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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
TEE BHRING SEA TROUBLE
Secretary Blaine is Not Salts
fed with Lord Salisbury's
Response
The Latter Refuses to Settle
the Question by Arbi-
tration
The United States Has All
the Rights that Russia
Had

WASHINGTON, March II - SecretaI
Blaine is anything but satisfied with
Lord Salisbury's response TO his arbitra-
tion proposals in the Bering sea matter.
Mr.. Blaine it will be remembered, more
than once last year told the British min
lister Ia substance that this country had
eXccp ional rights in BorIng sea which 1t
would never share with another power
and which President Harrison would
never consent 10 refer to the Judgment of
an arbitrator
Nevertheless he proposed to Sir Julian
PuuncefOte, last December, 10 submit
these exceptional claims to arbitration by
proposing that an arbitrator should pass
upon the question as to what are the
rights of the United States as to the fur
seal fisheries In the waters OF Bering sea,
| breeding islands and the habits Of the
seals In rcsortiug thithcr.
/ From the standpoint OF his previous po-
sition. Mr. BlJine's offer to submit this
! question 90 arbitration was a large con-
! cc-siou ia the Interests Of peace. But
/ Lord Salisbury now tells Mr.. Blaine,
] through the British minister, that her
]
urbllratc such "A question. lie twts Mr..
| Blaine with assuming that something Is
/ iu the law of nations which j. not there:
namely. a continuing property In wild and
common animals by power TO whose
territorial dominion such animals resort.
Diplomatic opinion here sustains Lord
|SJii-bury'- reiJ al 70 arbitrate the Ques-
Itluu. Diplomats say that to submit TO
arbitration anything already clearly
|Sntilod 10y International law would be to
invite an arbitration between two dis
puaui- TO alter che law OF nations
according to the arbItratDrS' own view
and Judgment, % contingency that would
.r.ducH international law 10 Inconsistency,
aud which the nations would never
tolerate.
Surprise Is expressed al some Of the
legations that Mr.. Blaine has not sought
, 70 concerted declarations from the pow
crs a. tO the circumstances under which
any OF lhGm might exercise an eXcep-
tiuuul and protective jurisdiction over
wild animals in the preservation ol
, which the civilized world has common
. interest.
ItLurd Salisbury aud Mr. Blaine should
, ever agree Co urbitratc the question
. whether the United States may not asser
. an extraordinary jurisdiction over IA,
seal ll- eric, by reason OF its OWNERSHIP
of Jno breeding Islands, the European
o. sIb.uDts Would probably promptly siguif!
r thoiI iuluuJilu not 10 regard the arbitra
S Iiou ls settling th" question, however J
b. might result
O. The prac ical consequences of L0r,
o. Sa.i.bUry'> latest dispatch appears 20 b.
q that Mr. Blaine VIII have TO make
, further retreat than Lp affected bVhl
II note yi last December tD Jhr British min
IS i-trr ID ho wishes tO settle the Bcriug SCI
d .qucstiUu before ha leaves Office. The pre-
ID yailIng opinion here b. that he VIII con
UIDfp Up TaTTgVTHJp mtVCmpuf then bpuu
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
A pAsTARDLY CRIME
An Entire Family Poisoned by Their
Neighbors

NelghborS
MouNr STERLING, KY. March l2-Will-
lam Ferguson, u respected farmer living
near here, b. b. Watts. his son-in-law,
and his granddaughter, Oracle Boyd, were
poisoned with arsenic placed in coffee
pot last Friday. Ferguson and Watts
nave died, and the girl is in critical con-
ditiOn.
John Wiggiuton, and Frank, Charlie,
Jim and Fred WiggintOn, his sons, We're
arrested today charged with the crime
and were put in jail for safe keeping.
Excitement ran high, and mob as
semblcd, determined to hang the
accused parties. but wiser counsel pre-
vailed.
When the officers went ont today with
warrants Of arrest the WiggintOus Were
! found Shucking corn In field. Fred and
| Jim WiggiutOn. children 10 and IL years
! old, told the whole story. Charlie aud
/ Frank took the poison, which had beei
| bought few days ago, and went TO Fer
! gusOn's house. Charlie went into IN,
| Kitchen and put the poison into the coffee
/ pot, while Frank remained on the outside
| Mrs. WiggOntOn knew about IL, and say
She tried 10 prevent IL, but Charlie, being
a bad man, would not listen TO her.
Frank was seen ia jail tonight. lie a.
first stoutly denied any knowledge Of The
crime. but finally made a clean breast ant
implicated the entire family. lie wa
sorry the old man and his granddaughter
were poisoned. They had nothing agains
them.
The WiggintOns came to this country
several years ago, and last year raised 70
bacco in partnership with Watts. Thcr,
was a misunderstanding in the settlement
They claimed he owed them sl7 NOR
than his accounts showed, and because h
refused to settle their way they decided
to kill him
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

