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THE DAIXES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1892.
INSTANTANEOUS DEATH
Tie ',' Murderer s- Charles Mclttaine
Electrocuted. - v
THE EXECUTION WAS SUCCESSFUL
The Disagreeable Features of Former
' Affairs were Absent -
vIHS MAN SHOWBD GKIAT MBRVE.
Bin the Order to Tnra on the Current
and Was Dead in an Instant He
Suffered no Pain.
Sing Sing, Feb. 8. Charles Mcllvaine,
the murderer of Groceryman Luca, was
electrocutea at n :iz mw morning, xue
warden read the death warrant to the
- 'condemned man at midnight. When
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the Warden left Mcllvaine, he gave him
, to understand that his hours were num
. bered and advised him to get all the
-1 1 1.1 11 .. ., r.i.i.. BAamivl
Bleep ill? CUU1U. " X lie iiiuiucici arciutu
quiet and did not appear to be visibly
affected by the reading, of the death
warrent. Father Creedon arrived at the
prison at 8 o'clock and proceeded at once
to Mcllvaine s celt. Alter prayer the
condemned man partook of a light
breakfast. He appeared to be in good
snirits. and did not show any signs of
weakening. Led bv Warren Brown the
witnesses walked to the execution
chamber. " They were all medical men
- reporters from the leading press associa-
: tions and newspapers were also .present.
.When everything was in readiness, at
11 :05. Warden Brown, addressing his
visitors, warned them that no gratuitous
advice or suggestions would be tolerated
from any save those in charge officially,
"Bring in Mcllvaine," said Warden
Brown, turning to Keeper Connaughten
. and a deputy, who stood near the door
opening into the cell corridor. There
was a tramping of feet heard in the cor
ridor, the door was pushed open and the
officers appeared with the prisoner be
tween them. The condemned man, Mc
llvaine, was pallid, and his hands, which
held the crucifix before him, trembled
and shook. Fathers Creedon and Smith
were at his side as he entered the room,
the officers giving way to the priests.
"0 Jesus, help me," he murmured,
with suppressed emot'on, and then, as
control of his nerves slackened, he al
. 1 ,.i nt r- i t i. .. T
have offended thee! O Christ, have
niercv!" . Meantime, he had been low
ered into the chair, his head pressed
back against the leaden neck-rest, the
electrode quickly clapped upon his fore
head and the claiup on the rubber tube
was loosened so the water floated down
into the electrode sponge, and while this
was being done, an officer on each side
had strapped the wrists arid elbows,
while others were strapping his legs at
the ankles and binding an electrode upon
the calf of the right leg, from which the
trousers leg had already been ripped.
" Jesus spare me. Merciful God, help
me," muttered the prisoner, as a broad
leather mask, was bound across his face,
concealing all the features save the nose
and mouth. The time was 11 :12 a. nil
The condemned man came into the
chamber with the priest, himself carry
ing before him a crucifix and murmur
ing prayers. The chair used was never
before employed. 'On each side at the
arms was a jar into which the hands
were immersed in a solution of salt.
The arms were strapped at the elbow
and wrists, and contact on the head made
at the forehead. An electrode, as in
prevous cases, was here present, for use
on the leg in case of failure or mishap at
the other point of contact. The first
contact was iorty-hve seconds in dura
tion. A few seconds after the current
was cut off, froth issued from the mouth
and almost simultaneous there was a
'quick, gurgling sound and, as he was
quite likely to recover, the current was
at once re-applied and continued for
forty-five seconds, when the doctors ex
amined the subject and declared nim
dead. The first contact was made
through the hands and head ; the sec
ond through the head and .calf of right
leg. The doctors, with one exception,
believe life and consciousness were des
troyed at the same instant. As com
pared with the Kemmler execution, that
of Mcllvaine was much less distressing.
"I am heartily sorry, Oh, God, that I
have offended Thee," came the "muffled
voice of the condemned man, and then,
almost in a shout, "Let 'er go!" The
condemned man had given the word for
his own taking off. As he spoke the
bidding for his own death-stroke, Pro
fessor Laudy lowered the smail lever.
