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ONE LIFE WAS LOST.
The Iron Queen of the
Ohio Burned to
the Water.
ALL PASSENGERS SAVEk
She Was Bound for Pitisbtrg
When a Deckhand
Tipped a Lamp.
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THE STEWARDESS DFOWNED.
She Went to Save Her Clcthin? and
Then Tried to Climb Down
a Stanchion.
. /. TOMEROY; Ohio, April .-To Pitts-;
"Vburg and Cincinnati packtty tii ; e : Iron
Queen,. was burned at AAt/qtdty, twelve
miles above here, at 8 o'clock this, morn
:? ing. - All the. passengers, with most of
their baggage, were saved. " • ' . ■•■••
./: The boat was bound ./or Pitt?>>urg, pass
; ing here at 5- a. yi. At Marine ie took, on
a lot of baled straw and rno>-e : .d a mile
. further up, to Antiquity, '0 take on a large
amount of hogshead pole. \ While . lying
jj at the bank there a lamp exploded, in .". tlis
engine-room, setting the rear part of the
boat on fire,":which rapidly communicated
.."■ to the .straw.- . In a . few* . moments^ the en
tire Hoar "as in. names. Oai>.tain Calhoun
■ and Clerk". Kerr rendered" heroic service in '
.saving the passengers.; ;\ ■'■•"■,; i':- ';':■'■'■' /•'> ■ ;.' :
•:. ' : :\ Ttie ■■ Iron Queen is' 'a ccmplele. . wreck...
,•;^fibte^ hull was burned to ..the water's edge-'.
: : - : before-.}she : sank, (-.insinn inuoh :vslu
•^stifle •;'•; freight, below tli<r. -decks. ;•'. One
hundred barrels . of whisky, thirty . barTe}?
;-ipf; lard and tons ■of.ipii.rlron we*e.in : tlie
hold, besi-des. other nftici*-. • [ }'
The, disaster wn^ -causeil by a .^eekhand:
knocking down a large lamp on the after
deck. . The burning oil. fell aiivong ;-Fome
-household good* The hose Avas turned on
\ in less than a minute^'but ; served only to
spread the. Sfire rin>re. ra;>i«l!y. r The v Haines
: c6mmunicat'd at once tothe en;gihp-r.oom;
and ixt\v tons of straw. The. cabih.was
con^iimed in thanton ih.inutes. . ' • •;.' ■■";■.,'.
:■•;/- AIL the passengers aria crew rushed" for> :
'" ward to the head^^of the Ixiat, whifh " was
lyihg close to the? .bant. Mrs.Mattir >kil- s
.' ley-, colored, •. th-e •• : Kt; stewardess,- rushed
- ■ back .to;, get ; : osbime ' dnthing> S'h.e flames:
;ha<renwrapped : "the.cabin-. : b
i'and..^e^steiflpt^\tb'".eU"mb-,dpiw:n,':
'■■> i stanchion on ■ th^shjjre side: near : the
wheel, but in sp^ she i*l 1- into tne
'.■ river :and-,.wa's- drowrred \ : fi>rty ;'.. fee^t . from
\shore. ■ the : p.n;!y-l}fe lOstV. : ; :.':." ;
. '? : -Jisthe boat wa.^nea; 1 ? the shore.-' pas
; ' sengers -w-ere-'easf landed : without . any.
Unusual ■ ■;ipcid-&n'is:':.^f'- fajiners •; in tb,e
locality to. >.k, caxe of the cr : ew \passen,
;. gers until they- could- be' : s.ent ' away by. rail.
" V .T.he Iron Quien,. v> r hicli,was the ■ pride of "
tie Ohio ver, ; biiilt !at • Marietta .in
:. 1892 : and Vas ; valued • ac /f<3O,Q«); it. was. in- ;
- iured I fo.r •■■ .about. : 6T)e-h^lf';that amount.
..'Sh.6 was upward ; ;- bound : and had from
'■-. twenty to : |ti>iriypassengprs: Aboard and-, a
: good c^n-o'v^ l'ht loss is : slbo,OO(). "■=."■ ■';• :■:.■:'■
■'■' r *'.-' '•'■ CUSA'jt- :}n>*.'+.\* : X'C"t*; l " . |
Ten ; Tho*tsan4 . . Morr ■■■Troop* ". Expected
■■•'.'•' ■•■•'.':..■' ,-' "■ ' Froin "JS'pAiii.,' • . '.' ■' • . ...
: PORT TAMPA, Fu., April 3:— The Ol
ivette, arrived from, Cuba "to-night' with
very- few;pas.sehsefs.- ' : ' ■.'■.■ ."
