v INCREASE; 18,983. THE ADLETS HAVE GAINED THIS MUCH IN SEVEN MONTHS. FIGURES SHOW: To March 31, 1892 49,603 To March, 1891 30,620 Try the Cent-a-Word. Columns. , FORTY-SEVENTH YEAH RAN VERDICT OF) PROTECTION Is the Claim Made by the . Republican Leaders in Rhode Island. VOTE BIG AND CLOSE But Aidrich Is Surely Safe Dems Disconsolate. and NO STATE OFFICERS GOT THERE But the New Legislature Will Land the Republican Candidates. Both Aspirants for the Governorship Claim a Plurality Neither Will Have to Exceed 500 the Best of It Cleve land Alone Prevented a Republican Sweep Democratic Strongholds Go Over to the Enemy and Vice Versa A Hot Fight With Many Peculiar Re sults Senor Montt, of Chile, Watches the Sport In Providence Details and Figures Meager and All Unofficial A Decidedly Mired Up Result. IFEOM A STAFF COREESPONBEXT.I Pkovidekce, R. X, April 7. At 1 o'clock this morning the only fact abso lutely demonstrated by yesterday's election is that Rhode Island is the closest State in the Union on national issues. The indica tions are that the Republicans have a Blight plurality on the State ticket, but this the Democrats do not concede, and neither side claims a lead of more than COO, with a cumber of important districts to be heard from. The Democratic trust in Providence was misplaced. They expected a majority of 2,000 to 3,000 in this city, but complete, though unofficial returns give Wardwell 10,308 and Brown 9,709, a Democratic lead of only 659, -which is a net Republican gain of nearly 700 over the vote of last year. The total Tote in the city shows an increase of about 4,000. The conservative politicians of both par ties admit that neither candidate for Gov ernor will have a majority, which will throw the election into the Legislature, which also chooses the successor of Senator Aidrich. At this hour 'he Republicans claim a sate majority on joint ballot, and the Democrats are disposed to concede this, although they have gained in a number of the districts. Republicans Mate Heavy Gains. In several more there is no election on. the first trial and new ballots will be taken in a lew days. Of the first 67 districts re ported, 38 elected 'Republican Legislators,23 chose Democrats and in six neither side se cured a majority. These figures do not in clude any of the members trom Providence, where it is probable a mixed ticket has been successful. There are 108 members in the Senate and House combined, aud at Republican head quarters the ultimate election of at least 60 of these is claimed. Hope and fear rapidly alternated in the hearts of the leaders of both organizations during the night The very first returns received from the rural districts showed slight Democratic gains, especially in the legislative contest. Two or three Republican strongholds were captured by opposition most unexpectedly, hut there was soon a change, and reports of Dem ocratic Gibraltars of many years' standing which had been swept from their moorings were received. As the hours passed on the reports of Democratic gains became few and far between, while the announcements of Republican victories came in quick succes sion. Democrats Had a Little Cheer. The crowd on the streets was apparently largely Democratic, as the bulletins of the earlier advantages were received with cheer ing, while the later returns were watched in sullen silence. The sun shone brightly throughout the entire day. The tempera ture was warm and pleasant, andnot a voter could find any excuse for neglecting the ballot box because of the weather. All of the Federal officers at Washington from this State were here looking after Re publican interests, and the Democrats, too, had called in every possible support. One Democrat came home from Denver, Col., to vote, and another had to charter a vessel this morning to go to Block Island, where he was registered. This morning while Senator Aidrich was exercising his right of franchise there stood without the railing a swarthy complexioned man whose general appearance indicated that he was a natic of another and sunnier clime. The gentleman watched carefully nli that Senator Aidrich did and asked for information as to the method of voting in vogue in this State The stranger was Senor Montt, the Chilean Minister, and one of his objects in coming to this city was to examine into the details of the Australian system. Mr. Wardwell Claims a Plurality. Senor 3Iontt said his country had just adopted the secret ballot system, and that it had already been productive of much good in purifying elections and abolishing objectionable features which had attached to the old and open system. Candidate "Ward well just before leaving the Democratic hradquarters lor his home at 1:30 this morning, said to The Dispatch correspondent: "I believe that I have received more votes than m opponent, but the indications are that he will getthe Governorship by the decision of the Legislature. I get the glory and he gets the ofiice. The election yester day has demonstrated that Rhode Ialand is one of the most, if not the most, doubtful commonwealth in the coun try, but I think we will choose Democratic electors in November; festerday wc fought the aggrcgational wfcalth, elo quence and machinery of the Republican party in the nation. In the fall they can not concentrate everything inthiscover.and I look for a sweeping victory." At this