St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 29, 1892

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Sr. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1892. , ment among all the peo and his cont eee would a within’ the outrage fully as ve as the as- sa ult upon the sailors of the Baltimore. BAYARD’S VIEWS. PEREIRA’S NOTE MANLY AND EXPLICIT IX TERMS, ‘ ¢ WILMINGTON, Del., Jan, 29.—Ex-Secretary of State Bayard in ‘a brief interview this morning expressed mis thor- ough gratification over the prospective amicable and honorable adjustment of the Chilian controversy. ‘‘The note of Sec- retary Pereira,’’ said Mr, Bayard, dated Jan. 2 to the American Minister in Chill seems to me to leuve nothing that can be reasonably or ust asked for by the people of the nited States. It is trahk. many, self-respecting and explicit and atthe same thoroughly respectful an even deferentialto the United States. The same thin said of the note of Mr. ontt, written in Was- ington on Jan. 23, and addressed to the Secretary of State. It would seem pos- sible that any pretext for further menace against Chili could now be found, and it is to 2 — 1 — — pablic mind will not be rs ofan war. That's possible. n Sees of Double Dealing. n the Next National ZElection— Jan. 29.—The sarcastic articles nis ultimatum, were chiefly based CABINET MEETING. TO-DAY’S SESSION WAS A REMARKABLY BRIEF ONE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—The Cabinet meeting to-day was unusually brief, lasting about forty-five minutes. secretaries Elkins and Rusk remained with the President for a short time after the meeting adjourned. Secretary Foster, who Is still at Fortress Monroe, was the only absentee. The brevity of the session is taken to mean that nothing important was done. It is supposed that the Chillan matter was not under discussion. It cannot be learned whethera response to the Pertera note has been forwarded to Minister Egan. — —— ** JUST IN TIME.“ According to the report of view as cabled to London, Mr. ned Secretary Biaine and President Minister Montt, ten says, saw President Harrison entbe matter as he feared that the second message of President esse on the subject, and claim EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN ALLEN IN THE HOUSE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—The chan controversy has not been without its humor- ous, as well as its grave phase. In the House yesterday Mr. Allen of Mis- sissippi moved to increase the membership of the Foreign Affairs Committee from thirteen to seventy-five. The motion was made a vehicle to carry the witty and humorous address which Mr. Allen made in support of t. Among his remarks oecurred the following passages: Now, sir, recurring to the tncidents that were re- hashed to us in the correspondence between our Government and Chill to-day, I] wanttosay I never would have spoken on this subject until there was a satisfactory settlement of it. [Laughter.| I am not as familiar with diplomatic cogrespondence be tween 0 aps, as the present Secre- tary of State, r. Biaine, but I do know, Mr. Speaker, the code of honor that governs gentiemen in affaires of this kind, having spent the most of my life in living under that code and in fighting duels. [Great laughter. Most of that I have killed, sir, I . Renewed to resom to the code, say that there has been some precipitation in our ection. In Mississippi, if when one gentleman inéti- tutes a correspondence wit another and brings him down to the point of differénce and finally sends him his ultimatum laughter]. if thet man. after sending that ultimatum were to rush into print and publish the correspondence before Be ha bad time to hear from h.s ultimatum, he would bea per- sons non grate in that State. It is not the proper thing when you have sent your ultimatum to your adversary to rush into — and give your side of the case to the country before you have heard from the ultimatum. {Renewed laughter. |} Just todllustrate how the thing strikes me, I will read a sentence an interview with a distin- 2 gentieman who once sat where you now sit, r. Speaker—I mean ¢x-Speaker Keifer. I read from the newspaper: *‘Mr. Keifer thinks the senti- mentinthe Republican party is drifting towards Harrison. [Laughter.] His message on the Chilian imbroglio was issued just intime. (Great laugh- ter.] Now, Mr. Speaker, just suppose he had waited a litte while longer, thm what mu ght have [Laughter.)