fgigraaisliSresi i ii ii n ii iiiiii " rn SSSKSSSi m. i MPWMVftPNUPS.' pea 5 ;HP- i. THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY MARCH 18. 189a 9 . IRDERjND BIGAMY The Mania of Liverpool's Bloodthirsty Bluebeard Just Identified. THE MYSTERY CLEARING. More Matrimonial Exploits laid to the Pascal of Rain Hill. SCMEIDEB, THE YIEMA VILLIAN, Dies a Ihst Horrible Death at the Hands of Outraged Justice, 5EWS FROM THE FOREIGN CAPITALS Liveepool, March 17. It has transpired that, before coming to England, "William the man whose arrest at Melbourne led to the unearthing of the bodies, was living in Sydney, X. S. "W. Shortly after he left his wife and four children disappeared, and it was supposed they followed Williams to England. Humors of his intended marriage to a young girl named Mather had reached Syd ney, and it was naturally supposed that Mrs. "Williams and her children had left Liverpool to prevent the consummation of this crime. The police expect to prove that the bodies found yesterday are those of the wife and children, and that "Williams killed them in order to carry out his inten tion to marry Miss Mather without moles tation. "Williams did marry the girl and took her to Melbourne, where he killed her in order to marry another girl, for which crime he was arrested there. The body of the woman found under the fireplace was to-day identified as that of Mrs. Denham, who formerly resided at Birkenhead with her family. ot alarried to the Liverpool Victim. It is believed that Mrs. Denham was not married to the murderer, "Williams. It has also come to light that boxes containing bedding, which, it is supposed, bore evi dence of the commission of the crimes, were forwarded to Plymouth by "Williams. The police have discovered a child's copy book in the house at Eain Hill, in which is inscribed the name Bertha Deening. It is known that "Williams used the alias Deen ing when he was in Australia. To-day a gardener who lives next door to Dinham Villa, where the bodies were found, recognized the eldest body as that of a woman he had seen in the back yard of Din ham "Villa August 9. The next day he heard children screaming. He paid no at tention, thinking perhaps some of the chil dren had been hurt. He never saw the woman or children afterward. Another man recog nized the body as that of Marie Deeming, who had been in the employ of a Liverpool fishmonger. "Williams had married her under the name of Deeming at that time, describing himself as a mining engineer. "Williams and his wile, the man said, after ward went to Hull, where Williams was a Tested and convicted of forgery. More 3Iatriinonial Exploits. The man believed that "Williams was the same man who married a young lady named Matbeson at Beverly in 1S90, at that time assuming the name of Harry Lawson. He then described himself as a large farmer in Australia. After his marriage to Miss Matheson he deserted her ana absconded to South America. Miss Matheson swore out a warrant against him. charging him with the theft of the presents he had given her, and he was arrested in Uruguav. Williams was brought back to Hull and was sent to jail for nine months. During the time he was in prison it was ascertained that he had married and deserted a lady in BirkenBtead in 18S0. The more the facts in this strange case are brought to light the stronger grows the be lief that Williams is the most consummate, cold-blooded villain that this or any other country has ever produced. A theory has been advanced that he is insane, but'there has been too much method in his madness for this theory to gain many supporters. He certainly appears to have had a mania for marrying, and nothing seems to have deterred him from putting his wives out of the" way did they prove obstacles to his con tracting other bigamous marriages. Other Murders Are Suspected. The police believe that he has committed other murders than those known, and the authorities at every place he is known or supposed to have ever visited have been notified to trace his movements in their re spective localities. It has been learned that the name of Williams is an assumed one, and that the murderer's proper name is Deeming, the name under which he married the woman whose mutilated body was found under the hearthstone at Dinhanville. Deeming has a brother who lives in Birkenhead, across the river from Liverpool, and he was summoned to attend the Coroner's inquest on the bodies of Mrs. D;eming and the four children. He arrived at Bain Hill this afternoon. He bears a most striking resem blance to his brother, and some of the peo ple in the crowd thought it was the mur derer himself. The news spread with lightning-like rapidity that the murderer had returned, in the excitement no one recalling that he was safely in the custody of the po lice at Melbourne. Xurrowlv Escaped a Lynching. The crowd hooted and yelled and finally made a threatening rush for Deeming. The latter thought that his life was in danger, and wasted no time in trying to explain matters to the infuriated mob. He sought safety in flight, which was, no doubt, the wisest thing to do under the circumstances, and rushed to a hotel in which he found shelter. It was ascertained that the murderer. Frederick Deeming, is a member of a good family residing iu Birkenhead. He has always been of a restless disposition, and has led a roving, unsettled life. He mar ried the woman Marie James in 1880, and she accompanied liim to Australia. She re mained in that country for a number of years, and returned to England in July, bringing with her lour children. The woman and her children lemained with her sisters until they mysteriouslv disappeared. ' The excavations in Bain Hill Yilla were continued throughout the day, but, in spite of the closest search, no further discovery of bodies was made. ME. DEACON'S TEIAL SEIL Americans In France Still Think He 'Will Bo Leniently Treated. NICE, March 17. The trial of Edward Parker Deacon for the killing of Abeille, the Frenchman whom he discovered in his wife's bedroom at the Hotel Splendide at Cannes, has been set down for May 16 