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prisonment. with hard labor. for returnins to
inc Doorhouse after brief holiday with some

prisonment. with hard labor. for returnine IN
the Doorhouse after brief holiday with soms
gin In her pocket. '"
Lord Gumboil has got into trouble in the
Eaat py writing q letter 70 Hong Kong paper
Indignantly denying that he had ever asked IA
% introduced to a ballet girl; but he spelled
the word Hong konk. which the editor cruelty
remarked was inexcusable In oven q future
hereditary legislator.
Tho latest fashionable garment in Paris In
what are called restes. They are abort zouaye
or spanish jackets. made Of the richest ma
'efials. Fastening across tho chest or at the
neck. and reaching just below tho armpit In
length. For indoor or evening wear they are
accompanied generally by a chom!sette Of lacc.
Blk or lndia muslin. confined at the waist by
!" very broad sash or n pointed Swiss belt,
correspondent, describing the business e.
enlistment OF Mr.. Worth, says that tho salon
des dmd20nes, where ladies are fitted for riding
habits. 10 drapcd In green velvet and adorned
with side saddles. whips. and stirrups. and an
ihsipid blond young man helps ladies' on to n
liie-siEe dummy horse. Many Partisan ladies
now spend annually $4,000 to $4,000 at the
mdvas'ns OF this great master of fashion.
Sir Thomas Gladstone. brother Of tho Premier
has 10000 acres Of land Idle on his hands.
The Czarewitch is botrothed to a daughter OF
tho German Crown Prince, and minor ofiicials
nave Just been warned In Hungary that when
they visit the Homo ONCE they must not walk
on the carpeted portions Of the staircase.
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THO NEGROES LYSCHED,
Wrapped with Trace Ckains, Hnndcuned d,
and Thrown IntoNLe River.

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 27.-Two negroes,
Charles Smith and Henry Davis. charged with
burglary. were lynched near Clayton on We'd
ncsday morning. The mon were captured in
thi. city last week. Tho police ascertnined
that Smith WAS the man who entered the store
OF Barnes Hinton in Clayton ON ThanksGiv-
Ing Day and robbed 1t OF much valuable Prop
erty. and then nearly killed George Cabell. a
clerk who pursued him. The criulo remained
arFystery until Monday, Both mon were taken
10 Clayton for trial. Smith sworo that Davis was
an accomplish in the crime. and this Was tho only
evidence against Davis. Tho men We're or
dered to DO taken to Smithileld Jail on We'd
nesGay morning, They were kept at Clayton
on on Tuesday night in chaice Of two, guards.
Just before daylight a party OF masked men
spIrang ont Of the darkness. and lsyeling re-
the prisoners md took them. II has since
been nsccrtaincd that tho masked men placed
the prisoners on horses and rode straight to
Nense River. three miles distant. There. ac-
cording TO the testimony OF an eyewitness at
tho county bridge they wrapped their prison
ers with trace chains leaving tho handcMfrs
upon them. and threw them into the river. TIE
bodies hive not yet been recovered.
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MURDER ON BOARD SCHOONER.
A Sick Man nenten. Kicked, Clicked, and
Struog Up Uuti He Died.


