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REFUSED no INrDRFERE.
Old Members OF the Police Board VIII
BE OuSled

Denver, Col, March 2s.-After hearing
argument today ON the appeal from
Judge Glynn's decision quashiug the writ
Of Injunction against Mayor Van Horn
and The new fire and police commission
ers, the supreme court judges announced
that they could not take Jurisdiction in
the case OF error. Unless the old mem
belS. Orr and Martin, now retire volun-
tariy g writ of mandamus VIII be OBJ
tanned by the new board to compel them
to vacate.
Yielding TO pressure from Governor
N. Behyuer. a popuHst, for chief of no.
lice, Instead Of EX-Chief Farley. William
Roberts. a captain of fire company, will
succeed julius Pearce as chief OF the fire
dennrtmnnt.
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WANTS A TlgH,
Ahern Anxious to Meet M,,.,
In Gale s,-As haa, r

Anern Anxious to Meet M,n.,
~ in Galveston A'a u
Bob Ahern. who was dsr.,,.,
III Galveston by Tom Mosns as
would like another fght s, .s'
Where except Galveston !" saketa
nus defeat Ahern sai5 ~ spsst
round he allowed lbs in ,ass y q
n 4 no. tte said that he co sSSlSu wa
4 4{ Monaghan constantly i Y NJ.
ne realized that II hi sS, i9al,;
man m close quarters ~ RI ~. Ie li,g
runs TO save him and tb,s sglg y'a
nope lay IN a chance 4ib,,, eanz NJ
away all science ana tac,Is,vsN ~
orally conceded that k5 srss, u y
QUE IN six seconds. me E I W. 6
however, did not lose spv 1855 NV 2
YOU'D hardly put Up 81 asa I,v1' \!
Corbett could whip Biong5an,' S i. =; Z
ION. sports, no matter ho r,, Y, Y I.
their money, like lair piavN Wv srs ".
not be obtained In Caves 'a \. ~
ports are true. ss'oA w
Ahern also says he will e,A,
IN the country at l26 poiinds u.
purse offered. iVt
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snNsArIoNAL NEws.


The Washington c5rrasp7ris7t is AT to
be sensational when be can not g. s--z..
tain,ngy reliable
a favorite taeme o. his Ter yssr ~
60 has seen disagreement All tz-aa-s-s-
DESCRIPTION 81 tss catsa-t
Whenever rhere IS sr-c.-y % rs-.s e.
pauei;y ~ Invention as --s back -- .-a
ve;l worried sst ever t--.fll cac'aet
SIS. Thrs DE country o. Ear5 "
Tyoais BE- stsr-.et i: g had zay e-Ea1a--a
IN tss average waaszrga co-=s7ea5 a7t.
~ .ha re7-rt tsst t~1 rFnae-s - .es
presidents czb.-s- va-z 80 es-.srst PSI
IRE pres dcats de,-=l-.-.5s 90 ve a
Bland culver tl ,aat E4v -sr-.z-a.
resign. I-e-r-- re 1sv re-
!zE r1aae g. -s country s -1- -.
ger, 70 q r- -E E1e- silky
STORES -as-e 90 uE --= -1- -zs --e
- H-y ,as zen i-e a-=- ---a-.
q a-r sr---s diza --t r. as @
~ aaa@a E u--y =a a-
Jl-e E-71 1~=----s 70 -r
gas --e1- ts conferred
ce- as 90 Hi- ceH-a Q; r - a~-
r 10 ee5- rsa- g.
sa-e Da a-y ,- u s-enr
-ls c-s1e
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registered vote allowances mus Dc naae
Tor those who never or seldom register Y
vote, ana t5r the newcomers who have
not been " the city, or possibly IN tae
state. sufficiently long 60 saaas tnsn
TO vote
Taking an the facts Into eonstsrAt'o.
the directory estimate u re 1'7a-ati21
Of the city G.5ao is sabstanaafy >'-re7t
The .mmed.ate suburbs osiag lnca-ea 7
lhe dlrsei3ry sstImate
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st. Louis. No. March 2,-Fuu III
half furlongs- Ed Lahr. Rosoos :. u
Younger. Time, l90i.
FIVE and a hai tnrio7r-i
Brown, Granite, Jennie 5; IL
-Four and a hall futlAl'-ssssaV1
Grattan, MGlle G. Time, Is
six urlongs-Pisano, BllE aHs1a''
Arthur G.. Time, l:2lA. -,
Five fur'ongs-Harry WalrsA s-'N
Burt Jordan. Time, l;OSA -, n
Five and a half turlongs-i,,s,l.ss
tie Nell. Bud Brooks. Time i-A
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nuI,sT HER DolLEF''

