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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
UNDER HEAVY BONDS.

LONDON, March 2l.-Six weeks ago sum- monses were issued for Frances NJ. Cold wall, member of parliament; Henry Gran vile Wright, the solicitor who is now in prison for forgery in connection With the Liberator Building society funds; Messrs. Dbley and Brock, directors of the seciety, and MT. Theobald, the auditor of the con : cern, upon accusations of conspiracy and fraud. Today the magistrate who issued the summonses fully committed the ac- cused for trial, and fixed their bail at 9I00o
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CREDENTIALS CORRECT.

LONDON, March 21.-A Central News dis patch from Ehimoneski says the credentials of parties to the peace conference at that place were submitted yesterday, March 20, aud found to have been prepared in due form and to confer full power on both sides. Today's conference began at 2. 80 p. m. and ended at o'clock. Li Hung Chang, with his suite is Quartered in a hotel
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ARRIVED AT SAN DOMINGO.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-A cablegram was received at the navy department today from Admiral Meade announcing the ar rival of his squadron, the New York, Min neapolis and Cincin nati, at San Domingo. From this port the squadron will go to Port Au- Prince, HaytI, and from there 10 Santiago. Cuba,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
GONE TO A HOTEL,

SHIMoNosEKJ, March 21.-Li Hung Chang, with his suite, has left the warship D on which he had remained since his nr. rival, and he Is occupying quarters in the town. Negotiations between the Chinese envoy and Japanese representatives began today March 21.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
A SERInIIS LOSS.

GREENSBORO, March 21. -lSpecial Corre- spondence. Ion last Wednesday night the house occupied by Mir. Joe stevens, on the Burton place east of this city, caught fire and, with all it's contents, was destroyed. Mir. Stevens aud his family had retired for the night and barely escaped with their lives. MT. Stevens, besides losing all his household effects, lost sum Of money he had been saving with which to make crop this year. Being poor man he can iIl afford hia loaa
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GOES TO NICARAGUA.

NEW ORLEANS, March 21.-State Senator R. H. Lott, who has until recently been acting lieutenant governor of Louisiana, sails tomorrow on the steamer Foxhall for Managua, Nicarauga, where he goes 10 as- sume his duties as United States consul, to which position he was appointed couple of months ago by President Cleveland.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
TWO GOOD APPROPRIATENESS.

WAsHINGToN, March 2.-The president - William M. Springer of Illinois, to be judge of the United States court of the Northern district of Indian territory.
 Constantine Buckley Kilgore of Texas, to be judge of the United States court of the Southern district of Indian territory.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
STOOD BY THE PRESIDENT.

RICHMOND, Va, March 21.-A few days ago the J. Wright Tobacco company was reorganized, the Boston stockholders, with certain Richmond interests, voting the president, MT. J. Wright, out of of- flee. The force of the factory sided with MT. Wright and today quit work, thus causing suspension of operations. The employees say their action is not strike,
 but protest.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
GOT A FAT OFFICE.

WAsHINaToN, March 21.-Secretary Car iisle today appointed William Martin Aiken of Cincinnati, O., supervising archi- tect of the treasury, to fill the vacancy that occurred on September 20, 1894, by the res- ignatIon of Jeremiah O'RourKe of New ark, N. J. The salary is S4500 per annum.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
sHIpNAN,s SUCCESSOR.

NEW ORLEANS, March 21.-Jobn M. Knight, one of the best known railroad men in the south, has been appointed ticket agent of the Southern railway, ssPiedmont Air Line' at New Orleans, vice L. A. shipnan, transferred to Birm- innhana
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IN RECEIVERS HANDS.

COLUMBUS, O., March 21.-Lockhart i, Staley & Willard, one of the largest dry goods firms in this city, went into the hands of receiver this afternoon. George w. Bright is the receiver. A bond of Sl00,- coo was required. The assets are estimated at S60, ,000 and the liabilities at $54 ,000.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
MoALLISTER INDICTED.

MACON, Ga. March 21.--Tho grand jury in session at Fort Gaines has returned true bill against J. T. McAllister, sheriff of Clay county, for the murder of Judson Hyatt, @ drummer, which occurred at that place March 5. The trial has been set for Tuesday next.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
TWO MEN KILLED.

