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NffW-YORK, THl HSDAY. DECEBIBER 12, 1895.--S1XTEEN PAGES.
miCB THKEE CEJ1TI.
BUNK BY THE 0ERMAN1C.
PHK SENDi THF. BTEAM8HIP CUMBRAE T?>
THE BOTTOM.
ggtXMVOM in A DCNSg k<xj JTOT oktsipf. tiik
HBjUn Tlli: W1IITK STAR UXKft'fl POWI
WtOVM in. BCT no i.ivks i.osT C)N lOTHalt
M>sr.i. \ wti.i* iV.Mr oN thk DSCKd
OT THK CUMBRAI LORO DUNKAVKN
AMONQ THI PAanafOBRI vilo
?UBTUR1QBD To UVBRPOOU
LlTtrpOoV Dec. 11-The Whlte Btar I.ine
fteamer Qermanlc Captain McKlnetry, which
?alli I benoe ti'-ilay for New-Y'rk, eanie lr.to col
pelon shTi:y after leavlag the Mereey with the
atearaer Cumbrae, of Omagow, l&ward bound for
I rpooL The Cumbrae was sunk and the Ger
nianU's bOWl were stove.
Fortunately, the acchlent resultod fn no kMM ol
jlfo. The Qerroank reacued the paaeengera and
crew vf the wreeked reseel and returned to this
port. A dense fog prevaileil at the Ume of the
aollielon.
A I the paaae&gera on the Qermanlc were
l^ord Dunraven and the membt-ra of John Hare'a
g any, Includlng Mr. and Mre. Qllbcii Hare.
i ifl ter-ln-law <>f john Hare; Mr. and
y Charlea Qrovea, anil Mi and Mra F. Q.
( ... Mn Curaon la the actreaa Elllce Jef
freya.
A CRASH IN THK rOO.
The Qermanlc left her quay under an eaey head
I , The wearii r at the tlme waa e.\
y thlok, and every precautlon waa takm
to avold an accldent TWO seamen were sta
t] : ? i in the crow*a neet, In addltlon ;o the ordi
nary lookout After about eicht mllea of slow
?teamlng, warntng w lii tng n mnded mean
t .?; h tri Intervale, the veuel reached Croaby
? tlme the fog had become a? In
? ai to hlde everythlng from vlew. Suddenly
in !? i \o?<- by, ar.d the Qermanlc
: ded. it saa too late, h twever,
i i avoid a ' - ?n, and :h> Whlte Btar llner
brae a alanthig blow between the
?? and th* forehatch. The QermanIo*a
penetrati '. the i ' the Cumbrae to a
? n :????:. If the Qermanlc had been
? way atae wonld dou >tle*a bave eut
the imallei veaael completely in two.
t..<? Cumbrae'.> de ka a acent of terror en
There were twenty-edght paaaengeraon the
veaael. IncludJng a number of wonien and chll
rtien. who ruahed to an l fro, ahriddng in thelr
terror, :? fell "ti tii*-tr kntn-s and prayed aloud t"
.? '.. On !);? Qermanlc also there iraa much
? ment, all the paasengere ruahlng "ti deck
- ? : i!:i K'hal had happened. The ahoek of
1 - n was i ? aet ?:? ei ough, ' i ver, to
greal alarm, and the exclteroenl ?n the !>i^
||i ? r aoon Kubalded
THE IVORK of RBSCUE.
Captain McKlnatry at once ordered aufflclent
?.,:? t ? be malntained to keop the bowa of the
Qermanlc In the hole made tn the Cumbrae'i
and ofleera and meti calniiy and actlvely
? ? work of rescue. Belta, ronea and
ra arere thrown on the Cumbrae'i deck. and
withli ? all the paaeengera and crew of
i imed veaael had elther icrambled or been
I . :. the Q i manli 'a de< k. < hi paaai ng< r
wai illghtly Injureo whlle belng hauled on board,
n .;],;i!i fell ove board, but was Inatantly
eacued b] at from the Qermanlc, whlch bad
? :i. vThen all arere aafe, the
inlc'e englnea were reveraed and th<- vea
? ? |i n pa ? ated.
The Cumbrae Immedlately lurcbed and hecran to
Beventeen of the Cumbrae'a crew and a
dozen of thv Qermanlc'i men entereJ a boat, with
th-- Intentlon of boardlng tlie Cumbrae In ..rder to
ran hei tires to prevenl an bxj ?al n and to try
. propert) Thej n ared within flfty yarda
Blnklng veaael, arhen ahe auddenly plunged
f irward and w. i.t .1 wn. The Cumbrae f.iunriered
mparatlvaly ah*l!ow arater, the tlde beinK
?quartcra ful!. TI 1 b afa la d llghta
... ;he niaat? of !'?.?> vunh n si?-a:ner to ararn
{-?tppjiig vees'-'ju The s .. .: :hH : iaie,
Rtit thf> foft 8t!U prevailed anl the boaf oould not
f.ad th>- Qermanlc. Aftei crulalna around for a
whlle, the boat was found by the tu<? Qamecock,
whlch took the men 00 board. The Germani^'n
?nen were transferred to thelr veaael, arhlle the
<?amecock eonveysd the Cunilira"'s tallora to Liv
??rpool. The pat-ponKers and orew <>! the wrt'.);ed
vr-ssfl lost everythlng.
Amcng the j>as?e!iKe:!? on the Cumbrae were
the merabera of a provlnclal theatrlcal c >mpany,
rere golng to Blrkenhead to perform the
I ,iv. "Sava i fr m the Bea."
THE DAMAQK TO TH? QERMANIC
Imaaadlately after the c>>.iision occurred th^>
Qermaalo'a watertlght compartmenta arere
and every precautlon to aecure the aafety of tlie
veaael araa taken. After tlie reaoue of thoae
board th.- Cumbrae, an ezamlnatlon of the Ger
manlc was made. It abowad iftat twenty ?
t:i. ,.- ..- w? above the water llne were
'damai.^ i. and t1;.' :aptaln declded ta return l ?
p.-rt. :- 11 ntly the Qei mai Ic tm hored off
Egremont, wberc th< paaeengera of bcth l le 0<
manlc and the rumbraf were embarked on I iga
a;id landed at Liverpool, arhere they wtn
\ ? 1 ? ! to hotela.
The passenperf: ol the Qennai Ic h?ve n ????
I . ., ,? ... pl ,,.,!!,,? 1 ?? Near-York on the
Umbrla on Decambcr 14. or >n the Teutonlc on
December n. The Garmaole wlll be doefced 10
morrow mornlng.
Late to-night \*. *'?* arranged to have the
Adrlatk sail to-.-ncrrow In the place of the
>'?? : manlc
IX1RI> DUNRAVEiea EXPERIXNCB.
Lord Dunraven pald that he was lr. the eabln
w)if-n the COllialon OCCUrred, and that he was
estreaatdy hungry, and waf awaltlng the aum
mona tc dinner. He dld not feal any pronounoed
aenaatlon when the ateamahlpa struck. Hc
h^ard only a ?light crash. He denled that there
?as anv exciument among the paajengera on
board Bverjrbody, he aald, ahowed the utmoat
coolnesa. All the offlcera of the ateamer were
at their poata, and it was evldent that the
areateat oelerlty had been ahown, aa when he
reached the deck the paaacngera and crew ol
?? Cumbrae were alrcady beug hauled on
b..ard the Qermanlc.
