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THE PITiFuL STORY.
Told by Lnborsrs Employed for tho Nn.
rassa Phosphate Conipany.-Ths Com.
F.. pnny'r story,

Told by Lnborsrs Employed for tho Nm.
rassa Phosphate Conipany-Ths Com.
pany'n story.
BALTIMORE, Jan. I.-Attornoy General
Olncy having ordered United Statos
District Attorney Marbury to thorough.
ly investigate the charges OF inhuman
treatment OF laborors on tho Navaasa
Island, tho testimony Of Don Abrams,
native OF Great Britain. and John
Dcvline, OF New York, was to-day taken.
The story told by both mon is as follows:
"For two weeks after arriving on the
island We had ordinary food, the kind q
laboring man requires, and than 1t gave
out. After that we subsisted on salt
horse, bread without salt and rain
water We exhausted store supplies,
buying everything In tho place. and then
went to Supt Shields and told him that
We wanted to leave and would leavc.
iio said he had written to the company
several times and explained condition
OF Affairs and threats were constantly
occurring. He had received no replies
from headquarters and could do no more.
During tho short while We were there
ten mon died from lack OF food and bad
food. 1t brought about scurvy and
other diseases, and their deaths were
hnrrible to witness. Tho disease would
begin at the feet with n swelling, which
rose 70 the neck and then choked the
victims, the body bursting aometimes
before death onsucd. OF the seventy.
five men returning on the bark W. S.
Patterson, thirteen died on route, and
wore buried at sea
while at sea the Patterson sprung
leak and we all had to take turns pump.
ing the water from the hold to keep
from sinking although we were sick and
weak. Wo had TO put in at Lewiston,
Del, for repairs and food and then con.
tinued on to Perth Amboy. n. ]. On
the trip back our sole food daily was
one piece OF bread, one slice OF meat
and pint OF water.
Upon landing at Perth Amboy We
were each given dollar before going
ashore in order to escape the pauper
laws, and ticket to Baltimore. We
10; off the train more dead than alive
aud were staggering along Pratt street
weakened and sick, when policeman
stopped us and took US to the Maryland
University Hospital"
Cal.ian Forbes, in behalf of the Ma.
vassa Company, said: abrams was
taken sick shortly after leaving here,
was ill during the entire trip and while
on the island was fed and nursed by the
Navassa people and came back in the
same condition. Devine would not
work and was considered striker"
John II. Fowler, vice president of the
Navassa Phosphate Company, called on
Marbury and denied that the men had
been subjected to the hardships they
complained Of A number OF men who
had worked on the island also denied
the allegations and stated that they
were always supplied with sufficient
,iood and fresh vegetables while there.
Mr.. Fowler said the men did not have
scurvy, but disease known as "berri-
bcrri," the symptoms OF which are SIM
liar to those Of scurvy.
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BRIEFS FROM THE WIRES.

