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The morning call., 1891-04-09
The Dead Snowman.

BRIDGEPORT Comm, April s.-Deep and
profound sorrow prevails throughout the
city to-day over the death of p. L. Barnum.
Flags are displayed at half-mast and en-
blems of mourning can be seen everywhere.
Arrangements are being perfected for the
funeral, which will be held Friday after
noon. Barnum leaves an estate Of over
s5,O0O,0OO. By the Will it will go largely to
legal heiIs.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Andrew Carnegie Arrested.

PITTsBURG, April 8.-Andrew Carnegie
last fall neglected to answer summons from
the Lawrence County Court to appear as a
witness In a certain case. To-day he was
arrested by the Sheriff in that county. MIR.
Carnegie went to Newcastle, settled with the
court, and gave testimony.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Irish Einannns

DUBLIN, April Sat yesterdays meeting
of the National Federation it was announced
that the account in John Dillon's name has
been overdrawn to the extent of Sl5,000
and there were other urgent liabilities to
the amount of $4,000. It was consequently
resolved to call upon Mccarthy and Parnell
to Immediately release sum from the fund
held in Paris sufficient to meet the present
and future liabilities
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Necessity Of Coast pefenses.

HARTFORD Comm. April S.-Senator
Hawley addressed the Hartford Board Of
Trade yesterday on the subject of the weak
ness of our coast defenses. In case of war
with England Halifax would be a perpetual
menace to our unprote ted coast, as En-
gland would assemble her feet there.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
The SaYWard Case.

WASHINGTON, April s.-The argument
before the United States Supreme Court in
the case of the schooner Sayward, involving
the question of jurisdiction of the United
States over Behring Sea, has been postponed
until the 25th inst, and will not take place
next Monday as the Government could not
have the case ready.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
CHICAGo's ELECTION.

Democrats and Republicans Claiming to Be
Victors in the Fight.
CHICAGO. April Sat midnight tonight
both Republicans and Democrats we're
claiming to be victors In the exciting cleo
ton for the MHyoralty. Each side, how
ever, had practically minimized its claims
to a plurality of two or three hundred. The
official count Is to begin Tomorrow, and is
The morning call., 1891-04-09
4 Dance of Death.

CHICAGO, April 8.-Wil)iam II. Braniff
peddled tickets all day yesterday for Carter
Harrison. After the polls closed he went
into saloon very happy and called for
drinks. Afterward he began dancing and
singing until he was out of breath. He was
large man, and the bartender warned him
10 desist or he would hurt himself. Braniff
kept on dancing, however, and soon dropped
TO the flour ana died in few minutes.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Murdered By Maninuris.

SIMLA. April s.-A letter has been
received here from the leader of the Mani
puris declaring that Chief Commissioner
QuintOn and all his colleagues, who were
taken prisoners recently at Manipur, have
been murdered. There has been further
fighting near Manipur, and mother British
officer las hpPn killpd
The morning call., 1891-04-09
SURPRISING ACTION.
An English Congregational Minister snubs
Queen Victoria

AN Gngnsn congregational minister SnuDs
Queen Victoria.
LONDON, April Sat dinner given by
the Devon Congregational Union, at Tavi-
stock, Devonshire, sensation was caused
by the presiding minister, Rev. Mr.. Davis,
who said he could not propose a toast to
1.-The Queen" and he would therefore call
upon Rev. Mr.. johnson to perform this task
Davis said that he (Johnson) might also
toast the Prince of Wales and all other
gamblers, II he chose to do so. johnson
consequently proposed the toast THE
QUEEN" saying that her Majesty had no
more loyal subjects than the dissenters.
Thereupon the assemblage, with the excep-
ton of Rev. Mr.. Davis and wife,.rose to
their feet and sang the national anthem.
"God Save the Queen"
The morning call., 1891-04-09
More Charees Aeainst ArIt.

