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WHEN
Henry r. Goodwin Murders Albert d. Swan,
and then Telephones for Policeman.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. 27.-Albert D. Swan,
one Of the most prominent and wealthy citizens
here, was shot in the back of the head and killed
by Henry r. Goodwin, at 1890 this morning.
Goodwin gave himself up Goodwin entered the
office of the Spracue Manufacturing Company,
of which Mr.. Swan was treasurer, about 10 A. NJ,
President Coburn and the latter being in the Of
fee at the time. Goodwin has been employed by
Che Molecular Telephone Company, of New
York, of which Swan was general manager and
came to the Office to claim several thousand dol
lars which, he said, was due him from the COM
pany. After brief discussion. Goodwin drew
revolver took deliberate aim, and shot Swan In
the back Of the head Swan reeled and fell to
the floor, dead. Goodwin then stepped to the
telephone and notified the police to send an
officer to arrest him. He stated that Swan had
robbed him of all he had, and there was period
in a mans life when he could stand no more
He had reached that period, and went to the
mill to kill Swan, and was willing to stand the
consequences He started the telephone busl-
ness here, and, later, sold out to Swan and his
partner. He then went to South America as
manager of the Bell telephone system at Buenos
Ayres. He returned two years ago, and has
lately been trying to establish the Molecular
system in Cleveland. He returned from Chicago
but three days ago. Mr.. Swan was a prominent
banker of this State and New York, aud was
universally esteemed
The difficulty between Goodwin and swan was
about telephone switchboard which the for
mer invented and the latter undertook to get
patented, but failed to mako all the necessary
payments in default of which New York firm.
to whom Swan sent Goodwin for advice. applied
for patent on the device. The matter
was finally fixed up, but Goodwin claimed
to have lost chance to sell the invention for
$4,000. The switch board failed to work, and
Goodwin refused to fix it. The claim of his
friends is that Swan prevented Goodwin from
getting work, in order to force him to fix the
switch board Goodwin had just returned from
a six weeks Western trip in fruitless search
for employment. Swans friends claim that he
uoe ora of Good wins host friends
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ELI FRANKS SPECULATION.
lie Left Chicago with $4,000 His Brothers
Money, and They Want to See the Cash.

CHICAGO Aug 27-Eli Frank has disappeared
mysteriously. together with $l62 200 of his
brothers money. Five brothers, OF whom Eli is
the oldest. have been engaged in the liquor
business in this city for a number Of years, and
have acquired more or less wealth. About six
months ago Eli began talking of q splendid
chance to make money by buying up lot of
Kentucky whisky which he had information was
going to be sold ia Kentucky at figure that
would make it profitable investment. The
conversations about this seem to have grown
more frequent, and the matter eliminated
week ago Tuesday in three of the brothers
drawing SIG 200 from bank and giving it to
Eh to be Eaid back when he had made
his venture success. That afternoon Eli left
the city, ostensibly for Louisville, and nothing
since has been heard of him. Diligent inquiry
has failed to reveal his whereabouts His broth
ers scout the idea that Eli has been foully dealt
with, and say that in their opinion he has left
the country. julius Frank received this morning
letter from the missing Eli. 1t was dated from
New York, and vouchsafed the infor nation that
Eli had lost all of his own money in specializing
on the Board OF Trade. He said that he nearly
went crazy over his loss, and had an idea of
killing himself, but finally conceived the scheme
of securing what money his relatives had He
says he has all the money ne get from him with
him, but gives no information as to his inten
tions or his future movements. The case was
placed in the hands Of the police, and Eli will
probably be arrested and brought back.
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The Disputed Territory.

