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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
THE SANTUIT HEAVILY LADEN.
READY FOR SEA AND HER HEAVY TASK OF
TOWING THE PIRNTING.

READY FOR SEA AND HER HEAVY TASK OF
TOWING THE PIRATING.
The Prating and the Santuit lay all day at
anchor in the bay below BedoUs Island. The SAN
TUT evidently has on board heavy caIso, FOR she
is low in the water and mas little frecboard The
sail The name of the Destroyer. "Piratng." "
is not the particplc of the verb "to pirate" as
many have supposed. but IS the name of a river
the banks of which President poiXoto was
born. 1t is pronounced something like this
Pe-rah-t h-tenG-wi,h the accent on the last syllable
The Yarrow torpedo boat on the SantLit is placed
forward amidships. and is held in place by guys
and chocAs.
No word was received yesterday of the
America and Nicihcroy 1t was thought that the
two cruisers might be sighted passing some OF the
keep out of sight Of land until they reach the Bra
lillian coast Whore Admiral Mello is with the
Aqudaban and the Republica the friends OF the
Brazilian Republic in this city re anxious To ma
ing the movements of the vessel.
The BENJAMIN Constant. a vessel loyal To Peixoto
is also lost vessel to The outside world That she
Is cruising somewhere off the coast OF FraZl walt
inc To join the Nicthcroy md the America Is con-
fidenty believed. The loyal men-of war Bahia and
Tradente, were last heard from In the harbor OF
Montevideo. Wether they are there or not now
is question
Captain William G. M,issner formerly in COM
mand of the British mail steamship SeSurancl
and later first oficor of the Ward Line steamship
OriZaba, was engaged yesterday To go down on the
Santuit. II was said yesterday that the Santuit
and Pirating would sail some time in the course
of the night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
MELLO RETURNS TO RIO.
EVIDENTLY HE IS NOT ACHING FOR A
FIGHT AFTER ALL.

NEW NAVY HE SEEMS TO HAVE THOUGHT
BETTER or THE PLAN
Washington, Dec. Ga dispatch was received
at the State Department this morning from
Minister Thompson announcing the arrival Of
Admiral Mello on the Aquidaban at the quaran-
tine station of 1lha Grande. This is the quaran-
une station off Rio recently established. and the
Admlral $ appearance there would seem to indi-
cate that he has reconsidered his determina-
ton To give battle to the America and Ncthe-
roy on the high seas. IT, indeed. that was really
his purpose in leaving the harbor several days
ago
No news has been received at the Brazilian
Legation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
CAREFUL CONDUCTORS REV .iRDED.

Cleveland Ohio Dec. 6.-President Frank De
Haas Robinson owner OF the Cleveland Baseball
Club. yesterday showed that. while he will not
dispose OF his baseball interests for less than his
fixed price 81. eco. he Is still a prince OF liberal
men. Some time ago the Little Consolida ted
Street Railroad Company, OF which he is one OF the
heaviest stockholders offered 800 all conductors
who served the company yea- without accident
Upon President Robnson's return from New-fork
last Thursday. ne learned that fifteen conductors
had been discharged on account OF the duh times.
men got the reward yesterday, with the statement
from Mr. Robinson: 'I'll give up this $500 because
Won have earned H. II the stockholders do not
approve Of my action. my pure stand It"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
SCHOONER LOST on BLOCK ISLAND

Providence. Dec. 6.-Thc schooner William G. Il.
Mowry Niatz, master), from Calais Me, for New
Haven. lumber laden. struck Clay Head Bluffs, in
the northeastern part of Block Island. at > p. m.
yesterday She running before hfty-mile
gale, and a terrific made clean breach over
her the moment she struck. The New-Shoreham
life-saVing crew notified and arrived at the
scene of the wreck soon after o'clock. The storm
Of sleet severe that IL was impossible to look
10 the yindWarl. The life-saVing crew prepared TO
shoot a line to the wreck from the top OF the
bluffs about 100 feet high. bet 1t proved to be i'm
practicable and the gun removed to the foot
Of the bluffs. where a successful shot was made
Then the line carried the top OF the bluffs
and made fast and the Of six taken
of in the brecches buoy. The wrecked mariners
were taken to the house Of 3 l.. Hayes. by.
and made comfortable. The vessel will be total
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07