There was a quick, convulsive jump of
the subject, there was a slight sound of
straining straps as the muscles tight
ened and tugged in the talonic impulse
which followed the application of the
terrific current. There was no move
ment in any part of the entire frame.
"Close," commanded Dr. MacDonald,
and the small lever at' the switchboard
was pushed back to its place The cur
rent was cut off at 11:12 a. m. The
power was 1600 volts. The motive
force had been busy forty-nine seconds.
Dr. Ward reached down Ihto the cell on
the right side of the chair, and was
feeling for pulse beats, when from the
livia Tips of the subject there an exu
dation of sputum, and almost at the
same instant there came from the throat
a broken exhalation of air from the
lungs. Then came a shorter gasp,
which was cut short in a gurgle by a
reapplication of the current. Quickly
there came to the ears of those nearest
thn nhair the sound of a sentle hlSS,
Steam immediately cleared up from the
again ordered Dr. MacDonald-, and the,
lever again cut off the current from the
subject. Dr. Ward again advanced to
test the wrists for nrobable pulse beats.
There were none. The mask on the
face was released to show the action of
anv klnnd in the iuzular vein. Dr.
Ward retired, and Dr. MacDonald felt
both at the wrists and neck and then
the other physicians did likewise, but
there came no more of a 'tremor Of
action anywhere. The tense figure
gradually relaxed from the terrible
strain under which the man labored at
the moment the bolt entered his frame
the neck relaxed, the head slipped down
and the entire frame sank in an inert
senseless, dead substance. At 11 : 37 a
in. he was declared dead.
The antonsv disclosed to Dr. Mac
Donald that the was no evidence of
imbecility or insanity, as claimed might
be the case when Mcllvaine was on
trial. The doctors all claim that Mc
Ilvaine suffered absolutely no pain.
Cross the Ocean In a Sixteen-Foot Boat.
New York, Feb. 8. rCaptain James
Monahan, who for over thirty years has
been a resident of Canarsie, and for
tewenty years of that time has followed
the sea for a living, will start early
tomorrow morning on a perilous journey
Some time ago Captain Monohan de
clared to some friends that he intended
to cross the ocean, and when questioned
-as to how he proposed to make the jour
ney, surprised them by answering : -"In
a boat built by myself. It is too expen
sive to pay for the trip." The boat is
sixteen feet long and two feet wide, and
is so rigged as to make its, management
an easy task. A small cabin is covered
with canvas, which is intended to pro
test the provisions from the angry sea.
There, is room enough to carry . food
sufficient for 100 days, but the captain
expects to make the voyage in sixty
The wood used in the construction of
the boat is entirely cedar. The captain
will meet his friends at 8 o clock tomor
row morning at the Myrtle Club house.
He will then go to Coiiarsie, board his
boat and start on bis perilous journey.
She Knows Better Now.
St, Louis, Feb. 3. Mrs. Harlan re
ceived $2200 alimony from her husband
recently, and with the money- set up a
boarding house. Among her boarders
was an itinerant photographer, J. B.
Plough, who in a few weeks,' left with
Mrs. Harlan and went to Minneapolis.
There he borrowed $700 of her to estab
lish a gallery, expended part ' of the
money for that purpose and appropriated
tne balance to his own use. bhe re
turned here a few davs ago penniless
and found employment as a domestic at
the JEtna. house. Yesterday her hus
band called on her, a reconciliation was
effected and they, were married a second
time.
Jumped Oft the Ferryboat.
Sax Francisco, Feb. 8. J. W. Tobin,
a woodfinisher, about 40 years of age,
committed suicide bv jumping off the
'erry steamer Oakland shortly after 10 :30
this morning. The. boat was stopped,
but no trace of Tobin could be found.
He must have been struck bv the pad
dle-wheel and sank at once.
Blew Out the Gas.
Sax Francisco, Feb. 8. Joseph R.
