditions. -. None of the more noted artists' entered this competition nor will they compete for prizes alone. They demand compensation for their time and labor whether, their de signs are accepted or notand the next invitation of the Government will be ex tended to 'those artists alone .and will be more in the form of an order for work. An amusing incident in connection with the labors of the commission is related by Commissioner Mitchell. An old lady 70 years old sent three photographs of herself in as many different positions as the God dess of Liberty, together with a model and suggestions as to the most effective use of herlikeness. ELLIOTT MURDER CASES. The Brothers Separated in Court, and Their Paper May Go Under.' . tSPECIAL TELEOBAU TO THE DISPATCH. Columbus, June 6. The trial of the El liott murder cases is absorbing local atten tion. The first witness w&s examined to day, after 23 days having been consumed in getting a -jury. Among the first, things the State- .demandr was tSSfcMPi TElriotf brother Of W. J. Elliott, now on' trial, should be taken from the room. He was indicted for murder at the same time with his brother, but they have demanded sepa rate trials. The Court ordered the prison ers should be separated. John H. Reese, an old soldier, and one of the victims of Elliott's gun when the trag edy occurred, Drougni suit lor to,uuu dam ages and caused the Capitol, Elliott's paper, to be thrown into' the hands of a receiver, to be conducted in the interests of satisfaction of a judgment which he expects to secure. To-night the force of. printers, which have been under the direction of Elliott and" his wife, refused to get out the paper and the indications are it will not come out to-morrow morning. TEE ITATA'S L0NO CRUISE. Her Officers Deny That She Violated the Neutrality Laws. Iquiqtje, Chile, June 6. An interview with the officers of the Itata to-day confirms the news that the arms and amunition were not embarked at San Diego, but were transferred from the American schooner Robert and Minnie to the Itata many miles from the coast While admitting the break ing of the port laws, they absolutely deny having infringed upon the laws of neutral ity, and urge that they simply put into San Diego for provisions and were compelled to leave abruptly to keep on ap pointment with tne Robert and Minnie, which was waiting outside. After the transfer of the arms the Itata took a direct southerly route, and claims to have steamed 12,000 miles, arriving at Tocopilla on the morning of June 3 with machinery much disabled. The officers in dignantly deny the rumor that the engines were purposely damaged. The American warships are employing all available me chanics to puther in order. She will pro ceed to San Diego in charge of the Charles ton. LITE NOT WORTH LIVING. John Wolcutt Thought So, and He Ended His With a Revolver Bullet SPECIAL TELEQSAM TO TBI DISPATCH. Columbus, June 6. JohnWalcutt, a for mer highly respected citizen, committed suicide to-night, by shooting himself through the heart with a22-caliber revolver. He had been drinking, 'and unable to quit the habit, went info a shoeshop near his home and announced there was no need of his living longer. Before ,the spectators could catch him, he had fired the bullet through his body. He was taken to his home near by and died soon after 9 o'clock. Walcutt was formerly a man of some wealth, but went West and speculated in mining enterprises losing all he had, when he returned, and has been on the down grade ever since. GARRISON JURORS IMPEACHED. The Proceedings at Wheeling Continued Until the ,10th Inst SPECIAL TELEtytAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Wheeling, June C The taking of evi dence in the impeachment proceedings in augurated against Jurors' Robinson, Schmidt and .E vans by the defense in the Garrison murder case, was resumed this morning, but without being concluded. At 1 o'clock this afternoon it was adjourned until the 19th inst, providing an earlier date cannot be secured. The evidence this morning established pretty clearly that On the day following the murder, April 9, Robinson, while at the home of his sister, expressed an opin ion, by saying that Garrison "had pulled the best man m Wheeling, and he ought to be hung without-judge or jury. No Hope for General Bartin. SriCIAL TBLEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. New Yobk, June 6. General W. B. Bar tin, the theatrical manager who is ill at the Gilsey House, was no better to-night He is kept alive -by stimulants, but there is lit-tleoe-of4usiecovfirj" 4Jl$IJ(t JC Jl '" , TWENTY PAGES. DOG'S ffiRYE GRAFTED On, the Nerve of a Woman's Ann; , Afflicted With Paralysis. A STRANGE SURGICAL OPERATION Successfully Performed by Dr. Agnw and Flye Other Surgeons. THREE INCHES OP HEEVE TRANSFERRED rSFECIAX, TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, June 6. For the past two years Mrs. J. H. Weber has been suf fering paralysis in the