Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1891, Page 10

—_— _ DELINQUENT TAX LIST. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON— Non-Agricultaral--Continued. DELINQUENT TAX LIST. George E., and B. H. War- Emmons, $5.00 Rminew warew, tras cow Wyse. Antivew Wyte i Green, Wharten Wylie. Grituth, Wiliass Hoi Brite wy Wyne. Andrew. Wylie, An sew. Write, Anarew. Ryle. Ancrew. 3. ‘Uitainson, Georse Waite, Geotee, transfer Metés oe one oe once sn mcm sameananse SESRSSESSR TERI RTA M Tees, fiitsnison Waters, Janes, Wil Hianison ators, Junie, Willianison Waters, James Meteaa, Waters, J Yieman, George. ere, Jawes, Wiliams: a 80.05 wad, (eure. Norris, Join L. Naylor, Tuomas Seeeesseasesaracs 42,4 B Widuyer, Wulias. Whineyer, Wun G. abd Join J Winters, Wan. rr : Tibhs, Conway.. hard. ...-... : Touscan, Joun Taylor, Satiida. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON. Taylor, Mary and (Agricultural) W w w x ¥ ¥ ® Ww hitney, Jesoph S, Whitey, Joment 3 Weems, hacker A. D. a sm arrears July 1, 1800. ‘Taxes levied and A Russian Colony tn New Jersey. A number of surveyors have been at work for the past ten days laying out the streets and blocks for the new Hebrew settlement, ona 580-acre tract, between Manumuskin and Belle Plain in New Jersey on the West Jersey rail- road. The projectors of the new enterprise intend to take @ number of Russian families from New York and also from their native country to clear and tili the land. During the long winter season the residents of the new town will earn their livelihood by making shirts and clothing for the New York and Philadel- phia wholesale houses. After the settlers be- come established < year or two, it is expected they will become prosporous farmers, as the soil is remarkably rich and fally adapted for small garden farming and poultry raising. A fund has been raised to assist the colonists until they can support themselves. ee Suicide of Gen. Charles A. Jobuson. Gen. Chas. Adams Johnson, aged sixty-five years, » descendant of John Qaincy Adams, committed suicide yesterday in New Haven by shooting himself through the heart. Gen. John- s0u Was au officer in the Mexican wer and also served in the civil war. He wasa member of the Loyal Legion. oles, Joos Fal bs, Jue Ee shel S Sues Maeblhzshzessbess Cregier, been declared by the demo- ex-Mayor Carter rHEEBe FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST. Quiet Prevafied in North Sligo Yesterday— General News Abroad. Michael Davitt and Mr. Roche, M. P., re- turned from Sligo to Easkey bye circuitous route on Sunday night. Mr. Condon imme- diately called a meeting and dared Mr. Davitt to show himself. An altercation in the road led toa scuffle between Messrs. Roche and Conway, members of parliament, and the po- lice were obliged to separate the combatants. Mr. Davitt remained in Easkey until yesterday afternoon. Quiet prevailed in North Sligo yes- terday. The McCarthyites continued their canvass and Mr. Parnell addressed meetings in Tireragh. The surgeons of Sligo were kept busy yesterday drossing wounds received in Sunday's fights. The mayor has refused to Grant the use of the town hall to either party. ¥. M. C A, BUILDING IN PARIB. The Young Men’s Christian Association of Paris yesterday concluded the purchase of 9,000 square feet of land on the Rue Trevisc, Paying therofor 112,600 francs. It is situated ‘the business center of Paria, only a few steps from the present rooms of the association in the Rue Faubourg Montmartre and within a block of the great central boulevard. Plans are being prepared for a commodious associa- tion building, which wil gym- nasium and a large hall. e_ promi- pent business men of Paris are interested in the building movement. DEMANDS OF FRENCH WORKINGMEN. The French workmen's congress has adopted @ program embraciug the following proposi- tions: That eight hours constitute a day's work; that the minimum of wages be fixed; that chi dren under fourteen be prohibited to worl that everybody declared by the workmen’s syn- dicate to be unable to work receive public port; thas masters be held responsible for ¢idents to workmen; that municipal butchcries, bake houves and bazars be formed; that com- runes be allowed to borrow money without cousulting the central government, and, finally, that every trade organize in readiness for a general strike to vanquish the opposing em- loyers. ‘The Socialist Allowaue dominated e congress. BANQUET TO EX-MINISTER FOSTER. The minister of the colonies has designated the director of the tinance department to rep- resent Spain in the negotiations with Gen. J. W. Foster for a commercial treaty with the United States. Premier Canovas del Castillo will give a banquet in honor of Gen. Foster this evening. Among the gucsis will be Mr. E. Burd Grubb, the American minister, and members of his family and Mr. J. G. Blaine, jr. DYNAMITE SEIZED IN BELGIUM. Dynamite was seized by the police of Seraing on Sur.day, consisting of 72,000 Nobel cartridges. It is eupposed that they were stolen from a mill near Liego. An investigation has been opened. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of cer- tain anarchists who have disappeared from the Village of Ougree since the seizure was mad. GENEMAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. At Manipur, province of Assam, India, the ~) scmpp.of the Britist chief commissioner of Assam, who had summoned a number of chiefs for conference, was recently attacked by tribes- men and many persons were killed. Michael Davitt bas been recommended by the McCarthyite as the Irish representative on the British labor commission. papers declare that the murder jan minister of finance is proof that it is sary for the European powers to intervene in Bulgaria. Earl Grenville, who has been sick for several weeks, is now reported to be entirely pros- trated: Priuce Victor and Prince Louis Napoleon met in Turin yesierday and proceeded together ss where a family council is to be eld. The northeast departments of France have been visited by heavy snow storms. The local railways aro ‘blocked with suow. ‘The moun- tain road in the Vosges is impassable. AN APACHE RISING FEARED. Nine Men of This Tribe Arrested for Har- boring a Dangerous Outlaw. A Wilcox, A. T., special says: Nine promi- nent Apaches have been arrested within the last forty-eight hours and placed in irons at San Carlos under guard. Among the prisoners is the old Chief Eskillizene, called “Skimmy” for short. ‘The first five prisoners were ar- rested on warrants issued by the civil authori- ties charging them with the murder of a white man years ego, but Eskillizene and the other three were apprehended for giving aid and comfort to Kid, the notorious renegade and murderer, who has defied and eluded the au- thorities for years and for whose capture the government has vainly expended thousands of dollars. All of Kid's close and open companions in crime have been killed, but he periodically makes his appearance within a few miles of San Carlos. Ax soon as his presence is reported at the post a detachment of cavalry and scouts is sent in pursuit. He appearcd last a week ago within seven miles of San Carlos, Troops were sent in pursuit of him six days ago, but up to the time when I left San Carlos at 2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon nothing had been heard from the pureuing party. Eskiliizene is the ablest and craftiest, most treacherous and most dangerous of ail the Apaches on the reservation. While it is not expected by the authorities at San Carlos that the arrest of Eskillizene and his fellows will canse trouble, there is at least a possibility that an attempt at rescue will be made, and every precaution is being taken by Capt. Johnson, t commander at San Carlos, and Capt. jullis, acting Indian agent, to guard against surprise. It was Eskillizene’s nephew, Stago, who betrayed the chief's connection with Kid. One of the nine Ss isa member of the company of Apache scouts in the employ of the government. Secretary of War Proctor, Gen. McCook, com- mander of the department of Arizona; Quar- termaster General Batchelder, Capt. Woodruff and Lieut. Baker left the Southern Pacific railroad Sunday morning at Wilcox and reached Fort Grant at 10 o'clock. At 1 o'clock the party left Fort Grant for Fort Thomas, forty miles distant. ———__+0+ + EXPOSING JUKY BRIBING. A Bold Attempt Made Public in a Chicago Court. A bold attempt at jury bribing ins $10,000 damage case against the Yerkes cable street railway was exposed in Judge McConnell's court in Chicago yesterday. The accused jury fixers are J.J. Hopper and M.C. Shannon, two real estate brokers. Hopper admitted hie guilt, but Sharinon denicd all knowledge of the crime, though admitting acqnaintance with Hopper and having talked with the Intter since the trial began. It appeared from Hopper's confession that after Shannon was selected asa juror Hopper went to the claim agent of the street railway company and offered to secure a verdict in favor of the company or ‘& disagroement for $300. ‘The claim agent pretended to accept and had Hopper shadowed from the moment he left the company's office. The arrests were made just when the jury was retiring to con- sider a verdict. A peculiar signal was said by Hopper to have been ugrecd upon to show that the bribe money had been paid by the defend- ant corporation for a corrupt verdict. If the money was Ia hand Hopper was to. come, into the court room, and, taking a drink at the