hour Senator Aidrich la still In his ofiice, paper and pencil in hand, figuring particularly on the legislative result, which means so much to him. He says: A Check to the Free Trade Crnsade. "All the returns at hand indicate that the free trade crusade in New England has re ceived a severe chest, which will be fol lowed by a complete rout My advice shows that with only a few towns and dis tricts to hear from the Republican plurality is about 600. Some of the remaining precincts are Democratic, and this plurality may be somewhat reduced but I do not think it can be reversed. Wo have already, according to these returns, elected 62 mem bers of the Legislature and only three more are needed for a majority on joint ballot, with a number of districts in which we are certain to win yet to be reported. It was a great day for protection and the Republican party." Richard Comstock, who practically man aged the Democratic campaign, and was himself a candidate for State Senator, does not give up the ship. He says: "I believe we have a small plurality, probably 200 for the Democratic State ticket, and that the Legislature is still in doubt. We have elected eight and probably more of the Providence delegation, and if we hold our own in the places yet to be reported may possibly eventually secure a majority on joint ballot. I am not confident of this, but still hopeful." Grover Prevented a Clean Sweep. "The Republicans have scored a decisive success," said Governor Ladd, "notwith standing the strenuous efforts of the Demo crats. If it had not been for Cleveland's coming we would have secured a clear ma jority over all, but Grover was able to pull a portion of the Mugwumps back into the Democratic lines. The majority of the so- called Independents of recent years, how ever, voted the Republican ticket" It is admitted on all sides that the inde pendent vote can turn the scale either way in Rhode Island in November. Fully two thirds of it was cast for the Republican can didates yesterday largely on acoount of Senator Aidrich, who is very popular with this element At 2 o'clock this morning the Republicans are firing cannon in cele bration of the victory which they believe they have won, and the few Democrats left upon the scene are only saying, "Wait and see." Bancroft. REPUBLICANS WILL ELECT. They Have Fifty-One Members of the Legls latnre Good Prospects for Six More New Election Required to Settle the Assembly Question. tBT ASSOCIATED FKBSS. Peovidence, R. L, April 7. At 12:40 this morning the returns from all over the State were not in, owing to the tedious count ing necessary under the Australian system. The returns at hand are sufficient, however, to indicate that there is no election for State officers with a probability of a Re publican plurality. The State law re quires a majority vote to elect and there are a sufficient number of Republicans returned up to this hour to insure the election of Senator Aidrich to the United States Senate and the choice of the Republican candidates for State officers. Newport probably elects but one Repre sentative, and it will require another elec tion to determine the choice for the other' four. It requires 54 members of the Legis lature to elect on joint ballot, and the Re publicans have at present SI, with every probability of having elected six more. The city of Providence went Democratic by about 400 majority, but the City Assembly ticket is in doubt Paw tucket was carried by the Democrats by about 100 majority, and Woonsocket by a little less. The Democratic Assembly ticket in Woon socket is elected by 30. but the Pawtucket Assembly ticket is in doubt The vote was the largest in the history of the State. The result is a surprise to everybody, and shows that there are several thousand people in the State whom the party managers can never locate. t The town of Lincoln elected six Repub lican Assemblymen, thug insuring the Re publicans at least 57 votes in joint ballot and giving them control. The Repub lican State ticket will be chosen by the Legislature, and Nelson W. Aldricfi will be returned to the United States Senate. The Democrats made legislative gains in several towns, but the result is a surprise to them. The ordinary stay-at-home voters came out and overcame the heavy Demo cratic registration. VIOLENCE AND FEAUD. Charges and Counter Charges Made Things Lively In Newport Yesterday. Newtoet, R. L, April 6. The State election in this city has been a hot fight and indications point to the election of a full Democratic Legislative ticket One ward is vet to be heard from which probably will not change the result The vote polled has been very large and the ward rooms have been centers of excitement all day. This culminated in the Fifth ward, where the Republicans claim that a Democratic Supervisor, who is also Presi dent of the Common Council, violated the ballot law by giving unsolicited assistance to voters. The Republicans propose to bring a crim inal suit against President and Supervisor Boyle andperhaps the Warden of the ward as well, and also, if necessary, appeal to the Supreme Court and contest the seats of members of the Legislature elected here. There was a serious row over the election in Jamestown, culminating in a personal assault by Republican Representative J. B. Banders upon Dr. Howland, a Democrat, which necessitates the attendance of a physician and may result seriously. THE DUEL OFF. Rorrowe and Milbank Sail For Europe They ShlD tinder Fictitious Names The English Fighter Not Pleased With Hit American Reception. New York, Aprils. Special Accord ing to the English butler who answers the door bell at Mr. Samuel Borrowe's house, 23 West Seventeenth street, Harry "Vane Milbank, the duellist, and Hallett Alsop Borrowc, who did not fight a duel with J. Coleman Drayton have railed for Europe. When a reporter inquired for Mr. Milbank at the Borrowe house last night the butler said that he was no longer there. 