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CRUEL ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.
The wife of n Popular Actor BIinde,
with Cayenne Pepper

The wife of n Popular Actor Blinded
with Cayenne Pepper.
NEw YoRK, May 24-Mrs. Fanny Nor.
daunt, wife OF Frank Mordauut, an actor
residing at 155 Chsuncey street, Brooklyn,
was the victim oil dastardly assault last
evening, being noaIly blinded with red
pepper. The lady was in terrible agony
nearly all night, but che ls better this
morning. 1t appears that some person
came 10 their rear door about 8 o'clock,
and Knocked quite loudly.
Mrs. MordEunt timidly went outdoors
10 look for policeman, when o man who
had been CrouChing near the terCo arose
suddenly and threw a handful OF red pep
per In her face, q large portion oil which
went in her eyes. The fellow then fled.
The police we,e unable TO hnd sny per.
son In the neighborhood. The desCtip'
lion Of tho person led TO the arrest John
II. Secrecy, OF Utica avenue, but he
Boon estabiRhed hiR innocence and was
dipcharged. The descriptions also cor.
responded with the appearance oi Sergeant
James Campbell, OF The Twelfth precinct
who was of duty at tho time. AZ the
IslStion house he was questioned by the
CAPTAIN as 10 where be had been during
| ihe evening. II appears that Sergeant
Campbell had been on intimate terms with
| Mrs, Mordaunt two or three yoats ago
bnt she asserted he insulted her. ThlI
ended their friendship and made tht
sergeant her enemy. lie ansvsred hil
CAPTAIN that he had epent the evening II
larger beer sSlQpn and bod not beef
neSt Mrs. Mordaunt's house.
inquiry proved that he had not been II
the lager 6eer saloon ss specified by him
Other contradictory Atnrles told ny hin
confined the suspicious Of thp Capsas,ii
. MAT Campbell was the guilty party. IN
Captsin had him locked up TO answer.
Il is tRtd that for some timn past Mrt
Mofdauht has been IN receipt .ot ahonJ
mot,p letters which che srspeCe ed ol baviD
, bsen Written by Sergeant Campbell, !
| one OF which he threatsnsd to lisBghT
, her, Other letters were written in . sim
lar tone. The accused was admitted
bail. .,...,.. =, ia,
eiy'S thsGtst, Brooklyn, At the time oil 10
q assault,
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30 OrIl SIDES GONFIDgNr,
And the Administration Senators Rtil
Nay They VIII Not 20 into Caucus.

And the Administration Senators HtIll
Nay They VIII Not 20 into Caucus.
NEW YoRk, May 24.-The PostS Albany
special says The Conkling men claim, au
actual majority Of the LOG Republican
members OF the Legislature, and say that
q majority will sign a call this evening
for CauCua on Thursday evening, In the
same manner as the caucus was forced In
January, when delay In issuing the regu.
lar call occurred because q member ot the
Senate Caucus Committee was absent. On
the other hand, the Garfield men, In.
cluding Judge Robertson, say that the ad.
ministration men were never In hotter
shape, or more numerous. Alyord claims
that they already number an actual major
ity OF the caucus.
The COMMERCIALS Albany special Gays:
The Administration men'still declare that
they will not go into caucus.
The Conklife men say IL the Senate
Caucus Committee refuse TO Join In call.
Ing O Joint caucus that they will get the
signatures Off majority OF the Republi.
can membets, and thus force caucus.
Still, the Administration men say that
they will not be governed by such pro.
ceedings, and II they hold fast to their
position there Is no way to prevent dead
lock.
The "Halt altbreeds" claim that they have
already got majority against Oonkling
and Platt. f"ts.
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RUSSIAN oorroN MILLS
Compelled TO shut Down for Lack OF
saIPs-MOVernent 10 Etniyrate TO Eng
Int.h.

Compelled 10 Bhnt Down for Lack OF
Ies-IloVernent 10 EtnIgEnte TO Eng
land.
