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\ou XLV-N* 11,337.
NEW-YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, imi
PRICE THREE CENTSL
THE MUTINY ON THE THAYER.
TEllIilBLE WORK OF TWO COOLIES.
HOLDING THE SHIP'S CREW IN TERROR FOR
TWO DAYS.
RBVBSa STRATAGEM OV MANILA INDIANS?TUB CAP?
TAIN'S L1FK SAVED BY THK DKVuTlON OK
HIS Vf IP g.
|prom KWOtUXhSBBBAL Ci_iisk-u*om.kst ok tub TRir.rr.-E.;
8aim Hklkna, Jan. 18.?Tbe following is a plain,
unvarnised statement uf the tragedy that occured
on board tbo American ship Frank N. Thayer, on
January 2. 3 aud 4, about 700 miles southeast of
tins island, nil of tbe facts having been gleaned
trosS WfAB.pt itnesses in an investigation inst made
by the. l'nit*Hi BtttW Consul. Jaunts A. M.ic km,, ht.
at this pince. However incomprehensible wt in
crcditilo tho story may sccm.it ls lb* unanimous
testimony ot tho captain and his wife and of the
fourteen gannan who survived. Mid Itsshsd heie
early on the inoiniDj. ot the 1 Ith in an open boat.
Tbo Frank N. Thayer was a line wooden -hip of
1,600 tons, i.uilt in 1*7S at Newburyport, Mass,
hailing from th* port of Bootoo, whore her prin?
cipal owners live. She nailed from Manila tor
New-York on November l, 1883, witta a full cargo
of hemp valued at 9350,000, anti with a crew of
twenty-two iiien, inclndinir two Manila Indians .niel
two Chinamen. The only Americans were tbe cap?
tain. Robert K. Clarke, of Lone* Island, and thc
mat-.* and second mate, E. Holmes and Vf, Davis.
The others were Germans and Claudina', ians. A
few tlavs after leavins Marilin OM of the Indians
complained of sickness, but when the captain
decided that bc noe fled phyme, an.l offered him a
dose of snits, ho in aile a wry face nnd rejected it,
upon whieh tbe captain took up a rope's ont! anti
g.ivo him a cnt or two over the sli-<iilele>r*i, and after
th:s pcr-ua.ion ho tonk the silts. Absolutely
nothina; occurred in connection with tho Indians
that is remembered hy any of tlie survivors fnin
that time until midnitrh; un .Tanuaiy 2-unless it be
that thc mate save one of them asian with bis band
at the pump early that erasing, ns one or two "f Hie
men rather feebly allege. The name- given by the
Mauil.iinen at shipment were, ll. Agosto anti V.
Sierra, and th*y wero of the eomnioii t\ pe of the
Indian coolie of the l'hillipines. short anti wiry, and
n able to make themselves understood in any
lundie except their patois of the Spanish.
Saturday night, January 2, was one of those
glorious nights that are common in the truck <>f the
southeast trade winds from a short distance north
cf the cape tn this island. The sky iras clear and
densely spangled wiib stars, and thtf breeze wai
steady and all sails set. At 10 v. m.. tbacap'a-?
ami mate wen- talkins? on the poop-deck about the
splendid time tliey were nkill. and remarked
casually that they would u.?t call nr signal at St.
Helena, but press on whilo the wiml was so fa\oi
nble. Se?t.-ini_: all well at that hom. ami having no
more ?ospicion'of trouble on board than ..f mnnina
?gainst Land's End that ni.ht. the captain
-i-ent below and turned in. He was soon so'faal
asleep that he beard nothing of the change of tbe
watch at Midnight A few minutes after the
change, however, he beard some ene cull " Capt iii
Clarke. Captain Clarke,'' and sr.ra'ig np. supposing
that thc mat* was ealling him to lo.k at a Teasel
they had teeu rapidly gaining on daring Ibe even?
ing. Half aaleep and in tala night elotbee he ran
un tbo after companionway, aad wheu h>-"
the top received a blow with a bnifo on the top
of .his bead. He-.aw that one of the Indiana waa
his aaaailant, and knit" Bgbt him as best as be
could with bia naked hand-, bnt lb savage
pleased him sn closely that lie was olili.el to back
down tho stf-ps. The captain bad --truck the
ruffian seven! Moira in the tn.-e. nnd prevented Irm
from makin-- Ins tbiusta with eftcct, hut as the two
reached the bottom of the steps grappling with each
other, the captain slipped io the ld.end and fell.
Thc Indian then {dunged his knife into his victiro'a
loft side, anl ran up tbe step* leaving li.in ,e,i fla ad.
The captain's wil.- wa-, aronaed by hrs fall, and in
a mninent saw bim enter her loom covered arith
blood. He merely said that he '.\as hurt, and arm?
ing hiing.-ii with a revolver returned to the door.
fla (rilled to the m ni at the wheel, Malone, telling
bim to sbut the npper door ol tbo companionway.
" I < ant. mi," said he.
" Why not *'' asked the raptain*
"There*! somebody ti.uie." gaid Malou -.
g ILLINO mr. man ai TBI WHSKL.
Captain Clarke then abut and locked the cabin
door leading to tbe companionway, and went
thro'.iuh tbe foreeabin te .hut tho doora lending
onto tbe bait deck, As he did aa be found bia eec*
omi male. W, Davis, lying thad at tho door ol his
foo__, and hatti I j eloeed and tastenen tbe outside
ilneers, oppic-'Od by tbe vagaeneea and nnci rtainty
af the danger which had fallon upon hun and his
cbarge. Aa he re-entered tbe after-cabin be beard
a man at tbe door. It was a sliding panel, aa be
shoved ir ba. k a short distance and saw a white
man, oue c. J, Hendricsen, standing in
the peanga. He coveretl the man witta
his revolver and demanded whal
.ha wanted there.. Tbe man eried:
" Hide me, Captain, hide me." But tli" e nj,tum
was not reaaaured and demanded abai ba wanted,
if he bolooged to tbe mntineerB, etc ; but tbe man
only repeated, " bide me, bide me." Failing rap*
idly from loot of blood limn li- vu.innis, arid fear*
ing to tm-', tim min, as be wonld ima- ii > EtCCOUill
ol' hhneelf, tba canfaiii told him to _-<? away, and
a/ain abut and looked tba door, Hendnceen than
entMted the bath-room, the door of wbiofa opened
niKiii tiie ci'iiipaiiinu way, and kooked bimsell In.
He had scarcely done so Wbea the Indian liom
Wlituii he Lad retrcute. traced bun to his hiding
plate and tried to induce him loopeutlie door.
Fmled in this attempt he went bach up the -I- ps.
and lb mil'.'-."ii s.iw bim slab Malone, th*- man ;.r
thc wheel, rind thrnw him nvt-i boat'!. A moment
after the death mean and tbe struggle of Malone
wen- beard hy tba captain, the' Indians mashed in
?ne of the anbin wiadowa, and one s.ijei to thc
otber, " fin in.'' Tho fellow waa about to obey
?at baai tba captain Ired two shots ta rapid snecee*
sion puttingf-hem loflightlwith a vollej ol oaths and
curses nu theil lips, 'Ibex- then shui and fastened
the abutton of the cabin windows ami lashed tbe
outside doora fust. Mrs. Clarke now began to
atoeae the woonda of har husband a- be .^it braced
in a corner whence- be muni eouunand the doors
ami Windows with his revolver. His bead anti
fane were haeked to pieeee, and tram tb* nash in
his left sid-, just below the ribs, tba Inner lobe of
Iiis luiirf protruded BOaae dulan..-. Who -hall de
wriiie the .Meatian of that tupi tin and bis wife al
that tlreau hour l*Tbe little dangbtet dang to hoi
motlier, tlumb with fear, and tiie po>>r wife, a
fragile and timid woman lintier ordinary i iniiiii
aaanoee, dbreeted hat beat eil.eris with ooolneaa and
deliberation to the Moppags ol the profane
bleeding whieh she knew must notm
etd her husband's lite. While Ibey
wtic thus occupied, they wiro entirely
ignorant as to who isis engaged in tba mutiny
and knew not at what instant the eabin door
would lie forced and the murder completed.
