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THREE MISSING MEN.
Sensational Gossip Concern
ing the Absence of Liy
sey, Boyer and Quay,
ALLOUTOFTHE STATE 1W.
Only One Other Man Is Supposed to
Know the Inner Seorets of
the State Treasury.
THE COMMITTEE IS IN EABKEST.
Opinion of Its Efforts Has Changed Since
the Present State Treasurer
Testified.
POLITICAL HISTOKT OP THE OFFICE.
Jo Further Kews From the Cashier Whose MoTemett
Bare Elated So Much Talk tre
Past Few Sari.
IS mTEJIFUL SESSION OF THE IKTESHG ATOKS
fSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, Sept. 5. A special to
the Times from Harrisburg says: The topic
of discussion at the State capital to-day is
the disappearance of so many Treasury and
ex-Treasury officials. It is regarded, as a
strange coincidence that simultaneously
with the calling together of the Legislative
Investigating Committee during the past
week, Boyer should be in Canada, Livsey
in Milwaukee or somewhere else, and that
Quay should have taken a cottage by the
sea-sands of X e w Jersey, where his family
intend to join him.
"With the exception of General Baily,
about whose whereabouts no one has
thought to inquire, Quay, Livsey and
Boyer are the only living persons who have
filled the offices of State Treasurer and
cashier to the State Treasurer since Henry
Rawle vacated the office the first Monday of
May, 1878. Noyes, who succeeded Bawle,
and his cashier, Blake "Walters, are both
dead, as are ex-State Treasurers Butler and
Hart and ex-Cashier Nutt, who served under
Treasurer Baily until killed by Legislator
Dukes.
it's rooD FOB gossips.
Dead men tell no tales, of course, and
the simultaneous absence of the three men.
possessed of the secrets of the State Treas
ury during the last dezen years leads to the
suspicion that the living would rather not
tell any, at anyjate not to an investigating
committee. With the disappearance erf
Livsey people are recalling the fact that
Boyer was the first witness examined by the
committee, that his examination was very
perfunctory, being confined to a few ques
tions about the condition of the Treasury
when he took charge of it; the banks in
which the State money was deposited and
the exact condition of the money deposited
by his bondsmen to make good the Jamison
and Delamater losses, and that he started
for Canada on a fishing excursion the next
morning.
Livsey's abence also recalls the fact tba
if there are any State treasury secrets that
it would be dangerous to have the lid lifted
from Livsey knows all about them, for he
has been cashier or State Treasurer continu
ously since the inauguration of the late
Samuel Butler as State Treasurer, May 1,
1880, except during a part of General
Baily's term, when the ill-fated Captain
Nntt acted as cashier.
MB. livsey's official- cabeeb.
Livsey first becams Butler's cashier,
serving through the full term of the lattir.
Butler was succeeded as Sta Treasurer by
General Silas M. Baily, May 1, 18S2, who
appointed Captain Nut", of TJniontown, as
his cashier. On the death of Nutt, Livsey
was again appointed cashier, serving out
the remainder of Baily's term and succeed
ing him as Treasurer, having been elected to
the position at the fall election of 1883.
Livsey was succeeded as State Treasurer
by Quay May 1, 1886, and became Quay's
cashier. "When Quay resigned to enter the
Senate, Livsey was appointed Treasurer to
fill the unexpired term, the appointment
dating from September 6, 1887. Cap
tain "William B. Hart was elected Treasurer
in the fall of 1837, and upon assuming his
office the following May he installed Livsey
as his cashier. On the death of Hart, No
vember 9, 1889, Livsey was again appointed
Treasurer to fill the unexpired term, and
again resumed the cashier's desk when
Boyer became State Treasurer the following
May. He has been State Treasurer once by
election aud tnice by appointment, and
cashier five times, his term of service in
both capacities covering a period of 11
years.
THE COMMITTEE MEASS EUSIJTESS.
Another question quite as important as
the absence in other States of the three
men who know all about the State Treasury
is the sincerity of the Investigating Com
mittee. It is generally believed here that
it was appointed for the express purpose of
preventing an investigation. The delay of
Chairman Smith in calling it together, even
when requested to do so in so sensational a
manner by Mr. Fow, and his convenient
trip to Europe confirmed this impression,
an impression, the perfunctory examination
of Boyer before being allowed to make his
trip to Canada failed to remove.
The public believe that this committee
has full power to investigate the charges of
misuse of the public money during past ad
ministrations, and that it can put Quay,
Cameron, Chris Magee and every person
fcaid to have knowledge of past Treasury
scandals on the stand unless they all follow
Lnsey's example and run.
.POLITICS OF THE XXVESIIQATOBS.
A majority of the committee are Bepub
licans, who might leel disposed to be lenient
toward their former party associates who
are apparently dodging an inviestigatson,
bnt the Democratic members Monaghan,
Fow and Captain Skinner, have no such
reason for failing to do their fnll duty in
jthe matter. "Will they investigate? Every
body here understands that even if theJRe
,publican members of the committee, for
partisan reasons, desire to investigate, I
around the edges a little and make a report I
that will hurt no one but the dead or those j
alredy in ail, the three Democratic mem
ber can take tne na on n tney want to.
'ublic sentiment favors a thorough prob
ing' of all State and city financial scandals.
iv attempt on the part of the majority of
tie committee to preTent a real investiga-
jon would he regaraeo by the public as a
:onfession that- somebody was in danger of
'cettine hurt. It is believed here that an
opportunity exists for a real investigation,
and that nothing can prevent it it even
one member of the committee is in dead
earnest.
SO BEWABDS EVEE .PAID.
The committee met this morning at
Philadelphia, but little of importance was
brought out. John H. Tvler, Samuel W.
Bell and J. "Wesley, Supple, respectively,
Presidents of the Fourth Street, the
Farmers' and Mechanics', and the Com Ex
change National banks, were the oniy wit
nesses before the committee. The wit
nesses, whose banks are State depositories,
were summoned to testify as to whether
any person had ever received any consid
eration, discounts or favors by reason of the
State deposits. Each of the three bank
presidents testified that no favors of any
kind had ever been shown -to any one, nor
had any campaign assessments ever been
paid by their institutions.
