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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1890-10-16, Page 2A NEST OF CONSPIRATORS. Ile Dirty Wolk Said to floe Been Done by led Jim." WAS FEE A, FENIAN SI'Y ? Irishmen Trapped Into Dynamite Plots and Then Arreste d. CHAPTER OP IRISH. HISTORY. A London cable says : Michael Devitt, in the Labor World, to -day states that before McDermott ("Rd Jim") left -New York lee was told that an official from Dublin Castle would call upon him at a hotel near Liverpool under the name of George Jones'who is none other than Jenkinson, 'the obief of the Criminal Investigation Department of Dublin Castle. McDermott reached Dublin in February, 1883. He visited the offices of the National League and the United Ireland newspaper, repre- senting himself as a correspondent of the Brooklyn Daily Argus, and produced a letter from Linn Palmer to that effect. McDermott intimated also that he was really an agent of O'Donovan Roses, and was in Ireland on a 'dein to the boys. He said nothiisg but dynamite would bring Jno. Bull to hie kneee. At this time Healy and Devitt were in prison. McDermott visited them andDevitt, knowing" Red Jim's " record, told him plainly that he was the most con- nunamate scoundrel that was ever educated in New York villainy. McDermott was traced that night from Richmond prison direct to jenkinson's office in the castle and a few nights after was arrested in College street, Dublin, for being drunk and disorderly, lodged in a cell in the police office and searched. Among the papers found on him was a letterof introduction from D. McCarthy, of 12 Chambers street, New York city, to P. Murphy, of Cork, ee.y. ing " McDermott's purse and pen were ever at our disposal." Another, signed Linn Palmer, authorized him as a special =respondent of the Brooklyn Argus. A third was from O'Donovan Rona agreeing to pay for letters from Ireland and adding threats of vengeance for the exile he was Buffering. McDermott soon after intro- duced himself to Featherstone, the Fenian, as the accredited AGENT OF O'DONOVAN BOSSA, and declared he was commissioned to es. tablish dynamite societies in Cork, Liver. pool, Glasgow, Kerry, Dublin and London. He said O'Donovan Rossa had found bimself short of funds, but he had plenty of friends, who were good for any amount of financial support, if men could be found to do the work required. feather. stone introduced him to friendswho helped him to carry out his mission, and he then went to London, promising to return with money and the stuff in three weeks later. When he was back in Cork he told Featherstone he had planned to supply dynamite for the purpose of causing an =plosion which would blow all the Govern- rnent offices in London to hell. Feather- stone, who is a weak-minded dupe, was induced to call a meeting of auch boys as Might be relied upon to do stern work, and some haindozen responded to the call. ndoDermott made a speech, in which he advocated the blowing up of Spike Ieland prison and Hanlbowline Government stores, and offered n100 to any one who would poison Captain Plunkett. He made himself generally solid with the meeting. Next day he persuaded Deasy, a friend of Featherstone, to take a box ef nitro. glycerine to Liverpool. By some accident Deasy did not sail on the steamship which carried the box, and the Liverpool police, informed of the presence of the explosive, searched the ship and found the box. McDermott then per- suaded Deasy to go to Liverpool with another consignment of nitro glycerine and eo carry with him a letter of hatroduotion 'to a man named Flannigan. This led to the arrest of Flannigan in Liverpool and Featherstone in Cork and their conviction. Some other men whom Featherstone in- troduced to MoDermott were also arrested. Having betrayed these viotinie Red Jim returned to London and played the same confidence game on him, telling him there would shortly be work done that would strike terror into TILE SOlTLE OF TEE ENEMY. McDermott and O'Connor accompanied by. a man called Lynch, then visieed West - remoter Bridge and McDermott pointed out the precise spot where dynamite should be placed in order M bring down the whole structure. He then wrote to the Home Office and offered to lead the police to the detection of a gang of Americe.n dynamiters linking a reward of L10,000 for the capture. McDermott's letter to the Home office still exists. The revelatione proceed to deal with the arrests of Norman, Wilson, Gallagher and Dalton in London and Whitehead in Birmingham in April, 1883. Norman, whose real name was Lynch, was formerly a Pinkerton detective, who had joined the Fenians at New York for the purpose of turning what information he might pick up to the beet account. He chanced to learn that Gallagher and Wil- son were about to sail for London on a secret mission, and resolved to cross with them. He met McDermott in London and was introduced by him to Dalton, whose real name is O'Connor, to whom McDer- mott had been introduced by Featherstone. Lynch met Wilson in