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an THE GOULD RESIDENCE.
Within Was Death and Without All Wont
ON ns Usuni.

ON as Usuni.
New York, Dec. 4.-Quiet reigned
both without and within tho Gould
residence to-day. Only the broad and
long atreamers of crepe attached to the
door bell, which Aoatod on the chilly
breeze outside, indicated that the
gloomy gurvitor had recently invaded
the household.
The stream of carriages and throng
of pedestrians generally seen on Fifth
avenue on a Sunday afternoon passed
to and fro as usual, and only few peo-
pie were attracted by the crepe flap
ping to tho wind, and gazed for mo-
ment. No ono stopped.
Mr.. Gould's brother, Abram Gould.
arrived in the city this afternoon and
went to the house of Mr.. Edwin Gould,
No. East Forty-sevonth street, adjoin-
ing tho residence OF the deceased.
Russell Sage called called, at the sum-
mons OF George Gould, to discuss the ar
rangemeuts for accommodating the peo-
Pile who are expected to attend the
funeral tomorrow afternoon.
When he came out, Mr.. Sage said he
had had look at the face Of his dead
friend and it was very natural. Mr..
Gould might almost have been sleeping
and there was not wrinkle in the skin.
The body was still in Mr.. Gould's room
on the second floor over the conserva-
tory, in what was practically u casket,
covered by black cloth.
The funeral is not TO be public. Be-
ing at the house 1t would be entirely
impossible to accommodate there the
many who from interest or curiosity
would be drawn to the funeral we're 1t
public. The funeral, which will be as
quiet as possible, and so quite in the
line Of the late Mr.. Gould's unostenta-
tious preferences, will be at the house
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. There are
no cards OF admission.
The Gould mausoleum at Woodlawn
is ready for the reception Of the body Of
the dead financier. The interior had
been cleaned and renovated under the
direction of the architect, ii. L. French.
The slab which will mark Mr.. GoulRs
catacomb, on the second tier, opposite
that of his wife, bears the same inscrip.
ton as the coffin plato, the let
ters being in scroll relief. The
arrangements made Friday for
the funeral services over the body
of Mr.. Gould were changed to-day in a
very i'm portant particular. 1t will not
be public funeral and all persons who
were not friends of the dead man, or
who arc not friends or relatives Of the
family, will not be admitted to the
house, either during or after the SER
vices. In the regular death notice yes
terday the statement appeared that
friends and relatives OF the dead fnan-
cier was invited to attend the
funeral, but now it is explained
that George Gould never entertained
tho idea OF admitting all visitors who
might call themselves friends and that
the person who made the statement
that the public would be permitted to
look upon the dead face Of the railroad
king had no authority from him to con-
sider such thing. A personal friend
OF the family said last night that George
Gould ,neveryhad any intention Of max
ing public display.
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BREcKINRIpGEs soHEME.
Ho is in Favor of Having Mr.. Cleveland
Franc Tarin Bill.

He Is in Favor of Having MIR. Cleveland
Franc Tarin Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Representative
W. @. P. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, is
in favor somewhat of a departure from
custom in the matter OF the prepara-
ton Of the Democratic tariff revision
bill. lie thinks it should be done un-
der direction of Mr.. Cleveland. Mr..
Breckenridge says the people have con-
fidence in Mr.. Cleveland, aud he thinks
Mr.. Cleveland should. with the assist
ance Of his cabinetand officials, prepare
a tariff bill to be submitted to congress
in lieu of a mere message in recon-
mendation.
This bill, he says, could be consider
ed in the committee on ways and means,
and such amendments as were agreed
on could be adopted in the house and
senate and a great deal OF time and
trouble saved. Mr.. Breckenridge said
he was opposed to an extra session ear
lier than next autumn, and was appar-
emily not favorable to an extra session.
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THE INTERIoK pEPARTNIENT.

