Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1891, Page 10

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Jolnscn, Josey ‘Jounson; Logs 5-00, 40 Tee, Alfred, trust, Fred. W. Brooks... $34.12 Tinker, Cassandra, 2 * Linzer. ( ickuen, Charies A. McEuen, Charies 4. Myer. C. w Midd Parron, Edward. Parks, “Freder heyuerd, Alexander Shepuerd, Alexander Shepherd, Alexander R Saeplerd, Alexander R. Shepnerd: Alexander Shepuerd, Avexander K. Shepherd, Alexanuer R- Shepnerd, Alexander & poerd, Alexaer Shepherd, Alexander R.. Seepherd, Alexander it op lexanler ddison rEErE gassececeq i Juceph Whit f Jo-oph Raetel A. ney me A Mysterious Affair in Brooklyn. ‘The police of Brooklyn have under investiga- tion what is citber a case of attempted suicide or attempted marder. The victim is Mrs. Lydia Marquette, a French Canadian indy, who re- sides on the second floor of No. 51 Willow place and is suffering from cancer. She owns the house in which she lives and slso owns prop- erty in Flatbush and other places. Two years ago Mrs. Marquette sent for her nicee, Augus- tine D’Arguy, to come and-live with her. This iy slept with her aunt, but Wednesday night and shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning discovered her aunt lying on the floor of her room with her throat cut. She says that at first she thought some one had mur- dered her aunt. Help was secured and Dr. Dudley sent the injured woman toa hospital. Anexamination of the premises disclosed a pool of blcod in the rear areaway and a trail this up the stairway to Mre. Marquette’s room. Nothing was from the house, and neither razor nor knife with which the cutti could have been done was found. It is suid that Mrs. Marquette publishes a ladies’ fashion journal. A coroner will take the woman's ante-mortem statement. Indicting Jury Fixers in New Orleans. The New Orleans grand jury has found three indictments in blank, two against Seligman and Borzen for bribery, and the third against O'Malley for conspiracy to bribe. Seligman is in Cincinnati, Borzen is in New Orleans, and pol aemarmse cir ; . is understood be isin Christicane Lake Sie w within 100 miles of New Behan hed chess the prisoners. by a heavy guard, which ie THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1891—TWELVE PAGES. TTF 00 OOO oooooooowoemoeoeyoeoywoesoeeoeeeooeeoooeoeoqoSessSssSsSsSSSS ‘WILDLY EXCITING SCENES. ‘The Foreigners in the Coke Region Wrought Up—Deputies to Be Arrested. All day yesterdey the entire coke region pre- sented scenes of wildest excitement. The foreign element especially was driven frantic by this woful result to their anticipated vic- torious raid on the Frick works. Always turbu- lent, sullen and ready for desperate measures, they were not one whit cowed by the death of several of their number, while they sedulously concealed in their homes those of their number who were wounded, many no doubt unto death. Anathemas loud and deep were heard on every side all day. Word was sent by secret means all over the region that their comrades were fired on and mowed down by the guards with- out any provocation and deadly ver ce on each and every member of the band of sixty- five men was sworn. This all comes from the foreign element. NOT AN AMERICAN KILLED. It will be noticed that all the men killed bear foreign names, and it isa fact that not one of them was a naturalized citizen of this country. It is also supposed that many wounded were also foreigners, and this explains the deep re- sentment expressed on every foreign face in the region tonight. The Slavs and Hungarians were almost fearless, the deputies say; not one was struck in the back,butall bore marks of bul- lets in the face, indicating that they died fight- ing with what poor weapons they sed. ousands of strikers and their friends poured into Mount Pleasant from all over the region to have a look at the dead and perha hear what the living might have tosay. As darknese fell last night, amid. amiserable rain, the foreigners began to draw away in knote, and the night after the riot lowered amida eat fear of what might happen before another wn. ‘TWO MORE DEAD. Late last night word was received that two more men concerned in the riot had died in strikers’ houses near the Morewood works, where they had been di by their fellow rioters. Their names could not be learned, but it is known that one was an English-speal ing foreigner and probably the only one injured who was a citizen. These two deaths make nine in all that are known ns the result of the firing of the guards, but there is no doubt others are either dead or ina critical condition, as the guards had orders to fre to kill and evidently #0. Reports late last night from all over the re- gion indicate a fearfully dangerous and excited condition of affairs and the word that the military was soon to be on guard was received by the law-abiding labor ofticials and coke ‘op- gators alike with the liveliest evidence of eatis- tion. A SUSPECTED BOMB THROWER. At Leisenring Constable Campbell attempted to arrest John Lushka, a Russian, for com- plicity in the bomb throwing that occurred there