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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
ELECTRIC LIGHT MEN

Meet in Convention at BufaIo-The Niagara
Falls Power Scheme-Good Words for
the Worlds Fair Town-Underground
Conduits Are Discussed.
BUFFALO, Feb. 23-The fifteenth annual
convention of the National Electric Light
Association began here to-day. President
Huntley delivered his annual address He
spoke of the great problem of transmitting
the electrical power from Niagara Falls, and
reviewed the electrical progress OF the year.
Fe also said: SIT is important that we
should interest ourselves in the World s
Fair. surely do not e1aggerate when
say that every patriotic New Yorker
wishes Chicago the biggest kind of
success in her great undertaking, and
admires the genuine American fashion in
the way the Western metropolis has sailed
in to win. 1t is not only our duty, but 1t
will be source of great pleasure to
contribute to the importance and success
of the Exposition. We ought to meet in
Chicago next year. We must go there in
body. The Chicago Electric Club is ready
to take care of us. The whole city has
welcome for US, and the electric exhibition
will be the finest the world has ever seen. Z"
The California Electrical Society sentGa
pressing invitation to hold the next con-
vention in San Francisco.
The subject under discussion was under
ground conduits and conductors. Mr.. M. j.
Francisco, of Rutland, VT, said: "With
very few exceptions, the systems heretofore
adopted have proved failures" He said it
was possible to make success of under
ground condu1ts, but to win success there
must be great care used, frst-class work and
frst-class materials.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
THE TORIES BRACING UP.

They Secure a Little Larger Majority in
Church DisestabIishment in Wales
Gladstone is Quoted by His Foes.
LONDON, Feb. 23-Mr. De Cobain,
member of the House of Commons for East
Belfast, who is charged with the commits
sion of grossly immoral acts. and who ted
the country months ago to escape the serv-
ice of warrant issued against him, has
not complied with the request of the House,
made on motion of Mr.. Balfour February
IL. that he present himself in the House on
February %.
Mr. Balfour to-day gave notice to the
House that on Friday next he would move
that Mr. De Cobain, having fled to escape
Justice, be expelled from the House of Com
mons John Dillon maintained that there
was no evidence that Mr.. De .Cobain was
not present The Speaker thereupon called
the name of Mr. De Cobain. There was no
response.
Samuel Smith, member for Flintshire,
moved the disestablishment of the church
in Wales The Welsh people, he said, could
not recognize the state in religious matters.
Every argument that had justified the dis
establishment of the church in Ireland ap-
piled with equal force and justification to
the disestablishment of the church in
Wales
Sir Edward Clarke, Solicitor General,
opposed the motion of Mr.. Smith, and
quoted the words of Mr. Gladstone that the
Church in Wales was active and energetic,
and that it would be wrong to disestablish
and disendow it. Sir Edwin claimed that
no proof had been adduced that majority
of the Welsh people were in favor OF dis
establishing the Church
The motion to disestablish the Church in
Wales was rejected by vote of 267 to 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
AN ARTIST DROPS DEAD.

Matthew Wilson, the Portrait Painter, Dies
Suddenly at a Chess Club-Apoplexy
Carries on Member of . Famous
Family-An Unexpected CALL
NEW YORK, Feb. 2a.-[Special Mat
thew Wilson, the portrait painter, died sud-
denly of appople1y at 5:45 o'clock this
evening, at the rooms of the Brooklyn Chess
Club, at 2O1 Montague street. Although not
q member of the club, he was an expert
he accompanied him to the rooms. They
sat down to one of the tables, and, at the
close of game in which he was the victor,
Mr. Wilson arose suddenly, and, putting
his hand to his head, complained of severe
pain and began to staggeE.
A physician was summoned, but death
came before his arrival. The body was re-
moved to Mr.. Wilson's boarding house.
Mr.. Wilson was born in London, England,
II years ago. Samuel Wilson, his uncle,
was once Lord Mayor of that city. He
came to this country in early life, and
painted portraits for the last 30
years. He painted the portraits of
some of the most distinguished men in the
Henry Harrison, President Lincoln and
most of the members of his Cabinet, Presi-
dent Arthur, Albert Gallatin, Attorney
General Brewster and Governor Fairbanks,
of Vermont
He had not done much work with the
brush recently. In Summer he lived at his
country house at Lake George, and gen.
orally passed the winters with rela-
tives in Philadelphia or. Brooklyn.
He was formerly a. member OF
the Brooklyn club. He leaves widow,
four sons and two daughters. The funeral
will take place Thursday. The interment
will be in Philadelphia.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
LYNcHERs TO BE FERRETED OUT,
An Arkansas Judge Takes Prompt Actor
After Hanging.

