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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1889-SIXTEEN PAGES.
SLAYE-DEALIXG IX AFBICA
Cardinal Lavigerie Says the tteturn of
Emin Is a Sad Blow to Civilization.
The ITan-restrojin j Fanaticism of the Jloham
nedani Has Revived the Slave Trade, and
TTill Case the 'Plague to Spread.
Explorer Stanley and the Emperor of
Germany Exchange Congratulations,
Einin Pasha's Brain Uninjured, and There Are
Xott Strong Hopes of His Recovery Threat- 9
ened Labor Troubles in Germany.
THE PLAGUE OF SLAVERY.
Cardinal Lavigerie Ilevlews the Spread
of
the Scourge Throughout Africa.
Ftcial to the In!lA&AXoi! Journal
London, Dec. 7. Cardinal Lavigerie, in
speaking of the return of Emin Pasha and
Henry M. Stanley to civilization, said:
"The darkest page in the story of alavery
is that which tells of its present revival in
the interior of Africa. With the horrors of
this scourge the recent conference of - the
representatives of the powers at Brussels
was powerless to deal, for the conference
could only act eo far as the authority and
control of such powers prevailed. Civil
ization controls the coast of Africa.
It has planted its feet on the
southern and . northern regions of
the continent, and on the months of the
Niger. It has a possible channel into the
interior along the waterway of the Congo.
Hut the interior of Africa, from the Sahara
and the desert of Korosko to Zambesi, is
outside the pale of civilization, and is given
up to a plaguo such as has no parallel in re
. corded history. A dark, brutal fanaticism,
taking upon itself the once proud title of
Islam, has spread over this vast region.
destroying with unspeakable horrors
millions of human beings in or
der to make captives of the
thousands of wretched survivors. This
strange revival seems to have originated in
the populous regions below the middle Ni
ger and Lake Chad. Perhaps it began in
the peculiar sect lirst made known to Eu
roje through the movement of the Senoussi,
in the back lands of Algeria. . In, the dis
tricts of Borno and Socoto it is associated
with a low, but energetic type of civiliza
tion, producing populous towns and organ
izing a considerable inland trade. Even
here it is nnworthy of the traditions of a
religion that once produced - the
humanity of Saladin, and the learning,
and philosophy that centered in Cordova.
But from these little known regions the
movement has spread eastward to the Nile,
where its representatives have spread de
vastation from the Cataracts and the Red
sea to the Albert and Victoria Nyanza, and
outhward across the Congo to Lake Ny
asha and the Zambesi. From the Soudan
and the equatorial provinces all vestiges of
European influences have disappeared.
"The story of Major Bartte lot's struggles
with Tippoo Tib and his murder, the revolt
ngainst Lmln Pasha ana the murder of Dr.
Peters and his companions show how im
potent are the slender forces of Europe on
the upper Congo against the wave of man
destroying fanaticism. It is this Moham
medan propaganda that has revived the
slave trade and that rinds it a market, for
the gigantic slave raids, of which so
much has been heard of late, have
not been arranged to satisfy a
demand from across the sea. The slaves
aro taken to the Mohammedan towns in the
nterior of Africa. This is a market that
nothing short of the conquest of Africa by
Europe can close. The slave-raider can' be
stopped, but. only by an armed force able
to tight and defeat him. Such an under
taking no government is likely to initiate.
It would have to be the work of some new
order, reviving, in the shape of a life of
self-sncritice. the nobler traditions of me
dneval chivalry."
STANLEY AND THE KAISER.
The Latter Congratulations and the For
iner' Kepi y Emin Pasha's Condition.
Copyright, 15S3. by the New York Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 7. The latest news from
Emin Pasha is that there are strong hopes
of his recovery. The brain is now known
to be uninjured, and the fever is reduced.
In re&pouse to an inquiry from the Emperor,
Major Wissinaun yesterday cabled: "Emin
Pasha is much better, but he must, for the
present, remain at Bagamoyo. lie charges
me to tell your Majesty that the Emperor's
congratulations are the best reward for all
his work, and he begs leave to express his
humble thanks for them." f
Tho Emperor left Dessau on Thursday
for Darmstadt, where he cabled to Emin:
"Now that you have at last returned from
yournost where yon havo remained over
eleven years, with truly German loyalty
and devotion to duty, 1 am glad to greet
you. sending my congratulations and im
perial appreciation. I have felt especial
satisfaction from the fact that it was
through territory under our protection
that German forces were able to smooth the
way to the coast for your return.!'
At the same time the Empercr cabled to
Stanley as follows: "Thanks to your per
severance and inflexible courage yon have
now. after repeatedly crossing the dark
continent, overcome a new and long suc
cession of exceeding; perils and almost un
endurable hardships. -That after sur
mounting those, yourreturn journey should
lead you through lands covered by my Hag
at! or dime great satisfaction, and I wel
come you heartily to civilisation and se
curity." Stanley -wired tho following answer
"Imperator et Hex My expedition has now
reached its end. I have had the honor to
bo hospitably entertained by Major Wiss
mann and other of your Majesty's orlicers
under him. Since arriving from Mpwapwa
our travels have come to a successful con
clusion. We have been faken across from
Bagamoyo to Zanzibar by your Majesty's
ships Sperber and Schwalbe. and all hon
ors, coupled with great affability, have
been accorded us. I gratefully re
member tho hospitality and prince
ly affability extended to me at
Potsdam, and am profoundly impressed
with your Majesty's condescension, kind
ness and gracious welcome. With a full
and sincere heart. I exclaim, 'Long live the
noble Emperor William.' ;'
The Emperor was immensely pleased with
Stanley's reply. Jwhich shows that the ex
plorer has caught tho ringing style agree
able to imperial cars, lie read it aloud,
encircled by a brilliant psrty, at a supper
f iven last night by the Grand Duke of
lesse. Before starting for the deer park at
Grossjeran, to-d&y, the Emperor again
cabled Stanley, urging hi in to make an
early visit here, and giving him hearty
assurance of a warm German greeting.
The German press is unanimous in throw
ing upon Stanley the blame for the accident
to Emin, and some of them go so far as to
hint that the Pasha's death would not be
an unwelcome event to "some persons."
whose desire to reap the sole benefit and
seize the full honor of tho jonruey from
Emin's camp to Bagamoyo would brook no
ordinary impediment. It is suggested -by
one journal that the fact that Emin rescued
Stanley, instead of the latter rescuing the
Pasha, is possibly among the disclosures
feared and sught to be suppressed.
LABOR TROUBLES IX GERMANY.
Serious State of Affairs in the Mining Regions
Action of Employers.