Monday. Lushka fiercely resisted and called out in bis native tongue for aid. A fel- low countryman who was on the outside of the oftice where Lushka had been trapped gave the alarm, and in a few moments there was a howl- ing mob of foreigners surrounding the plac Lushka leaped through the office window,carry- ing with him a pair of handcuffs. Several shots were fired after him, but he escaped. Last night the warrant was placed in the hands of Sheriff McCormick, and, with » large pos men, he started for Leisenring to make the Test. Labor officials deny that the men at More- wood were killed for good canse, and warrants have been issued for the deputies on the charge of murder, with General Manager Lynch of the Frick Company and Superintendent Ramsey of the Morewood plant charged as accessories be- fore the fact. WARRANTS FOR THE DEPUTIES. A large number of the deputies have already been arrested and labor leaders say they will not rest until all are taken care of. The offi- cers had a great deal of trouble in finding a justice of the peace who was willing to issue ‘warrants for the arrest of the deputics. TO BLOW UP THE MINS. It issaid that the miners were prepared to blow up the mine at Morewood. Such is the night. There were three parties of the strikers. One came from Stoneville. A railroad watch- man then sawa large crowd of the strikers ‘They were very noisy and were cheerin; shouting as they Another party left Morewood earl: night and marched to Mt. Pleasant. Here they were met bya party from the mines around here. A meeting was leld, and it agreed to take some plan of action. ‘It was after this meeting that the march was made on the works. Some of the strikers say now that they bad no intention of doing any damage. They simply mardhed to the works to intimi- date those who were at work. On the other hand, it was said by a well- known gentleman yesterday that he was ap- proached by a striker who asked: “Did you ever see any one of the bombs used in blowing up mines?” . “No,” was the answer. ell, I haven't one with me, but there are plenty of them ready and in the hands of the crowd.” TROOPS ON THEIR WAY TO MOREWOOD. Ata late hour last night the governor re- ceived a telegram from Inspector General Me- Kibben to the effect that Gen. Wiley and Cols. Hawkins and Smith, with the tenth regiment, were on their way to the coke regions. ‘I'wenty thousand rounds of ammunition were sent to Greensburg yesterday afternoon, which will be — among the troops on theix arrival ere. tee TO SAVE THE WIFE. Dr. Legare of Charleston, §. C., Charged With Being Insane. ‘The medical;fraternity in Charleston, 8. C., is highly agitated over a sensation which in- volves two of the faculty, and which has re- sulted in the commital of one of them to jail under a commission of lunacy. Ail of the parties are of the highest social standing. It appears that Dr. J. 8. Legare married a |.voung lady from Orangeburg, 8. C. It is said that the young couple did not get along well together and that finally the wife left her hus- band. after having been badly treated. She | sought shelter in the home of Dr. W. A. An- | crum, with whose wife she was intimate, and resisted the efforts of her husband to get her | to return home. On Wednesday Legare armed | himself with a revolver and went to Ancrum’s | house. Ancrum was going to the door to see who had called, when his wife, who had been looking out of the window, shouted to him to | stay indoors. Later in the day Legare was: arrested and yesterday a commission de lunatico was sworn | out against him. His friends want to serd him toan asylum. The affair has created consider- able talk, owing to the prominence of the lina, and hence the injured wife is powerless to | protect herself. ee Pole Cutting in New York. In obedience to the orders of Mayor Grant of New York gangs of ten have been sent out | to cut downand remove the telegraph, tele- phone and electric light wires and poles in cer- tain sections of New York city in which com- panies had declined to obey the ninety dass’ | order of the board of electrical control. A num- | ber of poles and wires have been removed on | Leonard street west from Broadway, and on Broome street east from Broadway. The work will be prosecuted every day. ‘The “Commonwealth of Australia.” The Australian federation convention, now in weasion in Syduey, N. 8. W., has approved of the title, “Commonwealth of Australia,” for the federated colonies. The convention also adopted the clause of the constitution provid- ing that the chief executive of the federation shall be known as the governor general and that he shall Le appoiuted by the queen. A latest development into the affair of Wednesday | ties. ‘There is no divorce law in South Curo- | F BASE BALL NEWS. THE ITALIAN PRESS. IT WILL WAKE UP CONGRESS. ‘The Two Boston Clubs Open the Season in| They ‘Treat the Fava Incident With the | what Secretary Proctor Thinks of the Pres-| Effect on the Mind and the Vital Foress— ‘That City. The base ball season opened yesterday after- noon in Boston and no less than 18,567 people turned out to witness the ceremony. About 