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30YED INTO DEATH.
se Like That of tlie Schneiders
Unearthed in Madgeburg.
J km GIRLS AKE THE VICTIMS
Conple' of Fiends TVlio Trap Them
With Advertisements.
IDTIEE THE XEff FREXCII FREMIEE
SLiy; Feb. 2& The police of Madge
a large town 76 miles from this city,
stituting an inquiry into a series of
ers of servant girls, information of
i they hare only recently obtained.
rimes are of a most cold-blooded char
and give evidence of the brutal and
y depraved nature of the persons who
reused of having planned and carried
into execution.
se murders resemble in most of their
ble details the startling list of niur
irhich were not long ago unearthed in
sa, in which city Franz Schneider and
ife, by means of decoy advertisements
ig for servants, lured a large number
rls to their residence, where their vic
would be assaulted, robbed and stran
to death.
The Personnel or the Murderers.
in the Vienna murders, these latter
:s seem to have been instigated for the
sse of robbing the girls, who were also
gled'to their fate by means of bogus ad
sements. e prisoners charged with the murders
agdeburg are Fritz Erb and his fiance,
thy Buntrock. Since their arrest
?h evidence has been collected by the
e to implicate them in the mysterious
ipearance of servant girls who, while
ng employment, were suddenly lost
of by their relatives and friends, who
I find" no trace of their whereabouts or
anything as to what had befallen
b and the woman, Buntrock, were ar
d on suspicion of having murdered a
int named Kasen. According to the
nce produced by the authorities at the
lination of the accused couple, both as
d n the work of decoying EmmaKasen
sr terrible fate, inducing her to visit
lace they had selected tor the conimfs
of the murder on the pretense of fur
ing her with a fine situation at a large
y.
What the Police Have Discovered.
zee the arrest of Erbandhis companion,
police have been making a systematic
iry into their antecedents, and they
: discovered th3t the couple also de
d and murdered another girl, named
l Klasses, by the same means employed
le murder of Emma Kasen. The an
lties are not satisfied that they have un
hed all the crimes committed by the
iners, and they are still prosecuting
investigation
le scheme of the conspirators always
theiormofan advertisement calling
he services of a girl to act an companion
wealthy lady. When the police de
ded upon theculprits the clothing of the
dered sirls as lound in their posses
, and will be used as evidence against
prisoners when they are brought to
orothy Buntrock has broken down and
e a confession to the police, in which
described the manner In which the mur
were committed. She admits leading
jirls to a wood, where Fritz was waiting
jnng upon them, and where, after his
dy work was finished, the victims were
iped of all their clothing and any .money
aluables in their possession, and their
es were hidden in a snot where it was
likely they would be discovered.
-WEB-TOOTED SPAIN.
lugal. Too, Ik Threatened TVltU Floods
Alone the Kit er Tains' Banks.
adkid, Feb. 23. The snow in Spain,
tned by the storms, is rapidly melting,
i the results that the floods in Granada,
pga, Almena and Cordova, arc increas
Already enormous damage has been
e to all kinds of property, and it is
ed that unless the waters rapidly sub-
the loss will be incalculable Parts of
uja and Huelan, suburbs of the city of
laea, are flooded. All the country sur
nding the town of Velez, on the river
ez, 14 miles northeast of Slalaga, is
ndated. A number of huts belonging to
r peasants have been swent away,
he rierGuadaljoce, which rises in the
jtiers of Granada and empties into the
diterranean six miles southwest of
laga. has overflowed its banks, and the
n ot Churriana is flooded. The heavy
is continue. A large number of houses
he flooded districts have been under
led by the -nater and threaten
any moment to collapse. A ca
dispatch from Lisbon says: The
:r Tagns is five feet above its normal
el and continues to rise. The inhab
its of the towns along its banks are
ldinc levees to protect "themselves from
ndation.
TOLSTOI TO BE CHOKED OFT.
J Russian Government Orders
Him
who
Rack lo Ills Estate.
foscow, Feb. 23. Count Tolstoi,
been relieving the distress in
the
line district, has been ordered by the
vernment to return to his estate. This
ion is taken in consequence of a letter
icerning the famine which was recentlv
slished inXondon as written by Count
jstoi. The Government holds that the
ter was unpatriotic.
Countess Tolstoi has wrijten a letter
lying that her husband is the author of
London letter.
GOSSIP ON THE DEACON CASE.
ench Feople Don't Believe the Husband
Knew What Was Going On.
lAJfKES, Feb. 23. Very little, if any,
iance is placed upon the statement that
. Deacon was aware .of the intrigue be
een his wife and Abeille, and that he
inived at it. It is held by many Ameri
is here that the statement of Mrs. Deacon
made in an attempt to shield herself from
ium.
yrs. Deacon left for Paris Snnday night,
t the Jndge has summoned her lo return
Grasse Thursday.
BOITVTEB NOW THE MAN.
i Will Try to Form a French Cabinet, Re
taining Most or the Old Members.
