Morning Oregonian., December 28, 1900, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1900.
INDIANA MYSTERY
Either Attempted Murder or
Attempted Suicide.
OCCURRED AT INDIANAPOLIS
The Secretary of a Masonic Grand
Lodge Shot and Mortally Wound
ed, as He Claims, oy an Un
known Woman.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 27. William H.
Smythe, secretary of the Masonic Grand
Lodge, was shot In the head in his office
In the Masonic building:, shortly after
noon today. Mr. Smythe says a -woman
did the shooting, but the police have been
unable so far to locate her. It is thought
he cannot live.
Lewis A. Coleman, an attorney, found
Mr. Smythe shortly after he was shot.
He went to Mr. Smythe's office In. the
Masonic building and found Mr. Smythe
lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Mr.
Coleman said he detected the smell of
gunpowder the moment he stepped Into
the room. The wounded man was in a
seml-conslous condltoln, but was able at
intervals to utter a few coherent words.
The police asked Mr. Smythe to tell who
did the shooting, and he told them that
his son would give them the Informa
tion. He was able to say, however, that
he was seated at his desk when a blonde
woman entered his office and asked to
use the telephone. He said she had been
In several times before, and that the last
call Irritated him, and he refused her
request. He claimed that after he re
fused her the use of the telephone she
drew a revolver from the bosom of her
dress and fired. He said his son would
give all the Information desired.
Shortly after the shooting. Dr. Elmer
Smythe, the son referred to, came in. He
insisted that he knew nothing of the
woman or the shooting. A surgeon was
called Immediately after the affair, and
when he arrived he Immediately beg2n
probing for the bullet. The wound was
directly behind the right ear, and In a
short time pieces of the bullet were
found and extracted.
Soon after the shooting, Mr. Smythe
asked for his son Elmer, and requested
that all leave the room for a few min
utes, which was done. Later he said his
son would give them the name of the
woman and all about her. The con per
sisted in his statement that he knew noth.
lng of her.
An attempt was made to locate the
woman at the Lorraine, but Inquiry de
veloped the fact that there was or had
been no woman connected with the hotel
who could have done the shooting. "When
a search for the woman failed to reveal
any trace of her, the theory was ad
vanced that Mr. Smythe had attempted to
take his own life. The persons who ad
vanced the theory say It is strengthened
by the fact that within the last year Mr.
Smythe had threatened to commit suicide.
His son said that, while his father would
be very despondent at times, during the
past year, he was unwilling to believe
that he had attempted to take his own
life. At the home of Mr. Smythe It wa3
impossible to find any clew to the woman
whom he said did the shooting.
Mr. Smythe Is widely known In Indian
apolis. He came to this city 25 years
ago from Greencastle to take the posl-
tlon of secretary of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Indianapolis, a position which
he filled to the present time. He Is one
of the. best-known Masons-;-.in the state,
Ihid Is 'highly" esteemed. Early In the
Summer Mr. Smythe received a sunstroke
which Incapacitated him for work. In
fact, he has never recovered.
VERMONT ANARCHISTS.
Tito Arrested for Shooting: a. Chief
of Police.
BARRE. Vt, Dec 27. After quelling a
disturbance that had arisen at a meeting
held by the Italian socialist society today.
Chief of Police Brown was shot as he was
leaving the hall, and probably mortally
wounded. Tho row at the ball occurred
about midnight, when several persons,
who were known to be anarchists, ap
peared at the hall. Fists, clubs and re
volvers were used and the police wero
summoned to put a stop to the disturb
ance. After considerable difficulty, the
combatants were separated and disarmed
and tho anarchists were expelled. This
seemed to settle the difficulty, and the
police withdrew. As Chief Brown was
making his way along a lonely street, he
heard a shot and a bullet whistled by
his htad. This seemed a signal for a
fus'llado from different directions, and
the Chief started to run, at the same time
trying to open his coat and get his own
revolver. However, two bullets struck
him, and as ho fell a third found lodg
ment In his body. In the excitement after
the first shot, three men had appeared,
the Chief recognized them all. When they
saw him fall, the men ran away. The
Chief became unconscious, and for an
hour he lay where he had fallen, in the
snow, exposed to bitter cold. At the end
of that time a passer-by saw him and
the Chief was takon to his home, where
ho recovered consciousness and was able
to tell who his assailants were. The
police then put Otto Bernachlo and Lulgi
Sassl under arrest. Chief Brown Identi
fied both. Doctors express doubt as to his
recovory.
A CHICAGO VENDETTA.
Dying- Italian Refuses to Name His
Assailant.
CHICAGO. Dec 27. Refusing to disclose
the names of the men who attempted to
slay him, John. Garvorslo. an Italian,
lies dying at his home With his abdomen,
slashed and gored as though with a blunt"
stiletto and his shoulder cut In shreds,
the wounded man, still conscious, but
with his life despaired of, refuses abso
lutely to betray his Italian brethren. The
case Is tho most mysterious Italian crime
that has come to the police, and It bears
every evidence of a vendetta.
The police first learned of the affair
through a doctor, who had been called to
attend the wounded man. Garvorslo,
while on his way home Tuesday night,
was met by two men, one of whom
savagely attacked him with a knife. Gar
vorslo managed to drag himself home, and
all night he lay In agony, refusing to
summon a doctor. In the morning he con
sented, and when advised to go to a hos
pital refused to be removed.
