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New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
RIOTING IN PRAGUE.
ENDEAVOR OF THE CZECIIS TO CELEBRATE
THE BIRTHDAY OF COMENIU>.
THE CROWDS THAT nAD GATHERED. DESPITE
THE GOVERNMENT PROHIBITION. DIS
PEESED BY THE POLICE AFTER
HARD FIGIlT1 NG,


Prague, March 29.-Prcparltions were begun in ths
city som" time by the National CzechS to celebrate
the anniversary of the birth Of John Comcnus, the
distinguished educational cform"r. who was born Oh
March -, 1892. After the preparations had In many
been completed, the Government isNcd an 0idcr
forbddng the celebration. Tho Czcchs were hlghN
indignant and the leaders declared that the day should
be celebrated in spite Of the prohibition. The anhoH
ties expected trouble, and the entire police force oi
the city were ordered on duty. The day passed quietly
but a. o'clock last night enormous cro"d Snr
rounded the monument TO the poet llalch Oh '"c
Caplatz The police attempted to disITINe the crowd
but dorgcdy resisted. Orders We've then gwen ID
charge the crowd. and desperate fighting followed
The citizens were armed with sticks and dealt many
severe blows to the gcndamcs. who ,la>hcd right and
left with their swords. Finally after pitched battle
the mob were forced to retreat. Many Of the rdcrs
placed under arrest
1t WI, not long before the crowd assembled again
this time in Bcthehempaz where John liuNS preached
nearly 800 years ago. Here cheer, We're given for
COmeniu>. mingled with cries If " Down with "antNch
minister Of Education. suddenly tn" police made
another charge There WIS hand TO hand fighting for
a Shor time bat finally the mob driven from the
square. Then sinely and in groups they marched 10
the Town Hall. where they formed in body ana sang
National songs. soon some one >hou''c " Let ; "'H'
for the Jews The cry taken mp, and with yeis
of To Jo,cph,tadt~ uhc Hebrew quarter, the crowd
started in that direction.
The auth0rtr, however. were warned of the pro
posed attack upon the Hebrews. ana a d't'rhh'n' 0
mounted police had been dispatched to head OIL The
rioters, The crowd marched along shouting and yen
ing until they cNpcctcdy found trr I0ute blocked
BY n, police. Nothin- dluntcG. however tlcl pr Sh
on. The police now determined to PIT the tio' down
circctualy. squirting their horse. they di-h"d mo
the crowd. which held together f'~ short umr. Ihe
police drew off, Ogly to reform their line and man"
another charge. This time the mob WaV"Icd a nue.
AND thn p,lcc rrdoubl,d their efforts ia" mob broke
and ran taking advantage ~ tn darkness and of con
Veueui allcyWay- to escape the ponce. WHO uiH" 4
rigorous ..arch for them I'm every direction y arr"
number Of the rioters received severe swO.d wound
NJ further trnuhlc i cNprCt.d.
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
THE NEU-HfTFN'S LEASE.