Pakis, Feb. 23. SL de Freycinet having
used to form a new Cabinet, President
rnot has intrusted the task to SI. Kou
r, nho'is trying to include most of the
-sent-SIinisters in the new Cabinet. MM.
Freycinet, Kibot, Constans and Develle
ve agreed to remain in the Cabinet.
Govarnrcent Dynamite Stolen.
Paris, Feb. 23. A few days ago a large
antity of dynamite was stolen from the
:tory belonging to the State, where that
plosive is made with many safeguards as
its manufacture. It was immediately
Deluded that the theft was the work of
larchists, and to-day the police searched
the houses in Paris and the vicinitv
own to be occupied by Anarchists. The
lice refuse to divulge the result of their
ireh. ft
ThelKnrdive Fiolibo Srtlu1.
-sTAKTrNQpu:, Feb. . Discussion
'TJtthe Investiture of'tlm new
'BB53SK?Sg
on almost eince the accession of Prince
Abbas to the Khediveship, has been
brought to an end ly the Sultan, who has
deputed Marshal Ahmed Eyoub to convey
the firman of investiture to the Khedive.
THE TORIES BRACING UP.
They .Secure a Uttle Larger Majority In
Parliament and Defeat a Motion for
Church Disestablishment in Wales
Gladstone Is Quoted by Bis Foes.
London, Feb. 2i Mr. Do "Cobain,
member of the House of Commons for East
Belfast, who is charged with the commis
sion of grossly immoral acts, and who fled
the country months ago to escape the serv
ice of a warrant issued against him, has
not complied with the request of the House,
made on motion of Mr. Balfour February
11. that he nresent himself in the House on
Februarv 23.
Mr. Balfour to-dar gave notice to the
House that on Friday next he would move
that Mr. De Cobain, having fled to escape
justice, be expelled from the House of Com
mons. John Dillon maintained that there
was no evidence that Mr. De .Cobain was
not present. The Speaker thereupon called
the name of Mr. De Cobain. There was no
response.
Samuel Smith, member for Flintshire,
moved the disestablishment of the church
in Wales. The Welsh people, he said, could
not recognize the state in religious matters.
Every argument that had justified the dis
establishment of the church in Ireland ap
plied with equal force and justification to
the disestablishment of the church in
Wales.
Sir Edward Clarke, Solicitor General,
opposed the motion of Mr. Smith, and
quoted the words of Mr. Gladstone that the
Church in Wales was active and energetic,
and that it would be wrong to disestablish
and disendow it Sir Edwin claimed that
no proof had been adduced that a majority
of the Welsh people were in favor of dis
establishing the Church.
The motion to disestablish the Church in
Wales was rejected by a vote of 267 to 22a
BLACKMAILING BRITISH LOBDS.
A tetter Writer Who Signed a Woman's
Name Gets Himself Into Trouble.
London, Feb. 23. The case of Maitland
Moreland, who is described as an Oxford
tutor, charged with an attempt to blackmail
Lord Hothfield, was resumed to-day. The
evidence developed the fact that the pris
oner had engaged in systematic attempts to
blackmail noblemen by writing letters pur
porting to have been written by a woman.
Lord Chesterfield, Lord Ormathwaite and
others testified that they had received let
ters similar to those received by Lord Hoth
field. The solicitor representing Earl Kus
sell, whose wife recently unsuccessfully
sued for a divorce, produced a letter signed
Kuth Moreland, which was received just be
fore the Earl married Miss Scott It read:
you are to be married next week. What
would Miss Scott think of you if she could
read your letters that are in my possession?
Is it altogether impossibe that she may see
tliembefoie Thursday And that hundred
you owe me, of which you have not paid a
penny, may so anger rae that I will put the
lettcisin my husband's hands and confess
our crime, and cause myselt to figure ill the
divorce court. Send an answer by return
post, or I w ill know bat to do legally.
American Reciprocity With Austria.
Vienna, Feb. 23. Negotiations for the
establishment of reciprocity relations are
about to be commenced between Austria
and the United States.
GOULD GIVES UP $10,000
TO A COMMITTEE OX FKESrtTrEKIAN
CHEKCH EXTENSION.
Be Bas the Gentlemen to Sapper at Bis
House, Where the Bis Checks Flow In
Novel Way to Raise Funds for Religious
Purposes. J
New York, Feb. 23. Special Mr.
Jay Gould and his daughter, Miss Helen
Gould, were host and hostess, this evening,
at a reception given at their Fifth avenue
residence, to the Committee of the Presby
tery of New York, on Church Extension
and Snstenation. Nearly all the members
of the committee to the number of a hun
dred or more, were present The purpose
of the reception was to raise money to aid
the work of church extension, and it was at
the request of the committee that the meet
ing was held in Mr. Gould's house.
Robert Ogden, of Philadelphia, gave an
account of the work of church extension in
that city. Eev. Dr. George Alexander said,
among other things: "I have been strictly
enjoinea 10 speaK oi nothing else out money.