From Garvorslo's neighbors the police
learned he has for weeks been looking for
a man who Is said to bo the murderer
of his cousin In Italy. The murder oc
curred several years ago, and Garvorslo
followed the murderer to Chicago. Latcly
ho Is said to have located him. One of
tho men whom Garvorslo met Tuesday
nlpht Is believed by the police to be his
enemy.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
John W. Tinsley Killed His Wife and
Himself In Los Angrcles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec 27. John W.
Tinsley shot and killed his wife, Anna
P. Tinsley, on the street today, and then
fired a bullet Into his own head, dying
instantly. The bullet that killed his we
entered "the left eye and penetrated the
brain.
The couple were married at Van Burcn,
Ark.. January 2, this year. Tinsley repre.
scntod himself as possessed of property In
Helena, Mont., to the value of J75.CO0. HI,
wife had ft00 cash and a house and lot In
Jackson.. Term., valued at T25C0. This lat
ter her husband Induced her to sacrifice
for 51S00, and five days after the mar
riage they camo to Los Angeles on a
honeymoon trip, tho expenses of which
were defrayed by Mrs. Tinsley. From here
they went to Mineral Wells, Tex., and
August 2S reached Excelsior Springs.
There Tinsley induced his wife to trans
fer to him the 1750 that remained of her
money, and told her he must go to Helena
to settle up his affairs. After his depar
ture she found that he had also taken a
diamond ring and stud valued at $400,
She- received a telegram from him later,
dated Los Angeles, In which he acknowl
edged that he had deceived her in regard
to his wealth and that she would see
him no more. She followed him here, but
In the meantime he had departed for Mor
lett. Mo. Two weeks later he returned
to Los Angeles and an arrangement was
made whereby he gave her a draft on an
Arkansas bank for $325, and promised to
make other reparation. She sent the
draft for money and It was returned with J
the statement that the money to Tinsley s
credit had been withdrawn by telegraph.
On the 21st of this month, Mrs. Tinsley
filed suit against her husband in the Su
perior Court to recover the 51100 fraudu
lently obtained from her, and bitterness
over this suit and the troubles leading
up to it evidently caused the double
tragedy this morning. It is now alleged
that Tinsley had another wife in Town
send, Mont.
The Fecney Murder.
CLARE, Mich., Dec 27. The man. whose
murder was. confessed in Sacramento,
was Owen Fceney, instead of Bill Feen
ey. as Green stated. Feeney was In
Clare on January 8, 189S. and displayed
considerable money. He boarded a train
that night for the lumber camp where he
was employed and was never seen again
alive. Search was begun and a hole
discovered In the Ice on a small lake
near the lumber camp, but the body could
not be found. The following September
Feeney's body was found in this lake
with the throat cut and the skull frac
tured. His money was missing. This
tallies with the confession to the Sacra
mento police.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec 27. H.
Green, the man who entered the police
station and surrendered himself for the
murder of BUI Feeney, which he said he
committed In. Michigan In 1S75, now de
nies that he is guilty of that crime. He
claims that he was under the Influence
of opium when he confessed. The police,
however, are inclined to believe his orig
inal story, and are Investigating the mat
ter. Killing of Millionaire Richardson.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Dec 27. The Prose
cuting Attorney believes he will be able
to develop all the important features of
the sensational murder of tho millionaire
merchant, Frank Richardson, of Savan
nah, Mo., at tho Inquest to be resumed
tomorrow. Mrs. Richardson will take the
stand, and it is understood she will give
testimony that will clearly show the mur
derer to bo a prominent resident of Sa
vannah. Stewart Fife, the business part
ner of the deceased, made a statement
today showing where he was during the
entire evening on the night of the mur
der. The funeral of the victim was held
hero today.
JIlKlivrnymnn Secured Gold Dust.
PHOENyC, Ariz., Dec. 27. A lone high
wayman field up the Hot Springs stage
near Hot Springs Junction last evening,
securing about ?50 from the private ex
press box. It Is reported that an Im
portant consignment of gold dust from a
mine near Hot Springs forms a part of
the booty. The bandit conducted opera
tions quietly, and disappeared on a horse.
The stage driver hurried on to Hot
Springs Junction, where a posse was or
ganized and is now on the trail of the
robber.
A Mysterious Death.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27. Mystery surrounds
the death of H. C. Payne, proprietor of
a small hardware store In this city, and
for 12 years principal of the public schools
at Old Orchard, whose body was found
today near the Missouri Pacific tracks at
Webster Grove, a suburb, with the head
nearly severed. Whether the cut was
made by the wheels of a train or by a
knife In the hands of an assailant has
not been determined. The clean, even
gash suggests a knife. Payne's valuables
were not touched, his watch and money
being found in his pockets.
Front Asylnxn to Prison.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27. Hugh Bu
chanan, a former resident of Georgia,
was today found guilty of manslaughter.
In 1S94 Buchanan shot and killed Will
iam Miles, a gambler, in this city. Imme
diately after he killed Miles, Buchanan
was declared to bo Insane and committed
to an asylum. He continued to protest
his sanity, and he recently succeeded in
securing his release from the asylum
through the courts, which ordered him to
bo tried for the killing of Miles.
Tortured by a Nenro Robber.
MARIETTA, Ohio, Dec 27. Abraham
Johnson and wife, both over SO years of
age, were bound, tortured and robbed
last night at their home near Marietta,
on the West Virginia side. Their as
sailant, a gigantic negro, left his vic
tims bound after securing all valuables.
