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German Credit to Increase the
African Armed Fores.
ENGLAND AEMS NATIVES
Till Is the Charge Made by the "Ber
lin Pre Colonial Party Wishes
to Promote Boer Neutrality an Jin
Hentlal to German Lrilerests De
nunciation of Chuniberluln'sSiiceeh.
Berlin, May 24. The resolution which
was passed by the rcichstag last Tuesday,
granting the government a credit of 2,000,
000 marks for the purpose of adding 420
men to the military force in German
Southwest Alnca, met -with very slight
opposition.
The action of the house fitted admirably
with popular feeling and hus delighted
the colonial jingoes, wliho continue dili
gently toadvancetheir South Arrican boom.
The increase authorized ly the resolution
will give Major Lcutwein the adminis
trator Of affairs in German Southwest
Atnca command of 1,000 cifcctive hoops
winch are regarded a ample to suppie.vs
tlie rising ol the natives in that territory.
The origin of the outbreak among the
natives has not been olfieially explained,
but the uniform belief of the Colonial party
that the rising was fomented by Driti-h
Intrigue, was given expression during the'
debate on the credit resolution in the reich
Etag last Tuesday by a meinberoftlie Hight.
CRUSHING THE NEGROES.
The German press m articles on the
subject, denounce tlio English traders who
have been supplying the natives in South
west Africa with arms for years past.
Itisnottheprospectofcrushiugtheuegroes
In Southwest Africa, however, mat elates
the Colonial party iu Germany. TheNeueste
Nachnciiten. wiiicn l tue lorerfiosc or cue
Colonial organs, makes no concealment of
the hope of the Colonials, an i reveals, per
haps, more of the aims of the government
than are obvious upou the surface.
The paper, after remarking that there
Is a community of interests Detween the
Transvaal and German Southwest Africa
despite the fact that the two territories
are separated by Bediuanalund, adds that
by means or the force of 1,000 men, which
Major Leutwein will have at his command,
Germany will acquire a position m South--west
Africa, the influence of which is
already felt in Cape Town.
TO PROMOTE NEUTRALITY.
The general situation, the Neucste Nach
ricliten continues, has undergone a change
and the Boers now indirectly receive sup
port of winch time will plainly display its
effects.
The annual meeting of the German Co
lonial Society will beheld here on May 30,
-when a resolution will bTTsubmitted prom
ising the the support of the German govern
ment in promoting the neutrality of the
Boer republics a essential 10 the further
ance or German intcrerl.
This expression, however, will hardly
have the effect of satisfying the more
advanced of the colonials, who indorse the
demand of the Neueste Nachrichten for the
establishment of an offensive and defen
sive alliance between Germany and the
Transvaal.
The speech made by Mr. Joeph Cham
berlain, British secretary of state for the
colonies, upon the occasion of the South
African annual dinner at ihe Hot 1 M( ,.-0-poleiu
London Thursday evening, in wi.ieh
he sharply criticized the action of the
Transvaal government in their vindictive
treatment of the Johnnesburg reform com
mittee prisoners, is ehemently denounced
by the entire German pres. the i;cion.il
Zeituug expressing regiet that President
Eruger should have shown so great u
degree of magnanimity toward the pris
oners. think she was .mubdeked.
Mrs. mil's Diamonds Were Missing
and Bobbery Is Suspected.
Columbus, Iud., May 24.-The body of
Mrs. Hill, the Colonnade, N. Y., suicide,
arrived here yesterday and was identified
by the father and other relatives.
The body was buned ju the family lot.
The diamonds she was known to possess
were not found among the effects in her
trunk. The family here think bhe was
murdered and robbed. The woman left
a note asking that her body be cremated,
but yesterday, standing by the casket,
Col. John II. Keith, the dead woman's
father, declared:
"I'll kill the man who attempts to cre
mate my daughter's body or disturb itafter
burial."
Judge Hill and wife of Indianapolis, par
ents of the dead woman's husband, at
tended the funeral.
BOBXED UIS OWN' BUILDINGS.
Then Jealous Joseph Kohuko Shot
Himself Dead.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 24. Joseph
Kohuke, a well-known German farmer
living near Triangular Lake in Doriance
township, to avoid arrest for threatening
his "wire, who had left him, last night
burned to the ground his comfortable
dwelling house and two of his bams, and
then going into one of the latter buildings
wiiile it was ablaze blew out his brains
with a shot gun.
His body -was found in the ruins burned
to a crisp. There was no insurance on the
property.
Kohuke was fifty-four yenrs of age and
bis causeless and insane Jealousy of his
wife is supposed lo have turned his brain.
THREE MEN DBOW.VED.
Another Fatal Rowboat Accident on
the Delaware River.
Philadelphia, May 24 A rowboat con
taining six men capsized in the Delaware
River this evening and three of the men
were drowned.
The men drowned -were day laborers and
their names were John Fox, John Goldman,
-and Theodore Clinkett.
The party had been on an outing on an
island in the river und two kegs of beer
furnished the Xoundation for the day's sport,
audtotoomuch beer and toolittleexpcrience
lu boating the accident can be attributed.
Missionary Attacks Denied.
Berlin, May 24. Dr. Irmer, Governor of
the Marshall Islands, iu the Pacific Ocean,
takes occasion in a report recently received
from him by the colonial department of the
foreign office, to deny the truth of the at
tacks recently made upon the American
missionaries "Stationed upon these islands.
Dr. Irmer pays high tribute to the maligned
missionaries, who, he says, are peaceful and
quietly devoting themselves to Christian
work, holding themselves aloof from all
agitation.
y Killed His Wife and Himself.
