SS. fc-iBiBitiii3t v i , nafc. v u v'F,inimjia'f'f'R'f'f'f'f'fa nvi. 'aWij 2Br'3amH9K&m wLaMrTMlnffffffH fHSpW- j J ? p j-rW.gT''' 57 . T7ilWtfflHiH EOOMS SOONRENTED flje Pttfttttfi ROOMS SOON RENTED By Using tne Cent-a-Word Col. na.u of The Dispatch An AtUet Saturday or Sunday Will Do It. By Ifelag the Cent-a-Word Col bhbi of The Dispatch An Adlet Saturday or Sunday Will Do It. -.3:3 FORTY-SEVENTH TEAR LimERHODY'S I Republicans Get Nearly Everything That They Wanted There. A CLEAN MAJORITY Of Almost 200 for Governor Brown, Head of the Ticketi THE PROTECTIONIST RESERVES Turned Oat in Full Force and Downed the Mugwump Forces. Free Trade Tactics Employed at the Wrong Time Prohibitionists Return to Their Old Love Democrats Can's Tell What Struct Them The Open Use of Money Admitted Disap pointed Poltlclans Talk of Nothing: but Boodle Governor-Elect Bro'wn a Happy Man Candidate Wardwell Blames Free Silver Boston Mug wumps Down-Hearted Over the Be suit in Rhode Island. from a srkrr coanxspoirniiirr. Peoytdence. April 7. Not until day light this morning was the tedious count of yesterday's ballots completed In the cities of Pawtucket and Newport and In a number of the larger rural districts. The Repub lican gains indicated in last night's telegrams to The Dispatch were main tained, and were increased as the hours rolled by, and by noon the most sanguine Democrat was ready to concede that the party of protection had made practically a clean sweep. Not all of the Republican State ticket had secured majorities, but any who fell behind were certain to be placed in office by a Legislature heavily Republi can in both branches. Brown, Republican, has 196 majority over "Wardwell, Democrat. Melville Bull, Republican, is elected Lieutenant Governor by 1,031 majority. George K. Titter has 237 majority and is re-elected Secretary of State. There is no election for General Treasurer, Samuel Clark, Republican, lack ing 147 of a majority. Robert W. Bur bank, Republican, lacks 607 of a majority for Attorney General. The total vote cast was 54,730. The Legislature Not In Doubt. The Legislature has a Republican major ity of 14 on a joint ballot, not counting the Lieutenant Governor, who votes' In the Senate. The Senate stands 23 Republic ans, 10 Democrats, 3 yet to be chosen; the House 37 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 16 ret to be chosen. Two Democratic and one Re publican Assemblymen are elected in this city, and another election will have to en sue for the remaining 10. Comstock, the Democratic candidate for Senator in this city, only lacked 53 of a majority. By the official count in Newport two Democrats are elected and three are yet to be chosen. The Republicans made a clean sweep in Pawtucket, Lincoln and Camber land. Providence and Woonsocket gave Mr. "Wardwell a majority for Governor, and "Woonsocket returned a Democratic As sembly ticket. The Democrats gained an Asseniblvman in Foster, Scituate, "West Greenwich and Johnston, but the loss in the supposed Democratic strongholds of New port, Pawtucket, Lincoln and Cumberlrnd accomplishes the root The complexion of the Legislature insures the return of Mr. Aldrich to the United States Senate. Protectionist Reserves the Winner. Leaving the financial side of the contest out of the question, it was the protection reserves which won the battle. The Democratic vote is over 3,000 larger than last year, which then had a fair plurality, but the Republican strength shows an increase of 6,500, which is a gain of about 33 per cent. This is a tremendous addition, and the Democrats apparently adopted the wrong tactics when they commenced a free trade crusade and called out voters who hare been staying at home in recent years. The Prohibitionist vote has fallen off about one-fourth, and this loss is evidently composed of old-time Republicans who re turned to the column to assist in the march to victory. The People's party ticket cut no figure, and only received about 200 votes in the entire State. The Democrats have been endeavoring to-day to figure out just what strnck them. There were reports current that the Snell Hill contingent in Rhode Island had been more than lukewarm on the quiet, in order to prevent Cleveland reoeiving any of the i credit if the formerly solid Republican State had gone Democratic in a Presidental year. Boodle Blamed More Than Treachery. All the Democratic managers, though, from Chairman down, say there is not the slightest reason to suspect such treachery. The disappointed politicians place the en tire responsibility for the result upon He publican boodle. There is at least one rural district in the State in which the open use of money on the auction plan is practically admitted, but the operation was a non-partisan one. The district is nominally Republican, but haB been the' scene of a bitter factional fight As a result, the Democratic candidate lor Senator formed a combination with the Re publican nominee for Representative, and vice tersa. According to all these accounts, which nobody takes the trouble to deny, votes for these "rural smooth-line tickets were prac tically openly bid for at f5, 57 and f 10 apiece, varying with the apparent progress of the contest. The Democratic Senator was elected by a good majority, and the Re publican Representative on the deal with him had an even bigger lead. Governor Broirn'a Happy Man. Governor-elect Brown was the most jovial citizen in Providence to-day. To The Dispatch correspondent he said: "I am proud of the result not as a personal matte r, for such