MICH DIscreSIoN * To ITS PROBABLE FFFrCT
POSITION or THE OTHER ROADS
Eo,on. March 20 (>pcclan.-Thc statement What the
Ncw York. Ncw-IIavcn and Hartford Railroad had
leased the Ncv York. Providence and Boston line in
order 10 have greater control over ia" traffic 10 Boston
ha- been the ,ublcc of great deal of discussion. tn"
competition between line, ,hari the trafic between
Massachusetts and New York gve- a foundation for
much speculation To the result Of any particular
deal and there ar, many Theories unoat the real
meaning of the latest dcvcopmnt II has been said by
many that the leasing of the Ncw York. Providence
and Boston line by the Ncw York. New Haven and
Hartford indicates rupture Of the friendly relations
that have existed between the latter road and the
Eo,ton and Albany. II does not appear, however.
that the o,tun and Albany villiag TO regard the
matter In that light. President Bli-, Of the Boston
and Albany. declined Ia -ay anything on the subject
on the ground that IT question that imme
diatcy Germs our neighbor and do not talk for
publication about neighbor,' affair
still more persistent have been the statements that
the New York and New England road would be- left
ont I'm the cold as result Of the latest deal Indeed.
General Manager Tuttlc. Of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford. distinctly implied n much II an inter
v,,y reported in " The Journal In which he stated
that a. the New Nor, and New En- gland had sought to
divert tI1ric from hi, road. II wa, only natural that
ne New Haven road should make arrangements
io be Independent Of the Ncwlork and New r.ngmd
The reprc.cnntivcs of the New York and New England
p,urond I'm EoSton. however. do not show any great
alarm At the prospect e. n Prince counsel for
the company, said today;
How can they divert traffic from our liuc' Does
not the Interstate law provide that they shall glyc
thc same faciltc, to that they give TO all other
,oad, ,. We are not afraid that our position VIII
be inerfcr,S with
The general superintendent of the Ne" YORK anu
New England road said that rcf'Tel'e was made
TO II in the Interview which he had with President
rorson, I'm New York yesterday. and he lnrthcr a'
scrt,,l that he knew of reason why any chdnse III
the existing arrangements between hi, road ana 'ao 10
New Haven line should be made. Mii r.6'lu '"
bnr,rnine tbc time Of trips, h" said II all dePehueu
ON the Ncw Haven road. The Air Line c%onln % ru,
,r,In. over us division at rate of speed "hch
rrnt nm ON the New Haven line. would shorten 'n
time Of the journey between The two clt'es " ~
least half an hour. ana pcrlaps by an houI.
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30

HAULED OFF ATHEEFlILD LEDGE BY FOUR
STEAMERS ANE TOWED To SOUTH tNITON.
London. March 2o.-Th" wrcckYs steamer, pulled
the North German Lloyl steamer ;tcr of Athericld
Lc'ge his morning and she arrived ,afcy At
southampton th', afternoon. n VIII require an lu
m'ise Of money Ia repair tlc damage 10 the We
sci. fDr not only D., her hu damaged. bat her saloon
fun i-hiu-- are pr,u ally destroyed ht the ,ct Ua.h
ins r and ont II hcr. rhe company. however. viii
have hrr ro.1ucliv rpai-f tnl 81 B., brli-v 4 th..
,he viii soon bc again employed IN tnc Transatlantic
trade
\ large crowd gathered upor the beach and ol.r- AZ
Acrhef 10 watch hc attempt ~ the wfcckerS e. haul
the Elder OF into deep water. ~ II o'coc the tide
at II, full height and the hand cyi thrown from
the steamer gave water enough to doat her Tho
signal 10 start was given. hc crowd ou me- shore
became enthusiastic when thoy saw Tho vessel move
and their cheers were tak"n mp by the crews - the
four wicckllc -tctmcr- thai were towing flc der.
NO' the ,iightc-t difficulty occurred. and the Elder
n1atot Nt,.ly 81 the .isc into comparatively dep
water. Here hcr head ha led around ard two of
ihr t0Si -t"tncr, ~ 'ppoi alongside ~ lc- Linz,
were rc'sirIrd o th. bite. and amid the -hurh'us u
whistle and the cheer Of the -p-'tafpr- ne Elder
stiric1 Dn her voyage 10 southampton.
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
HIGGINS WAS THE MCRDERER

