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The morning call., 1891-06-02
TRAIN ROBBERS.
BFi6andS Wreck Train and R1b The
Passengers.

CONsTANTINOPLE, June IA party of
brigands, near Tchereski. yesterday placed
distractions across the railroad track and
derailed the eastern express. They found
several German and English tourists among
the assenEeTs.
One of them was a banker Of Berlin. The
brigands demanded $4,000 as ransom for
the captives, and Chancellor Won Caprivi
telegraphed the German ambassador here,
authorizing him to advance the amount
The remaining passengers were despOiled
of their belongings and then left alone.
The place where the act of bricaudage oc-
Cured lies between this city and AdrianOple.
The band numbered thirty men, led by a
noted r0bber named AnaStaSius.
When the express reached the spot where
the rails were removed the engine tumbed
over on its side, dragging with it the tender,
baggage-car aud all the thitd-class passenger
coaches. The first-clasS cars luckily did not
follow the other part of the train, but re-
mained safely on the track. When the train
was thus disabled the bTigands rushed for
ward, uttering loud yells aud brands hing
their guns in threatening manner, boarded
the cars. Several passengers resisted the at
tack and one man was dangerously wounded.
When the brigandS ended their work Of
robbery, they seized Oscar Greger, Herr
Israel, a banker of Berlin. Herr Maquel, a
landowner of Bavaria, Herr Oscar Kotysch
of ZOrbig, PrussiaH SaX0ny, and FreudigeT,
the engineer Of the train.
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FOR HIS CRIMES.
An EmbeZzln6 Chinaman Condemned 10
Death.

PARIS, June 1.-Advices from Pekin state
that Tcheng- Ki-TCng. formerly tine acting
First Secretary of the Chinese legations in
London and this city, has been condemned
to death. This is believed to be the out
come Of the diplomats action while in
France.
His life in this city was marked with
many forms of extravaganza Early this
year the London Times had dispatch
coming. ostensibly from Ii Hung Chang,
Prime Minister of China, authorizing
Tong to negotiate for the Chinese
Government loan of 97.000.0 000
Tong opened negotiations with English and
French banks, but was suddenly recalled
and sailed for China, to the great sorrow of
large number Of creditors. to whom he owed
immense sums of money. In fact. it was
generally believed he had taken adj
vantage of his official position to
law is far-reachng where the subj ectS
of the Emperor are concerned, and when
Tcheng-Ki-Tong was recalled, owing. no
doubt, TO the reports of his conduct here
reaching the Chinese authorities, there
was no course open to him but to
obey the Emperors mandate. Had he
not done SO his family in China would
have been held responsible for his
acts, and all his relatives would
have been held to a strict accOunta-
bity for the deeds of their kusman.
Rather than bring this disaster npon his
relatives Tcheng- Tong obeyed his sover-
country. Immediately upon his arrival there
he was placed under arrest His trial shortly
followed and death is the penalty for his
Wrong-doing,
The morning call., 1891-06-02
A LOW BID.
Cruiser 1S Probably to Be Built iH Bath,
Maine.

