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SAGE ON THE STAND.
The Millionaire a Witness at the
t Inquest on Norcross.
Ha Didn't Believe the Bomb-Thrower
Had Any Dynamite.
Paniet Ho Used Lmldlaw as a Shield
The Verdict.
coroner Messemer began this morning an
official inquiry Into the cause ol the death ot
Henry L. Norcross, the man who threw a
dynamite bomb In Russell Sage's oltlceon
Dec 4 last, and who was one ol the victims ot
his own mad act.
A jurr ot well-known business men,
heode1 by Millionaire Henry Clews, had beon
summoned to be present In the coroner's
office at 10 o'clock. The twelve men w ere on
time, but at 10.45 o'clock Coroner Messemer
had not made his appearance, and the JurorB
waxed indignant.
Messenger Lehman said the Coroner was
waiting lor, bis stenographer. The Jurymen
said 'hey bad otten heard complaints about
laxity and neglect In the coroner's office.
Now they were convinced that there was
ground tor these complaints. Ihese are the
Jurymen :
L Henry clews, ot is Broad street ; Solomon
Turck, ot 20 Murray street; Fred W. Fink, ot
130 William street ; George Least, ot 35 Wall
street; Alfred E. Marling, ot 04 cedar street;
Harry L. Horton, o 60 Broadway; S. 1'rank.
lln Stanton, ot 72 Broadway ; JohnMcKes3on,
0103 Fulton street; Harvoy E. Flak, ot 28
Nassau street; Charles D. Browne, ot 50
Liberty Btreet; John 11. Miller, ot eoo
Broadway, and Peter J. Hauler, ot 815 Broad
way The head ot the dynamiter, In plaster cast,
was on Coroner Messemer's desk, and the
jury studied that until coroner Messemer ap
peared and began the proceedings.
The recital ot the traglo tale began with
Frank ltobertson, who was In Sage's office
when the dynamite bomb was hurled at the
broker.
A piece ot the missile struck his right eye
and destroyed the sight ot U,at organ. The
ante-mortem statement which he made in
the hospital when he believed he was dying
was read to Mm.
Ho said It was a correct account ot what he
saw. lie was aaked whether the plaster cast
was mood likeness ot Norcross, and replied;
" Yes, very good.''
coL J. J. siocum, Russell Sage's brother-in-law,
was the second witness.
I was In the next room," said he, "and
beard Sir. Sage talking in a low voice to
Norcross. When the explosion occurred I
thought the steam pipes had burst and that
the building was coming down."
I "Did you see the man who- threw the
I bombT " asked Juror Henry Clews.
"1 did, but I couldnt rtmember his features
j now. I was much excited at the time. "
' Samuel Calhoun, who hod charge ot the
I telegraph department In Broker Washington
I . Connor's office In the same building, gave
k similar testimony, and then the principal
eye-witness, William B. Laldlaw, was called
I CLAIMS SAOE CSED HIM AS A SHIELD.
Laldlaw is the man who claims that Mr.
I Cage used him as a shield to save himself
from Injury when the explosive was dashed
m to the floor by Nsjj cross.
la consequence ot this alleged action on
V Mr. Sage's part, he received Injuries be says,
which have maimed him for Utt, and he In
tends to sue the broker for 100,Ouo dam
ages. H I called on Mr. Sage on business," he testi
fied, "Wheal went into his office he greeted
me warmly. Such a reception from
Mr. Sage surprised me. I had been
calling at his office oft and
on for ten years and never before received
more than a bow from him. He was talking
to Norcross, and while be did bo he
took mo by the hand and squeezed
It hard, but I never suspected danger. Mr.
Sage was talking In a low voice to Norcross
autt he was saying to him :
" How can I trust you If you won't trust
me.'
" That la the only part of the conversation
I heard. Then the bomb was tnrown.
" When I recovered consciousness was
i lying across Mr. Sage's legs.
L " At the hospital it was found that I bad
I slxty-two wounds. Parta ot the explosive
I are still in my body."
LAIDLAW XOIBITS BIS TATTERED COAT.
To give the jury an Idea ot the force ot the
explosion Mr. Laldlaw oxblbiied the coat he
wore on that occasion.
It was perforated as It it bad been riddled
by buckshot, and the shirt was in tatters.
" You told me at the hospital that Mr. Sage
tosedyew as a shield," said the Coi oner.
" He did, and I still say so," replied the
wttnea.
' Your reception by Mr. Sage was unusual,
'ou say J " inquired Mr. clews.
"It was."
" Never received such a warm reception
Xrom him before r
" No; -he ain't a warm tort ot a man."
George s. small, agent ot the Atlantic Dyn
tmiw Company, had been subpoenaed as an
expert. He said he was not an. expert, but he
o juid tell about dynamite as an explosive.
A juror asked the witness whether he
favored restriction of the sale ot dynamite
by law,
" That would be useless," he answered.
" A man could go into a drug store and for
nve tenia (rot a more powerful explosive than
Unarlts W. Osborne, cashier In liuwll
f'sVs office, began to loll bis story, but tLo
jjif preferred to hear what Mr. sage himself
' lie lias been Bubpccnaed," declared the
VfJ "r. "You may go, Mr. Osborne, aud
end Mr. Eage here
hi.) "i.'eli him beta detaining the Jury by
uis tardiness," shouted a juror after Osborne.