You
are an ncn men nere, ana we want,
money from you, but we do not assume a
suppliant attitude. We need money, but
not naif so much as you need to give it"
Dr. Alexander went on to talk of the great
power of money as energy stored up for
ready use. Many men, however, he said,
get so carried away by the pursuit of
wealth, and get the habit so fastened on
them, as to lose sight of the higher duty of
dispensing the money they acquire.
At the close of Dr. Alexander's speech
Mr. Van Norden announced that subscrip
tion cards would be distributed, and he
hoped they would be filled out liberally.
As an incentive, he said, he -would an
nounce that he had alreadv received four
subscriptions of 5500, flOO, ?1,000 and
52,500, one of which, he said, was
opposite the name of Miss Gould.
A few minutes after the subscription caids
had been passed around Sir. Van Norden
took the floor again to announce that a
number of f 1,000 subscriptions had been
handed in to him, and that the host, Mr.
Gould, had subscribed 510,000. Thisv an
nouncement was greeted with prolonged
applause. Supper was served after the
meeting.
DIV0KCED BY STAB. CHAUBEB,
The Ex-Wife of an Iowa Millionaire Sues
to Have the Case Reopened.
Dubuque, La., Feb. 2a One of the most
famous divorce cases in the history of Iowa
w.ill come up for a hearing at Eldnra to-morrow.
It is a counter part of the famous
Flack divorce suit in New York. Colonel
E. S. Ellsworth is a prominent poli
tician and a millionaire of Iowa
Falls. Last December, it is stated,
he entered suit for divorce, alleging infi
delity on the rart of his wife. Instead of
the case being heard in'open court in regu
lar order, it was advanced on the docket
and tried in"the privacy of the hotel cham
ber, where no one was present except 'Judge
Hindman. the nlaintiff. and his attornevn.
The wife was then, it is said, visiting in
Colorado.
Not only was she divorced in this star
chamber, but she was also deprived ot the
custody of her children and any charge
whatever in her husband's vast prop
erty. There is said to be nothing what
ever on the court records to show
the character of the testimony upon
which the divorce was granted. Mrs. Ells
worth now sues to have the case reopened.
In her petition she makes some startling
disclosures, and alleges she knew nothing
whatever of her husband's suit until served
w ith a notice of the decree, and also that
her husband attempted to force her o a
confession.
Thanked by the Orphans.
Max Klein was presented with a series of
resolutions at the Duquesne last evening,
by the Orphan School Commission, thank
ing him for reminders of the Christmas sea
son which he gave to the children of the
Unlontown school. The resolutions were
neatly written and handsomely framed.
They were signed by Governor Pattiinn as
chairman ot the commission. A number of
GriHid Army men gathered for the occasjon.
Mr. illpln accepted the compliment to bis
Ajndness of heart tvttb a neat speech.
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THQ PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY,
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
First Beception of Tancred Command
ery, Ko. 48, Knights Templar.
TEE ARRANGEMENTS PERFECT.
Novel Manner in Which Hotel and Theater
Were Thrown Together.
LEADING FEATUEIS OF THE OCCASION
The Alvin Theater last night for the
first reception of Tancred Commandery No.
48, Knights Templar, made a most brilliant
ball room. The company playing sus
pended operations for one night, and gave
the commandery full -scope to work their
will, which was done with such energy that
long before evening all resemblance of a
theater was temporarily removed. The
Hotel Schlosser, next door to the Alvin,
had a connection made with it for the time
being and the whole second floor reserved
for supper. ?
For the purposes of the reception there
was practically a space beginning at Penn
avenue and extending to the most northerly
wall of the Alvin, thus making a superb
length of promenade that almost included
the entire side of Sixth street to the bridge.
It was managed thus: The hotel building
and the theater were made one by the
simple' connection of a bridge thrown
across the narrow alley, " having
its exit from the second floor of
the hotel, at the lbng hallway,
and connecting with the theater at the
side of the conservatory.' The altera
tions were confined to the "auditorium pro
per of the theater, where the floor of the
stage was carried out about to that point di
viding the circle from the parquet.
1'erfcction of the Arrangements.
A flight of stairs brought me down to the
level of the floor, and the side of the im
promptu ballroom was surrounded by a
substantial railing for the safety or assur
ance of safety of the dancers.
No theatrical performance ever brought
to the Alvin a more picturesquely arranged
audience. The sightseers, made up of those
who had grown tired of dancing and those
who didn't dance, were almost as numerous
as the dancers. And they constantly
mingled and interchanged. A steady steeam
of wearied people were continually seeking
seats, while an equally determined stream
of eager ones were replacing them on the
platform.
The lode held one orchestra. . Another
sat at the back of the stage. .Every pretty
girl with an extra smart frock on was sure
at some time or other to find her way into a
box, where she sat with that blissful com
plaisance which surrounds a woman under
scrutiny, when she knows she is prepared
for observation.