ATLANTA, March 2l.-The premature ex- plosion of charge at the Southern Granite company's quarries at Lithonia, Ga., killed Silas Evans and George Bryant. They were negro laborers. Both men were thrown high in the air and maugled.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
DRINK CAUSED TIT,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 21.-An old German barber, Rudolph schmid, com mitted suicide this afternoon by shooting himself. Financial embarrassment and excessive drinking wers the causes.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
ANARCHISTS A GO UP.

ROME, March 2i.-In the assizes today two anarchists were condemned to impris- onment, one to twenty months and the other to fifteen months for manufacturing bombs. A third anarchist was acquitted.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
On Which the Eyes of All Greater New York Rest,
CAUSING A TEAPOT TEMPEST
Mayor Strong Objects to One
 ProviSion-CharleS Lamey Sends a Telegram.

ALBANY, N. Y., March 2l.--Ihe Platt programme to send the Lexow police bills through the senate today was rudely dis turbed this morning when Senator Charles Lamey of Erie announced that he would not vote for the measures until he had re- ceived the most positive assurances from Mayor Strong that be favored them. Just after reaching the senate chamber today MT. Lsmey dictated the following message to Mayor Strong:
 Hon. William Strong, City Hall, New York:
 Ishall not vote for bills No. v and 7S until you approve of them. l await an early answer at the senate chamber.
 CHARLES LAMEY.
 With Lsmey against the bills the repub- licans have only 17 votes, or bare ma iority.
 IN VERY GRAVE DOUBT.
 The Lexow police bills were reported fa- vorably in the senate today by their au- thor, Senator Lexow, and after debate lasting nearly ai day, advanced to the third reading.
 Final action, which it was intended should occur today, was postponed because oi an error in the printing in one of the bills.
 The vote under the rules cannot be taken until next Tuesday.
 >The bills drawn up by the committee of ten, which represent the ideas and wants Of the reform element in New York city, were recommitted to the Lexow committed. This practically kills the bills.
 The attempt of the republican majority to pass the Lexow bills resulted in the bolt Of Senator Reynolds, who refused to be bound by the caucus held last night. Sem ator Suspicion for time joined in the bolt, but liter in the day switched back and voted with the majority 10 advance the bills to the third reading.
 Senator Lamey, from his action today, will probably vote against the Lexow bills when they come up for final passage next Tuesday. Early in the day he telegraphed Mayor Strong that his vote would be con- trolled by his approval of the bills. He received reply this afternoon, which he refused to give out. He said he considered 1t confidential, and that he wished to take it to Buffalo tonight and consult with the people up there about it.
 Mayor Strong has not thus far given ut- terarce 10 any comments on the Lexow bils, favorable or unfavorable, but it is generally believed his views on the meas- ure are in accord with those expressed by Charles Stewart Smith today in his letter to Lieutenant Governor Saxon. From this it can be easily guessed how he answered Sem ator Lamey, and how that gentleman will vote. It requires seventeen votes to pass the Lexow bills and should Senator Suspicion vote for the bills on fnal passage, as he has announced, bis vote will carry the measure regardless of the votes of Lamey and Key holds. But Senator Stapleton today estab- lished for himself a reputation as a slippery customer, and he may slip again from the position he has TOW assumed. In that event the Lexow bills will be loss unless some Iammany democrat comes 10 the res. cue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
A TERRIFIC ST

A TERRIFIC STORM. ToULoN, March 2L-A terrific storm is raging along this coast of the Mediter- ranean.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
PAPERS ISSUED FOR sPARKs.I

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March 21.-Extra- dition papers have been issued at the state house for General Sparks. wanted in Ala bama for murder. He was captured by Sheriff Pearce of Leon county.
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TO THE COMMITTEE STAGE.

LONDON, March 21.-In the house of lords today Lord Ripon's bill to repeal tng regard to the imposition of the customs du. ties was passed to the committee stage.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
ANOTHER BLOCKADE.

ANOTHER BLOCKADE. LONDON, March 21.-A Hong Kong dis blockaded the port of Tamsui on the north- west coast of Formosa.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22

ONE OF THE BOA1S FOUND.
 MADRID, Marcha21.-It was officially an nounced today that boat belonging to the missing cruiser Reina Regente has been found on the beach near Malaga.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22

DIDN'T SEND THE INSTRUCTIONS.
 LONDON, March 21.-The Morning Post is informed that Great Britain has not sent and does not intend to send instructions to her agent in Honolulu regarding the con- viction of British subjects tried for sedi- ton. The report to the contrary was made ont of whole cloth.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-22
CBOYNSKI WINS.
DAN cREEDoN DEFEATED IN THE SIXTH
 ROUND AT CHICAGO.

