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CORPSE UNDBR A LOG.
The Mystery of Year Is UnveIlsd-Evi'
dences of Foul Murder.


donces Of Foul Murder.
EVANSVILLE, IND, Feb. l5.-The vii
lsge of st. Joseph, six miles north or
the Monon railroad, was to-day thrown
into q high state Of excitement at the
discovery of the body Of Nicholas
Kruss buried under log near that
place. Three years ago the father Of
Nicholas died, leaving the little farm to
his two SONS, Nicholas and Frank.
The mother subsequently married 9
man named Joseph KsIlen. The
boys permitted them to RESIDE on the
place. About year ago Frank went Ia
Illinois to geek employment, leaving
Nicholas home with the old people
Three months ago Nicholas mysterious.
ly disappeared, the statement being first
given out that he had gone to visit his
brother in Illinois, subsequently that he
had gone TO Louisville, and the last
heard Of him was that he was sick in a
hospital.
Frank came home and searched every
hospital in Louisville, but could get no
trace Of him. He returned home, and
after diggi6g everywhere at last found
the body buried under o log in the
woods, short distance from the farm
house. There is no doubt Of the fact
that a murder was committed, and Kali
len and wife arc suspected. The parties
are under police surveillance until the
matter is thoroughly investigated, The
dead man was most excellent man Of
about thirty.two years Of age.
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A SlCKLNlNG STORY.
A Drunken Miner KI1l' IliS Wife With a
Red Hot Poker and MuIiIntes the Body.

A Drunken Miner KIN. IliS Wife with n
Red Hot Poker ami HiuIiiates the Body.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 15.-The
little village OF shermerville, Ave miles
from this city, was the scene OF horri-
BILE murder at midnight last night.
Edward McMullen a mine laborer,
and an hsbitual drunkard, while in a
drunken frenzy, attacked his wife, who
was also drunk, with a red hot poker,
inflicting terrible burns and mutilating
her body horribly. She died in terrible
agony and her shrieks were heard by
the neighbors, but no attention was paid
to them, as they we're Of frequent
occurrence.
After while neighbors saw Mc&Iullen
reel from the house and they went to
Investigate. A shocking sight met their
gaze. McMulleH's wife lay on the floor
with holes burned in her body, while
the air was filed with sickening odor
OF burning flesh. McAlullen was Captur-
ed and lodged in Jail.
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phIladeIphIa iron rrads.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ia somewhat
larger volume Of busineIs was done this
week in crude Iron at $l4 so for forge
aud $3.50 for No. !. The restricted
output, the coke strike, the probability
OF heavy purchases by large buyers.
have helped TO swell demand. The re.
atricLion Is having q favorable effect on
trade prospects throughout the country.
Muck bars are wanted in large lots at
$50 so and steel billets at S27 90. but 90
cents more Is insisted on by most
makers. Steel rails $50 50lSS0, and large
contracts are coming in. Old railB
$23 SO. No, ! railroad scrap S2i So
Specifications for $500 tons Of iror and
steel plate and iron and steel structural
material are under consideration to-day.
Prices are lower, but buyers insist on
still lower quotations. Merchant bar
mills are securing more business, bat a.
extreme low rates. Nails are weak aud
dull. There Is more confidence In an
actiye demand during March, En-,
gtneeFing contractors, purchasing agent,
and buil ldeII are making many inquired
this week, and car and boat builders arr
| placing large orders for iron 10 be DE-
livered In April and May.
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Both Houses Have Before
Them for the Week.
SILVER QUESTION AGAIN.
The Free Coinage Men Think Bill
Will be Reported, But it is Doubt
fuI..Fears of Another Coup
G'E,at..washington News.