Gold amounting 10 $2.350,000 was
withdrawn from the New York treasury
yesterday for export.
The mail boat Empress collided with
perhead Mt Calais yesterday, but the
passengers were all saved.
Jacob Fisher was killed and his wife
probably fatally injured by train at
Pottsville. Pa, yesterday.
Tho naval appropriations will CO ntain
provisions for two and possibly three
battle ships at a cost OF Si,000,000 each.
There seems to bo the opinion that
it will be impossible to pass the Mic ar.
aqua canal bill at this session OF Con-
grcss.
Chicago actors will form protection
union, to be affiliated with the national
actors organization and the Federation
OF Labor.
Tho Touring mill OF Graybill & Bro,
at NlillersburC, Pa, was destroyed by
fire Yesterday. Loas, $4,000; insur.
ance, so, ,O00s
James Ii. Walker, r former associate
OF Mackey, Fair, Flood and O'Brien in
tho mining ventures, died yesterday in
San Francisco.
The Japanese authorities in Washing
ton say that tho Japanese army in Man
churia is not suffering from its winter
campaign. Tho soldiers are well clothed
and housed and amply supplied with
food.
Only twenty striking cloak makers
went to work shoveling snow yesterday,
but President Cutting, OF tho society
for tho improvement OF the poor, be.
lleves that 500 will be at work By tho
end Of the week.
Corporation Counsel Mcdonald, on
behalf OF the city OF Brooklyn, has
commenced number OF actions for the
recovery OF the money alleged TO have
been illegally spent in connection with
the Columbian celebration In Brooklyn
in 1892.
Governor Waite, in his message 10 the
Colorado legislature, rehearaos his sill
vor views, condemns the action Of the
sheriff in tho mining difficulties, and
expresses Tho boliof TINT the populis,s
will be returned to power again in two
years.
Yesterday at Harrodsburc, Ky., Sher-
III Van Arsdall shot aud killed DR.. 1. l..
liarrod. The crime grow out OF an
anonymous circular, alleged to have
been published by llarrod, which de-
feated Van Arsdall for reelection at tho
recent election.
4 dispatch from Paris declares that
Turkey has requested Franco, Germany,
Italy and Austria, as signatories OF tho
treaty OF Berlin, to usc their good Offices
with II Wow to moderating the demands
OF Grcat Britain and Russia in regard
TO Armenian affairs.
Judge Parker, OF the Now York su-
prone court mas decided that tho rail.
road commissioners can use railroad
passes issued by tho secretary OF state,
and that the now constitution does not
prohibit tho Legislature from providing
that passes may DO issued to state
oiicials when travelling on official busi.
ness.
Tho directors OF the New Jersey Cen.
trail railroad have decided to deduct
from earnings sum equal to tho
amount Of incomN tax which tho
holders oi stock would have 10 pay au
the dividends received by them during
tho roar. This is n now item Of ex.
penac, and ono not expected earlier in
tho year.
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New York, Jan. "A representative
OF the Associated Press called upon Mr..
J. Picrpont Morgan at his office to-day,
and after showing him a printed Wash.
iugton dispatch reiterating alleged op-
position to Mr.. Carlisle as secretary OF
tho treasury. asked him if he had any
connection with a request for Mr.. Car
isles withdrawal as the dispatch
stated.
II have never had any connection
with the matter in any shape or form.
directly or indirectly" Mr.. Morgan said
positively. az had been asked con.
cerninc the truth Of the story before it
was printed I should have said then, aa
l do now, there iu not a word Of truth
in it."
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A PROFOUND SENSATION
Will BIO Caused by Pope Loo,s
Enoyolical.
SATOLLpS AUTHORITY ENLARGED,
An American EcclesIastical Cour,
viii be Established Having su.
promo Power In local and Internal
Controversles-Tho Pope Expresses
His Affection for Our Republioan
Form of Government.

CHICAGO. Jan. A special cable.
gram to the Post from Rome says: The
expected encyclical from Pope Leo, I'D.
dressed to the archbishops and bishops
Of tho United States, Is DOW ready and
will be transmitted through the usual
channels In few days. threats prin.
cipally with the authority and powers
OF the apostolic delegate, Mgr. satolli,
who is confirmed and strengthened in
his position.
The letter is certain To cause a pro-
found sensation in ecclesiastical circle,
in the United States. similar to that
that existed last year in Franco by
Leo's recommendation to tho Catholic
leaders OF that country, In which he
urged them 20 Loyalty accept the repub-
fie and no longer waste their efforts and
their forces by standing aloof aud strlv.
Ing for the impossible-i. g., the return
and tho restoration OF the royalists To
power.
In the present important encvclical
Pope Leo confirms the friendly disposl.
ton previously manifested toward a re-.
publican form OF government demon.
strating anew that the church is free to
accept and chow sympathy with popu.
lar institutions not Inherently hostile 10
Christian principles.
In detail the encyclical enlarges to the
fullest extent the power aud jurisdic-
tion OF the apostolic delegate, thus CON.
ferring on Mgr. Satolli almos, plenary
authority. All matters OF internal and
local controversy affecting the church
in the United States shall no longer be
under the jurisdiction OF the courts of
the propaganda. but will be heard and
disposed OF in the delegates tribunal
which becomes, in fact, an American
ecclesiastical court.
This is further and most important
recognition OF home rule in the church.
and will 60 far 10 do away with the
jealousy Of Rome and Roman influence
which has hitherto prevailed in certain
quarters within and without the church.
The encyclical, in language and
spirit, breathes an ardent affection for
the people ndinstitutions OF the United
States, and is not sparing in expression
OF respect and admiration for the popu.
lar form and democratic spirit Of the
government.
From the forecast Of this encycllcal It
il easy to see that it will be received
with unusual favor in the United States
by all classes, adding now and an i'm
portant testimony to the Justly armed
title Of Leo NH, the pope OF the people.
The encYclical concludes BY express
ing the warmest confidence in and Civ.
ing the fullest approval Of the courso Of
Mgr. satolli and his liberal policies.
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A. o. U. ". CASE DECIDED.
Judge Eussod, OF Iowa, Aakos o Deoisiol
of Interest to tho Order.

