HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1891-9-17, Page 21V011SE THAN WE,
Shocking Outrages Perpetrated b
Mobs i ronel, Chili,
BITTERNESS AGAINST AMERIOANS.
Mutiny and Murder of OfliverS-The Ger-
man Admira ships ois Refugees North
-lialmateda's Reported Butcbet'Y 4)f
s. Minister Likely to be Re-
tailed.
A special to the Houk/ from Valperaiso
says : I have investigated the report that
the late President Balmacede, had been killecl
by one of the men who are crossing the
mountains with him. No such report has
been heard here, so far as I oats ascertain,
and nothing is known of the fugitive ex -
President's movements since he left Val-
paraiso. The probabilities are very strongly
against the story being true, for if Balma-
ceda had been leilled it is long odds that the
members of the Junta would have heard
of it.
The question of the disposition of the
refugees has been definitely settled, and tO-
XIIOLTOIV the United States steamer Balti-
more and a German man-of-war will leave
for Peru with all the refugees aboard.
All the n.ewspaper supporters of the late
-G-overnment are marked men, and will have
to leave the country if they can.
A special to the New York Herald from
Valparaiso says: Exciting news is brought
to -day via the South by the Strait steamer,
which came up from Talcahuna. The two
regiments of Government troops,vehich were
taken to that port recently from Cogairebo
from the transportImperiale, revolted when
they heard of the defeat of the 13almacedists
at Placeilla last Friday. They shot to death
.allof their officers and disbanded. Nearly4,000
coal miners joined them, and together they
have practically taken possession of the
town of Coronel. On the coast, about 25
sidles south of Concepcion, all sorts of ex-
cesses have been committed by them.
Houses and stores have been sacked and
burned. The slightest protest against their
actions is met by rifle shots. Women have
been abused and subjected to brutalities of
tbe most revolting cht,racter. In fact mob
rule in its worst form prevails. Some out-
rages have been committed also in Concep-
don and Talcahuna, but the forcesat the
disposal of the authorities has been suffi-
cient to save them from the fate which has
a overtaken the 6,000 people of Corona
As soon as the news was received here
this morning the German warship Sophie
and the British gunboat Daphne were
ordered to go at once to Coronel and protect
the interests of foreign residents there. The
Government officials here have also taken
steps to beat the mob into submission.
Senor Jorge Montt, Gen. Canto and
others of the Congressional Chiefs arrived in
Santiago this morning. They were received.
with the greatest enthusiasm by the people
of tbe capital. Gem Banquedano, the act-
ing President, received them officially. The
members of the Junta De Gobierno are ex-
pected to arrive to -morrow. They will at
once proceed to Santiago and take measures
,390.1saeg to the reorgatazetion of the Govern -
Inane.
There is no disguising the fact that there
is a very bitter feeling against the Ameri-
cans on the part of the successful revolu-
tionists. This feeling is so strong that
unless it is placated. in some way it may
seriously affect American commercial inter-
ests in enaili for some time. The capture
of the Rata has created the impression that
the United States government was actively
unfavorable to the revolutionary cause.
Admiral Brown's action in refusing to give
up the political refugees who have found an
asylum aboard his ships has also added
to the general irritation. It is the
general belief that Admiral Brown is
acting under instructions, or by the
advice of Mr. Egan. The Minister
Is expected to arrive here to -morrow for the
purpose of consulting with the admiral as
to the final disposition of the refugees, now
on the American ships. The feeling against
Mr. Egan is very violent, and there is
little question that Ms recall will soon be
demanded.
The German Admiral settled the ques-
tion as to the disposition of the refugees,
SO far as he is concerned, by sending the
Corvette Alexandarine to the north to-
day, presumably to Callao, with Senor
Claudio Vicuna, the recent Presi-
dent-elect ; Admiral Oscar Viel, the
ex-Intendent of Valparaiso; Capt. Fuentes,
recently in command of the torpedo boat
Alinirante Lynch, Senor Sanchez, late
Superintendent of the Custom House, and
others aboard.
The records of Santiago confirm the
statement that on .A.ug. 18th President Bal-
maceda ordered 42 young men to be shot to
death. They were charged with having
engaged in a plot to blow up railroad
bridges and thus prevent the movement of
the Government troops. Many of them
were mere boys of from 16 to 18 years of
age.
There is little doubt that Balmaceda is
ma,hihg, his way over the Andes, through
the south pass. It would be impossible to
stop him now.
