'" f , ' r t','Y?"-iT" -v" fif . 'tJ?wS --" r T7V The To Let Column HS' TrTe j-Iome Newspaper Does It it you want good help or a good situa tion 70a will probably And Jnst what yoo want In the Cent-a-Word column. THE DISPATCH'S want adlets reach a better' cass. '.- - .. Contains many items worth your attention., if 70a are going to more this year. The choicest locations are described In TH DISPATCH To Let adlets. All Borne Hunters Should Watch Them Dally. i PORTT-SIXTH TEAR 'PITTSBURG. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28. 1892-TWELTE PAGES. THREE OEN.TS ALL III CLOUD GL I By Chile's Abject Reply to the Ultimatum of One Week Ago. EGAN NOT MURDERED, But Left as an After-Consideration to Be Disposed Of. ALL THE INSULTS WIPED OUT. The Occupation of the Jingo Taken Away as by a Breath. "War for the Country's Flag1 and Honor Completely Averted Egan May Tet Be Called Before Congress to Explain Certain Mysterious Methods A Chest nut That Has Cost the United States Many a Dollar Ex-Senator Taber's Claim Similar to the La Abra Affair Injustice of Allowing; a Horde of Mur derous Half-Humans to Overrun This Country and Do as They Choose Annexation the Only "Way Out of a Bad Box. IsrtciAi. TEixcjurnic innii. BnttEAU or The Dispatch, Washington. D. C, Jan. "5. t There is a delightful prospect that within & day or two correspondents and editorial writers will be enabled to choose subjects for their "leaders" other than the" Chilean war cloud. A complete and careful translation of the text of Chile's reply to the ultimatum of the United States, with additional informar tion received to-day by Minister Montt and transmitted to the State Department, make it clear that Chile has given the amende honorable in the most approved style of diplomatic art, and that there is not enough left of the insults offered to Uncle Sam to offend the taste of the most fastidions patriot or the most blood-thirsty Jingo. Horrible Buinor of Egan's Death. The general equanimity was for a mo ment disturbed this afternoon by a horrible rumor that there was a revolutionary up rising in Santiago, and that the United States Legation had been attacked and Minister Egan killed. Patriotic faces, smiling a moment before, were suddenly clouded and stern, and the gentlemen of the navy again looked hopeful, an3 .gave their trousers energetic and warlike Jiitch'esMJut within two or three hours the rumor was pronounced a canard, and mutterings of war, momentarily revived, were again drowned by songs of peace. The most belligerent Jingo now gives it up. There will be no war. Of course, in a delicate and complicated matter of this kind, in which there is such an immense amount of honor, to say nothing of political necessities involved, much, remains to be done to close the "affair." Little Points of Honor Lett. A thousand little points of honor remain to be exactly explained, understood and recorded before the belligerents fall upon each other's necks and weep tears of recon ciliation and vent expressions of undying affection over the grave of forgotten insults and epithets. Little anxiety will be felt in regard to arbitration of the question ol indemnity. That is a trivial affair. Mr. Harrison plainly said in his message that'the gravity of the offense of Chile was not so much the killing of the miserable, drunken sailors, as that the killing was on account of the fact that the sailors wore the uniform of the United States Navy. It was the insult to the flag, not the mur der and maiming of wretched human beings to which he objected, and about which he nas ready to go to war. Flae; and Country Before LI To. I do not suppose anyone at the State Department or in the official family of the administration knows whether either of the murdered sailors has a starving family to which damages should be speedily paid, or what the present condition is of any of the wounded ones. Justice to the individual most hurt is matter of no moment Our honor and our flag, neither of which really could be hurt, are of such importance as to" lead almost to a declaration of war, and war for the honor and the flag which were not hurt at all would have cost splendid battle ships, tens of millions of money, and, al ways the least to be considered, of course, so end of human life. "When the "affair" is looked at with sense, instead of a sentiment inspired by other forms and precedents come down from sav agery, it all seems very absurd. Egan's Future to Be Considered. j"But if Egan was not killed to-day,.what shall be done with him?" is a question heard on every side. "Will this Government continue to thrust him upon the people of J Santiago wnen tney do not want him, and when his presence is a constant menace to peace? Suppose the Montt administration, under stress of a threat of war, did with draw a request for Egan's recall, is Egan any the less a distasteful person, a persona won grata, now than he was when President Montt made the request for his recall. "One nation never made a more humiliating apology to another than Chile has ty the United States. Her abject condition should excite commiseration and sympathy. Will the Harrison administration be soindecent as to insist that Egan, the offensive Minis ter, shall Temain at Santiago, a constant reminder of the wretched humiliation of Chile, as well as diplomatically persona non grata, to the Montt administration? Let President Harrison put himself for a mo ment in President Montt's place. An Equivocal Game