A motion was made and agreed to that
District Attorney Graham, of Philadelphia,
be called upon to, place at the disposal of
the cgmmittee tWb correspondence held by
him of Auditor General .McCamant and ex
City Treasurer Bardsley. "When the com
mittee adjourned it was to meet in Phila
delphia September 17. The" two days fol
lowing the committee will meet in Harris
burg and Auditor General McCamant will
be called to testify. r
NOT AT MILWAUKEE.
IXV5ET LETT TWO "WEEKS AGO AND
HAS NOT BEEN HEAKD FROM.
A Peculiar Mistake In Regard to a Tele
gram The Cashier Hay Be at Grand
Baplds The Sale of the Livsey Resi
dence In Flttabnrg.
Cashier "William Livsey is not in Mil
waukee. The message received by The
Dispatch Friday night signed by .Mr.
Livsey. was authorized by Mr. Eugene
Jones, Mr. Livsey's son-in-law, who was
mistaken for Mr. Livsey by the messenger
who was 'sent out with The Dispatch's
message of inquiry. It was at a Tery late
hour and the mistake occurred in the haste
that was necessary. ,
The Dispatch's correspondent at Mil
waukee telegraphed last night as fol
lows: "1 have just seen Mr. Eugene
Jones, who resides at No. 393 Na
tional avenue. He is Mr. Livsey's son-in-law.
He said Mr. Livsey came here four
weeks ago to visit his stepdaughter, Mrs.
Jones, who is seriously ilL Mr. Livsey
was accompanied by his wife. Mr. Jones
said they left here two weeks ago, ostensi
bly for their home in Pittsburg. He said
he had not heard from them since. Mr.
Jones believes Mr. Lirsey will soon visit
Milwaukee again. He said Mr. Livsey has
a son, J. H. Livsey, at Grand Rapids,
Mich., and that possibly he had gone there."
Considerable comment was caused by the
fact which came out incidentally in the in
terview with Mrs. Livsey published yester
day morning that she did not know the
Livsey residence had been sold, whereas the
sale had already been reported in the news
papers. Her ignorance of the sale, how
ever, -is easily explained, as the negotiations
J were conducted Ty af "real estate firm and
that firm-had not reported to her, preferring
to wait for Mr, Livsey's directions.
TO HAVE LOTS OF POWEB.
The
Proposed Bill on Militia Matters to
Be Applied In Tennessee.
Nashville, Tests., Sept. 6. Special
To meet an emergency such as that which
recently directed the attention of the public
to Briceville when the Governor was power
less to call upon the militia in suppressing
the disturbance, Mr. Curtice introduced a
bill in the Senate to-day, the substance of
which is as follows: That the Governor be
invested with full authority to sum
mon and use the forces placed
at his disposal for the purpose of
repelling any invasion of the State and
suppress all insurrections and other like as
semblages, whether existing or imminent,
that shajl in his opinion be too formidable
for the loeal authorities or shall threaten to
any serious extent the immediate interest
of the State.
The bill farther gives the Governor
authority to summon to his aid the sheriff
of any county with any number of citizens.
Failure to respond to the Governor's sum
mons on the part of the Sheriff or citizen is
made punishable by a fine ot not less than
S1Q and imprisonment for not less than-five
days.
LAID ON THE LASH.
An Injured Hnsband Energetically Horse
whips His Wife's Slanderer.
Augusta, Mb., Sept 5. ZSpedal
There was a horsewhipping affair on the
public street this moming. The victim was
A. H. Lyon,' a builder and contractor. The
man who did the whipping was Ed Smart, a
young druggist. .a.bout two montns ago
Smart -married a young woman who was one
of the belles of the town. Soon afterward
he heard rumors reflecting upon the previ
ous character of his bride. He investigated
the slanderous stories, and it is alleged,
traced them all to Lyon.
To-day he started to make Lyon retract.
He was purchasing the rawhide at Ham
len's harness store, when he saw Lyon apT
preaching. Smart rushed upon him and,
after accusing him of slandering his wife,
he plied the rawhiae vigorously across
Lyon's head and shoulders, one blow mak
ing a terrible cut on the face. Lyon ran
across the street into Beat's paper store,
Smart following and applying the lash.
Lyon went before the grand jury to have
his assailant indicted.
WHOLESALE CLOTHING KEN FAIL,
Jerkowgkl & Schiff Go Under for 8100,000,
With Assets of 870,000.
New Yobs, Sept 5. .S&xewl. Jer
kowski & Schiff, wholesale dealers in cloth-,
ing at 749 Broadway, failed to-day and the
Sheriff took charge of the store. They con
fessed judgments for $18,614 for borrowed
money, $13,521 in favor of Esther Jerkowskl
and 5,093 in favor of Charles S. Baum.
The firm is composed of Marcus Jerkowskl
and John Schiff Mr. Jerkowskl became a
partner with Mr. Schiff in July, 1890, put
ting in, it is said, 137,000 cash, making the
cahitalof thenewfirmat the start $G9,000.
Emanuel Blumenstiel, of Blumenstiel &
Hirsch, lawyers for the judgment creditors,
said to-day that the failure was caused by
bad business, poor collections and deprecia
tion. The liabilities are about 100,000 and
the assets probably 560,000 to $70,000 in
stock and accounts. They did a business of
about 5250,000 a year.
Colonel Shepard "n 111 Live In Style.
Chicago, Sept 5. Colonel Elliott F.
Shepard to-day guaranteed the Auditorium
Hotel $25,000 for six months' nse of one of its
largest parlors and 15 bedrooms on the first
floor, which he has engaged for himself and
It HntHnr AT nil 4VSnn9a wIa !T 4a Iia
comfortable while visiting the "World's
Fair.