Annual Roport OF the Sccretary-a splen-
did Showing for the eAdmlnisIration-rhe
Pension Office.
wAsuISsroS, D. C., Dec. 4.-The an
nual report OF Secretary Noble to the
President is an interesting document
and covers fully and in detail the oper-
ations OF this great department..
The volume of work accomplished
during the present administration is
shown to greatly exceed that of any
like preceding period, and will, prob
ably, also that OF any other like period
hereafter to occur in the historyof the
department. This view is supported
by d condensed summary preliminary
to description Of the work OF the sew
eral bureaus under the direction OF the
secretary for the last fiscal year.
The general land office has worked
off the vast accumulation OF former
wears, and is now on current business,
greatly TO the advantage OF western set
tiers; the Indian bureau has made
great progress in elevating the various
Indian tribes, in the work OF allotment
OF land in severalty to individual In
dians, the consequent disentregation OF
their tribal relations, and the develop
ment of schools. Great reform has
been accomplished in the purchase OF
Indian supplies. The pension Office
has disposed OF an immense volume OF
work and has exceeded all former rec
ords in the number OF final adjutica-
tions, both original and upon appeals,
executing the benefcent laws for the
soldiers Of the union. The census
ofiico has finished nearly all OF its
immense and highly scientific
work and what romans is rapidly
nearing completion. The geological
survey has progressed greatly in its
Typographical survey OF the states and
territories; in locating reservoirs Tor the
irrigation OF the arid lands, and in its
other useful divisions. The railroad
bureau has kept constant supervision
OF the condition OF the road beds and
appurtenances, and given careful con-
sideration to the question OF the matur-
ing debts OF the subsidized railroads
and the future conditions which should
govern them. Tho patent office has
kept up with the current work and has
Introduced several important reforms.
The bureau Of education has greatly
extended its operations in Europe and
our own country, and the distribution
Of the funds OF agricultural colleges, a
difficult problem, hus been satisfactorily
and efficiently handled.
The supervision OF tho several nation
al parks has been exercised with great
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a BIG GAVE IN
at Lost lcreek-Three Hundred Feet OF
tho Town Coos Down.

at Lost lCreek-Three Hundred Feet OF
tho Town Coos Down.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Dec. A. 4.-Residents
of Lost Creek, two miles west OF here,
we're thrown into an unparalleled state
Of excitement at an early hour this
morning, by the sudden caving in of
about three hundred feet of the surface,
one hundred feet wide, directly under
meath the Lehigh Valley railroad tracks
on the north side OF tho valley. Four
tracks were carried down with the fall
to depth of twenty-five feet and the
Lost Creek store, the largest mining
store in the region, owned by ]. O.
Bright & Co., narrowly escaped destruc-
tion.
The southern walls of the building
fell out and large portion Of the build
ing now overhangs the immense cave.
in.
The Lehigh Valley company immedi-
ately ordered out several roadway trains
and all day long have been trying to fill
up their roadbed go as to enable them
to resume traffic by tomorrow morn
ing.
The people are in n state of dread as
night approaches, being in fear of a
still further settling. The cave in was
occasioned by the robbing OF pillars,
which has been carried on for some
time in some of the breasts of the
Lehigh Valleys packer colliery by
which the entire valley is honey
combed. Accidents OF this nature has
been OF frequent occurrence in the val.
ley from Lost Creek to Shenandoah for
some years past, but none of them
equal in extent the fall OF to-day.
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1NrEREsrING no MAsoNs.
An Important Question to Come Bsfor
tho Texas Grand Lodge.

An Important Question to Como Before
tho Toxas Grand Lodge.
HoUsToN, TEX, Dec. 4-The Texas
Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. NJ. and
the Grand Chapter R. A. NJ. both con-
vene Tuesday. An important question
before the Blue Lodge Masons is the
question OF having the charter Of Totre
Lodge in the City of Mexico arrested.
At the last session OF Texas Grand
Lodge OF Masons what is known rs the
Monterey treaty was ratified. This
treaty's provisions embraces affiliations
between all lodges in America and all
under tho ''Dieta OF Mexico" OF which
President Di& is grand master, and the
recognition OF symbolic masonry up to
the third degree.
Toltre Lodge is operating under q
charter from the Grand Lodge OF Mis-
souri, and refuses to recognize the juris-
diction or authority OF Grand Dieta Of
Mexico. Both Mexico and Texas have
united in requesting the Grand Lodge
of Missouri to arrest the charter and
the Grand Lodge Of Missouri has spe-
cial commission considering the matter.
Texas and Rhode Island are now the
only grand chapters which do not hold
allegiance to the Central Grand Chapter
OF the United States, West Virginia
having recently succumbed to the pres
sure and joined the Grand CHAPTER.
The first chapter in capitularmasonry
in Texas was chartered in October, 1885,
but in 1S4O Texas withdrew from the
general body and acts as an indepen-
dent body, although it sent represent
atives to the general chapter in the
$685." but as no convention took place
in 1860 Texas Withdrew again.
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vho ro,olIv be,t mac Norn starr.