The steamship Thetis. which arrived here
yesterday Brazilian ports. reported that
while the vessel was lying in the harbor OF santos,
Captain Hogg. who in command, and two
sailors, John Nielsen and |. de Lppe died from
yellow fever. Captain Hogg died aboard the
steamer while it was lying at the wharf The Two
sailors died the hospital on shore. The steamer
came to this port in charge of Captain Smith.
Captain Hogg was forty years old and was a
native of Blythe England. The Theiis stopped
at PernambucO on her way up. for cargo ot sugar.
At that place thers were two small Government
gunbOats without ammunition. They were sailing
vessels At PernambucO the officers OF the Thcts
said a crew of thirty-six men was waiting 10 man
a new torpedo boat which had been purchased
abroad. and being watched for. II was
runored that the torpedo boat was the Destroyer.
now the Piratng. The Thets brought up from
Santos 10 PcrnambucO two officers Of the Brazilian
Army who were their way TO Europe TO pur-
chase arms for PeXOto.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
TILE NEIY-ORLEiNH LYNCUINGS

New-Orleans Dec. e-The case OF the mother OF
An,onio Bagnetto the Italian who was lynched
,,,rao wears ago for $4,000 damages against the
c,,v was decided by a, jury in the United States
C..y 'y,,,' Court to-day. but they brought In a
Siid verdict about o'clock this evening the re-
sea a, ,.,,l not be known until tomorrow morning
sut rrnu,n however. that they awarded the plain
!, M 's e damages the judges charge instructed
.ha, 70 do but left Inc amount for them to decide
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
1IWORTHY, THE DEFAULTER. DEAD.

cleveland. Dec. Ga dispatch from Hamilton
Ont says that Thomas Axworthy. eX-City Treas
ur.r of cleveland. died there $50 this afternoon
,vvorhv left this city defaulter to the extent or
,,er half n million dollars in October 1889 He went
" 7 ondon England where he was overtaken by
o,ac,ves and about 10000 OF the citys funds re-
uuovered He returned to America. and has been
~ ,ha reai estate business In Hamilton since that
80 ,,,na when Axworthy fed he left property on
h,cb his bondsmen realized almost all OF their
naen Sneculation was the OF his downfall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
1T VAS 4 RACE TO THE DEATH
LONG ISLAND TRAIN GLASSES HORSE ON TO
4 TRESTLE AND KILLS HIM.

4 TGESTLE AND KILLS HIM.
A race to the death between runaway horse and
the 6:lO D. IN. Patchogue express from Long Island
City last night resulted in awful death for the
horse and "A narrow escape OF the train from being
thrown from trcstlc into the PatchOgue River
The horse driven by his drunken owner had run
into another wagon, breaking loose from his own
He ran onto the railroad track just the express
dashed around the curve at forty miles hour
The horse ran rapidly toward the river. Onto the
trestle ne dashed. fell between the ties, and was
ground to death by the engine; the shock Startisd &
station yard several of the passengers nearly
tainted at the sight of the trainmen clearing the
mass from the forward engine truck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-07
SENATE ACTS PROMPTLY.
CORRESPONDENCE ASKED FOR
TIE PRESIDENTS INSTRUCTIONS TO MINIS
TER WILLIS MUST BE DISCLOSED.

ONLY THREE SENATORS ATTEMPT TO DEFEND
MR.. CLEVELAND'S COURSE, AND THEY DAhE
NOT FORCE THE ISSUE TO A VOTE
Mr. HILL MAKES TELLING
SPEECH THE REBUKE
TVATTY UNANIMOUS.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
WEST AND SOUTH.

Two THOUSAND persons killed and
S,OOO,OO00 worth of property an
initiated is the record of the great
gulf storm in Louisiana. There has
never been anything approximating it
since the country was settled. More
than half the population in the region
over which the hurricane swept are
dead. One house in ten is standing and
the surviving population is left in a
most destitute condition, without food
or even clothing, for nearly oil were
sleeping when their houses were
crushed by the wind or the waves.
Six prisoners confined in the county
Jail at Bowling Green, o., escaped by
digging hole through the foundation,
one of them being a murderer
The National bank of Kansas City,
Mo-, which recently suspended, has been
permitted to reopen for business.
In ST Louis at the bimetallic conven-
tion resolutions were adopted strongly
advocating the free coinage of silver,
opposing the further issue of govern
ment bonds and demanding the speedy
improvement of all great western and
southern waterways.
The town of Fulton, Ark, thriving
place OF several thousand inhabitants,
was entirely destroyed by fire.
THE death of ex-United States SEN
ator Groome occurred at his home in
Baltimore. Md. He was elected gov
ernor OF Maryland in 1873. and ut the
expiration of his term served one term
IN the senate.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FOREIGN advices state that George
Muller, who was sent by the French
government to explore Madagascar
had been attacked by u band of brig.
ands and beheaded.
THE Dominion government has de-
cided to impose further restriction on
Chinese entering Canada.
ADvICEs from Alaska state that in an
uprising among the natives many per-
sons had been killed, among them sew
eral missionaries sent out by the Amer
lean board.
OWING to the coal miners strike Eng
land is threatened with coal famine.
A cargo has been ordered from Phila.
delphia-
FLAMES in the Russian barracks at
Rosslave caused the death of eleven sol
diers. Eight Others were fatally hurt
1T was said that Hamburg was now
free from cholera, and it was believed
that no further eases would appear this
year.
AN anti-Scmitic mob 1T Berean, Bo-
hemia, attacked the Jewish quarter of
the town, setting many houses on fire.
THE anniversary of the death of
Charles Stewart Parnell was celebrated
in Coik, Ireland. with imposing cere-
monies.
AT Barcelona, Spain, Pailas, the
anarchist, was shot in the back in ac-
cordance with court-martial findings.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

