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BUT L0CALTR0U8LE
Fonseca's Government Stoutly
. Maintains That All Is
Well in Brazil. -
SOT ONE STATE SECEDED.
The Bcvolt in Rio Grande do Sul
Against the State Begime Alone.
PABA ONLY EKTEBED A PBOTEST.
That Is the Official Version, but Other Ke
ports Contradictory.
THE PRESENT SITUATION IN CHILE.
"Washixgtox, Nov. 16. Senor Men
donca tbe Brazilian Minister here, has
received the following cable dispatch from
the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Relations:
Bio, Nov. 11 Affirm that complete tran
quility reigns in all the States except Kio
Grande, where conflicts provoked by ques
tions pertaining to local polities occured,
with -which in virtue of tbe constitution, the
Federal Goveminent'ould not interfere.
Deny tumors of secession, the idea is con
demned by ail Brazilians. Affirm that no
State thinks of seceding. Deny that
members of the dissolved Congress are in
foreign legations as refugees. Nearly all
the members of Congress returned to their
States. Thoso who remain here go about the
city at liberty. Thus far the Government
has taken no violent measure. A day will
be set fqr the next election and Congress
convoked to meet immediately after. Gen
eral Deodoro will review the troops to
morrow, the anniversary of the proclama
tion of tbe Eepublic. Clermont.
The Composition of the Junta.
Ab confirmatory evidence of the truth of
the statement that the troubles n Bio
Grande are purely internal and have no
bearing in national affairs, Minister Men
donca says that he has discovered that the
Junta in that State is composed of four per
sons instead of three, as at first reported. It
was at first supposed that Cassal Kibeiro
was the name of one member, whereas
it appears that two persons were referred to
Senhor Cassal and Senhor Kibeiro. Both
of these men are prominent Republican
leaders in the State, so that the Junta
stands three Republicans to one old Liber
al. The latter, General Rosario, however,
is not believed to cherish any monarchial
principles.
The Minister has also received private
information to the eflect that the length to
which the reported revolutionary movemen
in the State of Para went, was the adoption
by the State Assembly of a. set of resolu
tions condemning the actions of the Pres
ident and approving the course pursued by
Congress. He also says, ironically, that in
stead of feeling anxiety forthewelfare of the
Brazilian Republic, he is inclined to sym
pathize with the unfortunate owners of
Brazilian bonds in England, whose holdings
appear to be the work of unscrupulous
speculators.
Conflicting News Beachini; Ixmdon.
A cable aispatch from London says: "Sews
from Brazil continues of the most conflict
ing character. Officially, dispatches from
Rio Janeiro, asserting with unequivocal
fiositiveness that the country is abso
utcly tranquil, while telegrams from
Bnerios Ayres and Santiago report Brazil
torn with dissension and secession. Actual
facts will probablv not be known until
more advices arc received, as official censor
ship prevents dispatches not approved by
the Government reaching Europe direct
It is not known how such dispatches
reach Buenos Ayres and Chile. The latest
official advi'-e from Brazil states that the
trouble in Rio Grande do Sul is purely
local, and that the Government of the State
is now in the hands of a Provisional Junta.
It is inferred from this that the
authorities at Rio regard the Junta
in sympathy with the Central Government,
but'thir- theory is contradicted by dis
patches from Santiaco to the Time. These
declare that the Provisional Junta has
taken absolute control, and asserts that it
has an army of 30,000 men, armed with
rifles. It is short of artillery and has hut
one war vessel, a river monitor lightly
armed.
The Strength of the Revolutionists.
The correspondent of the London Times
at Santiago cables to-day that the Chilean
Minister at Buenos Ayres has tele
graphed to the Chilean Government
saying that the opposition Junta, or
Provisional Government of the Na
tional party, now has dominent powers in
the province of Rio Grande Do Sul, and
that it has been able in about a week's time
to arm and equip a force ot 30,000 riflemen.
In artillery, it is added, the Junta is
weak, having as yet been able to obtain
possession of only four field guns. This
branch of tho serioe, however, willshortly,
it is said, be reinforced.
According to the Times' correspondent the
Junta's navy only consists of the Alagos, a
monitor, but it is known here that this is
probablj an error, as the National party is
said to have several gunboats, in addition
to the monitor, at their disposal. The
Junta, in addition to its work in placing
quite a respetable army in the
held, is taking steps in the Province of
Rio Grande Do Sul, and in other Provinces,
to bring about an election for a President in
place of Marshal Da Fonseca, whom the
Junta declares to hae lost all rights to that
position by his unconstitutional action in
dissolving Congress and in assuming the
powers of a dictator.
CHILE'S NEW C0TJHCIL.
Its I'ersonnel and It Political Complexion
Described.
Santiaco, Nov. 16. The Council of
State for the r.ew administration is now
complete. The 11 members have been
chosen, five by President Montt, three by
the Senate and three by the House of Depu
ties. The Council consists of the Ministry
(rx-officio), a member of the Courts of
Justice, an ecclesiastical dignitary, a gen
eral or admiral, a chief ot the Adminis
tration of Fina:ice and one ex-treasurer
or diplomatic agent, all chosen by the
President, and six others selected equally
by the Senate and -the Deputies. Tbe
Council is supposed to advise the Presi
dent and to act as a check upon him. The
President inducts the higher and judicial
functionaries, but the nomination of these
officers as veil as of ecclesiastical dignitaries,
must proceed from the Council of State.
The Council of State, a now organized,
consists of two Conservatives or Clericals
and Une Liberals. It was because the Con
scrvathe partv had no representation on
the Co-uicil of" State that Ministers Irraraz
abal and Walker-Martinez handed in their
resignations the other day. Now that two
of their party have been chosen the Min
isters will probably consent to remain ia the
Cabinet.
