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THORN'S TALE
OF HORROR
Thrilling' Description of
the Guldensuppe
Murder.
HE ACCUSES MRS. NACK
Says That She Fired the
Fatal Shot.
'I'll en U'lih n II n l ch n i'm Knife mill
Saw Cut tlio Corpse Into live.
Picces--','horn's I'nrt in tie Airalr
Consisted in tlic Work of Dispos.
nig ol'the lteiiiiiins--Tlic Prisoner
Stales Thnt lit- Iliul So Idea of the
Woman's Real I'mposc in Konliug
u Cottage "t Woodsidu Pntil till!
.Hinder Hud llcon Committed.
New York. Nov. 29. Tln trial of
Mai tin Thorn for tile murder of Oul
di nsuppo was closed to-iluy so fill us
tin' takhiE of evidence was concerned.
To-morrow morning the luwyeis for
the defendant ami the people will stun
up. and It Ik expected thul Justice
Maddox will elm me tnc jury early in
the afternoon. Mr. Howe will, begin his
liniil anneal In Thorn's behalf at half
past nine, and he expects to conclude
before noon.
District Attorney Young will then
have his say for the prosecution, and
he expects to linlsh within two hours.
It Is not expected that the charge of
.Justice Maddox will he very lengthy,
so that by three- o'clock In the after
noon the case may be with the jury.
Opinions both lay and legal differ very
materially as to Ihe probable result.
Many look for a conviction, but a
greater number anticipate a. disagree
ment A few of Thorn's former em
ployers w :(; eilled by the defense to
day, and they nil gave the accused
harbor an excellent character, dating
back soni" ten years. Thorn himself
wa.v the only other witness called for
the defense. From the moment ho was
led to the witness chair until he left it
some hours later, the prisoner conduct
ed himself In a cool and impressive
rilnnmi. Tils statements in reply to
general questions, and bis nnswers In
Ills direct and cross-examinations
were delivered in a moderate tone of
olce which could be heard distinctly
by all in the court house. At times
his voice would drop so that he could
not be heard a few feet away, but Mr.
Howe reminded Ihe witness at those
times that he .should speak louder, and
those admonitions always had the de
sired effect.
Thorn, in his story of the murder,
deliberately accused Mrs. Naek of hav
ing shot Guldensuppe. and declared
that when he, Thorn, reached the
Yoodside cottage between 11 and 12
o'clock on Friday, June 2,'., the woman
met him at the door and told him that
Ouldensuppc was lying dead up stairs
ami thnt she had shot and killed him.
This, said Thorn, was the first Intima
tion that he had ofthe purpose for
which -Mrs. Nack had rented the
AVoodsIde cottage. lTp to that moment
he had understood she was going to
start a baby farm there, and that he
was to live with her and share the
pi'olits. He described in detail how,
after Mrs. Nack had begged of him to
help her set rid of the body, he ac
companied her to the room on the sec
ond lloor where he found Guldensuppe
lying dead from a bullet wound in tb
right side of the head. Mrs. Nack V '
him she had carried the revolver In
her hand, covered by a handkerchief,
and that as Guldensuppe was looking
Into a closet she shot him in the side of
the head. Thorn then said he went out
and bought two pounds of plaster of
Paris, at Mrs. Nack's direction, and
leturned with it shortly afterward.
This was about neon. When he got
back 'o where the body lay, Mrs. Nack
was still there, and he helped her un
dr ss the corpse,
a grcksomk task.
Between them they carried the body
to the bath tub and Mrs. Nack cut it
Into live pieces. She lust cut the head
iroin (he trunk with the aid of a krll'e
and saw. Then she seveied the trunk
and bonslul of her knowledge of ana
tomy while so doing. Then she sever
ed the legs, using: the knife and saw.
The knife looked 'ike a butcher's knlf-.
1 was not a stllletto or dirk knife.
Mrs. Naek according to the witness
lemaincd there all that day until four
o'clock In the afternoon, when she went
out to get some fresh air, as It was
very warm and sultry in the house
About five o'clock she returned and
then she carried a bundle containing
the murdered man's clothes and the
pistol, saw and knife, and he with the
head In a paicel under his arm left
the house and took a. trolley ear to
the 92nd street terry to New York.
From the rear of the boai he diorped
the head Into the East river, and when
they reached New York she went to
her rooms on Ninth avenue and burn
ed the clothes In a eoukmg stove. The
next day the rest of the body was
made up In three parcels and disposed
of it in the manner which Mrs. Nack
stated ut the last trial.
In rebuttal three witnesses swore
that they hud seen Mrs. Nack In her
rooms In New York between half ptst
2 o'clock and 4 o'clock on the after
noon on June 25, and .Mrs. Walley said
that she had seen Mrs, Nack leave th"
cottage about twenty minutes after
she and the man with the light suit
had entered.