considerations had little or nothing to do with the struggle, VICTOR but because I am honored with election at the same time the State is redeemed to the Republican party and the protective policy. In my opinion the Democratic and Mugwump movement In New England has spent its force and Rhode Island and Massachusetts will, under ordinary circumstances, go for our electoral ticket this fall, with very little trouble. Connecticut will, I suppose, as usual, be joined to her Democratic idols, tint other Yankee States will be lb line." Candidate "Wardwell places the responsi bility of his defeat largely upon the free silver agitation, which alienated those inde pendents who have beett voting with the Democracy of late years. The Rhode Isl and platform was fully as sound upon this subject as that of the Republicans, but the independents pointed to the votes of a ma jority of the Democratic Congressmen, and were, to say the least, indifferent. Faith In Tariff Reform Unshaken. They claim to be as good tariff reformers as ever, but want definite guarantees as to the position of their late allies npon the white metal before traveling in the same company again. The Republicans, as a rule, are not dis cussing details. They are mostly busy celebrating the result. Senator Aldrich is particularly happy, although he found time to say that the returns were a sufficient an swer to those who said Rhode Island manu facturers had demanded free wool. The next important event in New Eng land politics is the Massachusetts Demo cratic Convention whioh meets in Boston to morrow, with 2,000 delegates in attendance. A large majority of them favor Cleveland, but there is a disposition on their part to send an uninstructed delegation to the Chi cago Convention. Some of them, however; are in favor of pledging the Bay State vote to the ex-President, and there may be a dispute upon-this point. Bancroft. MUGWUMPS IN DUMPS. The Returns From Bhode Island Having an'-Effect on Cleveland's Boom In Mass achusetts Grover Backers In a Di lemma Over To-Day's Bay State Con vention. Boston, April 7. xrioZ. The Re publican victory in Rhode Island has made a big change in the feelings of the Demo-, cratio solons who are gathering in this city for the State Convention to-morrow, which has been called for the special purpose of selecting delegates at large to the Demo cratic National Convention. "While the Massachusetts delegation will undoubtedly go to Chicago unpledged, there has been a vigorous campaign among the delegates to secure a State delegation favorable to either Cleveland or HllL The Cleveland men had secured a ma jority of the delegates to to-morrow's con vention, and they thought their State was in apple-pie order until the result of the Rhode Island election was heard, and a brief analysis of the returns showed that the worst slump had been in the Democratic strongholds, where tariff reform had been made the issue of the cam paign. Mr. Cleveland had been imported as the chief exponent of tariff reform,' to explain its principles to the Rhode Island workingmen, and, incidentally, to boom himself for the Presidency.. "When it was learned that in Providence the Democratic plurality had been reduced from 3,000 to 300, and .when it was remem bered that Mr. Cleveland started his boom in- that city, the only deduction which could be made was that Mr. Cleveland had received the prettiest pair of black eyes ever administered to a Presidental as pirant. On that account the Democratic leaders in this State are shaking their heads to-night over the Cleveland slate which had been prepared, and are considering how ther can best crawl out of the dilemma in which they are placed bv the repudiation ot Mr. Cleveland by the Rhode Island Demo crats. There will probably be musio at to-morrow's convention when the mugwump fac tion tries to insist upon the selection ot a Cleveland delegation. The Herald, which preached Clevelandism from the first, will make this editorial com ment on the result of the election: Undoubtedly the agency that saved the Democrats from a great deal worse defeat than they received was their declara tion for G rover Cleveland as their candidate for the Presidency In an important emergency, and the appearance of Grover Cleveland himself in the canvass to revive the doubtful fortunes of his party. Mr. Cleveland saved much In this way. "He may he expected to save more In November. We are no Inclined to claim a decisive symptom from the single election which begins a cam paign still so far in the future as Is this one, hut It seems to us fair to expect a much larger proportionate vote for Cleveland in the autnmn than has been cast for the Dem ocratic ticket now. In a Calm view of this election the prospect of Bhode Island vot ing for Cleveland in the fall is a good one. A FALSE COUNT CHAEGEB. Seven Hoars of Work at Newport, bat the Result Is Doubted. Newport, R. L, April 7. The Board of Aldermen held a session to-day to count the Legislative ticket voted on yesterday. The session lasted seven hours. As a result of their count thev declared the election of "W. J. Underwood for Senator, "W. P. Clark for first repre sentative and J. H; Crosby for lourth rep resentative all Democrats. Crosby was elected by the "Warden's count. The Republicans charge a false count, and will contest the seating of these men in May. The Republicans requested Mayor Honey and the Board of Aldermen to save the ballots under seal, but the Mayor did not communicate the request to the' board. SN0WINGJN MEXICO. A Startling Novelty In That