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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
LIVES LOST IN A BETHEL HOME.

BRAVE CONDUCT OF A wATCHMAN IN ST. LoUIH
-ESCAIING ~ A ROPE
st. Louis, April 2o-The Bethel Home, five-story
building at Olive-st. and the Levee, damaged by
fire last night. The home used as Bethel
Church and q cheap lodging and boarding house and
s said to have contained from forty TO seventy
people. Tho fire started under the stairway OF tho
second floor and spread through the upper floors, the
only part of the second floor visited by the flames
being the hall and stairway thorough search Of tho
ruins the Bethel Homie fire resulted IN the finding
Of the bodies Of John Grant coored, wharf
man Jackson, white, Ievec laborer; smthey, white,
roustabout In the hospital George Miller, hands
burned Frank Hanken legs burned Alexander Webb,
knee hurt; James Smith, badly burned about the
body The loss 10 tho Bethel Home is % 500; 70 tho
Collier estate on tho building, s5,oo0i 70 others
81 600; fully insured.
Most of tho mon seem to have been aroused from .
drunken stupor and found their exit cut of from the
stairway "Biln Anthony, negro, found rope at the
fifth story hall window and shouted to the others I'M
prisoned that floor There was a general scramble
for the window and half dozen mon at time came
down the ropc hand over hand, while there was a
struggle at the window Of frantic men pursued by
smoke and fire. The last man to come down the rope
was J. Malone the night watchman, who one OF
the first to learn Of the fra. He through tho
building arOusing tho and found his escape cut
OF. He stumbled over Aleck" Webb, a cripple, who
was lying almost in the flames, bruised and nearly
sufiocated Malone was burned IN taking up the man.
but he bold bravely 10 his charge and came safely
down tho rope with him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21

ONLY ONE DISTRICT DELEGATION WITHOUT
INSTRUCTIONS AND THAT Is PLEDGED.
indianapolis, April 20 (speciaD.-Convontion were
hcid In each Congressional District in Indiana yester
day for the selection Of delegates to the National Re
publican Convention The contest In Of the dis
tricts between the friends Of General Harrison ana
Judge Gresham spirited, but the victory of Gen.
eral Harrison a sweeping In some districts
there was no opposition TO him, and in all OF tnom
except one the delegates chosen instructed for
him The Xth District delegates given no In
struotions, for tho reason, stated In a resolution
adopted by the convention, that It was deemed ad-
ysabe that they should be free to vote might seem
best for the party and the interests Of the State The
dslegates who were elected In that DISTRICT however
arc pledged 20 General Harrison, thus giving him prac
tlcaIIy a solid delegation. Tho list Of delegates is
gvon below:
Ist Districs-JoN B. cookrun. BoOnvfile, Arthur P.
Twiehsn, Princeton.
lid District-p s. Chambers Vincennesi Joseph card
nsr, Bedford.
IIId Dlstrict-John ovemyer, North Vernon; W. N.
Mcdonald Seymour.
Ivth Dstrict-M. D. Tacke,t. ereensbursi W. H.
Clark Rising Sun.
vth Dlstrict-John " Hadley. Dsnvire W. L. Dunlap.
Franklin.
With District-w. A. Cullen. Rushvilie; John p Wild
man, Mrncie
With Di.trict-E W. Halford. indianapolis; r. A.
Black, Greenfield.
With DstrIct-J. D. Early Terro Haute Robert N.
Nixon, Newport.
IXth District-Thomas J. Kane, Ncbesville IN.
Throckmorton, Lafayette.
Xh District-E O. Field, Crown POINT: A. K Sill.
Monticello.
xIth Districs-A. G. Bears. Peru Heskiah Caldwell.
Wabash OIL
XIIth District-James S. Drake, Legrsngei w. H.
Knisely, Columbia City.
XIIIth Dfstrict-J W. Crumbacker Lsporte NJ. W..
Simons Plymouth.
Hall ~ tha delegates,
is managing editor OF "The indianapolis Journal
and will go TO the convention 10 is understood, Win
something to offer In the way OF a platform Ino
Convention almost unanimously In favor OF tne
nomination OF A. G. Parker for Governor, notwlth
standing his emphatic declaration several weeks ago
that he did not desire and would not accept the nom
nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
A LETTER FROM MR.. GLADSTONE.

