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NEW HAVEN CONN.MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1894
THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO.
SEELYE'S COUNSEL TALKS.
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BE SATS TBATTBB BANK DEFAULT
.BB BAD AB ACCOMPLICE. '
' (Ths Defalcation, Whleb Began Nine Tears
Ago, Started la an Honest MliUke In
Book Keeping and Was Then Gentlnned
Or.rh.ulii.. th. Book.. '
New York. Nov. M.-The Tribune
prints the following: ,
Frank W. Angel, counsel for Samuel
C. Seelye, the ralaelng Shoe and Leather
bank defaulter, was seen at his home
In Jersey City by a reporter last even
lng. He said:
"If the man who was drowned near
Flushing, L. I., was Frederick R. Baker
(emphasising the 'R') ha was -not
Seelye's acoomplioe. I do not say that
the conspirator'" name was Baker at
all. Tou say the drowned man was
sixty-live or seventy years old. That
was about the age of Seelye'a aocom
plica. The accomplice ought to have
given him fatherly advice Instead of
ruining him.
"The defalcation, which began about
nine years ago, started, according to
Seelye's statement to me, through an
honest mistake in bookkeeping on his
part, which enabled his accomplice to
overdraw his account Seelye besought
him to make good the account and he
he said he would as soon as he could
realize on some real estate. But the
confederate, instead of realizing, Induc
ed Seelye to allow other overdrafts,
which Seelye did In dally expectation
that .the promise to make good the de
ficiency would be fulfilled. To conceal
the overdrafts falsifications of the books
became as necessary. As I understand
it, the confederate was able to keep his
bank account by making bona fide de
posits of, say, $200 or more at a time
Seelye giving him credit for $1,200, and
to conceal these falsa credit entries
Seelye would from time to time make
transfers from other accounts.
"What became of the $313,000, which
Seelye assured me had been kept by his
confederate. Is a mystery that may nev
er be satisfactorily solved. I believe
that the confederate invested the mon
ey in real estate through a 'dummy,'
and so thoroughly covered his tracks
' that the property may never be found.
He was supposed to be a man ef means
"'and yet the jnoetjagprbus search hai
Tailed to discover auioft jmnmr m his
name, I first 'met Seelye'a aoeoraplice
six or eight years ago. i
"What become of Seelye's compara
tively Insignificant share ot the plun
der is even more a mystery than what
became of the lion's share kept by hie
confederate. . Seelye- and hie wife did
not live extravagantly. In all our in.
tercourse I never saw anything that
would Indicate that, Seelye was any
thing but an honest man. The transfer
of Seelye's house' in Brooklyn took
place through me as counsel.- Seelye
bought the house for $5,000 some years
ago. Not a penny of that money ever
came from the proceeds of Seelye'a ras
cality. This transaction was consum
mated a week ago last Thursday and
was what Seelye came to me about on
that day, when he told me -there was
some trouble at the bank, but did not
then state what the trouble was.
"It was on the following day that
Seelye made his confession to me. Be
sides advising him to give himself up
to the district attorney-1 urged him to
tell all he knew about his confederate's
transactions, so that the bank might
recover some if not all of the stolen
money. I did not advise him to ab
scond.. I wish it distinctly 'Understood
that my connection with the entire af
fair has been only such as any reputa
ble lawyer would have had.-
"I left Seelye'a bouse only about an
hour ago. No message of any kind had
been received from him. Mrs. Seelye
is dangerously and probably fatally ill,
wholly on account of her husband's de
falcation. She does not know where he
is andjs unaware of the Immense
amount for which he is a defaulter, or
the practically lifelong imprisonment
to whloh he is liable when: captured
New "fork, Nov. 25. Until 2 o'clock
this morning and all day to-day and
again far. into the night the Shoe and
Leather-bank olerlcal-force bent over
their books. All the depositors' pass
books have been- called in, it is said,
and a complete overhauling of the
bookkeeping is being made, The bank
: is ready for any emergency that may
arise this-week.- Thus far the bank
has not, lost a depositor on account of
the defalcation and there have been
received telegrams from some 'of the
largest depositors congratulating the
officers and directors on the possession
of -tha support of the clearing house in
the time of need. '
v At police headquarters It was said
that half a dozen men are on clues
in the hopVot "locating" 'Seelye. - It
was announced that reasonable -progress
had been made on the case, v
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Battled With Winchesters.