6,000 persons saw the league team play the Brooklyns. The latter could do nothing with the stick, making only $ hits. Boston made8 hits and only 2 errors and won by 18 to 2. Mike Kelly's Cincinnati team met the Boston association nine and were well beaten by 9 to 5. The attendance was 7,412. Kelly was warmly greeted. He was suffering with the grip, but could not be restrained from playing, although ordered not to do so. Errors were plentiful on account of the extreme cold. The Bostons evi- dently have not donned their batting togs. The Cincinnatis didn't do much better as a team, but Canavan, their short-stop, did most of the stick work, being credited with angle, adoubleand a home run. ‘The Pittsburg and Cleveland teams played at St. Augustine, Fla., yesterday before an_audi- ence of 600 persons. game was fairly well contested, but at critical times the nine showed their want of practice. While the Pitts- burgs outbatted their opponents, their hits wore scattered and their errors bunched. On three different occasions they had chances of winning the game, but were unequal to the occasion. Staley and Viau pitched five innings and Galvin and Young the other four. Score: Cleveland, 8; Pittsburg, 6. successor of John Kelly on the associa- tion staff of umpires is Wm. Gleason, famous as “Brudder Bill” of the old St. Louis Brownsand well known asa member of last season's Wash- ington nine. He had an audience with Presi- dent Kramor yesterday and the rules of 1891 were interpreted for his benefit. Gleason will make his debut as an umpire at St. Louis next Wednesday. Manoger Sharsig of the Athletics says that all the letters and telegrams from Griffin ho saw indicated that the center ficlder intended to play in Philadelphia. “He was greatly surprised to hear of Griffin's Jing od to Brooklyn. Barnie brought his team up from Baltimore yesterday and was sorely disappointed because he could not play. Baltimore is a heavy hitting team this year and will doubtless render a g: account of itself.— Philadelphia Press. About 3,000 persons attended the game be- tween the New York and Holyoke teu at Hol- yoke yesterday. ‘The visitors batted very hard and won the game easily by a score of 13 to 3. “I don't see any prospect of restoring the old relations of tho League and Association,” aid Manager Barnie yesterday. ‘The two organi- zations may make an agreement to respect cach other's contracts, but nomore. In future there will always be competition for the services of valuable players and we can easily take care of ourselves.” Pitcher Weyhing arrived yesterday in Phila- delphia and the Athletic Club is now complete. ‘The Athletic Club has released Outfielder Van Dyke and signed in his place Frial, who played right field for Syracuse last year.’ Frial had a batting average of .238 and his figures in field- ing were .883. —____+e+__ -___. MARRIED HIS SISTER. ‘The Startling Discovery Drove a Couple to Suicide. A special telegram to the Philadelphia Times from Halifax, N. 8., says: From the little town of Newport, on Avon river, rear Windsor,comes the story of an unusual tragedy. Three days ago the dead body of Mrs. Madeline Duval, the pretty young wife of Lucien Duval, was found in the river. The remains were taken home and search was instituted for her husband, who was found wandering aimlessly in the woods abont a mile from his home, evidently half de- mented. It was immediately supposed that he was responsible for his wife's death and a watch was placed upon him. During the funeral obsequies he eluded his keepers and fled. The same evening his body was found hanging in the barn. A letter was found in his pocket stating that ever since his marriage bh. had been endeavor- ing to ascertain who his wife's parents ‘were, she being an adopted child, and about a week Lefore he had made the awful discovery that his wife was no less a person than his own i It appeared that his mother and father ad separated. ‘The latter went to Prince Edward Island, taking the son with him. After the separation the daughter, Madeline, was born. The mother, too proud ‘to ask help of the father, never told him of the birth. The | girl was adopted and brought to Newport, where Duval married her. They were over- come with horror at the discovery. Mra. Duval evidently became insane and committed suicide, and remorse drove Duval to the same end. They were buried together yesterday. oo Anna Dickinson's New Place of Rest. ‘Miss Anna Dickinson, whose mental troubles have excited the sympathy of a host of friends, is to spend the next few weeks at “Interpin in Goshen, N. ¥. Dr. Seward, the manager, her request started on Wednesday for Dan- ville, Pa., und is expected to arrive at Goshen with Miss Dickini Soneygee ate = Suing for Paper Furntshed a Journal. Perkins, Goodwin & Co., the paper dealers of New York, have brought suit against C. P. Huntington for $17,000 ona judgment ob- tained against the New York Star for paper furnished to that paper during the latter part of its existence. Mr Huntington denies that he holds or has held any interest in the paper, but refuses to say just what his connection