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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-29

duced in the Maybrick poisoning trial.
PARIS, May 2S.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day NJ. Laguerre gave notice
that he would interpellate the Government
in relation to the delay of the Senate in
making a report in the case of General
Boulanger. President Meline replied that,
while he was desirous to respect the liberty
of the tribune, it would be impossible to
allow NJ. Laguerre to make such an inter
pellation.
The Senate, he said, was entirely indie
pendent in this matter, as the issue was Of
judicial character The Chamber had no
right of power to interfere. NJ. Laguerre re-
ferred to recent interpretations made in the
Chamber concerning the slowness of GER
tain judicial action. The President of the
Senate, while sitting in a case like that of
General Boulanger, was similar to an exam
lining Judge, and the Government had
right to inform him that the procedure
was slow.
ALMOST A THREAT.
If no debate was permitted on his inter
pellation, public opinion would severely
Judge Parliamentarism and the Chamber
would exhibit fear of universal suffrage
These remarks caused an uproar When it
subsided NJ. De Cassagnac declared that NJ.
Nieline had taken it upon himself to assume
the guardianship of the majority. He asked
the Republic to show some deeency, and de-
nounced the Presidents decision as an ig-
noble mockery of justice.
Here was a renewal of the uproar. n. de
Cassagnac in conclusion, said if the depu-
ties retained any feeling of shame, courage
or duty they would vote to allow NJ. Lagu-
ere to proceed with his Interpolation. The
Chamber, after passing a vote cenSuring NJ.
de Cassagnac, proceeded with the order OF
the day, by a vote of sos to ZIG.
M'LANE'S FAREWELL.
Mr.. McLane, ex-United States Minister
to France, in farewell letter to President
Carnot in which he incloses a photograph
of the statue of Lasalle presented to the city
of Chicags by Mr.. Lambert Tree, says:
America remembers that she owes France
not only for military assistance which assured
her independence, but as well for moral sup
port and generous ideas, and also for the work
of the missionary pioneers and explorers who
opened to civilization the immense region of
the great West region which is tending to
become more and more the center of popula-
tion and industrial. commercial and intellect
ual activity o. the United States. have made
a point of recalling this debt of gratitude at
the moment when France celebrates the GEN.
tenary of the grand principles of social en-
franchisement which renewed the whole earth
and whose benefcent effects have made them
selves felt even in the most monarchical coun-
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Decoration Day.

Gallery open at 6S Federal st., Allegheny.
HENDRICKS & Co., Photographers.
Cabinets, 81 dozen.
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River TcleHramR,

ESPECIAL TELEG3AMs TO THE DIsPATcH.l
BRowNsvILLE-River7 feet 2 inches; sta
tionary. Weather clear. Thermometer $40 at
p. M
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-29
KAUFMANNS'
Great SIo Mems Suit
Sale Has aiken
The Town by Storm.