tQLllly 44lhkAO AN9A1
with the evidence taken at the coroners
inquest, and that since developed, were
obtained.
From all these authentic sources a
story was gotten which is both horrible
and pathetic.
have been six years old next April.
She was the daughter OF William and
Mary Starr, who parted some time ago,
and her father gave her to Amos spease
and wife to bring up, signing a paper to
that effect, which was also given to Mrs.
spease. The child was left in their care
last August. People who know them
saw they seemed to be fond OF little
Nora, but there had been whispers Of
mjstreatment.
Last Wednesday between 0 and 10 a.
m. DR.. ]. p. Johnston, Of Wellsburg, was
called to attend the child. He found
her unconscious, and she never fully
regained consciousness after, although
neighbors say she muttered yes or no
in answer to inquiries. The only sign
Dr.. Johnston ever saw of consciousness,
he saws, was feeble effort to put out
her tongue when he asked her to.
HER SICKNESS SUDDEN.
Five minutes before she became un-
conscious woman living near saw the
child as we'll as ever. The former ru-
mors or suspicious OF cruelty led to
careful investigation. The child's head
was found TO be badly bruised, the
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Tho killing of little Nora Starr by
her adopted mother, Mrs. Amos spease,
at Wellsburg last week, seems to have
been one of the cruelest deeds ever re-
corded in the annals OF crime in this
vicinity. A number OF stories have
been printed in connection with the
child's death for which there is no real
foundation in fact. Yesterday an In
TEL1roENcER man visited Wellsburg to
obtain the truthful details of the occur
renee, and the versions Of all concerned,
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TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
OF the Passengers on tho steamer Spree
Whom tho Crash Camo.

Whom tho Crash Camo.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 4.-Mr. Woodham,
Of Southampton, saloon passenger on
the Spree, in describing the thrilling
experience on the disabled steamship,
said:
"The shock was tremendous. The
vessel shook from stem to stern. Sew
eral Of the electric lights went out. /
thought it was a collision, and l
rushed on deck half clad. found sew
eral ladies and gentlemen there. They
were in their night robes, rushing dis
tractedly about and asking what had
happened.
became necessary to place them under
restraint. Tho captain ordered the life
boats prepared and provisioned. Just
then a number OF second cabin passen-
gers rushed from below with life belts
on and declared that the water had
risen three feet above the cabin deck
and that the state rooms were flooded.
Sails were set and the vessel drifted
about fifty-three miles until Saturday
evening, when n strong wind took her
northward again. Throughout the
night there was an enormous swell and
the steamer rolled Violently.
"There were tremendous seas, and
tho vessel lurched SO that it began to
look serious. Mr.. Moody's prayer
meeting was the most solemn l
have ever seen. Women wept
bitterly and prayed for succor
and then the storm abaied. The night
was beautiful and clear. A tar barrel
was burned on the promenade deck dur
ing the night and it lit the skies as far
as the eye could reach. It was then
sighted by the Lake Huron. Her OIL
cers thought that the Spree was adre.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-05
VIII Be centered the Public GaSe
for the Months to Come.
THE WEST VIRGINIA PATRIOTS
Who are Ready and Willing to
ofer Themselves as Sacrifices
WHEN CLEVELAND is PRESIDENT.
Every Democratic Politician in the
State Thinks He is Needed.
THOSE AFTER THE BIGGEST PLUMS