st. James Gazette.
The Caroline Islands are remarkable group
Of coral formations in the northern Pacific. They
are, perhaps of no great strategic Importance,
since they lie on the road to nowhere in particu-
lar; but, from the point of view of the archaol-
ogst. they are interesting in the extreme Ger
tain Dutch navigators, who visited them nearly
a generation ago, returned to Europe with Won
derful stories concerning the gigantic ruins that
had been discovered on some of the smaller
isets at the eastern end of the archi-
anything approaching to a systematic survey
of the group was undertaken. In that year her
Majesty's ship Espiegle touched at many of the
islands, and those officers who went ashore found
that the magnifcence of the remains had not
been exaggerated. The most imposing ruins
are at Metalanim harbor in Ponape, and at
Chabrol harbor, in Kusaie, and an idea of their
some of the stones Ct the buildings measure as
much as thirtyfve feet long by twenty feet
broad and fifteen feet thick. They are or
namented with rude sculptures, which bear
family resemblance to the well-known sculptures
of Easter island, in the southern Pacific. Yet
Easter island and the Carolnes are fully G, 900
miles apart. and, so far as discoverable, there
has never been any communication between
them. The object and origin of the monuments
are alike unknown. 1t may be added that the
Caroline group, which was discovered by Spain
in 1926, has hitherto, even by German geogra-
pliers, been regarded as Spanish possession,
although for years there have been no Spanish
residents on any of the islands. The extent of
the land surface of the groupis rather more than
is about %, OCO souls, all of whom are of Malay
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He Is Still Minister to Austria.

WAsHlNGToN, Aug. 2z-When asked by a
Post reporter tonight if Mr.. Kelley had made a
report to the State Department, Secretary
Bayard said: "No; Mr.. Kelley has nc
report to make. He has not been
recalled. He is still United States minister
to Austria. His return from Europe is entirely
on his own motion. We have not asked him to
come back here. The government. since making
the appointment, has been entirely passive in the
matter. Mr.. Keiley's position as United States
minister to Austria remains unaltered."
"And the United States government remains
passive"
ENTIRELY passive"
And you have not arranged to replace Mr..
Kelley by any other man to represent this gov.
ernment at Vienna?'
1--WE have not thought of such thing The
matter remains entirely unchanged since Mr..
Kelley received his appointment"
Mr.. Kelley is stopping with the Secretary
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Doors of the Army and Navy Club Closed By
the Acknowledgements Seized and
Threatened with Prosecution.
Car Alexander Gives Indications Of
Fear as to His Personal Safety.
Memorial Services in the City Of Mexico in
Honor of General Grant-Mormon Mis-
sionaries Beaten by an Angry Mob.
THE CAROLINE ISLANDS.

The Spanish Press and Army Disguised at
the Attitude of the Government.
MADRID Aug. 27-The government has closed
the doors of the Army and Navy Club because
officers belonging to the club have returned their
German decorations, and because the club has
struck from it's list of honorary members the
names of German officers and that of the Crown
Prince of Germany. The press and army are
disgusted by the amicable attitude that has been
suddenly displayed by the Cabinet toward Ger
many. The ministerial papers have adopted
modified tone, while the opposition journals
attack Germany with increased vigor. The
result is that seven of the latter papers have
been seized and will be prosecuted. Public
feeling is more decided than ever against a con-
cession to Germany.
1t is rumored at Berlin that King Alfonso has
sent an autograph letter to Crown Prince Fred
erick William, aking him to mediate in order
that friendship between Spain and Germany may
be maintained. 1t is also rumored that King
Leopold, of Belgium, and Emperor Francis
Joseph have been asked to act as arbitrators
Prince Bismarck, 1t is stated favors the letter,
and desires decision in favor of Spain in order
to escape from the difficulty.
The Madrid Cabinet to-day discussed the Caro-
lines affair. 1t IS reported that Germany has
proposed King Humbert as arbitrator but that
the Spanish government is not inclined to sub
init the question to arbitration.
Count Van Hatzfeldt, German Secretary of
State, on the Oath inst, wrote to Count De
Benomar, Spanish ambassador to Berlin, that
Germany, in occupying the Caroline Islands,
had no intention to prejudice any anterior rights
which Spain might possess therein. and that if
an examination into the question of Spanish
rights to the Caroines should produce no mutual
understanding. Germany would be still disposed
to appeal the dispute to the good officers of some
power friendly to both disputants German official
circles here are sanguine that method of calm
adjustment of the Carolnes difficulty, based on
the facts of the case. will be reached, and will
prevent rupture of the relations between Ger
many and Spain. Allowance is made for the
difficulty of the situation in which the question
places King Alfonso, for it is believed among
German diplomates that the Radicals, the Repub,
licans and the Federalists, supported by the
French party in Spain, have combined to foment
the antiGerman feeling among the Spanish
people.
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ARCHITECT BELL.
He Has Had Glory Enough, and Now Proposes
to Retire from Service.
Rpecial to the Indian apols Journal
campaign.