;./ W. K. Jlver, a : s.sistaijt' cashier" of the
First 2s ationil .Bank of . Pensacola, reports
that between She 4th and "20th- of April
10,000 .more, troops" are expected from
Spain. .:• ■■'".- ;•=' ;•••"..•••■"'.'.■ . • ■.' ■ '
'". The • steamship Concha :from- Galveston
to Xew :yqrk. was met iiith-e Gulf ' by a
: schooner probably 1-000 men. a.board. :
'.- : It was thought the schooner was expect
ing"tp:inejet..a steamer for a purpose nn
known.for. when sighted nearly all went)
below -and sail was made quickly to avoid
the steamer.: " It is thou-ght that there was
an, expedition aboard .that expected to be
supplied With axms. - ... " •. /|^
. . It- is teport«d that : Colonel Aroz, with
. thirty aids-," was captured by the insurgents
about four days ago near Manzanillp while
• they were, at dinner,.' Antonio Lopez Co
■ a, ■.the leader of. the insurgents which
. went out .from Matahzas and who was
afterward captured with', his affianced
briiie at Ma'tapzas; are ..confined atSarse
jVesino". |-H : .e\vill probably be ' Bent to Africa
" andreiekspdy' "■ ■{ '■'■'" ' . • ' .
-.. ,l"se Vallar. Guanalberto €Komez and
'• Pedro Ad&veda,. now" .in iMoro Castle at
Havana, are also to be courtmartialed.
,•" " .',-•■; rjfiijpiTJt of bokds. J
I>eclal6ii irf iher Vriiitd States Court Ke
■ijar'iiriQ Railroad Securities.
CHICAGO; itiaii \ April ' 13. — Judge
Jenkinsof.R United States- £our.t decided
the case<:^ : .th : Earfoeirs' Loan, and .Trust-
Company; of York against the Qhicaeo
and. Northern I'aeific. Kailroad Company
in .regard.; to thevalfdity. of the- bonds of
the latter cjompahy; which is of great, in
terest to. Eastern in \- <tors. •" ."■•
The court- held- that the bonds held by
the present JibidersSvfrp valid, and that
the property of the niflroad company
should be applied .on tin; -bonds in any
event •'•..'• ;.-• . ■
This decision affects. probnbly more than
four-fifths of all ttie ; bond.s issued by Illinois
railroads and has- been watched for with
interest by dealers atid investors of money
in such securities. ' •• • . •
. • ♦— :
ED StOKES IS COXTE3IPT.
He JFailfd to Pay a Tax On Bank Stock
When Assessed.
NEW YORK, >\ V., April 3.— Justice
Beach in the Supreme Chambers this aft..r
ijrnvd an order adjudging William
E. D. Stokes.in contempt of court and di
_' his commitment to jail until v tax
atfng to ?525ispaid or he is otherwise
di-charged by the court.
.-tokes was assessed for the year 1893 on
125,000 6f stock in the defunct Madison
Bquan Bank. The personal tax on this
■:e<l at $464. .It is for' evading the i
payment of this tax that Stokes is held in
contempt.
Trouble In Anticipated.
<>MAHA, Nei;., April 3.— Serious trou
ble is still anticipated by the Federal au
tli< rities in ejecting settlers from the Ne- I
braska ■ Indian reservations. It has been
decided that the Marshals and not Indian
police will .be, utilized in the hope of avoid
ing trouble.
Court- Martial in Frog re's*.
BUFFALO, N. V., April 3.— A general
court-martial is in progress -at Fort Porter
I i trj Captain .John B. Guthrie, Company
A, Thirteenth Infantry, on the charge of
having allowed Sergeant Marriott to par
take of a Christmas dinner with his com
rades at the fort while under indie Ufe.ejut
[or the murder of Edward Schuler. a fellow
-oldier. Colonel Cyrus S. Roberts is Judge
kdvocate and Colonel Smith of Fort Niag
ara presides. The finding of the court will
not be made known here. It will be sent
to General Miles at New York.
OMAHA IXCESHIARIES.
Accused Men Given a Hearing and Then
Admitted to Bail.
OMAHA, April 3.-The preliminary
hearing of the eight men who have been
arrested on the charge of having been im
plicated in the burning of St. Paul's Polish
Church began this afternoon in the Police
Court. All of the men succeeded in find
ing bondsmen. The hearing was not com
pleted. There will be considerable evi
dence introduced. The details of the evi
dence the police are not inclined to dis-
CUSS. - : " • ' ■ ■ ■ ■ :
;. It is acknowledged.'. that the night pre
ceding the fire a boy went to one of the
grocery-stores in Sheely street and pur
chased a can of kerosene, saying it was for
Priest Karminski. The nime of this boy
has not yet been learned, but detectives
are working on the clew. Friends of the
accused men are confident they will all be
discharged. * They claim that there \is not
enough evidence to bind them over to the
District Court. Friends of the accused say
that they have had the detectives working
on th« case since the fire and that they
have discovered 'sufficient evidence to war
rant them in swearing out complaints
against members of the Bishop Scannell
party, -. ' ■-
THEY AWAIT THE VERDICT.