Oopyrlflit. 18S9, ty the New Yoric Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 7. The miners' strike, in
volving at it does now.'the whole field of
mining operations in Westphalia, coupled
with the attitude of the Reichstag toward
the Socialist bill, threatens to embarrass
the government very seriously. The mo
tion to repeal tho law exacting from work
ingmen certificates from their last employ
ers provoked in the House a significant de
bate. Dr. Windthorst warned the Minis
ters that tho feeling of the country was
rririi the miners, that their claitaa wcro
recognized as just, and that if tho law did
not interfere to protect them from
tho tyranny of the companies,
tho men would certainly be driven to
the last extremity of starvation and
despair; that disorders would follow and
that for snch disorders the government
would lo responsible. Hcrr Banmbach.
Progressist, declared the situation to be the
gravest ever known, and said that the
miners trusted that tho Reichstag would
intervene in their favor. Deputy Hym
macher. National Liberal, defended the em
ployers, and denied that men were dis
missed and refused work for taking part in
the great spring strike. Ho said only those
were discharged who were suspected of
fomenting discontent. These measures
were necessary to preserve discipline. His
defense operated contrary to its intention
and confirmed the majority in favor of some
intervention for the protection of the work
men. The employers now refuse even to nego
tiate with delegate- sent to them on the
behalf of the men. Herr Bmtticher, Minis
ter, after conference with Herr Furth, the
Socialist Deputy, 6cnt dispatches to tho
Emperor and Prince Bismarck, recommend
ing that an imperial proclamation be
issued, promising that a commission to ar
bitrate the differences shall bo immediately
created. The agitation and the ferment in
men's minds exceeds all experience in the
districts of Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsen
Kirchen, Hammacheand Stolzel.
The Deputy from K? sen has gone to that
place to try conciliation. The troops are
held in readiness to guard against and snp
press any resort to violence. The masters
have relied upon tho insufficient funds and
resources of the men in the hope to defeat
the strike, but they find themselves mis
taken. . If a general strike is proclaimed
to-morrow, supplies in money and pro
Visions will pour in upon the relief com
mittee every day. The men in the Treas
ury coal-mines, in the Saar district, have
forwarded a petition to the Emperor, ap
pealing for help. They declare their loy
alty and patriotism, and say that even the
unmarried men cannot live on the present
wages. They deny that politics or religion
aro related in anj way with the causes of
discontent, and say that the miners, if dis
missed, must emigrate or starve. Their
last hopo is that the Emperor will estab
lish a court to arbitrate these differences.
The managing committee, representing
the owners of collieries at Kssen now in
volved in dispute with their men, has re
solved to advise a redress of the grievances
of which the men complain. The strike that
has been impending is, therefore, probably
averted. Tho government agent who was
present at tho same meeting announced
that if the men should, under theso condi
tions, persist in tho strike, they would
alienate the sympathy of the government.
GENERAL ' FOREIGN NEWS.
The Relations Between Germany and Austria
Becoming Slightly Mtrained.
Copyright, 1389, by the nctt York Associated Prcss.1
Berlin, Dec. 7. The relations between
the Foreign Office hero and at Vienna move
in the direction of an aggravation of all tho
bad features. Count Kalnoky, according
to official advices, finds his colleagues rather
moro relnctant to follow Bismark's line of
conciliation with Russia, and therefore de
sires to resign, leaving Baron Kallay in
office as his encccssor. Count Kalnoky is
reported to have said in a recent conversa
tion with an intimate friend, that Austria
had postponed the recognition of Prince
Ferdinand out of respect for the wishes of
Prince Bismark, but that the ultimate
recognition of Ferdinand was a well-6ettled
point in her policy. As this recognition
would put Austria at once in almost defi
nite opposition to the Russian policy, it is
plain that Bismarck's function as a peace
maker is becoming a point of great friction
between the Ministers.
Austria Buys 100,000 Rifles.
Copyright, lm, by the New York Associated Press.
Berlin. Dec. 7. Twelve Belgian officers
attached to tho War Department recently
arrived in Vienna. Their visit was kept a
secret, and the manufacturers of the Wann-
licher repeaters wcro allowed to make a
contract with them to supply 100.000 small
bore guns, tho arms to be delivered in in
stallments, and the whole contract to bo
finished in March lStfl. which is a good step
into the future when we remember the
energy which Russia is now showing in
providing her army with a new and im
proved arm.
Cable Note.
In a blizzard at Presburg, nungarj', nine
persons lost their lives.
At the coming session of the British Par
liament the government will ask that the
London police force be increased by 1,000
men.
The German postll list for 1W0 will show
that 9.7.VJ newspapers are printed in Ger
many, 2.781 of which are printed in thirty
otner languages and in German.
It is stated that in a recent familiar con
versation at Berlin with Deputy Miqnel,
Emperor William said: "Political parties
are sheer frippery. 1 only know the one
that is for me and the one that is against
me.
v
It is tho intention of the Austrian gov
ernment to pass stringent laws with refer
ence to emigration. Agents who are found
guilty of fraudulent representations will
bo liable to a sentence of five years penal
servitude.
The debato in the Holland chamber on
tho interpellation touching the dismissal of
tho chief of the secret police ended in a
vote of in support of the Ministry
against 205. Thns the 'interpellation was
voted down.
TELl'GRAl'HIC BREVITIES.
An unknown side-wheel steamer burned
to tho water's edge, twenty-live miles out
on Chesapeake bay, last night.
J. I. Case, of Racine, Wis.', has just pur
chased of Edward Bain, of Kenosha, tho
high-bred tiottincr stallion Lexington
Wilkes, by George Wilkes., Consideration,
$io.oou "
At Spokane Falls, Wash., yesterday, R.
L. Sauderline, a pastry cook, sbot his wife
and attempted to kill her. Thinking he
had done so. he blew his own brains out
They had not lived happily for some time.
At Kussellville, K., Friday night John
Cole, a negro desperado, was shot and
killed by A. M. Crewdson. a traveling
salesman. Colo was caught robbing a store
which ho had broken open aud attempted
to escape.
Governor Trask, of the Sailors Snug Har
bor, Statcn Island, N. Y., was phot at three
times yesterday by a homeless old tar Trask
had turned adrift for alleged violation of
rules. Trask's pocket-book stopped tho
only bnlletthat struck him.