BALTIMORE, Dec. 27.-Fritz Boyer and Fer
dinand Haase. the two German sailors OF tho
schooner Evn and the chief witnesses OF the
murdero Of Otto Mayher by Capt. John Williams
were captured here to-day. To the correspond
ont OF THE Sun they said that week before
MGyher's death. he complained OF being sick.
He asked for relief from duty. but the Captain
refused. AIayher cot too weak for work and
the Captain beat him with a marlnspike
Soon afterward he was beaten with a rope. To
stop his cries. the Captain. planted his foot on
his throat and stified him to unconsciousness.
The Captain then fastened rope under the
ha!yards, stripped on his lower garments. and
drenched him with water and boat him with
rops k dwn On Tn Tho dny OF his death no was
feet from the floor by his thumbs, and while in
th ns position n1 he Was swung to and fro:
the CAPTAIN ordered Mayher on dock. He was
too to-. weak to talk. but tried p make motions
jumped down on, tho helpless man. picked no a
, ,ahrgs En- po,s. and bsa. him Numerically across
70 Ds d asi a Msds or ys
into inter 2sHs the 0 nh .y told e o
hy n ,rumbIin:: Of chains. Then they Knew
that he CAPTAIN had killed his victim and wna
CAPTAIN had often toll! tho crew that lie wanted
them to make away with NLayher
Ia'e III nIeHt boyer ana lIhRee CTapt from the
hold and found tho deck slippery with blood.
They found blood IN the yawl boat. and tho
tho body OF Mnyher lying on pile OF oyster
shells. In the morning the Cnntain moved out
in the stream aud would not let his men speak
they heard tho CAPTAIN pleading with two Of
the men. Bill and Hufns, not to inform. on him.
left on n boat fox Baltimore. The wharvos ara
being watched. and ii he comes this way he
will be captured. Bill and Rufus have been
arrested
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wo,.e,ey Forced to Change HI. Plans.

LONDON. Doc. 27.-The news from Egypt Is
not Of the most satisfactory character appears that
Gen wolssey has decided to abandon The attemp: to
reach shendy by the desert Kort thus cut
ting on the great bend in the Nile. The OF
the way seem to him too great to be kurmounted with
the resources at his command Instead of this he
will use the road from Mcraweh to Berber, likewise
through the desert but much shorter than the other
lie has accordingly changed the base Cor the
trhtion ~ his forces from kort 10 Merawth. This
change Of plan places The relief 81 khartoum two
months farther INTO lie future than had been autic-
pated Gen Wnlselcy kHs sent furious plants
War ONCE OF the iHti'!cencY and absolute breakdown
OF the TRANSPORT aud c3ltisisfy services. Although a
good two months has Glanced tic pioneer corps
left Ssrsks on'y laD men on. Of the 7O+0 composing
the full force o. the expedition have reached Kor.
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AMERICAN FISHING INTERESTS.
Our Fish.r men tie,nnndlnE the Nighin Taken
From Them By the Treaty .r 1918.

our huSEmeh demanding the ISIghth UNiken
From Them ay the Treaty Uf 1878.
GLOUCESTER Mass, Dec, IA large meet
Ing d the fishery Interest was hold In the City
Hal! this afternoon. Tho meeting was called
TO form national association for tho protcc-
tion OF that interest against iniudcious lcgis-
lat!on through the renewal OF the fishery treaty
with Great Britain. which Apircs in July next
and tho entering into reciprocal relations In
fishing matters with Canada. and In othor d.
rection.. Benjamin II. .Corllss pres ided and
letters wero read from several Senators and
Representatives from Now England. exprose-
lug sympathy with tho objects of tho meet
Ing. preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted approving the ac-
ton OF the Government in terminating
tho reciprocity treaty Of 1854 and the
Washington treaty OF 1871, request ting tho
GoNcrnmont to take PROMPT action TO restore
TO our fishermen the rights takon from them
by the treaty OF 1915 or provide them q full
and Just compensation therefor, and urginc
that the Government return at onca to it's
early policy Of aiding and encouraging our
fisheries, which all Governments. have found
necessary TO secure their prosecution.
committee. Of which George steele OF
Gloucester Is Chairman, presented q report.
which WIS adopted, for tho perpetuation OF tho
convention under the name Of tho American
Fishing Union Tor meetings wherever the
exiSencies Of the case shall demand them.
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A Are in Pgberts Knitting NH ut CoIoes yesterday
caused loss OF about $4,000 which, covered by
sursnce.
The steamer Dictator WAS burned on Friday night in
Tampa Bay Florida. She caught IRE from her donkey
engine.
The Coroner's Jury IN the case Of Mrs Besey Smith
who Was found dead in wssh'uh At sandy Creek n y
yesterday returned reaed verdict the nature OF which
IL Withheld.
A man supposed TO be ~ l.. Gaugsrn Of Paterson.
n. j., fell from train barton Landing, VI on Fri
day night; and was foIni yesterday badly frozen He
viii probably die.
Nine EiEte Madeleine Brohan the celebrated actress
OF tho Theatre frAHcRi. Paris has obtained divorce
from her husband, ". Mario lrhsrd well known IL
terateur, They were married In 1884.
In the Charestown District Court Boston Yesterday
George oliver was charged wish the murder OF WIlhsi.
inina stanley. who found frozen death ia ar
on the Be ton aud lowell Railroad on Thursday morn.
ing lie pleaded not guilty.
Coogan Bros Bowery and CT and st. being the largest
capitalists In the furniture trade afford better AID
easier terms than smaller cone srul.--AdV.
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ENGLAND sNUBRED AGAIN.
A UnexDected German Demand Coucerpiua
Horace Breaks or . Treaty.