Mr Helmaley, the ni.'na>?er fr.r John Hare,
i?a*id that h^- wa? s:andln? l the deck when the
colllalon haDpenad, and the ahock waa Juat
-T...ugh to dlaturb hla balance. ll" attrlbuted
the rebcue of the woman who fell Into the water
to the gc.d work of the Qermanlc'i crew In
; wering the i.-.ats. Nobody on th.- Qermanlr,
he Bald. Imaglaed thal 1 - ?a In y rll.
The membera <<t Mr. !!???* company will aall
on the I'mbria._
The White Btar ateamablp Qermamc, thougb nol
. arga aa* the Teutoalc 01 ftfajeatic, u a com
modlooa ar.i popa.ai ahh> Among her paaeengera
ta Earl of Dunraven, who U comlna to New
Tork for the purpo.-e of giving evldence In the In
veatttatloa of the eharaw reeenUy made by hlm
-t the Defender.
; n ... |, an iron acrew itean , '
? "-{!-"f 'i'??,'";:' ;"hmh".; :
by Harland * W'olff In WMand I?om
hlte Btar Llne. of..Uvcrmfe Her 0
..,? W^ Atkn.v Rlrd offloer. F. M. Pargent: chlef
"'? '^"I'ear'i-.r Imerior wi. remod . I trlpk
...';....,. ? ich enablea her to j
/,, ; ^fiKKCTwVr- made Vh ?"'
. aaount of fuel conaumed. Hei , >. ti..
oort aiace belng remodelled waa mad?s in aeven
oava a;x houra ar.d tea ""!U".2V. h^h n?^r'',, ?"
aety-flve toaa ot coal ? -?>? rh ? Oe . 1 nic
haa m.d^ over W trlpa durMg'whlch her lmmenae
? . - ,crew haa apun out In her x\ake u\<r I.n^.^j
T., Cumbrae. which ?K,?raMalC M?K? a
i-teamahlp. bullt at 0-**?f)* ?n 1W. Bbe la
i;c, t;-fi 'orur 18 feet bearn, and imv,i ?> reei s
. hM aclmterr She la owned by J. Kogera 4 Co
of (i.aagow and waa at one tlme aamad tha V.c
tory and Uter the Marqu.a of l-??"n . Imhrill
I/>rd Dunraven will probably nal on .he l mi.rm,
of the Tunard Llne, which le.ives L verpool ea Bat
..May for Kfa port. Thla ?UUment wa. made by
a White Btar Llne offlclal laat nlght.
DKCISIOX tOIt 'lIATOk PI.VOrtFF.
Detrett. Dee. U.-The auU of Berretary Tryon. of
th* Board of Flre Cornmlwlonera. axalnst Mayor
Pingree. for IK.OoO damages for falae Imprlaonment
aad mallcioua pronecutlon. waa d-elded th.a mom
Ing U, tha Hayor'. favor. The Couri threw e?t the
talaa laarlaoamea &JS?!Fl? ?tS on
the other conni. Tha eaae "'? fw "\"r'''?0iint
Qoodfeilow a^alnxt th. Mayof for aa ??'". RmJ"",.
ot d?maKea un the ??iw eaargai wiu aevuaaaj
drapptd.
900D DI8C1PLISK SA YED BER.
DESTRUCTION OF THE CRUIIBR CINCIN
XATI MARROWLT AVKRTED.
mi gTARTBT. ni? vr. THB ItAOASnCR, BUT \"as
EXTIXQUIgHED HV THH BRAVERY AND COOlo
mnn or tiik orncBM am> mbr nn
in tiv.i: TO IKFVFNT A TFIt
R1BUD BXP1ABION
jAOtoonrlllC, Fla.. Dec II.- A (llajvnt.-h to "flw
Tlmea-Unlon" fr.>m Key Wart says: Yesterday
about C^O p. m. gnooke was dUBCOvered Inutng
fn 111 the coad hunkors ncxt to the masazlno (>n
i boaid tho 1'nitod Ptateo crutaer Oln.-innatl. The
; bunkois had not been openod in throo months,
! nnd tho Braj wrt-= from gpontauieoog combustton.
i When dlsoovorod tho flro had Ifiade gttcfc. hoadway
| as to havo thr walis betweefl llio bunkera ruil
tho masazino rvdh ;. The aroodtu ''.i^injfM in
! which tho rtxc^ ?mmanitlon ni Inckwed had
j been burned away.
As aonn M tho alann was gtven every man
i was a; liis poat, tho mngar.ino was fJooded, and
| tho danger wa>- aoon over. A few moroenta more
:u;d tho magailne would bave explosed, kiiUnK
: every man on board -itjd vrecking iho ahlp, The
roolneia of Captaln Johnaon and his offlcera
j and the dta Ipllne -if the crew averttd arhat
. tnlght have been ino of th? moel aer1r.ua calaml
: tlea whlch haa evef happened on b ard an Ameri
; can man-ot-war.
in eonaequence of tho heavy norther from >??>
terdaj n >on until thla mornlng, no c mmunlca
tlon was had with tho ahore to report the flre.
-_ .*.. . ?
^.V OBPHsy A8TLUM DESTBOTED.
THE YOUTHFVL INUATEB, !M IN NUMBER, B8
CAPB IN saki.tv
Mllwaukee, Wla, Dec. 11.?A :or^o flre la racinK
I in the auburb of Bt. Prancta, and l* at this hour -
| 10 o'clock?not yel under oontroi. Tbe Bt.
; Ameltanua Orphan Aaylura was completery de
atroyed. and i; i:i poaadble that the flamea may
; Bpread to the Catbolic Seminaiy, whlch li aeparated
' from the asyluni on!y by a t?mall crtak. The W.nd
; is blOWlnf ? ?alo and ni! oommu lica tloii oy irlrB
la Inti rrupted.
rioso ;o the aaylum are tho ehapel, the prlntlng
| offl.'e and a barn, erhlch are ail bv.'.n in the shai-c
I uf a '.rianido. The tiro atarted In the prlntlng offl ??
; at i\ o'clock. Ai th!a hour ail eaaployea etoppt I
i work. and thfc presaman, "Chrla" Puhrmann. ac
c'dentally knoeked over a lamp, ersHch explodc<i.
Ho tri^d to fxt!i;Kui?h ;hr flre by throering clotbea
ot< r the flamea but at the eami Instanl M.f" r
? whs thrown open by the storm. irhUg die di
carried tbe ftam.'s to ihp celllng. wiii-ii the v.cw.
naonent arai on nrf-. The jirossman ruahed ou: of
tir bulMlng nnd called for help, bal ai there la
' no flre departmeai at Bt. Francle, th?? dam-'K ate
; their way to Other parti >f :'?? bulldlng. I:i the
i at-yiuni thore arere 1K boya ranglng in age 'rum
' threo to flfteen. They an marohed oni in goed
and no o:io was hurt.
Aa thoro '.va? no flre apparatua a bucket br^ada
?raa fonned and help a^kci fronn thln clty. Two
: onirine comnanlei arere ordered to tho erene of the
flre. but Ihey arere abaolutely powerleaa
DKMOCBjn MCAllLY LOSE CBJBLESTON
THET KI.F.cr A MATOR BT CT* MA.Toiuty. BUT THB
A. P. A. IIAS UAl.K THB ALOBRMEN.
Chariaeton. P. ?'.. Dec. 11.?The eomplete, "'it un
ofliciai, returne from the munldpal eleel n ehow
thal Bmyth, tho Deaoocratlc candldate, was
Mayoi of Cbarleeton for the next four yeara I
majorlty of 171 rol . The !' mocrata ..<?
tweive out jf twenty-four Aldemten, :h^ .
twelve honff ehoaen by the A. r. a. 1 b - .. ?
coi '.iul !?? ihe Democrata by MayorBmyth'a
VOta, The Board of Aldormon 1^ an oxctllent on<
??d 'Ji< .;o'ii'jig counc!. la p.edged (o th?? arnno i
ar.d lntlatrrial deveio^ment of the i-.i>'.- reaiurcea.