Though the grand march was set for the
early hour, fashionably speaking, of 9 o'clock,
that time found more than 350 forming
in line. Well up in the mareh were the
notables of the commandery, accompanied
by the ladies of their households. 'Leading
was General Gobin, the most distinguished
Knight Templar present, he being the
Grand Master of the Grand Encampment' of
the Knights Templar of the United States,
with Mrs. O. C Baer, and Alfred
S. Bishop, present Eminent Commander
Tancred Council, with Miss Bishop. Next
came all the past eminent commanders and
following them was the general body of
people in attendance. Hapidly succeeding
the march came the other dances, which
were kept up until an early hour this
morning.
Kept It Up Until Dawn.
The dawn brought to a close an event
which will be a matter of famous, story in
the annals of Tancred. Commandery,
when ther call to mind the
first reception of February 23, 1892.
Over the stage proper hung some festooning
displaying the order's insignia, and away up
somewnereamong the flies, in theatrical
technicality, scintillated a superb star of
gilded paper The Star of Bethlehem set
with electric lights. All that pertained to
the souper was confined to the hotel, where,
the large dining room was thrown open, and
the ordinary held in reserve against the
probable chance of being pressed into ser
vice, as it really was at a later time. The
guests were at liberty to discuss the follow
ing menu:
Oysters a l'Hotel Schlosser.
Chicken croquettes.
French peas.
Boned turkey, in jelly.
Cold filet de beet Cold pheasant
Boast ham. Boast veal.
Cold beef tongue.
Chicken salad.
Lobster salad. Potato salad.
Celery. Olives.
Salted almondsl
Ice cieam.
Cakes. Coffee.
A pretty scene on the hotel side was the
sight of the interested house guests. They
leaned on the bannisters and occasionally
promenaded past the good-naturedly near
sighted guards of the entrances to make a
hurried trip- to the conservatory for a view
of the ball, and then return' to tell less dar
ing invaders all they had seen and heard.
CLEVELAND AT SBTB0IT.
He Shakes Hands Willi Thousands or Citi
zens, Including General Alger.
Detroit, Feb. 23. Mr. Cleveland's
speeial train arrived back from Toledo at
2:45 this afternoon. Governor Winans and
stafl", Acting Mayor Coots and the City
Council were present to officially receiye
the distinguished guest The Acting
Mayor, Coots, presented Mr. Cleveland
with the freedom of the city. Mr. Cleve
land responded in a few sentences. Governor
Winans and Mayor Coots then escorted Mr.
Cleveland to Hon. Don JU. Dickinson a
residence. There Mr. Cleveland withdrew
to his room.
At 5 o'clock crowds began to gather in
the vicinity of the Hotel Cadillac, where
the public reception to Mr. Cleveland was
held. By 7:30 some 20,000 people were
massed around the hotel. The reception
began at 7:45. The general public was ad
mi tted and passed in a constant stream before
the ex-President until 10:30 p. m. Mr,
Cleveland cordially grasped the hand of
each. A noticeable incident of the evening
was the presentation of General Alger and
Senator Dolph. An amusing incident and
one that caused considerable laughter, was
the vain endeavor of an elderly lady to em
brace Mr, Cleveland, Mr. Cleveland and
paaty leave to-morrow morning oyer the
Michigan Central for New York.
MOEE ABBITEATTON PB0P0S2D.
Minority Evangelicals Would Submit the
Dispute to Outside Clerjry.
Aiaentown, Feb. 2a Signatures of 441
ministers of the minority side of the Evan
gelipal Church have been attached to a
paper looking to an amicable settlement of
the Church differences. Of these, 94 are
members of the East Pennsylvania Confer
ence, 126 of Central Pennsylvania, 47 of
Pittsburg. 69 of Des Moines, 2G of Oregon,
61 oi Illinois, and 14 of the Platte Kiver
Conference. ,.
The paper expresses a willingness to sub
mit the ditpnte to a commission of minis
ters of other denominations for arbitration.
An Employment Acertt In Trouble.
Margaret Mussage entered suit before
Alderman Donovan yesterday against James
Abriole for assault and battery, Abriole
runs an employment agency on Grant street
The plaintifl applied to binj for a situation,
and paid the customary l'e pf 53. How
ever, the defendant failed, to find her a
place. She became Ured waiting.and asked
that her money be returned to her. He re
fused, and they engaged in a quarrel over
the matter, and she alleges that he slapped
her on the face with his open hand. Abriole
was arrested and held in 5300 bail for .a
hearing 'tp-day. , . '
ALICE MITCHELL OUTDONE.
A PHYSICIAN IN lOVE WITH HIMSELF
AND DISAPPOINTED.
Unable to Endure His Self.Itejection He
Writes s Tender Epistle and Then Blows
Out His Brains The Strange Statement
pr Bis Friend.