WASHINGTON, June Proposals were
opened at the Navy Department to-day for
the construction of Cruiser 13, provision for
which was made by the last Congress. The
vessel will be similar to Cruiser Y. equipped
with one eight-inch, two siX-inch, and a
great number of smaller rapid-tire and ma
chine guns. She is designed to make, in an
emergency, the extraordinary speed OF
twenty-five knots an hour, which would en-
able her to capture the swiftest of the ocean
greyhounds, or 10 escape from the pursuit
of any formidable craft. The bids opened
to-day were as follows: Cramp & Sons,
PHILADELPHIA, 81, 745 900; Union Iron Works,
San Francisco. 50, 793, 600; Bath Iron Works,
Bath, Me, s., 690,0 900. The result was a
complete surprise to nearly every one pres
ent, as the Bath Iron Works is c0mpara-
lively new competitor in the construction OF
steel vessels, aud has had no naval work
except two small cruisers now building.
Irving NJ. Scott was not much surprised
that he did not get the c0ntract for the con-
Struction of Cruiser 13. Contrary to Gus
tom, the department advertisements did not
make an allowance for the difference in
freight TRANSPORTATION charges, and cOnse-
quently the Union iron works in this case
could not hope to compete with Eastern
firms. Everybody was a good deal sur
prised, however, to find that the Bath (Me.)
Iron Works were the lowest bidders. This
firm has not been recognized among the
great ship-constructing institutions, and
some doubt is expressed whether they will
be able to handle successfully such a big
contract. Mr.. Scott, of course, does not say
anything depreciatiVe OF a rival institution,
but others express the opinion that the de-
partment will carefully consider the matter
before giving them the contract. AT any
rate, Mr. Scott will not get the contract on
his bid. Cramp 81 Sons were expected to
capture the contract, inasmuch as they are
already building similar ship for 81, 725,-
600, and could use the same plans.
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but he did many foolish things
that evening. When he had had pistol
presented at him in the form of this most
horrible charge he lost his head. In reply
to further questions put by Sir Charles
Russell the plaintiff said be did not recollect
General Williams saying that the Duke of
Cambridge would not be so lenient as they
had been. He Ohe PLAINTIFF never ceased
to regret that he had signed the document
agreeing never to play cards again. The
Baronet admitted that within twenty-fOur
hours after signing this document he received
letter from Lord Coventry and General
Williams, saying there was no possibility Of
doing otherwise than to believe him guilty,
as there were five people against one. BE,
Sir William Gordon Cumming signed the
document in question because his friends
advised him he had no chance to prove his
innocence. as there were five against him,
and in order to avoid a scandal, which
would necessarily involve the Prince of
Wales. The plaintiff added that had General
Williams and Lord Coventry given him any
indication that they had any belief in his
guilt, he would not have signed the docu-
ment presented to him.
Sir Charles Russell, at this stage OF the
proceedings, read the letter which Sir Will
lam Gordon Cumming had handed to Gen
eTal Williams before leaving Tranby Croft,
in which theB arOnet said he hoped that
General Williams would tell the Prince of
Wales that he, Sir William, had been en-
tirely guided by the advice given by the
Prince, Lord Coventry and General Will
Jams, though he denied the allegations made
against him, as it was essential to avoid
scandal. In this letter Sir William also said
he should never touch another care, and ex-
pressed the wish that his winnings should
be given to some hospital.
Answering another question, the plaintiff
said he had received q memorandum signed
By the Prince Of Wales, Lord Coventry ana
General Williams, saying they did notdesire
to be unuecessa ssarily hard, but he (Sir Will
lam must clearly understand that in the
face of the overwhelming evidence pre-
sented it was a useless attempt to deny the
accusation against him, and, so long as he
complied with the conditions set forth in the
document he Che PLAINTIFF had signed silence
would be maintained.
The court, after hearing further testimony
for plaintiff, adjourned. The Prince OF
Wales remained throughout.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
IN A BAD WAY.
Deplorable Condition of the Finances of tn
San Francisco Railroad

Deplorable Condition of the Finances of the
San Francisco Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-After arguments of
counsel in the San Francisco injunction suit,
the affidavits Of the stockholders and others
in favor of the consolidation Of the Atchi-
son and San Francisco roads were read. The
first one was that Of Vice-President Rein
hart of the Atchison. Reinharts affidavit
went to show the San Francisco road S
finances were in a deplOrabe condition, and
that the income of the company was rot
sufficient to pay the operating expense.
The company had to have money and have
it al once. 1t could get money from no Que.
The plan of consolidating with the Atchi-
son is the only Que that could be
carried out under any circumstances,
and if not authorized the company will find
itself on July 1st not only delinquent in the
payment of several million dollars of float
the payment of the interest of the direct
funded debts.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
THE BLUE BOOK.
The Diplomatic Correspondence Concerning the
Behring Sea.

The Diplomatic Correspondence Concerning the
Behring Sea.
LONDON, jane 1.-The Blue Book is pub
lished this afternoon, giving the most recent
correspondence between Great Britain and
the United States touching the Behring Sea
seal fisheries. 1t opens with a telegram
from Salisbury to Pauncefote the British
Minister at Washington, dated April 18th.
expressing the approval of Secretary
Blaine's suggestion that there should be
complete cessation of seal catching pending
the award of the proposed Board of Arbi-
tration. Then follow cable dispatches from
Sir Julian to Lord Salisbury referring to
the modus vivendi, and informing Lord
Salisbury that Secretary Blaine preferred
that the proposal for a close season should
come from Great Brit .in.
The Blue Book also gives Secretary
Blaine's dispatch of May 4th detailing the
proposals, and the note of Minister Paunce-
fote to Secretary Blaine of May 5:h. In a
dispatch to Lord Salisbury of May Goth,
Minister Pauncef0te says President Harri-
son is anxious for a reply to Blaine's last
note, and in dispatch of May 25th he said
the President was much concerned, but can
not detain the cruisers. The Blue Book
ended with cable dispatch from Lord Sal
isbury to Minister Pauncef0te dated May
28th. saying a bill would be introduced in
Parliament to give the Queen authority to
forbid the killing of seals III BehTing Sea by
British subjects and declaring the British
Government could take no further action In
the matter until this bill was passed by
Parliament
The morning call., 1891-06-02

