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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-01
LAST NIGHTS ADJUSTMENTS.
TIE tsEvRN HUSDREDTH PERFORM
ANtE or "ERMINIE"

y,u NJ IN. t..,ro to witpess Lt-Fiswers,
Speeches, and Appinuso-"oid Heads ana
Young Hearts" mt "a''ncs's-Neses
The Casino from the succeed dome down
was festooned Inst night with laurel leaves and
everRreens, and the corridors and lobbies were
banked with palm trees and ferns In honor OF
the Tooth performance OF "Erminie.' lmmac-
ulate shields OF white immortelles. on winch
appeared the jubilant figures "7oo" In san.
culinary buds. were tackled to the boxes ana
other parts OF the house. but above and
beyond these happy decorations was IN
audience such rs even the Casino has not
held from tho day OF its foundation.
Every scat and box was taken. and the Jan OF
folks packed all available standing room.
From the rising to the going down OF
the curtain there was the heartiest MP.
plause for Pauline Hall. Marie Jansen,
Kitty Cheatham. Louise Sylvester. Georgia
DENIM, Francis Wilson. and his brother thief,
William 8. Daboll. Wilson and Daboll were
compelled to mako short speeches, In which
they acknowledged tho gracious appreciation
OF the audience, and when the time came VIII
son gave the following new verso to his Dickie
Bird song:
Since little Josef HOFFMAN, has become the rage
Every mother thinks her offspring is prize
Imagine they are Mossrts in il disguise.
one hRni.
wS$%ss ssE ,%ss;!ins II i.;;'I /. s S'ss;s n sss'.:a by his mother,
From out those overcrowdcd fats
To heaven rises loud the cry OF +" Rats"
And The people, who reside across the way
Al. an pdr si;.s: w Wh :ht II. F Giss.s sa Sir ,as .as. to tho "''d'
Little gardens OF posies and lilies. and all
sorts OF choice flowers were given to tho prin-
cipals. Conductor Williams received = gold
mounted ivory baton from Manager Rudolph
Aronson: Gold mednls were sent, to the, COM
Pnulton. who are In London, and Jakabowski
honored the event by this cable to Mr..
Aronson:
Wish l were with you tonight. Heartiest consratu.
lAtions.
All the principals had new songs, and in the
ball room scene thirty dickie birds in gilded
cages chtrped an accompaniment to Wilson's
song. Handsome souvenirs of the occasion
were distributed.
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certs. which takes place at Cllckcring Hall To-
on iinl occasion haze hi, first, hearing in the
hm'!Si Stair7: sil s!n.. besides bis share Of
bed" from die Meistersinger. Frau KalIinseeyS s.
, Tag!cin Klein. Fran Seidl- Krauss,
shn nerass tiSeher, steger, and Sanger will
az already noted, will be In Wagners SYM
RnSny IN C-its first and only Performance In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
A STATESMAN IN DISGRACE.
He Commit n Breach OF Trust, and Is Save
from Prison by Friends.

He Commits n Breach OF Trust, and Is Saved
from Prison by Friends.
LONDON. Nov. 29-Mr. Robert Gent Davis,
member of Parliament for the Kensington divis-
ion, of Lambeth, was committed to prison, on
Tuesday, for contempt of court in failing to pay
g. 78 due by him as administrator OF his
uncle's estate. He appeared in court today,
and offered to apologize and to refund the
money. The judge, however. refused to inter-
fere, and the order Of arrest was handed to the
sheriff for execution. Daviss debt was sub
scribed by Tory members of Parliament to pre-
vent the disgrace Of the arrest of q member FOR
q breach of trust.
In the House OF Commons, to-day, NJ. Tim
othy Hesiy asked what steps Mr. Smith, the
government leader, intended 70 recommend the
House TO take regarding the charge against Mr.
Davis Of using money received in a fduciary
capacity. Mr.. Smith denied the existence of
any proof to justify him in asking the House TO
pronounce judgement on Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Edmund Robertson. Liberal. reminded
the House that the expulsion of a member
should be decreed for a breach of trust, and he
asked if Mr.. Davis's conduct did not amount to
that.
Mr. Smith protested against hasty action in a
matter affecting the character and honor of a
member.
Mr.. HeaIy intimated that unless the govern
ment acted in the matter he would move, on
Tuesday next, that a new writ be issued for an
election to fill the seat now held by Mr.. Davis.
Nh. Gent Davis, who has hitherto been only
nominally imprisoned under the warrant of ar
rest, was actually put in prison after the courts
decision to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
THE TROUBLES IN HAYTI.
Indignities to American Seamen-French and
English Consuls Try to Restore Peace.

