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GIVE US sSOMETHING TO EAT
Wail the '-'Ory of the IlerThe Mob Wlie
DeMenetrated Yesterday.
WILLIAM'S ',INVITATION
TO EMIGRATE.
German Laborers Nark on the Pali= Sing-
' lag the Neeseillaiee.
A Beath ceble sive : It is said the
emirit of discootent is spreadbig with elarre.
eng force throughoat the German Empire.
row people imagine the extent of feeling
growiog against the Emperor. Az in:stance
of the heated though elumberam paseions of
the massetsavae shown at 1 o'clock this after.,
noon. A body of 5,000 unemployed men
met by precencerted arrangemera ina oaten°
statue, and peewed a series of inflammatory
resolutiooe denouneing their empleyers and
the within of governmeot which enabled
the latter to crush the workingroeo beneath
the iron heel a °apnea and called upon
the Government to take steps to pro-
tect the interests of the workiug
glees. The news of this bold gathering
in defiance ,of the order of the authorities
airehibiting ,such meetinge spread rapidly.
The Socialist agitators determined to take
advantage of the meeting to ;peke a demon-
stration before the castle of the Emperor.
The police upon the spot tried to argue with
the workmen, but without shaking their
determination to carry out the project
They warnedthem that such a determina-
tion would probably result an bloodehed,
lent, led by the Socialists], efterward the
workmen formed. in colump.. med 'marched
from the .square in the enee-Otica of -tenter,
lien Linden. The onward march, of Work.
men atfirst wae irresistible, and the police
were unable to cepa with thearead. Shout-
ing and cheering, encouraged by thousands
of other people who watched their program
through the streets, on marched the work-
men, crying, "The. castle, to the castle
Arriving upon Enter den Linden, beneath
the statute of aarederick the Great, a
halt was made. A Socialist leader
made a passionate ..address to the throng,
urging them to carry their demonstration to
the gates of the castle. Cheers greeted the
suggestion, and then at a signal from a
prominent Socialist, who seemed to be the
chosen leader of the mob, the workmen
began singing the .0 Marseillaise " and
marched, cheerecaberethousands who had
gathered in the broad avenue to witness the
demonstration*towards the castle. The
workmen, pawing. through a lot of police
who barred thew passage, had nearly
reached the castle gates when a et ong
detachment of police suddenly threw them-
eelves across the short portion of the thor-
oughfare intervening between the rioters
and the castle, and then made a determined
charge upon the head of the workingmen's
column. The latter for a moment or so
stubbornly withstood the attack of the police,
and, pressed onward by those in the rear,
actually managed to beat back the powerful
detachment. The latter, hqwever, rallied
and hit furiously right mane% wounding
scores upon •scores of workmen, who
fell bleeding beneath the feet of the
officers. Somebody among the workmen
called upon them to retreat. A retreat
then began, and soon developed into a flight
and a panic. The police, after taking from
eighty to one hunched prisoners, seemed
content to allow the remainder to escape.
The sixty or seventy wotmded rioters who
remained upon the field of battle were then
attended to at a neighboring hospital, and
the regular prisoners were placed under look
and. key.
It was noticed throughout the demonstra-
tion that the sympathy of the immense
crowd of people who witnessed the working-
men's demonstrations was with the rioters.
They were cheered repeatedly by groups of
well-dressed people belonging to the upper
and middle classes, and were frowned upon
only by those moving in Government or
militarycircles.
The riot is almost the only thing talked
about to -day, and is looked upon as a -sort
of reply of the people to the Emperor's
remarks made to the l3randenburgers yes-
terday. The Socialist leaders are said to be
preparing for a formidable demonstration
in the near future. The general Opinion is
that the struggle between the Socialists
and the Government is about to begin, the
signal for it having been given when it was
announced that no members of the Socialist
party had been invited to the reception
given by the Emperor to the Chamber of
Deputies.while no discrimination was made
against others.
The Voseische Zeilung observes that if all
the discontented leftthe country, as advised
to do by the Emperor, the adherents of
Prince:Bismarck wau1e. be included among
those departing. The great employers of
labor who are dissatisfied with the labor
laws, and the agriculturists injuredahrough
the new commercial treaties would also go.
Nobody would be left but Catholics.
The Tageblate reminds Germans that the
"Constitution concedes to every one
liberty to express hie opinion."
The Socialistic journal, the Vorwrats, says
it declines for Socialists "The Emperor's
invitation to emigrate," adding The
Emperor would rule over a desert, if all the
'malcontents in his dominions should
emigrate."
At anearly hour crowds of workingmen
began, to assemble in the linter den Linden.