Judse Eussed, OF Iowa, Makes o Deoi,iou
ofInterest to the Order.
DUBUQUE, La, Jan. 4-Judeo Huuted
to-day fled his decision In tho A. O. q
W. case. Tho sui. was brought by
Grand Master Hanks, OF this city, of the
ao-called rebel" faction Of the order, to
enjoin the "loyal" faction from using
the name A. 0. U. W., and from trans
acting insurance and other business un-
der that name.
The decision is against the "loyals,"
the judge helding that defendant
is not secret fraternsl society,
but is life insurance company.
The many suits between these
factions, growing out OF the refusal of
the "rebels" to pay the assessments
in 1852 for death losses in the
south. caused by yellow fever. 1t is
tho move OF the ''rebela" to shut the
''loyalisss" out Of the state and
will have that effect il the decision is
sustained by the supreme court, to
which the case will be appealed. The
suits have attracted the attention OF
similar societies throughout the coun.
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VIII bc No General Strike.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 4.-Workmen
at the Homestead steel works say there
is no probability Of general strike
there, though the employees of some de.
partments are much dissatisfied with
the new scaie.
At the Edgar Thomson steel works at
Braddock the strikers are hopeful Of
victory. Last night thore was an e1-
plosion at one of the furnaces, supposed
to have been caused by inexperienced
men at work. The company is trying
hard to keep the furnaces from cooling
and thus prevent d great damage.
There has been no trouble at either
place,
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A Mining Strike.

DUBOIS, Pa, Jan. All miners at
this place and Reynoldsville struck TO-.
day. on account Of wholesale discharges
this week. Several weeks ago their
wages were reduced, and this week
about four hundred were discharged.
The companies claim that the minea
are overc,owded, willie the men aver
that it is a blow at their organization.
Three thousand men are idle and II tho
a.rike continues long in mid-winte,,
there will bo great destitution. Work
has been poor and at low wages. The
miners have been barely able to keep
their families, while working.
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WAsnISaroE, D. G., Jan. .i.-The Gon-
eral debate on the currency bill. which
consumed the time OF tho house again
to-day continue until tho caucus ia
hdd. hen II tho present plans Of the
advocates Of the bill arc endorsed, the
dobatS will 20 on under tho fivo minute
rule NATL Thursday Of next week, when
tho linal vote will be takon. The feature
OF the days dobato was tho speech
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mado in opposition to tho measure BY
Representative llcndrix, n Now York
banker lilo declared that tho bill
would bc inadequate n, n measure OF
relief for tho treasury and besides would
not provide m unaouni currency. llo
suggested as the only measure OF relief
tho passage OF bill to fund tho green.
backs. Tho other speakers to-day wero
Mesars. Hepburn, OF Iowa; Dinghy, OF
Mainc, and Gresham, of.'rcxa,.
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ELKINS' RECORD.
Hon. Thomas B. Catron, Delegate
From New McxIco.
IN AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW,
Nails Olt- Repeated Libsls Hatched
by Political Enemies
OF EI-SECRETARY OF war ELKINS.

HIS Popularity Among All Glasses OF
Pooplo In New Mexico While There.
Twico Elected to Congress, Once
Without His Consent--Not an lotn
OF Truth In tho Mexican Land
Grant story-Tho Star Route sla,!-
dor Disposed OLA Tribute to tho
Distinguished West Virglnlan-A
Speech That Made Him Famous.
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Senn,nr slewnrt,s l,,,olu,ion.

WAslryS0roS, y. c., Jan. Tho fol.
lowing is tho full text OF tho resolution
which passed tho senate to-day ut tho
instance OF Senator Stewart:
'"Resolral. That tho secretary OF sta,c
bc directed to inform tho senate whether
John W, Foster has any official rela.
tion with the United States III visiting
China III tho peace negotiations with
Innanb
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VIENNA, Jan. +.-0(licial reports re.
ceivcd here in regard to the use of anti
toxine in the districts OF Trieste and
Czernowitz show n large decrease in the
mortality from diphthcris. Tho reports
advise TINT tho remedy be administered
at tho earliest possible moment
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. i.--It was
learned to-day that the price 10 bo
paid for the 10000 tons o! stool
rails which tho Pennsylvania rail.
road contracted to buy from
the Pennsylvania Steel Company,
tho Scranton Stcol Company, the 'Cam.
brin Iron Company aud the Edgar
Thomaon s,eel works 10 10 be So per
ton. tho lowest over paid. Last yonr
tho company paid $2i per ton.
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DYSPEPSIA seldom causes death, but
permits iia victims to live on in misery.
Hoods Saraaparilla cures dyspepsia and
ull stomach troubles. 2
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wsnthrr rorccnsl for ro-,ln

For West virginia, fair: no,thcriy. shifting to
cnNc.lv winds
For Western Pennsylvanla, iait variable winds.
For Ohio. fair: warmer In northwest portions;
variable winds, becoming southcrly.
TIE TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY.
as furnished b. {, ScuSEPr. druggist, corner
Market aud Fourteenth streets.
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PuRr blood is absolutely necessary in
order to enjoy perfect health. Hoods
Sarsaparila purifes tho blood and
strengthens the system. S
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TROJANS TAX TO THE GOUERNOR.