Far outnumber the PIRms-NIany
Feel Called, but Few VIII Be
chosen---Modest william ohley
Doesn't Want Much, Neither do
Watts, Dailey, White, Wells and
"the. Rest of tho Boys"--JOo Miller
Can Have His Old Place If He
Wants 1t, which wouidn't AgrOO
with tho West Virginia Democratic
stomach.congress to Meet To-day.
Tho Work outIined-sccrctary of
The Interiors Report,
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OF Cruelty to Little Girl, Finally
Resulting in Her Death.
TIE CASE OF LITTLE NORA STARR,
Whose Adopted Mother Killed Her
at Wellsburg Last Week.
STARVED, BEATEN And MURDERED.
The Guilty Wretch Apparently
Indifferent About It All.
ANOTHER CHILD'S PATHETIC TALE

or tho Little Victims Hunger and
Her Story of Abusc--An Interview
with the Woman, and the TestI.
mony Before tho coroner's Jury.
A Narrow Escape from Iynohing
by the Neighbors, who had Ropo
Ready-Tho ChiId's Leg Broken
Before, Alleged to have been by a
Fall.
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SENATOR GIBSON DYING.
All Hopes Given Up Yesterday = His
Friends Notified.

4NAoAAN -NSfaaA'As
HoT SPRINGS, ARK, Dec. At is ap-
parent that only few hours fife now
remain to Senator Gibson, of New Or
leans, senior United States senator
from Louisiana, who lies upon his death
bed at the Park Hotel here. He has
been gradually sinking. His death is
only question OF few hours. His
relatives and friends who have been so
reticent concerning his condition, now
no longer attempt to conceal the truth,
but announce to their friends tonight
that there is no hope.
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BERLIN, Dec. 4.-Prussia yesterday
found its Panama scandal in the Mo.
abit criminal court, when, after having
been taunted for lack OF veracity, Rec
tor Ahlwardt produced five official doc
uments, which proved to be reports
made by colonies to their generals, ad-
verso to tho Lowe guns. These must
have been stolen, probably by an Off
Ger, who, if found out, is liable to ten
years. penal servitude.
A greater scandal or more sensational
episode could not have occurred. The
army officers who wore present in large
numbers, many Of high rank, were
aghast. At first theylookedincredulous,
but when the judge examined the docu-
ments and pronounced them authentic
their dismay knew no bounds.
Teiegraphic messages were at once
sent to the emperor, who is shooting in
Saxony, to apprlse him OF the startling
developments and the blow which had
fallen on the army.
Ahlwardt had Just expressed regret
that army officers, on their oaths,
should have been mistaken in saying
no official reports adverse to the Lowe
guns had been made.
"Who are you," thundered the judge,
"who dare talk thusof officers who have
taken an oath to tell the TRUTH"
Here are my proofs" replied Ahl-
wardt, taking the papers from his
pocket and holding them up. The pub
lie prosecutor suggested that they
should be read at once. Rector Ahl-
wardt, in low, clear voice, said: 81
have been accused OF being unpatriotic
without reason. The document I hold,
if read publicly, would be damaging to
my country. l Therefore ask that the
court be cleared and the reading be pri-
vate. II the president will glance over
them 1 am confident he will agree with
me-"
Amid dead silence tho papers were
handed to the president.
As he read them, his face became
very serious. Finally he said:
1.-THE papers laid before me are very
important to the state. They should
not be read in open court"
The room was then cleared. The
documents show that out of $50 Lowe
guns used at Wesel, $50 were unser-
viceable. Twenty OF the chambers
burst and ten broke entirely. There
were three general officers in court
representing the minister of war who
at once sent the news to the war min
lister, General Won Kaltenbern, Slau-
chu, chief OF staff: Count Won Schlief-
fen and Chancellor Won Caprivi.
The revelations hit Herr Lowe, and
his director, Col. Kuhne, really seemed
quite overcome at the unexpected
blow,
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CONGRESS MEETS TODAY.
Tho Work of the session outlIned-I'Ot
of UnaniShod business.