A Tsmr Celebration of the BepuDlic.
Rio .Jaxiuro, Nov. 1G. The second an
niversary of the proclamation of the Re
public of Brazil was observed to-day, A
military review and fetes were held in
honor of the occasion. The day passed
quietly, the public taking scant interest in
the cclsoration.
THE CKAMP3 TO MAKE GUNS.
Then They Can Turn Ont a War Vessel
Complete Prom Her Keet Up.
"Washington, Nov. 1C Special The
ship-building firm of "William Cramp & !
Sons, of Philadelphia, -is -about to expand
its field by undertaking the manufacture of
guns. It was with this end in view that the
Morris machine shops were recently pur
chased. Their first work in this direction
will be in the manufacture of the Driggs
Schroeder rapid-fire guns. These guns are
now made by the Colts Arms Company, of
Hartford, but as that company has not a
sufficient plant to turn, them out rapidly,
Charles Cramp, who is President of the
Driggs-Schroeaer Company, proposes to
have the guns made by His own firm.
The Cramps will not limit their ordnance
work to these small guns, however, hut
will soon be in a position to make larger
calibers. It is part of their plan to build
up an establishment in Philadelphia that
can build a war vessel from her keel up, and
send her to sea with her guns aboard and
ready for service. They will then be in a
position to take lucrative contracts 'for
naval vessels from nations not possessed of
facilities for building them at home.
RAIX3IAKING A FRAUD.
A "WITNESS OF DIBENFOKTfl'S WOKE
IN TEXAS SATS SO.
lie Tells How the Three "Way of Trying to
Produce Moisture "Were Failures Ex
periments Not as Good as Those Made
in Washington.
N ew York, Nov. 16. Special. George
Edward Curtis, scientific assistant in the
Smithsonian Institution at Washington, was
in town to-day, and had something to say
about the Dyrenforth rainmaking proceed
ings in Texas. Mr. Curtis was sent to
Texas by Dr. Fernow, of the Smith
sonian Institution, and he stayed
on the ranch where the experi
ments were conducted for nearly three
weeks. He says that during that time just
two onc-hundredths of an inch of water
fell, notwithstanding the extraordinary re
ports telegraphed broadcast over the
country. Mr. Curtis, who was the meteor
ologist of the party, tells this story:
"Three ways of attempting to produce rain
were tried. The first was by exploding oxy
hydrogen balloons in the air, the second was
by exploding dynamite sticks on kites, and
the third was by exploding rackarock on the
ground. Preliminary experiments were
made in Washington with the balloons, and
a great concussion was produced. During
all the experiments on the Texas ranch
fewer balloons were exploded than in one
afternoon in the preliminary trials in
Washington. The cause for that failure
was that the furnaces used to generate tho
gas gave out, the wind thrashed the bal
loons so as to prevent their filling, and the
amount of apparatus was inadequate.
"The second line of experiments was that
of tbe kites. The sticks with which the
kites were made were too weak to with
stand the Texas winds, and then there were
not enough men to work them. Each kite
requires a man to handle it, and there were
only three or four men there. After several
weeks of experimenting with balloons and
kites Dyrentorth and his men thought ot the
rackarock, and one day when clouds were
very near the earth they exploded a few
charges of it. A few drops of rain followed.
"After the preliminary trial of this ex
plosive, to see whether it was of good
quality, a slicht shower followed 16 hours
after the explosion. This was telegraphed
all over the country as a howling success.
The explosion had absolutely nothing to
do with the drops of water that fell,
and Dvrenforth acknowledged it to
me. There were light showers
all over Northwestern 'Texas that
afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of miles
from the scene of the trial. Ex-Senator
Farwcll, of Illinois, who owns a great deal
of land in Texas, and is a firm believer in
the production of rain by artificial means,
got an appropriation through Congress, and
Dyrenforth was appointed to be the head
of the expedition. The whole thine is de
void of practical or commercial value."
A CASHIER'S SUICIDE.
HE WAS DESPONDENT OVER TBE SUS
PENSION OF HIS BANK.
The Fatal Bullet Fired In His Room After
a Consultation With the Examiner and
the Bank Attorney The Cheyenne
Honse Probably Solvent.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 16. George A.
Beard, cashier of the suspended Cheyenne
Nationl Bank, sent a bullet into his brain
about 6 o'clock this morning. The suicide
occurred in the man's room in the Kent
block, across the street from the institution
he had served so ably and faithfully, only
to meet disaster and death through no fault
of his own.
Examiner Griffith came yesterday, and he
and the cashier and bank attorney were in
consultation the greater part of the day.
During their interview Beard seemed very
despondent. He asked advice as to the
denial of rumors that he had ever avoided
friends among the depositors, and was told
to let the stories go, as time would vindi
cate his course.
He spent the evening at his club, and
when he left .it for his rooms at 11 o'clock
he appeared to have forgotten his troubles.
The attorney and examiner were to meet at
8 o'clock this morning, when the latter was
to execute the assignment papers and the
investigation was to begin. A. C Camp
bell, the lawyer, called at Beard's room
twice. The second time the door was
forced and Beard was found in bed in his
night dress. The wound was behind the
right ear, shattering the skull and lodging
inside. In the right band the contracted
muscles tightly held a heavy six-shooter.
Beard came here seven years ago, and
after a year with Morton E. Post, a banker
who subsequently failed, he went to the
Cheyenne National with John W. Collins.
There are now beginning to be fears about
the condition of the bank, which appears,
however, to be solvent. Some of the paper
is very weak. Collins owes f25,000, but
Beard' indorsed this.
W. 3. FLORENCE CEUICALLY DLL.
A Set ere Cold Develops Into Pneumonia
With Startling Rapidity.