'Where is Mr. Milbank?" was asked. "Mr. Milbank has returned to Europe," was the reply. "When did he sail?" "This afternoon on the City of Pans." "Did Mr. Borrowe return to Europe with him?" The butler hesitated a moment and then replied: "He did." Mr. Milbank and Mr. Borrowe really sailed on the City of Paris to-day. They were booked under fictitious names. But that is frequently done. Milbank does not carry a very gooil opinion of America Back .with him. He has tried of late to get his impressions of the countrr" published, but failed. me ptpmg PITTSBURG. THURSDAY APRIL 7., . 1892 AMAZONIAN W The Grave Probability That Now Keeps the French on the Anxions Seat. THEY EXPECT AN ATTACK From the Dahomeyan King and His Famous Female Warriors. THEIR MANEUVERS DESCRIBED By Gentlemen Who Witnessed an Assault on a Fortified Town. A TTONDEEFUL DISPLAY OF BEATERT 1BT CABLE TO TBB DISPATCH. PABIS, April 6. The latest advices from West Africa say that, before advancing upon Porto Novo, the Dahomeyan King, Behanzin, recruited the Amazons to nearly double the usual number, and that all Dahomey is filled with lamentations of parants and husbands whose daughters and wives have been torn away from them by the King. Before leaving Abomey to ad vance against the French, Behanzin per petrated an extraordinary number of human sacrifices, and it is. reported, promised his subjects that there would be some white victims on the next occasion. Behanzin is utterly carried away with an Idea of his power and the prowess of his Amazons, and undoubtedly believes that he can drive the French into the sea. There is a good deal of anxiety felt as to the first onset of the Dahomeyans, owing to the desperate temper of Behanzin and the com paratively small force of French at Porto Novo. After the repulse of the Dahomey ans at Kotonu in 1890, King Behanzin caused a number of Amazons to be beheaded on the charge of cowardice, and it is appre hended that this lesson may make the Ama zons fight more desperately on this occasion. Not Girlish When In Battle. A recent visitor to Abomey says that many of them are good looking negresses, and the prospect of having to slaughter women is not relished by the troops of France. There is nothing feminine, how ever, in the ferocity with which the Ama zons attack their 'enemies, as the French found in 1890. The Soldi says that the King of Daho mey is really making war on the French in order to support the slave trade, with which the French are interfering and from which he derives most of his revenue. The Dahomeyans have always been noted for their man-hunting expeditions, and this is the season of the year in which these expe ditions start from Abomey and other places in Dahomey. The object of the expedi tions is to procure victims for sacrifice to the fetish gods and also to procure slaves. If the King of Dahomey has doubled his force of Amazons he has now about 6,000 of these soldiers. Undoubted Bravery of the "Women. The female warriors are an old feature of Dahomey's army. The first corps was raised about'the year 1729, when a body of women who had been armed and supplied with banners merely as a stratagem to make the attacking party appear larger behaved with such unexpected gallantry as to lead to the forming of a permanent regiment ot women. They are kept under the most rigid discipline and the aim is to make them positively fearless. The .statement above, that some of them were shot for cowardice after the war with France in 1890, shows that a warrior's full duty is re quired of them. Mr. Borghers, one ol the few white vis itors to the capital, Abomey, tells of a sham fight which proves that maneu vers of this sort in Dahomey are not the playful affairs that they are in civilized countries. In a space used as a drill ground there had been raised a bank formed of bnndles of thorny cactus bushes about 1,300 leei long, zu ieei oroaa ana i leet nigh. Taking a Fortified Town. Forty feet beyond and parallel with this heap rose the framework of a house of the same length, but about 16 feet broad and high. The two slopes of the loot were covered with a bed of the same thorns. The whole represented a fortified town. The bare footed woman warriors were to surmount three times the heap of thorns, descend into the clear space, escalade the house, which represented a citadel brist ling with defenses, and take the town. They were to be twice repulsed by the enemy, but at tlje third assault they were to be victorious, and drag the prisoners to the king's feet in token of success. The first to surmount all the obstacles was to receive from the- King's hand the reward of bravery. The King placed himself at the head of the column and harangued his women sol diers. Then, at the signal, thev threw them selves with the utmost fury upon the