} This ‘**drift- ing sentiment’’ in 10 Repub- lican party towards that distinguished gentieman, the President of the United tates, might have been stopped if he had not got in here with that Chillan messege just in time. Why, sir Il remember that nota great whileagoit was stated in the public prints that on one occasion when the President was to go to New York, the train that was to have left the depot at ten minutes to 10 o'clock was delayed until 10 minutes after 12 o’cloce lest the President should travel on Sun- dey. [Great laughter.) And yet I am informed that the President had s number of printers working all day last Sunday in order to get that message in here just in time.’'’ [Great applause and laughter on the Democratic side. ; PRESS COMMENTS. has been guilty of ‘*double and that he was aware of Chili’s efore the message was sent to Con- ish newspapers, however, have sneering references to the and now seriously apd briefly sident Harrison and predict a feat in November. ' says that Senor Periera, the ter of Foreign Affairs, cannot f any desire to make President k foolish, but, the Standard adds, ade up for the absence of not quite sure, the that the judgment of f his party will sincerely echo son's remark that the turn of the two countries is very are BLAINE MUST EXPLAINS. D. Jan. B. —It can be authority of a Democratic ommittee on Foreign Mi ie is to be called tt stensibly to explain an correspondence, e alleged delay in ac- 1 with the receipt of ize. liouss > ne :+MONTT, AIX. TALS e FACLT a THEIR LIN WASHINGTON. an, 27.—The officials at feeling anything but com- the situation of the con- ed States and Chill. | measuf for mis- there as to the state ertain prominent some time ago their advice pursued in con- tations with the United been actuated by mong whom Matta is rather lodicrous to ne ot the remarks on and Valparaiso news - Which has hitherto n him, ts now full of the on the American papers it ls the same * ir VEIWS OF NEW YORK PAPERS ON THE CHILIAN REPLY. New Yorn. Jan, 20.—The New York papers this morning comment on Chili's reply as follows: The WORLD says: ‘‘Punishment and hu miliation, which are the revenges of mon- ih) LATE AMERICANS, Mus. FANTIAGO, ENCE OF EDWIN DODD IN Jan. 23.—Mrs. Edwin PAID THE PENALTY. Andrew Borjessen Hanged for Murder- ink Emma Anderson. AWN ATROCIOUS DEED OF BLOOD LEGALLY EXPIATED. History of the Tragedy asd Its Principels —Mysterious Disappearance of a Young Girl-A Texas Deputy Sheriff Shot Down—Juan Coy, a Noted Desperado Killed —Criminal News. LITCHFIELD, Conn., Jan: .- Andrew Bor- Jessen, the murderer of Emma Anderson, was hanged inthe jail ‘here this forenoon. The drop fell at 10:38 o’clock, and the victim of the law was dead in eleven minutes ‘there- after. Borjessen was a trifie nervous yesterday and paced his cell continuously. Mr. Erick- son, the Swedish clergyman, spent a good partofthe prisoner’s last night on earth with him, reading the Bible and praying. After Borjessen retired he slept soundly until 5o0’clock. At7o’clock he was shaved and donned his new black cloth suit. At d o' clock the sacrament was administered by Rev. Mr. Erickson. Borjessen has become very relig- lous lately. Yesterday he gave to Sheriff Allen a long, rambling statement in writing, acknowledging the justice of the sentence and stating that he alone was responsibie for the crime, and that it had been premeditated for several days. The screed ends with a pro- fession of faith and an expression of the be- lief that he is saved. THE CRIME. Andrew Borjessen and Emma Anderson werd playmates in Sweden and Borjessen came rst to this country and secured work on a farm in New Milford. He saved money fortwo years and then vent to Sweden and induced his brother Charles and his play- mate, Emma, whoat the time me his promised bride, toreturn with him. Emma secured a situation on a farm about two miles from where her lover was employed. This was about a year before the murder. Andrew became dissipated and Emma insisted that their engagement should be broken. At this Andrew became furious and ance. Promtimetotime he visited Emma and persisted in his suit, till at last, at the request of the girl. Emmas employer paid him $40, whicb he had — gente in bringing Emma from Sweden, and requested him to keep off the premises. Onthe night before the murder Andrew went to the village of New Milford and drank heavily, starting for home early in the even- ing. He did not enter his employer's house, but sat under a shed toying with his freshly sharpened knife until : a. m., when the de- sire for revenge got the better of his love and he started for the farmof Emma’s — ü — Homer Buckingham, walking through a ter- rite storm which raged all night. Arriving atthe house he placed aplank against the root of