Weston, Ark., Nov. 25. Marshal Snow
den and Frank Brown were fatally shot
and. James Brown, , J. R. Knight, and
Charles Kitchens "badly wounded In a
fight here' Friday... The ; men hard a
grudge -against - Marshal Snowden.
When Intoxicated they- met him alone
and a battle with Winchesters, followed.
James Brown, Kitchens and Knight
. have not as yetbeen arrested. , i
,V; .... - , Mar Beside es Destroyed.
Kansas City,' Not. 26. Fifteen resi
dences on Thirtieth and Garfield streets
Hvere destroyed by , fire with most ot
their contents to-day, Loss, $56,000' In
surance half that amount.
TRIED TO 8 AW BIS PKIEND.
Dr. Whlttemore Mat Mis Death at the
Coortlandt 8 treat Ferry.
New . York, Nov. 25. Dr. Francis S.
Whlttemore Is now known positively to
be the man who met his death Satur
day night at the Cortlandt street ele
vated railway station, while trying to
rescue his friend. George H. Basley,
who was also killed.
H. A. Horn of Brooklyn, an old friend
of Dr. Whlttemore, called at the
morgue to-day to see the body. He
stated that the dead man's home was
In Sandwich, Mass., where his parents
resided and that he had a brother in
Boston connected with a news associa
tion there. He said that Dr. Whltte
more was a Harvard man and that he
was at one time a member of the City
hospital In Boston. He had also had
an office in Boylston street, Boston,
with a fair private practice. Ambrose
B. Pratt, a resident of Buzzard's Bay,
Mass., according to Mr. Born, is a
brother-in-law of Dr. Whlttemore.
As if to confirm the theory that Dr.
Whlttemore had been a guest at the
Park Avenue hotel there was received
a dispatch to-night dated Sandwich,
Mass.,' and signed "Ambrose E. Pratt,"
reading:
"Wire me at once where and in what
condition Dr. Whittemore's body Is.
Somebody will leave for New York to
night." '
The Identity of the man who was
with Dr. Whlttemore and Mr. Basley
when they bought their tickets is still
unknown. John Aurensen, the engi
neer, and Constant Delmonlco, the
conductor of the train which ran over
Dr. Whlttemore and Mr. Basley, were
arraigned to-day in the Tombs to'
answer to the charge of homicide.
Justice Ryan said he did not believe
they were in any way culpable, but set
the case down for Tuesday for a thor
ouogh hearing, paroling the prisoners.
CLOAK STRIKE UNCHANGED.
It Has Resulted In Format on of Antago
nistic Factions.
New York, Nov. 25. The condition
of things with the striking cloakmak
ers remained unchanged to-day. The
strike has resulted In the formation
of several factions, each antagonistic
to the others and the strikers seem in
a bad way. Joseph Barondess, their
leading spirit, has threatened to re
sign, but it is not believed that he
will do so.
The recent proceedings of the United
Garment Workers show that the strik
ers have little to hope from them, and
the strikers' failure to carry out- their
twenty-flve-p;enrasesnVftt?,'JfeiMl !'l?
another indication of weakness. -
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. Steamer tend Consort Disabled-.'
' Sandusky, O., Nov. 25. Steamer Tem
pest and her consort became unmanage
able in the gale off .this port, and both
grounded off Cedar Port light They
are lumber-laden, AH efforts "to re
lease them have been unsuccessful,
Billed by an Express Train.
Green Springs, W. Va., Nov. 25. As
Isaac. Taylor, -aged sixty, his wife and
Miss Kidwell, aged seventeen, were
crossing the south branch bridge on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad to-day an
express train came along, struck the
three and hurled them Into the river,
below, a distance of fifty feet, killing
them Instantly. All three were badly
mangled.
An Increase in Trade,
Berlin, Nov. 25. The American con
sular reports have been received from
Bremen, Hanover, Munich, Fuerth,Kiel
and Nurember. A notable - increase, of
trade over October, 1893, is shown. The
woolen manufacturers, especially ' the
Berlin cloakmakers, are preparing for a
great Increase of exports to the United
States next spring. .
Will Raise Duty on Cotton. .
fit. Petersburg, Nov. 25. The Novoe
Vremya says that the Khokart" cotton
arbitrage has petitioned the - govern
ment to raise the duty on the American
cotton as the Turkish cotton growers
cannot produce at such low prices as
the planters in the southern states.
' A BOLD STATEMENT.