in this city. Notwithstanding the attacks made upon Mr. Deacon by a section of the French press, it is still the opinion of the Americans here, and also of a large number of eFrench men, that the courts wiU justify Mr. Deacon in slaying Abeille. THE POPE "WEAEING SAAMEOCK. Neat Compliments Exchanged Between His Holiness and an Irish Prior. BOME, March 17. Prior Glynn, of the Irish National Church of Borne, was given a special audience yesterday by the Pope. The prior presented to His Holiness a num ber of shamrocks that had been sent from n-;-:,mz'-'' Ireland They were inclosed in a coffer of crystal bearing the Papal arms. The Pope expressed his gratification for the gift, and promised to wear a sprig of the shamrock on his heart to-day. SCHNEIDER STRANGLED. The Vienna Murderer ol Servant Glrlf Straggles A pains t the Law's Grasp in Vain He Dies In Frightful Agony "Worse Than an Electrocution. Vienna, March 17. Schneider, the mur derer of servant girls, paid the penalty.of bis crimes to-day. At 7 o'clock Seyfried, the executioner, with his assistants, entered the courtyard. Then came Schneider, his strong frame trembling and his face ghastly pale. His features had lost their look of repulsive ferocity. He was attended by a priest, who sought to administer the conso lation of religion to him, but Schneider's ,imnd was dazed with fear and it is doubtful if he heard. When the condemned man had reached a point in front of the stake, the executioner stepped up to him and dexterously pinioned his hands. The executioner's assistants, who were two horse slaughterers, then seized Schneider and placed him directly in front of the stake. The condemned man was lifted from the ground and a fearful scene followed. Schneider immediately kicked his legs in every direction and tried frantically to escape. But his efforts were useless. This scene didnot last long, however, for Seyfried rushed up a set of steps that stood behind the stake, and threw the free end of the silken loon, which was attached to the RtVc around Schneider's throat; in fact, lassoing him, as he was held aloft by the assistants. Ko black cap was used, the executioner making his hands do duty in its stead. As the noose passed around Schneider's neck the two horse slaughterers dropped him. Seyfried pressed his left hand heavily over the jaw and mouth of the victim, while his right hand covered the forehead and eyes. At the same time the assistants grasped the hanging man by his arms and legs, and pulled downward with all their strength. Held in this position Schneider was unable to move and he was slowly strangled to death. The doctors in attend ance say that he was dead in four minutes. The face of the dying man could be seen be tween the fingers of the executioner, and every change in the color of the flesh was discernible. It was a horrible sight, and many of the spectators were compelled to turn away. PABNELL EEMEMEEEED At the St. Patrick's Day Banquet Given hy London Irishmen. London, March 17. Mr. Justin Mc Carthy presided at a banquet given in this city this evening in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. In respond ing to the toast "Ireland, a Nation," Mr. McCarthy made a sympathetic reference to the late Charles Stewart Par nell. In the course of his remarks Mr. Mc Carthy predicted that the friends of Ireland in the Enelish Democracy would soon en able the Nationalists to attain the object for which they had so long, so earnestly and so perseveringly struggled the recogniton of Irish nationality. The Parnellitie members of the House of Commons had a separate celebration of the great national holiday. They also observed the feast of their patron saint with a banquet at which Mr. John E. Kedmond, the Parnellite leader, pre sided. A list of patriotic toasts had been prepared for the occasion and appropriate responses w ere made to them, which were received: in a most enthusiastic manner. The toast to the memory of Mr. Parnell was drunk in deep silence, all the guests arising from their seats when the name of the loved leader was pronounced. BLOODTEIESTT GENEEAL G0T2K0. In Case of War He Would Depopulate the Capital of Poland. Berlin, March 16. The Vosstche Zatung says that General Kozmin, the Governor of Warsaw, has resigned because he differed with General Gourko, the Bussian Com mander in Chief, in relation to the re pressive measures which Gourko desired to take for keeping down the Polish agitation. General Gourko advocated that if war should break out all the civilians should be expelled from the city, leaving the. pro visions to be devoted to the support of" the military. "Let the civil pack die," he exclaimed. "Let them perish miserably. What care Me?" To this Ko7min objected with the remark that, before starving, the people might en danger the army. Gourko answered: "I will level .)0 cannon at Warsaw, and then they will die quietly." MINEES EESUME WOEK MONDAY. They Confer "With Employers and "Will Have No Tronble Getting; Back. London, March 17. The delegates to the conference of the Miners' Federation to-day unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that, in view of the fact that the object for hich the pits had been stopped had been achieved, the canference advises to resume work on Monday. The conference will next consider the number of days in a week the men shall work. There was some question as to whether the masters would allow the men to return towork at the time decided upon by the Miners' Federation, but it has been prac tically solved at a 'meeting to-day of the Lancashire and Cheshire coal mine owners, who employ 160,000 men, which was held to consider the matter. It was decided to allow work to be resumed Monday. From lands Beyond the Sea. Berlin police are arresting Anaichists. Emi-loyjiext on public works has' been given 150,000 Poles. No okthodox chinches in Russia nie be ins rapidly closed. Pakis police continue to And explosives in the houses of Anarchists. Desitte popular clamor the two English poachers were hanged yesterday. Fomt hundred Hebrews and 100 peasants emigrated from Lithuania to