Taylor Brothers, at Carrollton,
Mo., Jubilant Over the
Delay.
Charges of Bribery Are Current and
May Result In Lynch
; ... . Law.
; CAHROLLTON, : Mo., April .'■ When
the jury before which was tried the case of
the State vs. William P. and George Tay
lor for the : murder of the Meeks family
retired last .night it was announced that
they would not begin • deliberating on the
verdict until this morning; Up to 2 clock
this afternoon they had made no report,
and nothing .has come from the jury-room
to indicate how they stand. The fact that
they have not yet reached a conclusion •
indicates that they are not all for convic
tion. ;. ;". '; •"" ."'.. • . .'.-'■ '^
; There -are ugly rumors on the streets to
day, and the town is lull of men.from Lynn
arid.. Sullivan counties, who believe the
Taylors guilty," and will not quietly accept
■ any other verdict. * A rumor circulating is
that two of the jurors have been bribed—
that they were paid $1500 to prevent a con
viction by the. jury, if they cannot bring
about -an acquittal. This story is in every
mouth to-day,- and finds general credence.
.'.. The facts of. the bribery, it is said, leaked
out this way : One .of the men now on the
jury approached one of the panel of forty
jurors, before the .peremptory challenges
were made and offered him (the juror chal
lenged) $750 to hang the jury in the event
they we're both selected to try the case.
The jury at a late hour to-night is still
out, and there- is apparently no prospect of
their reaching a Verdict. It is rumored the
jury, now stands eleven for conviction and
one for.acquittal. There is no telling how
long the Judge will keep them out — possi
bly "until next Sunday.
_' The Prosecuting. Attorney- is' inypiigat
ing the report that there has been induce
ments offered to some members of the jury
to prevent a conviction. If this fact can be
positively affirmed the Judge will impanel
a special jury to investigate. Feeling is
running high. The Taylor brothers are in '
better spirits, and evhlently regard the de
lay as favorable to their cause.
OMAHA'S POLICE DEPARTMEXT.
The Action of the Legislature May Cause
Supreme Court Litigation.
OMAHA, Nebr., April 3.— A special to
the Bee from Lincoln says: The bill which
will place Omaha's Fire and Police Depart
ment in the hands of the A. P. A. passed
the Legislature to-day over the Governor's
veto. The measure provides that the Gov
ernor, Attorney-General and Commissioner
of Public Lands and Buildings shall ap
point the persons who shall constitute the
Omaha Fire and Police Commission, two
of whom may be of the same party.
The Attorney-General and Commis
sioner of Public Lands and Buildings are
A. P. A. men. Every business man of
prominence in Omaha protested against
the measure, since it cuts the Mayor of the
city off from all participation in the con
trol of city affairs. The Police Commission
at present is a non-partisan body.
Tliere was an exciting scene in the House
when the bill came ud. M. 0. Ricketts
read from an editorial in an Omaha paper,
which said that a policeman's club was
heid over the heads of witnesses to pre
vent them from testifying before the pend
ing investigation. Ricketts said that the
same policeman's club prevented Omaha
from giving Tom Majors 5000 majority for
Governor last fall.
When the bill passed the House there
ensued a scene of wild confusion. Tom
Majors sprang into the center of the aisle
and waved his hat, at the same time giv
ing a wild yell. The lobby joined, and
then the crowd began to sing 'We'll Hang
Jeff Davis to a Sour Apple Tree."
All Omaha is indignant over the result
and will probably carry the matter to the
Supreme Court.
STORY OF A. Ka>SAS CRIME.
The Dead Body of a Murderer Found
After a Victim Talks.
TOPEKA, Kaxs., April 3.— A special to
the Capital from Galena says that George
Cox, one of the boys who was shot near
there yesterday afternoon by Newton Wal
ters, recovered consciousness this morning
and stated that Walters had induced him
to climb a tree and while he was up the
tree shot him. He then saw Walters shoot
the younger brother, William, and throw
the boiy into the river.
At a late hour the dead body of the mur
derer was found hanging to a tree near the
scene of the crime. It is supposed that he
was lynched.
Walters was 17 years of age and was not
bright witted, although he had never been
considered dangerous.
Shot and Seriously Wounded.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 3.-J. E.