London and learned from him that Gallagher was at the Char. ing Cron Hotel, under the name of Fletcher. Lynch informed McDermott, and they laid their plans accordingly. Lynda was pro- vided with funds, and nitroglycerine was procured in Birmingham and taken to Viilson's lodgings in Nelson Square. Mean. while McDermott had given explosives to Dalton. Lynch was despatched to Bir. mingham just as he had written to Flan. nigan in Liverpool in the name of Feather. stone. After the examination of Bow street, McDermott was allowed to visit Lynoh in prison, whereupon Lynch tinned Queen's evidence againat Gallagleek, Wil- son, Dalton and Whitehead, who were each sentenced to penal servitude for life. A Toting Brakeman Shot. A investigating York despatch says The police •are a mysterions shooting cave which occurred last night and which they think grew out of the racist:it railroad strike. John Doyle, 19 years 61d, a brakeman on the Hudson River Railroad, was going tome through Fiftennintle etreet when he passed three unknown men. One of the men drew a revolver and fired twice at Doyle. The second hot thettered his left *rm. The Men then fled, and Doyle was taken to it hospiial. —The fool fit 'nestled With biniself ; the Wiets Man dieeetiefted. Score ono for the Of/ TUE IsmakON_TIONS TRIAL. A /Murder case Approaching the Birehhu one in rubric automat. A Moutreal despatch gap: : Quebec is now goieg to hove its turn at a sensational murder trial, which, if not as thrilling tut the Birchen trial, will prolnialy ne a very iotereetiee ones The teiel of Rohn Le- montegne, accueed of murcleriog his brother-in-law, Napoleon Michael, was commenced at Sherbrooke to -day before Judge Wuriele. Briefly, this is see story of the crime: One evening in Ju y, 1888, Remi Lamontagne knocked (el the door of hie brother-innaw's house.Tki he= being lets, Michael and his wife bed gone to bed, but the former arose and let Remi into the house. He had with him a bottle of whiskey, and treated Michael and his wife. After a time he rose to leetve and went outeide in the derknese. he heel. tated about leaving, Michael went out to direct him tne road. Therepon Berne it is alleged, threw himself upon Michael and shot, him behind the ear. Michael made for the house, but not before two more shots were, it is claimed, fired at him by the prisoner. Reaching leis house Michael fainted, falling on the floor. On coming to his eenees he found himself covered with a rug which had been set on fire. Though weak, and covered with blood, he managed to crawl out of the open window and reach the house of one Boucher. A warrant of =rent for Remi Lamontagne and Leda Michel was taken out, but the former had fled. The latter, however, was arrested and tried in October of the same year as an accomplice. Though the evidence was very strong, she was acquitted through the efforts of her coon. eel. The same evening of the day on which she was acquitted she went to Wolfestown and then to the United States. Daring all this time Remi, her brother, was hiding in the woods round Wolfestown, defying all efforts for his capture. Finally, a reward of 51,000 was offered for his apprehension by the Gevernment, and immediately Remi and a friend earn° in and surrendered. His trialwee fixed for the following lYfaroh, but as Leda was an important witness the trial was postponed from term to term until Leda was arrested and bronent back from Boston. The extradition of Leda, it is reported, cost the Quebec) Governineet over e6,000. Leda Michel was arraignt. .o•day on an indictment charging her witrson, and pleaded not guilty. The prisober is a plump, rosy -faced, fair -complexioned man, with e, lazge fair moustache, aed has a pleasant, agreeable address. His these was faultless, and his appearance generally is not what one would conceive to e that of a murderer. However, the p, luminary investigenon brought out Arms, eresump. times of his guilt and makes los position extremely precarious. A Montreal despatch says: Ae already published Remi Lamontagne is on trial at Sherbrooke for the murder of Napoleon Nithel, the husband of his sister. After the preliminary medical and other evi- dence, Leda, his sister, who was extradited from the United States after great delay, was called, but she refused to take the oath, saying, in an excited manner, though de- cidedly, "I refuse to testify, because I have not been extradited to this country to testify, but upon the charge of arson," She handed to the court two affidavits that she had not seen the papers by which she was extradited. The defence urged that Leda was not officially aware of her extra- dition process of law, but, the court ruling against the defence on this point, tbe counsel raised another more serious one, that the Extradition Treaty in virtue of which she was extradited was to be in- terpreted in the strictest sense, which would not allow the court to compel the person extradited to testify. When she was was examined upon the crime of arson, on which alone ehe was extradited. The court on both sides