Wm. Fourter. of Franklin Falls, X. H..
objected to his neighbor. M. G. Colby,
using his premises for a slaughter-house
and the slaughtering ceased. Last night
Colby entered Fourter' s home and shot the
wife, sixty years old, dead before her fami
ly. Colby was arrested.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the own
ership of the Philadelphia l'ubliv Ledger
by Mr. George W. Chihls. and also the
twenty-fifth anniversary of its directorship
oy .nr. niuinm . .ucrvean, as cmtor-lli-,
chief, was most pleasantly commemorated1
yesterday afternoon in a reception tendered
the latter-named gentleman by the "Ledger
Family."
The United States steamer Thetis arrived
at San Francisco from tho Arctic, yester
day, having completed an eighteen-months
cruise. The Thetis was caught
in an ice-pack near i'oint Bar
row, Aug. is, and narrowly escaped
destruction. Captain Stockton also re
ports that the Thetis has traveled along
tho entii coast-line of Alaska, and made a
longer cruise than has ever been attempted
by any other vessel in one reason.
Nominated a Year Aheail.
to tha Int!anavolli Journal
Franklin. Ind.. Dec. 7. In the primary
convention held in this county to-day tho
Democrats nominated the following-named
officers, to be voted for in November, 1"90:
Representative, Luther Short; clerk, Chas.
Bytield; sheriff, Preston Maiden: auditor,
Thos. J. Coyle: treasurer. T. K. Valentine;
recorder, teo. W. Clemmer: cc toner, L. L.
Whiteside; surveyor. Floyd Ow?ns: com
missioners, G. N. Hughes and llenrv
Fisher. Luther Short is the proprietor of
the Franklin Democrat. The nomination
of Coyle has created much dissatisfaction.
The Grand Rapid Hxpret Clerk Myatt-ry.
Gi:ani Rapiis. Mich., Dec. 7. The au
thorities have given up hopes of finding
Clarence .1. Toot's body in the sewer. Toot
purchased a jair of colored spectacles Sun
day morniug, and also purchased a suit of
clothes late Saturday night, and a pair of
shoes of a dealer who identifies one of the
old shoes that Toot left m the express office
as the one ho looked at when fitting the
new pair. Tho books show about $KX) cash
and two packages of diamonds missing.
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.TRIED TO KILL A WHOLE FAMILY.
An Objectionable Lover Shoots Four Fersons,
Two Fatally, and Then Kills Himself.
St. Louis, Dec. 7. Casper Clispy was a
machinist, twenty-seven years old, and
loved Mary Anson, aged twenty-two, a
daughter of John Anson, also a machinist
and co-worker of Cli spy's in the Missouri
Pacific railroad shop. Clispy was a con
firmed opium-eater, and Anson had forbade
him visiting his daughter. A few minutes
before 6 o'clock this morning, Clispy went
to Anson's house. .The family were at
breakfast, and Clispy drow a revolver and
fired at Anson, inflicting a mortal wound.
Ho then shot his sweetheart, Mary, and her
younger sister Agnes, wounding the former
and fatally injuring the latter. All fell to
the floor, and whilo they lay there bleeding
the murderer placed his pistol to his own
head and blew out his brains, dying in half
an hour. His body was taken to the morgue,
and physicians were called to attend tho
wounded Ansons.
Mr. Anson was shot in the head and died
about noon. Mary was also sftot in the
bead, bnt tho ball glanced around under
the scalp and made only a ileh wound
which will soon heal. Agnes received a
ball abovo the left temple, which penetrat
ed the brain and still remains there. She
will undoubtedly die. Michael Anson, a
lad of fifteen years, grappled with the mur
derer and was shot in the wrist and hand,
but the wound is not severe. Lillie and
Maggie, two other children, were not hurt.
When Clispy entered the house ho had a
Eistol in each hand and, as is now learned,
egan firing at once And without other
warning than pronouncing tho word "now."
When young Michael grappled with him
he dropped one of his pistols and ran up to
a porch or balcony on the second Moor of
the house and there fired three balls into
his head. It is said that Clispy has forced
his attentions on Miss Mary and that when
he found she did not care for him and that
the family were opposed to their marriage
ho had threatened to have blood.
FETTIT TAKEN TO LAFAYETTE.
t
ne Refuses to Talk The Frisoner at Indianap
olis Wore a Frivate Detective's Badge.
EJiecial to th rnfllanapolls Journal.
Lafayette. Ind., Dec. 7. Deputy Sheriff
John Graves arrived from Columbus at
7:00 Friday night, having in custody Rev.
Wm. F. Pettit, who was arrested upon a
charge of poisoning his wife last July..
Tho officer missed connections at Indian
apolis, and had to remain there several
hours. He secured a room at the Spencer
House, and locked his prisoner and himself
in. There was a large crowd at the depot
and at the jail on their arrival, all anxious
to get a glimpse of the accused, who is not
generally known in this locality. Two or
three of Pettit' s Masonic friends
were at the sheriff's office to extend
a friendly hand. They held a short
whispered conversation with him and then
with the sheriff, after which the latter
placed the prisoner in the jail hospital
instead of a cell. Mr. Pettit declined to
talkto reporters, saying his lawyers had
enjoined him to keep silence. He did not
appear to be much cast down. He felt his
position keenly, but apparently had re
solved to bear up bravely.
When arrested Pettit was at dinner in
Columbus, and 6eemed much surprised.
When searched it was found that he was
wearing a star badge on which were the
words, "Private detective." This was ap
parently news to .the Columbus officers,
who questioned him about it, eliciting a re
ply that he was in the employ of a mercan
tile association. Pettit nas retained the
law firm of Coflroth & Stuart and CoL R.?P
Dellart to look after his legal rights.
FATAL FIRE OX A PIER.
Four Men Darned to Death and Seven Others
Injured Heavy Property Loss.
New York, Dec. 7. A fire broke out at
tho river end of theNational steamship pier,
No. S9 North river, shortly betore 2'b'clock
this afternoon. Tho steamship Holland,
.which arrived .this morning, was docked,
and a gang of men started to clear the pier
so as to make ready for the steamship's
cargo. While they were thus working,
foreman John Dunn discovered fire among
a number of bales of cotton near the end of
the pier. About twenty-five men wero at
work near the spot. Some of them remained
to assist in putting out the liames, the
others fleeinc to the street. Those who
stayed behind were either fatally or seri
ously burned. The steamer was saved with
the aid of numerous tugs. The smoke was
so dense that hardly anything could bo
seen.