EEMEMBER THE SNUB.
Envoys of the New Chilean Govera
'ment Are Making No Calls.'
WILL WAIT FOE THEIR 'MINISTER.
Gratified That Egan Has Seen Ordered to
Recognize the Junta.
LAZCANO "WILL HATE TO GO HOME
rniOM A STAJT COBBESFOSDEXT.
"Washington, Sept fi. The envoys of
the Government now in power in Chile,
Messrs. Montt and Foster, were much grati
fied to-day when they were informed that
this Government had cabled to Minister
Egan to recognize the Junta as the Govern
ment of Chile, and establish with it friendly
diplomatic relations. The two envoys at
once cabled their friends at Santiago tell
ing them what has been done.
It is not expected that the Chilean Gov
ernment will rush into the diplomatic arms
of America with any 'great amount of ardor.
It can be imagined with what degree of
friendliness the officials of the Congressional
party will receive Minister Egan who did
his best to prejudice this Government
against them and accomplish their defeat.
As to the representation of the new party
here, it is assumed that Minister Lazcano
will speedily be recalled. He was more
than a diplomat in his ministerial capacity.
He was a fierce supporter of Balmaceda.
LAZCANO'S PABTISAN ACTIONS.
He treated the envoys of the Congress
ional party in the most outrageous manner
imaginable, speaking of Senor Montt in his
cable messages to his Government as "that
scoundrel Montt " He had spies constantly
on tneir neeis to Know wnere tney went
and whom they met that he might have
some guess in regard to what they were
doing to gain the favor of this Government
Of course the new Chilean Government will
accept the statements of its envoys in'
regatd to matters here, and it'will hardly
be expected that they will urge the reten
tion of Lazcano a day longer than can he
avoided.
The envoys have yet made no attempt to
see the President nor any official of the
State Department Their late snubbing
still embitters them somewhat Mr. Foster,
who acts as secretary of the envoy, at
tempted to have a secret and personal con
ference with both the President and Acting
Secretary "Wharton, separately, merely to
give their side of the qcstjon, a courtesy
which was accorded the Congressional
envoys sent to other Governments, but he
was curtly refused.
A BIG CLAIM FOB DAMAGES.
"Were they to make the attempt now they
would doubtless be cordially received, but
thev will do nothing of the kind, and until
a minister is formally appointed there will
be no diplomatic communication between
Chile and the United States, possibly not
even through Minister Egan. It is a fanci
ful notion of some of the officials of the
State Department that the new Government
will ignore Mr. Egan and refuse to appoint
a Minister to represent them at "Washing
ton, but Chile has too much at stake to do
this. To begin with a tremendous claim for
damages will probably be brought against
this Government on account of the Itata
affair, and that could not well be done
without the establishment of friendly
diplomatic relations. It will .be -the popu
lar thing-inrChile to enter, suctte clalmand
it'will undoubtedly be done promptly .
Mr. Foster, of the Envoys, warmly con
grajtulated the correspondent of TnE Dis
patch this evening on account of the fact
that The "Dispatch was the first paper, in
America, being several days ahead of any
other, to publish the. truth with regard to
the csnduct of Minister Egan and its effect
on this Government in leading it to really
espouse- the cause of the dictator.
LAZCANO SEES THE INEVITABLE.
Senor Don Prudencio Lazcano, the Chil
ean Minister, has given up the house which
he has occupied here for some time and,
accompanied by his wife, left the city this
afternoon for New York. It is believed
that he is on his way to Europe.
If theie has been any question as to the
proper treatment of the refugees aboard
Admiral Brown's flagship, the Baltimore,
it has been decided by the Admiral himself,
as appears from-the following cablegram
received by Secretary Tracy from him this
afternoon:
Valparaiso, Sept. 5
The Baltimore leftyesterdayforMollendo,
Peru, taking away 20 refugees whoso lives
are not safe In Chile no other way to reach
neutral territory. The Baltimore Is to re
turn without delay. Excitement is subsid
ing rapidly. Baowir.
THE NITBATE XING TALES.
Didn't Help Keep Up the "War bnt Wishes
Balmaceda Could he Shot.
, BY CABLE TO TBS DISPATCH.
London, Sept 0. Colonel North, who
has just returned here from Homburg,
denies in the "most emphatic manner that he
spent money to keep the civil war in Chile
going. He states, however, that his sym
pathies, like those of most British merch
ants, having been from the first with the
Congressionalists, he helped in a legitimate
manner by shipping large quantities of
nitrate, upon which he paid duties, which.
of course, went into the Congressional
Treasury.
Colonel North invariably speaks of the
Congressionalists as the Constitutionalists,
and makes no secret of his desire to hear
that Balmaceda has been shot
A Circular to the Powers.
Pabis, Sept 5. A dispatch received to
day at the Chilean Legation in this city
from Santiago says that the Provisional
Government of Chile has been constituted,
and that it will send a circular letter to the
powers anil all countries appearing dis
posed to recognize the present administra
tion of Chile.
A THBESHHfG JIACHIHE BX0WK TIP.
One Man Killed and Others Injured
by a
Dynamite Explosion.
Findlat, O., Sept 5. Special. By
the act of some unknown villain "William
Mull was killed and several others were
injured this afternoon at the farm of Daniel
Browneller, near this city. A number of
men were engaged in threshing wheat when
the machine exploded with terrible force,
wrecking the place and blowing pieces of
iron through the roof and a great dis
tance in the air. Mull was terribly bruised
and torn by the flying pieces of the machine,
and four other men working about the
place were Injured, though not fatally. 'I(.
was at first thought the boUer of the thresh
ing machine had exploded, but an investi
gation showed that to be intact
It was then found viftm close examination
that some fiend had placed a dynamite cart
ridge in a sheaf of wheat, which caused the
explosion when it was fed through the ma
chine. There ia great excitement. in the
vicinity, but as yet aU efforts to learn tha
identity of themisereant who placed dyna
mite in the wheat have been fruitless.
