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Evening star., 1896-08-24
AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.

EATCLIFFE SUTTON & Co, AUCTIONEEIS
Successors TO Radcliffe, Darr & Coz
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ta1nly come to some bad end. He could not
escape, they thought. No boy could be SO
lawless and disagreeable and still amount to
anything. There were thousands of straight
laced, puritanical croakers who said that the
boy would sink to nothing whatever or land
in the penitentiary.
He said, however, that he was Just sowing
bis wild oats, and that when he got his crop
In he proposed to reform and make his mark.
Year after year he lived on just as full of
the "Old Scratch ever. Now and then
he would burn barn just to see the cattle
scatter and watch the farmer hustle out in
his shirt with pail of water.
But observe how the prophecies of his
neighbors failed.
1t ought to encourage every bad boy in the
United States today whose relatives and
friends speak harshly Of him. This lad at
last grew to be man. and was known. all
miliar to every one. and in the history of our
great land you will find a long account Of
him. Still, he had the reputation of pulling
frogs to pieces while they were alive, Of
leaving mud turtles on the track for the
passenger train, so that he could hear them
pop and of putting the kittens on the kitch-
en- stove to them dance.
Bad boy, do not be. discouraged. Hope on.
for there may be future for you. Do not
lose hope when your parents talk hack at
known all over the world the boy of
whom 1 have told you. He was poor too.
He had to sow his wild oats first, as you say,
but he steadily worked his way until at
the time of his death he was known wher-
ever the English tongue was spoken as Ben
edict Arnold, and every one wanted to see
him very much indeed. Even the sheriff.
who wouldn't recognize him at all when a
boy, walked for miles and miles to find him
and converse with him. When he got there
Mr.. Arnold was not at home. He had
thought Of something in England that he
wanted to go and get. Bill Nye.
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jackson and Walling Draw Thou
sands to the Jail.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 23.-During the
past week, in the absence of new and
striking developments in the Pearl Bry-
an case, the public interest in the ac-
cused men, Jackson and Walling, has
assumed new phase. That fascina-
ton which mystery has for the masses,
has drawn visitors, not by the score
and hundreds to the Jail, but by thou
sands, every day. On last Thursday
the number had grown to 1000; on Fri
day it increased to 1,500. Jailer Kush-
man and his guards were absolutely
worn out in letting the people in and
out. This became SO burdensome, that
on and after Saturday, all visitors were
excluded. A limit was placed upon the
time visitors were permitted to remain.
Every few minutes the Jail was cleared
and a new installment of sight-seers
was admitted. Once in the corridors Of
the Jail, the visitors were arranged in
two lines facing inward forming a
lane through which the chief prisoners
were led slowly, one at time, for
public inspection, like horses at an auc-
ton before group Of buyers. William
Wood, the boy who is charged with aid
ing and abetting these criminals, was
an interested spectator of those exhibi-
tions. From the balcony of his corridor,
which is two stories above Jackson
and Walling's floor, he could command
an excellent view of the whole perform
ance. Visitors usually looked at the
prisoners much after the manner Of
viewing savage beasts at menagerie,
viewing savage beasts at menagerie,
without speaking word.
AS to the character of these visitors,
the singular fact is that at least two
thirds Of them are women. Of these,
the greater number are blooming young
girls with rosy cheeks and bright eyes.
Once in while a group Of matronly
women call, but this is comparatively
rare,
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authority of the chief Of staff referring TO
London headquarters).
That you can have before 10 O'Clock.
because l am empowered to give you the
alternative
replied: Then you shall have the keys
and the offices by 10 O'Clock tomorrow
We at once rose, but neither the command
ant Commissioner Eva nor Col. Nicol de-
INJURED at the decision and the only words
exchanged were Good night
Did not silence give consent?
Second-Col. Nicol further states: sit is
equally untrue that he ever dismissed Com
mander Ballington Booth. Neither Com
mandant Herbert Booth nor any other officer
possessed such power. That power is alone
invested in the general.
We have always understood that the power
of dismissal of territorial officers is vested
in the general But the commandant led US
to believe that he and the other representa-
tives had come fully authorized, and said
they were backed with definite brief from
London. Col. Nicol said t us directly after
seeing Commissioner Eva that I'VE must
be prepared for the worst"
Third-After leaving ou- keys upon our re-
spective desks and vacating headquarters
Friday morning at o'clock, we retired for
consultation, which resulted later in day
in our expressing by cablegram to London
that we had received our dismissal from the
hands of the eommandant, and that any fur
ther negotiations had closed.
Fourth-After the above deplorable cir
cuInstances, hereby declare, on Mrs. Booth s
any conditions whatever accept proposals
from London, nor enter again under the au-
thority or government of international head
quarters in England. Mrs. Booth and my
self bitterly regret that we have not had the
opportunity Of saying a loving farewell to
our immediate staff and faithful oficers-to
say nothing OF the thousands We dearly love
on this wide field -Ballington Booth.
Commandant Herbert Booth tonight
telegraphed from Toronto. Ont, a de
nial that any of the affairs of the Sal
walton Army in the United States arc
under his control or that he has taken
his brothers place in New York. q
am, as hitherto" he says, directing
the affairs of the army in Canada, and
at present am entirely ignorant of my
future appointment"
LONDON, Feb. "a - Bramwell
Booths letter to Chauncey NJ Depew
was written after telegraphic consul
tation with Gen. Booth in India. and
gives as the reason for the action to.
ward Ballington Booth that it was ir
accord with the usual routine o1
changes, without which Ballingtor
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NYE5S LAST LETTER.
In 1t He Discusses a Bad Boy,
Benedict Arnold.