LONDON, May GA correspondent Of
the Manchester Guardian says: A craze
seems to be developing in the Russian
cotton trade. For two months past there
has been a complete cessation in the de.
mand inst. Petersburg for coarse caicoes
for The provinces, one hundred thousand
pieces having accumulated during that
period. All Of The smaller manufacturers
have decided 10 close their mills. Only a
few Of the large manufactures will remain
omen, these working on short time Ia the
hope OF q revival OF trade.
The cotton trade at Warsaw. and Mos
COW is Ia a similar state oil depression
Al tie latter places heavy failures are
feared. Russisn imports ol raw cotton are
iesssned thirty per cent, ol thread eight
paf cent and ot silk forty per cent. Tit
cloth trade is also al Stand.slill. The
iron trade is even worse. English mer
chants, depressed by last years tfAdt
and the gloomy political and Rnancia
prospects, are winding Up theit afiAirl
preparatory 10 migrating with theft CAPT
Ial IN khpIAnd,
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FUNERAL OF cor. TOM sCOTr.

The Dead Railroad MRgnate COnsIgned
10 Mother Earth In Woodland Gene
terry.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 24,-The fu'
neral Of Uol. Thomas A. Scott took place
this afternoon, with services at the house
at Woodburn, near Darby, and at the
grave In Woodland cemetery. The fami.
ly, pall.bearers and friends assembled al
the house about 2 o'clock.
The officiating Clergymen were RI. Rev.
VIM. Bacon Steven, DID, Bishop Of the
diocese OF Pennsylvania; Rev. Obas. A,
Monson, DID, rector Of the Old swedes
Church at KenSlnRton; Rev. Mr.. SWope,
Of the Trinity Church, New York, and
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, rector oil ST. Stephens p.
Z. Church, Clifton, Pa.
There was 0 conspicuous absence Of
everything In the least approaching oa.
tentatious display. The casket, which was
covered with fine black cloth, was destitute
OF ornament, save silver plate on the lid,
bearing the name OF the deceased and the
dates OF birth and death, with two scrip.
tural texts, appropriately selected from
the Sermon on the Mount.
The funeral Cortege upon arriving at
the cemetery was met bys large crowd,
gathered In carriages and on loot. The
pail bearers were President Roberts, oi
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Vice
President Cassell, General Solicitor Scott,
Manager Thompson, Capt. Green, who
for many years was Col. SCott's Secretary
and Assfstsntj Il. D. Barclay, and George
D. Krumbhaar, Secretary and Treasurer
Of the Texas Pacific Railway.
There were large number Of promi,
nent gentlemen In attendance. The full
board Of direCtors Of the Pennsylvania
railroad was present and among others
were Hon. John Wilet, Hon. Wayne Mac.
Veayh, Hon. Simon Cameron, Senator
sewall, Hon. B. Il. Brewster, Hon
Schuyler Coliax, and President Sloan, oI
the b. L. & ". railroad.
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E, v,cpRrARy McCULLOCH Gays that the
..hnnmnlaIion olsiIyer dollarsin the United
s"l,s T.esnry can be prevented by de-
D,vinp the United States notes Of their
"s'i,sspdcT s quality and retiring oil notes
Isss dissemination than ten dollars.
S,Ier measure, he thinks, would be
,Sscin,l and one or the other must be
,'Ln.-B baltimore american,
mis- is the position that the lNrELLE'
or,crH has time aud again urged. 1t Ia
absolutely ridiculous to go on coming
money that will not circulate. Wipe out
'b.,naI notes and make those who are
,l,morInv for the unlimited coinage ol
.llys, dollars use them as money. We
uovhsve SsOOOOOOO OF silver coin (mostly
aolIan,, which is about $79,OOO,OOO more
,bpalthe silver dollars coined from the
oulset Of he,Goyernment up.to threeyeara
,uo and over hall Of it is in the Treasury
y,ut Ia addition, we have close upon
10000, 900 Of silver certificates in ClrCula'
uOu Thus we are swelling the silver
coinage and the silver paper business.
ma reverse should befall this
e,uplY We would CcmO down to
silver sul paper IA our basis oI business.