Kearns, a carpenter, was found dead in
bed this morning, paving been accident
ally asphyxiated bygas. Kearns was a
brother of the Kearns sisters, who were
killed in the Webfrter-street bridge acci
dent a few days ago.
A Business Block Burned.
Lab.ved, Kan., Feb. 8. Yesterday
morning fire wiped out nearly $125,000
worth of property, and laid in ashes one
of the best business blocks in the city.
A Murderer Sentenced.
New Yobk, Feb. 8. Carlyle W. Har
ris, a medical student convicted of mur
dering his young wife, was sentenced to
death this morning.
Wilson Wants a flaw State.
Washington, Feb. 9. Representative
Wilson, of Washington, wants a new
state carved out of the Northwest. - At
present northern Idaho is separated from
the southern part of the state by a chain
of mountains, through which no practi
cable pass has been discovered,- and con
sequently when the citizens of north
Idaho visit the south . they make a loop
into Washington, and then retui n back
to Idaho. The state of Washington is
divided by the Cascade range, running
north and south. Wilson's idea . is to
create a state out of the eastern half of
Washington and the northern ' half of
Idaho, with Spokane as the capital. He
says this state would be as large as Ohio,
and include the most fertile country in
the Northwest.
fell Into a Creek of Lye.
Sas Francisco, . Feb. 10. Dennis
Whelan, a saloon-keeper, fell through
the railroad bridge this morning into the
creek near the candle works. The creek
is fullof lye from the works, and Whelan,
when rescued, was found to be raw from
head to foot, the lye having eaten off the
skin. It is feared he will lose the sight
of both eyes, and probably his life. .
Whelan died at 3 o'clock p. m.
In the House of Commons. '
London, Feb. 10. In the commons
Thomas Sexton gave notice that he
would move an amendment to the ad
dress in reply to the queen's speech de
claring a majority of the Irish people and
their representatives in the commons
were convinced of the ability of the im
perial parliament to legislate for Ireland
in the manner required by the different
interests of that country. " . " -
WORK OF THE FLAMES
Property to the Yalne ot Enlly $1,000,
000 was Destroyei .
FORAKER HAS AN INTERVIEW.
He Gives His Views on the Blaine
Utter.
THI FATK OF AA AGITATOR.
Be Got the Worst of the Agitation
" Senator Dolph Gives his Opinion
of the Blaine Question.
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. . 8. A most
disastrous conflagration, which is still
raging at midnight with unabated fury,
broke out in the building No. 220 Main
street, occupied by the Bruce-Bran Hat
Company. The building, which was of
six stories, was soon seen bv the fire
men to be doomed, and all their efforts
were concentrated in an endeavor to
save adjoing property. They were un
successful, however. At 10:15 the
Bruc-Bran building fell in with a crash,
.1 A A fnn, .:tAn 1 I . 1 I ) J' . t
nun ten HJ1UUI.CS ISIber nie uuuuing OI I
the Langstaff Hardware Company,!
which had burned on the south fell into
the space formerly occupied by the hat
building. The trunk factory 'to the
north, 'occupied by S. Levy, was then a
mass of flames, and soon was a total
wreck. The fire continued snreadinor.
and by midnight Lacherman.s hotel, the
finest south of the Ohio river, the Ruby
saloon, a large harness factory and
another building were either burning or
destroyed. So far as known there has
been no loss of life. The loss will prob
ably exceed $1,000 ,000.
Kx-Governor Foraker Interviewed.
Cincinnati, 0 Feb. . 8. The Pott
this afternoon printed an interview with
Ex-Governor Foraker on Blaine's letter.
Said Mr.' Foraker: ' "' ' . .
Mr. Blaine will stand in his, glory
without a rival. . Twice, when a candi
date for the nomination it was refused
him, once nominated che ' was defeated.
Such a record would destroy the power,
influence and prestige of almost any
other man. But instead,-he has con
stantly grown greater, stronger, and
nearer to the hearts of the people, until,
as a result, he has literally had forced'
upon him an opportunity to make the
unprecedented record of twice declining
a nomination, which would have meant
in each instance an election. Somebody
once said, in substance that to refuse to be
a bishop is greater than to be a bit-hof).
