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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20
A SMALL BOY COMMITS SUICIDE.
TOO MUCH NovELREADING is THOUGHT TO
HAVE WEAKENED HIS MIND.

Preston TurpIe fourteen years old, OF No 3o4 NAL
ison ST.. and Henry Duffy. boy who lives In the samo
house. were playing the tenementhouse roof about
80 O'Clock yesterday. They had been talking about
the hero of dime novel who had ended his existence
by hanging. Duffy went down stairs for short time'
and when he came back he found his companion hang
ing By the neck from piece OF clothcSlne attachci
TO the door OF the stairway leading TO the roof Duty
tried to lift the boy down, but could not He shouted
for help, and then downstairs one flight to the
rooms Of Mrs Madigan, the top floor. He got
knife and cut the rope The woman and her husband
ran upstairs after Duffy, and they carried the body
down to the next landing. He was dead however.
The friends OF tho boy inclined to believe that
the reading OF dime novels had turned his brain, and
that little Duffy says they had been nov
nice It would be to hanged like the man In the book
The father Of the boy is clerk. James Turpe. lie
knows OF why his son should have taken Ms
life The boy had been at work recently and was OF
a cheerful disposition. His greatest fault was novel
reading. b.. Al. ,.,
which to buy o package OF cigarettes. lie aid not not
get tho dime, and soon after hanged hmseh: Ine
6oy was cigarette fend,' who SMOKED severil
psehsVs tnv when hs could get the money & 70 buy buy
thenl and the practice undermined his health ana
weakened his intellect to the degree OF imbeclity.
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PRISONERS ESCAPE WITH EASE.
CASE THAT SEEMED TO PUZZLE JUDGE AND
POLICEMAN.


POLICEMAN.
The ease with which prisoners can mako their cs-
cape from the workhouse on Blackwelps Island was
umstra.ed by . osse which came up IN the forKvlie
Police Court yesterday, when william Love, agc1
nineteen and his brother Robert Of No. 537 West Forty
ninthst., were arranged before Justice Tontor. VIII
lam was charged with being an escaped prisoner ana
his examination developed some curious facts IN 70
lation TO tho way IN which Justice Administered III
the police courts wilam Love was arrested Oh octo
Der 0, for being drunk and dtsorderly, aud justice
Mcmahon, who was tho presiding justice, committed
him to the Island for three months in default OF $500
ball. Assemblyman Kerrigan, Of the XVIlM Dist1ct'
gave bail for the prisoner but he was sent 10 thc
Island until the signature of one Of the Commissioners
OF Charities was afhxcd to the bond.
While tho bond was waiting Love sawed OF the bars
on window Of the prison, got on plank, paddleh
himself across the East River In the early dawn OF
october Is, and went homo. Three other men
made their escape at the time. When The war1cn
discovered this he sent keeper over to Captain
Klllea, Of the Forty Second Police Precinct and told
him to look out for Love- An officer was detailed
for the purpose, but he could rot find the prioncr
The opportunity came Saturday night Love and
his brother Robert seen on the street near Their
home, and Policeman George Dale attempted 70
arrest William. Robert went to help his brother and
clubbed. Both were locked up Dale told tn
story In court yesterday morning. and Robert was
fined sl0 William was held for furtl or exam!nat;n
During the examination several court officers tes
tiled that they present when Loves bond was
made out and Justice Taintor did not know what TO
do. II the prisoners bond had been signed how
could he be escaped prisoner and why was he sent
to the Islandi Mr.. Lynch, the warden CT the York
gave It appeared that the prisoner had made his
escape two three hours before the discharge In !
arrived at the Island. No warden keeper appeared
to claim the prisoner and all that Officer Dale knew
about the case was that his captain had given him
orders TO pull I'M the man William Love- and he had
done So Then, take him back to the station. house
until you can make a charge against him." said the
Justice for fail to find any evidence on which 10
send him back to prison."
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NOTES IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.
SOCIALISTS DENoUNcE ALL CANDIDATES Ex
CEPT THEIR OWN


