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TROOPS WIPED OUT.
Reported Disaster to the Expedi-
ton Against King Lo.
Wilson and Barrow Forces Said to
Be Annihilated.
Dispatches Come to South African
Merchants In London.

LONDON, Dec. GA terrible disaster
is said to have occurred to the scouting
party under the command OF Capt. vii
son. which has been In pursuit of King
Lobengula and which has not been
heard from for some time.
Several South African merchants in
this city received cable messages to-
day announcing that Capt. Wilson's
force has been completely annihilated
by the Matabeles.
The report is as yet unconfrmed; but
there seems reason to believe that a very
serious engagement has taken place, and
that the British forces have got the
worst of 1t.
1t 10 stated that, in addition to Wilson'S
party. the party under Capt. Bar
row, sent out to reinforce him, has been
cut TO pieces.
The number OF men composing the Wi.
son detachment is said to be from forty
to one hundred. and the Barrow detach.
ment is reported to have been composed
OF about the same number Of men.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
TWO KILLED BY GAS.
Mrs. Rogers's Servants Found
Dead in Bed.
It Is Said They Had Been Drink.
ing Heavily.
Catharine Eads and Mary Larner
Were English Women.

Catherine Eads and Mary Larner, both
servants in the employ OF Fl. IL. Rogers.
President of the standard OF Company,
were found dead In their bed at the
famlly's residence at 20 East Fifty-seventh
street this morning. They had been
overcome by illuminating gas.
All the servants in Mr.. Rogers's employ
occupy the nth and top floors OF the
house. They all reported to the house
keeper early this morning excepting these
two.
After waiting until I o'clock for them
the housekeeper sent Matthew Rowe, the
engineer. up to their room to see what
was wrong. Failing to get any response
to his repeated knocking Mt their door,
he climbed onto the roof and looked
through the skyllght. Both women were
lying on the bed motionless.
Rowe notified the other servants and
| the door was broken open. The strong
odor OF escaping gas told the story.
DR.. Fale, the family physician, was
called. but life was extinct. Under.
taker Il. NJ. Senior, OF 90 Madison ave.
nue., was notified and took charge of the
bodies.
Very little Is known about the women
They are both English and have only
been in the employ Of Mr., Rogers about
two months, Catherine Eads as a cook
and the other as II Kitchen maid,
II Is said that both women were drink
ing heavily last night. Mary Larncr has
relatives living in Blissville, l.. |. The
Coroner has been notified.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
COAL BARON ROBINSON SUED.
His Alleged Wife Begins an
Action for Abandonment.
He's u Rcputed Millionaire and Was
Supposed TO BE Single.