water cooler, slowly wipe off his chin, ——-- 00 High Freights on Oranges. The interstate commerce commission met in Jackvonville, Fla., yesterday to hear com- plaints of orange and vegetable growers of Florida against railroad end steamship com- panies for excessive freight charges on these products. The day was occupied in taking testimony in the suit of the orange growers, which is brought by the Florida railroad com- mission inst the S. F. and W. iiailway Com- pany etal., praying for reimbursement of 10 nis per Box on oranges from Jacksonville to ew York and other eastern point: and asking that the rate be lowered from 40 to 25 cents —_ ‘THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. TUESDAY, « THE NEW THIRD PARTY. Many States Will Ke Represented at the Cin- cinnati Conference in May. Active preparations are going on for the con- ference of representatives of Inbor organiza- tions in Cincinnati on May 19, which will take steps to form a third party. Capt. 0. A. Power of Terre Haute, Ind., who has taken an active part in this matter and with whom the names of delegates elected must be filed, will leave for Cincinnati this week to make the final ar- rangements for the conference. He says that he has assurances that delegates will be present tates, Capt. Powers says, ac- cording to a special from Terre Haute: “As thore exists some misunderstanding re- garding the objects of this national confor- ence the present year, I will say that primarily it means the formation of a new party Of the people on the lines of reform now advo- cated By the industrial organizations for relief from the unjust financial legislation of the last thirty years. It means that the masses of the People are ere! to move (with their ballots) on hosts of plutocracy; that they (the ple) are not enemiee—only have minor difer- ences, that can be easily compromised when brought together in the » Proposed conference, in advance of the pohtical scheming to con- fuse and divide them next year. “This conference will undoubtedly formulate deciaration and platform of principles on the lines of relief demanded by the people and in- dustrial organizations in’ clear, unmistakable ferme. without ‘cant or ‘catch phrases’ on the living issuos of the day now demanding solu- tion. It will also select a national executive committce, empowered to call, or join with others in calling, a national nominating con- vention in ‘02, adopt » party name and with the help of the people put the new party candi- dutes who will represent them into Congress end the White House in ’92. “We will ‘bury sectionalism’ an@ inaugurate the work that will unite our people in name and fact. This conference, as the calls imply, must be a people's national conference, iree from the rule or control of any one of the sev- eral industrial organizations or their leaders, who will not meet and agree to co-operate to- fether in a new national union party for the st interests of the industrial forces, on the farms, in workshops and mercantile pur- suits in towns and cities. “We do not believe that the national or state officers of the Varmers’ Alliance, Knights of Labor, F. M. B. A., Federation of Labor, or any other organization, have the right to bind the private judgment of members in re- gard to their political action, or have any right to prevent local assemblies of any organiza- tion from taking such action as they choose te exercise in the selection of delegates to this conference, and we invite and desire the pres- ence of delegates from local organizations throughout the Union.” ge oe A Woman on Trial for Murder {n Georgia. The trial of Mrs. Ora McKee, a white woman of gecd family charged with the fatal poison- ing of Mrs. Wimpel in September last, began in Rome, Ga., yesterday. The persons are 90 highly connected that great interest is taken in the trial. Mrs. McKee has been in jail the last three months. It is alleged that she commit- ted the crime in order to destroy evidences of indebtedness held by Mrs. Wimpel against ber. —_——_+e+_____ ‘The National Real Estate Congress. The National Real Estate Congress met and organized in Birmingham, Ala., yesterday, delegates being present from several states. M. P. Pilcher of Nashville was elected president and Jokn J. McDavid of Birmingham secretary. The congress is for the purpose of organizing a national real estate onok nge. (Saw California Oranges Control the Market. ‘Ten special orange trains have, recently left the southern part of California, comprising sixty carloads. P. E. Platt, president of Cali- fornia Fruit Union, says: “California oranges are now taking possession of the markets of the United States toa greater extent than it was deemed possible earlier in the season. Large