St. Louis, FeK 23. That the peculiari
ties of the Alice Mitchell-Freda Ward case
at Memphis are not confined to the female
sex, was demonstrated by the suicide here
this morning of Dr. E. T. Breedlove.
of Baltimore." A few minutes after 8
o'clock the denizens of .Hurst's Hotel
were startled by a pistol shot which rang
out on the third floor. Dr. Breedlove had
just shot himself. Death had evidently
been instantaneous. The bullet had entered
the right temple and embedded itself in the
brain.
He was a man about 35, wearing a dark
moustache and short hair. The police took
charge of the effects. Mr. Judson accom
panied an officer to the Four Courts, where
he stated that he was in the room when
Breedlove shot himself, and gave the cause
as despondencv and a strange attachment
to himself. This latter, remark was most
significant when taken in consideration
with a letter found among the dead man's
effects. The following are extracts:
I came Intending to ldll you then kill my
selt I shall only make an end of my own
miserable existence. My love for you has
been my ruin. I can no more live apart from
you than I can fly. The past month lias been
the test and I cannot do it There is but qne
thing which could save me, and that Is to
pass the lematnder of my ltfe in your
presence. I shall do that anyhow, for
to die in your arms relieves death of half its
terrors. I wish It would come to me natur
ally and you could bo with me to the last
Then you would have nothing to grieve you.
It Is cruel of me to do this act, for it will
blight your life. I should bo more cruel to
mvself to try to live withoutyou.
We might have been happy together had it
not been for the Whitelaws and the Wheel
ers and your other 'rich friends, your high
social and business standing, your high
ideals of morality which you never filled;
but this is too late, the end must come, good
bye, dear Isaac: I won't wish you happiness
you will never have that again, and you
Willi follow in my footsteps some day.
AN ARTIST DROPS DEAD.
Matthew Wilson, the Portrait Painter, Dies
Suddenly at a Chess Club Apoplexy
Carries Off a Member of a Famous
Family An Unexpected Call.
New Yoke, Feb. 2a Special Mat-
thew Wilson, the portrait painter, died sud
denly of appopleiy at 5:45 o'clock this
evening, at the rooms of the Brooklyn Chess
Club, at 201 Montague street Although not
a member of the club, he was an expert
player, and meeting John J. Spowers,
he accompanied him to the rooms. They
sat down to one of the tables, and, at the
close of a game in which he was the victor,
Mr. Wilson arose suddenly, and, putting
his hand to his head, complained of a severe
pain and began to stagger.
A physician was summoned, but death
came before his arrival. The body was re
moved to Mr. Wilson's boarding house.
Mr. Wilson was born in London, England,
77 years ago. Samuel Wilson, his uncle,
was once Lord Mayor of that citv. He
came to this country in early life, and
painted portraits for the last 50
years. He painted the portraits of
some of the most distinguished men in the
country, including President William
Henry Harrison, President Lincoln and
most of the members of his Cabinet, Presi
dent Arthur, Albert Gallatin, Attorney
General Brewster and Governor Fairbanks,
of Vermont
He had not done much work with the
brush recently. In-summer-he lived at-his
country house at Lake George, and gen
erally passed the winters with rela
tives in Philadelphia qr, Brooklyn.
He was formerly a member of
the Brooklyn vclub. He leaves a widow,
four sons and two daughters. The funeral
will take place Thursday. The interment
will be in Philadelphia.
ELECTRIC LIGHT MEN
Meet In Convention at BuffaloThe Niagara
Fails Power Scheme Good Words for
the World's Fair Town Caderground
Conduits Are Discussed.
Buffalo, Feb. 23. --The fifteenth annual
convention of the National Electric Light
Association began here to-day. President
Huntley delivered his annual address. He
spoke of the great problem of transmitting
the electrical power from Niagara Falls, and
reviewed the electrical progress of the year.
Ke also said: "It is important that we
should interest ourselves in the World's
Fair. T surely do not exaggerate when I
say that every patriotic New Yorker
wishes Chicago the biggest kind of
success in her great undertaking, and
admires the genuine American fashion in
the way the Western metropolis has sailed
in to win. It is not only our duty, but it
will be a source of great pleasure to
contribute to the importance and success
of the Exposition. We ought to meet in
Chicago next year. We must go there in a
body. The Chicago Electric Club is ready
to take care of us. The whole citv has a
welcome for us, and the electric exhibition
will be the finest the world has ever seen."
The California Electrical Society sentCa
pressing invitation to hold the next con
vention in San Francisco.
The subject under discussion was under
ground conduits and conductors. Mr. M. J.
Francisco, of Rutland, Vt, said: "With
very few exceptions, the systems heretofore
adopted have proved failures." He said it
was possible to make a success of under
ground conduits, but to win success there
must be great care used, first-class work and
first-class materials.
LYNCHEEB TO BE FEEKETEDOUT,
An Arkansas Judge Takes Prompt Action
After a Hanging.