Sam Winters used to be one OF the char
acterS in Huntington. He made the Demo-
crat newspaper, AMI won quite an enviabe
reputation ali over the State. But he lost
flis grip ten or twelve years ago, just about
the time prosperity began to settle down
upon the place, and the property has
now passed to the control Of "
furnishes Jeffersonian doctrine now.
Ben used to employ young printer who
had studied up in the history of the craft
and who wouldn't have asked odds of old
Gutenberg on dates and data. One time a
very handsome young woman, who after
ward married Baptist minister, contrib
uted an original novel to the columns
of the Democrat. locating the time
away back in the middle of the
seventeenth century. In the course Of the
narrative it became necessary for the hero
to say, in fine burst of sub-bass: "Avannt,
base minionp Now this printer knew there
was no such type as minion in the seven
teenth century, and no novelist on earth
could make him say So But the next size
larger was current at the time in question,
so he set up the line to read:
''Avaunt, base brevierP And Ben had to
discharge him.-Chieago Herald.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
A CLOSE CALL.
A Murderer'S Narrow Escape
From Being Lynehed.
Rescued From the Hands Of an Excited
Crowd by Mounted Policemen.
The Solemn Ceremonies at the Laying Of the
Cornerstone of Church Inter-
rup,ed by Tragedy.
special to THE MORNING CALL

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-An exciting scene
occurred yesterday at the close of the elabo-
rate ceremonies attendant upon the laying
of the cornerstone of the ST. Engelbert
Catholic Church. Joseph Stodgart, after
a quarrel, shot and fatally wounded Aloise
Steiner. Immediately a great number o t
the 1000 people present began to shout
"Hapg himy' "Bring rope" In mo-
ment the praying priests and the solemn oc-
casion were forgotten. Some one procured
a rope and Stodgart was secured. The rope
was placed around his neck, ard in another
moment he would have been hanged to
lamp-post, when two mounted policemen
dashed up and rescued him.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
WRECKERS AT WORK.
Men Who Thrive on the Misf0r.
tunes of Others.
Operating at the Bottom Of the sea-Wages
and Dangers OF the Occupation = Recov-
ering the Cargo of the Elizabeth

People who PASS along the front to the
north OF Lombard street pier often wonder
whence come the strange pile of old iron
of every description, including railroad iron,
big anchors, chains, boilers and wire rig
ging, and the big piles of marble, some cased
up and all more or less Clipped and broken.
This section of the sea-wall is used by Cap
tain Whitelaw, the well-knOwn wrecker,
and it is here that everything picked up by
his vessels is landed,
Every account Of wreck is eagerly read
by almost everybody, but how many have
any idea of the work done by the divers and
wreckers after the excitement is all over?
No doubt many suppose that when vessel
is wrecked that is the last of her. If the
The morning call., 1891-06-02

Steinway. Long Island City, they saw man
in their room, and. thinking it was their
father spoke to him. The thief sat
down on the side of their bed and
the girls smoothed his face with
their hands and kissed him. In the
darkness they were unable to discern his
features. His silence frightened the elder
girl. who is about u years old, and she said
it was not their father. The younger one
girl sprang ont of bed, saying, ut is not
papa. Pm going to mis- room now" The
thief made no attempt to stop her, but
before she had aroused her father the IN
truder escaped. leaving his plunder behind.
Detroit News
The morning call., 1891-06-02

fashion in table decoration has reached
point that places it among the arts.
Dishes of the rarest workmanship,
the antiques which formerly repoSed
in special cabinet under glass,
are now brought forth and actually
used on the table! They hold fruits, aud in
their turn are surrounded by wreaths Of
roses and violets. crowned, as it were. for
the time being. Traeeries of flowers are
scattered all over the tabecloth and among
them are placed precious porcelains. price
less old Saxony ware, fgurines worthy
of some toy-shop in the spheres,
so the table present "a poetic confusion Of
porcelain figures and flowers" while at the
ends rise those tall-stemmed crystal vases
that look like arrested fountains filled with
where taste and money have been expended
in ceaseless collections. Bric-a-brac est
mOrtl ViVe la bric-a-brae Boston Herald.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
DIED TOGETHER.
Suicide Of Two Youthful Lovers Who Pre-
ferGd Death to Separation.

