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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
DIVORCED IN A CITY JAIL.
How a Man Charged With Bigamy Got
Rid of One Wife,

BALTIMORE, Nov. 11.-[Special Meyer
Goldstein and his second wife, who was
known as Bertha Schwartz before he mar
ried her, were the principals in strange
ceremony at the city Jail this afternoon.
Goldstein had been committed on a charge
of bigamy, he having welded Mrs.
Schwartz, a widow, before obtaining a
divorce from Mrs. Goldstein No l. The
latter, on learning of her husbands mar
riage, came here from New York to press
the charge of bigsmy. She was with her
husband when Mrs. Schwartz, accom-
panied by a rabbi and three Other
men, arrived at the Jail and re-
quested Warden Constantine to give
them a room in which an ecclesiastical
divorce ceremony could be performed. They
were shown to the guardroom, where they
were Joined by Goldstein, who agreed to
the separation. The rabbi at once proceeded
with the ritual, which was in Hebrew, and
which referred to the fact of the first and
second marriages, and the virtual nullity of
the second on account of the first.
Two of the men who came with the rabbi
acted as witnesses, and the third was the
registrar. He kept complete record of the
proceeding, and whenever he blotted page,
was compelled, under the church law, to re-
write II. When the registrar mad written
the acknowledgements of both parties the
paper was placed between the thumb and
the forefnger of Goldstein, who, after
stating that the contents were in accordance
with the facts, dropped it into the hands of
Mrs Schwartz, who stood opposite, with
hsnds folded in the shape OF 'fV." When
she received the paper she repeated after
the rabbi her acknowledgment and was de-
clared free. Goldstein became very tired
during the proceedings, and asked the rabbi
to hurry, saying he would lose his dinner.
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HE PRESS SPEAKS OUT.
Thousands of ions of Grain Rotting
at Caucasus Stations.
CRYING EVILS OF MILITARISM.
Government Ownership Of Railways Not
an Unmixed Blessing.
NEWS FROM THE FOREIGN CAPITALS
rBY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. l

IB1 CABLE TO THE D1SPATCH.l
MOSCOW, Nov. 1.-THE newspapers of
this city are coming out with some truths
concerning the Governments criminal
neglect of the starving peasants, which is
interesting and very sad reading. Atten-
tion is being directed to the state of rail-
way communications in Southern Russia
and 10 the great and CRYING need of reform.
The railways are mainly military routes,
tending to strategic points of attack and de-
fense in the event of war, and are almost
wholly directed TO the convenience of the
army. The result is that very little facility
is given for commercial transport or for
reaching places which are not of special
moment In the military plans of the En-
pire. Consequently, thousands of tons of
grain lie rotting every year at stations in
the Caucasus, where it is collected for trans
port, and this even at times when the
wretched people are literally dying for
want of it.
On one stretch of only so miles 1000
wagon loads of grain, which were sent by
the Zemstovs alone for the relief of the
famine stricken districts, are blocked up
and cannot be gotten at, notwithstanding
that thousands of human beings are starv-
ing TO death. The ostensible cause of this
abominable state of affairs is asserted to be
lack of sufficient rolling stock, but the
real reason is that already explained-the
use of the rolling stock for troops and ANU
milton and army provisions.
Tariffs, moreoveE, vary considerably for
freight transports, and it is so much cheaper
N 10 Sopd roodc 1 mn los
around than by direct route of 200 miles,
that the necessity of speedy relief is neg
lected in the interests of the public treas
ury, which is largely supplied by the taxes
wrung from the famishing people. 1t is
estimated that the total cost of the famine
TO the nation will exceed 800, 600, 900 roubles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
MORMON PROPERTY EsCHEATED.
The United States to Get Possession Of All
the Law Allows.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 11.-LSpecial J.
Judge Zane this morning handed down a
decision which delares the tithing Office,
the Gardo House, the historians s office, the
Church farm and half interest in valuable
coal lands, property of the late cor
poration of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints escheated
to the United States. In reviewing
these cases the Court said they came under
the laws of Congress, approved March g.
1887, which prescribe that it shall be the
duty of the Attorney General to proceed
with such steps as are necessary to escheat
any and all property of the Mormon church,
in violation of the law of 1862, which de-
clares that it shall not be lawful for the
church to hold property in excess of $50, ,00O
1.-TWO of the tracts" said the court,
"were taken possession of before the act of
1862, and held by the church at the time.
1t appears that the Gardo House has been
occupied by the President of the church up
to the time the United States receiver took
possession. There is question whether
this property and the historians office
should be forfeited, but the Supreme Court
decree, under section II of the act of
March Il, 1887, leaves no discretion with
this court, and it is declared escheated to
the United States. If not found by the
decree, would say the President of the
church had right to parsonage.
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SOLID FOR SHERMAN.
Chairman Hahn Says There Is No
Doubt of Honest Johns Reelection.
NO MORE DEMAGOGUES WANTED.
Official Vote of Pennsylvania All in at the
State Department.
THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY Is 5s,152