right arm, which ren dered that member practically useless. To day she is living in her suburban home near this city, and in her right arm, midway be tween the shoulder and elbow, is implanted a nerve of a dog. It is hoped that Mrs. Weber will recover the entire use of her arm, waist, hand and fingers. This remarkable operation is possibly the first on record in this country, and was per formed by Dr. D. Hays Agnew and Dr. J. William White, assisted by Dr. Edward Martin, Dr. W. R. "Hunter, Dr. Strickler and Dr. Strayer, the last three-being resident physicians in the University of Pennsyl vania Hospital. The history of this most unusual case is as follows: History of the Case. In 1880 Mrs. Weber discovered a small tumor near the middle of her right upper arm. This, however, was not painful for several years, but became so in 1884, al that time being tender to .the touch. On Marc 5, 1889. Mrs. Weber was at San Anton; Tex. Dr. 1 red Herfl, an array surgeoD ( lfj; ' uuiicu fcuerc, reiuuveu tut; buuiur, wuiuw. proved to he a multiple neuroma of the nerve of the arm. Dr. Hern found it necessary to remove about three Inches of the nerve, thus ca' ing "wrist-drop," which prevented M; Weber from extending her hand, althouth the fingers could be moved to a slight jue gree. Prom that time she had no use oher arm at "all. although it could be raised from the shoulder. She says the whole arjh was affected by atmospheno changes after Dr. HerfFs operation. During the winter just passed Mrs. Weber consulted Dr. Agnew and Dr. White as to again getting the use of her arm and hand. They advised her to go to the University of Pennsylvania Hos pital for an operation which might benefit her. Decided on the Operation. She went there about the middle of March, and it was proposed to transplant Several inches of human nerve into her arm. joining this piece to the ends of her own nerve which had been so widely separated under Dr. HerfFs knife. The surgeons ex pected to take the nerve from a human arm or leg, which had been amputated, and transplant it into Mrs. Weber's arm. The patient consented to this, and spent the next five weeks in the University Hospital under careful treatment, but no case was re ceived at that institution' requiring amputa tion. On April 18, at the suggestion of Dr. Agnew and Dr. White, Jlrs-Weber con sented to have transplanted into her arm the nerve from a living dog. The doctors told her that if the dog's nerve were used.it would not, of course, transmit sensations, but it -would set merely as a bridge between the separated ends of -her. own ncrVe.t - It was hoped, that the latter-xould throw ' out filaments" from each end, which would gradually grow along the fridge ahd join together In tho middle oit So Mrs'. Weber consented, but only with the assurance that the dog selected would undergo no pain. Utilizing a Dog's Nerve. Then a healthy collie was found. It was placed upon a diet for two weeks and was carefully watched, so that .the surgeons could be-surei it was in a perfectly healthy condition He was a very bright, lively young dog- and he did not object at all to being treated like a prince among canines. But then he, poor chap, didn't know why all these attentions were paid him. The operation took place on April 28. Mrs. Weher's arm was prepared by antisep tic treatment, Deing scruDDea with soap and water and alcohol and bichloride of mer- I cury. Then she was etherized and was hospital. In the meantime, the dog, freshly bathed, was also placed under the influence oi ether, but in another room, and all the hair was shaved from his right hip. He was taken into the operating room, where were assembled Dr. Agnew, Dr. White, Dr. Martin, Dr. Hunter, Dr. Strickler and "Dr. Strayer, together with several nurses of the hospital staff. Dl Agnew cut into the patient s arm a wound 'four inches long and to the depth of the nerve, the dissection be ing made with the utmost care. Joining the Two Nerves. Alter some difficulty the two ends of the divided nerve were lound in a healthy con dition, but about three inches apart At this time Dr. Martin, within, one minute, exposed and removed three inches of the sciatic nerve from the dog's hip,and, quickly taking up the living nerve in a forceps, he handed it to Dr. Agnew and Dr. White. They placed it in a sheath of discalcified chicken bone and put both between the ends of the divided nerve, stitching tnem tnere securely. j.ne wound was then closed, a drainage tube being left in it The unconscious dog was at once instantly killed. The wound united without any suppuration, Mrs. Weber got along nicely and on May 21 left the hospital. No visible change had taken place in the motion of the hand at that time, because it was much too soon. Several months may elapse before the nerve has time to recover itself, and at least as long a period will be needed before the muscles in disuse for over two years will regain their normal con dition. The sheath of chicken bone, in which the dog's nerve was placed Sit pro tection, will be absorbed. 