GALENA Ull), June 1.-Two youthful
lovers, Miss Ida townsend and Elmer Fos-
ter, living in Rush Township, this county,
committed suicide last night. The had
been out for a drive. and returned
late in the evening. The girls
mother entered the room to call her this
morning and found both dead, The young
man was upon the bed and the Girl on the
floor, TO which she had fallen in her agony.
They had taken strychnine. The girls
father is wealthy aud Foster was farm
hand, and it is said his parents opposed the
The morning call., 1891-06-02

cannot recOllect having ever met a man
of more peculiarly striking appearance than
Mr.. Ibsen. He reminded me to a certain
extent of those fabulous creatures the
gnOmes, who play such an important part ia
Scandinavian mythology, and are wildly
described in the old songs of the Edda. lie
is a man IF less than medium size, but very
heavily set. The upper part of his body is
very large in proportion TO his lower limbs.
but still small in comparison with that i'm
mense head, which, with its bushy hair.
white as snow, overtowers the cOmp1cG bod
lily frame. heavy beard Of the same color
would encircle the face if it was not for the
fact that IbSen keeps his chin Shaven, q
distinction also enjoyed by the upper lip.
/ wonder if Mr.. IbSen knows that by wear
ing his beard in the manner described hs
shows a very strong chin and a mouth OF
classic delineation. Irresistible is the cnarm
of his eyes, which are of a deep blue. like
the color Of the sea on the shores of his
beautiful native north land.-Cor. LouiSvills
Courier journal.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
Cured by a Second Stroke

Simon Golmley of Crab Orchard, KY, was
two years ago smitten with paralysis. He
able to speak a word. A few days ago,
while watching game of ball. he received
another stroke which threw him into vio-
lent convulsions. He was put in bed, and
the next day astonished everybody by sit
ting up and talking He had regained his
voice, but lost his recollection of all events
during the past two years. 1t is believed he
will recoYer.-Detroit News.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
pInner-Tab1e Decoration.

Some one AYERS that the reign of bric-a-
brac is over, and the rooms of the rich and
great collectors are being cleared of their
costly trash. So it may be. for it is time to
change when the nobodies decorate their
quarters with make-believes in art. But in
abandoning bric-a-brac fer house ornament,
another direction is given to its display, and
this is the dinner table. While such ex-
quisite glass and china exist it will not be
felegated to the closets. In Paris the
The morning call., 1891-06-02
Painful Accident

MERGED, June Id. r. Miller, farmer
living near Atwater, met with painful ac-
cident on Saturday. He was feeding wood
to steam saw, when some one spoke to
him. Turning, he failed to notice the saw,
and run his hand against it, His right hand
was horribly mangled.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
A Horse with Elephantine proportions.

Valley City has a curiosity in horsefes,i
that is simply astonishing. Last fall III. j.
Hamlin, one of horse dealers, shipped in
from Montana ear of horses, or broncos, as
they are better known. In the lot was one
that he could not sell, owing to The fact
that he had none to mate him. lie Is
sorrel, stands fully 10 hands, or 6 feet
inches. from floor to withers; his legs are
3 feet 6 inches before touching the body,
and small bronco can easily walk under
him. A man feet in height can't see over
his back, even when standing on tiptoe.
In length he is fully 13 feet, oil II feet
standing with his head rs ordinarily
check up a 6-foot man, by standing on tip
toe, can just touch the base of the ear.
"Hamln's Elephant is the cognomen he is
known by.-St. Louis Globe-Dem0crat.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
RUMoRED ASSIGNMENT.

Statement Regarding Stories of the Embar-
rassment Of a Boston Firm.
BosToN, June 1.-The firm of Francis f.
Emery, boot and shoe dealers. was regorted
this morning to have assigned, with liabili-
ties Of $4,000. Mr.. Emery stated this
afternoon that his business was reorganzed
last week with capital of S3000 900, and he
held most of the stock. His attorneys de-
cline to say whether or not he had made an
assignment. Emery is quoted as saying that
the report Of his embarrassment arises from
the fact that one of his notes went to pro-
test at the bank through simple oversight.
i do not know" he added, "what the
people will drive me to with these rumors,
perhaps assignment, but the present story
is entirely wit hnnt foundation.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
A Pointer for Lean Persons.