A BoUer Explosion Canses a Suicide.
Ne-wObleajjs, Sept. 8. Special Ed
ward O'Eourke, owner of tha O'Rourko
Boiler "Work?, in f his city, killed himself
by shooting at his foundry this morning. A
short time ago he was testing a boiler be-
1 lieved to be defective. It blew up, killing
'two men and seriously injuring O'Bourke. ;
lie apparently recovered, but tne shock oi
the explosion, which carried him'sOme dis
tance, was too nmoh for him. Ill a fit of J
temporary insanity he used his revolver to
end his imaginary troubles.
CLEARED A MURDERER.
NOTED INCIDENT IN THE LATE
JUDGE HOFFMAN'S CABEEB.
He Made the Slayer of a Beantlfnl Girl Con
fess and Then Successfully Defended
Him The Popular Indignation Against
Him Was Great
San Fbancisco, Sept 8. Special.
Judge Ogden Hoflman, of the United States'
Court, who died recently, was the Oldest
Federal Judge in the United States. Nearly
CO years ago he was considered the most
eloquent advocate at the bar of the city of
New York. He added more to his notori
ety than to his fame by his successful de
fense in that city of a man named Robinson
for the murder of Ellen Jewett, a beauti
ful, but notorious woman. The murder
created great excitement
Bobinson was a well-known business and
society young man of the city. "When he
was acquitted the indignation of the citi
zens manifested itself in various ways, one
of them being the severe arraignment of
Hoffman by tne people and press for the
manner of his defense. It became pnblio
that Hoffman required Bobinson to telLhim
the truth before he would undertake the
case, assuming that he could be defended
more successfully if he knew he was guilty.
Bobinson confessed to his attorney.
It was discussed for a time by the papers
and the magazines, as to the question of the
moral wrong of such a defense, from the
standpoint of professional ethics. The ver
dict of the pnblio was against Hoffman, as
well as his client Bobinson soon took his
leave and went to Texas. Hoffman sev
eral years after moved to California. In the,
course of time he was appointed United
States District Judtre and held the. office!
for the remainder of njs life. He belonged
to an old and honored Knickerbocker fam
ily of New York.
A well-known magazine in New York
'now has an advertisement tor the principal of
a school lor girls in J ew xorK Jlty, wnere
French is the language of the school. A
year or two ago there appeared in the same
magazine a similar advertisement by the
same principal, in which she advertises
herself as once the wife of Ogden Hoffman.
THEY ABE O00D S0LDIEE3.
The
Enlisted Bed Men Take to Military
I.lfe Most Enthusiastically.
Makblehead, Mass., Sept B.lSpecial'
Secretary of "War Proctor arrived hero
this morning from "Washington, and will
stay at his summer home a few days before
starting on his tour of inspection of the
"Western military posts. He talked freely
about the Indian situation. He saifc "I
desire especially to sea and examine into
the workings ot the new Indian companies
just organized. There are six already
organized, and six additional underway.
These companies are assigned to the regular
regiments, one to each regiment. The com
pany at Fort Niobrara, near Pine Bidge, is'
a cavalry company under Lieutenant
Dravo, who has given especial attention to
this service, and speaks highly of the con
duct and character of these men. Most of
them belong to the Brule Sioux,
xney are very ambitions, ana fry to
outdo the. white soldiers in good eonduct
-Thcharbeeome-Yary'ncSt- TheyVut
their half, savin ir thev want soldier-hair.
The officers of toes: companies have been
selected with great pains. "We have tried
io get enuuniusuc omcers wuo tase to tne
work. All order are given in English,
and while all the men do not under
stand the language, they soon come to know
the orders and conform to the rules very
quickly. '
11110167 HOPErSS' EIGHT.
No Truth In a Beported Conference for a
Settlement
NewYOBK, Sept 15. iSpcriaJ, It was
said to-day that the proposed contest of the
will of Mrs. Hopkins Searles br her
adopted son, Timothy Hopkins, might be
abandoned. The assertion that Mr. Hopkins
had been called from this city to Methuen,
Mass., to confer with Mr. Searles as to a
probable settlement out of court was the
foundation for this story. Bussell "Wilson,
one of Mr. Hopkins' lawyers, who is stay
ing at the Hotel Brunswick, told a reporter
to-day that Mr. Hopkins is not at Methuen.
"Mr. Hopkins," said Mr. "Wilson, "left
here on Friday afternoon for Stockbridge,
Mass., where Mr. Choate, who is associated
with Judge Booth and myself in this case,
has his summer residence. He4s io be Mr.
Choate's guest until Monday. The state
ment that Mr, Hopkins has recoived a com
munication from Mr. Searles asking him to
go to Methuen for conference is without
foundation." Mr. Wilson refused to say
whether or not there Is a probability that
the caso would be settled out of court
A HAPPY TEBMIHATI0N.
The Bale Dei Chalenrs Hallway Scandal at
Last Covered TJp,
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 5. The Baie Des
Chalenrs scandal wiU be brought to a happy
termination as the result of a conference be
tween the lawyers retained from the vari
ous interests. The application of the new
company for the Dominion act of incorpora
tion was opposed by the Ontario Bank and
the McFarlane estate. Incidentally, during
the Senate committee inquiry, all the
"boodling" disclosures took place.
Now an arrangement has been reached by
which the measures will not be further op
posed. The new company has agreed to in
corporate a clause in the bill providing for
the deposit of $180,000 in the Bank of
Montreal as security for the payment of
Sub-Contractor McFarlane's claim.and also
to pay whatever reward is made by the
courts in the civil suit now in progress.
WERT TO GHUB0H TO WED
Bnt the Police Ponnd Him There and Took
Him in for Abduction.
Tobonto, Sept B. (Special Frank
Bisch, son of a prominent merchant here,
while in St. George's Episcopal Church to
day, waiting to be married to a 16-year-old
girl, was arrested by the police on a charge
of abduction. The girl was Miss Lon Bolls.