Minister Egan's friends are doing their
best to dispel the impression that he has acted
offensively as a partisan of the late Govern-
ment. One of them, an American named
Spencer, is authority for the statement that
it wee largely due to Mr. Egan's efforts that
the President decided to turn over the Gov-
ernment to Gen. Basquedani and give up
the struggle. This was done according to
Mr. Spencer's story in the face of the op-
position of Balmaceda's ministers, who in-
sisted that the victory of the revolutionists
at Plecilla, was not decisive and were desir-
ous of keeping up the fight despite the
fall of Valpszaaso. Be this as it may, the
bitter feeling against Mr. Egan in particu-
lar and Americans in general shows no sign
• abatement The Congressional leaders
profess to be puzzled at the continued
refusal of the State Department at Wash-
in,gLon to recognize their envoys at that
capital, and are generally inclined to attri-
bute the tardiness toulterior motives,
though just what these May be they do not
say. There are vague rumorsof fat eontrads
and nitrate beds in the air, but nothing
definite is specified.
No further news has been received from
the mob stricken town of Coronel. I an
assured, however, that the Provincial Gala
eminent has taken steps which will result
in the restoration of order there in st shore
time. It is altogether probable that it may
require some fighting to get the rebellious
soldiers ana miners under subjeetion, and it
is perfectly safe to say that the ringleaders
will be shot as soon as they are captured.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the reception of the members of the
Junta, who will arrive here 'So -night or
to -morrow on the steamer Arequipa from
•
Iquique. Their arrival will be made the
,occasion of general rejoing. Many of the
bodies of the dead which have been lying
on the battle -geld near Placilla, were
burned to -clay and probably the balance of
them will be cremated to -morrow
About all of the wounded in the eserietia
fights which followed the landing of General
Canto's army at Quinto Bay have been
brought in ena are receiving proper eaten -
tion at the ban& of the volunteer ambu-
lance corps. Temporary bespitals have
been atted up wherever possible, and room
has "been inede for all the wouaded.
intendente Wallser-Mertinez has got the
city govereeneet here in fair working order,
and Valparaiso is gradually settling
down. The same ia true of Santiago:a
where the leaders of the Goverement
are now waiting the arrival of their
confreres before talsieg any action
toward the formation of a Governmeut. A
proclamation lase been issued to the effeet
that any person harboring men who were
officialunder Bahuaceda, and who fail tie
give them up to the authoritiee, will be
shot.
I have just received word from Santiago
that Balmacede in his flight left his family
behind him. They are now being cared for
by Senor Domingo `roues, brother-in-law of
the fagitive President, but who is himself a
strong supporter of the Congressionalists.
COINING MONEY AT TREWS.
The Holy Coat Exbibition Proves a Great
R011ialiZa for "'raves.
A Troves despatch says that the receipts
from the pilgrims who come to view the
holy coat exceed expectations. While a
large share of the money is to be retained for
the repairing of the cathedral, the greater
share will probably be handed over to the
Pope. There are two offertory boxes in
the cathedral on the part of the Holy See,
and sometimes as much as $10,000 marks is
dropped into them during the day. The
holy coat pilgrims have to undergo irritat-
ing hardships during their stay in that
city. The weather is so warm that living in
the ordinary manner would be sufficiently
uncomfortable, but it is made much more so
by the way in which the people are crowded
together. Two or three beds in one small
roozn is the rule, but in some cases it is
worse, ono landlady having crowded nine-
teen beds into three moderately-sized rooms.
For accommodation of this kind, the oharge
is four shillings a night. Food is about
three times the usual price, and all sorts of
souvenirs of the holy coat are on sale in all
materials from gold to Wood. Every
second house is a restaurant or beer shop,
and one beer shop bears the name of "The
Holy Coat of Treves." In order to facili-
tate the exhibition tbe papal order that
every pilgrim is to say five paternosters
before the relic in order to obtain absolution
has been altered by the bishop so that now
each pilgrim may say them during bis
march through the cathedral.
DEATH IN THE WARMING PAN.
A Baby literally Roasted Alive at Peter.
boro While in a Fit.
A Peterboro despatch says: A shooldng
affair was brought to light yesterday.
About two weeks ago a child about 2 years
old, belonging to parents residing in town
was taken ill with fits. While in a fit, the
old-fashioned remedy of putting the child
into a pan of warm water was tired. When
the child was put in the an it was found
that the water was not sufficiently warm, so
the lid was taken off the stove and the pan
with the child still in it was raised and
placed on the stove with the intention of
heating the water. Immediately on being
placed on the stove the child com-
menced to writhe in agony. The women in
attendance, deeming it the result of the fit,
paid no attention, but allowed it to remain
there, while it was being slowly cooked.
