FORTY-SIXTH TEAR
C K
No Better or No Worse
Than Other Speakers
Have Selected.
FRIENDS REWARDED,
But Those Who Opposed Him Were
Also Generously Treated.
MILLS' SULKINESS TO WEAR OFF.
The Texan's Committee One of the Most Im
portant of AIL
Pen and Ink Sketches of Several of
the Ne-w Chairmen Amos J. Cum-,
mings Description of Men HB
Knows Well Comparisons Between
Them and Their Immediate Prede
cessors Springer One of the Giants
McMillin In a Position of Respon
sibilityColonel OTerrali and His
Confederate Record Hard "Workers
Put in Places Where Their Energy
Will Tell.
rSrECI U. TELEGHArniC LETTER.!
Bureau or The Dispatch,
Washisgtox. D. C Dec 26.
It is not much of a job to analyze Crisp's
committees. They are no better and no
worse than those appointed by former
Speakers. 3Ir. Crisp, like his predecessors,
mar have rewarded sonic of his friends who
stood by him in the struggle for the no
mination, but not only at the expense of
thoe who were opposed to him.
There are 54 committees. Twenty-three
of the chairmanships went to members who
had voted against him, and onlv 31 to those
who were with him from the beginning to
the end. Crisp has done fully as well as
did Speaker Carlisle after Mr. Randall's
defeat, and certainly better than did
Speaker Reed by the friends of his four
opponents. Uine chairmanships were
given to men who voted for Roger Q.
3Iills on the final ballot.
Soma IVn ami Ink Sketches.
Pen and ink (.ketches of the chairmen of
leading committees may be read with in
terest. The leading committee on the roll
of the House is the Committee on Elec
tions. Its chairman is Colonel Charles T.
O'Fcrrall, of Ho rrisonburg, Va. The
Colonel was .1 years old last October. He
is tall, and has a commanding figure. He
has blue cye, Roger A. Pryor features, and
thick gray hair standing out from his head
like a brush heap. The Colonel dresses with
extreme neatness. He has a good voice
and is an effective speaker. Colonel O'Fer
rall was a prominent candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor before the
last State election. In May, 18G1, he en
tered the Confederatotservice as a private,
and at the close of the war was in command
of the Confederate cavalry in the Shenan
doah Valley. In a fight in the valley he
lie was shot throgh the lungs. After the
war he studied law at "Washington College,
Ylrginia.and afterward located in Harrison
burg. He had been a member of
the Aembly, a county judge and a Demo
cratic State canvasser.
O'Fprrall an Old rrlend of Crisp's.
Colonel O'Ferrall served second to Crisp
on the Committee of Elections in the
Fiftieth and FTty-firs Congresses He
wa Crimp's lieutenant in the fight which
resulted in the seating of Langston. Tom
Reed at cne time piled that he had no right
to read from the record of evidence
in the case while on the floor, but
was forced to withdraw the arbitrary ruling
under the protest of Major McKinley and
others. Colonel O'Fcrrall was entitled to
his chairmanship from his rank on the com
mittee, aside irom his warm interest in Mr.
Crisp's canvass. He is energetic, able and
industrious, and will make a model Chair
man. "William M. Springer, the new chairman
of the "Ways and Means, became a member
of the House in 187u, two vears after Roger
Q. Mills took the oath lie was born in In
diana, 53 years ago last May. He studied
law, edited a Democratic newspaper, and
served one term in the Illinois Legislature
before entering Congress. For 10 vears he
ha been an untiring worker in the commit
tees and upon the lloor of the House. He
opposed jo the last the stealing of the Presi
dency from Samuel .T. Tilden, and has ben
prominent in many investigations of rob
beries and peculations.
I'.ndlv Fooled on tli Xortlnrrst.
He was Chairman of the Committee on
Territories in the Fiftieth Concrcss. The
great Northwest owes him a debt of grati
tude. It was owins to his efforts that the
two Dakotas, Montana and "Washington
were admitted into the Union. Springer
was confident that Montana and Washing
ton would prove Democratic States, and lie
had strong hopes that Xorth Dakota would
go the same way. No man was more
chagrined when the Republicans panned
eight United States Senators and five
Representatives out of the transaction.
Springer's action, although sustained
bv Sunset Cox and other prominent
Democrats, was taken in the face of a reso
lution pased by a Democratic caucus in
which thev participated. The resolution
insisted upon the passage of an omnibus
bill providing for the admission of the
Democratic territories of New Mexico and
Arizona on the same terms as the other
territories. If the Republicans refnsed to
accept this, the Democrats in the House
were to vote down the bill and admit no
new States, leaving the responsibility
where it belonged. Mr. Cox was Chairman
f the caucus, but he tollowed Mr. Springer
in breaking away.
Springer One of the House Giant.
Mr. Springer is six feet tall, broad
shouldered, and rather nervous in manner.
He has gray hair, a grizzled beard, close
cropped, and regular features. He has
never before been a member of "Ways
and Means. He wears a statesman's frock
coat and dark clothes. A rose always rests
in the lapel of his coat, the gift of his
wife. In the Fifty-first Congress, Mr.
Springer was ever a thorn in the
side of Tom Reed. He was persistently on
his feet with the rules of the House in his
hand, protesting against the Speaker's
tyranny. His persistence at one time drove
the Czar back to the chair after he had de
clared the House adjourned, and forced him
to submit the motion to adjourn in a parlia
mentary manner.
Mr. Springer has a rasping but a clear
voice and at times an aegravating persist
ence. Possibly he demanded the attention
of the Houseoo frequently. He pops up
at all times, anxious to take a hand in every
debate, however trifling. This is why the
correspondent of the St. Louis fiepvMic has
dubbed him a parliamentary jack-in-the-box.
The Illinoisan n a Magician.
