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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-20

peror slept. Until fifty years ago thu.
was scarcely single German court ~
matter how petty and insignificant Witt
did not have its retinue of Heydner.
or Moslem body guards Of -
reignlng prince. The only exnlanat,os
that l can find for that strange tast. =
European potentates for Moslem gus.S.
whose very creed teaches them hatred anS
lack of faith towards the Christians 49,
who therefore deserved to be reos,d.f
with the utmost suspicion and distrp,.
Is that, like Othello, they had no reIigion,
scruples which would interfere witb ~.
cutting of the Threats of any of their az
ployer's subjects. OF course il is inono..
bic to believe that @ ueen Victoria has ~.
such sanguinary object in view when AZ,
replaced by gorgeously arrayed MosIsr.
from India, the Highland gillies M
with John Brown at their head. bs1
formed for so many years the uerso.~,
guards and attendants of her Britans;s
majesty.
lnasmuch as the Austrian emperor \.
no drop of Magyar blood in his vain -
suppose that l may be permitted ~
clude reference to his Hungarian N.
guard at Vienna in this letter. They =.
a superb body of men, and present a ms
nltcent appearance arrayed in their sil,s,
embroidered scarlet TUNES. with leon.,i
SKIN hanging from their shoulders. the
Jeweled scimiters and their heron-nlnr.
kalpaks. SO many attempts have been
made either to kidnap or to assassinS,s
Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria that he ~, |
scarcely be blamed for placing his min;
pal reliance in his numerous Austrian ana
German retainers, rather than in those :;
Bulgarian nationality, who, of course "a.
gard the former with the most intens.
hatred and aversion.
Queen Nlctorla's corps of "gentlemsn.
alarms, every private of which is a ersv.
headed colonel, and which is inyariahiv
commanded by some great nobleman. AMI
her medi8yally-attired 'yeomen of III
guard" regiment in which every man
has held the rank of non-commissionsd
officer in the army, being all of EnglsS
birth and therefore of the same nationl
ity as the sovereign whose person t6gI
guard. are on that account not entitled |
any mention here. / should not, however
like to close without a brief reference a
the Monteros de Espinosa, a body of me,
who since 400 years have enjoyed
the exclusive privilege of watching over
the slumbers of the kings and queens q
Spain. They are bound by tradition IA
be natives of the town of Espinosa and "a
have served with honor in the army. Ons
of them is on guard at the door Of tia
sleeping apartment of each of the royal
personages in the palace, and the remain.
der armed with great halberds and their
steps rendered noiseless by felt-soled shoes.
promenade the corridors and halls through.
out the entire night, without utterins Al
single word. Their service begins at mid.
night, the hour at which the gates of tn,
palace are solemnly closed, and ceases I,
o'clock in the morning.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-20
THE PATENT OFFICE.
Edison Leads the World In
Number of Inventions.
NEW ONES FILED EVERY WEEK.
History Of the Patent Once-The kccen-
tricities of Inventors-Ingenuity OF
women-Useless Contrivancss.

WASHINGTON CRY, March H.-[Special
Correspondence. 1-General G. E. Mitchell
has for several years been at the head of
the great patent Office at Washington City.
1 find him thoroughly posted on our
patent system and the facts and figures
and the interesting stories which he gives
me concerning the inventors and the in
ventiye genius of this. the greatest invent
i've nation of the world, are full of interest.
In writing out the conversations l have
seen fit TO omit many questions, and to
give only the substance of his most inter-
esting talk.
Thomas A. Edison, the Wizard of
Menlo Park" leads the country, and prob
ably the world, in fertility of inventive
genius. More than 600 patents have been
issued to him, chiefly for new or improved
electrical, machinery and appliances.
Many of his inventions have also been
patented in foreign countries. To increase
the number to a round thousand is said to
be the goal of his ambition. He recently
took out eight new ones in a single week.
Patents are issued once week-on Tues
day-and it is rarely that Edison's name
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-20
Religious Maniac Kills His Family.