bank, of thorns, crossed it, leaped upon the thorny house, retired from it as if driven back, and returned three times to the charge all this with such rapidity that the eye could scarcely follow them. The Prize Winner's Bravery. They clambered over the thorny obstruc tions as lightly as a dancer vaults upon a floor, and that although their naked feet were pierced with the sharp cactus needles. At the first assault, when the most in trepid bad already gained the summit of the house, a woman soldier, who was at ono of the ends, fell to the ground from a height of 16 feet She was wringing her hands and remained seated, though her comrades were trying to reanimate her courage, when the King himself came up and uttered a cry of indignation. The woman sprang up as if electrified, con tinued the maneuvers, and carried' off the first prize. Three thousand women took part in this astonishing exhibition. ABB0B BAT CELEBRATED. President Harrison and Grandchildren Add to the White House Shrubbery. Washington, April 6. .Special' President Harrison has a remarkable faculty for remembering historical events. He was one of the few persons in Washington who remembered that to-day is "Arbor Day" in Maryland and the District of Columbia. This afternoon, while Mrs. Harrison was holding a reception in the blue parlor, the President with Baby McKee and little Mary Lodge McKee went out into the front garden of the White House and planted three trees. Many of the guests at Mrs. Harrison's reception, together with a num ber of casual pedestrians in the vicinity of the Executive Mansion, about 6 o'clock stopped to witness the ceremony. Gardener Pfister provided and located the sites tor the new trees, and the Presi dent and his grandchildren did the rest The President s tree was planted on the right hand side of the eastern driveway, abjmt midway between the north portico and the gate. "Baby" McKee and his sister Mary placed their contributions to the White House shrnbberv to the rieht 'and left of the" same driveway, just inside the gate. The President, refernngto the subject to-night, said that Gardener Pfister has wanted him to plant a tree in the White House erounds tor a long time past, and he concluded that to-day was about as good a time as could bo selected. A HONEYMOON SEQUEL Aged Parson Wehster, Who Recently Mar ried a Young Bride, Suicides He Jamps From a Charleston, W, Vs., Hotel Win dow A Three-Story leap to Death. Charleston, W.Va., April C. Special Rev. J. J. G. Webster, of Baltimore, com mitted suicide here this morning by jump ing from a third-story window in Hotel Ruffner to the pavement below, breaking his neck. Webster arrived here yesterday on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad vesti bule train from the East, and registered at Hotel Rufluer as J. J. Washington, Wash ington, D. O. He would have but little to say to anyone about the hotel. , In the afternoon he was assigned to a room on the third floor, and about 7 o'clock called a waiter and ordered a cup of strong coffee. Having drank the coffee, he had the waiter raise the window and put out the lie tit s in his room. JLne waiter tnen re turned, aud nothing more was heard of him until this morning when his dead body was found upon the pavement under the win dow. The body, when found, was not cold, showing that he had not been dead long. With the body were found 559 73 in cash, a receipted bill for treatment at Clifton Springs Hospital, New York, for $14 42, and an accident policy for ?3,000, upon which was written his name, and the address 1013 Madison avenue, Baltimore. A slip of paper was also found bearing the words: "Ruined, and gone for ever; stay home. J. J. G. W." Dr. Webster was 49 years of age. He was admitted to elders orders in 1872 and has since then been connected with some of the best Methodist churches in the Baltimore Conference. At the recent conference he was appointed a presiding elder. He leaves two crown children by his first marriage. The u edding to his present wife was cele brated on the 22d of March last 0LEA BULL STAGE STRUCK. She Can Imitate Carmencita's Most Strik ing Poses In the Skirt Danes. Cambridge, Mass., April 6. Special. Miss Olea Bull, daughter of the renowned Norwegian violinist, has scandalized her friends in the upper ten in this city by go ing on the stage as a member of Julia Mar lowe's Company. It is whispered that when Miss Olca left home it was supposed by her family that she was merely goiug on a visit, and that the news of her theatrical engagement was a complete and most unwelcome surprise. Miss Bull's mother is not distuibcd, having perfect confidence in both Miss Marlowe and her daughter, and feeling that the latter is capable of making herself felt in a wider sphere than her social life permitted. Miss Bull is personally attractive, tall, slender aud graceful. Highly educated, she certainly has everything in her favor. Those who know only the serious side of her character, as displayed in her church associations, may be surprised. Several of the requisites of successful acting are al readv included in Miss Bull's accomplish ments, notably that of dancing. She has for some time enjoyed fame in a limited circle as an exceedingly agile and graceful skirt dancer, and could emulate Amelia Glover and Carmencita's poses and kicks with perfect easa. UNIQUE PENSION BILL. It