Faunce, who was speaker of the Pennsyl
vania House oi Representatives in 1883, was
shot and seriously wounded yesterday while
riding through West Collingwood on a
Reading express train. The bullet, which
was lired through a car window, buried it
self in his neck.
Death of Dr. ffitnea.
CLEVELAND, 0., April 3.— Dr. Isaac
M. Himes, a prominent physician and the
dean of the Medical Department of West
ern Reserve University, is dead of heart
disease, aged 61. He was also well known
in New York and San Francisco, in both
ad whitiii cities he had practiced.
THE SA^ FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1895.
ARE NOT CONCERNED.
England's Delicate but
Firm Pointer to the
United States.
SAID VERY COURTEOUSLY.
This Country Not to Take a
Hand In the Venezuelan
Dispute.
LITTLE REPUBLICS ANXIOUS.
Will Uncle Sam Allow Creditor
Nations to Collect Debts From
Them by Force?
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.-There
is reason to believe that the British Gov
ernment has given onr Embassador, Mr.
Bayard, to understand, in response to his
representation in the Venezuelan boun
dary matter on his suggestion that it be
submitted to arbitration, that it must per
sist to regard the subject as one in which
Great Britain and Venezuela are alone
concerned. Of course the idea was set out
very diplomatically and courteously so as
to avoid giving offense as far as possible
while still making it plain that the United
States could not be regarded as having any
proper interest in the matter.
So, as it stands, the British Government
still insists upon its absolute title and right
to occupy all the territory to the eastward i
of the Schoomberg line, while professing a
willingness to submit to arbitrate its claim
to the lands lying west of that line. This was
the offer made to Venezuela years ago, and
it has not. been modified in any respect
since, notwithstanding Mr. Bayard's
efforts.
It has been intimated that the United
States might acquire a right to intervene
in behalf of Venezuela by declaring a pro
tectorate over that country with the assent
of this country, and behind this suggestion
is at least one of the great European coun
tries who would be glad to have its rela
tions with the disturbed countries of South
and Central America on a stable basis, so
that it might look to some thoroughly re
sponsible, highly civilized government to
insure the permanency of trade and pre
vent frequent revolutions.
But to concede the necessity for such a
protectorate as prerequisite to interfere to
prevent the acquisition of American terri
tory by any European power would amount
to a renunciation of the Monroe doctrine
by the United States, and this cannot be
contemplated by the administration.
There are indications that the British
foreign officials are willing to discuss this
feature of the case with Mr. Bayard at
length, and so things may drag along for
many months unless a collision occurs be
tween the British and Venezuelan forces in
the disputed territory or the Minnesota
syndicate for;es negotiations by begin
ning operations under the large concession
it has obtained from Venezuela of lands in
that territory.
The apparent effects of Mr. Bayard's ef
forts «'ebftins watrhpn .with intense inter
est by all the diplomatic interests of the
South and Central American countries
stationed in Washington. One of these
representatives, in speaking on the sub
ject, said a majority of South American
republics were staggering under foreign
debts and were unable longer to meet their
obligations. The question confronting
these countries is whether the United
States will stand by and allow the creditor
nations 1 to collect these debts by force.
Meanwhile to strengthen their claim for
protection upon the United States there is
in progress among the smaller and weaker
republics a movement to entangle their in
terests with our own bo as to make it a
matter of deep concern to our people should
any European power attacK them.
MEDICAL PRACTITIOXERM.
Canadian Students Who Fail of Exam
ination Come to the United States.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.— The
subject of the practice of medicine in the
United States by Canadian medical stu
dents who have failed to pass the examina
tion required to admit them to practice in
the province of Ontario is brought to the
attention of the State Department by a
report from Consul Twitchell at Kingston,
Canada.
The Consul says during the year 1894
100 students were graduated from the On
tario Medical College. Of these fifty-three
passed the examination required by the
medical council of the Government before
being allowed to practice in Canada. The
other forty-seven he thinks probably went
to the United States, where the graduation
from the medical college permits them to
practice in most of the States without fur
ther examination.
Honored by the Pope.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.-The
Pope has conferred on the Rev. James
Stephen of Washington the rank of Private
Chamberlain to the Pope with the title of
Monsignor Stephen. The announcement
was made by Monsignor Satolli at a dinner
given by him to-day in honor of the feast
day at St. Francis de Paul. The rank is
conferred in recognition of the long serv
ice of Father Stephen as a missionary
among the Indians, and particularly his
services in Washington in behalf of the
Catholic Indian schools.
Promotion of Army Engineer*.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.-The re
cent retirement, of Colonel George H. Elli
ott, corps of engineers, has resulted in the
following promotions in the corps of engi
neers: Lieutenant-Colonel John M. Wilson
to be colonel, Major E. E. Ernest to be
lieutenant-colonel, Captain Richard L.
