St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 2, 1892

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. TO a ae oe. ee ah pS Fae Se Cog e ae ae SD et ee ees 2 Se b. 2 qe = ate + Pee a — ; THE AY POST-DISPATCH that makes a great REAL SIMON PURE. *’ ie - ‘2 a s, Wak 7 ‘ 4 ™ * 7 ‘= 7" ¢ 7 “ar s , , “v . CY ry hy > e - \_“ ‘ALL MEN HAVE THEIR PRICE.” The Price of a Want Ad in the SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH Is within the reach of all. "VOL. 48, NO, 286. £ ee | DEADLY GALES. a . st ; iy) * — os TP abit? poe - * « ene rt, Wy i. dew a > ee DICTATOR PALACIO’S‘ARMY DEFEATED IN A PITCHED BATTLE. Caracas Menaced by the Rebels—The Brit- ish Ship Warapite Neering Behring Cea —Canadian Import Du Discussed— Samoa in Turmoil-General Foreign News and Minor Mention. Caracas, April ?.—Reports ofthe growing strength of the Venezuela imsurgents are ful- ly confirmed, The peasantrygand herdsmen are willingly enlisted under the standard of Crespo, who is himself one of the largest stock raisers in Venezuel@. and has a body guard composed of herdsmen from his own estates. Palacio has abougt two thousand regular troops, but many of these scattered in garrisons and not over half the number are avilable for the field, the remainder of the dictator’s troops beingfaw levies, some of them with experience im previous revolu- tions, The militia soneraay are for Crespo or else hold aloof from #he conflict. In Caracas all the able led militia have been called out by Palaéio, Many ofthe regular army officers are with Crespo. The revolutionists are pressing forward to- ward Oaracas and are evérywhere hailed with enthusiasm. The capture of a gunboat near Esmeralda, by the revolutionists, has given them a great advantage. In the) Western States of Venezuela the revolt is especially growing in strength and the mountaineers of Guzman are thronging into the ranks. Palacio has HIS main strength along the Caribbean, but t st fighters in Venezuela come from the West. It is be- lieved that.a sharp battle, to De fought at no distant date, will decide the result. As soon as.the revolutionary force& are concen- trated, they will not hesitate to give decisive battle to the enemy. The Government troops, Gommanded by Gen. Roderiguez, have beef_repulsed near Ortiz. The revolutionists pied Ortiz, in the State of Guarico, and then began an ad- vance on Cura,a city of 10,600 inhabitants, sixty miles southwest of CaraGas. The success at Ortiz was fellowed by the seizure of the national gunboat Neuve de Julio, which was stationed at Esmeralda, on the Orinoco River. This suetess gives the revolutionists the command of the upper end of the river, and will be of great advantage in future operations. Gen. Balista is marching from Zamaras with 1,000 soldiers to fight forthe revolution. INDIAN REBELS. SUCCESSFUL BRITISH EXPEDITION AGAINST ATIVE TRIBES. © RAaNGoon, April 2,—Adviées Rave been re- ceived confirming the report ofa victory by Lieut. MacNabb over the Ching. The puni- tive object of the expedition was fully ac- complished, severe fines having been levied on the chiefs of the village concerned in last year’s attack-.on the.British + Certain chiefs of villages who,,in acpgigiance with Chin custom, put ed "Of British soldiers last year, were also Titted,. Sanads will now be issued to various chiefs. Prepar- ations for the important expedition against the Tashons, the most powerful of all the Chin tribes, are now en- gaging the attention of Lieut. MacNabb and the military officers. The Tashons are reported to beable to muster 10,000 fighting men. For the last two years the British have contented themselves with making a yearly visit to the chief villages of the Tashons. It has now, however, been decided to construct a strong permanent post in the Tashon coun- try, and by means of co-operating columns from Hakaand Fort White, to visit all the chief villages of the Tashons and the Yahous, another neighboring and turbulenttribe. It is also reported that both tribes are prepar- ing toresist. Lieut. Carrey, the political of- ficer at Fort White, reports that eighty Bur- man slaves have been liberated in the North- ern Chin hills since November. THE WARSPITE. THE BIG BRITISH SHIP NEARING BEHRING SEA. Victoria, British Columbia, April 2.