America last week. A akchists at Liege placed a bomb at the door of a Judge who had decided a ciimmai case against them. S! PATBICK'S DAY ACCILEKTS. A Bather Short List and None of Them Prove Fatal. Yesterday's accidents were not many, and none of them proved fatal. The list is as follows: Youn oee Joseph Younger was found ly ing on the ralhoad track at Jeannetteyester day. He had been knocked down by a car run out on a switch, rendered unconscious ana sustained a severe scalp wound. He was brought to the West Penn Hospital. GoFF-Scott Gon",65 years of age, was brought to the West Penn Hospital Irom BraddocK last night. He had been struck by a coast ing sled and bad his arm broken and was hui t about the back and bead. On account of his age, it is feaied bo cannot recover. O'Donnlll Patiick O'Donnell, ot Four Mile Run, Twenty-third ward, fell from the l ear of a Second avenue electric car, near Gieenfield avenne yesteiday afternoon. His right shoulder was dislocated and his face badly cut. His injuties were dressed and ho was lecioved to his homo inl'atiol Wagon Ivo.4. ' Conrad XV. F. Conrad, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Hailroad, was struck by n train at Wilkinsburg yesterday morning unci seriously injured. He was removed to the West Penn Hospital. Gamble Mrs. Gainole, an old lady who lives at No. 161 South Eighteenth street, fell on the icy paemsnt and- suffered a seveie scalp wound and a fracture of the left arm. She was letnoved to the Southslde Hospital. Bollman Willie Bollman, a son of J. S. Bollman, of the Mechanics1 Bank, was bitten on the cheek and lesrs bv a dos beloncine to John Zimmerly. ot Mt. Washington, yes- leiuay. jlho xnua was resting easy at last repot ts. Meters Frank Meyers, an employe of Slioenbcrger's, was thiown from a waeon yesteiday mornine and the wheel passed over his foot, crushing it. He was lemoved to his home on Eighteenth street. RAN OUT OF TIGHTS. That's Why Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew left South Africa. THEIR WARDROBES BURNED UP And Then the Manager Tried to' Have the Men of the Company WAR STRETCHED, DYED UNDERCLOTHES rBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCIT.1 London, March 17. Yonr representa tive called to-day upon Mrs. James Brown Potter, whom he found looking careworn and thin, with the 6mnipresent Kyrle Bel lew at her elbow, occasionally adding his observations to the lady's remarks. Mrs. Potter has had a hard time of it, and seems much broken up. Being asked to tell her own story, in her own way, she said: "Toward the close of last year, when we returned to London after our tour in Aus tralia, I received an offer from Mr. Lus combe Searelle, which induced Mr. Bellew and myself to go to South Africa, a country which offered good and tempting pros peets of success, being a veritable terra incognito to artists of first rate ability. But"" Mr. Searelle's account of the possibilities was as dazzling as the diamonds of Kimberly. He said that money could be made in piles, and that the business that could be done nas simply wonderful. The people of the country and the country itself, he said, were charming, and Johannisberg, the golden city, would go into raptures over me and yield" at least 1,300 a week for six months. According to Mr. Searelle, theie was one good theater already there, and another, the Standard, was going to be opened and was a building like the Savoy, of London, or the Lyceum, of New York. Excellent Business at Cape Town. "Then there was the great diamond field of Kimberly near by, in which the world renowned DeBeers " mines were situated. There was also Port Elizabeth, the great ostrich-farming center, in both of which places money, being easily earned, was spent as easily, and with a light heart "I believed the ruffian and went to Cape Town, where I arrived on the 21st of Janu ary, and on the 23d opened the largest house ever seen in that city. I selected 'Borneo and Juliet' for the "first piece. I was received with a perfect ovation, and everything augured a triumphant sucoess. we played in (Jape Town a month, chang ing the bill occasionally, and business was good. We had begun our fifth week, the booking for which was wonderful, and were about to make arrangements for opening in Johannisberg, when on Sunday afternoon the town was alarmed by the report that the theater was in flames. "Mr. Bellew and I rushed into the street, and found that the evil tidings were true. The building was doomed, and nothing could avert its complete destruction. With the theater went the greater part of my wardrobe and all my stage properties. Poor Kyrle lost every stitch of clothes he had in the world, as all his stage wardrobe was at the theater. As a rule I don't like to see a man cry. but my heart went out to Kyrle as he stood and watched his clothes go while the big tears rolled down his cheeks." Bellew Not So Sympathetic. Mrs. Potter turned and looked at Mr. Bel lew as she said this, but there was rather a scornful light iu his eyes, and be moved un comfortably first on one foot and then on the other. "A very curious circumstance in con nection with this catastrophe," Mrs. Potter continued, "was the fact that during the week preceding the fire I received two anonymous letters hinting that something of the Kind was about to take place, and advising me to look out for it during the last week ol my engagement. And now I" eome to the part that Searelle played in the affair. After the fire Searelle or I should rather say his brother, lor of Luscombe Searelle we saw nothiug after we reached the Cape suggested that, as a por tion ot my dresses had escaped destruction, I should appear in costume and act as usual, while the rest of the sompany should pre sent themselves on the stage in their ordi nary attire, and Mr. Bellow might be ac commodated with apair of tights improvised from men's underclothing stretchedanddyed. j l decided not to wound JUr. liellew s ieel ings by repeating this proposition, but on the following day Mr. Searelle called and said he had received a telegram irom his brother insisting that