J MUftBTMM IN CBAMQB OF J 8BSBIFF.
Ai:i:RSTr:n IN BRIOGEPORT Fort gLAXDBRINd
Ml.l.K JANF. MAV. THB ACTRBSB.
Brldgeport, Oonn., Dec. U (Bpedal).?Papera i-:
a 8lander BUlt for 125,000 arere aerved thl
on tho Rev. Joaepb Pullman, paator of th< Flrat
Methodlal Bplacopal Cburch of tlils clty, The auil
arai brought by Artlmr Etehan, manager ;??: Mllc.
Jane .May, arho is playlng Plerrot In the nmsi ;.i
paatomlme "Mlaa Pygmallon:" The pUlntlff i:i the
sult allegea thal Mr. Pullman In a aermon lellvered
on Bunday evenlna December 2, referred dlapar .
In-ly to the rocent appearance hore of Mlle, Sday.
he etiara lertzed as a "low, brllliani, iki '.
Pai lalan rourteean
Bonda In the ca? arere flxed at 133,000. Mr. Pull?
man, i>e;:iu unable to furnlah bonda, hc araa laken
tj the fthurch In cuatody of tho Bheriff, arhere \w.
c-ondu ?:? i a praj ? ?? me ';,?*. i' mil- no i
to tho Bult. At a late hour H W. Plat \\ fcl
Rltch. R. E. Lauder. !!. H. Bcrlbner, N". E. \
.i b. Hallett quallfled In vartoua Bumi to tbe
amount of 125,000 as bondsmen.
MILITIA 1<> PBOTECT A COLLEUE,
DIBOOVEBT of BTOLEN BODIEi IN A DiaSECTTlfO. \
ROOM RAIBBg AN ANGRf HOB IN" TOPEKA,
Topeka, Kan., Dec II.?Qovernor Merrlll to-nlght j
rall^-d ou' Battery B, of tbe Btate mllltla, hore, to
protoct thp Karisas Medlcal College, arblch wai '
threatened by a mob. A company at Lawrence
waa alac notlfled to b? In ree l!neaa to move on
Topeka. A cordon of police offlclata arere ;
on duty *t tho eol'.ega At a lati bour, bowever, ail ,
araa qulet In the rlclnlt: ? l th< ? illege bulldlng
the Oovemor retlred, hai ng Informed the Lawi
company thelr aervlcea ??? >uld nol be requlred. The
trouble waa cauied by tii" dlacoverj in the dlsaect
in>;-''"on of the college "f the bodlea of three wom
en Ktokn trom Topeka cemeterlea.
EJPLOSWS l\ i COAL VISt\
>,\r. MAN KIIXEO ANr> TWO OTHERfl PROBABLT
DEAD.
Rioh Hlll, M), Dec 11. An exploaio.n <-?rcurrfd in
Mino No. U, of the Rlch Hlll Coal Company, aboul
( o'clock this evenlng. The entranci la badly torn
-,:p and the mlne cannot nr entered, Three m?n
?rare Imprlaoned, twj ahot-flrera and ti:.- atable
boa Thelr nai i ? "1 Icl '' Ti ?ts. ??.Jtn-"
i. i Owen Ifeali kf< i i body was re
covered, but tho othera are beyond reach at ;
(?it. Th'> mlna l? a mil< an II qu rtera aouth
of Rle-h Hlll nnd employi :,?, ;,. n, thougb al the
.:? a'l the 11"; L,ir mlnera ar-'
?. ? b *n oui of the n ne i ? nlj th
iir<-r~ had any ' reln. No eauae '??) ?
?? yel i a*.
WISTB1 WKATHBB F.A8T .4 \ l> WE8T.
A iu:> r\ gN 'VSTOi;M iv THE OHIO VAIXET \KD
A i.\l.K on THE NEIT-ENOl^ND COABT.
Toledo, <?!iio. Dec. U.?Northweatern Ohlo la to
nlght In th> graap of th ar< rei ? iwatorm "f tho
yoar. Already aeven Inchea of anow haa fallen and
th"' srorm la Increaalng In foree. .\li tralna are
behlnd tlme ":-'t trafllc In the clty is greatly hln>
dered. Tbe obacrver al Turtle Ughi Lake Brle,
is reported to have aeen ? threi maat< I acho
this afternoon aboul foui mile? ,-? of the llght,
uddlng along under bare polea and apparwntly in
.;; r. "s The h'ontitj- ot the resael cannol hi- ea
tabllahed here.
Nanl icket, Dec. II. Al aunsel ihe eaaterly
f.-al" that ki-pt np a Bteady lifty-ni'le riip all
day l.ad not abated. Bnow has begrun to faii. and it
?rlll be n wild nlght. Tho Qovernment telephone
llne haa been proal i ed and tha Nantucket Central '
Railroad tracka are arashed out,
Plymouth, Maaa . i ec, n a furloua Btonn has '
been raglng here aJI day. and it has gnowed I
at Intervala. The arlnd ir. northeaal and !)<??? a
galo, the t'de i" vor\ hhjrh ar.; the gea one tnau ,
of toam. Three small n*h!n? boat? are at gnchor
In the lower hftrhor and tho sea l? breaklr.t; aray
gcroaa froni Rocky H.ll ro the Ournet. At Hotol
I'ilgritn part of the troakwat?r has bvm carried
away.
/-HARl.t's FOATBM IX rotr.v.
Ex-Goveinor Charles Foster, of Fo'tirla. Ohlo,
arho was Secretary of the Troasury under Pi>ei
der.t HaiTleoa, arrived In tho dty from B/ashlng
? evenlng aad wa'? wtm by a Trlbune re- ,
j.u.'wr ;.: tf" Plftb Avenue Hotel, where be is atay
inp. The ?g-Oovemor aald thal he n:.s bare oab
on prtvate bualneaa which mlghl dataln blm la \h*
oit> f' i a weeh
Mr J'.'stcr Iri reply l" an Imiulry, said that ohlo
o ,i t,t Oovernor UcKinley for tha Pr<'."i- .
dentlhl iioiiiiiiali'-n. ?
PHILADELPHIA 8VFFE88, TQO.
JITgT Afl RAD P0L1CBMRN Ai M'wY"ltu
EVCR HAD.
THE gENATB COMMTTTEg TVRNg ITB ATTBKTKW
TO THB POUCB DBPARTMEMT AHB ('"!:
ItFlTloN AT ONCE BEOIMI 10
OOMB TO UORT.
Pttfladdphla, Dec 11.-Th- Benate eommlttee
appolnted to Inveatlfate tbe munldpal nffalrg
of this dty reaumed Ita geagloiu thli gfternoon
and g lin> of Inqulry was begun arhleh promla ?
' to be more prollfle ol developmentg of nbuaeg
: than heretofore. Tc-day for the Brd tlme the
? probo ?raa Innerted Into tho worklnga of tha
| Poiioo Department, i nd thare would geem to ba
: muoh rottennosr- In thr-.t part of the dty K<>vorn
ment.