Claimed. Really, the aggrandizement of Egan by the President promises to break out into sgme thing akin to a scandal. Now that the prospect of war, which knit our parties to gether, is not before their eyes,many Demo crats and not a few Eepublicans are asking if Mr. Egan has not been playing a rather HIED HI equivocal game. The story of the railroad claim, in which it is alleged Egan was inter ested in the person of his son against the Balmaccda Government, is not by any means at rest. There is a prospect that as soon as the dip lomatic mummery is through, Mr. Egan will come in for a little Congressional inquiry, if he be not recalled or transferred to an atmosphere less permeated with dyna mite. A great deal of information has been received by certain persons iu regard to Mr. Eran which has not yet seen the light, and it will be indeed strange if this professional agitator and perennial office seeker be permitted to pass into the ob scurity which must assail him when war is no longer possible between Chile and the United States. A Costly Senato Chestnut. It is to be hoped that the La Abra claim, which has cost thi Government far more than its amount in the time it has occupied in Congress, will be disposed of finally at this term. Either Mexico should have the money or the claimants should have it. I am glad to say I have not read the history of the claim. I am told by one interested that it was originally a claim against Mexico on lehalf of mine owners who had been robbed of.their property by the Mexican Government. The claim was allowed and the money paid to the United States, but before its distribution the Mexicans dis covered frauds, the money was held up for new investigation, and there it has been held up for 21 years. The original bene ficiaries are nearly all dead, and both the honest and the fraudulent claims are in the bauds of innocent persons. It is to be hoped the money will be given to the claimants, even if some of the claims were doubtful. The Mexican Government has perpetrated so many robberies of alien mine developers and owners .that it would be small justice were it occasionally robbed useii. Taber's Case I.iko the La Abra. I am told by a gentleman whoasserts that he was a sufferer in the affair, that ex-Senator Taber, of Colorado, has a claim against the Mexican Government similar to the La Abra claim. The story goes that Taber sent his agent to look at rich gold mines in Zacatacas. The rock was lonnd to assay as high as 510,000 a ton, and there was no end of it. The Senator paid the Government a large sum for proprietorship, transported machinery for mining 200 or 300 miles on pack mules in short, spent half a million or so, all told, only to fall a victim to a conspiracy behind which was hidden the Government itself, and lose the whole business. In the several years that have elapsed since that time he has not been able to gain the least reparation. My informant declares that the only way by which the wonderful resources of North ern Mexico, uuparellcled elsewhere in the world, can be developed, is annexation of the desirable provinces to the United States. He admits, however, that it would take a large standing army to keep the "Greasers" in order, andtli.it the cost would probably be more than the gain. More Greasers Than Europe Would Stand. It really does seem to be a shame that this "God's country," if there ever was one, should be overrun by a horde of treacher ous, murderous aud" generally villainous half-humans, who would rather rob and murder Americans, both on this and on the other bide of the border, or rob and murder each other, than work to give to civilization the boundles riches bestowed upon their country by nature "Were such a country and such a people lying adjacent to any one of the great Powers of Europe, isolated as Mexico and United States from foreign influences, it would have been 'absorbed" long before'lhis year of grace. JjIGHTXER. ONE" OF THE CAUSES OF TB0TJBLE, An Officer oi the Baltimore Caught Corre sponding for a. Newspaper. Baltimore, Jan. '27. The Herald will publish the. following to-morrow: During the time the cruiser Baltimore was lying in the harbor of Valparaiso the chief executive officer, of the cruiser was in the habit of sending daily press dispatches to a New York newspaper. These dispatches gave the news of the doings in Chile, and were uniformly in praise of the Balmaceda Gov ernment, predicting its ultimate victory over the Independent party. By some means Captain Schley was made acquainted with the fact that his executive officer was the paid correspondent of a New York newspaper, whereupon he confronted that individual and laid before him the informa tion, asking for a denial or admission of the unwise act. The officer pleaded guilty. Commander Schley then suspended him for ten days, and ordered him to his quarters. After the lapse of the suspension the officer was released and reinstated in his ranks as executive officer. Commander Schley has been summoned from San .Francisco to appear before the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the matter. It is well known that the instruc tions of Commander Schlev to his officers and men have been to the sole eflect that at no time, either by speech or act, should they give any expression for the Balmace dists or Independents while in Chile. K0NIT AT ATLANTIC CITY. The Chilean Minister Takes a Tew Days' Best at the Seashore. Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 27. Senor Mon(t, the Chilean Ministcrat "Washington, lias been resting here from his diplomatic labors. His visit here was solely for re cuperation and was kept very quiet He even failed to register, and the at taches pf the hotel where he was staying were enjoined to say nothing of his presence! He arrived Friday last, but has now re turned to "Washinton. INDICATION OF PEACE. The Government Officers and Men of the Stoainer Ohio Are Discharged. Bostoj.-, Jan. 27. The officers and C5 men of the Ohio, being fitted out at the Charles town nayy yard for possible Chilean war fare, were discharged to-day. Captain .Sar gent will be placed on waiting orders. The Ohio has not yet been placed in com mission, but her fitting as a floating machine shop will be pushed. Belva Lockwood"CrIticises Harrison. Lincoln, Nsb., Jan. 27. Belva A. Lockwood is in the city. She criticises President Harrison's message and is strong ly opposed to war with Chile. She will run lor President if unanimously tendered the nomination by.the Equal Suffrage party. A HHiSCH FABH IN SIQHI; Papers Belnj: Made Out for the Transfer or a Bic New Jersey Tract. CAru May, N. J., Jan. 27. Special Bargaining has been going on for some time between agents pf the celebrated Baron Hirsch fund and "William F. Garretson, a wealthy retired sea captain of this county, lor a tract of rich farming lanfl, 6,000 acres in extent, on which it is proposed to estab lish a second Hebrew colony in this county, The transfer -papers will probably be exe cuted in a few days. k The site of the proposed settlement is at Gosben. The first settlement of .Russian Hebrews made in the county was that at Belle Plain, on JD000 acres, about eight months ago. There are three pther Hebrew settlements in the adjoining counties in Southern New Jersey. NEW YORK LEFT OUT Of Their Calculations by the Boston Mugwumps Who Are for Cleveland. SEVERAL OTHEE STATES Belied on to Make Up for the Los3 of the Biff One to Dave Bill. DALLAS SANDERS INTERVIEWED. He Sajs Cleveland Won't Get More Thau Eight .Delegates FE0M THE STATE IN WHICH" HE LITES TSrECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TOT DISPATCH. Boston, Jan. 27. There was consterna tion in the Mugwump camp to-day when it was known that Senator Hill had routed the Cleveland forces in the first skirmish over the date of the State Convention in New York, and while smarting under the defeat one of the Mugwump chiefs in this State unbosomed himself as to the purposes and aspirations of Mr. Cleveland and his lieu tenants. Asked how he viewed the situa tion after last night's defeat he replied: "We like it first rate. "We don't object to it at all The Hill men slojiped over. This pleases us naturally, for a man is al ways glad to see his opponents overreach themselves." "But what nre you going to do without New York State? Hill is sweeping every thing before him " "We don't care a straw about New York State," was the vehement reply. "We are willing to throw New York State out of the calculations." "Yes, but you must have New York State in order to elect Mr. Cleveland?" States to Make Up for Sow Torlc "Not at all," was the reply. "We can get along without New York State very well, if we have to. There aie several States which Cleveland can earn- which no anti-Cleveland man' can. In this class put; Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hamp shire, Montana, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and other Northwestern States. Now, how many of these States do you think it would take to make up for the loss of New York?" "But you are chasing rainbows when you talk about Cleveland carrying the North western States," explained The Dispatch reporter. "No, I'm not I have talked with repre sentative men from some of these States and I know how they feel." "You might join the new Columbian partv?" was suggested. "Well, it we do, the first thing we shall do will be to pitch Jimmy Means over board; but I don't think that will be ncces sarv. Hill and Gorman think they are pretty smart, but the old man isn't asleep, by any means. He is playing deeper poli tics than either of. the others." v Dallas, Sanders Out for Hill. - A special telegram from Philadelphia says: A publio utterance for David Bennett Hill from the anti-Clevelaud combination iu Pennsylvania came to-day frpm Dallas Sanders, ex-Chairman of the Democratic State Committee. Ex-Field Marshal San ders was one of the guests of hpnor it the Manhattan Club reception to Senator Hill, and he returned to Philadelphia tc-day filled with the Hill boom. "There is no question," he said, "David B. Hill is the.undonbted choice of the Dem ocrats of New York for the Presidental nomination." "Will he get the delegates?" "Beyond a doubt he will. The New York delegation will be for Hill with the excep tion of four Congressional districts." Grovels Lonely Eight From New Tork. That means that Cleveland will only have eight delegates from the Empire State?" "Precisely. The convention has been fixed, as you know, for Washington's Birthday at Albany. The result would be the same if it were fixed for a month later. The earlier date was decided upon in order to show the country at large that Mr. Hill was the choice of New York for the Presi dency" "The politicians are all for him, then?" "Not onlv the politicians, but the people. Make no mistake about that." The remarks of Mr. Sanders place the anti-administration Democrats in Pennsyl vania squarely in the Hill column. Ittakes in Congressman