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LONDON, April ll,-John Moore Pack.
or addressed meeting OF unemployed
workinsmcn at Tower Hill to-day. He
promised to inausura;e an agitation
such MS has never been seen In London.
He said among other things that every.
body remembered tho workingmen's
Trafalgar square agitation, but Tho pro.
posed movement in the interest OF tho
unemployed would far surpass that.
Unless relief was afforded, the unem-
ployed would rise up and dcmandwork.
Another speaker said that when tho
unemployed marched in Thousands
through tho west end demanding bread
or work, the people became frightened
and opened relief fund. lie trusted
that before tho end Of the month such
large professions would be held as
would open tho eyes OF the authorities
rs to the necessities OF the unemployed,
and obllge them to open relief works.
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DOCBLI: MURDER, [
A Duel Between II Man and His syistrc S..
#r- W. Both Killed. ~ ~.

A Duel between II Man and His Mistress.
& Both Killed. n
sT. LOUIS, Mo-, April ll.-Five pistol
shots were discharged in the back room
OF house No. 70G, North 18th street,
aboutnine o'clock this morning. When
the room was entered shortly after,
Howard Echots, q mulatto, was found
dead on the floor with two bullet holes
in his body, and Jennie Harris, also
colorcd, was dying on tho bed, having
becn shot three times. a pistol was
lying at the side OF each. The couple
had been living together but had quar-
relied and he had threatened to kill the
girl, and then commit suicide. 1t is
supposed that when Echots went to
the house to carry out his throat, he.
found the girl armed ready for resist
ance, and that really duel took place
between them with tho above result.
There was no witnesses to the tragedy.
The woman will die. ;E.' .i'5.
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THE HUNTINGTON NOTES.
The Statement That Every Endorse III ont I.
Forged Is Reiterated.

DRESDEN, April 1l.-Mr. Hord, Mr..
John Huntinston's son-in-law, who is
now in this city in connection with tho
alleged forging OF his father-in.law's en-
dorscment to certain notes; has no nd
vice from Cleveland, Ohio, regarding tho
status OF affairs there. He says that no
matter what comes Mr.. Huntington will
not pay tho forged notes. "A
( Mr.. Huntington, who has been i'll ut
4 aprivate hospital here, is much bcttor.
ue had long consultation wi,hMr.
llord to-day. Mr.. Huntington thinks
that the guilty parties. knowing OF his
poor health, spcculatcd upon his early
death concealing the forgeries. He and
his wife arc, therefore, reused against
the trcachcrous friend who has forged
his name, and will fight any suits
brought on the notes to tho bitter end.
Mr.. lIord reasserts that not one senu-
inc Huntington endorsement is in cir
culation. Aiiidavits to that elect arc
being prepared and they will be sworn
to before Mr.. Palmer, the American
consul here. so that in tho event OF Mr..
gHuntington's death his testimony
against the genuinenoss OF the endorse.
ments will still be available.
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RAUM INVESTIGATION.
Clerks hskad to De Discharged for Dtcllu-
Ing TO Answer Questions,


Ing TO Answer Questions.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April lib. W.
Flenniken, private secretary to tho late
Senator Plumb, Of Kansas, testified bo-
fore tho pension Office investigating
committee to-day that he had never re-
ccivcd compensation directly or in.
directly for any information relating to
tho status Of pension claims. Samuel
r. HIersey had said hc believed Mr..
Flcnniken sometimes sold tho infor.
nation he secured by means of congress
sional slips. George w. Wayson, for
mcrly assistant chief o! the special
examining division OF the pension
bureau, said he had never obtained or
solicited any money for anything ho
had done inthe Office, but when asked
question rs t. whether or not ho had
borrowed money or secured endorse
mcnts from number Of his subordi-
mates. whose names were given, no de-
clined in each case to answer the oues-
tions, declaring that the matter was
private and in no way official.
Mr.. Enloc asked if witness had not
taken tho deposition OF an examiner
named Wilson, showing that the latter
had borrowed money from money
lender OH a pension certificate, con-
trary to law. lle answered this oues-
tion aiiirmatively,. but denied absolute
ly that,after taking the deposition ho
kept it in his desk for six months, and
until it was taken from him, in order
to prevent Latourette's prosecution. He
said that he turned the affidavit over to
the chief OF civision. ,-,t 90
Witness still refusing to answer the
questions bearing on financial transac-
tions, the committee decided to report
to the house n resolution requesting the
commissioner of pensions to discharge
him from the pension office. lA''5
4 Harvey c. Ellis testified that one time
ne loaned Mayson so. bnt he respect
fully declined To 3 tate whether he had
endorsed any notes for Wayson, on the
ground that it was his private business.
He also. declined to say whether he
had been called in from the field to re-
new note for Mr.. Wnyson. The wit
ness, however, ,yoluutecredsa a statement
that no transaction he ever had with
Wayson had ever benefited him (wit-
ness), nor lad any transaction ever cost
him cent. The witness still persisting
in refusing to answer tho questions
bearing on financial questions, tho COM
mitteo decided to report to the house
resolution; requesting tho commissioner
OF pensions 10 discharge him from office,
as was done in the case Of the previous
witness.
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, Chllo,s Financial coni,tion.