When tho Bemdon of th<> eommlttee began tho
? Inveatlgatlon into tho ayatera of Hfhtfng 'he
i clty by rontraetg arlth prlvate eleetrlc llght eonv
panlea was reaumed. Nothtng partlcnlarly nrw
was developed. it waa ghown that eevoral
companlee whlch have contraetg for llghtlng
parttcular parta of the dty arere no? dol
work themaelvea, and 'hat other companleg
whlch the clt: uag no contraetg with are llght?
lng the atreeta it was not sh.?wri ho? tbul
. gme ab. ut, but II la pr tbable that the con>
panlea whlch have tbe contracta have gublet
them to thoae ddng '.he llghtlng. Fnrther
teatlmony was aabmltted ghowlng that u
ordlnary bualneee metboda were enforced tho
clty could obtaln much cbeaper ratee for llght
; Ing th.- atreeta
At ;h,- cloae .f tbe teatlmony bearlng on the
llghtlng of the BtreeU. BHag WT. i'^^^ ' " :
for Ihe Cltlgene' Munldpal Aeacdatlon, ^>id
that ho propoeed to lead the Inqulry Into an In?
veatlgatlon of th ? l'- n ?? D partment. Mr.
p.-ttit asaerted thal the pollee connlve al tho
maintenance ol IlllcH gatoona, pollcy shopa,
"dlvea" and aucb placea. He fui Lh< r a? I
: that the keepera of theae placea and I
I frlghten reepectabl. cltlxene arho wlah thg
abollahment of them, and h< aak l that the
eommlttee proteel with IU fall power agalnal
\ peraecutlon by the pollee ail aitneaaea who
i mlght teatlfy before ;t in regard t" th ae mat
? tera Mr. Pettit ais.. i harged thal the pollee,
In dlrecl deflance of tbe Uta nnder whlch tha
' clty la governed, ar? obnoxloualy actlve In
polltlca, and he aald thal after he hai preaented
rlewg the eommlttee wovld undoubtedly
n rtmend hn l?.a repori to the Leglalature aome
jeg latlm rlng dlrectly on thla BubJ. ct
D. C. (llbboney, eecretary of the Law and Or
der Boclet i ? ? ealb*d He teatlfled thal the
partlcular ibjeci ?. ihe aoclety waa the aupprea
f IlllcH aaloona nnd dlaorderly llcensed
pla -ea. The wltnera ap kc In the n ?.-: ta\
terma >f the aupp >i l and ? 'Xtended to tha
aoclety'a work by Mr. Butler, the Dlrector of
sa ty, ind Buper ntendeni Unden.
Thelr efforta had beer honestlj Be. on led hj ? >me
.. p .)).?.. !). ?,;. nanti and patrolm n. b d In a
majorlty of Ihe pollee llatrlcU therc are actlve
defendera '?f "apeak-eaalea" and "dlvea" He
' ? .hl of how d ? ? '
, ,,u> nl ? Ic( mi n In t ill uni rm drinkltig
In "B] il - ? - ' and aal . -. and how. when
' ?? a "dlv ?" pr pi l< tor In i irt 1 keeplng
a d aor lerly house, i t waa frequently
thi-.iiigii Ihe testlir.. ny of pollci
M ? aibh the 1 Boai
rore whl h p dlcemen ara trled foi off n es unbe
. mlng an offl er. The Board c malal
Mco < aptalns, an ! Mt :'" l!1,i
letei mlned ncver to make a ch
,.ili. ?:? again. as In alm *< every '?* ;;'
. man bad gone ? ol fre ? or ? t| ?? with a
? flne. Mr. Glbbon. y hi . hla ;?? -
t ? i ..;. when the eommlttee adj. urn ? l untll to
t ??: irrow.
-??
77//; APACUi: TBOUBLES.
DBIXGINQ IX A BTHITE DEPLTT ITHO HAD KILLKSB
AN INIUAN.
Denver, De ?. U. A I l rh waa recelved
al the mlllury l ? adqnai tera thla mornlng
>?-..,-t Apa< h< atatlng that tha Bbertff waa oi
wty to Gl( be with B< arhlte deputy, aho
I . | oi .. li llana caug n in thi act o
Ing . rin h bouae In tha abaenca oi .w tei i
ommai lan( al I orl ???<u- addel tha
trouble la antlclpt I I ?hai nature lu
tate.
VYaahlngton. Deo. 11 The nhara ter ol th ? In
formatlon recelv< ' al the War Departm ni
., ]li; ._. .... ,.;.??? \n.,;r. outbreak In Arlaona
?howa II to bc trtflli.n I n n llkely I i ad
Keneral uprialng On. >? ??
War Departmenl ? ? :;; ":'
ficei i : Forl Apa< ? aald I I ? ? ? ? '
ol i1,":-!: Cavalr had foui I ad [ndii ??
. ? . u I ? ' :"""
.? nurderer. \ ?
io lh< dlepat >h '
' ? Indlana w. . The In. un
-
Huuthw. irmatlon is expecuid aa aoon
aa Ageni Myer, of the Ban Carloa Reaen atlon,
reachei hla poi: ol duty.
~
A TBBEATEXBD BEAT FABISE
THE gTEAMER NONOV kMT1 ? B INABlLTTt To
CROSii THE tm\ iD IN VI.sti RDAra 'i.M.F
MAKEg TROI UUE IN PORT rEEEERBON.
Tbe full ? ire of rh< n rth. ?- r waa feli on
north horeof L iy. The ateamei
S iwantuc, whl. h run n I ili rly b "? er P r:
, . n and 1 l ?:- * ?? unable t. bi it
trtp on accounl the wlnd and
wavei Bhe lefl er al Maln at.. V l ' T. r
. ,? ...: BU? a. m When
i\ir h the breakv iter, ?????? Capta n To ??
? ? ? .,, p rlloua to ventui
Koui t In aiich v - her. tr i kepl
Iy an hooi In the hop? th
wlnd a r that II
. leaalng, he Bnai:; ? -
i- an ? ! ? " hlatory a
l.i.it. Bhe h '"r !? ' ? ;
. ? ,. t ?-....? ild rei ture on
, an weather.
:., - I'ark. one ol he moat
.. , Kound. He ha ? tnis
i, ||y oi whI.vi ? m . :?'?? n th i h in?l tlm ??, an i
? .,,..,-; ,.| .
v intuc * trlp
aili.r ? f bui
I,- |. \\ :::.-. . of tn.
I utel i .. ii ? ? ? ? ? r-upply of nvai
-.!..;.! to : '. i . i' ? ?. ' ?
t dealera hi ? - h" '
? ? to h ive llttle
veeh i ?
?
:?
'? ? ? i ?: r vll
ru th*
t.Mm. r, !"'?? a it ''an'aln To k
pui 4iied th. on!) cuurse li f i p n to i li i
to att. ? i ? ? -? ? ??' *a lh< ind in
? ich weatl ? ?
rSlEOMAPHJi XOTBM,
Buffalo, D. . II Raaord, an Iron workT,
employ. n ??? ?"? Bulldlng, feii
tho :t>u-'.' atorj thla tnom ng and wai Instant
Iy kdl. I.
Toledo, Dec, IL Thlrty-flve employe on tha
grading of the Llma Northern Italli ?ad al Llma
ruck i ? - ?-' the ? >al l in k< i pln i th< Ir
lamp warm wai ??:?,?: a il them.
Troy, I "???? U. A fan . ii ? ? ton In i. ??