Meantime, the Indians bail been doing gory work
above. The mate, F. Holmes, w.is d) ing in tho
foiei-astle, tba two men bavitij- L lien U]hiii him
ami the second mute at once at the o|K)U1iik of tho
fray. Mi. Ilolinea natl made ins way to the fore*
ca_;lo iaataad of tba eabia because the Indians had
gone toward the latter, and a Wounded man always
hw* a kc,-.,, sense nf danger. He bad fallen on tiie
?Mt of Um fore, antic when he entered anti hail
become uuoom*eious _Uuu._i iiunu-diatdy. only tell?
ing the men rrrouiid bim that one of the Indians
bad cut him all to pieces. A sortie was made by
eixof the meu armed with capstan bars, but the
only result was that four of ike pm ty were stabbed
MNI to death, and tho otho/ two had escaped
out- to the bath-room, the oiber to the upper rig
ttng.
lt was about half past 12 when (bc doors of tho
forecastle were suddenly alana! from the ..atMtie
and fjMteucd witn tocks, ropes ami Umbers braced
against tbe bulwarks. The BBBB inside were uu
doubtedly domoraliz-d and panlf ?atrlhao by th-*
sceues of blood they bad **itne...sed iii the preced?
ing twenty minutes i those who were wounded
thought they were dying anti the others scorn to
have beeu entirely bewiidered. C. Schmidt was
tho first one stabbou by the Indians after they
wounded the mates. He was walking on the half
deck oear them aud when he6aw one of the indians
come up the etepa from the malu deck he asked
him what he wanted. He pretended not to under?
stand and walked on toward where the mates were
sitting, and the other Indian came up the ste.s
almost immediately. Tlio mat 01 seemed to pay no
atteutiouto their presence, but continued their
conversation, the Aral mate giviug directi"iis as to
the work that was lo be done by the early morling
watch. The aciiini ot the Indiana waa aa quick aa
lifhtoiog, aud Behtnidf had no idea they had hurt
the mates until they stabbed him.
Tba following diagram will give a very diatioet
ie lea of the scene:
Wheel.
Cantata's .teem, n
Toop ! Hkv I
! 'H-rht;
i'll hinto c
-.crt-.
. I
.1
Hall D ' Dec!-,
4 fed ale >vc h.., 1, ,!.-, _.
Mum
linton.
HUlii i.,T)_,
A?Where iiii* Captain tris mel bj thu [nellan* ami MaVii-d.
i I-, i j i ol Um ennui! stier lie wss aiabbed
Harrie ade od i.u ie il ck L.t'le- by tba indiana on Sui
dar si
i'._ -I..tell on wiia li ru_!e ? \,,r. leilnnrr tt. i,. ., -tnt.!,. ,1
I _p ,?; -,-, -,t in u ),.,?? maa taken into holt aeot to mttkt Bro.
K ..ii.i DuetuesMa. ron! ibtoe teet hhjha thoa peep
eli. k
?' Hi :e- Indiana wt re ulrnlkins iliemiK Munday.
r Where ineu broke duwil ibe par lt lao Irom om lurcsttle
tu IbS otlit-l.
Hat ing mab' the cabin and tim foreeastle secure
tm the nui-ide, butchered tbe carpenter, E.
r.iintijl.i', ai.tl the nran tn the loobont,Antone
Serein, tlie Indiana now had the decks to them*
wives, tbe ouly other person alive there being the
Chineseoook, Ah Say, wbo waa In m..nal terror,
iniel aa ii-. I. * ? aa ? kitten. 'I hey forced bim to cook
mr them, and he aaya that he pol ? lol of matt bei
in their coffee with the hope of poisoning them.
The) \-i.ir.. I him to atay in hie galley if be wonted
to live na.tl.er minute, and while one prowled
i..mn the lorecaatlc tbe other lingered at tba win*
dowa and doora "t tte cabin, no doubt boping Mini
expecting at every moment to gel some token thal
tbe captain waa dead. Ah Sun. the steward, bad
run away aad lochee himself in bia room* whoa ht
saw ih>- oap! in's wound a, and it was only by
threats tbat be waa prevailed noon to lend Mra.
Clarke the slightest nid.
a lay ..i lui.; i kin.. bVBVBHBR.
Thoa pa mod Ibedraary bonn from! o'clock until
daybrpak, and on thal dismal Rnnday lhere was
aonreely any change. I he- captain lit.ge>tod bc
tv.e-iii life and death. H.-knew nothing aa yal
a inuit tbe fate of the eiew, but he guee* d rightly
tint bia mate was de**d. The man li. Handbergb,
who bud taken refuge in ibe- rigging, waa dieeov*
end i>\ the captain through tbe skylight la tba
f< I'c.ibin, but be kept cloeo in bia biding plate for
t.;ii ol being aeen by Ihe Indiana Captain I 'larks
managed to Uro a few shots through the akylight
to attract the attention of tbe men it any ware liv?
ing, and, oatching sight of the as asstna akulktng
in front ol tbe foreeabin entrance, fired at ihem,
but wa-, too feeble t.> oontinne the attack, and tba)
could easily keep out of sight. Meanwhile
the well men in tim foreenatle suc
(i??eb-tl in breaking a h.ile io tho partition
arbicb divided them, (the forecastle eon
sisting of 1 wo distint t apartments without comma
nicritiniii and endeavored to plan aome way of get?
ting ont oi their prison. Tba. hat] no toola except
their sheath knives, aad were no doubt paralyaad
with '.eu- ni the Indiana The. decided thal i:
wonld do no good to < ni a hoe inn enoogh for one
man to paaa out, aa each noe who showell nimaelf
would be helpleaaly butehered. They wen- ando
t ideal anti uiiskiliul in this crisis, and showed a
la.-k ot nerve winch i-. not eepeeiallj ereditablc t<.
six able bodied mon who knew inn troll that theil
only tin mi-wa-- a pair ofaaaaaaina, m.el that the
?hota in Um afb rrart of Um Udp wara intended lo
rouse thcui fit.in their lethargy. I hey hay thal
they believed tbe captain to be* dead, hot even se.
thej knew that bis *i.ife anti chilli yieie probably
h*ringand in need of help, boi mill they resaatnod
cooped np like craven furs.
lahore can lie no d< ubt that every one who en?
claped hum that ship i.?(_ his life, under the- bent li?
cence of Providence, to tho faithful azarttaoa of
Mia. Clarke. All day long one of tbe Indiana?
probably the veiy oue who had attacked tlie cap?
tain?wan heard about the cabin windows by the
lill... iles, ielld WHS well l>V t ll'- Illili' lilllie ilgglllg
listening for tho captain's dying gToans, or aery
fr..rn the nonr wife or child that would iodinate
that he wan gone. Hud be died every soul would
have noriabed, for the assassins could thou have
entered ibe cabin willi impunity, secured the fire?
arm* and killi tl oil'the rest ol thc men in detail.
The captain snapei'ted that Hi'iulriceen was In the
bath-room, but was uot sure. Ile had the Chinaman
cull through the partition and tell him that If he
mus for bim anti not for the mutineers, he could
?onie iu the cabin. He would not answer. Tho
eilis which wert; set during all tliiH time were a
lernutely lilli'.1 and Hupping loosely, as the noble
?.hip swung round nml round, a helpless nm! ann?
es, thing.
Tho night cami, ou at lost, and it was
in age of doubt, uncertainty, dread and
iiiflcring to t.boso nobOOOf mariner*. Munday
norning, January -1, dawued at last, but no relief
?anio; no sound or woidofhop. from the crew,
tlis , < linke- imd succeeded in stopping the How ot
dood from her hu .band's wound* by stuning cotton
latting into tbo cm.li."- ou hi* timid ami lace, ami
Pf pressing the luug buck into its place, anti bau
dsglng tbe wound in hisb-f* sidesecuiely He began
to nutter intensely alter the first. ...itement of thc
fray wss over, but he kept ;_ij will and deienuiua
lion actively om"i-yt(l, and though he hud hud
neither food, drink, medicine nor stimulant linet
supper<tuie on .Saturday, ho folt belter on Monday
morning?a shade bettor. The water in the cabin
wus exhausted, aud some more must be procured.
Tnere was known to be seask in tbe bath-room, but
waa it safe tn hil feeble state for him to venture out
of the cabin, aud might not thu man who wax evi?
dently concealed there nc one of the mutineers
waiting to ..lay him I Water mus. he had at all
hn/ards?the stewnrtl Ab Sam wooli rather be ahot
than go intei the* companionway?so tlio captain.
Se-ar.-niy able* to stand, staggered to the door ro
volvor in baud, opeoed it. and tried iii* door of the
bath-room It was fastened on the inside. The
captain enoke, mu.I lt.-mirk-sen recojuizttig his voice
unlocked the door. Covered by toa cant lin's pla
tol be n?w tells what be should have] made known
on r-i'itiiejav night?that tho Indiana aretfaeooty
culprit*, and that they alone hold possession of
the ship, having murdered the mates and the crew
in tbe tl.ti knees !
hie i.Asr nunton or roi as-A-sin*.