Three additional charges were yesterday
preferred against Henry Ark-one of felony
embezzlement and TWO of forgery. Ark is
the defaulting Secretary and Treasurer Of
the Coast Seamen's Union. and is accused
of forging receipts of various firms to bills
aggregatlng $110 and presenting the re-
ceipted vouchers to the union as evidence OF
their payment. The complaining witness is
Edward Anderson. Ark is still in iail.
The morning call., 1891-04-09

The Directors of the Building Trades
Labor Bureau report an increased demand
for help at the bureau.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

voice. She was filed with Joy, for she
thought he lived, but to her sorrow his
hand gradually became colder until il was
the hand of death. Her sweetheart had
passed away. She was dug out safe some
time later, but it was many months before
she got over the awful shock.
The morning call., 1891-04-09

WASHINGTON, April 8.-The application
of California for the refunding Of the direct
tax collected in that State, amounting to
$222, ,955. was received at the Treasury De-
partment TODAY
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Nova Scotia Electinns

HALIFAX, April SELECTIONS for mem
bers of the Nova Scotia Legislature were
held yesterday in Cape Breton, Antagonist
and Hants counties to fill vacancies caused
by the resignation of Liberal mem ers 10
run in the Dominion elections. The Liberals
carried all of these counties.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Rueer to snonesd Gihhon.

WASHINGTON, April s. = The War De-
partment to-day sent an order to General
Ruger, Commander of the Department of
Dakota, assigning him to the command of
the Division of the Pacific, with head
quarters at San Francisco. General Ruger
will assume command on the 10th inst, on
which date General Gibbon will retire.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
THE PEOPLES FAD!

1T HAS COME TO PASS THAT IT IS FAD AMONG
THE PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR "wANT" ADS
To THE CALL. SO 1T is THAT THE CALL
is THE ONLY WANT MEDIUMl
The morning call., 1891-04-09
ParnelTs Denial.

LONDON. April S.-Parnell has not yet re-
turned from Ireland, but he personally de-
MED the report of his alleged marriage to
MrsS0'Sbea when it was first started. His
Private secretary says the report is just as
knows.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Mackay's Big Scheme.

WASHINGTON, April SIT is understood
that j. w. Mackay is about to organize a
company to build an apartment-house here,
costing S2,500,000. The land consists of 1000
square feet, on Sixteenth street and Florida
avenue, and the price paid was 100000.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
A New union Formed.

The carriage and wagon and wood work.
ers organized union last night and elected
permanent officers. A majority of the
crafts was represented and signed the roll.
A special and open meeting will be held on
Wednesday at the cigar-makers' headquar-
ters, 56S Jessie street.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
CARTER HARRISON RETIREs.

The Disgraceful Scenes at the Chicago Elec-
tion Disguised the Ex-Aayor.
CHICAGO, April S.-Ex-Mayor Carter IL.
Harrison this afternoon announced his per-
manent retirement from political life. He
PROPOSES TO leave Chicago for good, and
either travel or 90 on farm. Concerning
the tactics OF the Creiger wing of the De-
moeracy he said: " 1t was in line with its
action for the past two months-fraudulent
intimidating, corrupting and disgracetul: 1t
is revelation to me, for | had never before
attended the polls in the hoOdlum districts.
Wilder and more disgTaceful orgies, more
besOtted savagery aud open appeals to buy
erS of votes could not exist in the most iSm,o-
rant of the Southern plantation districts.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
The Pension List.

WASHINGTON, April s.-The following
Californians have been granted pensions:
Daniel Arbuthnot Richmond p. Chapin,
Lorin q. Stever, Michael Nihill, Jesse Stew
art. Martin A. Cain. George w. Cody.
Sinkhorn.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
SHE WAS A FRAUD.
A Prominent Society Woman Poses as
Beggar and Is Arrested.

O5BBd at HHu 15 dII05leu.
ROCKVILLE Comm, April s.-Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Hall, alias Clementine ST. George Ray,
was arrested at Ellington to-day and
charged with fraudulently using the mails.
For the past four months large quantities
of mail matter arrived here from all parts
of the United States addressed to Clemen-
tine St George Ray. in reply 20 letter ap-
pearing in the Housew. and other Journals,
making a pitiful appeal for charity. The
mail matter was taken out by Mrs. Hall,
WHO is the lecturer of Ellington Grange and
a prominent society woman.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
LITERALLY BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Three Men Frightfully Mangled by an Ex.
plosion Of Nitro-GlYcerine

PETBoLIA (0ntl, April S.-Bradley's
Niuo-glycerine works, half mile from
town, blew up this evening. How the ex-
ploSion occurred will never be known as
three men at work, Albert Bradley, James
Chambers and D. McDermand, were
killed. One side of the head and part of the
legs of one of them were found about SOC
yards from the scene of the accident. How
many more, If any, we're in the building
at the time is at present unknown. The
five acres on which the building was situ-
ated is literally covered with small pieces OF
bones and flesh and the remains of the
three already identified could be put in q
huc ha l-hvSt-at
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Rosecrans and spinoIa Ill.