THE corovrG's JURY DECLARES HIN '.l''''
,-,rp FIVE MINUTES DELIBERTioN.
.rb. c,u,non Council chamber in Long Island 'i''
~ .r,,ydcc Yesterday afternoon when Coroner h'i'er
t, rc iu1uirv into the death Of B"rtraih t. 'N'u'
,bo ,I,ht v;t,hman vhp WI, murdered on S",u'u'S
ui,t Henry Higgins. the mouldci' Ol 40 f'' ''''
,vc Ncw York city, who had been arre,''u l'r '''
murder. wa. present accompanied bv MS WIZ n".
,,ch,cr re testimony Overwhelmingly aE'n''
uiy,tns and tho verdict found by the jury A"r "Nc
,i,,,,te., absence wa,: Rcrtram r. Arnold cam" 10
n d.,l, ty -larp instrument at the hands Of Harry
uig..u,r and that "J John C0ughlin WIS an ao'c''''
,o the death ~ Bcrtram f.. Arnold
m. first witness called was John 'ohNe'''
o,,I1or of No. li3 Rodenevc.. Long Island City.
lie said was I'd n mond~ III 'ne NJ
nord,', fnct,ry ard went strike four weeks ago.
,.,g , ncket dlty near Mctiuire's shanty. III Bor-
dan o,e ON saturday night. with number Of others
Harry HIGGINS and John CTghhn were mere I'd"
Arnold walldng up TN" avenue on e" other slue'
hoard Courhin say: Let's 60 ard do the Indian up
lie started to eros, the street, bit "eOrgc
,,nn,d him and tried 10 keep him back. lie got
away and. followed by Higgins. went toward Arnold.
.Cuurhlin seized Arnold's legs and threw him
down. Then Higgins knet down. jerled Arnold :
chin mn with his left hand and stuck
something which | could not distinguish into Arnold ;
throat saw the blood spurt from ArnoldS throat.
Concilin dDcd him and then ran of; 50 did liis
gins"
Peter GormIcy. another striker, told an almost
Identical story about the murder. Frank feyl
another mouldcr gave similar testimony. and In ad-
d,tion said After he stuck the knife In Arnolus
throat he pulled II again and throw 1t into the
creek lie also said he had seen Higgins with "A
two bladcd knife liggin, took the knife op'hei
from nj, ovrrcoat pocket before stabbing Arnold
Charlie, Ne NIoon gave corrobortivc testimony MI
IN. witnesses pointed out Higgins ms the man VINO
Killed Arnold and described Coughlin aS the acceS
sOry.
Coroner Moinrrs committed Higgins TO the County
I, ON a charge Of wllful murder. after the accused
had pleaded guilty. when arraigned before MN
after the inquest.
Police Captain Woods Yesterday received Il '''e
,r,r, from o. g. Arnold. of Putnam. Conn, request
,r, him o forward the body OF Bertram f. Arnold
coroner MeineIS gave permit for the removal OF me
hndy lie afterwaId decided not 10 allow thr DouY
of arnold To be- shipped To Putnam Conn. uhul some
On. nom there comes on, Identifies the BODY ana
my, the necessary expenses. The police nave ho'
Xr found John COughln, higgins actohpp'e' A.,
ID q, Arnold. Of lutnnm Conn, brOtNer oi "'o
numbered man. called at the Mulgle last nlSht arg
drntird thr body. lie said that the inlueted man
,,,th.r who lives at North GlONcrdae. conn, IL poor
m,, j. nov confined her bed. Mr.. Arnold VIII take
thc lody to his home 70 day
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
TOWN ELECTIONS ~ UESTCHFSIEH
4 RrpuBLcNY MAYOR II YoNErES SrrrEViS-
ORe CHOSEN.

- 80 ,-,.,.,-rr- sr.prpvfS-
IA "'' ~ "
Vi'o 'i'9'N'
Tie returns In IN" town elections "H'n WV "''
throughout Wc-t'hc-ter county ye'''N''' ''-
slowly last night pf the towns h'"M lI"'" up !"
midnight the Board ,ianlS almost '''"N "''"''
The followiu, supervisor, are probably 'I''"''
B..fo-l-V. rlvood 'lr-n' % R'p.
North salon. 'dl" ''"'.' l''p.
'ofi'n' VIM" -
"i'"hn"'E" .'""
I""'"' -
"a r,'.. Dom.
, - -. r.,
a., ..,,,.. p.o
NrN castle f'hn '- ".
N'"-I'o.h'h'-W' " N'"., 'el'
pelham sherman 7 P'Ii' hl-
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
AN INDEMNITY FOR ITALY
FAMILIES OF THE NEW-ORLEANS VICTIMS
TO RECEIVE 100000 FRANCS
THE PAYMENT ONLY Az EVIDENCE OF GOOD
WILL NOT NJ OBLIGATION MINISTER
PORTER ANXIOUS TO RE-EsTABLIsH
EFLATIONS WITH ITALY.
fDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKiHCNE.I