Sab-Tropical Clime Nearly All Texas Covered 'Mississippi Floods Canting Millions of Dollars' Damage) Live Stock Lost. San Antonio, Tex., April 7. Snow fell to the depth of 'two inches over the greater part of Southwest Texas, beginning about 200 miles west and reaching into the northwestern border of Mexico. Snow is extremely rare in that section and some injury is expected to be reported. A Columbus, Miss., special says: One of the heaviest rains in years fell here yester day and ' last night. The Tombigbee river is on a big boom. It is two feet higher than was ever known before and still rising at the rate ot half a foot an hour. The river rose very rapidly with out warning, and several negroes were drowned before they could be rescued. The city has been sending relief boats all day, and hundreds have been brought here who otherwise would have been drowned. No trains have left here either way in two days. There are several washouts extend ing for miles on one road. A great number of horses, cow and other stock have been lost, their bodies floating down the river. A negro woman, her child and a neirro man have lust been drowned at the wharl here bv the upsetting of a skiff! i cTl 1. a. -.. - 3 ! VA T&aV a 1a4 a iue uub was niimu W ICVb vi UUU, OUU tt large crowd witnessed the drowning, but were unable to render assistance. Their bodies have not been recovered. The hun dreds of destitutes in the city are being fed and sheltered by the authorities. Busi ness is entirely suspended. The loss to this 'section will reach Into the millions.' PITTSBURG. FRIDAY APRIL 8. HE'S A MORAL IDIOT. That Will Be the Defense of Deeming at the. Coming Murder Trial - INTIMATED BY COUNSEL. The Fiend Calls Himself a Mon strosity From His Very Birth. A CORONER'S JURY VERDICT HOW. Ketr Efforts Made to Identify Dim London's Jack the Eipper. as BTEANGB COINCIDENCES SUPPORT IT Melboubxe, Australia, April 7. Every day fresh evidence oomes to light of the villainies' of Deeming. A man who worked with Deeming ten years ago stated that he was then known among his fellow workers at a vindictive and treacherous character, and that he went by the nick name of "The Demon." At the Inquest yesterday the name of the wife of the murderer, whose baby, together With those of her four children, was found under the floor of Dlnham villa, at Rain Hill, near Liverpool, was mentioned at the hearing for the first time, and she was identified by witnesses by means of a photo graph. The Coroner read a note signed "Lily," in which the writer said the Coroner must treat Deeming with greater Impartiality. If he did nbt get justice the writer would take the Coroner's life in open court The let ter is supposed to have been written by a crank or to be a ho'ax, The Jary Finds Deeming Asleep. "When the taking of testimony was con cluded the Coroner ordered Deeming to stand up. The prisoner, however, took no notice of the command, apparently having fallen asleep. A policeman standing by then shook Deeming and he awoke with a start, looking up at the officer in a sur prised and inquiring manner. The Coroner repeated his order for the prisoner to arise, and when he had done so the Coroner asked, "What is your name?" Deeming did not answer the question, but turned to Mr. Lyle, his solicitor, and said, "I will say nothing." The Coroner then put some formal questions, and was pro, ceeding to sum up when he was interrupted by Mr. Lyle, who said : "This abnormal offspring has a defense which will open a question the whole Kn-glish-Bpeaking race mnst face, and which has already been dealt with by some Eu ropean countries. In the meantime, my first duty is to sequre him a fair trial." The Coroner, resuming, said that the evidence against the prisoner was entirely conclusive and clearly pointed to his guilt. The Prisoner In a Jocular Mood. Not a link in the chain of evidence is miss ing, and still clearer proof that the mur der was premeditated was the annalllnp and "peculiar mode adopted by "the prisoner in burying the body tf his unfortunate vic tims. The jury was out half an. hour, and during their absence "Deeming laughed and chatted gaily with, the lawyers, officers And others about him. He seemed to be in a very cheerful frame of mind, and did not in thelsast appear to realize the serions posi tion in wnicn be was placed. "Shan j. go and assist the jarv?" ne jocularly inquired. Deeming seemed relieved when the jury men at length appeared. The grave look on the faces of the men did not seem to af fect the prisoner, and even when the fore man of the jury announced that Deeming had been found guilty of willful mdrder, the accused man never faltered. His air of bravado was more pronounced than ever. Turning to one of the persons near him, the Srisoner flippantly said: "I could have one in two minutes what has taken them so long to decide." An Insolent Reply to the Coroner. The Coroner intimated that Deeming would be placed on trial for the murder of his wife April 22, and added: "I shall now issue a warrant." The prisoner, in an insolent tone, replied, "You can put it in your pipe and smoke it" This remark called forth a loud chorus of "Ohs" from the crowd. The prisoner was then taken back to his cell. When he entered it, Deeming appeared to become unnerved. He staggered across the cell and Jell heavily upon the cot His face took on a look of ghastly pallor, and he seemed in a "state of utter collapse. The sudden and unlooked for change in Deem ing's condition alarmed his guardians, and steps were taken to give him some relief. Under