Chico, Cal., May 24. Richard Little shot
and killed his wife at their home in this
city last night, and committed suicide by
firing a bullet through his own neck., He
Is supposed to have been temporarily in
sane, there being no known motive ror
the crime.
Illinois Silver Democrats.
Chicago. May 24. Democratic county
conventions were held yesterday in St.
Clair, Warren nnd Perry counties, all of
which declared for free silver.
Congress Heights lots, $10 cash; $5 per
month. Money advanced to build when
lots are paid. Office RgJ Pa. ave. nw. .
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II PLEISE
.FATHER BURNED TO DEATH.
Gasoline Stovo.ExpIoded and D welling;
House Burned.
Chicago, May 24. Four people wore
burned to death and one injured Tor life
by a'fire which occurred tbls morning at
No. 148 Towrisend street.
At that number lived Otto Malm, a
carpenter, with his wire and three chil
dren. At 8 o'clock this morning Mrs.
Malm was preparing breakfast on a gaso
line stove, when the gasoline exploded
and set fire to the building.
The structure! was of wood and the
family were allion the second rioor in bed
with the exception of Mrs. Malm. The
fire spread rapidly, and crie3 of agony from
the burning people were the first warn-,
lng that outsiders had or the fire. Before
the fire department responded to uu alarm
Otto Malm, the father, was burned to
death. The children. Otto, aged eight; Allen,
three, and Hylia, six, were taken outallve,
but were badly burned. Mrs. M"ihn will
recover.
CZAR KISSED THE CROSS
Imperial Standard Conseorated at
a Brilliant Ceremony.
Toole Place In the Armory of the
Kremlin at Mascow Cheers for
the JEmperor.
Moscow, May 24. At 3:30 this afternoon
in the armory in the Kremlin took place
the interesting ceremony of the conse
cration of the imperial standard.
This standard will be a feature of the
coronation on Tuesday, when the emperor
will swear allegiance to the colors in the
Cathedral of the Assumption. At one end
or the room was a sort or altar, on which
was a golden vessel Tilled with, conse
crated water.
In the center was a golden cross, at
either side or which -were lighted candles.
The standard, hanging from staff, was
held by a color bearer, who stood at the
lert of the altar.
The bishops and priests of the Kremlin
cathedrals, in gorgeous chasubles of gold
cloth, attended by acolytes bearing censers,
stood in front of the altar, while at the
right was the imperial male choir lroiu
St. Petersburg, dressed in black with crimson
cloaks.
Behind the priests at a little distance
from them, was the emperor and all the
members of the lnijerial family present at
Moscow, with their respective suites and
ladies of honor. A short religious service
was held composed of prayersnud responses
and an anthem by the choir. The standard
-ivas sprinkled with holy waterand formally
consecrated by the metropolitan of Mos
cow. At the end of the service, during the sing
ing of the choir, all of the members of the
imperial family fi.ed before the altar and
kissed the cross and the hands of the priest
-who bore it, after which the standard was
taken from this room to another apurtr
men tto be safely guarded until the corona
tion on Tuesday.
After the service theelnperor and empress
drove back to the Alexandrina Palace, es
corted by a squadron of cuirassiers. They
received along the entire route the loyal
acclamations of the people.
A grand review of all the regiments was
to take place hero today atuoou, but as it
wa-.riii!imgheavilyitwnsdecidedtoabandon
it. Later the ram ceased and the sun shone
brightly. Large crowds of people continue
to arrive daily, adding to the great multi
tude already here to witness the ceremonies
attending the coronation.
Services were held In the English Church
today in honor ol the seventy-seventh an
niversary of Queen Victoria.
POSTMASTER BURNED MAIL.
Investigation to Follow the Proceed
ing at Cripple Creek.
Cripple Creek, Col., May 24. "Wagon load
after wagon load of mail matter was taken
from the Cripple Creek postoffiee yester
day afternoon to the city dump, where an
attempt was made by the postmaster's as
sistants to burn it.
Many citizens went out to the dump and
saved some of their mail. In nearly every'
instance the mail thrown away was plainly
addressed, the box number appearing in
full view- Mall was there for-some of the
most prominent citizens of the camp.
"When Postmaster Rose was called upon
for an explanation he said the burning
was done on the authority of the postoffiee
inspector and acknowledged that some mail
was destroyed which ought not to have
been. An official investigation -will be
made.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC BOLT.
Sound Money Members Decide on
Independent Organization.
Chicago, May 24.-At a representative
meeting of the sound money men of Illinois,
held at the Palmer House yesterday after
noon, It was decided that a ne w Democratic
party organization in Illinois should be in
augurated. The main object of the new party will be
to dereat the silver meu, and to tiiat end
they will ignore the present county and
State committees, and will not take part
in the primaries called for tomorrow.
They will also hold a State convention
of their own, at which a delegation to the
national convention will be chosen. This
delegation will be pledged to the single
gold staudard idea. Another meeting will
be held next Thursday, and a complete
plan of action will be outlined.
"WAR ON MEXICAN" SETTLERS.
American Said to Have Supplied Ynu
qnl Indians With Rifles.
St. Louis, May 24. A special from Her
mosilla, Mexico, says- Advices have Just
been received by the governties here of
an alleged shipment of rifles, pistols, and
ammunition from the United States to an
American at EHJos, a small town below
here.
It Is said that an American named Morris
delivered the guns and ammunition to the
Yauqul Indians, and the latter are prepar
ing for a more vigorous warfare against
the Mexican settlers than ever.