From all parts of the city and surround
ing country the people come to take advan-
tage of this remarkable bargain sale. The
news travels like wild fire that Kauf-
MAINS are selling genuine $I8 and $40
Suits for $Io Everybody who buys one
of these suits goes home delighted with
| his bargain and tells his friends and neigh
bors about it. They, too, come and pur-
chase, and, in turn, send their acquaintances
who also make bee line for the wonder
| full $Io Suit sale and return home all smiles
and packages Thus the multiplying pro-
cess keeps on, and every hour the rush in
creases. There1l be no let up either, until
every one of these fine $40 Suits has been
disposed of. These goods, as previously
announced, were purchased by US from
largely overstocked manufacturer of fine
clothing. The price we paid for them aver
ages So Is, which actually is less than the
value of the material and trimmings of each
suit. Seventy-hve cents is all we expect to
| make per suit, hence $Io is the figure at
which we offer you choice from the entire
line. Some of the very best patterns and
styles are still here, but don't delay if you
want them, as the rush is big and there is
no telling how soon these wonderful bar
gains will be sold A few days, at the fur
thest, will finish them.
To give you an idea of what these suits
are we need only say that they are made of
such choice and fashionable materials as
| Wide Wales, Scotches, Pinhead Worsteds,
| blue black and brown Corkscrew Worsteds,
| light, dark and medium stripes checks
plaids and mixtures etc. There are suits
turned out daily by the Pittsburg merchant
tailors at from $50 to SIS which are not
one whit better than these goods at $Io
Depend upon it this is the chance of
chances, the opportunity of opportunities
for gentlemen in need of Suits Every man
should avail himself of this offer They
are suits cheap enough for the laborer and
fine enough for the banker. Let nobody,
therefore, stand back.
A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT.
=; THIS is THE WORD; @COME-'' II
KAUFMANNS'
FIFTH AVE and SMlTHFIELD ST.
THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CLOTHIERS OF THE AGE.
Open Decoration Day Till Noon.
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BOULANGER'S FRIEND
Creates a Decided Cproar in the
French Chamber of Deputies.
MINISTER M'LANES FAREWELL.
Strong Evidence Against Mrs. Maybrick in
the Poisoning Case.
WORK OF THE PARNELL COMMISSION.
Very Lively Attack on the Government in the House
Of Commons

A Boulangist deputy caused an uproar in
the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday
by his criticism of the action of the Senate
in trying the General. Minister McLane
has written farewell letter to President
Carnot The Paris Exposition was the
cause of lively debate in the House of
Commons Strong evidence has been pro-
duced in the Maybrick poisoning trial.
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Choice
Of Silver.

IN the purchase OF silver, taste
strongly favors the selection of
a modern ware in the early En-
glish designs. The best speci-
mems are reproductions, which,
although of recent date, preserve
accurately and faithfully the spirit
of former centuries.
Notable among our extensive
collection Of rare designs in silver
are copies Of very old and beauti-
full salad bowls, strongly realistic
in treatment, and a curiosity in the
form of a fantastic Arabic ever,
very suggestive in its oriental
character.
Our silver is packed carefully
and sent to intending purchasers
in any part Of the United States
on examination, reference being
given.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-25
THE LOSS AT JOHNSTOWN.
The Board of Inquiry Places 1t at 5000 Lives
Ingenious Fund Grabbing Schemes.

JOHNSTOwN. Pa. July PA freight
wreck occurred at the viaduct this morn
ing, and detained the men who are assigned
to assist Judge Cummin in the distribution
of Governor Beavers money for more than
an hour. The long delay caused many per-
sons to fear that the distribution was over,
and that they were to be left out in the
cold. When part of the commission ar
rived the room was crowded as on previous
days. A number of orders for money have
been stopped for the board of inquiry, be-
cause of systematic swindling on the part
of some applicants for relief. Some
of the schemes resorted to are decided
ly ingenious, among them the following:
A father will register himself and family
and be placed in a certain class by the local
committees when he is followed by some
other member of his household, the result
being a double allowance to the family. In
this way some families have received as
much as $240. while it was the purpose Of
the committee to allow but $50. The dis
tribution of the S500,000 has cost q great
deal of time and the end is not yet in
sight, as many who were sufferers to q
great extent have not yet even been regis
tered. The amount paid out on orders to-
day was Sl5,144
According to the latest statistics, care
fully compiled, the board of inquiry place
the number of live lost in the devastated
district at abOut 5000. These figures may
be changed some little in the near future.
as it is possible that a few who are reported
missing may have been absent on a visit
when the compilation was made.
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His Application Denied on the Ground that He
Was Injured While Obeylg an order
That Did Not Pertain to the Service.
How Superintendent Porter HasNapped
Out the Work of the Census Bureau.
Chief Bell, of the Secret Service. Not Liked
by Treasury 0ficials-Chinese Allowed
to Pass through the United States.
NOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
why an Indiana Mans Application for {
Invalid Pension Was Rejected.