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TO Retire from Service.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug 27-Itis announced upon
authority that Mr.. NJ. E. Bell, supervising
architect of the Treasury has made known his
desire to be relieved from further duty in the
department. Mr.. Bell it is said, claims that he
has had glory enough, and that he can make
more money by the practice of his profession as
an architect than he could in longer retaining
his position at the head of the architects force
of the government Thasaiary of this Office is
so small in comparison with the enormous re-
sponsibility which devolves upon the chief that
it has been difficult in tie past to secure o
good man to accept the Office and, in
fact, that has been the trouble since
the Democrats came into power
Mr. Bell is by means architect of promi-
nence, and it is doubtful if he was ever heard Of
outside Of his own bailiwick before. Secretary
Folger dug him out of obscurity to succeed Mr.
Hill Fortunately the force of designers and
craftsmen in the architects Office is an excel
lent one, and the young men there employed
have so far been able to plan very excel
lent buildings for the federal service throughout
the country Mr. Bell has attached his sigma
ture. and the plans have been approved, and, of
course, whenever frstclass piece of work is
done during his administration he gets the
credit for it. 1t is strange that this gentleman
should have taken such extraordinary means to
retain his position, only to be willing to resign
as soon as the Treasury commission get through
investigating his Office. He has never allowed
an opportunity to slip by for securing Demo
cratic influence, even at the expense Of the off,
cial heads of his subordnates, and at least six or
eight excellent men have been sacrificed to his
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STATE PENSIONS.
The PensiOning of ofEx-Confederates Likely to
Lead to Interesting Litigation.

The Pensioning of -Confederates Likely to
Lead to Interesting Litigation.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The fact that the
Mississippi Democrats in their platform. the
other day, adopted plank which declared in
favor of State pensions to disabled confederate
soldiers, is lik' o give rise to a great deal of
discussion 20 that some of the newspa-
pers, both NJ md South, take the ground
that there ca - no possible objection to this
action. On the other hand, am informed by
lawyer of great prominence that if the Southern
states should attempt to pension confederate
soldiers in this manner there will certainly be
some interesting suits growing out of the
action.
"On what ground will the suits be based2"
this lawyer was asked
"Well," he replied, ut is difficult to answer
that question directly, but will say this much:
There are in all of the Southern States numbers
of mon who either fought on the Union side,
or were too young to bear arms during the war.
These men could not sec the justice in taxing
them to pay pensions to men who were injured
in attempting to form a government which the
outcome of the war declared illegal 1t would
be rather an injustice to these men to
makes them pay taxes for the purpose of PEN
sioning their fellow-citizens who bore arms
against the Union, and in event of an attempt to
force the collection of a tax for such a purpose
the question would undoubtedly be raised as to
the right of any State to tax its citizens for any
such purpose. l am inclined to think that,
although the question is very unique one,
there would be no doubt about its ultimate de-
csion in favor of the taxpayers"
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IN HONOR OF GENERAL GRANT.
Memorial Services Under the Auspices of the
Government of the City of Mexico.