Gold would leave the country In hurry.
Wise and honest men take up their paper
when they are able. Why should not the
NNernment take up SlO,OOOOOO Of small
notes with that much silver coin In these
aa,l times? We would have that much
lee paper to take care Of In q financial
p1llI.
We ara coming at least $9OOO,OOO oI
silver every month. We are also adding
10 The National bank circulation right
straight along. The whole volume Of
money constitutes what a Frenchmau
would call one grand mill. Two years
Igo-ssy July lat, lS7O-we had a volume
reckOnedTt ;0OS, l92,G97. This had swelled
by The lst Of last January to Sl,25l $780,.
gO3, and now on the lst OF this month we
have il,g9I9Sl 5G7. And the swelling
process Is going on, Fortunately we have
S0WOCOOoi geld in the country as q
peat conservatOr Of our finances, but a
HeAt crop disaster might start this to
aoSing ont to Europe. In such q case
our pSper would be redeemable in silver
worth s. cents on the dollar in gold.
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nA1LnOAn nEslaNArlONs.
Ienerai Manager Laying ana RnperIn
tendenI King 10 Enter other com
s.atinhS Hasylaa

GenerAi Manager Laying ANA Ruperih'
IendenI King 10 Enter other COhi'
pnnItS' Service.
PfrrsRURon, May q The rum1r telc.
staphed last night Of j. D. 1aynE's rcsig'
haLion ss general manager OF the Penn.
sylvahia Company's lines was subsLan.
TALLY correct. Mr. Laying Gays that his
relations with The objects Of The company
have been Of pleasant character, and
that he resigns for the purpose Of taking
charge Of leading Western railroad line
which Ia understood 10 be the Chicago 4
Northwestern.
Colonel Thomas N. King, snpetintend
ent Of the Allegheny Valley railroad, has
rendered hia fesignation 10 take effect
June let. He will be succeeded by O. u,
Price, at present private secretary To
General Superintendent MCOATgo. Super
inlendent King will taks Cbafge OF the
Pittsburgh division Of the baltimore 4
Ohio railroad, with headquarters In thlI
UiNtt '.
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PAnIS, May 2l.-In the Chamber OIL
Deputies to day M. Tisrd, Minister OIL
Commerce and Agriculture, In replying to
a question by NJ. peersvsy, motnber for
the Department OF the Seine, 1nfetiense
said thBt the examining commission al
llsvre continues TO report the presence oil
ttiChniosis In pork, aud the Government
ia unable to relinquish the measured
which have been taken to preserve The
public health. The abrogation OF the pro
hibitiUn against pork consequently Ia i'm
possible. until a regular service for exam
lining oil such meat las been completely
oTpanizad,
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EzSrER, N. H., May 24,-ssven studenls
were expelled from philllps' Exeter
Academy last evening and three suspend.
ed. Abont twenty Of the studenls last
WGlnesd4y evening visited several Of the
pfoiessDrD' houses and gave noisy sere.
made, accompanying II with gfoana and
hisse9. Windows IN three Oi the probes.
aors' huuges were also broken. Hence the
above acllon. Tbs sentiment ol The great
body Of atudenta 10 sttorgly Sgainst the
| refpelre.Ots,
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GALVESTON, May 24.-The M~S Eagle
Pass special says that's party ofsix citizens
crossed the river yesterday to attend cir.
Gus in pildFOs wegras. They had hardly
entered the town when Capt. villateal,
commanding the garrison, with force ol
fifteen soldiers, surrounded and marched
them to Jail. They laid In jail all night in
Ignorance oil tho cause Of the arrest. This
morning q party Of itiends crossed the
river TO investigate tho matter, and the
AlCalde had the prisoners bought before
him. No Chafge was preferred, and they
we're released.