There wag a strong force of police present
and kept the crowd of idlers continually
moving. By nbon the crowds had been
• augmented to such an extent that the police
• thought it mend& be dangerous to allow
them to remain in the streets, especially as
it was thought the looting of shops was
intended. They, therefore, charged the
crowds* but were met with a determined
resistance, and repeated charges were neces-
sary before the crowds were dispersed. The
m,that had gathered in Kaiser Wilhehn
etrasse was specially determined to hold
e' their ground. Thefirst charge of the police
upon them had /2e effect whatever, and the
police were compelled to withdraw, some of
them having been quite severely hurt ha the
sticks and stones of the mob. The police
then drew their swords and again charged
the crowd, slashing right and left. The mob
still held their ground and returned blow
for blow, but finally they began to slowly
give wee/ teethe onslaught, contesting every
,Tinch of ground'. The pollee, enraged at the
resistance offered them, rallied and made
another determined charge, and after a
sharp scuffle the mob broke and
ran in every direction, abject fear
taking the piece of the brute courage that
had sustained then e such a shore time bo.
ore. Quite a number of the mole were
severely Iowa and all the kaderes fell into
the hands oi. the police. During the morn-
ing dissatisfied and disorderly Workingmen
assembled at several other points in the
city, notably in theevieiniter of the Branden-
burg gate, the museum and the square in
liteut of the Opera House, but When ordered
to diripereeby the police theydale°, niettering
&matte 'bue offering no resistanee. At noon
another large crowd colleeted in the Opera
Ileum equate. This mole was exceedingly
neatly and refueled to obey the police orders
to niove on. Without, bentermg Wordto
aecUro a coraplianCe With their orderm the
Pelieleehtergetlethemob With drawu swords
and deipeesea them with, little easietance.
Seven of the ringleadem of this moa were
seized thepoliee enel huethel off to jail.
At Lo'cloolothis after000n.a. relief detach.
meat of soldiers, heedea by a hand, meroh-
lug toward s the 'castle to tike the place e of
the guerde on duty there. They were ac-
coinpeatieol by a large mob of roughs, who in
every. way taunted them with upholding
the xis% againet the poor. • With measured_
stepreand eyes to the front the soldiers
marched as thoegh they were on dress
pantie. A body of police had beeet
drawn -across the street near the Imperial
resideoce to prevent any one but the guards
from .entering the castle square. The
roughs tried to break through this line and
a violent encounter ensued. The soldiers
marched through thn castle, rani' heedless
of the row between the mob and the pollee
The latter stood with drawn 'sabres, and as
the mob made their onslaught they struck
right and left with their sabres, inflicting
severe wounds on those who came within
reachof their weapons. Finally a detach-
mentaf mounted police that had arrived on
the amine rode down on the mob which
brae and scattered in every direction.
Many of the flying roughs were knocked
•down and trampled upon by the horses but
the policemen had no mercy on the fugitives
and drove their horses at head -long speed
over anyaf the mob who stoodin their way.
The route of the roughs was complete.
A DIABOLICAL CRIME.
liusbauddlobbed and Wife Ravished .by a
Negro Desperado.
A Sedalia, Mo., despatch says: At a late
hour on Temaday night, while Charles Tay-
lor, a leading jeweller of this city, and his
wife werneeturning from a racial gathering,
they werewaylaiel by a masked highway.
Wen. After Mr. Taylor had been relieved
ef his puree,the robber at a pistol's &oath
'forced them. to walk a mile from town.
When the open prairie was reached the
villain bound Mr. Taylor with a rope and
criminally assaulted the woman. The hus-
band was then released and the pair per-
mitted to depart. A mass meeting was held
yesterday amid much excitement. Over
$2,000 was raised in a few moments as a re-
• ward for the capture of the ruffian and
short work will be made of him if captured.
The outlaw is a negro. Before conunittine
the above crime he entered the house of
Mrs. Mary Moore, a widow, aged 65 years,
choked her almost into unconsciousness,
stole a few valuables and escaped. A little
later he held up P. H. Buckley and Miss
Mettle Gilkes, whom Mr. Buckley was ac-
companying to her home. Miss Gilkes fled
in one direction and Mr. Buckley in an-
other. The negro pursued the woman,
threw one arm around her neck, and with
the butt end of his revolver Struck her on
the head, felling her to the ground. Buckley
ran to her assistance, and other pedestrians
appeared and the negro fied. Half an hour
later the desperado committed the crowning
act of his night's villainy when he assaulted
Mr, and Mrs. Taylor.
HORRIBLE IF TRIM.
charcoal Burners Charged with Throwing
a Woman into a Kiln.