the shed in the rear and taking off his shoes, climbed up the plank and intothe window of Emma’s room, which, on acconnt ofthe heat, had been left open forthe first time since Andrew’s threats. He attacked the sleeping girl and slashed with his knife until the victim’s head was nearly severed from her body, and gashed in a horrible man- ner. The noise aroused the househoid and the murder was discovered by Mr. Bucking- ham as the murderer was leaving the shed. CAPTURE AND TRIAL. He wes captured ea the next morning in a swamp about a mile fromthe scene of the murder, where he had been tracked by a trail of blood which flowed fromacut in his thigh, self-inflicted during his frenzied use of the knife on his victim. His trial was begun at Litchfield, Dec. 2, 1890, and lasted four days. The defence was Insanity, due to eptllepsy, but so skilfully was the prosecution worked upthat it took the jury but twenty-two minutesto decide him guilty, and he was sentenced on Jan. 1, 1891, to be henged Jan. , 1892 Arequest fora pew trial was denied and an appeal for clemency afew weeks ago before the State Board of Pardon resulted in non-interfer- ence. The panging took place in a new buliding erected for the purpose in the rear of the jali andthe gallows used was the same upon which many murderers have paid the penalty in New Haven and Bridgeport. Preparations for the execution were com- plete. A high board fence had been erected around the bulldingin the rear of the jail where the hanging took place, and a canvass sheet twenty-five feet high was stretched from the top of the fence. Last Saturday the Jeath watch was set and the watchers remained with him until he was lead out to the execution. Borjessen said littie about his coming fate except to ask the guards if hanging was a guick and painiess death. The Rev. Dr. Ericcson, pastorof the Swedish Church at Washington, Conn., bas spent much time archical governments, should be unknown in the brotherhood of republics. Andqnow that with the condemned man. The execution of Borjessen was the fourth that hds take place ty bas returned from Santiago, ne has been the last year, she met with some thru „ was there during the vies and has much to say in em. she was in Santiago ling English college at the Gisturbances and saw many ind pecullar 9 She Chill has expressed her willingness to make honorable amends for the acts of an irres pon- ste mob and the affront of a hot-headea Minister, our — 12 should be most gen erous and frien diy. The Tribune says: The Chilian controversy has practically 1 by just and hon- orable action on t part of the Santiago Government. The complications which have . =o in Litchfield County, the third being that of Thomas Goss nearly 107 years ago. THOMPSON HAN GEP. THE LAW SATISFIED FOR THE MURDER OF WILLIAM ADAMS. WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 20.—Thos. fhomp- son, colored, was hanged at Chestertown, arisen and are now practically adjusted will have the salutary result of bringing Chili and the United States into more friendly and harmonious relations in future. The United States was entitled to its rights and these it has — ! secured. Chili has not in any sense been humiliated, while its respect for the United States has been in- creased by the firm and resolute stand taken for the maintenance of American rights.’’ The Times say: The letter of Senor Periera isa — self-respectful and hon- orable communication. ‘The Herald. says: The Chillan reply is maniy and graceful. It does honor to the Government of that country as well as credit to the patriotism and statesmansh!p of Fre- mier Periera. In the light of the correspond- ence published this morning Mr. Harrison’s ultimatum seems basty, uncalled for and unwarranted. The fortunate result isa victory for the American people and one honorabie to Chill. It is not, however, a triumph of Mr. Harrison's jingo diplomacy, but a triumph in spite of it. THE MUSGRAVE CASE. hae 10 the country toward the one olextreme hatred. The hehind the times. I found ety in an extremely demoralized ‘Ontains abowt 200,00) in- the wickedest Statistics show *cambiing dens than any city in almaceca was a man of progres- ind instituted many reforms, 1 the opposttion to inaugurate which resulted tn his overthrow. e noone was allowed on the Wat without a pass. The fire- rcerea silent in case of fire as emightexcite the people, con- ere were Many Cevastating con- So ope was allowed to carry or ing of red color, as that was the rebels. One evening we were the strees when sudden! rner appeared a troop of soi- ead Dy a mob ot greasy, dirty na- ig more like savages than civilized ‘moment's time it seemed the fied with people, and the air outs ot eie La Opposition.’’ ere fired, ana red bunt- area every where. Women stores and bought everything in ine that had red init. They ‘among the mob. The women the trouble were nearly dll on the * Opposition and worked many mes to aid the cause, even to con- .. printing presses in their homes were printed little incendia of which the women carried ‘tributed from house to house oaks. In many cases families „the greater majority of the cent men belng for far Haute To-Day. Terre Havre, Ind., Jan, .- an the numerous technical q@estions raised by the counsel for the defense in the celebrated | Musgrave log-cabin conspiracy case have ruled upon by the court in the both sides having to the jury havin closing arguments 0 gress, K a rs li de turned sear te In recent years he courts of this | being in the — — i the jurors —. this 1 — een growing more and more bit- ‘ine. Merchants who kept United were compelled to secrete them n us being im from some . The warlike feeling 22 is strong and the K and file 5 whip e United meg, the member of the Cham ‘es, who voted against apologiz- _ — States, is a fre-eater of the tion. N „ D. C., Jan. W. — Leut. Me- nne officers of the cruiser Ba)ti- h Of the Bal the criminal court, said to-day that hillan he of the 1 herican sallors It Will Be Given to the Jury at Terre 5 Md., at 6:30 o’clock this morning for the murder on the night of Aug. 22, 1891, of Wm. Adams, also colored. Thompson bore up bravely tothe last. About fifty persons wit- nessed theexecution. It was the iret in the county since the hanging of the three Cosden murderers in 1851. MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 29.—Rose Barowitch, a pretty 13-year-old girl, left home last Fri- Gay evening, dressed only in a light calico gown, and with no hat. Since then her parents have seen nothing of her, and the vigorous search of the police has failed to re- veal her whereabouts. A cee: — of the st that ds much to — ——— the affair. She says that on the night Rosa left home she saw t missing girl enter a house near by se, which had been rented furnished by the two young men, weeks, were found shreds of the On door yo and a their ce here. is belleved that they t — meltrea en threw her daily river. The 1 are bending to unravel the terry, but small success thus 0 ed the girl ; through the ice in the every — 2 have met * MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING. A MURDERER LYNCHED. OwxrTos, Ky., Jan. 2.—Amob of t swore venge- ; — A special term of Jud Mon nehing. ge tfort will court to investigate th SURPRISED A GUILTY TRIO. SouTH OMAHA, Neb,, Jan. 29.—John Kissky, a boardipg-house keeper, surprised his wife and two ot the Doarders, named Thomas Williams and Henry Leonard, together. En- raged he drew a revolver and shot Leonard in the head and Williams in the tmck. Both will prey SS Kissky next tried to kill his wife but ed. call ely TROUBLE FEARED. BrisTo., Tenn., Jan. . — The trial of Tal- ton Hall is nearinganend. The evidence is nearly finished and most of it goes to prove a cold-blooded murder. The jury will get the case this evening, andit is believed that a verdict will be quickly returned. If Hall is acquitted, itis said be will be lynched. But his Kentucky friends are here and declare that he shall have a fair trial and be a free man ifacquitted. A battle is feared. CHARGED WITH MURDER. PHILADELPHIA, Fa., Jan. 29.—Sheriff Weaver of Pierre, N. D., arrived at Pilain- feld, Cumberland County, Fa., yesterday and arrested J. W. Latevre, whois charged with the murder of Mies Mary Gardner in May last in that State. The reward for La- fevre’s capture was $5,000. He was taken to Dakota last night for trial. SERIOUBLY STABRED. LITTLE Rock; Ark., Jan. 2. -A serious cut - ting affray took place last evening, in which Albert Fink, son of the General Manager of the Memphis & Little Rock Road, and George Barrow were the * — Both are young men attending the Commercial College in this city. They had a dispute yesterday, which wound up in a fight in which Barrow stabbed young Fink, inficting a dangerous wound. DEPUTY SHEKIEF KILLED. UVALDE, Tex. „Jan. . -A telegram received by Sheriff Baylor this morning announced that Deputy Sheriff Panteleon Lara had been shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men concealed ing pile of ties at Sabina. Lara was after the parties who blew open and robbéd Kelso & Dyer’s safe yesterday morning. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. Bismarck, Mo., Jan. . — An attempt was made here Wednesday night to assassinate Richard Burks in his saloon. Burks was standing in his saloon whena bullet sud Genly crashed through the glass and struck an iron rod directly im front of him and glanced off tothe wall, A young man named Gillam has been arrested on suspicion. JUAN COY KILLED. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 29.—Juan Coy, a Gesperado of State-wide notoriety, was shot and instantiy killed yesterday, in a quarrel, by Henry Kempkrau. CASUALTIES. in a Rear Ind Oollision—Other Mishaps. Srracuse, XN. I., An. D. — 4 disastrous rear-end collision occgfred on the New York Central just west of the Dewltt yard at 5:0” o’clock this morning, fesulting inthe death of one man and ions injuries to two others. A freight tra from the West ran into another freight uin, which was stana- ing on the Lake Shore Branch waiting an op- portunity to get into ard. The locomo- tive plowing head th g the caboose, cut- ting it in twoand emashed through six freight cars. In the ' was Mrakeman Wm. Coz, who was instantly killed; Conduc- tor John welch, Who nad both feet cut off, Brakeman Patrick Weien, who was iniured internally and also about the head. The in- jured men were brought to Syracuse. The wreck caught re and was burned. CHASING RUNAWAT ENGINES. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 27.—A switching engine and a freight locomotive collided near Berry Junction, yesterday, and asa result Engineer Patrick Trent Mes inthe hospital at Williamsport, probably fatally hurt. His fireman, Walter Withers, escaped with severe bruises. The engineer and fireman of the freight locomotive were not aboard at the time when the crash came. Neither loco- motive left the track, but the shock opened wide the throttle of the switch engine, which continued up the track, pushing the other ahead of it. They cohtinued on through the freight yards, increasing their speed. The main track, fortunately, was clear and the runaways dashed on till Linden Station was reached, seven milesaway, when the steam gave out. AS soon as the accident occurred orders were quickly telegraphed ahead to stop all trains at Jersey Shore and clear the track, and another engine was sentin pur suit of the runaways. They were overtaken just as they were slowing up. Killed COLLIDED IN A CUT. Manowey City, Fa., Jan. 20.—A disastrous accident occurred in a cut on the Pennsy!- vania Ratlroad near here yesterday by the Pennsylvania express colliding with a Lehigh Valley accommodation, caused by a mis- understanding of orders on the part of the Lehigh crew. The man Killed is Deiderick Jacob, engineer, Darfbury. The injured are: A. F. BLAKESLEY, Delano, Assistant Super- intendent Lebigh @aliroad; leg broken and scalp wounded. ° CHARLEY Fratey, Shamokin ; leg broken. Wa. Hr, Subury, freman; fatally crushed. Jon LetountTos, Shamokin; leg broken. Ww. STAHL, Roaring Creek, newsboy; legs crushed, skull fractured. Several others were bruised. slightiy cut and THE MISSING 6COWS. New Yorn, Jan. . — The Barney Dumping Boat Co. this morning received word that the third of the missing scows, No. 17, had been recovered by Capt. Keene of the tug Edgar Lachenbach, yesterday morning, ninety miles southeast of Sandy Hook. The half-famished men on the scow were landed atthe Atlantic dock, Brooklyn, at 1 o'clock this morning. The LachenbDach has gone out again to look for the fourth scow, No. 5, and for the tug Webster. There are tem men on the two boats stili missing. A HORRIBLE DEATH. Sr. Joszrn, Mo., Jan. 2%.—William Dun- can, a well-to-do milwright of this place and one of the Dest known Citizens of this section, met with a horrible death yesterday in Toowe & Yates’ mill, Dear this city. While inspecting the machinery he was picked up by the belting and whir around with ter- rific velocity. In an tnetant Duncan’s body was crushed from head to foot. DID THE COW ESCAPE? GRACEVILLE, Minn., Jan. B. — The north- +41 BSE 4 E ASHFORTH SET FREE — — Extradition Failed to Secure the Noted American Swindler. HIS OFFENSE COMMITTED BEFORE THE TREATY WAS ADOPTED. A Law Can Have No Retroactive Force— Tennyson’s Tribute to the Dead Duke Said to Be Mostly Gush — Canada’s Boodlers Being Investigated—English Farmers in Conference—Foreign News. Lonbpox, Jan. 29.