shipments are made daily to all_parts of of the Union, even as far cast as New York and Boston. The Florida crop being virtually out of the market leaves the field open for Cali- fornia.” ———+e-_____. Killed by Enraged Italians. Upon the railroad lines known as the Camden system in the center of the state of West Vir- ginia 700 Itnlians are working and itis only once a week that news reaches them. At Alton the report of the New Orleans riot was received and while the Italians were discussing it among themselves the foreman of the gang, a Scoteh- man named McCauley, said the citizens of New Orleans did just right. The Italians became enraged and kilied “MeCauley. ‘They then mu. tilated his body in a terrible manner. The ex- citement among the Italians when they read the particulars of the killing of their country- men was intense, ———_re.- ___ ‘Wouldn't Be Good for a Fortuna, A Chicago special says: Pretty Laura Kramer would rather be bad and take the consequences than be good and receive a fortune of $90,000. Laura is the heiress of her father, a building contractor worth $60,000, and also of her aunt, who is worth $30,000. She ran away January 4 and was found last night in a poorly furnished room on State street, where she has been living with aman whose name she refused to give. In spite of her parents’ entreaties Laura re- to reform, and said she would go back to ber lover at the first opportunity. She was gent to the Honse of the Good Shepherd by Tustice Prindiville on a heavy fine. Ser een One of the \dsomest Yachts Afloat. The steam yacht Utomwa, built for W. W. Durant of New York city,was launched at Phil- adelphia on Saturday afternoon from the thip yard of Neafio & Levy. The vessel was chris- tened by Miss Durant, daughter of the owncr. The Utomwa is built ‘of steel and} is 183 feet long, 2734 beam and 183¢ feet depth of hold, and when finished will carry three masts and will be rigged as a schooner. The estimated cost of Utomwa when completed is £200,000, 4 ehe will be one of the handsomest private steam yachts aflont. ———_—_+ee_____ Race War Threatened in Oklahoma. A race war of no mean proportions is threatened at Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Several nights since a party of white men made a ride through the part of the county oceapied by the negro farmers and threatened them with Punishment if there was any more petty stenl- ing from the whites, The negroes did not r to be much alarmed at the threet and told The regulators that they would have ahard time of itif they attempted any rough troatment. ‘Subsequently the mayor of Kingfisher received acommunication signed “The Committee of Safety,” which stated that if violent hands are laid on any colored man without authority of lax the colored race would go to his assistance and if they were persecuted too far the town of Kingfisher would be reduced to ashes. is great excitement over this threat. or Cumdaninat ‘World’s Fair Lady Managers. ‘Mrs.Potter Palmer has announced the exeou- tive committee of the world’s fair board of lady mangers. Mrs. Palmer says she divided the country into four parts of equal population and sclected six ladies from each part; that she divided them as equally a¢ she could, and she endeavored to select ladies who resided within twelve hours’ ride of Chicago. The first mcet- ing of the executive committee will be held April 6. The committee consists of Mra. Jonas R. French, Miss Ives, New Haven, Conn.; Mrs. Amy M. Starkweather, Pawtucket, R.L; Misa Ellen Ford, New York; Mise E. Enssoll, Newark, N. J.; Miss Mary Candloss, Pitts: burg: Mrs. Wm. Reed Baltimore; Mrs. ‘Newton Lynch, Martinsburg, W. Va.: Mra. Joho A. | Logan, Washington: Mrs. Susan G, Cooke, Knokville, Tewn.: Miss Mollie E. Beck, ‘Temy Fla,; Mrs. Mary ©. Cantrell, Georgetcwn, Mre. James P. Nagle, Little Rock, Ark. Shakes . New 4 re heads of departments. Dalfour is enjoying himeelf immensely. gone in consequence of the Irish party. Not for ing their broken ranks or maki —_ this veled at each necine warfare grows hotter every day. Bat for the presence of the constabulary and mili- tary there would be civil war in ind in less than a month, and all abonta woman. Well may the friends of Ireland wring their hands in despair. From the bost information that reaches me I judge that Parnell is losing ground |-in Ireland for all practica’ political purposos, ‘though the shouting mob are still with him. If he cannot carry the elections he will be His own friends confess fears on that point, hence his backing and filling about contest he voluntarily ee in Cork, his supporters there ha’ informed him that his ‘chsnoee of success are When the emergency comes the influonge ‘of the fa ikely to decide the day, at