wrangled for an hour, when Judge Wurtele decided that Leda was extradited with one explicit condition, but it was not to be underatood that she could free herself from her obligations while here of a citizen of the country. She still refuses to testify, and the court adjourned till to.raorrow to obtain her final answer. A. Sherbrooke, Que., despatch says: Upon the opening of the court this morning Leda Lamontagne at first refused to testify. The lawyerfor the defence requested the ,court to suspend sentence until they de- cided on some action. The moreing was taken up principally with the evidence of the doctors who had attended Michel. At 2 o'clock Leda notified the court that she was now prepared to testify. Previous to the appearance of Leda Lamontagne and the expression of her willingness to testify the prosecution found themselves in the position cf having secured all the points indicated by the court as being neceesary to render admissable the evidence of Gideon Brisson, namely, that they mutt prove that the wounds were sufficient to cause death, that death resulted from them wounds, and that the victim believed that his death would ensue from the wounds. These points were all fully established by the evidence of two medical men who attended the victim and by that of the priest of the parish who administered to Napoleon Michel the last rites of the church. The Brisson evidence contained the statement that Remi Lamontagne, or "the voice in the barn," admitted to Brie:eon that he shot Michel and described the cironmetances preceding it. He had determined, before visiting Pinchers house, to kill him, and brought with him a bottle of liquor to en- tertain his intended victim. However, his courage disappeared until after he had started for home. Before going any dis- tance, however, he told himself that he would not peas the night without getting rid of Michel. He therefore returned to the house, the door of which was opened by Michel, and he thereupon fired hie revolver at him and immediately left. In answer to Brisson'e question be said he neither out Mabee throat nor did he set fire to him. As tho Brisson and other evidence was not completed when Leda expressed her willingness to be sworn, the court decided not to break the continuity of the evidence then being eubnaittea, and sent her beck to jail until to -morrow. The prosecution, however, consider now that they have sufficiently demonstrated the cause of death, and do not expect to obtain anything from Leda whieh will strengthen their position. Afflicted Panama. A Panama despatele says: The River Orinoco hat recently risen and flooded an enormous extent of country. In the town of CI:tided Bolivar 350 houees have been Washed down and upwards ef 2000,persons have been rendered homeless and destitute. The loss ie estimated at $3,000,000, but the remount will be much larger, as the river eabsequently rose bigher and many plantations were damaged and a large Member of cattle drowned. Pavers are pre- valent, and it is feared that when the water goes down the smell from the dead fish and °eta° will cause en epidemic. • —17nleso a marl is agreeable to all the women he meets they go around pitying hie wife. The kace problem—how to strike the Winning boron. ELY. TINTEE ENCOSED,, He Dealt ht "Heaven's Wrath," but had a weakness for 1Weraen. A Scranton, Bit., despatch =y8: One of the most eeneational oases ever heard in the condo of this country ended this morn. ing when the jury in the breach of promise ease of Annie Et oesboat against Rev. Peter Reberts, of the Plymouth Clongregational ,Churole, came in with a verdict of eamo damages for the woman. The, oese has been fruitful of surprising developmente, and bee created a great eensation among the church -going people ot the city. The deacons of Mr. Roberta' otturoh have clung to him and believed in hira during the four years ia which this =se has been pending in the court, but the evidence given has stunned them, and in cue the young man does not voluntarily Withdraw from the pastorate his resignation will be peremptorily demanded. Roberts is a grad- uate of Yale, and met Mies Husaboal at New Haven in 1886. He wooed, won and betrayed her, and when ehe demanded imnaediate marriage he auggeeted a criminal operation, which she finally oon- eented to. While she was recovering he fled to Wales, whither she followed him. There he renewed his promise to marry leer which had been given in America, and both returned to the lJnited States. After further complicatious Mr. Roberta abso- lutely refused to fulfil his promise, and a criminal me was instituted against him, which was never pressed. Mr. Roberts' attorney made overtures for a settlement, and once offered $1,000 to that end, but Miss Finsaboal would not coneider it, although she once declared she would am oept e200 It year. While these negotiations were in progress, Mr. Roberts wooed and married an estimable lady. When the Me finally came to trial yesterday, it was learned that Mr. Roberts was in hiding and Miss Huaaboal could not