An Arkansas Judge Takes Prompt Action
After . Hanging.
LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 23-At Warner, Lin
coin county, this morning about o'clock, a
mob overpowered the jailors and lynched
George Harris, who was charged with the
murder of one Parks, sewing machine
agent, at Tyro last September. One
night last week negro by the
name of Hancock, who had been convicted
for shooting o. w. Alexander at Pine
Bluff at the last election. was being con-
Quoted from the Court House to the jail,
when he escaped from his guards
and contederates helped him to get away.
Harris trial had been set for to-day, and it
was evident the mob thought he would es-
cape, as did Hancock, for one of them said:
'..We won't let him get away as Hancock
did,"
The mob shot Harris to pieces and left
his body lying in the Jail. The mob was COM
posed of about IS masked men, who came
from the direction in which the murder
was committed The evidence was
committed for the purpose of
robbery, as the victim, who had
considerable money, which he had collected,
had been robbed of every cent of it. Judge
Elliott called the grand jury in the court,
and gave special instructions to ferret out
the lynchers and prosecute them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
ALICE MITCHELL OUTDONE.
A PHYSICIAN IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF
AND DISAPPOINTED.

Unable to Endure His self-Rejection He
Writes a Tender Epistle and Then Blows
Out His Brains-The Strange Statement
or His Friend.
ST LOUIS, Feb % That the peculiari-
ties of the Alice Mitchell-Freda Ward case
at Memphis are not confined to the female
sex, was demonstrated by the suicide here
this morning of Dr. E. T Breedloye.
of Baltimore. A few minutes after 8
o'clock the denizens of Hurst's Hotel
were startled by pistol shot which rang
out on the third floor. DR.. Breedlove had
Just shot himself. Death had evidently
been instantaneous. The bullet had entered
the right temple and embedded itself in the
brain.
He was man about 35, wearing dark
moustache and short hair. The police took
charge of the effects. Mr. Judson accom-
panied an officer to the Four Courts, where
he stated that he was in the room when
Breedlove shot himself, and gave the cause
as dependency and a strange attachment
to himself This latter remark was most
significant when taken in consideration
with letter found among the dead mans
effects. The following are extracts:
came intending to kill you then kill my
self. / shall only make an end of my own
miserable existence. My love for you has
been my ruin. l can no more live apart from
you than can fly. The past month has been
the test and cannot do it. There is but one
thing which could save me, and that is to
pass the remainder of my life in your
presence. 1 shall do that anyhow. for
to die in your arms relieves death of half its
terrors. l wish it would come to me natur-
ally and you could be with me to the last
Then you would have nothing to grieye You;
1t is cruel of me to do this act, for it will
blight your life. l should be more cruel to
myself to try to live withoutyou.
We might have been happy together had it
not been for the Whitelaws and the Wheel
ers and your other rich friends, your high
social and business standing, your high
ideals of morality which You never filed;
bye, dear Isaac: won't wish you happiness
you will never have that again, and you
will follow in my footsteps some day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
RLAcKMArLING BRITISH LORDS.
A Letter Writer Who Signed a Woman
Name Gets Himself Into Trouble

A Letter Writer Who Signed a Woman's
Name Gets Himself Into Trouble
LONDON, Feb. 23-The case of Maitland
Moreland, who is described as an Oxford
tutor, charged with an attempt to blackmail
Lord Hothfeld, was resumed to-day. The
evidence developed the fact that the pris-
oner had engaged in systematic attempts to
blackmaiI noblemen by writing letters pur-
porting to have been written by a woman.
Lord Chesterfield, Lord Ormathwaite and
others testified that they had received let
tiers similar to those received by Lord Hoth-
field. The solicitor representing Earl Rus
sell, whose wife recently unsuccessfully
sued for divorce, produced letter signed
Ruth Moreland, which was received just be-
fore the Earl married Miss Scott. 1t read:
You are to be married next week. What
would Miss Scott think of you if she could
read YOUR letters that are in my possession?
Is it altogether Impossible that she may see
them before Thursday? And that hundred
you owe me, of which you have not paid a
penny, may so anger me that will put the
letters in my husbands hands and confess
our crime, and cause myself to figure in the
divorce court. Send an answer by return
post, or will know what to do legally.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
GOULD GIVES UP $4,000
TO A COMMITTEE ON PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH EXTENSION.
He Has the Gentlemen to Supper at His
House, Where the Big Checks Flow In
Novel Way to Raise Funds for Religious
a''