WASHINGTON. D. O.. Feb. 15.-Tht
energy displayed by Congress during
the past week in action upon the Gen
erai Appropriations bills has been the
result of placing these measures in q
state OF forwardness that compares ia.
yorably with the record of the preced'
ing Congress in the short session. AL.
though none Of them have become laws,
two, the Army and the Fertilization
bills, have been agreed upon in confer.
ence and will doubtless reach the Presi.
dent in day or two.
-Four appropriation bills, the District
Of Columbia, the Military Academy, the
Pension and the Naval, have passed
both Houses and will go to the final con.
ference stage IS soon as the necessary
order can be made by the House OF Rep
resentatives. The Diplomatic and Con.
sutar appropriation bill has been report
ed to the Senate, and Legislative, Exec.
uIive and Judicial approximation bill
and the Sundry CiviVii bill are awaiting
Lhe action OF the Senate Committee on
Appropriations. The Copyright bill is
the unfinished business before the Sen.
ate.
In the House, ii is confidently ex.
pected by the party leaders that by the
end OF this week the general deficiency
bill will be the only one Of the regular
bills acted on.
The silver question still remains the
most absorbing topic OF discussion
among mem bers OF the House, and there
is a constant fear on the part Of the con.
servative members may at some unex-
pected time be sprung on the House in
an unlocked for place. The belief has,
however, now become quite general aud
strong that no silver bill can be taken
up in advance Of report from the coin.
age committee. This committee has
lately shown disposition to cease fur.
ther hearing and vote on the bill before |
it. The silver men are confident that
the bill will be reported to the House
before the end Of the week, and Re. |
publican caucus which has been called |
tort tomorrow night may baye some
influence on the course to be pursued in
regard 10 this measure by the majority. |
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.WADDlNG A TERROR.
Fled at the Approach Of Ills Nuptiuls-Cu
riOus Explanation.

Fled at the Approach Of ais Nupliuls-Cu.
rious Explanation.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 15.-Will II.
Berterman, Secretary Of the Indiana
State Florists, and senior member oi
Bsrterman Bros, wealthy florists of this
city, several days ago suddeniy left the
city, and his absence is occasioning the
greatest surprise. His financial affairs
are all right, so that the only ex.
planation offered by his friends Is that
he was on the eve OF marriage to a
highly accomplished young lady, but,
being painfully diffident and embar.
rassed In presence Of Indies, he looked
forward to his approaching nHptials with
feelings OF terror, and finally absented
himself as the readiest way out Of the
difficulty.
When last heard from he was in Chi.
csgo, from which point he forwarded q
letter to his brother, saying that in q
few days he would write an explanation
Of his erratic course. Mr.. Berterman il
prominent in German circles, and no
gentleman has u wider circle OF iriends
in this city than he.
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GIBSON COMP.
The Secretary of the whisky Trust Sup.
possd to be Euroute for Europe.

PEORIA, Feb. 15.-George ]. Gibson
the Secretary Of the Whisky Trust, hal
succeeded in. foolipg all the reporters
officers and everybody else, with the
possible exception of the officers of the
trust, and is now a fugitive on the face
OF the earth.
All day yesterday parties were pre-.
tending 70 call on him in his room In the
National hotel while others were refused
admittanca as It was represented Mr..
Gibson wGs too busy to see them. The
truth Of the matter appears to be that
Gibson was driven from here to some
point on the railroad on the evening OF
the day he returned from Chicago and ia
now we'll on his way 10 Europe.
A prominent distiller admitted this
evening, while objectinR TO the use OF
his name, that Gibson had started for
Europe. He said the reason was that
the Secretary was fearful that he would
BIZ arrested on other charges, and that
his bond would be increased. The pres.
ent bond will be forfeited and viii be
paid. Matt Pinkerton is In the city,
working on the case.
A. II. Barnenott, q dealer, was seen
this evening. He says that some time
ago Gibson purchased one case Of dyna-
mite, fifty pounds. The chemicals used
in the preparation Of the furious fluid
were purchased by Gibson all from one
druggist in Peoria and were mixed by
Gibson himself. Before that he became
very intimate with chemist OF this
city, invited him to the house and
always managed 10 direct the conversa.
ton in such a way as to find out all he
could about the proportion of explosive
materials.
It has been decided to lay the case OF
Gibson before the State, rather than the
Federal Grand Jury, as under the State,
Law, 1t is posaible to inaict severer pen.
alties than under the Federal law.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The Whisky Trust
people are gathering 10 attend the di.
reCtors' meeting tomorrow. Several OF
the directors arrived to-day. President
Gibson stated that probably Secretary
Gibson would be here to attend the
and that it was nothing more
than the regular business gathering OF
the trust. "0ur attorneys are competent
10 lay bare the plot against the trust, for
such it certainly ia"
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lam N. EvsrIs, and George F. Hoar.
Another gave us the two brothers, Sena.
tor John and General William Tecum.
sch Sherman. The father of these two
distinguished men, Charles R. Sherman,
was Judge OF the Ohio Supreme Court,
and during the war OF 1872 had acted az
commissary OF subsistence. Being q
great admirer OF the Shawnee chief
Tecumseh, when the child destined to
become one Of the great chiettains OF the
civil war was born Judge Sherman gave
him for second name "Tecumseh."
The ISTRbtaaREcRR has already given
a sketch OF Sherman's life. The purpose
Of this article ia TO give briefly his mill
tary career Satter his graduation from
West Point:N
After thretS years in Florida and q visit
home he was detailed to assist Colonel
Churchill, Inspector General Of the
Army, in taking depositions in upper
Georgia aud Alabama concerning "lossel
by volunteers in Florida by reason oi
the failure OF the United States TO pro
vide sufficient forage" This duty took
him 10 Marietta, Ga, where he became
familiar with the ground over which
twenty years atteFysrd he was to lead 9
ESrly in 1915 he vas f;rst lieutenant
at Fort Moultrls. singularly enough
the company was commanded by Capt
Robert Anderson, who fifteen year
later was to hold the fort while the
storm Of civil strife was gathering about
lit. General Taylor was at this time q
Corpus Christi, Tex. Sherman was or
| lered north on recruiting service anC
assigned To duty at Pittsburgh, b. Hert
M heard Of the hatslss Of Palo Alto ant
Resaca de la Palma, and chated uudeI
The 0ulet duties Of q recruiting officer.
j He was soon, however, assigned TO
comnAny under orders for California
and On the 4th Of IInlv. 1915, sailed IRON
New York. Tins was he deprived "
the experience that others found so use
iul when the great war made the cap
tains and lieutenants Of 1914 the gen
erals OF '6l-'65. While in California
Sherman heard thst the Mexican va
was over.
Two years later he returned from th
Pacific coast with dispatches to the Wa
[CoRtinued on Third Page.l
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THE LEGISLATURE.
Saturdays Session of the Hause-seuate
Does Not Meet,
an....L ri...nLnL Ia LLn K.l.nlnenn..