appear owing to a nervous attack brought on by her troubles. The evidence for the plaintiff was very dam- aging. Attorney Pitcher and Dr. Hand both testified that Kr. Roberts had con- fessed to them the betrayal, and told °ibis advising the care of a midwife and of his violation of his promise to merry the woman. Letters trora Mr. Roberts to the woman were produced, in one of which he says: "1 feel exceediugly glad that you are safe througb, but it requires great care for some time. It was hard, undoubtedly, but the best thing to do." He ends the letter with the eentence, "May the bless- ing of heaven follow you." In another letter he saye : " If the world is to know what is between me aied you, it will be a fall to three others with myself." It is said Roberts deceived his counsel as well as the woman and hie church, for they pre- sented no testimony for leis defence. Mr. Roberts has conducted himself like a Puri- tan here, and once while in the pulpit called down the wrath of heaven upon a peper which published Mise Hueaboal's charges against him. 110176' GIRLS ARE ENTBAPPED. Methods of Mormon Missionaries to Induce Immigration. A New York despatch nays Miss Inez Coulter, of Grove City, Pa., who recently arrived from Salt Lake City, Utah, where she has been doing missionary work, to. day eubmitted a statement to General O'Beirne, Superintend of Immigration, at the Barge office, with a view to aiding those who are interested in stopping the immi- gration of Mormon converts to thieneonn. try. Miss Coulter says that, having been a resident of Salt Lake City for two years, and during that time having made a study of the Mormon people, she desires to aid in suppressing the traffic now going on with ignorant, unsuspicious foreigners by the Mormon elders. The Mormon Church, she says, pays for the passage to this country of the oonverte, and then pays their rail- road fare to Salt Le,ke Clay. The ignorant converts come to Salt Lake City filled with promises of a life of ease and luxury, and with an idea that the Church will aid in their support. Instead of this they are housed like animals in miserable little adobe huts. Upon the grinding labor of the converts the Mormon Church flourishee. They have to pay one- tenth of all they possess and one-tenth of all they earn to support the Church. In many ot the Mormon settlements the oon- verts burn sage brash for fuel, and have to sut sist principally on fish, which they dry and keep for food in the *inter. How they manage to exist is a mystery to all. Why the elders bring over many young ignorant girls is only too well known to those who have investigated the matter. These girls have no voice in the matter of their dis- posal, and they soon learn they are to be sealed as " spiritual wives" to some of the basest creatures the Church produces. There is very little hope for them after they are once in Utah. They should be stopped at New York, before they are im. bued pith vice, and are beyond our power to help. Among the Greasers. A Mexico despatch says The news. papers here cell on the Government to appeal to the Postal Union against the action of the United States Government in forbidding transportations of Mexican newspapers bearing Mexican postage with lottery advertisements. There is an epidemic of throat disease here. Gen. J DeL'Enriquez, Governor of the State of Vera Cruz, has taken daps to introduce coloniets into that State, which is rich in resources. Steel rails are now being mann- fee:Anted on a small scale, They are of excellent quality, and an immense plant will soon be established at Zimapam. To Build a Fleet of Boats. A Milwaukee despatch alp that Cap. thin Fred Pabst, the millionaire brewer, who was formerly a lake captain, has con- cluded to build a fleet of passengere boats to run on Lake Michigan between Mil- waukee, Chicago and Mackinaw, which will eoilpse itt magnificence and strength the palaces of the ocean. Three boats will be built, all of steel, inoluding &clan the coot of which will aggregate over a million dollars. Capt Pabst had the plane drawn lest year and these will bo improved upen. The ves. eele will be finiehed unequaled style end the contracts will call for them to be ready to go in commission on May lot, 1891. Charged With Train Wracking. A Moncton, N.B.'deepatch says: Two men named Geo. Gardinier and Joseph I3urroWs were arrested here yesterday on suspicion of wrecking the Intereolonial express train 15ot Monday. Gardinier claims to belong to St. John and Burrows is said to bail from Montreal. They pro. feseed to hew° never heard of the wreck and declared they were in another part of the country at the time. They were held for farther examinatian. Ilmina Smith) it3 the attraotion in a Mil- wankee nitioenni. Minna ie only 13 years old, weighe 918 pottnde and her heed is 34n hiehbe in oirdetMference, which 10 upwakde of ten inches Mere than the average °fr. ouneferttnae of a mann! cranium. She is bright end epeake 1ifg1iob Gtermen and Bohowittn. THOSE IRISH TEIALS. Revelations of the Way Balfour