Finally, one woman, more thoughtful than
the others, entered the room and, seeing
what was going on, rushed forward and
snatched the child from thespane ,...ets she
pulled it away, the skin peeled off its body
and stuck in largo pieces to the bottom of
the pan. The baby was badly burned, it
having been in the pan long enough for its i
body to be literally roasted n places. On
seeing the result of their thoughtlessness
the women were horror-stricken. A physi-
cian was summoned, but although every-
thing possible was done to relieve the little
sufferer, the physician's efforts were unavail-
ing and the baby died.
OFFICIALLY SPANKED.
The Masonic Grand Master Spanks an
Erring Chinaxnan.
A New York despatch says: Lou Yong,
the Chinaman who was arrested recently for
intruding in the sacred precincts of the Lun
Gee Tong, at 6 Mott street, and stealing a
set of Chinese musical instruments from a
trunk, was bailed out on Saturday by the
members of the society. On Sunday after-
noon he was brought before a full tribunal
of the officers of the Lun Gee Tong to
answer for his offence. The Grand Master
of the lodge was summoned from Brooklyn,
and friends of the culprit were called as
witnesses to see that nothing unjust was
done. Lots were drawn to determine who
was to bastinado Lou. The duty fell to the
Grand Master. He donned the black robe
and summoned the trembling Lon and told
him to standup. After deliverine a Chinese
lecture to Lou a rattan about t'three feet
long was brought out and the Grand Master
proceeded to exercise it on the bad MOM'S
coat tail with all his might This is the
first time a Chinese Freemason has been
disciplined for violating their rules.
SERIOUS A.CCIDENTS.
One Marmora Man Loses an Arm, Another
LOWE =Eye.
A Marmora despatch says: A gunning
accident occurred here last night. When
Harry Boldrick, a son of James Boldrick, of
Stirling, was pushing his boat from shore,
his gun slipped and was discharged, lodging
the charge into his left arm above the elbow,
Which was shattered so badly as to make
amputationnecessary. The arm was ampu-
tated by Dr. Jones, assisted by Drs. Shep-
perd and Pomeroy, all of this place.
Another accident occurred through which
a son of Wm. Bonter lost his eye. He was
helping Richard Leonard kill a sheep, when
the knife slipped and struck him in the eye,
putting it out.
Ho Wanted to See Her.
Wife Mother is going to have her
picture taken to -day.
Husband -Is she? May I go with her
and see her having it done?
Wife -Certainly. But why do you want
to go ?
Husband -The photographer will tell her
to look pleasant, you know, and I want to
see her that way for once.
-The girl who wants to handle the reins
when her lover takes her out driving may
after marriege want to wear the breeches.
--A correspondent suggests that trav-
ellers should always enter railroad cars by
the ',eta door and enter by the front door,
George Holmes, of Cincinnati, is the
owner of a peculiar diamond In the morn-
ing it is a beautiful sky blue, at floor) it is
perfectly white, and at 6 o'clook in the
ovenirt4 it begins to turn black, and after
sunset is like a piece of coal.
Chicago has nearly twice as Many miles
of streets On paper) as atiy other city in the
world, and almost four times as many as
New Vet*, The totel mileage is 2,048,
SNEEZING TO DEATH)
Strange Malady that Threatens to Kill
Ella O'Connor.
THE PHYSICLANS BAFFLED.
A Lancaster, Pa., despatch says : Elia
O'Connor, 11. slight girl of 11 years, has
sneezed herself neerly to death. For five
days she encezed almost continuously.
From the time the malady began until it
left her completely prostrated the child got
sleep only when it was induced by artificial
means. She took but little nourishment,
and so exhausted was Ella that even yet her
recovery is not assured.
An attending physician was utterly
baffled and the medicines availed but little.
The strange case has excited the interest of
other doctors, who have come to enquire
about it.
She began sneezing last Sunday night at
8 o'clock. She was not suffering from any
cold. The sneezing continued without a
minute's cessation the whole night will
the exception of e short two hours, when,
exhausted, the girl fell into a heavy sleep.
Early on Monday morning the child again
began sneezing, and kept it up all day wieh
a two hours' interval of sleep. From noon
of that day until 11 o'clock that night Ella
sneezed without a moment's pause. A
hypodermic injection of morphia was then
administered, which put her to sleep until
Tresday morning at 6 o'clock. She then
awakened very sick. For two hours she
W M extremely ill. Then the sneezing began
once more, and it continued the greater part
of the day.
She would occasionally have a rest for a
few moments. She complained of a pain in
her back and head. At times the sneezing
was more severe than at others. During
the severe spells she could scarcely catch
her breath. Many times the anxious mother
thought her daughter was strangling to
death. The sneezing reached its climax on
Tuesday evening. The doctor who attended
the child was helpless before suoh an enemy.