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written, he will allow us to ask him the
following questions: What right had Mr.,
Conkling to make Judge RoberIson's po'
sition ut Chicago ground for deadlock
ing his domination in the Senator The
President appoints to Office, aud the SEN
ate either confirms or rejects for good
cause. Mr. Conkling did not base his
hostility to Judge Robertson on his unfit
ness for the office. We know that Mr.,
Conkliug Is not particular on this point
when one of his partisans is before the
Senate. The case OF the notorious Smyth
proves this fact.
seCond.-WhRt right had Conkling in a
tit Of resentment to throw up his seat in
the Senate because he could not have his
way in regard to the New York appoint
ments? He was sent there to discharge a
great and important trust, and not to play
the part Of a spoiled, wilul and selfish
child, resiguing merely because he
could not control the patronage OF the
administration and leaving his party in
the lurCh,
Third.-Whst do you think of the pic.
tuTe presented by this doughty champion
Of third termism and OF the dogma Of the
Senatorial control OF the spoils OF Office,
resigniug his seat in order to be vindicated,
and then seeking by tho aid Of the machine
to secure q viudiCstion that he has real
lied Ia impossible on the basis OF public
opinion? Does 1t not present him in his
true light as an arrogant and sslf.seeking
politician, whose appropriate motto 10
rule or ruinY
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Tnnlslnn nsrElnnn,Ania.

TvSts, May g4.-The British Consul al
siax reports a schooner flying the English
dag coming 10 between sfa& and Yheiba,
An officer from The Wrench Nah.oi.wat
leaped aboard the schooner without per.
mission and searched her on suspicion ol
carrying arms. The officer found no arms,
but compelled theCAptaIn 10 Rlve q guatan.
tee In tegat1 10 the nature Of tie cargo
and afterwards proceeded with the
schooner to sIax. The Captain has pro
tested.
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", observe that Major General Bob
,o,., the reIormer, is talked OF asa cGndI'
%,'I ~. r., lbe Ohio Legislature at steubsn'
sIIS -'',s. A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Wv, ,',,,,,,,ial thinks that Robert Is defective
~ .'' ,Ss qualities that are called for in .
~ '..,'.map, 70" We are not certain about this
a. o.Ssr, carries more ballast about him
.,e,O H' Do ,sgd to carry, saying nothing oil
s,-nordsrous gold watch,
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r,v harvest is past and the summer Is
In1 40 lar as rslunding operations are
que s,DsJ Those who have not handed In
''ps',5 '' bou5s for extension are not saved
IHr, h.. bgep accomplished under the
lla' ,,, ,'' ,1miplstrAtion, in less than three
P'S''S, P,S, a fs.t by which over $l4,OOO,OM
lo4, an,,,l interest has been saved;
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SIX HUNDRED ExCURsIoNIsFs

Pluuged Inl0 the water ~ inc COllApat
Of BOaI-HuBdPedH Of Human BoInEl
DroWped-The EnIiFo Number Not EVer
Guesssd-A Hest horrible Casually.
LONDON, oST., May 24-This evening al
@ O'Clock as the steamer Victoria, with
over 600 sxCuraionists on board, was re-
turning from Springbank, when near the
Cove railroad bridge, one mile below the
city, she suddenly collapsed, like an egg
shell, and became a total wreck, level with
the waters edge. r.
AlIthe passengers instantly plunged in
to the stream, more than hall OF them
being underneath the debris. The frst
news which reached the city was brought
by the Survivors, who struggled through
the streets wet and weary. The news fell
like thundsrbolt and q stampede took
place for the spot. Arriving there hor-
rible sight met the view, Fifty or sixty
bodies had been recovered and were lying
on the green Sward, some distance up the
bank. Those arriving from the city, from
every direction, crowded around anxious
to see II any Of their relatives were on
board. Several hundred families were
represented on tho excursion, and
the wall Of anguish that arose
At the sight ot the victims was heart rend.
ing; fathers, mothers, brothers and
sisters rushed about panic stricken en-
deavoring to identify relatives. By u
O'Clock eighty bodies were removed from
underline wreck, where the water 10 twelve
feet deep. /,
The steamer Princess Louise was early
brought to the spot and the victims placed
on the upper decks. Fires were lit on the
boat overlooking the river, and petroleum
torches brought and the search continued.