The Turkish Gov.uini..t Issues a False
: Report. . 1K
London, Nov. 25. The Daily News
correspondent in Constantinople says:
-,-' It is announced 'officially that the
Turkish subjects iff Sassouan are at
tending to their business and travellers
are not disturbed. The announcement
is tnad boldly, despite the faot that
the foreign embassies know to the con.
trajry.. v
Death: of Bishop Howe. .'.
Charleston, S. C, 'Nov.:. 25. Bishop
B. W. Howe of the diocese of South
Carolina, died here this afternoon.
Bishop -Howe was disabled Vy paraly
sis anout two ' years ago. At the dio
cesan convention In the spring of 1893
the Rev, William Ellison Capers was
elected assistant bishop. He has' since
been- acting bishop' and . by- Bishop
Howe's deatn he becomes the bishop
of the. diocese.
. - - Markn Reduced to Ashes. :
Charleston, Nov. 25. A special says
that Marlon, 8. ; C, ' 'was. reduced to
ashes to-day., Marlon-Is a town of
about 1,800 Inhabitants and the loss tt
said to be 'about $200,000. Particulars
have not yet been obtained.
'"' Thorn Will be Bo Contest. V
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25. The pro
ceedings begun by the republican state
committee ; on behalf of : Lieutenant
Governor 'Majors against Judge Hoi
comb, governor-elect were dropped- to
day, and there will be no. contest. j,
CHINESE F0UGI1T BRAVELY.
KARSnAZ OYAUA COMPLIMENTS
rOUT ART11 VR' eABSISOK.
The Bight Dlvl.lon Captured the West
Fo t and Advanced Cnstnmt Chief Delt
rich to Arrange for V ease Li Hung
I hng Dl.plea ed.
Toklo, Nov. 25. Marshal Oyama sent
this report from Port Arthur under the
date of November 22:
On November 21 the Japanese army
attacked the forts near Port Arthur.
The right division stormed and cap
tured the fort to the westward of the ar
tillery parade ground at 8:30 In the
morning. It then advanced In the di
rection of Port Arthur, and stormed and
captured Fort Kohlnson. The left divi
sion ' stormed and captured the fort
southeast of Hachtvso. On the 22d the
two divisions took all the other forts.
The enemy fought bravely throughout
the attacks. The number of Japanese
killed and wounded exceeds 200.
The killed, wounded and prisoners of
the enemy cannot now be estimated.
A great quantity of ammunition and
other materials and many cannon were
taken. The enemy numbered more than
20,000.
London, Nov. 25. The Port Arthur
correspondent of the Central News says:
"Marshal Oyama had approached
Port Arthur steadily for two weeks
with his armies In two divisions. Pro
gress was slow and difficult, as the
roads, where there were any, were poor
and the artillery could be brought for
ward only after the pioneers had pre
pared the way. The villages were al
most empty of supplies. Many of them
had been plundered bare by the Chinese.
Skirmishing had begun on November 17.
Every fort had heavy artillery, which
was used with effect The large Krupp
guns at Hoklnson, apparently were
served by skilled artillerists, and were
especially destructive. On the evening
of the 21st the Chinese still held eight or
nine redoubts on the coast 'and bad
twenty guns in working order. The
other positions were captured in quick
succession without heavy losses to the
Japanese. Eighty guns and an enor
mous quantity of rice were taken. It
was wholly a land fight. The 'course
of events were signalled to the Japanese
fleet off the coast."
From Tokio the Central News hears
that Admiral Ito sent this yesterday:
"Port Arthur was taken , on the 22d
by the army alone. The .united squad
rons merely attracted the attention of
the. enemy's .seaward, batteries. Since
yesterday I have teen-removing the tor
pedoes fronj'the raouth of the port,
dockyard and arsenal. The ships in the
port are handed-over,to the naval, de-
-partment. The. .dockyard and arsenal
are in nerf eat order."
, .The Toklo correspondent, remarks that
Admiral Ito neglected, to specify more
closely the ships captured and he de
nies that there was a naval battle. It
Is believed, he says, that the ships in
question are Chinese warships which
took refuge at Port Arthur after the
battle at the mouth of the Yalu, and al
though fully repaired, did not venture
out again
Unofficial news Is to the effect that
Admiral Ito did not take part in the at
tack because the entrance to the port
was studded with torpedoes and all
the usual land marks for the guidance
of pilots been removed. A dispatch boat
has left Ping Yang inlet for Port Ar
thur to convey, the mikado's congratula
tions to Marshal Oyama.