New Yokk, Nov. 16. Special. Police
Inspector Peter Conlin was summoned to
Philadelphia this morning by a telegram
stating that his half-brother, William J.
Florence, the actor, was dying. Mr. Flor
ence has been suffering for a week from a
severe cold, and on Saturday pneumonia
developed with startling rapidity.
At 10:30 o'clock this evening Inspector
Conlin sent this dispatch from Philadelphia:
"Mr. Florence is in a critical condition, but
better-than last night. The doctors will
not give auy hopes."
THE FIBE EEC0BD.
AT Carlisle early yesterday morning the
largo barn, outbuildings, farming imple
ments and this j car's crops, the property of
the Ahl estate, were totally destroyed. Loss
estimated at J2 000; iusured. Origin in
cendiary. At Cherry Hill, Pa , Sunday, lire burned
the large store and hall of W. Wyms and
his dwelling. Mr. Wyms and family mado a
narrow escape with their lives. At one time
it was thought the whole square would be
burned to the ground. Mr. Wj ms' loss on
the two buildings will be more than $17,000:
partly insured.
At Northeast, Erie county, Sunday night,
flro broke out in the manufacturing section.
The novelty works, owned by Hon. Alfred
Sbarl, were entirely consumed, Loss about
825.000. The plant employed 200 men. The
fire spread from tho novelty works to the
Chris Wagner Basket Factory, sweeping it
awajv During the winter tho factory em
ploys a large number of men and boys. The
plant was wortn $0,000. The residence of
Phil Mentz. costing 3,00U was aUo destroyed
in the conflagration. At im time It looked
tic if the cntii a borough would go. Total In
surance !1,(.01
THE PZnCSBTJKGh DISPATCH, TTJESDAT,' NOVEMBER 17. 1891
A MANIAC OR FIEND.
An English Sailor Boy Coolly Con
fesses a Horrible Murder.
HE POSHES A LAD OVER A CLIFF.
No Motive But Total Depravity Prompts the
Fearful Crime.
NEWS PK0M THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS
London, Nov. 16. The town of "Wey
moth has a sensation which is a matter of
general discussion among the large number
of persons who, owing to the salubrity of
its climate, spend the autumn and winter
there. The excitement was caused by the
arrest of a youth named "Wise, who is 17
years of age and an apprentice on H. M. S.
training ship Boscawen, on a charge of
murder. The Boscawen recently visited
"Weymouth, and is at present anchored off
that port.
Yesterday being Sunday, a number of
boys asked and obtained liberty to visit the
shore. Among them were "Wise and another
youth, who, when they reached the shore,
started for a stroll on the cliffs. They pro
ceeded, laughing and chatting and enjoying
themselves in the manner of boys ashore for
a lark.
Finally they reached a point where the
cliffs stand 70 feet above the stretch of
shore beneath. Here the two boys stood
looking out seaward, when suddenly, with
out provocation or warning, "Wise placed
his hands against his companion, and ex
erting all his strength shoved him over the
edee of the cliffs. "With shriek of terror
the doomed lad fell with frightful velocity
upon the rocks below.
Entirely unconcerned at the terrible
crime he had committed, "Wise returned to
his duties on board the ship. "When "Wise's
companion did not return at the expiration
of the time allowed to him, the officers of
the ship made inquiries, and when they
questioned Wise the latter told them that
he had pushed the boy over the cliff. An in
vestigation was immediately made, and on
reaching a spot on the shore beneath the
point indicated by "Wise in his confession,
the officers found the body of the boy. His
skull had been fractured by striking on the
jagged rocks, and he had received other
terrible injuries. He a alive when found,
but died in a short time. "Wise was ar
rested. THE EAISEB TALKED WAS.
In Spite of Denials, the Tageblatt Insists
That Its Report I Accurate.
Vienna, Nov. 16. Notwithstanding the
denials by high officials of the state
ment published in the Tageblatt Saturday,
that the Emperor had declared that the
European situation was critical, that paper
to-day insists that its report was strictly
correct. It was this report that ras at the
bottom of the panic which prevailed on the
Bourse Saturday. The Abend Fost, having
received instructions from the Prime Min
ister, issued a statement declaring that
there was no truth whatever in the Tageblatt' s
story, and this denial had the effect of giv
ing backbone to the market, not, however,
until many of those who had thrown their
holdings on a rapidly-falling market at any
price, had lost large sums.
The Tageblatt, it its article to-day, says
that the languagV of the Emperor was
drawn forth upon the occasion ot an audi
ence granted by His Majesty to the Pres
ident of the Polish club. It reiterates that
in the conversation that then took place the
Emperor used the words:"The famine which
now prevails in Bussia has greatly increased
the chances of war." So confident is the
TaaeXHati in the truthfulness ot the person
'who furnished the information, that it has
asked the Public Prosecutor to make a close
and searching investigation as to the truth
of the article, and as to the paper's good
faith in printing the statement.
CHINA'S VICTORIOUS BEBELS.
A Well-Organized Uprising More Against
the Empire Than Foreigners.
Shanghai, Nov. 16. The capture of
Tab. "Wei, near Foo Chowt on Tuesday, by
15,000 rebels, was a well-organized rising.
The rebels were armed with repeaters and
led by capable men. The outbreak was di
rected mainly against the authorities,
though anti-foreign cries were heard. The
officials were powerless.
European residents are apprehensive of a
spread of the revolt The British Consul at
Shanghai, in an interview, said he believed
that the recent quietude is only temporary,
spring, and summer being the favorite per
iods for outrages in China. Light draft
gunboats are an absolute necessity to pro
tect the lives of Europeans in the interior
and at river treaty ports, where massacres
will inevitably follow anti-foreign demon
strations unless special preventive meas
ures are adopted.