She attended school in Toronto, where
Bisch met her. She is pretty, and will be
worth $25,000 when she becomes 21.
She is the ward of a firm of lawyers, at
whose instance the arrest was mode.
Bisch's brother, who was waiting at the
church at the time, was alo arrested.
Small Creditors liulned Him.
Lottisvillb, Septa. MTabler assigned
to-day at Harrodsburg, Ky. His assets are
nominally $300,000; liabilities unknown. He
is interested in Birmingham and Florence,
Ala., Wichita, Kan., and Is .supposed to
have property to meet all his debts, but waa
forced to the wall by small creditors de
manding immediate payment r
The Week's Specie Exports.
New Yobk, Sept B. The exports of
specie from the port of New York last week
amounted to $454,129, of which $21,136 was
gold and $432,993 silver, all consigned to
Europe. The imports of specie amounted
to $40,499, of which $33,074 was gold and
$7,425 silver.
SUICIDE IN PRISON
Thev Fate of Sophie GuensRberg, Jhe
Famous Russian Nihiliste.
'WITH AN OLD PAIE OF SCISSORS,
The Determined Woman Hacked Her Throat
and Bled to Death.
STORY OF HER TERT ETENTFTJL LIFE
Sr. 'Petebsbtjbg, Sept B. Sophie
Guensgberg, the famous MKihllisW "wh0
ifas" sentenced in November last to im
prisonment for life at Schlusselberg, an
island of the Neva, 21 miles from here, has
committed suicide. Sophie Guensgberg had
been despondent for many months past, but
recently she seemed to be regaining her
usual spirits. Finally sne became possessed
of a pair of scissors, and with them she
hacked her throat in such a determined
manner that she died in spite of the efforts
made to save her life.
Sophie Guensgberg was tried in Novem
ber, 1890, at St Petersburg, together with
btoeianotsky and jfreueia, on tne cnarge oi
having been implicated in a plot against
the life 'of the Czar. The tnal -was. con
cluded on November 17, 1890, and all three
of the persons named were condemned to be
hanged. The court, however, recommended
that the Czar remit the sentence of death
against Stoelanofskj- and Freifeld, and they
wpre eventually banished to Siberia.
For a Ions tims the life of Sophie Gnensg-
berg hung initiw balance, but she was sen-
tenced to imprisonment for life and was
sent to bchlusselburg, where sue died.
Sophie and other Nihilists had previously
been tried in Paris for having explosive
bombs in their possession. She was much
admired, by the Nihilists in France, Swit
zerland, Bussia and other countries.
After the murder of General Seliverstoff
in Paris in November, 1890, the Sdair, a
newspaper of Paris, stated that a Nihilist
committee had decided that if Sophie
Guensgberg was sentenced to death,General
Seliverstoff said to be the director of the
Bussian police, in France, would be killed
so soon thereafter as possible.
Sophie was "sentenced tobebansed on
a Monday, and the shooting of General
Seliverstoff at the Hotel De Bade, Paris, by
an unknown assassin, supposed to be a man
named Padlewski. took place on the follow-
I ing Tuesday.
A LAB0B LEADEB'S THEFT.
Secretary Solomon, of the Cigarmakers'
Union, Skips With 83,288.
NEWABK, N. J., Sept 5. SpeddW
Charles B.Solomon, Financial Secretary of
the International Cigarmakers' Union in
Newark, and a well-known labor agitator,
is missing, and the trustees of Union 138
have made "a. charge against him of em
bezzling ?3,288 of the InternationaLfunds,
which was intrusted to him to-day .when it
was drawn from the German Savings Bank
for distribution among other onions. Solo
mon disappeared immediately afterpetting
the money. Since then his wife has
received a postal card from New York,
directing her to sell her householdefiecte at
a place which .his mother wduldtell her
about. Solomon's parents live in Montreal.
and it is. believed he has gone there. Super
iatersi Brown has telegraphed to
MorfjOlt0 naTeWm detained? be appears
lhe?JrCr . "" T .
Soloman is a short, Bowlemred man. with
blaclc eyes anct hair and a. big dark red
mustache. He "was conspicuous in the at
tempt to organize the girls during the
Clark Thread Company's strike. On Frk
daynight he was appointed a constable fot
the Fourth ward of Newark. He waa under
no bond, being trusted implicity by the
union.
A8BTJEY PARK'S WATEESP0TJT.
Visitors to the Beach Treated to a Hnge
Specimen Just Off Shore.
Asbubt Pabb Sept 5. Special. The
visitors who journeyed to the beach early
this morning to watch the unusually heavy
sea were treated to a sight rarely wit
nessed near shore. About 9 o'clock the
wind was blowing furiously from ,the
northeast Suddenly the sea, at a
spot near the shore, was unusually
agitated, and, as the eyes of
all were directed to the spot, a huge water-
snniif fnrmp.H And bpfrfln Tnovinif flfwiwnril in
a southeasterly direction. The volume of
water was balloon-shaped and was fully 300
feet high.
There were no vessels In its track, bnt
Tylee Eons, a fisherman, narrowly es
caped being caught by the mountain of
water. He saw it approaching and pulled
his boat out of the way of the twirling col
umn, which passed within 100 yards of him.
The waterspout left in its wake a broad
track of foaming water, and t the Incoming
breaker rolled mountain high for a half
hour after the spout disappeared.
GOT ABOUND THE DrFFICtTIiTT.
How a "West Virginia Farmer and His Girl
Astonished a Preacher.
Clabksbtjko, Sept. 5. Special.
Last evening just after the close of the
fair a young man named Biggs, from
one of the back counties, accompanied by
a very pretty young lady, applied at several
boarding houses for lodging overnight As
they were all filled with guests to the fair
the couple failed, and the young man in
despair asked the whereabouts of a minis
ter. Bev. J. M. "Worden happened to be
passing at the time, and was asked by Biggs
to marry them right then and there.