McAleer,- ex-Secretary of, State Stenger, ex-Speaker John E. Founce and ex-Senator William A. Wallace. FLIETING WITH THE ENEMY. The New White Republican Party Makes Up to Stralghtout Democrats. Ciiaklestok, S." C., Jan. 27. Special, The white Bepublican party recently organ ized in this State is making overtures to the Straightout Democracy, which was rele gated to the rear by the Alliance movement in 1S90. In a secret circular sent to a num ber of prominent Democrats the Committee of 100 says: Wo make this personal appeal to 3'ou to join us in our efforts to build un such a Re publican party in the State as shall com mand recognition in State politics and prove of service in giving us good government. It is probably known to you that the old lino Keonblican party in this State, does not rep resent the intelligent and respectable adhe rents of the true doctrine of Republicanism; that Jt has proven itself unworthy of alle giance of patriotic unsclllsh men; that it is cleaily unable to accomplish anything to benefit the rank and file of such of our cit izens as arc Republicans in principlo, and there has, indeed, been no Republican party worthy of the name in Qnr State for years. This new movement commends itself to a large number of onr best men, and there is certainly no reason why any man who loves liberty and Justice and has the real lnteiest of the people at heart may not assist unre servedly in promulgating Its principles. P0BTEB 'WANTS TO BETiOVEENOB. A 'Well Defined Bunior That the Minister ' to Italy Will Resign. Jeitersouville, Ind., Jan. 27. A large number ot Southern Indiana Repnb licans have decided to boom Hon. Albert G. Porter for "Governor. As he passed through here the other day for the South, several Republicans had a talk with him on the train, and in his conversation, it is said, he mildly intimated he wax in the hands of his friends, and if the nomination - were given him he could not injustice to his party decline. Mr. Porter is also understood to have said he would not return to Italy as United States Minister, and that his resignation would soon be forthcoming. CLEVELAND TICKLING THE SOUTH. lie IlecMves Scores of Invitations, and Is Delighted fitb the Country. iBEEtA, La. Jan. 27, Mr. Cleveland re mained in the house the greater part of yes terday, reading the papers and doing tome letter writing. He i the daily recipient of scores of invitations from all parts of the country. J. H. Putnam, of Abbevvlllo. has placed his fine little boat, the Lottn, at the dis posal of the ex-President. The weather i3 now all that could be desired, and Mr. Cleveland is perfectly delighted with our country and climate. THE FEELING IN CHILE.- WAB TALK NOT SILENCED THERE TET, BY ANt MEANS. The Younger and not-Headed Element Don't Like the Idea of Apologizing Senor Matta Almost Lionized A, Ban quet for Him Saturday Chile's Reply Not Made Fnbllc. SrECIAL TO ASSOCIATEDrltESS. Santiago tie Chile, Jan. 27. The text of Chile's reply to President Harrison's ultimatum has not yet been made public It is awaited on all sides with intense in terest The substance of it ha3 already been indicated in the Associated Tress dis patches from here, and this, so far as can be learned, meets with general approval on the part of the intelligent classes. The news that President Harrison had sent a speciarmessage to Congress on Mon day relating to the points at issue between the United States and Chile, and the dis patches published here yesterday and to day, describing the attitude of the Amer ican public toward the matter," have 'caused no little popular excitement here. The Baltimore incident, the President's ulti matum and message and the dangerous ten sion of the relations between the two Gov ernments have been the sole tonics of con versation in ail circles. They dominate the newspaper columns to the virtual exclusion of all other questions. The younger and hotter-headed portion of the public continues to indulge in much war talk, Rather than have their Govern ment acknowledge its fault or apologize for its utterances, these young patriots declare that they would prefer to see a resort to arms. Such talk as this, it is believed, reflects the opinion of a large element of the common people. The naval officers are reported to be much stirred up at the thought that they may be called upon to salute the Stars and Stripes. They go so far as to say, according to the reports published in to-day's papers, that they would see the Chilean fleet sunk before they would salute the American flag. Whatever the Government may say officially in withdrawing the offensive note of Senor Matta of December 11, there are abundant indications that Senor Matta's popularity, will not in any wav be decreased because of his authorship of that now famous dispatch. Instead, it looks very much ns thougli this was the most popular act of his administra tion of the Department ot Foreign Aflairs. While the Cabinet has been deliberating upon the precise form of language in which to apologize to the United States for Senor Matta's discourteous and undiplomatic per formance, preparations ,have been actively going on by a committee of leading citizens to honor Scnor.Matta with a grand and im posing banquet This will take place next Saturday and promises to be a brilliant affair. TWO FAMILIES TO SUPPOBT. Romance of a Man Who Deserted a Wife and Children in McKeesport. Madison, Ind., Jan. 27. Special The arrival in this city yesterday of Mrs. Sophia Lawrence,from