It w -as plain to all that if relief did not soon
come death would. A heavy injection of
morphine was the last resort. This put her
to sleep, and she slept soundly until Wed-
nesday morning. When she got awake she
again began sneezing, but it was a mild at-
tack, and from that time she gradually got
better. The spells grew more infrequent
and of shorter duration. On Friday they
ceased altogether.
This is the third attack the girl has had,
and, for the time it lasted, was the severest.
Two years ago she was afflicted in this way,
but then the sneezing continued for ten
days. When it ceased the girl was reduced
to a mere skeleton. A year ago she was
attacked a second time. Then her malady
lasted three days. Dr. J. W. Hess was her
physician. He says that there is nothing
known in medical practice to reach such
cases. The girl has been subject to hemor-
rhages of the nose'but she has had none for
four weeks. The doctor hoped in the early
part of her illness for such a hemorrhage,
believing that with it the sneezing would
cease.
NEW CA.TTLE TRADE REGULATIONS.
he Britisia Board of Agriculture Lssues an.
Important Order.
A London cable says: An official order
of the Board of Agriculture has been issued
relating to the cattle trade, to go into
operation next January. Cattle are not to
be carried on more than three decks, nor
one hatch above a compartment containing
other cattle, nor in any position interfering
with the navigation and ventilation of the
vessel or the working of the boats. Every
part used for cattle must be providettewith
substantial pens, strong enough to resist
the weight of the cattle or the action of the
weather. The pens must be weather-proof,
and provided with battens secured to the
deck to prevent cattle from slipping. Not
more than four large or five small
animals are to be placed in each pen. There
must be a, passageway of the minimum width
of 18 inches between every two rows of cat.
tle and in front of every single row. Pens
must be adequately ventilated and lighted
and sufficiently roomy for repose and feed-
ing. Food and yeatermust be protected from
the weather. There must be one competent
foreman with one assistant to every 25 head
of cattle. Any animal seriously injured
must be forthwith slaughtered. Any con-
travention of the order will make the owner,
charterer and master of the vessel guilty of
an offence against the gontagious diseases
(Animals) Act of 1873.
ASSAULTED A YOUNG. WIFE,
And Her Husband Blew IDS Ann Off With
His Gun.
A Middletown, N. Y., despatch says:
Young Chester Doane, who lives with his
uncle, Farmer Horace Doane, near West
Town, narrowly escaped being killed the
other day by William Osborne, a farm
hand, living near Doane's farm. Osborne
has an attractive young wife, and it is
alleged that young Doane called at the
house in her husband's absence and as-
saulted her. When Osborne heard his
wife's story he took his double barrelled
shotgun and found Doane at his uncle's
house. Opening fire on young Doane at
sight Osborne lodged a charge of bird shot
in his elbow. Doane's arm has been ampu-
tated near the shoulder. The Doanes are
an old aaad widely known Orange county
family. A warrant half been issued for
Osborne, who has disappeared.
RALMACEDAS ESCAPE.
Inventing Excuses fott U. S. Minister Egan?
Partisanship.
A City of Mexico despatch says:' The
Anglo-American says a prominent gentle-
man of this city has received the following
despatch in cipher:
A London despatch says: A letter from
an officer on an English warship at
Valparaiso asserts that Balmaceda insulted
and quarrelled with the American
Minister, Mr. Patrick Egan,and the French
Minister, and that the latter refused to
accept an apology, but that Minister Egan
renewed his relations with the Government
under threats from Senor Godoy that if Mr.
Egan gave Balmaceda trouble they would
send him aboard an English warship.
Young wife (gloomily) -Do you suppose
our husbands really went fishing last Satur-
day? Second young wife (confidentially) -1
am sure of it. First young wife -They
didn't bring home any fish. Second young
wife-ThoVs my principal reason for believ-
ing they went fishing.
Many people mistake etubborness
for bravery, meanness, sfor economy and
vileness for wit.
A firm in San Francis() recently received
from a life prisoner in San Quentin, Cal.,
prison a cheek for $80. It was in payment
for goods that he bought from the house 24
years ago--justi prior to cornmiting the deed
for which he was imprisoned.
Seventeen destitute immigrant Jews have
arrived at Quebec.
The Rapid, ashore at Mille Vaches, is
likely to become a wreck.
A $50,000 fire in the Coleman building)
New York, this morning,
THE ENSPRAKAIILE TURK
Gives Promise of Causing Scrim& European
Complications.
A Londoii ceble say: The octal...official
statement which the Porte issned yesterday
in regara to the aereement with Russia
touching the passagebby the Russian volun-
teer ficetathrough the Dardanelles is quick-
eeing the British Foreign Office in its
efforts' to obtain concerted action on the
part of the treaty powers in demanding full
explanatione from the Porte. Within two
days Lord Salisbury's attitude appears to
have chaneed from one of pretended indif-
ference into one of keen diplomatic) activity.