The Trial of Mme. Thomas Begins.
Paris, Nov. 16. The trial opened at
Batignolles to-day of Mme. Thomas and 53
women who had submitted to criminal oper
ations at her hands. Mme. Thomas had
carried on her nefarious business for 23
years, but its real character was not discov
ered bv the police until a year and a half
ago. During the time since the arrest of
Mme. Thomas the police have succeeded in
tracking many of her former clients, chiefly
among the working classes. The trial will
last two weeks.
French Tariff on American Meats.
Pabis, Nov. 16. The Chamber of Depu
ties, after a long debate to-day, approved
the tariff of 25 francs on salted meats, as
fixed by Senate. M. Bochefort, Minister of
Commerce, promised an effective surveil
lance over imports at the expense of the im
porters. A Mother's Horrible Crime.
London, Nov. 16. A shocking crime
was committed at Letchfield-with-Crofton
this morning. A woman murdered her
three little girls by cutting their throats
from ear to ear and then committed suicide
by cutting her own throat.
The Grip Epidemic in France.
Pabis, Nov. 16. Influenza of a virulent
type has appeared in Perigreux and other
towns in the department of Dordogne. A
large seminary at Perigreux has been
closed in consequence ofithe disease.
Portuguese Republicans losing Ground.
Lisbon, Nov. 16. The Republicans were
badly defeated in yesterday's municipal
elections. Last year they swept everything
before them.
Ex-King Milan's Abdication Complete.
Belgrade, Nov. 16. Ex-King Milan
has signed a renunciation of all his legal
and constitutional rights in Servia.
FOBGOT TO WTBE THE BUILDING.
No Arrangement for Electrlo Eights in
' the New PoitofBee.
"When-th.e plans for the new postofSce
were made, many years ago, electricity was
not commonly used for lighting and (the
Government architects probably did not
think it would be. At all events they made
no arrangement for providing the building
with electric wires, and, in the various re
visions of the plans that have been made,
the same point has been overlooked. There
are no light wires in the building now, but
Postmaster McKean wants electrio lights
and if possible he will get them.
It has been found that the strong draught
blowing in through the doora on the Smith
field street side of the building extinguishes
the gas lamps, even when the globes are
used, and tbe provision of other lights is a
necessity. Mr. McKean has written for
fiermlssion to put up a temporary system of
ights in the corridors and mailing rooms
and expects an answer from the Treasury
Department in a day or two. It will be
necessary to secure special appropriation
from Congress to wire the building properly
and an effort will be made for that purpose
at the coning sessison.
FAVOR THE CONVENTION.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce See
No Trouble In Having National Gather
ings in Pittsburg The Citizens Com
mittee Will Meet Saturday Afternoon.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of J
the Chamber of Commerce was held yester
day afternoon with President George A.
Kelly in the chair. John F. Dravo, of the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors, report
ed a resolution indorsing the recommenda
tions of the delegates to the International
Marine Conference, and praying that Con
gress might take such action "as to secure
the recommendations made. The resolu
tion also recommended that the several
marine bureaus be placed under one gen
eral head, the same as had been done in the
agricultural interests. This resolution was
adopted.
George H. Anderson, of the Committee
on Legislation, reported on a communica
tion received from "Washington relative to
the establishing of a permanent Census
Bureau, that it the same facts -could be
gleaned by the Bureau of Statistics there
was no necessity for a permanent Census
Bureau. This was adopted.
Colonel T. P. Boberts offered a motion
that the Executive Committee appoint a
proper committee to co-operate and work
with the State Committee on the Colum
bian Exposition or "World's Fair. This was
adopted and the meeting adjourned.
John F. Dravo, of the Special Committee
on Presidental Conventions, reported havincr
had a conference with Mayor Gourley on
the subject. There was no doubt if the citi
zens would wake up, this city would get one
or possibly two conventions. The idea of a
great city like Pittsburg, with its vast man
ufacturing industries, not being able to ac
commodate such a gathering was nonsense.
The people should get to work and make ar
rangements to entertain large bodies.
Hon. Morrison Foster said that he had
been a delegate to several national conven
tions, and, in his opinion, Pittsburg could
entertain the crowds as well as any other
city. The main Exposition building could
be used as a lodging house, and nearly every
delegate could be accommodated there. If
the committee goes properly to work they
can secure hotels and lodging houses enough
to accommodate 200,000 people. Mr. Foster
cited the County Centennial celebration,
where, he said, there were nearly 200,000
visitors in the town, and they were cared
for, and no one comnlained.
Mr. Dravo offered a resolution that the
hoard heartily approve and indorse the ac
tion of Mayor Gourley in the appointment
of a committee and the enlisting of the
publio sympathy in favor of the conven
tions in this city. This was adopted.
Chairman Eobert Pitcairn.ofthe Citizens'
Committee appointed to act on the conven
tion matter, has fixed Saturday for another
meeting of the committee. It will assemble
in Common Council at 2 p.'ar. At his
request Mayor Gourley will issue notices to
the committeemen to that effect. A report
will be heard from the sub-committee
appointed at the last meeting to investigate
Pittsburg's resources for entertaining such
a large body of men.
LEGALITY OF LOTTERIES
UNDER FERE ON A FINE POINT OF
CONSTITUTIONAUTT.
A Test Case In the Supreme Court Two
Southern Publishers Trying to Find
Out If They CanH Print Advertisements
of Lotteries.