LONDON, Dec. 81. - The treaty defining
SPANS rights and sovereignty In tho Sooloo
archipelago. which was to have bsen signed on
the l4th Inst. on behalf OF Spain, Germany and
England is not yet signed. nor is It likely to be.
The treaty recognizes Spanish dom alton over
tho Sooloo Islands. Spain at the Same timc re-
nouncinR tho rights shc had hitherto claimed
In the northern portion Of the isla nd OF Borneo.
The protocol was about TO be signed by Senior
Eiduaycn. the Spanish Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs: Count Won Solms- Sonnenwaldo the Ger
man Minister to Spain. and Sir Robert B. D.
Morier. the British Envoy. when tho German
representative made an unexpected demand.
ne ssid that Germany clai med specal rights OF
freedom OF navigation and trade in Borneo and
that this claim should DO recognized.
This demand wce made in a brusqus and per-
emptory manner. which WAS very offensive to
ne British Minister. The latter promptly and
Incorporated in the protocol. and the negotia-
tons were mt once suspended.
Lord Granville. the English Foreign Secre-
tary. has since written to Prince Bismarck on
the subject but has not oven received the eour-
tesy oil reply to his letter.
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an ALLEGKD INTERNAL MACHINE.
BoH Of Giant Powder Said to Hnvc Been
Found Near - Railroad Track.

Found Near - Railroad Track.
The station agent at Duncllen, N. j., told
tho following story OF an Internal machine yes
terday: On last Monday afternoon Special
Agent John Morris found a pasteboard box
about two feet away from the outside rail OF
tho east track. He brought it to this station.
1t was about eighteen inches long, twelve
inches deep. and eight inches wide. 1t was
made 80 that one-ha,f OF the box would slip
inside the other. A shawl strap kept them to-
Rether. When the strap was removed small
round hole was seen In the side OF tho box. The
box was opened. Twelve rolls OF giant powder
were held in the bottom Of the box by o strip OF
wood fuse ran from tho powder to one cor
ner where tho heads Of half n dozen matches
we're thrust through n thin board. Over the
matches tho lid OF n backing box was placed.
II was pressed down on them by q thin piece of
wood A place OF Irvine was attached to one
side OF the lid. 1t had evidently run through
the hole and been held there by the strap. The
person who found the machine. 1t is onjectured,
was expected to pull the string and explode tho
business, but as he couldn't get at the string
unit he opened tho box. he didn't pull ii. Evi-
IDENTITY the machine had not been set. The box
office at Elizabeth"
Mr. stenrns could not be found but the man
In charge of his office said he did not believe
here. anyway" he said. but I've been kept
sons who read q story about it in some news
pnDerp
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BosToN. Dec 27.-A special to the Ercnino
Record from Portland. No, SAYS; "A we'll known Re.
publican politician and stump speaker who has been in
New York since the election, has hcme in the full
belief that Burchard did It on purpose" He said lie
had some time ago suggested this to Mr. Blaine, who
laughed al him; but In recent conversation Mr. blaine
told him that he had about conclusion that
BnrchGrd really uttered his spcech with his vita about
HIM M Blaine added that IL his fault that the
thing had been allowed 10 happen; that he ought
to have let the interview occur without knowing jukt
what was 10 be said, Such mistake will probably
never be repeated: and is perhaps too early
nounco that In case Poe;nas"- Nanley
nominating Blame in 1855. cleraynen end others who
expect TO ofcr spon aneuus tributes Of
Republican standard bearer must in every submit
thelr InaEukcriuts for IeYb ion.
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ar SEA.
A 0ii.isssa sAip Bsr~sA-TinsIy Rssess
sf the Crew.