From Chateau Cecil, whore he still abides,
he has roused the officials of the Foreign
Department hero, through whom night and
day cipher despatches pass in a stream to
andfrom the European capitals. A high
official of the department takes the view
that the Russo-Turkish agreemeat will
make necessary an early demonstration on
the part of Great Britain, even if she has to
at alone. Lord Saliebury's position, as it is
understood to have been communicated
to the powers, is that the Russo-Turkish
agreement is au evasion of the Treaty of
Paris. Turkey could not assent to an open
and flagrant violation of the bresty by gat-
ing Russia the right to send warships
through the fitraitgii but the makes conces-
sions tantamount to the same privilege in
permitting the passage through the -Dar-
danelles of a volunteer fleet, equipped with
guns and filled with soldiers. Be the de-
velopment of diplomacy swift or slow,
British intervention ultimately appears to
be inevitable.
The Paris Te2ness compares tbe Russian
volunteer fleet with the British steamers
built for armament in time of war. The
fact is, when the Treaty of Paris was con-
cluded it was not foreseen that vessels
would be designed of mixed merchant and
war character. The Te777.ps distinctly indi-
cates that the French Government intends
to support the Sultan's right to enter into a
special contract with Russia outside of the
articles of the treaty.
With the straits trouble is directly in-
volved the question of Egypt Moukhtar
Pasha, the Porte's commissioner in Cairo,
has renewed his demandthroughthelahedive
for the evacuation of Egypt by the English.
Cairo advices state that if this demand is
refused 1VIoukhtar Pasha will ask theSultan
to recall him and to leave the post vacant as
a protest against the Khedive's contumacy
toward the Suzerain.
The British Ambassador at Constanti-
nople, Sir William White, is on the worst
possible personal terms with the Sultan, who
has repeatedly made excuses to avoid seeing
him, and it is reported to -night that Sir
William is about to be replaced.
The Austrian Ambassador in Turkey,
Baron Von Calice, who has been on leave at
Vienna had a long conference with Count
laalnol:es in regard to the Dardanelles ques-
tion, and started toreturn to Constantinople
yesterday, charged to eupport England's
diplomatic policy.
CAPTURED Bit RUSSIANS.
The Czar's Patrols Eire on Sealers and One
Is Tatou.
A Vancouver, B. C., despatch says: The
most important news of the season was
brought down by the schooner Geneva late
last night. She brought 600 skins and is
the first home of those venturesome
schooners that made the Russian side of
the sea. Two days after reaching Behring
Sea she was ordered out by H. M. S.
Pleasant, and Capt. Seward, knowing his
owners would be heavy losers if he came
home made for the Russian side and
brought up twelve miles off the rookery at
Copper Island. He ran in between
the 'American schooners Terese and
J. Hamilton Lewis, and at once sent a
boat to the former to see what luck she had.
The Teresa gave the news that she end the
schooner Rich had fooled the Russians
many times, but that on the day before,
August 2nd, Captain Alexander McLean, of
the Rich, was ashore with two boats, and
just as they were returning to the schooner
ten Russian guards rushed on them over the
sand hills; and started shooting with rifles.
They fired several rounds, and though
many bullets hit the -boats only Captain
McLean was struck. His knee cap was
smashed and his left hand hit. Then both
schooners made off to their position, twelve
miles from Copper Island.
The Russian man-of-war Alert, thirteen
guns, the next day steamed out after the
three schooners at full speed. All of theni
put on every stitch of canvas, and for twelve
miles there was a long chase, the Alert
firing blank cartridges all the time. Then
the wind fell off and she came up to within
a mile of the Lewis and fired a bell that
smashed the bowsprit in halves and brought
her to. The Geneva and Teresa then saw
two boats pull from the Russian and board
the Lewis, which ten minutes afterward was
taken in tow and rapidly disappeared.
SADIE IN JAIL.
Sadie Laing, a Toronto Woman, charged
With Smuggling Chinese.
A Detroit despatch says: Last midnight
a Chinaman and a white woman were ar-
rested here. They came over on the ferry
boat from Windsor and to all appearances
the woman was piloting the Chinaman to a
place of safety. The Chinaman gives the
name of Li Jing Gon, and the woman regis-
tered as Sadie Laing, 453 Queen street, To-
ronto. She denied having anything to do
with tbe Chinaman. She was locked up as
a suspect, and the Chinaman was locked up
charged with illegally entering the United
States. He had $23 in cash and a certifi-
cate of residence in Canada was found sewed
up in his clothes. He was disguised in
civilized garb.