irights Irene Nationalists. ,A Dublin cable says. The hearing in the oonspiraoy me against Dillon, Oldrieo and other Nationalists was continued at Tip. perary to -day. The question arose as to the time the trial would occupy, and lin Ronan, the proeecutor, deplared he wee entirely ignerant of the time it would take to present the ease for the Government or for the acoueed to make their defence. Dlr. Healy, counsel for the defendants, said he wee in mortal fear lest the trials would last for six months, Mr. Healy'e remarke ex- cited laughter, Much exoitement was occasioned in (mart by the evidence of one witness, a policeman, who testified that he followed several of the defendants into the vestry of the Catholic church and tried to overhear what wits eaid there by them. This teen. mony aroused the indignation of counsel for the defendants, and he demanded to know if the penal days had returned when the sanctity of the oonfessional eouldbe in- vaded. The eourt room became a babel of cries, and the confusion was so great that it was impossible to go on with the pro. oeedinge. The court was then adjourned for half an hour. When the court reopened the policeman tsdtnese was orosaexamined by Mr. Harrington, who called witnees "a shadow." The magistrate called upon Mr. Harrington to withdraw the expression. Mr. Harrington refused to do so, and was ordered to leave the case. An uproar en. sued. Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon corm menting freely upon the manner in whioh the ease was conducted. Finally, another half hoar's adjournment wss ordered. During the adjournment Mr. Harrington's clientdecided to defend themselves. When the proceedings were resumed Mr. Dillion had just begun to address the bench when a cheer was raised for Mr. Harrington. This so exasperated the magistrate that he ordered the court cleared, and the pro. oeedings were adjourned abruptly amid the greatest confusion, A large body of police was massed outside the court. There was no rioting. EUsIIING ENTRIES. Great Activity at NpW York Anticipating the McKinley Tariff. A New York despatch says: The most intense excitement in and about the Custom House prevailed all yesterday. Whole troops of importers and brokers kept coming and going. As three o'clock approached the numbers increased until finally the rotunda of the Custom House was filled with a solid mass et humanity, which perspired, jostled, pushed and yelled. All carried large sums of money. They were on hand to enter goods whicla were expected *to arrive late in the afternoon. They wished to get their entries under the old law, and stood ready to make their entries the moment the vessels were sighted at Fire Island. Collector Erherdt deemed it inadvisable to close at three o'clock and announced that the time would be extended until four o'clock. Each moment ofter three cdolook the excitement became greater. Those in the rotunda appeared to be going crazy. Every few moments whole delegations of importers and brokers in- vaded the collector's office and importuned him to keep the Custom niouse open uutil midnight. The collector finally sent a telegrarn to Secretary Windom requesting advice as to what the collector should do under the oircumetarces. The importers expected vessels to arrive at five o'clock. In a little time there came an answer from Washington. It was from the Secretary of the Treasury, and informed the Collec- tor he could use hie own discretion in the matter. Upon receipt of Secretary Win- dom's telegram Collector Erhardt and his seven deputies held a consultation. They decided to keep open until twelve o'clock at night. The importers gave three cheers. MORMONS ABANDON POLYGAMY. A Convenient Develation of a Change in Doctrine Pro claimed. A Salt Lake, Utah, despatch says At the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints this morning, the official declaration of Presi- dent Woodruff, forbidding in the future any marriage in violation of the leave of the land, was read before an audience number- ing 10,000 persons, including the apostles and bishops and leading elders of the Church. The audience by a unanimous vote recognized the authority of the presi- dent to issue the manifesto and aceepted it as authoritative and binding. Geo. Q Cannon publicly announced his endorse- ment of the manifesto and his recognition of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Conference also adopted the original articles of faith, among which is this : " We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, end magistrates, in obey- ing, honoring, and sustaining the le.w." The action taken settles the vexed question and places an effectual bar against future polygamous marriages in Utah. It is the most important step taken by the Church for more than a quarter of a century. Grain Standards Fixed. A Winnipeg despatch says: Representa- tives of the Western grain boards met this morning to select the grain standard for 1890-91. There were 175 two -bushel -bags samples of grain from at least 40 grain shipping stations, and