A punp Boat gloHg siu gR' N ONES Y.
gineer and lhlu ,, ' 4. -A'p'
Charleston. W, va , M.. pleasant
to the Gazette from I Ro,@' ssloassi
6Sodsrs ab9 ~ A G,SlS'fl sli BI5jssrs
si9eer John McGF'liu''
eral others ---------,-
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comprehensive are abr hTaele on TWAS
rs climate SSH ana De nsnt
nrj.cf was FURNISHED On Vhc Aoustoa
Post % che 1sh astsnt I'VE taat
.-eE " saHee ferhas our nr'2 lss
fsus r aur ca,umrs soiaN and esp 800
u.1-ls -tr5rul rarlsti SIS OF. .-.tr1EF
l.5s taer tlt4rt nome .1 tae Eait ea-'
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OFFICIAL DENIAL.

Peixnto Has Not Revived the DEGREES
Denying q Trial Before Execution
Rio do Janeiro March 2S.- (Copyrghtod
1874 by the Associated Press) Tho for
elsn Office authorizes the Associated Press
90 deny that pcixoto hns revived the i'm.
perial dec-ees Of lS3S and 1851, allowing die
execution without trial OF persons who
have taken part In a rebellion against me
government or who have aided ANA ubettCd
persons engaged IN a rebellion.
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Marshall Texas March 2s.-in reply to
your favor asking nay opinion on she sub
5s-t, I hes 20 say the recent action at
Dallas had with "a view 10 strengthen
thc iemocrluc party ol Texas. nee with
ms approval Rad Will ! trust, De accept.
cd and carried ont Ia good iai.h by all
good democrats. Yours respectfully,
Am1ry R. starr.
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London March 9S--The British steamer
le'so' capa'n stachen, bound from
NeWporf tor Baltimore, IN ballast col.
lIsa ~ o'clock this morning with the
sT,r'.hooner l4zzle Wilcs on Iltracom6s.
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GENDRAL sTRIKE WANrrn

Vienna, March sat the socialist CON.
sress here today resolution declaring IN
favor OF che prnciple of ultimately d,
elmhS "a general strike was adopted,
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sANDow TIM STRONG MAN

IItIFIV5 ILIdl he Fr0nIse1 % Meet IN
Repeats His Del. +
st. Louis, Mo, March M.-San1oE
strong man, was Shown statement T.
Now York today that be failed to n
Cyr 10 make a match. He denied q;
lively that he had agreed 70 meel q
tie repeated MS preYoas challenge 10
WORTH thus 10 give any man aDpear
at any time and dupAealing a!s lests
gold champ,onship halt won before
London Athletic ASSOCIATION, AMI slA,CG
cash.
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MAI0R MlIAINs l.r1.rrn

la POrie chronicle.
a. W MeLain late o. the unhed sta,es
department Of agucul.ure and ex.dlreef,,
VI the Minnesota state Agrcultu,ai ~.
pertinent station, has written mog
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pENs1oNs "a rrXANs.

Issue OF March ~ Isqi-ToNaa. -l2eIssuei
Jonathan Irons, Black Jack Grove, Hop
hlus county; John D. Holland Mount
Vernon. Franklin county; william HlNon
ows etc; Elizabeth George, Petty. Lamar
county
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sNnM N NIssIsaLPPI.

New Orleans, March 9S.-A Holly
Springs, Miss, special 20 the Picayune
says: A heavy snow set IN about 1850
this evening and bids fair to continue all
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san Antonio, Texas. March H.-ln am
swer 20 your reques, Tor ara expression Of
my views on The harmony question, WIN
say thnt over a month aso / suggested 10
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NIENIcAN IusT1cE.