The proscuution did not put Mrs.
Nack on the Htund, and the court rulol
against Mr. Howe's attempt to Intro
duce the testimony given by Mrs. Nack
nt the mistrial.
This closed tho case for the people
and the defense. The court adjourned
at seven minutes to tlvo o'clock until
half past nine o'clock tomorrow morn-ins.
OWES LIBERTY TO HIS SNORE.
Milwaukee .Man Freed in Court on
Komnrknbli! Testimony.
Milwaukee, Nov. 29. Snoring, espe
cially of that peculiar kind which is
ever noticeable, dominating everything
In hearing and preventing others from
.sleeping, has ever been held to be
a misfortune. But to a snore of this
description, which could not bo mis
taken for any other snore, Robert
Wagner, who has been on trial In the
criminal court charged with firing his
warehouse Inst summer. owes his dis
charge. Tn the testimony Introduced by the
defense were the ataemenls of Wag
ner's two daughters, Freda and Olga.
They established a complete alibi for
their father, and they did it by means
of his snore. Both testified that they
know their father was at home all the
night of Julv n, on which It was
charged ho fired tho warehouse.
They were certain of this fact he
cause when usleep he had a peculiar
snore which was different from any
mu.slcn! production of that kind ren
dered by anyone else. They had heard,
him snoring before they went lo sleep,
and therefore they knew he was In the
house at that time and not at the
factory. If he had gone out during the
night, they said, he would have to pass
their door, and they would have heard
him.
So convinclnc were their statements
that when the defense rested Judge
Wallber said to tho attorneys there
was no use In their arguing tho ease,
as It was his duty to direct the Jury
to bring in a verdict of not guilty for
the defendant. This he instructed the
jury to do without leaving their seats.
When the report was made the judge
told Wagner that ho was a free man,
and with a sigh of relief he left the
courtroom blessing what had formerly
being looked upon as a misfortune.
GERMANYl)EMANDS
ANOTHER INDEMNITY
Wants lo Crush Out Little Haiti.
Tin! Country Preparing to I'iplit.
Washington, Nov. 2!). Minister Lc
ger. of Haiti, today consulted with As
sistant Secretary Day on Germany's
attitude in the ease of the half-blood,
Luedcrs, under arrest In Haiti for re
sisting and assaulting an offlecrt this
being his second offense of the kind.
As Lueders Is now at liberty and In
Germany. It is thought that the acute
phase of the case has been paused. It
is felt at the state department that so
long as German's demands for redress
are kept within the bounds of sound
practice In international disputes, this
country has no right to Interfere. Am
bassador White at Berlin has, however,
been instructed to watch developments.
Haiti claims that it had a right to pun
ish Lueders because he was a citizen
of the Island, born of a German father
and a. native woman. Germany has,
however.demanded an Indemnity of $1,
000 for every day of Lueders Imprison
ment. Tho Haitian minister states that the
republic is preparing for any eventu
ality, considering that Its honor is in
volved in the present trouble and that
it cannot yield to demonstrations of
force by a powerful nation. The min
ister says that Haiti's ports are unfor
tified and that the country has no
navy, but has an army of fair propor
tions, Naturally it could not expect to
contend against, one of the most pow
erful nations on the globe, but with the
honor of the republic at stake, he de
clares, it would resist to the last, nnd
would prefer to be crushed rather than
to yield to what It regards an Injustice.
The Haitian authorities consider that
the Monroe doctrine applies to the pres
ent case and for that reason expect
that the people of tne United States
will not approve the crushing of Haiti
by a powerful European government or
that the authorities here will not re
main inactive If the Monroe doctrine
becomes involved.
CREW OF A LOST SHIP.
Rescued From a South Amcricnn
Coast.
San Francisco, Nov. 29. The British
bark Cordillera, which was reported
lost off the coast of South America by
a cable dispatch the early part of this
month, foundered off Valparaiso and
fourteen of her crew are supposed to
have been drowned. A letter was re
ceived to-day from the city mentioned
to the effect that tho only survivors of
the disaster were Carpenter C. F.Lynch
and First and Second Ofllcers Hamil
ton and Heather. The Cerdlllera
sailed from Liverpool for Port Natal,
South Africa, nearly one year ago.
From Port Natal she proceeded to
New Castle, N. S. W and from the lat
ter port to Valparaiso,
While at Valparaiso part of the crew
deserted and Mrs-. Everitt, wife of
the captain, was taken 111 and was
forced to proceed to England by
steamer. 'Captain Everitt then put
to sea with a new crew and when the
.ship was about 200 miles off shore she
capsized In a squall and went down.
The first and second oltlcers and the
carpenter mannged to cling to a cap
sized boat and succeeded later In light
ing the craft. Then they headed for
the coast and were picked up by a
const steamer anil brought to Valpar
aiso. MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED.