The fire was got under control at 3
o'clock, and at 3:15 was entirely out. Four
dead bodies were brought out from the
pier. They were found at tho end of the
pier in a loft. They are John Whalen, dock
carpenter; James Barry, watchman: Rich
ard Johnson, colored, and another unknown
colorqd man. The following is a list of in
jured: J. S. Holting, face burned; Samuel
Diggs. face and hands ' burned; Gilbert
Farmer, faco burned; James Jacobs, face
and hands burned; Kipps, checking
clerk, severely burned about tho head and
body, and two men whose names could not
bo learned. All the injured wore taken in
ambulances to St. Vincent Hospital. The
pier was six hundred feet long, and the
frame and roof were built principally of
sheet-iron. It cost $200,000. and was owned
by the steamship company. Tho company
had just mado improvements at a cost of
$30,000. q
Besides the persons who were taken to
St, Vincent's Hospital there wero half a
dozen or so who wero slightly burned about
the face and hands. Among those were
biiveral firemen. There is only one person
unaccounted for out of tho two hundred
employed on the pier the elevator boy,
James McGuire. It is thought, however,
that he got out all right aud went to his
home.
A lIre-Ecape That AVa Not Used.
Minneapolis, Dec. 7. Tho Associated
Press sent out. last Sunday night, tho sub
stance of resolutions of tho local typograph
ical union, designating by name Gen. A.
B. Nettleton as the owner of the burned
building, and as censurable for neglecting
repeated requests of occupants for addi
tional fire-escapes. A later personal expia
tion from General Nettleton did not reach
all points in time for publication. The
structure was built and owned by a cor
poration of which General Nettleton was
formerly a member and officer, but he
ceased to have any interest in or control
over the corporation and building moro
thau two years airo. The coroners jury
lind that one committee of tho labor union
conferred with the company four years
ago in regard to fire-escapes; that soon
thereafter nn additional folding iron lad
der escape was put in the Tribune composing-room,
on the seventh floor, and that
this escape was in the bnildiugon the night
of the tire, but was not known and not
ued. Tho additional tire-escape has been
found among the ruins .since tho fire.
Other Fire.
Hr.MnoLin, Kan., Dec. 7. Tho extensive
flour-mills of Liudsey fc Robson were de
stroyed by tire to-night. Loss, 100,000; in
surance, $45,000.
Fl'ltonville, N. Y Dec. 7. The knitting-mill
at Fonda caught fire shortly after
noon to-day, and was burned.
Departure of the Squadron of Ktolutlon.
Boston, Dec. 7. The squadron of evo
lution, which has been anclmred in the
harbor for the past two we'ks, sailed this
morning ef or Lisbon. -getting under way
soon aftirlO o'clock, and steaming directly
away w thont other attention than the
dipping of colors from a few tugs which
followed tho fleet to the Narrows.
Fallinc; of the hair is tho result of inac
tion of the glatidsr roots of the hair, or a
morbid state of the scalp, which may be
cured by Hall's Hair Reuewcr.
SILGOTT'S FORGED NOTES
Evidence that the Ilonso Cashier Pre
pared for Flight Several Weeks Ago.
He Consulted a Lawyer as to the Scope of the
Extradition Laws, and as a Result Took Up
His Forged Paper Before Absconding.
Thirty-Five Note3 to Which Congress
men's Signatures Bad Been Attached,
Speaker Reed Declines to Allow Democrats to
Dictate as to the Composition of Commit
tees "When They V'ill Be Announced.
A SHREWD THIEF.
How Cashier Silcott Guarded Against the
Possibility of Being Extradited,
f&ecial to the Imlianaooiis Journal.
Washington, Dec. 7. Cashier Silcott
develops into a well-lubricated rascal as
his crookedness is further unearthed. He
has had in his mind the stealing of all the
money he took' away with him, and ab
sconding to Canada for several weeks.
Some days before he went to New York he
callpd upon Mr. Canaday, Sergeant-at-arms
of the Senate, and asked bira whether he
was a good lawyer. Mr. Canaday is not
a lawyer, but ho has a wide experience in
public affairs. Silcott informed him that
he had a very intricate law question
to put before him, and wanted his best ad
vice. Before stating his case, however, he
hesitated and departed with a promise that
he would return again. He called two or
three times subsequently, hut finding Mr.
Canaday out of his house, sought the ad
vice of a regular attorney. Ho must have
had very sound judgment regarding extra
dition. Silcott was trying to ascertain
whe'thera defalcation in the position he
occupied in the Sergeant-at-arms's office
would constitute a crime extraditable
under our treaty with England. Ho also
wanted to know whether he " had
better take ud the thirty-odd forged
notes which ho had discounted
at one of the banks here. The notes were
drawn Sept. 17, last It was customary for
members who were hard up, to make a note
for a month s salary m advance, give it to
Silcott and have him take it to a-bank for
discount. On Saturday, before his depart
ure, he redeemed all of tho forged notes he
could find, but it is not known what he left
unpaid. The best lawyers state that if he
were to return here at any time ne couia
not be held for the defalcation; that if he
was successfully prosecuted for a crime it
would have to be outside of his offlcial acts.
There continues to be doubt as to whether
members will loso tho accumulations from
their salaries deposited with the Sergeant-
at-arms. They will undoubtedly lose their
private fnnds, which they deposited. Since
nearly all of the members are losers of at
least one month's pay b the defalcation, it
is likely that a joint resolution will be
passed appropriating the money for their
reimbursement. '
Tlilrty-Flve Forged Notes.
To the Western Associated VttM.
Washington, Dec. 7. -After examining
Mr. Ballantyne, tho paying toller of the
Sergeant-at-arms's, office, as to the method
of doing business in the office this morn
ing tho special committee of investigation
turned its attention to that branch of the
question. Careful examination will be
made of the notes, and. it is the opinion of
several members of the committee who
have some legal reputation that if they
turn out to "be Gorged then Silcott may
still he extradited, providing sufficient
proof upon that point is obtain
able, . notwithstanding his precau
tion in taking up and presumably
destroying the notes. Then, too, Mr. Lee
dom 6tates that Silcott "made off with some
of his personal funds, which, if true, would
place him fairly within the grasp of the ex
tradition laws. Meanwhile Mr. Leedom
has been taking steps to cause tho r.rrcst of
the defaulter, with which tho committee
has not concerned itself.
A rumor was current this morning that
Silcott had been captured at Albany, but
confirmation was lacking. Mr. Leedom to
day received an unsigned letter from New
York saying that Silcott was seen at tho
Grand Central depot on Monday night, in
company of a man named Miller, and that
he purchased two tickets for Buffalo.
A number of Representatives dropped in
at the Sergeant-at-arms's dtice", to-day, to
inquire for news. Most of them resent even
the insinuation that they are likely to lose
their back salaries, and earnestly contend
that, the government is responsible for
their losses and must repay them. The
committee is, meanwhile, delving into the
books, calling frequently on Mr. Leedom
and Mr. Whelply, tho assistant treasurer,
for help in straightening out tho accounts.