The rnptaiti now felt StroOgOT than he was. an.l
determined to mnkt-u desperate etl'ort to ii.sli.dgo
the Indians. Lint on Sundi y ulgbt the assassins
bad prepared for hattie. Across tba roof of the
fore.-iil.in. a hw feet forward of the skylight, they
placed a heavy door on edge, lashiun it fast to the
poop railing. Ilehind this thev pla.ed O wide. tWO
Inch pitch pine plank, and finished oil the breast
work with tin- Ind and pillowa from tin- murdered
earpentar's room. They were armed witoafiae
shark harpoon and seve-ial lin .-lins made by laahtug
knive-i tn tin- emu ot roil* te"i feet long. 1 hey wein
worried by the shots from the skylight, and pro
pared tn harpoon the Brat person whoveotuied
th.-re. They divined that all wai nat well with
their gams, and they were going io play their last
desperate card.
Ilemlriisen, directed by thee captain, kept np such
a fusillmle at their braaatwork thut ne liually dls
bedgeti tlt'-in. ami forced tbetn ton,-,tabettoralong
tin- soles of the cabin before they bad had a . haine'
ti hurl their javelins. Firing through tin-cabin
where he koon they were atauding, n? bit one, and
winni.'.ed hjin si badly thai h. yelled hu.! ran to the
Ioi viaial part of the shin where be lirst pot a plank
overboard and then went over bimaa|i. Tbe cap?
tain meanwhile cut the upper tlnoi of tbe . ?m
paaionwny open with a broad aae, Heodrleaen
climbed up tbroogb the skylingl Handbergh by
this tine h.ni coma down from the ringing, ami lu?
ll inn No. !_ diaappearedi nobody knew whither.
Then the men broke ont of the foreoastlo. Ah 8ar
KlviUK th III rill n\e as sunn Hi i bc lll.ll.lll waa shot.
Indeed, Ah Hay stouth maintained thai he gave
them a hatchet it 7 o'clock on Monda) morning
when the Indiana were ont of sight, ami that In
I'.iv.- tin tu the lariie- n\et at about s o'clock. It waa
!?, however, wheu thai broke out after the danger
e>l filling tin- Iii.linns iiad pa-si-'l.
lu the tumult nf the moment, a bile the men were
ailing Uk. inauiat *. or half drunken a retches wak
em-j from sleep, amoke wat seen issuing trout the
after-hatch where the matea were alain, and it wa*
some minute* befon the- contain could get tbe
men to gei inin the hat.], with revolvers to kill or
capture the Indian whom all knew to lie tb* tncen
diary. At length Henry SVilaou and llendricseu Iel
tin- way, nml all the others who srere able fol*
lowed. Hut the 'tween docks was already tilled
with amoke, aod the Indian, nourishing hi* knife,
kept well concealed behind a bale ol hemp where
their bullets con ld poi reach bim. The) wera un?
di ui't' .Uv stilled with the smi ke, and thej say they
tin iiirht they bad killed tba Indian, se they
scrambled t" ihe (!.-? . aud began witb a "ill tc fight
ti.e im-. Hut, alaa! there ware ouly eight men
besides tbe ('hui:.a.en w'io wei' M useless as
kittens able to work. I lie captain says that, ban
i'vi-i iii.-.r e.nlier conduct ia iudged.it cannot be
denb-d tba! they did .eil that Wey poeaihly.lld
then I., sui..tm. the fire. Kui ail in '.'un. The
tweeze was blowing.lresh .ind the flames spread
rapidly.
Thereat is mon told. Tbe captain got the men
.airly to work aud ti... bad taken tue hose into
the'tween decks by tbe i "i: leading ..uti tho malu
deck, winn t in- -t' ward can u t>> him ina state of ex
eitement, saying thal Mr*, (tarka bad lo. ked her*
?ell .n i 'i room and could not get out. Hhe b ul pol
t'.< key through the window, ami Mi Sam bad tried
to lintot k il >. i the ..ii Nn!.- but iou ld not. 1 be lot ..
bad never been used since the shin waa hunk l*o
the c.ptain went Bud tried lt, and tbe key broke in
rbe broad-axe nus again brought into
reqnisil on, Mi -. Clarke' released, end tbe captain re
turned tu the deck aftei aa iii og ber there waa no
further danger. Ile found the lire raging, and the
id* ti told billi that a ?? the were n tue'tween
decks the isasssin and incendiary bad aeon ont
tUrough tbe h te h. Ab N ? completed Int ?
with th-- lulonuation that when he came up he
altered a yell uni lent >.i t,% ,-r tn ^>i.-. I be sharks
mi re about tia- \, ?,,!, .'uni i..i.'.. .n: I mk him for
sr hal be a is wortb t.ach i d i e will probably
fllllll tt>ll lillie ll lie) .till- Jlmel |; -. I i. li . | 1 111 link lill'
dames were coming through I . i d tbe eat)
tain tan lhere waa noi a moment l. iii
would take Ibe ebal.t saving lift bj means ol
the boat . Mready every sail and mas waa barned!
inly a s ..r.t-. itippl.. "t provisions and 20(1 galleus
et water were sot iutt the larger ol the two boata
thai wera launched, lb- three men r!io had t
if tbe stnaliei IhmI swamped it un.Ter the bows ol
th.- ship with a cabb >?! water, and ail bands
were paekeu .into.theolbei pout, lp to tba last
moment tbe captain hutt thongbl ma fire could still
ot- .j..' Ludt i. oontrol, bul his force a i-. too small,
ina theyjmusi ?? thei take refng fin tbe i".afs ..r pei
lah In tue Samoa a ruvgbfaltei native in mid ... aun,
.UO in i lea from the ooaree! speck of land, .uni that
ami a email wlaad which la often imasoU ei good
narine) a n bo ;. e in searofa for it. I hiring tne n il
et Monday, arel until '?? o'clock on Tu. win nu .i.m
lin 5. the .1. 'ie;, billen boat luy waiting in Ibe
{line ni tbaeonuasration, its human freight ?.i
ie--.i-ntii'ii souls boping and praying foi reaenei
\h ando univ thia bone at length tba captain oad
;bree oars lashed togetbei for a mast, and rimnng a
mil ni id ink.'ts took bli bearings for St. Helena,
fhe -onthetst trade-winds blew W'.nit .ind st. at li.
in I bj .-ar. tully feeling bia a ay .end calculating f.-r
lie illili) ft. Captain Mai kn lin | Ihe | O .1 In t lire
;. | Igl.t tl.e ialand at al...ut '.I p. m. on Kunda], .itu
mi \ IO. and landed aafel] at Jamestown it3a.m
ni Monday, January ll.
l h. wounded men were sent to ttie hospital, where
era eiapidly recoveiing; the othera have been j
lothed and i.i". Ided tor i.i thc United Kiata Gov
irnment. and Captain ('larae bas mended io rapidly
hat h.- |!i-avis tie leland with hla wife rind little
inuglitei ii.r London hy the steamer which conveys
hi-bitter.
I have sought in vain for the motive which
uiit...l the Indians tn commit lin- burrill hutch
ry. If thoy bad any. mora tangible than a mvagi
bb at for i.food,Itt remains hidden in therealmaoi
oujeetare.
JOHN MORLEY TO 1st: Kvn.K!.-INI_l>.
Di iu.is, Kelt, l L?The Lord Mayor baa lo*
iU?l ii 'lepulalueii of lr i.lriiiii.ii tu attnitl a b.in.|i|.:t to
e. |tvea mi Taaaiay to Jaka Murley, tho
ow Chief Secretary fur Ireland. Mince toe
ivltatl. in was lett.tni uiioiiynioint plat-ar ls have lu e-n
salad la the eteaata ardag tradesmen le boyeetl the
anqnet aa tba ground Mai the Lord Mayat is a Halter
i thu Tfatlenal aaaaa ta havlag Jotaed tim attempi ut
inlwuy lo hamper Mr. Parnell.
At it raeettag el tndeemea beld f..r tba parpeaa af ap
ululiiiK ? ili-levuij.iii to iitt'-ml the Ijuii'jnet, ninny of
MMe l.'.nilliuttvl I ref l??e- I lo mte.iiel.
Tbs Id tended National League un.ting at I n nleraira
j denonnea bt le lions has t.eeu absadoaed aa Um aei i i>?
f Mr, lian luglou. M ,
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WAS BISHOP HA NM.Nt; TON KU.I.KIM
London, Keb. ll-?Tbe Loodoo Mieeiooar)
?tl.'ty baa leen Ivt-il Bel fire- from Zanzibar lli.it iwo lue-li
babavs rstaraed to timi place fruin Vsegna report
m. th.y sae Bishop Haoalagtoo, with tiny mun of Ins
ip?flltluii, Ukeu out for execution.