1,"8ELL saoi: TXLis or inx bomb-tiiiiowino.
th SJl?,!!altlD ' Mr. Sage tne jury heara
J?Mrlonr ot Isaac D. W hlte, the reporter
th irt J5,.v!0tD' w traced sad established
m J4!"1" "e dynumlter.
nek'rr,ved shortly and was sworn.
ueaasuaaaasypotMtoa in the witness
chair, and after having told nls namo and
occupation begin:
"On Dec. 4, about 18.13 o'clock, a man
called on mo who sjnt In his namo as Henry
p. w llson, and who said ho had a letter from
Mr. ltnckcfcller. He said bis business was
urgent, and as lie refused to send In his letter
of introduction I concluded to seo him.
TUK DTNAMITEH's DEMAND.
"He had a carpet-bag In his hand. When
he entered he handed mo his letter, which
read!
, " I have ten pounds of dynamite In my bag.
If I drop It It will blow the building Into
ruins. I want 81,300,000. It you don't give
It to me I will drop the bag.
"I temporized with him. 1 said there was
a man in m private room next door whom 1
had to sec and I would be with him In two
minutes. Ho answered:
"Then I am to construe your answer as a
refusal?"
'"Oh, no,' 1 returned. There Is nothing In
my appearance that would Indicate that I
would not do as 1 say.'
DIDN'T BELIEVE BE BAD ANT DTNAKITE.
" He Insisted on bis domand. I did not be
lieve that ho had any dynamite, or it he did
that It bad the power he said It had.
" I again asked Dim to wait. He stepped
out of th9 door a minute. I saw a flash of
light and the crash tollowed.
"I did not see the contents of the bag, nor
do I know whether Norcross carried a pistol.
He produced no weapon before me. I learned
afterwards that three pistols which belonged
to Norcross were found."
SAOE IDENTIFIES THE PLASTER BEAD.
The plaster cast, the witness said, looked
very much like Norcross. " Ho was a hand
borne man," he added.
Before leaving the. atand Sago said he de
sired to testify to the exemplary character
of Benjamin 1. Norton, his clerk, who was
blown out ot the window by the explosion and
killed
Mr. Clews wanted to know whether the
witness hod received letters from Norcross.
" No ; even If I did 1 couldn't have guarded
against him, because ho Introduced himself
under an assumed name," replied Mr. sage.
A juror then asked:
" Is It truo that Laldlaw was between you
and Norcross ?"
DENIES LAIDLAW'g BT0RT.
" Oh, no I That Isn't so 1" exclaimed the
financier. He was nervous and became ex
cited when Mr. Clows followed tho question
with:
" Hid you take Laldlaw by the band t"
" No, sir, I did not. It isn't true. I never
left the position I took from the time Nor
cross tame Into my office."
Coi oner Messemer invited tho millionaire
witness to remain as an auditor, but ho said
he would rather bo excused. He was.
l'ror. London c. Gray, expert in mental dis
eases, told tho jury ho had examined Nor
cross's brain nnd found It healthy. There
were no traces ot insanity. He concluded,
however, that the man bad suffered from a
disease of tho brulu some years ago.
BAf.Kr.lt CLEWS IKFATIENT.
Mr. Clews became Impatient and said he
had beard enough to base a verdict on.
But It had not been proved tbat the head
found was that of Norcross, and the Jury had
to listen to the reading ot the depositions ot
Mr. and Mrs. Norcross, the bomb-thrower'a
parents, who Identified the bead.
It struck ono of the jurors chat no evidence
bad been offered that Benjamin F. Norton
was killed by tne explosion.
"Oh, yes, there was," bolemnly declared
the coroner. "Didn't Mr. Sags himself tes
tify that be was blown out of the window? "
AND III MOUNTAIN LABORED. '
After five minutes' deliberation the jury
found:
"Tbat Henry L. Norcross came to bis death
from an explosion or a combustible dropped
from his own hands at 71 Broadway, Dec. 4,
1801.
"We also nnd that Benjamin F.Norton
came to his death from the same explosive
which killed Henry L. Norcross at the same
time and plane."
The Coroner made a suggestion that the
Jury make a recommendation to restrict the
sale of combustibles to Irresponsible persons.
Mr. Clew a proposed a recommendation to
the Legislature to license sellers and buyers
of explosives, but the jury would not agree to
any recommendation on the subject, on the
ground that it was impracticable.
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MISSING FOR MANY YEARS.
David Whistler's Dying Mother Now
Longs to Bee Him.
A letter was received to-day at the Mayor's
office from E. W. Ualford, Private Secretary
ot President Harrison, inclosing a communi
cation from Mrs. Louis F. Amazeen, ot Lynn,
Mass., who seeks information about her
brother, David B. Whistler.
She says tbat in 1801 her brother, who was
then thirteen yean old enlisted In a Penn
sylvania regiment as an attendant of ono ot
the officers. He served throughout the war,
the latter part ot the time In the nary.
After the war he enlisted In the regular
army. In 1872 or 1873 he was at Fortress
Monroe and was made Insane by a bolt ot
lightning. He wandered to Beaufort, N. C,
where be secured transportation to New
York on the steamer Ellen S. Terry.