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArCH.l
COLUMBUS, Nov. 11.-During the cam
paign Chairman Hahn, of the Republican
State Executive Committee, was recognized
as Sherman man, and it was insisted by
the friends of Governor Foraker that he was
using the influence of his position to secure
favorable nominations and aid the election
of Sherman candidates. Mr.. Hahn de-
clined, though, to discuss the Senatorshlp
during the campaign. He. however, con-
sented to talk to-day and said:
$50 far as the Senatorial question was
concerned the canvass was conducted with
out reference to it, but now that the elec-
tion is over, take it that every Repub-
lican has perfect right to express his
views. There is no better Republican in
Ohio than j. B. Foraker. Upon the other
hand there is no better one than Mr.. Sher-
man, and both are entitled to the thanks OF
the Republicans of the State for their work
during the campaign just closed.
Men always hate to choose between two
good friends, but it cannot be denied that
Sherman is recognized as the ablest states
man and financier in the United States Sem
ate, and the claim that some parties make
10 the erect CnaG ne is 100 OlO Ior ACTUAL
service is not we'll founded At the age of
IS there is no better preserved man in Ohio
than the Senator, and he made as many
speeches in the last campaign as did Gov
ernor Foraker. One of the reasons that
there should be no question about his being
returned to the Senate is that such men as
Sockless Jerry Simpson and fanatics of that
class told us during the campaign their sole
purpose was to retire John Sherman from
the United States Senate. Will the Re-
publicans of Ohio listen to demagogues of
this character?
"a great many wild claims are made
about this Senator's and that Representa-
tive's vote. I desire to say they are all
men of honor, and in my opinion have made
up their minds just whom they will sup
port. There can be no question whatever
but that Mr.. Sherman will be elected to sue
ceed himself Every man, OF course, has
right to his opinion in this friendly contest
AS that is what it will be-and no dis
grace will attach to the choice of United
States Senator by the Republican General
Assembly,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
scANT NEWS FROM BRAZIL.
Director Fonesca Suspends Every News
paper in Rio Janeiro but Three.

Director Fonesca Suspends Every News
paper in Rio Janeiro but Three.
LONDON, Nov. 11.-News from Brazil is
awaited with great interest The dispatches
reporting the revolt of the important
provinces of the Rio Grande do Sui and
Grao Para have prepared those who are
watching the progress of events in the
United States of Brazil for further reports
of disintegration. The strict censorship at
Rio Janeiro accounts for nothing coming
through from there, but surprise is ex-
pressed that no further word has come from
Pernambuco, where much discomfort at
Fonseca's dictatorship is known to prevail
Some Brazilian news appears to be get
ting across the Andes to Santiago, the
Chilian capital, A dispatch from that city
which reached London this afternoon, de-
clares that Dictator Fonseca has not con-
tented himself with strict enforcement of
press censorship. He has now gone one
step further and has required all the news
papers in Rio Janeiro who do not fully SUD-
port his autocratic pretension to suspend
publication. The only papers which are al
lowed to continue to appear regularly are
three which are supporting his dictatorship.
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THE JUNTA STEPS DOWN.
SURRENDERS ITS SCEPTER TO THE
NEW CHILEAN CONGRESS.