He Has the Gentlemen to Supper at His
House, Where the Big Checks Flow In
Novel Way to Raise Funds for Religious
Purposes.
NEW YORK, Feb. Especial Mr..
Gould, were host and hostess, this evening,
at reception given at their Fifth avenue
residence, to the Committee of the Presby-
terry of New York, on Church Extension
and Sustenation. Nearly all the members
of the committee to the number of a hum
dred or more, were present. The purpose
of the reception was to raise money to aid
the work of church extension, and it was at
the request of the committee that the meet
ing was held in Mr.. Gould's house.
Robert Ogden, of Philadelphia, gave an
account of the work of church extension in
that city. Rev. DR.. George Alexander said,
among other things: 81 have been strictly
enjoined to speak of nothing else but money
You are all rich men here, and we want
money from you, but we do not assume a
suppliant attitude We need money, but
not nalf so much as you need to give it.
DR.. Alexander went on to talk of the great
ready use. Many men, however, he said,
get so carried away by the pursuit of
wealth, and get the habit SO fastened on
them, as to lose sight of the higher duty of
dispensing the money they acquire
At the close of DR.. Alexander's speech
Mr.. Van Norden announced that subscrip-
tion cards would be distributed, and he
hoped they would be filled out literally.
AS an incentive, he said, he would an
nounce that he had already received four
subscriptions of $500, S10O, $1,000 and
$780, one of which, he said, was
opposite the name of Miss Gould
A few minutes after the subscription cards
had been passed around Mr. Van Norden
took the floor again to announce that
number of 1000 subscriptions had been
handed in to him, and that the host, Mr..
Gould, had subscribed $4,000. This an
nouncement was greeted with prolonged
applause. Supper was served after the
meeting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
DIVORCED BY STAR CHAMBER,
The EI-Wife of an Iowa Millionaire Sues
to Have the Case Reopened,

Inc Ex-"ffe OF an Iowa Millionaire Sues
to Have the Case Reopened.
DUBUQUE, la, Feb. 23.-One of the most
famous divorce cases in the history of Iowa
will come up for hearing at Eldora to-mor-
row. 1t is q counter part of the famous
Flack divorce suit in New York. Colonel
E. S. Ellsworth is prominent poll
tician and millionaire of Iowa
Falls. Last December, it is stated,
he entered suit for divorce, alleging inf
deity on the Iart of his wife. Instead of
the case being heard in'open court in regu-
lar order, it was advanced on the docket
and tried in the privacy of the hotel cham
Der, where no one was present except Judge
Hindman, the plaintiff, and his attorneys.
The wife was then, it is said, visiting in
Colorado.
Not only was she divorced in this star
chamber but she was also deprived of the
custody of her children and any charge
whatever in her husbands vast prop
erty. There is said to be nothing what
ever on the court records to show
the character of the testimony upon
which the divorce was granted Mrs Els
worth now sues to have the case reopened.
In her petition she makes some startling
disclosures and alleges she knew nothing
whatever of her husbands suit until served
with notice of the decree, and also that
her husband attempted to force her to q
confession.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
wEB-FooTED SPAIN.
tugal, Too, Is Threatened With Floods
Along the River Tacus' Banks.