—Joseph J. Ashforth, who was arrested for embezzling funds of the Royal Arcanum Building 4 Loan Association of Brooklyn, N. I., and who is now held for extradition, was brought before the Court of Queen’s Bench to-day on a decree nisi, call- ing upon the treasury, the Magistrate of the Bow Street Police Court, and the Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Minister of the United States, to show cause whya writ of habeas corpus should not issue in his case. Justices Sir Henry Hawkins and Sir Alfred Wells presided. Sir Richard ebster, At- torney General, and Sir Edward Clarke, Solicitor General, both appeared for the Crown and argued against the granting of a writ of habeas corpus to release the prisoner, Lenghty statements were submitted showing that the Bow Street Magistrate had rightly committed Ashforth to await the result of proceedings Jor extradition as applied for by the proper United States authorities. Sir Edward Clarke maintained that the case was Clearly within the present treaty. Sir Alfred Willis, one of the presiding Jus- tices, said that he did not think the point raised by the prisoner in this respect affected the issue. Sir Richard Webster then argued that there was abundant evidence to show that Ash- forth’s extradition should be granted. Mr. Polani, for the prisoner, claimed that the evidence presented Was not sufficient to justify the extradition of his client and that there was nothing tn the depositions to prove that the offenses were committed after April, 1890, when the new extradition treaty was adopted, and finally he claimed that the prosecution relied merely upon accusatéons contained in a letter. After some further discutston of the ques- tion the bench made the habeas corpus ab- solute and ordered that the prisoner be dis- charged. In doing so Justice Hawkins said he was farfrom intendingto state that the prima facie evidence produced was not suf- ficient to justify extradition, dut he was unable to find a single particle of evidence to prove the crime was committed after the ex- tradition treaty came into effect. Justice Wiils concurred in the ruling. N FARMERS’ CONGRESS. TOPICS DISCUSSED BY AN ENGLISH AGRICULT- URAL SOCIETY. Lox porn, Jan. 23,—The Eastern Counties Agricultural Congress opened to-day at Ely, near Cambridge. A large number of dele- gates from agricultural communities were present, the object of the meeting being to outline the legistation which will tend to im- prove the condition of the agricultural popu- lation. Atthe opening of the proceedings the Rt. Hon. Henry Chaplin, President of Agricult- ure, declared that the Government recog- it was imperative to inducements to remain instead of migrating Chaplin then urged the nized the fact that offer agriculturists upon the land tothe towns. Mr. | laborers to improve their moral condition as | far as possible and trust the Government to do everything possible. The agricultural delegates showed that they were in favor of ameasure to provide agricultural laborers with small allotments of land at low rentals, and forthe creationof parish counciis and pensions for old age. The otber subjects discussed by the con- gress included the extension of local govern ment, the establishment of district councils and their powers, parochial reform, the con- solidation of the allotment act, cottage gar- dens tobe provided for new cottages, the housing of the working classes in the agri- cultural districts, the amendment and sim- plification of the present acts, sanitary reform in villages, swine fever, the adaptation of thé pleuro- pnemonia acts and éncreaseg postal facilities in the rural districts. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. REASONS THAT PREVENT ME. STANDING’S AP. PEARANCE IN AMERICA. ® Loxyposw, Jan. D. — Mr. Kobert Standing, who had a contract with Mr. Willie Edouin, Lessee and Manager of the Strand Theater, had an opportunity recently of jotning the company of Mrs. Bernard- Beers, which is to open atour inthe United States in January. He was to-day sentenced to ten days’ im prisonment for bregch of contract. It has been announced that Mrs. Bernard and K. Standing would leave England Jan. 6, but the sentence just imposed on Mr. Stand- ing will effectuaily prevent his leav- ing on the” Gate mentioned. Another actor © ts to accompany Mrs. Ber- nard-Beers is Mr. Marcus, a st whom his wife, Miss Florence . ohn, recently brought an unsuccessful sult for divorce. — CANADIAN BOODLERS. STARTLING REVELATIONS BROUGHT OUT BY THE INVESTIGATION. MONTREAL, Jan. . — The Royal Commission investigating charges of corruption against the late Quebec Government has convened here. Brokers Daveluy and Sepecal, who had acted for parties having accounts against the Government testified that they usually got 40 per cent commission for thelr services and that portions of their emoluments went to the Montreal political agent of the Govern- ment and ex-Premier Mercier’s son-in-law, Louis Gouin, Senecal alone having