Omaha, Neb. March 2s.-lnd.cauons are
that the blizzard Is about ended.
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NhHlaItA4ll4S- AND POPULATION
The registration books are clossd aud
expectation has been surpassed In the
number Of voters registered
Al the last registration. sixteen no,,ss
aso, the number OF registered voters was
e3al, while this year the number reaches
&a.
This certainty indtcates very consid-
cradle Increase IN population. Tor 1t must
be remembered that at the time OF the
last registration very exciting cam
paigp for state and county officers was
In progress and there was every induce
Ient 70 bring out a fun vote while now
there are only city officers % ba elected
IT must be borne In mind also. taat there
has been no extension OF the corporation
or addition Of territory, a favorlte meth.
Cd Of Increasing population adopted by
some municipalities The city limits ex-
tend but one ana a half miles from the
court house n any direction, although
there IS an almost unnroken line of resi-
dences and business Houses on al least
three or the streets lar beyond me Inc
which marks the cl.y boundary. All the
oil mills ana congresses, ana nearly all
the factories, are located outside Of the
corporate limits many OF them just be-
ycnd the line, and probably az much as
q per cent OF the population which prop
ery belongs to Houston is not repre-.
senied in the city registration. Il Is wen
known that considerable per cenmm or
the persons entitled to yote do not avail
themselves Of the privilege, aud ia recl,-
oning population upon the basis OF the
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Evansville, Ind, March 2s.-The bliz-
zard struck this city tonight.
The Washington times., 1894-05-01

and rushing frantically in and outs of the
house in the direction in which his master
had departed. they soon came to understand
that the animal wanted some one to follow
him. Two men, therefore. accompanied the
retriever across fallow or two, up a narrow
lane by the outskirts OF a copse, out on to tine
edge of an open moor.
After while they reached the fringe OF
another corpse, where. to their horror and
grief they discovered the body of their
master, fiat on his back, shot dead, and living
in pool of blood. His pockets were riffied
and his fowling piece and powder flask were
also missing. In the first paroxysm of hor-
ror they gave little thought as to who had
done the deed. They made no searcr. their
efforts being directed toward getting poor
Johnstone home. but as one of them was hur-
rying back over the hill he observed in the
distance man going along the high road in
the direction of Harrogate. He distinguished
little about him beyond the fact that he wore
n white beaver hat-an unusual head-piece in
those parts, but common enough in cities and
such Summer resorts OF fashion as Harrogate
This circumstance eventually reaching the
constabulary, it was followed up, after much
delay. as the only clew to the murderer
They held that he must have been stranger,
for none of the inhabitants of that country
side fell under the least suspicion.
The man, or man wearing white beaver
hat, was. therefore, tracked down, and finally
taken into custody. He proved to be Young
gentleman in needy circumstances whom it
was known had reached Harrogate on foot
somewhere about the time of the murder, but
the strong evidence against him consisted Of
his having endeavored to dispose of fowl
ing piece and a powder flask, identified as
those belonging to Farmer Johnstone. He
protested his innocence. and accounted for
his possession Of the articles by the assertion
that he had found them lying half concealed
in ditch on the high road. and that he had
tried to sell them on account Of his want of
money. He also declared that he did not
reach the neighbofhood until four or five
days after the murder, on the 9Th Of Septem-
ber, he thought. and that he had not found
the gun and flask until six or seven days after
his arrival. He admitted, however, that he
had walked from Knaresborough to Harro-
gate by the road on which the man with the
white beaver hat was seen by Farmer John
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Consequently there was no witness forth
coming who could prove that on the ist OF
September, the day the murder was committed
the prisoner was far away from knares-
borough-thirty miles or more. Indeed.
you recollect that he himself admits that he
can only recall one individual to whom he
spoke on the evening of the 3ist OF August,
the night before the commission of the crime
His story will be fresh to your memories. He
states that while crossing moor by an OBJ
scure track toward the close of day. in order
to reach Skiption that night. he passed a
gentleman, but having done 50 by some thitry
yards. he thought he would ask if he was on
the right road. He called back, therefore.
to inquire. and he seems to remember very
circumStantially the brief dialogue that took
place.
Yes shouted the gentleman. 'you are
quite right. follow that path and it will bring
you out on the direct road to Skipton. When
you reach it. turn to the right.
My client thanked him and said:
"'Can you tell me the time, sir?'
'''Yes. was the reply. 'as far as I can see
by the twilight it is half past seven
Now do not forget, gentlemen, that the
two were considerable distance apart when
they spoke: that they could not see each
others faces, and the prisoner cannot hope
that he had anything about him by which &c
could have been recognized or spoken 10
again Tor the same man. except by his con-
spicuous white beaver hat. He, on his part,
would not know the person he met, for when
they passed each other both were walking
rapidly, and when the prisoner stopped TO
put his query the other was too far off far my
client 10 do more than fancy that he might
have been a clergyman. Oh. gentlemen, If
we could but have found that good man-if
we could by any miracle hope that he should
remember so trivial an incident, and If
What more the eloquent counsel would have
added was never known, for as the last words
fell from his lips the solemn, listening court
was startled by some one in the background
rapidly calling out In an excited voice:
II am that man: recollect the occasion; I
can swear that l met the prisoner; he is the
person, without doubt, whom encountered
on Bishton moor on the evening of August 81.
My name is Hugh Merryday. am rector OF
Bishton st. Mary. have been staring st the
prisoner as he stands In the dock, and ques-
The Washington times., 1894-05-01