indianapolis, March 20.-Thc friends Of Cover
nor Porter have reason to believe that he Will re-
turn in short time 10 his post in Rome as
United States Minister 10 Italy. News received
here from Washington indicates that the Admin.
istraton is willing to pay TO the relatives OF
the mrn murdered by the New Orleans mob. whose
Italian citizenship has been proved, the sum Of
100, 900 francs indemnity.
The payment Of this sum, it is understood, is
10 bc accompanied by a declaration which VIII
make it, plain to the Government of Italy that
this act on the part Of the United States l. IN no
wise TO bc considered an arllnowc lgnent OF
its obligation or liability for the failure "t the
local authorities in Ncw-Orlcans TO protect the
lives of Italian citizens but as an evidence r'h'r
of the GOODWILL and frcndlincSs ~ feeling which
have always characterized the relations o' 'he
United States Government with that of fllY
In this respect the proposed payment oi 'he
indemnity resembles closely the action of Congress
in appropriatinC. upon the recommendation oI WI.
Iayard. then Secretary Of state, the sum OF
slo0 600 for the benefit Of the relatives of the
victims Of the Rock Springs massacre At the
time this sum was handed to the Chinese Minis
fer he was given to understand that the action
Of Congress was not to be looked upon in the
licht of establishing a precedent. With siml-
lar reservation. the sum of 5000 francs or
$4,000. will bc handed over to the Government
OF Italy. %,
II i. understood that in this case Congress VIII
not be called upon to appropriate the sum- ~
that the contingent fund of the state Department.
which is quite large. i to be drawn upon. Ihl'
will save time. and enable the Administration 10
act promptly in the matter.
Minister Porter while not at liberty 10 discuss
tbe subject of the indemnity. l. believed 10 ne
heartily in favor of an early settlement OF th'
question. and the prompt rc-'Stahli-'lh'n' o' '''
friendly relations formerly eNiNtinS between '''
,,, cnvcrnmcpts Hi, friends declare that he l.
anxious to return 10 his post
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
Az INTERESTING PIPELINE PHOJECT
ENGLISH CAPITAL BEHIND IT THE PRINCE OF
WALES SAID TO BIZ INTERESTED.

ENGLISH CAPITAL BEHIND IT-THE PRINCE OF
WALES SAID TO BIZ INTERESTED.
Pitt,lmrg March 20.-Anothcr pipe lnc from thc
Western pcnn.y lvania oil field 10 the s'bonrd l. con
tcmplatcd The new line according to The fltt'
burg Pos'7 to built with English capiiai II Is
.,id that even English Royalty has a hand In the
enterprise and will own big block of stock. The
member Of the ROYAL Family OF England who 1t Is
said will figure conspcuou,ly IN the bushes, Of pip
iu, of T. thc Prince ~ Walcs Closely asso'inted with
the Prince will be Mr. wilson Of Tanby croft. who
will also invc, extensively In the hne. The capital
stock of the company Is to be E2ooooo. charter
bos already been taken out in Ncw-Jcrscy by Mr..
wilson and the line Is 10 be called the Englsh i1c
line Company The agents Of the contemplated pipe
line company are now ont along the route cndcavorng
10 secure the right Of The proposed line parallels
the new Crescent Line throughout from Western Penn
syvanla 10 It's terminus near Philadelphia Ii Is es
mated that the line will cost not less than S2OooOOo
IL will he a s,x.inch line and n 10 be equipped with
the best dupIex pumps. There 10 be six pumping
stations betwccn the western aud eastern terminals
and II telegraph line from end TO end. The line Is TO
be- ready 10 pipe oil inside Of year.
The oil is 10 be loaded upon tank steamers and
carrad N England where the crude article s 10 be
redned The contracts for tho steamers are already
lat Tho redneres b. be built near Liverpool that
they NAV bo easily accessible 10 the steamers.
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
rur UIyDrRMERr AFLOlr AGAIN.