Mr. Bellew and the other members of the company should pro vide themselves with gentlemen's under clothing instead of tights and resume play ing. When this proposition was made to Mr. Bellew, he rejected it with indign ition and horror, and for my part, I remsed to consent to impose and swindle thrpublic, and insisted that the entire afeieement should be canceled, which was done. Troubled in Getting Away. "After this came a'telegram from Lus combe Searelle repudiating the cancelation of the contract and insisting on its fulfill ment, offering also to pay for the entire set of underwear for the company and for Mr. Bellew,and threatening to have me arrested if I refused. All this, however, came to nothing, and we decided to return home im mediately, and booked passage on the steamer Durham Castle, which left on Wednesday following the fire. We paid the members of our company, bade them goodby, and told them they should receive their salaries in the future through the Standard Bank, South Africa. "Our troubles, however, were not yet over. After we went on board the steamer, which was lying at anchor in the bay wait ing for her mails, the Sheriff came up and arrested Mr. Bellew and myself, under a warrant sworn out by two members of the company, Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine, who claimed 400. Their salary had been paid in full up to the morning following the fire. but they now demanded four months' pay in advance. There was nothing for it but to go on shore with the Sheriff, unless we could induce someone to give bonds for us. At last Mr. Beit, one of the directors of the DeBeers Diamond Mine, came on board and generously, although we were perfect strangers to him, relieved us from arrest by going our bond, and the vessel soon after ward steamed off." Mrs. Potter is endeavoring to obtain an opening in London, and says that she will then go back to America. Meantime,Kyrle Bellew is buying new trousers. GOOGINS AN EAST WINNER. How Clark's Men Got the Worst of It in the Convention. The mass meeting of the colored Republi cans of Allegheny county, to suggest an alternate delegate to the National Republi can Convention, was held last evening in Common Council chamber and resulted in a complete victory for Lemuel Googins. The meeting was in a continual uproar from start to finish, and it was impossible for anyone to be heard or to hear. The Googins people arrived early on the scene and organized by electing Broadax Smith Chairman,and when the Clarklaction arrived they found the convention in the hands of the enemy. On every motion that was made the cries of Mr. Chairman increased. Broadax kept continuallv rjoundincr the gavel for order, without effect At the mention of either Googins' or Clark's name the yells increased. Finally, Attor ney Holmes gained the attention of the conventibn, and, in a neat speech, placed in nomination the name of John M. Clark. Then amid repeated cries for Randolph, Scott Tapir was recognized by the Chair. The storm of whistles and calls for Ran dolph increased until the Chair finally made himself heard. He announced that he had recognized Mr, Tapir and he was entitled to the floor, and until he had been heard no further business would be done. Mr. Tapir ir-ffiifMrTSMffii IT fli - - liri ii-iTT-i,i-?t'"--r it W for ifr ' ilri'f'li TiHiW 'ilrtS'ir nf iTJBlfoif i then tried to make himself heard, but it was impossible to do so, as at the mention of Googins'. name even the pounding of the gavel was inaudible. Several others tried to gain the floor, and when their efforts to gain the Chairman's approval failed, they addressed the meeting anyhow, but their efforts were unavailing, as they could not be heard. B. W. Scott then mounted the Secretary's desk and moved that all the Googins dele gates take the right side of the house and the Clark delegates the left. It was carried with a hurrah, and Googins' crowd swept with a mighty rush to the right, completely hemming in all the Clark men and leaving not more than 40 on the left to 200 on the right. Men on both sides kept motioning and calling to each other to join their respective sides. During the excite ment Mr. Clark perceiving his cause was hopeless, moved to make the nomination of Mr. Googins unanimous, which was put and declared carried by the Chair. He then declared the convention adjourned. WORKHOUSE WORKINGS. Annual Report of the Affairs of That Insti tution Increase in dumber of Prisoners, Cost of Maintenance ana Revenue Great Improvements in the library. Superintendent Hill, of the county work house, sent out the twenty-second annual report ot that institution for the year end ing December 23, 1891. The cooperage department shows a decline in earnings on account of the depression in the barrel trade. The manuracture of ice was a success and the manufacture of brooms has. increased as also that of small cooperage. The farm was productive and furnished a change for the prisoners. The increase in cost of mainten ance was due to the advance in supplies, fuel and light and to repairs, all of which have been included in the amount from which the pro rata expense was calculated. The daily average populatiou for 1891 was 732 183-365, as against 702 306-365 for 1890, The average cost of each inmate was 36 83-100 cents, against 33 63-100 cents in 1890. The earnings were ?39,447, against $47,885 05 for 1890. The average net cost per prisoner per day, after deducting earn ings, wjic 99 (1R Mntfl. The total number of prisoners received Rince Anciist fi. 1869. was 57.286. who were disposed of as follows: Discharged bv expiration of sentenc, 52,613; by order of Court. 