A band of nbqutlOOYauqulsaUackedthe
ranch of -Miquel Jeruin, near Sarinposo,
and killed four janch employes and burned
all the buildings. A large force of Federal
troops are in .the turbulent territory and
have had a number of skirmishes with the
Indians.
' Engineer-band Fireman Killed.
Two Harbors',' Minn., May 24:. George
Weaver, engineer, and "Wallace Moulton,
fireman of a work train on the Duluth and
Iron Range Railroad, were instantly killed
iu a head-end collision with an extra ore
train last night. Brakeman McKenna
was seriously injured and a number of
workmen employed on the road were badly
shaken up. Both engines and fifteen cars
were demolished.
Bunt Upset, Throe Drowned.
Oakliarbor, Ohio, May 24. Hugh Cou
roy and Steve Janssen, each aged about
twenty-five, and Mrs. Mary Janssen,
wife of the last named, were drowned in
the lake near there this afternoon by the
upsetting of a boat. Conroy was re
sponsible for the accident. He was partly
intoxicated and persisted in rocking the
boat against the protests of the Janasens.
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Bureau. See full page advertisement in
this issue
El TIES IMISOEBf
Pastor Hermann's Is Thought to
Be Another Holmes Case.
ACCUSED STILL MISSING
Two Women Who Aro Said 1,0
Have Been Burned In the Church
Furuueo at Salt Lake City Art) Be
lieved Not to Have Been His Only
Vlctims Two Wives Dead.
Salt Lake, Utah, May 24. Further de
velopments in the Scandinavian Church
tragedy in this city lead to the belief
that the Rev. Francis nermann is a man
with a record of crime little less extensive
than that of the notorious Holmes.
His first wife died in England under
suspicious circumstances. He was pastor
of a Scandinavian church at West Sujierior,
Wis., In 181)0 and in 1801, und there mar
ried a highly respectable lady, who, in
less than a year, died very suddenly with
her two weeks' old baby.
An inquest was held but nothing beyond
a suspicion of foul play was elicited.
Hermann soon married again and came to
Salt Lake in 1891 with ids wire. Before
long a baby was born and the mother and
child died suddenly a few weeks after.
"WAS TO MARRY HER.
Then his acquaintance with MissClawson
commenced, and it is charged in the com
plaint which lias been sworn to by John
Sanson, a member or the church here, that
he murdered and cremated the body in the
heating furnace in the church basement.
He was engaged to marry Miss Samuel
son in February of this year, but she
disappeared and it is charged that lie
poisoned her after seducing her and carved
up the body in the church cellar.
As far as yet discovered it is believed
he has murdered seven persons.
Miss Claw sou came to Salt Lake from
Omaha seven years ago. She was a native
of Sweden and as far as known had no
relatives In tills country, but she had
many friends here and was considered a
respectable girl.
SHE WAS A GOVERNESS.
Miss Samuelson was employed as a nur
sery governess in a good family here and
left her place to be married to the preacher.
She has an aunt und other relatives living
here and was a member of Hermann's
church .
The church officers say that Hermann
was suspended recently for embezzling
church funds, confessed his guilt in that,
regard and was waiting a hearing betore
the annual Methodist conference. He was
a fine looking man and very generally liked.
He is represented as having a great likiug
for the study of medicine, anatomy and
kindred subjects and often delivered dis
quisitions on the humai form.
Photographs and dlseriptions of the man
have been sent all over the country butsofar
the police here have no tidings of him.
When lie left Salt Lake May 15 he pur
chased a ticket to Kansas City.
KILLED BY THE MAYOR.
Drummer Stabbed to Death In a Hot
Springs Street Encounter.
Hot Springs, Ark., May 24. One of the
most sensational killings that ever occurred
in this city took place last night at 8
o'clock, on Whlttington avenue, opposite the
Catholic Church.
The principals were W. W. Waters, mayor
of Hot Springs, and H. H. Martin, a drum
mer, employed by doctors. Waters, taking
the office of mayor, has made a bold
stand against the disreputable doctor
drumming element in this city and has had
many of the drummers arrested and heavily
fined by the city court. Martin, who was
the recognized king of the drummers, was
arrested several days ago for drumming
without wearing a badge and heavily fined
by the police Judge.
Meeting Mayor Waters on the street Inst
evening Martin stopped him and endeavored
to get him to remit the fine. Tins the
mayor positively refused to do and started
toward his home. Martin followed and
kept abusing him and finally caught him
by the chouldcr.
A scuffle ensued, during which the mayor
drew a knife from his pocket and cut Martin
in the neck, severing the jugular vein. The
latter died in ten minutes.
Mayor Waters immediately gave himself
up to the officers and Is now under arrest.
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WHOLE FAiL'fiT MURDERED.
Bobbery Supposed to Be tho Object
of a Forrlble Crime.
Ava, Mo., May 24. The whole Sowyer
family, consisting of father, mother and
grown-up bon, were found murdered in their
home one mile east of this place yesterday.
Ernst E. Sawyer, the son, had a stab
wound in the throat and right breast, had
both Jaws broken and head and face beaten
to a Jelly. He had been murdered in the
barn and the body dragged to the house.
The skulls of both father and mother were
crushed The three bodies were found piled
together under a bed and covered with a
blanket.
The object of the crime appears to have
been robbery. TheSawyerscameherefrom
Linn county, Iowa, last November. A
young man who was seen Incompany witli
young Sawyer on Wednesday evening is
missing. He Is suspected of the crime and if
he is captured a lynching is probable.
BIG LEASE IN OIL.