Up TO the present time about l5O corpses
have been secured. Among the dead are
]. Robertson, Manager Of the Bank Of
British North America; j. y. Meredith,
Clerk Of the District Court Of Connecticut;
Mcbride, Assessor and Secretary Of the
Western Fair Association, Mrs. Wash.
burton, W. Milman, Montreal, commercial
agent, and two sons, and ]. Rogers,
plumber. All is confusion at the present
moment, and the landing at the foot of
Dundas street Is now crowded with peo.
pie all waiting with breathless expectation
for the arrival OF the steamer Princess
with the bodies. The total loss will sggre.
gate $4,000.
The newspaper stalls, like all else, are
sadly demoralizsd, all having friends in
volved In the calamity. The whole city
seems almost demented tonight. The accI.
dent Is certainly due to gross CarelessneSs.
The boat was overcrowded to disgraceful
extent. Manager George Parish was ex.
postulated with by several persons at
springbank, and urged not to let the boat
10 outin that overcrowded condition, but
he Is reported to have replied: "All right
l know my business;" or something
OF that sort. Mr.. Samuel Stuart, q stove
merchant, one Of those who protested,
left the boat at Springbank with his family.
Several hundred more remained there, be.
ing unable 10 &c! passage, and had to
walk home, q distance Of four miles, no
conveyance Of any kind being procurable.
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an.thlninr ,i,n rr..llSnL

OswKao, N. Y, May IA public meet.
log wss held here this evening to indorse
President Garfield 1t was quite largely
attended. Resolutions condemning the
course Of COnking and Plat in resigning,
and calling OIL The Representative from
this district 10 vote fir Senators TO I'LL the
Vacancies who would act in hatmDny with
the President, were adopted. A remon,
blranCo against holding the meeting
largely signed, was published In The even
ing pApetg,
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FATAL FALL OF A Roop.

BALTIMORE, May 24.-This afternoon
while a number OF workmen were engaged
in hoisting large joist at tho new round
house being erected for the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, at
BaYview Junction, the roof fell in, catch.
ing several men under the ruins and in.
juring them severely. Uhas. Jackson, oI
Baltimore, had his back fatally hurt
ThCs. Mitchell, Of Salisbury, Md, right
thigh and leg broken; Henry Riddle,
Chesapeake City, right leg broken; Henry
Brice, HavrO dc Grace, ankle broken
Fred. Smith,, Salisbury, badly bruised
about the body. The injured men were
brought to this city, and sent to the City
Hospltal.
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No 'sERENADE,
No speech, No Nothing, Fut an Appeal
on Hehaif OF C0nk1ing by the Grant

No speech, NO Nothing, Rtt an Appeal
on Hehaif OF C0nkIing by tho Grant
CIub. 4ns..
ALBANY, May Ex-senator Conklins
held levee oil evening at the Delavan
House! The room was constantly crowded.
lie shook hands with everybody, present.
lug himself 10 each and said o pleasant
word. During the evening the Grant
Club Of this city and county, entered the
room in a body and presented the ex'
Senator the following:
ALBANY, N. T., May "a.
To Republicans: ...