The last letter ever written by Ed
gar BilD w. Nye was a humorous
sketch of Benedict Arnold. 1t is given
below: %+-=
Many years ago there lived in New Haven a
very bad boy. He was born 145 years ago. and
as he is now dead, feel at liberty to write
his biography.
Sometimes it is perfectly tiresome waiting
for a man to die so that you will feel safe in
saying what you think OF him, but if he hap
pens to be large, robust man, it certainly
pays to do so.
This boy was known far and wide as the
meanest, most notorious, hopelessly bad boy
in Connecticut No other boys made any
claims whatever when he was around, and
for years he carried the belt. He knew all
the little, ine tricks OF meanness and cruelty
at the age Of twelve years that it generally
takes lifetime to acquire. When others
studied hard all day to devise new kinds of
wickedness ard lay on their stomachs nights
by the light of pine knot and patiently
worked out the more difficult problems of
meanness and lawiessness, this lad seemed to
breathe 1t all in the very air.
His wonderful genius a successful bad
boy was remarked by those who did not know
him at all. He was a prodigy of wickedness,
a miracle of meanness.
He loved TO get little boys into his hands
and then duck them or otherwise scare them
out Of their senses. He succeeded In Grip
pling several little schooimates and blew out
the teachers eye -one day with cannon fire.
cracker. He loved to see his little friends
fall into his traps. and very few of his inti-
mate friends succeeded in dying a natural
death.
1 could go on, page after page, telling of the
funny pranks of this bad boy if 1 chose. and
it would make you laugh until the tears
rolled down your cheeks to read how he filled
the asylum, the hospital and the cemetery
with his friends.
Whenever any of the neighbors dogs saw
this humorous boy they would conceal their
tails as far as possible and go to Canada till
the bad boy had grown up or died.
He was great lover of fun, and one even
ing, with a skull covered with phosphorus
and worked by machinery, he so scared three
little girls that hey had fits all the rest of
their lives.
He knew of more ways to produce laugh
and frighten a child into spasms than any
boy OF his age in Connecticut, and you must
remember that this happened over 100 years
ago, when boys didn't have the advantages
they have now.
X Everybody said that this boy would GER
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Booth was not attired in the army uni
form, although he wore the usual mil
itary capecoat. His face was pale and
showed lines of worry.
Col. Nicol, who was to have ad-
dressed the meeting, did not do SO, al
though he was in the building all the
evening. AS it was, the crowd Kissed
him on several occasions as he passed
through the corridors.
Col. Eadie was informed of the ar
rival of the Booths while the meeting
was going on. He at once left the plat
form and hurried to the fourth floor,
after a conference with Col. Nicol The
meeting was then adjourned, and the
lights in the auditorium turned out.
Most of the crowd waited outside the
building. The news had spread that
Rallington Booth was in the building,
and they anXiously awaited develop
ments.
Some Of the officers of the army were
summoned to the room where Balllng-
ton Booth had gone. Among them were
Brigadier Evans and 5Brigadier Field
ing, of Chicago; Mat Stillwell, of Min
nesota; Ensign Taylor, Adjt Damon
and Mrs. Damon, Maj. Glenn and Staff
Capt Crafts. A meeting took place
behind closed doors. Col. Nicol and
Col. Eadie were present for half an
hour, and then went to Col. Eadie's Of
flee on the floor below.
Soon after 10. o'clock the following
bulletin was given out
Commissioner and Mrs. Booth-TCcker have
been appointed successors 10 Commander and
Mrs. Ballington Booth. and may be expected
to arrive in this country with all dispatch.
Alexander T. Nicol, Colonel.
Immediately after the meeting Bal
lington Booth hurried from the build
ing. He refused to make any state
ment of what had occurred in the
meeting, IS did all the others who
were present. Itis known that he read
long paper.
Col. Nicol. before the arrival of Ball
ington Booth. CAV, out a statement.
He said: THE charges that Gen.
Booth is opposed to the Americans of
this division of the army are absurd.
The policy of the army has always
been to follow the habits and customs
Of the country in which it was located.
In France we are French. in Africa
Africans. All things to all men is
one of our mottos. / have heard of no
dissensions in-tf1e army. do not think
Ballington Booth will make any trouble
in turning over the property of the
army. We want him to go to England
and have a conference with his father
before he leaves the army.
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DARLINGTON BOOTH DECLARES HE
WILL NEVER REFURN TO THE
SALVATION FOLD.
NEW COMMANDER is NAMED
BOOTH TUCKER AND WIFE AP-
POINTED TO HEAD PHE ARMY
IN AMERICA.
EXCITING SUNDAY
Officers Reticent Regarding It's Out.
cOme-Chargess and DeniaIs
Plentiful.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Ballington
Booth appeared at the Salvation head
quarters tonight for the first time since
he ceased to be commander of the army
in the United States Neither Col.
Nicol, nor Acting Commander Eadie
had been told that Booth would be at
the meeting. Maj. Glenn, Staff Captain
Crafts and half dozen others, all
strong supporters of the deposed COM
mander, took a stand on the pavement
in front of the building about o'clock.
They did not wear the army uniform
and did not enter the building where
Col. Eadie was conducting meeting
in the large hall.
Ballington Booth. reached the build
ing about o'clock, and with his friends
In waiting went to Room 16, on the
fourth floor. The crowd that gathered
outside the building in anticipation that
something was to happen, began to
cheer for Booth. Ex-Commander
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MANIFESTO FROM BOOTH.