The same can be said of the presidency
and especially of Mr. Blaine, who. has
twice refused it. As a republican, I
deeply regret Mr.' Blaine's declination.
In saying this I don't mean to disparage
President Harrison. He has given a
wise and safe administration,' but the
truth is. apparent to all, that he does not
have that hold on upon the affections of
the people that Blaine enjoys. In con
sequence, he cannot have the strength
as a candidate that Mr. Blaine would
have. Of course, I do not know that
President Harrison will be renominated,
but in saying what I have I have so
assumed. We would have an easy vic
tory with Blaine. We may have a hard
fight,- but it will be a triumphant one,
with Harrison.
A Professional Agitator Gets the Wont
of a Quarrel.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 8. A special
dispatch from La Connor says that Mi las
Galliher, a Seattle capitalist, stabbed O.
F. Wagner, in the McGlynn House this
morning He wfes arraigned, bound
over to the grand - jury . and taken to
Mount Vernon for trial. Galliher is a
highly respected pioneer. He came to
Olympia in the early 50's, and has large
property interests at Olympia, near La
Connor and in Seattle. 'He is 60 yeais
old, and a peaceable and law-abiding
citizen. O. F. Wagner is better known
as "Herr Most" Wagner, because of his
anarchistic proclivities. He is a profes
sional agitator. No details of the affray
can be learned.
Senator Dolph's Opinion.
. Washington, Feb. 8. Senator Dolph
says the Blaine letter leaves only one
possible nominee far the presidency and
that is Harrison, whose administration
entitled him to a renomination. He
thinks there is no doubt about his selec
tion at the Minneapolis convention.
Maine Liquor-Sellers Indieted.
Bangok, Me'., Feb. 8. It is stated the
grand jury has indicted every rumseller
in the city. . ' .
Blaads Free Coinage Bill. .
Washington, Feb. 9. The silver issue
of the fifty-second congress has been de
fined, and the Bland free coinagbill is to
be ordered favorably . reported by the
house committee on coinage, weights
and measures : tomorrow. This was
formerly decided upon by the free coin
age members of the committee, and is
the - result of a series of conferences
among free coinage men, which closed
today. - It has been determined that not
only shall the Bland bill be favorably
reported, but that speedy consideration
shall be fonced in the house. Free coin
ags men tonight claim that of 3S2 mem
bers of the house they will have 200
votes. in favor of the bill.'' Ten or ejeven
of these, they say, will be republicans and
the remainder democrats. Of the op
ponents to free coinage' about- 40 wilF
come fro. u-the democratic side. -
. The bill provides that the .unit value
shall be the standard silver dollar as now
coined. It is made legal tender for all
debts. Any one having $100 worth or
more of silver bullion of standard fine'
ness shall be entitled to have it coined
free of charge or he may deposit the
same at the mint and receive in ex
change coin notes equal in amount to
the coinage value of the . bullion de
posited. The coin notes in denomina
tions of $L to $1000 shall be legal
tender. The notes are made redeemable
in coin.
The bill farther provides that so soon
as France shall reopen her mints to the
free and unrestricted coinage of silver at
her present rate of fiiteen and one-half
pounds of silver to be worth one pound
of gold, troy, it will be the duty of the
president of the United States to make a
public proclamation of that fact, where
upon the said ratio shall be the legal
ratio of the United States, and thereaf
ter the standard silver dollar shall con.
si 8t of 400 grains of standard silver and
dollars of 41 2) grains in the treasury,
or coming in thereafter, shall be coined
as fast as practicable into dollars of 400
grains, any gains arising therefrom to be
accounted lor into the treasurv.
The Queen's Speech.
London, Feb. 9. Parliament reassem
bled today. The queen's speech open
mg tne session was read, it expresses
her gratitude for the sympathy" of the
people in her late bereavement. Among
other things the message stated an agree
ment was concluded with the United
States defining a mode by which disputes
regarding the seal fisheries in Behring
sea would be referred to arbitration.