Constitutional Government Now Fully Re-
sumed-President-E Elect Montt Assumes
the Duties of His Office in Advance-The
Junta People Hold Senatorial Offices.
LONDON, Nov, ia dispatch from San
tiago this afternoon brings the intelligence
that the Chilean Junta is prepared to sur
render the executive authority it has e1er-
cised since Balmaceda's downfall to the
newly-organized Congress On the meeting
of Congress to-day the Junta addressed that
body in formal message. In this it set
forth the principles which had controlled in
governing the country in the absence of
regularly constituted authorities; explained
the present situation of affairs, and said
that, inasnuch as Congress was now pre-
pared to assume responsibility, the Junta
would resign to that body the functions
which it had been exercising.
The chief recommendation made by the
Junta in surrenderlng its power, was an
urgent plea that Congress should at once
institute measures looking to through re-
organization of the army and navy.
The Senate organized by electing Senor
Waldo Silva as its president The Chamber
of Deputies elected as its presiding officer,
Senior Barres Luco. Senior Saliva and Luco,
together with Admiral Jorge Mott, the
newly elected President of the Republic,
were the men who constituted the famous
Junta of the Congressionalists.
Admiral Montt, who was nominated a
few days ago by the Liberals, the dominant
party in Chile, as its candidate for the Pres
idency, and whose nomination is equivalent
to election, has been empowered to assume
all the duties of the Chief Executive of the
Republic until the meeting of the Electoral
College, which will take place shortly,
when Admiral Montt will be formally elect
ed President
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
A sIx-YEAR OLD MYSTERY.

A Woman Gives Away Murder Secrets Dur
ing Fit of Anger.
WILKEsBARRE, Nov. u.-[Special. THE
mysterious murder of the Kester brothers,
which occurred in Sugarloaf township in
1885, promises to be brought to light. Yes
terday two families, named Higgins and
Eveland, quarreled and blows were struck.
During the fight one of the women was
heard to say she would get even for the. old
score. Soon after she appeared at police
headquarters and, the officers say, gave
enough evidence to warrant the arrest of
parties who, they believe, committed the
Kester murders. Henry Higgins and j Joseph
Eveland and their wives were arrested.
Eveland's wife, upon whom the prosecu-
upon her statement to Captain Hampton,
and denied that she ever said that her hus-
band and Higgins committed the crime.
Mrs. Eveland begged Chief Hampton to
lock her up this morning before making the
arrest, as she feared her husband would kill
her, and from her actions while on the stand
afterward it was evident that it was fear
that compelled her to give the contradictory
testimony she did. Both men stoutly pro-
tested their innocence, but admitted that
they had visited the Kester homestead the
July following the murder at night to
search for buried treasure. A Mrs. Tell,
from Pottsville, who told Chief Hampton
yesterday that she knew positively that
Higgins, accompanied by his wife dressed
as man, and Joe Eveland, were the guilty
parties. had such faulty memory on the
stand that she could not remember that she
said SO. The justice held the prisoners for
further hearing Monday, when the police
say thew will have enough evidence to con-
vict them. Higgins lived but mile from
the Kester place at the time of the murder
and cannot give satisfactory account of his
doings that day. Eveland says he was in
Scranton the day of the murder, but his wife
said yesterday that, after committing the
murder, he took the afternoon train tor
Wilkesbarre.
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STARTLING PHYSICAL CHANGES.
Volcanoes Made and Unmade, and . Tin
Lake Grown to q Sea.