Nearly 1,800,000 Acres In Osage
Reservation Contracted For.
Kansas City, Mo., May 24. During the
last week there-has been consummated the
biggest oil lease made iu recent years.
After negotiations extending through two
years, the Phoenix Oil Company of West
Virginia has secured a long lease on land
In the Osage Indian Reservation, com
prising over 1,800,000 acres.
A few mouths ago the Osage Indian
council finally gave assent to the lease
and the contract was prepared and exe
cuted after the Indian affairs department
at Washington had been consulted and the
Indians assured a royalty of the output
of any wells that might be struck.
Whitsuntide in Berlin.
Berlin, May 24. The Whitsuntide holi
days began with perfect weather. The sun
shone brightly throughout the day and the
churches were filled with worshipers. The
emperor returned to Potsdam last evening
and the whole imperial family were
assembled, the elder of the young princes,
Crown Prince William and Prince Eitel
Frederick having come from Ploen, where
Lthey attend school, to Join the family circle.
Excursion trains crowded to their utmost
capacity brought thousands of persons
to the capital today.
Killed and Injured In a Mine.
Middlesborough, Ky., May 24. John K.
Taggart and Hardin were killed and
others wereinjured here yesterday afternoon
by the premature explosion of dynamite
in a coal mine near Big Stone; Va. Six
of the wounded will tlie. Taggart is one
of the most prominent coal operators in
the United States. He is from Pennsyl
vania. It is said that the mine was en
tirely caved in.
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Who are forced to advertise properly
for sale at auction, can save the entire
cost of- advertising to their clients by
consulting The Times Real Estate Bureau.
Free advertising of property fdr sale or
rent. See full page advertisement in this
Issue.
TWO FARMJ2RS SHOT.
fiendish Attempt to Assassinate
Thorn While at Work.
Avilla, Ind., May 24.-A fiendish at
tempt to assassinate twojirominent young
farmers was made yesterday afternoon.
Ulysses and Frank Badger, living a few
miles south of tills place,' were at work in
the woods when some, person fired six bul
lets at them from a clump-of bushes four
rods away. Frank wns'sbot through the
left shoulder and is dead. Ulysses has a
bullet In his right shoulder and his right arm
is shattered by a second .ball.
Frank Badger died toQay and Edward
Warner is in jail at Albion on suspicion of
being his murderer. Warner was captured
at the home of his mothef late last night by
Sheriff Simon. As tho slwriff was convey
ing his prisoner to Jrdl a lynching party
met them on the hlglrway and were deter
mined to wreakvengeancoupon Warner.
Only the determined, stand taken by the
sheriff, who announced that he would shoot
down the first man 'who molested them,
prevented this. Warper is tlie divorced
husband of the sister or the Badger brothers.
He protests his innocence.
DRAW COLiMNESHARPLY
Methodist Conference Will Today
Eleot Bishop Tavlor's Successor.
Colored Delegates Will Make a De
termined Ef fort to Elect a Negro
to the Pesttlon.
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Cleveland, O., May 24. Tomorrow morn
ing the Methodist conference will proceed
to ballot for a successor to Bishop Taylor
of Africa. 1
The vote will be taken at half past nine.
It Is on this election that tlie color line will
be most shtfrply drawn, us the colored
delegates are determined to do all in their
power to elect one of their number to the
position, preferably Dr. J. W. E. Bowen,
president of the Gammon Thelogical Insti
tute of Atlanta.
Another colored man who is being con
sidered for the place is Br. II. A. Muuroe,
whohcndsthedelegatlou from thcDelaware
conference. His friends .urge that he has
had the necessary experience, having been
a member of the board or managers of the
missionary society for, years, and that he
has sufficient age to warrant his selection.
About the only while candidate is Rev.
Dr. nartsell of Loulsimin, who has been
for some years secretary of theFreedmeu's
Aid and Southern Education Society.
Br. A. B. Leonard has been spoken of,
but it is not thought he would accept tlie
place.
When this matter is out of the way
there remains one .matter of grave lm
jxjrtnnce to be disposed of. Dr. Buckley
will inaugurate and lead a fight to make
the college or bishops co-ordinate in power
in India with Bishop Thoburn.
SHOT HIS FORMER NEIGHBOR.
Two Tennessee Citizens Quarrel Over
Trespassing of Stock.
Nashville, Tenn., Mnj.24. News reached
here today of a terinus shooting affray
near Petersburg, Tenn., in Lincoln county,
Saturday afternoon, in which Hon. N. S. B.
Rives, ex-member of the legislature and
Democratic nominee Tor flection, was prob
ably ratally wounded by James Buntly.
The two men live on adjoining farms and
the trouble arose overcome hogs of Buntlys
breaking intojue wheat field of Hives and
destroying u part cf, the crop.
Rives began the firing and had shot
at Buntly twice before he "fired. Buntly
only fired one shot, which took effect in
the abdomen. ,
ELECTRIC COMPANY SOLD.
ErustuK Wlman Pays 91 10,000 for
Stateu Island Plant.
New York, May 2-1. Eradtus Wiman,iu
the uame of his son, Henry Dun Wiman,
yesterday at St. George purchased at
foreclosure sale the property or the Electric
Power Company, of Stateu Island, for
$110,000.
Tlie company originally absorbed from
Mr. Wiman $400,00 0, and according to
tlie report of the receiver, Albert B. Board
man, lias continuously for the past three
years earned full interest on that amount.
Against tlie. property tljere are liabilities
or less than $200,00 0,, mostly to Boston
banks who, through their attorney, Colonel
AusTin B. Fletcher, areco-operating with
Mr. Wiman in a reorganization or the com
pany in the expectation that their claims
may be paid in lull.