tionng where had seen him before. Now
know: the white beaver hat brings it all back
viyidiy What has been stated is true: he was
on the moor that evening. and meet him. l
repeat it is true. every word Of it. He called
after me TO know il he was right for Skipton,
and he asked me the time. / can prove it by
my journal"
The parsons further efforts at explanation
were drowned in commotion and calls for ST.
lence which resounded through the court.
The trial was arrested: the judges agreed to
postpone the further hearing 10 the end of the
day, until Mr.. Merryday could obtain his
journal. which he asserted was always kept
under lock and key at his home. He wrote a
hurried letter TO his wife, inclosing the key of
the sacred drawer. 4 messenger was dis
patched with it to Bishton, and it was near
four o'clock in the afternoon ere the reverend
gentleman was armed with the written evil
dence of his journal. With that he entered
the witness box, and under oath repeated his
statement verifying it by his diary, which
was handed from counsel to judge and by
judge to jury; and there, under date August
81. they read the following entry:
n. Returning home across the moor, encoun-
tered young man wearing a white beaver hat,
and though shabbily dressed, ne had the bear
ing of gentleman. When we had passed
each ether some little way, he called back to
me. and / here set down what was said be-
tWetu WOEu lOf NOEu, iOT i uHu L cu-
abled and in,pelled to do so by the strangest
feeling that ever possessed me. 1 can remem-
Der every syllable. and 1 cannot imagine why
such trivial sentences should be impressed so
literally on my mind. But for this extraordi-
nary feeling within me, should not dream
OF entering SO seemingly unimportant a mat
ter, but something tells me ought to do so,
and that it Is not unimportant ut all. What
the sensation can mean, whence it has sprung.
what etuff tits made of. whereof it's born, I
am. as Antonio says, yet to learn Such
feelings are seldom sent to US for nothing,
and hold it always well to note them, albeit
/ am somewhat OF stranger to them myself"
Then, stated in terms OF great exactitude.
came the short dialogue which had been given
by the prisoner, and repeated by the counsel.
The result may be anticipated.
verdict of mot guilty" set the prisoner
free-Rev. Hugh Merryday's testimony and
journal saved his life.
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Th6 Testimony Of
Hugh M6rruday
Concluded from yesterdays TIMES.