England's relations with foreign powers,
the message declared, continue friendly.
Parliament will be asked . to pass upon
numerous measures, among which will
be ' proposals applying to Ireland the
general principles of local government
already adopted in Great Britain; a
measure for increasing the number of
small holdings in the agricultural dis
tricts of Great Britain ; a bill extending
the advantages of assisted education in
Ireland ; a scheme modifying the sys
tem of procedure in 'regard to private
bills, so far as it effects Scotland and
Ireland; proposals will also be submit
ted for improving the discipline of the
established church in regard to moral
oflenses, . revising the existing agree
ments between the government and tne
Bank of England and amending the
law with respect to tbe liability of em
ployers for injuries sustained by em
ployes. -
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Wants to Press the Button.
Philadelphia, Feb. . George Potts,'
father of Helen Potts-Harris, for whose
murder young Harris has recently been
convicted in New York, is in West Ches
ter, Pa .-He talks freely of the murder ;
in fact, his mind seems to be centered on
the details of the awful tragedy, and he
can talk of nothing else for any consid
erable periodr His feelings toward Har
ris are very bitter and he is reported to
have said : '"I hope I may be allowed to
touch the button of the electrical ma
chine that kills the man that murdered
my daughter. I shall make application
to the authorities for the privilege."
Mo Hope fo Stock on -the Idaho Ranges.
Boise City, Idaho, ' Feb. 9. Another
heavy snowstorm is prevailing through
out Southern Idaho, greatly to the dis-
cnuragement of stockmen, who .had
hoped for an early spring. The present
fall o'f snow will amount to six inches,
making it impossible for the starving
cattle and horses to uncover their scant
feed. "Stockmen say there is absolutely
no hope for stock upon . the ranges.
Thousands of animals are already dead
and the efforts to save . the remaining
thousands will be abandoned. . In some
of thevallies, farmers have run short of
feed and have been compelled to" turn
the poorest of their stock adrift to starve
or to be taken up. Every rancher who
comes into Boise reports having taken
up a number of estrays. Scores of com
plaints have been made to Stock Inspec
tor Clark, but he is powerless to act.
Stallions owned by stockmen are - a
source of great trouble. They seem to
go mad witn hunger, and run amuck
among the herds and. droves, tearing
with their teeth and striking and kicking
with their feet. The present winter
has never been equaled in Idaho:
Blaine Will Mot Leave the Cabinet.
Washington, Feb. -10; Secretary
Blaine had a conference with the presi
dent this morning regarding trade rela
tions with Canada. As he was leaving
the White house a representative of the
Associated" Press showed him the pub
lished statement thkt he was about to
retire from the cabinet. He read it
slowly, and then said with deliberation :
"It is entirely false. There is not a
word of truth in'it. These stories are
being circulated by Idle persons who
have nothing better to do, and I ask you
to deny them in tbe most emphatic terms,
as the statement is an infernal lie."
Qnestioned as to other rumored changes
in the. cabinet, Blaine Tsaid "I 'do not
know anything about them. .1 suppose
these rumors were- started by the same
men who set afloat the one about me.
There seems to be no fonndation for
them.".
PENNOYER'S LETTER.
He f ritesiiFaror of a Portaseiaad atj
Tie : Dalles.
OPPOSES
boat railway;
Senator Stanford Denies Being a Presi
dential Candidate.
TBI OPTION BILL IX THE HOl'SK,
The Finance Committee's Report--the
Same as Ores; -- thsr
-Mews.
All
Salem, Feb. 9. Governor Pennoyer
today forwarded the following letter to
Chairmain Blanchard, of the river and
harbor committee of the house.
Salem, Or., Feb. 8, 1892.
Hon. N. C, .Blanchard, Chairman
River and Harbor Committee, Washing
ton, D. C Dear Sir: Your attention
and the attention of the committee is
respectfully called to the following ex
tract from the final report of the board of
engineers appointed to examine the ob
structions in the Columbia river, between
Celilo and The Dalies (paged 4, ex. doc.