Renresentative Thompson, of Ohio, was
before the committee this afternoon in con
nection with'the inquiry into the character
of the notes taken up by Silcott. Ho was
confronted with the record of a note, pur
porting to bo his. for tho amount of a
month's salary, cashed in September. Mr.
Thompson deolarcd that ho was not in
Washington in September, and denied pos
itively that he had ever made such a note.
Representatives Stone of Missouri, Man
sur, Caruth, Crisp. Herbett and four
or live other members testified to tho
same effect in respect to notes made out in
their names, Mr. Caruth stating that he
was in Europe when the note purporting to
bo his note was made. These notes pur
ported to be the paper of members of Con
gress, for whom Mr. Silcott was to raiso
money. No record of them is made in the
books in" tho Sergeant-at-arms's office, as
there should havo been had they been gen
uineand tho members whose names wero
attached to them say that they never
made out such notes. It is supposed that
these forgeries were Cashier Sucott's first
step in the crime. It is believed that they
were used by him to cover losses on horse
races; that ho hoped to win enough to take
them up and simply got doeper into tho
pit, forgery following loruery until thirty
hvo notes were out. With tho opening of
the new Congress the hour of reckoning
had come, and, being unable to scttlo up
his accounts, he decided to make a big
haul. Before going with the money he got
from the Treasury, it is understood that
he consulted a lawyer, who advised him
to take up the notes, ao as to
destroj evidence of the forgeries, as that
crimo is covered by our extradition treaty
with Great Britain. While the taking up
of theso notes embarrassed tho evidence of
forgery, it is thought that an indictment
can bo returned for forgery by the grand
jury, thus making his extradition possible,
if he is found in Canada. As soon as pos
sible tho case will be sent to the crand
jury, and an attempt will be made to se-'
cure indictments lor lorgery and grand
larceny.
Some of the lawyers who have been con
sidering the matter say if it can bo sliown
thnt Silcott drew tho money with tho in
tention of absconding with it an indict
ment for grand larceny may be returned by
the grand jury. He may be indicted on
four counts lirst, for grand larceny; sec
ond, for forgery; third, for embezzlement,
aud fourth, for breach of trust. He
could be easily convicted of one of the last
two counts, if not of the others.
As an evidence of how Silcott was trying
to save himself b plunging deeper and
deeper into every gambling scheme to get
money to make good his forgeries, as it is
believed, the fact is disclosed that for the
past two months he has bought five whole
lottery tickets earh month. Each of the
thirty-five notes was for the
November salary of a member. They
were discounted on the 17th of
November. The following are the members
whoso names were forged: Herbert. Tur-
pin. Davidson of Honda, Bullock. Crisp,
(irimes, Boothman. Thompson of Ohio,
Wickbam. Richardson, Washiugion. II. A.
Pierre. Kilgore. Crain, Moore, Carleton,
Lawler, Gest, Gear. Haves. Conger. A. J.
Anderson. Stone of Kentucky, Stone of
Missouri, Goodnight, Montgomery, Caruth,
Paynter, J. A. Buchanan. C. L. Anderson.
Mansur, Wade, Chatham, Browcr and
FwarL
" - HOUSK COMMITTEES.
Democrats Attempt to Dictate to Mr. Iled
Itolman to lie Stepped On.
Erwlal to the TmUanapoUs Joornal
Washington, Dec 7. Speaker Red has
given the Democratic members f tho
House to understand that he does not pro
pose to bo dictated to by them in tie forma
tion of a House committee. A delegation
of the leading members from The Demo
cratic side of the House callei upon Mr.
Reed, this morning, and inquired if he pro
posed to consult ex-Speaker' Carlisle in
reference to arranging the Denocrats upon
the various committees, and the presiding
officer 6tnild broadly as he listened to the
request, an'd, when it was finished, he said:
"No; I don't think I will."
,But,,, exclaimed one 'it tho visiting
Democratic member, "you must remember
Mr. Carlisle is the leader cu the Democratic
side, aud he most assuredly ought to be con
sulted in this matter."
Speaker Beed's eyes twinkled with
amusement as he repliel: "It was only a
few days auo that I was recognized as the
leader on tho Republican side of the House.
If my memory serves me right, Speaker
Carlisle did not send to me for my views
respecting the make-up of the committees.
He did not ask my advice, and no one rep-
resenting the minoritj asked him to send
for me or consult me asto the arrangement
of the Republicans on the committees. I
think I can make up the committees of the
House very well without Democratic assist
anceat least, I shall try very hard."
There was a disturbed look upon the faces
of the Democratic members as they quietly
stole away from the headquarters of Speaker
Beed. The Democrats want Mr. Carlisle to
be placed at tho head ol the minority on
the committee on ways ard means, and this
Mr. Beed would have dons without any un
precedented suggestion like that which
was made by visiting members. They also
want Mr. Holman to go on the committee
of appropriations, which Mr. Beed will not
grant. The time has arrived for Mr. Hol
man to be turned down, and Mr. Reed in
tends to see that this th ug is done. So far
as committees are concerned, it is notorious
that . Mr. Holman, as a member of the
committee on- appropriations, has se
cured more appointments of Democrats
under Republican Presidents, and has kept
more Democrats in otltee than any Repub
lican has succeeded in doing for Repub
licans under Republican administrations.
General Browne has requested Speaker
Reed not to put him on the committee on
ways and means. He has been on that com
mittee for six vcars and feels that hia, con
dition of health will not justify his under
taking the labors the place imposes. Be
sides that, his long services on this com
mittee havo made him familiar with the
questions it considers, and he believes that
he can give as effective service in the tariff"
controversy, if not better, by being put in
some other place. He has given the Speaker
to understand that he can place him wher
ever he pleases.
Sir. Reed told General Browne that he in
tended to exert himself with a viow to an
nouncing his committees before tho holi
days. Mr. Reed expressed, doubt, how
ever, whether he could complete his
work before the recess, out said
that he would at least announce
the committees that had work to do be
tween this time and the first of the year.
He referred to the committees on elections,
ways and means, rules, aud possibly
appropriations. There hnve been very
few instances where a Speaker announced
the committees before a holiday recess.
The work of preparing them is exceedingly,
delicate, and sometimes the Speaker is com
pelled to revise the committees a dozen
times or more after he thinks he has them
' finally complete. There will be especial
contention for theso places, since the Re
publicans have both branches of Congress
and the presidency, and are in a position to
complete a great deal of legislation.
General Notes.
Fpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal
Washington, Dec. 7. John W. Cronk
was to-day appointed postmasterat Veed
ersburg. Fountain county, vice J. Rosen-
berger, removed.
To-dav's bond offerines were as follows:
Coupon fours, $11,900, and registered fours,
440,500, at $1.27; registered four-and-a-halfa,
$75,1)00, at $1,043 The $90,000 regular fours
are surrendered by a national-bank de
pository. AB the offers were accepted.
Tho Indiana Republican Club held a
large and enthusiastic meeting to-night.
Arrangements wero completed for a public
reception to tho Republican members of
Congress and their friends Dec. 13. The
Hon. Frank Posey and Hon Clem Stude
bakermade short addresses.
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Local Forecasts.
For Indianapolis and Vicinity For the
twenty-four hours ending 8 p. m., Dec. 8
Cloudy weather; occasionally light rains.
GENERAL INDICATIONS.
. Washington, Dec. 7, 8 r. M.Forecast
till 8 p. M., Sunday:
For Ohio and Indiana Rain on Sunday,
with warmer weather and southerly winds.
For Michigan and Wisconsin Light rain;
warmer: easterly winds.
For Minnesota Light snow; warmer;
southerly, shifting to colder westerly
winds.
For North Dakota and South Dakota
Light rain or snow; winds shifting to cold
er northwesterly.
For IllinoisRain; warmer, except in
extreme southern portion, cooler; souther
ly winds. .
Local Weather Report.
Indianapolis, Dec. 7.
Time. Bar. I Tkcr. I K. Wind.
Weather.
7 a.m.
7 p.m.
30.06
29.00
41
48
90
100
Seast
Seast
Cloudy.
Lt. rain.
0.02
Maximum thermometer, 4.9; minimnm ther
mometer, 41.
Following is a comparative statement of the
condition ot temperature and precipitation on
Dec. 7:
i Tern. Pree.
Normal. il O.ll
Mean... 44 0.02
Departure from normal 12 o.oo
Excess or deficiency since Deo. 1... 35 0.75
Excess or deficiency since Jan. 1 . . 32 1 6.99
Plus.
General Weather Conditions.
Batcbdast, Dec 7, 7 r. m.
PnEssuiiE. An immense low barometric
area extends from upper lake regions, Indi
ana, Missouri and Arkansas westward to
the Rocky mountains, and from Texas
northward to Manitoba. Its center is north
from Manitoba, with 2O0 at Qn'Appelle.
Near the Atlantic and gulf coasts tho
barometers are high.
Tkmkkatukk. Hitch temperature pre
vails every where; SO and below is reported
from British America: 40 and above from
Montana, Dakota, Iowa. Indiana and the
lower lakes southward; CO and above from
northern Texas. Arkansas and the Ohio
valley southward.
Pkecipitation. Light snow is falling in
Utah; light rains have fallen in Wyoming,
South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois. Missouri, In
diana, Kentucky and Teunt bsee.
Hie Cronin Defense.
Chicago. Dec. 7. Mr. Forrest resumed his
argument for the defense before the Cronin
jury this morning, taking up that portion
of the evidence relating to what transpired
in the meetings of Camp 20, Clan-na-r:iel.
In tho course of his arirument he and Mr.
Lougenecker engaged in a tilt in which the
lie was passed. In suramin gup asto Becgs
Mr. Forrest begged that no half-way ver
dict should bo given. Beggs was either in
nocent or guilty. He should be either ac
quitted of hanged. He then begau the
closing argument for all the accused, and
at adjournment; -wan engageu in cuing au
thorities on the application of evidence.
Boys Pay the Penalty of Drinking Whisky.
CniCAOO, Dec. 7. A number of boys.
ranging in ago from twelve to fourteen
years, stole several bottles of whisky from
a saloon on Wabash avenue, last night.
They drank freely, and one of them, John
Mahoney, died from the effects a few hours
later. Several others are in a critical con
dition, and may die.
Wild cat KilleiL
Special to the Iulianaiolls Journal
Monticf.llu III.. Dec.7. Mr. Elijah Han
line, living west of this city, had a des
perate encounter Inst night with a wild-cat,
which was wandering through the timber,
near where he lives, " on Wild-cat creek.
TT5 Anrra rnmA in h? re-sme. and the wild-
cat was overpowered and killed. It was
one of the largest species ever seen in this
part of tho country. The wolves have be-
rrtrna v.rp nnmprnnt npnr here, and a CT a lid
hunting party will give them a chase next
lit. 1 T
s eunesaay.
. ATHLETIC SPORTS.'
Promotion of Foot-Rail and GrmnsMnmi by
Young 3len's Christian Associations
' Not least among tho good works of the
Young Men's Christian Association of this
city was the establishment of the Athletic
Park. For a time there was apparently a
well-grounded fear that the association
was becoming fossilized and that tho term
yonng men's'' as used in the title of tho
association, was altogether absurd and
incongruous. Daring tho past eighteen
months, however, a radical change has
taken place and young men. even boys, are
beginning to take an interest in at least a
part of the work of the association. AU
over the land there is a revival in athletic
sports, a class of recreation that, properly
guarded, is not .only healthful to the body,
but to the mind in leading the youth of the
land from the usual enervating and destroy
ing vices. "The closo of the intercollegiate
r- . i i t T ti
iooi-oan series," remarKeii ur. . .
bott recently, "marks the successful end-
..- a . r V lt
ing oi rue iirsi stage or a new cii oi t . .n.
C. A. work in Indiana. The project of a
6eries of foot-ball games was altogether in
the nature of an experiment, interest in
that sport was practically at a stand-still
in the State, as were nearly all forms of
ont-door athletics, with the single excep
tion of tho omnipresent base-ball. The
organization of tho State Foot-ball Asso
ciation has been more of a success than
even its most ardent supporters da red hope.
The most that was expected was
tho revival of an athletic spirit
that should at some time bear
fruit in a permanent organization of some
6orL Not only has this been accomplished.
due chietly to the untiring efforts of a few
A, . , ! . 1 A.
geniiemen lnieresieu. in iuo prujcui, uui
there has been evolved a series of contests
highly creditable and successful from every
point of view. A spirit of rivalry has been
aroused that augurs well for the future. of
foot-ball in Indiana. Tho long-cherished
scheme of many leading association men
has come to pass at least, a long step has
been taken m that direction that of ob
taining control of popular athletics and
lifting them from the uses and abuses to
which they havo been put to be an instru
ment for trood."
'You believe, then, in muscular Chris
tianity!"