SOuciuueu llol LINES.
''Surely, sir. plenty o. time r judges don't
take t'r seats till Sits only little past 8
now"
While the meal was preparing the parson
restlessly paced the room, muttering:
YES without a doubt-the assizes am
sure of it. There 1 shall find the light-it
has already broken, though dimly. but it will
be clear i'll due time-such sensations as am
experiencing cannot be meaningless. Only
once before have l gone through anything
similar, and that once-ah! it has not been
cleared up yet-but that was impelled TO do
what then did by the Same resistless force
which has stirred me to this journey am
well assured. The first event hangs on this
the second
As he sat down to the hot coffee, eggs and
nam the waiter was setting before him, Mer-
ryday continued:
What is the cause on to-day?"
why. ee don't mean to say zee don't
Know, and you been summoned to 't-well,
that hees fine! Why, it's t. great murder Of
farmer at Knaresborough last Ist o. Sep
tember"
NO, we've not heard of it at Bishton-
murder OF a farmer, eh?-who was it? Who
is supposed to have done it?''
only too ready to tell the story, Thomas
gave 1t In his own vernacular, but in effect
this is 1t what it was:
one Farmer Johnston, early on the first
day OF the previous September. left his home
on the outskirts of Knaresborough at 6 in the
morning for days partridge shooting. ac-
companied by faithful retriever. His wife
was the last person who saw him alive. About
the dog returned alone, which circumstance.
added to his excited behavior, attracted at
tention OF the farm inmates. By barking
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stones iaborer. and that he had reached that
place in the early morning. having left
knaresboroush soon after six. Indeed ne
was recognized rs having been at knaresbor-
ough. but so long time had elapsed before
the constabulary moved in the matter that
they could not obtain any reliable evidence OF
the actual date when he was seen there.
''T' prosecution, however, continued the
drawer, as he poured the story into the atten-
tive ears OF Air. Merryday. rely on t ell
dence of t gun and powderhorn-a ths.xi
hang 'un. T. prisoners counsel will finish t
case for t defence is morning. You'll be in
time for that, sir, and + judges summing up
I'd like to go into court myself, but we're too
busy here"
conviction that in this direction he should
seek the purpose that had brought him to
York. the Rev. Hugh Merryday entered the
court house. He. however. was Il little late:
it was already crowded, and the counsel for
the prisoner had already resumed his speech
for the defense. He was urging upon the
jury the insufficiency of the proofs of crime.
and strengthened his argument by n very
brief recapitulation of much of the evidence
previously given, notably the statement which
the prisoner had made when first taken into
custody.
Remember that, gentlemen, said the law
yer, '.and say whether there is any sound rea-
son for your not believing it. On the contrary.
you have found that what he stated was true
In many respects. 1t has been shown you on
reliable testimony that this young gentleman
is the SON OF highly respectable, if unfortu-
nate. parents residing in ireland. You know
that my client determined to seek his fortune
on this side Of the channel. You know that
he left Belfast in August last. and surely there
is nothing unreasonable in accepting his as
surance that he landed from fishing boat in
Morecombe bay toward the end of that
month. He was in ill health. and he had been
told of the restorative qualities OF the Harro-
gate waters. and rs he had an idea that he
might be able to turn his great musical talent
to account during the season at that fashion,
able resort, it occurred to him to make his
way thither-thus combining two objects. He
had. of course, encountered many people on
his walk across country, but SO long time
had elapsed before the charge was made that
none OF them were to be found now.
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1t must be observed from the fact OF the
parson ignorance. until his arrival in York,
that such trial was going on, and from his
having entered the court the moment he did.
that he had no opportunity OF ever hearing
the prisoners name. 1t was natural. how
ever that he should now desire to know it,
and that he should wish to speak with him.
He found the young man overwhelmed with
gratitude. Tears stood in his eyes as he tried
to utter some words of thanks, but his feel
ings were too strong; he completely broke
down. and, seizing the good pastors hand
flung himself upon his neck in q paroxysm OF
emotion. Nor was Mr.. Merryday much less
moved. As he listened to certain family con-
fldences with deeply interested attention he
soon discovered the accused to be an educated
gentleman.
1T is not on my own account" said the
young man, $50 much as on that of my dear
father and mother that l feel as do, and but
for you my dear sir'-
NAY, nay" interrupted Mr.. Merryday. II
was but the humble agent Of higher power.
These things are rot within our comprehen-
sion and in this ease your release was brought
about most strangely. / was prompted to
come into York to-day by miraculous inter-
position. to be accounted for only by Divine
intervention"
Mr. Merryday, after recounting his strange
experience OF the morning, said:
..Tell me, my young friend, is the position
OF your family such as your counsel described,
and is your father an organist?''
.'Yes. at a church in Belfast, for he has
been unfortunate and has had to turn to ac-
count such musical talent as he and any of his
children possess"
''And your name?" presently inquired Mr..
Msrryday when few more family details had
been given.
.'My name," answered the young man, sis
John Hardiston."
"Bless my heart" exclaimed the other.
''Hardiston! wonder if by any chance-is
your father an Oxford NJ. Ais Philip his
Christian name?'
Christian name."
what" exclaimed Mr.. Merryday cxcitedly,
'Phil Hardiston! Then you father must be
my old friend. Why, he and were chums at
college; lived in the same rooms. We we're
the dearest friends. Well, well, have often