SHOT SIX SERVANTS.
South A frlcuuKlmr Wanted to Practice
"With His Winchester.
London, May 24. The Times will tomor
row publish a dispatch from Pretoria saying
that the king of Swaziland recently shot
six of his servants wllh a Winchester rifle.
He said he wanted to practice with the
weapon. Fearing that he would be pus
ished, he, accompanied by his chiefs, have
lert their kraals and gone to the mountains.
It is probable that a war will result from
his act.
Unknown Vessel Sunk.
Boston, May 24. Tlie large three-masted
schooner Mary Sprague, Captain Poland,
from Brunswick, Ga., May 13, with a cargo
of hard pine lumber, consigned to this city,
was towed up today from the outer
bay with loss of bowsprit, jibboom.and all
head gear, clean to the knight-heads,
besides having her bow stove and leaking
badly. At 11 o'clock" Friday night, during
a dense fog, the Sprague collided in South
Channel with an unknown three-masted"
schooner in ballast outward bound. The
Sprague struck tlie- unknown vessel abaft
tlie forerigging and it is thought she must
have been seriously injured and probablj--sunk.
Ten persons were seen on the vessel
among these being a woman.
Killed nim for Postnge Stamps.
Paris, May 24. It is believed that the
mystery attending tlie discovery at Cour
ville, near Cherbourg, of the body of a
young man in a trunk lias been cleared up.
It is reported that Joseph Aubert and
Marguerite Dubois, who were arrested at
Courville with the trunk in their pos
session, have confessed that they killed
the young man, whose name was Dclahef,
in order to obtain a collection of postage
stamps which he owned. The collection was
worth $2,000.-
Archdeacon Fnrnr's Appeal.
New York, May 24. The Rev. Alexander
Mackny-Smith, D. D., formerly arch
deacon of New York, and now rector of
St. John's Church, Washington, D. C,
has sent to prominent churchmen in this
city an appeal from the Very Rev. F. W.
Farar, D. D., dean of Canterbury Cathe
dral, England, in which contributions are
asked from Americans for a fund for the
restoration of certain portions of the
famous cathedral, fast going to ruin by
reason of its great age.
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Death of Richard Sims.
London, May 24. -Thedeathisannounced
of Richard Sims. Bichard Sims was born
at Oxford in 1816. He. was educated at
New College, in that university, and, en
tering the public service, he became in
1859, a transcriber and subsequently a
junior assistant. In .1808 he was further
promoted to seuolr assistant. In 1849
he published an "Index to the Herald's
Visitations;'! in 1854i "A, Handbook to
the LibraryJof the "British Museum."
$10,000, Opo' to loan on city real estate;
any amount, "lowest rate. L. O. De
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SOUGHT A CURE IN DEATH
Insomnia Drove Mounted Officer
Breen to Suicide.
FOUND DEAD IN THE BASIN
In n Note to rollce Surgeon Novttt
He Explained tho Cause for His
Rash Act His llat and Coat on the
Bunk Led to the Discovery Loft
u Wife und Daughters.
Mounted Policeman Michael Breen com
mitted suicide yesterday morning by drown
ing himself In the basin a short distance
below the bathing beach.
Orficer Breen left a note directed to Folice
Surgeon J.Ramsey Nevitt, giving Ill-health
us the cause of his action. The note was
found In a pocket of the dead man's coat
which he hud left on the bank. It was a
postal card written hurriedly in pencil and
the date which had originally been Mav 21
liad been changed to May 23. The iiote
was as follows:
Dear Sir: You have done everything that
possibly could be done for me. 1 imve
taken so much medicine for this misery
that nothing in the line or medicine, it
seems, takes effect. Everything to get
sleep und still don't get it. I see nothing
to come but misery. I hope God will
assist my jroor family. I guess my body
will be rioaiing or at the bottom when you
receive this. 3s. B
To Dr. JR. Nevitt,
Indiana Avenue.
ILL HEALTH THE CAUSE.
Officer Breen was firty years old, and
had been connected with the police force
since September 15, 1874. For several
years lie had been in ill health, and had
been unable to perform his duties for the
laBt six or eight mouths. He was being
treated by Dr. Nevitt for insomnia and
stomach trouble, and had improved greatly
during the last three weeks.
He had signified his Intention of reporting
for duty on Mondny morning, and his
brother officers had no intimation that he
contemplated ending his life.
Officer Breen lived with his wife and
four daughters at No. 1357 U street north
west. He left the house at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning telling them that he was
going for a walk. He seemed despondent,
but not more so than he had often been
since his health failed. For over a month
lie had spoken at different times of taking 1
liis life, and said to his family that if he
did not get better he would surely kill
himself.
At about 11:30 o'clock a man came to.
the bathing beach and told Policeman
Samuel Brown, who was on duty, that a I
man's hat and coat were hanging on the j
bushes about a quurter mile down the j
shore. Orficer Brown made an investigation I
and found the clothing and the note to
Dr. Nevitt. The doctor was at once noti- I
fled, and hastened to the beach. He read
the note, but could not think who M. B.,
the initials signed to the note, could be.
IDENTIFIF.D THE INITIALS.
No thought of Orficer Breen entered his
mind, and he did not remember until lie
reached his house that "M. B." were tho
policeman's Initials- He at once visited
the oKIivr's home and.ieamed that he had
been absent since early morning. Miss
Alice Breen was shown the note and identi
fied it as in her father's handwriting.