representing the surrounding districts, practically covering the Province and Territories. The exam- iners decided to select three grades of hard wheat, No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. The latter is not an official standard, as no provision is Made for such in the Act, but in cense. quence of crop peculiarities it was found necessary to make the grade. The follow- ing commercial grades were unanimoasly agreed on: No. 3 Manitoba hard, No. land 2 frosted. Contrary to expectation, out of 175 samples secured for inspection none would make No. 1 northern; oonsequently that grade was not made. Ile Was Not Disappointed, A New York despatch says: 'Wm. 13. Spencer, of this city, dropped dead at the breakfast titbit() in Chicago this morning. He bad a card in his pocket giving his name, residenee, and the addresses of his wife and relatives, and asking that they be informed in case he was taken ill. The card also bore the following: "1 evieh to be cremated when dead, not buried. Be sure I am dead first." Mr. Spencer Went to Chicago last week to weenier a businees offer. He was under the impression that hie death would be sudden frorn heart din, eitee, benne the card. Yavvping. Buffed° Express: The raan who says that the average daily newspaper of this country caters to the lowed, instal of depraved people, if it pays; that it has no regard for truth, that it ehanders at will, outrageis decency and debanchee itself for . profit, s simply gawping. —Parastile are out of fashion. --England'e fruit crop bail failed. beade stare froro millinery. —116110ween partiee being planned. A CATTLE TRADE SCARE, Septa 43 of Fissure -Pneumonia in a cargo of Canadian cattlo. A Montreal despatch soya: The Mon. treal cattle shippero were thrown into a wild state of excitement to -day by nsport that e cargo of cantle shipped by the steam- ship Norse King had been detained at Dundee on the report of the inspector that pleuro.pneumonie existed antionget the cattle. A reporter learned of the report Iran a prominent cattle shipper, who had been informed of it. The cargo of the Noree King consisted of 700 oattle and 150 eleeep, the shippers being Mr. Robert Itiok- erdike, Mr, Sane Prioe, Masers. Aikene and Flannigan, and Mr. john Crow. The cattle wore intended for the London market. The cattle came from Ontario, and were ()are. fully inspected by Dr. Maul:Iran, the Government inspector, on their arrival here and after being loaded on the Norse King, and found in firenclase condition. The general opinion amongst the cattle shippers is that nee inspector at Dundee has made a loig mistake, and that if there is anything wrong with the cattle at all it is tuberculosis and not pleuro -pneumonia. Of course, this naakes all the difference in the world, and it is claimed by the ship- pers that it is impossible that the cattle isould be suffering from pleuro -pneumonia, as this disease does not exist in Canada at present. The vast importance of the matter will be seen at a glance, for, if true, it means that hereafter Canadian cattle will in all probability be placed on the same footing as American cattle, and will have to be scheduled. At present all American cattle shipped to Great Britain have to be slaughtered at once on debarkation, while on tine other hand Canada enjoys the priv- ilege of shipping cattle to Great Britain without having to slaughter on debarka- tion. This privilege has been worth millions of dollars to Canada, and some time ago, as our readers will remember, when it was proposed to ship American cattle through Canada, a great hue and cry was raised, as it was objected that such a solunne would probably result in the removal by Great Britain of the privilege which Canada has hitherto enjoyed. Several prominent ehippere, who were seen to -night, said that there was no likelihood at all of the reported existence of pleurtapneumonia amonget the cattle, and that it'would probably tranepire that the reported pleuro -pneumonia was simply tuberculoein, which is not regarded as dangerous. A STRANGE SUICIDE. A Young Woman Gives Way to a Hal- lucination and Kills Herself. A..Lonfion cable says: Very sad, sensa- tional and extraordinary is the story of Miss Gertrude Brown, es brought to light at the inqueet on her body on Thursday. Miss Brown was a very attractive lady, 25 yeare of age. Last iday she arrived in Eng- land from Australia, and since then has been possessed by a hallucination which caused her a few days einoe to take a fatal dose of laudanum, and then out her throat with a razor. She believed, and nothing could,shake her conviction, that on ship- board ehe had been drugged and then dis- honored by a men else would not name. The thought so preyed on her mind that she sank into a ohronio melancholy. One day in a fit of despair she told her story to her uncle. "Who is the betrayer ?" he asked. " Perhaps he will marry your" " No, he cannot," answered Gertrude. " He is a married man." But what evidence have you," continued the uncle, "that what you say is true ? " Mies Brown