A woman who claims to be the wife
OF Robert NJ. Robinson, the wealthy mine
owner and coal dealer, of ] and A Broad
way, has brought suit In Supreme Court
for separation. $50 per week alimony and
counse fees, TO be fixed at the discretion
of the Court, through Howe & Hummel,
on the ground OF abandonment
The action was commenced Dec. Is,
but the papers, according to the COM
plainant's attorneys, nave not as yet
been served uon the defendant. for the
reason that he has since been without
the jurisdiction OF the Court, and has.
the y allege, conveniently kept himself
away for the purpose Of avoiding ser
vice. having been made cognizant OF the
beginning of the action.
Robert NJ. Robinson IL generally sup
posed, in commercial circles, to be worth
over n million dollars. He has for a
long time been known as a coal bar ron
and besides being the senior member
OF The firm OF Robinson. Hayden d co,
Is n member OF the wealthy shoe manu-
featuring firm Of Else 4 Co, at 50 North
Third street, Philadelphia.
Hc Is about nifty years old, well pre-
served and a man OF line physique. HI
has. IT Is said. been generally supposed
to be q batchelor, or perhaps Il wldOwer,
Concerning his alleged Wife. Howe q
afternoon further than that the marrlaB.
was legal and occurred in 1851. and that
the couple formerly lived at 6 West
Forty-sccOnd street.
MIR. Robinson was said to he in Phila,
delph!a to-day and could not be seen.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
New Years Number--Sunday Worhd-Out Next Sunda
MR.. B|RNEY'S CLEVER MOVE.
Ivy City Bookmakers Indicted by
the Grand Jury To-Day.
District Attorney May Now Take
His Time in the Matter.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Bookmaker
Bennington, otherwise known as Marvin,
and his three clerks, will have to an
swer to an indictment brought by the
Grand Jury instead Of to.a simple police
court warrant.
To-day at 1.o0 o'clock the Grand Jury,
ignoring the fact that the men had been
arrested and were to be tried in police
court, found indictments against them.
This afternoon when the time for the
police court trial arrived District-Attor-
ney Birney hat the cases
against Bennington and his associates
had been nolle pressed. The arrested
men then started to leave the building,
when they were Immediately rearrested
on bench warrants.
Their trial is now likely to be delayed
some time, and to-day's course In the
courts Is likely to prove embarrassing to
President Engeman his associates.
This was a most clever move on Dis
trict-Attorney Birney's part. and one that
was hardly anticipated by President
EnSeman's counsel. Dlstrict-Attorney
Birney will thus be enabled to proceed
harass the Ivy City management, which
settled to-day.
1t is thought that racing will be post
poned until the indicted men are tried,
for Mr.. Engeman can hardly afford to
give away $500 a day In purses and get
no returns,
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after q CAPTAINS.
DR.. Parkhurst and Seven Wit
nesses Before the Grand Jury.
Reticent as TO the Evidence He Had
to Present.
Commissioner Shcehan Said to Court
an Investigation by Gilroy.

Rev. DR.. Parkhurst. Lawyer Frank
Moss and six witnesses calne together in
Lawyer Moss's office in the Bennett
Building at 10 o'clock this morning. A
short consultation was held, and hen all
hands repaired to the County Court
| House, where the Extraordinary Grand
Jury awaited them.
DR.. Parkhurst refused 10 talk of the
evidence that he proposed to put before
the Grand Jurors. From other sources
1t was learned. however. that DR.. Park
hurst will present evidence against four
police captains. The witnesses and DR..
Parkhurst will probably be before the
Grand Jury all day.
Dr.. Parkhurst's letters of yesterday
were widely discussed at Police Head.
quarters this morning. but few Of the
officials Interested would talk for pub
LEGATION.
Inspector Williams In answer to the
inquiry of an Evening World'' reporter
said that he had not yet been officially
notified of the charges contained in the
letters.
Until such notification IL received
said he. 81 will not talk on the matter
Supt. Brynes, as usual. was reticent.
II don't believe In talking until some
thing. has, been done. 1 don't know what
action then l will answer" he said.
1t was stated his morning that Com
missioner Shcehan. who. according to
Buffalo dispatches. Is practically charg.
Comptroller Of that, city. would seek vim
dication by demanding that Mayor GIL
roy should at once begin an investiga-
feet that Mr.. Sheehan might resign mis-
Police CommissionerShip.
The Commissioner was not at his office
at all to-day. Instead he went direct
from his home to Police Headquarters
and presided over the trials. He was
gloomy and morose. and beyond an oc.
c%asional conference with Inspector VIII,
When asked by an Evening World
make to the buffalo charges, he turned
angrily n said:
II have nothing whatever to say. :
will not discuss the matter in any way
rs It true chat you intend to resign p
asked the reporter.
phatically,. II have nothing to say"
1t is intimated on what seems to b,
good authority that something big will b,
tSat aa aroohfRIsiinafi III his + f sp ID Po,.d It + ae salf
quarters has actually made overtures tc
Rev. DIR. P~arkhurst. with the intention
of exposing the alleged wrong-dolngs OF
the Departmental other words, to turr
a kind OF States evidence.
Among the witnesses before the Grand
Jury were:
Capt. Alexander Wishart, DR.. Stanton
Colt, of the University Settlement So.
ciety; Rev. William Hamilton, Richard
Bell, Lawyer Frank Moss and Detectives
Lennon and Wilson. Of the Parkhursi
Society, and Rev. DR.. Charles II. Park.
hurst himself.
DIR. Parkhurst said to an "Evenine
| World' reporter that It would take
about two hours for the Grand Jury tc
| take all the testimony. He declined Il
say anything further in relation to the
matter.
| disorderly houses in West Fifty-thirt
street have been indicted. 1t could no
| be learned II the Grand Jury had found
indictments against Inspector William!
| and Capt. Schmittberger.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
MRS. FITZGERALD IS INSANE.
So Testify Medical Experts and In
spector Mclaughlin.