A TREASURY statement of circulation
shows s2529 per capita for an estimated
population Of 81, SO6, 600,
THE president has made new rule
In regard to ofIiceseekers, and will
hereafter refer all applicants for Office
TO the heads of the different depart.
mcnts.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has approved
the bill 10 extend the time for COM
pleting the work of the eleventh CEN
sus.
THE report of the interstate COIN
merce commission shows the railway
mileage In the western states Increased
during ls01-92, 100. rs miles.
The number of business failures oc-
curing in the United States in the
seven days ended on the 9th was 800.
During the week previous the failures
numbered 4G7, against 1874 in the CORE
spending time in 1892.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
5000, $40, ,755, against s7T2, 2,O6s, 725 the
previous week. The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in 1892
was 27.2.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
AFFAIRS OF THE HEART.

THE wedding ring is worn on the
left hand because, in symbolism, the
right hand is authority, the left obedi-
ence.
THE wedding wreath is reminiscent
of the age when the bride was always
presented with bouquet of symbolic
flowers.
In China all arrangements for we'd
ding are made by go-between, who
also does the courting and makes the
proposal.
In most churches of England a ring
is kept so that embarrassment may be
spared in case of forgetfulness of the
parties concerned.
A COUPLE of hundred years ago Eng
lish and German people, in order to Sc
cure the greatest possible publicity,
were married in the church door.
In Hungary the father of the bride
takes off her shoes and hands them TO
her husband, thus turning over all his
authority to the groom.
SENTIMENT is as old us anything else,
as is indicated by the discovery in
Egyptian tombs dating back to b. c.
1000 of wedding rings engraved with .
heart and two clasped hands.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
THE EAST,

THE death of Charles j. Melville, rs
years old, world-famed as bareback
rider, occurred at Pittsburgh.
AT Springfield, Mass, W. w. Windle
broke the worlds bicycle record for a
mile flying start at Hampton park,
making it in LBS l-5.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, lamp which ex-
ploded in n colored boarding house
fatally burned Mrs. Nettie johnson, the
proprietress, and Robert Madden, a
boarder.
LOUIS NIIoHR and Neal Roy, glass
workers, were drowned at Mononga-
hela City, Pa. They We're crossing the
river in n skiff and it capsized.
In her breach of promise suit against
Asa p. Morse, of Boston, Miss Van
Iouten was awarded $4,000 damages.
AT Syracuse, N. y, DIR. Mary Walker
caused the arrest of Arthur d. Snoad.
who, she says, is the murderer of Chris
tie Warden at IIaverhill, n. H., in
July, 1891. She alleges the wrong man
was hanged for that crime.
j. L. CORNELIUS, a Harvard student,
while insane from illness crawled into
the hospital furnace and was cremated.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE was confirmed
bishop of Massachusetts, to succeed the
late Phillips Brooks of the Methodist
Episcopal church,
pTHE E. n. Welch Cloak Manufacturs.
ing company, OF Bristol, Conn, one of
the largest concerns in the world,
passed into the hands Of receiver.
The liabilities were placed at $500, 600.
The Cunard steamer Lucania made
the run from Queenstown to New York
in days, Is hours and 25 minutes, the
fastest time on record.
New YORK republicans in state con-
vention at Syracuse placed state
ticket in the field headed by Edward
t. Bartlett for judge of the court of ap-
peals.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
LATER NEWS,