Since that time his family has bear! noth
ing from htm. Mrs. Amazeen says tbat aba
has written frequently to the police authori
ties of this city about her brother, but has
never received any reply. When lost heard
from her brother was travelling under the
name of Charles Thomas. Ills mother is
dying and Is anxious to see blm.
MUTINY ON A BRITISH STEAMER.
The Crew of the Jesmond Met and
Denounced Their Officers.
A mutiny broke out to-day amosg tho crew
ot thb British steamsb'p Jesmond, which Is
lying at the loot ot south Third street, Will
iamsburg. a, Edwin Shine, the alleged leader of tho mal
contents, was arrested by Capu Cox, ot the
Fifth Precinct, Brooklyn, and was taken to
the Lee Avenue Police court.
Tbe examination in the case was adjourned
till to-morrow. 1 be mutinous crew held a
meeting aboard ship this morning, at which
the officers were denounced.
'ice man arrested bad assaulted Chief
Engineer Hughes, starting a free fight be
tween officers and men.
He's 112 Tears Old To-Day.
DT AalCClATED MESS
Coivtdon, I rid., March 11. Alexander Hock
away, ot Blue Hirer Township, la to-day cele
brating the 112th anniversary ot his birth.
He was born In 1780 In what Is now Ken
tucky. He la a blacksmith. He has never
taken medicine but once, and that was after
be was loo years old. He Is In excellent
health.
Weather Forecast.
Till S A.M. Saturday: Fair; ttattonary
tnmperaturt ; high iouthxeemrtv, changing
lo htgh ncrthweilerlv xrfna. For baturdav.
Fair ; tltghtlv xcarmir. For Sunday: fair;
wanner.
Temperature us indicated by Perry's ther
mometer :
3. Ji... .Ml 0 A.M. ...34 18a.m. ...25 1 13 M....39
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f'VV of lilt! hOltZ.lt Af.SlAS.tO
bun nil for mu library Allen II foi.
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'T oia Heau" Beakd India Pale Ale and
BnowH dtout. HoiMrlor to anr Imported. Sola
bj Park fillerd. Aoktr, Mrfl. All stow. V
.BETWEEN THKACT8 d BRAVO, 10c.
Hal Disci. So.. ill.Totiacoo cWantuj, r th.
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II BLIZZARD IN If STATE.
Flaying Misohief with Northern
New York'Railway Sohedules.
Watertown, Oswego, Utlea and the
Mohawk Vallejr In tbe Storm.
DtT ASSOCIATED rwtll,1
Watxrtown, March 11. Blizzard weather
prevails througbcut Northern New York,
though unaccompanied by any serious hard
ship, since 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
about two feet of snow has fallen and a high
wind has made Immense drifts, which In
some cases on tbe highways and railroads,
are Impassable.
The thermometer at O x. x. registered at
about 17, a tall ot 23 degrees since the storm
began. The barometer U rising.
The city schools are but slightly attended,
and in tho country districts many are closed.
The lumbering and Bugar-maklng districts
have been Interrupted
osweoo, March 11. Tho blizzard has com
plete possession ot this town. AU railroads
are blocked There are no malls and wires
are down. No trains have been run In or out
of Oswego to-day.
Hullroad cuts are tilled to tbe top. There
are drifts In the principal streets ten feet
deep. Nearly all business has stopped. It Is
tbe worst storm in years.
BLOCKADE AT SYRACUSE.
The Storm and a Derailed Train
Smash All Sohedules.
1st aisooutkd rixia.l
Utica, March 11. Tho passenger traffic on
tbe New York central Is practically sus
pended. A live-stock train Is derailed In
Syracuse and has blocked all east-bound
trains since 7 o'clock this morning.
'I be west-bound trains are all late and are
struggling along with great difficulty on ac
count of the storm.
The blockade at Syracuse is tbe more seri
ous, because the blinding storm tills tbo
tracks while the trains are at a standstllL
Stkacose, March 11. A fierce blizzard has
raged here since yesterday afternoon. The
mercury Is at 23 degrees above zero and tbe
wind Is coming from tne northwest at a sixty.
mlle-an-bour pace. Business Is almost at a
standstllL OreatMrirta of snow are in the
main street, nnd but few horse cars are run.
nlbg. Tbe electric lines have not been oper
ated to-day.
Mohawk Valley Blizzard.
1ST ASSOCIATED MUM.
Fonda. March 11, A Dakota blizzard Is
now raging In tbe Mohawk Valley. The wind
Is furious and at times tbe snow Is blinding.
On the country roads the snow has drifted to
a depth ot several teet.
The weather Is rapidly growing colder. The
storm is growing worse hourly.
Auburn Fee'a the Billiard.
1ST AisooiATzr axsi.t
Adbdrk, March 11. This city was not
sUghted by tbe blizzard. Heavy tall ot snow
and blgh winds have prevailed since early last
evening. Only one New York Central train
bos passed through on the Auburn road. A
passenger train, a freight and a relief train
are stalled at Aureliu,
Illinois Wheat Damaged.
IDT AUOCUTKD FRXII I
Csioaoo, March 11. Beports from various
cities and towns throughout nilnolt are to
the effect tbat Winter wheat has been
greatly damaged by the recent blizzard.
Acres of Kansas Wheat Bulned.