DAN cREEDoN DEFEATED IN THE SIXTH
 ROUND AT CHICAGO.
 CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-Dau Creedon &C., knowledged his master tonight iu Joe Choynski. Not in so many words, but at The end of the sixth round, as he lay on the floor of the ring at the Tattersall's he looked over at Joe, shook his head as if to say: t.Im apparently not equal to the task.D
 For the first half of the contest Colon ell Hopkins man kept ahead and Choynski was keeping his stomach out of harms way and avoiding vicious right hand swings. The last half of the fight was en- tirely in favor of Choynski und although no decision was rendered, both men being on their feet, the 5000 people yelled for Choynski. Creedon was not in good con- dition, while his opponent was down in weight to 161 pounds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-22

This was the story that he told: "The
sun shope brightly on that beautiful May
day, twenty-five years ago when, in the
little town of R. in Illinois, the we'd
ding bells rang as Robert Hart and his
fair young bride went from the village
church TO their future home. She was
the belle OF the village, who, having just
passed her nineteenth birth day, had
linked her future-for better or worse
Ito that OF Robert Hart.
"Some OF the village gossips shook
their heads and said: 'She would be sor-
ry that she had married him, or he was
not the one to settle down very long and
attend to home duties. When he left
school had he not thrown away his faith
er's offer TO study medicine under him and
succeed to his practice when he was no
longer able to attend TO il himself? And
in the west, which were overrun with
ruffians and despersdoes, whose chief
pleasures were gambling and murder? He
had stayed out there five years, and no
knowing how many crimes might be laid
at his door, for he was always reckless
and daring Probably the wealth he bad
brought home with him when he came
year ago, and which he said was the price
he had received for his gold mines, might
have belonged TO some wealthy Spectator
whom he had murdered.
"But for all this talk OF the gossips,
Robert and his wife lived together two
happy years, with no darkening cloud on
their horizon, whenhis health began to fail
The hardships and exposures to which he
had been subjected while in the gold
fields and among the mountains had at
last begun to tell on him.
THAT winter he spent most OF his time
IN bed, with his patient and faithful wife
TO nurse him; and IL vas trying on her,
who had been accustomed only TO pleas
ures and gay society,to be obliged To stay
close at nome and wait on q grumbling
sick msn, whom none could pltase. Ard
go he fingered through the winter until
warm wofther shnie Ryain, Nben he Was
able To sit up more and take short walks
by leaning on his wife's shoulder, and
finally to walk short distances by himself.
UThs doctor then told him that II hf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-22