paid Gouln 8,000. SENTENCED TO DEATH. great extent. The poem is only seventeen lines long and is largely composed of gush, though classed in some quarters as being very beautiful. He dubs the late Prince as being tender, reverent and pure, THE KIPLINGS. Mr. and Mrs. Rudyard Kipling and Mrs. Kipling,- mother and sister, will visit the United States early in the spring. The party will remain a “few months in America, and will then start on a tour of the World, during the course & which they will visit Robert Louls Stevenson. THB ASTER PAILED. Succi, the faster, who bas n attempting a fifty-two days’ fast at the Royal Aquarium, broke down to-day and commenced eating oranges and drinking lemonade. The reason was that he was seized witha violent attack of sickness and he is now sald to be in a criti- cal condition. Yesterday was the forty - fourth day of his fast. SPURGEON BETTER. Dispatches received here this morning from Mentone say thatthe Rev. Charles H. Spur - geon passed a quiet night. ; IS BANKER HILL DEAD. The Story of the Loaded Coffin Denied by Those Who Witnessed the New Brunswick, N. J., Jan. . — The ro- port that Cashier T. Wilton Hill of the James- burg bank is alive and that a loaded coffin figured at the funeral is dented to-day: Assistant President J. C. McGee says: The story is utter nonsense. I saw Mr. Hill's body in the coffin and spoke of the natural- ness of its appearance. Where such a story could have started I have no idea. Charles Ek. Westervelt, Cashier of the Jamesburg Bank. says: aes talk about Mr. Hili’s not being dead is absurd. There are many reliable people here in Jamesbur who saw him. in his coffin, to say nothing o those who prepared his body for the grave.’’ T. Wilton Hines life was insured in the Equitable Lifeand the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Companies of New York for $26,000, all of which has been paid to Mrs. Hill. There was some talk to-day of having Hill’s body exhumed in order to satisfy the local agents of the insurance com les, but this idea was given up when the undertaker and doctor expressed their willingness to swear that Hill's body was realiy buried. McGee says that enough has now been dis- covered to show that Hill’s stealings amount at least to $54,000. Public opinion in r — is firm in the conviction that Hil) committed suicide hy poison after he had told his physician that he no longer needed his services, and after Mr. Westervelt had left him apparently almost able to leave his house. The directors of the bank are anxious to keep the institution on its feet, and at their last meeting levied an assessment of $15,000 on the stockholders to meet what was then supposed to be the actual loss. All ot the stockholders except the directors have re- fused to pay anything, sayingthey will risk no more money in the concern. The Treasury Department has informed the directors that the only way they can re estab- lish the bank is to reduce the capital stock from $75,000 to $50,000. This, it is asserted, will not be done, and the bank will probably be wound up. One of the largest of the outside stockhold- ers said to-day: The stockholders have had to unearth for themselves all that the have really learned about this matter a they are satisfied that although they have discovered a steal of something over 94,000 they have not got to the bottom of the ras- cality. This is the reason the outsiders are not disposed to put more money into the con- cern.’’ Business men in this city say the defaica- tions of the three Hills, the disruption of the National Hank of New es | and the looting of the Dime Savings Bank, this city, all date from 1882, when a big syndicate was formed, with John 1. Um as its manager, and con- ducted unsuccessful operations in Wall street. ‘The Rev. Dr. Izard,the pastor of the James- burg Methodist Church, who had charge of the funeral services, said the coffin buried on Dec. 24 contained the remains of the default ing cashier. It is a grave error that some people have made, said Dr. izard, ‘‘when they say they have seen Mr. Hill alive since Dec. 22. I for- give them the imputation that I would be a — to a fraud and conduct services over a 0x of stones. Men I invoked the blessing of God on the contents of that coffin I was asking fora biessing on the remains of T. Wilton Um, and not on a pile of stones. 461 have said, the people making this assertion are mistaken.’ Dr. J. L. Suydam, who attended Mr. Hill during his Ulness, said: All the rumors that Mr. Hill is not dead and buried are false. On Dec. 12 Mr. Hill was taken ill atthe bank. Me was taken to his home, where I found him suffering from grip. After, three or four days’ iliness he seemed to t better, but on Dec. Zhe died suddenly of heart failure. I was Hed in and I gave a regular certificate declaring the cause of his death. He did not commit sul- cide, but died a natural death. At the funeral everybody was permitted to view the body. There was no secrecy—no attempt to conceal anything. MORE BITTER THAN DEATH. Why John Henry O’Connor Tried to Drown His Stepson. Paterson, N. J., Jan. 2.—One of the strangest crimes in the history of New Jersey was that committed by John Henry O’Con- nor, who attempted to drown his 6-year-old stepson, Ernest Walberry, by throwing him from the Fifth avenue bridge into the Pas- saic River om the evening of Dec. . O Connor is 60 years old. The only motive that could be as- signed on his part for the attempted murder was jealousy of fis wife’s affections. Mrs, O' Con r years She dete 2 af rE ir 5 ii 1 tt 0 THIRD PARTY SPLIT, — > v—— Congressmen Simpson, Watson and Otis Break With Their Colleagues. THEY OPPOSE ANY ALLIANCE WITH THE OLD PARTIES, The Knock-Down Argument Almost Heached in Caucus—Mr, COlev@and Won't Talk— President Harrison's Treatment of the Chilian Matter In- dorsed—Political News. Wasninetor, D. C., Jan. 9.—Jerry Simp- gon, supported by two other Alliance Con- gressmen, Watson of Georgia, and Otis of Kansas, has split with the other Alliance members of the House, and it is said that the difficulty is too serious to be healed, The crisis came to a head at a meeting of the Alliance Congress- men held in this city last week, and its re- sult was developed by the refusal of Messrs. Simpson, Watson and Otis to attend another meeting of the Alliance members last night, At the meeting last week there was a long ously opposed .by Simpson, Watson and Otis. They contended that the Alliance had progressed: favorably without the aid of either of the two great political parties and advocated the third party scheme. Several times duriog the evening an exchange of blows was barely avoided, and after it had been decided that the Alliance Congressmen should work with the Democratic party in the House, Simpson, Watson und Otis pro- testing, the meeting adjourned untl the next night. The absence of the supporters of the third party movement allowed the meeting to progress harmoniously. A plan ot campaign was outlined. It was decided that the Alli- ance Congressmen should introduce bills to put on the free list allarticles considered as necessaries to farmers, and dy se- curing the passage of these meas- ures to 80 r educe the revenue that a deficit in the Treasury would be created, This much accomplished, the 11 ance members would compel Congress to is- sue legal tender Treasury notes to cover the amount of the deficit,security to be furnished by those receiving the notes in accordance with the sub-treasury plan. Tbe Alliance men will have another meeting next Wednes- Gay night to discuss the sub-treasury The report of the split ‘is confirmed by Messrs. Simpson, Watson and Otis, They will not be governed in future by the actions of the other AlMjance men. Watson, who was the Alliance candidate for Speaker of the House, will probably We the leader of the third party men. f PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS. PRESIDENT MARRISON'’S TREATMENT OF THD CHILIAN MATTER INDORSED, PHILADELPHIA, Fa., Jan. H. —At a meeting ofthe Republican State Committee to-day April V was selected as the date for holding the State Convention at Harrisburg. Lieat.- Gov. Louis A. Watres presided and the meet ing was well attended, Samuel Benson of Cumberland attempted to place in nomina- tion the name of Joseph 80 ler for the vacant Supreme Court judgship, but was not recog- nized. A resolution commending President Hiarrison’s ability in handling dispute was unanimously other thanking Chairman Watres services inthe last campaign. No attempt was made to choose Sena ’s successor in the Nationa! Committee, y CLEVELAND WON'T TALK. New ORLEANS, La., Jan. V. — Mr. Cleveland was seen to-day at Joe Jefferson’s home, Orange Island, and asked concerning the letter, which it was said he contemplated writing, announcing his withdrawal from the contest for the Presidential nomination. He positively declined to answer the question one way or the other. HANOVER AGAIN AROUSED. a Pal of Frank C. Almy. Hanover, N. H., Jan. . — This county, which had just begun to recover from the exciting incidents which foliowed the mur- Ger of Christie Worden by Frank Almy on the 17th of last July, is again in a state of great received several : 2 115 Het a 2 Fer of the