"Most assuredly. In hardly any way is
a community so directly aud personally
benefited as in the popularizing of ath
letics. Scarcely any other agency has such
immediate and practical results for good to
the individual and the state, and. while we
educate morally and intellectually, we must
not forget that physical training is a prime
necessity. 1 hough nominally these contests
aro under tho supervision, to a greater or
less extent, this does not interfere with tho
individuality of such contests, nor hamper
the independent action of separate bodies;
it simnlv harmonizes them. Perhaps, in the
not too distant future, we may have, in
stead of a State, a national athletic asso
ciation, under the same conditions as now.
that may help young men to be strong and
manly Christians."
Mr. Douglass, the Y. M. C. A. secretary,
feels gratified over the success of the ex
periment this year, and hopes great things
for the next. 'The interest in the Y. M. C.
A. gymnasium," said he, "is greater this
winter than ever before, aud not only is
there a fine attendance of adults, but also
of bright, healthy lads of from twelve to
eighteen, who are building up muscle in a
most surprising way. I feel that we are
now reaching persons who have never be
fore taken any interest in tho association.
We are reaching them through their boys,
who como here to enjoy the advantages of
the gymnasium. These persons cannot help
but 6ee the benefit that rightly conducted
bodily exercise gives to their boys, and
they recognize that in this regard, at least,
the association is doing a good work. The
yearly fee is 60 low that any one can afford
to send his boy, and there is probably no
investment that will bring so much and so
lasting benefit."
Trying to Get Goshen's D artery.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Wabash, Ind., Dec 7. Tho Washington
League club has made a flattering offer to
Will Junks and Nick Ivory, the crack bat
tery of tho Goshen club of last season,
which nearly defeated -the Senators last
fair. Junks holding them down to one hit.
Junks is regarded as a comingnhenomenon.
He is but eighteen years old, though re
markably well developed.
An Easy Victory for Princeton.
Washington, Dec. 7, About 2,500 people
assembled in Capital Park this af tornoon
and saw the Princett n champion foot-ball
team defeat a picked c leven by a score of
57 to o.
SUITS AGAINST IOWA RAIL WATS.
Negotiations Looking to a Settlement of the
Numerous Penalty Cases.
Des Moines, la., Deo. 7. Negotiations
are in progress between Governor Larrabee
and the railway companies of tho State,
by which it is proposed that the railroads,
accepting tho Iowa Commissioners' sched
ule as compensatory, will dismiss their in
junction proceedings against the commis
sioners in the federal courts and that the
State will dismiss the fifty pen
alty suits against the roads begun
by "Attorney-general Baker by direction of
Governor Larabee in Polk and Scott coun
ties. The injunction proceedings, in ac
cordance with the decision of Judge
.Brewer, are id abeyance, while the Com
missioners' rates aro being tried. If the
railroads push them, they will have to pro
duce evidence that the rates are not; com
pensatory. The proposed compromise con
templates tho withdrawal of the Rock
Island's injunction suits in the State
courts as. -well as of the other
corporations in the federal courts. The
penalty suits wero brought at a time when
the roads wero disobeying the law and con
tinuing to chargo the old rates. They are
criminal proceedings and the penalties un
der the law would amount in the fifty cases
to about $250,000. The roads sought to re
move them to tho federal courts, but Judge
Brewer remanded them on constitutional
grounds. When, in February last, the rail
roads announced their intention of accept
ing the schedule and obe3ring the law, tho
government directed Attorncy.general
Stono not to push the suits for the time
being. It is Iprobable now that they will
all be dismissed.
'A Rotten Tie That Cost 911,000.
Chicago, Dec. 7. The Northern Paciflo
Railway Company to-day settled for $11,
000 a suit for $20,000. brought by Madame
Nelson, the Australian equestrienne. Tho
claim was on account of bodily injuries in
a railroad accident, near Gold Creek, Mont.
The company had announced its intention
of fighting the suit, whereupon Madame
Nelson's attorney, Edmund Furthmann,
quietly sent to tho ecene of the disaster and
6e cured the tie which had allowed the rails
to spread. The tie was shipped to his otiice
in Chicago, ltwas found to be so rotten
that it would scarcely hold together, and
the spikes for holding the rails in place had
literally fallen out. Calling tho lawyers
for the defense, Mr. Furthmann, in their
presence, carelessly kicked a square foot or
so out of tho timber. A williugue.3 to set
tle was tho result, and the case was dis
missed from court. '
Played Poker with the School' Money.
Milwaukee, Dec. 7. Secretary of the
.hchool board Schottenbcrg shot himself
this morning at his residence on Reservoir
avenue, because of the discovery of irregu
larities in his accounts. Schottenberg
raised the bill of a Boston publishing house
from $3.24 to 4$S08.S4, and drew the money.
When thediscovery was made last evening
he refunded the money, but an investiga
tion of the books was ordered, and he killed
himself rather than faco the otberjrregnlar
develonments. Schottenberg was a reck
less poker-player, and it is bclievvd he has
lost thousands of dollars of school money
in "bucking the tiger." Schottenbergrs
death was instantaneous. He leaves a wife
and several children. -"
A Chance fr.r Indiana Gas Towns.
rvliC t tho InUiansuJoil Journal.
Washington, Dec. 7. William Tennant,
au extcusive flour-miller, of Aberdeen, S.
D., lelt here for his home to-night. He will
stop en route at Muncie, where will look
intothe advantages for manufacturing. Mr.
Tennant may locate at Muncie. and estab
lish a fionring-mill with a capacitv of eight
or ten hundred barrels per day. When he
came here, a week ago, it was with a view
to making inquiry of the Brazilian dele
gates to the international; congress in re
gard to the opportunities for the milling
business in Brazil; but, learning of the
natural-gas advantages at Muncie and else,
where in Indiana, he concluded to visit
that State
. GIGANTIC SWINDLING SCflL'ME.
Archbishop Corrian Denounces the Froposed
CathoUc Bank, and Calls 3! r. Lejburn a Liar.
New York, Doc. 7. Archbishop Corrigan
was seen this afternoon in regard to a state
ment published this morning that a great
Roman Catholic bank, with a capital of
$1,000,000, was about to be started in thii
city. Tho name of tho institution was
given as the "Universal Association and
Bank Company' It was to have branches)
everywhere, and to bo tho depository of all
church funds. It was also said to have re
ceived tho Pope's blessing. Archbishop
Corrigan severely denounced the story,
and said: "You can deny the wbolo thing
most positively. This Mr. Ley burn is a most
consummate liar. Tho whole thing is a
gigantic schemo of swindling. I have
never, in any shape or form, given any
sanction or countenance to Mr. ieyburns
scheme. Mr. Kugene Kelly, Mr. Hognet
and Mr. James Lynch, who hae been men
tioned in connection rith the matter, all of
them stato most positively that they would
never approve it. The tdory that I have
had friends in the Vatican pushing tha
scheme is an unmitigated falsehood. The
Vatican has never written a line to me. or I
to them, in reference to the matter. More
over, there are documents in my possession
which characterize Mr. Leybum as a liar
and a fraud. This papal benediction 1oes
not amount to anything. It is siniplj a
blank form, which any one can buy and
till in."