Krnst Cornell Now Holioves Thnt lie
Killed His Two Children.
Oconomowoc, Wis., Nov. 29. The
mystery which has shrouded the murd
er of the two children of Ernest Cor
nell and the cutting of Cornell's throat
some days ago has at last been clear
ed up. Cornell today made a confes
sion' that to the best of his recollection
and belief he killed his two children
and tried to kill himself. Cornell's
wife and John Lewis had been ariest.
ed for the killing.
Cornell said that according to what
he had read In the newspapers and
what he had heard ho believed he had
committed the crime himself, though
his condition at that time was such
that ho had no recollection of com
mitting the deed,
Mcnmtdiip Arrivals.
New York, Nov. 2S. Clear; Spree, Bre
men via Southampton, Southampton Ar
rived; Kaiser Wtlhelm der Grosse, Now
York for Bremen. Gibraltar Sailed: Au
gcstii Victoria, from Genoa and Naples,
Now York. Arrived! Normunnla. vw
York for Naples and Genoa, Antwerp--J
Arrived! Frleelnnd, New York.
AN OUTRAGE UPON
THE POOR INDIANS.
Two Hunters are Shot Down in Cold
Blood.
REPORT OF CAVALRY OFFICERS
The Investigation .Undo by Captain
Wright nnd Lieutenant Cnvnnnugli
ItcveaM the Fact Thnt tho Affair on
(he .Snnlie Illvcr Was n Shocking
Instances of Wanton Cruelty.
Washington, Nov. 29. Captain
Wright and Lieutenant Cavanaugh,
Ninth cavalry, who commanded the
troops in the recent Indian disturbance
In Colorado, have repotted that on In
vestigation of the affair by the inter
ior department. Captain Wright se
cured a statement from the Indians of
the affair, the sum of which Is:
"That a small party of them were
camped on Snake river hunting deer,
the majority of them in the hills, and
but four bucks were In cam)) when a
parly of armed white men came Into
camp. They remained there some
time, the Indians not understanding
them. Finally one showed a star, say
ing they were 'buckskin police' and
the Indians must go with them. The
Indians refused and a struggle com
menced. A srjuaw ran to their assist
ance when the police literally riddled
two of Ihe bucks with bullets. A war
den on the outside of the party shot
the sciuaw in the back of her head and
in the arm. Tho two surviving bucks
saw their chance to run for horses
which they had In the brush and did so,
making their escape. The Indians in
sist that neither at that time nor since
have they fired a shot at a white man."
At Thompson Ranch, Captain Wright
found a corral and hay stacks burned
by the Indians which they acknowl
edged to have done In their anger after
their affair with the wardens. Lieu
tenant Cavanaugh In his icport of his
Intel view with them says:
"Tho Indians stated that they could
not see whv tho whites had treated
them so, They were peaceable, want
ed no trouble, and had made no re
sistance, but had been shot down In
cold blood. They had still remained
quiet and were waiting to see what
Washington would do before they took
any action themselves) They are
anxious that an Investigation be
made."
INJUNCTION REFUSED.
Judge Ilosmcr Deolinob to Interfere
With n Peaceful Boycott.
Dctroh, Mich., Nov. 2S. Judge Hus
mer, of the circuit court, today de
clined to intsrfere with a boycott by
employes of a railway milling firm. A
temporary injunction had been Issued
restraining the railway teamsters'
union and trades council from unlaw
fully Interfering with tho business of
Jacob Beck & Sons.
Judge Hosmer stated he would make
tho Injunction permanent so far as
violence or disturbances are concerned,
but could not interfere with "peace
able distribution of boycotting circu
lars or oth'er legitimate means employ
ed by the unions to accomplish their
purpose."
LOTTERY WIPED OI'T.
Tho State of Kentucky Will No
Longer Ilnrbor tho Schemes.
Washington, Nov. 29. Justice Harlan
handed down the opinion of the United
States supreme court today In the case
of J. J. Douglass, plaintiff In error,
against the commonwealth of Ken
tucky, holding the franchise of tlie
Frankfort lottery to be invalid.
The case was brought to this court
by Douglass on allegations of error in
tlje decision of the Kenucky court of
appeals which was adverse to him. Jus
tice Harlan quoted the provision on tho
Kentucky constitution of 1S91 revoking
all lottery charters heretofore granted
and forbidding the existence of lotter
ies In the state.
SHOT AT FOR KISS1NC A GIRL.
A Lone Island Farmer Scnres His
Daughter's Lovers.
Biverhead, L. I.. Nov. 29. August
Gumz, of Manorville, has a daughter,
and he has frequently ordered young
men away from the house. Kecently
Charles and Willie Schultz, the sons
of a neighbor, accompanied Guraz's
daughter home. They were standing
at the gato of the house, when, It Is
alleged, Gumz came out and shot at
them. He hns been arrested.