the influence of a stimulant the prisoner gradually revived In an interview which he had with his solicitor, Deeming supplied Mr. Lyle with abundant "material for his defense at the coming trial. During his conversation with the solicitor, the prisoner remarked: "The world produces moral, as well as physical, monstrosties." The Lino of Defense Foreshadowed. The remarks made by Deeming's solicitor in court to-day, in regard to the question which the defense would open, and the lawyer's minute inquiries as to the pris oner's birth and circumstances connected with his early childhood, are taken by many persons who are closely watching the case as foreshadowing the line of delense which will be adopted at the trial that Deeming's nature had received a malignant impress prior to his birth which had in fluenced and marked all his actions during his life, and has left him mentally incapable of overcoming homicidal impulses with which he was afflicted; in fact, that he was what the prisoner himself had described as a "moral monstrosity." Deeming wants his brother Albert to communicate with him for the purpose of assisting ln.tne defense. Deeming Is Getting .Lean Fast Despite his semblance of ease, Deeming, in periods of abstraction, is visibly hag gard He has lost flesh and his features are becoming pointed. The jail wardens keep a close watch npon him at all times, for it is believed that he will kill himself if "he gets a chanced He has been closely guarded ever since his arrest in the Southern Cross gold field of West Australia. That his vanity 1b overwhelming was shown during the inquest During the reading ot the evidence against him, every word of which led him nearer the gallows, he indulged in a prolonged scrutiny of the public who filled the galleries of the city courtroom, and then, turning to those near him, he audibly remarked, "Those are all good-looking girls in the front" He straightened up, adjusted his collar and necktie, and said, "I wish I had better clothes; I would be more presentable." He stndiously paid no attention to the evi dence, except at times, when he laughed at certain statements. c Attempts a Gallantry In Court. When Miss Bounscville, his 'Sydney fiance, went to the table to sign her testi mony. Deeming called to her, saying: "Katie, come to me." Miss Rounseville paid not the least attention to him. In nearly every place that Deeming has been he has shown a really valuable coUection'of weapons of various kinds. At the inquest there were produced a battle-ax and a knife, which Surgeon Mullins said he thought might hate Inflicted the wounds that killed Mrs. Deeming. A special from Winnipeg sayst It ap pears that Deeming was at one time a resi dent of the Northwest territory under the name of Williams. In 1861, in the Province of Asslnaboi, he commenced business as a watchmaker, but ultimately decamped with a large number of valuable watches in trusted to him. The London Globt to-day says that a dress maker living .in the East End of London has recognized a portrait of Deeming as that of a man who courted her under the name oi Lawson. In the autumn of 1888. She states that they were walking together on the night of September 29, and parted from each other at ll o'clock. The follow Ihff morning the shockingly mutilated bodies pf the women. Stride and Eddowel, were found in the Whltechapel district Probably the Whltechapel Murderer. Considerable snecnlatian has been in dulged in as to the possibility of Deeming being the notorious Whltechapel "Jack the Ripper." In the last letter sent by Deem ing's Melbourne victim to her mother she said that Deeming was skilled in the use of medicine, and it is believed by many that, If occasion arose, he would have sworn that he was equally skillful in the use of surgi cal instruments. One of the physicians who conducted the post mortem on the bodies of the Rain Hill victims said that these mur ders showed that the person who committed them had a good knowledge of auatomv, and that the blow that caused death was just sufficient, and no more, to sever the carotid artery. By an elaborate comparison of dates, the Qlob seemingly makes out a strong case that the Whltechapel coincidences are such that Deeming is none other-than "Jack the Ripper." The GMbe concludes its article with the statement that the police have been unable to trace Deeming's exact whereabouts at the time these murders were committed in Whltechapel. It is thought that with the clew furnished them by the girl some start ling developments may be looked for, and then the Whltechapel mysteries may at last be solved. REBELS ON THE RUN. THE TENKZCELAN GOVERNMENT DE FEATS CRESPO'S TROOPS. Present Whereahou't- of the Revolutionists' Leaders Unknown Fifty Suspected Con spirators Imprisoned The Palace Con tinually Guarded Rumors at Plots Growing Thicker. Panama, April 7. Jpofeif. A letter from Laguayra savs that General Crespo's troops have been defeated, and the position in the neighborhood of Ortez has been oc cupied by the Government forces. Crespo, has fled, and his present whereabouts are unknown. . The defeat is said to be due to the fact that Crespo has not yet armed all his troops, as the rifles and ammunition des tined for his use were kept in consequence of the close watch of the Government's men along the coa'st. Although nominally at the head of 12,000 men, more than half of them were un armed and all were undisciplined. It is not thought that Crespo lett the country. Gen eral Aranjo, who was expected to join Crespo, with 2,500 men from Merida, had