.Washington, Nov. 25. It la believed
that Mr. Dietrich, chief of the Chinese
custom service, who started for Toklo
some days ago to arrange the prelimi
naries of peace between China and
Japan,-reached Hiroshima to-day. It
is strongly 'suspected that Mr. Dietrich
In this mission is .really representing
the Chines' viceroy,' Lf Hung 'Chang,
rather than the Chinese government it
self."
It is thought Li Hung Chang, smart
ing under the displeasure expressed by
the reigning authorities in depriving
him of his decorations, . has taken it
upon himself to send the -chief-of the
customs to Japan, hoping that his ne
gotiations may be more successful than
those which the government may con
duct in another way. If Mr. Dietrich is
to-day in Hiroshima it is reasonable tp
believe that whatever proposition he is
delegated to submit to ' the Japanese
government will be made to-morrow or
on Tuesday at the latest. The Japanese
government, it is still said, is not dis
posed; to act arbitrarily towards japan.
. Notwithstanding all that has been
printed considerable misapprehension
still exists regarding the attitude of this
country in proffering its good offices
to bring about' a settlement of peace
between China and Japan. This gov
ernment did not rush heedlessly Into the
matter,- and its offer was only- made
after repeated Interviews 'between. Mr.
Gresham and the Japanese minis tea
That the Japanese government pur
pose pushing 'their advantages with a
view to the., capture of Pekln is not
doubted here, The capture of Port Ar
thur makes easy the progress- of he
Japanese troops to the capital. Com
petentllltary authorities,, thoroughly
familiar with the physical conditions
of China, say that the Japanese army
could march from the east coast of the
Gulf Of PechiU to Pekln In ten days. ,
London, Nov. 25. The Chee Foo cor
respondent of the Times telegraphs
under to-day's date that Port Arthur 1
still burning. Twelve Japanese vessels!
have been seen there, And the cruisers
are sJUl near the peninsula. The
Chinese fleet Is at Wel-Hat-WL ,
.Front Shanghai the Times v hears:
New Chwang reports says that General
Song's army is divided.. One part holds
Mothian Ling flnniy, constantly -repuls
ing the Japanese. The other under Gen.
eral Sung,, is marching rapidly toward
Port Arthur to attack the; Japanese. A
portion of ithe Japanese army will at
tack Mothien-Ling ana the -remainder
will follow General Sungi , . V .w; I
UAUYARD MKK VMXh BORE.
at for Tale Lock They Would Have Won
the OeH
Cambridge, Mass., Nov. Harvard
meu are feeling rather sore to-night
over the result ot yesterday's gam.
It Is not the usual feeling of soreness
that comes after defeat, but something
worse. The men all feel that the Har
vard team outplayed Yale, and but for
"that Yale luck" and Referee Bovlard's
decisions, the victory would be where it
rightfully belongs.
The players, at least those who live In
the vicinity of Boston, have all gone
home to-night, but will meet to-morrow
night at the quarters In Auburndale.
There will be no practice to-morrow,
and the practice Tuesday will not be In
secret. Wednesday morning the team
will leave for Philadelphia to play the
University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Brooks, the Harvard head coach,
said to-night that the reports of In
juries to the players were greatly exag
gerated. Brewer's leg Is badly swollen,
but not much worse than It would have
been from dally practice. Wrlghtlng
ton's collarbone was not broken, but
Just dislocated. Haliowell's nose li
badly swollen, but that is the only In
Jury he sustained. He and Wrlghting
ton wll not play in the Pennsylvania
game. . n
CZJVr VI I, J. AOS FOXTKD.
In an Inaccessible Canon f the Brad
thaw (fountains.
- Prescott, Ariz., Nov. 25. The most
wonderful village of the cliff dwellers
extant has been discovered in the
Bradshaw mountain. The village Is in
one of the most inaccessible canons of
that range, and has never before been
seen by white men. ' The canon was
stumbled on by - accident by two
prospectors, White and Williams, who
did not attempt thorough exploration,
owing to the great size of the ancient
settlement
From the description they give there
is doubt that this Is the largest village
of the kind ever discovered. It is located
along the high banks of Willow canon,
and the houses are estimated to num
ber 200. It Is a difficult matter to reach
the canon, even with pack animals,
which accounts tor its. having been so
long undiscovered.' There are three
natural terraces In the. canon wall, and
the dwellings onen -back from them.