.otteries. '
"Washdjqtok, Nov. 16. Argument was
begun in the United States Supreme Court
to-day in the anti-lottery cases, in which
the constitutionality of the recen.t anti-lottery
law is involved. The suits are
those brought by the "United States against
John N. Rapier, publisher of the Mobile
BegUter, and George "W. Dupre, publisher
of the New Orleans States, for violation of
the law prohibiting the sending through the
mail of newspapers containing lottery ad
vertisements. Counsel have- already sub
mitted briefs giving the line of argument
and these have been published in the press.
The first question came up when Mr. Car
ter, a well-known New York lawyer, asked
the pleasure of the court as to the time to
be allowed for argument. The court sug
gested three hours for the pottery people
and two for the Government. This was not
satisfactory to Mr. Carter, who wanted five
hours, and Attorney General Miller said
the United States and the people had as
much interest in the case as the other side,
and thought one side should not have more
time than the other, though he probably
would not want more than two hours. The
court, on consultation, directed argument
to proceed, and it would, if necessary, ex
tend the time.
Mr. Hannls Saylor, of Mobile, opened
the argument for Mr. Rapier. Mr. Carter,
who followed, declared the sole object was
to put obstacles in the way of conducting
the lottery business. It had been so openly
avowed in Congress, and was avowed'here.
Attorney General Miller, when this last
statement was made, interrupted the
speaker with a denial that such an avowal
had been made by Government counsel.
Mr. Carter retorted then, why had it been
argued that lotteries were a nefarious busi
ness, and why had the police powers of the
State been invoked? While Mr. Carter was
arguing on this branch of the case an ad
journment was taken until to-morrow.
A Milkman in Trouble.
The Allegheny police are looking for a
man .minus a coat, and whose name they do
not know. The man wanted has been- in
the employ of "William H. Braun, a Su
perior avenue milk dealer. Yesterday
morning Mr. Braun started his man off to
Eberhardt & Ober's brewery with 2 50 in
his pocket and instructions to bring back a
lod of malt. The hired man on starting
secreted in the wagon, so it is alleged, a set
of buggy harness, which he is supposed to
have sold. Last evening the wagon was
found in the vicinity of the brewery, but
the man had disappeared, leaving his coat
in the wagon. The police authorities are
of the opinion that the missing man has
gone off on a little batter. The man has
only been in Mr. Braun's employ for three
days and his name was unknown.
DISPATCH
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THAT TALE.
tlmaUadvU fori maatht ending October
Sl.iSSl 12,168
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Increase duetaccntraword 3,705
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SALOONS WIDE OPEN
Sundays ind Election Day ill a Little
German Buckeye Town.
THE MAYOR WANTS THEM CLOSED.
Thirsty Teutons Threaten to Impeach Him
Because He's Firm.
TEl-STATE TOPICS TERSELY. TOLD
ISFXCIAt. TELEGRAM TO THE PISPATCH.1
St. Mary's, O. Nov. 16. The little
town of Minister, ten miles South of this
city, is greatly excited over the partially
successful attempt of the Mayor to enforce
the Sunday saloon closing ordinance.
A few weeks ago he issued a proclama
tion to that effect which was at once bit
terly opposed by the citizens who are nearly
all Germans and accustomed to spend their
Sabbaths by lingering in the saloons from
morning until night, indignation reached
its height, however, when the saloons kept
open on election day and no arrests followed,
the temperance element of the people nat
urally thinking it was done to spite them.
Yesterday a petition was circulated and
signed by the leading citizens praying that
the saloons be allowed to keep open on
Sundays, but the Mayor failed to recognize
it. The people are so worked up that they
threaten to impeach the Mayor.
HEAVY SEAS ON LAKE. ERIE.
They Nearly Enculf the Leviathan Chemune
and Totally Wreck tho Montcalm.
Erie, Pa., Nov. 16. Special. the
gale which blew off the south shore of Lake
Erie rolled up the biggest sea ever seen on
the Canadian shore by vesselmen. ' The
freighter, Chemung, the largest craft on
fresh water, was sighted off Erie this morn
ing by the steamer Parnell. The Chemung
was flying a signal of distress and was
towed towards Erie and there fell into the
tow boat Scott. The gale was running high
and Captain Boyd's tug was unable to get
the fresh water leviathan further than In
side this port.
"When the Chemung reached Erie her
master, Captain Jack Robinson, reported
that he had sighted the steamer Montcalm
off Long Point in a sinking condition. He
bore down on the vessel and attempted to
pass them in a line, but failed. Captain
Charles H. Blackslee, the master ot the
Montcalm, begged of Captain Robinson not
to desert him, as his mast and canvas were
gone, the vessel half-full of water, and they
were sinking by the time the Chemung had
rounded.
The Montcalm's torch of distress went out
of sight, and Captain Robinson believed the
craft lost, but a telegram from Dekirk,
Canada, to-night, says that the Montcalm
drifted high on a rock, and that one of the
crew got ashore. The life crew has gone to
the rescue of the six others and the woman
cook. The Chemune lost her rudder in
trying to rescue the Montcalm, and lies here
waiting for a tug to tow her to Buffalo.
The Montcalm is a total wreck. She is
owned in Rochester, N. Y., and was worth
?20,000 aside from her cargo.
Suicided at HI Wife's Grave.
Scrantojt, Nov. 16. Special. Jeffer
son Foster, aged 64, one of the leading citi
zens of Dunmore, committed suicide yes
terday by drowning himself in a shallow
creek which runs through Forest Hill Cem
etery. Melancholia, induced by illness, is
the only known motive of "the act. He left
his son's house Sunday morning and visited
his wife's grave. From this time out his
movements are not known, but it is sun-
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posed he committed suicide soon afterward.
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body was under water.
Bevensre, Bobbery and Murder.