Mrs. Johnson is almost totally paralyzed
from the shock and her husband Is badly
injured.
Woman Declared Insane.
CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 27. Mrs. Carrie
Sinclair Hunton. the former society belle,
who was arrested last night on a charge
of conspiracy to kill her divorced hus
band, Walter C. Hunton, was today pro
nounced Insane. She will be taken to an
asylum.
SUFFERING OF COLONISTS.
Russian Settlers In North Dakota
Staining:.
FARGO. N. D., Dec 27. The suffering of
the Russian settlers in McHenry County
Is great. Ella R. Ericsson, the acting
distributing officer of tho Red Cross So
ciety, says:
"We have S3 families depending on us.
Quite a number are actually starving.
They can get no credit till their crops
next Spring show a fair prospect of a
yield. Some of them arc very grateful
for help. Most of them are using sod
houses and are enabled to keep warm
with a little fuel, but they need pro
visions badly."
The settlers Are recent arrivals from
Russia and had no crops this year be
cause they arrived too late to break and
seed tho land they have homesteaded.
Nearly all the families have a large num
ber of children.
Northvresterners In Xevr York.
NEW YORK, Dec 27. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as follows:
From Spokane H. A. Greene, at the
Park Avenue; H. L. Rodgers, at the Im
perial. A WINTER ROUTE TO THE EAST.
The climate of Utah and -Colorado is
temperate the year round, nnd clear skies
and sunlit dayt are as proverbial In Win
ter as in Summer. The mean annual tem
perature in Salt Lake City or Denver is
about 55 degrees and the average annual
precipitation 14. ti Inches. With such In
consequential precipitation there can be
little or no trouble from snow In the dis
tricts traversed by the Rio Grande West
ern Railway, and its Immediate connec
tionsthe Colorado Midland or Denver &
Rio Grande Ral'roads.
In fact Winter adds but new grandeur
and charm to the travel scenes, and In
fuses an olrmnnt of variety and beauty
to the unsurpassed wonders of nature
along the Gre-tt Salt Lake Route. Tickets
to all points East may be obtained at 253
Washington street.
Women, from their sedentary habits, are
often subject to headache and constipa
tion. These are quickly removed by Car
ter's Little Liver Pills.
CLEWS LED TO NOTHING
SEARCHERS FOR CROWE BEGIN
OVER AGAIN.
Boston Police Believe That the Two
Cndaliy Kidnapers Have
Sailed for Enrope.
OMAHA, Dec 27. All hope of capturing
Pat Crowe in this vicinity has been, aban
doned and the police and special detec
tives on the case have now settled down to
a systematic search for evidence from
tne clews now In their possession. These
clews are few. but may lead to important
discoveries. They began at the begin
ning, and are now going over the entire
ground covered by the bandits Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week. In the hope
that they will find at least two important
articles In the campaign of evidence tho
gasoline stove on which the outlaws boiled
their .coffee in the Grover-street cottage
and the buggy used by them at various
stages of the case.
"Up to dale we have followed all clews
which promised a solution of the mstery,"
said Chief Donahue tonight, "and have
found that they led to nothing and we are
now ready to go over the ground again,
this time giving attention to more minute
details of the matter." .
Logically, St. Joseph, the police think.
Is the last city in the Middle West that
Pat Crowe would visit at such a time as
this. So far as the police know, Crowe
has no relatives in or near St. Joseph,
but It is well known that he has friends
there.
"If Pat Crowe was implicated In this
Job of kidnaping," said a detective who
Is at work on the case, "and it was his
intention to leave Omaha afterward and
go to St. Joseph, it would have been the
most natural thing In the world for him to
have gone as far as Pacific Junction on
horseback and then take the train for the
Missouri city."
Another development in the case is the
fact that the man who rented the cottage
on Grover street gave the name of J. L.
Conner. Crowe has a brother-in-law
named J. F. Connor, and those working
on the matter are more Inclined to be
lleve,x In view of this fact, that Crowe
rented the house.
Daniel Burrls, living northwest of the
city limits, Is satisfied he sold the bay
pony now at Pacific Juncetlon to the kid
napers. His description of one of the
men to whom he sold the horse December.
13 for a watch and $15 Is that of Pat
Crowe. Burrls will be taken to Pacific
Junction tomorrow to identify the horse.
One of the most important developments
in the case is the positive identification by
Mrs. Schnelderwlnd of a photograph of
Pat Crowe as a picture of her tenant, the
llght-complexloned man, who .rented the
old house used as Eddie Cudahy's prison.
SEEN RECENTLY IN CHICAGO.
Detective Serjrennt Thinks Crovre Is
Hiding; in the Windy City.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27. Disguised as a
woman, Pat Crow, has been seen In
Chicago within the last few days, and
may still be hiding here, according to
statements made tonight by Detective Ser
geant James Storen. of the Chicago po
lice, who has arrested Crowe a number
of times in the past. With a view to
discovering the fugitive's hiding place, a
search of several houses in Sixty-third
street, near Stewart avenue, has been
made by Storen, acting on information
that Crowe had been recognized on that
street Christmas day. In pursuing his
quest the Sergeant stumbled upon evi
dence which he says convinced him that
Crowe has been In Chicago recently, and
that In the nulse of a woman. Clothed
in a black robe and heavily veiled, the
suspf-ct went abroad with Impunity In the
streets ot Englewood, the cuburb where
he once was a'resldent, and Is well known
to many people. Storen claims to havo
traced Crowe to a room where he was
masquerading as a young widow In mourn
ing, but that Crowe received warning from
his friends that the police were on his
trail and escaped before a capture could
be effected.