Lake Grown TO Sea.
YUMA, ,>ARIz, Nov. 1.-THE party which
has been engaged part Of two months sur
veying lands in Lower California returned
yesterday. The party surveyed the Colo
RADIO from its source to its present mouth,
and made several interesting discoveries.
They report that the volcanic region showed
the severity of the recent earthquake
troubles. Fifteen of the most active vol
canoes in the West group are almost entirely
obliterated. the only sign of the former
location being the lava-like holes almost
filled with sulphur water. The East group
of the 500 volcanoes at Lake Jululu have
daily eruptions, and to the South group
have been added at least 100 large volcanoes
during the period of the earthquake in
July last.
On the South Hill, where year ago no
evidence of vocanoes existed, the grandest
one in Lower California now appears. The
chief one is in active operation. Its crater
opening is 100x40. Lake Jululu, formerly
five miles long by half mile wide, is now
25 miles long and from II to 25 miles in
width, and with an average depth of from
12 to 25 feet. Its waters, formerly salt, are
now fresh owing to the overflow of the Colo
RADIO. On the homeward journey the party
discovered new waterways parallel to the
Colorado, leading into an unexplored coun-
try between Colorado and Mesa Divide,
which separates Carter river from New
river
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
AUCTION SALES.
W. C. MORELAND,
Attorney at Law,
st. Nicholas Building, Pittsburg, Pa.

DECEIVER'S SALE-PURSUANT TO A
n decree in the Court of Common Pleas
No. 1, of Allegheny county, Pa, at No. 209
June term, 1885, / will expose to sale and sell
to the highest and best bidder, at the Court
House at Pittsburg, in said county, at the
foot of the main stairway in said building
on TUESDAY, December 1, 1891, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, or at such time thereafter to which I
may from time to time adjourn said sale, by
giving public notice thereof at the place
aforesaid, all the following described
property, viz: All the property, real, per-
sonal and mixed of the Pfttsburg, Knox
vile and St. Clair Railroad Company, its
roadbed, sidfngs, culverts, embankments,
and all and singular the property and ma
terial OF the said company on the line of its
road or elsewhere, also its machinery, cars
and motors, its rights of way, contracts and
agreements, its chooses and rights of action,
its corporate rights, privileges and fran
chises, subject, however, to the lien OF a
certain mortgage of said company made
and executed by Henry Stamm. trustee,
dated April l, 1886, and recorded in the Re-
corder's office of Allegheny county in mort
gage book vol. 3s8, page 577, to secure bonds
issued amounting to $4,000. subject also to
the lien of the receivers certificates amount
ing to $4,000, issued under the orders of
Court, dated April 18, 1888, and May 21, 1889,
but free and Invested of all other liens, if
any there be, costs, claims and charges of
whatsoever character, kind or nature.
The terms Of the said sale to be one thou
sand dollars t$l ,0OO) on the day of the sale
and the balance upon confirmation of the
sale by the Court and delivery of deed
noI2-5lLrh W. FAWCETT. Receiver.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
THE BoULoGNE CONTROVERSY.
Timothy Harrington Charges O'Brien With
Suppressing Correspondence.

CuPpicssihS SoITtsf,ouuCHCc.
LONDON, Nov 1L-Timothy Harrington
has written a letter in which he charges
Mr. O'Brien with concealing the most i'm
portant part of the Parnell correspondence
in the negotiations held by the Irish leaders
in Boulogne. As proof of his assertions,
Mr. Harrington cites a letter which Mr.
Parnell wrote TO Mr. O'Brien in January
last, suggesting that Justin Mccarthy OBJ
tain satisfactory assurances from the Glad
stonian party that they would continue to
act in good faith with the home rulers
Then Mr.. Parnell constituted Mr.. O'Brien
Chairman, he himself retiring in the latter's
favor.
Mr.. Parnell, however, made the presi-
dencv of Mr.. O'Brien an absolute condition.
Mr.. O'Brien thereupon wrote letter in
which he proposed that his election to the
chairmanship be effected without public
condition of any kind being e1acted, and
solely under private understanding Mr..
O'Brien said he would seek an interview
with Mr.. Gladstone Immediately after his
election for the purpose of obtaining decla-
rations from the leader of the Liberals as to
what the future action of the Liberal party
was to be. If the replies to these inquiries
were of an unsatisfactory nature Mr..
O'Brien was to resign the craftsmanship in
Mr. Parnell's favor and to declare himself for
Mr. Parnell as the leader of the Irish Ma
tionalists. 1t is now disclosed that Mr.
O'Brien cabled to Mr.. Dillon in New York
asking him to support the Chairman. Mr..
Dillon telegraphed back: "Parnell is hum
bugging YOU.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
SMUGGLING OPIUM BY WHOLESALE
The Drug Spirited Into New York From
India by Way of Canada.