New YORK. Nov. 29-The steamship Prinz
Frederik Heidrick, which arrived here from
Port-au-P Prince to-day, had as passengers twenty
Haytian Republic, which was recently seized by
the government of Hayti. These men complain
bitterly of the unnecessarily harsh treatment
they received from the guard of seventy black
soldiers who were put on board the Haytian Re-
public after her capture by the Haytian gun
boat Dessalines. The blacks, the American
sailors say, behaved like q lot Of savages. and
many of the steamers crew bear marks of bayo-
nets on their persons for not having obeyed
some slight order quickly enough. The wife of
Captain Compton and her niece, who were On
board the Hsytian Republic. were not free
from the insults of the Hsytian soldiers. and
were subjected to many indignities during the
seven days they were compelled to remain on
the vessel.
Complaint is also made that the officers of
the cruiser Boston. which arrived In the harbor
during the captivity OF the Haytian Republic,
treated their appeals for assistance with indif-
ference, and even refused To aid them in max
ing comfortable one of their number who was
suffering from a slight attack of yellow fever.
CAPTAIN Compton remained st Port-au-Princs &c
look after his vessel until some disposal is made
OF her.
Captain Rodernakel. of the Prinz Frederik,
rays the representatives Of the French and En-
glish governments at Port-au-P Prince were to
leave on the 10Th inst for the north of the
island. to hold a conference viii the in
surgents. They went, with the consent Of Gen.
Legiticne, to arrange for peace, IL possible.
Captain Rodernakel thinks that by this time
the two armies have met and fought q battle.
Two thousand government troops left Port-au-
Prince to march on St Marc just before he
sailed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
STARVING IN MID-0CEhN,
Lack of Food COmpels a Boston Whaler TO Sig
nal the City Of New York for Help.

QUEENsTowN, Nov. 29.--The Inman steam
ship City of New York. of New York. which
arrived here bound for Liverpool. reports hav-
ing saved the crew Of a Boston whaler from
dying OF starvation. Three days after leaving
Sandy Hook. Captain Watkins saw a schooner
flying signals Of distress. He stopped the
steamer and awaited the arrival of q small boat,
which had put of from the schooner. Owing to
the heavy gale and high sea which prevailed at
the time, it took over two hours for the boat to
get alongside the steamer. The men on board
the former then declared the schooner was the
wheler William Martin, from Boston,; that she
bad been away from home sixteen months. and
that all on board were starving. The crew of the
City of New York lowered over the side a
supply OF fresh meat, bread. tea, coffee and po-
tatoes. The passengers who crowded the decks
likewise passed over some whisky, cigars and
tobacco, and made up a purse for the unfortu-
nate men. The latter informed Captain Watkins
that the schooner had been trying to make Hal
flax, but the storms which had been raging for
two weeks had prevented her doing so. The
vessel was dilapidated, and the crew were in q
bad condition. some OF them being threatened
they would try to reach Bermuda. On Monday
o'clock. ut which hour a cyclone struck the City
of New York and created terrible waves. The
steamer braved the storm erandly, and showed
great power. She was not damaged in any way.
The storm was followed by q calm and a fine
day. The steamer $50 passengers reached this
port all well. six days and three hours ont from
Sandy Hook.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Case of Supposed Outrage and Murder
Proves TO Be the Suicide ola Pair ofLOyerS.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-Details Of a horrible
Mo-, to-day. The outrage and murder was COM
mi ted about eight miles south Of Nevada, the
vic,i i'm being Miss Ella Wray, aged twenty-one
years, the daughter Of q widow. and belonging
to one of the best families in that section. Yes
terdaY Miss Wray accompanied George Corb,
who taught the district school. and boarded with
Mrs. Wray, to the city. Corb returned last
night alone, and informed a brother of Miss
Wray that the girl had been dragged from the
buggy and murdered by two unknown men. The
BODY was found in a clump of bushes near the
roadside, the young woman's throat having
been cut from ear to ear. Corb was placed
under guard, and during the NIGHT committed
suicide by taking poison. thus escaping lynch
ing. The coronsrs inquest developed the fact
that the girl had been outraged and then muir
dered.
KANSAS CRY, Nov. GA special to the
Times from Nevada, No, say that the return Of
a deputy sheriff who was sent TO the scene of
the tragedy throws a new light on the affair and
shows that instead of murder and suicide. it was
a double suicide. Cor6, who was twenty four
years old. was in love with the girl. who was
but nineteen, and on Saturday the couple drove
from the girls home eight miles to Nevada.
reached the home of the girl long after the iu-
mates had retired. He went to bed in the
house. but arose at half past 8 o'clock and
complained Of feeling very sick. He staggered
to the we'll for a drink OF water, and as be WAS
reaching over lost his balance and fell into the
we'll, a corpse. 1t was then discovered that the
girl wass missing, and q search soon revealed
her body lying by the road side, about half q
mile from the house. Her body showed no
signs Of violence, and the clothing gave no evil
dence of a struggle. and to all appearances she
had died from the effect Of the same poison that
had killed her lover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
MOB RULE IN VIRGINIA.
A Convicted Murderer Rescued from Prison
by a Band of Armed Men.