Sydney, Feb. 90 Advices per steamer
Monowai. The whole of Taurauga. Auck-
land, was thrown into q state of excite
ment on February ., owing 10 the murder
OF his wife and four little children by Dun
can Munro, q stepson OF James Bodeil late
mayor of thai town. Munro had been an
inmate Of an insane asylum about three
years ago. being afflicted with religious
mania. lie had recently been acting
strangely and talking of Offering a sacrifice
10 the Most High but his relatives feared
no harm from him. on the night of Feb
ruary Munro's brother spent some
hours with the family before taking his
leave. When the mi.kman called at the
house in the morning he was un-
able to arouse the family. He
opened the kitchen door and found
Mrs. Munro and her eldest boy.
6 years old on the door in a pool of blood.
their heads being battered IN. The milk
man saw Munro on bench nj the back Of
the house attired only in his night
clothes. The police were called and Nun
70 was secured. 1t was then found that
the wife and children still breath-d. Tn
der them were found 3 hatiron and rolling
pm covered with blood. In the front bed
room the bodies of the two little boys, 5
and years of age respectively. We're
found IN he'd with their heads crushed IN.
ans IN cot near by an infant daughter
also lay with her skull beaten in. Al the
victims were alive when found, but soon
dled' with the exception of the youngest
hoy, Who bids fair 10 recover, The Jury at
the inquest found verdict of wi.ful muir
der ami also that Munro should not have
been released from the asylum.
BEEcHA&'s PILLS sell well because they cure.
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The TerrIble Texa. RIizzard.

FoRr WORTH, Tex, March 1S.-The
snow and wind storm which has ragged for
several days from Wyoming to Central
Texas has been exceedingly severe upon
live stock. In Southern Colorado the loss
to cattle and sheep will be very great.
Thousands were frozen 10 death in New
Mexico and Northern Texas. 1t is
estimated that 10000 cattle persisted
along the line ofthe Denver, Texas Gulf
road between Trinidad, Colo. and
Fort Worth, and as many more north and
east of Trinidad. The storm, however,
has been the salvation of the wheat crop
in Northern Texas, which looks finer than
at any time during several years.
OCEAN grove, \. J., March 1S.-The
bark Windermere came ashore at Deal
beach today in binding snowstorm.
The crew of forty men were rescued with
great difficulty.
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FIGHTING IN JAPAN.
Political Factions Engage in Bloody
Riots-Prominent Men Killed.

YOKOHAMA, March S.-A telegram from
Kochi, dated March ,, states that with the
exception of the Tooa and Aki districts,
the whole of the kochi prefecture is con-
vulsed by strife between the liberal and
national parties. who fight with swords and
firearms. The police and gendarmes are
powerless TO restore order, and already
several men of considerable local promi-
nence have been murdered. A grim ARRAY
is reported from the district of Heba
where pitched battle was going on be-
tween the factions, about 1000 men being
engaged on each side. During the war
fare, fire broke out among the houses,
but the struggle was continued with the
utmost fury, the list of killed including
both those who lost their lives at the
hands of their antagonists and those who
were burned to death.
At Motoyama the ballot box was pro-
tected by some 5000 Liberals.
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worth his millions, and all other connec-
lions of the great electrical inventors ride
IN their own carriages.
You ask as to the inventions of women.
There are hundreds of them in the patent
office, and women claim that Eli Whitney
got his idea from woman for the cotton
gin. The making of pillow lace was IN
vented by a woman. and the patent Office
has given out patents to female inventors
for a submarine telescope, sheet-iron
shoYeis, wedding machines, locomotive
and railroad car appliances, and for every
thing possible IN connection with women.
Many of the fine improvements on the
sewing machine have been made by
women. The principle of the ice cream
freezer was Woman's idea, and I could
cite you fifty good inventions for children
which come from woman. One California
woman has made over $4,000 out of a
patent baby carriage, and there are quite
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-20

DIR. SCHENCK'S New Book on Diseases
of the Lungs, Liver and stomach, should
be In every home. Sent free.
DR. ]. H. SCHENCK & son, PhiladelphiA p
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The hypophosphites 9

The hypophosphites Of
lime and soda combined with
cod-liver oil in SCOTS Emul-
sion improve the appetite,
promote digestion, and In
crease the weight.
They are thought by some
to be food; but this is not
proved. They are tonics;
this is admitted by all.
Cod-liver oil is mainly a
food, but also a tonic.
In SCOTS Emulsion the
cod-liver oil and hypophos-
phites are so combined as to
get the full advantage of both.
Let US send you a book on
CAREFUL LIVING; free.
scorr & BOwss. Chemists. ~, South s;h Avsszs'
New York.
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HoSGKoSG. Feb. 20.-It is said that dis
appointed native Chinese teamen have
now positively decided TO carry over at
least Is, 600 chests of their first crop of tea
10 next season, expecting to do better by
holding
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All cases of weak or lame back, backache,
rheumatism. will find relief by wearing one of
Ca-ter's Smart Weed and Belladonla Baekache
Plasters. Price Is cents Try them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
n. 30 Wreck at Piedmont.