—H. M. S. Warspite is expected toarrive here this morning, having been passed on her way to port by the gteamer City of Pueblo. The Champion is not expected here until Monday. United States Oonsul Myers is preparing for his Government a comprehensive report of the sealing question. According to information received from Esquimault that placeis defenseless. If the necessary arrangements are made by Canada and England, strong forts will be bullt either at Brothers Island or the Meteorological Sta- tion, with batteries at Macauley’s Point and elsewhere. The guns now inthe navy yard are one twelve-ton Armstrong, five six-inch Armstrongs and one of five inches. There are also six forty-pounders forthe China steam.- ers. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, CANADIAN IMPORT DUTIES OPPOSED—FORTU- NATE HEIRS—BRIEFs. OTTAWA, Ontario, April 2.—The lumbermen of Ottawa @istrict and other sections of the Dominion interviewed the Ministers of Fi- nance and Customs yesterday and strongly opposed the proposed increase in the duty on mess pork, contending that Canadian farm- ers are yet unabie to supply the demand, They also strongly opposed the prayer pre- sented by the deputation which waited upon the Ministers last week and asked the impost- tion of an increased export duty on saw logs and pulp wood, The speakers reminded the | Ministers that should the duty be raised, such an action of itself would Increase the import duty on the other side, as the McKinley law had provided full machinery for such retalia- tion. The Ministers promised a full consider- ationofthe matter, HEIRS TO A FORTUNE. MONTREAL, April 2.—Through an advertise- ment for the of Dr. David Syme of Fife- shire, Scotland, four of his relatives have been discovered. They are Mrs. ©. Clemaw of this city, Mre. John McLennan of Clear Lake, Wis., and Mrs. Lewis Howard and Alexander Syme of Neenan, Wis. The fortune to which they are heirs is large estates in the parish of Kilgonrode. SAMOA DISTURBED. SrpxrErY, New South Wales, April 2.—Ad- vices just here from Samoa are to the effect that the Samoans are still dis- a fatal wound on the other. The case Is being investigated with much interest by the milil- tary authorities, as showing the force of the bullet from the Mauser rifie, with which the sentry was armed. BRIEF NOTES. A desperate encounter has taken place be- tween a force of police anda notorious band of robbers, long a terror to inhabitants of the Province of Thessaly. One robber was killed and all the rest of the band were captured. It has been decided that the annual Inter- national Socialist Con will discuss the question of an international strike for the Even of securing a working day of eight ours. The McCarthyite party is urging Messrs. Dillon, O’Brien and Sexton to join the Free- man’s Journal Board, Mr. Dillon as chairman. A ne arrangement will probably be made. FIRES. A Warehouse Destroyed—Flames at Sea— Sparks. HAMBURG, Germany, April2.—A fire broke out at 7:30 o’clock this morning in a ware- house at the head of the Kalser quay. The flames, fed by the infammablecontents of the building, spread with alarming rapidity, and at this hour (noon) the damage already amounts to several million marks. The fire- men were promptly on the spot, but the streams they turned on the Durning bullding did not check the fire to any appre- clable extent. The fire is still raging and no doubt is enter- tained that the entire structure will be de- stroyed. The heat is intense and the efforts of the firemen are now chiefly directed to preventing the fire from Orman toning to adjacent buildings. Herr Tegge, chief of the fire brigade, is missing and it is thought that he has perished inthe fire. Several fire- men have received dangerous injuries by being struck by falling debris. CHEMICAL WORKS BURNING. BERLIN, April 2.—The great chemical works at Hochspeyer in Rhenish Bavaria have been burning since last night and itis feared that the extensive buildings and all their valuable contents will be a total loss. The rallway is situated close to the works and the heat from the burning chemicals is so intense that it has been found necessary to divert the trains from the main line and run them past the scene of the conflagration on a loopline. FLAMES AT SEA. LONDON, April 2.—The British steamer Crimea, Capt. Wood, from Baltimore March 7, for Calais, passed Prawle Point this morn- ing. She signalled that the British steamer Main, Capt. Brown, from New Orleans March 1, for Liverpool, had been burned at sea. No further particulars are at present obtainable, and will not be until the Orimea arrives at Calais. The Main wasa vessel of 1,913 tons. MANDALAY LOSSES. RANGOON, April?2.