New YoRK, April 1l.-The Heralgs
Valparaiso correspondent telegraphs:
The financial condition Of Chile is caus-.
ing much comment in tho leading
journals. Exchange yesterday receded
eighteen pence. The probability is that
it will fall more. 1t is known that the
government will have to meet engage.
ments IN Europe this year Of 500 O0O
pounds. Furthermore, in the present
sta,e of the worlds market. Chilean
exports OF wheat, copper and silver are
OF very low operation. This is another
cause responsible for the full Of ex.
change and rising Of prices. The rail- 1
road service is demoralized. Grain and
other produce cannot be moved owing
to lack OF cars and the cupiditv Of
officials, who want to be feed before
granting applicants transportfacili,ies.
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Special Dig,alch % he 1p,ol,tg,t,n,ccc-. !.

Special Dipalch TO he In'elitstNccr. ~
PARxEnsnund, W. Va, April IL
Judge Jackson, in the criminal court to-
day, passed sentence upon John Nor
timer, found guilty Of manslaughtcr in
killing young Chas. Reynolds last De-
cembcr. He reviewed briefly the evil
dcnce and concluded that tho prisoner
should have been convicted OF murder
in the second degree, but il! tho jury
could not think that way they should
have acquitted him. There was no
clement OF manslaughtcr in the case, us
he undoubtedly did the act while he
was drunk, He thought tho jailer trans
cended his duty in allowing man when
arrested for murder to bo visited by
everybody, rs was the case the night OF
the killing. lie took occasion to say
the actions OF some OF the bar as Wit
nesses in tho case were unprofessional.
He thoughtit was all unfortunate spec.
tacle to SEQ attorneys comm. before the
jury, and swearing they thought Morti-
mer was drunk on the day OF the shoot
ing, but after the tragedy they thought
and swore he was crazy. llo charac-
terlzcd it Us q spectacle that ought not
to be often seen in court OF justice for
attorneys to come into court to screen
rcd-handed murdercrs.
The court then said it was the SEN
tence OF the court that the prisoner bc
fined the sum OF $500, and it is the fur
ther sentence that he be confined in tho
county Jail for period OF two years and
six months, and that he is required to
work at hard labor during all OF his i'm
prisonment.
Mortimer seemed stunned at the
words OF tho court. lie made no move
ment further than TO drop his hands on
whicl, he was leaning. He was taken
back to Jail at once to begin his long
sentence.
When Judge Jackson finished passing
sentence on Mortimer, +. G. Caldwell
arose and refuted the remarks made
by the court referring to the action OF
somo attorneys. 1Ie said that every
thing he testified to in the case he be.
lieved to be true, and he thought the
criticism OF the court uncalled tor. Mr..
Caldwell was very excited and made
some remarks that testel-the: patiauce,
OF the. court. Judge Jackson replied
that he meant no injustice but that he
had a right to criticise whatever he
thought needed critisln. He advised
the gentleman to he very careful what
he said to the. court. He told him he
was not the, only attorney who was a
witness in the case.
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THE VIENNA FIRES.
Theories Regarding tho Work of tim In.
-condiariox-- Police on the Watch,