1,666; reduction of time, 1,701; pardoned, 111; escaped, 192; died, 142; removed to hospitals, 51; total, 56,476, leaving in confinement on December 31, 1891, 810. Of the total prisoners over 30,000 were confined but once, which gradu ates down to one for the sixty-fifth time. The total number of prisoners received dur ing the year was 4,503, of which 1,900 were committed for disorderly conduct, 344 for drunkenness, 340 suspicious characters and 851 vagrancy, with a scattering for every crime in the catalogue. Thirty days was the favorite sentence, 3,015 having bten coif fined for that length during the year. Chaplain Bradshaw reports having adopted the Western Penitentiary system in the library, which has been a success, with an increased interest in it by the pris oners. The total number of letters received by prisoners was 6,865 and the number sent out, 3,535. Over 30,000 papers are received annually. The night school is in good condi tion, the percentage of attendance being 91 59-301. Services are conducted every Sunday. While the attendance is not what it might be, it is good. None are compelled to attend. The Chaplain says that placing a man behind prison bars does not mke a bad heart good, or a good heart bad. What will save men in the world will save them in a prison. Physician Kelly reports the total number of patients treated during the year as 7,062, and the number of surgical operations performed, 24. CELEBBATED THE DAY. A Pleasant Programme Given Last Night by the Randall Club. The Randall Club gave a delightful "St. Patrick's Reception" last evening at their rooms on Duquesne.way. A large nnmber of guests were warmly welcomed and ac corded the hospitality of the Club to the highest degree. President Duncan was ab sent, but Prof. W. W. McClelland acted as master of ceiemonies and introduced pleas antly those who had part in the musical and literary part of the entertainment. Among those who participated were Otto and Henrv Schutte, piano and violin and the Hooper Brothers Mandolin Quartet. Wil liam B. Buiress recited twoselections, "The Bevival ot the Sinners" and "The Irish Philosopher." Mr. E. S. McClelland re cited "Orphaned Annie" with considerable pathos, and "Aulize Italiane" was recited by J. D. Bryson. Mr. J. Shields sang sev eral Irish songs in a happy manner. They were followed by N. Reilly and E. E. Ainor in vocal duets. David Timothy re cited "Shamus O'Brien" and "The Wheel." Others also gave their talent for the oc casion, and a bright and cheerful program was concluded by a delicious repast. ENCOURAGING REPORTS. They Society on University Extension Will Organlzn a Council at Once. The Council of the Society for University Extension of Western Pennsylvania met in the Academy of Science last night to con sult as to the best methods for putting forward the work. The reports showed that several hundred names have been sent in for membership. Communications from Mc Keesport, Steubenville-, Washington, Wheeling and many other towns were read asking for information. It was determined to employ a competent person to act as agent in soliciting mem bers for the organization, who shall devote his entire time to piesenting the matter to the influential persons of the two cities. Committees were also appointed to pre pare courses of study in as many branches as shall be demanded, and to secure com- fetent lecturers and teachers, to circulate iterature bearing unon the subject and to deteimine the best time" for the organiza tion and beginning work in the different classes. Persons who wish information in regard to the movement may correspond with the Secretary, Prof. W. H. Dodds, of the Alle gheny High School. WORK OF OHIO'S LAWMAKERS. Storm Sheds Are Recommended for the Front of Street Cars. Columbus, O., March 17. ISpeeial.' The Senate to-day passed Mr. McMaken's bill to regulate the practice of dentistry in Ohio. It provides for the appointment of a board of dental examiners of five practicing dentists by the Governor. The House considered a bill to prevent double taxation, and passed it. The Senate committee on corporations other than municipal has recommended the passage of Mr. Abbott's bill providing that "storm sheds" shall be erected on the front of street cars for the protection of em ployes. SOKE WEATHER SOUTH. Heavy Snow as Far Down as Makes It Shiver. Mississippi Columbus, Miss., March 17. Another eold wave struck this place yesterday, and it has been growing colder ever since. This rnorning it began sleeting and then snow fell for several hours. A strong wind has been blowing from due north alb day, and to-night the thermometer registers 30 and falling. Snow also fell at Memphis, Nashville and other points South. The storm is the most severe experienced in many years, and rail way travel is greatly impeded. Denmark's Mite for the W orld's Fair. Copenhagen, March 17. The Folething has granted 250,000 kroer (about ?66,00p) for the expenses of Denmark's participation in the World's Fair. TEE BUSINESS WORLD. News of Interest to Capitalists and People Who Speculate. THE COAL DEAL UNDER FIRE. The Standard Company to Add -Millions to Its Capital FAILURES, BAIL NOTES AND FIRES Albany, N". Y., March 17. The special committee to investigate the coal deal to day made its preliminary report to the Sen ate. The report says that from testimony taken it so far appears that agreements have been made whereby the Central Bailroad of New Jersey has been leased for 999 years to the Port Beading Bailroad Company, and the Lehigh Valley road for a simi lar term to the Philadelphia and Beading Railroad Company; that the Philadelphia and Beading and the Port Beading, the lessors of the lines referred to, through the instrumentality of other com panies, namely, the Beading Construction Company and Beading Coal and Iron Com pany, are identified in interest, and that tne combinations thus made through the various companies which are in fact the lessors of the property referred to will con trol about 55 per cent of the carrying trade in coal, and, with the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western, more than 75 per cent. The roads heretofore named, with the Erie, the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company and the Pennsylvania Company, control the whole of the anthracite coal transportation from the Pennsylvania coal fields. It was claimed strenuously that the self interest of Beading was ample guarantee on business principles against any advance in the price of coal, and maintained that there was not now, nor would there be