1st associated raasi.1
Totexa, Kan., March 11. Reports are
coming in of great damage to Winter wheat
by tbe recent blizzard. Some ot the reports
say thousands ot acres are blackened and
wilted. Especially is the Injury noticed on
the bottoms.
Fears tor Peach Buds.
lav associated mint. I
Benton Harbor, Mich., March ll. Fears
are entertained that yesterday's blizzard has
seriously damaged the peach buds.
COLD WAVE CAME ON TIME.
A Dale of Sixty Miles an Hour Blow
ing at Block Island.
The cold wave predicted yesterday by Local
Forecaster Dunn materialized this morning,
it began to grow cold early last evening, and
before daylight there bad been a drop In tem
perature ot 31 degrees, as compared with the
blgbest temperature ot the past twenty-four
hours.
The lowest point reached In this vicinity
was 21 degrees, and at S o'clock this morn
ing tbe mercury stood at 23. During the
morning the weather moderated a little, but
tbe mercury up to noon did not get above
freezing point,
1 be cold wave was accompanied by a snort
ing gale from the northwest, tvblcn made it
netcssary to run up the storm signals all
along tne coast.
At Block Island this morning tbe gale was
blonlngattbe rate of sixty miles an hour,
and all along tbe North Atlantic coast tho
wind was silting along anywhere from forty
to sixty miles an hour.
Agriculturalist Dunn says that tho centre
of tno storm passed by to tbe nortb ot !sew
York State, and to-day Is on Its way out to
sea off the Newfoundland Banks. Incoming
vessels will probably have a hard time ot It.
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The O. A. R. State Encampment.
tBT ASSOCIATED VRESM
BnrrAio, March 11. Tbe State Encamp
ment ot the O. A. R. elected Mayor Theodore
L. Poole, ot Syracuse, Department Com
mander on tbe second ballot, other officers
elected were i Senior vice-commander, Wra.
L. DeLacey, of Poughkeepsle ; Junior Vice
Commander, W, T. Klrchner, of New York ;
Medical Director, Dr. Sol Van Etten, of Port
Jervls: Chaplain, Itav. T. V. Parker, of Avon;
Councllmen ol Administration, T. M. Clark,
ot Mount Vernon Post, No. 170, New ork;
K. 11. McCormlck, Post No. 121, Albany; K.
. K. Monttord, Post No. hi. Nets sure:
Henry E. Turner. Post No. you. Leevllle. -ihe
Warner Miller delegation will go to the Na
tional Encampment.
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den. fltselo Said to Be Dylner.
Brlg.-Oen. Dudley 8. Btetle, commanding
the First Brlgado, National ouard ot New
Jersey, Is reported to be dying from acorn
plication of diseases at bis home In Orange,
N. J. Tbe nrin of Steele condlct, in which
be succeeded bis father, onn the Jersey
City car Wheel Works. He was once a mem
ber of tne New York seventh.
The New Theatre Plans.
Tbe plans for the new theatre to be built
byALHaymaa and Frank w. Banger were
hied to-day; Tbe new thtatts Is to be on
Brosdwar, juit south ot rorusUt street.
sia44ss1?'f Tl-ll 1 f " "it ailiBB?asil f "i IT
WILL BE A CARDINAL.
Positive News of Archbishop Ire
land's Coming Elovntion.
The Red Hat to Be Conferred the
Last of This Month.
St. Paul's Illustrious Prelate High
in tbe Popal Fuvor.
IDT ASSOCIATED mall )
St. Paul, March ll. ncv. Father netferon,
who has charge of Catholic affairs during tbo
absence In Home ot Archbishop Ireland, has
at last received definite advices from the Holy
City that the Archbishop Is to be made tbe
second Cardinal of the United States.
Tbe ceremony of conferring tbo lied list
will occur In Homo during the latter part ot
this month.
JOHN tRELAND, ARCUBISHOr OP ST. TAVt, TITS
Nt,W AUERICAN CABDINAI.
The statement has been made several limes
that bucU action would probably betaken,
but the official notice has never been made.
it Is now stated tbat tbe official paper of
tb Pope, tbe Obtertatoli i Itomanl, will to
day publish the above facts.
Tho paper yesterday, according to a cable
gram received last night, oontalns a commun
ication from His Holiness in which he de
fends ArchDlshop Ireland against the attacks
made upon blm by bis enemies in this
country.
The official letter, followed by tbe appoint
ment of Archbishop Ireland to the rank of a
Cardinal, will serve to establish beyond cavil
or question the standing ot St. Paul's prelate
with tbe Sovereign Pontiff ot the catholic
cnurch, and tbe news will be greeted with
universal satisfaction In the Catbollo circles
ot St. Paul.
The Most Kev. John Ireland, Archbishop ot
St. Paul, was born In Ireland in 1H38 and
came to this country In 1H40. Ills tboolojg
lcal studies were completed In France, and be
was ordained priest in St. Paul Dec. 31, lsei.
After fourteen years ot faithful service In
the priesthood be was consecrated coadjutor
Bishop ot St. Paul Dec. 21, 1875, succeeding
to the See upon the resignation ot Bishop
Qrace In 1884.
The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore
bavlng recommended tbe elevation of Bt.