Affects Only Officer on the Retired List Who Were, Wounded. Washington, April 6. Special. The latest and most unique pension legislation is that proposed in Senate bill 2,785, which affects only those officers on the retired list who weie wounded in battle during the Rebellion. The' bill places these officers on the retired list with the rank of the command they held at the time of receiving such wouud, providing the rank was greater than that held in the regular establishment at the time of retire ment For instance, a Captain may have been in such a position at the time as to perform the duties of a Colonel of a regi ment Now he will be promoted in rank and pay to a colonelcv onthe retired list In the case ot First Lieutenant G. S. Jennings, he goes to aLieutenant Colonelcy, consequently his pay is increased lrom 51, 200 to 2,250 per year. There are 681 offi cers on the retired list. Four hundred and forty-two are in the "limited," 221 are on the "unlimited" list and 15 were retired by special act of Congress. OftheC81 retired officers there is only one who draws no pay. Dr. William A. Hammond, ex-Surgeon General, now a practicing physician in this city, enjoys that distinction by virtue of act of March 15, 1878, "without pay." MIKE'S dOMMUNlTT MELTING AWAY. All Who Are Able, to -leave Are Packing Vp Their Dnds Very Quickly. Detroit, April 6. The members of "Prince" Michael's colony are rapidly de serting him. Welch, Vincent and two others are the most recent ones to leave. Welch was fortunate. He was just about to turn over several thousand dollars to the Prince when the exposure came and he kept it He has left for Hannibal, Mo. Several others are getting ready to leave. Many more are simply remaining because they lack the funds to get away. A num ber of the men have tried to secure work, but crave up the attempt No one will hire them after learning that they arc adherents of Michael. The funds are "extremely low, and even on restricted diet the community caunot hold out against want much longer. THAYER OUT FOR GOOD. Nebraska's Republican Supreme Court De cides for Governor Boyd. Lincoln, Neb., April a The Nebraska Gubernatorial contest is at last ended. The Supreme Court to-dav handed down a de cision denying the application of John M. Thayer lor a reopening of the case. The court bases its opinion on the ground that a person who seeks by quo warranto proceedings to obtain possession of an office held by another must show that he has a better title to that office than the incum bent; that when Governor Thayer aban doned the office in favor of Governor Boyd he put himself in the light of a disinherited person and has no ground for action. The Supreme Conrt justices aro all Republi cans. FATAL CASE OF SUBGEEY. A Child Born With Too Many Toes and Fingers Believed or Them. WllKESBABRE, April 6. Special Mrs. Zylinski gave birth to a child yester day which had six fingers on each hand and, six toes on each foot The father cut off the extra members with scissors., The child died this evening. ' An Ice-Shove on the St. Lawrence. Richmond, Qde., April 6. An ice shove occurred in the St Lawrence river at this point during the night, causing the water to rise to such a height as to flood the center and Jamesville wards, as well as all the houses on the river bank in the First ward. At TJlverton two bridges were swept away, and all down the river there WW much destruction of property. mgmim - TWELYE PAGES SHOT K HER LOVER Ida Engle, of Allegheny, Dies at the Hand of Jacob Ellk, of East End. A MYSTERIOUS TEAGEDT. Death Carries Off the Maiden Cupid Bad Harked for His Own. FEANTIC APPEAL TO A DYING GIRL. The Man Declares the Shooting Was Acci dental, and Tells THE OLD 6T0EI OF AN EMPTY EEYOIiYEE Jacob Ellk, a well-known young man from the 'East End, shot and instantly killed his intended bride, Miss Ida Engle, at the home of the latter's sister, No. 151 Spring Garden avenue, Allegheny, last night No one but Ellk and Miss Engle was present when the shooting occurred, and as the girl was unconscious and gasping in the last throes of death before anyone else came in no testimony but that of Ellk will ever reveal the true story of the mur der. Ellk says it was an accident and that be did not know the revolver was loaded. The ball struck above the left breast, pass ing through the heart. Death was almost instantaneous. Henry Ellk is abutcher and has a stand in the Pittsburg market,his home being at No. 5803 Penn avenue, East End. Miss Engle has also had a stand at the market,and with her mother sold produots of the garden of her father, August Engle, who has a large tract Of garden land back of Troy Hill. Both Young and Good looking. Ellk is about 27 years of age, a large, fine looking young man, of good habits and cood reputation. Miss Engle is a tall, well-formed and attractive looking young woman with auburn hair. She was 24 years old last month. How long the couple have known each other is not known, but her family have been aware of his attentions to her since early last August, when he first began to call upon her and whet, they formed his acquaintance. Ellk came from Baden, Germany, the same locality that the Engle family came from, and with his pleasant manners and his gen eral desirability as a son-in-law, had no difficulty in establishing a firm footing with the whole family. He was accustomed