SAN Francisco. March l2-Rcccal dis
patches from New York state that the
Austrian consul was looking for young
Count Karolyi, who when last heard from
was in san Francisco. H. was supposed
hc had married, and his father In Buda
Pcsth was anxious concerning hlm-
January 2G the count, whose fail name
is Georges Karolyi, according io his -ig-
nature to the marriage license stub, TOOK
out marriage certificate I'm the county
Borlsba Frank. aged 10, and also "a native
OF Hungary. They were married by Rev.
/ Father King Of the church of iWmicu
/ late Conception on February . The
I count and his sweetheart desired Father
! King to marry them January %, uui a-
/ the banus had to be published, lNC wed
ding was eOlcmuiZcd on February %. The
/ bride was accompanied by lady cyi-
I IDENTIFY her mother. Both were dressed
/ elegantly and wore diamonds Iu prUiuslOu
The count declared be aas the son O
| Count stephen Earulyi and toGulc-,
I Margaret Csokoviuck, OF Hungary, anc
| that the bride was the daughter OF Count
Trak Trenk and Joscphu Birch, OF Hun
gary His bride, he said, had au anu'
| living ia San Francisco. lie Intimate,
that they would remain few days 10
| San FranciscO and then go East aud u
Europe. The counts family g. one of tn'
| leading families in Hungary. owning larg
landed property there. His father wa
for years leader In the hungarian
diet.
1t Is thought the bride and her motho
were travelling on the coast, and that 10
count followed them from Europe again,
his fathers wishes.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
TO THE METROPOLIS
The Canadian Pacific ooing to New
York

New YORK, March 12-The World this
morning says: Wall street was all agog
yesterday at the revival of the old story
that the New York Central has secured,
or was about to secure, the control Of the
Rome. Watertown and Ogdensbnrg rail :
road. Vice President Walter Webb, OF
the former road, and President Charles
Parsons, of the latter, promptly denied
the story.
A gentleman who is a stockholder OF
the Ogdensburg company, and has his In
formation direct from official sources,
said yesterday that the last chance OF the
Central road had escaped, and that it'
neglect TO secure the line when 1t had the
opportunity was likely TO cost II dear II
the near future, for what II did not gel
the Canadian Pacific had secured.
Some time ago number Of men quietly
secured a charter for "A new bridge acros
| the \ agara river at point below the olt
| suspension bridge. 1t Is said the Canad lai
| Pacific has bought up the charter, .paylni
$4,000 for It, though II consisted OF moth
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
a GREAT HAUL
Marshal Parker Bags Two Thieves ana
Considerable Stolen Property

Marshal Parker Bags Two Thieves ana
Considerable Stolen Property
Fairhaven has been suffering severely
of late from the deprcdations of gang OF
petty thieves. Almost every day the
police were notified Of some burglary or
robbery. Fairhaven, however, has not
suffered any more severely than New
Whatcom and for some time 1t has been
apparent that gang of thieves were
working each city Systematically. All
efforts to capture the criminals proved
fruitless and the officers or both clues
look in vain for some clue 10y which the
rascals could be captured. Suspicion
finally centered on two individual IS who
had no visible means Of support and VINO
were freuuentcrs OF saloons and places Oh
IN reDute. 1t was finally determined 70
track them to their habitatiOn and at Z
o'clock Yesterday morning two police Of
! GcrrS and Marshal Parker watched the
mvsterious couple as they left the city
/ After walking about two miles toward
| Cbuckanut bay they suddenly stopped be-
| fore a tent and in a short time aftel
entered. They were Immediately followed
| hy the police officers who took the two
men il, charge. 4 search Of the tent wa
1 instituted and all the goods stolen IRON
4 Mccoy d O'Brirn'S store some time aR'
| together with a lot Of other plundcr wa
found
The two men were taken before Judg
/ Clark where they gave the names OF Franl
Rivers and Thomas Barrett. They walye'
a preliminary examination and were heli
toppppar before the superior court.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
Wants to Combine