Paul to an archdiocese, Pope Leo XIII. ap
proved of the suggestion ana Bishop Ireland
was appointed tne first Archbishop and la
1883 he received the pallium. Tbe Arcb
blsbon hss been a devoted worker In the
temperance cause and his zeal In tbo matter
has gained for blm tbe title of the " Father
Matthew ot tbe West."
Archbishop Ireland Is over six feet In
height, and weighs over two hundred pounds.
1 here is nothing ot tbe ascetic In bis appear
ance. He walks with an easy swinging mo
tion, and does not look as heavy as be really
is. Ills Uce is stronc and manly, with arm
mouth, square jaws and cheek oi pink hue.
It It be true that all great men have large
noses be Is indeed a great man. Ills nasal
organ resembles Napoleon Bonaparte's. Ills
forehead la, phrcnolOglcally, perfect; bis eye
brows are heavy, and his iron gray hair is
brushed back from bis face. In a word, be is
a man ot distinguished appearance. He is
well Informed, a close student and In full
sympathy with American Ideas and Institutions.
CLOSE CALL AT SEA.
An East India Bhlp's Narrow Escape
from Collision.
Tbe sblp Ladakh arrived at this port to
day, 1G3 days out from Calcutta, having been
three times driven oft the coast by 'ales.
She bad a very narrow escape from collision
with an unknown bark, wblch hove to In a
gale Feb. 13, In latitude 30, longltudo 71.
There was a blinding snowstorm raging and
tbe bark, wblch as running Iree, barely
swerved by the bow of tbe Ladakh.
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England and tbe World's Fair.
BT ASSOCIATED rBEIS.1
London, March 11. A meeting presided
over by Lord Mayor Evans, was held at tbe ,
Mansion House to-day. The meeting was
promoted by tbe London Chamber of Com
merce In connection with the Chicago Colum
bian Exhibition. Tbe exhibition, the Lord
Mayor declared, would bo the most success
ful one ot modern days, and Its Importance to
Brltisn manufacturers would be exceedingly
great.
Says Emperor William Will Leave
His Eed To-Day,
lav AinociAncD mm.)
Bermn, March 11. Tne Tageblalt to-day
says tbcre Is no cause lor anxiety to bo felt
concerning tbe condition of tbo Emperor. '
Tbo paper odds tbat Ills Majesty will leave
his bed to-day.
Jersey's Nbw Pilot Board.
bt AiaociATrn mm )
Trenton, N. J., Maich ll.-Oov. Abbett to
day cent to tbe senato the following nomlna-,
tlons, which wero confirmed:
Wlllard c Flak, or iluascn; Miles noes, of ,
Middlesex; oustavus A. Selde, of Hudson;'
Alvln P.Ulldreth, of Cape May, Commissioner!
ot Pilotage.
Brewed rroa Mall asd Heps Osly.
Msx-asi Sw.Oa.'s Mtahillin Bttr. HIB.Mta.V
300 MINERS BURIED.
Probably Appalling Losb of Life
in a Belgian Colliery.
An Explosion Takes Place Without
a Warning Sign.
Terrible Suspense and Kxclteraent
at the Mouth of the flhaft.
ITT AKPOCIATED rTM.1
Drcssels, March 11. An accident occurred
to-day In a colliery near Charlerol which It Is
feared will result In a great loss ot life.
Two hundred miners were employed In the
coal pit when there was a terrific explosion
of fire-damp,
The pit mouth was rendered unavailable,
and up to tho present tbe fate of lbs Impris
oned workmen Is unknown.
Efforts are being made toresouoanyofthe
men who may have survived the explosion.
Later. Tbe explosion was at Anderluls
colliery. A later despatch states that tie
number ot men at work In tbe pit was 300 In
stead ot -00.
Tremendous excitement prevails In the
vicinity of tbe pit. Men, women and children
bae assembled In an enormous crowd and
are wild with fear, for It ib thought tbat
when an entranoe Is made to the colliery the
loss ot Ufa will bo found to be appalling.
Of tbe tnrcn hundred men at work only
three have thus tar arrived at tbe mout'i of
tbe pit In safety. The effect of the explosion
was terrific.
The ventUator and machinery at tbe mouth
of the pit were shattered.
The destruction of the ventilator adds an
element of great danger to the situation, as
the men, It any, who survived the shock ot
tbe explosion are apt to meet tbtlr death
from tho choke-damp.
Volunteers are plenty, and almost super
human efforts are being made to clear the
shaft.
It is feared tbat of tbe men In the mine 200
ot them bare been killed.
Forty men escaped by means of a second
shaft, and sixteen others were taken out ter
ribly, and It la believed, fatally Injured.
Member of Parliament Gists Vive
Tears for " Misappropriation."
tT ASSOCIATED ralM
London, March 11. At tbe Old Bailey to
day a sentence was passed tbat will without
doubt result In another expulsion from tbe
House ot commons, making tbe third mem
ber of the present Parliament to be Igno.
mlnloatly expelled.
Tbe first was Cspt, Verney, who waa ex
pelled upon bis conviction for procuring a
girl for immoral purposes ; tbe second was Ed
ward De cobaln, who fled tha country to es
cape arrost on a charge ot gross Immorality.
What will probably prove the third expul
sion will be tbat ot George Woodgate Hast
ings, member for tbe East or Bromsgrovn,
Division ot Worcestershire, who was to-aay
sentenced to nve years penal servitude on
bis plea ot guilty to the charge of misappro
priating tbe sum ot xa.ooo.