A Sault Ste. Marie despatch says: At
Emerson, a small town 35 miles northwest
of here, a woman known as Lucy Webb was
thrown into a smouldering kiln by charcoal
burners and kept there for five hours. She
was cooked to a crisp. The woman kept a
notorious resort in the outskirts of the vil-
lage. On Washington's birthday the char-
coal burners, who constitute a large portion
of the population quit work and went on a
rousing drunk. Late in the evening h large
party of them brought up at tlee Webb
woman's resort and proceeded to run things.
Shortly before midnight they jostled the
proprietress out of doors, tore the clothing
from her body, dragged her to the kilns,
and, openingone which was still burning,
threw her in closed and locked the door,
and continue:1 their debauch. At daylight
the horrible discovery of the disposition of
the woman was made and her body was
taken out. The authorities are investigat-
ing the case, bat the men were so begrimed
with coal and the women inmates of the
house were so drunk that 15 18 not believed
the perpetrators of the crime can be iden-
tified.
A. TRENTON MAWS CRIME.
A. Married ManiConvieted of Bahasa a
Young Girl.
ABelleville despatch says: W. J. Turley,
a married man of 'Trenton, was arrested at
the Windsor Hotel here on Thursday after-
noon by Constable John Haight for alleged
indecent assault on Emma Demill, of Murray
township, on Wednesday, February 17th.
The case came up tor hearing at the Police
Court here yesterday morning. • The girl is
only 16 y :ars of age, and is of prepossessing
appearance. She has been working as a
dressmaker for Mrs. Huych, in Fra,nkford.
On the day in quesition Stanley Huyeb, a
son, drove tee the plaintiff's house and told
her that his mother wanted her to come and
work for her. She consented, but instead
of going to Frankford they drove to Tren-
ton, where they met Turley. He asked her
to go for a drive, to which she consented.
After driving to the Carrying Place they
took supper at the Proctor House, Brighton,
when they drove to Frankford and put up
at an hotel. After she had been assigned a
room, H. Turley followed her, where she
says he used force to accomplish his purpose.
They: remained in the hotel all night. The
Magistrate found the defendant guilty of
common assault, and reserved judgment.
A GREAT CHIMNEY FALLS,
Xining Twelve Operatives and Injming
Many Others,
SEAnOlinI38 GETTING! Olen THE BODIN%
A London eabbe says: The inanufactering
town of Clealeheaton, in the west riding of
Yorkshire, eight trifles from Leeds, was to-
day the scene of a frightfue accident, result-
ing le the leer] of a number of lives. A
massive ehboney, 60 yards high, at Metall,.
raill's machinery and flannel factory in that
plaoe, collapsed and fell on the roof of the
faotore, just AS a number of yottng women
operatives were leaving work. The fall of
the chimney converted the wing of the fac-
tory= which it crashed into a heap of
debris, made up of fragments of masonry
and the shattered remnants of machinery.
The piteous °nee a those caught he the
ruins could be heard, and the horror of the
• scene was soon augmented by the 'breaking
out of fire, in which numbers of the
imprisoned victims were more or less
burned. A force of workmen and the
fire brigade of the town speedily got to
work to move the tons of debris. The
i
number already extricated ncludes six
killed and many injured by leaving. limbs
crushed. Twelve of those who were in the
building at the time of the disaster are still
missing. "Steeple jacks," who have been
occumea for a week past in repairing the
chimney, found it was collapsing and made
their escape. The factory manager states
that an expert examined the foundations of
the chimney at 3 p. m. and declared them
to be in a &ale condition. It is reported
'that the cause of the disaster was the re-
moval of a nutxtber of defective bricks fee
the purporie of making repain, which calmed
the structure . to , thus become unduly
weakened. .....•
LATER.—The corpses of two more women
have been extricated from the ruins. A girl
who was rescued from the garret was found
with her head jammed between two beams.
-She gives a horrifying account of the spec-
tacle presented by the ruins beneath her,
Five women are still missing.
• At 3 o'clock this morning twelve bodies
have been extricated from the ruins. Two
of the wounded persons have succumbed to
their injuries, and another is in a dying
condition.
Charge Against a Goverument
Mr. James B. Morrison, accountant, To-
ronto, in an affidavit in an action now in
the High Court of justice, charges that Mr.
David G. Rosa, accountant in the Crown
Lands Department of Ontario, was given
$750 in cash and a promissory note for $750
for the assistance Mr. Ross and others gave
in obtaining a patent on a lot in the District
of Algoma for Mr. Morrison. Mr. Ross in
an affidavit denies the 'charge.
How to Itelleve Night -Sweats.
Night -sweats may be arrested by spong.
ing the body at night with very bot water.