Tho stranded British ship Windermere at Deal
peoch wa. loated high water yesterday morning.
and tovcd TO this city by one Of the Merritt Wreck
inc Compnnv's tugs When the tide was at the
,nd the anchor, of the Windermerc were carried out
aud lct 90 I'm deep water The men on the ship
manned the capstan and hove away on the anchor
cb,Ins At the same time IA big tug with heavy
h,vsers attached to the ship pulled with all lis power
and the vessel sld into deep water "hen the
wlpdormcrc reached here she was leaking slightly,
hut one pump was able to keep her free She VIII
nc placed In dry dock for repair
The court of inquiry which has been sitting at the
oece Of the British ConsulG General to investigate
ths loss of the Wndermcre yesterday completed us
work and the result OF the investigation was made
publc The court severely censured Captain Wlnder-
mere for not letting go his anchors when he found he
was drifting on the breakers aud for not taking other
nrecaut,ons 10 was also found that the log had been
lcnt I'm an imperfect manner The court thought that
thc cnptain committed an error of judgment when he
red hinsc a. relieved OF all responsibility when
lac ok the pioct on board the ship was NOT then In
nilot water In view OF the fact that there
int on hoard the court decided not To take away the
r.nt,jn's certificate Ii also censnred the chief ol-
Ger for the elcs mapner In which the log book was
kept
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30

London. March 29-The Erush steamer sidney
rtnu,. CAPTAIN Pchthorne AT Bristol from baIu
more wa. in collision on saturday with the steamer
MODERATOR breaking Of the a,tcr'S bow plates ana
causing other slight damage
During the gale which prevailed Yesterday 'h' hfl'
ieb steamer Monarch Captain Brothert0n' from ie'l
sacola March ii for Grccnock, was In COLLISION WIN
t, scbooncr Edith Cro>, lcld of Ail-a Craig cntng
he. down TO the waters edge. The Monarch t'"cd
the schooner to Ayr.
Rio Janciro March 20-The British bark lhom''
Perry. Captain Durkec, from Cardiff February ~ 'o'
yoIparai.o bv' way Of this port, has been ID coNi''
with the British ship Durbrdge' captain L."o'
.idcs having her nihzenma't 'Pruls anu NJ ""''
trained was otherwise badly damaged
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
prr,nxG Az EXPERT NrrDEGER.

Liverpool. March % Or. Hutchinson. Que 81 ihe
physicians who conducted the po,tmlr"m "Narlhuoa
Of the bodies Of Nr~. DccminE and her four children
which found buried under th" moor at Dhh'n'
villa EaiuhU .ay. that the work ~ murder wa that
~ an cxuer Each stroke severed vi'al organ.
The mother wa, first crliod from the room ~ witch
She wa, With the children int" the room where ur
murderer awaited her. mi, l. shown from thr posi-
non Of the wound that ki!'d her Ihcl th' 'hllh'"
,..rc called one by 10 ni'r'i thrIr d'Hlh.
Melbourne. March u D""Ung l. gnaidel high' ana
day abOnrd the ha.laiAl by 7'N'h "',' n'I, y
I,,.ctiyr uccomuuying Dcemug hint- that he pD-
90. INK. In lhG chain " evidence showing that
n.mior committed some OF the murder attributed 10
ta"t ,he Riuucr0 The date of the murder of Mis-,
N,tbrr ha. been fixed through evidence gwen by
rnrnn- living in adjoining house. VINO te>tlhed 10
b,,dnc no ~, I'm Decmng', house though -Dn" one
vas working with brick and mortar.
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
THE CANADIAN Nr>I,rrr, CRITICISED.

ottawa. Narh - special. lu thr Iiou-c 4" night
Mnl,. Opposition member and Minister ~ the
Interior. delivered "riihl" arraismrIi ~ thc MIN
i-t"r. who visited Washington to uceotat" . treaty
~ rcclproclt~ with Mr. Ilau" for having withheld all
correspondence that particular point. Mr Foster
Minister ~ Finance" Wa also -cvcrcls cruri-"d Tor
having announced in biz speech on tine bude~i what
wa said have taken place between the delegate
and N" United state, Secretary. aud set th" House
a. not iu possession II scrap ~ paper Informing
them Of what occurred n. Indeed anything occurred
The action of th" Government wa tncpn>u >utuuona
and a violation Of thc rights imposed upon ~" M
mini -trdtiou and of what due 10 the ltnpi"0 rep
r.,eutaiive, lu Parliament. II "n- wholly Irregular
10 III eu-- FAR jos 70 Vot" this question oi reel
procy with the United state, n the absence oi the
,orr,~uDldpuCe.
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
MEASURES AGAIN~T THF ANARcHI-T'.