PIEDMONT, w. VA, February Am
east bound freight train ran away on the
seventeen mile grade on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad last night and all but
one car was totally wrecked, the cars
leaving the track while on the stone
bridge just west Of Bloomington. Eigh-
teen cars loaded with corn, coke and
lumber fell about fifty feet into the Po-
tomac river. Two brakemen went down
with the train and came out with but
slight bruises.
The fireman, Michael O'Donnell was
buried beneath the wreck in the river.
He was married and leaYes wife and
six children. He lived at Keyser. The
West Virginia Central road, which
passes beneath. is badly blocked with
debris. The loss to the railroad is very
heavy.
A large force Of men have been busy
at the wreck since it occurred removing
the debris from the Potomac River,
while hundreds of spectators have pa
tiently watched every movement, an
ticipating the recovery OF Fireman
O'Donnell's body.
Work was suspended at o'clock un-
til morning, as the men are exhausted.
1t is thought the body Is under an i'm
mense heap of coke, coal and lumber
and will not be recovered before noon
tomorrow, II then. The stone bridge
is badly damaged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
ON SUNDAYS ONLY.
A Very Sensible Scheme to do Away with
Time Consuming Eulogies on Dead Rep
resentatives-The Rules Adopted.

A Very Sensible Scheme to do Away with
Time Consuming Eulogies on Dead Rep
resentatives-Ths Rules Adopted.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February A.
The House of Representatives was call
ed before the bar OF public opinion to-
day TO answer the charge Of irreverence
to the memory Of departed Representa-
tiveS.
Mr.. Stout, OF Michigan, was the pub
lie prosecutor and In the absence OF
counsel for the defense the House
pleaded guilty to the charge. 1t was in
the historic days of Adams and Clay and
Webster and Calhoun that the practice
of setting apart day for the eulogy OF
deceased statesmen was inaugurated.
The panegyrics of those men live In the
nations history as the ideal OF Aherl-
can oratory and now adorn the pages OF
nearly every school reader in the land.
The first declaration of the insincerity
of such proceedings came from Mr..
Enloe, of Tennessee, who desired TO
amend the rules by providing that eulo-
giles 10 deceased members shall be de-
livered on Sundays, and Sundays only,
on which day the ceremonies shall be
opened with prayer by the chaplain.
~ am In favor OF this amendment
said Mr.. Stout, of Michigan. 81 hap
pened once, Mr.. Speaker, to be in st.
Louis when funeral cortege bearing
the body of member Of Congress pass
ed through the city. The newspapers
on the next morning said that the body
was left in the depot while the Senators
were talking about the Presidential
election in the rotuDdas OF the hotels,
[laughter and the younger members
were gone TO the theatre-I suppose to
assuage their profound grief. IGreat
laughter. Let US meet or Sunday, and
those who are not sincere in their pro-
fessions Of regret and reverence for the
dead can stay at home" Applause.
Mr.. Ray, Of New York, opposed the
amendment. Mr.. Reed. OF Maine, gave
the information that the consumption
of time In the first session OF the last
Congress for memorial services was
twenty-four days. This announcement
created great surprise. but was not dis
puted. The amendment was defeated; /;
yeas 81, nays 155.
Various propositions were made hav-
ing for their object the abolition or the
restriction OF the custom OF setting
apart days for the delivery OF eulogies
upon deceasen members, but they were
all rejected.
Mr.. Chipman, OF Michigan, offered an
amendment providing for Friday night
sessions for the consideration Of private
pension bills. Agreed TO.
The code OF rules was then agreed to.
In the Senate the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections reported favorably
on seating Mr.. Call, Of Florida, and af-
ter some debate, the report was agreed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
EIrzsIMMONs WAS HERE.
He Came to wheeling After His Escape
and Obtained Money Through a
Lawyer.