It is a great help also toward toning up the
skin to rub the body briskly in the morning
with a bathing towel wrung out of salt
waterathe rialt Caere the pores and dim-
lates the skin to healthy action.
NEW WEAPON OF MURDER.
Drown's New Segmental Wire Gun Sub.
Knitted to a Severe 'Test.
A Budeboroe Pa., despatch says: A test
of the Brown segmental tube wire gun,
made here on Friday, produced a pressure
of more than fifty.three thousand pounds to
the square inch in the cylinder made .to
represent the powder chamber of the gun,
and the cylinder not only withstood this
enormous strain, but afterwards showed not
the slightest trace of having been subjected
to it. The lining tube, the breech plug,
the segments, the wire winding and the
gas checksovvere entirely 'uninjured, and
careful start gauging showed there
was no . enlargement of the • bore
whatever. The teat was made with a
cylinder sixteen inches long, having a
diameter inside ot five inches and an outside
diameter of fifteen inches. The five -inch
walls were °immersed of a thin lining tube,
twelve segments three inches thick, and
about two inches of wire wound inthirty-one
layers. • The cross section of the wire was
one-seventh of an inch. square. As the re-
sult of this experiment the strength of the
Brown system of wire gun manufacture bas
been definitely settled. There was no de-
fect found in the cylinder. The five -inch
gun now under construenon is nearly ready
. .
to be assembled and wound. It will be
finished and fired in 'May. • As it will have
a length of 44 calibres and can be Safely
given a chamber pressure of 25 tons per
square incb, an initial veloeity of at least
2,700 feet a second is expected. •
STItRET CAR STRIKE RIOTS.
• Alexander Salvini is rehearsing "The
Lady. of Lions," and will probably soon be
seen m that play.
The English custom of grand opera in
private homes is gaining ground m New
York. It comes high.
Cables] from London whisper that Mrs.
Langtry made a trip into the desert of
Africa with Sir Robert Peel and returned in
splendid health.
He—" Why doesn't that English girl
come on deek, and be wooed by the breezes,
too ?" She—" Her mother won't let her,
She heard the captain say this was a trade
wind."
—The New York World losiste thet the
theatres of that city should be permitted
open on Sunday evenings "ripea ground" at
, morality alone."
•
Indianapolis the Scene of Much Disorder -
Clubs Trumps.
An Indianapolis despatch says: No less
than a dozen note took,place here since yes-
terday morning at 6 o clock. At an early
hour and by pre -arrangement with the
street car company Mayor -Sullivan ordered
out the police to assist in the running of
the cars. The strikers and sympathizers
fought every inch of the ground, and at 7
o'clock three cars had been overturned it.
the gutters. By 8 o'clock the mobs on the
different streets numbered fully 10,000 mere,
and business generally was interrupted by
the violent proceedings. Nearly po arrests
were madaand a dozen cars were mairedby
stones. The police force is composed only
of 100 men, and is almost overcome, and
would be utterly defeated in case of a battle.
So far clubs have been the onlyweapons
i
used, but the fever of the mob is ncreasing
and a bloody encounter is probable.
Last night the Board of Public Safety de-
cided to swear in 250 }medal officers for ser-
vice on Monday, and Mayor Sullivan
issued a proclamation closing all saloons
until the strike is over.
AN INPOPULAR PIERIAN.
The Sul tan'acoCinsuleyitotr
riplicoanSeedh.eme is Not
y
A London cable says; A despatch from
Tripoli announces that there has been micas
rioting there, growing out of the issuing of
a firman by the Sultan making natives liable
to conscription, from which they have
hitherto been exempt. While an official
was reading the firman to the public in the
market phece he was attacked and beaten
by a mob and the document was torn up.
A detaohment of cavalry had to be called
out to disperee the mob. Soon afterward
thousands of Arabs assembled outside the
city walls and advanced to the gates, de-
manding the withdrawal of the finnan. The
Arabs have already had ad encounter with
the troops, several being killed and many
wounded. The Europeans living in the
vicinity haere taken refuge in the city.
Business is entirely suspended.
His Lite Given in Vain.
A Berlin cable says: Lieut. leelenitz lost
his life yesterday at Fraeektortent-Oder
while attempting th save that of a workman
who had fallen into the rhea The officer,
fleeing the man's clanger* steeple into the
river and seam to his aid. He was 120411.
pered by the weight of his clothing and also
by the struggles of the we:4mila, who
clasped his arms mooted his „ would-be
reectier's neck and could nob be induced to
release his grip, The result was that after
a brave streggle the lieutenant became ex -
Imaged, and before help arrived from the
shore both nien were drowned.