McKcesport, Pa. , makes it in; cumbent upon Mr. Henry Lawrence to uro ve that the woman who exercises prerogatives as his wife legitimately "presides over his household. Suit was "filithis,morriing by the woman "wh'c'ciain'w to be Mrs. Lawrenpe, the only lawfully '-wedded wife ol Henry Lawrence, -the allegation being that the said Henry Lawrence is liv ing unlawfully with the woman who now poses as his wife. Sophia Lawrence tells a romantic story. She alleges that she was married to Henry W. Lawrence . in .1851, and that he lived with her until 1859, during which time six children were born to them. In the latter year, she says, Law rence deserted his family, going to Shelby county, Ky. Here, she says, he met the daughter of Colonel Nelson, a prominent and wealthy fanner. They loved and eloped. For 15 years the pair absented themselves, and all efforts to discover their whereabouts proved un availing. After the lapse ot all these years they turned up at Bedford, wero granted license and were married. Fifteen years ago Lawrence and wife No. 2 came to Madison, in which vicinity they have lived ever since, on a farm north of Madison. He is a blacksmith by trade and recently received a pension, which enables him to live comfortably. He is 55 years old. Mrs. Lawrence No. 1 does not wish to prosecute Lawrence, but declares that lie must repay her for her children's support. The case bids fair to be a notable one. HTJK AH -LADEN SCOWS MISSING, Nothing Tet Known of the fate of the Webster and Her Tow. Nr.W York, Jan. 27. Ten of the 18 miss ing employes of the Street Cleaning De partment, who were blown out to sea on scows yesterday morning, have, it is thought by the officers of that department, been drowned. The remaining eight have not bejn seen alive in nearly 30 hours. It is said that they, too, unless .they have been picked up, must also have been drowned or frozen to death. Several steamboats and tugs have been dispatched to search for the missing Webster and the four scows. Up to.noon to-day none of them had been able to catch sight of tbem The relief boats have been several times forced by stress of weather to put back to this city. It is all they can do to save themselves when once beyond Sandy Hook. Eockaway station reports at 4:05 r. M. that the tug A. Cross was coming under the beach with two scows in tow, and thinks they are two scqws .that were anchored under the beach and blown to sea yesterday. B0BBEBY CAUSES A FAILUBE. A New York Firm .Forced to the Wall by a Loss of Some Diamonds. NEW YOEK, Jan. 27. Special' A. Peabody & Co., wholesale dealers in dia monds at 182 Broadway, have put their aflairs into the hands ' of their creditors. They have given a bill of sale to the creditors, and have, it is said, pnt their assets in trust for the creditors' benefit The cause, pf the trouble is said to be the recent loss of a trunk containing diamonds, which was stolen from one of their travelers in the West If was reported that their loss was more than 525,000. The liabilities of the firm are estimated at $75,000 and nominal assets at $70,000. An offer has. been made rur a compromise at 05 cents. BAD PLACE FOB SABKEEPEBS. After Running One Out of Town Indiana fanatics Wreck the Saloon. Delphi,. Ind., Jan. 27. Special The saloon at Burlington, this county, is a wreck. Last night a posse of men entered the place and destroyed the establishment, breaking the bottles, caving in whisky bar rels, smashing the mirrors and demolishing the pool tables. Burlington is in the center of a strong prohibition settlement. The saloon has been a great eyesore to these people. Three weeks ago they roused the bartender ou( of bed at midnight and gave him ten minutes to dress and get out of town. , He walked 13 miles across the-country and has not been seen here since. KILLED ASA WITCH, Nineteenth Century Supersti tion Near the Heart of Now-York State. AN AGED MAN MUKDERED Because His Brother-in-law Thought He Was Possessed and Had A SORT OP SrELL CAST OYER HIM. Almost Incredible Ignorance in a Well-to-Do Panning Center. 1; A MAN MESSED BY FATHER 5I0LLINGEE . f SrECIAL TELEORAM TO THX DIS.PATCIT.1 Oallicook, N. Y., Jan. 27. In the "Em pire State of New York, within 140 miles of the great city of New York, in the center of a prosperous farminsr community, in a county where thousands of dollars are ex pended annuaily for the purpose of educa tion and thousands more for the advance of Christianity, there are persons who belieye so thoroughly in the ancient bugaboo called witchcraft that they have committed murder to rid the community of a peacea ble old man ho had lived among them for 40 years. lie was accused ot bewitching a man (filling him with pain and strange sensa tions), and by the same means these foolish people say he killed the bewitched one's horses and afflicted his cattle till they died. He is also said to have caused a ruffian to kill the bewitched one's mother-in-law and his son to fall from a load of hay and break his neck. He was also accused of causing the bewitched one's brother to be killed by the cars, and of doing other things, all the twaddle that would fit well the pages of history of the day ot witchery. Killing a Nineteenth Century Witch. This is the strange story told told by the man accused of the murder at the coroner's inquest The witch was met in the night, was shot, and then pounced upon by a.