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SHE LOVES MEN, TOO.
Puzzling Antics of the
Slayer of Freda
Ward.
HER LIFE AS A LUNATIC.
Twice Youths Cause Her, to
Become Desperately In
fatuated.
EXPERTS ARE IN THE DARK
It Is More Likely That Miss Mitchell
Killed for Hatred Than for
Love. , •
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MEMPHIS, Tknn., June 22.— 0n a
beautiful June day in 1592, Alice Mitchell,
in charge of officers, after being adjudged
a lunatic, was conveyed from Memphis to
Bolivar, eighty miles away, and there con
fined in the West Tennessee Asylum for
the Insane. There is no doubt of her in
sanity. Her last act was that of an insane
person. Before leaving the city she was
conveyed to Elmwood cemetery, where she
scattered flowers over the grave of Freda
Ward, whose throat she had cut a few
months previous. This crowning of her
murdered girl-sweetheart's grave would
have unstrung any other person than
Alice Mitchell, but her nerves are like
iron.
The asylum at Bolivar is a pleasant
place. The officers are humane and the
best possible provisions are made for the
comfort of the inmates. A correspondent
spent yesterday at the asylum. The day
was hot, but the immense shade trees on
the lawn made it an inviting spot.
On one side the men- played croquet and
watched a pitcher curve a baseball in a
manner that would mane a "crack" doff
his hat in admiration. On the other side
200 women of all ages enjoyed the serene
calmness of the day under heavy-leafed
trees.
Alice Mitchell stood apart with two
other patients. She was daintily dressed
in pink. She wore the latest thing in
puffed sleeves, the very latent sailor hat
and was a thoroughly "up to date* young
woman. She was cheerful, too, for when
something happened that excited laughter
Alice clapped her hands just as she would
at boarding-school.
Alice Mitchell's case is still a puzzle to
the two doctors at {Bolivar, Drs. Douglass
and Neely. The latter is a close student
of psychology. He has seen Alice
Mitchell daily for three , years and has
closely studied her case, yet to him the
motives that' prompted her to take the
life of Freda Ward has not been reduced to
a philosophic certainty.
. Alice Mitchell's daily life at Bolivar and
the little things in her life are what this
scientist watches in studying her case. It
was stated and greatly emphasized, too, by
those desiring to throw certain unholy
coloring around the mysterious romance
in. the lives of Freda Ward and Alice
Mitchell, that she was not fond, of the
society of men, that she, unlike other young
women, rather repelled the attentions of the
stronger sex and being strong herself the
lavished her affections on young girls, and
proved it by saying that she killed Freda
Ward because she loved her. In view of
her whole life at Bolivar one might with
better reason say that she cut Freda Ward's
throat because she hated her.
Alice Mitchell is not capable of the
strong and enduring love that is the glory
of women. When she loves it is with fear
ful intensity, but her affection may be
turned into hate, by a sharp remark, a
quick retort or a frown. While at Bolivar
she fell in love with two men, one was an
inmate of the asylum and the other was an
attendant. The first was a young man of
artistic and refined temperament. He met
Alice at the balls given at the asylum every
Friday night. He was a graceful waltzer
and so was she. The young man treated
her at times with the utmost courtesy and
consideration. Alice received his attention
with ail the maidenly modesty and pleas
ure of any young woman. She looked on
it as her right that she, as all other women,
should be admired by young men.
Little presents were exchanged, and soon
one would.detect that there began to exist
in the hearts of both something that asso
ciation would soon ripen into love. This
was a revelation to the doctors. The
whole theory of the case under which Alice
was tried, and upon which the learned in
sanity experts so profoundly testified, was
that Alice^Mitchell's mind and her emo
tions were as if . she were a man, and that
she loved Freda Ward as a*^ hot-blooded
youth loves a young woman, and thus the
theory of the eminent men of both Conti
nents was knocked galley-west by a
lunatic.
Alice, remember, met this young .artist
only at the weekly balls, but after a time
her lover sickened and died. The hews of
his death was a terrible blow to her. She
received it with no outward demonstra
tion, but with calm dignity, characteristic
of any young woman. She became melan
choly, lost flesh, and was in a bad way gen
erally for some time.
Time, however, healed > the wounds
death had inflicted, and Alice's affections
were again whole. Soon after Alice looked
with favor on one of the male attendants
whom she met at the weekly balls. The
young man was a likely fellow, and while
he in no way reciprocated her affections
he made a study of her case. So far as he
could judge the esteem Alice held for him
was of the same kind that any intelligent
young . woman would bestow on a;. young
man ; but the attendant had a sweetheart
and he married her. This cut Alice up.