:. - . . .-,l,,. no, ICY
r,rt An cr1 , r,vop,pr.E RECEPTION
~ ~
Albany. March Ex-Governor Morton was waited
business men Of Troy. who favored the placing
which has r,sec5 ,ho Senate. and IS now in the
,..,,,,,i,. r,.-,,,-,,.. o ,i,i,s The committee
has had the bill under consideration Tor some
time and the impression has been formed thf'
Governor Morton did not care to have the Dill
reach him. The delegation comprised ~ per cent
OF the members Of iho Committee of safety OF
Troy. ANA was received by the Governor IN the
large reception room.
charles : Francis and CONGRESSMAN Black
- .,t.. - II ,.-.., of
headed the visitors. hartman - ". - -, ~.
the Committee Of Public S1fety, was intIoIu''l ~
W. r,,,,is and addressed tbo Governor at length
saying. in part
We are hero as individual members of the COM
rnfft.. of pfIlli, Sts.fv of tho CITY OF Troy W
Como as piaID cz.ns 10 present 10 tho Executive
~ me Sat. oiir refIfion 10Y relief from some 0f
me cross wrongs which have been inflicted upon
us FOR many years hy tho Murphy s,tt2n OF ta@,
.5rr.rt iIa,n'"' MN o' ,ro< W. art h.re
10 request ana to respectfully urge that thc tl
which has passed TIC senate. receiving every Re
tubiiran vdte and which ls now for some reason
g., ,'@..ll ir 3D.. ...r.il, and receive YOUR *
rcu,ive approval
&c RON Torr ..l .Irr..i.i..l rr, l..efsoc. who
ol,eery. f55iut.nr fo me portra.t % Governor
F'ower beside tlat OF Washington ranks himself
az Il close sccoLi 90 the Father o. His country
from v-h0fn W. expected nothing. and from whom
We received nothius but the most unidentified ana
contemptuous tr,atmcuf- treatment altogether un-
sworihy OF the Chicf Executive oi greAt com
No com. now for a Ike purpose. but under
CHANGED roniltlous We come With hope Inspired
b,. rans ION. mess ~ tho rcrt'uIe 81 purpose
bv The Justice OF oar cause AND hy the great CON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
FETCERS NAVE JOLLY EVENING.

Cries of "touche." zen avant' and "en guarde
resounded in the rooms OF the Fencers Ciub' NO.
n West Twenty-second-st., last night Inc mehl-
beers of the club had assembled to enjoy 'fenc'ng
evening" and lncidenas. These last included
largo howl of Jamaica's most popular product, com
bined with the lemon Of Florida the pineapple OF
the Bahamas the sugar OF Louisanas cane
brakes and the spices OF india; the whole cooled
and made most acceptable to the palate by the
Hudson's Ice. The remaining incidental was pro-
fesslonal mind-reader. Professor ID. Neumah' VIM
gave the members Of the club an interesting exhl-
hilton OF his bowers He went through all the we'll
known tricks Of finding hidden articles ana IN
dulged in "hypnotismatlcal' experiments whn
some OF the hardened members OF the cl ond
The evening was a jolly and there was a gooo
attendance A supper served. Among tle
doughty wieders Of the foil who were present were
G g. Bothner, y. Y. \. c.; FltZhugh TOWNSEND; ~
C. Nadal w. Scott OConnor, Philp Brlgandi r.n
win latham Charles latham, Or D. r. Claiporhe
all of the Fencers' Club ana Johh Aliatie' Va '"s
New York Turn Nerein.
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OBITUARY NOTES