not arrived at the time of the battle. General Ballsta, also an organizer of a small revolutionary army, is said to con template Joining his forces with those of Aranjo and continuing the struggle." It is regarded as probably that Crespo will re appear shortly at the.head of another army. Despite the reverses of the "revolutionists the dissatisfaction is spreading. The de preciation of the currency has raised prices, and in "Valencia and Caracas meat is sold for 40 and 50 cents a pound. The suffering of the poor is extreme, and the lower classes in the cities are ready to rise at a moment's notice in case the revolutionists win a vic torv. Public places of resort are deserted. Palaoio fears for his life, and ventures abroad only under double guard. The whole district surrounding his palace is watched day and night by 40 privates of the regular army. Rumors of plots thicken daily, and 50 suspected conspirators of the lower class have been imprisoned. The total number of men in prison at date of writing was re ported at Laguayra as exceeding 900. These men are kept confined without examination or trial. PHILADELPHIA'S SALOONS. An Increase In the Retail and a Decrease In the Wholesale list Philadelphia, April 7. The names of the successful applicants for liquor licenses for the year 1892 were handed down to-night by the Judge of the License Court Three thousand and fifteen applications were made tor retail licenses, and of this number 1,388 were granted. This is an increase ot 135 over last year, when 3,358 applications were filed and 1,253 granted. Last year 1,613 applications were made for wholesale licenses, and 538 were granted. This vear the number of applications was but 563. The falling off is accounted for by the increase in the cost of a license, $1,000, as compared with 1500 last year. Many of the so-called wholesale places were but re tail saloons where beer and liquors were sold only by the quart, and the impossi bility of making the business pay with the increased license debarred Aanv from ap plying. Oat of the 563 wr applied this year, 18 were refused and 4 withdrew their applications, leaving a total ot 541 whole salers granted licenses. . DAKOTA'S BLIND FIGS HO MOEE. It Filled the Streets With Drunks and Bag Boomed Prohibition. Bismarck, K. D., April 7. Bismarck's blind pig license is no more. The council which passed the license ordinance was very unanimously defeated at Monday's elec tion, and met the next .night and repealed the objectionable city ordinance. During the two months the city license was in force all the revenue was required for extra police, while the streets were full of drunken men, and liquor was sold night and day, Sundays and even on election day. This state of things, and the burning of a church by the wnisky men in Mandan, is doing much to hasten the complete enforce ment of prohibition. If the question was resubmitted it is believed it would carry by a much larger majority than before. GOLD FOUND IN JERSEY, Rnt Not In Quantities Sufficient to Pay the . Cost of Ml nine It Teenton.-N. J., April 7. At the site of a new brewery on 'the Delaware river bank in South Trenton to-day gold was dis covered at a depth ot 75 feet while workmen were driving an artesian welL It was in minute quantities. State Geologist Smock's attention was called to the fact He was not surprised at the find, because it is quite possible for gold to be in the rock under Trenton. It belongs to the Philadelphia gneiss rocks, and they are known to contain gold, but not enough to pay for the labor of getting it out " Airs. Hamilton Gets a. Verdict of 5,0OO. Cihcinnati, April 7. Special, The jury in the damage case of Hamilton versus Griffiths & Sons to-day gave plaintiff a verdict for $5,000. The plaintiff' is the widow of the McKeesport clergyman who was killed here last May by a tailing stone from' a building in course bf erection! 1892-TWELTE PAGES. MILLER'S .OWN TALEl The Slayer of Old Man floch- sjetler Gives Himself Up at Last, and PLEADS SELF-DEFENSE. He Affirms That He Refused to Join the Moonshiner's Band. HIS VICTIM SWORE VENGEANCE. Pritts, the Other Principal. Is Expected to Surrender Next. A DETECTIVE'S 0FFEE IS REFUSED l SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCIJ.3 Somerset, April 7. The celebrated man hunt is nearing an end. The strategy of skilled detectives and local officers has been baffled by the cunning ana coolness of an old man of the mountains.! This morning William C. Miller, the recognized leader of the moonshiner' "nd thef acknowledged slftyer.of old if -hsteller, surrendered himself and "V?, ''&v,nes in the county 1A1I. ' He laughed heas jlSr many plans -. but says tl -nAfawA fn i.a l.t.f NV. ( V'.iuie.ly rather than be led througi v '' 7. -v'ke a l clown in a circus. Mlllei says y ated' from his partner in crime last Fi .y, but expects that Pritts will give himself Up also as soon as he learns that Miller has done so. Wearied with his unsuccessful hunt in the hills, Policeman Gilbert made his last round of the stores this morning, then dropped upon a store box for a quiet snooze. About daylight he was awakened by ioot Bteps on the pavement Gilbert a Very Astonished Officer. "My God, Bill Miller.ls that you?" cried Gilbert, as he recognized one of the three men who stood smilingly before him. "res," said Miller, cheerfully, "I've come to give myself up." 