Springer's luck in Crisp's canvass, stands
in refreshing contrast to his fate in Car
lisle's canvass. There the Illinoisan was
put to bed with the loser. He was awarded
the chairmanship of an insignificant com
mittee as a sop to his ability and term of
service. It served only to develop the
strength of th i man. He proved a political
magician. By a wave of his hand the in
significant committee was turned into a
committee of investigation. The magician
afterward made a report and shook the
country from its rim to its center.
The Chairman of Ways and Means has
usually been regarded as the leader of the
House. The real leader of the Honse, how
ever, is the Speaker. He selects and recog
nizes his own lieutenant on the floor. Car
lisle recognized Colonel W. R. Morrison,
who was a bold, fearless and active leader.
His men were thoroughly disciplined, and
wheeled promptly at the word.
Mills as Morrison's Snccessor.
When Morrison went down under the
lance of Jehu Baker, Colonel R. Q. Mills
became the recognized leader on the floor.
No man ever had more faithful retainers.
They followed him with alacrity. At crit
ical moments, however, lie was frequently
absent. He lacked the sturdy stamina and
untiring vigilance of Bill Morrison. At
times he dashed upon the center of the
enemy with an intrepidity bordering on
rashness, hut anon left the field to
his lieutenants. These were all able
men. Among them were Benton McMillin,
William M. Springer, Charles F. Crisp and
"the two Ajaxes," better known as the
Breckenridges. The new Speaker was de
veloped. It was the ability displayed by
three of these minor chieftains in a two
years' fight with the Republican Czar that
made them candidatesagainst Colonel Mills,
and finally led to his defeat.
Whether Mr. Springer is to be the real
leader of the House or not is yet to be de
termined. There are born leaders on the
floor. Circumstances mar develop them.
Self-assertion never will do so. The
Speaker's eye in all cases is a necessary
prerequisite.
Benton McMillin, as second on the Com
mittee on Rules, the Speaker himself being
first, is certain to be a figure of promi
nence in the House.
Mills in His New Tosltlon.
The Committee on Inter-State and For
eign Commerce is the new name of the
Committee on Commerce. This is the com
mittee to which Roger Q. Mills has been
assigned as Chairman. In the Fiftieth Con
gress Austin Ik Clardy, of Missouri, was
its Chairman, and in the Fifty-first Con
gress Charles S. Baker, of Rochester, had
that honor. It is a committee that com
mands the attention of the House as fre
quently as h v other committee on the list.
Every riftlriud bridge bill, lighthouse bill
and '"cores of measures for the extension
and safety of our commerce exude from this
committee. At times nights are set apart
for the consideration of its recommenda
tions. Colonel Mills may see fit to refuse the
chairmanship, but it is an honor that has
been eagerly sought by prominent men of
the House in bygone vears. Its present
chairman is in social life one of the most
lovable of men. His verv faults seem to
endear him to friends. Sunny or gloomy,
his face is an index to his disposition. A
more cheery man never breathed, nor one
more susceptible to the whims of impulse.
Time to Assuage Mills Grief.
Mr. Mills' dominant intellectuality has a
wonderful attraction, and so did that of
Horace Greeley; yet the nervousness and
petulance of the latter could never be re
strained. Under bitter disappointment he
at times pouted and complained like a child.
Whether in this he was a parallel or a con
trast to Colonel Mills' matters not. The
fight is fought, and time will sooner or
later assuage the grief of the vanquished.
Mr. Crisp was a candidate for Speaker
from the hour that Mr. Carlisle became a
United States Senator. His friends put
him to the front. Colonel Mills was not a
candidate until months after Concress had
adjourned. He had evidently set his mind
upon the seat of Senator Reagan. A seat
at the side of his friend Carlisle was what
he desired. Governor Hogg saw fit to
nominate Mr. Chilton for United States
Senator, and the Colonel turned his eyes
upon the Speakership. It was too late.
Many of his friends had already announced
their preferences. In vain hetrimmed his
sails to the gales from Massachusetts. Al
though strong, they were not strong enough
to" bear his craft into the desired haven.
The wind died down within sicht of land,
and he was left adrift in the shore cur
rents. His own hand alone can turn his
vessel upon the shoals.
Everybody Has Forgotten In Time.
"With 18 years of experience in the
House of Representatives, varied at least by
five contests for the speakership, he ought
tc be able to tell a revolving from a flash
light and wear ship according to the recog
nized charts. 'Randall, did so, Cox did so,
and so'has every defeated Democratic can
didate for the nomination since the days of
Thomas Jefferson.
The country is safe with a Democratic
Speaker in the chair, even if he comes from
Georgia instead of from Texas. It is not
endangered with even a man from Illinois
at the head of Ways and Means. In the
great campaign of 1892 every true Democrat
will be at the front, and none ought to be
more conspicuous nor willanvbemoreappre
ciated than the tall form of Roger Q. Mills,
battle-ax in hand, dealing sturdy blows on
behalf of State rights, economy, constitu
tional privileges and tariff reform.
Amos J. Cummikgs.
K1TXED BY. A DANGLING WISE.
Two Thousand Volts Catxse a Milkman's
Almost Instantaneous Death.
Okanoe, t. Y., Dec 26. Frank E.
Williams, a milkman, was killed by an
electric shock to-day. An old, unused
wire of the District Messenger service broke
during the night and fell across the wires
of the city lighting system, which carrv a
current of 2,000 volts. The weather 'this
morning was very foggy.
While Williams was delivering milk the
horse went ahead, and, coming m contact
with the old wire, was knocked down.
Williams ran to his assistance and was
struck in the face by the wire, which he
grasped with both hands and held. A phy
sician was called but came too late.
A FBBTTY STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Uncle Sam's Soldiers Cnncht in the Act of
Violating the Law.
I.OCKPORT X. Y., Dec. 26 Special. A
pretty state of affairs has been discovered at
Fort Niagara. For some time past privates
in the Eleventh United States Infantry,
four companies of which are located here,
have been engaged in smuggling over
Chinamen at the mouth of the Niagara
river. This has proved so profitable that
halfthemenat the fort are said to be en
gaged in violating the law. Deputy "United
States Marshals and the custom house offi
cials at Suspension Bridge were put onto it
and succeeded in nabbing John Braun, a
private, in the act.