8AWTELLE WRITES A STATEMENT. He Says Me Saw His Brother Murdered Dy Dr. Charles Blood. Portsmouth, N. H. June 6. Isaac B. Sawtelle, now confined in the Concord State prison, convicted of fratricide, has put on record with the Governor and Council the story of how his brother Hiram was killed. Isaac admits that he was present when his brother was shot in Lebanon, Me., but says the killing was done by an agent of Dr. Charles Blood. He tried to save his brother's life, but to no purpose. The cause ofthe shooting was Dr. Blood's failure to compel Hiram Sawtelle to sign a document releasing certain property. Isaac says his brother's missing head was thrown into the Atlantic Ocean from one of the Portland boats by the man who Bhot him on the night of the next day after the murder was committed. In his communication Isaac asserts that there was not a particle of direct evidence at his trial to connect him in any way with the murder of his brother. SOFT SPOTS IN THEIR BRAINS. Remarkable Coincidence Found at the Autopsy of a Depraved Couple. tSfECIAL TELEQBAM TO THE DISPATCH. New Yokk, June 6. Karl Syvcrsten, the Norwegian saildrman, and Emma W'olf, who were taken unconscious from the Stavengeren House af 97 Cherry ( street, Wednesday night, and who died-yesterday lrvChiuBbers8tieet,HosDitftZ-withoui hay- ing recovered consciousness, died from the effects of something besides bad rum. That was settled yesterday by the autopsy which was made by Dr. Jenkins, of the Coroner's office, and Dr. Briggs. The vital organs in both were found to be in precisely the some condition. Each had suffered irom gastritis, acute pneumonia, and cerebral softening. Everything about the bodies indicated alcoholic poisoning, but both doctors said there were conditions present that were never seen in cases of sim ple alcoholic poisoning. Their deaths were undoubtedly produced by some narcotio poison, in all likelihood a poison that had been placed in the liquor the man. and woman drank. When the brains were ex amined, in exactly the same place in each soft spots were found. The soft spots were near the center on both sides of the brain, and they were of the same size and shape in each. Dr. Briggs said he had never seen such a strange coincidence before, and if anyone had told him of it, he would not have believed him. Coroner "Levy has not finished the inquest. None of the witnesses explained who washed the whisky bottle, or why it had been found necessary to wash it GEN. SCHOFIELD'S WEDDING. THE COMING BRIDE WAS A CLOSE 4 FRIEND OF HIS FIRST WIFE. She Was Mold of Honor to Mary Schofleld How the Arrangements Were Made at Chicago Almost Finished Without At tracting Notice. SFXCIAL TZLEQEAM TO Till DISPATCH. Chicago, June 6. Themarriage of Miss Georgia N. Kilboume tGeneral'John M. Schofield, Commander-in-Chief .. of the United States, atCeokuk, la., within a few days hasexcifed unusual interest General Schpjeld is approaching GO years old. Misskilbourne is 26. This is his cond marriage. It is romantically inter- ith his first Miss Kilboume is a yjhter of Prof. -Wells, for many Jo id of the Military School at pt v West Point. David Wbi'bisr of Georgia, carried capital ou ffCf J the early railroad days and built v" r jt road in lhat region. Their eldest daugi- jrwhen 22 years old was married to General Barney, then 74. Thir teen years ago the- Barneys were visiting Prof. Andrews at West Point The Scho fields joined the party. They took a great liking to Georgia Kilboume, who was the same age as Mary Schofield. Mary Scho field fell in love with Prof. Andrews' son. Lieutenant Andrews, of the army, and was married to him on Governor island, ueor gia Kilboume was maid of honor. The sponsors for their first child were Georgia Kilboume and General Schofield. Georgia Kilboume was considered as al most one of the Schofield family. She spent months with the members in Wash ington and on Governor's Island. The friendship between her and the first Mrs. Schofield was deep and sincere, and when Mrs. Schofield died, a little more than two years ago, Georgia Kilboume mourned fr her. Some time afterward 3Iiss Kilboume went to Europe and remained for a year, keeping lip an interesting correspondence with the General. General Schofield has been in Chicago for several days. He has been at one hotel while Mrs. Kilboume and her daughter, the bride-to-be, were at another. He called on her without attracting notice and they ar ranged all details without the fact of an en gagement becoming public The ceremoay is to be performed in the Episcopal Church at Keokuk, TOSTEB'S riNAKCIALPOnCT. He Withdraws Two ox Three Million Dollars A From New Tork Banks. rSPZCIAZ, TILIQBAH TO THE DISPATCH. New York, June 6. Secretary Foster's "visit here has resulted in a withdrawal of Government deposits from, the Hanover Na tional Bank, the Western National Bank and the National