from the first to call on Miss Engle on AVednesday and Sunday evenings, at her father's home, frequently being there the greater part of the day on Sunday, ana no guest was more welcome. Since the spring weather softened the roads Miss Engle has made apractice ot remaining at the house of her sister, Mrs. Aunie Schomber, No. 151 Spring Garden avenue, on Wednesday evenings for the convenience of her lover, who called there to see her. Death Walks Arm-In-Arm With Cnpld. Last night with his usual regular ity he called at the house shortly after 7 o'clock. Mr. Schomber and his wife were just going upstairs to their room for the night when he arrived. They greeted him pleasantly.and he seemed in an excellent humor as he w'ked into the dining room in the Dack part of the house with his sweetheart. She, always gay and cheerful, seemed to bo in a particularly happy mood. At the supper table her sister had jokingly teased her about her lover, saying it was nearly time she had her own home and sup per table. "Nevermind, Annie," she had replied; "if you won't tell I'll give you the news. We "are going to be married soon, Jakeyand I, and then we'll pay you back for enter taining us." When Mr. and Mrs. Schomber repaired to their room on the secoud floor it was just a little after 7 o'clock, and besides themselves there was no one in the house but the lovers down in the neatly furnished dining room. It was nearly 10:30 o'clock when Mrs. Schomber heard a noise below, the first sound she had heard all evening, whicli she thought was caused by a chair falling over on the floor. Death Ilad Come- to Stay. An instant later she heard her name called in a shrieking voice by Ellk in the hallway below. She ran out in answer to the call and beheld Ellk tearing his hair and raving to her to come down quickly. In answer to her excited inquiry he answered: "Ida's shot! Oh, Ida's shot!" Then he ran back into the room. When Mrs. Schomber reached the room an instant later, Ellk was on his knees with the dying girl's head in his arms, calling to her, begging her to open her eyes to speak to him, only once. But there was no response. The lids had closed over the blue eyes of his sweetheart for the last time. She was gasping for breath with a mighty effort but haidly had the loving sister knelt beside her wheii there was a tremor of the frame, a long sigh as of relief, and then Ida Engle was dead. Ellk acted like a madman. He rolled on the floor, he tore at his hair, and in his frenzy beat his head against the wall, all the time crying aloud for his darling Ida. It was not until Mr. Schom ber had come downstairs and several of the neighbors had been attracted to the scene that Ellk composed himself enough to ex plain how the shooting occurred. The Fatal Empty Revolver Again. He said it was an accident He had a re volver which he always carried and as Miss Engle had always been afraid of it he some times teased her by removing the cartridges and 'snapping the trigger. He was snapping it under her arm last night, he said, when it exploded. He was positive that he had re moved all the cartridges, and was horrified at what he had done. He said they were sitting close together on a louuge in the room when it occurred, and at the explosion she fell over with a groan to the floor, her head on the hall door step, as she was when her sister came down. Officer Moreland entered the house soon alter the shooting, but Ellk paid no atten tion to his questions, and was finally taken to the police station. He refused to talk to the officers afterward, except to say the shooting was an accident They are loth to believe this entirely. The Police Still in Doubt. Outside of the improbability of a man who. carried a revolver habitually having it un loaded they gathered from a sister of the deceased that Ellk hod failed to keep an engagement with Miss Engle last Sunday evening, when he was to take her out bugjjy riding. They claim there are other points which they are consider ing, but which, in fairness, they will not disclose until the investigation has been carried further. Ellk is not a drinking man though he takes an occasional glass of beer, Last night he took supper at the Keystone Hotel with John Strasser, bartender there, who is soon to marry a younger sister of the dead ae,Q4 .SILVER ' BlLUA scene, BUT KtTFORC110 girL Strasser says that when Ellk left blm he appeared in good humor .and seemed like himself. August Engle, father of the deceased, was a painter in Allegheny 20 years ago, and is a well-known figure in the Pittsburg market. He is well to do and well known iu Allegheny. Henry Schomber at whole home the shooting occurred is a merchant tailor and is also -well-to-do, his home being the neatest ar' furnished in the neighborhood. , ifc. Jacob Ellk.the young r ?.". 