—The damage caused by the three fires that have occurred at Manda- lay the past few days amounts to £1,000,000. Another fire broke out to-day between the Zagyigoe Bazaar, and is still burning. The frequency of the fires give strong confirma- tion of the belief entertained that they are of incendiary origin. PAPER MILL BURNED, EDINBURG, April 2.—A large paper mill at Dunbar, thirteen miles northeast of this city, was burned to-day. The loss on bullding, stock and machinery amounts to over £100,. SPARKS. Over thirty bulldings were burned at Green- vie, Miss., at an early hour yesterday morn- ng. The Spring River Flou flat Ca ; Mo., was partially doatroyenty deoyunterda; morning. ENDED IX A ROW. The Investigation of the Boodle Work of Chicago’s Aldermen. CHIcaGo, April 2.—The boodle investiga- tion, which has caused such a stiramong Chicago politicians, ended to-day. A recom- mendation by the Grand-jury was made looking toa continuance of the inguiry by a specially chosen body, but whether this will be done seemed this afternoon rather prob- lematical. The final session wasastormy one, The Grand-jury voted not to rescind the indict- ment against Alderman Daniel O’Brien, one of the alleged boodlers, against whom the evidence is said tu be filmsy. Six members of the Grand-jury favored rescinding and voted for similar action in the cases of Alder- men Michaelson, Bowler,Goslin and Gorman, declaring that the accusations were based on mere hearsay. Gen. Lieb, the foreman of the rom 7ary. violently assailed his dissenting associates, hinting that they, too, were corrupt. This was warmly resented, and for a time the session was likely to end in a rough and tum- ble fight, Under the indictments, only one of the ten suspected officials, Alderman William O’Brien, must necessarily goto the peniten. tiary if found guilty. The others, even if con- victed, may escape with a fine. CRISP ON SILVER. He Believes That the Bland Bill Willi Not Come to a Vote, Congressman Seth W. Cobb leaves to-night for Washington, where he will advocate the claims of the Mississippi River for a separate appropriation. ‘‘There isa mistaken idea in some quarters,’’ said Mr. Cobb, ‘‘that the advocates of the bill for making a permanent appropriation for improving the Mississippi! are opposedto the riverand harbor bill. I found in Washington not a few Congressmen who took this view of the situation. Nothing could be more erroneous. The Missis- sipp! River men are not foes, but warm friends of the River and Harber bill ;all that they ask is a severance,which will be for the interests of both. Whether this severance cap be affected remains to be seen, but what- ever the result, the river will receive @ prom- inentand adequate SEgropemten. Matters are now developing ina way thatis most favorable to the river interest. I held a con. ference yesterday withthe Executive Com- mittee of the Mississippi River Improvement Association, and when the ques comes up pin the House a delegation of five represent- ing St. Louls willbe on hand to push the claims of the river.’’ on hae will be the outcome of the silver **There is scarcely a chance that it will come toa vote during the present session. The action of the House was really decisive of the result. The Democratic members are not ready to take a stand on free silver. like myself, are opposedto it. are determined that it made a are two now be brought up. unanim consent, which of course is out of the ques- tion. The other isunder the cloture rules. This ts equally impossibie, I had a talk with before Lieft W aid not party ways 8 ker Crisp just aaa be told ms that he the construction backed In on It, PLUNGED TO DEATH. Dreadful Fate of a Mother and Her Five Children. SURROUNDED BY FIRE, THEY LEAP FROM A FOURTH STORY, Ineffectual Efforts to Save the Helpless Victims—Corrected Fatality List of the Golden Rule Disaster— Death From Dynamite — Fatal Train Wreck — The Casualty Record. | BERLIN, April 2.—A dwelling house in Posen caught fire during the night just past, and before all the occupants could get out the staircases were burned away. On the fourth story of the burning house were a woman and five children. The only way for them to at- tempt to escape the awful death that threat- ened them was to jump from the windows, The crowd on the street procured a blanket which was spread open and held in position by a number of men. The woman and children were then told to jump. They didso. The woman jumped first, She struck the blanket with such force that it was torn from the grasp of the menand she dashed to the stony pavement. She was instantly killed. One ofthechildren jumped and met the same fate, it seeniing to be impossible for the men to hold the blanket firmly enough to break the fall. The other four children also jumped, but eachof them received injuries that will prove fatal. THE RIVER HORROR. LATEST DEATH LIST OF THE GOLDEN RULE DIs- ASTER. CINCINNATI, O., April 2.