"I found evidence in the room that its
occupant was none other than Crowe,"
said Storen tonight. "Whether he is now
In Chicago, I cannot say. In Englewood,
however, he has influential friends, who
In all probability have given him ajbldlng
place."
May Have Gone to Europe.
BOSTON, Dec 27. The Boston police
have evidence to Indicate, they think,
that Pat Crowe and the man who Is
wanted on a charge of kidnaping young
Cudahy are on the Warren liner Michigan,
bound for Liverpool, and a cable contain
ing that information has been sent to
the Scotland Yard detectives, who will be
on the Liverpool docks when the steamer
arrives. Just before the Michigan sailed
last Saturday two men who acted so sus
piciously as to attract attention, and who
answered to the description of Crowe and
the supposed kidnaper, boarded the steam
er with a large amount of baggage. The
steamer sailed In a very short time, but
not before word of the presence of the
strangers had been sent to police head
quarters. "When Crowe Lived In Des Moines.
DES MOINES, la., Dec 27. This morn
ing Detective Shaunnessy, of Omaha, ar
rived In the city looking for traces of
Pat Crowe, who occupied the residence at
1326 East Lyon street, here, for some time.
Crowe Is said to have been Intimate with
Charles Prince, who was shot dead while
trylns to rob a store in Qulncy, 111., a
year ago. The detectives believe that Mrs.
Prince, widow of the dead robber, will
locate Crowe. He does not credit the re
port that Crowe is In jail at Laramie, for
he was seen in Omaha only a few days be
fore the abduction.
Said to Be In Lnrnmle Jail.
DENVER. Dec 27. Detective Delue. ot
this city, who has been doing criminal
hunting In Denver for a number of years,
says he is positive Pat Crowe Is In Jail
at Laramie, awaiting trial on the charge
of attempting to steal a tray of diamonds
from a Jewelry store. He knows Crowe
well, and declares the description tallies
exactly with that of Crowe.
THE INDIANAPOLIS KIDNAPING.
Mrs. Miller nnd Her Son Located at
Lawrence.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Dec 27. Sidney
Miller, the 7-year-old son of Samuel D.
Miller, and grandson of cx-Unlted States
Attorney-General W. H. H. Miller, who
was kidnaped by his motner yesterday
evening, was recovered this morning. Mrs.
Miller and the child were found at Law
rence about 3 o'clock asleep In a house
where they had obtained lodging. Mrs.
Miller gave up the child, and was not
placed under arrest.
New York's School Expenditures.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Expenditures for school purposes In New
York last year amounted to 2S,052,565. and
while It was a larger sum than was spent
by any other state. It was only $4 03 per
capita, while Massachusetts spent J5 07
per capita, Nevada $4 96 and California
$4 00. The smallest per capita expendi
ture in any state was In North Carolina,
where it amounted to 53 cents.
Although having a larger population.
New York falls behind Pennsylvania in
the number of pupils enrolled, the enroll
ment for Pennsylvania being 1.1SS.11B.
against L179.351 for New York. The per
centage of pupils enrolled to population in
New York Is 1&94, while In Pennsylvania
It Is 18.76. The highest percentage ot
school enrollment to population Is In Kan
sas, where it is 27.87. Iowa makes one
of the best showings. The total school
enrollment In that state is 534.992, or 2S.12
per cent of the population, and the per
centage of teachers to pupils Is target
than In any other state, there being 23,694
teachers, against 2S.S2S in Pennsylvania
and 33.902 teacher In New York, to teacn
approximately twice the number ot puplh
In each case as In Iowa.
THE RIDING .OF SLOAN.
Some Opinions Expressed by Eastern
Turfmen.
NEW.YORK, Dec 27. Many New York
turfmen last night discussed the case of
Tod Sloan, it belnc bi ought into promi
nence again by his riding Vesuvius at
the Tanforan Track. California, on Christ
mas Day. The fact that Sloan's license
Is not revoked Is generally accepted as
the real reason why the Tanforan author
ities permitted him to ride, and there is
no doubt that had Sloan accepted a mount
on an American or English Jockey Club
course he would have been allowed to
fulfill his engagement, but the advisabil
ity of so doing Is questioned. As a prom
inent turfman said:
"What Is Sloan to gain by It? The
money he would receive for riding In a
few races between now and the first of
next year would be so small that It
would not enter Into the argument. On
the other hand, the fact that he Is riding
FRANIC H. MORRIS.
Auditor forthe War Department,
who was "shot at Washington,
December 22.
Is as much as saying to the English
Jockey Club, "I can do as I please this
year; your edict does not go Into effect
until next season.' "
The Earl of Clomnel, who Is a well-
known turfman and breeder of thorough
breds, and now In this city, was asked
what he thought about the Sloan case.
He said:
"I think Sloan would have been much
wiser to have kept In the background, at
any rate for the present, and If he be
haves himself In a quiet and unostenta
tious manner for a year there Is no doubt
he 'will be granted a license again. He
brought this thing on himself by his man
ner of living and his barefaced effrontery.