'oV. has been in this county tet. ''' three years ago worked for a b. wickley. He and his brother own .. the Pittsburg market The Coroner will investigate the e th. morning. THE EAST VISITE Olean, N. T., Badly DonoCp by a Woolly Western Twister Mississippi Deluged by Waterspouts and Floods Previous nigh Water Records Are Broken. Olean, N. Y., April a Last night a cyclone swept through East Olean with ter rific force, causing loss of life and destruc tion of property. The storm came without warning, and the people injured and killed were at home taking their usual comfort when tire cyclone came npon them. East Olean is one mile from the city, and news of the accident was not received nntil to-day. Fifteen build ings were wrecked, including the Temper ance Tabernacle, the Methodist Church and dwelling. Mrs. Otto Schrader was killed by her dwelling collaps ing, and two of her children were injured. A man named McCarthy was seri ously and several persons were slightly in jured. The loss will amount to $50,000. Texas reports say the village of Brownsville was wiped out by a tornado Sunday night, and two persons were killed outright. A dispatch from West Point. Miss., says: The most destructive storm that has ever visited this section of the State is now pre vailing. It is a regular waterspout, ex tending from Greenwood to the Ala bama line and from Macon to Corinth. Rain has been falling constantly for four days, culminating last night in a storm that continued throughout the night The streams have all overflowed their banks, many bridges being swept away. Miles of railroad track have been submerged and much of the roadbeds destroyed. Rain has poured doirn almost without cessation for a week at Granada, and the biggest overflow ever known there is looked for. Early this morning the Yalabush river river broke the high water record of 1882, which was the highest known there before, and it has risen fully a foot to-day and is still rising and still raining. Similar re ports are coming from other parts of the State. BOBBED HIS TJHCLE OF $22,000, An Old Miser Hid His Money in the Honse and His Nephew Was On. Boston, April a Special The arrest to-day in this city of a man of 57 and a boy of 18, who were trying to dispose of two railroad bonds valued at 52,000, has led to the unearthing of a 22,000 robbery at Mansfield, the victim being an old miser, George M. Babbitt. The boy arrested to-day was George V. Seward, a grandson of the man he robbed. The other prisoner is John W. Grant, a liquor dealer of Great Falls, N. H. Mr. Babbitt has been in the habitof hiding bonds, coin and bank notes in various nooks and crannies of his old house in Mansfield, and is known to be worth more than $50,000. One batch of 522,000 in bonds was hidden under a barrel in the woodshed. Young Seward has been living with his grand father and always seemed to have plenty of money, although he did not work and had no visible means of support His latest find panned out $22,000 and then young Seward thought it advisable to decamp. NEW WHITE STAR SHIPS Being Built to Compete With the New Ones of the Cunard Line. NEW Yobk, April 6. Special The White Star line is going to build two colossal twin screw passenger steamships to compete with the leviathans of the Cunard line, now under construction on the Clyde by the Fairfield Construction Company. Merely the intimation that the White Star line will build is now obtainable at the New York office. , The new ships will be bigger than the un completed Cunarders, which will measure 14,000 tons, and will be 600 feet long and Go feet beam, with about 30,000 horse power. The new Cunarders will be guaranteed by their constructors to make not less than 21 knots in the open sea. Of course, to uphold their supremacy on the ocean race track the new White Star ships will have to do a little better than 21 knots. THE LOTTERY WILL QUIT. Positive Assurance to That ffect Comes From President Morris. SAir Antonio, Tex., April 6, John M. Morris, of the Louisiana State Lottery Company, said to a reporter that the lottery company would dissolve or go out of busi ness at the expiration of its charter in 1895. Morris denied that the company contem plates establishing itself in Mexico or else where. THIS MORNING'S NUWS. Topic Page. The Returns Prom Rhody 1 An Amazonian Array Moving 1 A Girl Mnrdered In Allegheny 1 Dr. Parkhurst's Queer Orgle 1 A Wanted Man Pound at Clar.mont 3 Allegheny's Remarkable Exodus 9 An Aiied Pedacogua Suicides 2 Editorial and Miscellaneous 4 Lecture by Rev. George Hod;es 4 The Reformatory Investigation 5 A Rabbit Killer in Town 6 LJehtner's Breezy Washington Letter.... 7 Senator Sherman's Eulogy of the General 7 A 15all Gameand Other Sports S Still Sconrlns the iAorel Hills 8 All the News of JEnrope O A New fork Bank looted 9 Alger's Boom and Other Politics O JUcenseand County CourtNews 10 The OH Scout's field Reports lO livestock and Real Estate Markets 11 The Silver Bill's Burial 12 'mwmn wi w'nmx n 5 y fitf. S-vc - Pf TOO INCREASE, 18,983. THE ADLETS HAVE GAINED THIS MUCH IN SEVEN MONTHS. FIGUBES flHOW To March 31, 1892 49,603 To March, 1891 . 30,620 Try the Cent-a-Word Columns. THREE CENTS. PARKHURSrS ORGIE, The Details of His Famous Yisit to Yice Given to a Civic Court. HE "VIEWED THE CAN-CAtf, Saw a Game of leap Fro?, Some Cool Beer and Drank ALSO HELPED TO PAT THE PIPER. One of Hi3 Congregation led the Dance for Awhile and Merry THE OTHER POSED IS A FUNKY FROG ECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.! iV Yokk, April a All the details of mous visit by the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst wo detectives to the premises kept br Adams were told to-day in Civil .stice Lachman's court The relators Dr. Parkhurst himself, Mr. John rving and Gardner, the professional detec tive and guide, who was formerly with Mr. "rry s society. A suit was begun ou .T),- '- 21 hv Tftnr A. TT. .T.intsnn Xr. Snn "C ' 9- T trip