The amazed minister, after recovering
from bis surprise enough to recollect the
formula, made the two one in the presence
of a large crowd of promenaders. BJggs
said they tried to secure separate lodgings
and failed, and as they had to room together
he thought he bad bettor marry the girl, as
he loved her anyway, and It was only hur
rying the day. His explanation was satis
factory, and they started for their home,
followed by three cheers from the jovial
crowd.
Clothiers Pnshed to the .Wall.
Ban Fbakcisco, Sept 5 An attachment
was levied to-day on the large LX.L,
clothing establishment of M. J. Flavin &
Co. by the Bather Bank, of this city, o
which an overdraft of $22,000 is owing by
the firm. The liabilities of the firm, it 14
stated, amount to'between $80,000 and $85,
000, of which about $15,000 is due Eastern
creditors. The firm claims to have assets
of $125,000 and to be perfectly solvent
Woolen Itlamifacturers Assign.
BALriMOB,Sept 5. The firm of Eobert
Moore & Co. made a deed of trust to-dar
for the benefit of their creditors to Carl
VIeter, of New "York The bond is for
$100,000. The assets of the firm are atated
at $143,000, while the liabilities are $97,000.
Bobest Moore & Co. is one of the oldest
and best known firms of woolen cloth im
porters in this country.
Bonds Redeemed Yesterday.
WASHDJOTOir, Sept. 5.-Th6 amount of
the 4J per cent bonds presented for redemp
tion to-day was $257,950. 'The total re
deemed to date- is $9,574,800. The amount
of Jf per cent- bonds continued at 2 per
cent to-day was $55,300, making the total to
date $23,814,800".
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THERE WERE TWO SOUSES
KILLED BY AN EAGLE.
A Three Months Old Indian Baby At
tacked by a Monster Bird.
IT LIFTED THE CHILD TEN FEET,
Dropped It and Then Pecked Out Its Eyes
and Cat Its Throat.
THE MOTHER WAS BADLT WOUNDED
SPECIAL TELIOnXir TO TBE DISPATCH. 1
Salt SteMabie, Mich., Sept 5. John
Powadje, a former chief of the Chippewa
tribe of Indians, lives on the banks df St
Mary's river, andaefsas guide for numer
ous hunting parties. To-day three Cincin
nati men engaged him for a day's hunt.
They started to cross the river this morning,
and when nearly over noticed a large bird
flying high in the air. The Indian said it
"was an eagle and suggested that he should
row,h3ckito the American shore so as to be
.artthin gunshot' of thebird if It should
ucscciiu. xxe uiu uu auu iuo u.ru cauie-
down within a mile of the point where the
party landed. They started for gunshot
distance.
Powad ie's sauaw meantime hod-srone down
to thoTiver to gefaome water, -lwyins"hei"1
3-months-old papoose tleu-to tee usual,
board and leaning against the side hf the'
hut. The eagle, soaring high in thooir,
spied the child, and slowly descended to
the earth. "When about 200 feet from the
t round the bird made a swoop down on the
elpless babe. The squaw saw the swoop
and supposed that it was alter a chicken,
but i as horrified a moment later to see the
eagle rise with the child ia its talons.
"When about ten feet from the ground the
bird dropped its load, but immediately
swooped down on it again. . Failing in an
attempt to pick up the child again, the
eagle pecked at its throat and eyes, gouging
one eye out and lacerating the child's body.
The squaw soon reacned the spot and at
tempted to drive the eagle off with a stick.
The bird turned on her and pecked at her
neck, inflicting a serious gash. It then rose
in the air about 100 feet and, apparently
uiituiguig its ujiuu, ftwuuueu ugwu again.
At this moment the sound of two distant
rifleshots were heard, and the bird fell to
the ground. A minute later Powadje's
party rushed up to make sure of their game.
Powadje had scarcely reached the eagle
when he heard a shriek from his squaw, and
he discovered thathis child had been killed.
It is not known whether the child was
killed by its fall or by the loss of blood
from its wounds. The eagle was one of the
bald-headed variety, and was one of the
largest ever seen here.
FAILED TO PAY TJP.
The Great "Whlteley Beaper Works Once
Ajraln on the Market
Spbtngfield, O., Sept &. Special
As soon as the order of court was issued
some months ago, directing the receiver of
the great East street reaper works, the
largest in the world, to sell them, they were
advertised in all the great industrial cen
ters. J. D. Kurtz, of Cleveland, as the
representative and trustee of a number of
capitalists in Cleveland, Chicago and New
York, purchased the works tor $300,000,
about two-thirds of the appraisement, for
the establishment of an Immense caivworks,
to be known as the Central car works. The
first payment on the works was to have
been made to-day, and the company organ
ized at once in.Chlcago under the law of
Illinois. Either the deal is off or else there
is some hitch in the arrangements, for the
option of the company under the receiver's
contract of sale expired to-day without any
payment being made.
Attorney? who are interested refused to
make any statement The works are to be
again offered for sale September 14. A
number of bonds are held in Pittsburg, Bos
ton and New York, issued bv "William N.
Whitelev when he originally failed for
$3,000,000, at 50 cents on the dollar.
BUSSELL BATS ITS PEBSEOinTON.
Interesting Incident Involving Secretary
Poster, Paisett and Harrison.
New Yobk, Sept B. Special Bussell
Harrison walked into the Fifth Avenue
Hotel at 10 o'clock, this morning and sent
his card to parlor 1, that was occupied by
Secretary Foster. A Ter minutes later
Bussell followed his card. At 1020 o'clock
Collector J. S. Fass'ett walked up, pulled
out his card and said: "Secretary Foster
in?" Before the clerk could reply a friend
of the Collector whispered: 'Young Bus
sell is with him."
"Oh, is he, indeed?" exclaimed the Col
lector. "Well, then, I guess I'll waif
and the Collector thrust his card Dack into
his pocket Then he walked so'ftly about
and finally concluded to call on somebody
elie.
When Bussell reappeared a reporter
asked him If he cared to say anything about
his unsuccessful effort -to have financial re
lations with the Mercantile Trust Com
pany. "The newspapers are persecntine nie."
