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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
MARTIN THoRN's CONFESSION.
Mrs. Mack Visibly Affected.-She Win
Probably Get 20 Years.

New York, Dec. 1.-Martin Thorn, who
last evening heard the verdict of the
jury which will send him to the electric
chair to expiate the murder of VIM
Guldensupps passed quiet night in his
cell at the Queens county Jail.
When Sheriff Doht went in to see
Thorn this morning, the condemned pris-
oner said he had no appetite for break
fast, but he felt that a big load was off
his mind. Thorn did not talk as If he
had any hope of getting new trial. He
supposed, he said, he would have to
make up his mind to meet the worst.
Police Captain Methyen, Of Long
Island City, said to-day:
There are some discrepancies in the
published reports of Thorn's confession,
but the main facts remain unchanged.
Thorn made part of the confession to me
and part to Sheriff Doht. From what
Doht told me can truthfully say that
Thorn confessed that he killed Gulden-
suppe."
Lawyer Howe to-day denied in strong
terms the statement that Thorn, after
his conviction yesterday, confessed to
the killing and dismemberment of Gull
densuppe. Mr.. Howe reiterated his be-
iaOA tAil thC SOu1L Va AppGdiS NOuIu
reverse the verdict.
Mrs. Mack spent restless night, be-
ing evidently much affected by the con-
viction of Thorn. When she heard of
the verdict she wept, and expressed sor-
row for her former lover, although she
says her conscience is relieved. Mrs.
Mack is in highly nervous condition,
and Is now very anxious about her own
case. District Attorney Youngs has
not announced just what he proposes
doing in the case of Mrs. Mack, but
says he will take no action until after
Thorn is sentenced.
1t is understood Mrs. Mack will be ar
raigned in court next week, when her
counsel, Emanuel Friend, will in her be-
half, enter a plea of guilty of man
slaughter in the first degree, and that
the District Attorney will accept the
plea. In doing this, Mr.. Youngs, recog-
nizes Mrs. Nack's action in turning
States evidence at the first trial. Mrs.
Mack may be sentenced to 20 years
imprisonment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
sCHAEFER oUTPLAYS SUTTON,

New York, Dec. 1.-"Wizard'' Jacob
Schaefer won the fourth game OF the
billiard tournament at the is inch balk
in Madison Square Concert Hall this af-
teruoon from George Sutton, the young
Canadian expert. Schaefer had run out
by the time Sutton had scored 452. The
Wizards" highest run was 81. while
Sutton placed his high mark at SO. max
ing more than so, however, on several
occasions.
George #. Slosson and Maurice DAILY
were the players at night. The score
was:
Slosson 500; DAILY 437.
Slosson's average s 1914; Days aver.
age 1856.
Highest runs-Slosson At; DAILY 42s
Time of game hours. .z.,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
THE POSTAL FREE DELIVERY

Washington, d. c., Dee. 1.-Acting
Postmaster General Perry S. Heath has
issued the following circular regarding
the rural postal free delivery:
The ultimate success of the experiment
of free delivery OF mail, which is now
bing tried by direction of Congress in
fifty rural districts of the United States
will depend largely upon the prompt
ness with which the carriers can make
their deliveries to the patrons on their
routes. This will be greatly facilitated
and the chances of the permanency in-
creased if those desiring TO take advan-
tage OF rural free delivery will erect
suitable boxes by the roadside in which
carriers may deposit mails as they
pass, and from which they may collec.
the mails intended for transmission.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
RUSSIA LOOKS AsKANCE.
THE DEMAND ON HAYTI.
Germany Wants $4,000 and Several
Bay.
Other Disputed Things

Washington, Dec. 1.-The exact ma
ture of Germany's demands on Haytf
became known for the first time to-day.
The details came by way of the steamer
from Port an Prince, which arrived at
New York yesterday and show the de-
mands TO be as follows: :.
First, an indemnity of twenty thou
saud American dollars for Emil Leuders;
second, the promise that Mr.. Leuders
may return TO Hayti and there sojourn
without danger of any kind; third, "a
letter to my government in which you
viii express apology for the proceedings
towards the German government in the
whole transaction; fourth, that the
President of Hayti shall graciously re-
ceive the German charge d affaires at
Part An Prince"
Hayti, in turn demands to know on
what grounds an apology is asked, al
leging gross disrespect on the part of
the German clarke d affaires to the
Haytian President. The money indemni
ty is regarded by Hayti as the least i'm
portant feature of the affair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
BANK PRESIDENT SENTENCED