Gumz says that ho peeped from be
hind the blinds and saw the hoys hug
ging and kissing his daughter. He
then went to the door and fired both
barrels of his gun Into the air and
frightened the lads away.
THE CUBAN EXILES.
Terrible Xews Concerning Their
Sufleriiigfi is Itccciycd.
Liverpool, Nov, 29. Latters jecelved
heie today in the West African mail
In ins terrible news concerning the Cu
ban exiles on the sland of Fernando
Po, the Spanish penal colony. It Is
stated that 1M out of the 250 exiles sent
there aiv already dead and the survi
vors complain bitterly of tha treat
ment they have received.
Some of the exiles were trnnspuiled
from Culxt without trial and weie land
ed at Fernanda Po, to live as best they
could. The dead weie burled without
coding.
Lyncliine Heport Denied.
Wilmington, N, C. Nov. 29,The re
port that Natliuu Willis, colored, the mur
derer of a young white man named Steph
ens, was lyr.chad by burning, was not cor
rect. Willis Is 4n Jail at Conway, S. C.
S.sveral of tho party of men who were
with the officers were eager to execute
Hummary punishment upon nlm and this
gave rise- to the runiur that lie was
lynched.
ICovenuo Collector "Short."
Albany, N. Y Nov, 29,-Louls W. Pratt,
collector of internal revenue for the Al
bany district, has been peremptorily re
moved from ofllce, his chief deputy, Har
lan F. Draper, being designated to net
as collector until a successor to Mr. Pratt
nan bo appointed. It Is aliened that he Is
short about $18,000 In his accounts. Ills
whereabouts ar unknown.
COADJUTOR BISHOP OF ERIE.
Father Filiuaiirlce of Ovcrbrook,
Receives tho Appointment.
Borne, Nov. 20. The Father Fltz
maurlce, who has been appointed coad
jutor to the bishop of Erie, Pa., Is
Father Fltzmaurlce, rector of the
Church of St. Charles Borroineo, Over
brook, Pa,
It was erroneously announced from
here on Saturday last that tho ap
pointee was the rector of the Church
of the Annunciation or Wllllamsport,
Pa., the pastor of which church, the
Bev. Father Gurvey, wa.s also a candi
date for the ofllce for which Father
Fltzmaurlce has been apolnted.
Ut. Bev. J. IC. Fltzmaurlce, D. D., was
born tn Lentrlm, County Kerry, Ireland,
about fifty-eight years ago. His parents
were Mr. and Mrs. James Fltzmaurlce.
At tho age of sixteen years ho went to
Dublin, whtro he received an appointment
as clerk In the "Kotir Courts." After tlvo
years In this ofllce ho came to America
and entered St. Charles seminary, then
located at the corner of Eighteenth and
Baco streets, Philadelphia.
Ho was ordained at the cnlliudral in
Philadelphia, about thirty years ago by
Arohblshop Wood, nnd was appointed as
sistant at St. John's church, Philadel
phia. After live years of service there bo
was apoplntod pastor of St. Agatha's
church, Philadelphia. During his admin
istration hero he erected the new St.
Agatha's, which 1 widely known as one
of the handsomest cardies of tho city.
Prom St. Agatha's, Father Fltzmarlcc.
was appointed to Ovrrhrook as rector cf
St. (')iarles Theological seminary. Ills
splendid work at that Institution has won
him golden opinions and led to his latest
high promotion, announced today. Tho
blshop-eleet ha vlf-itcd this section of
the state several times, and is remem
bered with affection and high esteem by
all who met him. He Is a brother of I lev.
Edmund W. Fltzmaurlcp, of St. Gabriel's
church, Hazlolon: Itev. .lames J. Fltz
maurlce, rector of St. Michael's church,
Philadelphia, and Kev. Francis P. Fltz
maurlce, lector of St. Joachim's church,
of Frankford, Pa., and or Mrs. J. IT.
Clark, of Dunmere. The late -Mrs. A. J.
Crane, of Dunmorc, anil Mrs. John D.
Boyle, of Dunmorc, who died many years
ago, weie also his t-lsters.
OH LIARD TOURNAMENT.
The l'ive-t'orncred Adair Begins in
Madison Square Garden.
New York, Nov. 23. The five corner
ed tournament which will decide the
championship of the world began to
night In the Concert hall of the Madi.
son Square Garden. Aside fr mi the
glory the ihamplon blllard player Mill
receive a dlmond medal and fitly p.-r
cent, of a $1,201 purse, added le one
half of the gate receipts.
The contcBl.ir.ts In the tournament
are Frank Ives, the present holder of
the championship emblem: Jacob
Scheafcr, George Slosson, Maui Ice
Daly and George Sutton.