Bank of the Republic. It was said by the best authority that the withdrawal from these banks aggregated be tween $2,000,000 and?3,OO0,0OO, and that the Secretary would continue this polity with other Government depositories. It seems that the Secretary has paid a good deal of attention to the problem of getting rid of the $20,000,000 of fractional silver in the treasury. The banks have not been willing to take more than f200 or $300 of this amount at a time. One of the most eminent Republicans in New York sug gested to-day that the Secretary should use this money to pay the salaries of Federal employees. In this way, he said, the $20, 000,000 could be very visibly reduced. TEE BIG THREE'S LATEST. Armour and His Confreres Will Have New Stock Yards and a Big Canal. "SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH. Chicago, June 6. P. D. Armour, 'George E. Swift and Nelson Morris, "the Big Three, havo decided to establish big stock yards at Tolleston, Ind. Mr. Armour, who is in Europe, sent a cablegram to his Chicago agent to-day, instructing him to proceed with the plans at once. Packing houses will be erected, immedi ately, and a canal a half-mile long and 18 feet deep will be constructed to connect the river and lake. It will cost $125,000. THE DISPATCH DIRECTORY, Contents of the Issne Classified for the. Convenience of Readers. The issue of The Dispatch to-day consists of 20 pages, mado up in two parts. The first part and part of the second contain the live news of the day. The special features will he found in the second part as follows Page 9. Dr. Briggs' Beliefs Ret. E. K. DOXEHOO The E. P. Synod. The Davis Theater. Penal Colonie. toy Superintendent Warner.'Warden. Wright Judge Ewing and Thomas 31. Marshall. Page ID. Congress Tears Ago Cletton Lloyd Seal Estate-Notice. Page U. The Want Column. For Sale Notices. Gossip ofthe Schools. To Let Column. Real Estate Matters. Summer Amusements. Page a. The Society World. The Grand Army. Cape May Matters. 3111! It a News. Page IS. AGnestof Royalty.... -..Mrs. Jomr Sherwood Many Women of Wit........ Bessie Bramble Death in Kettles Ellicz SeitKXA Fashions for the Season. Pageli. Susl's Sad Journey Wilkie Late News in Brief. Business Cards. Page IS. A Granary of Bones FbaskG. Carfestxs The Chilean "War FasnieB. Ward Our First Botanist .'. LILLIEJT. HOUSTON The Golden Lamp........ .....Thomas St. E. Habx Page IB. Living in the Mountains BILL NYE Lessons In. Massage Shiblst Dare The Book of Amos Rev. George Hodges Page H. Across the Continent CHARLES F. Lhumis The Prince of Summer..... Paysie Puzzle Department E. B. Chadbodbk Guest of the Gipsies Edgar L. Wakemak Late Science Gossip. Page 18. Review of Sports Pbixole He Took His Beans DAN QMS Lire "Without Food CeliaLooax ' New Things in Electricity. Page IS. Secret Societies. Markets by "Wire. Local Trade News. . Business Cards. Page 30. An Exjle's Story Lieotenast Shctxldt Points of a Coolie ..William, E. S. FALIS iJualness cara- . . mm ITVE GElSfTS.- MANY YICTIHS MOUM Because of the Wholesale Stealing of a Baltimore Suicide. HE MADE AWAT,TVITH ?100,000; Even This Large Amount Is Likely to Ba More Than Doubled. ASTONISHING TRUST KET0SED LY HDC rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Baltimore, June 6. Three days ago Jacob Bennett, one of the best known men in the city, was found dead in Druid Hill Park; He had killed himself with laud anum. His family attributed the suicide to ill-health, but within one day after his death there were reports of a defalcation, and a hasty investigation proved that Ben nett had gotten away with a considerable amount. Twenty thousand dollars, it was thought, would cover the shortage, but the receivers appointed by the Court to-day an nounce that after a cursory examination theynnd a deficiency of $100,000, and they expect it wHl reach nearly twice that amount. Among the victims, of whom there are about 100, are capitalists, lawyers, merchants and working people, whose indi vidual losses range all the way from $300 to $5,000. The majority are poor people, who could ill afford to lose the money. Bennett's peculations date back nearly ten years and soon after he became con nected with the Rothschild Building Asso ciations. The first of these associations be gan over a quarter of a century ago. Nearly every year a new one was started, separate) and distinct from the others. From time to time the period of their incorporation ran out, and tQ-day there are but two in ex istence, known respectively as No. 19 and No. 20. He Made Himself Solid. It was customary to let the same officers hold over from one association to another. So satisfactorily were the associations con ducted and so promptly were all the claims paid, that no one suspected that there would be trouble, as long as Bennett was inter ested in the management; He was a very -plausible talker and: a strict church member, and experienced little trouble in making himself solid. Germans