linnoo tn riicnncceea "Mr v ) It was at the trial of this suit that ti. ry came out more vividly even than when Dr. Parkhurst told in his pulpit what he saw during his hour's stay at the house. Hattie Adams and Dr. Parkhurst were in court early. Lawyer Hirschfield appeared for Miss Adams. Pierce CL Tallman, a gray-haired advocate, appeared for Jackson and incidentally to protect Dr. Parkhurst. Six jurymen were selected. The leading question asked of each was: ller Oath a Good as the Doctor's. "Would you give as much credence to a woman charged with the crime this woman is charged with, provided, of course, she is under oath, as you Mould to the oath of a minister to Dr. Parkhurst?" Each of the six answered that he would, and Mr. Tall man opened the case. The first witness of importance was John Erving. Mr. Erving said he was a clerk in the office of the Mexican Telegraph Com pany. He testified to visiting Hattie Adams' house. The questions that followed were pointed, and Dr. Parkhurst was all attention. Erving testified that he was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Rye, in the winter was one of Dr. Parkhurat's congre gation, and had formerly been a Sunday school teacher. He detailed the orgies at the house, which consisted of a nude can can, a game of leap frog and the drinking of beeri Dr. Parkhurst's party proposed the dance, and witness was one of the dancers. Erving said he was disgusted, but the law yer reminded him that the act of dancing on his part was hardly the act ot a dis gusted man. Dr. FarUhnrst Goes Into Details. "Dr. Parkhurst," called Mr. Tallman. There wa3 a shuffle in the audience. Every one moved up nearer. Dr. Parkhurst jumped up and walked briskly to the witness chair. Mr. Tallman began: Q. Ton are a clergyman? A. I have been for 17 years. Q. What is your charge? A. The Mad ison Square Presbyterian Church. I was a Congregationalist Dr. Parkhurst told of his visit to the Adams bouse. He said: "We entered the house at about 11:30 o'clock myself and two men. ,We entered a room, into which Mrs. Adams immediate ly called the young women. I remember that I sat just at the left of the door through which the women had entered. When they entered I remembered that I made the remark, or something like it. This is rather a bright cap. The men and women fell into conversation with each other. We were there altogether perhaps three-qnarters of an hour. We had beer I thmK three times once or twice Deiore ine performance, and once afterward. Alter we had been the-e awhile the performance was suggested. Whether bv Gardner or Erving, or both, I don't remember." Not Quito Snre About the Expenses. "How much was paid?" "I did not pay the bill, but I think it was S15. I think' that was it. Yes, I am quite sure. There was a question, I believe, how many should be hired for the dance. That was a matter of a little discussion. I had no part in it, and therefore did not know the details." "Did you see anything other than stated. Please relate it minutely?" Dr. Parkhurst mentioned briefly the leap frog play, and then the cross-examination began. At the first question Dr. Parkhurst bit his teeth together. It was: "Did you dance with any girl?" He answered: "I did not." When Dr. Farkhurst was through Agent Charles W. Gardner took the stand. He repeated what Ervinc had already told, making an addition here and there. "What part did you play in the game of leap frog?" "I was the frog." Police Sergeant Sheldon took the stand after Gardner lone enough to testify to the character of the" premises. The defense moved to dismiss the case, but the motion was denied, and an adjournment was taken till to-morrow, when Mrs. Adams will take the stand. A LABOR VICTORY. The Building Trade Strikers In New Tork Win Their Battle. New York, April 6 Special The strike ordered by the Board of Walking Delegates against thePelham Hod-Hoisting Company was settled this evening in favor of the strikers. A committee from the bo ard called on Mr. Pelhara this morning. J. M. Cornell, of J. B. & J. M. Cornell, was present, and proposed arbitration. Mr. Pelham said he preferred to settle tho dispute himself. He mentioned incidentally that the company had lost $50,000 by the trouble, and that he was anxious to have tha whole matter brought to an end. The committee reported the result of the conference to the board and came back in the evening, when an agreement was signed by Mr. Pelham to employ no engineers ex cept those holding clean cards from the Ec centric Association of Engineers No. 1, of New York City, and that the five engineers who were expelled should be suspended until they can produce clear cards. This agreement take effect immediately. It means that about 4,000 men on strike m the building trades will return to work. PECXED TO DEATH BY A HEN. Blood Polsonlnc Sets In Because ofa Slight Wonnd on the Victim's Finger. Easton, Pa., April 6. Mrs Catherine Jones, wife of Thomas Jones, a Bangor slater, died this morning nnder peculiar circumstances. A few days ago, while set ting a hen, she was pecked on one of her fingers. Blood poisoning set in and the hand swelled to twice its normal size. Physicians were unable to help her, the poisonous fluid having entered her system. rsf Ni theft andl Htie J jFere .!&& tTniiififWllBsyiT'isssWiT kr k..v -Ar,
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