Capt. Jerri G. Park Of the ship Alert, which
was burned at soa on Nov. IA. arrived on the
steamer Maranhonse. from Peru. yesterday.
Tho Alert" Capt. Park said yesterday
sailed from New York on Got as for Shanghai
with cargo Of 1000 cases OF oil. and crew Of
eighteen persons. besides the Captains wife
and child. All went we'll until tho morning Of
Nov. IA. whom the trade winds wore lost, and
heavy. threatening weather prevailed. About
10 A. NJ, when tho rain was falling In torrents.
fash OF lightning struck tho forc royal mast
carrying It away to the yard. cutting somo Of
the running gear. and taking a large piece out
o. 2, me Lore royal. The shock food several men
"A few minutes later smoke was socn com:
Re ON the ass s
soaTsa down tho hatch. i vas imsSssieis r.
soon drove the mon mon from the hatch. then
ordered the matches TO he put on and calked
blown oil BY s exposidnn. wSiah threw iS WITH" tho
men TO each sido Of the ship. Clouds OF smoke
filcd tho air and flames poured out.
and prepared to leave the ship. Tho crew
were soon in tho three boats. with. some cloth
ship Was nbla2e from end TO ond. At dark We
made the boats fast astern Of each other. aud
wosd be- By tho sht and co
to our rescue. At o'clock next morning a
steamers light was seon bearing down upon
us., IL proved to be the French steamer Compt
nambuco. He took us ali on board and showed
us much kindness. ind did all that could be
don. for our comfort. We could not speak or
understand French. and they did not undcr-
stand English. but tho Captain and his crew
made US understand BY their actions that we
for our comfort. When Capt. Vol first saw the
light. or reflections In the heavens. he thought
II was whnler. and put his ship of her course.
light. After steaming for an hour he SCENE d
to como no nearer. and was then enyeoped in
light. He still continued his course and when
he came out of the cloud the light sh2ne more
where he first saw tho light, he camo upon the
burning ship. and made n straight line for our
boats. This was Capt. Wells first voyage as
commander"
The Captain brought his wife and boy home
with him. but left his crew in care OF the Amer
lean Consul at Pernambuco
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ATTEMPT TO KILL 4 WIDOW,
Shot At by Masked Msn vshs Called her 70
the Deor-A Rciccted SuIter Arrested.

SYRACUSE, Dec. 27.-About two miles north.
west Of Prebe. on tho Disco Lake road. lives
the widow OF Irving Gay with her three chill,
dren on q farm left by her husband. Mrs Gay
has carried on the farm with hired help. Last
year she employed Orange Smith. who fell in
love with the widow and her fertile acres. and
proposed marriage. but was rcpulsed. At q
late hour on Monday evening last a loud knock
on the farm house door aroused tho widow. who
unhesitatirs!y opcned the door. A man with
black mask over his face thrust one foot over
the s, threshold. raised revolver. and fired di.
discharged 80 close to her face that the powder
burned M, l her iorehend and hair Mrs. Gay made
toward the village OF Vcsper. Suspicion
pointed to Smith. who, WAS traced to South
OHondAga and arrested Yesterday He was
held to bail in the sum Of $500 for his appear
ance. on Monday. The prisoner denies thai be
was in the neishborhood on Monday.
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KNOCKED DOWN ny 4 HORSE
Something Unexpected spoiIs M,ss EvIns's
Shopping Tour.