.was all he would say. '
An Architect Polled Down.
New Yobk, Sept 5. Creditors hive
taken charge of the affairs of James Graham,,
:";' Mmmon A
AND THEY CMOTHE P00RE3T.
fi
Architect
ariVj '"'d liens aggregating
$120,000 have
'v-wvivuv uaiu, - , I "A IM1UUO WiUU-
;o
m various prop-
erties finished aiJ&
r vof construc
tion.
SLAVERY INScfrX .
SAID TO KIVAI, THE DAVC yfOBE
THE BEBEIXION.
An Ex Slave's Story of His Trip to Africa
American Negroes Bnle Like Tyrants
Over the Natives An Expensive Exper
iment for George B. Parks.
New Yobk, Sept 5. George B. Parks, a
mulatto, belonging in Atlanta, Go., with
his family, consisting of his wife and seven
children, arrived here to-dayon the steam
ship Sorrento. He is an intelligent man, a
carpenter by trade, and tells an interesting
story of the condition of affairs in Liberia,
Africa.
On the 22d of last May, lured by the
promises of the Society for the Promotion
of Colonization in Liberia, he sailed with
his family to that place. On landing at
Moravia he found1 the country in the most
debauched condition. The American negroes
who had alreadyfemi)(ratdtheJ&Jjad as
sumed the most -tvraaaieflVrsfc- tker the
natives. No part of Ae'gwaad-waBTindar
cultivation. . SLd '"3
Parks.harbitalayeJM4ai,,8nBB. but
He" says the condition of skvery ia' Liberia
is worse than in Georgia before the war.
Children therAo&r. jAeSMelref 4wr, sale.
Parks, because he-wonldriot deat ih""hnman
flesh es ostracized Ty tbe'aegroes .from
America. T
After spending 21 days there he sailed for
Hamburg, and then to this port. It cost
him 5780 to bring his family back to
America. When he left Georgia he had
$1,250. He now has $60, which he says will
pay his way back to Atlanta.
THE ECO50HITES INVEST.
They Furchase-'an Interest In the Union
Drawn Steel Company. V
Beaver Falls, Sept 5. Special Yes
terday the final sale of the large interests of
H. W. Hartman and T. D. Ganse in, the
"Onion Drawn Steel Company, one of the
largest manufacturing establishments in
this place, was consummated, the Econo
mite Society through their trustee, John
Duss, being the purchaser. The terms
were private.
Immediately after the sale was closed, a
meeting of the company was held and John
Duss was elected President, Frederick
Beegle Secretary and C."B- Wylie Treas
urer. It is the intention of the new con
cern to enter into the business of manufac
turing cold drawn steel more extensively
than ever.
WILL EHD IN UTTBDEB.
Two Negroes Get Into a Bow at
Beaver
and One Is Fatally Shot. .
Beaveb, Pa., Sept 6. sial John
Evans, colored, was fatally shot in the leg
and abdomen by Dave Penny, colored, at
Bridgewater about 7 o'clock this evening.
Penny is a coal dlzger, about 45 years of
ane, and is a resident of Bridge water. Penny
claims Evans knocked him down and tried,
to rob him, when he drew his revolver and
shot him twice. Both men had been drink
ing together a short time before the shoot
ing occurred.
Penny was arrested by Constable Eobert
Imbrie in front of the leaver IT. P. Church
about 8 p. m. and taken before Justice A.
it. Moore, who committed him to jail on &
charge of felonious shooting, with intent to
kill, preferred by A J. Williams, colored.
SOLD FOB $30,000.
The Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works
Disposed of at Public Sale.
Milwaukee, Sept 5. Special. At a
public sale this morning Assignee Hamilton
Townsend sold the Milwaukee Bridge and
Iron -Works to Julius G. Wagner for $30,.
000. Mr. Wagner has been engaged in the
manufacture of architectural iron work for
years.
He will take possession of the bridge
plant as soon as he verifies the inventory of
property, and will continue tne manu
facture of bridges.
Prominent People In a Poker Game.
BBAbDOCK, Sept 5. Special The citi
zens of Homestead are excited over the raid
made by the police on a poker room oper
ated by Joseph Bennett The proprietor
and several piominent citizens were cap-
rarea, also a numDer.or young Doys, wnose
parents thought they were at work. A
Homestead police officer named Calvin is
accused by Bennett of guaranteeing him
protection, for which he paid him in chips
to start him in he game. Bennett was
held under $500 bail for his appearance at
court '
Alleged Train Bobber Arrested.
Alamosa, Cai, Sept 5. Pinkerton
men arrested a young man here on suspicion
of being one of the Canon City train rob
bers. The suspect admitted having walked
over the range near Crestone from Cata
paxi and having worked for the McCoys.
Me claims to be on his way to Creed camp
to prospect
Five Mastiff Against One Boy.
Wheeling, Sept B. Special Ed
ward Gleason, aged 8, was attacked by five
English mastiffs in an alley here this after
noon, and not resoued before he had been
badly bitten and torn about the head, face,
and throat and may die. The dogs were all
shot by the police..
STOLE HIS GIRL
Burglar Raids the Home of Bi$
Sweetheart's Father and
STEALS EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.
His Love Was a Prisoner, and He Also Ad&f
Her to-Hi3 Booty.
HEARTBROEGff PARENT H PURSUIT!
rSrZCIAI. TXLEGBAir TO THE D1SPATCH.1
Dayton", O., Sept 5. An Innovation ia
burglary-has been brought to light here and
is causing an immense amount of talk.
Burglars who steal all sorts of material
valuables are common enough, but a real
dashing ex-convict, handsome, well edu
cated, of fine family, who not only steals!
cash and other valuables, but a girl, is some
thing new and Davton has him or it did
have him last night To-night he is miss-
inir, and with him pretty Ella Gray.