Theodore F. Cuno Socialist candidate for Assembly in
tho XIIth Assembly District OF Kings County, mas
sent an open letter to william Watson the Republican
and Mortimer c. Earl tho Democratic candidate In the
district, challenging them TO q Joint debate
At the meeting Of the Central Labor Federation yes
terday the committee candidates submitted resolu-
tons which unanimously passed. denouhoHis
Mayor Grant Police Justice Gormans De Lancey
Nco and oil the other Democratic and Republican
candidates and asks the public to vote for the can
ddats of the Socialist Labor Party 1t was announced
that Socialist mass meeting would be held In Union
SQUARE on Saturday. When 1t was reported that the
Secretary OF State had refused to accept the Socialist
nomination of Frederick Bennett for Congress In the
XIyth District it resolved 10 compel him to 90 so
by q mandamus. a committee was appointed 10 meet
Messrs Dillon and O'Brien, the Irish refugees wheh
they arrive, and to find out what object they havo
in coming to this country. II is shown that they arc
working for the interests Of the "middle class In
ireland, the Socialists will stamp them as frauds.
The United Piano varnishers' Union mot In
Clarendon Hall yesterday and decided to demand a
workday Of nine hours. They now work ten hours.
The union will give the piano manufacturers until
tomorrow night to grant the demand, and II this is
not done general strike will be ordered Wednesday
I a strike In the shops of 100 bakers was begun on
saturday by Bakcrs' Onion No. 81, to force the boss
The Gold Beaters Union has decided to send conf
mittee to Albany to try to have law passed forcng
osse S In eas as Of snso GOLD gill;
The Central Labor Union at Its meeting resolved
not to recognize the boycott placed on The Morning
to espei tho Thearicai Protective Union because it
fused to order strike in the Grand Opera House
and the Garden Theatre was loSf' Dut WAS rcsoiVeu
It a special meeting Of Typographical Union No. 9
rhe Morning to be unfair and denoucs
Typographical Union No. Z.
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RyprB1JcAy VICTORY IN TACOMA.

st. Paul Mimi. Oct 10.-A dispatch to "The
Pioneer Press, from Tacoma, WASH. says Inc
city election yesterday resulted in Republican VIC
tory The new city charter is adopted by large ma
1orty. Tie entire Republican ticket is elected H D.
Randall, for Mayor. by about 1900 majority over
Rice tile present incumbent; J. II. Hoagnton for oa
toer; George W. BoSss. for Teasurer ana 1he o%,o
CITY Cuncil This election restores the city govern
nent from the Democrats to the Republicans Ran
aall is the first Republican Mayor elected in party
contest. The city is full of enthusiasm. A larger
was cast YESTERDAY than was cast & nIse .ne eees t
chances of Judge Cakins. Of Tacoma for Unteo s'eS
Senafn
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TIE ryGryEEBS AT CHATTANOOGA.

Chattanooga. Tenn, oct. 1G.-The visiting Englsh
and German mining engineers, party Of $780, includ-
ing about thirty women arrived in this city early this
morning In three trains Of Pullman sleepers They
were at once taken to Lookout Mountain and enter
tanod there to-day and tonight at Lookout Inn oy
eitizens Of CHATTANOOGA Tomorrow the party will
visit the industries of Chattanooga and the batuc
feldt, and In the evening they will attend a public
reception by the Chamber Of Commerce. The party
VIII leave here tomorrow night at 80, and spend
fhemseyes as being charmed with their Southern trip
and amazed at the wonderful resources OF the counWy
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r. r. BRECXIyRIDGEs DEED OF TRUST.