-man or men armed with heavy clubs. They beat his head in, and when he fell dead they kneeled beside him and fired five shots into him, to make sure of their bloody work. A few facts have been told regarding the murder of- old George Markert, on January 19, two miles outside of the vMage of Jef ferson, and within a stone's throw of his own house. So certain were the people of the town that they knew the murderer and knew his idiotic motive, that they ar rested a man even before the body of Markert was discovered, or before it was known positively that a murder had been committed. This man and his son, a youth of 22 vears, whose head had been filled with the twaddle his father had retailed among his neighbors for vears, were com mitted to-day "to the Snllivan county jail. Every bit of evidence points toward them, or one of them, as guilty. The Crime of tho Hair-Way Bouse. The place where this crime was com mitted is called the Hall-Way House. It 'takes itsname fronva tavern tljt has stood, on the main highftay as' lonjrsUtbe oldest inhabitant can remember. It "is ten miles from Callicoon and 18 miles from Monti cello, the county seat There are very few poor people there. The .farms are large and rich and well stocked. , Of the 200 people who fo.rm the com munity there are probably 20 who believe in witchcraft. The people are " ashamed of their superstitions aud only talk about it among themselves, but Adam Heidt was the most superstitious of them .all, aud did not hide the facts so much as did the others. It was lie who was "possessed." He lived on a little mound called Swiss Hill, which is half a mile or more from the Half-Way tavern. He was born in Sulli van county and has lived there all his. life. He is called "Old Man Heidt," thongh he is only 42 years old. His family, besides himself and his' wife Barbara, who is possessed of considerable more sense than her husband, consists of Joseph, 22 years old; John, 18, and a teacher in a public sehpoj; Bosie, 13; Anthony, 12, and Mary, 3. They Bewitched a Wealthy Man. Heidt's farm covers 133 acres, most of which is cultivated, it is one of the largest in the community, and bis stock is among, the best George Markert was 72 years old, and probably was the poorest man in the com munity. His farm was only a 15-acre plot He was .Heidt's brothe'r-in-Taw, having mar ried Heidt's " sister. Markert was honest and respected by nearly all of his neigh bors. He worked for many of them in odd times, for his own farm wasn't large enough to occupy all his time. Ever since he was 20 or 22 years old Heidt has been ailing. He says he was "possessed." It was 20 years ago, he says, that Markert cast the first spell upon him. The last year he has been especially fierce against Markert. On Thursday night a week ago Markert spent the evening at the "Half Wav House. He left the tavern at 10 o'clock. He never reached his home. On "Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock Casper Von Bergen, Bergen's stepson Johnnie, and John Kohler were going thrpugh the woods when they came across a bloody cap. There was a bloody trail lead ing from it, and there was evidence that a body had been dragged to a bridge that erosses the creek. It had been tossed over into the water. Arrest of the Suspects. The searchers soon found an overcoat and other articles of clothing. The hat looked like Markert's. ahey went to Markcrt's house nnd found he was not at home. John Kohler exclaimed: "Well, if Markert is dead," Heidt killed him." The others agreed. They went and arrested Heidt They aroused the countrv.andthen searched for the body, which was "found in the creek. Heide's house war searched. The family told a straight story of their movements on Tuesday and on Tuesday night The only one of the family who had been out was the young man Joseph, who had gone to Kaniza Lake early in the even ing and returned about 10 o'clock. He was arrested, as well as his younger brother, John. Joseph was in bed, and said he was sickf The doctor said he was not. After his arrest he said: "Well, if I killed Mar kert, my father is responsible for it. But I didn't kill him," .' A revolver corresponding in caliber with the bullets in Markert's body was found hidden away in Heidt's barn. Two hard ware dealers, who sold revolvers and car tridges, remembered that some of the Heidt bovs had inquired for 32-caliber cartridges, and one dealer said lie had sold them a box, Heidt Tells How He Was Bewitched. A search was made of Heidt's house and a pair of pantaloons," the right knee of which wa3 bloodstained, was found. This, together with two letters from Heidt found in Markert's coat pocket, constituted the evidence against the Heidts. At the in quest, in talking of Markert3 Heidt said: I've known Him ever since he was a boy, and we were always good friends until a year ago last summer or thereaoouts. He watrny brotuer4n-law. Markert confessed IndsriuBnt to me in 1888 for $600, -That was. to avofd complications with some other people, and a year ago last summer I gave him a A HILLTOP SKETCH. satisfaction nrice. Wo had trouble abont this. He did hot strikeme.but he patted me three timoi on ttie shoulder and said: "Yon'i e good a right good brother-in-law," repeating it thre times. From that timo I was niling all the time. I did not know what was the matter. No doctor could tell me. I didn't know the spell. I was getting better until Markert Came back to our house. I first saw him at our house and there we shook hands. After that I had worse pains than I ever had before. They were in my head and legs and in my side. If I bought patent medicine tho first bottlo did me goou, opne next maae mo worse man I had been"v,qn he came to see me, he stroked hf JfidL""'.and twisted his hand at tho en a -?3j, rpkc, as if he were throwin!TO.f.1'.