'The amazed officer had scarcely collected wits enough to take the man, with his brother and one George Chapson, to the lockup, when Miller said: "Let's get to the hotel and get a warm bite to eat. It may be the last we will ever have together." This was agreed to, and all took a drop of something to brace themselves up on. Mil ler then bought a new pair of trousers and shoes, and, thus attired, said he was ready to go to jail. This afternoon many visitors called at the jail, and Miller's brother was obliged to take his leave. William grasped his brother's hand and begged him not to go until he had seen Judge Baer and se cured his services to defend him. Miller then turned to the visitors and said: Miller Tells His Own Story. There has been so much misrepresentation about this matter thatl guess I had -better . set myself strafghEHoTehsteller was a had man, and I killed him In selr-defense. -The trouble between ns is of Ions; standing. Five or six rears ago a uootor dv tne name or Hunter came to ottr section. Hoclistetler at once took it Into his head that Hunter was a spy sent out to watch the moonshiners, and approached me at least SO times in regard to killing Hunter, but I would have nothing to do with such a Job. I never stole hones or made counterfeit money, and I didn't want to commit murder. One night, about 1 o'clock, Hochstetler woke me up. He had a rifle with him, and swore if I didn't po with him to Indians' Head and help kill Hunter he would kill rne. 1 rerused positively to 50, and from that day Hochstetler has been my bitter enemy. On another occasion I saw Iilm chasing his wife with a knife in his'hand, swearing he would kill her. I interfeiod, and again he threat ened me. Hochstetler put all sorts or stories in cir culation, Intending to ruin my standing. Two yeais ago the Freundsohaft, or Illicit distillers' organization, was bioken up. Old Hochstetler at once set about organizing another one the "New Constitution," they called It Old Hochstetler was the head man; he made the laws and oaths, and the members were required to subscribe to it. All members had to swear that they would follow out the decrees of the "New Consti tution" in every particular. The oath taken required every man to follow Hochstetler, and when he said a man should sufTer death, all we had to do was to go and assist In the murder. All new converts were sprinkled with whisky. Refused to Join the New Band, I declined to sign with the "New Constitu tton." Hochstetler came to me in regard to the matter, and said: "Come on, Bill, and fall into line again and be a true man." I declined positively to sign, and it was then that be set his seal upon my bead. Young 'Bill Hochstetler was his first lieutenant and they made life as miserable for me as h Itself must be. They named me "Gen eral Seigel" as a term of reproach, because, you know, I was a soldier, and by that name I became known throughout the neighbor hood. The "New Constitution" gang wrote to the Government authorities and told them that I was guilty of high treason. I never heard of suoh big words before, but I supposed, as a matter of course, it meant that 1 was vio lating the law and bad taken up arms against the Government The "New Consti tution" gang were not only Illicit distillers, but were outlaws. They wore ready to rob and steal from anyone, and it would not have been safe for a stranger to pass through that country. When the raid was made in January, Hochstetler told the gang that I was the traitor who had betrayed them. God knows, I never said a word against them, but it soon became evident that they meant to kill me. Hochstetler carried a larse two-edged knife in his belt and swore that he would cut my head off. There is lots of moonshine made up there, of course. I only made agplejaclc myself, only enough, for my own use, and I could not have been arrested for that. Hoch- stetlei was making whisky at Ills still the day of the raid but he was not dlstuibed. and that goes to show that he Is being pro- icuteu uy me uovernmenc. Threatened to Kick Him to Pittsburg. After the raid tuey reported that I was to be arrested, and after being tied hand and foot was to be made to crawl onony hands and knees to Pittsburg, receiving a nick at every Jump. Now, I don't want to say any thing abont thekilling of Hochstetler, but It Was done in self-defense. Pritts and I ar ranged to capture old Tony, tie him and turn him over to the authorities. I was afraid to make any information against him for fear he would burn my houso or shoot me. ' When I halted him on the road he didn't see Pritts and Bob. He picked up a stone and cried, "Now I have you where I want you." He threw the stone tit me, but hit the gun. He picked up another stone and came toward me in a threatening manner. I struck Mm with the gun, but had no idea of killing him, and I am sorry that I did. The last I saw ot Pritts was -Friday morn ing. 1 don't know where ho Is, but rnyi uiutucr, xaiyi, win nunt mm np nnu uring him here to jail. He didn't strike Hochstet ler, bat will be an important witness for me. I didn't leave my own lond after Fri day morning; was in sight of the house nearly all the time. I saw the officers hunt ing for me, but I knew they would make.n big splurge about it lr they caught me. sd I oonciuded to go to town and give myself up to the Sheriff: An Offer to Deliver Up Pritts. Mr. Culbertson visited the Connty Com missioners' office this afternoon and told that honorable body that he knew a man who who would deliver Pritts to the Sheriff within 24 hours in. case they offered a re ward; that the Internal Revenue Depart- RuaS "ivflp Ist-NTO ' ROTECTiye TARif m ment would not offer a reward for the Com monwealth's