with the paper may have been. —<eo —___— A Midget’s Attempt at Suicide. Mason Woodward, aged six years, who re- sides with his father at Central Square, near Syracuse, tried to commit snicide by hanging Wednesday evening. The lud procured a rope about eight fect long and made a slipping noose, which he put around his neck. He then climbed a tree aud tied the end of the rope to alimb. He swung himself off, but when the rope tightened about his neck he yelled the Lest he could. His father heard him and eut down. ‘The child will recover. The boy n in good health, and he says he did not commit the uct in piay or by accident. soe ‘anadian Delegate’s Mission. Inan interview Mr. Mercier, the Canadian delegate to Paris, yesterday explained the ob- jects of his mission, witich, he said, were in- tended to counteract the United States tariff law. He aimed to negotiate a loan of 812,000,000 for the convezxion of the internal debt and the development of railways and other resources. He would study the bect sugar industry in Belgium und Germauy in order to upply the same system in the dominion. He would con- sult the French governmen: and the French chamber of commerce in regard to the ex- change of French wines for Canadian timber. He had contracted with the Societe Hippique to export to I horses bred in Canada iu exchange fo! h stallions. He looked for clos bonds between Canada and ing Canadians cousiered the MeKinle blessing. as it tended to assist the dominion in achieving complete commer- cial emaucipation. ie thought that some da; in the future Canada would perhaps attein in- dependence by a pacitic agreement with gland. No sezious Canadian ever dreamed of ‘annexation to America. English papers which presumed the existence of an annexation party in Canada talked without knowledge 0. — Tho Mafia at Home. From the Providence Journal. An incident, certain to have its effect on Italian sentiment toward the New Orleans lynching tragedy, is reported from the Tyrol, where « Mafia assaseination has taken place. A mcmber of the ltalian Mafia, aceording to the police investigation, mistook a Kufstein mer- chant for a compatrio* ugainst whom the secret tribunal bad declared ond plunged a stiletto into him, only to discover his mistake after his victim was dead. It is said, and with every probability of truth, that the affair has created considerable excitement und that there is a growing indignation against the secret societies of the peninsula. Italian sympathy with the victims of alynch- Ere position that the vernor general should elected by a popular vote was rejected by the convention by a vote of 85 to 3. seomminssht hatte Natural Gas in Argentine. Natural gas has been discovered in the Ar- gentine Republic. Dr. Arta,a local chemist, has, by analysis, found it to be quite as rich in heating and lighting power as that found in the facturing purposes been one est drawbacks in the tine Republic, this is of the very greatest im- The Stonecutters’ | Springfield, Mass, which has been locked out for « year, has voted ‘that such members who can obtain 44 cents an hour for eight hours’ work can accept it, but refuse ing thousands of miles away is easily aroused, but the case assumes a different aspect when assassination takes place near at home. We that the Mafia The newspapers in Rome yesterday gave more importance to the Fava affair, but on the whole they treated the matter with the greatest moderation. They commend the Italian gov- ernment'’s action, as does alsothe public. It is feltin Rome that Mr. Blaine’saction has been di- rected toward the avoidance of dangerous com- Plications for the federal administration, and therefore that the withdrawal of Baron Fava was inevitable. Minister Porter continues to display the greatest activity, holding constant interviews with the Marquis di Rudini. The Diretto says the question between the United States Italy, when calmly examined, in no wise justifies the alarmist statements that have been made in regard to the matter. “We are convinced,” the paper continues, “‘that men like President Harrison and Secretary Blaine will recognize the justice, equity and modera- tion of the demands made onthe United States government by Italy. We have nofear but that the whole difficulty will be satisfactorily settled by arbitration.” The Itatie says that nobody seriously attends to the prejudicial exception that the United States forernment triee to make out of the ju- dicial independence of the state of Louisiana. federation alone treats with foreign pow- ers and cannot decline the responsibility for the lynching of the subjects of Italy. the powers are concerned to know whether their subjects place themselves outside of the Bro brsieiag of the law by living in the United tates. The Esercito aliano (a military newspaper) thinks that no grave complications will arise | between Italy and the United States over the lynching of Italian subjects in New Orleans and that a practical solution of the whole dif- ficulty is certain, which will be satisfactory both to Italy and the cause of civilization. The Opinione say at Secretary Blain