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li.NA.M iri:R?: AIIUK-TI.I) IV MADRID),
.Maiihih, File. ll. NiOO dynamiters Wei* Or?
ated nt Ihe ruin "l-l sla'.loli lu-n- lu tl.iv. .? 1111 -. ?., 11. ? 11T1 >
riiainlte nirtrliljifit, cxpIosit*) apparatus, rev.livers an.l
iiuuiieir of rea flags wera foaad ou the pramlsna of a
iiie-liuki-r letUOWB tS I'V Itll.lllltiud with the .-ue'lill,-!
my.
RUSSIAN HBOOTIATIOIM Willi RBOLEBTX
London, Pob. 14.?Hinoe tho reoent riots in
jinlon the KiishI.ui t,t.vt-rnim-iit han it-n.-v,el n?geitia
ms with -England with tun eMeet of tinliicliig that
initiy tojuill Hut liiie-riniii.iii.tl .- -Kim fur thu eili'.tiil
jn uf poiiiKai orlmlaala.
RRBSTIRQ A BEWSPAPER Has foi; TORO ART
CHICAGO) Vcb. ll [Special.?A tltrtectiye ur
red liffreUst night fruin Iietrult h.i\ lng In lils ctistuly
0 BiaaibaH. who is waatai at AteOlaou, Kau, on a
?rge of tartary. BfaaahaU was employed mt a wnit-r
several of tho Kauniui CHy papata, bul luttorly bate
Uni as tlio agent of tho Mutual BuaarVa Fund Life As
clatl.m. Tue ullunco fur which bo ls want. .1 ls the
rgery of thee natue- of Un* agenl of the Kiuimh* l.'liy, flt.
sepli anti Council Hillls Railroad ,"t Atoliliuu Ina bill
l.t.liiiM for thirty rUtit nan* ot wool, by maana of
liol, lie .lieu un Ute. i'lii 1 j.li-ipUla IlriU ol 'al'-- a illus.
ti ubtainod fi, 'i.ii. ile fl'id to Wiuiis.r, nan ada, sui
ts liielucee! lo erasa ta Detroit, where he waa arroaleil
r the crime uhurgetl to him.
A ROTRUMTSRRTRRORD TORRlOARfT.
(j'uit Ano, tab. 14 (.Sperm.).?Charles ll.
mos, mete.l throuKhout Mouth. : n Hliiiut-t ua ihe author
n Ule.oet i.tirdling norri, " /.nra Hui h.. or line Fatal
tip," was tikin to tbo penitentiary to serve out a
iiteuee of Impnaoniiinnt fur blsaiuy. The author ar
led ut tb.' ne olio ii nary sluseklua to Charles ll. lin.lc j,
iu waa Milton.*! fur highway rubber/.
THE FLOOD i.v NEW-ENGLAND
ORE VT LOBS DAUBED I.V MANY OTTOS.
BUAT-i I.V TUB PTRr.KTS OK HO--TO.".?HOL'-iES,
bbxdobb and raorouas orooauo.
BotTOST) Fob. ll (Special).?Probably nt-ver
Id tlie history of s.iutlinni -few-Kn?latid lian there beea
to widespread s flood ss the one whloh tor the pant threo
tluy* lui. Turriel consternation ta thousands of humes
nut lip. a.'..-.J hundreds ot placet of busiue-i. between
15 aiton uu.1 New Yotli. Tho tloutl In Hinton Highlands
alone trill uu loutitt!Ily oause a ne.-untary lona of about
?l,0O" 1,1)11). Not fur fiom Are hunelretl dweiltags and
places of business liave t.t en Invaded by tlie muddy,
filthy water. Thc water still youra In nt a tremendous
rate, through tho old Htonj* Ilrook, ami Itel only OatletS
are the sewors.whlrli ore unequal to the task ut lowering
the voiQine of water that cover* an ires of about three
fourth* of a square utile-, embracing Vernon-st. on the
auutli uud H.iiiiniiiiiil ami Northampton nts. on thu
uorth IlaiitinKtun-Hre>.K>n tho west and NVaslilngton
at. on the east. Thrnu?hout most of thia territory the
water stood to night from three tn five feet decf In tho
baai-me-ot hlleheaa and illuimk rooms of hundreds nf
houses, and In several streets and alleys it l-l fruin four
to niue but tleep. lue only means of reaching a large
ntiini.fr ot tallinn's with foo.! and fuel ls by boats.
The scenes preaaatsd[hy tha Interiors of many base?
ment tilulnc:-mom and kitchens In sawyer, sterling,Ham
iiiomi an.l ..tin-.' streets whare tho houses are all of brick
anil of more pretontrocs character than those in tho poeir
localities toltl a most pitiful story to thoughtful ob?
servers. Telaatilealitsbearde. dicing tables, choirs, em.,
were.Jloritlin; uh.ml. M-re and tilt ro In tho muddy
water Whieh ro.lulled almost the wintlow still .sere (tout?
ing elei.iiH which had beea lifted from their hinges, pspers
and hills whieh had fallen out of secretaries, or desks,
and II sorts of neilin and tonis pertaining lo duinaetlc life.
It Is Impossible at tills data to .-.innate tho . peCUUlury
los*, fm tin- ronelltlou of the to.itiiliitl.ins ut tho buLkl
ltigs will outer Into stn-h a computation, aud while
f l.OOo.iion may eovartOa aatoal runt ol replacing tho
simlloil furniture, piper, paint, Pie.. nnd of repairing the
attects ami sidewalks.tho amonnt nf misery and suffering
nev er can be eoinputed. In many ease's poopll were .11,
and tn others lylitfi at the point of death,and -.vere rndoly
dlstuibed by the water which liuceH-iItuted a hasty re?
moval tn eniiirortable Quarters. Tho Ho d retreated a
few inches at dinmont fstages of thc ltde, only to ri-o
again tu tl*-ohl murk or to a tighes one. About BO acres
of la d bet ?? cen J.unslea Plain ami llyile I'ark ate (livered
with wafer to the depth ot fiom live loton feet. Tlio
only niiUt-t Un Ibo water ls stoney Ilrook. Stony Hiouk
must empty Into thc Kugglc-st., district ant. thc only
nutlet-- from tiieie aro the sower*. At low tide they eau
only keep natal nt aha al tbe present depth.
In Doraaaatat and .Milton the loss is heavy. The braal
Ip tbe roadbed nen the Ceuttul Avenue station wat
lacteal aad tha rohuaa ut water eerrled overyihiu_ with
lt. Small buildings wan il.ia'iiiK around lu lae water
above Mutt.ipau and the Square at Mattapan was sin.
.me. l te. tno depth ol two t. it. fevers! plaeat ol bu?i
in-.-, wert, sn iliw|ilv uinler water that a jtreut ainmiutt of
damage to stool reunited. Meaats. J. li. Hurt.*. Co.,
Mutt.ipan. havo sustained conslderu'ile loss. Tue; cellars
of the nouses of Henry L. I'lerce.t'ulouel Marshul! P.wil
der, rte ll rf NJ sawyer, of Dor.-hester, aud many others
u-erettiieel irita water. Tho greenhouse* nj tin. Wale*
r.eti*. :\ate.ry on CulinuMii st., were flooded. Tl..- i
iii.-iit it the s.'.eiied Church ?? sa badly Injured br valor,
\ large munber ofvaleehte public sud private grun
bouse* tu rbi- suburbs bsvebean seriously ifiustaged.
All tlie eui.urban town, mid cities north ami werst of
llo-'.iii a. tar us Winchester have hu il. reel heavily. In
Matties tbt. tlamae'i- Ih i H'liuafe.l ur aliuilt i-CB.Oua The
l.rltu-tpal suOerer ls A C'oehran, Jr , "proprle .nr of ttie
Mystic I'nnt works rn boee i twai factories are still Siled
with waler averaging fourfoot In depth. Four large
brick buildings, thr..- ol vi Men are used tor making car*
i' tc and storage purposes, stand la the centre nf a rest
like tin" nailer ruslinw with grout ri l.n-lty through and
ar..um! theiu, rim cull ll building containing the
oiaolilnt ry .iii'i < n.-:i,.. li sha In a bad condition. The
milln fe,.-f-irv u riie'h is Ol. hlghei i.m.l is fortunately Olil
|eet danger.
Wsw.llaritv, Teh 14 lAMrfof),?-Threagb trains be
tween N.-.t-Vork niel li'stein havo lit en Interrupleel
slues last algol by r,,i, boats ..n the ti.ree i ua'.s coonee t
Ing with the Consolidated. Tralni will pia to*uiorrow.