He Came to wheeling After His Escape
and Obtained Money Through n
Lawyer.
1t is not very generally known that
Fitzsimmons was in Wheeling within
three days after his escape; that be had
a friend here who conducted negotia-
tions through sn attorney with friends
of the murderer in and about Pittsburg,
aud that he received a considerable sum
of money by this means, but such, new
ertheless, is the fact.
About the evening OF the third day
after the sensational escape OF the muir
derer, from the jail at PittSburg, and
while all this section of country was
stirred up over the escape, close
friend of the murderer called upon a
Wheeling attorney and opened the way
for the receipt OF sum OF money from
friends OF FitzsimmonS in Pittsburg.
Information of this fact reached
a REGISTER reporter and the police
simultaneously, aud police officers in
citizens clothes watched the residence
and the Office of the lawyer for two
nights. Nothing came OF this, but
within twenty-four hours after the
watch was called in IL was announced,
through the same channel which fur
nished the first information, that the
money looked for had been received
and placed in Fitzsinlmons' hands, and
that the murderer had left this vicinity
for good. No further effort was made
BY the police, although the PittSburg
authorities yare at once communicated
with, and for various reasons the mat
ter has never been given to the public
until to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
CALLED BACK AGAIN.
Mr.. Faulkner Asks a Reconsideration
of the Measure
TO GIVE WEST VIRGINIA HER DUE
In the Direct Tax Matter, 50 That the Virginia
Senator'S May Have Whack at It-M.
Holman, Of Indiana, Objects to 1t in the
House, but Il Goes Back.
SPECIAL telegram to the REGISTER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February A.
Senator Faulkner himself made the mo-
tion in the Senate to day for recon-
sideration OF the vote by which the
West Virginia direct tax resolution was
passed Yesterday. When asked his
reasons for tSking this course, the Sen
ator said to the REGISTER correspond
ent:
1T will not delay the passage OF the
resolution beyond Monday as / am salts
fed from the sentiment of the Senate
that it will be passed beyond question
and almost by unanimous vote" Al
though / had informed the Virginia
Senators that l would take the question
up Wednesday, yet Senator Barbour was
prevented by sickness from being pres
ent and Senator Daniel was attending a
funeral, but when they learned OF the
passag of the resolution they Informed
me that they desired 10 consult further
In reference to it before IL passed finally
from the control Of the Senate.
"Under these circumstances / told
them that would move recons!dera-
ton, and allow the motion to stand
until Monday, when they must finally
decide whether or not they had any OBJ
lection to it. l have no doubt that 1t
will finally be determined at that time
without any difficulty by the Senate. /
do not desire to become involved in any
controversy with the Senators from
Virginia, and regard this as simply a
proper courtesy to extend to them.
ho In
result in the Senate this motion to re-
consider will not in any way affect the
passage of the Joint resolution.
In the regular course Of Congression-
al procedure, the resolution came over
from the Senate to the House this morn
ing and Representative Wilson asked
unanimous consent that IL be placed on
its passage. To this there was but one
objection and that came from the great
obiector, Holman OF Indiana.
Mr.. Wilson said that 1t was under
stood the Attorney General admitted
the legal points raised by his depart
ment against paying West Virginia her
share Of the direct tax money was pure
ly technical, and that the Attorney
General himself thought the State
should be given the money; but Mr.
Holman's objection prevailed and the
resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary. When Senator
Faulkner moved In the Senate that the
vote by which the resolution passed
that body should be recenssdered the
resolution was withdrawn from the
House, and there the matter rests.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
FItzsimmon's Crime.