note to Minister Fava. es room for afavorable settlement of the controversy between the two countries within the limits of Baron Fava's proposal. —___+0+____ POOLING THE EARNINGS. An Address by Chairman Walker of the Western Traffic Association. Hon. A. F. Walker, chairman of the Western Traffic Association, delivered an address last night before the Sunset Club in Chicago on the subject of the pooling of railway earnings, which he claimed should be legalized. “So far as the railroads are concerned,” said Mr. Walker, ‘the objects of the pool ‘are to assist the roads in establishing and maintaining just and reasonable rates for transportation. intelligent men engaged in furnishing trans- portation strongly desire to deal justly with the public, and the merely selfish interests of railway managers often appeal strongly in the direction of lower rates. No method to develop the resources of a railroad is so easy and so direct as to stimulate the planting of industries and the growth of towm by the reduction of transportation charg the core of the whole matter is competi- Hence manufacturers seek to avoid ruin y forming partnership corporations, i cates, trusts. Laboring men endeavor to mi tain the price of their labor by organizing trades unions, Farmers have invented a gi- gantic alliance. ‘The railway pool is similar in Purpose. All are devices to ameliorate the effects of ruinous competition. “The pooling of railway earnings isa tem- porizing expedient, but it is the best known resource for the preservation of the American railway system. ‘The re-establishment of the pooling system would impart a new tone of confidence in railway circles. The benefits would extend to the price of all commodities bought or sold in the public markets, and even to the wages of labor in the factory and the mine.” EULOGIZING GEN. JOHNSTON. Resolutions Adopted by a Mass Meeting of Richmond Citizens. A representative meeting of citizens of Rich- mond was held at the chamber of commerce last evening pursuant toacall issued by the mayor at the request of the Lee Camp of Con- federate Vetcrans, to take suitable action con- cerning the death of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Mayor Ellyson presided. A committee on res- olutions was appointed, consisting of Maj. Rob- ert Stiles, Col. W. H. Palmer, Col. A. W. Archer and Joseph H. Thomas, and their report was unanimously adopted. The preamble was highly eulogistic of Johnston, saying among other thin; “In the United States, north and south, Joseph E. Johnston is ranked as at least the peer of any officer upon either side of the late war—not in intellect only, but in all the learning and skill of his profession.” ‘The resolutions are as follow: Resolved. First, That in_the life of Gen. Josoph Eggleston Johnston Virginia recognizes with maternal pride the career of a great Christian soldier, without fear and without re- proach, and full of well-earned honors. Second. That in his death she mourns the loss of one of the most noble and most loyal of all her heroic sons. Third. That so faras such final disposition of hisremains can be harmonized with the wishes and plans of the general's femily the people of Virginia crave the noble body, scarred with ten honorable wounds, and ask that they be permitted to lay it reverently in or near the city of Richmond, to rest as may be hereafter determined upon. Fourth. That the ne, minutesand reso- lutions be communicated to the family of Gen. Johnston, eecompanied by our reverent sym- pathies. ——_oo— Recall the Mafia. From the Philade!pLia Inquirer. While Italy is in the recalling business it might send for all the members of the Mafia Society now luxuriating under the stars and stripes, We have no use for them whatever. We are alwnys ready to welcome respectable foreigners like Baron Fava, and if the king will send some more like him’ over here they will have no reason to complain of American hos- pitality. But really the murderers and assas- sins will be much better off in their own coun- try and in less danger of coming to an untimely enid at the hands of out citizens. Recall the Mafia by all means. The King of Italy can do the United States no better service. jut if he insists upon allowing them to remain he must take the chances of good bebavior on their part and abide by the results. —-cee- The Astor House Mystery. The coroner's jury in the Astor House (New York) suicide case has brought in the following verdict: “We find that the deceased, who committed suicide et the Astor House on February 3, 1891, in the night time, was one William Wright. And we further take occasion to incorporate in our verdict that the deceased was not George Edgar or Mr. Fred Evans, and, so determin- ‘we cannot let the opportunity pass without calling the attention of the proper authorities to the boid and audacious attempt on the part | of Perrin H. Sumner to corruptly foist on us b: falve evidence atid identification of an alley Edgar, thus hindering and perverting the cause of justice.” At the North Sligo Polis. Three successive contingents of anti-Parnell- ites, euch about 300 strong, coming