It was common talk that Sloan was bet
ting, and if his application for a new
license had not been refused, something
worse would have happened to him. I
think he was let off very lightly, and I
do not think anything more Is meant
than a warning. Sloan must learn his
place as a Jockey if he wants to ride In
England again, and I am surprised that
hb has been tolerated as long as he has."
Foxhall Keene thinks under the circum
stances Sloan did no harm by riding at
Tanforan. As his license Is not revoked,
he considers he is In good standing until
he applies for a new license and is re
fused. Colonel Thomas Ochiltree expressed sur
prise that the Tanforan authorities should
have permitted Sloan to ride, but at the
same time he did not think that their per
mission would have any effect'on the case
when It came before the Jockey Club.
THE DAY'S RACES.
Races at Tanforan.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27. The results
at Tanforan were:
Mile and a sixteenth, purse Opponent
won, Walkenshaw second, Free Lance
third; time, 1:4S.
One mile, purse MacGyle won, Par
menlon second. Spike third; time, 1:42.
Hurdle, handicap, mile and three-quartersMay
Boy won, Lomo second, Mike
Rice third; time. 3:2L
Six furlongs Articulate won. Bard of
Avon second, Silurian third; time, 1:13.
Mile and a quarter Morlnel won,
Owensbofo second, La Borgia third; time.
2:07.
Five and n half furlonsrs Slan Dash
won, Tola second, Haralamb third; time.
l:0S!4.
Races at Nevr Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27. The results
today were:
One mile, selling Blocker won, Sun
locks second. Fitlt Maltre third; time,
1:43.
Six furlongs, selling Syncopated Sandy
won. Matin second, Collear third; time.
1:155s.
Six furlongs, selling Cogswell won,
Shut-Up second, Boomerack third; time.
1:1
Six and a half furlongs, handicap Sir
Florian won, Ano second, Moroni third;
time. 1:2354.
SK furlongs, selling Command won,
Juneatta second. Horse Shoe Tobacco
third; time, l-15fe
Mile end a sixteenth, selling Dick Fur
bear won. Spurs second, Phidias third;
time, 1:49.
Prince May- Not Come.
NEW" YORK, Dec. 27. The English peo
ple will be delighted if tne Prince or
Wales can see his way to accept the In
vitation which is reported to be extended
to him by tho New York Yacht Club to
bo present at the races for the America's
cup, says the London correspondent of the
Tribune.
The Prince Is an enthusiastic yachtsman
and he has more than once expressed a
desire to see one of the great yachting
matches between England and America.
but circumstances may arise to prevent
him leaving this country next Autumn.
The Queen will not allow him to visit
Australia for the commonwealth celebra
tions, and notwithstanding that New York
Is only a week's voyage from London, Her
Majesty may, on account of her great age
and Increasing Infirmities, consider It not
advisable that he should again cross the
Atlantic Ocean during her lifetime.
WASHINGTON. Dec 27. Nothing Is
known at the White House concerning
the story cabled from London to the ef
fect that the .New York Yacht Club would
Invite Emperor William and the Prince
of Wales to witness the yacht races for
the America's cup next Summer, and that
President McKlnley would write concur
rently to the Kaiser and the Prince In
viting thorn to visit the United States.
At the AVhltf House It Is stated that
nothing of the sort Is In contemplation.
The Prince of Wales was a guest at the
executive mansion during President Bu
chanan's Administration.
Haff Will Snll Boston Yacht.
BOSTON. Dec. 27. Captain Hank Haft
has been secured as sailing master of the
now Boston boat to bo built to defend
the America's cup. He sailed the Volun
teer in 15S7, and the Defender In 1S35.
m PIIF
TROUBLES OF LABOR
FIRST ROW IN THE SCRANTON
STREET-CAR STRIKE.
Who Struck: Billy Patterson? Penn
sylvania Coal Miners Again
Walk Ont.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec 27. The first
blow struck in the street-car men's strike
was received this evening1 by William
Patterson, the new superintendent of the
Scranton Railway Company. Teamsters
blocked the car he was running, and
breaker boys and street urchins assaulted
It with potatoes. When the trolley car
reached strike headquarters the Btrlkers
boarded it and attempted co take off the
crew. Some one pulled Superintendent
Patterson from the car, and he was struck
on the head with a fist or club that
knocked off his hat and caused him to
reel. Two strikers. Edward and Joseph
Henley, brothers, rushed the superintend
ent Into a saloon, protecting him from
the crowd with great difficulty. The other
strikers helped the police officers disperse
the crowd, and also helped the company
officials to take the stalled car to the
barn.
Eleven cars were moved today, but -not
more than tlx at one time. As far as
known, not a single passenger was car
ried. Twenty-three of the 53 men who came
from New York last night, returned today.
Only U reached the company's office. The
others are scattered about the city. Pro
visions for the imported men arrived to
day from Philadelphia. The local busi
ness men refuse to sell the company any
supplies. The letter-carriers have hired
busses at their own expense", and will not
ride on the cars hereafter. Two men
from Wllllamsport, one from Sudbury and
one from Blnghamton were turned back
by the strikers today. The company se
cured six men last nJght from St. Louis,
who refused to listen to the strikers' en
treaties. COAL MINERS' STRIKE.
Introduction of Mnclilnery Causes
Trouble In Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 27. Six hundred
miners of the Bakerton Coal Company's
mines, near Bamesboro, on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, were today reported as
on strike by National Organizer Edward
McKay, who visited the miners' headquar
ters here. The strike arises from the re
cent Introduction of mining machinery,
and five mines of the company have been
forced to susperd operations.