Narrow steps in the rocks, now most
worn away, seem, to indicate that this
was the method employed in ascent and
descent. '' ..... , ;
. Several ot the houses were explored
and large qttantites of pottery and some
instruments) evidently wseu for cultivat
ing the soil, were found. In one a skel
eton was discovered, not over four feet,
eight inches in height. The:; canon, at
this plate is half a mile wide, and shows
every evidence of having been cultivat
ed; A party 'is now being organized to
explore the newly discovered village.
. -. Bond Issue Denemneed.
Boston, Nov. 25. Secretary Carlisle's
$50,000,000 issue - was! vigorously de
nounced'! by. the members of Freight
Handlers assembly No. 6,572, Knights
of Labor, to-day. Resolutions were
adopted calling for the issue of $500,
000,000 4n legal tender notes, in order
that the expenses of running the gov
ernment may be defrayed, the power
of gold gamblers broken and that the
people. may enjoy a return' ot business
prosperity.
No Reply From Bismarck.
Berlin, Nov. 25. The emperor has
caused Prince Hohenlohe to let Prince
Bismarck know that his presence would
be very welcome at the Inauguration of
the new relchstag building on Decem-
'ber 5. The person carrying the mes
sage to Varzln intimated that the em
peror had refrained from sending a for
mal-Invitation merely because he was
not sure how Bismarck would take it.
As yet no reply to these overtures has
come from Bismarck.
' . Serious Results Not Feared.
Groton,.Nov. 25. Mrs. Murphy, the
smallpox patient, is recovering form the
disease.' One of the Murphy children
to-day showed signs of varlloid, but in
asmuch as all the children have been
vaccinated the physicians do not anti
cipate any serious results. 1 The quar-
e of the premises is continued.
' Money For a New Organ, '
Bridgeport, Nov. 25. During the past
Week .the members of the Fourth Con
gregational church of this city have
by subscription raised $12,000 for the
purpose of purchasing a new organ
tor the church. By next Sunday it Is
expected to have $14,000 collected
' Tablet to Wendell Phillips ttavelled.
: Boston, Nov. 25. The exercises at
tending' the unveiling of the Wendell
Phillips memorial tablet occurred, at 2
o'clock to-day in the building now oc
cupying the site of hfs home, on the cor
ner of Essex street and Harrison ave
nue., W. L. Garrison presided. After
prayer by (Rev. C. C. Earlej of the Har
vard Baptist church, the y flag which
concealed the marble tablet was drawn
aside, i There were seventy-five or one
hundred persons present Councilman
Sears read an Interesting description of
Mr. Phillips' house, and Mr. Garrison
read a Mholarly .wStami. .a'vV.v.
:"tV! Unknown Woman Killed. i
Bridgeport, Nov. 25. An unknown
woman, apparently about thirty-four
years ot age, was struck and instantly
killed early this morning by a freight
train on the Consolidated road at the
Crescent avenue crossing. She wore
light 'colored dress and. a dark blue
sailor hat ' The body isf t Bishop's
morgue and' has not been identified. I
THE AMERICAN STATESMAN.
ADDHEM. AT DWIOBT flACM
CBUKCB BT IKK ATOM PIATT.
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The Amatiaasi Statesman Limited ta His
OpportunitiesThe Tremendous InSu
nss ef Kooiuimlcs and Magestae Writers
and the Pre Ability, Sagacity, Force
and' Integrity 1 he Christian Element
and the Republic's f afety.
United States Senator Orvllle H. Piatt
gave most Interesting address on
"Statesmanship" before the Men's asso
ciation at Dwlght Place church last
evening. In his address he said:
"We have no national policy formu
lated for us In this country, as Is done
for the people of England by their min
istry. Our state department come
about as near It as anything, but with
this exception our policy Is formulated
by the people itself. In the proposing
of measures they are also supreme.
The writers on political economy and
the press have tremendous power. Pub
lic men,' such as senators and -representatives,
are limited In their oppor
tunity of managing the' affairs of the
country. The attitude ot his party lim
its him, arid I have thought In looking
the matter over that there is no oppor
tunity In tills country for what the dic
tionary calls statesmanship. The the
ory of our government puts It entirely
In your hands. When our fathers did
away with the idea of a king they put
the power in the hands of the people
a fact much -overlooked of late, which
Is a dangerous menace to the republic.