Meanwhile, every effort had been made
to recover the bedy Policeman Brown
secured a boat, and rowing cut in the
river, dove several times in hopes of finding
the dead man. He was unsuccessful, how
ever, and at last the police boat, Joe
Blackburn, was called into service, and a
systematic search begun.
Officers Lewis, Dean, Sam Brown, and
rhilip Brown were dragging about thirty
feet Trom the shore about 2:30 o'clock
when the grappling hook caught and the
body was brought to the surface. It was
at once taken to Harvey's undertaking
rooms, by order of Lieut. Amiss, who. with
Sergt. Shilling, had come to the beach and
identified the coat and hat. Breen was
dressed in a black vest and blue trousers.
Ou his person were found a scarf pin and
a watch. The hands had stopped at 9:40
o'clock, indicating that the man had gone
directly from his home to the river and
plunged in
GRIEF STRICKEN FAMILY.
When the sad news was broken to Mrs.
Breen she was greatly shocked, although
she said that her husband had frequently
talked of taking his life, ne had said only
that morning that lie would probably never
do duty again and now in the light of what
had happened she thought that he had
resolved then to kill himself.
Officer Breen was appointed on the force
September 17, 1874, and had been In the
service over twenty-one years. For the
past six or eight years he had been mounted
and his tour of duty was about the Center
Market and Smithsonian grounds. He had
an exceptionally good record and there is J
on file ut present in the Commissioners'
office a recommendation for promotion on
account of faithful service and efficiency.
His brother officers speak most kindly of
the dead man and he was liked by all with
whom he came in contact.
For many years he had been detailed to
accompany all parades and processions
and his flowing brown beard and broad
shoulders were a familiar sight to many
Washiugtonlans. Last night many police
men visited the undertaker's for a last
glimpse of their dead comrade and there
were none but kind words for the dead mau.
WEYXER HAS RETURNED.
Cruiser on Which no Left Havana,
Ran Aground.
Havana, May 24. Captain General Wey
ler. who, with the vice governor general,
Marquis de Ahumada, nnd the chief of tho
general staff. Gen. Ochando, left here on
Friday for Mariel and Bahia Hondo on a
tour of inspection, returned today on "the
gunboat Alerta.
The cruiser Marquis de la Ensenada. on
which they sailed from Havana, grounded
when attempting to leave the port of
Cabanas.
Gen. Molina reports an engagement with
rebels under Uermudez and other leaders
at Guacanar, near Consolacion. The rebels
were driven from their positions, leaving
twelve dead on the field and carrying
other dead with them. The troops lost
twelve wounded, including Col. Gelabert,
whose wounds are serious.
Italian Troops .Returning.
Massowan, May 24. Thirty-five bat
talions of infantry, seven battalions of ar
tillery and four companies of cavalry have
started on tllcir return to Italy in pursuance
of the government's plan to abandon the
province of Tigrc and thcfcimpaign against
theAbyssinians.
General Manager Echols Dead.
Memphis, Tenn., May 24. A dispatch
from Staunton, Va., announces the death
there, at 7:45 tonight, of General John
Echols, receiver and general innnager
of the Chesapeake, Ohio, and Southwestern
Railroad.
Yacht Pluson Foundered.
Toulon, May 24. The yacht Tlnson
foundered off this port today. There were
nineteen personsaboard of her, four of whom
were drowned before assistance could
reach them.
Cholera Deaths In Egypt.
Cairo, May 24. On Friday and Saturday
there were forty-five deaths from cholera
In this city, sixty-one In Alexandria and
fourteen In Old Cairo.
Ivy Institute Business College, 8th and
K. Our unexcelled summer course,' $5.
OHIO DEMOCRATS FOR SILVER.
Sonnd Money Advocates Will Prob
ably Make No Eight.
Columbus, O., May 24. So far but four
Ohio Congressional districts have selected
their delegates to the National Democratic.
Convention.
In two of these tlie free s'ilvcr'Democrats
have carried the day and selected free
silver men as delegates- IuUhis district,
the gold Democrats won fcKthe primaries
but It Isunderslood thatoncjfslrver and one
gold delegate will be selected1 In the con
vention. In the county conventions to
choose State delegate5!, manyif which have
now been held, the free silver Democrats
have generally held their own and ns the
result, It is almost a foregone conclusion
that the Democrats of Ohio will. In their
State convention, declare for free silver.
It Is reported here that Senator Brice
who some timeago announced his intention
of coming into the State to make a fight
against the free coinage of silver, now
sees the futility of It "und will make no
opposition to it.
PLATT TALKS ABOUT MILLER
Challenges His Honor as a Sup
porter of Gov. Morton.
McKlnley Men, no Suj's, Still Claim
Everything und Concede
Nothing.
New York, May 24. Ex-Senator PLntt,
while tafking about the political situation
tonight, said:
"It is now plain that the McKlnley man
agers propose to continue to the end their
plan of claiming everything and conced
ing nothing, without regards for facts a
scheme they have persisted in for many
weeks.
"Their lieutenants here are equally de
termined to aid them just as persistently
for ends and purposes essentially dif
ferentends and purposes with which
Major McKlnley and his manager have no
concern whatever and without the slight
est consideration for any one but them
selves, and this, too, without a thought
for the welfare of the business Interests of
the nation.
The business men of the country, how
ever, may confidently rely upon it that
their views will be expressed at the St.
Louis convention both as to the main
tenance of the gold standard and as to ths
nomination of a candidate who can ap
propriately stand upon a gold platform.
New York will present such a candidate
and the vote or this State will be cast Tor
him almost unanimously.