Like a woman of spirit, she made no
demonstration. * However, had Alice had
another razor and had she ; cornered the
fair bride in her room, it might have been
serious for the attendant's wife.
Alice Mitchell's passion is to get even
for real or fancied wrongs. That is why
she killed Freda Ward— at -least, one man
who has studied her case so holds.
But Alice at Bolivar has not confined her
regard to. young ; - men alone. A young
woman "about ■ her own age i was sent to
Bolivar from Memphis. She pleased Alice.
Their tastes were similar and they became
boon companions. Indue time they were
separated. Soon, after something; turned
up that made f Alice's regard turn to dis
like. The two young girls then hated each
other. From that : . time " the superinten
dent took care ' that ;* they never; came" in
contact. When Alice Mitchell went .to
Bolivar she ; took an interest •in her sur
roundings and kept her room I very neat.
Some of; the ; patients - do needlework, but
Alice is hot fond of ; sewing, yet ; she per
"orms the duties assigned "to her without a
murmur, ft is the policy of the superin
tendent to permit the inmates to do those
things as they most like.
Alice manifested a desire for out of door
exercises s and for outdoor work, but there
was nothing for her to do. She " asked per
mission to "break" a young colt running
in the yard, but this was refused.
Sometime ago a wild stallion got into
the yard. Alice ran to the horse, and,
leaping on his back, -galloped like mad
around the campus. When she dismounted
she was beside herself with excitement,
and being extremely nervous she now and
then manifested her weakness" in some
escapade of this kind, though this was the
only horseback ride she took at Bolivar.
"Alice Mitchell has an ungovernable
temper," said one of the asylum attend
ants. "She has an imperious disposition,
with unstable nerve centers of easy ex
plosion. Freedom of the will and the ex
ecutive and regulative faculty of the mind
are so impaired or lost that it takes little
to produce in her a powerful revulsion of
feeling. Her whole life and history go to
show that she is the victim of physical
degeneration."
Three weeks ago Alice, standing at the
foot of an immense tank, eight feet above
the ground, reached by a frail ladder, said
that some time she intended to climb up to
the tank and take a bath. The other luna
tics-laughed at her and told her she was
afraid. That night she unscrewed the
j fastenings to her window, and, getting out
I of her room, escaped to the tank. . The
j night was sultry and Mrs. Douglass, the
j wife of the superintendent, sent her a lump
jof ice. Tfle attendant, on opening the
door, discovered that Alice had gone. She
I gave the alarm and all hands went out to
make a search. On a close examination of
her room a niece of paper on which was
written, "I am in the tank," was found.
Sure enough, the attendants on going to
the columns on which the tank rests heard
a noise of splashing water. Dr. Neely
called out, and Alice answered after a
short parley that she would come down if
the men wouia leave. The men left, and
Alice climbed down to the ground with
water dripping from her clothes. She was
clad in dress, shoes and hat. -' f /:? ' ~ ;
Alice is a close attendant of religious
services. She is not deeply religious, yet
she follows critically the discussion of the
questions by the ministers. Alice, like all
other - girls, was -at one time ■ in her life
badly stugestruck.
WEDDED BEHIND THE BARS.
How an Eloping Couple Frus
trated an Irate Father's
Purpose.
Marriage Bans Pronounced in a Jail
to Which He Could Not Gain :
/"•;/ V: Admittance. <yV
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June -Lynn
Edwards and Miss Carrie Sedberry, two of
the most prominent society people of
Wetumpka, .eloped on Thursday night.
The girl's father, Sheriff Sedberry," soon
learned the fact, and, accompanied by his
son, set out to overtake them. Finding
themselves pursued so closely tbe sweet
hearts separated and took different roads
to Speigners,* where is situated the peni
tentiary farm. .' ■'':"' -:-'
By means of handcar, and buggies Miss
Sedberry reached | there first; She went
straightway. to the Warden of the peniten
tiary and told her story, asking him to lock
her up and allow ho one to enter excepting
her sweetheart and a preacher. „;*".
Finally Edwards and the" preacher
arrived, just a few minutes in advance of
Mr. Sedberry, and there, inside the prison
walls the young' couple were married^
while the indignant father was trying to
obtain admittance. They caught a train
a few rjinute's after the ceremony and
came here to remain until the father cools
down.
AN OBSTINATE FIRE.