Tho work OF the session OutilHou-Aots
of UnlniShed business.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 4.-Tho
second session of the Fifty-second Con-
gress which begins tomorrow is likely
to be more remarkable for discussion
than ior action. Not that there are not
very many things to be done, II tho
bulky calenders of the senate and house
are put IN evidence, but principally be-
cause OF lack OF opportunity or Of in
clination. The thing that must be done
and will be done is toprovide the means
for the maintenance OF the government,
and it is generally believed that
tho regular annual appropriation
bills will represent nearly all OF
tho positive achievements that can be
credited TO this session. There may,
however, be several important excep-
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ornER MATTERS.

The state bank tax may also be q
fruitful theme of discussion, and the
alliance senators and representatives
will be heard on some of the radical
propositions.
These matters, however, are likely to
be simply themes OF discussion without
action. Strong efforts will be made by
the house appropriation committee to
retrench expenditures at every point,
but as this must be done with great
care in order to avoid embarrassment to
tho incoming Democratic administra-
ton, there may be many stormy debates
and much feeling aroused before the
desired results obtained.
In connection with the appropriations
is the pension list and there will be no
lack Of suggestions looking to changes
in the laws designed to regulate moro
closely the enormous expenditures un.
der that head.
The friends OF the new navy are not
expected to sit quietly by and witness
any unfriendly pruning OF the estimates
on that account, and as Congress is al
ready under the obligation to make a
heavy appropriation for the great IRON
clad authorized by the present law, it
will be hard to reconcile the views OF
the economists and the naval defense
clement
The work OF the session will probably
begin quietly.
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A PRUSSIAN SCANDAL
Almost Equal to the Panama
Affair is the Latest.
The HONOR OF The GERMAN ARMY

Involved, and a Great Sensation is
Caused by Startling Developments
Made in Court Concerning tho
Action of officers with Reference
to the Lowc Gun--A Matter Which
Will Excite tho Iro of tho Emperor.
Tho Theirco Check tho Sensation
of the Hour in the Panama Affair.
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tons. One Of them relates to the sub
ject OF immigration. The public inter
est on this subject, which was awakened
last summer by the lear of the cholera
epidemic, has been stimulated by the
radical suggestion OF the senate immi-
grafton committee that nll immigration
be suspended Tor one year. Undoubt-
edly powerful influences will be brought
to bear to compass the defeat Of any
bill embodying such proposition, but
it mag be that the great public senti-
ment behind it will oblige Congress to
pass the measure.
FRUITFUL THEMES.
A strong effort will certainly be made
to procure the repeal of the Sunday
closing clause of the Worlds Fair act.
1t may be, too, that some action will
be taken upon subject to which tho
President has repeatedly called the at
tention Of the Congress, namely, the de.
STABILITY OF legislation to protect rail-
road employees from the numerous
casualties resulting from the absence OF
suitable devices to couple and stop
freight trains.
These matters comprise what the best
Judgment comedies to be all of the
probabilities OF original legislation on
the part OF the second session OF the
Fifty-second Congress. Looking toward
the prospective subject OF discussion,
however, and taking into account the
measures which haye already passed
one or the other OF the two houses, the
field is wide. No one expects any tariff
legislation in either house, but the sub
ect is SO much involved in the revenue
question and in the appropriations to
be made that more or less discussion on
that topic may be expected.
The senate finance committee has not
yet completed the formidable task it
undertook last session, which was the
compilation OF O series Of elaborate re-
ports upon tho different tariff systems
tried in tho United States.
Then there are the bills to admit
Arizona and New Mexico to statehood.
The house has passed both OF these
bills and the one for the admission OF
New Mexico is on the senate calendar,
favorably reported from the territories
committee. The chairman OF tho COM
mittee is opposed to the bill, but it may
be that New Mexico will yet join the
union by the act of the Republican
senate.
The anti-option bill has advanced so
far as to become the unfinished business
in tho senate. 1t was known to have a
large majority OF that body in its favor
last session upon q direct vote, II one
could have been reached, but it Is
threatened with a renewal of the de-
termined and akilful obstructive tactics
Shich then proved successful, and the
result is still doubtful. There will
probably be many propositions and
much talk this session looking to ro-
forms in the national banking laws, the
necessity for which is said to be indi-
Gated by the keystone and Maverick
bank failures.
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on giving me all the information In his
possession. and for this was very
thankful. We'll" said he, 'for that sum
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