from out- lying parishes and accompsnied in some in- stances by the ‘local priests, arrived at Sligo yesterday. The polling booths at that hour were blocked and the anti-Parnellites, who were accompanied in some instances by the local priests, arrived there at midday. ‘The polling booths at that hour were blocked and i-Parnellites were scored heavily. In some cases the Prrnellites hooted and at the priests. Several small fights were the result. Otherwise the day is passing quietly. —_——_-oo_—___ Brickmakers Strike in Philadelphia. A Philadelphia special says: The brickmakers’ strike is on, but the employers seem to feel no concern. They state that owing to dullness of trade last year and prospective dullness this year they have millions of brick on hand, suf- ficient to supply the market for six months to come. They think that by the time more bricks are wanted the men will be willing to work for ‘any can 2 Feduction ta, wages which would amotat to about 25 cents s day. ent War Flurry. Secretary of WarProctor and party arrived at San Diego last evening and went at once to Coronado. This morning the party visited North Island and Point Loma, and in the after- noon they will be given a public reception at rooms of the Chamber of Commeree. The secre- tary will then leave for San Francisco and will extend his trip to Portland, Ore., unless he is called to Washington on his arrival in San Francisco. Secretary Proctor said that he did | not think the present war flurry would result inanything serious with Italy. He did think, though, that the effect of it would be to wake up Congress to the necessity of better coast de- fenses andalarger navy. Guns of not less than eight-inch caliber are required and from that up to twelve. In speaking of armament, Secretary Proctor said: “I consider the 17-inch guns carried the large Italian war ships as somewhat of an experiment. They necessarily rack the ship, but without reference to their use on board ship, they are short lived. After the guns reach a certain size, the increase of internal surface is very great and the immense explosive poxrer. 8 more likely to injure or break | them. think the most serviceable of the large guns re the 8, 10 and 12-inch. In addition to the new gun factory, the last Congress made an ppropriation of 4,000,000 for the purchase of large guns manufactured by private concerns. That will furnish us with one hundred large pieces. “New Yorkis not without a considerable jegree of protection, as we have quite an ef- ficient torpedo service. With theadvent of the heavily armored ships of late years great im- provements have been made in mortar service. tis surprising with what accuracy mortars can be fired toa great height and shots drop- ped straight down at the object aimed at. The test method of handling them is to plant ten mortars in squares, and after gauging carefully the location of a target fire together all ten of the mortars at the same instant and it is re- markable how many of the shots will drop on spot no larger than the deck of a ship, which cannot bearmored like the side on account of great weight. One of these mortar shots will drop through any ship afloat and sink it.” GEN. BATCHELDER'S VIEWS. Gen. R. M. Batchelder, quartermaster gen- eral of the United States, who is with Secretary Proctor, in talking about the present situation of relations between this and the Italian gov- ernment, said: “They talk about our govern- ment being unable to protect Italian citizens when for years American citizens and citi- zens of other countries have frequently been taken prisoners by the banditti of Italy and held for ransom and frequently maltreated, and yet our government has never taken any serious action in the matter. The only fault with our government is that we have been too good natured with them.” . GLOUCESTER’S REIGN OVER. It is Claimed That That Disgrace of New Jersey Will Soon Be Ended. The movement against the gamblers at Glou- cester, N. J., inspired by the attacks of the Philadelphia newspapers, has, it is claimed, re- sulted in the prospective voluntary abandon- ment of the field by thegamblers. The Inguirer says: “When Sunday comes Gloucester will therefore present a wonderful transformation. ‘The gambling on that day within as well as the gambling on other days without will have stopped. Faro and roulette, with poker and all the side plays, have already stopped. “There was not ® card turned tonight,’ said a well- known sporting man last night. ‘It's a clear case of quit, winner or loser, before somebody Yrould goto the work house. It's true that things have been running too strong. There should have been a lull now and then since the 1st of January, so that there would not be such constant drain upon Philadelphia and such uninterrupted opportunity for men and boys to drop their money. But it was a grab-all with some people and now we're all left just at the best time in the year—the summer season is coming on.’ “‘It is said that it cost $7,000 a day to ran the Gloucester race track with its accompaniments and that the proprietor was a clear $500 ahead @very twenty-four hours. It was getting ‘too hot’ for all concerned, though, and the gam- blers thought it wisest to quit before they to.” ——_ ++ —___ FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST. Death of Thomas C. Baring, the London Banker—Other Matters Abroad. Mr. Thomas Charles Baring, one of the two members of parliament representing the city of London, died in Rome yesterday of ex- haustion, resulting from a surgical operation. Mr. Baring was for some years engaged in the banking business in New York city, and was for more than twenty years a partner in the firm of Baring Bros. & Co., London and Liverpool. He was born at Adderbury, Oxfordshire, in 1831. He was a son of the late Charles Baring, D.D.,lord bishop of Durham, and was the nephew of the first Lord Westbrook. In addi- tion to being a member of parliament, Mr. Bar- ing was a justice of the peace for Essex, Mid- diesox, London and Westminster and was in the commission of lieutenancy for London. Mr. Baring was a stanch conservative and a stron, churchman. He was educated at Harrow an Oxford, where he was a scholar of Wadham and afterward a fellow of Brasenose College, and afterward graduated B.A. in 1852 and M.A. in li An accident occurred at Nimes at « bull fight on Wednesday at the Dimarques Gera which was attended with fatal consequences. The occasion wes the Easter festival, and in the races cach bull wears a cockade, which the young men who contest the prizes have to try to get off in order towin. The third bull in the race was a very fiery brute, and all those who attempted to obtain his decoration were for a long time keptat bay. At length one young man, bolder than his com: seized ‘the infuriated animal by the taii. Immediately on seeing this another youth named ‘Theron made a dash to the front and endeavored to seize the cockade. With a desperate effort the bull,plunging forward, ; to free himself. He sprang upon and managed to throw Theron to the ground. ‘Then he attucked the prostrate young man with his horns, inilicting a mortal wound in his abdomen. HOW THE QUEEN KEEPS POSTED. Special queen's messengers leave London twice a day, one in the morning and one by the evening train, and return in the same manner. By this means Queen Victoria is kept informed | of everything that takes place in connection with her government and the management of state affairs. ‘The queen is much agitated by the Manipur affair and telegrams are continual between Grasse and Londos. REMARKABLE TELEPHONE FEAT. A remarkable feat in the history of the tele- phone was performed on Wednesday. The Paris end of the line, which connects that city with London, was switched on to the i wire and s conversation, was carried on with most results,for the wor London were distinctly heard on the cheren of the Mediterranean, 800 miles away. TWO NEW FIVE-DAY BOATS TO BE BUILT. ‘The Cunard Steamship Company has made a contract with a ship-building firm on the Clyde for the construction of two steamships, each of 14,000 tonnage. ‘The new vessels aro designed to cmaartas ereeaia ate ance ‘From the New York Sun. That mysterions, vexatious and sometimes destructive disease known to the public now as the grip, and known under various names for four centuries, exhibits new terrors under the light of modern scientific investigation and the accumulation of observation of facts, While there are various theories of the method of Propagation of the discase, and while some de- clare that it is contagious and spreads like cholera or small pox or any other epidemic, and others attribute it to the influence of bad weather, there appears to be no conflict of opinion as to the fact that persons afflicted with the grip are subject to great cepression of the powers of life, both corporeal and mental; that the disease is attended with great prostration and that patients are oppressed, for a short time at least, with abject despair. Some physicians go a great deal farther than others in their conclusions as to the extent and effect of this great depression of spirits. There is medical authority for the opin- ion that the grip ia responsible for some mani- festation of insanity. The attention of Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton was directed to this \ereon. At the recent annual mecting of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum Dr. Clouste tendent, traced intimate relationship be- tween the epidemic of influenza in the begin- ning of 1890 and melancholia. Ordinar mania provided far more inmates of the sylum than melancholia, while during 18% melancholia predominated. He attributed this in some way to influenza, which had greatly lowered human vitality, and even now Europe had not recovered its nervous tone. “1 recognize fully the truth of Dr. Clouston’s statement except that #0 far as my experience is concerned the form of insanity was not always melancholia. The grip of last year seemed to exert its most seri- us effects in mai upon the nervous tem. Isaw in consultation numerous cases of insa: some of temporary duration, which immediately followed the influenza, and others which are now in asylums