Memorial Services Under the Auspices of the
Government of the City of Mexico.
CRY OF MEXICO. Aug 27.-Memorial services,
under the auspices of the city government, in
honor of the late General Grant, We're held last
evening in the Hall of Congress, in the presence
of all the chief officials of both the federal and
city governments and the elite of Mexican So
ciety. All the members of the American colony
were present by special invitation. The pro-
gramme embraced appropriate music by su-
perb orchestra, funeral grafton by Senior
Ramon Prida, address by Senior Thomas
Palecros the Mexican prima donna In addition,
addresses were made by Senors Andres Clemente
Vasquez Edvardo Zarate and Ansema Olfaro.
This morning the Municipio Labre. organ of the
city government, publishes portrait of General
Grant, with an eloquent sketch of his life, while
the press generally pay tribute to the dead
American hero.
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vaded and took po session of the hall in which
the missionaries were speaking The invaders
stormed the platform, smashed most of the fur
niture in the hall, and made total wreck of
everything on the platform. The seven elders
who had been conducting the services fed for
their lives. The rioters chased them through
the streets, pelting them with filth ana every
sort Of missile that could be picked up, Several
of the elders were captured and were terribly
abused by the mob Their clothing was torn to
shreds, and they were beaten until they were un-
conscious and almost lifeless. The rioters, evi-
IDENTITY believing them dead, fed and left the
Mormons lying naked ard bleeding on the pave
ment, where they were afterward found by the
police
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THE TWO EMPERORS.
The Gar Full of Anxiety Lest Harm Come
to His Imperial Person.

to His Imperial Person.
KREMsIER, Aug. 2Z-Emperor Francis Joseph
yesterday conferred the order of the Grand
Cross of ST. Stephen upon the Grand Duke
George, second son of the Car, aud also
appointed him to lieutenancy in the Imperial
Austrian Uhlans. The Grand Duke is in his
sixteenth year. An eyewitness of the whole
pageant at Kremsier says that despite the efforts
to make it appear that no dread Of personal
danger to the Gear was entertained. Alexander
was really alert and uneasy, and he added to
the secret precautions arranged for his safety
more than one device of his own. He was pale
and careworn during his entire stay, and he
himself suggested several precautions to the
Austrian authorities. A few unimportant ar
rests were made during his stay The Car
owns large mastiff, possessed of uncommon
strength and intelligence. The mastif has been
carefully trained as a body guard and, as is we'll
known in ST. Petersburg and Moscow, watches
beside his masters couch every night. This dog
accompanied the Gar to and from Kremsier.
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to Stare island, where picnic dinner was served
After luncheon photographer who is making
pictures of some of the scenery of the river hap
pened upon the company and group was made
distinguished guests, General and Mrs. Logan,
and NJ and Mrs. g. B. Marsh were placed in
boat just off the island. AS the picture was about
to be made, in some manner the boat was over
turned and the occupants were thrown into the
river The picture was taken as they were
thrown into the water. They were rescued with
little difficulty while General Logan was admon-
ishpg Mrs. Logan to keep cool
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FOrgers Under Arrest,

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Aug. 27-Dispatches re-
ceived here today state that Conkling and Ed
wards the forgers are under arrest at Lima, O.
the Bank of the Republic, OF New York, and on
several banks of discount in this city. Edwards
will be held liz Lima for attempted forgery there,
and Conkling will be returned to this city.
Conking refuses to leave without the necessary
papers, and a detective from this city was to-
night sent to the Governor at Albany to secure
the reQuisition
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Eviction EOrCibly Resisted.

DUBLIN, Aug 27.-Magstrate Bodkn and 100
police went to Bally Friars, County Killarney,
to-day, to evict some tenants When they
arrived the chapel bell was tolled and 1000
persons assembled and attacked the officers pre-
venting them from accomplishing the evictions
The police were compelled to charge the mob
with bayonets, and fierce encounters ensued
many on both sides being stoned and stabbed.
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Cholera in France and Spain.

MARsEILLEs, Aug, 27.-There was sudden
increase in the mortality in this city today, SIS
deaths being reported 43 of which were caused
by cholera. A panic is hourly expected. Since
the outbreak of the epidemic, 6000 persons have
fed from this city.
Five new cases of cholera and two deaths oc
Cured to-day, just outside of Gibraltar and
the cholera panic has been revived in that vi
cinity
There were Att new cases of cholera and
1,499 deaths from the disease reported through
out Spain yesterday.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Minister Cox Presents His Credentials to the
Sultan of Turkey.