Little Bock, Feb. 2a At Varner, "Lin
coln county, this morning about 2 o'clock, a
mob overpowered the jailors and lynched
Ge org Harris, who was charged with the
murder of one Parks, a sewing machine
agent, at Tyro last September. One
night last week a negro by the
name of Hancock, who had been convicted
for shooting O. W. Alexander at Pine
Bluff at the list election, was being con
ducted from the Court House to the jail,
when he escaped from his guards
and confederates helped him to get away.
Harris' trial had been set for to-day, and it
was evident the mob thought he would es
cape, as did Hancock, for one of them said:
''We won't let him get away as Hancock
did."
The mob shot Harris to pieces and left
his bodylyiugin the jail. Tbemobwas com
posed of about 75 masked men, who came
from the direction in which the murder
was committed. The evidence was
committed for the purpose of
robbery, as the victim, who had
considerable money, which he had collected;
had been rohbed of every cent of it. Judge
Elliott called the grand jury inthe court,
and gave special instructions to ferret out
the, lynchers and prosecute them.
The Electric Company Presidency.
Boston, Feb. 2a It is now stated that
McK. Twombly will nnt accept the Presi
dency of the consolidated Edison-Tbomson-Houston
Electric Company, and that t- is
more than probable that C. A. Coffin y
be elected to the office.
A photographer has set up a studio in
Hyderabad, the si eat Mobaminedan city In.
the Deecan for the exclusive use of.'the'
Indies of the Nizanis . Tenana -and the )oca
noblest The trade Is sa to be immense,'
FEBRUARY' 2y 1892.
BQDMGUE&SnHfflGUP
The End of One of Cuba's Most Fa-
mous Bandits and Kidnapers.
FORTY WEALTHY MEN WAYLAID
In One District and Carried Into the
Mountain Fastnesses.
HANI WEEE SEVER HEARD OP AGAIN
fSPICtAI, TSLEGBAJf TO THS DISrATCTT.l
New Yoek, Feb. 23. Modesto Eodri
guez, the notorious Cuban bandit and kid
naper, was executed at Santa Clara to-day.
He is said to be one of the last, if not the
last, of the celebrated band which for ten
years or more infested the mountain fast
nesses oT Cuba and kept the inhabitants in
terror by the boldness and unexpectedness
of their doings. For years they appeared
and disappeared without warning, and
without leaving the slightest traces by
which they could be followed.
Within the last two years the authorities
have succeeded in running them down.'
Carlos Aquerro was the first to'Tie surprised
and captured. He was executed, and after
him, one by one, most of the others were
caught and submitted to the same fate.
The bandits confined their work almost
wholly to kidnaping. Their method was to
pick out some man of wealth and carry him
ofl to their mountain retreat. Then they
would force him to write a letter for the
sum of money they demanded as a ransom,
which was dispatched by one of their
number.
The Victims Never Turned Up Again.
Tf the money was not forthcoming bv the
stated time, nothing more was ever heard
of the victim. The Province of Santa Clara,
where Bodriguez was caught, has been a
favorite field of the bands. From that
Province during? the last ten years 44.
victims were carried off.
One of the mosi andacious acts in that
neighborhood in which Bodriguez is sup
posed to have been engaged was the capture
and assassination of Don Manuel Kosete
Blanco. The last that was seen of hint on
his stock farm was about 8 o'clock in the
morning, when his son, Frederick, about 25
yards away, saw him talking to a strange
man in a field. Done Bosete Blanco had
just come out of his house and was appar
ently on his way to look at' the stock when
he was met by the stranger and walked oil
with him. The son thought nothing of that
at the time.
Money Demanded for Ransom.
About two hours later the same man ap
peared and presented this letter, directed to
the young man's mother, and written by his
father:
'1 am a prisoner since this morning. For
my liberty they ask 52,000. Send to Santa
Clara to Bon Manuel for Fernandez
Lloreda, and also send at once to Bon Yin
cente Perez in order that they may help you
get me out of thia condition in which I am
placed. Your affectionate husband,
"Bosete."
The bearer of the note wore whiskers
and was apparently disguised. He an
nounced that a reply was expected immedi
ately at a spot he designated on a neighbor
incr road. The wife at once set about otf.
tafning the ransom. She sought loans of
money from every one she could reach at
such short notice. What money she could
gather she sent once, but it was short of the
sum named. The next news she received
was that the bandits had goneoff with her
husband, and she never heard of him again.
His body was afterward found in the
woods. Later the son, Frederick aid- a
son-in-law were also murdered. by w the
bandits.
They Had a Penchant for luxuries. .
The bandits were often capricious in their
demands, and would specify articles of com
fort and luxury, which they insisted upon
having with as much relentlessness as they
displayed in the case of money. On one oc
casion Don Manuel Correno was on his way
from-Key West, by way of Havana, to visit
a relative in the interior. He was accom
panied by two friends, but got separated
from them and was pursuing his way on a
lonely road, when he was confronted by an
armed bandit. The bandit called him by
name and showed himself thoroughly posted
as to Correno's business and destination.