Hoxio to be major, First Lieutenant W. C.
Langtitt to be captain, Second Lieutenant
Robert McGregor to be first lieutenant,
Adjutant Lieutenant J. J. Elliott to be
second lieutenant.
Morrison if Via Xot Murdered.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.-Senor
Romero, the Mexican Minister, is in re
ceipt of a report from the Governor of the
State of Mexico, dated on the 22d in St..
stating that the authorities of the city of
Cordova, near which town R. G. Morrison,
an American citizen, formerly of Detroit,
Mich., was reported to have been mur
dered by bandits, declare the published
statements that Morrison had been robbed
and .murdered to be baseless.
Flana for Irrigation.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3. -The
Irrigation Committee, composed of five
officers of the Interior Department and
five officers of the Agricultural Depart
ment, to-day met and discussed the sub
ject of apian for irrigation. As yet the
plans are merely tentative, but it is thought
before Congress meets again some feasible
plan will be ready to submit as a ground
work for legislation.
THE NICARAGUA COM3IISSIOX.
Those to Survey the Canal Route Sot Yet
Selected .
WASHINGTpN, D.C., April 3.— lt was
expected that the Cabinet yesterday would
select the members of the Nicaraguan
Canal Commission, but the subject was
not considered at the meeting. Not one of
the three commissioners has yet been
selected. Secretary Herbert has recom
mended Sylvester Endicott as the United
States representative, bvit Secretary La
mont has not presented the name of any
army officer, and no determination has
yet been reached as to the civilian mem
ber. It is said at the White House that
the appointments will probably be made
during this week, as there is need for haste
in view of the fact that the commission
will have to visit Nicaragua, make an ex
tensive examination of the condition of
the necessary works and then prepare a
report before November 1 next.
JRESTS WITH HIS BROTHER.
The Court-Martial Proceedings Against
Commander Smith in Abeyance.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.— The
President has suspended his action on the
proceedings and sentence of dismissal of
the naval court-martial in the case of Com
mander Frederick E. Smith, retired, in
view of the fact that the officer, by power
of attorney, dated March 22, had placed
the entire management of his financial
affairs in the hands of his brother, General
I Joseph Smith of Bangor, Mo., giving him
j full authority to undertake the discharge
of his financial obligations. The practical
effect of the President's action is to retain
■ in him the power to give the sentence at
any time hereafter should the officer fail to
fulfill his promise.
IS CHAMPIONED BY SQUIRE
Puget Sound Anxious to Build
Some of the New Tor
pedo-Boats.
San Francisco the Only Place on the
Coast That Can Build Bat
tle-Ships.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.-Senator
Squire of Washington is interesting him
self to secure, if possible, a contract for
some of the new naval vessels provided for
at the last session of Congress for his State.
The law provides that une of the two battle
ships and one of the torpedo-boats shall be
built on the Pacific Coast, unless it should
appear that they cannot be built there ex
cept at exorbitant rates ; but the law makes
no such specification as to any of the six
composite ram-boats provided for in the
act. Squire has, however, been assured that
the people of the Western coast shall have
an opportunity to put in bids on these
boats also.
There is only one institution on that
coast having facilities for building battle
ships, and that is located at San Francisco;
but the Senator says the torpedo-boats and
cunboats can be constructed on Puget
Sound as economically as at any other
place. The bureau of construction and
repairs of the Navy Department will have
immediate control of the building of the
proposed vessels. an*l is already consider
ing plans for them. It is understood,
however, that none of the specifications
will be ready to submit to the prospective
bidders for a month or six weeks. The
plans for the gunboats, now receiving the
attention of the officials, contemplate boats
168 feet long, 34}^ feet wide and 12 feet
draught, giving a displacement of 957 tons.
The bottoms are to be of wood, covered
with copper two feet above the water line
and above the copper with steel. The keel
is to be of wood with side frame of steel,
and there is to be an inside steel frame in
the hull. There is some doubt in the
minds of the officials whether such vessels
can be built for the amount appropriated —
$230,000 for each boat— and it may become
necessary to reduce the dimensions in
order to bring the cost of construction
within the appropriation. The Irw per
mits the use of steel or other metal, or of
alloy in any proposed vessels. The name
of Kearsarge will be revived for one of the
battle-ships.
WILSON ASSUMES OFFICE.
He Succeeds Mr. Bissell as a
Member of Cleveland's
Cabinet.