It Destroys a Fine Brick Structure at
Lincoln, Ncbr.
LINCOLN, Nf.br., June 22.— A fire which
started shortly before midnight completely
gutted the wholesale drughouse of H. T.
Clark & Co. and wiped out the entire struc
ture. The building, a four-story and base
ment brick, on the corner of P and Eighth
streets, with a frontage of 140 feet on
Eighth and 100 feet on P, was one of the
most substantial buildings in the city. The
fire hadjts origin in the middle section,
occupied by the Lincoln Confectionery
Company, and was beyond control of the
entire department thirty minutes after . it
started, the firemen "devoting their ener
gies to prevent it spreading to adjoining
property. In this they were successful.
The loss on the building will not be less
than $75,000; well insured. No estimate
can be made of the loss on stock.'.,
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.
Arrangements Complete for the Great
Gathering at Denver. '-.'. -
DENVER, Colo., June 22.—Arrange
ments are practically complete for the con
vention of the National Educational Asso
ciation, to be held in this city in July, and
the indications are that it will far exceed
in attendance any previous meeting of that
organization. The State manager of the
association from Illinois writes that 4000
; people from that State will : attend. . A. E.
Winship, the manager for Massachusetts,
says .that New England . will > send a thou
sand,' and ' three special trains will bring
the New York delegations. ..', Los Angeles is
to be strongly represented, and will make
an effort to secure the convention for 1896.
Equestrians' Day Celebrated.
CHICAGO, 111., June 22.— Chicagoans
who happened to be in the neighborhood
of the South Side* boulevards this after
noon were treated to a spectacle ; such as
they had never seen before. ' The spectacle
in question was a parade of some \ 2000
well-to-do citizens mounted on their high
bred riding horses," with troops of cavalrj'
here and there to lend variety to the scene.
The occasion was the first of a series of
annual events •to be known as "eques
trians' day," and, so far as is known, it was
the first demonstration of the kind ever
held. 'iwm^BßSSmWßSugm
Arrest of a City Treasurer.
HASTINGS, , Minn., June 22.— Mayor
Fitch of South St. Paul late this afternoon
ordered? the arrest of iJ. W. Stopf, City
Treasurer of that town, on the charge of
embezzlement.. The City y Recorder had
been going over Stopf's books and had dis
covered that he was' short about $13,000.
Stopf admits '■ the ? shortage, but \ says his
bondsmen will fix. up matters next week.
He says he lost the money during the hard
times in bad ventures.
Fight With Bank-Robbers.
DULUTH. Minn., June ", 22.— According
to a message just received . by : Deputy
Sheriff Shepardthere has been -a; fight be
tween a • posse of officers and | the Rainy
Lake bank-robbers. V The message came
from I Tower. Numerous , shots j, were 'ex
changed.'; but the < robbers disappeared in
the woods,' and it is ■'■ not known that . any
one was hurt on either side. ; - - -%.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, .JUNE - 23, 1895.
FARMERS AS POLICE
They Organize to Exter
minate a Band of
Marauders.
SUICIDE OF A. PRISONER.
Frightened, at the Talk .of
Lynching, He Takes
■ His Life.
THREE HUNDRED ON GUARD.
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Despite the Vigilance of the Ranch
ers, Thefts Are Made as
Boldly as Ever.
CHICAGO, 1n,., June 22.— Three hun
dred farmers are doing police duty in the
east end of Dupage County, armed .with all
sorts of weapons, which they are ready
and anxious to use. This battalion of
militant agriculturists is looking for a
band of thieves which had been stealing
every kind of movable thing to be found
on the farms between Elgin and Hinsdale.
One of the members of the marauding
gane was captured at 1 o'clock this
morning, after a lively chase, at Mammoth
Springs, between Elmhurst and Hinsdale.
He was conducted to the lockup at Hins
dale by a party of , thirteen men. He was
greeted by hundreds of villagers, who were
aroused by the loud and threatening talk
of his captors. Marshal Nicholson locked
the man up, but the crowd did not dis
perse. ~ ' ' Vy
Tne talk of the farmers evidently fright
ened the man, and.'believing that lynching
would otherwise be his end, he killed him
self. This made the farmers more de-_
termined upon the capture of the other*
members of the gang. They again went
into the country, and on the way told the
neighbors the glad news of their capture
and the importance of quick work to
round up the other thieves, who had been
making them their victims. Men were
quick to join in the search, and Marshal
Nicholson promise., to have all the robbers
in jail shortly, unless they j have already
put many miles between themselves anil
Dupage County, V"
The corpse of the suicide and supposed
thief still lies in ■ the lockup. No one can
identify him. When arrested be first gave
his name as William Schultz, and. then
denied this name and gave that of ' Max
O'Connell. If either one is correct Schultz
is probably the one, as the man has all the"
characteristics of a German laborer. He
denied that he was guilty of the crimes
charged against him, and said he was a
peddler. \V*' v
The farmers for ten miles -around Hins
dale have been sleeping in their tarns with
guns within reach waiting for thieves,
but none have been caught.