tugal, Too. L. Threatened With Floods
Along the River Tacus' Banks.
ADRID, Feb. 23.-The snow in Spain,
tned by the storms, is rapidly melting,
/ the results that the floods in Granada,
aga, Almeria and Cordova, are increas-
Already enormous damage has been
to all kinds of property, and it is
ed that unless the waters rapidly sub
the loss will be ipcalculable. Parts of
uia and Huelan, suburbs of the city of
Iaga, are flooded. All the country sur
nding the town of Velez, on the river
ez, IA miles northeast of Malaga, is
ndated. A number of huts belonging to
peasants have been swept away.
he river Guadsljoce, which rises in the
ltiers Of Granada and empties into the
diterranean six miles southwest of
laga, has overfiowed its banks, and the
n OF Churriana is flooded. The heavy
Is continue A large number of houses
he flooded districts have been under
led by the water and threaten
any moment to collapse. A ca
dispatch from Lisbon SAYS: The
sr Tagus is five feet above its normal
81 and continues to rise. The inhab-
Its of the towns along its banks are
lding leyees to protect themselves from
ndation,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
J0fED INTO DEATH.
Sc Like That of the Schneiders
Unearthed in Madgeburg.
ANT GIRLS ARE THE VICTIMS
Couple of Fiends Who Trap Them
With Advertisements.
lUvIER THE NEW FRENCH PREMIER

aLIN, Feb. 23.-The police of Madge-
large town 76 miles from this city,
stituting an inquiry into sefies of
ers of servant girls, information of
1 they have only recently obtained.
rimes are of a most cold-blooded char
and give evidence Of the brutal and
Y deprsved nature of the persons who
,cused of having planned and carried
into execution.
sse murders resemble in most of their
ole details the startling list of muir
which were not long ago unearthed in
Ia, in which city Franz Schneider and
ife, by means of decoy advertisements
,g for servants, lured large number
-ls to their residence, where their vic
would be assaulted, robbed and strsn-
to death.
The Personnel of the Murderers.
in the Vienna murders, these latter
IS seem to have been instigated for the
ose of robbing the girls, who were also
gled to their fate by means of bogus ad-
sements.
prisoners charged with the murders
agdeburg are Fritz Erb and his fance,
thy Buntrock. Since their arrest
yh evidence has been collected by the
to implicate them in the mysterious
,pearance of servant girls who, while
ng employment, were suddenly lost
of by their relatives and friends, who
find no trace of their whereabouts or
anything as to what had befallen
b and the woman, Buntrock, were ar
d on suspicion of having murdered
ant named Kasen. According to the
ence produced by the authorities at the
lination of the accused couple, both as
in the work of decoying Emma Kasen
.r terrible fate, inducing her to visit
plaee they had selected for the commits
of the murder on the pretense of fur
ing her with fine situation at large
V.
What the Police Have Discovered.
ace the arrest of Erb and his companion,
police have been making systematic
Try into their antecedents, and they
discovered that the couple also de-
d and murdered another girl, named
A klasses, by the same means employed
le murder of Emma kasen. The au-
tiles are not satisfied that they have un-
he'd all the crimes committed by the
oners, and they are still prosecuting
investigation.
le scheme of the conspirators always
the form of an advertisement calling
he services of a girl to act as companion
wealthy lady. When the police de-
ded upon the culprits the clothing of the
dered girls was found in their posses
, and will be used as evidence against
prisoners when they are brought to
orothy Buntrock has broken down and
e a confession to the police, in which
described the manner in which the mur-
were committed. She admits leading
girls to wood, where Fritz was waiting
orlng upon them, and where, after his
dy work was finished, the victims were
'ped of all their clothing and any money
aluables in their possession, and their
es were hidden in SPOT where it was
likely they would be discovered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
HOSE CUT By AN ENGINE.

The Coroper. Working on Another Fire
Mystery In McKeesport.
Coroner Mcdowell held partial inquest
yesterday into the deaths of Sarah and
James Lynch, children of Michael Lynch,
who were suffocated in the fire which con-
sumed their home in McKeesport Monday
night Lynch's brother-in-law, John
Hester, with his wife, live in the same
house, and Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Hester put
the children to bed on Monday night and
went to festival. The Hester children
knocked down lighted lamp and set fire to
the house.
1t was at first thought all
of the occupants got out of
the house, but on the arrival
of the fire department the Lynch children
were missed and their father. who is on the
department made an attempt to rescue
them. He was driven back to the street,
and was severely burned in his heroic
effort
After the fire was extinguished the bodies
of the children were found lifeless. The
testimony at the inquest showed that a
passing engine on the Baltimore and Ohio
road had cut the hose line, but it was
argued that the children were dead before
the water was shut off in this manner. To
determine this clearly the inquest was ad-
journed until tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT.
He Shakes Hands With Thousands of Citi-
zens, Including General Alger.