The officers at the fort gave up the man
and assured the marshals they would lend
them every aid in prosecuting the men
who have been engaged in this practice.
It is said the soldiers have beep paid as
high as $50 apiece by the celestials to be
ferried over and landed safely in this
country.
MORE TALK ABOUT WAR.
A NEW XOEE PAPER'S FRESH BATCH
OF BEM.IGERENT NEWS.
Five Prominent Naval Officers Sent to San
Francisco Under Sealed Orders Neeo
tiations for Help From Peru Against
Chile V Hot Message Prophesied.
New York, Dec. 26. Special A
special to the Press from Washington is as
follows: The fact just leaked out that
Thursday five prominent officers of the
navy w hose names could not be ascertained
to-day were instructed to proceed immedi
ately to San Faancisco under sealed
orders. The Navy Department, has com
pleted "a list of the vessels owned
in tbc United States and now on the Pacific
coast which can be used as transports for
troops in the event of necessity arising for
the immediate transfer of United States
soldiers to Chile. It is understood that the
mission of the officers above mentioned is to
complete arrangements for chartering what
vessels may be needed in San Francisco.
There is a well'detined rumor to-night to
the effect that negotiations with Peru
through Minister Hicks, have been carried
on by the United States for some time past,
which have resulted in insuring the
aid of Chile's old-time enemy in
the event of hostilities between this
country and Chile, It is supposed
that in the event of open hostilities
Peruvian seaports will be at the disposal of
the United States not only as coaling sta
tions, but as ports of disembarkation for
United States troops who could be promptly
sent across the border from Peruvian terri
tory. In return the United States will be
likely to aid the Peruvian Government in
recoverimg the provinces lost by that na
tion as a result of the war with Chile a few
years ago.
It is now certain that immediately upon
the reassembling of Congress, one week
from next Tuesday, the President will
transmit to that body all the correspondence
relating to the Chilean unpleasantness.
This correspondence will be accompanied
by a vigorous letter from the President,
asking for instructions. There seems to be
a general impression abroad that the Con
gress, while not going so far as to declare
war, will adopt a resolution giving the
President power to send such ships and
troops to Chile as he may deem expedient.
An Associated Press dispatch from San
Francisco says: The cruiser San Francisco,
flagship of the Pacific sqnadron, with Rear
Admiral George Brown on board, put to sea
irom this port this afternoon. It was stated
that the cruiser might put into the bay for
gun practice, but the fact that she has
an unusually large quantity of guns and
ammunition aboard, added to the tact that a
number of sailors and marines left here on
the Pacific Mail Company's steamer San
Jose last Wednesday for Acapulco where it
is understood they "will be drafted into the
cruiser Charleston's crew when she arrives
from Honolulu, leads to the belief that the
San Francisco is on her way to join the
Charleston at Acapulco, whence both ves
sels will proceed to Chile.
MONTI'S DINNER TO BLAINE.
A Distinguished GatherincSees Two Promi
nent Gentlemen Eat Together.
Washington, D. C, Dec 26. The
Chilean Minister and Mrs. Montt gave a
dinner this evening, in honor of Secretary
and Mrs. Blaine.
The invited guests were Senator Morgan,
Senator Stewart, Representative McCreary,
the Mexican Minister and Madame Romero,
ex-Mayor Grace, of New York, the Argen
tine Minister, the Minister from Salvador,
Hon. J. W. Foster, the Spanish Minister,
Mr. Trumbull and Mr. Delcampo, of the
Chilean Legation.
GABZA GIVES UP HOPE.
The Action of His Men In Attacking Onr
Troops Loses Him an Asylum.
IiAeedo, Tex., Dec. 26. Advices to
day from the seat of trouble say more
fighting has been engaged in, with
slight losses on both sides. It was re
ported that the revolutionists had captured
Camargo, and that General Sandoval
was on the march with 2,000 men to join
Garza." There is talk that a General in the
Mexican army has declared for the revolu
tionists and will give his soldiers the com
mand to join the invaders.
A dispatch from Rio Grande City says:
The main body of the revolutionary party,
pursued by Lieutenant Langhorne, rode
through without stopping to where
Garza is, near the Rondado ranch,
in Zapata county, and reported the
occurrence to him of the killing
of Edstrom. Garza is reported to have said
that their action in attacking the troops of
this Government placed a quietus on his
hopes of revolution against Mexico, inas
much as he now had no asylum when
pursued by the Mexican troops.
He at once assembled what men
he could and crossed into Mex
ico near the Arrieros ranch above Mier, and
it is saia that he contemplates attacking
that place or Capiargo or Guerro in the
next few days. These reports are given
for what thev are worth.
A CORDAGE COMBINE GOBBLE.
The Big Rope Manufactory of John Good
Said to Have Been Swallowed.
New York, Dec. 26. Special' It was
reported to-dar that the National Cordage
Company had come into possession of the
plants owned by John Good, the rope and
rope machinery manufacturer. Mr. Good
lias a large rope walk in Brooklyn and a
factory in Ravenswood for the manufacture
of machinery.
At the office of the National Cordage
Company it was practically admitted that
the deaf had been made. Mr. Sturges, one
of the officers,' said that negotiations had
been pending between Mr. Good and the
company for some time, but that he conld
not say positively whether or not they had
come to a head yet. .
BBAKEMAN HEKEICK MISSING.
The Coroner Wants Him Badly, to Account
for the Hastings Disaster.
New York, Dec 26. The search for
Albert E. Herrick, the brakeman who is
held to be responsible for the New York
Central collision, has not yet resulted in
finding him. Superintendent Voorhees stated
this morning that the company was very
anxious to find Herrick, so that they could
get his report as to what caused him to neg
lect his duty. He was confident that Her
rick is in this city, and hoped that he would
be found during the day.