and are’ incurable. One peculiarity of a great majority of the cases Was the fact that the mental excitement re- sembled that produced by alcohol or other poisons—there being usually many hallucina- tions. Although Dr. Hamilton's opinion is some- what guarded, it accords with the experience of many patients who have had the grip and have recovered. ‘The almost universal state- ment is that the temporary fecling was of utter despair and a conviction that there was little that there is some connection between epidem- sof the grip and suicide and that suicides ease. Some color of argument for this view Was obtained from the fact that for the week ending January 4, 190, there were the extraordinary number of 1, city. of which nineteen were put down as from the grip and many others from kindred dis- eases, such as bronchitis, there were seven suicides for the same week. But the statistic of the health board do not carry out t because in the following week, when the deaths from influenza were nearly four times the rum- ber, there was only one more suicide than in the week ending on January 4, and in the suc- ceeding weeks, when the total number of deaths kept ‘on steadily decreasing until the rate of deaths had fallen 50 per cent and the deaths from influenza had fallen to eleven in one week. The number of suicides did not decrease in proportion, so that when there were 76% deaths, of which 11 were from influenza, there were 6 suicides. It is possible, however, that the suicides may have resulted from the grip, and have been the consequence of brooding and depression of spirits which always accompany the disease. It is true that in the week when there was the greatest number of deaths by the grip there was also the greatest. number of suicides. It is also true that while there were no reported deaths from the grip in the week ending on March 14 last there were four sui- cides in that week. being about the same ratio of suicides to the total number of deaths that there was in the week when the most deaths by the grip were reported. It must be borne in mind that the highest medical authority so far makes the grip sponsible for only the milder forms of insani rr. Clouston dwells chiefly on melancholia a Dr. Hamilton on temporary forms of insinity. ‘These is, however, ome conflict of opin among experts on the subject of insanity. Dr. E. C. Spitzka, when his attention was c the remarks of Dr. Clouston, said got the first reports that the grip existed at al was skeptical as to its severity, peared almost imultaneously in the ispheres, but { became convinced that it wasa very serious matter. Nevertheless I have found among those that re- covered from the grip those forms ot mental disorder known as morbid fears and loss of power. All these cases, with rest, recovered, and the only one who did not recover in my experience was a newspaper editor, for the very Teason that he reads everything about the mat- ter and is therefore constantly impressed with the idea that his condition must be much more serious than it is, Aside from that I have seen four cases of ‘anxious melancholia,’ with delu- sions of persecution and fear, but these de- veloped where the grip had been complicated with pneumonia and pleurisy, and did not differ in any respect from the corresponding men- tal disorder, melancholia. But as to the allega- tion that the grip produces incurable insanity. | 1do not believe that such is the case. Ihave | not a single incurable case on my books or one case of mental disorder, except that of the eilitor referred to, which can properly be at- tributed to the grip alone. I do not think there is sufficient ground for terrifying the public with any newspaper scare as to insanity and the grip. I do not base my views solely | upon my own personal experience, but upon a familiarity with current medical literature, and T must say that I have not seen a single case of insanity attribu.cd to the grip by one reputa- ble observer.” One thing is certain, the grip has become so prevalent and troublesome that it is attracting a good deal of attention from the medical fra- ternity. It is so mixed up with catarrh, colds, pneumonia, bronchitis, plenrisy, iniluenza and all forms of disease of the ‘throat and Jungs, and has such an affinity for them that there is good ground for the be.ief that it is re- sponsible for a good deal of the increase of mental disease that has been noted and for @ general depression of the vital forces. —2oo-—___——. FORTY Days. How This Period of Time Figures in Ancient ‘and Modern History. Rev. Minot J. Savage. The rain that produced the flood fell forty aysand forty nights. After the rain had ceased it was forty days before Noah opened the ark. Moses was forty days in the mountain fasting. Forty days was the peried devoted in ancient times to the embalming of the dead ‘The spies spent forty days investigating Canaan before they gave their re queen. Jonah gave the inhabitants of Nineveh just forty days in which to consider his in | Prophecy and repent. Jesus fasted furty days in the desert. 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