I be roatl t'< -pillion.'al ls clear. The- fle.od lins been moro
-e..- i ian evei kne.wn be-ore here-. WilliamMaoa
Ile; 1, af .'..alli Haven, ami lim , ..ui,e.iutnUi narrowly es.
laped ilrowotaclastHlshl ny tu.- washing awarefcea*
tcrvil;.- Hrlelge. Patrick Kennedy, of Waterbury, was
found (l.-tiei lu a swollen _tr.-..iii mere yesterday piora
lng.
rostsuroa. Coen., rah, ii .-,-.??'..?Many town
brldjrea e ri issi ag local iireania ii.ive hogD camed away
and travl o-er -.:?.' htebwers la Impeded. Tlie old Pal
iner ..ii.!, ui Vf, queteqao -k, built bv the early settlers
me.te- ti.ia two venturis* men, tun wrecko.l last lilntit.
A' Ui,ter., u or streets are flooded, ami levrraldsma
mu the l'av. rm k River have given way, Rb traine hare
|.a?.e.i orer iii" Ht"iiitnruiii sad Pro ride noa Railroad
Ullin laM Friday, as me tratk 1* under water at severn!
points, p ult. ii.arly ut llie Oreel la nu;..
Ll aw, M tr... Ten, '.i $ c..-.'.. Tha st-.nu In this etty
did not .rue- mill ia.f iil.ht. It was Hie most dl'is
troua ever known. The floating bridge between lynn
-.ii a .- part alli ? lehe i away and tha bridge
orer Paulus Hirer, -tl i-t Baugus, w.i-. rendered lin
pis-ee: ? \- I'l.H Fond ISSI night the
writer poa red urn iii- liam niel .11.1 (.reit damago, fe I
ie,i* were flooded ano people drtren from their bonsea,
To-day the water baa subsided. ^I:i' -ir ll'ri estimate!
the ilainiige Io the eitre.-ts of the elly by the !!???. | ... fa v
Kj'i.iHiii. rho milla et Saagnejwere eompelled toolose.
Ve-'e l-l ar the I.) 'in water Works canal iii Ne.r'h -aiU'iH
far a distance of fortj feetwaawaah^ away, -wamo
t-eott siitf. n- 1 IO Ihe amonnt of rflO.OfKI hv the fl .od. Ill
thia town many small building* on the beaches wore
? -iwaj. A portion of Ocean Cottaas was ?
Into the sea ar.-l the .'. image to ibo hote; ts eatlmatt I al
..M,ll, ll
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IN TIIE RUDSON AM? MOHAWK UIVEK-J.
I'.WI A\|e- I ie'. Kl' I MOON IT I II.I! -MAN V le I lo) lr. I > S
Si bknrctadTi Fob, ll. llii- swollen wa ten)
af ina Mohawk have tillea only two feet slaee tbs lea
hagaa tu?u eat. Thara is a real aaeunt of lea rerged
ale.ut two nuns al.oi !? ibo eily ami great iipl'reiiensloii
i- msnif.-steei this sboald giri way. Onardahave hera
statleaed all along the gorge thai aottca may ne gtvea
t.. tie eitv if the- lee .hoiiltl start, lu Hine to prevent lu-s
.et me. 'ihe daaeenl of Ihte vsat Bald of lee while the
rive r is ?-.. higi. weald cnu-e .rent in?s of property, ika
Tater inst teaehei tha weed work of ina railroad bridge,
and the Inn I from the foot of Westlington ave. to (he
hills on tie further >tda of Peadar* Laka is eon red deep
with Ire aad water.
l'..l t.iiui'.i I <-o , 1-. lt. ll [8litCiid). Hie In-.v lan.ls
along the creeks ur" maud .t-'.i. Tha i efyaebtmeo have
pot their boals oa abora and tlalirrun ti are rcitinviug
their ne'.", f.aiiii^ u ?. ..ei.,1 break-up. A wreoking
tra.n tefl lura on the Ilttdaoa ftlrer icaiiroael this ufrei ?
until! f..i Castleton, where li la (hared tltor.t will ba
trouble, ii en leo anea u.ut farmed two mil. s nunb of
Alban) .lejulel glin way. The truek between Albany
nml Tri.\, aa the east sitlo of the river, bad eighteen
t in- tiffs eef water otvt K to-ilay mid ilie raaalag af tr.iin.s
w is illseoiitltiiied.
Titol, Keb. li.?Much damage ls apparent from the
ll..o.I ni lin- 1).i.ls.iii Uiver ut this polut. As |fel lt would
I.e lu,;ns-il.ie tee form any accurate estimate of the
bisai-H. They will rna up lulu tho limn..i"<is. Ibo
water Ih ul.'.v.- Hie; high-Watet tuurk of l-eTH. Thet
lower partrof the city In Inundated. Several aersee
have been dre Wried in their stables and the water in
f..ur oi Ira feet deep whare lt was not expe.toii r.i all.
Tbe. limul la sulMlulug.
MANY TRBSRLR LOM I.N TUB Ml.*-l-*-ll'ri. ''
Si. I.t ii is, Pob. 14 ifijperiu.).?Tba loo gorge
in Ibo river br-ike. at I'uron.Inlet early this morning
uud u f"W minutes Utie-r ihe. iee mirth of tho bridge fol;
in wed. I lie levee was huiui crowded with excited Steam
meat men niomeiilurlly expecting lo see their pr jperty
iltt.trojeel. Many of (be bouts were forced up the levee
entirely nut af the water. Tho moment the gor_e
lemke tne river hagaa tn rise rapltlly und was soon
filled wlrb massive tulles of Ice from tine to three fe'<n rn
thltknsss, which mon d nt thu rate of tcu tulles au hour.
Ide rise carried the ilaamboatl back into thu river und
couslileralile ilarmtKC wus lntlieled. Tliu Leia Worth, a
tow beal was sunk lu twenty feer Of water at the fool or
\ bt. ir st.. uinl ber cabin and "Texas" earrleel away.
Ibu Leon Ile.He-' a lurtrc bnal iisettl tie (eiwnig cal natue-,
bad a hole'-.ooeked la ber alda aaa aaah ui u.e root or
U:itgor-st. The ferryboat, Jseob Tainn, wus sunk
lu fifteen feet of waler at the font of
Anna st., ami the Missouri laud Company lost tune
luirjes ut the font nf Huttun-st. HW well carrle.il awuv
a:al ti.r e were soak, 1 wo limtf. s te OOgtOS I > the Halt
lille Oval Comoon] wore sunk ut the foot of t'nnuieuil
ive., and the bun of the Uraud ItowerPaokat Coiopany's
wlmrf-huat waa crushed, aad UM iteamer Behan sunk
p. I'.uuer-st. No lives were lust The Oovoramoat'a
ioaa at Carroll Island lust uigl't was very beary. The
-ntin- iie.t of forty borgoa is reported lo he sunk or tar
-eal nil.
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OORORi IN Tin: ki 'i-i'KIIANNA BBOKBN.
PtiKT Dr.i'osiT. Mil., Pob. 11. -Th.' gorge al
he mouth.if the Maqaahaaaa Hlvor broko to.lay ami
he lee l-nnw inoTltig freely out Into the ( he.-apelike
Hay. The sudden rlso last Bight IWOltad ni.ne di^as
rously niau any that has.ned for many year*. Ini
nenso i-.ianlltles of lumber were carnell away.
JavL's saw and lee! until was deatottabod
md Ibu damage at this petal is estimated at
tilly y.VI.OOO. The OolamhU amt I'nrl llepOOll Hanni ol
ia? suffered severely aud the tracks tor more tbaa a
ml" an: envi-letl willi lee piled up to a height of ut least
lfteitife.it. Immense quantifies nf Ice oinieilnwu tho
?Iver tonight hut II ian swiftly alel nu further daiuago
s anticipated unlcs? another gorge ahould be formeu.
Wii.i.iAMM-iiirT.r.uii.. l>b. 14. AtloWtnlabiBatnrdsy
ho lea iitoke up in ihe RueqaebaaiM and tho waier rose
u sevetnteeu feot. After (Oe rush was over it fell to
osirte.eii feet and keyt slowly receding ali nf lo-d.iy un
ii mia erealag when it atari -i t wei vc feet. \. of taa
ee bas pusiieil down rrniu as high up as h.eatlii''. >o
Eatha! damage te feared^_^^^^
jl.V OLE thick i.v a sew place.