.? aa burn. d thii m ii nlng Mra. n. i. I
the Inval '? proprletor, who llved there and hor
nurae, Mary Ilarria, wen burned i" deatb. it ;s
thought thal a uitnp aei re t., ;h.- bed-clothlng;
Denlaon, Tex.. Dec. n. rhe Chlckaaaa
appolnted b i ernoi Uoael) lefl bere to-day for
ngt They an li lru ted i u?? ... p
ble t.. jn* io i'i -\ani lh ? op n. ?.. Ind an
i ? .
bei ii.i....: , loodg aa Iga-to-bu.
. Dec. ii -The Bal Iwin VI lling
iny'a mlll. elevator, abeda and barna were
? . <? -i. loaa, $25,0 0; Inauran e,
*12.0u0.' <.'Gr.gtf-a.Tn-o R P. Blahop la one of the
prlnctpal atockholdera of the company.
Oaaaha, Nthv, Dec IL l'. S. Brock, wetl known
aa a tpeculator on the Hoam of Trade, oommii ? !
auicide or by ac Idcnl turned on the gan In hia
rooni in a looal hotel yeaterday. II* ta aald to ha.
|o?: beavily lately, Brock waa a sinelo ir.an, about
th.rty-flva yean of .<r Hanrock, lowa, wa
boma
l^analng, MI h., D. I] Tha Buprtma Courl hai
grant* I ? ni ??? i il In the caae >f Dr. D. J : i
man, who waa onvlcted it Uetioli of manalaugb
i>-r ,n havtnj ,iii.?' i the . ii.v by a crimlnal op
?tat;.ni of Cm:Iy H..I!, an Kngllah glrl. v a.? ha?5
been b trayed by the lt'< Jonathan Bell, and aenl
.:.'. for tha purjiu.e ,>f havlng thr ui>
eratlon performed, I
CBAKGES HER BTORY AGA1N.
BARBARA AUB MOW BATB HER TBSTX
Mo.W WAS TRU&
nrrr. DBCLARBg to an \i.\t i\ thb TOMBf that
HKit coNreaaioN to rktordeb qopv was
PALaa inimi: imt.i k.\ ce, bhb n iaid
TO RATB ALMBOBD, R al [jajBD AT
THE DOOR OF HOPB VIHM')\.
Hatbara Atib, the young woman v.h > caueed
the eonvlctlon of Walter t.. B. Langerman by
her datect and poaitive teatlmbny; who afterward
saved him from belni W nt< nced to prlaon for a
long teim by confeaelng t.> Recorder Qolt that
hei taailmony "ti hla trlal waa falae; who erai
Indicted for perjury and locked Up in the Tomba
i on acc-.unt of that confeaalon; and wi, i wanl sd
to piead gjllty to thr Indtctment on Monday
bofore Judge Cowlng ln the Court of G rneral
Beaatona, retracted her confeaalon yeaterdajr ln
a taik with one of her relatlvea Tne announce
' ment or her retractlon was made by Aaalatant
Dlatrlct-Attorney Townaend, who proaecuted
Langerman, and who haa eaureaaad doubta of
th" tnitl.fulr.css of IJaibara's confaaalon ti the
Recorder.
It waa declgred that the yourfc woman had
retterated her flrel eharge aarainst Langerman,
and had aought t. esplaln her confeaplon to the
R... rder b; aocualng Mary M, K-iiard of nalng
; undne influence over her it the i>oor of Hope
Mltajon. Miaa Kellard waa one of the two
women who wera preaent with Barbara
,,,], ),,.,- confeaalon to the Recordtr,
j PROPLE WI1 L NOT BELIBVK HER AGAIN'.
Ko matter what further eonfeaalona or re
tra tkma are made bj Barbara Aub hereafter,
?b rttl nol be belleved by the publl . ai I I
wo Id b< Impoaalble to convlct Langerman or
? any other p n ?n ou her teatlmony a:;..in. Bhe
' will ba regarded aa a peraon who la elthir ln
? |nd la aa much perverti
ihe la wllllng lo perjure her* 11 on tl
provoeatlon Bhe adbered to her accuaatlona
? ? ,i.a rm m wi h< ut fllnchlng tbrough at a
t0Djl au'l severc croaa-?>xamlnatlon. After ahe
i, ? ?.;. -i , ahe -lun,-; to i' p raia >ntly
; ?? polnt of apparently belng wllllng to a
| cept ponlahtneni for perjury. Her motlve for
maktaga retra tlor. reaterday waa nol known to
any i u
There was ezcltement at the Court of Qeneral
Bcealona yeaterday when the report that Bar?
bara Aub h..d retracted her confeaalon waa
tnad i> Aaalatant Dlatrlct-Attorney Robert
Tow aend. He waa In Parl I conductlng the
proaecutl n of eome cz* a He aald that Mra
| Mltcbtll, on,- of the aunts of Barbara, had come
' to him and had Informad him thal the retrac?
tlon was made to hei in the Tomba. Mra.
MltchaU h>: had an Intervlew with Barbara,
he aaid. and ln a i" rlod of weeplng the glrl had
', told her iunl that the confeaalon waa falae and
I that aur teatlmony glven at the trlal of Langer
i man waa trti Barbara aald ahe had been
| preaaed to make the confeaaion i>y people al the
Door of il"!?'. where ahe was ataylng after the
trial. Bh< aald ahe had been forced Into maklng
, the confeaalon by aflaa Kellard, 01.( the
? women in eharge there.
IIRB. MITCHELL GRBATLY AWECTED.
Whlle telllni Colonel Townaend thla Mra.
Mlt hell waa v*ry nervona and agltated. Bhe
waa greatly Impreaaed i>y the remarkable atory
' told by her nlece.
Coloual Townaend communlcated th" Intelll
? to Dlatrict Attornejr Pellowa and to Judge
?.,.... . . \'..-1 iiiting ln Parl i.
fc'redertca t'.. iior.-^. tha lawyer who had been
aatlgned as counael to Barbara Aub by Jud*?
Cowlng, alao talked with Dlatrlct-Attorney F< I
lowa and .liid^.- <' iwlng.
UR. HOC8BB gTATEMERT.
yr Hi uee went ti the Tomba Prlaon .-it 8 p.
m. with Mra Mltchell. Anotheraunt, Mra Kauf
f.,-. arho haa nol appeared b re '? auae of her
lllnraa, waa found ln converaatlon with Bai
Aub Mr. Houa** waa then Informed that hi* cll
,:,: had ?? tractcd her ?? nfeaalon and Inalal ? i l
Kauffer thal her teatimonj at the trlal waa
then rua ? l iver to the Crlmlnal
Courta Bulidlng and had a confei nce in Judge
. hambi ra Thli if< rence ara i attend
? i ? i. nel ;?? llowa n a-.- - ant Dlati Ict
Ul ? r.ey Townaend. Then Mr. Houae returned
to i!, prlaon and talki 1 with Barbara and her
thr . .... -.-. m a. K iuft( . Mi a. !> an and Mra.
.? ttl 5:20 o- :
Mr Houai aald. later "1 >u can take my word
f. r ?'. there haa been a retra< tlon made. it waa
nol made to me, nor In mj preaenre, bul to th(
laat aunl who haa Interested heraelf In the caae
Kauffi '.) '
Aaked whether Barbara waa mentally un.