In many cases the men on guard got up
in the morning, and before making their
ablutions discovered a horse, a cow,- a hun
dred ■ chickens or / a . corn cultivator gone
and nothing left to show for the missing
property.but the marks of a mule team on
the turf. Such .work as this has kept the
detective farmers busy the past eight weeks.
The whole community is aroused, as the
loss of horse:, in j the spring is . especially a
calamity. ; . »..w^; ; ;
The losers of all this property were be
ginning to wonder where and when it
would stop, when the man was captured
to-day. They did not stop to mourn his
death, but lost no time in starting in search
for his confederates. Developments are
expected hourly. ...-••
POISON IN THE PAREGORIC.
Three Deaths Caused by the Error of the
\": . Druggist.
HORNELLSVILLE, N. V., June 22.—
Midway between this city and the town of
Fremont lies the farm of George Huber.
Until Thursday his family consisted of a
wife and two children— Fred, aged 7, and
Rose aged 2. '
Last winter an infant child died under
peculiar circumstances, which have a
terrible bearing' upon a tragedy that oc
curred in Huber's home Thursday night.
Last December his infant was taken to a
neighboring town to be christened. Be
fore the family's departure a dose of pare
goric was given '-, to the baby, then,
securely wrapped in warm robes, it was
bundled into a, sleigh, but when the
party arrived at the church the baby was
dead. It was thought the child died of suf
focation. ",' ' •'
Nobody dreamed of a connection between
the baby's sudden death "id the medicine
which had been given it. The paregoric
bottle was stowed away in a cupboard, not
to be taken . out until last night. Then
Mrs. Huber gave a dose to each of her chil
den and took one ■ herself.
In an : hour 'all were suffering horrible
agony. A doctor was sent for, but before
his arrival Mrs. Huber and little Rose were
dead. The * son was saved. It is thought
that poison was contained in the medicine
through a druggist's error. An investiga
tion is now under way.
ROOT BEER INTOXICATING.
The Supposedly Harmless Beverage Con
demned by Chicago Women.
CHICAGO, 111., June 22.— The much
advertised and heretofore thought to be
harmless root beer has" been declared an
instrument of the devil by the .Women's
Christian Temperance Union, and here
after it will be classed by that organization
in the same category with brau, dogs
head, whisky sours, Manhattan; cocktails
and other unmentionable concoctions.
War was declared some time ago oh this
beverage, but hostilities . were allowed to
lag.; for some time. Now, . however, .;' the ■
battle has been renewed with; increased
vigor, and \ the good people of ; the country
; are warned not to consider the drink non
i alcoholic merely because in 1 its manufac
ture no alcohol is put in. ',-. ».
It is set forth that in the process of fer
mentation, which is an essential step in
the preparation of this; so-called temper
ance drink, alcohol is formed : from the
decay of the saccharine matter, often in an
amount fully equal to that found .in malt
liquors. ' t '.' .*■.■-'■"
HONOR A MARTYRED PATRIOT.
Memory of Chaplain Caldwell's Deeds
Kept Green by New Jerseyites.
V ; CALDWELL, •N. J., ~ June 22.— There
was an old-fashioned pi nic here to-day in
honor .of the } Revolutionary Array chap
lain after whom the town is named. . As
President Cleveland first saw the light of
day in this little borough he was! invited
to participate in the celebration^ v
The event for which Chaplain Caldwell
became distinguished took place during a
battle of ; the Revolutionary War, i which
took place near here, and during which he
gathered up the hymn books in his church
ana carried them ;to the Continental sol
diers, and told them to use the ' paper for
wadding : for their guns; crying^ mean
while, "Give 'em Watts, boys! Give 'cm
.Watts!" 'Vi'Vy'-'-'X y'-y "- 1 -":■'•
Caldwell's church was burned down and
his wife and himself cruelly > murdered.