Late tonight Bal1ington Booth issued
the following statement:
TT was furthest from our intention to en-
ter into any controversy regarding our ac-
ton, but certain erroneous statements hav-
ing been made public, it is only right and
just, both to the movement and to ourselves,
to submit a correction.
First-Col. Nicol states it is untrue as re-
ported that Commander Herbert Booth per-
emptorily- demanded that his brother hand
over the keys and property of the army
The best denial to this is the following
quotation which we wrote down from the
final episode in the dcussion on Thursday
last. After having said we should only have
the Sunday to say farewell, and they had in
quired- about the property, and found it could
be arranged at short notice, the commandant
finally said: There are two propositions
which 1 am empowered to place before you
first, That you Withdraw yeur letter to Lon
don.' -
We replied: No. we will not
That you go to England on Saturday"
We replied: No, except on our condi-
tions.'
Very we'll. psscontinued Gommandant Her
bert with emphasis: In that case all l
have to say is. demand that you hand over
your keys and portfolios by 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
I replied: I'VE shall require to have the
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WRITTEN IN HIS GRAVE
Deserter Tells the Horrible Fate of
Himself and ComDaniOns

GOLFERS, W. Va, Feb. 23-People
are much excited in this vicinity over
a recent find, which, it is claimed.
clears up a mystery of thirty-two
years standing-the remains of four
human beings having been discovered
in an abandoned coal mine a mile east
of here.
David Snyder has explored the old
mine, which has not been worked
since the sixties, and discovered the
human bones. One of the skeletons
was sitting upright against ledge.
Beside this skeleton was found a flask.
containing notes that explained the
mysterious disappearance of four men
thirty-two years ago. The notes were
written in pencil, but well preserved
they read as follows:
Nov. 2, 1s6S-Should this ever reach the
outside world let it be known that we John
Ewing Ben Ayers. Tom Ackeson and Joe
Obney are prisoners here owing to the cav
ing in of the mine. We are deserters, and
were in hiding here when the mine cayed
in. Food and water all gone. We are DOOM
ed, one outside is aware of our where
abouts. This is about the eighth day of
Imprisonment.
Nov 4.-John Ewing and Tom Ackelson
have just killed Ben Ayers and are eating
him. l have already eaten my boot leg.
The water in the mine is terrible. Our oil
is getting scarce air becoming foul | only
know the day of the month by my watch.
Nov. 6.-Ewing has just killed Ackelson
Cut off one of his feet and is eating it, and
is dancing around and fourishing his dirk
knife like a maniac.
Nov. IL am now alone with the dead
had to kill Ewing in self-defense. have
just eaten my other boot leg. Am sleepy
Good bye. 1 inclose this note in this flask
to preserve it. if possible. so that if ever
found, our sad fate will be shown.
(Signed) Joseph Obney.
Several of the old residents here
atouts remember these men. 1t was
generally believed they had been
killed in battle. AS no relatives of the
deceased men could be found, their re-
mains were given in charge of Andy
Lister for interment.
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CARLISLE IN GOTHAM.
He VIII BE Guest of Honor at the
Baldwin Dinner.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The Adver-
tiser this morning says: Secretary
of the Treasury Carlisle came to town
last night, and is at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. Il am here" he said, almost
entirely on public business, and duty,
not to say etiquette, demands that