Little Rock, Ark. Oct. 10 (SpecaD.-1t has been
learned that on September %. 1856, Clifton II. Brock
prdse executed deed Of trust his wife of all his
real and personal property, except his homestead and
his salary to be received from the Government as Con
gresham. The decd Of trust was recorded In Jener
son County, September %. 1856. The remarkable
nart OF the deed Is the recital OF the
which is as follows: Whereas. Clifton II. Bocknrdgc
Is indebted TO his wife, Kate C.. Breckinrdge IN the
sum of ~ O57 for clerical services rendered him by
her since he has boon a member OF Congress- under
An express agreement TO that efect.n Mrs. Brock
inrtdC. wos Hade preferred creditor
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SHIPPING DAMAGED ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

Racine, Wis.,, Oct. 10 (Spcclal- Beginning at noon
Yesterday terrible gale blew over Lake Michigan.
The sloop Pathfinder of Milwaukee. was caught OUT
at milwaukee,, South Point, ond ran for this port
Her mansai was blown to shreds. In attempting 10
enter port the craft missed the piers, but the crew
managed get her about and ran Into the aRe. zap
tain Clark, OF the tug SILL knew she conld not weather
sucb storm. and that unless help was given the
crew would be lost In spite OF the danger OF losing
his tug he steamed out and chased the vessel. The
waves washed over the tug threatening 70 sink her &
She managed however, " get s!ose 0s The = PATH
Snder attached these to their bodies and jumping
over were the tug safely ana
INC and two or three had collisions at the mouIh ol
thse' rircr snfferipg considerable damage
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she Tried SUICIDE BUT QUICKLY REPAyrEl

,ss p,c, a. East Twenty .thrdst yesterday and after
,oss,ns at the water for while Jumped In she did not
rcsh 10 as much Is she thought she would and as the
tide carried her away she screamed Justify Tor heip
,vu.r, Ru,ns and Georse r. Fiurer. two young men,
went afer hep IN boat and nshsd her out. She ~aa
uueo. ,rious and vss taken Bellevue Hospital. She
was revived .. the hospital md aid that she had been
out Of work for weeks cad AaA aes eaten anything Tor
ssySsA days.
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AN pAsrERLY GALE AT BOSTON.

nostou. oct. 10 (SpeclaQ.-Another severe easteriy
storm Unexpectedly struck tns to,e'ooa
the wind kept up well with the night. On Saturday
aornoon and night the weather was pleasant and mild
and mn n q O'Clock on Sunday morning the weather
wos most summer.lke and pleasant. This storm
moved down upon the Atlantic from the great akcs
with remarkable rnpdAy aud danger signals were
not set tul 10 O'Clock Saturday msn.. iho .. ~ene'
- NJ r,s.s.nt an saturday night and Sunday morning.
sn1 = ~ prsaiseus o. sasssaay sttsrnoen Kss tor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20
THE TROUBLE AT THE 1sHpEMING MINES.

Ishpsming Mich, Oct. 10 (speclal)-A big majority
of the miners still will go back tomorrow except
at one mine, where many men declare they will keep
up the strike. Miners leaving here ip large num-
bers every day. Most of the younger men Will iooR
elsewhere for work, and of the mines will have
clficulty In getting enough men for the winter,
especially they have not had enough men any time
this
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VIENNA TRAMWA'

VIENNA TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES on STRIKE.
Vienna, Oct. 19.-The expected strike OF ramway
employes began to-day. The service Is entirely sus
peDded The conductors demand increase OF pay,
and the other hands struck to support the conductors
The tramway stations occupied by police, and the
troops are held under In their BARRACKS in read
ness for any emergency.
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pURCHAsED BY THE READING.

Cape May City, n. J.. Oct 1o.-The Philadelphia and
Sen shore railroad has, 1t Is suthentcsy stated TO-
day. come under the control Of tho Reading Company
which Will push the new line to On early completion.
Co,oro, n m Jsmson. the PfilAdelphis banker, Is
Ia ~ 10 ,ntersted in tho new DEAL taking the place
of E. r. Wood, the former contractor
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rUyEpIL oF JOHN RG.

Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct. l0-The funeral OF John
vanvalkenburg, Past supreme Chancellor, knights OF
Py ythas Of the World, took place In this city this
afternoon under the auspices of the knights OF
Pythas, assisted by the fraternity OF odd Fellows
snecIa trains from the Northwest and South brought
large delegations Of Knights and ODD FeIlows
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UNION OF MEDICAL SOCIETIES.

9 baltimore, Nd. Oct. lo.-The homeopathic chnio.
sseseties Of Maryland and the District OF CoiomD's
sse united into ono society under the dtie Oh -.
= sssoeopathc Clinical Society Of Maryland sna ~ =.
- s.0et Of Columbia" THIS union COMPRISE "c
- the homeopathic profession Of Mafyi.na -
DsEct. Dr.. Charles II. Thomss' Of hsn hsss.s
- osetA preSt1sat; p7, q. B. eteaenss - ~
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Ris PUNISHMENT FIXED AT DEATH.

!ohet. ILL.,. Oct. 10 speciall. The jury IN 'nc -
The People against Joseph Novsk for tho muroer "
.~ia sokalosk brought in its verdict Ut IL d. ~
~esy. finding the prisoner guilty and hxins Dis pun
Sanient at death Novak intended TO XIII te tE1I,s6
nther Antoine Sokaloskl his brotherin-law, out A'o
~ Qh instead 49,
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NEWYORK MONDAY OCTOBER 20 ls90-FOURTEEN PAGES

fair weather on Sunday. many vessels, Is believed.
feared that disasters Win be reported The rain fc
rom about 10 ., m. % p M more tnsn nsn ia incH
In quantity The velocity Of the wind nom the cast
was forty eight miles IN hour
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FRANCIS JOSEPH AND THE PRINCE OF WAL1'
Vienna, Oct. 19.-The Prince Of Wales and Emperor
Francis Joseph exchanged visits to-day. The Prince
presented portrait Of himself to the Emperor. IL
Austrian hussar uniform. In the evening q royal
banquet was given in honor Of the visitor.
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LOSS OF AN ITALIAN TORPEDo-BoT
Rome Oct. 10-The report Of the loss of the Italian
torpedo boat which left Naples for Spezzs soms time
ago is confirmed She burst her boiler and foundered
at SEQ. Three officers aud fifteen sailors were drowned
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DEMANDING CELMAN's IMPEACHMENT.
Bucnos Ayrcs. Oct 10.-At an immense meeting held
in this CITY, resolutions were adopted demanding the
Impeachment Of ex President Ceman and his partsans
for fraudulent practices.
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AnHIRAL p0RrER,s CONDITION

Washington. Oct. 1o-The condition Of Admiral Por-
ter ives not so favorable to-day. Last night hc was
rost,ess and did not secure much sound Sleep This
Afternoon ic had klight setback but tonight he Is
rsports1 p b resting ccmiortsby: His physieian
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lRIsHMEN SRo0LD HELP THEMsELVES.
APPEAL OF cLERsYMEN TO THE MEN OF TIP.
PERARY.

Dublin, Oct. 19-A printed appeal signed BY fsen1
Humphreys and other clergymen has been posted IN
Tippcrary addressed, "Men Of Tfpperary. the hears
end pulse Of the Nation and the centre OF Irelands
hope" calling upon them to give generously next
Sunday to show America that they not asking hep
for men unwilling to help themselves.
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[NG AN OLIVE CROP.

HAIL DESTROYING AN OLIVE CROP.
Vienna, Oct. ia dispatch from 2ara. Dalmstia.
says that the olive crop in that district has been 90
stroyed by hailstorm.
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,vco,,xc STEAMSHIPS ROUGHLY USED.