The commission To inquire into the
sanity OF Mrs. Catherine Fitzgerald, who
killed Mrs. Pearsall oct. . last, resum"d
its inquiry at Commissioned Jackson's
law office this afternoon.
Lawyer Fred H.. House. Of the firm
OF Friend & House, appeared Tor Mrs.
Fitzgerald.
DR., Austin T.. Flint, who visited Mrs.
Flt7Eeraid ip"c. {. with Dr. Macdonald,
swore that he woman Seemed insane
and unable to give her lawyers any
points for her defense. He thought also
that Mrs. Fitzgerald was insane before
the killing.
Dec. 10 he saw her again and his opin-
ion vas strengthened; again this morn
She had complained TO him mat her
husband abused her. and she feared he
would seek possession OF their children
by underhand methods.
\ statement i read from InSnrCtor
Mclaughlin. the prisoners brother, to
the effect that his sister was once de-
clarcd insane by II Brooklyn physician.
other relatives had had brain trouble
OF a permanent nature.
DR.. Allan Nolan" Hamilton also tes-
titled that, in his belief. Mrs. Fitzgerald
WAS insane. He visited "A year Z Mrs.
Fit7gcrald's nephew I'm the Flatbush
Asylum. His insanity was OF Il homi-
De. GcSrge W, Iacoby. Of GGG Madison
avenue, also considered Mrs. Fitzgerald
insane.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
n T THE A d

eN<
Schock has gained the reputation OF
sleeping on his wheel, but he spent 8 hours
and 81 minutes in rest, rubbing and feeding
from midnight TO $50 this morning, maxi
Ing. up to that hour. 4 hours and IS IL
minutes off and 52.3i 1-2 on the wheel
since the start of the race.
Waller. who rode such q splendid race
yesterday, took three hours and twelve
minutes OF rest last night, and was |
good condition this morning. He set out
to make up this lost time by fast riding
to-day. but Martin fought desperately
to maintain his lead OF three miles. At
s.23. while Schock was taking a nap In his
booth, Waller passed him in the S0sth
mile.
At SIG, while Waller was squirting
with Martin. the tall '~greenhorn." az
Waller is called. ran down Ashinger, n
the "Oklahoma ome wal hurled vlo-
lently against the scorers fence. He
got "a badly bruised knee. but after a lit
tie rubbing with liniments he returned
to the track, receiving the cheers OF the
loo spectators. who had gathered at that
early hour.
This was the second time Ashinger
had been endorsed through the inter-
ference OF another. Hut, though he 10
next TO the tail-ender. Ashinger took
1t all cheerfully and resignedly. md
The score at . 6el6ck this morning
| was as follows:
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TRUSTEE WESTERvELT RESIGNS.
Severing of His Connection with
Mrs. Deacon's Trust Approved.

Justice Truax. OF the Supreme Court
to-day accepted the resignation OF Ellis
worth Westervelt, as trustee under a
trust treated for Florence Baldwin Dea-
con. the wife of Edward Parker Dea-
con. by her father. Commodore Charles
Fl. Baldwin. of the United States Navy.
Justice Truax appointed the United
States Trust Company to act in place OF
Mr.. Westervelt.
The trust was created April. %. 1879.
prior to Mrs. DeacOn's marriage, for her
benefit for life. and upon her death tbs
principal Is to go to her children.
The trust estate consisted of stock
valued at $50, 600, which has increased In
value to SS4, 900. The trustees We're origi-
nally Mr.. Westervelt and G. Adolph
Low. Mr.. Westervelt has acted for
fourteen years, and asked to be relieved
Mrs. Deacon consented to Mr.. Wester.
velt's withdrawal az trustee. Justice
Truax appointed a referee to take testi.
mony and pass upon the propriety OF the
request. The referee reported the nc,
counts correct, and recommended that
the resignation be accepted.
Mrs. Deacon's children, who will b.
benefited by the trust after their
mothers death. are Marie G. Deacon
Ida A. Deacon. Edith Il. +. Deacon and
Evaline Dorothy Deacon.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
MITCHELL IN JACKSONVILLE.
Welcomed by a Larger Crowd Thar
Greeted COrbett.
(By Associated Press.)