Letter-Carriers Send Tokens to
Show Appreciation of the
Retiring Official.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.-Con
trary to expectations W. L. Wilson took
the oath of office as Postmaster-General to
day. Bissell received the employes of the
department this afternoon and ends his
official labors to-day.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of the Chief Justice,
and Miss Wilson, daughter of the new
Postmaster-General, were present at the
ceremony. Bissell and Wilson conferred
and saw some of the heads of bureaus.
Then John N. Parson, president of the
Letter-carriers' Association of New York,
presented the retiring Postmaster-General
with an engrossed copy of resolutions com
mending the administration of Mr. Bissell
for the enforcement of the eight-hour law
and his extension of the civil service laws.
Secretary Gresi*.*"* sent Bffesell a hickory
walking-stick whicn he himself cut on the
grounds of the President's summer home
at Woodley and trimmed. Shortly after
these preliminaries the employes of the
department were introduced to Wilson and
said good-by to Bissell.
Wilson will enter on the active discharge
of his duties to-morrow. Bissell leaves for
New York to-night to attend to private
business.
The National Association of Letter-car
riers, through Secretary Victor, presented
Mr. Bissell with an engrossed set of resolu
tions, passed by the association, commend
ing the administration of Mr. Bissell, and
especially as regarded the letter-carriers.
A Difference With the Cramps.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.— There
is a difference between the Navy Depart
ment and the Cramps, builders of the Min
neapolis, relative to the payment of certain
expenses attending the trial trip of that
vessel last year, and the accounts in dis
pute have been referred to a board for ad
justment, as provided by the contract.
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3.*-To
day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
P186.856.671, gold reserve $90,560,730.
OSCAR ON THE RACK.
Trial of the Notorious
Queensberry Libel
Case.
WILDE AS A WITNESS.
Extracts From "Dorian Gray"
to Back Up Peculiar
Insinuations.
THE DEFIANCE OF THE POET.
Says He Does Not Care "Tup
pence" for What Philistines
Think About Him.
LONDON, Exg., April 3.— Every avail
able inch of the Old Bailey was occupied
this morning when the hearing of the
libel suit brought against the Marquis of
Queensberry by Oscar Wilde was opened
before Justice Collins. Wilde charges the
Marquis with leaving on February 28 an
uncovered card at the Albemarle Club, on
which was written certain foul epithets.
As a result Wilde, on March 2, caused the
arrest of the Marquis, and the latter, at
Marlborough-street police court, was
placed under £1500 bail.
The courtroom was to-day crowded with
lawyers. Admission was obtained by
tickets only, and the Sheriff in charge
showed the representative of the Asso
ciated Press a pile of applications a foot
high, many being from well-known people,
while rumors were current in London yes
terday that Wilde had suddenly leit the
city to avoid being present in court to-day,
and reports were also current that startling
developments would arise to-day. But
both these rumors were set at rest by the
arrival in court of the principals to the
suit. The Marquis, who wore a shabby
overcoat, was placed in the dock, and
answered to the indictment by pleading
first not guilty, and secondly that the libel
was true and it w%s published for the pub
lic good.
The Marquis seemed unconcerned, and
in replying to questions spoke quietly
and clearly. Sir Kdward Clarke, formerly
Solicitor-General, in opening the case, said
the card left at the Albemarle Club for
Mr. Wilde was one of the visiting cards
of the Marquis of Queensberry. Con
tinuing, the counsel said the gravest is
sues had been raised, as the defendant, in
his pleadings, alleged that the plaintiff
had for some time acted in a disgraceful
way. Certain letters addressed by the
plaintiff to Lord Alfred Douglass, the
second son of the Marquis of Queensberry,
were brought to the plaintiff by a man
who said he was in distress, and Wilde
gave him £20 with which to pay his pas
sage to America. Another letter was
handed Beerbohm Tree, the actor, who
gave it to the plaintiff.
Counsel then recounted the facts already
known in the case, snowing that Wilde,
who had recently returned from Algiers,
drove up to the Albemarle Club about 5
p. M., February 28, and on entering was
handed an envelope by the hall porter,
Sidney Wright, who said: "Lord Queens
berry desired me, sir, to hand thia to you
when you came to the club." Inside the
envelope the plaintiff found a card, on the
back of which was written the date "4:30,
18, 2, 95," and on this card was written
certain vile epithets, which formed the
basis of the suit.
Oscar Wilde was called. He languidly
arose from his solicitor's table, where he
was seated, and entered the witness-box.
The witness was faultlessly dressed in a
black frock coat and carried his gloves in
his hand, showing his fingers covered with
rings. He was very pale, but seemingly
composed. Wilde spoke with his custom
ary drawl, leaning his arms upon the rail
of the witness-box and replying distinctly
to questions.