He Shakes Hands With Thousands of Citi-
zens, Including General Alser.
DETROIT, Feb 23.-Mr Cleveland S
special train arrived back from Toledo at
2:45 this afternoon. Governor Winans and
staff, Acting Mayor Coots and the City
Council were present to officially receive
the distinguished guest. The Acting
Mayor, Coots, presented Mr.. Cleveland
with the freedom of the city. Mr.. Cleve-
land responded in few sentences. Governor
Winans and Mayor Coots then escorted Mr..
Cleveland to Hon. Don M. Dickinson's s
residence. There Mr.. Cleveland withdrew
to his room.
At 8 o'clock crowds began to gather in
the vicinity of the Hotel Cadillac, where
the public reception to Mr.. Cleveland was
held. By 7:30 some 10000 people were
massed around the hotel. The reception
began at 7:45. The general public was ad-
mitted and passed in constant stream before
the e1-Prcsident until 1880 P. M Mr..
Cleveland cordially grasped the hand of
each. A noticeable incident of the evening
was the presentation of General Alger and
Senator Dolph. An amusing incident and
one that caused considerable laughter, was
the vain endeavor of an elderly lady to en-
brace Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland and
paaty leave tomorrow morning over the
Michigan Central for New York.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
Thanked by the Orphans.

Max Klein was presented with series of
resolutions at the Duquesne last evening,
by the Orphan School Commission, thank
ing him for reminders OF the Christmas sea-
son which he gave to the children of the
Uniontown school, The resolutions were
neatly written and handsomely framed.
They were signed by Governor Pattison as
chairman ot the commission A number of
Grand Army men gathered for the occasion.
Mr.. Klein accepted the compliment to his
kindness Of heart with neat speech
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
Good Prospects for the Glass Business.


George NJ Jaques, the Editor of the
Crockery and Glass Journal, is at the Monon-
gahela House. Mr.. Jaques is in close touch
with the glass business, and he says the OUT
look is very encouraging. The sales for
January were up to the average, and the
prospects are good. He bases a good deal
ON the heavy orders which the New York
importers have given for goods that are not
made in this country. They are to be de-
ivered in August and September. Most Of
these articles are intended for the holiday
trade. Mr. Jaques thinks this shows that
the importers have faith in the future. The
home dealers are still buying from hand to
mouth, but the jobbers have been laying in
heavy supplies. Mr.. Jaques says Ameri-
ican dealers are beginning to learn that the
manufacturers no longer turn out goods for
months ahead. Some buyers wait until the
last minute, and then send in large order
which they expect to be filled in an hour
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
Booths for Baker Bslloting.

The County Commissioners yesterday or
dered from the Marietta Manufacturing
Company, 1900 booths for use at the polling
precincts in the county under the new ballot
system. Three booths will be used at each
district, and an additional one for oyer 90
voters over $50 in each district. The cost
per booth is S4 IS and for each annex So So
This early action is due to the prospects Of
a special election in Allegheny, otherwise
the booths would not have been ordered
until late in the summer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
THE LADIES ENJOY IT.
Grand Army of the Republic W omen Make
Big Showing.

Grand Army of the Republic W omen Make
Big Showing.
The ladies of the Grand Army of the Re
public are quartered at the St. Charles.
Last night they held council meeting and
finished up all of the old business. About
275 delegates are IN attendance.
This morning it will open its session in
Union Veteran Legion Hall. The reports
will show great increase of membership,
800 ladies having been gathered in during
the year. The election of officers will take
place to-day sometime. To offices to fill are
Department President and President
of the Hawkins Home. For the
first Mrs. Sallie Linhart, OF
Pittsburg, and Mrs. Anna E. Leisinger are
the candidates. They indications all go to
show that Mrs. Linhart will be the winner.
She is quite popular throughout the entire
State. Mrs. Lida Smith, of Allegheny, has
q clear field for the Presidency of the Home.
The most important matter to be dis
cussed is concerning the Hawkins Home,
its future management, etc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
RoUvIER NOW THE MAN.
i'll Try to Form a French Cabinet, Re.

VIII Try to Form a French Cabinet, Re-
tanning Most of the Old Members.
PARIS, Feb. 23-M de Freycinet having
used to form a new Cabinet, President
rnot has intrusted the task to NJ. Rou-
sr, who is trying to include most of the
ssent Ministers in the new Cabinet. MN.
Freycinet, Ribot, Constans and Develle
We agreed to remain in the Cabinet.