"West "Newton, Nov. 16. Special
Angels Garziski, a Turkish peddler, aged
SO years, was found dead on a slack dum p
at Douglass station last night, with his head
crushed in. Nearby the slack pile was found
his pack and pocketbook, which had been
rifled. About a month aeo he was assaulted
and beaten by several negro coke drawers.
They were arrested and heavily fined, and
the suspicion is cast upon them for the mur
der of Saturday. The affair has created
great excitement in the neighborhood, and
Coroner McDowell will make a thorough
investigation of the case.
Not a Gold, but a Copper Brick.
McKeesfort, Nov. 16. Special. i The
"gold brick," worth $4,000, which John
Allebrand, the wealthy farmer, nearly pur
chased for 83,500, has been tested add found
to be copper. The brick is heavy and is
washed with something resembling gold.
The brick had not been drilled into, out the
sharpers had been cunningly working on
the outside with a gold bar, from which
they had taken the gold filling. Mr. Alle
brand is still waiting, however, for his
"friends" to turn up.
A Leading Horse Dealer Assigns.
Chambersburg, Pa.,Nov. 16. Special
Wash McNair, Jhe leading horse dealer
in this section of he country, to-day made
a deed of voluntary assignment. The ex
tent of the failure is not known, but it will
cover thousands of dollars. He was well
known all over the country as one of the
most honorable dealers, and did an im
mense business, principally in "Western
horses.
, She is Not a Screamer.
St. Marts, Nov. 16. Special Last
night Miss Laura Fritsch, shortly after
retiring, was disturbed from her slumber by
a noise, and discovered a man standing near
her bedroom door, instead of screaming, as
most girls would have done, she pluckily
jumped out of bed and securing a shot gun,
she pointed it at the intruder) who hastily
made an exit.
A Woman Brained With a Cow Bell.
Braxtok C. H., "W. Va., Nor. 1&
Special The killing of a woman named
Nancy Ellison, near the Roan county line,
last Tuesday by Nathan James, is just re
ported here. He struck the woman on
the head with a cow bell attached to a
strap, fracturing her skull.
Elizabeth's Strongest Gasier.
McKeesport) Nov. 16. Special Re
ports from Bellerue state that the largest
gas well ever struck in the Elizabeth dis
trict is the one struck by the Philadelphia
Gas Company. The roar from the escaping
gas was heard in this city. The pressure of
the well raised to 900 pounds in two min
utes before it was shut off
A Sheep With Its Head Turned.
"Wapokoneta, Nov. 16. Special A
strange freak of animal life was brought
into the stock pens in this city this after
noon. The monstrosity ia a sheep, full
grown aud healthy, but its head is com
pletely turned around. The animal is 1
year old. It walks almost sideways. It
will be put on exhibition.
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Insane Man Incinerated.
"WlLKESBAKKE, Nov. 16. Special
Michael. Ruddy, an insane man of this
place, saturated "himself with oil, cut his
throat aud then set fire to himself. The
house caught fire and burned to the, ground.
After the, fire Ruddy's corpse was tound
burned to a crisp.
Trl-State Brevities.
Lillie Mjlckbt, a Lancaster domestic, poi
soned herself to death Sunday. Cause un
known, Isaac Weulkb, a well-known citizen of
JIasslllon, was struck and killed by a train
Sunday night.
Willie DffjjtAr, aged 10. years, was fatally
injured in a' runaway in Derry township,
Westmoreland county, Sunday.
Hiss ITaut uotkiss, of West Elizabeth,
was badly injured and narrowly escaped de
capitation by a merry-go-round Saturday
evening.
As Conductor Young's morning express
neared tbe Webster crossing near Mononga
hela City yesterday morning Engineer Haw
kins noticed several rocks on tho track. He
was able to stop the train ana the crew re
moved tbe obstructions. This was a delib
erate attempt to wreck the train.
Dr. RnsTTOs; of Canonsburg, was exper
imenting Sunday with an apparatus used
for the purpose of generating oxygen. The
machine exploded. The people rushed to
the scene of the accident and found the doc
tor lying on the floor insensible with an ugly
gash on one side ot his face. He will be laid
up for some time.
BILLY BARRY SUED FOR $3,000.
AGNES HALLOCK, SOTJBBETTE, DEM
ANDS THAT AMOUNT
For n Blow She Says the Comedian Struck
In 1889 Conflicting Testimony at the
Trial in New York Verdict to Be
Rendered To-Day-
New York, Nov. 16. Special Agnes
Hallock, a soubrette, has sued to recover
$3,000 damages from "William Barry, of the
iate Irish Comedy combination of Barry and
Fay, that appeared in Pittsburg last week,
as the result of a blow alleged to have been
struck by Barry. The case was tried by
Justice Beach, in the Supreme Court, to-day,
and the jury was ordered to bring in a sealed
verdict in the morning.
Since the action was brought the actress
has married Tom Barry, manager of the
Gaiety Theater, at Albany, and he was with
her in court to-day. In her own behalf,
Mrs. Barry said she was engaged for the
season of 1888-1889 by Barry and Fay, and
had acted with them for nine weeks,
when, on January 6, 1889, she was ordered
out because she demanded part of her salary
of ?40 a week. They were playing "Mc
Kenna's Flirtations" at the Bon Ton Thea
ter at Chicago. Barry told her to leave,
and said that as she went down to the dress
ing room he would knock her down. , She
went down stairs, and was struck by Barry,
she testified, in the breast so hard that a
gold button of her underclothing was pressed
into tbe flesh. She was injured in her busi
ness for three months, because she was
unable to wear decolette dresses. She said
she had shown the injury she received that
night to "William Brown, the electrician;
Charles S. King, the machinist, and Joseph
Murphy, the property man. She admitted,
on cross-examination that she had called
Barry "a dirty loafer," but said he had ap
plied a stronger term to her.