—It is pretty well settled that the following persons perished in the burning ofthe steamer Golden Rule on last Thursday evening: Miss NELLIE MALONEY, NAT HERMANS. FRANK T. RILEY, second mate, Buck WARNER, TOM MADISON, JAMES MONROE. It is also pretty well* settled that Mrs, O’ Leary, who was reported lost, was a myth. Stories of the affair are conflicting. It is still feared that the list of casualties ascertained is not the full list, AN ENGINEER'S DEATH. EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 2.—John Bohn, head engineer on the Pittsburg towboat Dila- mond, from New Orleans with thirty barges, met a terrible death to-day. Because of the high wind the Diamond was compelled to go into the bay two miles above the city last night. At4:300’cleck this morning the con- ditions were favorable to resume the journey, when Engineer Bohn discovered that a log had drifted in and fouled the rudder. He went down to dislodge the obstruction, and at the same time gave command to the sec- ond engineer to give her a turn ahead. In some way Bohn was caught between tbe pitt and fatall, and his back was broken, death resulting in a few minutes. Bohn was years old, and had been a river engineer most all his life. His wife and family live tn Pitts. burg. A sop 21 years old was making the trip with him, INJURED IN A WRECK. CARLYLE, lll., April 2,—The following per- sons were injured in a rear-end collision on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad yesterday at the Bennett coal mine near Lebanon: Dick Howelton of Washington, Ind,; Ed. Barthol- omew of Clay City, Ind.; J. Dougherty, Olney, Ill. ; George heatland, Wheatland, Ind. ; Charles May, Flora, U1; Harry Smith, conductor, and Ed. Hanover, Aurora, Ind, BURNED TO DEATH, PARKERSBURG, W. Va., April 2.—While Mrs. Belle Pickens, a widowed lady of Antiquity, a small town a few miles below this city, was calling upona neighbor yesterday evening, her little 38-year-old boy got too near the fire and his clothing caughtina blaze. Before the child’s 10-year-old sister could extinguish the flames the little fellow was burned so terribly that he died this ae from the effects. The little girl is alsoterribly burned, FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION. ANNISTON, Ala., April 2.—A fatal rear-end collision occurred in the yards of the Georgia Pacific road,in this city, last night. Lobe Hunter was killed instantly and two white menand two negroes injured, though not dangerously. A freight train was standing on the side track without any headlight, ana The freight train engine was badly damvuged, as were several cars. OVER AN EMBANKMENT. Anniston, Ala., April 2.—An engine pulling a Georgia Pacific freight train jumped the track and turned over down an embankment at Tallapoosa, Ga., last night. One negro brakeman was killed, and a few minutes later a white man standing onthe track watchipg the wrecking crew work was run over by the switch engine and instantly killed, BURNED TO A CRISP. LANCASTER, Pa., April 2.—An explosion of gas in the Chicklies Co.’s furnace, near Mari- etta, this morning, set fire to the falling house. John Grosh, the top filler, was over- come by gasand his body was burned toa crisp. Tho loss by the fire ts very large. KILLED BY DYNAMITS. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 2.—The Starling Dynamite-works at Bessemer exploded yes- terday, killing G. 8, Hartley, Walter Lake, >! Boykinand Frank Boykin, a boy l4 years oO . OTHER MISHAPS. Papucan, Ky., April 2.— Retley Etherly of Nowbern Cit Tunveder clamt te & ommben. Guan hu n a en . jumped to the ground, a distance of feet, and Ktherly was by the and knocked off of the trestle. Both tained severe injuries. Jobn Letse, a miner, working in the mine of Clarke & Ivey on land near Webb yesterday afternoon of powder, with which kK Poteet and : Tenn., were ion De on It Was Written Fifty Years Ago and Has Just Arrived. KALAMAZOO, Mich. , April 2.