This tournament is bring held under
different conditions than thsc of any
other contest over held in Ilia United
States. Tho IS inch balk lino game
with the iirehor shot practically Par
red, is the latest game which the "big
tins" are asked to rolve.
Daley and Schaefer were selected to
open the temncment and Schaefer
won by the score of 50u to 271t. Tho
Concert hal was hardly half filled.
Among the spectators were Ives, Sut
ton and Slosson.
Edward McLaughlin is the referee.
At the end of the llrst fifteen innings
Schaefer led by 51 points with a t' till
score of 90. Neither of the experts
appeared to be playing anything like
the blllards they are capable of. Schae
fer made a run of 73, which made a
total of lo buttons to his credit. Ills
MJth shot was the simplest kind of a
spread, but was missed through care,
lessness. Daly's play grew worse as
tho game progressed. It was not un
til the twenty first Inning that he suc
ceeded In getting count in the double
figures. Throughout the game Schae
fer used his famous draw whenever he
had a chance and success rewarded his
efforts to an unusual degree. Daly, on
tho other hand, seemed unable to do
anything with his draw. He did not
begin to get his stroke until the game
was virtually out of his reach. In the
forty second Inning a three cushion
shot with a drive for position, brought
down the house.
At the end of the forty fifth inning
the scqre read:
Schaefer, 3S3: Daly, 22,'i.
From this until the end of the game,
with the exception of two Innings,
brilliant work characterized Schaefer's
playing. He went out In the fifty-third
inning with a run of five.
The score by innings was:
Schaeft'er 3, H, 2, 13, 1, 10, 0, 0, 0, 1C, 5, id,
4, 0, 35. 0, 1, 73, 9, 9, 1, 2, 0, 3. U, 0, 1. S, 2, 11,
10, Til, 1C, 0, 5, 17, 3, 13, u, 3, 15, 0, I, 20, 32, 10,
40, '.', 22, 0, 0, &-30O.
Daly 5, 1, 0, ;., 3, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 7, S, 1, 1,
2, 2, 0, 3, 12, I, IS. 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 4, 22, 0, ,
2, 6, B, 2, 9, 11, 0, 20, 22, Si, 0, 0, S, 0, 21, 11, 2,
11-273.
"PUGS" ARRESTED.
1'rlzo Fighters at Buffalo tJfvc Kail
Before tho Bout.
Buffalo, Nov. 29. Frank Erne and
Jack Downey, who were booked to fight
before the Empire Athletic club to
night, were arrested shortly after 9
o'clock tonight at the Instance of
the Methodist Ministers' association,
charged with being about to commit a
misdemeanor, Both men appeared be
fore a county Judge, gave ball and Im
mediately drove to the club house,
where It la said the fight Is now pro
ceeding, Buffalo, X. Y Nov. 29,-Tho Erne
Downey ilfiht wa.s declared a draw nt
the end of the twentieth round,
SHOT, BUT aTyStIrIOUS ABOUT IT.
A -Nouro, C'riticnlly III, Thought to
Ilavo linen in a Bobbery.
Toivnsend, Del., Nov. 29. Toney Pl
ner, colored, may die from tho effects
of a mysterious wound he received in
his right leg. It has been wuspected
that Piner was shot during an at
tempted robbery of the Shockley resi
dence. Mr. Shockloy tired several shots.
Blood maiks were found near the house
the next. day.
P.ner denies all knowledge of the
jobbery, but does not say how he wuh
shot. He will probably be Bent to
Farnhuist hospital tomorrow,
Lnuradii Mill lie Belcascd,
Wilmington, Del,, Nov. 29,The sus
pected filibustering (-learner Liuiracla will
probably bo released by tho government
shortly on tho entry of bond In $4,000 by
her owners. Arrangements are under
way to sell fhu steamer either to parties
Interested hi Aliukun trade or to a south
ern fruit line.
GERMANY'S DEMAND
FOR SATISFACTION
China Asked to Pay Damages for tlic
Murder of Missionaries.
THE DEMAND'S WILL BE REFUSED.
China Will Lxpross Willingness to
Mnko Beparation lor the Murder of
the Missionaries nnd for tho Dani
nge Done to .Mission Properly.
Bussin is Not Helping China.
Pekln, Nov. 2ft. Inquiries made here
In Chinese official circles confirm the
statements contained In despatches
from Shanghai giving the substance
of the demands made by Huron van
Heykln, the German minister to China,
as a result of tho murder recently of
German missionaries and the destruc
tion of German mission property. Ger
many, through her minister, asks for
the discovery and execution of the
murderers of the nilslonarles. Nles and
ilonnle; the punishment of the Impli
cated officials. Including the governor
of the Shan Tung province, In which
part of China the mission was situated:
tlie reconstruction of the mlsionary
buildings; the payment of an Indemnity
of 6U0.000 taels to the relatives or the
victims; the payment of a heavy In
demnity to cover the expenses of the
German naval expedition and the
maintenance of the German force at
Kiao Chou Day. Ihe railroad monop.i
ly of the Shan Tung province and the
occupation of Klao Chou Hay as a
German coaling station.