Coroner Mitchell is securing evidence for
the inquest, Wednesday next. The Corouer
has a warrant for Hernck's arrest. All the
trainmen ot both the St. Louis and Niagara
expresses will be examined Wednesday.
The Czar Aroused Against
His Own Brother, the Got
ernor of Moscow.
TWO SIDES OF THE CASE.
His-People Dislike Him Because Ho
Stopped a Horse Bace
UNTIL HE COULD WITNESS IT,
Officials Opposed to Him Because lie Pre
vented Their Thefts.
HIS WIPE VICTORIA'S GRAlSDDATrGHTEB
London, Dec. 26. Contradictory stories
are received here regarding the Grand Duke
Sergius, brother of the Czar, who last spring
was appointed Governor of Moscow. At the
beginning of the present month it was said
that the Grand Duke was making himself
very unpopular by his efforts to suppress
fraudulent practices growing out of the cor
ruption for which the Russian official world
is notorious.
One scandal in which the Grand Duke is
said to have intervened was the misappro
priation of $12,500, which had been sent to
the Orla branch'of the Red Cross Society,
for relief purposes among the sufferers in
the famine-stricken provinces. The Czarina
is the chief patroness of this branch of the
Red Cross Society. The Grand Duke re
cently gave from his private purse 40,000
roubles for the sufferers, but the fact that he
has interfered with the stealing of the
famine money has caused him to be very un
popular with a certain wealthy and influen
tial class, who are doing their utmost to
secure his removal from office.
Charges Brpnght Against Him.
He is charged by this class with taking
advantage of the authority conferred upon
him by the Czar, and.with playing the part
of a tyrant. They say that his peremptory
behavior is an insult to them, and so deter
mined are they to have his power abridged
that they have prepared and forwarded to
the Czar a petition, praying for his Temovat
from the office of Governor of Moscow. '
The advices received to-day state the Czar
suspects his brother of "nursing ambitious
designs," though the nature of these designs
in a country where all Bocial and political
honors emanate from the Czar is not stated.
It is added that the Czar has been so im
pressed by the array of evidence presented
to him against the Grand Duke that it
is his intention to send him into exile.
An illustration of the "tyranny" of the
Grand Duke is given. It appears that ho
gave orders recently that the horse races at
Moscow were not to commence until he
arrived. A large crowd was present at the
races and thev were kept waiting for an
hour and a half before the Grand Dnke ap
peared. The crowd grew very impatient at
tne delay, ana when tne Grand lmfee ap-
peared he was vigorously hissed. This in-,
cident was reported to tne UM,-smt it l'
said, is considered to decide th question of
tne Grand DUKe s dismissal irom office.
Granddanghter of Qneen Victoria.
The wife of the Grand Duke Sergius is a
daughter of the Grand Duke Louis of Hesse
and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
She recently abandoned the religious faith
in which she was trained and in April last
she formally joined the Greek church. The
Grand Duke is recognized as the head of the
old Russian orthodox party, and all recent
advices regarding him, with the exception
of "to-day's, showed he stood in high favor
with the Czar. The very fact that he was
appointed to the important office of Gov
ernor of Moscow shows he must have en
joyed the confidence of the Czar to a high
degree.
It was charged in some quarters the con
version of the Grand Duchess Sergius was
I. not the result of a free change in her relig
ious belief, but that it was due to moral
suasion of a very brutal kind. This state
ment was semi-officially denied at the time,
but the fact remains that she at one time
was so disgusted with her husband that she
was with difficulty restrained from leaving
him. It is said that the Czar interposed
his good offices to prevent the scandal that
would have followed a separation.
SEBGIUS ALREADY GONE.
Berlin Has Him Ordered Under Surveillance
to Some Post in Asia.
Beblin, Dec. 26. A report of a start-
ling nature is in circulation and obtains
credence in diplomatic cirles. It is to the
effect that Count Yon Schouvaloff, the
Russian Ambassador to Germany, is to be
transferred to Moscow as successor to the
Grand Duke Sergius, brother of the Czar,
as Governor General. The Czar has given
Grand Duke Sergius a peremptory leave of
absence for a year, and it is looked upon as
certain that the Grand Duke will not re
turn to his post at the expiration of that
period.
It is more likely that he will be sent out
of Russia or be placed under surveillance
at some point in Central Asia. The Grand
Duke, it is alleged, has been tampering
with the allegiance of officers high in com
mand at Moscow, "Warsaw, "Wilna and other
military center . Count Von bchouvalou,
upon whose fidelity the Czar relies, has
been ordered to proceed to Gathina to
confer with the Czar.
YOTJHG HELD FASTING AGAIN.
Trying to Conrt Death With the Aid of a
Little "Whisky and Water.
New York, Dec 26. Special At the
special term of the Supreme Court, held in
"White Plains to-day, Judge Dykman rati
fied the inquisition and finding of the jury
which, on "Wednesday, adjudged Edward
M. Field to be insane. Field's wife, Clara
L. Field, was appointed to take charge of
his person and estate. This will have no
effect on the proceedings against Field
on the four indictments found against him.
He will have to answer to the charges when
the cases come to. trial, just as though there
had been no inquiry or adjudication as to his
sanity. Field will remain in Ludlow Street
Jail, unless he is bailed. None of the cases
against him will come up for hearing until
after January 1, in any event.
There was little change in Field's condi
tion during the day, and none in his actions.
He fasted all day, refusing even milk. He
took two drinks of whisky and water, a few
teaspoonfuls each time. C. "W. Field, Jr.,
was his only visitor, remaining but four or
five minutes.
CHEMISTS AWAKING TO ACTION.
The Preparations for Their Meeting in New
York Next Week.
New Yokk, Dec. 2& Special By the
invitation of the chemists of New York the
fourth general meeting of the Americau
Chemical 'Society will be held Tuesday and
Wednesday next in the University building
on Washington square. The society has a
membership of 300, and representatives are
expected to attend from nearly every part
of the country." Prof. George F. Barker, of
the University of Pennsylvania, will pre
side, and Chancellor MacCracken will wel
come the visitors.