Barry testified that 20 minutes before the
curtain was to be rung up on the evening
mentioned Mrs. Barry went to the box of
fice and demanded 520, saying her board
had to be paid that night. Her money was
not due until the following Tuesday. She
declined to act without the money, and he
ordered her to leave. She went down to.
the dressing room and ran for him with her
parasol uplifted. She was in street cos
tume. He waved her away, but did not
touch her.
Hugh Fay sent a deposition from Colo
rado Springs corroborating Barry's story of
her demand for her money before the per
formance. Emilv Keane, of the same company, said
that Mrs. Barry admitted to her that night
Barry had not struck her. Barry had
described her action as that of a "barn
stormer." "When asked to define "barn
stormer," Miss Keane said that it was in
the theatrical profession what "shyster" sig
nified among lawyers.
A deposition of Machinist C. S. King
stated that he had seen Barry rush at her,
after scolding and swearing. He and
"William Brown deposed that they had seen
the marks of her injury that night.
DBAW THE LINE ON FASHION.
Tho W. C. T. V. Delegates Favor All Social
Reforms Except That of Dress.
Boston, Nov. 16. At the session of the
National "W. C. T. TJ. to-day Mrs. Hunt
described what scientific text books were
being put into schools of the nation. Miss
Lucy Kimball reported on Sunday school
work. Miss Julia Coleman presented her
fifteenth annual report on temperance liter
ature. Miss Julia A. Ames reported on
work through the press. It is, she said, the
great educator of our people, and unless
controlled by the liquor element, is always
ready to lend some of its space to the tem
perance cause.
Miss Mary A. "West spoke on the work of
the School of Methods. Mrs. E. H. Ingalls
reported on the work against narcotics.
One dealer told her that he sold more cig-
lareuesio gins man 10 ooys. inc worii
this year will look toward the passage of a
national law for forbidding the manufacture
of cigarettes. The use of opium is to be abol
ished.if possible. Miss Lilly Reynolds spoke
on the kindergarten work. Mrs. Mary F.
Levitt reviewed the work of the Depart
ment of Mercy. As one result of her re
port, a rising vote, condemning the plum
age of any birds, or any parts of birds, un
less obtained without pain, was moved, but
the motion did not prevail, and was referred
to the Committee on Resolutions. It was
announced that a beginning had been made
for a temperance temple in Boston.
ALL AEM0R PLATE OF NICKEL STEEL.
No Other Kind to Be Used for Uncle Sam's
War Vessels.
"Washington, Nov. 16. Special. The
two remaining rdates of the eight ordered
for the comparative armor trial will not be
tested, owing partly to defects in the plates
and partly to the fact that the Bureau of
Ordnance secured sufficient data from the
six plates fired as to enable it to go on with
the manufacture of armor for the ships. The
results of the trial have 'strengthened the
faith of the bureau in nickel steel, and it is
now settled that all armor hereafter made
will be of that material. The adoption of
the Harvey process is still an open ques
tion, to be settled after further study of its
application and cost. If, however, results
uniformly equal to the best obtained in
these trials can be secured, there is little
doubt of its adoption.
The next armor trials will be. acceptance
tests of armor delivered for actual use on
the new ships. The first lot, the llj-inch
all-steel armor, for the barbettes of the
coast defense vessel Monterey, is now ready
for shipment from Bethlehem. The Mon
terey will be the next armored vessel to be
put 'in commission. The two ten-inch guns
for her after-barbette are now ready for
shipment from the Washington ordnance
factory. One of the 12-inch guns for tha
forwafd-barhette is finished, and is at Indian
Head for test. The other is now being rifled
in the ordnance shop, and will soon be com
puted. An Italian Seriously Injured.
Eommaso Ciaslegio, an Italian, fell off of
a Fifth avenue street car last night about
half-past 6 o'clock. The back of his head
was laid open. He was carried into No. 4
Engine House, where his wound was washed
and dressed, after which he was taken to his
home on Fifth avenue.
Government Monopoly of Stlmnlants.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 16. The Minis
try of Finance is contemplating a proposal
for a monopoly by the Government of the
production of spirits and tobacco.
DIED.
NOON AN At il3 lcsidence, 163 Forbes
street, on -Tuesday, November 17, 1S91, at 2
a. M.'.'JouX NoojfAir, aged 83 years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
A DUEL PREVENTED.
Two" Hot-Headed Southern News
paper Men Caught Just in Time
TO PBEVENT A BLOODY MEETING.
Canstic Criticisms of ladi Other's Way of
Ennning a Paper
LEADS TO A CHALLENGE IN EAENIST
rSPXCIAL TILIOKAJl TO THZ DISrATCII.1
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 16. The
most exciting local episode that has oc
curred here of late was the arrest to-day of
Colonel H. V. Sevier, editor ot the Afternoon
Telegram, issued from the Florida Times
Union office, and Judge Benjamin Harrison,
editor the Florida Daily Standard, for an at
tempt to fight a duel pistols and Moncrief
Springs, a suburb three miles out, being tha
weapons and place selected.
This quarrel arose over a bitter discussion
carried on some days since in their re
spective papers. The Telegramhas a depart
ment for doings of colored people, and a col
ored reporter has charge of it to a certain
extent. The Standard criticised this depart
ment severely, and often sarcastically re
ferred to doings of colored "society belles
and beaux." This was met by Telegram
editors, and the fight waxed warm and earn
est for some time.
In the Telegram of November 5 there was
a column editorial, unusually strong,
against the Standard. The foUowing are ex
tracts: Amenities of Southern Journalism.