WASHINGTON, April s. = General Rose
Grams is confined to his room with pneu-
monia.
General Spnola has suffered relapse and
is reported very i'll.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Ten Years, Rscord.

WASHINGTON, April S.-A statement is
sued By the Census Office gives the number
Of failures in the United States in the ten
years ended in 1889 as IS, ,S43, with liabilities
of 81 337 165 225
The morning call., 1891-04-09
RUsso-GERMAN FRONTIER.
Both Governments Hurrying Forward Troop
to Strengthen Their Garrisons

LONDON, April S.-The Standards ST.
Petersburg and Jassy correspondents con-
tinue to report activity among the Russian
troops, great numbers of which are being
massed on the Austro-Hungarian frontier.
The Jassy correspondent gives detailed
account of the movement OF troops.
BERLIN, April SIN consequence of the
Russian massing of troops on the Galician
aud Silesian frontiers, the German Govern
meut has decided to strengthen the eastern
frontier garriSOus.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
A Democratic Mayor Elected.

DENVER Coll. April S.-Complete returns
from yesterdays election give the following
figures: For Mayor-Rogers D9, 12,69S;
MilburA R.) 1888.
The morning call., 1891-04-09

WASHINGTON, April S.-The following
Caifornians have been commissioned Post
masters: Thomas g. Peachey. Angels
Camp; Merrick NJ. Bates, Westport.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Lansdowne Wishes to Resign.

LONDON, April S.-The Chronicle says
the Marquis of Lansdowne has intimated
his desire to resign the Viceroyship of India
on account Of ilI-heath and other reasons.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Voted for John Quincy Adams.

ASHLAND (Wis.), April S.-Patrick Bren-
nan. aged 102 years, died to-day at Hurley.
He voted Yesterday, and had voted at every
Presidential election since the time of John
Quincy Adams election. He leaves 104 de-
SCendantS,
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Diamond Mine niacoverad.

NEW YORK, April 8.-A Trinidad letter
to the Herald states that valuable diamond
mine has been discovered in British Guiana.
The morning call., 1891-04-09

ran to his mother and frantically embraced
her, crying. "Never, never. dear mother;
we are co-heirs." 1t is stated that he will
adhere to his resolve, which ex-Empress
Eugene apPlauds, to divide the property
equally among the members of the family.
The morning call., 1891-04-09

NEW YORK, April S.-Ex-Senator BAR,
who has been appointed Minister to China,
says he will leave for that country within
the next three weeks
The morning call., 1891-04-09
AN ACCOUNTING DEMANDED.
The President Of the Utah University Asked
to Explaiu His Cash Account

20 L1PId1H 1tls OdsH aUCUUHI'
PHILADELPHIA, April 8. "A telegram
from Ogden, Utah. this afternoon, reported
demand upon Rev. Sam Small to account
for funds collected for the Utah University,
of which he is President When asked about
the matter, Small replied: 81 am ready to
answer to my authorities for all my acts. l
have done nothing wrong, and have moth
ing to conceal. will invite the utmost pub
lie scrutiny of all / have done, aud fear
nothing in the results Of any such investi-
CATION"
The morning call., 1891-04-09

W. sHINGToS, April S.-The jury in the
case Of Charl 5 E. Kincaid, the newspaper
The morning call., 1891-04-09

CINCINNATI, April s.-The official count
gives Mosby (R) for Mayor 13S plurality.
The morning call., 1891-04-09
Frederick Maedsr Diving.
Cincinnati's New Mayor.

New YORK, April S.-Frederick Maeder,
the well-known playwright, is dying here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