--''irV-hem at me. He s.iw that 1 1 rifrV0 .'-f..,0 TPpect Turned l-Pjn,? 'f-tl? my eyes. He then went home, ft my wife to look at my face, and that Markert wa s a witch and had cast a spell imon me. I had pains in my face every day and all the time. Then I went to a hospital: was tliere two weeks, and got no relief. I went to see my brotherin Bradford, Pa. I stayed tliere five week", and he took me to see tlie traveling Pr. Clark, in Towanda. He was going to fix medicines, but I said I did not want any. I did not tell him I was bewitched. 1 left Bradford and went to Pittsburg and saw Father Mollinger. He gave me a bles lng and said that I needed no medicine. I din not tell him what ailod mo. I expected the blessing would taKe it oil. It did not. I was there eliht days and I came direct'.y liomo to Callicoon. I walked from the Callicoon depot, and under the railroad biidge I found aiovoivcr and a box of car tridges. I brought it home. The next morn ing I wrapped it up in rags and hid it away in the haymow. I didn't tell anyone I had found it. Tho last time I saw Markert alive was the night of tho first Saturday in Jan uary. The old man stopped talking and sat back in his chair. "Are von better than before Markert was killed?" he was asked. Still Afflicted Trail Pains. "Not a bit," he declared. "There is pain in me now. I saw Markert dead and saw Dr. Kent extract the bullets from his head. The tight of him dead gave me no relief." After the Coroner's jury had rendered its verdict yesterday, and Heidt and his son Joe had"becn,locked up over the saloon in which the inquest w"a3 held until they could be taken to Montioello, Joseph was questioned He believed iu witches, he said. - He belleyed they could "possess" a man orbeast'and thai Witch Markert had" possessed his father. "But' I did not-kill' him," he added. SUICIDE dF A LAWYER. Colonel Lyman V. French, of Boston, Causes a Sensation by Removing Himself. Boston, Jan. 27. Special Colonel Lyman P. French, a well-known lawyer in this city, and during the war a Judge Advo cate, committed suicide last night in his room at the Hotel Brunswick. His body was discovered this morning. Ill health and despondency were the causesof the sui cide In business circles, where Colonel French was well known, the news caused some lit tle excitement. It was announced lrom the board of the Stock Exchange, many of the members of which were intimate with the deceased. Colonel French was reputed to be worth over $100,000. and had resided at the Hotel Brunswick, so poverty had noth ing to do with the tragedy. He was very popular with those he" counted as friends, and was a member of seyeral Boston olubs. Jle was 'appointed Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps January 14, 1862. He was promoted to First Lieu tenant April 23, 18G4, and resigned Decem ber 30, 1873. It was some years before his resignation that he ias made Judge Advo cate. EAENINGS INCBEASED BOTH "WATTS. The Annual and Slonthl.r Statement of Pennsylvania Earnings. Philadelphia, Jan. 27. The following is a statement of the business ofall lines of the Pennsylvania Itailroad Company: All lines east of Pittsburg" and Eric for Decem ber, 1891, as compared with same month in 1890, show an increase in gross earnings of 5491,510; au increase in expenses of $524, 912; a decrease in net earnings of 533,402. The year 1891, as compared with 1890, shows an increase in gross earnings of $1,224,581; an increase. in expenses ot 5906,890; an in crease in net earnings of 5257, 69L A11 lines west of Pittsburg and Erie, lor December, 1891, as compared with the same month in 1890, show a decrease in gross earnings of 5193,087; an increase in expenses otS262,G87; a decrease in net earnings of 545.1,. 1 4. The year 1891, as compared with 1890, shows a decrease in gross earnings of 51,003,C45j a decrease in expenses of 1,337,136; an in crease in net earnings of 5333,491. , A fcchool Furnltura Trust. Chicago, Jan. 27. This city is the head quarters of the United States Furniture Company, a new organization in the nature of a trust. Their latest acquisitidn is the largest factory in their line in the world the GrandvEapids (Mich.) SchoolFurniture Company. THIS;M0RNING'S NEWS. Topic. Page- War Positively Declared Off. 1 Mugwumps Stick to Grorer 1 Witchcraft and Murder 1 Illainnand B.ount Break the News 1 Torture in fatore for Liquor Dealers S State Democracy Demoralised 3 Stories Abont the New Central Station..,. S 3,000 Glassworkers to Strike............... " An East End infanticide. 2 TVantt, To-Letsand Por Sales 3 Editorial and Social Blaine and Blonnt Continued............... B Parmers on Top in Congress 6 A Queer Political Convention 7 Starring Russians Bebel. 1 How Pictures Are Smuggled 7 News Of Nearby Towns S Sporting News and Gossip K aioves Against the Assessment : ... 'J The SHrer QaIon Befor? Concr-l,, a Pennington mid His Air Ship O Doings of the County Courts... 10 The Oil Scout Field News 10 Live Stock and Other Markets.. 11 Ufa Insurance Defended....... 13 Some Parlor Magic IS CHILE'S BEPLY TO UNCLE SAM Shown 'by Mr. Blaine to Mr. Blount, and Through Him GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC. An Abject Apology Tendered- for the Affair at Valparaiso, EXPRESSIONS OF GOOD WILL, Anij the Question of Reparation Left to Our Supreme Court. 