Incoming steamers yesterday reported rough ~ca'ner
on The North Atlantic and were all moro or less as
layed by heavy head seas and adverse winds. The e
J,whLa Was DELAYED about twelve hours and La
poprcoane ten They had pleasant weather the first
two days out, but on October 10 wind sprang up
which increased to Q gale, blowing oil that day ana
80 - . mia for ten hours and great seas
b~c,ed the ship breaking over her decks at almost
every plunge. The wind changed rom wes! 70 1s%ng.
wss done though tho passengers were made decidedly
"ncomforiable by the constant pitching.
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UBRrEy AND DILLON TO SAIL FOR AMERICA

Thomas p. Gill. NJ. p, received dispatch from
Messrs. O'B1cn and Dillon Yesterday, saying that
they, together with T. d. Sullivan ana Mt liarrihg
ton. will sail from IIayre for New-iork on next satir
dQy
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R1EC,r1ONs IN REIGIAN CITIES.

Brussels, Oct 1e.-The Belgian municipal elections
were held to-day and generally favorable to tho
Liberals and Socialists Second ballots are necessary
In Brussels.
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DENYING THAT THE MINISTER HAS BEEN RE-
CALLED.
Rome, Oct 19-Scmi- mi-ofRcial papers here deny tnat
the Italian Minister at Washington has been recalled
for selling decorations.
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A p,rcI1c LIBRARY STRUCK By LIGHTNING.

Ncw.Haven, Coma, oct. 10.-several unusuaiy
heavy rain and electrical ssorms occurred mere u
day. in one Of which the Pubic .L'o'Siy bu'ahs was
-. ., uoh,n,uc and a quantity of the slate roof
inc torn ~ oa. The damage. however, was slight.
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ton. vioepresident; DR.. F. C. Drane Of Baltimore,
and Or. 7. F. Macdonald, Of washington, secretary
and Qeasurcr. The society viii meet alternSse1y In
day OF each month.
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THE CHICO FAIR.
The Races Yesterday Drew the Largest
Crowd Yet.


Chico. August 28th.-The attendance at
the races was the largest yet. The track
was in excellent condition. Betting ran
very high.
In the first race, 2:35 class, trotting, the
entries were Ed. Briggs, Matte Solomon,
Stranger and Dinah. The pools sold: Mat
tie Solomon 81, Stranger $40, field s.
Stranger won easily by a length, in 2:29l
In the second heat Stranger sold for $40, to
$40 for the field. Dinah won in 2:2T1. In
the third heat Dinah sold favorite at $50, to
SIG for the field. Stranger took the heet,
in 2273 In the fourth heat Dinah sold
favorite at $40, field So. Dirah won. Time,
2:274 The fifth heat and race was won by
Stranger in 2:26!.
Between the third aud fourth heats of
the 2:35 class special race was called. The
starters were Sam Lewis Little Hope,
PAGERS, and Robe and Hayward, trotters
Lewis won the first heat, in 2:33 In the
second heat pools sold: Lewis $50, Robe
SO field $40 Hayward took the heat, in
2:29 The third heat was won by Robe in
2:29 The fourth heat was won by Hay
ward, in 2:274 The fifth heat and race
was won by Hayward. The pools were de-
clared off
The third race was running, half mile
and repeat. The starters were Jack the
Ripper. Mohawk, Joker and Minnie Bry-
den. The heat was won by Jack the Rip
per, in so. The pools sold Jack barred) /:
Joker $40, field S. Second heat, no pools.
Ripper won the heat and race in 80, Joker
second.
In the fourth race, mile dash, the starters
were Miss Johnson. Dave Douglas, Leland,
Roseburg and Barber. The pools sold :
Leland S3O Roseburg $40, field ST. Leland
won, Roseburg second, Dave Douglas third.
Time, 1:44l.
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of a in the delegation. San Luis 0bispo
gave RowelPs four to Lindley. and Ventura
electrified the Convention by taking its
three votes from Bowers and sending them
to Lindley for use on that ballot only.
The following was the sixtieth and last
ballot: Rowell AZ, Bowers Ga. Lindley 76.
After the announcement of the result a
delegate from Orange moved to adjourn
the Convention to meet again at Ventura
ON September Sth, at o'clock. Mr.. Farm
ham of Los Angeles opposed the motion,
while Judge Carpenter, from the same
county. in a vigorous and earnest speech,
favored the motion to adjourn. The mo-
ton TO adjourn TO Ventura was carried by
the following vote: Ayes 100, noes 81, San
Diego voting solidly, and Los Angeles all
but solidly for the adjournment.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR SENATOR.
MODESTO, August 2sth-The Joint DEM
coratic Convention for the Thirteenth Sem
atorial District, comprising the counties of
Stanislaus, Merced and Tuolumne, met at
Modesto to-day and nominated I. d. Harp
of Stanislaus on the fifth ballot. The
nomination was made unanimous.
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STATE POLITICS.
No Decision Yet Reached in the Sixth
Congressional District.