London April Goat Liberal meeting at Rosscn-
dale this evening letter was read from Mr.. Glad
stone apologizing for his inability to attend and
saying:
The seventy dissidents led BY Lord Harrington
have done for the Of Coercion apd mis-
government IN Ireland than seventy Tories
could or would have done. The upshot
is that the Government denies to Ireland
even tho gift of local government in the
narrowest sense until Irshmen abandon their national
aspirations, which even lord Carnarvon Tory, de-
olared himself persuaded to satisfy to reasonable
extent. But IN important particular desire to
initiate Lord Hsrtington, namely in abstainng from
any act heedlessy tending to nfuse personal bitterness
in an already painful struggle should feel myself
open TO reprosGh II entered personally into con-
fict with one whom have known and respected SO
long, therefore excuse myself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
EDWARD CHASE MAY RECoVER
HIS VICTIM A WOMAN WHO had REJECTED HIS
ATTENTIONS.

HIS VICTIM A WOMAN WHO HAD REJECTED HIS
ATTENTIONS.
Boston, April 90 (speciaD.-Edward Chase, of New
York, who murdered Mrs. Ida Stevens. Of Gardiner,
Me- at Portland on Thursday, and then tried to ond
his own life was alive at last accounts, and II Is
thought will recover 1t Is believed by those who
are acquainted with Mrs Stevens that any improper
relations existed between her and Chase He worked
at Gardiner last year and boarded the homo OF
Mrs Stevens He became infatuated with her and
persIstently pressed his attentions upon her. II Is
believed that his proposals rejected and In des-
poration he resolved 10 kill her. The following letter
to his father was found on him after the shooting:
Portland, Me, April Is.
NV Dear Father and Mother: know that you VIII DO
hesrbroken the awful that you Will hear soous
me- but cannot Oh cannot live In this way any longer
The woman who dies with is the only woman ever
loved ON this earth 1 had planned here and see
her. and then leave forever, but could not MY
VIII is not strong enough We prefer death to life OF
separation bye try and forget that lived From
NED.
Tho letter addressed to his wife was as follows:
My Wife: say good bye you for ever, cannot 1--we
any longer am ali discouraged and heartbroken, and
before this reaches you, shall be dead Goodbye Dora
Try and forget and my awful end. You and the chill
dren Heaven pity them will along better without me
II alive Kiss them all and teach them TO for
yet oven my name From NED.
1t appears that Mrs. Stevens went to Portland last
Monday and yesterday afternoon left her auns house
for the railroad station TO go home. Mrs. Josselyn,
the aunt says that the victim the daughter OF ex
Mayor Ladd OF Gardiner, and accomplished
woman. called to see her on wednesday
afternoon but Mrs. Josselyn did not know whether It
was Chase not Mrs. Stevens was tall, prepos-
sessing woman aobuf thrtytwO years Of age. Chase
is about the same age aud of good appearance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
THE EMPEROR'S RALLY.
HE PASSES A SATISFACTORY DAY.
LESS FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS AT NIGHT-AN
ALUMINIUM TUBE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE
SILVER oNE-THE ROYAL PATIENT

LESS FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS AT NIeHT-AN
ALUMINIUM TUBE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE
SILVER oNE-THE ROYAL PATIENT
WORKS PRoPPED UP IN BED.
ByRIrx, April 20.-The Reichsanzeiger" pub
tshed O bulletin at p m. saying that the En-
peror had had a satisfactory day, but that toward
sveuing the fever increased and the patients
breathing became less easy.
The following bulletin was issued at o'clock
This morning:
Increased and respiration Is the whole good HIS
,eneral condition is improved MEDIA
BERGMANN.
This afternoon the Emperors fever was further
diminished and his general condition was more
satisfactory. Yesterday Dr. Mackenzie inserted
an aluminium tube it being lighter than the sil-
yer one which the Emperor was using.
The discharge of pus from the throat, which has
continued at intervals since yesterday, greatly re-
hsved the Emperor. His respiration fell and the
fever decreased.
The Empress expressed herself to-day as more
bopeful though the doctors deprecated sanguine
NEW OF the Emperor's condition. II the fever
disappears the doctors will permit His Majesty TO
take drive tomorrow Since the insertion OF tho
luminum tube the Emperor has experienced greater
sase 1t is semi-oficially denied that opiates have
been used TO induce sleep, and that oedema OIL tho
feet has SuperNeneU Inc Liupcror "eS oSi" W.
day to receive General Won Winterfeld and Count
Won Seckenlorf.
The reassaring effect of to-days news was plainly
shown in the comparative cessation OF the commo-
ton and excitement that in recent days have been
witnessed In the vicinity Of the Charlottenburg
palace. Only members of the Imperial family and
; few officials visited the palace. The gathering
of the public outside the palace did not number
more than 200 at any one time. The Grown Prince
and Crown Princess returned TO Berlin this even
ing.
Emperor Frederick was anxious to rise to-day
but the doctors forbade his doing so, because ne
was still feverish. He worked propped up In bed.
Although he continues to improve, his tempera-
ture has fallen only one-tenth Of degree Celsius
IN twenty-four hours The doctors, therefore, ad-
wise him TO exercise great caution. There are no
symptoms Of pyacmia.' Much credit is accorded
to Dr. Mackenzie for the care and skill shown by
him Several papers which have hitherto at
tackled him have now changed tone.
London April 20.-A dispatch 10 the Exchange
Telegraph Company, from Berlin, says that an
external ulcer has developed on the neck OF the
Emperor. Two internal abscesses are clearly wish
ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
BREWERS AND EMPLOYEES DEFIANT.

THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR 70 TAKE HAND IN
THE oUARREL-No DISTURBANCES RE-
PORTED.
The struggle between the brewery strikers and thec
former bosses5 was continued yesterday without
abatement Of force animosty. The workmen held
two meetings in Clarendon Hall at which reports from
outlying districts were made. The BartendeB' Union
and the Walters Union sent committees around to
entreat liquor dealers to handle only union beer and
other branches of the Central Labor Union, incud|
Ing the cgarmakcfs, oystermen and butchers, also NJ
ported yesterday at Clarendon Hall that they would
have their committees exert all possible pressure In
their districts against "pool' beer
A little more than so per cent of the originally
locked out have returned to work. and there scarcely
any doubt that large proportion Of those who still
remain out would apply for reinstatement II Il wero
not for fear of being branded scab' and traitors ia
their unions. Meanwhile, the breweries are running
with forces large enough to make one brewing pes
day. and at present It IS difficult for any brewer Ia
secure employment, as the bosses say they have
all the men they require. Four members OF the Ex-
ecutlve Board OF the District Assembly No 49, Knights
of Labor have admitted that their order has officially
lndorsed the action of the Knights who have taken ha
places of the striking brewers. The officers of the
ourneymen unions angrily assert that the Knights Of
Labor have not done so. Secretary Seifert, Of the
bosses association said yesterday that he regarded
the support OF the Knights in favor of the bosses,
as important, both in assisting to render the boycots
on "poolD beer dead letter and the future influence
that the step was sure TO have
Among the interesting ways in which the strilnrs
showing their love for the liquor dealers who ham
die union beer IS by stealing the empty kegs wherever
an opportunity is found. No has been caught
at this bit OF pleasantly yet, but good deal OF 10
has been going on Many of the workmcn who on tho
day of the lockout signned their intention of return
ing to work on tho employers terms were Knights
OF Labor, and II the order takes hand in the hght
"a
Quarrels among labor unions, all of which peases
the bosses immensely. The State Board Of Aroi-
tration informed the United states Brewers Associa-
ton yesterday that decision would be made to-day a.
to whether an official investigation would be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
DiSoRDsB IN THE PARIS STREETS
STUDENTS AND BoULANGERlsrs FIGHT.
LOADED STICKS USED AND MANY PERSONS WOUND
xD-TnE DOUGHTY GENERALS STORMY
RECEPTION IN THE CHAM.