9 Secretary Blaine Highly Elated at the Peaceful Outcome of the Matter Mr. Blount Delighted, and Everybody Else at the Capital More Than Pleased The Answer to Be Sent to Congress To-Day Chile's Bespect Instead of Hatred for Our Flag and Uniform The Document Covers Everything Asked for in the United States Ultimatum The Bottom Knocked Clear Out of the War Business. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, D. G, Jan. 27. "The " Chilean trouble is at an end," said Mr. Blount, the Chairman of the House Com mittee on Foreign Affairs, shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon to an Associated Press correspondent. "The bottom has ' dropped out of the whole thing. Mr. Blaine is elated over the termination of the trouble in so satisfactory a manner." The manner of Mr. Blount showed the pleasure he felt at the news communicated to him by Secretary Blame, with author ity to him (Mr. Blount) to repeat it to such persons as he saw fit to make it known. A few minutes before Mr. McCreary, of Ken tucky, another member of the committee, when seen said: "Why, haven't you heard the news? Everything 13 much brighter now." Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, a Republican mem ber of the committee, said: "The situation looks a grea ea bc'eri an(l ne dispatch received puts the trouble in a very satis factory shape." All Delighted at the Outcome. Mr. Chipman, of Michigan, was delighted at the outcome. "You must be glad thai the committee is relieved of a great re sponsibility," he said to Chairman Blount, who had just given hinvthe intelligence. "I think we have done very well, Mr. Chipniany he replied. -iiOTia. committee , has shown the right spirit throughout We have been harmonions, and ha.ve consid ered it as a national question on which all should be united. I am glad such a satis factory termination has been brought abont."" Other members of the House who were seen showed the feeling or relief they felt at the outcome of the trouble. In the Sen ate, also, the members of the Foreign Rela tions Committee gave visible evidence of satisfaction. The committee had placed the padlock of absolute secrecy on all its pro ceedings, and without that being removed they did not feel at liberty to talk lest they shonld disclose what had taken place in committee or give a clew to what would take place, but it was evident they were glad that from them had been taken the grave responsibility of declaring war, and that a peacefnl solution of the controversy had been reached consistent with the dignity and self-respect of the United States. The Crisis Certsinly Passed. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, was told of what had been learned. He said it was a subject of much congratulation to the American people, and ha thought the mat ter was now ended. He declined to make anv further comment on the decided change made in the situation by the response of the Chilean Government The news of the change first becime known to nearly, if not quite all, the Senators on the Foreign Rela tions Committee through the publication in the afternoon papers, the injunction of secrecy operating to keep the intelligence from them also. There had been all day a feeling that the crisis was passed, and for this reason there had been no talk among Senators on the subject The developments in the Chilean contro versy since the President's ultimatum have " been a series of surprises, of which that of to-day was not the least It has been change on change, and so swift they followed that history may be said to have been made very 21 hours. When the first news of the decision ot the Chilean Government to prac tically concede all that the United States asked was received in the Associated Press cable message from Santiago, it indicated such a complete change on the part of the Chileans that while there was a hope it was true, many persons were hardly able to credit it. The later dispatch has not only confirmed this cable message, but each new development has added to it I'ome feature making stronger the statements originally made. J'gan's Latest) Not Very Clear. Mr. Egan's dispatch was received yester day, and in addition to what was already known indicated that Chile was willing to apologize for the Matta note, which has been one of the worst features of the con troversy. What Mr. Egan said, however, was not in all respects satisfactory, espe cially with reference to an apology preced ing any arbitration of the Baltimore inci dent Although in advance of its transmis sion to Congress, official information is unobtainable with reference to the date of the receipt of the cable message, which shows that the Chilean Government has gone further than anything jet made public indicates, it is believed that Minister Egan's message was one transmitting the Chilean Government's reply, and giving the sub stance ot the concessions made. For this reason Mr. Egan may not have been full enough in his statements to thoroughly make clear the full force of Mr. Pereira's answer. ... . The dispatch containing the replyof Senor Pereiia, the Chilean Minister for Foreign Affairs, is very long, and its translation was not completed until to-day. It is said to be a frank aud splendidly .written document, breathing throughout a snirit of friendship and good will to the United States, 1 is Continued on Fifth Page. .. WJ v
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