Theories Regarding tho Work of TIM In.
oondiarios- Police on the Watch. 81
VIENNA, April, ll.-Sincc the fire in
tho Ringstrasse on Thursday night tho
fifth OF tho series OF incendiary fires
that had then occurred in Vienna with.
in a week, the tiremen have been kept
busy responding to alarms in various
parts OF the city. Extraordinary vigi-
lance has been observed and has re.
suited in the fires being discovered in
their lncipicncy and eXtinguishcd be-.
fore anvmaterial damage was done. All
those fires gave evidence Of being OF in.
cendlary origin, and no doubt Is enter.
tanned that they were the work OF anar.
chlsts, or extreme socialists between
whom it would be hard to distinguish a
difference. H'
The general feeling OF uneasincss and
insecurity continues togrow and a great
number OF the residents of the CITY
have employed private watchmen to
guard their property against attempts.
to tire 1t. Many people, among whom
are some police officials, believe that
the lncendiarism is not so much for the
purpose OF causing terror among the
,householders as it is for herTIpurposes of
robbery during the excitement attend.
ing the fire. The police at every fire..
no matter how slight, attend in force
and close watch is kept upon all tho
near by buildings to prevent thieves
from robbing them. - !E5 .-.i5
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IT WAS A asTR1KE."
j. Henry Works Suit DeGaod by Ex.Jud.o
t-a No. ,->-JT Arnoux ne %. trl, 81

y. Henry Works Suit Delaod by Ex.Jud:o
r-IT Arnoux. .,.tg,lI
New YoRK, April 11.-Justice Patter-
son, of the supreme court, refused to-
day to dismiss the complaint in Col. Z.
9. Jamcs's suit against J. Henry Work,
to recover soc, 900, m moneyinvested and
profits in and from contracts held by
the firm Of Grant & Ward. Ex-Judse
Arnoux then made his speech to tho
jury. declaring that Colonel James's
suit was in tho nature of a Strike"
Hc had waited six years to think about
the matter and then brought suit in the
1 hope that Work would pay. James
was perfectly satisfied with seven per
cent and Mr.. Work did not intend to
give him any: more. Mr.. Work, Judge
Davis said, had not been guilty OF
fraud or Misrepresentation. y Ho was
secretary of-tho Mexican railway, OF
which General Grant was president.
The general told him that the bows,
Grant & Ward, were getting along splen-
didlv; 80 we'll, indeed, that he had a
million dollars to his credit. Ex.Judpe
Davis said General Grant was never
aware of any fraud.
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Mr.. Hawley, tho gardener at Midway,
whose house was burned Saturday
night und his adopted son burned to
death, seems to have permanently lost
his mind from the anguish OF his oxpe-
rience and his own injuries in the fire
and afterwards from his efforts to xiii
himself. He is at tho house of his
brother, on the Bethany pike, about 4
mile from Wellsburg., The funeral Of
the boy, Thomas Linton, who was
burned to death in the house, took
place yesterday forenoon. It has been
decided that the fire originated from an
unexpected accession Of natural pas
pressure. Tho loss was about $4,000.
and the insurance 81 900. n 'f51''5
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ANTI.BRIGGs MEN
Elected by tho New York ProsOytory.-Dr.
pnaton's Sarcastic licmnrIt,

Irh..N AuStuHh sNrCnstiC ltSnlurKs .....
Nav Yonx, April 1l.-At tho regular
monthly meeting Of tho New York
Presbytcry to-day, the election OF dele.
gates to tho general assembly, which
meets IN Portland, Oregon, May 10, was
tho principal matter OF interest. i:
The presbytcrs who arrayed them.
selves against Rev. DR.. Briggs in his
recent trial for heresy were there in
force excrting themselves to elect dele.
gates favorable to their views. tt
Tho friends and supporters OF Dr..
Brggs were there in force, too, and
We'd with their opponents in tho ekill.
iul exercise OF clectioneering tho nc.
tions. #Ta ''-
The friends OF DR.. Briggs wanted
delegates selected who would oppose
the reopening OF the trial, while the
antl.Brigrs contingent wanted delegates
mud alternatcs who would vote in tho
General Assembly to have tho doctor
put oil trial OH tho charge OF hercsy.
Tho number OF delegates TO be SO.
lected was fourtecn-seven principals
and seven alternates. $h', n.
The. Briggs mon had printed tickets,
but the effort to have them declared il.
legal and not to DO voted was not sue.
ccssful and tho Presbytcry then pro-
ceeded to the election OF delegates.
Tho vote for ministers resulted in tho
election OF Dra. Bliss, Ramsey, Sample,
Lampe, W. D. Buchanan, Shearer and
Elsing-all anti-Briggs men.
After the announcement Of tho vote,
DR.. Paxton said.
"The prcsbytcry in October voted to
dismiss the case OF DR.. Briggs and now
you send solid delegation to the gem
crnl assembly-hang him.
The alternatcs chosen were also anti
Briggs men. t
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New 0nLEASs, April 1.-the Picay.
ntHs Columbus, Miss, special says: Tho
recent heavy rains have swollen NIL
streams in this section OF tho country
TO point never before known, and as 4
result tho destruction OF life and prop
erty is irightful.
All farms along tho Tombigbeo river
valley have been abandoned, houses OF
all kinds washed away, all fencing is
gone, and cattle and mules by hundreds
have been drowned. Many floating
houses have passed down tho river.
Every available craft has been used day
and night relieving the sufferers, carry
ins out food and bridging to the desti-
tute people.
On ono small mound there were forty
people and rs many cattle and mules.
On another there was seventy people
and cattio by the hundreds. Tho
negroes on all tho low lands have lost
everything on earth. The white people
have been unable to get,a negro to do
any kind OF work towards rescuing
othcrnesroes without payment in ad-
vance. -
Twelve negroes have been drowned
within three miles OF this city. At
points on the river below herc, the loss
Of lie is very large Tho railroads havo
abandoned all trains westward, and
lhorc arc many washouts.
The waters arc recoding. but it is
again raining One rcscuing party
was upset and three negro BOYS
drowned three miles above the
towE. All tho others climbed
trees and were found. Another rescu-
ing party was upset and spent twenty
three hours in tho trees.
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~ raH... .....-r#f
Destructive Fire.