oV"cthbOB Vne1pecteu Npotto b1Noo twtm9'o
shopping Tour.
Miss Belle Ewing, tho 90 yoar-old daughter
Of J. Z. Ewing. n publisher. OF AZ Broad street.
left her homo at 100 East Fiity-thrd street on
Friday to do some shopping. She was looking
ut the display Of holiday goodsiin the windows
OF the Gorham Manufacturing Company at
Twentieth street and Broadway. when she
heard an cutlery from the crowd around her.
As she turned TO learn tho cause OF the excite
mont bay horse. in tattered harness, galloped
along the, sidewalk and dashed against her,
throwing her down. Her head struck the pave
ment and she became unconscious.
The horse turned. ran back down Broadway,
and was stopped at Union square by two cit.
zens. He belonged 10 IL family living in Stuy-
vesant place. He had been drawing sleigh
in tho afternoon and Just before tho accident
was driven INTO stable on Second avenue. As
the sleigh was unhitched he dnrtcd out.
Miss Ewing WIS taken 10 the New York Hos
pital. Yesterday sho was removed to her home.
and viii, be ab!c to leavo the house In few
days. She is the contralto in the choir Of DR..
William NJ. Taylors broadway Tabernacle.
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TON PLATrs FIRST TRIUMPH
Erwia Pretty ssrs ss He speaker-Mops Ca
bleRra0s from ParSa

The developments In the contest for Speak
Or Of the Assembly have settled II that It is i'm
possible to concentrate the votes OF those mem-
bers who are for Howe. ONeill. Hubbell. Cur
tie. or Hustled for Speaker on any one Of those
gentlemen. Whenever any ono Of those drops
out. . part Of his votes are certain 10 go to
Erwin or one OF the others. This makes It
morally certain that George q Erwin will be
the Speaker OF the next Assembly. Tho betting
Is two In his favor to one on tho field against
him. This scores the first point for the Platt-
Three OF the Republican state Senators are
tsrtown, Senator Coggeshnli OF Oneida and
IS so unsS sass
Senator. and says he believes that Russell will
have more votes In the caucus shan PEesidsnt
canvass ms a great eucoess. except among some
people who have no votes in the Legislature.
Florida. and Vas nom oo@mltta I' on the aues
tion OF Senator. Ho would only say that he
should 20 into the caucus and abide by the re.
that no was ready to stay out Of the caucus.
and join Il combination for Conkling. In reply
to the question who was his choice for Senator.
There was the finest fishing down In Florida
that ever saw. All that was necessary was t?
torches. and the fish came pihng into the boat
50 last that Il became necessary to put ashore
There was n dinner caucus Mt the Gilsey
Lansing and Gibbs AssembIyman Barnum. and
district bosses Jake Hess and Clarence Mead.
st Wtrron ~, s,o,no ,,o n.n..ors -, r,,,,,.
canVass must be convinced by this time that
l!r. Morton 10 in dead earnest 20 bc Senator.
New Workers in Paris are beginning to cable
support him. Senator wsrnsr M aif e, WASH
ington last night. and will be in the city to- day.
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TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL DAVITT
The Saturday Hevtew Says he is the Mo,
Popular Irishmnn Living.

Popular Ir1sh mnn Living.
LONDON. Dec. 2s-The Saturday Rerieic In
Its issue OF Tomorrow, will contain remarks
bio editorial tribute to Mr.. Michael Daritt, the
Irish patriot. Tho production is manifostly
inspired by Mr.. Davitt's book. Lectures to a
Solitary Audience" and his powerful advocacy
OF an Irish Legislature, us the best solution OF
tho Irish problem. The Rerie,r declares that
Englishmen must be impressed favorably by
the qualities Of honesty and noblcnsss SO con-
spicuously possessed ny Mr.. Ds witt and it says
that when this remarkable man is considered
IN the light Of his virtues 1t is exceedingly diff
ncult to forecast his future. whether it will bo
that OF great dreamer or q great leader.
He ia" continues tho Saturday Rrrietc. tho
most popular lrshnan living. He is the idoa!
hero Of millions Of Irish people md may yet
tho post OF power he now holds. After that
who can tell payitt may dio rrematuroly OF
consum ption. or he may die on q barricadc"
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u. liouse shoots Ii.mse,G