The Committee of Arrangements is trying
to enlist all professional chemists in the
progressive movement which "ihe coming
meeting is expected ,to start. It is the ob
ject of the society to awaken professional
people generally to an appreciation of what
chemistry has done for foreign nations, and
the possibility of something similar with
concerted action here.
GRAVES TANGLED UP.
THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TAKES
THE DOCTOR IN HAND.
He Is Tripped Up in many a Statement
More Denials His Memory Very Poor,
but Revives at Times Very Damaging to
His Case.
Denver, Dec 26. In the Graves trial
this morning Mr. Stevens announced that,
after an examination of the letter, the
prosecution withdrew all objections to its
being admi tted in evidence. This is the
letter which was claimed the doctor wrote
to Mrs. Barnaby in San Francisco at the
time she was on her way to Denver and at
about the time the fatal bottle was" mailed.
Its intention is to prove that the doctor
thought Mrs. Barnaby was in San Fran
cisco, and that he could not have mailed the
bottle to her in Denver it he thought she
was elsewhere.
The cross examination by Mr. Stevens
was long and rigorous. The doctor denied
nearly everything sworn to by other wit
nesses, or if he did not deny the testimony
of previous witnesses he would claim that
he could not remember. There were ex
ceptions, however, to this, for in some in
stances, on being asked the same question a
second time in a different manner, his
memory would return to him, and he would
admit what he had before denied. He did
not attempt to find out about the autopsy
or analysis of Mrs. Barnaby's remains,
notwithstanding he had heard that Bho was
poisoned. Instead of this he and a friend
visited a ball game the day of his arrival
here. .
He acknowledged to having been inter
viewed by Reporter Lincoln, of the Provi
dence Telegraph. In his testimony he said
the interview lasted but a few minutes, but
to-day, on cross-examination, he related
enough of what occurred.then to have occu
pied half an hour, at least. Reporters Lin-
L?ln and Tnckey swore that they had mter-
13SvecL.the doctor the mornintr after his
arrival JifProviuence fronfDenter. -The
doctor denied this, but afterward admitted
that everything published was correot.
He acknowledged that the letter he wrote
Mrs. Barnaby in regard to putting a gnard
ian over her was his own invention, and
that the executors of the Barnaby estate
knew nothing of it.
Here the court adjouTied until Monday
morning, when Dr. Graves cross-examination
will be resumed.
A GALLANT OLD WABEI0R DEAD.
General I-ee, the Hero of Balls BlalT,
Passes Away at llio Age ot 8o.
Boston, Dec. 26. Special. Brigadier
General "William Raymond Lee, organizer
and first commander of the Twentieth
Massachusetts Volunteers, and the hero of
the battle of Balls Bluff, died to-day in
Roxbury, aged 85. He was a student at
"West Point in the class of which Jefferson
Davis was a member. He, however, left his
military studies to become a civil engineer,
and was later superintendent of the Boston
and Providence Railroad. "When the
Rebellion broke out his patriotism led
him to tender his services to Governor
Andrew, although he was then 5t years of
age. He raised the Twentieth Massachu
setts Infantry Volunteers, of which he was
commissioned Colonel' July 1, 1861.
He was assigned to duty on the Potomac,
pear Poolsville, and, witfithe larger part of
the regiment, shared in the disastrous battle
of Balls Bluff October 21, 1861, where he
was made a prisoner of war. He was, with
others, held as a hostage for three months
for the lives of Confederate privates in the
hands of the National Government..
Upon his release he rejoined his'
command before Yorktown leading it gal
lantly at the battle of Fair Oaks. At the
battle of Glendale he was in command of
three regiments of his brigade, and while
holding an advanced position he received
injuries by having a horse fall upon him.
He was soon again in the field, however, at
the head of his regiment in time for the
Antietam campaign, and commanded the
Twentieth in its unfortunate expetience
during the battle of the 17th of September,
1862.
FIRST COPY OF HOME, SWEET HOME.
The Contested Will of the Author's Sweet
heart May Lead to Its Discover".
Athens, Ga., Dec. 26. The courts of
Clarke county promise to furnish a sensa
tion in the shape of a contested will case
which involves a probable finding of the
original manuscript of "Home, Sweet
Home." Miss Mary Harden in
her girlhood days was the sweetheart of
John Howard Payne, and Payne presented
her with the original copy of "Home, Sweet
Home." She made a will in favor of Miss
Evie Jackson, her cousin. Her stocks and
bonds and the copy of "Home, Sweet
Home," mysteriously disappeared after her
death.
A lawyer is working to set aside this will
in favor of "W. H. Harden, a nephew of
Miss Mary Harden. He savs that perhaps
the missing bonds and stocks and the copy
of "Home, Sweet Home" may tifrn up.
The proceedings of this case will be watched
with interest.
A FATAL CABLE ACCIDENT.
The
Brakes Refuse to Work When the
Grip Car Was Detached.
Butte, Mont., Dec 26. Some unknown
person released the brakes on a cable car
from which the grip car had been detached
last midnight, causing the carto go down a
heavy grade at lightening speed and jump
the track.
"William Cunningham, a miner, was
killed. T. C. Cameron and Dan McDonald"
were injured, the later fatally.
. Whitman May Die at Any Time.
Philadelphia, Dec 26. There is no
material change in the condition of "Walt
Whitman. He has taken no nourishment
to-day, and is likely to die at any time
Dr. TJudcher Graves.
Four of His Band Had Their
Necks Stretched on the
Same Tree.
THE WOMEimJEtfED LOOSE
A Cannon Was Trained on the Honse
Before They Surrendered.
PROTECTION PEOMISED BY GAVIN,
But the Procession Was Overhauled Before
. It Had Gone a Mile.