State.-iVILu:, N.<'-. **,<'l>- 1;{ '*.?<?''<?</,-MiU,v
***"ilu lu Western North Carolina aro iettlvlu_;.eircuiau
signed T. Teiuillnson, Box BR, No. H Kast Fourteen!*'
st.. New-rork, offerl'i_; to aell eouuierfoit money. lu
sltfscd witn the olreulsr le what pur-ioris to be acltp
jiltigfroui Th* 81. Loni* Cost IHt/mtclt, staling that ot-r
tulll plates frnii wblcb to ujiiko I.auk Soles have be cn
stn.en from tbo Treasury, and that notes made from
thee putt s cmmo-. be tieie.teei by experts. Heyeral
posttnasiers In this renton say tbat there hue beea an iin
usual.y heavy niall within the last two weeks ot letters
from New *ork tuarketl ?? private."
MR. WATTRMEOR UNCONSCIOUS
HIS MALADY PHONOrxCKI) BStRMt MKMVfilTI*.
Loi'lSVlLLK, tab. 14 (Special).? The condi?
tion of Henry Watterson grjws worse. It ls hardly
probable that he will live throut.li the night He was
first taken down with a cold several weeks ago and lt
Bottled upou his kidneys. Attending physicians seem to
bo ut a loss to define bis ailment, .{right's dlseaso was
threatened, and then symptom* o' typhoid appeared.
Throughout the elay he bus suffered greatly, but was
quiet aud rational. Thia afternoon he awoke from a
b-tbargy and discussed various topics In an impetuous,
earnest way. Toward evening be complained ot bis
ht ail. His physicians beld a consultation uml have now
deeidod that his disease has taken the shapo of spinal
lnenliiKltls, His hair has been trimmed ulnae and blis?
ters havo been put upon his neck. At a late hour to?
night hs hud lapsed lutu uuronsetousne,,. ami tbe want
ls now feared. Ills father, Harvey W. Watterson, bas
been summoned from Washington. Ins eldest daughter
is attending school In Switzerland, having accompanied
lloyd Winchester, who waa appointed Minister to tbat
country at Mr. Watterson's request. There was a con.
tlnuous stream of visitors to his lionet on C'uestnut-sr.
to day, and dispatches of sympathy Uavo poured In
from all quarters. Late to-night Mr. Watterson's tem?
perature was 100 ; pulse, 1 IO.
1ELEISC HOW SUE WAS UAXOED TO A THEE
A YOUNO WOMAN SAYS THAT SHF. WAS OLINO*
FOLDED AND GAGG UK.
St. Louis. Feb. 14 [Special).?After a Dight
of delimit! Miss tieorgia Aldridge, whom some mon at?
tempted to bung at Wiud.nr, began to improve. Her
e&onsciousness returned about noouand a short (line later
she recalled the Incidents leading up to tim bunging.
Sal.! she : " I wus sluing In luy own room sewing tiller
my parents went to chinch, mid about bul,'7,1.1st 8 u'cb ck
I bearii a tioiso in thu kuchen. I thought it was the .dog,
but a few minutes afterward lt was repeated aud
soetued to come from the porch. I put my voil over my
head and started to seo what caused lt. When I opened
tbo front door I saw uo oue nud I walked out a few slept.
I waa then seized from behind by ? large mu 11 wbo
threw a shawl over my head and face and then throw
me elowu. I erlod as loud as I could aud he tlrst
thrust my veil Into my mouth and tl.un a
gag which ho tied with my veil. Ho kept thc shawl over
my head ail the time and speeke only in whispers. Ills
language I oannot repeat but lt was mostly curses.
After tying my hands amt feet he carried mo to a tree
and toro my apron orr mid put lt uver my head and took
lils shawl. He ilien tied tue bricks to my bands and roet
anl hanged n.i* The ropo broke tho first time and I fell
on a pile of bricks nader tho tree. He cursed again and
tied Uie rope, but the knot Caught and dlelu't strangle me
as bard an Ute first time. I think ho weet in Hie house
after that, but can't reint.nil.er anything further. 1
didn't rcooanlae him, as I couldn't see aud he spoke so
low."
TilleaastallhllS could say and this en-nlns she suffered
a* relapse and is now delirious. The imie lound has
been placed In the hands of ex nerta aud will bo unim?
portant clew. The) Antl-ilurso Thief Association mot
i.e-elay and promised to bunt dowu the criminal, 'thc
K rsa leal excituiueni still prevails in the town.
MORMOS ACES TS IS MEXICO.
CTiF.li: MtOFOamONTO priiC'ltASK LANDA IN thai
REPUBLIC.
Chicago* Fob. ll [Special).?Daniel W.
.lone*, an elder IB the Mormon Church, one of tho agents
sent to tho City of Mexico to arrange for ttie coloniza?
tion of larg.! beatles of Morinons In Northern Mexico, ar
1 red tl Ul 1'ast), fix., yesterday from tho Mexican capi?
tal. Hu dt;< lares that tho reports that the Mollerin
lioveri.iuuiit opposed the Moriuuu pluus Is untrue. He
says the agents mot with the must cordial weice.iue ;
that 111 one treated them with greater eonaid.rattan
than Pie-I'lcnt, Ilia/ himself. Ho Mys thut the true
entiso of Um te-inpoi ary abandonment of the colotilzatlun
wbini was tue diane vary thai they could nut proenra
a title to sutlieieiit arable land lu either .onuru er Chihua?
hua, The 1 .leta. Qevecnaeeai aOacad to sall tho Mor?
ie. ... any Ia-i-1 flint lt owned and on the mo-t satisfac?
tory tenn.. 1. it when Mormou experts came to exautlno
the I'.d-Tal lamia they toa ad that the greater portion
wu* a barna desert au the eholoe Tullera bad been
taken up by M> ..rc.n tattiara and as .Mormons re.
quired ? territory at.emt half the sire of the rttate of
luellan l lt was an nndltOT task to recover title to the
fertile portions. Tha Mexloan Ooraromeat evea offered
lu help tho Mormons buy these arable -eutcbe-s and
?.'I. :.. i le. Il \ tl..- pl leo IO that the Mell mon-1 Would BOt OB
at the mercy ..i small boldon. The Mormons, upon cou
sideling ti.e ..tier, Beelined lo undertake tho task of
deana* with perhaps 10,000 different small lund
holders, bul made the Fed. ral (io.emu ont an o__hi that
if it wa.aid buy nut tlii-,c holders Of the uranie bottom
lauds, the M.nunns wimbi take the same fr nu th" t <? 1
erumenl and in addition would pursbaae several m ll io
aena or oontlguons desert landa Tats proposition is
miw uml. -r oeiii-ie b -ntl iii by the Mexican t in vern ineiit
anl Jones bsa no doubt of tia acceptance, lio believes
Hull Mexico ls destined lo be- Hie- I ai. ian ot lb.- Mormon.
A mn) IDEMlTIED AS TrTOPEKSOSA
A I.KIDMAV SAM) lil 111: J. W. rniu'l' A\|).!. it
a ka van- -cos mai ron rm: conran.
Atlanta, Feb, ll {Spectal).?'Atlanta boo a
? it....is .ens.i!lon la 'he- Shape ?f a contest ovor tha btiely
of .1. \\. Pierie. a le.au millionaire, killed Ina recent
terrible accident on tho Georgia Pantile
Railroad nour here. Plana caine to
Atlanta from Texas and was en
his return homo wln-u hilled. Ills son telegraphed tbe
a - a.er. iles to bury the body lu Atlanta. A few days
later Mts. Weaver, of Indianapolis, with the blithest
testimonials aa ta her ehaneter, appeared aa tha scene
ami deelared thal Piena was nally J. lt. Weaver,
ber haaaaad and thu father of ber chil?
di! ll. Tha I" dv waa exhumed aird Identified
by a paenilar ptteh of the toes, by a wound
In tho neck, ami other peculiarities. Helli); sitlsliedli
was her Iiu-1'mwI, Mrs. Weaver bad the body returned to
th-' ur.ive. .Next day lt was exhumed agata, and uti
Atlisnla vssinii.it who knew Weaver punitively identified
tho corpse. In tho meantime Mr. Holton, ol Texas, who
i huh- to fl Dargle from lexus with i'ierce, declared tho
Weaver itorj absurd,and can brinda thousand noiifh
li.ii s to |.-,!iry that I'ierce never was or coull hare li toa
Weaver. Hie sou and sou-In-law of Mr. i lerce are nn-n
uf iiU-li oharaeier niel Steadies, and say lt ls Impeeatbl??
loosiabllah the fact that Plena was Weaver,
At this time Mrs. Weaver nappeand with a leading
physician of Indianapolis, and sagaged Judge Lochrntie
ets her ctiuiisel. The pbyfli au declares Unit weaver was
sheet in tne- imf k of the in ck while living lu Indianapolis
by Mr. Katon because of trouble with Jits. Baton He
I r.ilietl for the ba 1 and dn--e el the wound, lin. hedy W ia
imam exhuuied, and thc wo.iud found exactly aa de?
scribed la- tin- physician.