Why an Indiana Mans Application for an
Invalid Pension Was Rejected.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Assistant Secre-
tary Bussey has rendered q decision in the
case of John Seifert, late of Company A.
Forty ninth Indiana Volunteers. who
moved for a reconsideration of former de-
cision rejecting his claim to an invalid
pension. The testimony upon which the
Assistant Secretary appears to rely con-
cerning the cause and circumstances at
tending the incurrence of the disability
is substantially as follows:
The captain of claimants company
and three others had rented for the
night the back room of saloon.
and were engaged in playing cards
when three citizens of the town entered
and began playing on a banjo and one or
two other instruments. This disturbed the
play, and the captain, speaking to his COM
rades, among whom was the claimant, who
had just entered said: Boys, let's put them
out" At that all arose and the intruders
moved toward the door, all except one man
named Bishop. who fingered. The claimant
put his hand ON Bishops shoulder and then
Bishop moved out. AS he passed, claimant
turned his back, and as he did SO Bishop
shot him, infiicting the wound on account
Oh winch ne clalmS n pension. Inc clalfn-
ant, In his testimony, AYERS that he was in
the room in obedience to his captains or
ders, and that the part he took In ejecting
the intruders was also in obedience to his
commands.
In his decision rejecting the motion to
review, Assistant Secretary Bussey says:
THE captains call upon the claimant to
assist him in putting out the persons who
were disturbing their amusement was
command or a request to do something not
within the scope of his duty. 1t was an
order to commit breach of the peace. and
the claimant was not justified in Obeying it
any more than he would have been justi-
fed in doing any other unlawful act in
obedience to orders from an officer. His
presence in the saloon when the order was
given was in violation of the rules and
regulations established for the mainten-
ance of proper discipline. and for the pre-
,vention of just such occurrences as the
lone which. in this case, deprived the army
of the services of an able bodied man."
The rejection OF the claim is adhered to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-25
AN ILL-ASSORTED PAIR.
A Husband Compelled to Guard His Baby
Bride to Prevent Her Running Away.

KANSAS CRY. Mo-. July 24-An unhappy
family left the city Monday night for St.
Louis, whence they will proceed to Ken
tucky. the home of the husbands relatives
All day Monday a man about forty years
old kept close guard, at the Union Depot,
over young girl whom subsequent devel-
opments proved to be his wife. The girl
was not more than sixteen years of age,
and wept continually. At one time in the
afternoon, while the vigilance of her guard
ian was relaxed, she escaped from the
depot. but was soon hunted up and brought
back. Accompanying the ill-assOrted pair
were four small children. cOlOred waiting
woman and pet monkey. Two of the
children were the children of the man by n
former wife. According to the story of the
middle-aged stranger. which was corrobo-
rated by other members of the family. he
was married to the girl three weeks ago, in
San Francisco. The day after the marriage
the new bride ran away, pawning diamOuds
which We're a wedding present. and cost
81, 900, for IS in cash. in order to escape from
the presence of the man she had discovered
too late she did not love. The girl was
caught, and has since been under constant
surveillance. The stranger was we'll sup
piled with money, and showed $1,000 in gold
coin and large rolls of bank notes. He said
that he had just closed out patent right
for S6S, 900 in San Francisco.
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SINGULAR WILL SUIT.
Midnight Marriage in Which Two Women
Claim to Have Welded the Same Man.