Nashua. y II. March 23.-Doacon Edward y
Roylsion. % Amherst. died. yesterday OF pneumonia
Ifr was eighty years Of age and the oldest editor
20 New Hampshire. having worked up from ap-
prentice IN the office OF THE Farmers Cabinet" a
weekly paper ~ that town. 10 proprietor. His
property is estimated AT 100000 lie was editor
and publisher Of The Manchester (N H. Iris"
The Transcript" and THE ew-IIampshire Maya
zinc" ln SGT 81 The Stafford Transcript in
Was Identified for many years with Christian Asso-
clation and missionary work ana published %ni
POEMS 20 these organizations.
Boston. March D.-Gnspector Thomas Gerraughty
u the Boston Police department. died suddenly
ths mornlns aged nifty years. He was an expert
IN police work. and Was known In detective circles
throughout tho country.
Massllon Ohio March 23-Colonel r. s. webb
died this morning aged eighty-eight years. He was
old-time hotcl-kecper. managed the United
States Hotel At Atlantic city. and engaged In
teunial. he had personal acquaintance with
Charles sumner. Webster Iiayne and many
others
Charleston. ". va. March 3 (spccaD.-Major O
y. Cook. seventy three yeas old. who has been
reporter OF the Supreme Court OF Appeals for the
last fifteen years died at the Hotel Rufrner this
Ncw-Yor and served in the Confederate Army in
Rinsons Texas Brigade. lie was unmarried. His
aud is his only living near relative.
Jamcatown. y Y. March 23.-George W. Fen
ton. the last brother ot the late Governor Reuben
T. Fenton died no his home near Pope Hollow IN
this county yesterday. He was eighty three years
old
Gardiner. Nc. March &-Dr. Caleb : Whitman
died at his home in this city 80 O'Clock this
morning after aa Illness OK three days. lie was
born 30 Boston in los graduated from Harvard
College in 1871, prA'tsed medicine in Boston untll
1873. when he gave mp his BUSINESS and came 10
Gariur.. whore he had since lived retired llfe
with his family IL. had always been interested in
minetaogy and had III. largest anl most va.L able
private collection u minerals in the country.
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THE END or NIBLOS GARDEN.
THE LAST PERFORMANCE IN THE FINE OLD
PLAYHOUSE.

THE LAST PERFORMANCE IN THE FINE OLD
PLAYHOUSE.
, oha,,or NJ New-York theatrical history cIosed
lac, riqht with the fall of the curtain at Nloio
Garden This theatre. the Oldest but one !" INC
city. is to give way to new Office buiidns'
u was in 1898 that William Nlblo started series
or utte concerts in connection with coffee house
on this site The next year he built cohceit IA"
Of a more pretentous sort It was Kept up I'LL -'.'
Eavols the famous pantomimists, came from ru-
ron. in 1871 and were engaged for the summer AZ
Niblo's They continued to play there NJ in.V' '..
for many years Wlth Chippendale an fhh''s"
actor. as stage manager, Niblo's lad prosperous
career from 1910 til 1916, when 1t was purheu.
was rebuilt in 1919 and opened in 1850. with pay
bv Brougham I'm which he and Chippendale had
parts
Adelina Patti made her first appearance al
Nlblo's on December g. ISL being then eight year,
Old and il was there that her wonderful voice first
attracted attention. season OF Italian oper" o'
Cured at about this time. and in 1853 Nine Rachel
came. After her Dion Boucicault and his WIFE
Agnes Robertson gave numerous plays.
one OF the most famous attractions at this house
was THE Black Crook" which began its career
in 1861 Then Lydia Thompson came. in 1871. After
this the housswas chiefly devoted to spectacle ana
ballet, with occasional mclo1rama, and this policy
has continued for the most part down TO the pres
ent time The theatre was burned again In lS'Z.
1t was rebuilt at once by \. 7. Stewart 1heh
Jarrett & Palmer produced the spectacle Leo ana
Lotos" Since then the house has been devoted
TO every sort of theatrical entertainments specld,e
and melodrama having. as has already been s"Io'
the preference ,
Among the prominent actors who have aipetred
n Niblos besides those already mentoncd nave
been Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett joseph Jf.I
forsou. r.. A. Sothcrn, Charles Fcch,or i,anle'
Bandman T.. l.. Davenport. Mr.. and Mrs McH'e
Rankin and Maggie Mitchell. several OF me bIg
spectaces -contrvei 10y the Kiralfys have been
done here. OF late the house has proved 10 DE
altogether far downtown for hrst-cass business
a
popular prices Even to-day. Il Il one OF tho best
designed theatres architecturaly, in New ORR,
The performance OF last night to CAP all thls
glory. was the farce COMEDY MY An nd
IIridget" played by George W. Munroe ana
his company At The end OF the performance
ali the employees OF the house came on
the stage and Mr. MunrOc made a short speech
appropriate TO the occasion, and invited the audl-
ence TO ion the company in singing Aud Lang
Syuc" When this ceremony had been performed
the curtain fell and the lights went out.