WYTHEvILLE, Va. Nov. ga band of armed
men. wearing masks, broke open the Jail here at
3 O'Clock this morning aud rescued Wayman
Sutton, under sentence of death. which was 10
have been executed tomorrow, for the murder
of Peter Harvell. The jailor's statement is
that a party OF men came there and demanded
admittance, which he refused. They thereupon
the front hall was Immediately filled with
masked men, armed with double barreled guns
and pistols. They covered him with q dozen
guns and demanded the keys to the cells, which
he refused, whereupon they searched his private
apartment and found them in his wife's sewing
machine. After securing Sutton they locked mp
some OF the guards in his cell and left for
the west end of the county. The party is
vaciously estimated BY parties who saw it from
fifty to l,000. A ~sledgefhammer that was used
was found in the jail this morning. Peter
Harvey was murdered in March. 1887, and the
evidence. all of which was circumstantial
pointed to Wayman Sutton and his father-in-
law, Morgan Pendleton, as the perpetrators Of
the deed. Hirvey1s house had been previously
DESTROYED by an incendiary, and he himself
badly wounded by q would be assassin, and he
was still suffering from the wound when muir
dered. Pendleton and Sutton were seen in the
neighborhood OF the house previous to the muir
der, and the general i'm IMPRESSION in the neighbor-
hood was that they had been hired to kill him.
Pendlston is said to be in Kentucky, and q let
ter purporting to have been written by him., in
which he declared that he, and not Sutton. was
the murderer. was recently submitted to Gov
ernor Lee. Sutton was arrested in Indiana. last
June. and brought back to Wytheville. where
his trial took place. He was convicted, and oil
appeals had failed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
THE BAGGING TRUST.
Indications that 1t Will Speedily Go to Pieces
Unless Radical Action Is Taken.

81. Louis. Nov. 2a-The jute bacging trust,
which, during the last fall, has controlled the
market for the covering of the cotton crop of
this country, and has obtained a price for its
product far above its legitimate value. Is re-
ported TO be going to pieces. The sales Of bag
eirg by the combination are far below the us
nal fall average. and have awaken ed them to a
knowledge of the force OF public opinion as op-
posed to an unjust cornering aud advance Of
prices by such monopolistie means. In addition
10 the shripksge in sales. another obstacle
row confronts ths bagging trust.
which causes no small uneasiness in
its ranks. There are in all ~ enty-four bagring
factories in the United States, and Of these six.
teen are shut down, having been leased by the
combine and closed 10 lessen the production
and give a semblenca OF reason for the sudden
advance in prices last September, which cost the
eottop-rslsing industry Of the South over 60. 900,
600. On the first day Of January these leases
expire. and the sixteen factories are ready &c
start I'D again, unless once more leased by tho
trust aud allowed to remain SO. So far, there
has been no arrangement made toward leasing
by the begging combine" and il is probable
that several factories will start up after the
opening OF the new year, which Is calculated to
interfere considerably with tho plans OF the
combine and naturally cause q serious do
ellie IN the price OF bagglng.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
THE RECENT GALE.
N0Longer Any Doubt of the Loss ofthe Steam
er Allentown, with ALI on Board.