The Grant Club, which has the largest
membership Of any political organization
In the county OF Albany, and whose
guiding principle has been fidelity TO party
Organization and loyal support Of the reg
ular nominations Of the Republican party
In the present political excitement celll
your attention to several plain facts which
seem 10 point out the path Of duty and
Of honor 10 every Republican who believes
In the gfeAt principles oi the party
and desires 10 SEQ itB organization and stiC
cess psrpstaated No one can forget The
GLOOM and darkness which settled like {
nightmare on the party when James 9
Blaine, humbled and defeated In hi
own State, was powefless TO give onl
CLEAN Of hope, one. ray of light. ThI
great leadeiS who. could fahythe party L
battle had been insulted, maligned ant
outraged, and the masses were sullen, die
sslis6ed and almost hopeless. Then
vas that U. s. Grant and Roscoe Cohklibg
casting aide the indignitles and insult
which had been heaped on them guidet
only by loyalty to party organisation ant
love lor tie grand old party which hat
saved the lie Of the nation, entered III
conflict aud came to the teseue ol III
country. Hope took the place Of de
spondency from one end oi the Nation Il
he other the broken ranks closed up en-
/ the party hAstel with delight 10 respond \
ibe clarion calls Of the leaders In wkon
they had confidence. In Indiana and Obi
the tide Of the battle turned. VIII
among you can forget the services 9
g rant and Conkling In the memorabl
contest In those statesH Not can you iol
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NESTONi may I'll 1901
III on IntsCMNr.
desire to submit the following 1ues.
tiOnI, to which | would like 10 have fair
InSw tfs:
Fin'-Do you think Mr.. Garfield could
have bcen elected President had Conkling
and Grant Eat down and 'Bulked" after
the Ohiergo nomination?
SPCond-'Did not Judge Robertson &C.
cept the position Of delegate 10 Chicago
InltruCled for Grant?
Third Did mot Judge Robertson, alter
being % instructed, encourage q bolt as
Ielihlt Grant?
Fourth Do you not think Garfield ap.
pointed Robertson more in reward for his
services at Chicago than on account Of his
ntaes9 lor the position Of collector
Flllh-ls 1t fight-is II Republican-to
reward man IOr a breach Of iaNh by civ.
Ing MN the latest Office on the civil ser.
vice ilst' A CoSKLlNd MAN.
ANSWER,
First- OfcourSe General Garfield could
not have been elected without the aid oI
The followers oiGeneral Grant We will
not, however, Gay tha! he could not have
been elected had ConkliDg and Gram
"'ulked" Conkling "sulked" in The
campaign Of 1870. 0l the other hand, II
very certain that had the opponents o
'hethitd term "sulked" in tho canvass
General Garfield could not have coin,
near an election. 50 that wb may call thil
account even.
Secopd-!ndgs Robertson Was never
Giant man That we know Of. lie IA under
stood to have bseu designated by tho Re
PnOIlcans Of bis Congressional district d
!ae'' choice ior delegate to the Chicsgo
convention, and adopted by the stat,
convention, We never heard Of hls hav
log pledged himself for Grant We do no
Inue'''and Mt. Uonkling as SO charging
rs eepeALs Of an implied obligation To tha
slets' People dilTsr as to what conStI
'u" an implied obligation. We updei
@Od Judge Robertson to have been
bsl1c man when he arrived at Chicago.
lAiid-ThisqneStion Is partly answsre
10 What We have Just said about IudE
MoettSOn 3 status As A Blaine man. NJ
"'lne a Gfant man he declined 70 suppol
M' 'AI'd term, As far SsreiuslDg 10 Sui
pO'' q third term constituted a bolt b
TIA boiler.
ton'lh-Genetal Garfield In appointir
'u0Se Robertson as Collector recognizes
a9 lal' to say, both his personal fitne
,of the position and his conspicuous D
auCAI status. lie assumed that hls oW
Tena', and those Of Mr.. Blaine, had son
"SnR lhathe wm bound 10 respect.
meant TO Ca'fy out his programme
'scVEnlilng both wings Of lhe Repub
office.
ith-Thia question Is a mon seq
'at HON what We have just said, al
@e'e'ore, We need not discuss II as
abstract intenOsatoty;
Having said this much by way oil sci
um reply 10 what our correspondent