Archbishop Corrigan then showed the re
porter a long letter which he had received
from Colonel Leybum. asking the Arch
bishop's support for the supposed bank, and
offering him LOOO shares of the stock if the.
enterprise received tho Archbishop's sup
port. The "Coloiiel" also 6aid that if tho
enterprise succeeded ho had reason to
know that somo one might receive red
stockings, "intimating, of course, thereby,"
said the Archbishop, "that I might be made
a .cardinal, besides ottering me a bribe. I
took no notice of any of the fellow's letters,
and when he called he was not admitted to
the house, and orders werev given never to
admit him on any pretenso.whatever."
Eugene Kelly, who was said to have been
offered and accepted the governorship of tha
New York end of tho company, to-day told a
reporter that the whole story wan chimer
ical, and was worthy of Col. Mulberry Sel
lers. Tho scheme was simply impossible,
and. as far as he was concerned, there was
no truth in it. He admitted, however, thafc
early in the spring several persons called
upon him and mentioned such an enter
prise, but he had no time to waste on auy
such gigantic bubble.
OBITUARY.
Bishop John Tul-, . ot the Pittsburg I)io
cese, an Eminent Catholic Divine.
Altoona, Pa., Dec. 7. Tho Right Rev.
JohnTuigg, Bishop of Pittsburg diocese
Roman Catholic Church, died shortly
before 3 o'clock this afternoon, ut
paralysis. Bishop Tuigg was stricken down
in December, and never fully m overed
from the first attack. For six years pasi
he was an invalid, and several 'times wai
at the point of death. On Thursday last ho
took a congestive chill, and his physician;
gave np all hone of his recovery. On Friday
he received all the sacraments of tho
church, which were administered by his
secretary. Father O'Kiley, of St. John'
Church. His death was calm and
peaceful, and he maintained con
sciousness until an hour bcloro
his death. The funeral will tako place oa
Tuesday or Wednesday next, and tho ltr
mains will be buried in St. John's Ceme
tery, in this city. It is probable that Rr,
Rev. Phelan, coadjutor bishop of Pittsburg
diocese, will be Bishop Tuigg s successor.
John Tuigg was born in County Cork,
Ireland, in 1S30. He entered the missionary
college of All-Hallows, near Dublin, but his
people emigrated to tho United States, anil
he finished his theological course at St,
Michael's, Pittsburg. He was ordainedv
priest May 14. 1850, and became assistant
pastor of the Pittsburg Cathedral and sec
retary to the bishop. In 1K5 he organized
tho congregation of St. Bridget and erected
a church. In that year he was transferred
to Altoona, where ho founded a school,
built a pastoral residence aud enlarged tho
church. In 1S09 he was appointed vicar
foranoofthe eastern part of the diocese.
He erected a new church, which dedi
cated in 1875. On March B 1S70, ho was
consecrated Bishop of Pittsburg, and was a
little later made administrator of thedio
ceso of Pittsburg. These posts he has sincd
held, though his work was interrupted for
a time by three successive strokes of paral-
ysisinlSS.. .
Trot Henry 8. Frieze.
Ann Aubor, Mich., Dec. 7. Henry S.
Frieze, LL. D., professor of Latin and lit-
erature and dean of the faculty of litera-1
ture. science, and art at tho University oil
Michigan, died this morning, at C o'clock,
after a long illness.
Henry Simmons Frieze was born in Bos
ton, Sept. 15, 1817, being thns in his seventy'
third year at the time of his death. On
the death of his father, in he becamo
clerk in a store at Pawtucket. R. I., and
oganist in various churches. By his own
exertions he went through Brown Uni
versity, graduating with first honors in
1841. r or four years more he was a Latin,
instructor in the university,, and for tho
succeeding nine years Latin principal in
the university grammar bchool. In 1851 he
was called to thechairof Latin language and
literature in the University of Michigan,
where ho remained until his death. Twice
he was elected president of the university,
from 1SG9 to 1871. in tho interim between the
terms of J 'resident Haven and President
Angcll, and again in lbSO-bl, during the ah
sence of President Angell in China. He
wrote two successful Latin teit-books.
various fugitive essays on ancient and
medieval art, which was his favorite study,
and was a valued contributor to, various
educational magazines.
Other Deaths.
Trot, N. Y., Dec. 7. Princeton's oldest
graduate, Rev. 31. 31. Williams, is dead.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 7. Wiley 8.
Mathews, a lending tobacco-dealer hero
for twenty year, died this morning. Ho
was a native of Tennessee.
Daring Theft of 813,000.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 7. While John
C. Patterson was standing at th Delaware
Bank counter, this morning, clipping
coupons from bonds which he kept n de
posit there, an unknown man telzed Mr.
Patterson's deposit-box aud ran out and
away. Tho box contained about $13,000 m
securities, most of them uegojiable. No
one in tho bank ww tho thett committed.
Mr. Patterson had jut cut oft two ronpona
and presented them- at the cashier's dek.
leaving his box on another dtbk.
While he was thus engaged the box was
spirited away, and nothing more is known
than that it was there one minute and gono
the next,
Lantern Field Trials of Iogs.
Lr.xiNr.Tov. N. C. Dec. 7. The ruu for
the Pointer Derby was concluded yester
day. Rip Rap beat Lady ib-su. Joy, jr.,
was the ruincr-up and boat Flint, who was
selected to run with Joy for second place.
Joy. ir, beat Flint and won teeond money.
Rip Rap won first. Mixs Mealy was selected
nn the best of tho dogs beaten aud was
given third place Tho first series of thd
all-aged setter stakes was held yesterday.
Chance ran with Cora Wet hercll. Race with
Little (Jilt, Count Howard with Lea. and
Cassiowith Desmond. The weather wa
tine and the birds plentiful.
J. II. Rathbone ljrinc.
Lima, O., Dec 7. The condition of J.
II. Rathboue is changed materially for the
worse, and last evening telegrams wcro
sent to all the Orand Lx1ge Knights of
Pythias officials asking that they come at
ouce. Mr. Ratlibone is not expecUdto live
moro than tweuty-four hours.
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Iryonr lung trouble I of crofuloa&. oris in,
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