"Good Queen Anne" Of England died Of
obesity. According to the physicians of her
time, Anne's grossness Of body was caused
by drinking hot chocolate anG milk, sweet
ened with sugar every night before sleep
ing. Nothing fattens one more rapidly
than sugar, five ounces Of which eaten
daily, it is said, will increase the weight one
pound week. This is fact for the con.
sideration of the lean who wish to become
stout.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
SEVERE STORM.
Water Three Feet Deep in a South Da.
kOta Town.

STURGIs Is. Dak.), June 1.-This city and
vicinity was visited to-day by the worst
storm since 1888. The water is three feet
deep on the main street and the cellars and
first floors of the business houses are over
flowed. Railway traffic is impeded The
loss reaches thousands of dollars.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
Children Burned to Death.

LINCOLN (Nebr), June 1.-The farm
house of Valentine Beck. near Beaver City,
was burned to-day during the absence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Beck, aud their two children,
a girl ef six years and boy of two years,
perished in the flames.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
ne Rarth Recommended.

SANTA ANA, June 1.-The Santa Ana
Board of Trade, in session to-day, unanl-
mously recommend j. de Barth Sh0rb for
Chief Horticulturist OF the Worlds Fair.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
A BIG FIRE.
Nearly a Million Dollars Worth Of Property
DESTROYED This Morning.

NEW YORK, June "A fire destroyed
the four-story brick building at Williams
burg occupied by the Brooklyn Cooperage
Company this morning. The fire spread
to the bagging factory adjoining. which was
also destroyed. The IoSS is estimated at
nearly million dollars.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
ELECTION at Paisley.

LONDON, June LIN the election at Pals
ley to-day Dunn, the Gladstonian candidate,
received 4l45 votes, against 2Se7 for his Con.
serYatiVe opponent,
The morning call., 1891-06-02
BOTH KILLED.
Fatal Encounter Between Sheriff and a
Texas Cowboy.

GAINESVILLE Tex, June 1.-The par
ticuiars Of duel TO death between the
Sheriff and a cowboy named Cope, at Jacks
b0ro have just reached here. Cope came to
town Saturday, became disOrderly and
drunk. The Sheriff ordered him to sur
render. 1t was answered with a shot. 1t
was returned and more than twenty shots
were fired Cope was killed. but he NOR
tally wounded the Sheriff, who died shortly
afterWard
The morning call., 1891-06-02
An Assassin Snntannad.

LONDON, June IA would-be assassin
of the Czarowitz has been sentenced to
penal serVitude for lite.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
An Arnhhishnn,s Wit.

The late Archbishop of ork readiness in
retort was proverbial. A correspon dent
sends us the following instance: DR..
Magee had been to recruit at watering
place, and on the morning of his departure
asked for the bill. 1t was Unexpectedly
extortionate, but he paid it without COM
plant and gave the waiter douceur. just
as he was leaving the hotel the landlord
came up obsequiously, Hope your lord
ship has had the rest and change you were
in need of.'' Indeed, haven't" said Dr..
Magee, adding, the waiter has got the
change, you've got the rest, aud I've got
nothing."-Ex.
& Sir MorreI Mackenzie, the distinguished
British physician, is slender and active
man of So years. Ho began life as clerk
in a store, but before he was so be had be-
come an authority on diseases of the throat.
The morning call., 1891-06-02
Two Little Girls and a Burglar.

When George II. WIlliamson's little girls
awoke few nights ago, in their room in
The morning call., 1891-06-02

A distinguished Egyptologist has recently
unearthed with lot IF his mummies will,
probably made 4450 years ago. but curl
ously, quite modern in form.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-11-20
A DEBT.PAYING YEAR,

This is debt-paying year. The
Northwest has habit of disappoint-
ing people who do not expect much
Of it. For the last two or three
seasons it has been paraded in the
East as drouth stricken region,
worthless for agricultural purposes,
and yet it has, with the exception of
a comparatively small percentage Of
its acreage, gone right on raising big
crops of wheat, and this season almost
every county is in line with the
largest wheat crop ever grown. Not
having anything else to say, the
"calamity" shriekers mourn because
the proceeds Of the crop 60 to pay
debts. Now, there is no better use
for money than to pay debts, and the
fact that the proceeds of one or two
crops will pay off all the debts a
farmer is likely to incur is one Of the
best recommendations Of this new
country. After the crop is sold the
farmers Of the Northwest will owe
less money than those of any other
state in the Union. Northwestern
Apriculturist.