should be silent"
Mr.. Carlisle will. officially or other
wise, break the silence twice while in
town. The first time will be this even
ing, when he will be guest of honor
at the Baldwin dinner, to be given In
his honor at the Metropolitan club,
and the second time of course, will
be at the Manhattan club dinner to-
morrow evening.
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BROUGHT DEATH ON THEMSELVES
One Boy Killed and Several Injured
by Falling Roof.

STANFORD, Conn, Feb. 23.-By the
collapse Of the roof of an old build
ing in Dublin late Saturday, one boy
was killed. another fatally hurt, and
several others were more or less in
jured The list of dead and most Sc
riously injured is: Dead, Patrick Kill
kelly, five years old. Injured, Bryan
Kilkelly, ten years old, brother of Pat
rick Kilkelly, bruised and internally
injured, will die; Antonio Demato, ten
years old, severely crushed and bruised.
Several other boys sustained minor
cuts and bruises.
The building in which the accident
occurred is on Meadow street. the land
on one side of which the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad
has taken for extensive improve-
ments. The old houses which stood
on the land were given TO the residents
Of Dublin for firewood Last night
twelve boys went to the second floor
of one of the houses and began cutting
out the studding posts and other avail
able material. They carelessly cut the
lower parts of rafters which supported
the roof, and, almost without warning,
the roof gave way, crashing down on
the boys.
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SUCCESS WITH CATHODE RAYS.
Scientists Delighted With the Tests
at WinOna.

Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Mimi, Feb. 23-Further
experiments with the Cathode rays
were conducted last night at the plant
of the Winona General Electric COM
pany, by Profs. Freeman, of the Vino
ma Normal, and Schneider, Of the high
school, and others interested. Photo
graphs of a hand and a frog were
taken with an exposure of two and
two and half hours, respectively.
They developed well. With an expos
ure Of three hours photographs of a
razor and spectacles in cases, pieces
Of steel. zinc and antimony in a block
of wood an inch thick, and fish,
were taken, and the pictures were most
satisfactory, those of the razor and
glasses being the best. The voltage
used was twenty-five volts, the plates
being developed today. The interested
scientists are delighted with their cuc-
cess.
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REST BESIDE HER SON.
Remains of Mrs. Waite Taken t
Toledo for Interment.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-Brief fu-
neral services over the remains of Mrs
Amelia Waite, widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite, took place this after
noon. Rev. Randolph H. McKim, of
the Epiphany church, officiated, as
sisted by Rev. DR.. Walbridge, of To-
ledo, O., and Rev. Mr.. Hilliker assist
ant rector of Epiphany. Most of the
members of the supreme court and
Senators Sherman, Morrill, and Hawley
were among those present. There were
many beautiful and elaborate floral
tributes sent by friends. Tonight the
remains were removed to the Balti-
more & Ohio station, and taken to To-
ledo on the S:20 train. They were ac-
companied by Henry Waite, grandson
of the late chief justice; Miss Waite,
daughter of the deceased; Mrs Henry
Waite and Miss T. P. Reed, a niece.
The interment will take place at the
same time as that of the remains of
her son, G. c. Waite, who died at Co
lumbus Saturday.
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BULLETIN OF
THE ST.PHUL GLOBE.
MONDAY, FEB. "a.
Weather for Today
Fair, Slightly Cooler.