"There is one sense in which a man
may be -said to be a statesman, how
ever. If . he can impress his ideas on
the party so that his views will be
adopted by the people this, I think, is
the only opportunity for statesmanship.
Suoh a man does not differ much from
the editor of a great metropolitan dally,
a country weekly or a magazine. They
all exercise a certain amount of Influ
ence. The political leader or legisla
tor differs from these only In virtue ot
his position.
"I do not think- that there is much
dignity attached to the name 'states
man' among the people at large in this
country. I suppose that a large major
ity of the people In this congregation
believe in Christian statesmanship, but
very recently I have seen editorials in
influential papers which rather sneer
at the -statesman. One ot them I re
member was headed. 'A Statesman Out
of a Jop.' i ...
: "fefr'lf we are to preserve the repub
lic tHere is great need of statesmen in
ta limited sense ef whioh I bnve spok
en: They should have ability to Impress
wise Christian,' patriotic views on the
people. It is hard to get mon who are
qualified by education, position and
thought to do this. And they are much
more likely to be successful by the arts
of political manipulation than on ac
count of their ability. ' In fact, a man's
capacity oftentimes seems to make him
les' likely to win political precedence.
But If is the fault of the voter.
"Now, let us see what qualities a
statesman should have. First, I would
mention knowledge and ability. Knowl
edge of a vast number of facts is nec
essary. We have a great country, how
great' is beyond one's comprehension,
especially in its management and direc
tion. ' Draw a line from Portland, Me.,
to San Diego, Cal., and tell me how
much yotl know of the country beyond
Ohio. What do you know of Its charac
ter, its peoples, its wants, its needs?
Draw another from Florida to the state
of Washington and answer me the same
questions. One must have aocurate in
formation as to the growth and cus
toms of all sections of the country. And
this doesn't come by cursory reading.
How could a legislative body act intel
ligently on the Hawaiian question with
out' all the acourate Information that
could possibly be obtained? People
who talk about politicians out of a Job
have no idea of the immense amount
of conscientious study. which must be
done by the statesman., I would name,
as the second .element, sagacity, for
knowledge alone- isn't sufficient, espe
cially, it he aspires to be a leader of
public sentiment and be in touch with
the popular thought,; heart and desire.
"The third element is force, the most
indefinable of any word in our language.
A little schoolboy- once defined it as
that which 'makes things go. Some
times force has to be applied to make
things stand still. . . t
"And, lastly, I would name integrity,
and this la the greatest of them all. It
means that a man must always act
from a sense of right and wrong in all
which he. does In political affairs. I
don't know as it follows that a man
should be a church member a Chris
tian In the thebroglcal sense. But he
must love and fear God. I was much
struck with the language of the Psalm
ist in the lesson this ..morning 'Let in
tegrity, and uprightness preserve thee,
for I wait on therLordY You have no
right to expect, the. legislators will be
better than' the majority of the people.-,
;y.H, .: '..
"When people really arise to a sense
of wrong that Is being done in the leg
islation of the country they make a
change. And in this fact lies my hope
of the. republic. 'If I could see that
same earnestness exercised all the time
which I now see eierclsed spasmodi
cally!! , should have no' doubt at all.
Every citizen, snouia not only write,
vote, study and think, but also vote for
good polities., c n ,3,-jS;...',..v . .:'". ..
i hear that mere nas Deen gome talk
of the United States being called in as
an arbitrator In ..the present trouble in
Armenia. And this suggests to me the
tlme.when the United States will be
the great peacemaker".,' But its glory
and development will not come unless
its citiiens Jke. more. Interest in Us
welfare. When our, citizens neglect
their' duties as citizens then We are on
the way to the overthrow of the repub
lic. 1 '" '! - ' ' - '
"And 1j
"And If the country Is going to reach
this high condition it Is going to be done
by parties. The party Is as necessary
as an election. I know of no other de
vice by which the Issues can so well be
brought before the people. I hold that
no man has any right to set himself
up against parties, although he may
protest against party methods. The
question whether this people shall be
a Christian or a godless people shall be
determined by parties. If the dema
gogue prevails over the honest politi
cian revolution will follow and a new
government more pleasing to God will
be erected on the ashes of the old."
TRACINQ PITZEL'B CBILVMEN.
Ho'taes Took Them From Mrs. Burns
Three Weeks Ago.
Detroit, Nov. 25. The police were
asked to look up Mrs. Lucy A. Burns
and ascertain whether she had in her
possession the two children of Pltzel.