Mr. Hastings, who Is a Liberal Unionist In
politics, has represented tbe East Division ot
Worcestershire since April, 1800. He is
sixty-six years old.
His shortcoming was In his trusteeship un
der the will ot John Brown, deceased.
Salisbury Upheld as a Firm Cham
pion of British Rights.
IBT AI'OriATED mt.l
London, March 11. The standard, com
menting on the Bearing Sea question, says :
" We cannot help thinking tbat President
Harrison la treading overmuch oa our past
amiability. The Wharton message com
pletely misrepresents the attitude and argu
ment of Lord Salisbury, besides begging the
whole question In dispute.
" Tho suggestion that England would only
be too glad If arbitration was abandoned Is
too ridiculous to be discussed. Lord Salisbury
Is bound to protect English rights as far as
It Is possible and just to do so, and wo must
assure our friends in America in aU good
humor tbat no amount of brow-beating Is
likely to force blm into abandoning that responsibility."
Moreland Oets Ten Years for Trying
to Blackmail English Lords.
1ST ASSOCIATED rKIS.
London, March 11. A large crowd assem
bled In the Central criminal court. Old Bailey,
to-day to listen to tbe trial ot Maltland Fran
cis Moreland, the aged Oxford tutor, who was
accused of attempting to blackmail members
ot tbe nobility by means of tho letters of a
bogus widow.
Moreland pleaded guilty of attempting to
extort money from Earl Russell, and not
guilty to extorting money from Lord Ho;h
field. He was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.
Henri Roobofort Seeks to Oet Kven
with M. Denupa'.re.
IBT AISOCIATBD FESIS.)
Paris, March 1 1. The Intranilgtant. Henri
Kocbefort's paper, to-day contains a violent
article written by tbat gentleman, demand
ing tbat M. Besupalrc, the Public Prosecutor,
be dismissed from office
It was M. Beaupalre who prosecuted flen.
Boulangsr, M. Hocheiort and Count Dillon
some time ago after tbelr night from France
to escape arrest.
Cable Brevities.
Tha Oiford Uuloraltr Tbutn M partUllj
dNtrortdbjaraainlilDlalit iMtolfbt.
1 rata sm that B.ltm will UtIM all th.
pcw.r.t mdIhiim U arrant for tomsaoa
action asalaal ska AaanhlaU.
Tea FtUm aa4 FrlaM Wait aniredat
MMtea, fraa, t-ir.
' lllfrtiPlPir 'HliTi
"EVENING WORLD " ILLUSTRATED PROVERBS XVIII.
"Doing nothing is doing ill."
PITCHER O'BRIEN IS DEAD.
Pneumonia Carries Off the Fam
ous Baseball Twirlor.
BT ASaOCIATED MtHI.
Trot, March ll. John P. O'Brien, the base
ball pitcher, died this morning at West Troy,
aged twenty-eight years, after an Illness ot
two weeks from pneumonia.
O'Brien was considered one of the best
twlrlers In the country. In 1880 be wss a
member ot the Cleveland League team and
last year be was a winning pitcher for the
Boston Association team. He had signed to
play tbe coming season with the St. Louis
League ciub
110 RACING AT GUTTEHBURG.
Tha Mason' Assigned Is that the
Track la Froaen and Lumpy.
InrnAt. m m r.rmmn woai.n.1
Guttenscbo, March 11. There will be no
racing at the Quttenburg track to-day. The
track Is frozen hard and Is very lnmpy.
Tbe managers hope to get It in shape tor
racing to-morrow. The entries tor to-day's
postponed races stand.
Wrestler Acton Defeated.
try AasnriATTD rar.t
San Francisco, March ll. Joe Acton, tbe
champion catah-as-catch-can wrestler, was
defeated last nlgbt by Daniel S. McLeod, the
latter winning In two straight falls In nitoen
and twenty-throe minutes. Acton weighed
163 pounds and McLeod 170.
Louisville Oets Tom Brown.
(bt associated raeis 1
Louisville, Ky., March 11. A telegram
from Manager Chapman, of tbe Louisville
Ball Club, announces tbat be has signed Tom
Brown, of Boston, the centre fielder.
To Investigate Jersey's Race Tracks.
IsrrrjAt. to the ettxino wnri.l
Trenton, March 11. The concurrent reso
lution for a committee to Investigate tbe
Quttenburg and Gloucester track evils was
adopted by the House.
Cardiff and Keotrh Matched.
BT ASSOCIATED .)
Portland, ore., March ll. Peter Cardiff
and Billy KecgU have been matched to right
April 2d before the Pastime Athletic Club for
a purse ot S1.500.
Two Mayors la Camden.
UriCIAL TO THE ETXXIBO WORLD I
Camden, ?'. J.. March 11. Tbcre sre
virtually two majors ot Camden to-day.
Mayor Pratt's term does not expire until
Counrll meets ibis afternoon, but Mayor
elect Weacott has taken the oath of office and
will endeavor to prevent ITatt from making
any Police Commission appointment under
tbe Board ot Public vt orks Dill, which passed
the Legislature last night.
m
New York Travelling' Man Dead.
lnrvrtAf to mu Rvvwnm nM
Richmond, Ind., March ll. (rank r. Dyer,
travelling out of New York City tor tho flrir
of John Lucaa Co , died suddenly at tbe
Grand Hotel In this city this afternoon from
tbe effects of peritonitis.