The coal company is an interest of Dun
can, Spangler & Co., extensive coal oper
ators of Central Pennsylvania, and ex
Governor Hastings Is largely Interested.
The miners are demanding extra remu
neration for the extra labor entailed by
the use of "machinery. Questions are In
volved in relation to the mining wage
scale that are likely to cause trouble In
all of the Pennsylvania fields, and that It
will be Imperative to adjust.
Various district organizations of miners
are now meeting or have met to arrange
the wage schedule to be submitted to the
national convention of the general body.
Among the most Important of these is
that of the Hocking Valley district, of
Ohio, Just closed at Columbus. The scale
proposed by the district Is regarded as a
base for the settlement of the combined
competitive fields. The Hocking Valley
miners decided to call for an advance In
wages without naming- a definite figure
or percentage; a fixed differential between
pick and machine mining; the establish
ment and enforcement of the eight-hour
day In all the fields; the establishment
and enforcement of the run-of-mlne sys
tem In all fields.
NORTHERN PACIFIC OPERATORS.
Strike of Telegrapher Is More Than
Possible.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 27. An even
ing paper says:
Events of today indicate that a strike
of telegraph operators on tne Northern
Pacific Is more than possible. The com
pany Is sending men West to prepare for
an emergency. When questioned with re
gard to this movement, Georgs Hampton,
the operators press committeeman, stat
ed, thai the grievance committee was
aware that the company was taking pre
cautionary measures. He said:
"It is hard for us to understand the
action of the company. We have never
Intimated by word or act thai we would
advocate a strike should our demands
not be granted. At the present time all
we desire are reasonable concessions, and
we will remain here until we get them.
If we fall to cet them I can hardly say
what action will be taken by the teleg
raphers. "There will be no strike if the teleg
raphers can prevent It. Our demand for
a contract has been refused, but we have
been granted some minor concessions.
Strikers Go Back to Work.
PITTSTON, Pa.. Dec 27. The 2500 em
ployes of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany at Heldelburg, Dorrance, Prospect
and Franklin collieries, went back to
work today after being on strike since
last Friday. The men struck because
they were not receiving their pay every
two weeks. They have been assured
that the company will hereafter pay
wages semi-monthly.
Cleveland's Literary Tvro-Step.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
It Is not likely that Grover Cleveland
will ever be seriously studied as an ex
ponent of literary style for, some time
ago, his manner of writing was adequate
ly and mlmetlcally described as "couched
In polysyllabic words that clumsily clog
themselves into sentences of more than
Johnsonian ponderosity." Still, It Is In
teresting to see how tenaciously he clings
to one verbal trick of his. which consists
'in arranging his Important words In coup
lets. This mannerism Is not original with
Mr. Cleveland, for It was long ago char
acterized as "the prayer-book style"; but
In his article Just published In the Sat
urday Evening Post, ot Philadelphia, he
has carried it to an extreme. Thus he
tells his readers that the Democracy has
violated the law of its "strength and
vigor," and should . return to the "pro
fessions and practices" of sane Democ
racy in spite of the "extent and persist
ency" of its wanderings due to commands
issued on the day of "routs and discom
fiture." He thinks that above all things
there should be a "renunciation and
avoidance" of sectional control, since the
future Is full of Democratic "duty and
opportunity." and that Democrats will
respond "listlessly and falterlngly" if
Bryan continues to rule; but that other
wise they will show their old-time "en
thusiasm and courage" for true Democ
racy's "rehabilitation and restoration."
And so on. We don't know whether
rhetoricians have any particular name
for this sort of writing, but It might be
very fairly called a literary two-step.
Portraits In Public Places.
Scrlbner's.
At the present time the conditions by
which these portraits are acquired by the
state or the institution which owns them
are such that few could be made use of
for a decorative end; and It Is mainly,
perhaps, because the community is the
beneficiary, not the donor. Many of them
are gifts of individuals, and may or may
not be works of art. This Is not surpris
ing when sentiment Instead of knowledge
guides the gift. There may be a way,
however, to overcom'e thi3 handicap. It
would be no Invasion of the prerogative of
sentiment if the preparation of these me
morials were placed under the. control of
the authorities who should care for them
and house hera. or of a special commit
tee which should select the painter a
committee whose concern it would hp to
know the best that was being produced
in the portraiture of the day. On this
board of selection, then, might be one
artist of reputation, chosen annually, to
act with them. This could doubtless be
arranged, and the judgment of the profes
sional painter who should thus act would
be valuable en" the further question of
framing and placing the picture; for this
all has to do with the harmony and beauty
of the hall destined for this character of
decoration or ornamentation. Do not let
the fact be Ignored that portraits well
chosen and well placed may serve the pur
pose of noble decoration.
HAY'S CALLERS.
Foreign Diplomats at the State De
partment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Secretary Hay
has recovered from his indisposition, and
was again at his desk In the State Depart
ment today. This being diplomatic day,
he had many callers, the Chinese Mlntstcx
being the first. Neither the Secretary nor
the Minister had any late advices from
Pekln. Senator Lodge called to present
Mr. Meyer, the new Ambassador to Italy.
Lord Pauncefote arrived shortly after Mr.