WILLIAM IS REAL ANGRY, IYOUNG BLAINE'S DIVORCE.
haul Tello the grumblers to Ott Out
if They AroNot Bo,tiofiea,
I/0 MN TUE ATAIIIDITTT AMR AN Aux.
Berlin Cable says ;I, hia ?speech at
Brendenburg, Emperor William!, after say-
ing it was consoling to receive in the midst
of the perplexing State affairs occupying
his whole time, lie warm a recognition of
his efforts for the people'a welfare, he pro-
ceeded : " Untartunetely et has now
become the fashion to criticise and nag at
every step taken by the Government. The
puttlie ie dieturbed on the most insignificant
grounds. The enjoyment of life shared by
the whole Gennten fatherland is environed.
As a result of this nagging persecution
many persops have been imbued with the
idea that our country is the most unhappy
and worst governed in the world, and that
life in ouch a country is a perfect plague.
That this is not the eaSe we, of course, are
Well aware, but would it not be better if
discontentea persons were to shake the dust
of Germany from off their feet, retiring as
soon as passible to some country where such
a miserable wretched state of affairs does
not exist? They will taus reap advantage
to themselves and at the game time do us
a great favor. We live in a state of transi-
tion. Germany is gradually emerging from
infancy, She is new about to enter on the
period of youth. It would we web, there-
fore, if we freed ourselves from infant
maladies. We live in exciting days in
winch the judgment of the majority of men
is unfortunately devoid as regards as objec-
tive facts. But spieter days are in store,
•since our people, now united, undeterred by
the utterances of voices abroad are putting
their trust in God and in the loyeasolicitous
efforts of their heredity,' y rulers,"
He next referred to a supposed historic
incident in connection with Sir Francis
Drake's discovery of the Pacifit. He said
that when the admiral had made a landing
in Central America he inquired of the:
natives regarding the great ocean.
A native ehief, in response to the
inquiriea of Sir Franca!, said: "You're in
search of the great waters; follow rne and
I will show it to you." Then, despite the
warnings and exhortations from the admir-
al's comrades, Sir Francis Drake, led by
• the chief who had volunteered to guidehim,
started to make the ascent of a lofty moun-
• tain chain. After surmounting many terri-
ble and disheartening difficulties, the great
, navigator and hie companion at length fin-
• ished their toilsome journey and arrived at
the summit of the mountain. Then the
chief pointed to the sea beyond, and Sir
Francis Drake'looking in the direction in.
dicated, saw the wild waters of the sea
which he had just crossed. The chief next
led the admiral around a. projecting rock,
when, lo l there suddenly burst upon the
enchented gaze of the explorer the spark-
ling mirror of the Pacific, stretching in
majestic calm as far as the eye could reaela.
The Emperor continued "So may it be
with us. .A finn confidence inthesympathies
accorded your work and mine inspires me
continually with fresh strength to continue
my task and advance in the path heaven
has pointed out to me. I also am impressed
with the feeling that what has occurred in
the past is due to the hand of our Supreme
Lord on high. I am firmly convinced that
He who was our ally at Rossbach and
Donnewotz will not now leave me in the
lurch. He has so constantly aided the
cause of Brandenburg awl my house that we
cannot believe He has done all this for no
purpose. No; on the contrary, we etill
have a great destiny before us, and I am
leading you to glorious days."
In concluding, the Emperor urged his
hearers not to allow glimpses into the future
t� be darkened by grumblers and the
speeches of discontented parties.
In reply to a toast 14:011 the policy of the
Government he said: 'My course is. the
right one and it will be prosecuted to the
utmost. I trust my brave Brandenburgers
will assist me in my task."
• 7'118 PEN AND TIM SWORD.
" the pen is mightier than the: sword."
This line bath wondrous wisdom stored.
The sword may take your life, 'tis true,
But the pen Oft steak; your good name, too.
—According to instructions left inhis will,
a Buffalo man's body has just been crenated
while a band played waltz mud°, and after
the funeral the dead man's friends ban-
queted at the expenke Of his (Mate.
Song of the Waked eatident--" Seine
bodies corning."
A NORTH SEA DISASTER.
Steamers Collide and th
All Hands but e
•Captain Are Lost.
A Londonoable says : News of a terrible
disaster in the North Sea, by which a
eteamer went to the bottom, carrying with
her every soul on board, with only one ex-
ception, was received in this city at a late
hour to -night. Only meagre details of the
catastrophe have yet been obtained, but
from the despatches already at hand it is
learned that the steamers Loughbrow (Brit)
and Forest Queen came into collision off
Flamborough, a village of Yorkshire, East
riding, on the North Sea. The vessels
crashed together with great force, and the
Forest Queen was torn aparb by the bow of
the Loughbrow. • The damages sustained by
the Forest Queen were so extensive that the
sea began to rush through the breaches
made in her hull in a great volume. The
water poured in so rapidly that she at once
began to settle, and in a very short space of
time after she had been struck she plunged
to the bottom. • So quickly did the Forest
Queen founder that her crew had no chance
to save tbeir lives, and all hands, with the
single exception of thecaptain, went down
with her to a watery grave. The despatches
give no information as to the extent of the
damage done to the Loughbrovve
Strikers Beat Policemen.