CoBAssETT, Mass, Nov. cit is the opinion
of Captain M. II. Reamy. keeper Of Minot's
light, that the Philadelphia collier, Allentown,
is at the bottom Of the ocean, and lies about one
mile northeast Of the lighthouse, directly in the
track of navigation. aud that she struck on ia
cons ledge. The sea had subsidized this morn
ing. and Captain Reamy, whose turn it was to
take a two-weeks' furlough, came ashore and
was relieved by his assistant. Mr.. Reamy knew
nothing of the Allentown until he reached his
home, but he gave the following information,
which settles any uncertainty that may have
existed in regard to her fate. AT about $50
o'clock on Tuesday morning an immense amount
of wreckage was seen passing the lighthouse.
1t seemed to come from the exact direction Of
-Jason's ledge, and all of it seemed to come from
no greater distance than the locstion of that
ledge. This wreckage consisted of boxes, casks.
cabin steps, panel work of a steamers cabin. and
n steamers topmast, which was painted black
from its peak about six feet toward its foot.
This wreckage continued TO float along during
the greater part of the morning. since which
time none has been seen. No bodies were seen,
and there is nothing above water in the locality
mentioned. Captain Reamey says no doubt the
vessel foundered on Jason's ledge. This is a
small ledge standing up from a broad shoal bot
NOuls III ~ " IA0O a. III logOAL e0yCu
feet of water. IL lies directly in the path Of all
large vessels.
Regarding the effects of the storm on the
lighthouse. Captain Rsmey said that of course
the jar was felt, but no damage whatever was
done TO Ii.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29-Captain Chabot, Of
the French steamship Panama, at this port, re-
ports that on Nov. 20 the vessel was within one
hundred miles of the Delaware capes where she
met the terrible cyclone which damaged so much
shipping along the coast. The seas were noun
famous, aud all efforts TO keep the vessel head
on were ~fruitless, as the wind threw her around
IN the trough OF the ocean. At times she was
completely enveloped. The carpenter, LIE Fran
cous, who was at work aft. was swept overheard
by waves which came over the starboard side.
and was Immediately swallowed mp in the angry
feA.
AtSP. NJ. the same night the signals Of a yes
sci In distress were seen shooting up from q
dark hulk which was nearly level with the wa
ter, Captain Chsbot bore down on the craft as
near as possible. but was unable to get close
enough to rescue the crew. He could distinctly
ses them clipging TO the after house, waving
lights and begging TO be taken of. He believes
the vessel TO have been q full-rigged ship. She
was deeply laden, and doubtless foundered with
al on board. When he left them they were
waving torches. but alter a few moments all
lights died out.
PRovINCETowN, Mass, Nov. 29-The body of
Captain Daniel Morrison, of Shelburne, n. s,
was found on the wreck OK his schooner, the NJ.
end A Morrison. today. The rest of the crew
were doubtless washed overheard and drowned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
Foreign Notes.
Mr.. Charles a. Dana has gone to Italy.

Mr.. John Bright maintains his strength.
The boat race between Cambridge and Yale
universities has been fixed, approximately for
April 10.
Lord Duferin. ex-Viceroy Of India. has ar
rived at Calcutta, prior TO bis return to England.
He received an ovation.
Recent borings in the Baku petroleum district
have produced in some cases warm water in
stead / of oil, and experts express fear that the
fed is being exhausted.
The London Daily News, in o leader devoted
to Siberia, says Mr.. George Kennan's serial in
the Century Magazine on Siberia is without o
rival among works of it's kind.
Mr.. E. Walsh, proprietor OF The People, a
paper published at Wexford. Ireland, has been
sentenced to FIVE weeks imprisonment for max
ing speeches intended to intimidate the people.
In consequence of the recent forceries of
French bank notes, the Bank of France is
about to issue new notes printed 10 two colors,
blue and pink, which are claimed TO be ininita-
BILE.
Thirty-fve foreign Jews. who failed to leave
kied. Russls, after the recent general edict OF
expulsion, have been arrested. The charge
against them Is that they demoralize the towns
people.
The Spanish Cabinet has approved the bill
which grants suffrage to all persons over twenty
five years of age who have had residence of two
years in the same place, except officers, soldiers,
paupers and criminals.
A Paris correspondent OF the Times says: "a
personal friend of Madame Boulanger assures
me that that lady has not applied for and re-
fuses TO consent to o divorce. and that she has
retired to a convent with a younger daughter
After conferences withiCardinal Rampolla and
the Russian envoy, the Pope refused to estab-
lish diplomatic relations with Russia tho same
as between the Vatican and Germany, a Rus
sian minister being sent to the Vatican, but no
nuncso TO St. Petersburg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
INSURANCE BROKERAGE.
4 Widows Suit Against Gen. Sickles Places
the Latter liz q Doubtful Light.