The jury, which was composed of very
intelligent men of elderly appearance,
mainly prosperous tradesmen, eyed him
with curiosity. The witness said that
upon arriving at his house a few months
ago he found two gentlemen waiting in
the library. One was the Marquis of
Queensberry, the other unknown to the
plaintiff. The former said: "Sit down."
I replied: "Lord Queensberry, I will not
allow any one to talk that way in my
house. I suppose you have come to apolo
gize. Is it possible that you accuse me and
your son of infamous vices?" He replied :
"It looks that way."
The counsel for plaintiff then asked the
witness about the man to whom he had
given £20 with which to pay his passage to
America. The witness said: "The man
told me he had been offered £60 for a let
ter, and I advised him to immediately ac
cept it. But. I finally gave him money in
order to relieve his distress, and he gave
me the letter."
The document referred to was here pro
duced in court and was handed to Justice
Collins. The letter was to Lord Alfred
Douglass, and the writer addressed him
affectionately, and was signed "Oscar
W T ilde." Counsel, in explaining this let
ter, said it might seem extravagant to
those in the habit of writing letters. But
he added, "It was mere poetry." [Laugh
ter.]
Interest in the case was increased when
Sir Edward Clarke, upon finishing the
direct examination, turned the witness
over to E. H. Carson, Q. C, M. P., counsel
for the Marquis of Queensberry, for cross
examination. Carson began the presenta
tion of the case for the Marquis by reading
passages from "Dorian Gray," one of Oscar
Wilde's novels of modern life, to show that
the author upheld all that he had been
accused of. the plaintiff following the
counsel with a copy of the book and laugh
ing at Carson's insinuations.
"The interpretation of my works does
not concern me," said Wilde. "I do not
care 'tuppence' for what Philistines think
about me."
Carson severely repressed the levity of
the witness, and began a more serious
phase of cross-examination by questioning
Wilde about his other vicious acts, and the
questions were so pointed as to be unprint
able. Wilde emphatically denied that he
had done anything improper, but was trou
bled and confused under the terrible cross
examination to which lie was subjected,
and frequently drank water. In fact, he
seemed ready to faint, and a chair was
placed inside the witness-stand for his use.
Throughout the questioning of the plain
tiff the Marquis of Queensberry stood fac
ing him and did not take his eyes off the
man.
The cross-examination of Wilde was not
finished when the court adjourned at 5
p. m. A large crowd had assembled about
the Old Bailey to see Wilde leave.
Canada's Book Tariffs.
OTTAWA, Ont., April 3.— At the last
session of Parliament the customs due on
books was changed from 15 per cent ad
valorem to 6 cents a pound with an addi
tional Viy, per cent on reprints of British
copyright works. A clause was attached,
however, providing that on March 27, 1895,
this additional duty of Viy z per cent on re
prints of copyright works should «ease to
be collected, so that the law to-day is
changed to this extent and the protection
afforded to British authors of Canadian
works has ceased. This duty has been a
dubious source of income to the authors,
but its withdrawal will doubtless con-,
tribute to the controversy now going on in
England over the subject of Canada's right
to control this class of legislation.
DONE BY AN EDITOR.
Daring Attempt to Blow Vp a Tlfonumey
in Hungary.
BUDA-PESTH, Hungary, April 3.— An
attempt was made last night to blow up
the monument erected to the memory of
the Austrian General Hentzi and 418 sol
diers who fell while defending the fortress
against the Hungarians in 1849. The mon
ument, which stands on Georg Platz, is a
Gothic column in bronze, 66 feet high, ris
ing over a group of dying heroes, crowned
by victory. A well-dressed man was seen
to deposit near the monument a parcel to
which was attached a lighted fuse. A tre
mendous explosion followed, shattering
the windows of Archduke Joseph's palace,
the armory and other public buildings in
the vicinity. The monument, however,
was uninjured.
Later in the day it was announced that
the attempt to blow up the monument was
made by the editor of an evening paper,
the Olswad. He had previously been im
prisoned, after having been convicted of
lese majeste. He hivs been taken into cus
tody. _
MRS. PARAN STEVENS GONE
Death of the Noted Leader of
Gotham's Best
Society.
From a Factory Girl She Rose to a
Most Brilliant and Chari
table Woman.
NEW YORK, N. V., April 3.— Mrs. Par
an Stevens, one of the best-known women
in New York society, died this afternoon.
She was stricken with la grippe, which
finally developed into pneumonia, which
caused her death. Mrs. Stevens was born
in Lowell, Mass., nearly seventy years ago.
Mrs. Paran Stevens was one of the most
noted characters in New York society. She
rose to social fame from the position of a
factory girl and during her career made
many of the leaders of New York's "400"
and was instrumental in sending as many
more into the rear ranks of social life. Mrs.