wished to pass through another winter
he had better take an ocean voyage and
visit some tropical country FOR couple
OF years. SO il was decided that he
should try the ocean and the tropics.
''The day soon came when, with his
luggage packed, he bade his friends
good-by His wife was only to accompany
him to the coast; for he would not con-
sent TO her being exposed TO the dangers
of an ocean voyage, which In those days
was more hazardous than now. Ralph
BERTHE, a trusted friend, who had studied
medicine with his father in his stead,
was to accompany them and see Alice
safe home again.
"They arrived in New Orleans safely.
and there Robert met ALI Dutton,
young Englishman, who was going TO
leave for India in about three weeks TO
serve as assistant surgeon in the British
army. They soon became fast friends;
and as Dutton gave him a cordial invita-
tion to accompany him TO India Robert
finally concluded TO go, as by SO doing
nc would have friend and companion
on his voyage.
"Tbe time passed rapidly and the day
for their departure had arrived. IL was
n beautiful day, a day never TO be forgot
ten by Robert. The hot rays of the sun
would have made 1t very uncomiorta ble
had IL not been for the cool breeze stir
ring. About 10 O'Clock the last farewells
were said. as they all stood upon the deck
1 OF the snip which was soon to hoist
| anchor and bear away on its long course.
| The final embrace was given and Roberts
wife stepped over the side as the last lire
was cast on, and the voyage was begun.
As long as he coulu see her she was
standing in the same spot, waving her
handkerchief az last token of adieu.
"The voyage was an unusually long and
| tedious one and many severe storms were
encountered In the vicinity Of the Cape
| of Good Hope. On two occasions II seemed
IA though the shin was TO go to the bot
! tom; bui hes weffl flcftu thr siOrgI aud
BJiabay was ruhcbed In six months, or q
little more, from the time they left New
orleans.
"India was Roberts home for more
j than Two ysars. aud he snent his time
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had been poisoned; and that the doctors
had at first thought the same. Barton,
who had at one time served in the army.
doing duty in India, said that both the
doctor and mis- wife looked to him as
many of the victims of snake bites whom
he had seen out there. SO he, Duroch
and myself secretly set to work inv esti.
eating.
"Close inquiry revealed many minor
facts unknown TO us; such as the door
being unfastened when the servants re-
turned and found Mrs Neville dead or
dying. Another bit OF evidence was the
visit OF a suspicious looking foreigner
who had called to see the doctor the day
before his death, but had not found him
at home. This same man, the housekeep-
er remembered, had passed them i'm the
street few blocks from the house, as
they returned from the theater, the night
OF Mrs Neville's death. We found, fur
ther. that since the doctors death, this
same stranger had been in q hospital sick
with a lever where, in his delirium, he
talked of revenge on 'Ralph' somebody,
and on 'Alice;' but, having recovered
before we traced him there. he hac been
discharged, and SO was lost to us for the
time being.
Barton and Duroch, who have been
hunting this man ever since, have at last
found him, and
My friend lifted his head and listend
for a moment. Then he said:
"That carriage which has Just stopped,
must contain DurCch and his prisoner. T"
And so IL proved. The door soon open
ed and Barton and Duroch entered, aud
between them walked the prisoner, with
manacles upon his wrists. lie was tall
man, six feet IL an inch, with broad
| shoulders, which looked curiousy
| out of place on his wasted frame His
| limbs seemed too weak TO carry him, and
he leaned heavily upon the arms OF his
| cond uctors His clothing. once OF fine
material, was worn and shabby, and hung
| loosely upon him. His face was one not
soon forgotten, IL being dark and swar1hy
as one accustomed 10 all sorts OF weather.
and 10 tropical suns. The cheeks were
sunken and gave to the cheek bones q
prominence they we're net won't to have:
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eyebrows gave them q severe appearance.
From beneath his slouched hat could
be seen struggling dark locks OF hair
that matched his eyebrows. Upon enter
ing the room he was seized with a vio-
lent fit of coughing, which left him
weaker than before. As he dropped into
chair ne asked for little brandy, and
my friend brought bottle and poured
some for him. He drank this and seemed
10 gain strength. Then in low voice,
be said: 81 now that you suspect me
OF causing the death OF DIR. Neville;
and also know you have no proof that
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there wholly either hunting or loupging.
About ten months after his arrival he re-
ceived aSetter from his wife, which she
had written few months after his de-
parture, and from ii he learned of his
fathers death. That was the first letter
he had ever received from his wife. 1t
was also the last.
"Only one adventure that befell him
there will / mention, and that is one he
will never forget.
"He and All lived in the same bung-
allow. One evening they in company with
several officers, had been sitting outside,
where they had been exchanging stories.
About nine O'Clock Alt went inside to
light a lamp so that they might play
cards. Robert, who wished TO refill his
pipe also entered, and going to their
sleeping room reached for his coat, in
which was his tobacco. Ife had thrown
his coat on his bed in the early part OF
the evening. He had taken hold OF the
garment, when there was a hiss, sw ish
OF body quickly cutting the air, and by
the pain in his arm near the shoulder, he
knew that he had aroused a sleeping ser
pent.
"His cry OF alarm quickly brought All.