Sultan of Turkey.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 27.-United States
Minister Cox, in presenting his credentials yes
terday, assured the Sultan that the policy of the
United States was not to interfere at all in the
affairs of other countries, and that policy had
been found most advantageous, and would be
always maintained. The Sultan, in the private
which were also present Mr.. G. II. Heap, secre-
tary of the American legation, and Commander
Ludlow, of the United States steamer Qunne-
baug presented the minister with a set of valua
Bile Turkish jewelry. He also gave him a
number of rare Oriental books for Mr.. Abram s.
Hewitt, and set of others for the National
Library at Washington.
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MORMONs ATTACKED IN LONDON.
The Mob's Wild Revenge on the PrOselyting
Saints of Utah.

Saints of Utah.
London Cable Special.
For some time past several Mormon missiona-
ries have been laborine with great energy in the
East End of London, and have succeeded in
making many converts and proselytes, in spite of
persistent opposition. Recently there have been
reports that these missionaries have been syste
matically kidnapping handsome young women,
and shipping them to Utah to be "sealed" to
rich Mormons. All sorts of stories have been
told about the harems kept by the wealthy Nor.
mons and the indignties inflicted upon the girls
who were entrapped into becoming their wives.
Those reports have greatly exasperated the
Eastenders, and to night an ipfuriated mob in-
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Obituary.

ST. LOUIS. Aug 27-Maj. Francis Lee, one o!
the leading architects of this city, died very sud
denly yesterday, of apoplexy, at of the
northern lakes, where he was on a fishing excur
sion. Major Lee, besides being a prominent
architect was fine civil engineer, was the in
ventor of very effective sub bmarine torpedo, and
served during most of the late war on General
Beaureguards staff, having special charge of the
torpedo service and engineering
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Gable Notes,

An expulsion of Polish subjects from Austria
has begun. All classes alike are expelled.
The fireworks factory at Civita Vecchia, which
took fire on Wednesday, is still burning Teu
bodies h ave been recovered from the ruins.
Archdeacon Farrar has telegraphed Mr.. Cyrus
W. Field that he will deliver in New York city
the following lectures: The first on DANTE" the
second on Robert Brownings Poems;" the third
on THE Talmud and It's Authors" or he may
substitute for this lecture one on Napoleon"
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Columns of Water Rising from the Sea

LIMA, Aug. ga noteworthy phenomenon is
reported from Callao. Last Sunday a loud
report was heard, proceeding; from the sea, and
a large column Of water was seen to RISE A
similar occurrence was observed during the pre-
cedng week. From the situation of the spot
this can only be ascribed to natural causes
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Asrar;an Outrages in Ireland.

DUBLIN, Aug 27.-Agrarian outrages are
increasing fearfully in Kerry county Every
day cases of moonlight work ncendiarism. or of
houghing or hamstringing cattle are reported.
Up to date, no arrests have been made.
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vain ambition to retain his place. He has. per-
haps, learned, now that the Democratic admin
istration is pretty firmly established, that il
would be impossible for him to keep his place
much longer, and so has made virtue of ne
cessity, and is willing to retire.
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Canada's Smallpox Epidemic.

MONTREAL. Aug. 27.-There have been twenty
deaths from smallpox in St Jean Baptste village
since Saturday, and five new cases are reported
Efforts to control the epidemic are futile, owing
to the opposition of the people to vaccination.
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MIR. Gladstone's Vacation.

LONDON, Aug 27.-The yacht Sunbeam, with
Mr.. Gladstone and party on board, has arrived
at Oalesund, Norway. Mr.. Gladstone is i'm
proved in health and spirits, and his voice is
stronger. He will start on his homeward voy-
age at once, returning by way of the Shetland
Islands.
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Senator and Mrs. Logan Ducked.

THOUSAND ISLANDS PARK, Aug. 27-Yester-
day private excursion was given to General
and Mrs. Logan. TIE party numbered about
eighty and were conveyed in three steam yachts
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Steamship News.

BREMEN, Aug. 27.-Arrived: Rhein, from
New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug 27-Arrived: Caspian,
from Baltimore; Wyoming, from New York.