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12-E. a. King
vice president, and r. w. Mitchell. sec
retary, Of the Portland industrial cNposi-
ton, are in the city. Mitchell said last
evening that he hoped 10 secure jhc CO.
operation Of the exposition managers OF
the Mechanics institute. lie urges mutual
corporation on the ground mat u would
be attended by many advantages 10 both
eXpOsitiOus by reducing expenses. The
interests Of both are Identical and the dis
tance between San Francisco and Portland
is too great for any Interference so FAR as
patronage is concerned.
The expense Of the Eastern exhibitor
who presents a novel aud attractive feat
ure IS so large that II frequently happens
he is deferred from participation In sin
gle exposition. With two communities e
reach at an expense slightly above one
| the greatest obstacle would be removed
| and as a result the public and the eXposl
| tion managers would be alike benefited
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
THE GREAT STORM
Its Effects Still Felt in Several Por-
tions of England


LONDON, March lJ-COrnwall continues
isolated from the rest Of England on ac-
count of the recent blizzard. Many
wrecks are reported on the coast, and at
Lands End number Of people were
frozen to death. A foreign steamship.
whose name is unknown, was wrecked
near DartsmOuth. DeyOnshirc, during the
recent storm and all the crew and passdn-
gers drowned. The British ship Dryad.
bound for Valparaiso, was also wrecked
off Start point, near DevOnshire, and her
crew OF twenty four drowned. Among
the schOoners lost off Start point was the
Lunesdale. -Four Of her crew were
drowned. 1t is already known that at
least seventy lives were lost of the coast
during the blizzard, and In addition at
least ten men perished from cold after
reaching the shore. II Is feared the list
Of wrecks and persons who lost thell
! lives ls tar from complete as number OF
| other vessels are known to be missing.
| Atmany points inland, where the stOru
was most severely felt, are still isolated
/ from the surrounding country and day
must elapse before through freight anC
/ passenger traffic is entirely restored
| Large gangs of laborers have been sent II
all directions to clear the lines.
The loss TO farm stock Is enormou
and will cause much suffering amonl
/ tanners.
The water mains of Plymouth ar
showed up and the people OF that cit
have had no water since last Monday.
force Of 200 soldiers has been sent I
assist the water works employees in clear
ing the mains so they can be used.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

LONDON, March l2-The Seamcn and
Firemen's union claims to have discOy-
cred that vessels running TO European
ports are largely substituting foreigners
for natives Of Great Britain in their
crews.
1t is said that in Hamburg alone sew
eral hundred Germans have iouud en-
ploymcnt on British vessels who have
gone out short handed and filed mp the
quota OF their crews at that port. ship
owners claim that the Germans aud scan
dinavians are quite as efficient seamen
aud do not give as much trouble as En-
glish. Most Of them understand or read
ily acquire enough English TO be OF
service.
The situation is regarded as very bad
according to the Scamen's union. The
| Dover Steamship company, which en-
gagged French crews during the reccn
strike, still has a host Of thcm in III
| pmplOy.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
A Peculiar Wager

VALLEJO, Cal, March 12-William
Bretherton, Of Napa, arrived in Vallejo
last evening, bound for the east via San
Francisco, trundling whcclbarrow and
followed by dog. The proposed trip is
the outcome of a wager Of 5000, aud siA
months time Is allowed in which to COM
plete the journey on foot
The wheelbarrow bears the legend
"From San Francisco to New York city,
and the wheel is so arranged that IL lt'
ON the railroad track In the barrow th,
traveller carries his provisions and
blankets.
Two years ago Bretherton made a sim.
| liar trip from Los Angeles to Cincinnati
walking 3,727 miles In five months an'
/ two days.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

LONDON March l2-rhe Earl OF Derby
has siguiGed his willingness 10 become
chairman Of the royal commission on the
subject of labor 1t Is stated on the au-
thoiity OF "A member OF the cabinet that
the commission will report before the close
Of the present year. Legislation will then
be adopted In accordance with its recon-
mendations and the government will be
prepared to 90 before the country on tho
strength Of that legislation.
II Is certain that there Is no intention OF
dissOlving parliament until the conserva-
/ tives have acted upon the labor issues now
| before the country.
Hunters cent cigars are the best.
/ 1902. m | -6xSs
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
THE GREAT BORROWER
Willard Again Seeking to Place a
Loan