THE OUTLAWS DIED GAME AND CDESIXG
rsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE PISPATCTI.l
Shubuta, Miss., Dec 26. Bob Sims and
his four confederates, Tom Savage, Con
Savage and the latter's two grown sons,
have been lynched.
The artillery detachment of the First
Regiment of State troops left Mobile at
2:45 this morning -and reached here at 6.
At 9:30 the soldiers were en route for
Bob Sims' home. A very heavy rain
prevailed yesterday Afternoon and part
of the night making the roads very bad.
The weather turned wintry during the
night. The detachment had a 6-pounder
field piece and every man was armed. But
they were not needed. Sheriff Gavin Christ
mas morning sent to Bladen Springs for a
cannon. "When Sims heard of this prepara
tion to blow his stronghold to splinters, he
looked at his women folk and his heart mis
gave him. He began a parley with the
Sheriff.
Sims Was Guaranteed Protection.
At 2 o'clock he said he would surrender
if the posse would do him no injury and if
the posse would protect him from mob vio
lence A meeting of the posse was held,
which lasted more than two hours. There
was great excitement and much diversity of
opinion. At first the proposal of Sims was
flatly refused, but the fact that there were
women in the house was a strong point in
favor of mercy. The thought of shooting
with cannon into a house harboring women
was so repugnant that that it overcame the
almost wild longing for blood of the
avengers, -so that at lost the terms of Sims
were accepted.
At 4:30 the Sims laid down their arms and
came out of the house. The posse was
astonished to see that instead of seven
desperate outlawsthere were only Bob Sims,
Thomas Savage, young Savagej the nephew
of Sims, four women Bob's wife and three
daughters. The men were at once ironed
and placed- in a wagon. The women were
placed in a second wagon under guard.
Con. Savage nnd his other son were soon
captured.
They Ail Died Cursing.
At 5 o'clock the procession started for
Butler, the county seat of Choctaw county.
Sheriff Gavin commanded silence fearing
.that'should any words be said his mim
.might become angry and kill j heir prison
'ers. The road to Butler is very rough and
hilly and the road is bordered on either side
by a thick undergrowth from which it
would be easy for a band of determined
men to surprise and overpower the posse.
About one mile from Sims' house.a body
of men from 100 to 200 strong took them
from the guards and hanged them all to one
tree. "When Sims was placed in the buggy
for the fatal ride he refused to be blind
folded. He held out his hand and asked his
captors to feel his pulse to see if he was
frightened, and said he was going to heaven.
Young Savage said: "If you think enough
of me to bury me, put me bv the side of
Sims. "We are fighting for the same
cause."
They died cursing. The women were
turned loose.
How Sims Gained Notoriety.
Boh Sims first gained notoriety three
years ago by the organization of a religious
society, the members of which were known
as "Simites." He owned a small farm in
Choctaw county, operated a moonshine dis
tillery, assisted by his sons and daughters,
the peculiar doctrines of his so-called re
ligion, lie insisted mat every man should
be governed by his own sense of right and
wrong, without regard to law. He held
that every man had a perfect right to do
just as ne pleased.
That part of the State finally became
so overrun with illicit stills and the moon
shiners became so bold in their work that
the United States revenue officers decided
to break up the busines. They made fre
quent raids, but with poorsuccesss. Several
fights occurred, in which the officers were
worsted. Sims publicly announced that he
would not Tecognize the law which proposed
to tax the liquor he manufactured. He
claimed the Government had no right to en
act or enforce any such law.
Great Gall or the Outlaw.
He cut out a path leading.from the road
to his still and on trees along the path he
put up large signboards reading: "This
signboard leads to the still of Boh Sims.
Kevenue omcers are invitea to call.
Such defiance put the officers on their
mettle, and they determined to capture the
entire gang, of which he, was the acknowl
edged leader. On August 20 last the long
expected raid was made by Deputy United
States Marshal Stribling, with a large posse
of well-armed men. They succeeded in
surprising Sims and one of his sons at work
at their still and made them prisoners.
Before Stribling had gone ten miles with
his prisoners they were being followed by a
large party of moonshiners led by two of
Sims' sons. "While eating supper at a little
hamlet near Bladon Springs that night the
omcers weie nunuuuw auu ureu upon
through the windows.
First of the Family to Be Lynched.
Dr. Pugh, an innocent bystander, was
killed, and several officers were wounded.
A lively exchange of shots followed, and
Bailey Sims, a son of Bob, was killed. Jim
Sims, another son, was wounded and cap
tured That night he was taken from the
officers and lynched by the citizens of the
place, who were enraged at the murder of
Dr. Pugh. In the excitement the prisoners
escaped, and Bob Sims at once returned
hrime, but it wa onlyforashort time that he
kept in hiding. The revenue officers made
no further attempt to capture him.
The members of the gang then committed
a series of crimes in the neighborhood which
so enraged the law-abiding citizens that a
vigilance committee, led by (John McMilan,
the man murdered Thursday night, called
on Bob Sims and ordered him to leave the
country at once He obeyed, and crossed
over the State line into Mississippi.
After Sims' family was driven out of the
county numbers of his band continued their
depredations, and finally 35 of them were
forced to leave by the angry citizens. His
followers all valued human life as lightly as
he did, and were regarded as dangerous and
desperate men and women.
DEATH WAB A PASSENGER.
It Came to Aged John Minard as Be Was
Biding; in a Cable Car.
Chicago, Dec 26. Special John
Minard, of Sparta, Canada, who had just
come to Chicago to spend the holidays, was
in a Cottage Grove avenue cable car on his
way to his daughter's house this morning
when he suddenly plunged forward into the
arms of a woman who sat opposite him. The
women fainted. The train was stopped and
the conductor lifted the old man to his feet.
It was evident that Minard was dead. He
had been stricken with hear$disease. Four
inanimate women wererirrlhe car when it
reached Harman coerC and were revived
by a doctojiJWKT was called py tne tram-
SCANLAN HAS PARESIS.