Kil- enny. Avsimilar result is confidently pre- dicted in Sligo. In that case Parnell’s present followers in ‘liament will take the alarm and drop off, leaving him shorn of bis power. But the divisi ii {iterpool a large section of the constituency iver a re section e ituency is declaring for Parnell. This must result ina considerable gain to the tory party at the next election, who will snatch at all the contested 3. sea Perliamentary feeling is strongly in favor of making every possible concession to the claims of Newfoundland,Lord Knutsford alone remain- ing dogged and sullon. He and Raikes share between them all the unpopularity of the min- istry, but the postmsster general will wisely conie toan arrangement with ‘the messenger companies. The public approve of the facilities given them by the companies, and what is equally important, too many members of Lament have boxes in their houses to admit of Raikes gaining a majority in Knutsford’s case is less satisfactory. He has always taken an extreme bureaueratic view of colonial affairs, and now thinks that threats and bi scare the Newfoundlanders. alisbury is more amenable to reason, and to him the delegates should ap; ‘The removal of Knutsford would give much satisfaction here. In any case Newfoundland will neither be de- serted nor given up by either political party, still less by the people. Ilearn on good authority that Gladstone i= meditating & totally new departure, hoping to bring something like order out of the prevail- ing chads. ‘This policy would involve a grand labor problem, a general review of taxation and the abandonment of all home rule schemes for the term of Mr. Gladstone's life. A Memmrr or PartiaMeyt. oo Conference of Mormons, On April 6 the annual conference of the Lat- ter Day Saints will be held at Kirtland in Lake county, Ohio. Kirtland was the firsthome of tho Mormon church. One of the interesting items of business to be disposed of will be an offer for $100,000 for the temple by parties who de- sire to remove it to Chicago for exhibition at the world’s fair. This offer will probably be roject ea ee Late News From Honolulu, The British steamer Elon arrived at San Francisco from Honolulu on Sunday with news up to March 18. ‘The queen has announced the members of her privy couneil. Among the members are the queen's husband, John Domines, and about forty other prominent men of the kingdom. The missionary schooner Chapman was lost on the west coast of Tahiti November 30, 1890. She was bound from Hono- lulu to Pitcaira Island. ‘The crew, numbering sixteen, were drowned. agg ‘elcome the Sixth Mass. Arrangements have been completed in Balti- more to give the old sixth Massachusetts regi- menta hearty welcome on their visit to Balti- more on April 19, ths thirticth anniversary of that memorable day when they were attacked by the mob in passing through that city. The old sixth is_now known as the Worcester Light Infantry. The visitore intend to march up Pratt street over the same route taken in that bioody march of thirty years Betting on the Dixon-McCarthy Fight, Betting on the McCerthy-Dixon contest, which will take place in Troy this evening, was brisk late last night in New York. Dixon was always the favorite, though thousands of Mc- Carthy money was put up. The match, which has been hanging S for some time, will de- po feather-weight championship of the worl ++ —____ ‘The Sugar Trust and Spreckels Agree. _ Aspecial to the New York Times from San Francisco says: Mr. Havemeyer, the New York sugar man, has completed a compact that will end the long war that Claus Spreckels and his sons have waged on the sugar trust. It is un- derstood that the basis of the agreement isa division of territory. Spreckels agrees to re- tire from Philadelphia and to confine sugar re- fining to this coast and to sell no sugar cast of the kocky mountains. Hayemeyer agrees not to interfere with the sugar business west of the Rocky mountains. ‘The result of this combine will be to advance the price of sugar.. The new tariff will reduce the price for a time, but the big operators will soon wipe this out’ end make sugar dearer than it is now. ———_o._____ ‘The Russellville Incendiaries Lynched. A special from Ruwellville, Ala., reports the lynching of two negroes at an early hour on Sunday morning. Four negroes, two men and two women, had been arrested and lodged in jail at Belgreen, the county site, for burning the town of Russellville a week ago last night. The women confessed and told the whole story. Saturday night a mob of 250 armed men weit to Belgreen, overpowered Jailor Waltrep, and took Jet? Denzmore and El Hudson, the two men, to a neighboring white oak tree, swut them to alimb, filled them fall of bullets an left them. They denied