—James McNabb ofthiscity, has just received a letter that was tten by his brother from Mobile, Ala. /Dec. 2%, 1860. The letter was forwarded om Caledonia, Livingston County, N. Y., to frhich it was originally addressed, but th@e was no explanation as to where the sy eee gee over the report. DRAYTON AND BORROWE, Both Men Seem to Have Been Movoei Money Considerations. Lorpows, April 2.—The statements mad New York by Haliette Borrowe and his ond, Mr. Harry Vane Milbank, have been peated here in part by cable and make pro, the publication of the following facts, stated by a gentleman thoroughly converse with the story of the scandal, and in a po tion to speak with absolute authority representing the parénts of Mr. J. Colem Drayton. ‘*‘The whole truth is,’’ he 6 **that the motive of Mr. Borrowe in maki public the detalis of this duel which did & occur, was to force Mr. Coleman Drayt into applying for a divorce and thereby lea Mrs. Drayton free to marry him (Borrow Possibly Mr. Borrowe ts animated in allt by affection for Mrs. Drayton. Possi he may be animatea by the pros of coming into ’ possession of Mrs. Drayton's $35,000 a ye: but the reversion of her share tn her fathe: enormous estate. This is believed to ber less than $80,000,000. Mr. and Mrs. Willis B. Astor have had five children; the olde: Mrs. Van Allen, is dead, but left two or thr children. The other daughters are, Mr , Mrs. James Roosevelt and Mr Orme Wilson. There is only one son, Jol Jacob Astor. It has been the general h pression that the estate of John Jacob Ast« grandfather of these children, was left trust to his son, William BB. Astor, and th therefore the children will come into equi shares of the estate of their fathe: whatever might be his towards them. If Mr. Borrowe has bee counting uponthis he will find himself mis taken, for, asa matter of fact, the fathereo Mrs, Drayton bas the absolute control of * property and can dispose of itashe wish He may cut off Mrs. Drayton without a cen. leaving her nothing but the property whic he settled upon her at her marriage, amount ing to some $000,000, which Is so well Investec that it pays the Income mentioned. Mr. Borrowe ., is notat all Since his father threw him > board young Borrowe has lived on his of both sexes. Itisa fact that he came for election tothe Union Club ata time his father was one of the Governors. ously enough he was seconded at that time Mr. Coleman Drayton. The Drayton Borrowe residences tn New Jersey each aes and at a period Drayton no reason to suspect the young man’s intem. Bone Towards his wife. . = **Before his name came up for act 4 club several of the governors told Mrs — ; rowe, Sr., thathe would certainly be jected, mainly because of the belied: that he. had recetved money from women. Mr. Bor- rowe replied thatif his fellow members the Board of Governors would vote his son they must do so, and low his nameéeto be withdrawn, WN less he was rejected by a decisive Mr. Borrowe, &r., ned from the worth of Rovernets. “a ‘*‘Mrs, Drayton's is now about $600,000. This 5 all she has and all ~ be have should her father cut her off in ' ‘From his wife’s income Mr, ‘e and has been anti eae vascaices me J ! ’ h ‘*The exact amount of the allowance t made to Drayton out of his wife's incom known only to those who have seen Or ac, upon this document, but it is believed to t $15,000. What ts the consideration ’ this annual | but thie is aii 6 y **The real consideration is that Mr. ton has agreed that while he and write. shall not live as man and wife he shail keep up appearances in order to scandal, The sole stipulation exacted Mr. Drayton was hat Mrs. 7 | hould not see . r. and the starting int of the ment was of coursethe scandulous tween Borrowe and Mrs. Drayton, had become notorious and undeniable. ry . Wn RL mayer Fen here is a con- rmation o charge that Drayton has re- | ceived from his wife's income ~ ee 4 4 Sefing deere tas unit Bes Celcaud ap e sts @ was supposed about $300,000 at the time of his he lost all his money—most of ft It is a point upon which divided as to whether Mrs. continue the that was to be a two continents.’’ WANT A MARKET PLACE. The Gardeners’ Association Tired of ths Permit System—A Disputed Signatura, | Mr. Henry Ude, President of the Gardeners’ & Farmers’ Association of St. Louis city and county, visited the Third District Station thig morning and handed a paper tothe Sergeant. *‘Ien’t that the Mayor's asked Mr. Ude, as “he sf : ae aide eae o Se re > , of wn, Real « c a i ’ a) ce Pood #5 i, : : ; ental Balt * ee ee vw Oe te “yep yen re gaR ou