THEACTOEWIM. PROBABLY NOT BE
BEES ON THE STAGE AGAIN.
1
He Makes a Fiery Speech From the Stage
Begs His WHe Not to Put Him in an
Asylum His Trouble Has Been Ap
parent for Some Time.
New Yoek, Dec 2a Special William
J. Scanlon, tjie star actor of "Mavourneen,"
will not act again this season. It is a mat
ter of grave doubt if he will ever again ap
pear on the stage. After a long and vain
effort on the part of his manager, his
parents, and his physician to control him,
it is now confessed that his mind is affected;
In short, that he is a sufferer from paresis,
the disease that has sent to an asylum and
to the grave Tony Hart, John McCullongh,
Bartlev Campbell, Charles E. Blanchette,
and other theatrical men of note
Last Wednesday afternoon Scanlan's ill
ness, which ha"-r weeks asserted itself in
various unmj ' forms, assumed a very
grave aspect! fa unable to play. The
theater was cloff.p ig-.t night Scanlan
appeared. Means O'ors of his con
dition had circulateu '' '.of them had
reached the actor. To Sa nse amaze
ment of his audience hwf-A, f -ted hi3
iv '.
crazy. xiiursuuy iiiiui lie af ry
usual for the one hundredth perfoi . of
the play. At the Christmas matiu j he
was seen to be in a bad way, but at night he
gave a much better performance. It was
his last appearance. '
Next week he will go into retirement,
which, it is feared, may prove to be of long
duration. In his lucid moments Scanlan
has begged his wife not to put him in an
asylum; so he has clearly foreseen the end.
His wish will be respected, his manager
says. SUCCESS WHERE N0BCB0SS FAILED.
A Big Crank Frightens a Msn Into Giving
Him a Good-dlzed Check.
Norwalk, Coxx., Dec 26. Special
Yesterday afternoon a tall, stoutly-built
man with a black mustache, and carrying a
black bag, Btepped into the office of T;
Cousins' shoe factory.and approaching Man
ager J. B. Sayre, exclaimed: "Give me
52,500 or I will drop this bag."
Visions ot Bussell Sage danced before
Sayre's eyes, and not being ready to leave
the earth just yet, he quickly drew forth
his check book and gave the man a check
payable to G. A. Franke, and bowed his
visitor out.
MEXICO'S RELIGIOUS WAB.
It Threatens to Break Out in Earnest Over
thePuebla Arrests.
City of Mexico, Dec 26. Puebla news
is conflicting. Church papers here insist
that many were killed and that the priests
were persecuted.
The excitement in Puebla is intense. The
Indians are arming'thcmselves and priests
are trying to pacify, them. Everything,
however, is comparatively quiet, the priests
knowing their power.
Washbnrne Says Blaine Will Ran.
Boston, Dec 26. Special The name
of the Republican leader who said the
other'day that Blaine told him he -would al
low the use of his name at the next conven
tion if his health was as good as now, and
that the chief plank in his platform will be
reciprocity, is given out here to-night.
Senator Washburne, of Minnesota, is the
gentleman quoted.
A Harbor Strike Probable.
New Yoetc, Dec 26. The canal boatmen
met to-night and earnestly protested against
the wage system of the lighterage com
panies of New York harbor. They ask for
3 a day for steady work and to be paid 54
for catch work. In all probability a regu
lar strike will be the outcome of this action.
A Christmas Blot at Shenandoah.
SHENANDOAn, PA., Dec 26. A riot
followed the celebration of Christmas in a
Hungarian saloon last night and several
men were Seriously stabbed. One is now
dying, his body being covered with knife
wounds. Six men are under arrest,charged
with being responsible for his injuries.'
Want the Fair Open on Snnday.
CniCAGO, Dec 26. At a meeting of the
American Secular Society, held here to
night, a mass meeting was called to be held
in this city February 28. The object of this
meeting will be to protest against the San
day closing of the World's Fair.
THE DISPATCH DIRECTORY.
Contents ot the Issne Classified for the
Conyonienco of Readers.
The issuo bf The Dispatch to-day consists
of 20 pages, made up In two parts. Thonews
of the day ocoupies the first nine pages.
The special literary features and the class
news will be found readily by reference to
the table below:
Page 9.
Views op Carlisle Trent G. Carpenter
Stories op Stanton A. K. JlcCInre
Home rulers Despondent. London's Fog
Page 10.
Trre Music Vorld C. "W. S.
Christmas in England Edgar L. "Wakeman
Hoe-Cake for Europe Rene Cache
Pago 11.
Progress in Japan W. 8. Fales
Tub "Wants, To Lets. For sales. Miscellane
ous and Real estate Notices.
Page 19.
TrtE SOCTETT World Marion C. Ga-iher.
The Grand Armt. Secret society Mws.
Gossip op the Guards.
Page 13.
Glorious Pankakes Octave Tbanet.
The New Teak Menu Ellicc Serena.
Styles in Ciiinaware Ada Bache-Cone.
Leisure of the Wealthy Bessie Bramble.
Taking Like easy. Annie rayson Call.
Page 14.
A New York Letter Arthur Brisbane
Flight or Wild Geese N
Craze Over the End of toe "World.
Page 15.
toe CnEAT Mountain Game Preserve, il
lustrated. No Rest for "Women Fannie B. "Ward
Dead OF THE Year VT.ll. Kanflmann
SIashonaland Myths Capt. G. "Williams
Page 16.
A Review of Sports., Prinjrle
New Year Advice BobBurdette
Disease in Schools A. S. Atkinson, M. D.
Late Scientific News.
Page 17.
A "Wild Locomotive Harriet Prescott Spofford
How to Skate Champion J. F. Donoghne
Very Cold Weather Frederick bchwatka
Beyond the City a. Conan Doyle
Page 18.
SOME Funny Storils Manhall P. "Wilder
The Season of Joy.. Rev. George Hodges
Page 19.
Tite High School Examination. Real Estate.