• An Indianapolis desplach.says : Five hun-
dred special policemen have been sworn in,
and the street ear company will attempt to
move cars under their escort A little after
ten o'clock this Morning 2,000 people mobbed
two special policemen who were indiscreet
enough to wander forth alone with their new
badges, at the corner of Washington and
Illinois streets'. They were rescued from the
mob in a dilapidated condition and hidden
amay. The streets are packed with people,
and although the Weather ie very wet it
seems to have no effect on those:mho are on
Mobbing intent.
Damaging Secret.
"1 deem pwopah to tell you," said
Codling to.the hotel clerk, when he regis-
tered, after his visit to the "ether side,"
" that'I am the eon of an English Duke,
doncher know."
4' All right," replied the clerk, "don't be
afraid. not expose you if you keep
your board paid a week in advance.
Husband, to friend—"I can always tell
when my wife intends to give me a blowing
tip." letiend---" How?" Husband—" 13e.
mute beforehand oho always hums little
rinatches of Belle
WADE IN.
Don your gayest ; entire your 101;
Onfy two More weeks till Lent;
Flirt and frivol, laugh and chat;
Sweetest hours aro oft misspent ;
Wear your giddiest, gauziest gown;
'Ater on you may repent;
kiss aWay old Serromi s frown;
Only two weeks more till Lent.
Two pieces of aluminum can be soldered
gether by the use of silver chloride. Finely
powdered fused silver chloride is spread During the pant week there were 48 fail.
along the junction, after which the solder ie ores in Ganda as compared with 43 for the
melted on with aalowepipe. o• ,aorkeriponaing period last year,
His Father Takes Up the Cudgels un
• His Bella
W1142 BB THINKS 01' THE II AU.
Mother -in -Law Nevins Makes it Very
Warm for Blaine,
A Washington, D. Q., despetch says_
Mr. Blaine furnished the following to -day
under the heading of "A Personal State-
ment ;
Since the separation of my son and his
wife, three and a half yeare ago, my family
have silently borne every misrepresenta-
tion, every slanderous attack, every news-
paper interview which it has pleased
the now divorced wife to inspire.
The one person aimed at has been Mrs.
Blaine aand we have perhaps been at fault
in allowing a, horror of the public discussion
of private matters, combined with a regard
for the fixture of my grandson, to permit so
much calumny to go unanswered. The last
outrage of the kind, embodied in the deei.
ohm of the judge atDeadwood,Dalt.,assurnes
an official character, which makes it im-
possible to remain longer silent. To remain
silent would be to accept and perpetuate a
great wrong to my wife—a greater wrong to
my grandson than even a publication of the
truth can inflict upon him. It is necessary
in speaking that I ehould give a eumrnary,
as brief as possible, of the marriage and the
incidents which. followed le and led to the
separation. •
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Here follows a letter written by Blaine to
Rev. T. Ducey., the Catholic: priest, who
married young Blaine and Miss Nevins, and
in which he charges the priest aeith a ,breach
of duty and continues
When I wrote this letter I believed that
Mise Nevins had no other responsibility in,
the marriage than in consenting to my son's
appeal, and was blameworthy for this alone.
Since then I am prepared to say that the
marriage was arranged by her far more than
by my son; that she did everything to pro-
mote it, suggested every arrangement,
anticipated and provided for every
emergency, and Omen in fact, but for her
personal, motive and untiring agency that
marriage would never have taken place. In
this she showed knowledge and forethought
not to be expected in a woman of twenty-
one years.
My son was entirely free. No restraint
was attempted or desired—or needed to
insure separation. On the day of his wife's
departure he was as strongly determined
as on the day of her divorce not to resume
his relations with her. Far be it from me
to hold my son blameless, though when his
youth, his uncompleted education, • his
separation from the influences of a home,
the exchange of a life full of hopes and
anticipations for premature cares and uncon-
genial compenionship are considered I hold
him more sinned against than sinning.
But his mother at no time in thought or
word or deed attempted to separate this
man and his wife. On the contrary, she
did not fail by liberality, by. coneideretion
and by extenuation to foster in every practi-
cal way their happinesta—if happiness to
them had been possible.