New York, March 12-Heury Willard
sailed for Europe Yesterday on the steam
ship Lahn. He will be gone about three
months. 1t is understood the purpose OF
his trip is to raise new capital in Germany
for his American enterprises.
One Of the things he expects to do y tt
place the loan of sl0,0000OO on his MIL
waukee street railroad properties. An
other Is to make up new syndicate t'
acquire again the voting control OF IN
| Northern Pacific railway. Mr.. Willard Z
/ family Is I'm Europe.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
Windthorst Better

BERLIN, March 12-Herr. Wmdthorst,
leader Of the center party in the reich
stag, who has been dangerously III with
congestion of the lungs, was In state OF
collapse last night. This morning he Is In
a SLIGHTLY improved condition.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
PERSONAL

Mr.. NJ. p. Benton, general agent for tho
way. Is in the city. Mr.. Benton IS &C
companied by his wife, and Is on sight
seeing tour, combining business with
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

LONDON March ~ - The Portuguese
cortes has agreed 10 a tobacco monopoly
for forty-aye years, and to sustain The
lssne OF bonds TO the amount Of slO,oDc,Wo
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13
MINISTER TO JAPAN
ingalls, and Morrow Mentioned for
Position

WAsHINoToN, March l2-The
nouncement OF the death Of Min
swift at his post IN Japan leads to I
gossip as TO his successor. The nam
ex Senator Morrow Of California, an'
Senator Ingalls, are both mentiOne
that connection.
II is probable the body Of the late
lister win be brought back TO this cou
on man war.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

LoNDoS, March Pho settlement hA'
vet been arrived at between Great Britain
and Portugal on the African question,
former dispatch TO that effect having er
T0ucOus.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

For a good cent cigar, go 70 Hunter.
1902 li-6i
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

Money to Loan
Day & Hanford, Harris street near
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-28
DRUGGED WITH BEER.
An Awful Case Of Degradation in Lawrence
ville-Father and Mother Made Their
Babies Intoxicated-One of Them in the
Hospital for Drunkenness,

An Awful Case Of Degradation in Lawrence
ville-Father and Mother Made Their
Babies administrations of Them in the
Hospital for Drunkenness.
The worst case of degradation and pow
erty ever known in Pittsburg was developed
in Lawrenceville on Sunday at the home of
Thomas and Ellen Fay, at Hatfield and
Forty-seventh streets. Both of them are in
the workhouse, and their 5-year-old son,
Willie, is in st. Francis Hospital in a serious
condition from cholera morDus, caused by
drunkenness.
The parents had been on a spree for q
week. The children had been worse than
neglected. On Saturday Mr.. Fay bought a
keg of beer and quart of whisky. but moth
ing to eat. All day Sunday the debauch was
kept up. The father made his children drink
beer until they were intoxicated.
Late in the afternoon the neighbors were
shocked to see the little boy stagger out in
the street, while the parents laughed at the
sight. Some demonstrated, but the father
only made the boy drink more beer. Finally
Captain Brophy arrived and arrested the
parents. They we're both very drunk and
the house was little else than a hovel and
filled with vermin.
The little boy was found in a pile of rags
with his ll-year-old sister kneeling beside
him The boy was almost dead Both chill
dren were almost starved. The had wan
dered off, and in the back yard of one of the
houses he found some watermelon rinds in
garbage can and had eaten them. He was
given every possible attention, but yester-
day morning he was not expected to live.
Last evening he rallied, and there is now
some hope of saving his life. At the hearing
yesterday morning the wife was sentenced
so days and the husband 80 days to the work
house.
The girl has been taken by an uncle from
Wheeling, W. Va, who will raise her. The
uncle declared last night that he would
have nothing more to do with the child's
parents. AS soon as they are released from
the workhouse Agent Dean will have them
arrested for ill-treating their children.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-28
WILL RUN THE MILL.
Fesuvius Works Managers May Start
the Big Train of Rolls,
WITH.THE AID OF NON-UNIONISTS.
The American Natural Gas Company and
Others Brought Into Court.
BRICKLAIERS ARRIVE FROM OUTSIDE