Correno was ordered to follow the bandit
into the woods, where he was made to write
a letter for a ransom. This was dictated to
him as a postscript: "You will he kind
enough to give me three hats, two pairs of
shoes, smoking articles, all kinds of sweets,
bunches of cigarettes, five rolls of tobacco
cigars, four kinds of preserved 'fruits, one
cheese (old), two bars of sweet gum."
In this case the bandits were successful in
obtaining all these articles in addition to
?3,000 in gold. Then Correno was politely
told that he could go.
GROWTH OF METAL TRADES.
i
IKON AND STEEL FAST OUTSTRIP THE
POPULATION.
Abram Hewitt's Address at a Dinner, the
First of Its Kind Since I860 He De
nounces the Free Coinage Idea Very
Vigorously.
New York, Feb. 23. Special For the
first time since 1860 the hardware and metal
trades gave a dinner to-night at Sherry's,
where nearly 500 persons sat at the eight
long tahlcs in the upper banquet room and
at the equally long annex table in the ad
joining apartment Among the 500 were
representatives of the iron, steel, copper,
brass and tin trades from all parts of the
Country.
Webster E. Walkley was the Chairman.
Abram S. Hewitt, in response to the toast,
"The -Iron and Steel Iridnstries Their
Progress and Bevelopment," said at start
ing that ex-Governor Campbell, whom he
called a "Possible Presidental candidate,"
spoke 55 minutes at the Ohio Society's din
ner, but as he was not a Presidental possi
bility, he would speak but five minutes.
He spoke 15, though, and in the course of
that not at all bad quarter of an hour for
his hearers, he said that in 1860, when the
last uinner oi me meiai vraues was given,
the country produced but 800,000 tons of
iron and steel per annum 55 pounds a head.
Now it produces 10,000,000 tons. While it
has doubled its population it has increased
its produotion of iron and Bteel fourfold.
"."Honest money," he continued, "is
necessary for the future progress of the
country, and any proposition from any
quarter vhich undertakes to depreciate
money and seeks to degrade. the standard of
currency by 80 per cent, by act of Congress,
must be stamped down by the people.
Among other speakers were Chairman
Walkley, Mayor Sargent, Bev. Dr. Buck
ley, Governor Goodell, F. B. Thurber and
David Williams.
Booths for Baker Balloting.
The County Commissioners yesterday or
dered from the Marietta Manufacturing
Company, 2,600 booths for use at the polling
precincts in the county under the new ballot
system. Three booths will be used at each
district, and an additional one for over 50
voters over 150 in each district. The cost
ner booth is $4 75 and for each annex $3 50.
.This earlv action is due to the prospects of
a special election in Allegheny, otherwise j
me uuutus wumii uug iiava uceu uruereu
until late in the summer.
A Fata) Bite by a Pet SpanleL
Philadelphia, Feb. 2a Henry Ket
tereri 15 years of age, died here Sunday
after luffering .all' the agonies "of hydro-
ptiobla. He. viu bitten t last August, by a
Lpet spaniel, which is believed to T)TT been
HOSE CUT BY AH ENGIKE.
The Corqper- Working on Another Fire
Mystery in KcKeesport.
Coroner McDowell held a partial inquest
yesterday into the deaths of Sarah and
James Lynch, children of Michael Lynch,
who were suffocated in the fire which con
sumed their home in McKeesport Monday
night. Lynch's brother-in-law, Jphn
Hester, with his wife, live in the same
house, and Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Hester put
the children to bed on Monday night and
went to a festival. The Hester children
knocked down a lighted lamp and set fire to
the house.
It was at first thonght all
of the occupants got out of
the house, but on the arrival
of the fire department the Lynch children
were missed and their father." who is on the
department made an attempt to rescue
them. He was driven back to the street,
and was severely burned in his heroic
effort
After the fire was extinguished the bodies
of the children were found lifeless. The
testimony at the inquest showed that a
passing engine on the Baltimore and Ohio
road had cut the hose line, but it was
argued that 'the children were dead before
the water was shut off'in this manner. To
determine this clearly the inquest was ad
journed until to-morrow.
THE LADIES ENJOY IT.
Grand Army of the .Republic Women Make
a Big Showing.
The ladies of the Grand Army of the Be
public are quartered at the St Charles.
Last night they held a council meeting and
finished up all of the old business. About
275 delegates are in attendance.
This morning it will open its session in
Union Veteran Legion Hall. The reports
will show a great increase of membership,
800 ladies having been gathered in during
the year. The election of officers will take
place to-day sometime. To offices to fill are
Department President and President
of the Hawkins Home. For the
first Mrs. . Sallie Linhart, of
'Pittsburg, and Mrs. Anna E. Leisinger are
the candidates. They indications all go to
show that Mrs. Linhart will be the winner.
She is quite popular throughout the entire
State. Mrs. Lida Smith, of Allegheny, has
a clear field for the Presidency of the Home.