JACKSONVILLE, Dec. N.-Charley
Mitchell and his party arrived here this
morning. A crowd Of 1900 people met the
English pugilist at the depot, and fol-
lowed him to the Everett Hotel, where
1t took two policemen, six bell-boys and
three porters to keep them from crush
ing in the big glass doors.
The Grove hat received Mitchell was
larger than that which greeted Corbett,
which may have been due to increasing
interest. in the fight. Mitchell received a
score Of newspaper men in his rooms
He says he weighs 1855 pounds and will
not take off much flesh. Tonight he APP
pears at the theatre here. and tomorrow
night in st. Augustine. Then he will be-
gin training on the island just opposite
town.
Mitchell lays his wife will not come to
Florida. Friends Of Mitchell say hat
his presence In Florida puts wings to
Brady's bet Of 81. 900 that Mitchell would
not enter the ring.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
COLLEGIATE CHESS PLAYERS.
The Game Between Yale and Colum-
bia Attracts Most Attention.

The intercollegiate chess tournament.
which was begun at Harvard school yes
terday, was resumed this afternoon.
The players were paired off as follows;
Table No. l-Hymcs, Columbia, W.
Ross. Yale; table No. Ewing. Prince
ton, vs. Hewins, Harvard: table No, j.
Libaire, Columbia, vs.. Spa.dinG, Har'
ward; table No. LSkirner. Yale. vs..
Roberts. Princeton.
The most interest centred in the game
between Ross. of Yale, and HyEles, o;
Columbia, these two being looked upon
as two Of the best pla yers. Hymes
opened the game with "A Scotch gambit,
At table No. . Ewing opened with a
queens sGmbit, which was declined by
Hewins.
The syle OF plays at tables 2 and I was
the Sicillan defense and French defense
respectively. the first named player Ia
each instance making the first move.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
Waller Takes Second Place While
The Austrian Sleeps.
Schock Falls on His Wheel With.
out Being Awakened.
SCORE At 4 G,CLGCX.

Billy Martin does not intend to let the
championship honors slip from him In
the Madison Square Garden endurance
contest through ans little thing Ill .
stiff knee and blistercd feet.
Despite his sutrerings of yesterday
Martin, the champion, kept pluckily
at his work. He took twenty minutes for
massage treatment yesterday afternoon.
and last night he had a sleep OF N
hour and fifty-ive minutes. a total OF
about three hours off the track since
Sunday midnight. This morning he was
In much better condition than yesterday.
and was riding hard. Shortly after .
o'clock he overhauled Schock and tool
the lead.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
. O'CLOCK SCORE

Confidence In Champion Martin. who
rode l.465 l-2 miles in the 1891 race. had
returned, and there We're offers but nc
takers of wagers that he would win this
race and add 80 miles to the lts-hour
record.
AT midnight last night, the end of the
second day, Schock had ridden 1873 miles
| lap. Martins famous record for the
same hour in the other race was $50
the best record by lt3 miles 4 laps, and
Waller, Martin and Albert. the old
Brooklyn Heights hoy known as Leon
ard" hal bettered Martins previous
record FOR the forty-eighth hour.
The roCorl-smashing contest Is Prov
ing "A drawing attraction. for at mid
night there had been taken at the box
ONCE siN more than at the same hour
To appreciate the tremendous endure
ance OF the eleven men ON the track
at noon to-day they had ridden an aver
age OF nfty-four hours out of the pro-
ced!ng sixty. and Martin. had the rack
lain 9lSngside the New York Central.
ways, and the start been from New
York, would nave been riding through
the suburbs of Chicago, with Waller
other eight men struggling along all
the way from Toronto.
Tom Whaien, the old-time boxer ana
athlete. who Is now doing the honora
at me press box. looked the men over with
a praC,iced and critical eye this morn-
ing, and declared that barring serious ac-
cldenis, Martin, Schock and Waller would
have a tremendous Struggle for the first
money in this race-Sl ,20O-tor. 10 use tho
words OF the old athlete:
Every one Of those boys is in the best
OF condition: every one OF them has
heart, pluck. ambition and speed, and II
one Of them doesn't get hurt. they Will
be fighting az the end"
Old timers. experienced in contests or
endurance, say that the men who live
through" the second day are almost Inc
variably mt for the res: OF the week..
The secand day IL said to he the hardest
the eighteel starters were stin ridins
The evening world., 1893-12-27
STAPLER RESIGNS.
Assistant District Attorney to Re-
sumo Private Practice.