IN the senate, on the Jth, Mr.. Harris
sent to the clerks desk resolution
adopted at n joint meeting of the Mem
phis Cotton exc hange and Merchants
exchange rejecting upon him and his
colleague for their course in conncc-
tion with the silver-repcal bill, and pro-
ceeded to defend himself against the
charge. The Wolcott resolution in
structing the finance committee to re-
port bill to carry out the bi-metallic
declaration of the Voorhees, substitute
was taken up.......In the house Mr.
Dockery, from the joint committee APP
pointed to investigate the Judiciary
department, made report, which was
ordered printed. The federal cleo
tions-repcal bill was then taken up.
THE supreme court of the United
States met in October term, on the 9th,
all the justices being present. Chief,
Justice Fuller announced the death of
Associated ustice Watchford in July
last, and stated that all orders for the
day would stand over for one day.
After receiving n number of appli-
cations for admission to practice the
court adjourned and repaired in body
to the White House to pay their re-
spects to the president.
The prince of Wales opened the new
gallery OF fine arts in tae South Lon
don library on the 9th The purpose
of those interested in the gallery has
been to afford to the laboring classes
an opportunity to see the works of the
best old and modern masters. Thirty
thousand pounds sterling have been
expended upon the gallery, and large
sum is to be used to add to it periodi-
cally.
The news that the diplomatic corps
bad determined no longer to ignore the
dangerous state OF affairs in Rio de
Janeiro and had decided to land the
naval forces, spread with great rapid
ity through the city and produced al
most frantic joy in all quarters of the
panic-stricken place. The marines are
under orders for the protection only of
persons of their respective nationali-
ties.
liz the second race over n thirty-mile
triangular course, off Sandy Hook, N.
Y, between the British yacht Valky-
rie and the American yacht Vigilant,
sailedon the 9th, the latter won in
S;25.ol, beating the Valkyrie II min
utes and 2s seconds.
The paid admissions to the Worlds
fair on the 9th Chicago day., esti-
mated. were 751,O00, almost double
that OF the biggest day at the Paris ex-
position, the next largest number ever
gathered on like occasion.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS coMp1LAr,on
FIFTYT hIRD CONr.,eee.
Extra sr.s, -tIse,

,, Extra sess' ,,,
m iunspAY, or,sna Oct I. - In ,he sensee
ranan, an amendment ma, - the silver purchasing
frao.no;u, ] p,ii - offered IT revives the
ner e,eo'p .s,e act vt 1887 and RENTS 20
re-. r., y ~ " the Import duties on good.
/; a eeMhtfies which accept the Amer
can standard dollar The repeal bill
Was taken mp and discussed A bill
was introduced permitting the railroads
TO ptMh traffic under restrictions The
house without transucting any routine
business resumed the consideration OF
tho federal election repeal bill and waa
addressed by Mr.. Northway ID opbosi-
ton to the measure,
WEbNEsnAf, Oct AIN the senate
after the approval of the journal
and the introduction Of few bills of
minor Importance, the silver purchase
repeal bill was taken up and discussed
by Senators Butler and Blackburn, each
pleading for a compromise of some sort.
In the house the question OF war claims
was brought up and liseassed. A sub
stitnta fer the election laws repeal bill
WAS introduced, the northern demo
Gratis, after an informal conference. de-
Gliding that the Tucker bill was too
sweeping, and this substitute was for
muluted to meet the objections.
THURSDAY, Oct 5.-ln the senate
the entire day was spent behind closed
doors in the consideration of executive
bnsihess. The greater part OF the time
was devoted to discussion of the al
legged violation of the home-rule prin-
n,..l.. A1... =
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12