Then He Subsided.
Pibtsburg Glavnicle-Telegraph : Gaswell
(to his wife) -You have lately acquired
the unpleasant habit of turning up your
nose.
Mrs. Gaswell-Oh, no ; it isn't recently
acquired. 1Viamma rabid only yesterday that
if L had not turned up my nose at so many
good offers that T might have been happier
in my married life now.
Not Too Straight.
"Let's see-Wa,namaker is a straight
republican, isn't he ? '
"Well, no -not exactly. He is just a
repsiblicen."
The Matter Settled.
Mr. Oldboy-My dear, that new cook of
yours is homely enough to crack the kitchen
plastering.
Mrs. Oldboy (with much clecision)-Ill
attend to keeping t he kitchen plastering in
repair, lay dear. You won't hate to look
after it. She's going to stay.
She -Ah, Jack, I'm afraid I'll make you
a sorry wife. He -I've no doubt. Any
one who marries me will be sorry.
The widow of Hannibal Hamlin was his
secoed wife, and was the half sister of his
first wife. '
A French mechanic of 53 committed
suicide because he had loet the power to
drink. He left a letrer saying ; "Otto
glass of liquor =ales tne ill now. As I can-
not live without drinking a am killing my-
self."
WITH A PAIR oe SCISSORS
A Fill[1011$ Female Nihilist Severs leer
'Windpipe.
A St. Petersburg cable eaye : Sophie
Guengberg, the famous Nihilist, sentenced
in November to imprisonment for life at
Schluseelburg, an islead of the Neva, 21
miles from here, has ecnomitted suicide. She
had been despondent for many months, but
eemently the ReernQd to be regaining her
usual spirits. Finally she secured a pair of
scissors and with them hacked her throat in
so determined a manlier that the died in
spite of the efforts made to save her life.
The woman was tried here with Stoelanofslsy
and Friefold on the charge of having been
implicated in it plot to kill the Czar. All
threeprisonerswere condemned tobe hanged.
The court, however, recommenaed "that
the Czar remit the sentence of deeth against
Stoelanofsky and Ieriefeld, and they were
banished to Siberia. For a long thne
Sophie's life hung in the balance, but her
sentence was finally commuted to life im-
prisonment. Sophie and other Nihilists
had previously been tried in Paris for
having explosive bombe in their possession.
She was much admired by Nihilists
throughout Europe. After the murder of
Gertersa Seliverstoff in Paiis in November,
1890, tho Eciciir, a newspaper of Paris,
stated that a Nihilist committee hacldecided
that if Sophie Guengberg was sentenced to
death, Seliverstoff, said to be the director:
of the Russian police in France, would be
speedily killed. Sophie was sentenced to be
hanged on a Monday, and the shooting of
Seliverstoff by Paellewski it was aupposecl
took place the following Tuesday.
DISABLED AT SEA.
The Exciting Experiences of the Crew of the
Steamer lenateidans.
A London cable says: The steamer
Dubbeldain, from Amsterdam for New
York, with 106 passengers, has put back to
Plymouth. From August 28th to 30th the
steamer encountered strong westerly winds
and heavy seas. At 3.15 a. m., August
30* she struck something that was un-
doubtedly floating wreckage. The side of
the steamer was scraped, and her rudder'
came in contact with the wreckage and was
damaged, so that it subsequently broke
adrift and was lost. Long hawsers were
thrown out over the stern to act ati drags in
keeping the steamer head on to the sea, but
this expedient failed, and the vessel
broached to and was soon lying in the
trough of the sea. She rolled heavily and
took much water on board, a quantity of it
finding its way below into the saloon and
steerage. For thirty hours she lay at the
mercy of the sea, and the passengers, to say
nothing of the exceedingly uncomfortable
position in which they found themselves
were filled with great fears as to the out!
come of the voyage. Sea after sea swept
over the decks, causing much damage to the
small boats on the ways. September lat
jury steering gear was rigged, and the
steamer stood upon her course for New
York. The weather continued heavy, how-
ever, and Capt. Pottjer decided it would
not be safe to continue the voyage with his
temporary steering apparatus. He therefore
put the steamer about and reached Ply-
mouth, where the disabled vessel will go
into docks for repairs.
TEM PERSECUTED JEWS. .
The Sultan Interferes to Prevent liefugees
front Entering Palestine.