Gen. Henry b.. b, Stapler, Assistant
plstrict-Attorney. rendered his resigna-
ton to DistrIct-At,orney Nlcoll this after
noon. His resignation Is to take effect
on Jan. /.
Gen. Stapler attended to arguing cases
before the Court OF Appeals for the pco-
Pile. lie retires to attend " his private
practice.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
BRUTAL NEWARK MURDER.
Mrs. Perry Found Dead with Her
Skull Battered In.

NEWARK. y. j.. Dec. 27,-The police
of this city were notified this afternoon
Of the murder OF Mrs. Elizabeth Perry,
in her home AT 81 Commerce street.
A son Of Mrs, Henry Garrabrand,
twelve years OF g happened to go into
Mrs. Perry's house, and found her body
lying at the head of the stairs in the
second story.
Her head had been battered in with a
brass knob. and the walls were spattcred
with blood.
Mrs. Perry owned the property in
which she lived, ana lived there alone.
II Was said that she was misery and
had considerable money In the house,
She was seventy years Of age, and so far
as known, had no friends or relatives.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
MORE BAIL FOR LOUIS.
Schloss a. Co.'s eX-BOokkeeper Held
OH a New Larceny Charge.

Joseph H. Louis. the defaulting book
keeper OF w. J. Schloss & Co., clothiers,
at e53 Broadway. was this afternoon held
In 5000 ball for examination Jan. 4 or
a new charge Of larceny, preferred
against him by his former employers.
This time the specific charge Is for
$500, although Mr.. Emanuel Friend, Of the
law Arm of Friend & House. of the
Pulitzer Building. told Justice Martin
that the at work on Louis's
books now think that his shortage will
amount to 500. 900.
Detectives Aloncle and Van Formoso
made the arrest this afternoon. Louis Is
10Y in all under $40. 500 bail on charges
Of attempted suicide. forgery n lar
ceny.
1t Is said thai Louis tried to cover up
one Of his alleged shortages by charging
It to his expense account against the
firm. 1t is for $2l2. He credits the firm
with 81 Of this amount and accounts for
the balance by a bill Of expenses which
contains among others the following
Items:
April 2. 1893. % dinners. Sis. 90
April II. 1893. 20 cigars.............. 800
April IA, 1893. II cigars. ............. $40
April IA, 1888, wine (Moet Chandon) 400
The evening world., 1893-12-27
MAY WHEAT AWAY DOWN.


The bears jumped ON May wheat to-
day. and the result was that II touched
its lowest point ever known on the mar
kct.
May wheat opened at O-s and after
remaining steady for IA time, suddenly
began to decline without apparent;
reason.
The bears investigated and finding that
the owners Of long wheat had become
discouraged and wrr unloading, they
seized the opportunity and hammered
the price down to 10 Lie.
Ia Chicago May wheat sold nj Ga Sic.
this Afternoon. No failures are a. yet
reported.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
FARO DEALERS. HELD UP.
Three Robbers Secure So, 200 In a
Chicago Gambling Den.
(Dy Associated Press.)