In his honor this little hamlet, eleven
miles ; from Newark, was soon after the
Revolution called by his name. "
PECULIAR TACTICS.
An Advocate of Separate Schools Makes
Serious Charges.
. " BOSTON,; Mass.. June 22.— A charge of
alleged immorality in the. Boston schools
is being used in Manitoba as an argument
against the public school system. A. R.
Martin, member of the French Canadian
party in that province, who is carrying on
the ' agitation for separate schools,', has
charged the public schools in the United
States,' and particularly : those of Boston,
with being the fountainheads of mor
ality.
The most mysterious feature about
the whole thing is the identity of the re
ports which Mr. Martin read. No report
has ever been made upon such a subject as
the state of morality in the schools, either
by the city of Boston or the State. : V "'
Mr. Pettigrove, president of the Boston
school committee, declared to-day that the
story was absurd. He said there was no
document on earth making such a state
ment about Boston schools as : that men
tioned in the dispatches, and, so far as he
knew, there was.no document of such a
nature relating to the public schools of
any other city. In Massachusetts there is
no report or nublic document published
which bears upon the subject mentioned.
The Manitoba legislator who made the
statement about the Boston schools had
no report whatever from which he could
quote. 2fl* " : .". "_' .-""•.
WORK ON THE DEFENDER.
The Exact Date of Her Launch-
ing H as Not Yet Been
Made Public.
A Large Forc&of Men Busy Putting
the Finishing Touches
on Her.
BRISTOL, R. 1., June 22.— exact
date of the launching of the Defender has
not been made known here. , •
The greater part of the Defender's under
body now shines like gold. The' men
first scrape off the rough plates, after
which' the metal is sandpapered and then
followed with a, rubbing down with fine
emery paper. After this work is done the
men use pumice-stone and oil and pro
duce 'an elegant bright polish. The
hatches along the deck number' seven, in
cluding skylights, and are now being put
in. The batchy frames and coaling are of
butternut. The section of the rudder post
that was casta, the brass foundry "of Still
man & White at Providence arrived here
Thursday, afternoon and was taken to the
shops immediately upon its arrival;:?. : " ;
It- weighed 585 pounds and measured
eight feet in length.. The men; were at
work on it soon after it arrived, and pre
parations were made to set the rudder up
and ' cover it with the: sheathing of Tobin
bronze. '-. - * •'- - •'- - ■ •**■-■ .'•-.••• -'Vy
A gang of men are at work sheathing
the big mass of lead ion "^ the \ keel."^This
sheathing is of ,: brightjTobih bronze and is
one-sixteenth of an inch in thickness. "It
is put on in lengths of about four feet,
which are about eighteen inches in width.
The sheathing is fastened to the lead the
same as on the bottom of steam and sail
ing, yachts, and is held by screws which
run into the lead at intervals of about four
inches, the sheathing being punched for
the screws to go through.
At the forward and stern ends of the
keel the sheathing meets the bronze shoe
ing that was put on some time ago and the
workmen are making a neat job of joining
the two platings. The sheathing is lapped
several inches.
The sloop Colonia, with the crew of the
Defender on board; arrived to-day, with
Mate Berry in command. Captain Haff
will join the Colonia here, as she is to stay
for the launching.
MRS. VANDERBILT RETURNS.
New fork's Four Hundred Will Now Be
Involved in a Society 'War. '-■' *li.v-*.'
NEW YORK. N. I\, June 22.— Mrs. Alva
Vanderbilt, the divorced wife of William
K. Vanderbilt, is expected in New York
from Europe to-day. She will go directly
to Newport, where her house has been
ready to receive her for some weeks.
It is said Mrs. Vanderbilt will join in the
season's festivities, and will give a large
hall to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, her
daughter. Newport cottagers are already
discussing the possible outcome of her re
appearance in society.' It is said she is de
termined to offset vigorously any attempt
to make her feel she has grievously in
jured the Vanderbilts by her divorce.
; The outcome of the affair will presum
ably be a society war in which no quarter
will be asked or given.
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Lieutenant Lissak to Inspect the Pneu
matic Gun Plant.
; WASHINGTON, ,D. C, June 22.-By
direction of the acting Secretary of War,
First Lieutenant Ormond M. Lissak, ord
nance department, will make one journey
each week, commencing in July, 1895, until
the ; completion of the work, from Benicia
arsenal to the works of the Fulton Engi
neering and Ship-building Company, San
Francisco, . and to Fort Winfield Scott,
Cal.,. and return, on official business per
taining to the inspection of the air-cora
pressine plant, etc.; for the battery of
pneumatic dynamite guns to be erected at
Fort Winfield Scott. ■;;',
. Pensions , have been granted as follows:
California— Original: Edmund A. Turner,
Los Angeles. . Reissue: ; John Mangin, San
Rafael; John M. Scoggan, Santa Rosa;
Samuel M.Childs, Manton.