Louis Motzel was well reared'and given;
every advantage. He was handsome and
daring, and even in early years beganio
show signs of crookedness, breaking h.13
mother's heart and causing his father a
world of trouble. Two years ago a series!
of daring thefts and burglaries set the resi
dence portion of the city wild. In nor case
were the losses very heavy, but the smooth
ness of the work; its frequency and the
ntter absence of clews, caused alarm. For
a long time the police were baffled, until
the chief himself went to work on the case)
and after an exciting chase one night cauzhtt
the thief:
CAUGHT BT HIS TTNCLE.
f A sensational scene occurred, for in tha
light of the prison, the chief recognized ia
the captured burglar his own nephew, Louis)
Motzel. Bravely the chief prosecuted tha
offender and had him sent to the peniten
tiary at Columbus for two years. Only a
few weeks ago he was released and returned
to his home nere.
A month ago, in some manner not yet
known, he met Miss Gray. She fell in lover
on the spot and Motzel was apparently
quite as much charmed as the girl, who is
exquisitely beautiful, has a good home and
was popular with alL Her father soon
heard ot, Motzel's past and cautioned tha
girl, who is an onlv child. Warnings were
not heeded, and the couple continued to
meet Then the father interposed his par
ental authority and forbade the young peo-
pie seeing each other. This had no other
effect than to cause clandestine meetings.
Tile father, fearing an elopement, has for"
some da,ys kept the foolish girl indoors at)
night and locked her in her room.
THE LOCHLVVAB'S RAID.
Some time after 1 o'clock this morning,
while a heavy rain was falling, Motzel ap
peared at a side door of the Gray home
stead and with a regulation jimmy pried,
open the door. Both the jimmy and a
dark lantern were left in an upper room.
After gaining admission, Motzel found his
way to the room of his sweetheart and pried
the lock off her door. He next proceeded
to ransack the house, taking about $1,500 in.
valuable papers, $75 in cash and $150 worth,
of other valuable?-besides nearly all the)
gins clothing. Wsli
The couple left tie hMfrj
position is t&ey ioakdXn
OineitiuMi. saenea ter?ei
into Kentakac4fiBrr;
GrayuJ'IaKtTaehWkw'i
d3vllrhtctl0cefniMcr He-
heartbroken-aiT thru tuWWalaOB4t t C- his
daughter, and will make every 'effort to
secure the arrest and conviction of Motzel
qn the charge of burglary.
PLENTY OF SPIRIT E0K1IS
Produced by Sirs. Etta Roberts to FrOvcj
That She 1 Not an Impostor.
Osset BAT, MAS3 , Sept 5. Special.
There was an exciting seance at the Onset
Grove campground, last night, in which
Mrs. Etta Boberts, the "wire caga"
medium, proved her right to remain
in the company of Spiritualists. Public!
opinion, which had turned so strongly
against her when her fraudulent methods
were exposed three weeks ago, has now
turned the other way. She held
the public seance at the Casino
last night, under the protection of
the association. Her wire cage was 'placed
on the platform, and in the dim light it was
subjected to the strictest tests the onlookers
could think of. To make it impossible for
a human form, masquerading as a spirit, to
pass to and from the cage, a mass of fins
thread was laced and intertwined on all
sides of the cage. Dr. T. S. Hodgson, of
Mlddlcborough, sealed the knot with his
watch chain seaL
The medium then proceeded to fulfill her
agreement to show that she was no impostor.
In all, something over 30 spirit forms came)
out of the cage, -one after another. One, a
lady, came out into the auditorium, took a -seat
on the floor, gradually developed front
a small person Into a large, rather broad
shouldered woman of middle life, and with
Dr. Storer at her side, walked up and down
the auditorium in full sight of the auditors,
At the conclusion of the test the cage was
again carefully examined by the test com
mittee, and the thread was fonnd to be in
tact, with the seal unbroken.
THE DISPATCH DLEECTOBY.
Contents of tha Issne Classified for
the)
Convenience of the Header.
The issue or Tex Dispatch to-day consists
of 20 pages, made up in two parts. The flrsd
nine pages are devoted to the news- of the) '
hoar and editorial comment. Class news ;
and special features occupy the remaining;?
pages. The following table will be of conl '
venlence:
Page 9.
Hiolish Trades Coxqbxss. -News or Ensopu
THxTAEirrowTur. Prarts or Bctldixo
Uow LiacOLX "Wox Colonel A. K- McCtara
Page 10.
The Music "World c. "W. S,
Page 11.
TniWASTCOLOTTT. TO LIT COUHOT
.Fob Sale Coluxt.
Fags 12.
THE SOCIAL WOBLD. TtiXATXXCAL GOSSIff
Educational News. the militia (iossrf
Page 13.
A Talk oitSlxxves Ada Bache Cona
GIRLS or Cbzssox Emm V. Sheridan
WomkK AKD Law Bessie Bramble.
PIGS OX THE BOAT Margaret 11. "Welch ;
Late Fashion Desiqxs..
Page 14.
Stat Shots ctNicabagca....... ...Walton riteh
To the Music or UouxDS... Jlrs. JohnSnrwoo4'
Page Iff.
NATOTUS'S Ows Brew Frank G. Carpratef ,
Two Word lashrtos Clinton Llojiji:
jucda;v."a-uai . .unmi v. aneriftaa
LATE SCIENCE XYWg.
Page 16V
JfOTESOyTABM LtTE.. BlttXft'l
The Jxnc or Chile.. Fannie B. Wards
TUEGOSSIFOrTAais.... Ida it. TarbeS-
Page 17.
ThbStobt or ELMK'a FAntT. ..Parrie
Pozzls Depabtme.tt .....E. E. Chadboora ,
The Biuni MAS Saw ..Bev. George Hixfgef
Good old Qcaxebs... ...... .....Llnn-n BoberttQ
Pago 18.
A Tale or the Biots ui. 8oSt j
A bxvuw or oroxTS. Prteg!4 .
UOSSir or this yii .-WliklaH
LATziixcrmcAL news.
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