hereafter. any desire upon the part of the management of the combined roads to increase the price to the consumer, and that, with the excep tion of a few points, whether coal was un ? . '' ?nIy -10 duly low, the price was more liKely to be reduced tban advanced; that this was to be done and could be done by the elimina tion of middleman, whose profits at some points were disproportionately large, and fell both upon the producer and the consumer; that is, if the amounts paid to middlemen could go to producing and carrying compa nies, some part at least of the saving would inure to the benefit of the consumer. It is plain, however, to the committee that this is a matter that would rest largely in the discretion of the carrying companies, and in case the roads not now in the com bination should become a part of it there would be under existing laws no protection for the consumer, who would be at the mercy of the carrying companies, and the limit as to price would be fixed according to the views of such companies as to their own best interests. The representatives of the middlemen and of some of the large dealers in anthracite coal have asked to be heard, and for this purpose the committee was continued with authority to sit during recess. This course was further recommended, inasmuch as it is brought to the knowledge of the committee that there exists in some quarters an ap prehension, whether well or ill grounded, that upon the adjournment of the Legisla ture the price of coal may be materially ad vanced, notwithstanding the disclaimers which appear in the testimony. THE STANDARD TRUST. When It Is Dissolved the Company win Add to Its Capitalization. New Toek, March 17. William Rocke feller, John D. Archbold and W. H. Til ford, as directors, have issued a call for a special meeting of the stockholders of the Standard Oil Company, of New York, to determinate whether the capital stock of the company shall be increased to a total amount of $7,000,000, to consist of 70,000 shares of a par value of 5100 each. The meeting is to be held atll A. M., on March 31, at 36 Broadway. S. C. T. Todd, Counsel for the Standard Oil Company, said to-day that this action will be an immediate result of the disso lution of the Standard Oil Trust, which is to take place at the meeting to be held on March 21. The present capitalization of the New York Standard Oil Company is $5,000,000. It is likely some of the Standard Oil Companies in other States may be re capitalized as a result of the dissolution of the trust. The breaking up of the latter will unlock the securities of those com panies, and it may be decided to increase the capitalization in order to bring them more nearly to represent the value of the property of these companies since the trust was formed, and to aid in a scheme of re distribution incidental to dissolution. BRUSH PEOPLE WIN. A Preliminary Injunction Granted In an Important Patent Salt. Tbenton, N. J., March 17. Judge Green, in the United States Circuit Court, to-day granted a preliminary injunction against the Accumulator Company, of Newark, re straining it from infringing on patents held by the Brush Electric Company. The de fendants opposed the granting of the in junction, claiming new evidence had been discovered since the decisions against them by Judge Coxe in the Southern Circuit of New York, which decisions led Judge Green to grant the injunction to-day. The evidence submitted was that 20 years be fore the invention of Blush's electric bat tery the same had been discovered by Dr. Blanchard, of Vermont. Judge Green, in his decision, said that as the New York cases have been appealed the injunction granted to-dav will be dissolved should the appealed decision reverse the de cisions given by Judge Coxe. The com plaining company is required to give bonds to sustain damages to the defendant in case the New York decisions are reversed. Two Chicago Failures. Chicago, March 17. Enough noses were pressed against window panes of the de funct Schweisthal Bank, on La Salle street, to-day to leave the dingy glass looking like a checker-board. The banker remained in accessible, no one seeming to know his whereabouts, even his family. Assignee Linehart was busily figuring on the assets, and expressed himself as already most sat isfied that the bank will pay dollar for dollar, though it was dubious if anything will be left for SchVveistha!. As an out come of the failure, together with the re cent failure of Behm & Co. at Denver, the assignment is announced of Nagle & Brecher, whhky and champagne commis sion meichants. The assignee thinks the assets and liabilities will be each about 550,000, and promises a speedy settlement. BUSINESS BREVITIES. The retail implement dealers of Pennsyl vania will meet in Harrisburg Tuesday to oiganize a State association. John a. Mjlthiiu, of Detroit, owner of a wool alcohol lennery, has assigned to tho Union Trust Company. Liabilities, about $60,0C0; assets unknown. An $11,000 attach ment pieclpitated the tailuie. The Treasury Depaitment has notified the New York custom authorities to suspend all action in regard to the imposition of duties on the products or Haiti, Venezuela and the United States or Colombia, under tho recent pioclamation of the President, until fuither ordeis fiom the department. The fli st step towaid the closing of tho deal for the sale of the Lake street "L" road at Chicago to a New York sj ndicato was tikcu yesterday, when John A. Christie, a Uallstieet banker, and Colonel Alborger, one of the owneis, had a conference to sat isty New York lawyers as to the legal status of the load. J j A quo warranto proceeding has been in stituted by the Attorney General against the Philadelphia Inquirer, which Is alleged to be doing an Insurance business In viola tion of the Insurance laws by offering to pay a fixed sum to tne heirs of anyone killed with an Inquirer on Ills person within 21 hoars after its issue. The writ la returnable juarcn 29. The latest Information regarding the affairs of the St. Petersburg banker, Guenz burg, places the liabilities at between 15,000, 000 