A letter written with a stvlngraphfo pen
io Mis. Weaver, signed by J. P. Weaver,aad iio.sted
it Atlanta the day befon ths (leorsia Paeitlo aeeldeat,
tins produce.i, ami a ItylognphtC pen and paper Ooma
linuding 'o that tm .wbieb tbo letter was
written were fouud in the Head man's
?Hi-fis. Yeeterday Mr. Baner, raperlateadent
>f Weet View Ceateterr, aanouneed his iieierminattuii
e. deliver tha hotly lo Mrs. Heaver. Tbe Texans applied
it imo., for a temporary Injunction, whieh was granted,
ind tho case will coine up ou Its merits Wednesday,
iiitnense- ranches In Texas and nlher properties are In
e.lvetl in Ibo OOO Wet. Three theories su-r-rost them
elie- -a rate of mistaken identity, or au ali.-mot un
ino-Ide or the .'ther in levy blackmail, or a man wno
li tal tw.i lives.
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APOSTLR OARROA OAUORI AS LAST.
Sali Lakh Citv, Feb, 14. Oeorge <_. Caa*
tin was arresled nt Wliinetiiiiccn, Ncr., ye.ienlay afte'.
non. TO day Marshal Ireland wont to .Nevada to re
i-i ve, tlie fugitive from the Bheriffat Winnemiieca. The
lilted Mutes Marshal Irad ollere.l a rti*ard af 0600 for
un.mi's amah. The prisoner has be.-n lu lill ini_r fur
early a year. Ile was secretly put on tho sleeping -ear
."-ania Anna." which was booked OB as a dead car to
ie regular trala, and la this way it waa boped to net
lui away fi in Ihe nttJcors.
i'll, re ls (.'feat rejotcini
III! .ttt.l, l.'.l! I iee- eiuj. , I -. _(,-.,.- , . j,.e.?, ,. ,.... ,u.
mona tba legal fraternity here because of Camion's ar
itett, aa be ls i og.tided us the chief ii.Irul uf tho .Moriuuu
hana, whose authnrltativo voice froos hrs retreat (ara
rilera to Hie faithful to stand Urtu anissa nport polygamy.
CLOSIBQ A HOS OED W A ll!', ll ol'SE.
Chioaoo, Vuh. 14 [Special).?'Ooo ot tlio
ir?.si importing ilru.s of tho city, whieh bas been
.uiutaining n boudcl warebnuse, closed ll reeterday.
he timi concluded that tl a apeaJal Oavaraaaaat stun
sapor had to ho eagagad al a salary of aooo the titm
oul.l viriually have t> pay uiiu, anti .leciiletl that, uu
iss other arrangement* eonld bo made, they w-him
itbtiruw their I'outis. Colleotor Eabergor aot halag
ire us tn wen.ther any ethel arrangements cuuld be
iri.ii' niiil.' lo r-eeretaiy Maiming. Mr. Manning replied
iat hj itul not thiuU uuy i liu'iKes could bu made. Tue
rm therefore decided lo Withdraw to au opou walo
huso.
or ins i. BIS tu koa r iv nu a luzon.
TeNNTONi Pob, ll (Special'.?Tlioniiis C.
-l-l salle, ii tarnitir aga forty-two, living ubotit thieu
nd one-half miles west uf the village of Hopewell in
lie -minty, cut hla lhro.il fruin ear to ear to ear with a
laor ut o o'clock on Hatiirday morning. Hu bud been
illeritii- fruin depression ior se.me Uiutt time. Ho leaves
i-veial .inall ibliilreu. Ten years ago bo attempted lo
ninuitt nulcldO In Hiliilertloit County lu thc same way
UL inti.fl..I ..ul) a mini .leonel. He waa wm lil about
-ii,uno and lived ou a sixly-aoio farm.
AN EX-SHERIFFS FLIGHT.
ORDEES OF ARREST FOR A. V. DAVID801..
liOI.VG TO UfsMMI TO KSCAPK CltFKITOKS?
WIM. L'NDKR-SHKKirV A ARONS BK Bt'KD f
Ex-Sheriff A. V. Davidson is uot at home to
callers, including ?!> puty-herifls, at No. 8 Van Heaa
Place (Ch.ules-st.). In fact, he is in the neighboring
.**tate nf Ne iv-Jersey. A lear lieut bc might be lodged In
Ludlow Street Jail In what led to his flight to New-Jer
sey. It has been known to several of er-.-iheriff Davld
son's friends for a year past that he was in embarrassed
circumstances. Ho was tn the receipt or large amounts
of ii.terrey as fees, but they were not sufficient, ..pimrent
ly. to satiety his creditors. It le now known tbat L'nder
Sherig Joel <). Stevens was dismissed about one year
ago bysuertff Davidson and Aaron A .runs gi.en bia
place iiee.m-.e the latter was able to help the Sheriff to
tho extent of $10,000 at a time whan lt waa
absolutely necessary that he should hare that
auioiiut or yo to Ludlow Street Jail, be?
cause of a Judgment against him. Hlnce then,
it ls alleged, Mr. Davidson has " made one hand wash
the oilier," to use the phrase of one of his friends, llo
bais taken money turned over to him as the proceeds of
executions 3nd used lt to satisfy otber claims on him.
It was very dilUcult to collect money from him when ho
was in office. Since his term expired, only tho threat of
au order of arrest (or in seine cases actually procuring
sueh an order) has been elite-acinus in compelling Ur.
Davidson to pay over moneys colleeled by him on execu?
tions.
Not long ago a friend of Johu II. cheerer,
president of tho Now-York Kelling Coinp?My,
was arrested cn a suit growing out of some
business transactions. Ball was fixed at +'.!...00.
I uti! leal estate ball coule! be pmcuroel. Mr.
Cheever, to oblige his friend, became his surety, lie
lodged rn the h ul.: * of Sheriff Davidson a certified check
leer?.*>_-,: O''. When real estate ball wan tinnily jt.j. nrr.1 Mr.
Cheever demanded the return of lite check. He waa pot
off wilh one e? use aud another for a lime, aud when
his lawyer became Impatient the latter was told that ho
would have tn pre,, ure au order of court before tko
check wuuld be rcluruod, this being the lng.il proeettaro
lu such oases. This caused a tlolay ef a tia}* or two more.
The order of e>ourc wes id-ni: ii -.1. i>ui thi aliaeh waa
neel forthcoming. Finally Mr. Davidson was mal that
If rb.- money was not paid by noon uf a certain day Wa
would be lodged In Ludlow rttreei Jail. When tho dar
.?niue Davidson hadlais.el part of tho amount. He pail
this on accouut and twenty-four buurs later paw tho
rt.uialu.lai-. This sum was loaned io him by fries.-1.
Last week an onler of arrest was procured to compel
him to pay the small sim of $.T_r<i. au i nut until he waa
threatened with arrest aud lmprDonnieiit by order of
Ai test Clerk Martin did ho pay.
On December'i3 Sheriff DivblsDii wus dirctcdhyso
order from the Supremo ( oort to deposit willi the I'mted
States 'trust Company the sum of -ri.'Al n l->, u tia-b bo
had attached iu an action brought by John W Wil, ii anti
others against the Dawson Peeking Company. Thia
order was nut headed by Du I.Ison, .rut hu was ad
jo g -d guity of contempt of court and lined the ara.o it
of the sum named. .!..!,? Il ti let: on -at ir ray m." ie aa
eereior that D tvlds ri sfcauM be amata 1 ni 1 eniiiiuiU' 1 to
the county |ail un ti'. Hm rino was pa: I. This or'.or _o
douute.lly came ti ii c ears ot Davidson, and kau*leg
Chat he could not na tue fine ho tied to .Veiw- lei soy. Ho
?aa deaarIliad yesteieiay as being ?? within au hnur'srMa
of New-^ erk." He ls safe from tho clutch of a 6!ier.lTe
officer.
At Ma Davidson's hons" yoster.l If if was asserted bf
the young mau In charge that ho had nn knoivle-iga
where the ex sheriff bael gone, lieruard I. Mar.in, taa
chief ol the ordei of Arrest i'lir-mi. said y-stfiliy that
he had ke; t up a watch on ex Sherill David o.'sb'-uso
and would continue' to ito io, but he had not muoh Imp*
nf noding bim. Hi'Slelo tho order of arreest na.1 IOHO
ls another one against Mr. Dsvldsou feir a tran sin-riots
Involving about $-\-ioO. He collect' el (his ou an etrma
tlon and dbl not pay lt over to the attorney for ibo
plaintiff.