A London cable says : A letter is pub-
lished here from the minister in charge ot
Christ church, Jerusalem, saying that on
petition of the native tradesmen the Sultan
has stopped the influx of Russian Jews, and
that he will not permit them to land in
Palestine without a special.; order. Fifty
families who arrived recently by steamer
were sent back. The letter adds that Baron
Hirsch ought to arrange with the Porte
terms of settlement which would permit of
Jews locating in Palestine. Palestine, the
writer says, is at present thinly peopled.
If the country were terraced, planted, and
supplied with water reservoirs, it would be
highly productive, and the cost would be
amell is.). comparison with the expensive sys-
tem adopted in South American countries.
Itt conclusion the clergyman says the coun-
try across the River Jordan is tme and fer-
tile, practically uninhabited, and able to
receive an enormous number of settlers.
The Jews now being driven from their
homes in Moscow are compelled to sign a
paper to the effect that they are quitting the
town of their own free will. This is done
in order that the Russian authorities may be
armed with an answer to the charges of bru-
tality, which, it appears, have made an im-
pression, even in Russia.
ADVENTURERS IN TROlUBLE.
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Unless Aid is Sent Another Poi ar Exhibition
Will End in Tragedy.
A Philadelphia despatch says : The eight
members of the West Greenland expedition
who travelled with Lieut. Peary a part of
the way into the frozen North returned here
on Friday. They all agree that unless a
relief expedition shall be sent out and prove
successful, which is by no means certain,
Lieut. Peary, his wife and the six men with
them, will find nameless graves in the ice
deserts which surround the North Pole. It
is thought that Peary and his companions
will never be able to get back through Mel-
ville Bay in their only vessel, a whale boat.
Peary's men almost without exception have
never experienced Arctic life, and must all
depend on Peary. The company which
returned on Friday were sent by the
Academy of Natural Sciences to investigate
the geology, botany and biologyof Western
Greenland. They say the expedition was
distinct from Peary's who intended to push
to the farthest point north yet reached.
Peary is now about 600 miles north of
TJperne,vals, the Danish town, which trading
vessels reach about once a year. His idea
was to emelt several hundred miles north-
ward toward the pole, and to get back to
TJpernevek again by August 1st next
A Surfeit of Tragedy.
A. New Haven, Conn., despatch says:
The town of Seymour is disturbed anti ex-
cited over two tragedies which occurred
last night and this morning. George Wing
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blade, a German mechanic, shot his wife in
the mouth and probably fatally injured her.
Wingblade then shot himself in the head
and died in less than five minutes, Wing
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blade had been drinking heavily. Wm.
Ryan, a mechanic, attended church this
this morning, and having attended to all the
rites of his church, returned homeand cut
his his throat from ear to ear. He has but
a few hours to live.
An Inventor's Opportunity.
Texas t:flings : The man who vsill in-
vent a handy derrick to hold a Sunday
newspaper while it is being read will get his
stocking full at Christmas. .
U. S. Government officials tested the new
steel twelve -inch gun at Sandy Hook yes-
terday.
The Sarmatian collided with the barque
Beatrice at Quebec last night, doing the
latter slight damage.
joseph O'Brien, New 'Voris, was accident-
ally shot by License Inspector Ora/miters of
Gravesend, last night
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TORONTO UNCLEANNESS,
Moral Itettounos of Om Iiilooded Youth of
the City.
Discussing the rented boathouses on the,
bay front the Empire of to -day says : The
cleats of people who rent theee houses are,.
as a rule,well paid eletets. According to their •
means they fureith their abodes, The•
majority content themselves with an imita-
tion of camp life. A. boat house is cheaper,,
handier ancl safer when ts anted. only for
irn-
moral purposes than a room up town.
Although many of the women who visit,
these places aro streetewellters, the large
majority people hear etosies about aro shop,
girls who go to the island an d there they fall
into the chassises of the hem= hounds who
are looking for 50111G innocent Oat° entrap.
These hardworking girls are badgered lute
an acquaintance with their macs "friends"
who finally prevail on them to set out for the
city in their rowboate instead of by the,
ferry boat. But the confiding girl -whose
youth and innocence has induced her to
accept the invitation of the fellow who looks
with lecherous eyes on her does not land
where she desires. The boat draws up in.
front of the boat house where her courtier
hangs forth, and she is induced by specious:
reasons to enter his net. The innocent girl
has reason to regret this ill-advised step in
most cases. She seldom leaves the place:
without having taken a drink of liquor, and.
if she refuses that, and all advances of the,
individual who has been so successful itt
getting her inside his boathouse, she leaves.
the place with a semen face and has to run.
a gauntlet of curious eyes.
A couple of brothers, now bearing a very
uneviable reputation in connection with the.
seduction a couple of weeks ago all young
girl named Sadie Lavelle, who died a few•
days ago on Teraulay street, have the.
idontioal boathouse hired by the man Who,
first brought boathouses into disrepute.