and 20 000,000 roubles. The assets are said to amount to about 15,000,000 roubles, of which securities and property to the amount of 10,000,000 roubles canT be easily converted Into cash. The remainder will be difficult to lealize on. Governor Abbott, of New Jersey, has signed a new law, taxing telegraph, cable, telephone and express companies 2 per cent upon gross receipts; gas and electric, light companies, one-half of 1 per cent on 'gross receipts; oil pipe line companies, eight tenths of 1 per cent on gross receipts; life in surance companies, 1 per cent on surplus since last December: other insurance com panies, 1 per cent of gross receipts. A jtoqmist for $90,326 has been entered against the Brookhaven Rubber Shoe Com pany, of Setauket, Long Island, in favor of the New York Commercial Company, bal ance of a'ceount for money loaned, goods sold, etc. The company was incorporated in August, 188S; succeeded the L. K. Smith Rubber Company, and had a capital stock of $433 000. It leased its plant to the Manhattan Rubber Company about 15 months ago. The general assignment of Peter Pitkin & Son, dealers in and manufacturers of cut stone and monumental work, Rochester, X. T., was filed yesterday. For 53 years Peter Pitkin has been engaged in the manufacture o r monumental work. Pitkin & Son have an $S7,000 contract to supply the stone for the new Troy postoflios, and inability to obtain payments on the work as it progressed from the chief contractor was the direct cause of the assignment. The assignee will continue the woik. RAILWAY INTERESTS. Mexicait railroads and steamship lines are at war. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail road is building gradually toward the Black Hills. The Northern Pacific will have a double daily service to tho Pacific coast after April L A movement is on root to reduce the fare between St. Louis and Chicago to ft, but tbe Alton threatens a rate war ii such action is taken. The stockholders of the Roanoke and Sonthem Railroad have ratified tho lease of that road to the Norfolk and Western for a period of 99 years. The conductors and brakemen on the Canadian Pacific Railway went out on a strike yesterday. The passenger trains are moving, but no frefcrht trains are in opera tion. The management of the Chicago and Erie Railroad, in order to curtail expenses has ordered the suspension of work in the com pany's shop at Huntington. One hundred and sixty men were laid off. The Eastern roads seem to be united in their fight on the Grand Trunk because of its action in abolishing switching charges in Chicago and allowing Western roads a division or the through rate on traffic to and from points on their lines in the city limits. Thomas Waix, as agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road, is buying the stock or the bankrupt Oshkosh and Slissis sippi line at $10 a share, and has pnrchased a consldeiable amount. His object is un known. The St. Paul road Iiolds claims against the line amounting to $510,000. The New York Sheriff yesterday viited tho offices of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf Railroad Company to levy upon its propeity under executions for $20,400 in favor of J. XV. Wilson & Co. He could find nopioperty to attach, being informed that it was hypothecated by railroad contractors, The transportation committee or the Bos ton Chamber of Commerce leportcd yestei day a recommendation that the Chamber enter suit in tho United States Court, pray ing that tho Lake Shore Railroad te en joined from maintaining their pi csent cast Dound freight tariff, on the ground that it unlawfully discriminated against Boston In favor of rival cities. THE FIRE RECORD. At Avondale.Pa., John Heindman's dwell ing. Loss, $9,000; insured. K At Eddvllle, N. Y., 13 buildings, including Scunman's Hotel and Torrey's Hotel, four dwellings and seven barns. Loss, $30,000. AT Washington, Pa., Clay Baker's dwell ing. Loss, $1,000. Tho Washington Manu facturing Company's buildings and lumber yards narrowly escaped. At Philadelphia, the Philadelphia market house was damaged yesterday morning, owing to imperfect insulation bf an electric wiie. Loss, $75,000, insured. At Haddonfield, N. J., the institution of Messrs. Bancroft & Cox for feeble minded children. The 14 pupils of the institution were moved in safety. Loss, $8,000; insur ance, $2,500. Cause, a defective flue. NEARLY ALL ENDED. The Tax Revision Is Completed in Almost Ail of the Wards Will Wind Up tho Job Next 'Week Some High Valuations Nearly Cut in Two Rural X, inds Much Reduced. The assessors' offico clerks have turned over to the City Treasurer the tax books of all wards in tbe cltr but those in the Thir teenth, Fourteenth, Eighteenth, Nine teenth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second and Twenty-third wards. The Twenty-first and Twenty-third books will be sent over to morrow morning. The others are being held back by the application of the new rule for classification, but Chief Clerk Jenkins expects to have the work com pleted by the middle of next week. The Board of Assessors in their revision of the Second district of the Twenty-second ward have completed the main thorough Highest of all In Leavening Power. JL igassiJiJ I OWfla ABSOUUtEBf PUm THAT COUGH IS A SIGNAL O7 DANGER." DR. WOODS' NORWAY PINE SYRUP obSE- TEA JDIEj KlfewE; A POSITIVE CURE for COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, BROX CHITIS, CROUP, WHOOPING COUGH, and all affections of the Bronchial Tubes. The Purest, Safest and Best Throat an! Lung Remeiy Ever Produce! IT WILL CURE every form of THROAT and LUNG Diseases down to the very borderland of CONSUMPTION. PREPARED ONLY BY Ask your Druggist for FOSTER, MILBURN & CO., Free Sample Bottle. BUFFALO, N. feWi - fares and the reductions thns far made are given below. Property on the same streets, not'mentioned in this list, will be given tha same valuation per acre or front foot as tha case may be. There" are still several streets to be revised in this district. The list com pleted is as follows: Peter Aldred, acres rear of Penn avenue between Homestead and Lexington avenues, reduced from $10,000 to $5,000 per acre. Elizabeth Alien. 