was forced to admit she had none whatever. She had seen no one nor had she heard any one enter her cabin, which was shared by lady companions, who furthermore had heard nothing. The statement Eesmed so singular that the girl's uncle, as well as his wife, who subsequently had a long conversation with Gertrude, arrived at the conclusion that Mies Brown was the victim ole hallu- cination, resulting from hysteria. Such a curious mistake is not at all common these days. It would have been amusing had it not been tragic. Nothing, however, that her friends could say was able to shake the poor girl's conviction that she was enceinte, and the outcome was that she took her life. The post.mortem examination demonstrated beyond question that the girl was as pure the day she died as the day of her birth. NO KNIGHTS WANTED. A N. Y. 0, CircularIntimates That the Road Wants no K. of L. A New York despatch says : The New York Central officials have decided that no more Knights of Labor shall be employed on the road, and to -day Vice -President Webb issued a circular directing the heads of the various departments to make their decision known. The circular says : "The recent strike, the acts of lawlessness com- mitted in connection therewith, the pub- lished correspondence between the leaders of the organization that ordered it, and the fact that many men now seeking re-em- ployment state that they quit work for fear of personal violence, and did not dare to offer to resume work for the same reason, compel the management of this company to announce that it objects to its employees being members of the organiza- tion known as the Knights of Labor. The management is satisfied that membership in this particular organization is inconsist- ent with faithful and efficient service to the company, and is liable at any time to prevent it from properly discharging its duties to the public." A Bad Preacher Bounced. A Montreal despatcla says: Some weeks ago a de:match was published from Cort- land, N. Y., stating that George F. Waters, a lawyer of that town who deserted his wife some years before, had been identified es a olergynsan in charge of a Congrega- tional Church in a village near Montreal. Waters turns out to be the man, who, under the name of Geo. F. Brown, has for some time had charge of the Congrega. tional Church in Melbourne. A churoh council was held to discuss some reported irregularities on leis part, but nothing could be actually proved. Another council has just sat, with Rev. Dr. H. E. Barnes, of Sherbrooke, as moderator and Rev. E. M. Hill, of Calvary Church, Montreal, secre- tary, and new evidence being adduced he was deposed from the ministry and ex- pelled from the ohurch. Stilts for Illegal Arrest. A Buffalo deepatch MST : Superintendent of Police Morin was arrested by nheriff Jenkins on the order of Jnetice Daniels supreme court judge, in the carte of Edith Sealskins Tupper vs, Martin Morin. Be was immediately bailed out in the stim of $3,00. Edith Seseions Tupper wad arrested in Toronto upon a telegram sent by Mr. Morin to the ohief of police there. Afterweedii Ur. Morin tried t� shift the blame upon Deteotive Patriok Mack, who was inveeti. netted by the Pollee BOArd and a sport made in his favor, though Mr. Morin was censured. The arrest was made as a preliminary step to an Milan brought for illegal arrest. Mks. Trapper has stated that she Would Ole for deteettiOn in Tenni°. POWDER WORKE PxeLopE. Ten Men Killed tiud Ovor "2,,venty Badly Wounded, A VILLAdah WISsattatmars, A Wilmington, Delo deepatoh says: Several startling EXpi0SiODS in quick SAO- OeSel011 at 3.30 p.m. armoneeed it disaster at the Dupont Powder Works on the Brandy Wino. An associated prose repro. Rotative haetened to the sumo, and hoe just wireci that the wbele Rotion of the works known ae the "Upper Yard" is a complete wreck, and that at leaet eix lives have been lost. Oee of the reegezines went off first, and the rolling end drying mills near by set off, the coneuesions followingin rapid suaoeseion. There were at least seven successive explosion. Every dwell. ing in the neighborhood is reported wrecked or unroofed, and buildinge within a radirie of heat a mile are reported more or lees damaged. Lene.—A messenger has just brought in the following: Ten killed, twenty wounded. Rockland is a complete wack. None of ite- houses are left standing. Rockland is a village on the Brandy Wine, a mile above the scene of the explo.