"I observe that ex-Sjeaker Miller in a
recent interview says tnat I have no com
mission to speak for our delegation on that
nninf It it n fcmnll mtrr vLfcthnrT lin-c-i
or not. Tlie important thing is as to the !
fact, and Mr. Miller will scarcely deny the
fact.
"He, for instance, having been elected
a delegate at Gov. Morton's request, hav
!n nttn1-fl thn riinfornnnn nt. M-l,Iri It
was roulvcd to place Gov Morton in the '
field, having been the first man there to
advocate that action, and the first man
to proclaim it to the world by a formal
interview when the conference adjourned,
he, of course, will be the Governor's
stanchest supporter in the convention.
"He says I must not speak to him. butl
can certainly recall his record in the mat
ter and can at least expros enough con- '
fidence in his character as a man to say I
that he will keep faith with himself and
make' good his promises.
"What is true of Air. Miller in this in
spect is similarly true of the other delegates,
whether they represent districts or the
State at large- It should be plain to the
public that all this McKmley hullabaloo
In New York is simply so much empty
soutid. It will not affect the vcte of St.
Louis or a single New York delegate. It
is a familiar noise. We hear it every
spring and fall.
"We have a principle to fight for. and
we are eutirely contented to take our
chances as against a group of grotesque
politician-., who can find no more inspiring
battle cry than. 'Geton the band-wagon." "
ALASKA DELEGATES FOR REED.
Contesting Delegation From tho Ter
ritory Is Bitterly Antl-McKInley.
Seatttle. Wash., May 24. The steamship
Alki, which arrived this morning from
Juneau, Alaska, brings the following ad
vices:
Tlie Republican territorial convention was
held in Juneau. May 14, and resulted In the
election of Hon. C. S. Johnson and Tcjoius
Nowell, of Juneau, as delegates to- the
national convention, with Judge William
A. Kelly, of Wrangel, and T. R. Reedham.
of Juneau, as alternates. JMr. Johnson
was formerly United States attorney for
Alaska, and Air. Nowell Is an extensive
mine operator.
The delegates go to St. Louis uninstructed
a s to Presidential en ndidates and stand upon
a platform which is silent on the monetary
question, being, in fact, merely a request
for better representation for the territory in
Congress and more adequate legislation
to meet the growing needs of the new
Eldorado.
It is probable that: a contesting delegation,
consistingof C.A. Young and C.S.BIackett,
,of Juneau, who, according to the Mining
'Record, of that city, are against McKinley
at all hazards, and for Reed it possible,
will also go to St. Louis
The Democrats will convene June 1 and
elect six delegates to the Chicago con
vention. Hon. John A Btigbe, city nnd county at
torney of Juneau, who was distriV judge
of Alaska during President Harrison's ad
ministration, died on the 14tli instant, aged j
ruty-scven. jungc nugne was a native oi
Nova Scotia and was widely known in tlie
West as editor of the Overland Monthly
Magazine of San Francisco.
Death of an Old Newspaper Man.
Newton. Mass.. May 24. FrankH. Forbes,
seventy years old, a well known Boston
newspaper writer, died today at his home
in West Newton, Mass. During the war
Mr. Forbes was a special agent In charge
of military railroads, and went to the
front as captain In the Forty-fourth Massa
chusetts Regiment.
Christians and Turks Fighting.
Athens, May 24. The Sultan of Turkey
has recalled the firman postponing the
meeting of the Cretan assembly, which
has now been summoned to meet May 28.
Notwithstanding this, there, was fighting
today between Christians and Turks in
.the streets of Canea.
Clyde Liner Floated.
Jacksonville, FIa.,May 24 The Clyde
liner Comanche, from Jacksonville to New
Tork, which stuck in the mud in the St.
Tohns River, twelve miles below this
city, last night, floated at high tide
today and proceeded to New xork.
In Behalf of Reform Prisoners.
Cape Town, May 24. A meeting of
Americans has been convened in behalf
of the members of the Johannesburg reform
committee, now under sentence at Pre
toria. Three Silver Counties in Indiana.
Indianapolis. Ind., May 24. The Demo
jtrats of Montgomery. Madison, Posey nnd
Rush counties held conventions yesterday
and declared for free silver.
Ambassador to the Vatican.
Paris, May 24. M. Poubelle has been
appointed ambassador to the vutican.
Tremendous clcarunce sale at King's
Palace today. -"-
lECUOEFEBISIiJCELL
Ex-Siaie Department Qfflcla
Charged With Embezzlement.
SAID TO BE tHOET $37,466
He "Was Formerly the Disbursing
Clerk and the Arrest Is the Cnlmin
utluuof un Investigation HeganLast
Summer Tendered His Resignation
ut the Request of tho Secretary.
Francis Jt Kieckhoerer, formerly dis
bursing clerk of the State Department, was
arrested yesterday morning by Detectives
Gallagner and Carter on a charge of em
bejolement, preferred by Edward J.Renick,
chief clerk of the State Department.
The arrest is the result of an Investi
gation started last summer, when an al
leged shortage in the accounts or the dis
bursing clerk was discovered. At that
time Mr. Keickhocfer's resignation was
asked for, and on the 26th of October last
he tendered it to the Secretary or State
and severed his connection with the depart
ment. Siuce that time Air. Kieckhoefer
has remained in this city, living quietly
ut No. 1125 Seventeenth street.
He was found there yesterday morning
at 8 o'clock by Detectives Carter and Gal
lagher, who placed him under arrest.