No. 69, fifty-first congress, first session):
"In its report (first report) the board
expressed the opinion that a single-track
portage railroad, estimated to cost $431,-
500, and which could be constructed in
one year, if the funds . were .provided in
time, would be the quickest and cheapest
solution of the existing difficulties. . It is
applicable to all stages of the river and
with single terminal lines would be ade
quate for present requirements, and with
double terminal lines, whicC can be
constructed at small cost, its capacity
.could be largely 'increased should com
merce demand additional - facilities.
The objection to' this method -is the
necessity of transshipment, but, in view
of the change in the character of the
river navigation at this local it v, de
scribed in the report, this objection loses
part of its force.".
The finding qf the board,' as to the
change in the character of river naviga
tion at this point, is correct. Boats that
are adapted to ply the lower river are not
adapted to ply the upper river. Bulk will
have to be broken at or near this point, j
and, such being the case, a portage road ,4
costing $431,500, would be fully more ad
vantageous than a boat railway costing
$2,860,000, while the operating expenses
of the latter would be from ten to twenty
times greater than tiiose of the former,
I am aware of the fact that the cheif
of engineers, who, in his report of Janu
ary, 1889, favored a portage road, now
opposes it, and that our senators, not
withstand the wish of the people of
Oregon as expressed in the house concur
rent resolution- No,.. 24 of the Oregon
legislature passed at it last session, also
oppose it. Your committee, however,
can readily judge as to the' amount of
deference that should be paid to a gov
ernment engineer who ran change his
opinion in a twelve month, and to sena
tors who directly disregard the wish of
the people they are supposed to repre
sent. The argument that congress has
never "built a railroad, which is urged
againt art appropriation for a portage
road, v would apply with equal force
against a boat railway. Private corpor
ations have no exclusive - privilege of
building railroads..- There is no restric
tion which would prevent the Federal
government from building a portage
road, if such a road was practicable and
had the recommendation of its engi
neers, as in the case in regard to the
proposed " road at the dalles -on the
Columbia. The state of, Oregon has
already provided for the expenditure of
$60,000 for overcoming the obstruction
in the Columbia at the cascades, and
$500,000 for overcoming such obstructions
between Portland and the 'sea, botb.of
which appropriations should have been
made by the Federal government. The
people of Oregon deem it a great injus
tice to be taxed by the general govern
ment for such purposes, and then be
compelled to tax themselves to do that
which such government ought, but fails
to do. If your committee shall recom
mend the appropriation- for a portage
road at tbe dalles of the Columbia, it
will subserve a- great public necessity
and me it the gratitude of the whole
people of Oregon. Very respectfully,
Sylvester Pennoyek.
Senator Stanford Mot Candidate. .
Washington, Feb. 9. Senator Stan
ford was free in his avowals on tbe sub
ject of Blaine's letter. . "The withdrawal
of Mr. Blaine," be said, "makes the re
nomination of President Harrison cer
tain. He is the strongest man in the
party today, and Mr. Blaine was the
only real competitor for the honor he
had there is no doubt he will be nomi
nated, thongh Mr. Blaine's withdrawal
will leave the way open lor many fresh
aspirants for tbe place, some of whom
may be beard of in after years. Mr.
Harrison's administration has been
clean, strong and popular. He will in
vite no opposition, though a few disap-
pointed office seekers may now think
they are against him."
"Will your name be presented to the
republican convention?". was asked.
. "ot with my premission. I am not
a candidate for any place, and I wish
you would announce it."
I ; "Will you try to have your land loan
bill incorpoiated in the republican plat
form as has been said, J"
"I will tight for that bill whebevefaad
wherever I can, in the convention or in
the senate anywhere, in fact.
Option Bill In the House.
-.Washington, Feb. 9. In the house
the Mutchler resolution directing inqury
as to the failure of the Keyston and
Spring Garde banks, of Philadelphia,
and the Maveric National bank, of .Bos
ton, was adopted.
A resolution was introduced directing
the committee on judiciary to inquire
into the right of the secretary of the
treasury to employ the $100,000t000 gold
reserve for . current expenditures; re
ferred. .