prisoner, and that as he had no further business in Somerset countv he would return to Pittsburg to-night. The Commissioners refused to consider the proposition, as they believed Pritts would follow Miller and give himself up. It is understood that Detective Pisher is the man who submitted the proposition. He is not a Government official, but makes. a specialty of running down moonshiners tor the reward given bv the department for each illicit still enptured. Fisher left here to-night, and it is believed that he Will bring Pritts back before morning. He is thoroughly acquainted with the moonshine district, and it is known positively that he had Miller located several days ago and was only waiting for the price to be set on his head before arresting him. Mr. Culbertson says he is satisfied that there will be no more moonshine whisky made in Somerset county for many years to come, and he has abandoned this field. SEARCH FOR DAVE PAIGR Scotland Tard Detectives Unable to Find Trace of the Mlsslae Contractor All ClaWS Being; Closely Followed-His Prob able Ronte From New York. Cleveland, April 7. Special. There is still no trace of David R. Paige, the miss ing New York contractor. The steamer Trave, on which it was thought he might be crossing to Europe, arrived at Southampton, England, Thursday morning, but the Scot land Yard detectives who were in waiting could find no trace of the man. A- C. Hord did not arrive in- Liverpool until Wednes day night, the steamer Majestio being ,de layed in reaching port He is now hasten ing toward Dresden, Germany, where John Huntington is. If Paige is making for the same place Hord will beat him, as the Ma jestic was the first of last week's steamers to reach England. Active detective work is now being done in both America and Europe. In this coun try traces of flight are byng followed up, while in England arriving steamers are be ing watched. A slight clew in New York is now being worked. A man answering Paige's description, accompanied by a lady, was seen boarding the night express from the metropolis to Montreal, if this really was the missing man he did not linger long in Canada. From Montreal two routes were open to him. One was by the. Canadian Pacific to the Western coast, where steamers could be found at "Vancouver for China, Japan or Australia. The other route was to Halifax, where five-day Atlantic steamers could be caught for England. There is a determina tion to find Paige, no matter how long a hunt may be necessary. The amount of pro tests from the Paige, Carey & Co. paper re ceived bv the Huntington trustees is very large. Nothing has been paid, and the holders of the notes must bear the losses. . BLAINE IN TRAINING. Ma'doon, the Wrestler, Gives the Secretary of State Points on Health. PHrLATJELPHiA, April 7. A Washing ton special says: Extraordinary as it may seem Blaine is in training under direction of Muldoon, the pugilist. He was induced to take the advice of the trainer of prize fighters hj the earnest solicitation of a warm friend of his, who insisted that such training as was in practice by these gentle men would do more than anything else to restore him to health. Muldoon, who was here last week, was sent for, and. as a result of their talk Mr. Blaine agreed to try following certain rules of health which Muldoon dictated to him as he wrote them down. Muldoon agreed to advise with Mr. Blaine by correspond ence. This story; strange as it may seem, comes on the best authority, and careful in vestigation verifies the first information. DEBATING THE DAH0META5S. The French War Wl'h the Amazons Dis cussed by Deputies at Paris. Pabis, April 7. The Chamber of Depu ties this evening discussed the credit for dispatching reinforcements to Dahomey. M Lamezelle, of the Right, suggested that operations be undertaken sufficient to punish the Dahomeyans severely. M. de Cassagnao accused the Government of concealing the .real state of the affair. M. Poudet declared that the sole object of the credit was the retention of the present possessions. The debate was adjourned. THIS HOBNIXG'S NEWS. Topic . Page. Rhode Island's Latest Flenres..... 1 Dnlcher Deemlnc on Trial 1 The Moonshine Murderer Surrenders.. .. 1 A Suicide That Caps the Climax 1 Romance In a City Restaurant 2 A Coancllmanlo Clroas In Allegheny.... 2 The Latest Fire Suggestion 9 Editorial and Miscellaneous , ,. 4 National and Social News 4 The Prohibitionist's SUI1 In It 3 Mayor Gonrlej'n Little List 6 Republicans In Washington Rejoicing.... T Why Sherman Sees Victory 1 Raam "Springs a Sensation 7 Parkharst Loses Bis Case 7 Ball Games and General Sports 8 Da'zell Talks to Farmers 8 News of Nearby Towns : 8 Tariff and Toddy in Congress..... 9 The Business Budget O The Rash to the Reservation 9 License and Connty Conrts 10 The OH Scout's Field Reports 10 Iron'and Other Markets. ,..11 A Sermon on Heredity 13 I i r flfiP THREE OENT& BLOWN INTO SCRAPS PecuUar Manner of Self-Mnr- der Selected Dy a Man Near "Wilkesbarre. DYNAMITE THE WEAPON Used to Kid Himself of the Worries of the Workaday -World. BUEIED IN A BIG HOLLOW TEEE He Explodes Beneath His Feet Three Sticks of the Explosive, BLOWING BIS BODI 1ST0 LTMliB BUS rSFEcUt. TZLIQBAK TO TUB DISPATCtl.J Wtlkesbabre, April 7. The people of Port Griffith have been greatly excited over a horrible case of suicide in their midst Michael Curry, an old and well-known resi dent of the village, ended his life by an ex plosion of dynamite. Curry was about 50 years of age. He was a rockman by occu pation, and he had been engaged at the business