The most important matter to he dis
cussed is concerning the Hawkins Home,
its future management, etc
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest IL S. Gov't Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
PATEWT gSh.
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Is now ready and will be mailed, free of
charge, to any address. Write for it.
We quote a few articles, just to
show how we do business:
Hood's Sarsaparilla,
Regular price $i,
Burnham's Sarsaparilla,
Regular price $i,
68c
58c
Liebig's Beef, Wine and Iron, OC
Regular price $i, f 0
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver "7HC
Oil, Regular price $ i, fU
Danner's Essence of Health, "7C
Regular price $ i, 0
Asthalter's Stomach Remedy, OQ(
Regular price $i, 00
Pommerine's Cough Balsam,
Regular price 25c,
Delavau's Cough Remedy,
Regular price 75 c,
Jayne's Expectorant,
Regular price $i
Nestle's food,
Regular price 50c,
15'
50'
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Swift's Specific (small bottles), HFC
Regular price $1, Q
Swift's Specific (large bot
tles), fit on
Regular price 1.75, 4)1 .U J
Syrup of Figs,
Regular price 50c,
Carter's Little Liver Pills,
Regular price 25 c,
Carter's Little Nerve Pills,
Regular price 25c,
Carter's Iron Pills,
- Regular price 50c,
Beecham's Pills,
Regular price' 25c,
McLane's Pills,.
Regular price 25c,
39c
I5C
I5C
39c
20c
I5C
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Good Prospects for the Glass Business.
George M. Jaques, the Editor of ti
Crockery and Glass Journal, is at the Monon
gahela House. Mr. Jaques is in close touch
with the glass business, and he says the out-,
look is 'very encouraging. The sales for
January were up to the average, and the
prospects are good. He bases a good deal
an the heavy orders which the New York
importers have given for goods thai are not
made in this country. They are to be de
livered in August and September. Most of
these articles are intended for the holiday
trade. Hr. Jaques thinks this shows that
the importers have faith in the future. Ths
home dealers are still buying from band to
mouth, but the jobbers have been laying ia
heavy supplies. Mr. Jaques 3ays Ameri"
ican dealers are beginning to learn that ths
manufacturers no longer turn out goods fdr
months ahead. Some buyers wait until tha,
last minute, and then send in a large order'
which they expect to be filled in an hour.
HAVE YOU THE GRIPPE?
Many People Have It and Do Not Know
It. How to ISecognize the Symptoms'
and How to Treat Them.
Hundreds of people have the Grlpne who
do not know 'it. Not necessarily the final
stages, but the first stages. They feel pains-
in the head, and a bad taste In the mouth,
get tired and despondent, have chilly sensa.
tions, limbs and muscles ache. In some cases
these things are overlooked. In most cases
perhaps they are considered simply a slight:
cold. In nearly every case they Indicate tho
coming of Grippe.
There is but one thing to do when thesa
symptoms appear, and that ia to take prompt
and vigorous measures, to fortify nature to
repel the enemy. A little well directed effort
at just the right time will accomplish very
much more than labored efforts afterwards.
There Is but one thing to be done, and that
is to use a pure stimulant, something that,
will promptly arrest, and in no way injure
something endorsed by scientists, recom
mended by physicians, and popular because
so efficient Duffy's Pure Malt whiskey. Two
years ago, and last year when the Grippe
was raging, this was the standard remedy
used, and recommended by the profession.
It did more to prevent the Grippe than all
other known or recommended remedies. It
preserved many people in health who would
otherwise have bee'n grievously sick, per
haps even worse. It is as efficient to-day af
ever. It should be borne in mind that other
so called whiskies may not be so efficient,
and if any dealer asserts that such whiskies
are the same, distrust him at once. There li
but one medicinal whiskey, and that Is
Duff's Pure Malt. Ja21-WXD
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Dr. Hartman's Peruna,
' Regular priced i,
Cuticura Resolvent,
Regular price $x,
Cuticura Salve,
Regular price 50c,
Cuticura Soap,
Regular price 25c,
70
75c
40
I4C
Wampole's Cod Liver Oil, - "ir
Regular price $it Q
Warner's Safe Cure,
Regular price 1.25,
Dollard's Herbanium,
Regular price $i,
Pond's Extract (small),'
Regular price 50c,
90c
75
35
Horsford'a Acid Phosphate QC
(small), Regular price 50c; Q
Ayer's Vita Nuova,
Regular price $x,
Allcock's Porous Plasters,
Regular price 25c,
Belladonna Plasters,
Regular price 25c,
Benson's Capcine Plasters,
Regular price 35c,
Cuticura Plasters,
Regular price 25c,
Hostetter's Bitters,
Regular price $1,
88
I0d
15
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I8C
70c
Kennedy's Medical Dis
covery, . ri on
Regular price $ 1.50, 4)lisU
McGill's Orange Blossoms, TfC
Regular price $ 1, O
Shaker's Extract of Root,
Regular price 60c,
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