HE IS A NOTORIOUS CROOK.
Police Capture One of New York's
Most DangerouB Criminals.
nenry Murphy, alias Frank Manning, alias
Boston, alias 1,034 (Hogues Gallery), was
held in 10,000 ball at Yorkvllle Court to-day
on two cbarges ot grand larceny.
He Is tho thief who hired a furnished room
ot Mrs. Emma Grant, 103 East Thirty-fourth
street, March 7, and robbed ber hous-.
He was arrested yesterday, and on the
way to tbe statlon-bouso the detectives
prevented his swallowing a diamond
which afterwards was shown to belong to
Florence Kelly, Marls Jansen's under-study,
who was robbed ot it at 168 West Sixty
seventh street. ..,-'
no was fully Identified. ' '
lie Is also wanted for robbery committed
several years ago.
TIED IN THE LEAD-
Antalnger and Lumsden on Even
Terms in the Bicycle Race.
Tbe seven contestants In the sevcnty.two-
bour bicycle race at Madison Square Garden
have kept remarkably close together during
the forty-eight hours they have been at work.
When they began the filth day of tbe race
this afternoon tho dials gave the following
records of miles co ered by each rider :
Mr l.i v. i
A.hlnor 692 4irudln( (193 J ,
l.um.a.n .. , SvJ 4 Shock 68 1,
Martin (VI SlbUff 1
Lamb VJ SI
ihe leaders In tbe race follow each other
closely, and are seldom more than a tew laps
apart.
Levy's red-coated musicians are on board I
most ot the time to enliven tbe riders. Tbe
big crowds that packed the Garden In other
events ot this sort hare so for been conspicu
ous for tbelr absence from this contest.
The scores at 4 o'clock werei
v l, ML
Aabinitt 73 UlRudlns 733 i,
bamtita "S3 I (khock .25 1 I
lartln 733 1iUf 6BS A
Lamb 733
Buffalo Near the 300,000 Mark.
IBT AtSOCIATED FBESa. I
Buffalo, March ll. complete returns
of the enumeration In Buffalo mako the popu
lation 278,032, cxcluslre of tbe public Instl
tutlons, wblch will bring the total up to
'.'8.1,000.
Raclnar at Gloucester.
'SrECIAL TO TBE ETE!f!0 WORLD 1
Gloucester. March 11. To-day's races re
sulted as follows:
First Race SI and a half furlongs.
Ilencllyn won. Illrthdiy second and Bonnie
King third. Time 1.3.1.
second Usee six and a quarter furlongs.
Easter won, Garwood second and Santa itttn
third. Time l.Sblf
rhlrd Itoce Thre-quarters of a mile.
' Htrongfellow woo, Pretender second and
Knapp third Tlmo 1.231J.
Fourlh Kace seven-elghihs of a mile.
Ftrnwood won, Algonquin second and Jlc
Glnnli third, rime 1.J8M.
WHY CHARLIE IS HAPPY.
EXTRA. I
THE TDBF. 1
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Jockey Lynch's Case i
Laid Over for Lack i
of Evidence, ;1
JfBsl
JAY F. OEE A SULKr HORSE. 1
P. Lorillard Not a Candida,! tor m
the Board of Control. 11
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The third raco ot Outtenburg yesterday 13bbb1
furnished quite a little sensation. Long be- 7ss!
foro the bugler called tb3 horses to tbe pest liH
It was whispered atout the track that 1bbb1
.Starter Caldwell was desirous ot purchasing J
the horso Jay F. Dec, tbe property of the ,
uburndale Static. It was said that Jay F. H
Dee was a sure winner, and tbat Mr. Caldwell 'VB
or an sgcut of bis would bid tho horso up In .'sbbb
the event ot his winning. When tbe bones assl
went to tbe post In the third race Jay F. Dee sbbb!
was at odds of l to :i. c'cH
Mr. Ca.dnell was a long time getting the bH
horses away, and finally when tbe flag tell all 1'ss!
were In molten and on In a line, suddenly Vbbbb!
Jay F. Deo propped his tore less andesmt to casss!
a stand still. Theolb-rs went on, nnd teloro siesBBi
the sulky biuto coUi bo prevailed upon to ,'LH
move the others were flitecn lengths away.
Needless to say Jay F. Dee did not win. Sssssl
Immediately after the race Mr. Caldw-jl vss!
wentuptatb(heTu"asesvstasa"and charged ''jB
Jockey O. Ljnclt with deliberately pulling "jB
tbe horse. Mr.Caldnellsaldhenas so sure vassi
of it tbat be would take an cath that Lynch t-'B
stopped tbe horse. Judge Burko differed AH
with Mr. Caldwell, and explained that tbe '!jssl
Uorte bad done tbe fame thing on several LXm
occasions, lie tcllevrd that the fault lill -
entirely with tbo horse. Mr. Caldwell agalu H
repeated his cbarges, and Mr. Burke was lflH
fcrced to lay tho matter before the Execuitve Ibbbbb!