the authors lack Of sympathy with CHARACTERISTIC
traits of Spanish American civilization.
The transition period through which the
Southern republics are passing is rendered anont
alous by the commercial enterprise and hnanclai
resources Of older nations. The mass OF the urban
population, as described in these pages, wear Man
chester goods affect Partisan styles. and diner
from Europeans chiefly in the color Of their SKIN
and in the Monaghan cast of their features. with
yestbue trains on their railways. telephones and
electric-lght in their cities magnificent steamers
on their rivers and luxurious marble palaces for
the rich, they have shown fcverish haste to be-
come civilized, like the Europeans, and have been
eager imitat0rs Of modern customs and ready pur-
chasers OF novelties Of foreign manufacture WIN
all these outward signs Of ostentatious progress
the inner grace Of intellectual enlightenment
and moral restraint Of public opinion is lacking.
There is q fantastic admixture Of the modern and
the medieval in Spanish American CIVILIZATION
which excites in an intelligent observer feeling
of melancholy rather than OF hopefulness VINO
ever visits those countries must be tolerah'
critic. most elastic allowance must be MADE
for the sluggish instincts and inherent conserV-
atism of composite creole races subjected to cycles
of retarded development. II we have any criticism
to offer upon Mr.. Child's work, it is that he had
mind and failed to recognize that the Latin blood
in America. while it has a different strain from
the Anglo-Saxon is performing in its own way
useful function in the economy of civilization
The work includes graphic account OF the
passage of the Andes at Uspallata four exhaustive
chapters on the agriculture, urban industries,
commerce. and mineral and nitrate resources OF
Chill an interesting portrayal of life in Lima, an
animated description Of n voyage through the
Straits of Magellan, and welldigested body OF
practical information respecting the three Plate
countries. The chapters on the nitrate desert OF
Tarapaca and the medieval condition OF Paraguay
are among the best in the book; but so thorough
is the authors method OF investigation and SO
keen are his powers of observation that every por-
ton Of it deserves hearty commentator and ap-
preciative criticism. The publishers have made
a most important contribution TO the worlds
knowledge of portion Of the American Continent
where most interesting questions of sociology and
political evolution in process Of solution. There
will be few handsomer books than this superbly
illustrated volume offered for the holiday trade
this year; perhaps none that will contain more In
formation of current interest or be of greater
practical value. Handsomely bound. printed in
large type on heavy paper and illustrated with
consummate ability and finish it is one of the best
samples Of American book-making.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
ARTIFICIAL IVORY.
From The london standard.


Frequent and unsuccessful efforts have been made
to supply an effective substitute for ivory, and the
latest attempt has for Its object the production OF
artificial ivory. A patent has been obtained for q
process based upon tho employment OF the materials
OF which natural ivory is composed, namely, trlbasc
phosphate OF lime, calcium carbonate. magnesia,
aluInlna gelatine and albumen. BY this process
quckme is first treated with sufficient water to
convert Il into the hydrae but before IL has become
completely hydrated or slaked, an aqueous solution
OF phosphoric acid is poured on TO IL; and, whio
stirring the mixture, the calcium carbonate magne STA
and alnmlna are Incorporated In small quantities. at
time; and, lastly, the geatine and albumsn DIS
solved in water added. II IS necessary TO obtain
compound sufficiently plastic and as intimately
mixed as possible. The mixture IL then set aside
10 allow the phosphorc acid 20 complete It's action
upon the chalk. The following day the mixture wiki;
still plastic pressed into the desired form in inoulds
and dried in current Of air at temperturc OF about
$50 degrees Centigrade. To complete the preparation
OF the ARTIFICIAL product by this process II l. Kept for
three or four weeks, during which time II becomes
perfectly hard. The following are the proportions
for the mixture. which can be eoored by the addition
Of suitable substances Quchlme 100 parts water.
800 parts phosphorlc acid soluton-105 specific
grnyity-75 parts; calcium carbonate, 10 parts mag
nesa, 70 twp parts; alumlna, precip!tated. I'VE
parts; gelattne ID parts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

As lieutenant in the Guards he writes 70 MS no'h liz
arss about small everyday events, then OF ms
iopogrspRicaI excursions through sssla snd oposen
and of his observations OF the people ana county
10 fhe General staff Next come his last letteTs fro
ConstantinopIc describing TO her the encnah,ns anu
over with affection the most impartial love 81 ruin
and with modesy and resignation but ne olteh en
what he had attained. In his letters TO MS orycr
Adolf however, he shows himself above an "nSsJ i
p1nssan patriot who follows the fortunes Of ms
Fatherland In the serious times after ls45 witn
warm heart Outwardly combining himself slcty y. W
the duties OF the service he contdes TO his brother az
his Views and opinions the events disturbing ms ~
country In the same manner ne speaks 10 Ii.s
brotber Ludwig. only that toward him he expresses
also his love for art and literature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
THE ANCIENT SCHOOLMAsTER.
From The Manchester Guardian.