Lodge's departure and had a brief con
ference with Mr. Hay. The Ambassador
has heard nothing whatever concerning
the course of the British Government on
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, nor Is there
likely to be any development at London
before the papers have reached there,
some time next week. The presence of the
Costa Rlcan Minister, Mr. Calvo, also
gave evidence of interest in that quartet
in the fate of the treaty. The German
Ambassador, the Guatemalan and the Pe
ruvian and Austrian Ministers and th
French Charge d'Affalrs were among the
callers.
Irregularities in Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Dec 27. The Senate
committee on relations with Cuba will
probably meet Immediately after the holi
days for the purpose of considering the
question of Irregularities under the Cuban
service, as directed by the resolution of
last session. The Lawshe report made
to the Secretary of War has not been re
ceived by the committee. It Is presumed
that if Secretary Rootconcludes to send
this to Congress at aft, he will send it
direct to the Senate. x Those who have
become familiar with the report say it
contains very little Information that has
not been given to the public already.
Division of Insnlnr Affairs.
WASHINGTON. Dec 27. In accordance
with an order Issued by the War Depart
ment today, the division of customs and
Insular affairs of the office of the Secre
tary of War, created In December, 189S.
hereafter will be known as "the division
of Insular affairs." and will have charge
of matters pertaining to the civil affairs
connected with the government of Cuba
and the Philippine Islands, as distin
guished from matters of a purely military
character.
The "Slaushter-House" Case.
WASHINGTON. Dec 27. The Secretary
of War has sustained the action of the
military authorities In Cuba in what Is
familiarly known as the "slaughter
house" case, without prejudice, however,
to the full legal rlchts of the claimants,
which are left to the future determination
of the courts of Cuba. This case Involves
many Important legal questions, and bids
fair to be a subject of litigation for years
to come.
The Order Amended.
WASHINGTON, Dec 27. The War De
partment has amended the recent tariff
circular authorizing the free entry of
Christmas presents Into the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Cuba, so that the conces
sion In the case of Cuban ports will expire
January 15, Instead of February 7, as orig
inally provided. It Is stated at the de
partment that tho privilege of free en
try applies to goods of the character de
scribed only, addressed to officers, sol
diers and strictly military employes.
Purchase of a Transport.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The Secretary
of Yar today purchased the large freight
steamer Samoa, at Hong Kong, for use
In transportation to San Francisco ot the
volunteer arm In the Philippines. The
Samoa will have to be altered for that
purpose, and the work will be done at
Hong Kong. The officials refuse to state
the price paid for the vessel or the names
of the owners.
The Cramps' Contract.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 27. It 4s the
general belief that the Cramps contract
for the construction jof a cruiser for Turk
ey was signed without the first payment
being made. This view Is supported by
the fact that the Porte has formally
promised to pay nothing to Americans
before paying the Krupps, and the Ger
mans have not yet received anything.
NEWSPAPERS IN THE WEST
Have Closely Followed Advance.
guard of Pioneers.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The fact that The Portland Oregonlan
has just celebrated the completion of half
a century of life will serve to show how
closely the newspapers have followed the
advance-guard of the American pioneers
in their westward march. At the time
In 1S50 when The Oregonlan was estab
lished, Oregon had Just been organized
as a territory. It had only 13,000 inhabi
tants in 1850, and the Oregon of that
time not only constituted what is now
the state of that name, but the present
Washington, Idaho, and part of Montana
and Wyoming. Nor was The Oregonlan
the first paper which appeared In the
Oregon country, but It was by far the
greatest paper, and It has been pub
lished continuously first as a weekly,
and afterward as a dally from the time
of Its earliest Issue down to today.
A few months ago the Scioto Gazette,
printed at Chllllcothe, O., observed the
hundredth anniversary of Its establish
ment, and It Is not the oldest paper pub
lished in Ohio, either. The Centlnel. of
the Northwestern Territory, the progen
itor of the present Cincinnati Gazette,
the weekly edition of the Commercial
Gazette, was started in Cincinnati In
1793. Cincinnati as a settlement was only
four years old at that time, and com
prised 50 or 60 log cabins and about 200
Inhabitants. That was the first news
paper printed In the old Northwest Ter
ritory. "Fourteen years ago the Pittsburg
Commercial Gazette celebrated the cen
tenary of its establishment. It was
founded back In 17S6, and, first as a
weekly and a semi-weekly, and since 1S33
as a dally. It has appeared without In
terruption ever since, though In Its ear
lier years, on account of the occasional
delay In the arrival of the pack-horses
the locomotives of those days across
the mountains with their supply of pa
per, the proprietors had to borrow cart
ridge paper from the commander of the
United States garrison at the "forks of
the Ohio." on which to print their week
ly. The Commercial Gazette has the dis
tinction of being the first paper printed
west of the ,Alleghanies.
In the old French communities on the
banks of the Mississippi newspapers did
not follow the-ploneers quite so closely
as they did In the settlements of the English-speaking
peoples, yet eight years
hence our neighbor the Republic will have
a chance to celebrate the hundredth an
niversary of its establishment. St. Lou's
was founded as a fur-trading post by the
French in 1754. and, though at that time
the old Province of Louisiana had been
theoretically ceded to Spain by France,
the actual transfer did not take place
until 1769. Figuratively, St. Louis was
ceded back to France by Spain with the
rest of Louisiana in 1S00, but the physi
cal transfer of the St. Louie end of
Louisiana did not occur until 1S04, a few
minutes before France ceded It to the
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths,
There Is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
it heart disease,
pneumonia, heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
of kidney disease. If
kidney trouble is al
lowed to advance the
kidney-poisoned
blood will attack the
vital organs or the
kidneys themselves break down and waste
away eel! by eel!.