! . lanced, he replled: "Bhe la now aul ?
under ki >-at mental excltemenl
Kurther Inqulrtea on th ? same llne In
him to aay: 'l am nol an allenlal and there
fore i ol able to determlne aa to her mental con
dltlon. Sh.- h ta a habll of ri hblng hi r rn a I and
her gaaa '.a nol ateady. Hti apeech ls dlacon
neeted, bul I would hardlj call II Incoherent."
Mr. Houae refuaed to tell what happened dur
inK the tinv he waa with Barbara, excepl
)u'. ,i! i nol *,'??! a ronfeaal.m from her, because
?he waa too agltated to d i much talklng t i any
rt'hatever rel dld mak ? waa
not taken down in wrltlng. Mr. Houa aald he
had made an engag^menl to lee hla cllenl aa
near ?:30 o'clock ri-.is mornlng aa he could g?>i
downtown, al whlch tir.i" he expected to obtaln
m atatemenl from her whlch he would pul Into
writintr.
CQLOBADO col.h 87VCRS BI8ISO.
RiaCOVgRT THAT "NH MIXIMO ' tMP 18 ON A
rjOVTRNMgJfT RESBRVATIOM
Denvar, Col., Dec. 11. The mai Ip
?? ^ew atocka yeaterday and to-da]
qulta .? ?-?:..in*;" :'r.?ai the RM '
re '.. T.. .s'a tradlng araa heavy, t'1- tto k waa
; ! upward, itandlng at i u
,-r.il polnta better. On othe ? the ;..iik.e
a, m, and tr?vi:i<8 r'-n ? i ntlj h< avy
ln \": ral i.ir^-^ buj Ing ??? lera from th ?
All -d to-.iay. and la i 'olor i lo Bprlnga It
.? ii ? i- . 1 ;hu - -.I:- ? large bu I i or lei ? b 11
I.. m cabled oirmx the iilahl 'rom bondon.
ivery thal I ?? Vvi at Creek mli n
? Pika'a Peak Reaen nlon a I heck ln
? . . i ii . . i |n that lo< al ty. aa l' nan ia muai
? ? befora ? patenl ? an laau< tor rait.tt
th ?<?? .\ i Imllai mli eral fi
[>ine Uro> I the South i'.irk H ill
Trai. ?' aale. leaae
and bond . '?? numerona, In >pr.- of the adv ?
prlcea placed upoa theli clalma l>y the originn!
i .. .i .i
T1IKKK WBECKM (1CS XMtFOLK A!tD WK8TBRS
Peteraburg. \'a.. Deol II There wer threi
on the Norfolk ?nd IVeatern Rallroad '?
midnlghi ia>" nlght an.i early thla mornlng. Th?
irred at the v I rn Junc
i ????<. mli - areal .>r Norfolk; th< aeeond near
ii i the thli l .<'? iui ;: ree mile -
Pord'a Btatlon. The tralga were frelghta and al
ni,.-i i. .: tri arei w/i ked. The irarka were
badl) blc ked, an i j '. tra nj wtr< del tj ?? i fi im
ta ? to thre< boui So one V |ured.
iuti: nr DUtninr* baxohhi rixvn.
Ban Pranciaco, Dec. 11.?Judge Murphy thla after
i.n .ix".i Pebruary II, IMt, aa th dal foi tha
: .n of w H T. Durrgst, convlctad of tha
in ji t.-i of Blancba Lamont im'Aprll laat The ap
ei of Imrrant'a counael for ? wi t of probabli
waa denled '?? .lalR.v Murphy ihis moi
The mo>;. n for a *tay of proceefjngi will be ;
PPOT t -ni.T'ow.
Durrant la oot elated over th^ proaneel of hla
removal to Ban Quentln Penlteqttary, but othei
he exh.biti, :h^ aartv- Indlffcrenoe grblch h?.i marked
!-.<. hniring throughout tho trial.
BBITBBdl TIMBBJBOB rn aitb&i: i\ ror/;r.
ToledO, Ohio. Dee. 11.?Kx-Preaidar.t Uarrl!<or. I?
. I ;??! t.> be 1 ii Toleda n-'Xt Monday to plaad ln
.i auli befoai Judge Rleka of the ITnlted gtatei
Coui i. . hi eaaa i pai I if the "Clgver Leaf l.t.
gatlon, .i!..' concerna the petlton of Charlea Hamlln
and athera, arho rlalm to hold .? tuantlty o( pre
(erred hi .. k that ta i.ot h-inj; repreaeut i In th<
ault. Y>:,. Contlnental Tru-<t rompany, ?r New
^ ?rk arin make ? motlon <? att.ke the llamiiii p
tltiuii fruni tha tll>'*. G>-ncral Karrlaoa repreaeuta
th. hi...... i.i i i.g
7///; PBE81DEHT CALLF.lt BACK.
MEMBERg OP THE CABIKBT want him to foN
B1DBR IMPORTAMT Mattfi.s
Waahlngton, Dae. IL?Prealdeat CleveiaaeTa ear'.y
i to Waahlngton la looked for. It Is *al I on
arood authorlty thal dlepatehea have been sent to
i. n by membera of his Cablnet, urging that h *p"
c'.r. raeetlng be ouiled for Monday to conatder.
among other Important ggalfera Letd aWtoharjra
r |>ly on th<- Veneiuelaa mattaC and Heor^tary C'ar
I . report The Bocrettry of tha Trenaury ta
unwCllng to aubmil that laaportaat document to
Congreea until it li** been carefully read and ap
provod by fha Pn dent and hi? CaWnet. Hen-e
ih<- requeat for a ept*la) nnviini; <>u .Monday and
?? _? iphed auKKomlons whirh Wm pror-an.y
l.r.nic tha Prealdent Wk to Waahington aoon.
Tha atorm aboul i! ip iHattem glvea no uneaetneaa
to the frlenda of th..- PresMont. who i? reported to
be In Cape Ch-innel. Ir w.is learnod xo-any that he
wa? warned iv tohjrraph of th- oomlng ba<l weatn
.?r i>v the Weather Bureau. Cape Channel i? the
baai refuge near Hattoras. and the vioiet la in no
danger there. .ch? is sholtorod by an iatand on one
?ld. and by the Cape on the other.
Norfolfc \'.i . Dec 11 Tho storni whlch BCttled
over Hatterai yeaterday has gbated and to-nljc'nt
the Wll I il ? nly blowing al the rate of t?n mlles an
hour. Th. Vlolet Bueceaofulli weathered the gale,
but the Pi taldenttal narty has done no ahootlng 10
! day. Then la every indi.-itl.m that to-morrow w:il
be an ideal day for duck-shootlnn. Tha planaof tn*
lenl have he.-n Bomewhat r'vuiRed. h- hav n?;
I not to leava Hatteraa untll Krlday, arrlvlng
rf ik Saturday and reachlng waahlngton early
Mond, v mornlng.
?
8PEAKBB BEBV8 C0BBITTBE8,
I THEY MAY NOT BE ANNOFN.Kf FNTII. .HTT BB
rORE THB HOLIOAT REQBflfl.
Waahlngton, Dec. 11 .Kpeola:).?The prospect now
la th.it Bpeaker Roo.l wlll not be ready to annnounce
the Houa. commltteea this week. and porhaps not
i ntll late next week, prlor to tho usual bottday re
cess. ir he sh. uld complete tbe nst by Deeembarfl he
irlp moat df hh pr. d<'ceaaara, who had
fen r difflcultlea t.> overcome. H wlJ be ander
: .; oi ourae that no harm can raault fromitma
., ? . . reporl of th.- Becretary of the
Tr< i8Ury, on uhloh so nnu.li may be aald to <li
pend la unacrountably delayed, and, a? la now re?
port. I may n. l be iubmltted to tho House of Kep
i.?-?? : itlv. s untll next week.