Saturdays Session of the Huuse-senate
Does Not Meet.
Special Dispatch 10 the Iat,Ri0eRoer.
CHARLESTON, W, Va, Feb. 14.-In the
House yesterday the Education Com
mittee reported favorubly House bill No.
251, concerning State Board OF Exam
liners and the granting OF State certif.
Gates. The bill to abolish county super
intendents was reported unfavorably.
Mr.. Miller, Of jackson, introduced a
bill to amend the Code, concerning
fraudulent assessments, transfers aud
sales by insolvent debtors.
Mr.. Freer, OF Richie, by request, in
troduced a bill to amend the Code re.
gArding passenger and freight rates on
railroads not less than six nor more
than thirty miles in length.
Mr.. Johnston, OF Monroe, introduced
a bill to appropriate $4,000 this year
and the same amount next year for the
militia. Also House joint bill No %,
proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition go as to provide for the election
Of Judges OF the Supreme Court OF Ap.
peGls and Of Circuit Courts by the Leg
islature. &c.
House bill No. 113, relating to actions
in detiuue was passed. To give impor.
tant committees come time to work II
was decided to transact no business attel
recess except bills on frat reading re-
ported tavorably from committees.
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CeuRrLp 1tIiRrEtN YEARs.
Now the Lady Thinks 1t Time for the Dc
tor TO Marry Her or Pay Damages,


Now the Lady Thinks 1t Time for the Doc
tor to Marry Her or Pay Damages.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Feb. 15.-Miss Clara
Ewing, seamstress residing here, com.
menced suit against DR.. A. j. Lanterman,
charging him with breach Of promise
aud demanding $4,000 duuUges. Miss
Ewing alleges that the courtship com.
nenced thirteen years ago and that the
date OF their marriage has been fixed
several times, but that the doctor failed
to come to time, each time giving some
excuse for further delay.
The defendant received a medical ed.
ucation abroad, and during practice
here OF several years gained a high rep.
utation ss q surgeon. Several years sgu
he engaged in mining speculation in
Arizona, returning here frequently, on
which occasions, Miss Ewing asserts, he
renewed his promise to marry her. A
large amount Of real estate, which vii
come to Dr.. Lanterman on the death o.
his mother, living near here, was at
tached yesterday.
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Barnett and NJ. s. Geggett, of this city,
will attend the funeral.


ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-General Sherman
was the frat colonel of the Thirteenth
United States Infantry. P,J. Carmody
is perhrps the only survivor Of it here.
Saturday evening he wired p. 7. Sher.
man, asking what arrangements, II any,
mad been made for place Of honor for
the veterans Of one ofthe dead chieitain's q
early commands. The following reply
was received:
Captain p. J CGrAOdv. 81. Louis, No.
Will make arrangement for you TO
Join Ransom Post G. A. R. Join 1t with
none but survivors OF Thirteenth.
(signed) P. I. SuERMAN.
About 125 survivors are left most of
whom live in Iowa, Minnesota, Wis
consin. Captain Carmody wishes to
hear from as many comrades as he can
and he invites them to join him in
houoring their late Comrade. He may
be addressed at No. 2l5 North Sixth
BtFeak.
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JACK THE RIPPER. +"
A saddIer With Bloody Clothes
Arrested on Suspicion.
THEORIES OF OFFICIALS.
a Physician Who Thinks 1t Probable
That tho Ripper is Female.
What tho Plausible Theory is
Based on.-ForelGn News.

LONDON, Feb. i5-The latest White.
chapel excitement was increased to a
fever heat yesterday by the arrest Of a
man against whom there is very grave
evidence. II he is not the murderer of
"Carrotty" Nell, he may have serious
trouble proving his innocence.
The man is saddler by trade. He
has been absent from England eighteen
months, or about the period which has
elapsed since the last murder. A woman
ASSERTS that she saw himquaFFelipS with
Nell the evening before the crime. A
policeman on duty Friday night about
Tower Hill, the vicinity OF tue crime,
has identified the prisoner as man he
met q quarter OF an hour after the
murder.
He stopped him and asked how blood
Stains happened to be on his garments.
The man replied that he had been as.
saulted while passing through street
in the neighborhood Of the docks. The
policeman allowed himselfto be satisfied
that the bIood.stained man was telling
the truth, and so allowed him to pass,
The prisoners face is badly scratched
as II by womau's fipger nails. He de.
nies having met the woman. He will
be confronted with the railroad employees
who saw the man in company with
'Oarrotty" Nell Friday night.
There is little doubt that the murder
Friday morning was by the same mon.
tier who has ten ghastly crimes to his
'ecord. When found her eyes were
till opening and closing and her hands
:onvnisiveiy twitching in her death
hroes, while the blood was still pump
ng in great jets from the severed iugu.
ar. The officer who found the body
must have been almost within one hun.
ired feet OF "JaCk the Ripper" when he
iut the womRn's throat.
Said Dr.. Tate: Nothing is moro
likely than that Jack the Ripper is Bomb
zig, strong woman engaged at the slauSh-
er house in cleaning and cutting up
neat. The women when found were
hardly dead. The murderer could not
10 Tar away. Nobody was arrested, or
ather NO man was arrested. They did
lot look for woman. 1t must be ur.
ierstood that the criminal would be
plasbed with the blood. a man thus
lesmeared could not possibly get away,
The thing would be perfectly easy for
voman. Conceive the murder done and
he woman is all splashed. All she has
o do is To roll up her skirts to the waist,
eaviuR her petticoat exposed, and fold
Up the shawl that is over her shoulders
nd tnck it In at tho middle. Then abe
night pass through the. crowd with the
lightest risk Of detection"
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BsRLiN, Feb. i5.-At the 0hancellor'g
dinner on Friday the Emperor CRITICS, d
the influence which the Protectionist
Union Of the German iron masters
exercised on the former government,
de said ne was glad that Minister MAJ
bach had broken through their CORNER?
oy giving the contract for The
Magdeburg railway to an English Arm
and declared that he would not favor
any class OF the population at the ex.
pense Of other classes.
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SONG OF TNB ANGELS.
KOy.NOtO of ArnOld's New Poem, "rho
Light ut thN WorId,"


Koy.NotO of ArnOld's New Poem, "rho
Light Ut thN WorId,"
LONDON, Feb. l5.-sir Edwin Arnold's
new poem, 1.-THE Light of the World"
will be published on Monday. The
press has been given copies for review.
The poet endeavors TO repeat with faith
the story Of Christianity, the same
achievement which he essayed with
Buddhism in "The Light Of Asia" Tie
keynote OF the new poem smbodyipg
the glad acceptance OF the Gospel Of
Peace is found in the following song Of
the angels:
Peace beginning to be,
Deep a. the sleep OF the sea-
When tho StRcS their faces glass
IN It's blue tranquility,
Hearts Of men upon earth,
from tho lrst TO the second birth.
To rest as the Wild waters rest
with the C0lOrB OF heaven Oh their breast
Love, which is sunlight OF pOACu
Age by age to increase,
Til anger aud hate nrG dead.
And BOrtOW aud death shall reass
Peace on Garth aud good VIII,
Nice natures scosn the kfnShip, think that Chr,,.
anew also these, and meaSIIFed these and nsJs
HIS daily soJourn midst them, aud was SEIit
y, 70 snccot them and cheer, and bore with then.
never once holding any lowIy soul.
Less dear TO heaven than hIrh and SANITY souIs
TeVef conGeding once uIAt one stray sheen,
Lean foul and leeCeieSs In the thnfng al I'm
SuVuIu ule untOlued IOF the safe ilOck'B sake
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PROBABILITY Of Hogo's Removal