In the Western U lon Tolegap'. Co np.my caseex-Sber
III Davidson has _iveu ex-Hepi.ty -ll-rle) a pow.rf of at
tornoy to act fur him. He has also . i hi lura authority ta
reprea ns him lu other matters. Mr. Devidsou profo??e4
not to tie satisfied with the action ot -x-I'nuorr-'heri*
Aomin, and transferred the Western I'alon mattera to
Shelley.
The ex-.-heriiT professes to belliv ? that limits ffhaihf
Aarons did not divide fairy with linn lu the '?tai,'*
.-.i-t that carno tutu his hands. so ceo*
vluced ls ho of this that he coutempiate-e takiug
legal proceedings to endeavor to recover ifJ.VKKl frsta
Aaron'- ninneyseoll'etetl by the lat'.er ead to; paid ?? r
uielei- Ihe tei tua of the agreement oetweou th-ni.
What ex-Sheriff Davidson did willi Iii* Mahay -has long
hen a punic to hit friends. Ho was a rather free tiver,
hut was never noted for undue generosity. He dbl mat
gumble to any further extent than playing poharal ?? ?
dollar limit," ami to uso tim ponai ufa friend, "kuetud
likes mule when he lost $10." The Sheriff's ofliee won
wurtlttohini.lt is asserted by i'm-- In a posufoa ta
know, at least -Jiio.ooo yearly, iteceuiiy lt ba* beeo as?
certained tiiat he-p-tiil lied lu Wall sf. Ile also, ll ?
sl.eged. nwnetl au int<-rvst lu the new Windsor Tli'-me
a il he bad a do/eu or more political bailies ha g is sa
UiUI. __?---_____-_______?-__?-___?-____-.
SHE ol TWITTED TEESEBEITF TWICE
BBB, HU Ks Pl T OCT ON HER IIOt'SK?KAC1I rillO
MIK Kl Kr. A KUY A\l> l OKS HACK.
Sherill' stilt's, ot Unioii County, N. J., re
-elveel an eireler from the i'nlon County Courts tei e;-eg
'?Irs. Thews K. Hicks from tho Ricka farru/ue.ir H|.rio*
Md, last Tuesday. The order was made so the applx-a
;lou of Heor.-e ."chuildt, of Newark, who bought tAn
_ouso and r.rta fruin Mrs. Willis, a .laughter of Hrs.
Ilcha. Tho trnublo ruse from the death of tfmlilcMO
uisbaud, which oceurrcn thiee years ago. Ho Sail
i.ways lived ou tho farm, and when he illod he OOO
?eaertel ta he weoithy. His sun Willrana
vas disiitl.eritetl and one-third of the property wa* left
ii ins wife and the other two-thirds to hi* daughter
His. Wills. Mtv. Hicks was mu. li dlaaStlaOed at tho
iiauiii-r in wbieb the property had been dlstl-batadmoS
ibe and her sou began a suit to break thc will. After*
liard tight they were defeated. Then Mrs. Willi* ie ula
implication to tho courts for privilege to sell tba
ere.porty In order tbat the debts could be nant,
-ire. wa- agata sucee-ssful and enid the pioitetiy
.. Mr. Schmidt.
Tb.- judging* of the court and consequent salo of rho
.r.iporry .ttl not make any difference to Mrs. Hicks, tor
die utiil occupied lue place although ordered to leave *
lumber eef times, wiir-n the sheriff rt reived his order ."__.
?Jet t her on Tuesday be seut his deputies to tho hoeoo
te enforce lt. He succeeded in initting Mrs. llb ks out
>t the liou-e aii-1 in removing all her household effnrto
ei thu peblls street, about a qoaftM of a t_T_a
iwav. They had first obtaliie.l the key eg
be front door of the house fruin Mrs. Hicks ami. cs
hulking of auy othur door than thu front, they Inettil
hat aiiel w. ut away, satisiieel that their had Sana t-rir
luty. Mi<. III. ks had proved too smart for tln'iu, how*
ive-'r, fur she Iud the k.-y nf tho beek daer, and with that
be emin -''lind ad tu lt tattoo to the I,..u.e, an.l I.king jil
i.?;? goods back, established herself aa sapniaa aaraoo
ibo sherill Wbt liifoime.l, and on Wednesday bangala
t-nt men tu the piaco to rope.it their lulMr
nd to obtain tho kuy of the back dmir.
hog removed the gouda, this time ne. ily twice as tar
ewayas before, ead untamed tin key .f tho beeb .Uor
na also of tha front 4ooa These sen tha only deon
tenn the niu.-r.te- of the house, lina looted tnetti i.'er
ai mg fastened all the win.lows with eal's uni weat
way feeling MN tint they would haye no more let-able
bout the matter.
This was not to ho, however, fir Mrs. lltekn
Sd a..Un outwitted them. Hhe gilli hid tko
ny to Ibu cellar-dnor, ead -lu* tonk ad ker
tings bae-k again aud dragged llietii up-etulra t roirt*
ic cellar-way. Sha agata weui te hoaaehaeeOM in leer
Iel hume, where she still " holds the turf," deiyiaj tAo
lerltt, Kr. rsihiiiidt, or anyone else who would lilt, to
?y to put her out.
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A tows OEPEBBIOSEBE
Chicago, tab, ll imperial*. -Thediapotckoi
its week aaaeaaead the paiataal of 110.703 of __*oo___
uiiey to I'crdlnai-.d lilack, of Ktria tie-en. Ind., tko
uount being tbo largest t vt i al I bf tba ln-llaiiaj??l.e
?iihlon ugeney to a ningle clamaut. I. it tireen u ?
nail place of four or live hundred Inhabit.nits in k ??-!?
iko County, Ferdinand Hlaek- was f.eiiuel yesterlag
ated lu the village drug store scrap'.iu ?? th'dlo tat a
uwd of idlers. Ho sji i that ha ha I not ree e-ived Om
..ney yet. He bad received a letter, bowen r, li.'tu Uso
ooMaaCef tho Wanao Oaoh Boagrat iletiag hr a oarj
11 lng th"'cash. Bluek salt! ho bad been I ty nu- lor
arly foiirleen year* to get the paoatee, Ha was takea
.wn wllh the measles lu IMS whe-n i.e aasiu Cenuinajr
4dth Indiana VoluuU-ere. while the icgi'iio-ei wa* la
mp at Logeesport. lit loot his alahl fuar >?? .u-? mBUB
was attH.-ked with tuo moeslea. He ls htt>- un . yoara
I Ile) bas lwu married daughters wine aro scarcely
ispoTertjr-stHehenthoahluweit ila wife geitadl
ire.i frmu him two years a:o bee* i ? of hla Ina Hilts to
nport he'tj and married aunt her ann. Tbe rill uta rf?e*
r said that BbMk waa well liked aad dat svoryOed*
inpatbi'i-d with hts mlstortnno*. Il- did no: kuew
letheror not mack's blladaoaa waa aanaod ht dlaaoaa
iitractetl in tho itriuy. lt appeals thal mi Ibis lalla
wu at least tweiity families aro supnj.tcd aim 'st ea
ely I.) pellsluli molloy.
TIIE Ul KU a VD BOTT OOAl POOLS
Pilli ADI 1.1*111 V, POD. H {S-nei;l'.-T\lCATl
raette aoal ss_aitlaa_taa lar 10*1 wi:l he fonoai Maj
.ii.li Hiern 1* now uo du.ibt that all ihe iB(_ti-_hO
mpanles will be ine.ubers oi ll, Incu ll -g ib? Deiu
ire lackawanna aud Wesferu, which has hitherto
eu'themnsiobiiuiatoof ail when ar-,ir..ached oa g_g
ktaat, The terriulo *!:iughter af coal p. lees at hew
erk.b.w. v.-r, has bael rho effect of ttiak ng a se__M__0>
,u mille de.irablo Hun ever.
I'he sufi coal iuieresii expected at their adjourumart
Taaedaf tu have their pool formed by the nr?t ol next
e,.W Amoug other Ihnig* agreed upon Waa an ntidsst
iinii'iia that ibo same iates of freight as th !????
-ve'i hist year shoul I ha nial u isl neg. BataiOM
iuiiitrs over Ute Kallluiore aud Ohio dec-are t.iat rf
1 ? thc case they atv bo. lied un. as tile >bliip.>rs or*
s Pennsylvania Kallrotel Ceeftipauy have m.ne cmn
icts aueatl and havoau uutlerslandtug "f this '0*e
ter with that corporallou wbtoh will give Uie ul a Oa
iedaelvaulugo over tho producer* of tue cuuius-rioas
{lon.