their guilt, but the mob believed the story of the women. ———_+ee Four Claimants for His Money. Jobn McGowan of Pittsburg has been under the sod only twenty-four hours and there are alroady four claimants for the;@50,000 worth of property he left. They are his wife, who left him in 1873; his housekeeper, who had been with him since that time; his half-brother and bis half-sister. McGowan and his wife started life together in Pittsburg by working at a coke ovéh, the woman trundiing a wheelbarrow along with the male laborers. Of late he has ma recluse and amiser. Since MeGowan's death on yithas been found that he had railroad stocks, cash in bank and half a dozen houses. ———+e+-______ It Never Fails, ‘From the New York Sun. A drayman had backed up toa ware house on Beekman street to deliver a heavy box, and the process of unloading halted eight or ten pedes- trians, Protty soon along came a rusty old beaten plug hat. “What! What! A balky horse, eb!” he chattered to himself as he took in the situa- tion. No one answered him, and he asked of a bystander: “Have the expedients been resorted to?” “Dunno.” 31, 1891-TWELVE PAGES. Pi man with a very large cano and a very storm- A Branch Being Formed by Italians in La- corne County, Pennsylvania. Italians in: this vicinity have been very restless. On the new railroad that Coxe Bros. & Co. of Drifton are making the majority of the men employed are Italians {who have been in this country only a short time. Fights have been of daily occurrence. A few days ago an Italian ‘was struck on the head by William Richardson with a club and killed. Saturday morning word was passed along the Italian line mysterionsly. The Italians were more peaceable than they had been for some days. In the evening some of the whites met a gga ngage ew gen of Paladin, who was struck —, bronght up. The slips etellodiod that Rich- ardaon was justified in what he did and the Itelians said if the law would not punish him fomebody else would. THE MAFIA ORGAXIZED. Nothing was thought of the threat by the parties who heard it until the evening, when it became noised about that the Italians held a meeting ata shanty near No. 5 breaker, a mile from town,and organized a branch of the Mafia. This information was divulged by an Italian named Anthony Pasco, who wanted to curry favor with one of Reed & Co.'s bosses, yester- day. He met the boss in the Amann House here end asked him for a ee He said if he was given the coveted he would tell him something of great importance. The boss promised him the positien and Pasco told him that he must swear that he would not di- it they were to meet at the No. 6 shanty that evening after work. He said he was notified along with the rest, and know- ing it would be as much as his life was worth to refuse he went there. When he arrived at the rendezvous he found the shanty was packed with bis countrymen. Aman whose name he would not give was hai ing the crowd abont the outrage com- mitted at New Orleans. He called wy hearers tobe men and avenge tho death of their fellow-countrymen at New Orleans. ‘The h was frequently interrupted by the Disudite of his bebrera, = ‘& SOCIETY OF VENGEAKCE. He said the object of their meeting was the establishment of a society to protect their in- terests in this section snd also to avenge the death of their slaughtered countrymen in New Orleans. The gang immediately broke out into loud cries for the Mafia and the leader an- nounced that any man who did not approve of the course should withdraw, but be warned them for their lives to keep quiet. ‘The leader waved a stiletto above his heed, pricked the skin of his left wrist with it until the blood flowed freely and then rubbed the ing it above his head he called upon his hearers each to hold aloft his weapon and following oath: “We, the descendants of Italians, do swear in the presence of this, our symbol (the leader's stiletto), that we will hold an open hostility to Americans. measures are a failure in New Orleans we will avenge the death of our fellow-countryimen by taking the lifs of THE OATH TAKES. ‘The oath was taken and the leader immedi- ately made chief of the gang. More speech- making followed and the leader appointed a rumber from the crowd to be his assistants. After he had done this he dismissed them, tell- ing them to remember their oaths, and he would inform them later on when the next meeting would be beld. Pasco would not divulge the names of any who were present,butsaid that all of the Reeds’ men and some from this place were there. The crowd soon broke up into small gangs and Pasco made his escape. The excitement here is intense and the people are in dread of an onslaught from the Italians, A MULE THAT DRANK WHISKY. Representative Shilletto