Special Dispatch TO The Intttstgtnetr.
WAsuTSaToN, Feb. l5-There seems
TO be no doubt but that the President
will, at an early day, request the resig.
nation of Judge John Blair Hoge as Dis.
triCt Attorney Of the District Of Colum.
bia, although Hoge himself has received
no official intimation to that effect.
His term Of four years will not expire
until next winter, but there 10 desire
to have the Office filed by Republican,
aud II is probable that the name Of Judge
Hoge's successor will soon be announced.
There are quite number OF attorneys
mentioned in connection with the place.
Prominent amoug them is Q. Q. Cole,
formerly Of Parkersburg.
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WONT PROTECT sALE4TlONISIs.
Mayor aud Police Chief Say the Army
Must Eight It's own Battiss.

Mayor aud Police Chief Say the Army
Must Fight Its own Ba,sisS.
M1wAUKEEE, Wis, Feb. 15.-Racine,
Wis, is torn up by a fght between city
officers and the Salvation Army and
Governor Peck has been appealed to to
gee that the Army has police protection,
A Racine special says that the Mayor
aud Chief Of Police absolutely refuse to
give the Army protection, notwithstand.
Ing the fact that the drunken hoodlbms
nightly disturb the meetings. Governor
Peck, when appealed to by the Army,
wrote back to the Captain thereof thai
be must certainly bs protected in hiI
rights, and called the attention Of Racine
city officers TO their manlieht duty In thI
premises. The Mayor and Chief Of P6
lice Of Racine declare they had ratheI
resign than protect the Army
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New YoRK, Feb. 15.-The preliminary
arrangements for the funeral Of the late
Gen. W. 7. Sherman have been made,
The funeral cortege should. form at /
O'Clock on Thursday at the house in
West seventy.frst street and move
promptly at o'clock.
The funeral service proper will be
held In St. Louis. Tue inatia! process.
sion in this city will be made up Of the
regular army escort HBde. the command
Of Colonel Loomis l4angdon, to include
the infantry battalions located in the vi.
cinity Of New York harhor.
The artillery will be made up Of the
First artillery, U. S. A., Dillenback's
light artillery and two four gun batteries
Of the National Guards. The cavalry
will consist Of a troop OF regulars and
Troop A, OF the National Guards.
Generals Howard and SloCum were
asked by the family to take charge of
the funeral and to accompany the body
TO st. Louis.
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Awsoa,. Receipt, eli, ,o0o.

CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-The first week Of
Mrs. Leslie Carter's stage engagement in
this city, where her connubial difficult
ties with her millionaire husband
created 30 much comment, ended last
night at the Grand Opera House, after
week OF good attendance. According To
tho opera house management the box
Office receipts Tor the week amounted "a
over Sll. con.
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CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-lt was decided this
afternoon that st. Pstrick'a Day in Cbi.
CaSo this year will be celebrated by a
big parade. Last year, to tho ,ss,at =
Of many Of tho active Snir;is in
irish organizations, there Wss % M st,set ~,
procession. To-day tho Irish Americs,s ~
Council including delegates from vsrior.,
benevolent, temperance, athletic, mill.
Wy S'!.Ja auu other organizations voted to
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most terrible words in the English len
euaEe. WAR he said, 'ia hell.' ] sup:
pose that he would untllnchingly and
with little hesitation do the worst pos
eible things that man can do.
There vas no nuttering, sinking o.
Eoitenipg Of the heart. He was able to
10 what the war required him to do, al
though 1t might be cruel, yet he was "a
tender as women. No manly man VA
ever more kind than he. When my
wife died he wrote me q tender letter In
which occurred the words, with hei
gone, the world seems less bright and
lees beautiful than It was before"
General Hayes then read q letter
written by General Sherman In 1869 u
the Thirteenth Brigade regarding the
death OF his son, Willie, which occurred
in camp, at Memphis.
Short Addresses were also made BY ex
Congressman Amos Townsend, Judge
A. ). Kicks, Of the United States Dis
triCt Court, General I'd. s. Meyer and
others who had served under Sherman
Fitting resolutions were also adopted
Besides General Hayes, Generals Jamei