in the eastern sec tion were glad to join, and placed their weekly savings in Bennett's hands. The latter was nominally the Secretary of the association, but really the entire cor poration, the President and Treasurer were of his. own selection, and these, like the de positors, placed all confidence in "Honest Jacob." So year after year money came in and went out. At first the Secretary gave receipts and turned the money into the Treasurer's hands, but after a time this was stopped, Bennett explaining that this was a useless proceeding; caused much trouble, and that he could better attend to the financial afiairs by retaining the money. The unsuspecting Treasurer consented, and so, without giving bond for a dollar, the Secre tary continued receiving and disbursing. They All Trusted Bennett. Without consulting any of the officers, he would make loans and mortgages, some of which were recorded and others were not No one ever looked at the uooks or ex amined the accounts. Everybody trusted Bennett implicitly.and as the years went by his reputation for honesty and sagacity in creased. Meanwhile the Secretary was lead inKijv.duaU life Downtown he was an. orthodox Christian; uptown He was one of the boys. He spent money freely and now and then bucked the tiger. Lottery was his hobby. He was interested not only in drawings in this country, but in those in Europe as well. It is also intimated that a woman, not of his household, profited by his ill-gotten gains. He kept this up for years and yet retained the confidence of everybody. Week in and week out he appeared at his desk, and appropriated, the money from the stock holders. Finally this sum did not meet his demands and then he began borrowing. His plan was simple. He used the name of the association; thereby making it' liable. As the receiver explained it, he would draw up notes at'pleasure and tret Samuel, the President, and Thurman, who acted as Treasurer, to sign them. They never asked any questions and invariably affixed their names. Poor Women Among the Victims. Of course capitalists were glad to make the investment. When the notes came due he paid the interest and had them renewed. On the day he committed snicide he bor rowed $1,400, and even now no one knows what became of the money. There were also many working people who he inveigled 'into loaning him money and they lose every dollar. The assets, which consist of mortgages issued on weekly payments and a farm, will not exceed $3,000. Mr. Martin Meierdinck, of the German American Bank, was appointed receiver by the Court, and' all day nis house has been thronged by poor people, who ask after their money. One of the victims is a woman named Steele, whose husband lost $20,000 through a failure and took to drinking. This killed him. His widow opened a saloon and saved $2,000. She explained that she was afraid to marry, lest a husband might spend the money, so she intrusted it to Bennett. Now she is penniless. A washerwoman loses $T00, her savings in ten years. One old man gave Bennett $100, which money was to bury him. And so a number of cases might be cited. Bennett was 62 years old. He leaves a wife and family. THAT HARBISON PENSION. General Kaum Says the Claim Has Beea Duly Proved and Is Correct. WASHlNGT02r, June 6. The Commis sioner of Pensions was to-day asked for a statement in regard to the dispatch'from Chicago concerning the pension claim of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Harrison, widow of the President's brother, Archibald J. Harrison, Lieutenant Colonel of the Twenty-seventh. Indiana Volunteers. General Raum caused an examination to be made, and found that the case was clearly proved under the pension law by the testi mony on file, and the Pension Office could not have done otherwise in the face of the testimony than to allow -the claim. Tho claim has never been twice disallowed, as stated, but has simply awaited in the office the evidence necessary to complete it. X0NEY E0B EVICTED MINERS. James 3IcBryde and K. L. Davis Return From the West With. Some Funds. , SPECIAL TELEOBAU TO THE DISPATCH. Columbus, June 6. James McBryde and N R. L. Davis,, representing the striking miners of Pennsylvania, passed through tha city to-day en route home from a Western trip. They have been among the Western-miners-soliciting funds to assist the miners' in the coke region. They have been moderately successful in -their solicitations, and return to render aid ' to the evicted families. ' Movements of the Quays. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, June 6. United states Senator Quay was in Philadelphia to-day, accompanied by his son, Legislator Dick Quay. He left on the 4 o'clock train for Washington. Dick went with him as far as the National Capital, and continued hisy". innraev tn "Florida- where hft will (mend", ' couple of weeks fishing. The Senator would i not KU&.pouucsfr 4 i i -? I 4 1 - w
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