No Decision Yet Reached in The sixth
Congressional District.
FRESNO. August 2Sth.-The war of bal
lots continues in the Republican Congress
sional Convention Sixteen more ballots
were taken this morning, making thirty
eight in ALL The first ballot this morning
showed Rowell At, Lindley 20, Bowers 20,
against 43 for Rowell and II each for Lind
lev and Bowers on the last ballot last
night Rowell has gained little to-day.
The last ballot before noon showed Rowell
Sc, Lindley 81. Bowers 81.
1t seems now that a compromise man
will have to be sprung on the Convention
if il nominates. The feeling against the
Los Angeles people is very bitter on the
part of the Bowers and Rowell supporters.
The forty-6rst ballot showed Rowell with
Sc votes, Lindley 64, Bowers 76.
On the fifty-tifth ballot Rowell received
81. Bowers 81. Liudley 65, Brown 10. a
new candidate was offered, but the Con-
vention refused TO recognize him, and then
adjourned till O'Clock.
The fifty-sixth ballot was as follows
Rowell 90, Bowers 72, Lindley 55
On the fifty-seventh ballot Santa Bar.
bara bolted solidly with nine vote from
| Rowell to Bowers.
The fifty. eighth ballot was as follows
| Rowell 50, Bowers 81, Lindley 81. In thi;
| ballot Kern gave lis six votes to Rowell
! Los Angeles took vote from Bowers ant
gave it to Rowelt, and Monterey gave ans
| added a vote 20 Rowell.
The fifly-ninth ballot was as follows
! Rowell Al, Bowers IL, Lindley &c. Lo
Angeles dropped one from R0well in favo
of Lindley. and added seven of Bower:
votes TO Lindley, making Lindleys tots
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Full Particulars of the Recent Tiumeu
Tragedy.

Full Particulars of the Recent Tiumeu
Tragedy.
NEW YORK, August 2Slh The WorlI
says that a Russian, Alexander Kimatkow-
ski, arrived here on Monday direct from
st. Petersburg, and brought with him the
first account of the Tiumen trsgedy. in
which several exiles were shot down bv
the guards. He had gained his news al.
most at first hand from one of the relatives
of one of the victims, Ellen 0ginkst. Is
years of age. The sufferings of the Young
girl and her hundred companions on the
journey from Ekatevinburg TO Tiumen
were intense, and aroused the sympathy Of
the Cossack guards.
They walked 500 miles on foot under the
hot sun. When they appealed for relief
the guards beat them with the stocks of
their guns. Driven to despair, the prison.
ers turned on the guards when near Thu
men, and began to fight for freedom. The
result was horrifying; the guards fired
upon the prisoners, and the first victim
was the young princess. Her head was
pierced by bullet, and she fell dead with
out uttering word. Still the soldiers
kept up the firing, and out of the small
band of one hundred political prisoners
twenty were shot dead and twelve were
wounded. 1t is feared that the remainder
were severely punished, if not hanged.