Committee. For lack ot evidence the matter 'fsBBBs!
was laid over. bsbbI
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There was not a man at the track who,
Uiolng tbe circumstances, did not secretly sasss!
rejoice when Jay F. Deo wss left at tbe pceu "JbsbI
The owner rf tho horse, standing In the pad- ssssl
dock, said to a group otjrlends: Ssassl
"There gi.es tbe best bone In my stable. ?,sbbb!
lie has won su en out o! ten races ht-re. Ism '' 'SSSBi
toned to start blm today, ami the odds are jH
rn short that I cannot afford lo bet oa him. I 'sssl
am told that tbe norse will be bid up and asssl
bought at an) price. In other words, tar .,sal
horse is to bs forcibly taken away from me." sssl
Everyone sympathised with blm and re .rsssai
Jolcvd when the noree was left at the post. l'JbsbbI
VBBBBB
It is not generally believed tnat Lynch fBsssi
pulled the horse. Jay F. Deo was act laic iebbb
mean, and he sulked as be has done before. rssBsl
When the horso stopped nine out of ten Im- 'ibbbbTI
medlitely Jumped to tbe conclusion that sbbbs
Lynch bad pulled blm. Such was not the ssssl
cose, however. Lrncb swore solemnly that -Cssal
he did not stop the horse, and there is no JJH
reason to doubt bis word. Mr. Caldwell Said Ijbbbbi
later tbat he bad no intention of bidding p Jpssal
tbe horse tssal
I simply wanted blm as a stallion, sad It AbsbbbI
would bare been a good thing for the turf to vJbbbbI
be rid of blm. He is always spoiling starts . sH
and I will give S30O more than any other JbbbbbI
man for tbe horse." jbbbbbi
" Imply to get rid ot blm t " quietly later- -jH
posed Judge Burke. vsebbbs
Yes," answered Mr. CaldwelL bbbeb!
This Is new business for starters. It Mr. bbu
Caldwell Intends to buy up allot the fractious asbbbI
horses now on tbo turf hj will have a good HI
Job. feiertneles, bis motives were good ,CbbeM
ones. 1I believed tbat ho would be blamed JbbbbI
for leaMng tbe borce and as tbe betting '.IbbbbI
showed Ju) F. Doe a hot favorite it would 'aBBn
l look bad. No ono blames Mr. Caldwell for the 3.)bbU
start. He did not drop tbe Hog until toe (HI
i horses were In line and going treely. It was "Hfl
' after bo dr.pped bis dig that the horse , ;
i stopped. ... bbbU
I Tbe Spirit a.ftnf Timet, which Is the efflcud lsssl
i organ of the Board of control, and Is there ieHa
1 fore In a position to speak authoritatively, H
refers to tho future oi Monmouth Park as v-bbSI
follows- '''B
Well-informed men believe that racing will jtsall
be resumed at Monmoutn Park this Summer. ':Vfl
Xe Jersey blood lb to be taken Into the or. S'lmWrn
ganlzailcn through the sale of Its Treasury "n3
btoik. It is not likely that the grand Ideas "Ml?
of Mr. ltbers will be carried out, but a good ?'B1I
programme is sure to be offered, and once un- 'MM
der nay e may look for great things in 1893, 'MHal
Monmouth's option to continue lease of Jer- At
omo Park will be permitted to lapse. fJHlsl
... HsbTb!
Mr. Pierre Lorillard has retused to permit VaafsBi
tho presentation of bis name with a view tu tsmlB
bts election to nil tbe vacancy In the Board ot VsbmS
control caused by Mr. Wlthtras death. He aafsBi
Is averse tu accepting any position without sssfasl
assumlog Its duties, and bis absence from 'vlH
New lork makes It Impossible lor him to iaBaS
serve. rBS
coL Cisrk, of the Garfield Park Club, of -flaBa
Chicago, against whom tlr.Ed Corrhraa waged Ssai
bitter war last Summer, scouted the Idea ol SHbb1
reruMng tbe entrlei nonnested by tbat - ,'Jssasas
gentleman. nesld'thstcomganasahorse .
owner was In good repute, with no cbarges of "V9
dishonesty or fraud against blm. To reject .4Hbb1
bis entries would be a practical indorsement Vaasal
of the peevish and unjust rulings of tbe Board KsbbubbI
of conircl. which is condemned even by Cor- aIbbbbbbs
rlgan's worst enemies. bbbbbbbI
obbbbbbI
Efforts are being made to reinstate William J&jbbbbbbI
Mctiulsiu, whose ruling oft at Lexington two ftavBBBS
years agu created such a sensation. -&Ibbbbbb!
' ' ' iasBsi
Theodore 1 Inters, tbe welt-known breeder )sbbbbbs
and turfman, has been elected President of JjbbbbbbbI
the Nevada State Agricultural Society. JibbbbbI
" ,?sbbbbbbb1
Tbe bill requiring constables to arraign ' iebbbbbbI
tbelr prisoners before the nearest Justice ot 'X!jJbbbbbbb!
tbe Peace became a law yesterday. It was K WM
passed through the senate as amended and bvBSBBBal
signed by Gov. Abbott. ? f sbbbsbbbI
Iti 'Jsbbbbbbb
The great niir To Tstpblen. reported very ,, jH
lame at Nashville, la doing nicely, aud wfs -Mv. MbbbbB
piobably race strata this seatoa, t iMMm