PITTsBURG, PA, February 4.-The
crime charged against +. c. Fitzsim-
mons, who to-day attempted suicide In
the Parish prison at New Orleans, was
committed on March 81, 1891, at Fitz-
simmons home near this city.
He had been suspected Of the robbery
of several iewelry stores in this vicinity,
and in the afternoon OF that day Detec-
tives Gilkinson and Murphy called at the
house with warrants for his arrest.
They were met by Mrs. Fitzsimmons,
who became greatly frightened on see
ing the men.
The wOman'S shriekS awoke FitzSim-
mons, who was sleeping in an adjoining
room, and as he rushed into the room,
followed by his child where he saw his
wife staggering around the room. He
then drew his revolver, while the de-
tectives drew theirs, and the shooting
began.
Detective Gilkinsou fell dead at his
feet. He was graphing with detective
Murphy, who had him down, when he
cried out to his wife to give him her
pistol, which was on the mantel piece
in the room. She gave it to him, he
continued to fire at Murphy and wound
ed him.
His wife was wounded in the arm by
one OF the detectives bullets. After
leaving the house he was pursued by a
crowd and fired at. Detective Murphy
returned to the house with squad OF
miners, but failed to capture Fitzsim-
mons, but arrested Mrs. FitzsimmonS.
Two days after FitzSimmOns was arrest
ed. The public camor ran so high at
the time that he was afraid his wife
would be lynched, and to prevent any
thing like this, he says, he concluded to
return and submit to being arrested.
He secured able counsel TO defend her
and spent nearly $1,000 toward having
her liberated, but the feeling was
against her and she was convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary for eight
years. On the night Of September II,
last, FltzSimmonS escaped from the AL
legheny county jail by saving the bars
of his cell and was not heard OF until
captured in New Orleans last Sunday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
FITz. TRIES SUICIDE. .
He Cuts His Throat With a Pen
knife in the New Orleans Jail.
HE WRITES HIS FINAL EPISTLE,
Covers His Head and Slashss His Neck-FOund by an
Attendant Very Weak From Loss Of BlOOd-A
History of the Crime for Which he Died.
The Letter to the People of New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, La, February A.
Frederick G. Fitzsimmons, alias Amb-
rose C. Budd, and several other names,
who was arrested here Tuesday charged
with murder and theft in Pittsburg,
Pa, cut his throat with pen-knife at
IL o'clock this morning in cell at the
Parish prison. He will die.
Fitzsimmons left long letter ad-
dressed to c. II. FitzsimmonS, William
Fltzsimmons, Chief of Police Caster,
Times. Democrat, PtcdyCne and citizens
Of New Orleans, in which he says:
1.-The sunny South and the Crescent
City carry none but the most pleasant
recollections in my memory. l have
pursued crime with its fatal conse-
Quences; my liberty is again jeopar-
died, and as liberty or death is para
mount in my mind, prefer the latter
to Imprisonment, disgrace, slow death
and dragging further in the mire the
good name of honorable and respected
relatives.
''My beloved wife is the daughter Of
one of New Orleans once popular and
respected citizens. My wife, Lucy
Rebecca Fitzsimmons, was improperly
convicted at Allegheny county court
house Of murder in the second degree
through the testimony Of perjuring de-
tectives and prejudiced jury and
Judge, and is still in imprisonment. -
"Knowing that am about to hurl
myself into eternity, / solemnly swear
my wife is innocent. effected escape
from Allegheny county Jail because l
foresaw conviction before the trial be-
gan. The bright sunny atmosphere sur
rounding my soul is replaced by gloom
and a sad heart that only death can
alleviate"
FitzSimmons after writing this morn
ing jumped into bed, threw a blanket
over his head and apparently went to
sleep. Half an hour later one of the at
tendants in the jail heard him groaning
and on going to the bed found Fitzsim-
mons had slashed his throat three times
while under the blanket and was weak
from the loss Of blood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-05
A Clever virginian.

Among the promensders on Broad
way. New York, the other day was Il
T. w. Duke, OF Charlottesville, Va. Mr.
Duke is lawyer. but the wide reputa-
tion which he deservedly enjoys was
gained by his pen. His clever verses in
the various magazines have been exten-
sively read, and any piece OF manu-
script from Mr.. Duke finds ready
place In these periodicals.. Mr. Duke Is
about forty years old, bnt he looks al
most as young as be did fifteen years
ago, when be was studying law 81 the
University Of Virginia He married q
Miss Slaughter, Of Lynchburg, who
came from family noted for It's pretty
women. Mr.. Duke IS an orator, too.
and no public demonstration In Vir-
ginias Piedmont district Is complete
without speech from him. he Is an
intimate friend of Thomas Nelson Page,
Armstead Gordon and other Southern
writers of note