roll measuring about fifteen feet long, containing
poems hitherto unknown of Herodus in Seazon or
chohambc metre has Just been exhibited In the manu-
script department Of the British Museum. One Of
the poems is entitled The schoolmaster.' mother
appears before the master called Lampriscus She Is
accompanied by her son, and entreats the pedogoue
TO fog him within inch Of his life because the boy
is the terror OF her existence He has nearly ruined
lowest characters Of the town. and n he is asked to
spell the name Of Maron he turns II into simon: tl
fact he has entirely got beyond the control OF his
parents. Lampriscus therefore fetches his instrument
Of correction. which is made of cowhide. and applies
II without mercy. The boy bowls and promises to DO
good and when the schoolmaster thinks that the youth
has had enough he tells the mother 10 keep him close
prisoner for some time TO come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
THE MERRY, MERRY CENSOR AND THE PRESS
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

The Russian censor is as busy In dealing with
English journals which express their opinions freely.
One OF the birmingham papers for instance, has been
steadily refused for several successive daily issues
during the past fortnight to be admitted TO the Baltic
provinces: Refuse being written every postal
wrapper by the authorities. and the paper having at
once been returned TO England. A recent number Of
The New Review. which had an article on Russia
under Alexander ILL.," has had that portion cut out
OF every copy which has arrived by post the preceding
and succeeding articles having likewise been damaged
by the scissors, while black patch has been
placed upon the title-page OF the number. An in
genous Englishman, by the way. has discovered a
method by which the black patch can be removed from
both pictures and printing, that the matter be
both sketched and read but all things considered IL
will be wen not TO betray his secret
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
ILLUSTRATED REPORTIYd.
From The London Daily ycws.

In connection with the suicide OF General Bounnger
a feat has been accomplished by one OF the Paris
weekly papers which shows to what perfection OF dis
patch illustrated reporting has been brought
On Wednesday, on the reception Of the news OF the
Generals DEATH the Illustration sent 10 brussels
two members of It's stat, n drnghtsman the Other
q photographer. ON Thursday morning these artists
had photographed the General lying In state. a. we'll
pr0vised representation OF The scene In the CEN
etery. They then took the train. and arrived IN Paris
on the same day with all that was needed for the
Illustration OF that days issue of the Journal An
detail Is that the proofs Of the photographs
were taken and tho artists driving executed during
the railway journey back 10 Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
LITERARY NOTES.

Tennyson is preparing to publish volume OF new
poems which WILL it is predicted asonish his readers
by its richness and variety. These poems, mainly
written in his eighty second year, comprise Hellenic
legend Oriental tradition, humorous pato and stories
of the wild brigand life OF Southern Europe His new
comedy of the wildwood has aroused the enthusiasm OF
Theodore Watts who says that over IT all hangs the
magic Of the falryland Of the Midsummer Nights
Dream and the Faithful shepherdess'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
INGLEESE so SHE Is SPI6.
From Notes and Queries.

From Notes and Queries
In hotol not 100 miles from the top OF the Rigi
the following announcement gives satisfaction !:
Msters and venerabl. voyagers are advertised that
when the sun him rise horn will be bowed" That
announcement sufficiently prepares the visitor for the
following entry in the wine list In this hotel the
wines leave the traveller nothing 10 hope for.D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
MOUTKES LETTERS.

From The London Daily News
As has already been announced, q new volume of
Count Won Notifies Memoirs viii appear In the
OF this month. Our Berlin correspondent writes:
This volume Will contain collection Of the late Field
MarshaIs letters In chronological order. They are
addressed 10 his mother and to his brothers and sisters
and give the history Of the writer's ufe from 1929.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

Fixed in the wall Of Freshwater Church as memo
rial to Lionel Tennyson is marble tablet on which
these lines are inscribed:
Truth for truth is truth he worshpt, being true as he
was brave;
Good good Is good he foowd, yet he looked beyond
ffe grave.
Truth Tor Truth, and good for good The good, the
true, the pure, the just
Take tho charm Tor ever from them and they crnb!e
into dust
The signature "a. IT, is not needed TO show whose
was the pen that traced them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

Professor ". G. Summers "The Finances and Tinan
cier Of the Revolution is TO be published by Dvdd
Mead in large octave volume.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

Less novel than romance and less romance thar
pOem,' is Mr.. Hall Gaines own opinion OF his new
book "The scapegoat.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

The late Jules Grevy's daughter will probably pub
lsh n monograph on her father within a few months
She is In possession OF all his literary remains Before
her marriage she acted as her fathers private secre-