CHICAGO. Dec. 2z-Two men entered
the gambling house at 20 Quincy street
yesterday morning. secured $500 in cash,
and with revovers still levelled Mt
three frightened faro dealers backed out
Of the door and made their escape.
Dan Creston. the doorkeeper. opened
III heavy door to admit two ordinary
appearing men. When they entered
they had their hands in their overcoat
pockets. When they crossed the thresh-
hold OF the door ZACH had a murderous-
looking gun levelleld at Creston's head.
No players were in the room.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
BAKERS STRIKE SPREADING.
Six More Chicago Bakeries Closed
for Lack of WOrltmen.

TUy NbsocIuttu FTeHHI
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l-The bakers strike
Is spreading. and yesterday six more
bakeries we're compelled TO shut down
for lack of men. The boss bakers claim
that they have all the men they need.
Heissler & Junge. the largest bakery
affected, yesterday secured seventy-one
new men to replace the eighty who walk
ed out on Saturday. The men admit that
the strike is Handicapped by the large
number of unemployed bakers. The
strikers held a secret meeting last night.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Miss Perkins, at 10 to 1, Captures
the Second Race.

RACE TRACK. NEW ORLEANS, Dec.
G.-The results of to-day's races were
as follows:
First Race-Five n a half f~urlongs.-
Won by Jim Lamb, ) to / and s to &:
Billy Bennett. out for place, second, and
Casa third. Time-IO8 81
Second Race-SlX furlongS.-Won by
Miss Perkins, 10 and 3 to !; Tenny, ir''.
"a, ? place, second. and Sam Bonita
third. 1ims-l.l6 IA.
Third Race-SiX and one-half ~furlonps.
won by Josie D., to l and out;
EprealiS, out fer place, was second and
Marble Rock third. Time-1.2l 81.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
Here's a Chance for the Ladies'.

Fully thirty ladies street and house costumes
which importers u%trema'ci TO smurgle lnto me
country, art had been seized by inspectors. Will
be sold At auction In room %. ct the Fedora
building tomorrow, An are expensive, and mace
The evening world., 1893-12-27
Killed While SWITCHING C,r.

DOVER, n. J., Der. sZ-Edwnrd Aliens. a
nr"Eenph on q freight ain on the Delawar.
LtNAEWHhna and western Railroad. was accident.
~. hti'r' lla' night While switching cars I'm Tho
row Mora trtiEht yarda last night. His h,5r
NaS taken 10 ~Atanhng" AID thls morning Was sen,
and enc child "iuON
The evening world., 1893-12-27
FIRE CAUSES A CHURCH PANIC.
One Man Fatally Burned and Several
Persons Seriously Injured.

MILLERSBURG. o.. Dec. 27.-At the
Sand Run Methodist Church the usual
Christmas festival was held Monday night
with a cotton snow-house n Santa
Claus clothed in cotton. The costume OF
Harry Duncan, who was playing Santa
Claus, caught fire from a candle, and he
was fatally burned.
child through the window and another
woman lcaped nut. Mrs. John Calhoun
was tramp.ed on and probably fatally
hurt. Three Others were seriously In
jured. and almost every one else was
more or less injured.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
The Suicide Was n Sergeant.
lev Assnclated Prnss

ATHENS. o.. Dec, SIT has been discovered
to-day that The handsome stranger who registered
at the hotel here several days ago as George y.
Crsmtsrs. Poughkccpsle, y, y. and whose dead
body was found In his room yesterday. a victim
ot choral so!:- adminlstcred, was Hobart Rider.
first sergeant OF the Seventh United states cav
Alrv,
The evening world., 1893-12-27
Conductor Kills mn Engineer.

LoNGViEw. Tex. De-. 27.-Conduc,or Joe
Nouscr shot and killed Engineer Jim Crowly. both
employees OF the Texas Pacific road. last might
wTangle. N'
The evening world., 1893-12-27
sheriff Kills a Murderer.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. sI-John willlrm'
son shot and Killed Dock Adams In a drunken
brawl at EWart yesterday. Sheriff Davis attempt
"a to arrest Williamson, who resisted and shot
al the officer, Davis returned The nre and WILL
hanson fell dead.