China will refuse the demands of
Germany, but will express willingness
to make ample reparation for the mur
der of the missionaries and for tlie
damage done to tho luislon property.
Itussla, It Is understood. Is not yet
helping China, but the latter country
has dfcided not to provoke hostilities
and to trust to diplomacy for a settle
ment of the difficulties which have
arisen In connection with the mission
outrages.
AUSTRIA'S NEW MINISTRY.
.Modification of the Lungunso Ordi
nailers Proposed.
Vienna. Nov. 29. It Is asserted here
that so soon as the new cabinet Is
formed Baron von Gautseh von Frank
enthurn, the former minister of public
Instruction and ecclesiastical affairs,
who has been entrusted with the task
of forming a ministry to succeed that
of Count Casimir Badonl, will enter in
to negotiations with the leaders of the
Germans and Czechs, with the view of
bringing aUout a modification of the
language oidinanecs making the Czech
language eo-oidlnate with the German,
which have caused, or at lease served
as a. pretext for, the riotous scenes In
the lower house of the Bolchrath, lead
ing to tlie downfall of the IJadeni min
istry. In the i lot at Prague, the windows of
the provincial museum were smashed
by the rioters, who then gathered in
front of the casino. Here they were
charged by the militia and dispersed
at tlie point of the bayonet. Several
persons were slightly wounded. Quiet
was restored tonight,
TESTINfi ARMOR PLATE.
Steel Sheets nnd Cnp;icd Projectiles
Piove Satisfactory.
Washington, Nov. 23. A plate of ar
mor, representing a lot of S00 tons for
the eight-inch turrets of tho battle
ships Kearsarge and Kentucky, was
tested at the Indian Head proving
ground today. Two eight-Inch shells
were fired at the plate, one at a high
and the other at a low velocity. Neither
penetrated nor cracked the plate, but
partially welded themselves into it.
The tost was regarded as entirely sat
isfactory, and insures the acceptance of
the armor. The dellveryof the 500 tons
will wind up the contracts which the
government had with the Carnegie
company for the supply of armor for
naval vessels, and It is not expected
that any more will be entered pending
a settlement of the whole armor ques
tion by congress.
Subsequent to the test, the ordnance
officials fired a third projectile at the
plate. It was what Is known as a
capped shell, and was fired to show the
penetrating power of the projectiles of
this character. The results were sat
isfactory, the shell, fired at a high
velocity, going entirely through the
plate.
Steamer Xnhnut Burned.
Kscanatxn, Mich.. Nov. 29. Fire which
started la the steamed Nnhant, loading
ore at No. 4 dock late tonight communi
cated to the dock and it Is certain that
both boat and duck will be utterly de
stroyed. It Is reported as utmost certain
that If the crew of the Nahant remained
on the boat they had no chance of escape
and have been cremated, Their names
are not known. The total loss will he
fully PAOOO.
Congressionnl Work Begins.
Washington, Nov, 29. Work on Ihe ap
propriation bills for the coming session
of eongresj were formally started today
wtien a sub-commit tee of the house ap
propriations committee began considera
tion of tho legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill, llepresentatlve
Bingham, Ilomonway, Moody and Living
ston attended the meeting, It was de
cided to hoar the heads of several depart,
incuts on tho items in tho hill,
Don CnrloH Becomes Active.
Madrid, Nov, 29, It Is stated here that
Don Carlos, the ptctender, has summoned
to Venice, where ho Is now residing, the
Marquis Cerrulbo, his representative In
Spain, with a view of promoting a fi?sh
agitation on the subject of the autonomy
decrees. Tho Marquis Cerrulbo recently
tried to nefcot:ate a loan in the Carllst
Interval, hut tho attempt was a failure.
Killed Willi nil A.e.
Trenton, N, J., Nov, 29. Iiwrmce
Doyle was arrested today charged with
the murder of Amos Haviland, a farmer,
last night. Havilaud died from a blow
with an a.e, It Is mid the men had been
drinking heavily and quarreled over Ilavl
hind's wife. Conflicting stories are told,
however, as to who was the aggressor.
Luetirert's Second Trinl.
Chicago, Nov. 29. Tho second trial of
Adolph U Luetgert for tho murder of his
wife was begun today. The on tiro session
was conmmrd In efforts to .secure a Jury
and when court adjournod only two men
had been selected.
MME. BLAUVELT QETS A DECREE.
(pent Singer iivcn n Divorce liy n
North Dnkotn Court.
Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 29. Judge
Winchester of the district court yos
terday afternoon granted an absolute
dlvorco to Mine. Lillian Blauvelt, whoso
case was heard yesterday. Mine. Lil
lian did not tarry to learn the result of
the case, having an engagement In the
east, and was Informed by her attor
neys by telegraph of the decision.
Tho divorce was granted on the
ground of non-support, depositions and
testimony of plaintiff being to tho ef
fect that she did not desire to pursue
her carer as a public, singer subject
to the demands nnd caprices of the
public, but wanted to study further
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and sing as a social amusement and
for charily purposes. Her husband,
Itoynl Stone Smith, according to the
statements of his wife, would not per
mit this, and insifr't'd upon her public;
singing in order that the family pttr.se
might be swelled.
Now that the husband has put In an
appearance In the case by attorney and
made a defense there will be no oppor
tunity to set aside the divorce, as has
been done In some cases where divorce
was obtained In this state by default.
The husband may appeal to the
Supreme court.
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TERRIFIC GALE IN
ENGLISH WATERS
The Worst Storm of Itcccut Years.
.Many Vessels Wrecked nnd Lives
Lost.
London, Nov. 29,The gale which
swept English waters yesterday and
last niaht and which had not abated
Its fury up lo noon to-day, was unu of
the worst storms or recent years.
The long list of disasters includes a
large loss of life, many wrecks of large
vessels and the loss of scores of hun
dreds of smaller craft, with serious
damage to property ashore at many
important towns. Many ships are
known to have foundered, in many,
cases, it Is feared; with all on board.
On the Norfolk coast, between Can
ton and Mapplsburg, live vessels, n
yet unindentlfied, went down and the
crows of all perished. A number of
bodies have been washed ashore near
Yarmouth. The British brig Ruby was
wrecked off Memsby. The cost guard
service made desperate effot ts to save
the. crew and succeeded In getting a
line tn-. board. A dying woman was
"rocketed" in safety, and then tlie
brig capsized, all tho rest of the ship's
company perishing.
A larce steam collier dashed upon
Flaborough head, on the north coast,
floated off and foundered with all on
board. A steamer not yet identified
was wrecked on Bridlington sands
with her entire comuany.
The ship Rose of Devon, Captain
I)ai-, went on the rocks near Red
Ruth, Cornwall, and her crew of 12
peilshed. The bodies of the captain
and five seamen were washed ashore.
Six vesels were wrecked between
Yarmouth and Bacton, only a few miles
apart on the Norfolk coast, and 23
lives lost. The brig Vedda stranded at
Bacton. The storm tore out her masts
and when the rocket line was tired the
crew was unable to haul II in, Finally
the line diagged them Into the surf
and three out of the seven were
drowned.
The gale is now traveling south
ward and traversing various parts of
the continent. Very rough weather is
reported along the north coast of
France.
Broker in Sing Sing,
New York. Nov. 29. Frederick McHenry
Kltchlng, formerly a Wall street broker,
was today sentenced to Sing Slug for 11 v
ycaiv. lie pleaded guilty to grand lar
ceny In the second degree in swindling
John Bnumnun and others out of sums
of niomy ranging from $17 lo $40.
Dentil of .Mrs. Bird.
Wilmington, Bel,, Nov. 2''. .Mrs, Mabel
Ihiyard Bird, wife of Lei .'. Bird, a
prominent lawyer of this city, and sister
of former Ambassador Thomas F, Bay
ai d, died list night, Her first husband
was John l. Kane, brother or Kllsha
Kent Kane, the famous arctic explorer.
An Unknown Wreck.
Loudon, Nov. 29. Au unknown vrs.t-l
was wrecked on Boutmcr rucks at Her-wIck-on-Twced.
All her crew ien
drowned,
mii AKWS THIS JMMXlN'ti.
Wtather Indications Today:
lair; Colder.
f&yn&X?& zfjt I
General Ciiiikh'm a"d Cuba,
Thorn ri wour .Mrs. Nack Killed Gul
densuppe. Germany's Jjcnuind t'pon China for
the Murder of MlSiionarics.
Otitrases Upon the Indians.
State Miss DeKilib Denied All Kore
knowh.lge of tho Kalsor Murder.
Quaker City Stusou of Grand Opeia.
Local Van Horn Murder Trial,
Began Awarded a Now Trlul,
Kdllurlal.
Some New Books and Maguziues.
Story "The Only Tune He Could
Play."
Local-Special Officer Saluted with
Kmpty Heel Kelts.
Caipentrrs' Union Approves John
Raymond Institute Class in Car
pentry. Local-City Pastors Will Aid tho Re
fmin Movement.
Practical Baud of Christian Workers,
Local West Hide and Suburban,
Lackawanna County. Happenings.