Recalls an Incident of War Days, ‘From the Bradford Ers. When Gen. Lee invaded Pennsylvania Gen. Jubai Early penetrated York county with a large army. Mr. Shilletto lived there on bis father’s farm and when the rebs passed through they took all the horses about the and everything worth taking, leaving in lieu thereof a broken-down and exhausted mulo. A day or two subsequent to this the battle of Gettys- burg was begun, and as Mr. Shilletto had two sisters living near there, about whose safety he ‘was concerned, he and several friends decided to proceed at once to the scene of the conflict. ‘They had no means of conveyance bu # one- horse wagon and the mule aforesaid, but they hitched up and started. They had not traveled far before the mule began to droop his head a but they plodded along to the next village. Here they stopped ata tavern to refresh the inner man, and, while engaged in this daty, it occurred to one of the ty that a drink of whisky wonld help the mule. A beer glass fall of the stuff was accordingly poured down the mule's neck, and, when the procession started, the mule was thoroughly himself again. He trotted along as chipper as a spring colt for three or four miles. Then his knees began to shake again and Abe Thompson, who was the physician on this occasion, gave him another lf pint with a like reviving effect. This treatinen! was repeated roguiarly thereafter about every three minutes and the mule was thus enabled to take them to Gettysburg in time tobe of great service not onl: to Mr Shilletto’s sisters, but to others as wi mule was pressed into service to help haul dead bodies off the field, and, by receiving his regu- lar rations of whisky, kept his spiriia up and not sure that whi isa for man, but he knows it is oxcellent for a mule. tealicdech wpaemerctanddanns, RED TAPE IN ITALY, Some Absurd Things Which Have ‘Hap pened From Its Use. From the London Times. ‘The Hon, Alexander Hood, who manages Lord Bridport’s Duchy of Bronte estate in Bicily, contributes much interesting informa- tion in the last British consular on that island concerning the curious effects of red tape in Italy. ‘The cultivation of the tobacco plant was once s sufficiently important item of Sicilian production, but, owing to the vexa- tious interference of the authorities, that in- dustry has been killed as regards cultivation. Tenant farmers suffer much from arbitrary roceedings of tax collectors. No matter how the seuson or how much his deut may be to his landlord a farmer is mulcted ina able sum for income tax—a tax which is, pre- sumably, one on ity and ‘profit. "Pro. test is as useless as redress istare. The system of allowing a participation in the Anos im lisposes the lower =x officials: in- the to by excisemen through the governmeat’s monopoly of salt. In time of cholera u gun barrel CAPT. JORGENSEN’S COMPLAINT. He Says That His Wife Was Lost Through Neglect by the Life Saving Service. Asis customary when loss of life attends a disaster on the coast an investigation has been commenced to see if there was any neglect o duty on the part of the life savers in connec- tion with the wreck of the Dictator near Vir- ginia Beach. Lieut. T. D. Walker of the United States revenue service and deputy inspector of life saving stations arrived at Norfolk on Sunday morning and went at once to station No. 2, near the Princess Anne Hotel, and began an official inquiry into the loss of the lives of five of the Dictator's crew, together with the wife and little boy of the captain of that vessel. Lieut. Walker will find out why it was that seven were allowed to drown in sight of two life saving stations and not a boat from either to go to the rescue. Eig. Jorgensen believed the lifeboat could have been sent off to him. He says: “i was afraid to send my wife off in the breeches buoy at first, so I concluded to try some of the men in itand finding that they went off safely I enrried her up on the mast so pat ber in the buoy (Mrs. was di in a suit ILO scaey Saiciariees Sirs it. Once I found a sailor had erept in it and the tI would not make him get out, but would send her when it came bea ‘and when T again tried to. get her into it the ropes were twisted so that I Could not. The recond man 1 sent ashore was instructed to si me if a Doat could ecme out. He did not give me the agreed upon, but I saw a flag raised on which was the letter “W." I took that to mean “wait,” so I waited, but no boat came. I ar- ranged to leave the vessel with my wife and child. Ilashed the little fellow to my breast and puta life buoy around ua. When | siruck the water Isank. My wife lovt sight of me, and that, ia why she did Bot leave the vessel with me.” Capt. Jorgensen will report the case Bis consul. ‘The, body of