New YORK. Nov. 29.-Gen. d. E. Sickles was
the defendant in a suit in the Supreme Court be-
fore Judge Ineraham and a jury yesterday.
When he entered the courtroom on crutches
and took a seat beside his counsel, D. B. Hayes,
he was followed by q crowd of court.loungers,
who speedily filled the apartment. The plaintiff
was Mira. Emily Z. Cave, q plainly-pressed
woman about forty years old, who claimed that
the General owed her $27, 501.45 on policies of
insurance placed on the life of her husband,
Frank E.. Cave. She alleged that between May
Is. 1886, and Dec. 20, in the same year, he col
lecte6 from various insurance companies $685.
sos. 50, Of which he has only paidher IS, 400. The
evidence showed that in 1882, in accordance
with an agreement made with Mrs. Cave. at the
solicitation of her brother, Joseph w.
Rose, who was employed by the General as
janitor of his house, No. % Fifth avenue, and
took care OF his apartments there. General
Sickles took out policies on the life of DIR. Cave,
and that he paid all dues and assessm until
Mr.. Cave died N MAY, 1886. 1t was agreed tkat
General Sickles, after the death OF Mr.. Cave,
should turn over the remainder of the claim to
the widow. The policies were as follows: Ma
tional Benefit Society, $40. 900; Mutual Life.
$40. 900; Mutual Protective Association. SO, 600;
The Mutual Benefit Life Company, SO, 900; The
Massachusetts Benefit, Boston, $40, 000; Mutual
Reserve Association. sc. 600. The defendant
paid out in all. 1890. 3S. After the death of
Mr.. Cave the widow ratified the agreement,
which had been previously made, by which two
thirds interest was assigned to the defend
ant, and he received an absolute power
OF attorney TO collect His objections to
paying were on the ground that Cave had led
q dissipated life, and for other cause, but
finally $35, 991. As were collected by General
Sickles who paid to the widow SIS, 400 in ad-
dition to 1856 20. which no had given her before
her husbands death, and 81 500 which she after
ward collected from the Ohio Mutual Company,
so that she received in all $40. 30. 20. This, the
defendant claimed, was $6T1.62 moro than she
was entitled to and he made a counter-claim for
this amount The plaintiff testified that her
brother has paid all the assessments and dues
with money borrowed from the defendant; and
that the latter and her brother had persuaded
her to sign al agreement securing the payment
of the money to General Sickles. She admitted
that it was done without the consent of Der
husband.
General Sickles testified to the making of the
agreement and said that no had been induced to
make it by Rose. The jury under the charge
Of the judge found that the contract was bind
ing upon Mrs. Cave and under it's terms she
was entitled to s 2.256 % more than had been
paid her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
The Opium Smuggling Cases.

AUBURN. n. Y, Nov. 2c.-Despite the fact
that it was Thanksgiving, the United States
Court continued in session today. the object
being to complete the opium conspiracy case
as coon rs possible. John W. Stone. one OF the
defendants, who turned States evidence, stated
that Hsines had made a proposition 10 him. last
March. while they were both attending the
United States Court. at Utica, as counsel for
Gardner in the smuggling case. that they should
bride tho necessary custom-bouse officials al
Ogdensburg, and Substitute a spurious article
for the imported opium. He identified letters
which he had written to both Hsines and Gard
ner, and detailed at length how the opium was
taken from the custom house at OgdensburG
aud shipped to Chicago, and similar cans con-
tanning wooden blocks put 10 their place. DE
identified the cans found in Gardeners posses.
sion in Chicago at the time Of his arrest rs the
ones taken from the custom-honse at Ogdens
burg. Judge Brundage. counsel for Haines,
subjected the witness TO q rigid cross examina
ton, which will be continued tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
Fighting Near Zanzibar.

ZANZIBAR, Nov. 29.-Tho English and Ger
man admirals, in the Sultan's name, have pub
lished a proclamation to the effect that the
blockade will at noon on Sunday,
and that the fleets are to take their positions
to-day-the German vessels on the south. from
Wanga TO Linda, and the English on the north,
from Wanga to Lamsr island. The Sultan is
still Ill. Ii ia reported that a quantity OF arms
and munitions is being landed on the Portuguese
coast. Three guns. which are being transport
ed to Lake Nyasss, have passed through Quill
mane. Heavy and constant firing was heard on
the main land yesterday. 1t seems that the
vessels Sophie and Garcia were fired at from
the shore. and thereupon bombarded the coast
They also landed an armed party. who found
two dead Arabs. One German was wounded.
1t is rumored that the Arab leader Bushiri, with
800 soldiers under him. is assembling the tribes
81 Bagamovo for a fresh attack.