Washington— :\ Charles Jenkins,
Lewisville. Reissue : ' Samuel }Q. Woods,
Lowell ; Cornelius H. Stone, Shelton.
v Oregon — Increase: Firman C; Couch,
Ashland. Reissue: George W. Owen,
Kingsvillage. ""•-" -'
Hawaii's Coffee Industry.
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22. -The
Department •of State ; has - received . from
Consul-General Mills at Honolulu a report
of the Labor Commission on the coffee in
dustry of the Haw allan Islands. - ',
; The commission sees no reason why the
coffee ', industry ;■ should not \be ' made .to
equal the { cultivation *of . sugar in Hawaii;
The soil and climate are favorable and the
demand ' for i labor is ; read (supplied by
the Japanese, whose contracts with ' sugar
planters have expired. '■ But the : commis
sion says this - investigation;;: raises \ the
question whether V'V the p Occidental or
Oriental cultivation shall dominate « there.
It , recommends l that vigorous ' efforts be
made tb induce immigration to "' Honolulu
by the farmers of the United States.
WILLIAM'S FINE TACT.
Congratulations to the
Emperor for His
Diplomacy.
ARCH OF HIS SUCCESSES
At Kiel He Is Most Masterful
in the Great Art of Con
ciliation.
PACIFIC DESIRES OF GERMANY.
'„"'/* -VyVyi V' > \ .
There Can Be No Mistake as to the
Significance of the . Naval
Celebration.
j BERLIN, Germany, June Yester
day and to-day the incoming trains from
the north have been. crowded with Berlin
ers returning from. the Kiel fete. Every
body is happy and brimful of enthusiasm,
and all agree that everything passed off
without a hitch that the most captious
could cavil at.. The concord displayed by
the officers and men of the various fleets
assembled was perfect, and is regarded as
the strongest pacificatory augury for the fu
ture that could possibly be made.
Upon all sides the Emperor is congratu
lated upon his tact and diplomacy, and it
is universally admitted that he has on this
occasion added the keystone to the colossal
arch of his successes. He has certainly
proven himself to, be most masterful in the
art of conciliation and is receiving his full
due of encomiums. The German press
generally in . echoing and re-echoing ex
pressions of satisfaction at the way things
have gone, and declare that the proceed
ings, as a whole, could not be surpassed as
a series of events beneficial to the empire,
and ought to prove to the world the pacific
character of the German nation and the
supreme desire for peace which finds ex
pression through the Emperor's words, and
the popular demonstration which accom
panied them. . •
The Tageblatt says that although the
opening of the canal was accompanied by
formidable displays of naval strength the
real significance of the celebration could
not be mistaken. The Emperor placed the
enormous power of the country at the ser
vice of peace and international com
merce. There is no warlike ambition, but
its aim is enterprise.
The Vossische Zeitung says the display
on the occasion of the new waterway is a
symbol of co-operation of all nations in the
work of civilization. The whole aim of
the imperial Government is to enrich Ger
many and the rest of Europe with works
tending toward the mutual prosperity of
the nations.
Those who took part intheHoltenauban
quet and the admiralty ball at Kiel gave
the palm for brilliancy and interest to the
latter of these functions. While 2000
persons were invited, and scarcely any of
them failed to attend, there was no con
fusion, although there was a tremendous
crush. At 10 o'clock the Emperor, with
the four eldest of the young Princes, made
his ; appearance and a few minutes later
the Empress, robed in satin of a heliotrope
color and ablaze with diamonds,' entered
the ballroom. * '-'-'-._
Her Majesty seemed much fatigued, and,
after walking' in the imperial procession
around the main hall, stood near the
Kaiser, around whom were circled the
Princes and the ladies of the court; Later
the Emperor made a tour of the rooms,
chatting with one and then another, spend
ing much time in conversation with Ad
miral'Kirkland and Lord Walter Kerr, the
admiral commanding the British squadron,
and subsequently exchanging a few words
with the Italian and Austrian admirals.