j. Boukc. q gray haired man. comfortably
clad shot himself dead i'll the billiard room Of + r. Ior.
ton $40 Fulton street, Brooklyn. Yesterday morning.
lie lot letter 10 Mr. Horton in which he sad lie was
ruined financially. and that he had suffered from in-
hamma'ory rheumatism for twenty years. The letter
ended follows:
Please address my very old friend. William Fiudl.y,
Ronkoms, H. l. II lie knows in tims lie will
bless you
Mr. Horton snid that nearly all he knew OF the man
was his name lie understood he rad friends Wander.
bt avenue. lie was formerly Engaged in tile hardware
business in this city, aud when he retired about
years ago was reputedt TO DC wealthy. lie viii Lave
decent burinl.
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PRICE THREE CENTS.
CHRISTMAS DUEL IN TEXAS.
ONE NAN A0AINST THREE, ALI ARMED
WITH RIFLES AND PIsTOLS.
They F1rst FIN Up IL the 0alosns and THea
AdloUra t. the Alreet aaA Begin Firing
Oae Man Killed aaA Three wssndeS.

They Frrss FIJI Up IL the salosss and THsa
Adjourn e the Atreet aaA Begin Firing
Oae Man Killed SD Three wss.dss.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-The town Of Fort
Mason. Tex. on Christmas Day was the scene
OF one OF the most sanguinary rows ever Wit
nessod there. The participants were Joe Kyle,
James Guilford Heach Light. and John Sim
mons. The original quarrel was between Light
and Kyle. and began In a breach OF promise
case several years ago. Kyle has since made
threats against Light. who. being q man Of
fearless character. took no steps to avoid q
row. but rather courted It than otherwise rid
Ing frequently into kyle's neiyhborhood.
and making no secret Of the contempt In
which ho held his cnemys threats. On Thurs
day Light rode into town in company with two
friends. James Guilford and John Simmons, oil
heavily armed. The party hitched their horses.
mado for tho nearest saloon, and began 10 I'll
up. Toward evening Kyle rodo in hitched his
horse, took Winchester from his saddle. and
went to aneiRhboring saloon.
ed to their horses with the intention OF going
home. Kyle stepped to the door o. his saloon. .
Ss h"Ms ss Ss and T H had
and said to Light.
rhd4s is sons dc Is , Ky and b is drunk
No." said Light. We'll talk to the -
= right here"
ing stick In tho other. He stopped suddenly.
dropped his stick. and. shouting I've got you
der and fired.
=, The Light party had drawn their weapons and
the ball opened Kylo's first bullet took effect
II the SHOULDER Of Lights horse. and 1t fol-.
The fall OF the animal disconcerted the pnrty's
aim and d, nis yioleny struggles dislodged them
t ne continued TO empty his gun and stood
fect rain OF blu lets In that direction from their
rifles and reviewers. Light was the first to go
down with. n ball through his thigh. Guilford
turned and walked half dozen steps, and fell
with a ball through the body. and Kyle, adj.
yanci1s toward his PROSTATE foe 10 give The
coup do grace. received n bullet square between
the eyes and fell back dead Simmons mount
ed his horse and rod0 a few yards down the
street. wher" he dismounted and surrendered
to the officers. He was woundedlin the hand
and shot once through the coat and once
Through the outer portion Of the mock.
When Kyle was picked up he was found to
have four wounds. one through tho floshy part
OF the left arm one in the left hand. one
through the right breast. and one through tho
head. His Winchester. which the barkeeper
says was charged with sixteen cartridges had
only two rem Al ming In tho MAGAZINE. Light IL
Is thought. vii! recover, rs will Simmons. GULL
ford is said to be dying. Shopkeepere whose
doors and windows were closed during tho
battle. say that not less than fifty shots we're
fired.