Neighboring County News,
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CUBAN POLICY
OF CONGRESS
The Move Expected in
View of Autonomy's
Failure.
JINGO BLOOD WARMING UP
Spain Has Undoubtedly Weak
ened the Administration.
The Bogus Scheme ot Ratification
Hits Aroused n Itreoe. --It Will
Probably Be Impossible to Prevent
the Action ofCongress on the Cuban
Question at the Coming Sessions.
Washington, Nov. 29. By ottering an
unacceptable scheme of autonomy to
Cuba. Spain has weakened, perhaps
fatally, the udininistiatiou In its ef
forts to keep congress from taking ac
tion as soon as it meets. In Ills mes
sage ns It now stands, it is understood
President McKlnley urges congress i
postpone any action in regard to Cuba
in order to give the Spaniards a chance
to prove that their reform on the
Island is of value, Possibly this put
of ihe message will be changed before
a week from today, when congress
meets, for It Is now plain that auton
omy will not work a' all. especially as
Ihe Cubans have given notice that they
will shoot any man who enters their
camp offering the kind of autonomy
got up by tin' Sueastn ministry.
It is hinted here that the ndinluii.
nation itself h, losing what lalth it
ever had in Spain's ability to end tho
struggle, either by reforms or by the
suppression of the rebellion, and that
It will not offer very strong resistance
to any rational action on tlie rmrt of
congress.
There Is a conservative faction in
both the senate and the house that will
advise slow and careful procedure In
dealing with' the Cuban question; but
the indications now are that the jingo,
blood is warming up.
DK LOME'S DKSPATCIIKS.
Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish
minister, has received long dispatcher
from Madrid, showing In detail the
plan oi autonomy to which Spal'i Is
about to apply to Cuba. They ex
plain all important features and-clear
up doubts which had arisen from thu
unofficial report! which halve come
from Madrid. The minister said to
day that the new plan Is a complete
realization of the policy and platforms
of the Autonomist party during Ihe
last twenty years. It proposes to glv
Cuba a parliamentary body of full law
making power, tlie completeness of
which Is great, IT not greater than
that enjoyed by Canada or by any
state of the United States.
NOT RIGO'S WIFE.
Mother ol the Princes Cliimuy Says
She i Not Married and Won't Be,
New York, Nov. 29. Mrs. John Mor
row, mother of the Princess Chlmay,
arrived here on the steamer Paris to
day. She was accompanied by her hus
band, Captain Morrow, formerly an of
ficer in the Canadian Orenadlers. Mrs.
Morrow said that there was no pos
sibility of a reconciliation between her
daughter and Prince Chlmay.
.Mrs. Mm row expressed her belief
thit the Princess Chlmay had Mot
married Rigo, the Hungarian musician,
and had no intention of doing so. Mis.
Morrow and her husband are on their
way to Chicago.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Senator Junes to Lund n Vigorous
Opposition.
Washington, N'ov. 29. A morning pa
per, In an article on the tuipexallon of
Hawaii, says: "In spite 'of what Is as
sumed to be the assured success of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty at ihe
coining se.-sion. those opnosed to the
'lop are making preparations for a
formidable resistance to the wished of
the administration. Senator Jones, of
Arkansas, the el. airman of the Nation
al Iiemocratic committee, who has in
fluence among the silver Democrats of
the- senate, Is its much' opposed to tl.e
annexation of the Mnndu a.- Senator
Mnriran l In favor uf it, and with the
Democratic side will exert greater lt.
Iluence than tho senator from Alabama.
Senator .hfius has arrived In Wash
ington, and will aid in leading the op
position to the treaty as soon as thu
measure is brought up in the senate."
INDIAN WOMAN STRANDED.
A Member ofa Mild c-t Show In
sane at the Swedish '''itpitol.
Washington, No. 29 The case of
tho Indian woman stranded at Stock
holm, Sweden's capital, has been call
ed to the attention of this government,
and moans for her return to this coun
try have been furnished by her broth,
er through the state department. Tint
woman Is half breed Chickasaw who
joined a show and was left at Stock
holm mentally deranged.
In her unbalanced condition of mind
she laid claim lo the throne of that
country, and proceeding to ihe palace,
demanded her rights us queen.
Tho Herald's Wonthcr Porccast.
Now York, 'Nov, :io. in the middle
states and New Knglaod, loday, clear and
considerably colder weather will prevail
with brisk ami frol! northwesterly .mil
westerly winds, blowing more than half
a gale olf the coasts, and lem.jJera.UliM
sinking tonlsht to or .below twenty (Pm
greet) In tho Delawuie alley. On Wed
nesday, in 'both of thOHU soctlona, claar
weather will prevail, slightly colder In tha
morning, with fresh to light westerly
winds, 'becoming tsomaw.hat variable ajnl
followed by a slight rise of tcmpcratuiu
In this section.
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