In the meantime, Admiral Menard of the
French squadron, M. Herbette (French
Embassador to Germay), and the Russian
Admiral, Skrydlov, formed a group, which
the Kings of -Saxony and Wurtemberg
joined. The Empress asked to see Admiral
Menard, and the French admiral was es
corted to her side. Her, Majesty and the
admiral chatted together for a few min
utes, the Emperor in the meantime ex
changing greetings with Admiral Skrydlov.
Those who were looking on thought, how
ever, that the greetings were rather formal
on • both sides. The assembly dispersed
amid a torrent of rain. <_..''■-'.
-In contrast to the almost general con
cord of congratulations upon the success of
the fetes and the general expressions of
satisfaction, some of the members of the
Reichstag complain of having. been neg
lected. Herr Richter, the Freisinnige leader
in the Reichstag, at the banquet in Ham
burg found himself seated by the side of
his bitter J political opponent, Rector Ahl
wardt, the notorious anti-Semite deputy.
Herr Richter is very indignant at this and
charges the officials with having purposely
insulted him.
" For the yachting week at Kiel 214 of
the yachts entered are in the bay. Of these,
four are English and three, the Atalanta,
Dakotah and Mrs. i Bigelow's Konigin
Louise, are American. The races, which
take place June 23 . to June 28, have . 425
entries, which include the Kaiser's Meteor
(formerly , the Thistle), the Verena, the
Viking, the ; Corisande and the * Lorna.
The course to be sailed over on Monday
will vbe twenty- four ; miles; on - Tuesday"
forty-eight miles— an outside triangular
course. The course for Friday will be from
Labre to the Travemunde and back, eighty
miles. On o Wednesday and .Thursday
prizes will be sailed for. In this contest the
American yachts are not entered.
The progress of the inquiry into the
charges of cruelty against the monks con
ducting the ; Mariaburg Asylum tends to
diminish the strength of the accusations.
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports that the
most rigorous examination of the rooms of
the monastery, the closest questioning of
the inmates and the most exhaustive scru
tiny of their persons by a commission com
posed of two State Councilors,' two Govern
ment physicians and two "police commis
sioners disclosed nothing that would sub
stantiate any of ? the serious charges "made
against the brotherhood of monks conduct
ing the asylum, and the . commission •'. has
telegraphed Herr yon Koeller, Minister . of
the Interior, to this effect. The result ;of
the inquiry has given the Catholic .press
an ■> opportunity to comment ■ upon what
they characterize as an unseemly exhibition
of f public fury arising out of the charges
and the consequent inquiry and 'its' revela
tions; i The truth is, the papers assert, that
cruelties, such as they were, were practiced
upon some of the insane patients in the
institution by a few members of ; the dis
tinct j: fraternity governing the asylum
without the knowledge of their associates.
This being the case, the ) fraternity asa
body cannot be held responsible. y
The confirmation of the infant Princess
Carola-Feodore of Baxe-Meimng, niece .of
Emperor William, born May 29, 1880, will
take place on July -20 at the schloss in
Liebenberg. The Prince of Yvales, ex-Em
press Frederick and a large number of
other royal personages will be present at
the ceremonies.
Prince Frederick of Schoenburg-Wal
denburg has become a convert from the
Lutheran to the Roman Catholic faith.
WINTERED IN THE WILDS.
Thrilling Experience of a loung Sports
man in the British Northwest.
NEW YORK, N. V., June 22— After
months of wandering and hardship in the
unexplored barren ' lands of the British
Northwest Territory, Casper W. Whitney,
the young writer and sportsman, returned
to this city on Wednesday night. Frozen
by the icy blasts from the Arctic Ocean,
with " death from starvation more than
once staring him in the face, and with no
companions save Indian guides and dogs,
he traveled on and set his foot where few
white men have ever been before. '-..'
Whitney left this city on December 18,
1894. with A. H. H. Hemming, an artist,
in the interests of a well-known magazine.
Ten days later, with sleds laden with sup
plies, a pack of dogs and two? Indian
guides, the men started from Calgary and
began their journey into the frozen north.
On the fourth day Hemming became so ill
that he was forced to return and give up
the trip.
Then Whitney pushed on with no com
panion save nis guides and dogs. He trav
eled north, going down the frozen bed of
the Athabasca River to Athabasca Lake,
and from there down the Slave River to
the Great Slave Lake. He stopped at Fort
McMurray, Fort Smith and ; Fort Chip
pewah, and spent many nights in the tents
of the native Indians. At other times a
hole in the snow, with heavy fur garments
for a covering, served him as a place to
rest. He is in good health and happy.
PROGRESS OF THE REVOLT.