AT Jhmcstown, Ind, Oscar ,,arheii,
shot and stabbed Miss 1illie Major and
then Killed himself. jealousy caused it
NEBHAsKA democrats in conventio,
at Lincoln went on record as accord
ing heartily with Clcvcland's financia,
policy.
JuDeE LoNG, OF Detroit, will attempt
TO force the government to pay his pen.
sion, suspended September a.
AT indianapolis, Ind, during n riot
ut the Big Four shops special police
fired at the crowd, fatally woundina
one man.
IN state convention at Lincoln, Neb.,
rePuolicans nominated state ticket
headed by 7. o. C. Harrison, of Grand
Isl and, for judge OF the supreme court,
A MAD bull Il. the Cincinnati stock
yards attacked John Maher, aged 10,
and gored him to death, one horn
penetrating the skull near the right
ear.
MARTnA BLAND, a pensioner of the
war OF 1912, died at Seneca county, O..
aged 100 years.
In state convention at lincoln. Neb. !.
the democrats nominated Frank I. ir-
vide ~ justice OF the supreme court to
Head the ticket,
NEAR COTS, Kan, Gottfreid tireutzc,
a farmer, had his head completely sev-
cred from his body in a runaway acci-
dent.
THE body of Charles Cook, living near
Cairo Ill, was found in field close to
his farm. He had wandered away six
weeks ago
TnE death of S. A. Robinson occurred
at Dennison, Tex, aged O. years. lie
was chief of the United States secret
service department during the war and
a delegate to the first convention that
nominated Lincoln for president.
AT Cincinnati eX-prcsideht Harrison
was installed commander of the Ohio
commandery of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion.
AT Bumtown, o., w. X. Hill sought
out his wife, who had left him, killed
her and her mother and escaped
REV. d. l.. MDopY closed the congress
of missions in Chicago with stirring
appeal to close the saloons of that city.
BOAT containing a fishing party of
four men was overturned in the Mlsss-
sippi river near St Louis and two of
the party-Joseph Franklin and an un.
known man-wcrc drowned.
A TERRIBLE wind and rainstorm which
passed over Arkansas in the vicinity of
Little Rock did great damage. Six
persons were reported killed and sew.
eral severely injured.
FREIGHT trains collidcd near New
Haven, KY, killing Engineers Burke
and Higgins.
ANDREW Lips, n boy, was killed. and
Billy Brown, a miner, fatally injured
by the explosion of blast at Clinton,
Ind.
j. q. WILLIAMSON, of Hawkeye, Ia,
fell under II train at Springfield, Mo.
and was killed.
NEAR Salina, Ark, white caps were
burning gin houses Of farmers who sell
cotton for less than certain price.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12

ONE of the English newspapers got
excited over the management, or, as it
asserted, mismanagement of the Mile
End Workhouse. One of the leading
items OF the list of charges was that
the corsets which were supplied to the
'lady paupers" were bought for 2s Cd a
dozen, or about 8 cents each Investi-
cation, however, proved that the lady
paupers had not been subjected to the
indignity Of wearing scent corsets as
their only>visible support, for the man
agement conclusively proved that they
had furnished luxurious article cost
ing over 8b cents. Upon this journals
tic wrath was appeased.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12

NINE. BERNHARDT has an artists ap.
probation of the beautiful. From the
steamer in the roadstead at Rio de ia.
neiro she witnessed the earlier bonn bard
ment Of the city by the revolutionist fleet
and pronounces the spectacle ''simply
exquisite" No thought of the suffering
and terror of the inhabitants appears to
have entered her mind to mar the en-
joyment Of the hour. The expression
quoted gives warrant to the inference
that, after all, madame's adoption of a
tiger as pet was not altogether an af-
fectation.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12

EDISON says that he can manufac.
ture fine sapphires inexpensively, and
as for rubies, he can produce them u,
five dollars per pound, and of kind tc
excel the genuine in beauty All this
the wizard regards as scientf,c recrc.
alton. just now he Is bending all his
inventive faculties to the construction
of combined phonograph and kincto.
graph, which will show n mans every
motion and action.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12

THE report comes from Boston that
Mr.. Garner has sent a letter to phi
lanthropist there asking contributions
for the African monkeys in the shape
of rattles, balls, tin trumpets and Other
small toys, including dolls. 1t is well
to begin the culture OF the simian mind
on this rather low plane, but In time
what imay we not expect? A Gorilla
club monkeying with the Browning
buzzsaw--is it too much TO hope?
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12
An Awful Explosion.

ALLIANCE, O., Oct. 9.-At $3.50 this
evening an east-bound freight train
on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago railroad passed the village of
North Lawrence, few miles east Of
this city. A little later the inhabi-
taEts of the village were startled by
terrific explosion. The train had
car containing over 200 kegs Of
powder which in some mysterious
manner became ignited causing the
explosion and the complete wreckipg
of the train. Engineer Colvin and his
fireman, whose name cannot be learned
were fatally burned.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-12

WHEN Senator Perkins was n young
hter in California, fricndless, and with
only two dollars in his pocket, Mr..
Knight, merchant, gave him situa.
tion as porter, where he could earn
regular wages, $40 month. He never
forgot the kindness, When he had
made place for himself in the bust.
ness world he sent for his old employer,
who had in the meantime met with
misfortune, and gave him a book.
keepers place in his office worth SITS q
month