The Drug Spirited Into New York From
India by Way of Canada
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE sudden dis
covery of wholesale system of opium
smuggling across the Canadian border has
considerably startled the Custom House
officials In the Custom House there is now
lying the largest quantity of opium ever
seized, and there is still more to follow
This afternoon Special Agent Cummings
said: 'I cannot say aword about the matter
at present, but will make public the whole
story tomorrow.
1t is believed that the opium traffic has
been started by some of the opium growers
of India. The Indian merchants have first
sent that drug to Canada, and it has then
been smuggled across the border into the
United States. In addition to having
agents in Canada about three or four well
educated natives from Bombay arrived in
this country by way of Europe. The real
object of their visit is believed to have
been the completion of an elaborate ar
rangement for the increasing of the opium
traffic in this country. AS the first attempt
at smuggling proved to be so successful it
was determined to operate on larger scale.
The ramifcations of the scheme are intri-
cate and ingenious, but with the informa-
tion already in the hands of the Treasury
officials an effectual stop will be put to the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
Tri-Sfata Breviti0s.

THE employees of the threading depart
ment Of the National Tube Works have each
given a days wages to the McKeesport Hos
pital, 500 in all.
GEORGE HANEY, a farmer, and Benjamin
Tilden, a nveryman, at Hiram, near Youngs-
town, have been arrested for robbing an
express car of a wagon load of merchandise.
RAY EHRENFELDT, 4-year-old Altoona
boy, had his hand accidentally chopped off
by an elder brother Tuesday. A doctor
bandaged the severed member in place, and
hopes that it will grow on again. But the
hand will be useless.
THE McKeesport branch of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad had its first wreck Tuesday.
Through the mistake of McKeesport
switchman three cars were sent flying on
track where they crashed into another cur,
and all four were demolished.
GEORGE DEwALr, Burgess of Coketown,
attempted to arrest some men making a dis
turbance Saturday night, and succeeded in
getting one Of them in the lookup, when the
others flercely attacked him. He Is laid up
in consequence, and is in serious condi-
tion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
ROBB & FITZSIMONS,
Attorneys, st. Nicholas Building.

ORPHANS COURT SALE-ESTATE OF
" Edward Downing, deceased. By virtue
of an order Of the Orphans Court of Allie
gheny county, at No. 155 April term, 1891, 1
will expose at public sale on the premises,
on MONDAY, November 80, at 2 o'clock PM,
the following real estate, situate in Stowe
township, Allegheny county, State of Penn
sylvania, in plan of lots laid out by Thomp-
son Bell, and recorded in Recorders office Of
said county in plan book, volume 6, page 2s7,
bounded and described as follows: Begin
ming at point on the southern side of Bell
avenue and 20 feet eastwardly from Grant
street; thence southward along the eastern
line of lot No. 359 120 feet to Plumb alley:
thence at right angle eastwardly so feet to
eastern line of lot No 1853; thence ct right
angle northwardly along said line 120 feet to
Bell avenue: thence at right angle west
wardly along Bell avenue 60 feet to the place
of beginning, being lots Nos. 353, 1856 and 357
in the above mentioned plan of lots, on
which IS erected two two-story frame dwell
ings. Terms of Sale-One-h half cash on con-
firmation of sale; balance in one year with
interest, to be secured by tight mortgage on
the premises. Sold subject to a mortgage of
81, 125 with accrued interest. Ten per cent of
purchase money at time of sale.
A. j. PENTECOST,
Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent,
413 Grant street.
JOHN KISSICK,
no5-47-5, 1928 Administrator.
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