,The views of the New York produce
exchange in regard to proposed -legisla
tion against the sale of options, was pre
sented to the house committee on agri
culture by Hemy B. Neilland, who read
the protest of the exchange against the
passage of the bill. The exchange ap
proved section 1 of the measure defining
options, but not the other sections.
The Finance Committee's Report
Washington, reb. v. in the senate.
adverse reports were made by the finance
committee on the following bills: For
free coinage of gold and silver bulion
(Stewart); increasing the circulating
medium by issuing treasurv notes based
on gold and silver coin and bullion (Pef
fer) ; for the retirement of natiopal bank
notes', free coinage of silver and promo
tion into a national free coinage of silver
(Plumb) ; making certain issues of money
legal tender in paying all debts (Kyle).
ihe first three bills with adverse repots
were placed on the calendar, and the
last indefinitely postponed. -..
The senate b.ill appropriating $300,000
for a monument and statue to General
Grant was reported from the committee.
All the Same Oregon.
Habtford, Feb. 9. Owing to tITfe fail
ure of the legislature to provide for any
state display at the world's fair the gov
ernor this afternoon issued a proclama
tion calling a convention of all interested
to meet at the state-house 'on February
22 for the purpose of appointing j com
mission to consider the expediencv of
raising- by popular subscription an
amount sufficient to defray the expenses
of a proper exhibit.
The National Cordage Company
antic Scheme Kxposed. ;
Gl-
Chicago, Feb. . The Inter OeJ will
publish tomorrow a two-column expose
of an alleged scheme whereb the
National Cordage Trnst, through conni
vance with a number of leading alliance
officials, is attempting to get control of
not only all' present alliance stores in
the country? but 4000 additional ones
the trust proiwses starting. Statements
are made by D. M. Fulwilder, state
business agent for the alliance in Illinois.
E. E. Whipple, of the Whipple Harrow
Company, of St. Johns, Mich., and
William Deering & Sons, of Chicago,
that place certain prominent alliance
leaders in a compromising position.
Alonzo Wardall, a membfr of the
farmers' alliance and industrial union,
admits, so the Inter Ocean Says, that he
is hired by- the National t'nion com
pany, an agency through which the
Cordage Company is operating, and also
admitted to E. E. Whipple that he
thought the National Cordage Company
is behind or largely interested in the
National Union, as he knew that Mr.
Waterbury, the National Cordage pres
ident, gave his check to the Union cem-
panv last summer for $125,000. and he
(Wardall) had it in his possession sev-
eral days, showing it to the "boys.'
while in New York last June.
. . Mad a False Report.
New York, Feb.. 10. Building In
spector Seaton this afternoon confessed
that he had prepared himself and made
false reports regaining the fire escapes
on the Hotel Royal, which recently I
burned down. Over a year ago the own
ers of the building were ordered to put!
escapes on their building, and Seaton re-l
ported the order obeyed. It now trans-!
pires his report was false and the escapes j
were never put in place.
Spots on the Snn.
Lick Observatory (Mount Hamilton)
Cal., Feb. 9. Those who are interested!
. 1 I , V I . 1 I
in sun spots win pe auio to peianvo aiu
enormous one on the sun's face at thel
present. time. It can be seen with thef
naked eve. ttrotected. of course, by
smoked glass. Spectroscopic cop:es tba
1
have been taken here of the observation:
of the new star that has lately appeared
near Chi Anrigal are hardly satisiactoro
as yet, but are Interesting. , ,
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Lottery Officials uTbe Arrested.
Boston, Feb. 10. Warrants havebeerl
issued for the arrest of John A. Morris
Paul Conrad and eleven other officials o
tbe Louisiana Lottery Company, indicted
by the United States grand jury here fo
violation of the postal laws.
Minister Reld Is ImproTlns;.
Paris, Feb.10. United States Ministe
Reid, althongh till weak from his recen
attack of influenza,, is able to go to th
United States .legation on horsebac
daily.