BELDlSa, .ATIcII, April l1.-Thc most
destructive fre this town has ever h ad
ragged this morning. Flames were dis
covered issuing from the Hotel Bricker
soon after midnight and destroyed the
whole Bricker block, consisting of the.
hotel and five business places. Tho
total loss is $4,000; insurance about
half that amount. Tho fire was caused
by a lamp explosion in the hotel
kitchen. EI5. a 4! q.
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seen him in his life and has no ongsgc-
ment of'any kind, namo or nature with

Assistant Secretary Ncttleton 70.
sumed his official duties at tho treasury
department yesterday after brief NIB.
sence from tho city. Ills attention hay.
ing been called by a representative OF
tho Associated Press TO tho published
reports that he was soon to resign his
position, he said that the report was
without foundation. 'I,.055il
Mrs. Harrison, the wlio OF tho Presi.
don't, Is suffering from an attack of
bronchitis. About month ngo she
was taken with rather mild form Of
tho grip, md while at no time wa, her
condition at all serious. she has never
fully recovered from its effects, and last
week symptoms Of bronchitis made
their appearance. ,E@g ,5ESS
Tho president yesterday issued a
proclamation opening to settlement
April 10. 1892, at l2 o'clock noon. tho
surplus lands Of the Sissoion and Wah-
peton reservation In the Dnliotas. Tho
lands to be opened aggregate 574,257
acres. F.
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CONTRACT LABOR LAW.


:, Trenton, N. j., April 1l.-What is
Iia ~. to be the first conviction under the
,,. UMsleu States law OF March 5, 1891,
,salhst the importation OF alien con.
EaSt FsS labor occurred here to-day in the
ipVGefsI ; court. Tho defendant was Mr.
y, 49,. =. Corlis, representing tho Hamburg
HnmeFlcan Haoe Packing Company, who had
ns nreh indicted for receiving four immi.
Ea'ils at the port OF New York, they
rWnslns como in September last from
n"nonrg under contract to labor in tho
a.ss ansTMas mines in Virginia., He was
ordered TO return them and failed to do
sO sO, Mr.; Corls to-day pleaded non volt
"na on Jn'lse Greene fined him $500 and
iOS,S. " There arc other cases pending
cn,, al me same court against Steamship
Imn nnPaNies, including tho White Star
,a't MmG, put these, it is said, will be con-
'es'ed and the law fought. VA a q.
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MOBILE, Ala, April 1.-THE Tom
bisbcc river has not since 1877 had so
sudden great flood as at present.
Reports OF heavy loss OF life come
from Columbus, Miss, the number OF
drowned being placed at from 20 to
thirty, mostly negroes. Such reports,
however. arc exaggerated, though there
IS no doubt several persons have be-
Como victims 10 the flood.
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Murdered Ui& NYifc