CHICAGO, July PA suit at law with
many peculiar features was decided here
to-day by Judge KnickerbOcker. Col.
Wanter S. Babcock. a supposed bachelor.
died in August 1887, at Gardner, ILL.,, from
the effects of pistol shot, received under
mysterious circumstances, which have
never been cleared. He was on visit to
Miss Sarah Dodge, Gardner spinster. He
left an estate valued at 100000, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Hattie A. Martin, secured letters
of administration thereon. Pending the
settlement of the estate, Mrs. Naomi Fair
child, aged sixty years, and broken in
health. began suit to secure a share of the
estate, claiming to be Colonel BabcOck's
wife. She set up that she was once con-
sidered very beautiful woman; in fact
that she was the belle of the whole coun-
try-side in Wisconsin. Colonel BabcOck.
she AYERS, fell in love with her
as widow, and on Oct. q,
two days before the great fire of
the marriage as she related them were very
peculiar. He took her, she AYERS, to house
on Wabash avenue, whose location she
cannot fix. and there at midnight they
We're made one. After the, ceremony he
took her back home and left her, enjOining
upon her to keep the matter secret. This
she did. and was always known as Mrs.
Fairchld until after the Coloners death.
On the trial, the Rev. w. III. Burns testi-
fed that, at the time mentioned, and under
the circumstances described, he had mar
ried Mrs. Fairchild to some person; but
whether or not it was Col. Babcock he
could not affirm. On top of this came the
testimony of Mrs. Julia Brattan, the
claimants sister, that it was she who was
married in the house on Wabash avenue at
night, under the circumstances described
by Mrs. Fairchlid. The court decreed that
the claimant was not the wife of the de-
ceased.
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THE LAND LEAGUES BOOKS.
Maloney Denies All knowledge of Their
Whereabouts--His Wife Drew the Checks.

Maloney Denies All knowledge of Their
Whereabouts--His Wife Drew the Checks.
LONDON, July 24-At to-day's session of
the Parnell commission Mr.. Maloney, an ex-
official of the Land League, was examined.
He denied all knowledge of any documents
concerning the league, except those which
were in the hands of Mr.. George Lewis, Mr..
Parnelrs solicitor. Mr. Maloney also said
that Mr.. Parnen was in error when he
stated that he (Maloney), upon leaving the
country, ordered the documents in his pos
session should be destroyed. number of
documents belonging to the Land League
were removed from the house in Blessing
ton street, Dublin, where Mr.. Sexton lived
in 1882. His lMaloney'sl wife was empow-
cred to draw the league checks. Mr.
MalOney could not say why she was thus
empowered, except that the Ladies' League,
of which she was treasurer, was assisting
in carrying on the work of the Land
League.
Mr.. Miller, of the National Bank, testi-
fed that no Parnellite ever suggested TO
league should be destroyed.
that he had received an order to destroy
waste-books last February. He did not
examine the books to see whether thew
contained documents material to the in
qgiry.
After hearing the remaining evidence the
Parnell commission will adjourn. Sir Henry
,James's speech in behalf of the Times has
been postponed until after the long vaca-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-25

Investigation Into the Recent Accident Shows
They Are Underpaid and Overworked.

Investigation Into the Recent Accident Shows
They Are Underpaid and Overworked.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, July 4.-It has of late become
the fashion here. as well as in America, to
laud the management of the continental
roads by government officials and to draw
comparisons between the results of private
and governmental control in favor of the
latter. Such conclusions will, however,
receive a severe shock from the evil
dence adduced before the court of
inquiry now in session at Mu-
mich, Bavaria, which is investigating
the recent railway disaster near there.
through which dozen people lost their
lives and many more were seriously injured.
The evidence develops the fact that the
servants of the Bavarian railroads are
wretchedly underpaid and Overworked,
and as a consequence the roads are wretch
edly served by a very incapable class of
men. Frequently men upon whose watch
fulness and care the lives of hundreds of
passengers depend are kept at their posts for
two and sometimes three whole days, and
nights without any intermission for
rest and refreshment. The switchman
through whose blunder this last accident
occurred is nearly seventy years of age and
a half idiot. man whose appointment must
be regarded as q crime. Accidents upon
railroads in Bavaria have been both
frequent and disastrous, and complaints of
mismanagement have been loud and
persistent. But sall complaints ;were
of no avail to swerve the managers from
the reckless niggardliness they called econ
ony. The necessity for making brilliant
show of a surplus at the end of each year
was the one consideration to which every
other had to yield.
The inquiry is not yet closed. but the
public is thoroughly aroused by what it has
so far developed, and the result will prob
ably lead to an entire change in the man
agement of the Bavaran railroads.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-25
HIS LOVE WAS D0UBLY FATAL.
Sylvester 0yerman Murders His Sweetheart
and Blows Out His Own Brains.
Special to the Indianapolis j ,urnaI:

cpecial 10 lnulanapons d JlrnaE
XENIA, Ind, July 4.-Sylvester Over
man, young man of Amboy, this county,
who has been paying attention to Miss
Madge Smith, one of the most intelligent
and highly respected young ladies of this
place, shot and killed her in her own door
yard, at 7:30 this evening. Miss Smith had
lately rejected his suit. which is the cause
of the murder. For some two years Over
man has been q persistent caller at the
Smith residence, and. being far below Miss
Smith in both station and intelll-
gence, has many times been rejected.
only to renew his suit. Madge
was the seventeen-year-old daughter of
Dr.. X. w. Smith. and, being an only daugh-
ter. was especially dear to not only her
family. but almost every citizen of this
quiet little town. The Smith family is
among the oldest and most highly respected
in the place. and the shocking tragedy of
to-day falls heavily upon every one who
alike knew and respected Miss Smith.
Fears are entertained that the blow will
snap the tender cord which binds her aged
mother to what henceforth will be only a
life of sorrow. Immediately after firing
the fatal shot at Miss Smith, Overman put
the revolver to his head and fired, dying
instantly. He was young man OF nine
teen years, of a persistent, dOgged nature,
but was considered respectable, merely be-
cause his depravity has never before had
occasion to assert itself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-25
Refused to See Her Husbands Murderer.

CINCINNATI, July 24.-The trial of Thom-
as Frey for the murder of John NJ Cooper,
at Milford. o.. June 15 last. is now in
lrogress at Batavia, o. An application for
a change of venue, on account of the deep
cused, manifested by attempts to lynch
him, was refused by the court. Meantime
a subpoena was sent TO Mrs. Cooper, the
widow of the murdered man, whose grief
has not healed. Upon receiving it she ap-
peared to be stricken with horror, and, ex-
claiming, I'D rather die than face the mur-
derer of my husband" she rushed into the
yard and threw herself into cistern. Help
was at hand Immediately, and her head
kept above water until she could be taken
out, but she was unconscious, and there are
fears that her reason will leave her.
The jury tonight found Frey. the muir
derer of John Cooper, guilty of murder in
the second degree. the penalty for which is
life Imprisonment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-25
FLOODS In KANSAS.
Low Sections of Several Towns Under Water
Much Damage to Small Grains.

KANSAS CITY, July 24.-The heavy rains
of the past few days in Kansas, which was
welcomed as sure preventive of the hot
winds and as the savior of the corn crop.
seem to have done almost as much harm
as good. The rains were the heaviest in the
small grain sections of the State, where
much of the wheat and oats had not been
stacked. The damage in this direction will
be considerable. At Topeka, Kan, that
part of the city known as the Walnut
Grove and Parkdale additions were flooded
by the overfowing of Shungaimiga creek
No loss of life is reported, although many
families were compelled to abandon the
lower stories of their houses and seek
safety above. Many families who occu-
pied One-stOry houses had narrow escapes
from death. Some were able to wade
through the waist-deep water to places of
safety, while others could only be rescued
by boats.
The people of Manchester. Kan, are fear
full of a repetition there. on small SCALE
of the Johnstown disaster. Above the city
the waters of Mud creek are confined by a
dam. The water in the creek rose so rap
idly that it overflOwed the dam and flooded
a portion of the town. If the dam should
break and the volume of confined water be
released the damage would be severe, and
loss of life might result. Many people there
have taken the safest course and have
sought refuge where the waters could not
reach them. The greatest fall of rain is
reported at Manhattan. During the forty
ing five and half inches of water had
fallen. The Kaw river at that point rose
six feet in twenty-four hours, but kept
within its banks. The lower portions of
Fredonia, Kan, are under three feet of
water, all the small streams being out of
their banks. Washouts have occurred there
on the Frisco and Santa Fe tracks, and all
trains are delayed. The Rock Island tracks
were washed away near Bellville Kan,
and trains on that road were delayed five
hOurs