Stevens made good use of her income,
which came to. her through her husband,
Paran Stevens, and partly as a result of
the lady's successful investments. She
made a practice of devoting one-fifth of her
income to charitable uses, and in this way
won much respect and esteem from the
poor of New York.
Mrs. Stevens resided in one of the most
elecant and costly houses in Gotham. She
entertained the notables of two continents
at her home and earned an entree into the
best society of Europe. It[was she who ar
ranged the famous Gould-Castellane wed
ding. Miss Gould was her special charge
during last year's social season in London
and Paris.
In personal appearance Mrs. Stevens
was a large and not over-refined looking
woman. She was striking in appearance,
but yet not handsome. She boasted of her
personal magnetism, and not without good
cause, for all who met her pronounced her
a most charming conversationalist. Her
individuality was striking. Mrs. Stevens
enjoyed the hospitalities of the Goulds last
winter. She was with them on a voyage
in their yacht Atlanta, and after the trip
she was entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
George Gould at their Fifth-avenue resi
dence.
The father of Mrs. Stevens was a harness
maker and a man of humble means. He
strived hard to educate his daughter, who
studied hard to earn an education. The
daughter of Mrs. Stevens married Arthur
Paget, son of Lord Paget, a noted barrister
of England. Arthur Paget and his bride
visited this city some months ago.
ST. JOHN KILLS HIS WIFE.
The Son of the Ex-Governor of
Kansas Commits a
Murder.
He Intercepts a Letter and Asks an
Explanation Which Is Not
Given.
OKLAHOMA, O. T., April 3.— Harry St.
John, son of ex-Governor St. John of Kan
sas, a member of the last Oklahoma Legis
lature, shot and killed his wife this after
noon at his home two miles west of this
city.
By some means he had become possessed
of a letter addressed to her, and demanded
to know the writer This afternoon about
3 o'clock he hired a buggy and drove out
to his place. Getting his gun, he confronted
his wife with the letter, threatening to kill
her if she did not disclose the author. She
refused, and, as he claims, the gun was dis
charged accidentally, shooting her through
the breast. She died without uttering a
word.
Mrs. St. John was a Miss May Felbon.
Her father, Willard Felbon, was former
County Judge of Sagunhe County, Colo.,
and later Warden of the Colorado State
Penitentiary. She leaves two small chil
dren.
She was about 28 years of age, and her
husband is about 35, a lawyer by profes
sion. He has lived in Oklahoma since
1889.
BOUNCING THE BARON.
An Extravagant Man at the Head of a
Big German Paper.
LONDON, Eng., April 3.— A dispatch to
the Times from Berlin says that the pro
prietors of the Kreuz Zeitung, the organ of
the Ultra-Conservatives, have notified
Baron Wilhelm yon Hammerstein, the
chief editor of that paper, that his services
will not be required after July.
It is asserted that under the editorship
of Baron yon Hammerstein the paper has
been brought to the verge of bankruptcy.
It is rumored that Baron yon Hammer
stein, who is a member of the Reichstag,
will simultaneously disappear from servicq.
He is one of the chief conservative leaders
and is a moving spirit in the Agrarian
agitation.
"SAINT" TERESA ROUTED.
Encounters in Which Several Are Killed
by .t mned Forces.
OJINAGA, Mkx., April 3.— Another con
flict has occurred between the authorities
and the followers of Saint Teresa Urrear, ;
the so-called patron saint of the Mexicans
qf this section. In a conflict several days
ago between the authorities and the
crowds that flocked to see Teresa three
persons were killed.
The . authorities have determined to
make another attempt to quell the excite
ment and an armed force was sent to the
pot where Te resa was camped, with
orders to capture the wooden image she
carried 1 . Her followers resisted the at
tempt, and in the fight that followed five
persons Were Jsilled and three wounded.
The woman escaped into Texas and is sup
posed to be." on her way to her old home in
S.onora, Mex. „ •
..EMPEROR TO PRINCE.
Wmtiim't Neat Little Address to Bit
■' '. ••'. ■■ : march.
BERLIN, Germany, April 3.— The text
of Emperor William's address to Prince
Bismarck is as follows:
Your Serene Highness: May I to-day, aabn
March 26, at the head of a representative de
tachme;itt)f my army, once more deeply moved,
express the thanks of my house and the thanks
of the German nation for all you have done and
your beneficent labor for the Fatherland. God
bless and tender happy the evening of the life
of the man who will ever remain the pride of
the German people. Yours, gratefully,
WILHELM.
In receiving the President of the Reich
stag last evening, the Emperor greeted
him with the most friendly courtesy and
expressed the hope that parliament under
his direction might work wisely and with
discretion. T:he reception only lasted a
few moments. •
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