The Oil Reports. Late News in Brief.
Karma and Reincarnation M. F. Griswold
Fags 20.
Hews of the stage, amusement Notices.
performance to make a .Xf, fy and
fiery speech, denying tufa '. was
ATvf nl Visitation of the Grim
Messenger to a Family
at Fairview.
DIPHTHERIA'S DIRE HAYOO.
One tlttlp One Passed Away During
the Funeral of Two Others.
CONSULTING PHYSICIANS PUZZLED.
Two Sufferers Eeleased While the Doctors
Talked to Their Parents.
ALMOST A PANIC IX SEVERAL SECTIONS
rSPECIAL TELEGRAM! TO THE DISrATCH.1
Johnstown, Dec 26. Drearl diphtheria
has broken oat in several places in this dis
trict, and almost a panic has ensued. The
little town of Fairview, four miles from
this city, is especially afflicted. Your cor
respondent visited that place this -evening,
and found there a most lamentable condi
tion of affairs. Over a dozen cases have
been discovered, and the entire families of
Frank and Cooley DeGraw have been
almost wiped out of existence by the
scourge.
Four weeks ago a sister of the DeGraws
came from Delaware on a visit. On her
wayheje one of the children wa3 taken
seriously ill. The case developed into a
malignant form of diphtheria, from which,
the child died. The house was thoroughly
renovated and disinfected, but to no avail,
and a short time ago three of the DeGraw
children were taken sick and died from the
same disease.
Another riled Daring the PaneraL
Two of the children were buried on tha
same day, and another died while the
funerals were taking place, the agonized
parents being almost heart-broken at the
unexpected sight of the third victim. They
sadly prepared to bury the third when two
others were taken down, both dying within
a week. Five were now dead, and there
remained only three children in the two
families. The place was shunned by all
but their physicians and thew could only
sit and wait. The blow soon came and yes
terday all three little ones were taken down
with the same fatal symptoms.
Dr. J. C. "Wakefield, of this city, has
been their physician, and is said f o be the
best specialist m such cas.es in this district.
The peculiarly terrible symptoms, however,
puzzled him' as did the result, the little
ones passing away unexpectedly in almost a
moment, as if stiicken down by a ballet.
In addition to the ordinary symptoms of
swollen throat, the necks and arms of the
unfortunates would turn black, death soon
relieving the little Sufferers in every case.
The simultaneous illness of the remaining
three children proved too much for tha
physician's fortitude, and today he called
in his brother physicians in-consultation.
A Consultation "With No Hope.
He, with Dr. Tomb, of AxniV;tircnd aa-
other physician", made a thorough examiba
tion of the. three patients. Each one
showed the deadly marks of malignant con
tagion before spoken of the 'blackened
necks and arms. After closely examiirnjr
into every phase of the cases, trying every
known remedy and plan suggested to ease
the little one3, the consulting phyeicians
withdrew, leaving Dr. "Wakefield alone to
tell the prostrated parents of the facts. The
parents in both stricken families were
called together, and a3 best he could the
kindly physician told them all arts had
failed and all known remedied proven fruit
less their three and 'only children must
die.
Even as the doctor destroyed the last
hope in the parents' mind, one little sufferer
had passed to the beyond. Mrs. Cooley
DeGraw, whose fifth child was then strug
gling in agony, implored all present not to
give up, saying she believed at least one
would be left her, but as she spoke the
brave words the nurse opened an adjoining
bedroom door to whisper that even then his
little spirit had left his pain-torn body, and
the mother of five bright little ones but one
month ago is now childless and almost -insane.
The Eighth Child I Dyinsr.
To-night the one remaining child of tha
eight, that of Frank DeGraw, is reported
sinking and dying, and probably before
morning the two stricken households will
be alone in their sorrow. The neighbors
have tried in every way to soothe the pain
by unremitting kindness, but owing to the
dreadful character of thedisease little could
be done, the families being practically iso
lated from all but the attending physicians.
Other cases of the disease are reported
from the vicinity, but not of so virulent a
character, and all efforts are being made to
prevent its spread. As the deaths ocenrred
one by one, the little ones were buried im
mediately and quietly, none but the stricken
parents following the bodies to their last
resting place. Among the residents of the
place, and all througli that district, the
greatest alarm is felt Physicians say the
weather for the past few" weeks has been
peculiarly favorable to the spread of the
disease, and too much care cannot be taken
to prevent contagion. Near Blairsville a
couple of isolated deaths have occurred,
but in no place has the disease assumed
such a fearful and deadly form as with the
families of the ill-fated DeGraws.
MBS. CUSTZN IS 1MPE0VINO.
It Is the First Serlons Illness the War Gov
ernor's "IVir o Ever Had.
PHH,ADEIPHlA,Dec 2a Special The
wife of Ex-Governor Andrew G. Curtin
was attacked with that prevalent malady,
the grip, last Friday a week ago, and her
illness later developed into pneumonia,
which has seriously affected her heart. For
the last five days she has been
dangerously ill, but this evening a
perceptible change for the better was
noticed by Drs. Koland 6. Curtin, J. "Will
iam "White and Edward Martin, her attend
ing physicians, who stated that their pa
tient's temperature was much loer.
During the first serious illness of her life
3Ir. Curtin is staying at the residence of
her son, "W. "W. Curtin, 2214 Trinity place,
and her husband, who arrived from Belle
fonte Christmas evening, is stopping at the
Hotel Stratiord.
CAHADA SATS, HESE TOO.
The Dominion Joins in Pennsylvania's
Suggestion KesardlnE leprosy.
Ottawa, Dec. 26L The Department of
Agriculture has been officially notified that
the State Board ofHealth of Pennsylvania
has been considering the lack of sanitary
precaution and humane provision in
regard to persons suffering from leprosy in
the United States, and that it has been
decided to urge upon Congress the desira
bility ot providing a remedy.
In any precautionary" measures the
American Government may take, the
Canadian Government will heartily co
operate.
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