PARIS. April 2o-This evening about $500 students
assembled in the Latin Quarter and msrched to the
Hotel du LOUVRE shouting Down with Boulangorp
.Down with the Dictatori" etc. They came into
collision with crowd of Boulsngerists and were
driven into the boulevard in disorder. Reassembng,
they attacked the Boulangerist newspaper ofices.
The Boulangerst party, following, attacked the
students with loaded STICKS and many were wounded
Finally the police separated the CONTESTANTS and
rested large number Of them.
A majority Of the Paris papers consider the votes
taken In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday to be
contradictory, as, after expressing confidence in the
Cabinet, the Chamber declared in favor Of an imme
diste revision of the Constitution notwithstanding
the faot that M. Floquet, President OF the Council
and Minister Of the INTERIOR had asked 1t to postpone
the consideration Of the question.
The Boulangerist manifestations were continued
until late hour last night especially outside Of the
Office of the cocarde," the Boulangerfst newspaper
Some arrests were made but the persons taken into
custody subsequently released.
General Boulanger ignored the appeals of hundreds
of friends to avoid publicity. On entering the Sale
do La Paix Of the Chamber Of Deputies, crowd Of
Deputies oraned forward to see him, and General
Boulangcr thinking they manifested sympathy for
him, smiled. The storm instantly broke, tho Dep
utIes crying; "A has 10 Dictateurl' "a bas Bop
lsngerp Keys were used as whistles and for
time psndemoDium reigned Anger convulsed every
face For q moment the General finched, but he
Immediately regained his self possession and entered
the Chamber laughing taking seat near NJ. Pyat.
Toward midnight there uproarlOus Bou-
langerist demonstration In the Place de Bourse. A
strong body Of police drove the crowd back to the
Rue Montmartre and made several arrests In a
short time the uprOsr had entirely subslded.
The soir" (anti Boulangerisn estimates the crowd
around the Chamber at 10000
General Boulanger will be nominated for the Cham
Der of Deputies to fill tbs vacancy existing in the
Department Of Isere.
London, April 2o.-Duke Dino who married Miss
Curtis Of NewYork, who at the time Of the ceremony
was the divorced wife OF Frederick Stephens Of New
York, furnished the money to enable General Bou-
LANCER to contest the election in tho Department Of
the North The Duke has control OF the interest Of
his wifo in the fortune of her former husband He
10 friend of NJ. Rochefort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
MR. CARNEGIE AND THE KNIGHTS
THE GREAT MANUFACTURES PREPARING TO RuN

HIS STEEL WORKS AT BRADDocK.
Pittsburg, April 20 gpecaD.-when the Carnegie
steel works at Braddock start up on Monday thera
will be 100 armed guards on hand to prevent any
interference by strikers with the non-unon men who
return to their places The manager, Captain jones'
completed all arrangements with the Sheriff this after.
noon While actual violence is feared, It is deemed
best to adopt these measures. The Robinson House,
q vacated hotel at Bfaddockave and Thrteenfh-stt
has been rented by the firm. his will be fitted ur
with cots for the OF the employees The firm to-
day appointed Corbin Francis to have charge of ths
house and will employ cooks tomorrow. The guards
will escort the men to work from the hotel every day.
Everything indicates Mr. Carnege's determination to
run his mill in spite of the strikers.
Ali last night the bosses of the different departs
ments were making their tounds among their former
men and requesting them TO return. In response TO
this call about 200 men turned out to-day and are
now at work
day is denied by Captain Jones, though
he says he can have that many tho
moment he calls them The Knights Of Labor ara
as firm as and threaten TO have all Of Mr. Can
negies Pttsburg mills called If the Edgar Thomson
is started with nOn-unon men. At their meeting last
night following circular prepared and is to-day
posted on every prominent corner Of the town:
All persons formerly employed as the Edgar Thomson
works and requested to stay away from there
until the difficulty between them and tho company
settled
Captain Jones asked to-day whether L. 600 new
men were to be brought from Now-York, Philadelphia
and JohnstOwn He replied Il do not know what
Mr. Carnegie may have done personally, but have
made no special effort TO bring men from other cities
1t Is not necessary because the news that our 1ig
steel works are about TO start up is known all over th9
country, and steel workers will gather at Braddoc9
from all points of the compass by the hundreds. A
large number of these may come from Johnstown, fo1
all know. There Is thing certain, there VIII no,
be any trouble about securing any number of compe'
tent men,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
MARTIAL LAW IN CUBAN PROVINCES.

Jacksonville, Fla; April 2o.-Rumors have reached
here of an emeue In Cuba caused by the action Of the
Government In proclaming four provinces, Pnar, Del
Rio, villa Clara and Havana, under martial law.
Great disturbances supposed to exist, and as the
cable 10 under the censoss CONTROL no Trustworthy
news can be obtained 1t is reported that three
Havana newspapers have been suppressed, and also
that the Madrid Government would rensoVe General
Marin at once
Havana, April 2o.-Bandits at Paacios kidnapped
Senior Ramon Cruz but released him hours after
wad, owing to the active measures adopted by the
Gorror
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
INVENTED RY A COURT CABAL.

THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE ALLEGED Be
TRoTHAL OF ALEXANDER AND VICTORIA.
London April go" The Posts" Berlin correspond
ent SAYS. "The truth is now becoming known regard
ing the rumor Of the betrohal Of the Princess Victoria
to Prince Alexander of Battenberg The stcry was In
vented by the Court party, in conjunction with some
members of the Imperial household in order to
prevent Prince Alexander from coming TO Berlin to rc-
sner the Army. and also In order to excite popular
feeling against the Empress. There was no question
pi betrothaL Prince Alexander simply wished to
visit Berlin and II was the intention of the Emperor
10 confer 'some military honor upon him. to which
Prince Bismarck objected"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
A CARELESS CLERK STARTS A BLAZE.

fire occurred early yesterday forenoon IN the paint
store and wall paper warehouse of william Northridge,
at No. So Myrtle ave-, Brooklyn. 1t spread through
the building, owing to the infammabe nature Of the
contents and the interior was entirely burned out
The loss on the stock about ooo and upon the
building about s., 900. Both were fully Insured
The fire was caused by David Burton, cIorK, VINO
went into the cellar and lighted match TO sec, and
threw it down carelessly. 1t fell In pan OF OIL,
which set 10 catch the drip from barrel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
THE MISTAKE or R0sToy WOMAN

Boston, April 20 lSpeclaD.-Mss Emma Brown, q
wealthy Boston woman, has been In tho habit of tying
her jewelry mp in handkerchief al night and tossing
1t in waste basket. thinking thus outwit burglars.
This bit Of strategy unknown to MISS Browns
colored servant, who before his mistress arose this
morning emptled the contents Of the wasebashet into
the stove. Loss. 81, 500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
A NEWARK FACTORY BURNED.

large three-story brick factory at Hamilton and
Mcwhorter sts., Newark, was destroyed by fire yes
terdsy morning. The building was occupied by Jar
Wis d. McClare as a planning mill, and Dootlo d Co.
as a packing box factory. general alarm was
sounded when the flames threatened valuable adotn-
ing property Jarvis Mcclure had removed nearly
all their machinery and stock and their loss was In
considerable The loss on the building and its con-
tents Is estimated at $4,000; fully covered by In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
PRICE THREE CENTS
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
PROPOSED CURE FOR RAILROAD STRIKES
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE INTERSTATE COM
MERGE COMMISSION BY THE ATTORNEY
OF THE BURLINGTON STRIKERS
ACCIDENTS TO ENGINES

ACClDENJS TO ENClNES.
Chicago, April 30 lSpecial. Concerning the In
vestigation by the Interstate Commerce omm.ssiop
Of the recent strike on the Burlington, Alexander
Sullivan, attorney for the Brotherhood Of Loco-
motive Engineers, said: The object Of this in-
vestgation is to ascertain whether not the Bur-
ington road, during and since the strike, has
been performing its duty to the public as a COM
mon carrier. II the road has not and is not yet
doing this, the Commission will report the results
of its investigation to Congress and recommend
suoh legislation will compel the railroads ol
the country to do their duty toward the public.A
" What remedy is proposed?' was asked.
Compulsory arbitration. bill is pending In
Congress now for that purpose and it is believed
that report Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission favoring that bill will have the effect OF
making it speedily law"
Everybody was busy at the engineers heads
quarters this afternoon, writing letters TO the
committeeman along the Burlington line, instruct
ing them to have all their witnesses ready to
appear before the Interstate Commission
Edward Hurley was usual, busy with reports
of accidents. His list from Creston, Iowa, shows
that engines 435, 392 Ace, and 24s (the fast
mail engine) are disabled. A passenger and freight
train had been IN collision on tine Quincy branch
and the engines were wrecked. On the Lincoln
branch engine As was crippled and the pay car
had TO be taken on the road attached 20 freight
train At Dunn the road was short of men and
the master mechanic, Fuller, bad TO run switch
engine to the yards. Reports from Lincoln, Neb.,
were that wrecks were occurring every few hours.
At Beatrice ten engines were in the shops. At
ST. Joseph, Mo-, it was said that when the nons
Brotherhood men were paid off the other day,
they all got drunk, and two trains had To be
held over on that account