The woman was found In a cheap
boarding 'house on Congress 'street.
At first she denied that she had the chil
dren or knew where they were, or had
even seen Holmes. Afterwards she with
drew her denials and said she had had
charge of the children for several
weeks.
Three weeks ago, however, Holmes
came to the city and took them away,
she knows not where, at the same time
beating her out of a $2 board bill.
No New Developments.
Philadelphia, Nov. 26. There were no
new developments here to-day In the
Fidelity Insurance company conspiracy
case. From the description given by
Lawyer Shoemaker of the man who
called upon him last Wednesday and
gave him the letter containing the $100
retaining fee for defence of Holmes
and signed P. L., it Is thought it may
have been the much-sought-tor Pltzel.
Damaged by Heavy Gale
St Johns, N. S., Nov. 25. The British
steamer City of Lincoln, Captain Steele,
sixteen days out from Antwerp, bound
for Halifax and Boston, arrived here
this afternoon in a damaged condition.
She encountered a series ot heavy gales.
She has three feet of water in her
hold. The crew is worn out by constant
working.
xiOTiyo iy HALT.
Folios Driven by a Mob to a Hall Where
Thty Remained. . .
Rome, Nov. 25. The socialist deputy
Ferrl has been exiled from Mantau for
seventy-five days .for belonging to
revolutionary society. Several other
deputies will be prosecuted.
Some 800 peasants and their wives,
with flags and clubs, attaoked the town
hall in Alatrl, near Ferentino, yester
day, shouting that they would pay tho
more taxes. The polloe to frighten
them, fired in the air. They were beat
en ana stonea ny tne mob ana were
driven Into the hall, where they remain
ed Inactive while the peasants threw
stones through , the Windows. Eventu
ally troops dispersed the mob.
Law and Order League Complained.
Bridgeport, Nov. 25. The Law and
Order league to-day complained to the
police of the work which was being
done by the employes of the Bridge
port Traction company in laying cob.
bie stones between the rails on a new
extension of the road. The police or
dered the Traction company to stop
the work.
ATTACKED BT TTXIOX HEX.
Knives and Pistols Had Been Drawn When
Officer. Arrived.
Lynn, Nov. 26. Between 4:S0 and 5
this afternoon Charles, Arsback and
Paul Magarlan, employed as lastere at
Breed's shoe factory, were walking up
Boston street when they were met by a
dozen of their countryman, who are
members of the Lynn labor unions. An
attempt was made by the union men to
Induce the others to strike.
When this request was refused the
union men resorted to blows. The Ma-
garians defended themselves, but were
fast getting the worst of it when Patrol
man Lee appeared on the scene. Sever
al of the Armenians had drawn knives
and pistols, but on the appearance of
the officers most, of the assailants fled.
Lee arrested 'Moorg K. Hazanjian, who
had struck one of the Magarlans over
the head with a club.
All of the Magarlans were arrested,
and as one of them claims to know the
whole crowd of unionists the police ex
pect to get the whole gang. Charles
Magarlan, who is evidently a sort of
padrone among the Armenians, claims
that he lost nearly $200 In money; which
he had In his pocket when the row be
gan. " :-.;M-f':. .
ACCIDENTALLY 8HOT.
A Grandson of J.H. Ureenleaf of Kid Street
J. H. Greenleaf of Bid street received
a telegram yesterday that his grand
son, Harold, aged nine years, only child
of George E. and Addle Whipple Green-
leaf "of Plalnfield, N. J was accident
ally shot while playing' with a boy of
his own' age. . The boy was playing
with a lad named McDonald. The' lat
ter was handling a gun, when the weap
bn was accidentally discharged, the ball
entering young Greenleaf s breast near
the heart The wound proved fatal in
a short ttrnef "'.' X',''. ' ;"-.v" ;
;' The father of the deceased lad Is su
perintendent of draughtsmen of a large
manufactory in Piainfleld. The mother
of the boy was formerly of Westville,
where her mother, Mrs. Whipple, re
sides. Th interment Will be in West-
HE OUTLINES HIS POLICY.
POSTMASTER OKKKMAL RHtElL
BAKES NOVEL SUGGESTIONS.
Some of His Ideas and Plans Are of More
Than Ordinary Vane-He Hakes a
Streug arumnt lor Civil Service 1U.
- form In Hi. Dapaitnsent.