These brothers, one of whom ruined Miss.
Lavelle in his beathouse, are cordially .
detested by their lake front neighbors, one
of whom yesterday said: "Those boys..
should be shot on sight They have seduce&
more girls than any other two men in the,
city. Boathouse owners would uphold yon.
in showing up such people, as they would
be pleesed to get rid of thetn."
It is hard to get hold of incidents which
show the prevalence of the immorality
which is admitted. There is a sort of free-
masonry among the culprits,which it is next.
to impossible to break through. But several ,
very damaging stories have leaked out. The
wife of a well-known citizen made a visit to
the lake front a few nights ago, and while in
a boathouse with her patamour she had a.
$50 diamond ring stolen.
-A pitiable story is told about the ruin of
a young lady teacher by one of the boat-
house libertines. She was in the city during
the N. E. A. convention, ond was induced.
to go for a row by her seducer, who landed.
at his own boathouse. She was a bewitch-
ing little beauty, and her betrayer was heard
to boast of hie dastardly act plea she had
left the city.
IN AN EAGLE'S TALONS.
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An Indian Babe Borne Into tbe Air andt
Dropped to Its Death.
A Sault Ste, Marc, One., despatch says;
John Cowadje, a Chippewa Indian, living
On the shore of Echo Lake, started out this
morning to guide a party. His only child,
a girl baby, was on the outside of the hut,
near the door, his evil° being on the oppo-
site side of the little dwelling. When the
Indian father and the party had proceeded .
half a mile or so they mu* an enormous.
bald eagle circling over the edge of Echo
Lake, near the hut. There was no thought.
of danger to tbe child, bat their sports-
man's instinct prompted. them tq tum back
get a stotat the bird.4 As t. ey turned
retina' th‘ir steps the ea le made is
sudden swoop to the earth. The Indian.
quiekened his pace and reached his cabin
in advance of the white men. When
they arrived at the lake they saw a dead
eagle of unusual size and formidable appear-
ance lying upon the ground, near it the
Indian babe, torn and bleeding, and also
dying. The scream and rush of the greab
bird -upon the child brought the Indian
mother upon the scene. Her babe was
already several feet in the air held by the
ugly talons . of the eagle. The child was
evidently too heavy for the bird, and was
dropped to the earth. The fall 'caused its
death. The eagle made another plunge for
its victim, but was fought off ' by the
mother, who succeeded in driving it away.
As the bird rose in the air it was shot by -
the father, who had arreved too lateto save
the chiM. The white men had no difficulty
in securing the eagle and they will have it
stuffed.
The Necessaries of Life.
.111-un3ey's Weekly: Goodlee-It says in
the good book "Mao cannot live by bread
alone."
Colonel Goke-And no whiskey? Well,.
I should say nob!
Style Costs.
Pittsburg Bet/egin : The guest -How this
Four dollars a day? Stopped here a year-
ago and paid only half that much.
The proprietor -Just so. Then it was the,
"McGinnis Tavern:" latow it's the "Hotet
McGinnis."
"Nunierous and COSay."
Elmira Gazette: The groom's present to
the bride was a handsome diamond brooch,,
besides many other beautiful tlaings in crate
glass.
Edward McCaffrey, one of the men con-
victed in 1883 of complicity in the Invincia
ble conspiracies which culminated in the
Pheenix Park murders, and who was sen-
tenced to ten years' penal servitude, hav
been released.
Floods are doing great damage in Core
inthia.
Bridges and crops are suffering from thes
rise of Oconee River, Georgia.
John Penn, who has just been electedtto
the British Parliament, is a descendant or
great William Penn.
"Papa, are you the mainstay of our
-
family ?" " Yes, my son." " Who's the
spanker, mamma ?"
Among the many inventions in building
operations is the use of steel chimneys for
large mercantile establishments. One to be
used in Chicago will have a height of 250.
feet, and the steel will vary in thicknesu.
from three -eights of an inch at, the bottom.
to five-thirty-secondthe at the top.
Modern Consietency-Sporting man -See
here, I want my subscription stopped. I
can't stand those violent editorials of yours,
on the sinfulness of racing. Editor -But, .
my dear sir, you can't do without our paper.
No other gives so complete a report of the,
radenlLor Day in Quebec will be etroperier
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Promisesmade in time of affliction re
quire a better memory than people,
commonly possess.
" Uncle ,John," said little Emily, " do
you know that ababy blast was fed on ele-
phant's milk eained 20 potinds in a week?"
"Nonsense I" exclaimed Uncle John ; and
then. asked, " Whose baby was it ?" " Itt
was the elephant's baby,' replied little,
Emily