4J acres, Farkand Edger ton avennes, cut from $7,000 to $2,500. Mrs. l: N. Bradley, 3 acres, Dallas avenue, cut from $8,000 to $5,500 an acre. Somn Big Redactions Made. James M. Berger, 4 97 acres, Homewood avenue, cut from $10,000 to $5,000 an acre. Marv F. Ballman. 1 acre. Park avenue, cut from $10,000 to $3,000 an acre. William Coleman, 13 acres, Dallas avenue, teduced from $5,500 to $4,C0O an acre. James Chartiers, lot on Reynold street, cut from $30 to $20 per front foot Ell Davis. Jr., lots on Juniata street, corner Selwyn street, cutfrom $33 to $30 per front foot. Gustar Daltp. two acres, rear Lang ave nue, between Willard and Homewood ave nues, reduced from $5,000 to $3,500 an acre. Jacob Eyrick. lots. Linden avenue, cut from $35 to $30 per front foot. Mrs. Margaret Fulton, Z-fi acres, Fifth and Shady avenues, cut from $15,000 to $11,000 an acre. H. C. Frick, 1 acre 64 perches, Homewood avenne. cut from $10,000 to $6,000 an acre; 2 acres 46 percbes. Edgerton avenne, cut from $8 000 to $3,000; 1 54 acres. Penn and Home- wooo. avenues, cut Irom $20,500 to $Ij,coo an acre; 68 perches, Tuscarora street, cat from, $10,000 to $S,0OOan acre. Margaret Ferauson, lots on Juniata street, cut from $60 1 $30 per front foot. Maggie Goettman, lots, Elysian and Sel wyn streets, cut from $35 to $30 per front foot. J. M. Force, lots on Inwood street, cut from $45 to $25 per front foot; lots on Beech wood street, same rate. George E. Geyer, lots on Elysian avenue, cut from $35 to $30 per front foot. Elizbeath Goodwin, lots Juniata street, cut from $00 to $30 per front foot. Thomas A. Gillespie, 1 acre 126 perches, Penn and Lexington avenues, cnt from $20, 000 to $15,000 an acre: ti acres back from Penn avenue. "Woodlawn Farm," cot from $8,000 to $6,000; i acres adjoining "Wood row," cut from $8,000 to $6,C00. Home-wood Properties Reduced. Mrs. Caroline Hamilton, 1 acres, Penn and Dallas avenues, cut from $20,000 to $15, 000 an acre. John H. Holmes, 1 acre Fifth and Holmes avennes, cut from $20,000 to$15 000an acre; 167 perches in rear, cut Irom $20 000 to $10 000. Francis C. Mvers, 2 acres, Penn nnd Dalla3 avennes, cnt from $20,000 to $15,000 an acre; balance $10,000 an acre. Samuel McDonald, G acres, Park avpnne, cut from $3,000 to $1,500 an acre. Matilda Uea, 1 acres, cut fi om $13,000 to $15,000 an acre; Dalance, $6,0C0 an acre. James E. Schwartz, 1JJ acres. Penn and Lexington avenues, cut irom $20,000 to $5,000 an acre. Mary C. Tnaw, 2 acres, Fifth and Holmes avenue, cut from $20,000 to $15,000 an acre: 17 acres in rear cut from $5,CC0 to $4,000 an acre. J. J. Vandegrlft, 8 acies. Shady avenne, cut from $6,000 to $5,000 an acre. Joseph Woodwelll 7i acres, rear Penn avenue, near Dallas avenu, cut from $7,C00 to $6,000 an acre. Carrie R. Walnwnsht, 118 pi-i ches, Penn avenue, cut from $20,000 to $6,CC0 per acre; balance re duced from $3,000 to $",C00 an acre. Aaron French, two acres 1W) perches, Penn and Linden avenues, cut from $22,000 to $15 000 an acre: six acres cut from $10,000 to $6 500. Emilv N. Frew. 1 acres. Filth avenue, cut from $20,000 to $15,000 an acre; 6 acresm rear cut irom $6,C00 to $5,000; 20 acies, Shady ave nue, cut from $6,000 to $2,000. Jacob Kauff man, 1 acres. Shad v and Linden avenues, cutfroiifc$6 000to $5,000. F. B. Lauihlin, two acres, Plhn avenue, cut from $18,000 to $15, 000; 2 acre3 27 pel ches, cut to $6,000. Where the Ax Cnt Very reep. Thomas M. Howe, 5 acres 60 perches, Shady avenue, cut from $6 OQO to $5,000 an acre. Mary A. Howe, 2 acres, Filth, near Penn avenne, cut from $25,000 to $15,000 an acre. M. P. HowIpv. C acres. Park avenue, cut from $2,S00 to $1,600 an acre. J. W. Houston and L. Uecd, lots on Lang avenue, cut from $50 to $30 per front foot. Charles Hitchcock, lot on Lang avenne, cut from $35 to $30 per foot front T. R. ilostettcr,- 5 acres. Shady and Homewood avenues, cut from $6,000 to $5,000 an acre. S. H. Keller, S acres. Park avenne, at city line, cut from $2,500 to $1,C00 an acre. Joseph G. Lloyd, lots on Lang avenue, cnt from $10 to $30 per front foot; lots on Juniata street, cut from $30. Marv Morris, 3 acres. Dallas avenue and Reynolds street, cut from $10,000 to $5 600 an acie. George'3Ionroe, nine acres, Edzerton ave nue, cut from $4,0C0 to$2,000 an acre. Mrs. E. J. Ma-hev, two acres, Penn avenue, cut Irom $20,000 to $15,000 an acre; three and one-half acies in tear. $10,000 tin acie. John C. Robin son, lot ou Park avenue, cut from $40 to $18 per front foot. Judge James P. Sterntt, 35 perches. Penn, near Lexington avenue, cut irom $2,240 to $1,200 in full: three and one fourth acres, cut from $10,000 to $6,0C0 an acre. George Singer, Penn and Filth ave nnes. fonrnnd one-half acres, cut from $20 000 to $12,000 an acre. J. L. Schwartz, 14 acres on Park avenue, opposite Forbes street, cut from $6,500 to $5,0C0 on acre. McK. Speer, nine and one-quarter :,cies, Dallas avenne, cut from, $7,000 to $4 "500 an acre. Lizzie Schoyer, three acres. Dallas avenue, cutfrom $7,000 to $5 000 an acre. Nicholas Snyder, two and three-quarter acres. Shady avenue, cut from $6 000 to$5,C00 an acre. Owen Smith, lots on Hastings avenue, cnt Trom $30 to $23 per front foot. H. G. Squire, two acies, Keynolds and Dumfermlme stieets, cut from $3,0CO to $4,500 an acre. Pianos and Organs. We have on hand several of those nearlv new upright pianos that will sell very low for cash or on Easy Payments. They are of well-known makes and will be warranted just the same as new pianos. We must sell them, and will at very Low Pkices . And on easy terms. You can place your order now and have them delivered at once, or we can hold deliverv till you get in your new house April 1. We have also a number of Good Peactice Pianos, Squares, at 50, 560, ?80, 590, 5100, 5125, etc There are Dunhams, Emersons, Haines Bros., Chickerings, Decker & Barnes and many other makers at S. Hamilton's, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue. Latest U. S. Gov't Report iJULEHS:.
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