PA8TABDLT WOBE IB KMSTUCEY.
A VOt.i.KY FIRBD OFT OE THB DABJCNEBg INTO A
TRAIN LOADEO WTTH BEPtTBLBCAMB.
Bmlnence, Ky., L>eo. il.?Thlrty shots were fired
upon a tralnload of LoulavUle Ib-publicang at th!s
laal Blghl aa they were returnlng from the
inauguratlon of Oovernor Bradley. Tho ahota were
,it ,r the larkneaa, Ail th.) wtttdowa In
tat car of the long traln whieh left Krankfort
I I .. ?-..-. - ii out, and the balleta tera
,i.- ,. ;... . . ?? of ipllntera of woodwork in tho
coaeh. There were aeveral women In tha coaeh,
: waa Intenea At the \\m voll^y
everybody ay Bal on the floor. The flrlng eontlnued
rapldly. Th trata waa just alowtng up at Eml
.,. . ,ir, i in n rnoment it cama to a atanaatui.
In the dark along the tracx,
ilarted up aguin t*-n more ahota
... . ni? ! ? I ' ??? ''',r mately, oniy
one peraon wai hurt. One nmn's n""k was oui by
the heai . - of glaaa that flYw In ail dlrectlona
through tbe i ir. Many membera of the Garneld
Club of l^ulavllle, wer.- In th.- coaeh. (t was here
th ? Oovernor HradU-y brok< off the jalnt dehate
with Oeneral Hardln, beeauee of the dlaorder of the
l?emocrcts preaent. The attaek .m tho traln la be
? by aome peri oa to have b^en the outcome
of thla _^_
//.'/: (Of.T DIVOBCB CA8B OFF.
ILBO THE SFIT AOAIKBT MR. VAN AI,EN, VTllQ
B \s BAILED FOR El'ROPE.
Provtdenee, R. l. Dec. U.?The Co!t oase waa
called thla mornlng, when Mr. Rlpley, Mia. Cotfg
couns I appeared befora .lud^^ Btlneaa, <>f tlio Ap
. , Dlvla >n of the Bupreme <'ourt. and moved
for tbe dlsmlaaal of ber petltlon for dlroree. In
.\!rs. Colt'a behalf, he gald tha' it gave hlm Kreat
pleaaure t-- wltbdraw ho;- potltion for ? s.pdrate
malntenanea and the cbargaa made thereln. In
llag the motlon, Mv i\..m1!, for Coionol Oolt,
tha rollowlng letter tddiaanad to hlm by hla
Mrs Coll belnir about to dlscontlnue her aotton
; .. i deslre >-ou, on my behalf, to make
the following atatemenl to th<- < ourt: "In the ao
tlon brought by me agatnat Mr V'aa Alen ther?
w i- no i :..ir^'- made or intond^ to be made re
flectlng In anj way upon Mrs. Colt, aa aome newa
papers and ihdlvlduaua have Improperly oonstni.-d
it ,??? aoughi ;?> conatrue it. I am not responsible
for any Buch falae and uajuatlftable reflectloaa. but
the ault havlng .in ao mlaeonatrued and not
havlng been brought with any dealre or wiillngness
on my part to aecure money dam.igos fr.>m the de?
fendant I dealre you to aee that tha aame ui dls
contlnueil forthwlth and wlthout condltlona"
The motlona for diaconttauanca In both sults were
then Ktint.>d, ?ho Judga expreaalng his pleaaure at
ii- imlcable conclualon arrived at. Th? attorneya
:: t), . pald the affalr waa now ail over, and
there war nothlng more to aa]
,lanijx .1. Van Aien. wbo was d? fendant v\ the
uli recently brought by Colonel Bamud
i- .?,?? of Provldenee, aafled for Burope yeaterday
on boanl the Amerlcan Mne ateamal p Bt Loula.
\,.- v'an Al n'a ?:. uno did nol appear on the paa
. Bome aecrecy was obaerved in re
???? : to hla departun
JIB8. BOWKLL LIEELT TO 00 FJIEF.
S'OTHINO BITT CIRCUMBTAJITIAL BVIDBNCB
AOAINST IIEB DETBCTrVB DCPtONAC
ARREBTED.
Wellaboro, Penn., Dec. 11. -This aftomoon when
court adjourned the taklng of evldenee oloaed In the
,\. i larlotte Howell. who is betng trlad
on the charge of the murder of Mlss BUaabetb
Knapp. T -morrow the argumenta wlll be begun,
but H la llkely thal they wlll nol be eompteted aa
thal the ludge an make hla charge and gtve tho
, the lurj befora Prtday it la generally re
cn |ed aa rather more than probable that the fury
tvtll .i :quli M i. H well of the erlme, as tha evldenee
ia been whollj clrcunutantlaL L?nder
llnga of the court the Commonwaalth has
been deprlved of th. uae of aome or tbe iinks oon
Mportant In Ita chaln of evldenee, whOe
the defence haa Bhown Mrs. Howell'a gc id reputa
tion at Tloga, where ihe llved, and hor apparant
utter In ?!: ol motlve ror the crlme. In addition Bhe
I aa been pla. ed by a t imber ol wltneeaea where It
I.: Imp ? t ??? i ? r ' i have aent the
scan.laloua lettera whlch have flgured bo Uargarty m
day Mra Ho* ell a tand ail the fore
r.der croaa-examlnatlon a- to ?eemlngly trtv
lal mattera concernlng Mlas Knapp ? llfe whlle with
her an.l i - to h tv the lett. ? ' ? ';'' rd Bhe
whlle on the
Btand 1 il* afterooon the only Important teatlmony
ol Bamuel Adama, who teeUfted that
:,.-.. Mtaa Knappa alleged llacarded lover.
ild t i hlm thal If 1"- coudn'i have LJbblj
i,-. .,,. , ,.. . ohould ??? ive her ' -ana thla
ngagemcni had I.n broken off by the
citl. , .
Thla mornlng a nenaatlon waa created when it
t,,,Mi.i thal Mra. Howell had made an Infor
.-? [i iplgnac. the Kew-York dotectlve
who wcrk d U|i th? caae agalnsl ?. charglng hlm
with havlna made Improper propoaala to her in
thd Dlatt \ torney'* offlce here laal Auguat.
w i . arre ; d an l promptly wvc ball.
m i, ? ;: pr. i-loualy I l I : deteetlve a
appi >a h.??. and Duplgnau at the tlme ind'.gnantly
,., ;i.,. | tl ?? ? ? ii" off< red to prove by liuli a
ted and prominent cltuiena of this place
that he wa* not in tha room an Inatant, and that
Mra. Howell lled a* to tha lucldenta ahe related
illeged Intervlew. The teatlmony of tho
l wlmeaaea, however, was ruled o-it.
i.v JTALUN 9H0T Bt < OOMBADB.
Baatlano Morello, an Itallan, t!iin\-six yeara oid.