Bladder troubles most always result from
a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is
obtained quickest by a proper treatment of
the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you
can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, 4iver and
bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and scald
ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity of being compelled to
go often during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and sold
by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar
sized bottles. You may
have a sample bottle of ,
this wonderful new dis
covery and a book that
tells all about It, both
Home ot Swamp-Root.
sent free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co.
Blnghamton, N. Y. When writing mention
reading this generous offer in this paper.
United States under the Jefferson-Bonaparte
purchase of 1S03. Tho French and
Spanish fur traders, hunters and voy
ageurs felt no particular need of a news
paper, and at the time of the transfer
there were only 10 or 12 American resi
dents in the 925 inhabitants of St. Louis.
The transfer soon began to change the.
racial complexion of its Inhabitants, and
there were 100 or 150 of the English
speaking people out of St. Louis' 1100
inhabitants at the time In 1S0S when
Joseph Charless started the Missouri Ga
zette, the .progenitor of the present St.
Louis Republic, which was the first news
paper printed west of -the Mississippi
in the present United States territory.
But all over the West where the English
speaking races were the first white in
habitants, the newspapers were closer in
the footsteps of the pathfinders. In gen
eral, the newspapers have, figuratively
stated, marched in the front of the Amer
ican advance in the conquest ot the con
tinent. Portraits In Public Places.
Scrlbner's Magazine.
If It were the practice of those who
erect halls for municipal or state use,
colleges, Chambers of Commerce or
Boards of Trade to maintain certain
rooms as repositories for portraits which
custom and the function of the building
call for, such rooms would be b.eautiful
and dignified, and contribute much to tho
building as a whole. Organizations, civic
halls, statehouses and National depart
ments possess portraits of persons whose
achievements have Identified them, with
tho activities that the structure stands
for. With due consideration and soma
architectural forethought these canvases
might be made to serve a splendid deco
rative purpose and add much to the arch
itectural beauty and significance of the
halls that hold them. It Is clear that
they hardly do this at present.
Found an American Diamond Mine.
ALAMO GORDO,, Dec 27. A prominent
railway official here today received a box
of 50 gems closely resembling and al
leged to be damonds found near Capitan,
the coal camp on the line of the El Paco
& Northeastern Railway Company, SO
miles north of this place. The stones
were found by J. J. Blow, formerly asso
ciated with the De Beers Consolidated
Company at KImberly, South Africa, who
has been secretly Investigating the field
for the past month, and a letter from
him accompanying the shipment states
that they are either diamonds or some
thing so closely resembling the gem that
they deceive him. They will successfully
stand every crude test known. The
gems will be sent away for final analysis.
Scheme of the Coal Trust.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The Times to
morrow will say:
"The North American Company, which
has been one of the conspicuous finan
ciering companies of Wall Street, has
passed Into the control of J. P. Mor
gan and is to be used by him to further
the great coal deal known to the street
as 'the coal trust,' of which the ac
quiring of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany was the initial step. The plan i3
to make the North American Company
the joint selling agent, which will take
over and to which will be consigned the
entire output of all the coal properties
controlled by the trust."
Gold Mine on a Roof.
Down In the heart of "Wall street 13 a placer
mine Uncle Sam has worked with profit for
many years. It Is on the roof of the Govern
ment assay office. During the refining process
much gold Is carried out through the chimneys
with the smoke. Immediately on reaching tho
cold air, however, It falls-to 'thV roof In yellow
powder. Being so heavy. Hlffikh'not wash It
away, and at stated Intervals men sweep the
roof carefully, returning the sweepings to the
assay office. Federal watchmen Jealously guard
the root against over-curious visitors.
Atlantic Squadron Cruise.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The United States
torpedo-boat Ericsson sailed from Hamp
ton Roads today. She will be one of the
torpedo fleet which, accompanied by the
battle-ship Alabama, will shortly sail to
Join the North Atlantic squadron on Its
annual Winter cruise In the tropics. The
flagship Kearsarge and the Massachusetts
started from Hampton Roads Saturday for
Pensacola and the rendezvous will be
made somewhere in the Gulf.
Huntingdon's Will
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27. The will
of Collls P. Huntington was admitted to
probate by Judge Coffey today. The pe
tition was presented by Attorney J. El
Foulds, who stated that the only property
belonging to the estate of the deceased
railroad magnate in this city consisted of
a mortgage Interest and real property of
the value of $50,000. Aside from this
there was no personal property of any
description, the mansion on California
street standing In the name of the widow.
Signed a Protocol.
LONDON, Dec 2S. "The governments
of Chile and Argentina have signed a pro
tocol," says the Buenos Ayres corres
pondent of the Times, "agreeing- to take
no aggressive action concerning the dis
puted territory of Ultima and Peranza
In Patagonia."
French Consul nt San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27. Baron H.
de St. Laurent, the French Consul at
Vancouver, B. C., has arrived here to be
come acting Consul In place of the late
Paul Antolne. "He will have charge of
the consulate pending the appointment of
a permanent Consul.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec 27. Today's state
ment of the treasury balances shows:
Available cash balance Ht2.292.252
Gold 06.1W.164
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