Washington, Nov. 25.-Postmaster
General Blssell's report contains m
number of novel suggestions and rec
ommendations, associated with prac
tlcal Ideas and plans that render them
of more than ordinary value. Mr. Bls
sell outlines the policy he favors aa
follows:
"In general I would recommend tha
the first and most important thing to
be done Is to revise the law as to second
class mall matter so as to place tha
postoffloe department immediately uponj
a self-sustaining basis.
"Second, Avoid expensive experi
ments, like the postal telegraphy, rural
free delivery, etc.
"Third, Develops the postal service:
on existing lines of administration, v)x.
(a) Extend free delivery la cities thai)
now enjoy it (b) Accord it to townsj
already entitled to it under the lawy
(c) Quicken railroad transportation.
"Fourth, Revise and re-dasslfy the)
organization of the railway mall ser
vice and re-classify clerks In post
offices.
"Fifth, Provide for district super
vision of all postal affairs by appoint
ment of expert postal officials from the)
classified service."
The total revenue derived during tha
year was $75,805,479 and the expsn-'
dltures $84,824,414. For the current
fiscal year Mr. BIseell estimates thai
the expenditures will amount to $90,
000,000, leaving an estimated deflolencit
of 5,971,W, and his estimates for tha
fiscal year ending June 80, 1898, placB
expenditures at $91,069,283, and the de
ficlency at only $4,151,876.
Mr. Blssell shows that the deficiency!
for the last fiscal year would have
been much larger if the department
had not curtailed expenses to the ex
tent ef $16,619,000.
Mr. Blssell makes a strong argument
for civil service reform in the post
offioe department. He contends that it
should be extended wherever practica
ble. He suggests that the lower grades
the flourth ' class ot postmasters
might V included, within the benefit
of the clvtf service' Jaw. The postmas
ter general's attention is too muoh en
grossed by appointments, says Mr. Bis-
sell, and he maintains that the Im
provement in postal, facilities Is re
tarded: under the present spoils system.
He leaves no doubt that he will favor,
the suggested popular vote as the means
out of the difficulty In cases where)
there is more than one candidate foil
postmaster.
Mr. BlBsell presents an argument to)
show that the scheme ot a postal tele
graph is Impracticable at this, time and
would add enormously to the deficit.
Legislation Is urged to punish Inter
ference with mall trains, and attention
Is called to the handicap which tha
department suffered in transmitting thej
malls during ihe recent strike.
Football Player Killed.
Worcester, Mass.,Nov. 25. Daniel Me
Tletnan, aged fourteen, while playing
football yesterday was fallen upon by;
one of his companions. He went homo;
fRf-iine dizzv. When his father went to!
call him this morning he was dead.
' SOVTBINOTON.
Wednesday was a cold, rainy day;
and but little work, unless it was ab
solutely wanted, was 'done ,u'.lde.
The wather was Just such as peopla
like who work ln-door where there la
a good fire, and It was pleasant enough
to all who did not have to endure any,
of the hardship from the outside. '
Some apples have been shipped from
this plaoe, whloh would show that
there is a demand outside for apples
grown In this vicinity. Such apples
are well taken care of in handling, nq
doubt, and that is one reason, as the?!
are sound and good, why there Is a de
mand for them. There are a good
Lmany orchards here that do not pro'
duce as large apples as oould be de
sired, but an experiment could be made -by
looking over the trees in the spring
and spraying them and cutting off all
extra limbs and branches.
Nov. 23. There are many partridges
in the woods in this vlolnlty. They
may easily be detected by the loud '
sound which they make as they hur
riedly fly away from one position, ta
take another deeper 1n the woods and
more secure from intrusion.
There is a good supply of chickens
here for Thanksgiving, but there are
but ' few turkeys raised here. - Both
chickens and turkeys will be brought
In to supply people. There is enough
of. cranberries raised here to. make
sauce enough for all of us, but we are
apt to share with other people the
good things which we raise, and some
of our cranberries maybe eaten this
Thanksgiving in Boston or New York.
A number more acres should be put
under cranberry cultivation.
The Southlngton Electric Light Co.
is putting up wires to-day, . Thursday,
for street lighting. : The poles are good! -
stout ones , and . can hold additional '
wires if required for house lighting!,
In the heavy fog of Wednesday even -
ing the flame and smoke from the cu
pola of the furnace in the iron foundry 1 ;
here appeared to rise three or fouf
times as high as on a clear night. If, ,
was an interesting sight vvj vV '
It