for years. He was married and leaves a widow and family. Ordinarily he was of a very peaceable and quiet nature, but with a very peculiar disposition. About three months ago Curry, while under the influence of liquor, behaved in an ugly manner and made threats against the members of his family. The latter, be; lieving their lives in danger, had him ar rested and he was committed to the county jaiL There he remained until Thursday of last week, when one of his neighbors, a man named Tigue, became his bondsman and he was released, ills iamlly kept a close watch over him, treated him kindly and endeavored by various means to take his mind from such evil intentions. On Sun day last, it is thought, he attempted to drown himselfl Mrs. Curry's Goodby to Her Husband. Yesterday Curry put in doing some car penter work about the house, his wife hav ing placed him at the same in order to re lieve his mind. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon he left the house, and Mrs. Currv, a short time afterward, saw him strolling up the side of the hill in the rear of the house. She spoke to him and after ward returned to the house. This was the last seen of Curry alive. As he did not return home last night, at 4 o'clock this morning Mrs. Curry started out to search for him. She had not been gone long before she came across a sight that horrified her. Lying in the bushes, on the side of the hill in the rear of the house, was the horribly mntilated trunk, of her hus band's body. Only the trunk remained, and the entrails were missing. The head, arms and legs were gone. A shattered tree told the story of the tragedy. The tree was a large one and the trunk was hollow. There was an entrance large enough to admit the body of a man. Curry crawled into the hollow of the tree and placed three large sticks of dynamite under his feet When everything was in readiness he ignited the dynamite, and tree and dynamite were blown to atoms. The Body Blown Into Scraps. Nothing remained of the tree but a small stump. Four other trees adjoining were also demolished. One arm of the unfort unate man was found hanging in a small tree 300 yards away. A portion of the head was found hanging on a tree several hundred feet from the scene of the explosion. A little boy climbed the tree and brought the piece of head down. It was banging by the hair on a limb. The right foot was found in a clump of bushes. The shoe was shattered, but the flesh on the foot was found intact. The watch the man carried stopped at 8.03. This was probably the time of the explosion. Some oi the people residing in the vicinity heard a loud report at that time in the evening, but thought nothing of it, as they supposed some miners were blasting coal in the mines underneath. An investigation showed that from the box of dynamite in the cellar of Curry's home three sticks were missing. The re mainswhat could be foun'd of them were placed in a box and taken to an undertnk- ! xt.i;i & T r- T ing e5iauiiaumcut jjuyuty uiuuci iu nimau was notified, and he visited the scene of the suicide this evening. He learned the facts in the case and then decided that it was clearly a case of suicide, and that an inquest would be necessary. Curry was at one time considered well-to-do, having made considerable money in sinking slopes. He was an expert in handling dynamite, which he usedUruite extensively in nis busi ness. " ANOTHEB AJTABOHIBT CATCHX Spain Anxious to Act With Other Govern, ments Against Bomblters. Madrid, April 7. An Anarchist has been arrested at Bilbao with imoortant papers in his possession, revealing the plans of his colleagues. His name is Diaz. He is the man to whom Delboche wrote for 100 dynamite cartridges to be sent to Philip Munoz. Both Delboche and Ferrier have confessed that Munoz is the prime mover among the Anarchists, and that he supplied them with bombs and instructed tbem how to proceed. The police are searching for Munoz. The Spanish Government has instructed its representatives abroad to inform the governments ot the various countries that Spam is disposed to join any simultaneous international plan so suppress anarchism. A cable dispatch from Berlin says: The police to-day made an organized raid on the residences of a large number ot Anarchists. Several arrests were made, and a large quantity of Anarchists' papers were seized. A GJHASTLY FIND. Colorado Prospectors Unearth Corpse Instead of Precious Metal. Golden, Col., April 7. Yesterday while prospecting at Creswell, a mining camp about 12 miles west of this city, Mr. Haun and another mining man made a startling discovery. The men were trac ing the outcrop of the Minnie Moore mine previous to surveying, when they came upon a spot that looked as if it had been worked before. The prospectors began to turn up the earth there,and before long came to the body of a woman dressed in a tattered calico dress and very much decomposed. Near by were found the dead bodies of twa men, both entirely nude. The head of one was bent forward upon the chest, as though his neck had been broken. The people of the camp are at a loss to account for the bodies. There is no record of any strange or sudden disappearances in the neighborhood, bnt many prospectors have come and gone, and it is possible that the victims may have belonged to some such party. Germany Adopts the Maxim Can. Beelin, April 7, The German Govern ment has decided to adopt the Maxim gun, and it has ordered 180 of them for use in the navy. 1 "St it, xiji''x s&pmwm
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