Capt. Jorgensen's wife was recovered yesterday, but that of the child'was not, Charles francis, one of ibe eur- vivors, said he was in command of the boat that left the ship, and that he begged the captain for the woman and the child, for he was certain to land them safely, but the excited captain re- fused to separate himself from his loved ones. ‘The dead will all receive Christian burial at the hands of the Norwegian consul, Col. Lamb. Prof. Barnard Finds Another Comet. Asmall fairly bright comet, with « tail 15 minuges long, was discovered by Prof. E. E. Barnard Sunday night at the Lick Observatory in California, At 8 hours and 34 minutes its Position was right ascension; 1 hour and i0 minutes, 10 seconds north; declination 44 de- grees 48 minutes. The comet is moving rapidly southward in the direction of the sun 1 degree aday. This makes the fifteenth comet discov- eed | by this observer. Its present motion, however, will coon carry it out of sight in the neighborhood of the sun. Pledges for Parnell Secured. Mr. O'Kelly, Mr. Parnell’s agent, yesterday im Chicago, said of his visit to League President Fitzgerald: “I met not only Mr. Fitzgerald, but many other representative men of the west, and right here in my pocket I carry their financial and personal pledges to the cause o? Mr. Par- a Mr. O'Kelly had several conferences last week with Bir. John Fitzgerald of Lincoln, Neb., presidentot the Irish National Leaguoof Amer- All parties to the conferene have hereto fore declined to give any intimation of ite re- sult. Numerous irish-American organizations have adopted resolutions advising tue divided leaders in Ireland to settle their differences be- fore secking further contributions in this country. Se ee A Matter of Time, From the Philadelphia Times. It was already past midsght and ho was working to prolong the ecstacy of the situa- tion. “Do you know,” he said, “some geologists claim time is one hundred million of years old? ‘What part does asingle hour or two play in such a period ?” ——__++-_—___ He Wrote “The Breadwinners.” In the course of a talk on literary style’ be- fore the Methodist Ministers’ Association of Chicago yesterday the Rev. Dr. Mendenhall of Cleveland set at rest the question of the au- thorship of “The Breadwinners” by announc- ing himself as that man. piatboanitanrcs President;Hughitt of Auburn Acquitted. President W. E. Hughitt, charged with wrecking the First National Bank of Auburn, N.Y, was acquitted Inst night. Twenty ballots were taken by the jury. an Rev. Father Racicot Dead at Boston. Rev. Peter O. Racicot, 8. J., died recently at Boston College of peritonitis, aged sixty-one. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1855 and has served in various Catholic coileges throughout the country. cabrones ‘The Famous Jones County Calf Case. A Des Moines, dispatch says: The famous Jones county calf case which has been in liti- gation so many years and has cost a fortune to. the interested and which was thought to have been ing filed a ‘petition for a rehearing on the ground that the general verdict for the plain- tiff was not warranted by the special findings of facts made by the jury. ———+e-____ John Plankinton of Milwaukee Dead. Hon. John Plankinton, one of Milwaukee's most enterprising and wealthy citizens, died at his home in that city Sunday evening. Mr. Plankinton was stricken with paralysis over year ago, and a short time ago he canghtacold, Which developed into pneamonia. He was born in the state, of Delaware in 1820 and went to iwaukee in 1844, ves & large fortune to two children. +2 ——__ Farmer Umberger’s Murderers. A sensation was created in Pittsburg on Sat- urday by the charge thst the murderer of Detective Gilkinson was the real mur- derer of Farmer Umberger, for which crime David and Joseph Nicely are to be executed at old farmer. The Nicelys. were convicted on purely circum. « evidence, and have stexdily their innocence of the rime, ‘The fends ot the condemned men will make another effort tohave thei respited pending an investiga- Oldest ! 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It is therefore in that (or even greater) ium in the District. On this point there ie no ground for argument or « doubt, even. It is the common testi- mony of the business community, and generally admitted. Note This Point. Tux Star gives the exact figures of its circul-tion every week, and cheerfully opens its books and press and delivery rooms to any persoa’ having interest in the correctness d its statements, so that its patrom : know precisely how much publicity they are getting when they buy spact in its columns, PRRBRERE? Ba Nother daily newspaper pub BO BOF lished in Washington ders Ma basbiect itself to this decisive test.“