I, th< it ii an ? ol my la Baal New-Tork, waa
probably fatally ah ' laat nlghl by Jalen Kollo, a
fellow- untryman, In froni of Antonl Vlcaagb'a
rrocery atore M Myrtle and Hamburg avaa, Rrook
lyn. The sho. tlng was the outeome of a quarrel
over a vame of oards. In whlch the tWO men and
three oth.. p-.li?.:'- had been engaged :n a room
in th-- rear of Vlcenao'a Btore. Morello iiad been
? i trom tho piace, and Hoiio foUotrad him to
la, when foui puitol ahota were flred bt
aaton wbaa the othera .n tha place
? ?', -idewalk they f'un.i Morelle lyli.g In ?
pool of bood jn t'te ildrwalk, and Rollo had dla
app ar< I. The amhulanoe surgt-on from St. Mary'a
Hoap'.tal round that only on.- i.ullet had taken ef
fect anvt had lodged in the left breasi over the
heart
Rollo was arreeted and denled the shooting, ai
though Morello Identlflod him as the man who had
sho; him _ _
tmk m:w TORJC RRRALDt
MAONIFICBNT CHRIBTMAB NUMBBR of 7i
? wlll !?<? iBBued "u Bunday next, Deoember 15.
in "i lltl >n tn i i tha nen i, Il wlll ooataui a auperb
h llluatrated Art gectlon of :"? pagta in oolom and
hnif ; mea Includlng a galaxy o.' featurea appropri
Bta :?' Chrtatmaatlde, among whlch wlll ho "A
rragl. Idyl." by i'aul HourKet, tho llorald's li.wj
Prute Sovelette, tb..- 11.000 Prtae Eplc I'oem. th*
Herald UuUdlng aa u Doll'a Houaa, a Yachttng Pua
z\i, and a hoat of otii^r jc-'od thlng*.
Prlce, aa uaual, & Centa. Don't miaa It.-Adv.
TWO IRONS IN TF1K FIRE.
BRIDOl TRFSTEES AS ?TOCKHOLMM Ok*
8TKEKT f'AR OOMPANlML
PRESIPENT lAMBg HOtVKI.I. AXI> gSTR I- kkkvBT
ggac Sd hap.m ix A<-nv: opticiAiXI on nc
QVgam KAV'iRIVJ THKin PRIVATE IX
TERKBTM-THE tBWBKBBl Of THE AH
aaajtggvi CITOI OOafKHTRal
AT AN EM>.
The Uveatfgattoa of the affalra of the Rrooklya
Bridge by the daaeaiaiy Cltlea CcaamHtaa waa
practicaily flnlahed yoaterday. and the cloalng
teatlmony waa Of a kind to aurpriae and shock
the cltizena of New-York and Brooklyn who have
had confldenee In tne good falth and fltneaa of the
Brldga trnateea.
It la well known that the best publle aentlment
in both cltlea la oppoaed to the ap uit.g of tha
PkUB at the Brooklyn end af the Dlldga by ai
lowlng it to be OCcapied by the tracks of a
JAME8 T. HOWELL.
I trolley llne, and lt aill bo held to be a aeandal
that Bridge truateea are Itockholderi la the
trolley COeapany whlch wanta to apoil the Plaza.
The Tribune reeterday reoorted the teatlmony
of James Ilowell, preaident of the New-York and
Brooklyn Brldga, admittlng that he waa a stook
holder In tha Brooklyn Helghts Rallroad, and
dadarlng that he favoied the plan allowlng the
rallroad t) occupy part of the Plaza.
Mr. How-ll, who la the preBldent of the Board
of Brldge Truateea, waa aak^d yeater lay whether
or not he thought it waa cooaletent for him to
hold atock of the lirooklyn Heights Railroad Cotn
JAMF.S EJttXI DI'FFT.
pany and be a F.rldfco truater when th? Rrook
lyn Heights Rallroad Company ia aaklng favora
of the trusteea.
Mr. HOwaU aald he thOUght that made no dif
ferenee; that hla atOCk holdin^a did not In the
leaat Influence hi* BCtkm aa a truatee. He added
that Brldge pasaengers ahould have the b*at pos
aibie acoaaa to the Btruetar*, and that the rajl
roads leading thereto ahould have good COBUaa*
tlona with it.
"Are you In favor of the proposal to have the
Brooklyn Heighta Raliroad occupy the Plaza?"
was aaked.
"Tea, at a falr renta!."
"Then you do nol conaklac the $3,000 proposed
n falr yearly rental?"
-,I do not. I am in favor of the rillroad's pay?
ln< I per cent of the coat of the pcoperty, and will
lnaiat on that basia of remuneration as far aa I
ear\ It ia not rlght tu make M,eeg people who u?a
the Brojklyn Heighta line to the Brldga croag tha
Plaza through aluah and mud, if it eajj be
avotded."
A TBUBTEE AND A BTOCKHOLDSR.
Teeterday Seth r*. Raaaay, who haa been a
truatee of the Bridge for ten yeara. and ia chair
man of the Termlnal Commtttaa, admttted that
he was both a a.ockhoider and a direetor ln the
Brooklyn Heighta Rallroad Company, but he de
nled that he had VOtad to aliow the OOCapatloa af
the Plaza by the rallroad or had openly ad
VOCated auch a plan.
The land for a part of the Plaza waa pur
Ohaaed froir the Railroad Company for $160,000,
and the pteaident of the company waa reported
to have aaid that if the company COUld get per
mlaalon to have its tracka on the Plaaa it wou i
be practicaily getting the lahd ba k for noth
lng.
such a atatement wa-= remcmbcred By Mayar
Bchleren, who waa ? wltnaaa befora the com
mittee yoaterday. The Mayor ta atrongly ?i>
piaed to the OCCUputloa of any i>art af the
Plaza by tiie tracka of a trolley line, and Control
!.-r Fltch ''f thla c ty la known to h )ld the eame
poaltlOD, Tha best cltizena of both CUleg Btt?
doubtedly belleve that no auch OCCUpattoa of the
Plaaa ahould ba tolerated, and they al?o are
unltad in tha bellef thal ao man who haa a
propar regard for proprtety and the dutlea af
ofBclal poaltlor routd rataln the offtea of Brldga
truatee anJ alao hoM Interaatl ln rallroad a ?;?
poratlona whlch ask fa\oi* from the Brldga otu
clala.
DNABLI TO PI3CO BBADLET.
The expert aubpoena aervera of the committee,
who have bi en aearchlng for aeaatoe "b.m"
Bradlay for tha laat waek, have not yet sue
ceeded ln tinding him. Charles \V. Zariag, one
of the counael for the ? ?ommitteo. igl 1 fgajtgfda*
tliat he heard that Senator BradVy waa s<- n ? it
the Bridge on Paturday last. Sinee that tinie UM
?eaatov haa been undlacovered. and the aubpoena
aervera cannot flnd him.
When the lnveatlgation waa teaumed yeaterday
mornlng at the Olty Hall, J. L. Whittet and C. C.
Cole were the only memhera of the commltwe
preaent. M.*. Whittet preslded. Presldent Ilowell,
of the Brldge truateea, agaln took the stand. He
was examined by James Kinf Duffy. aasoctate
counael for the committee. He sald that the 1m
provements now golng on at both enda of the
Brldge were the Ideaa of experta appolnted by the
Mayora of New-York and Brooklyn and by the
wltnesa as presldent of the truateea. Mr. Howell
sald he dld not thlnk he had any rlght to dtctate
to the experts aa to thelr plana for the termlnaia
of the Brldge.
"But you aald Etatarda] that the improwmenta
wert natflly a makeshlft."
"I aald yeaterday, and l repeat it, that a bridge
whlch coata ItAMMBI ahoual have ktWgat ap
l>roachea, and l aaid that the New-York and
Brooklyn itpiuoachfa we.e a diagruc* to both

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