TEE OTHER SIM
Now Yearn, March. --- C,ol. Nevins and
Mrs. Nevins are stoppixigat the New York
Hotel. A reporter last night called to get
their opinions of Secretary Blaine's letter
in regard to the marriage of his daughter,
Mies Nevins. Mrs. Nevins said: This
letter will be fully answered at the proper
time and in the proper manner. I wish to
say that I consider it a cowardly attack on
a, young woman, whom it seeks to damage
further and who has already been damaged
by the writer and his family in a way which
should arouse the indignation of every
manly man on both sides of the Atlantic.
So far as I am concerned, Icon only speak of
what I know, and 1 say that the Blaine
letter is a tissue of falsehoods. It is not
the first time Mr. Blaine has felt called
upon to defend by letter his domestic
arrangements, and I think he has made a
greater mistake this time than, he did
before." •'
"Is ib erueethat this alliance with young
Mr. Blaine was sought ?" '
" It is not." ;
Mrs. Nevins further stated that as Mr.
Blaine bad challenged the judge who
granted the divorce, the judge would prob-
ably publish the testimony in the case.
Young Mrs. Blaine will come to this city at
once from Dakota.
Spring Fashion Notes.
Coats of all kinds will be cut longer and
trousers smaller.
In over garments the fly -front overcoat
reaching to or below the knees will be a
leader.
While the bob -tail Covert "will not be
in it " with the fine trade to any great
extent.
In fabrics there is quite a tendency to
again introduce fine light -weight worsteds.
• And grey twills will be quite freely used
for overcoats.
The long -tail frock, however, will be
mostly made of half -rough goods, commonly
known as halavicunas.
Gray will be a predominating feature of
the season's colorings,
While tans will still be freely cut in some
sections. .
The finish of garments will be severely
plain, the single narrow stitched edge on
coats being the favorite.
The breast -pocket will, with some ers.
captions, be finished with a, welt, the flap
having "run to seed ", in the readymade
trade.
Vesta will be cut Vahaped ; the " open-
ing " in this respect cannot be too pro-
nounced.
Imitation cuffs will, as a, rule, be the fin-
ish for derives, though the real, two or
three battened variety will be a choice
with many.--Joarnal ofFashion and Tailor-
ing.
St. DaViiibl Day.
Shrove Tuesday, felling thie year ott
Marcie lea is also St, David's Day, &moue
for the habit of Welchtnen of wearing
leeks in their hats, St. David, if all that
is told of him is trete, was a rather remark-
able perran. He veal a descendant of the
Virgin Mary in the eighteenth geperation,
according to a life of him lo Welch in
the Cotton 108, He was also an uncle of
king Arthur,and he succeeded Dubra
ciao (the Debric whom lento/eon mentions
in "The Idyls of the King") as Archbishop
of CaerIen and Primate of Vlealea When he:
preached a white dove sat on his shoulder
and the ground rose under him and formed a
Retie mountain for him to stand upon. In
a battle where Se. David led his people to
victory aping the Saxons he caused them
to wear leeke in their hats to distinguish
them from their foes, and henee the custom
of westing leeks on his day.
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER:.
Mrs. Montagu Tied Her Little Girl to a.
Els& iu the Wall.
oE Wall STUN OLED WIT/I flfia ETOORMie
When the bearing was resumed to -day.
Coleraine was in a state of the wildest ex-
citement and a Ambler of extra constables,
were on duty- Mo. Montage was plamel
in the dock. The first wituese called Was,
Miss Dwell, the governess. She repeated,
the evidence she hied given before the
coroner's jury, to the effect that the little
girl had comirnitted some mithelusvior for
Which the, the governese, had placed her in
a bare dark room- She afterwards in—
formal Mrs. 1VIontegne of what she had
done, whereupon the latter, who was
evidently much incensed at her daughter's
action, went to the room and tied the little
girl's arms behind her back with a stocking:
She then tied her up with a cord to a ring
in the wall and left her. At the expiration,.
of four hours, when Mrs. Montague went to
the room to release the child, she found that
the ;stocking in some unaccountable manner
had slipped up around the child's neck ande
the had been atraugled to death. After the
hearing of further evidence Mrs. Montague
was found guilty of manslaughter. The
trial of Mrs. Montague on the second connto
cruelty to children, was thenproceeded with. -
A Belfast cable says : After the convic—
tion of Mrs. Montagu for manslaughter,
the hearing of the second count, charging
her with cruelty to children was proceeded
with. The first witness called was Miss.
Wallace, who had formerly been in the em-
ploy of mre. Montagu as a governese for -her
children. She testified! that Walter Men-
tagu, the 4 -year-old son of the defendant.