Jackson, Miss, April ll-James Scott,
a negro, brutally murdered his wife.
with an iron poker last evening. The
murder occurred a few miles from this
city in Rankin county. Tho negroes OF
the neighbol4lood were preparing to.
hang Scott, but were dissuadcd Jy n
white man. The murderer was locked
up in the. Rankin county jail. K Re-, 3,
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VIRGINIA CiTy, ILLs.. April 1.-THE
10y lands along tho Illinois and :Sanga-
mon rivers are completely flooded an d
both rivers arc still rising. At Boards.
Town tho Illinois is iivo miles wide.
10th rivers arc above tEci: high wa.or
mark Tor the lost ten years and 10 snal.
damage has bcca done the growing
crops in tho SHngamon YNllcx. .
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4 WAsH1SeroS, D. G., April Short
ily after the reading Of Fridays journal
Mr.. Hill entered tho chamber and took
his seat, and about the same time Mr..
Aldrich, fresh from his political victory
in Rhode Island, made his appearance
and was greeted and congratulated by
many OF his Republican colleagues. !.
After the routine morning business
tho house bill to place cotton ties on
the free list was laid before the senate
and referred to tho finance committee.
The bill heretofore introduced by Mr..
IGallinger for. commission to select a
site ior sanitarum for pulmonary pa
tients was taken up and Mr.. Gallincer
addressed the senate. At the close OF
his remarks tho bill was referred to the
committee on epidemic diseases, and
then, on motionof Mr.5Cameron. the
senate proceeded to executive business.
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BRUTALITY CHARGED
Against Officials of an Inllrnnry by tho
+ ,--. la- Inmates. 80 I. 81 D.. :

1hE'''Ast oIlcla!s Oh an lniirinnry by tho
{. Inmates. ~ =
MuScIr, IND, April ll.-To.day John
Carman and Michael Callahan, inmates
OF tho county inllrmary, called on
County Judge Lott and Squire Keenan,
for protection, saying that il the present
state of affairs was permitted to con-
tinuc they feared they would DO killed.
They charge Superintendent Watson's
son John with inhuman treatment,
while ono OF the female attaches was
just MS brutal. They made other scri-.
Gus charges which caused sensation.
They charge that the recent death OF
old John Jack, blind inmate, was in
directly due to the brutal treatment re-
,ceived in the institution. :.
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Special Dispatch 10 The Inftlli0tncr m
CoLuMnus, O., April 1l.-In tho mat
Of the finances OF the boys industrial
school at Lancaster, the investigation
by the deputy state auditor shows the
deficit to be much larger than at first
supposed. Tho books OF tho superin-
tendent and steward disclose expendi-
lures of about s., 900 which tho board Of
trustees have never authorized. 1t is
believed that the institutions finances
are in bad way and that startling do
velopments may be oxncctcd. -. !.
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IN CONGRESS-.
Tho Poor Littlo 'Vny Trnin Started, but
. Doesn't Got Worry Far.

Doesn't Got Worry Far.
WAsnISGToS, D. G., April 1.-THE
poor little way train which carries as
its freight the interests Of the capital
city OF the nation, was started on its
journey to-day, Representative Homp.
hill, OF South Carolina, acting as train
dispatcher. Over and over. again this
train has been delayed by the tariff
limited and the appropriation express,
but to-day, with these distractions re-
moved, tho local accommodation was
allowed to oproceed. But it did not run
smoothly and there We're many ohsta-
cles on tho track. 1t took several
hours before it reached its terminus.
and then tile freight discharged was
small.
a. On motion OF Mr.. Duborrow, OF Illi-
.nois,a bill was passed repeating the
joint resolution passed in the Fifty-frst
Congress which authorized tho secre-
tary OF war to lease pier at the mouth
OF the Chicago river. *,
s. The floor was then accorded to the
committee on the District OF Columbia.
"a few local measures were passed
and the house adjourned. y
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Cry OF MEXICO, April 1l.-Gnards in ,
tho Belem, prison have discovered an
underground passage leading from the
mnrdercrs' department. by which over
100 prisoners sentenced TO death were
enabled to escape.
Railroads from the United States re.
port that freight business is increasing.
Tho press complains OF the frequency
Of robberics OF railway freight in transit,
from Vera Cruz. +. ,4ii 4, ,,slG.' !,
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Tho lsaElnH Wabash.

V'scESSrs, 1Sp., April 1.-THE Wa
bash which las been rising several
days is now seventeen fee. in the chan
mel and is still going up. The low bot
toms are inundated. Much damage has
been done to bridges and fences. Far.
mcri gre getting their stock to high
ground to save it. l.-s-. =.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

y A story printed by the New York SIN
to the effect that Secretary Blaine had
entered into an arrangement with
William Muldoon, tho wrestler, by
which he is to receive instructions in
physical culture, and giving in some dc.
tail MI interview purportln. to have
been held with Nh, Blaine by Mr.. Null
doom, was enlpha.icallys denied by Mr..
Blaine yesterday whom Il reporter asked
him about it. 'Mr. Blaine is not ac.
quainted with Mr.. Muldoon, has never