Chipley's daily sink bole (alias Standard)
has gottoninto a psendo frenzied state over
the Tclejram's colored department, aud is so
blinded by Its own fantastic contortions be
fore the very limited public to which it
speaks that it has wandered from the quiet
path of truth and wantons witb any insinua
tion and even courts the witch whose
plain English name is Lie. The own
ers and editors of the Telegram are in a
position to do this act of simple Justice a
nobody else ever was in Jacksonville. They
are Southern men. Democrats and believers
in white supremacy. But they had tbe true
Southern man's interest in tbe welfare of
tbe negroes, and did deliberately and with
true friendliness for the race what has been
done and if it has also proved profitable
tbey do not see that that fact in any wise
Impeaches their motives.
Envious cotemporaries may rave in simu
lated passion of resentment and horror, but
it has'no other effect than to bring them
Into contempt with all who apnreciate the,
necessity for friendly relations between tbe
races and the fairness of giving colored peo
ple new9 of their higher affairs as well as
tbe court records in which the criminal class
of their race figures. Tbe honest
man never misstates the position,
of his opponent. To do so Is to convict?
one's self of vlciousness and Insincerity ana
a consuming desire to over-reacn that oppo
nent by false statement and unfair infer
ence, and hai the thief or tbe assassin a
meaner spirit? If not the same spirit that
impels to robbery and mnrder, it is a con
fession of weakness an abandoning of ar
gument and testimony for false witnessing
and all the vicious practices of the inborn
perjurer. The position of the Evening Tele
gram, its proprietors and editors has been
wilfully and maliciously misstated by the
Standard.
A Direct Question for the Opposition.
Xow Is it the intention to light the Evening
Telegram because of this feature for the
benefit of the metropolites? If so, it will be
found a losing venture, for the colored peo
ple supply a large part of the evening news
paper's resources here, and they would not
tamely submit to see the best exemplars of
their race's progress paraded in print for tho
purpose of ridiculing the simple statement
that a number of them gathered at the house
of a friend, and spent the evenineat croquet.
So much to the public, but to the Standard
itself only one answer is possible, and that
is that the man who wrote the editorial arti
cle In question ana conceived Its lying in
sinuations is a liar and a cur of the lowest
degree, and the truth is not in him, any
more than honor or virtue ever resided in
any of bis ancestors, actual or putative.
This, last paragraph proved too much, and
Editor Harrison wrote to Sevier, asking if
he was the responsible editor. Sevier re
plied very cavalierly that he wa It is
supposed that a challenge followed next.
This afternoon it leaked out that a duel
was impending. Rev. Father Kenney heard
of it and at once swore out peace warrants
before Justice of Peace "Williams. The
warrants were given Sheriff Broward and
his deputies, and they, assisted by friends
of the editors, hastily started out in search
of them. One party rode out to Moncrief
Springs and there found Harrison and his
second, Charles "W. Dacosta, a prominent
publisher and job printer of this city.
He was arrested and a search proved that
he was well armed.
Both Parties Placed -Under Bonds.
They at once returned to the city, and
Editor Harrison-was brought to the Court
House. The other party found Editor
Sevier just climbing into his buggy at
'Squire English's stable, accompanied by
"W. T. Bauskett, a reporter on the Evening
Telearam and Times-Union. Sevier was well
heeled and ready for business. He was ar
rested and taken to the Court House, to
gether with Mr. Bauskett.
By this time the arrest had been generally
known, and a large and interested crowd
gathered at Justice "Williams' rooms. The
two would-be duelists were placed in sepa
rate room?, where their counsel found
them and gave them advice as to how to get
out of their bad predicament. Finally an
understanding was arrived at, and the two
prisoners were arraigned and placed nnder
bail of 1,000 each, to keep the peace.
The bonds found ready signers among
real estate owners, and in a few minutes the
principals were at liberty, enjoying the
congratulations of their friends. "Whether
it is ended yet or no remains to be seen.
Opinions vary, but all agree that there was
lots of fun in it when it all ended so harm
lessly. But the principals meant business,
were" well armed, and there is no telling
what would have happened had they met on
the bloody field of honor.
A PECULIAR LIBEL SUIT.
John Brooks Wants 835,000 for Being
Called a Christian.
New York, Nov. 16. Special
Messrs. Sarasoha & Son, editors and pub
lishers ot the Jewish Gazette, have been
served with a summonds and a complaint
by John Brooks, in a civil suit in 2,500
damages for libel. The complaint alleges
that March 27, 1891, the editors of the
Gazette called Mr. Brooks- a Christian,
whereas, in reality, Mr. Brooks is a Russian
Hebrew, and that this action on the part of
the newspaper caused Mr. brooks to "lose
the respect, confidence, love, esteem, and,
last but not least, the patronage of hi
brother Hebrews." Mr. Brook3 lives in
Syracuse, and is by trade a cobbler. Not
long ago he married Miss Rachel Dickheiser,
a fair young Hebrew. Soon after the mar
riage the cobbler deeded to his young wife a
house which was very soon afterward de
stroyed by fire. An investigation resulted
in the conviction of Mrs. Brooks, who was
sentenced to 15 years ia the Auburn Peni
tentiary. The cobbler had spent all hfs money for
counsel during the trial, and when he had
no more the Israelites circulated a petition
urging the Hebrews of the State to con
tribute to a fund which was being raised to
enable Brooks to appeal to a higher csurt.
The circular was sent to the Jewish Gazette,
and the editors printed it in their issue of
March 27. They also added a few words of
comment, taking it for granted that a man
named Brooks could not be a Hebrew.
They said that in their opinion Rachel,
having evidently -deserted her creed by
wedding a Christian, was not entitled to the
full meesure of sympathy which she might
claim as an orthodox Hebrew) The case
will come up in the Supreme Court at Syra
cuse, November 20.
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