He was taken to police headquarters, where
a connsultation was held between As
sistant District AttorneyArms.Major Moore,
Inspector HoIIinberger, and Mr. Arthur
W. Ferguson, the attorney ror Mr. Keick
hoerer, who had been summoned by tele
phone wheu his client was taken mtc
custody. The day being Sunday It waa
impossible to obtain bail, and after dis
cussing the matter for an hour it was
decided to take Mr. Kieckhoefer to the
First precinct station, where he spent
yesterday and last night.
The papers in the case have been ia
course of preparation Tor several weeks.
The State Department has for some weeks
contemplated the action taken last night.
PRECIPITATED THE ARREST.
It Is said that the matter was hastened
somewhat by a rumor which reached tho
departmcut several days ago. Mr. Kieck
hocrcr's wife -and daughters have been
abroad for several years and It came to
the ears or the Secretary that the former
disbursing clerk contemplated Joining them.
Should Mr.Kieckhoefer have left thecoun
try it would have been very difficult, if
not impossible, to cause bis arrest, and
therefore the papers were at once sent to
District Attorney Birney with instructions
to issue the warrants as soon as possible.
Mr. Bimey returned the papers to Secre
tary Olney Tor further instructions, and
it wad not until Saturday afternoon that
the warrants were gotten in proper shape
and sworn out.
They were at once placed in tae bands
of Detectives Carter and Gallagher to be
served, and the officers started out on a
hur.tfortheirman. Sutuniayafternoonand
all that uigbt ttey hunted ia ram and vis
ited every place which Kieckheffcr was
known to fiequent. Latem the nightttey
learned that he was boarding at No. 1123
Seventeenth street.
He had spent the day at Cabin John
Bridge and was not expe'ctetl to retra
until late. Yesterday HKrng the officers
went to the liouse at 8 o'clock and found
their man. He had not arisen wfeea tfcef
ficers entered, ami Detective GwHngher,
stepping forward, said:.
VMr. Kieckhoefer. I have some un
pleasant news to coniRiuniente. We hava
a warrant charging jou with embezzle
ment." PRISONER WAS SURPRISED.
Mr. Kieckhoerer was greatly surprised at
the action taken by the Department, and
said that he considered the matter a civil
one and had not anticipated any such move
as an arrest.
Chief Clerk Renick. who swore out the
warrants, could not be seen last night. It
was learned, however, that they were three.
in number. contaimngthreeseparatecburges
of embezzlement. The acts charged were
said to have beeu commuted previous to
August 10, 1893, and the warrants read
that the accused was known to be an em
bezzler on that date of the following sumu
One amount of $2,399.40; one or $18.
229.95. and one of $I,S37.50; making
a total of $37,46G.SS.
This sum Is alleged to have been taken
by Mr. Kieckhoefer from the trust funds
of the State Department, over which he
had control. It is a part of the $139,000
shortage alleged to have been discovered
by the expert accountant employed by the
Secretary of State, who has been at work
on the books for some time. It was stated
last night on good authority that this sum
was the amount or the shortage discov
ered by the accountant in a soldiers' trust
fund, the accounts or which were kept
by Mr. Kicckhoefer-
Mr. Kieckhoefer was seen last night at
the First precinct station and asked for
a statement of the case. He replied that
he knew nothing of the specific charge
against him, and would not know until
today, when his lawyer, Mr. Ferguson,
would probably receive a ctpy-
He said that ever since his resignation
bail been asked for and tendered, on the
26th of October last, he bad remained in
the city and courted the fullest investiga
tion. DENIES CRIMINAL CHARGES.
"I have done nothing dishonest or crimi
nal," he continued, "awl if there- Is a
shortage. I am sure that it is merely a
clerical oue. and the error will be dis
covered when there is a complete investi
gation. "As to mv leaving town, that Is allnon-
seuse. My wife and three daughters are
In Europe. The girl-? are being educated
at Leipsie. and have been there for three
years- They will return to this couatry
in the latter "parG of June or first of JHly,
and I could have had no object In going
abroad at present."
The trouble which culminated in Mr.
Kieckhoefer's arrest dates back to the
latter part of last summer and the early
fall. At that time he was abent in
Europe, where he had gone to obtain his
wire's signature to certain papers. 16
Is now alleged that the paper In question
was a deed, conveying certain real estate
In this city to a clerk in the State De
partment, to be held in trust- The value
of theproperty wassuppi-sed tobe$20,000.
About this time rumors were circulated
concerning the disbursing clerk's manner
of living, which was said to be mare ex
travagant than his known income wuld
warrant. It was alleged that he wns
backing a bookmaker named Frank Bar
nard, who operated at the acrcss-the-river
tracks, and that Barnard's leases had been
heavy.
ASKED TO SHOW HIS BOOKS.
This came to the ears or the auditor's
department of the Treasury and when Mr.
Kieckhoefer returned he was asked to show
the books. This he refused to dor claim
ing that the auditor's office of the Treas
ury had nothing to do with him and had no
righttorequcstanexaminationof his books.
The auditor's office, however, considered
that there-was sufficient evidence to war
rant an investigation and it was begun at
once. The result is said to have shown a
shortage of $12,000. and the outcome was
Secretary Olney's request for Air. Kieck
hoefer's resignation.
Since that time an expert accountant has
been carefully going over the books and it
was principally upon his findings that the
warrants were sworn out Saturday. Of
the disbursing clerk's alleged dealings with.
Bookmaker Barnard but little is known-
The friends, of the ex-disbursing elerb
claim that when brought to trial he will
clearly establish 'his innocence of any in
tentional wrong doing.
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