DECISION EENCErD BY TIL FRENCH GARNET
THE PARIS POLICE oN GNv>CHoL's TRACK.
Paris March GA Clbn,' Council Wa, held this
aftorno,n ai wmcl the Minister. discussed the eN
p~ion that occurred on sunday mrIniu. at the l" =
NO 80 Rue de- Cncly. where great damage wa done.
Al the close OF the meeting VI. LOul"t the Prime
Minister had conference with Vi Ricard, Minister "l
Justice several magistrates and the chieis ol ponce"
NJ Loubet communicated TO them the Government de
ion regarding the adoption OF measures 10 prevent
anv further work OF destruction by the Anarchists
The announcement again made TO-DAY tlat the
police are on track Of the Anarci, Ravachol VINO
they are convinced i the author Of the boulevard -
German and the Rue DE- Clichy explosion The
police assert that Eavacho placed III; bombs li
position while accomplicc, kept watch
4 packet Of explosives has been found in a house
in the Rue Rcnncs Just vacated by police maiNtf't"
The residences of VI. Atialin, an examining mapl-
trate: NJ Girard the Public Analyst. and VI. element
A Police COmnissary. M" guarded dAy ana hIs"' 10
prevent the Anarchists from carrying ont their 'hieat'
to bow tlcm Up. Judge Benot against whom u''
recent explosion in the boulevard II. Gcrn'hi was
directed ha, been served by hi, landlord with motto"
to move The owrer of the house SAYS that II Judge
Ucu,t remain. there the other tenant, viii l'ave a.
NJ. Th"vcnet ex Minister of Justice, received mrna
cing letter ye-tcr!ay.
The Figaro today published interview, WIN TWO
leading Anarchists. They declared that the member
Of the party were acting -incIy on their own rt-p''-
blitv. and that there no plcconc"rted pl'n 10
cau.e explosion. Both 81 them expressed thcm meNe'
~ delighted with the moral effect Of the explosion
which they said would direct greater attention to thcr
dOctine..
The Anarchists have sent a warning l" "ediUS
di,filI.r named Premier. living AT Romans V"' III
Droue that his di.tlcry Will be blown up with dlih
,.i,, ,, May Day They acknow edged That they had
mo- grudge a.iius; him, but asserted mat ui y Wpu
DE- tsoy ms building simply because hc WAS ''e r'o''
LIZ. 1 L..
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30

nct today. The session mainly devoted tO the
consideration Of the character Of the response 20 bc
made TO Lord >a!isburys latest propositions for
suspension of pelagic sealing in Behrng pending
arbitration proceedings II is understood that the
Presidents reply viii be transmitted 10 sir Julian to-
morrow or the next day II is said that the Cabinet
practically agreed to accept Lord ~aSbury's propD
siiicn for renewal of la, years mcus vvendi. with
certain limitations 90 the character Of damages TO
be left to the determination OF tho arbirat0r 1t Is
expected that the President Viii communicate his
views on this subject to Sir Jufln Pauncefote In u
few DAYS
New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
TIE PROTECTED BRITISH TRADE LtN"' r.

London. March 2o-Mr E"llonr' ''e ''o1e,
,,.,,. q, thc IInuse OF Commons Today TO a
.,,o, mi, by Howard Vincent National CohscrNd
i've, aid that the self governed British colonies "cc
,oc.IIv free To forni commercial league. "ie"'
p,i,,In nnder the existing treaties c"nhd becohc
,.rt, TO such league only in case Belgium anu ''Y
nations composing the contIhc"'a "o"Hc'o'
""'' ,,i..,, 90 Cre,t Britain. Mr.. IaliOur
,.,,r aid that the GOvcrnmen, had no information
La, the colonies were DESTROYS Of staring % %nsfal
"ucy petmitting them 10 establish II cus'o"s UNIV"
Tween Great HHtain and Themselves