Caban Insurgents Battling
Fiercely for Their Free-
dom.
One Engagement* In Which a Span
ish Leader and Sixty Soldiers
Are Killed.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 22.— A ca
blegram from Key West, Fla., say 3: Pas
sengers by the steamer Mascotte to-night
report that a battle was fought on the 12th:
near Vegah-Alta, in Remedios, between
the insurgents under the command of Ro
loffs and Sanchez and the Spaniards under
Salamanca, a son of 'reneral Salamanca,
in which the latter was killed with about
sixty men. The insurgent loss was small.
It is also reported that Coronado, director
of La Discuscion, was arrested and put in
the cabanas yesterday for publishing re
ports from correspondents in the field.
It is "reported in Havana that there are
uprisings in San Jose, Las Lajas, Bejucal,
Santiago de Las Vegas. Guira and Alqui-
zar.
The first battalion of volunteers, about
100 men, have been arrested and put in the
cabanas for refusing to go into the field.
Colonel Basallo with 480 men deserted and
joined the insurgents. It is also reported
that k a lieutenant of volunteers near
Camaguani with fifty men has joined the
rebel forces. It is claimed that they were
badly treated and poorly fed.
ED CORRIGAN INDICTED.
He Is Charged With Conducting a Com
mon' Gambling-House.
CHICAGO, 111., June 22.— The Grand
Jury this afternoon returned indictments
against Edward Corrigan and others, pro
prietors of the Hawthorne racetrack,
charging them with conducting a common
gambling-house. . V ; V",- -.>.-.
Indictments were also returned against
the proprietors of the Harlem racetrack on I
the charge of gambling on May 14.
A large number of bookmakers and em
ployes on both tracks were also indicted.
Cornell Musicians Sail for England.
NEW YORK. N. . V., June 22.— The
Musical Club of Cornell College sailed for
England to-day to give a series of concerts
throughout the United Kingdom. Their
first appearanco abroad will be at London
on the. Fourth of July. They will join
their comrades at Henley in time to wit
ness the great boutrace, in which they are
confident that the Cornell crew will take
the honors. They will appear in England,
Scotland and Ireland, returning to the
United States early in August.
Indictment of a Bank President.
JACKSONVILLE, Fr.\., June 22.— E. W.
Agnew, president of the First National
Bank of Ocala, was to-day indicted by the
United States Grand Jury on charges of
embezzlement, abstraction" and misappro
priation of the funds of the bank. Agnew
is under bonds for appearance for trial and
will be arraigned next Tuesday in the
United States court here.
Bls Body Found Near Phoenix,
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 22.— The corpse
of B. Muller, who has been missing for
several days, was found this morning in
the brush near the city. He had com
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head. •
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The popular pastime of the sent is to ride a
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found. It is adapted tor old or voting, and of late
the ladies have taken kindly to it, and whether
they wear skirt* or bloomers it is n.c.ssory for
them to wear ieggins. And recognizing that fact
we have p.j< in a fine stock of Long and Knee Leg-
pins, and. as usual, we will sell them lower than
our competitors. The long legion that comes up
over the knee we will sell for $1 50. and the leggln
that reaches to the knee for $I.oo,' which is SO
rents per pair cheaper than they can be bought for
elsewhere. Remember, it will pay you to trade
with us, as we can save you money on every article
of footwear you require.
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Ladies riding bicycles require Bicycle Shoes
specially made for that purpose, as the regular
shoe or Oxford Is not adapted for riding, and es-
pecially on bicycles with rat-trap pedals. We have
a very fine Ladies* Low Cut Bicycle Shoe, made of
a fine kangaroo kid, that fits the foot well, and can
be guaranteed for wear, and which we will sell for
52.50.
These shoes aro unltned. are easy on the feet, and
are just the thing for ladies who wish to wear com-
fortable shoes. _. hey retail elsewhere for $3.
Men's Low-cut Bicycle Shoes . \ $2.00
Men's High-cut Bicycle Shoes. .$2.50
This Is the season when • Russet Oxfords are la
demand, as they are easy and cool on the feet and
present a very natty appearance. We have a com-
plete stock of Tan Oxfords and (Southern Ties on
hand, and we will sell them at the lowest market
rates. We are making a special drive of Ladies'
Tan-colored Russet Goat Oxfords, with pointed toes
and V-shaped tips, which we will sell for
$1.25.
These Oxfords are hand-turned and require no
breaking- in, and we carry them in C, li and E
widths.
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