who had 10y this time struck light, ard
by its ray he saw the serpents body ris-
ing from iss rusty brown coil, thus
bringing into view its yellowish-white
belly, above which, moving TO and fro,
was the nasty head OF cobra, with the
sides ana back OF its neck dilated, as Gus
tomary when angry.
"With a cry OF rage Robert snstched
the pistol from the table and fIod at its
head with uneIrng aim. But the death OF
the snake did not lessen the peril OF Rob
ert, whose blood seemed now to be on
fire, while the veins IN his forehead stood
out like huge cords. The noise made by
firing the pistol had drawn crowd OF
sold ers snd natives TO ihe bungalow.
"Robcrt was almost craze :. ana his
whole Tod scs u1co - iI.uxh Il was 70 F.
'hg ccnsum~l Ly .on initr..al Ire. IT. /,
forced him into a clar. wn.le All d,s-
patched one OF the soi diers to the store
room for flask OF whisky. Having torn
the shirt from the injured shoulder he
took soa mol and ssAAla 49, ---iA-~--
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impracticabie, the whoie delegation could
easily have been carried for him without q
division, and thus have secured the nomi
nation. The action of these nine dele
gates, who refused TO carry out the wishes
of the state convention. prevented the pos
sibility of the vote of Ohio being cast for
Mr.. Blaine.
Long before the convention l had de-
clared in published interview that
"Blaine is a splendid man, able and emf
nently fit for president. If nominated, he
will find no one giving him heartier
support than myself"
We were connected by early ties of asso-
citation and kinship, and had been and
were then warm friends. Blaine, when
confident of the nomination, said:
To no living man does the American people
owe a deeper debt of gratitude than TO John
Sherman for giving them resumption with al
lts blessings. AS secretary OF the treasury ht
has been the success of the age. He is as EN-
inently fit for president any man in Amer
lea, and should he be nominated all l am cap
able of doing will be done to aid in his election
Should IL be my fortune to become president
or should il fall to the lot of any Republican
no one elected could afford to do less than in
vie Secretary sherman to remain where he Is
The folly of a few men made co-opera
tion impracticable. / received opposition
in Ohio fSom his pretended friends, and
he, therefore, lose the Ohio delegation,
which, but for this detection, would have
made his nomination sure had failed to
receive it.
Mr.. Sherman publishes in his book cor
respondence with Ex-Governor Charles
Foster, Garfield and other Ohio men
This correspondence, he seems TO think
indicates that Garfield was not exactly
fair and honorable in things political al
the time of the Chicago convention.
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held the other in the chair cut a piece of
flesh away at the wound, and Immediate
ly applying his lips TO the cash thus
made began 10 draw out as much OF the
poison as was possible in this way. AZ
the soldier was returning with the whis-
ky an old native stopped him and made
him put a handful of cayenne iii II.
"When the whisky was handed him
Robert took the flask and drank 1t all
down without stopping. He DECLARED IL
feit cooling, and ne held 20 this after he
Is,overed. although the soldier who had
brought IL, and who tasted II after II had
been dosed. affirmed that IL was fiery
enough to set the bungalow on fire. All
anointed the wound with olive oil ard
then bandsged IT. Next picking two OF
the stoutest natives, he bnde them take
hold Of Robert and make him run with
them. Keep him trottng, too, you ras-
Gals, he said; FOR will shoot The first
one of you that allows him to stop.
"After they had kept him running FOR
two hours he was allowed a few minutes
rest. and then again kept going for an
other nour, at the end OF which time he
was almost exhausted.
"Robert's snake, and it's mate, which
one OF the soldiers had killed that morn
ing, were lying at the hack of the bung-
low; and the frst task was to extract this
venom from the sack at the base OF the
fang where the fluid was secreied and
seal IL I'm n small phisl, to te kept as a
memento OF his narrow escape from death
"Shortly after this he left India, taxi
ing passage on vessel return { to Eng
land. Thence be sailed 10 New York, from
which place the remainder OF the journey
home was made overland.
"And what a homecoming II wsvi
Homel He no longer had home. Ills
fathers old servants TO d him the a.
truth IFS trusted friend. Ralpn h-.
tie had destroyed his parad' &C. The vi e.
nc fad loved 20 vel rpd r. We ials.
Na1gh Psi ha wy ut ttlife.o1 hop :.
30. 1ays hv w,uda,el thsough the house
like on in dream, going from room to
room, and at Tins mournfully calling:
'Alicei' but no Alice came to snswsr him.
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TELEGnArniC BREvITIEs.

Olympic range, Washington, is In erup-
ton.
Henry Reeve, the English historian, 10
dead.
Gladstone advises America to adopt free
trade.
Brussels is now a seaport, and will have
large canal.
The American ship Alameda was dam
.ged at Sydney.
Prairie fires have ruined thousands OF
acres of Kansas grain.
Ten children were burned to death in
town of Polish Prussia.
John G. Spraker and his son were ar
rested at M.lden, Mass, on charge OF
ersOn.
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Eight Men Badly Hart.

ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. ga large steam
pipe burst in the American Wire Nail
company's works here yesterday, and
eight men were seriously injured. One
will probably die.
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A ruII-Fiedged Lawyer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.--John A. Ward,
the ball player, was yesterday admitted TO
practice in the United States circuit court
by Judge Lacombe.