Was. upon one occasion tied to a. tree in the .
rhormugo,nd allowed to remain until late isa
the afternoon. Ms dinner was taken from
elm house and put on the grass boater() . him, ,
On :mother Oeeetitell, Miss Wallace missed
the boy from his usual place in the house,
alid she saw nothing of him for eight clayea
When she saw him again the back of his
hands were puffed up, and looked as though
the blood had stagnated. He had bruises
on his tam and neck.
• Mrs. James, formerly a nurse in the Mon--
tagu household, testified that she had seen
Gilbert Montagu, 5 years old, with the
marks of a cord around his elbows and with
pieces of flesh cut out of his toes. Austin
Montagu, another son of the accused, , had:
also been locked in the dark room. • Mrs.
Montagu had mid to her that title was her'
way of punishing her children. She did it
to save their souls; she did not mind their
bodies.
Mrs. Montagu was attired in deop mourn --
lug, and a heavy veil concealed her face.
Her husband and brother sat beside her.
through the whole proceedings.
• The nurse, Mrs. James, deposed that she
once saw the accused araggrug her son
Austin along the corridor by his feet, his.
head trailing along the ground. This testi-
mony caused a sensation.
A housemaid named Campbell depends
that she saw Gilbert Montagu stripped,
naked and beaten with a scourge until his.
whole body was lacerated ; that he was
tben thrust into a dark closet, where hs
lay moaning all night, and that ahe was
unable to sleep on account of the moaning,
and pleaded with the accused to let Gilbert.
out of the closet
Mrs. Montagu was committed for trial on
the second charge.
WANTS TO DB tiTILLOTINED.
"Conscience Rialtos Cowards of us
Shalcspeare Truly Says.
A Paris cable says Lieutenant Anastay,,
who murdered the Baroness Dellard in the,
Rue du Temps, was to -day found guilty and
condemned to death.
In reply to questions put to him by the
Judge he said that he had spent 200 francs -
more than his pay justified on a ballet girl
at the Bellecour Theatre. He said he
imagined he would find 20,000 francs in the -
house of the murdered woman. He knew
the money was represented by scrip an&
bonds, and he had arranged for their sale
by means of the financial journal L'impar.
He entered the house of the Baroness and
chatted with her a while before striking:
the fatal blow: Centinuing, he said e
"You do mot know what it is to have -
struck your fellow creature with a knife. -
That womana face is always befose my eye's.
I have committed a crime, not only a fault
as an 'officer, but a crane against society.
I demand to expiate that crime. I accept
the responsibility and I wish to mount the !
scaffold."
This speech caused a profound sensation
in court and the judge sketched the remain—
ing incidents of the crime, to all the details.
of which the prisoner assented. He . had
found his victim alone, a,nd as she went
before him into her son's room he rushed
upon her from behind, out her throat; ancn,
then, after searching her pockets for
her keys, he rummaged the wardrobes and,
drawers to find money, but the servant,
Delphine Houbre, suddenly entered the
room. Anastay rushed upon her and began,
sawing at her neck, but her long hair pro
-
Weed it, and, thinking that she was dead,„
he went quietly away.
The judge noted the cold-blooded manner
-
in which Anastety left the house after the •
murder, and also his impassability when
arrested and asked what had induced him
to confess hie crime. His answer was a
"My conscience. It was impassible for me
to live any longer with that secret on my -
mind. I ramose regret having made is con—
fession, because it may be looked upon as oar
extenuating circumstance, but do not forget.
that you have not only a prisoner before
you bile an officer."
'The death sentence was then read to the'
prisoner, who listened quite unmoved.
A Dad Break.
Featherstone -1 have just made the mis-
take of my life."
Ringway—How so ?
Featherstone—I was foolish enough to,
call ons my doctor in a silk hat and he
charged me double rates.
Pay for literature.
Grinder—What do you think of nay paper -
an 'biology, Mr. Editor?
Editor—Very good paper indeed.
Grinder—.What do you pay for a paper of
that length and quality? -
Editor—Two cents a pound, if written On..
Taking Down the Stove. .
In taking doyen the etove, if any soot
should fall 11p011 tile carpet or rug, cover
quickly with dry salt before eweeping, and
not a Mark Will be left.
"He may be a good lawyer, but there le
not much sense; to his talk." "Well, that,
isn't noticed, you know, for he talks mostly
to juries."
Enraged Contributor—" Your proof—
reader made ooneenee out of that article of
mine this morning, air—outrageous nonsense,
air I" Editor— ty George, 1 notildn4t.
tnake anything out of it at all I nt raise
that fellow's wages."
The American bisen is So near meth:idiom
that there are but 1*095 left in the errantry.
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