1t was reported yesterday that the large
train of ate rolls in Moorhead Brothers
Vesuvius mill at Sharpsburg, the scale for
which, as presented by the Amalgamated
Association, the firm refused to sign, will be
started up this week with non-union men.
There is said to oe q difficulty about getting
a full crew. 1t takes from so to 60 men to
work one turn, but less than half a dozen
skilled men can operate it.
A few leading citizens of Sharpsburg called
on Burgess George T. Lewis yesterday, to
see if there was no way by which a settle
ment of the deadlock could be arranged.
there is a strong hope that from his dual
position he may be able to effect some
settlement The mill has been shut
down now for a month, and the long
stress of idleness is beginning to cause un-
easiness in business circles. No date has
been fixed for a further conference between
the Amalgamated officials and the firm. The
latter is reputed, whether rightly or
wrongly, of being determined to stand by
its position. 1t is willing to pay the scale
price in all the departments except on this
one train of rolls. Some of the leading
workers are reported as saying that under
the circumstances it would be best for the
men whose wages are not reduced
to go to work. Several meetings of
the 500 men employed, organized
within two sub-lodges, have been held. Alta
and William Carney were present, So votes
were cast to hold out, and IL puddlers and
helpers voted to let the plate mill crew shift
for themselves, and return to work if the
rest of the scale was signed.
a high fence has been erected around that
part of the mill having the train of plate
rolls. Numbers of colored iron workers
have visited Sharpsburg during the week to
size up the place. The company has ad-
vantages for housing non-union men, as
there are accommodations for 100 men ad-
jacent to the mill.
1t is not known when the other three
trains of rolls in the finishing and pudding
department will be started. Not until this
will the men make up their minds as to what
course they will pursue. The firm is anxious
to start up the plate mill 1t is said to be the
most profitable OF any. The firm has about
6, 600 tons of muck on hand, sufficient to run
this train for six weeks. If necessary sup
ply can be obtained from other non-union
mills, William Clark & Co. standing ready to
furnish so tons day. Sixty tons is sufficient
to supply the mill for a double turn. Mean
while the aspect of affairs is quiet and there
is no immediate trouble expected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-28
DEMANDING A RECEIVER.
A Natural Gas Company Called Into Court
to Explain Some Things.

A Natural Gas Company Called Into Court
to Explain Some Things.
A bill in equity was filed yesterday by
William Franz & Bro. against the American
Natural Gas Company, Xavier Wittmer, G..
Wittmer, II. Wittmer, NJ. Wittmer, and the
Wittmer Brick Company, Limited. The
plaintiffs and the Wittmer Brick Company
manufacture brick at Wittmer station.
Xavier Wittmer, it was stated, induced the
plaintiffs to contribute 81, $50 to the capital
stock of the American Natural Gas Com
pany, in which the Wittners we're inter
ested. They did so with the understanding
that they were to be supplied with natural
gas at the same rate as the Wittners.
They now charge that Wittmers, who con-
troll the gas company, were given better
rates for gas and that, on May Is, the plain
tiffs' supply was shut off altogether, though
the company continued to supply Wittmers
and about 80 private customers, who were
not stockholders
They also charge that they were not given
a chance to vote for directors; that they
have been Disseminated against, and that
the Wittmers have not fully paid up their
capital stock in the gas company. They
now ask for q receiver for the gas company;
that the election of the Board of Directors
be set aside; that the Wittmers be compelled
to pay what is unpaid on their capital stock,
and that S., $50 be refunded to the plaintiffs,
as oyercharged on gas.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-28
To Renters With Power.

Persons engaged in light manufacturing
are directed to the advertisement of commo.
dious rooms to rent in the building Is, n
and 70 Diamond street, with power, electric
light, an elevator and janitor service in
cluded in rental
Great economy and better facilities than
can be had elsewhere. Central situation.
Following are some of the rooms:
About 1O0x60, lighted on all sides and
from central area, with power, electric light,
steam heating and janitor service, 81, 500.
6Ox3O, with power, light, steam heating
and janitor service, 81 900.
28x1S, with power, electric light, steam
heating and janitor service, $500.
Also spaces with power and light and
heat as low as S400.
Apply to John T. Shields, second story
Dispatch business Office building, corner
Diamond and Smithfeld, between II and 4