PAGE 1.
Seven Fire Victims in Baltimore.
Salvation Army Split Widens.
Cuba and Tariff in Senate.
PAGE 2.
HamIin Not Worried by Deficit.
st. Paul SaIvatiOnists Stirred Up.
PAGE 8.
KercIiivaI Identified.
News of Minneapolis.
Steamship Officers for Duluth.
PAGE A.
EDITORIAL.
DIR. Patton Talks of Mans Duty,
PAGE 8.
Free Wheat Market at Detroit.
Horrors of Winter in Armenia.
Good Era for Trade.
PAGE
Farm and Household.
PAGES TO 30.
Ramsey County Delinquent Taxes.
PAGE BE-.
Markets of the World.
Popular Wants.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

A Kansas genius has invented a pro-
cess by which the wood pulp now used
for making paper and fiber utensils can
be utilized in making paving brick and
other articles for which wood or bricks
are now used. He uses sulphate of zinc
as preservative, with other ingre-
dents, which he keeps secret.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

The delightful devotion of some of the
astronomers to science is amazing. Prof.
Burnham, Of Chicago, says he has no
idea how badly Perrine's comet would
injure the earth, but he hopes they will
collide because Of the benefit to scienti-
fic knowledge. Now if the comet will
only tip over the tall building in which
Burnham takes his longing looks into
the skies, the rest Of the public will be
satisfied
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

Booth could never have been appoint
ed to America.
The Daily News and the Chronicle
have long. New York dispatches deal
ing with the matter The Daily News
also says in an editorial America
may yet have a Salvation Army
Fourth of July"
The Chronicle editorially expresses
similar opinion, and thinks Balling-
ton Booth was in the wrong. ''The
strength of the army says the Chron-
icie, lies in its military basis of dis
ciplinary obedience"
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Ferry steamer. Rescued.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 29-The ferry
steamers Promise and Fortune reached De-
troit this afternoon with the disabled car
ferry -Shenango No. 2, which they had taken
from her perilous position in the Lake Erie
ice field. The crew report the ice in Lake
Erie very heavy and the task of towing the
big car ferry through the ice was extremely
slow and tedious, owing to her great width
The round trip from Detroit occupied five
days although the distance was only seven
ty miles. The Shenango was taken to-dry
dock
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stricken at "a prayer Meeting.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Miss Annie Schaes-
fer an employe Of restaurant In New York,
cut her hand severely with a piece of broken
glass last Monday She had the wound
dressed at Bellevue hospital. and no further
trouble was experienced She felt we'll but
her hand swelled to nearly twice it's natural
size: Saturday night in prayer meeting she
suddenly swooned, and when she regained
consciousness she was entirely dumb. She
can communicate with her friends only by
writing. All the doctors OF Bellevue hospi-
tai are examing her case. They diagnose 1t
as form CT aphasiamotor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

Apropos Of the editorial on the lin
seed oil trust and the comment it
evoked, is this item in the Chicago
Tribune of Tuesday: 1.-THE linseed oil
trust, which is scheduled to meet in
this city today, will probably take ac-
tion on the charges made by the flax
seed crushers. The charge was that
Though the trust claimed that they had
lost $147, 900 during the last year, they
had declared dividends to the amount
of ss10. .000."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

Chicago's black snow was wonder
full conglomeration. A spoonful of it
analyzed consisted of street dust, coal
ashes, cat straw, cigar ashes, cigarette
filling, mortar, particles Of brick, stone,
horseshoe and diamond dust, lake sand,
flakes OF SCOT and one short hair. The
last-named may have been blown up
FROM, Toilet
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

Corbett and Fitzsimmons have re-
sumed referring to each other in such
mellif1uent English as coward" and
"cur." By the way, Senator Tillman,
of South Carolina, ought to be eligible
to their class.