• sion. It comprised it largo paper mill, owned by the Joseup and Moore Company, about 50 dwellings, in which ohiefly resided, the mill employees. Its population is about 200. DAMAGE TO PEoFnaTY. The Dupont powder 'Mlle extend along the Brandy Wine, chiefly on the won bank, and oloee to the water, tor about two miles. They are divided into the • Upper," " Hagley" and "Lower " yards. The former is some three mileFi end the latter five miles from Wilmington, The "Upper" was the office and linoleum headquarters o the company. The report of damage don at Rockland proves erroneous as to locality, the name of Rockland bele,' erroneously used for the buildings clutiterod around what is known locally as the "Upper Yard." There are some fifty houses inhabited by the employees of the 'powder mills clustered here, and they are all wrecked. The damage to property cannot be thoroughly estima.ted. to -night. The force of the concuseion broke windows even in some parts of Wilmington, four or five miles away. The office or the Dupont Company is a complete wreck, and six mills are in ruins. Several members of the Dupont firm were injured by fallen walls and broken glass, but none seriously. They and several clerks in the office were slightly cut by broken glaze. The dead men were all employees of the firin, and were in and about the mills that exploded. Several workmen who are miesing are be- lieved to have been blown to fragments. The wounded received their injuries among the walls, the falling houses, and by broken glass and flying debris. Hold there not been a general and instant exodus from their houses at the first shock the death list wonld have been much heavier, as many would have been crushed in the ruins of their dwellings. TEE nximoSION, The &et explosion occurred in one ef the packing mine, where a workman named Gran was receiving a can of hexagonal powder, to be shipped for the use of the United States Government. In some way a spark communioated to the can and it blew up. Instantly the peening mill exploded, and the other mills in the upper yards, seven or eight in number, followed at in. y tervels of leee than one Second. All thew except one were "rolling mills," in which the ingredients of gunpowder are pulver- ized by the action of vertical rollers of stone turning slowly around a central post. The whole machinery is driven by water- power. The odd One was a "mixing mill." Immediately after the explosion a large building known as the "refinery," located near the centre of the village, took fire. It was a matter of life and death to the whole population that this fire should be extinguished before it oommtinicated with the powder the building, contained. Taking their lives in their hands the Dupont fire brigade fought the flames, whioh had caught the roof. It was touch and go between euccess and destruction, but the firemen won. Had the roof fallen in it is doubtful if any men, woman or chile in the vicinity would have escaped death or serious injury. About fifty families are rendered homeless by the disaster, and many were so dazed by the terrible events of those few eeoonds as to seem„hardly conscious of where they are or what they aro doing. The injured are being gathered into the hospitel build- ing appertaining to the works, and are re- ceiving ouch aid as they need. There 15 no chance of getting any more news from there to -night. Owing to the rocky and wooded character of the locality but little can be done in the way of searching for the missing or ascertaining the extent of the damages done to property until daylight. Telephone communication with the whole neighborhood Was broken off by the ex. plosion. The telegraph and telephone offices in Wilmington bave been be.sieged for two hours by anxious enquirers having relatives in the works, regarding whose fate they are in euepense. Undertakers, have gone out from Wilmington to prepare the dead for burial, while Wilmington sur- geons were prompt to hurry to the spot and tender aid. THE BEIDE OF DIVATK..carm )^1 A Young Woman Suicides on the Night tn. Efer Wedding. A Redwood, Cal., despatch says: Last night Louiee Esslinger, aged 23, was mar. ried to George Wehrlin at the residence of C. Grover, her uncle. The wedding was attended by a large number of friends. At 4 o'clock a.m. she and her husband went to their residence. She refused to allow him to triter her room, and he was conapelled to return to the reeidenco of Ur. Grover to pars the remainder of the night. On again entering bin house at 6 a. ra. he was horri. lied to find his bride lying dead in bed. In the bed were some grains of a °ryas).- sob - stance, the nature of which has not yet - been determined. She left no letter of explanation. Miss Esslinger had been in Redwood six weeks, and was engaged to Wehrlin only four weeks. It is conjedured that a former lover in Portland, Oregon,. proved false to her. An Alostird Verdict. A Chicago despatch Gas: The coroner'0- jury in the nee of the child which died in He °radio while a large oat was in the cradle with it, brought in a verdict to the effect that death resulted fkom having "its breath enekee by a oat," Coroner Hertz, gave Deputy Monaghan, who presided over the inquest, a severe reprimand for accept. ing Srleh a verdict. " That is a ridioulons: verde:A," said Mr. Hertz, "and yen invalid have refused to accept it. The verdiot ehotild have beeh death by stifibotttiOne How did the jury know that the old sleeked the child's breath?" "A reputable physician testified that the child Was fin- doubtedly suffocated in that way," ex. plairted )11nm:when " bedding, I had no blIeineen to interfere With the verdict."