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-Charles SpaId.
ing, ex-President of the Globe Savings
Bank, was to-day sentenced to an indn-
terminate term in the penitentiary. He
was charged with embezzling funds of
the University of Illinois, of which ba
was treasurer. Before sentence was
pronounced, he denied that he or his
counsel ever admitted his guilt and
claimed his innocence.
Under the indeterminate sentence law
in operation in this State. the convictad
president may be kept in prison from ono
to 10 years. The length of sentence ~
hove one. rests with the Board of Prison
Commissioners.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
AMERICAS BID WINS.
The Pencoyd Iron Works to Build a
Bridge in Netherlands.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 1.-The A. &
+. Roberts Company, which owns and
operates the Pencoyd Iron Works of this
city, has received cablegram, though
not official, from Utrecht, stating that
the company's bid Of $474,OOO is the
lowest in the competition for the con-
tract for the material and erection of an
extensive iron bridge over the river
Yssel, near Westvoort, Netherlands.
The bridge is to be built for the gov
ernment Of Holland and the Pencoyd
Company had as competitors number
Of the leading iron manufacturers and
bridge builders Of England and Bel
GUM.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
THE LUETGERT JURY.
Many Conflicts of Counsel and Little
Progress Made.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-The examination
Of talesmen in the Luetgert case to-day
was marked by many conflicts between
Assistant States Attorney McEwen and
Attorney Harmon, counsel for the de-
fense. Judge Gary was required to in
terfere frequently. Attorney Harmon,
in catechsing veniremen, took frequent
occasion to ask the reliability of police
testimony.
At the close of the day no additional
jurors had been secured but four men
had been accepted by the defense and
will be examined by the State to-mor-
row.
They are Frank Skidmore, carpenter;
John Danielson, carpenter; John p.
Zipp, caterer, and James w. Ball, clerk.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
PAT WALSH, THE WINNER.

Augusta, Ga, Dec. 1.-Ex-U United
States Senator Patrick Walsh, the Citi-
zens' candidate, was to-day elected May
or of Augusta, over VIM. Dunbar and
Daniel Kerr, by majority of S24. Mr..
Dunbar, was, like Mr.. Walsh, brought
into the race by popular sentiment in
favor of municipal reform, while Mr..
Kerr was supported by the present city
administration.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02

Antwerp, Dec. 1.-The Norwegian bark
Adele, and Sabine, Captain Vilund. from
Brunswick, Ga, for Rotterdam, went
ashore at Coq-Sur- Mer. II is reported
that the vessel is breaking no, that her
cargo is washing ont and that the bodies
Of four Of her crew have been picked
up
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
A DRAW FIGHT.

San Francisco, CAL, Dec. Joe
Choynski, of San Francisco and Jim
Jeffries, OF Los Angeles, fought 20
rounds to draw last night before the
National club Referee Jimmy Donald's
decision was satisfactory to the crowd of
5000 persons.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
HANNA ORDERED TO BED.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 1.-Senator
Hanna has been suffering with a severe
cold for the last few days and to-day
it developed into a case of the grin
and he was ordered to bed by his physf-
clan. He will be confined to his home
for several days, and will not be able
to be in Washington at the opening OF
Congress. 4
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
GARY'S NEGRO VISITOR.

Washington, d. c., Dec. Alex
ander Montgomery, colored man
claiming to be 101 years old. and cam
vassing for funds for home for aged
negro men in Atlanta. Ca. was amonr
Postmaster General Gary's visitors TO.
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
EsTERHAZY's CONFESSION.
The Letters Involving Dreyfus Were
Written by Him as Charged.

Written by Him as Charged.
Paris, Dec. 1.-Major Count Ferdi-
nand Walsin Esterhazy, the retired
French army officer, who is charged
with having written the letter which
led to the Imprisonment on Devils Is
land, of Alfred Dreyfus, the former Cap
tain of French artillery, who was con-
victed by court martial of selling mill
tary secrets to the agents of a foreign
power, is said to-day to have acknowl-
edged the authenticity of the letters re-
Gently published by Figaro, with the ex-
ception OF the one in which the Count ia
said to have expressed a wish to die
at the head of an Uhlan regiment saber-
ing Frenchmen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02

Berlin, Dec. 1.-The Reichstag to-day
reelected Baron Won Boul- Berenberg 10
the presidency OF the House and also
-a-e'ected the vice-presidents Herren r.
Schmidt, and p. Palm.
The next meeting OF the Reichstag win
take place on Friday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
HIS CONDITION WORSE.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 1.-Senator Han.
mas physician, DR.. Gushing, announced
to-day that the Senator is worse. He In
suffering with severe headache and win
have to delay his proposed trip to Wash.
ington for ten days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
WALES FANCIEs TOD SLOAN.

london, Dec. 1.-THE st. James Ga
zette says the Prince OF Wales engaged
Tod Sloan, the American jockey to ride
for him next season.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02

Palma. Island of Majorca. Dec. l.
General Weyier, the former Captain
OF Cuba, was banquetted here, his birth
place. last evening. Great enthusiasm
was manifested.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
ALABAMA MINERS STRIKE.
The Operators Fail to Restore Their
Wages as Promised.
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birmingham, Ala, Dec. News
comes from Walker county tonight that
miners at Corona, Lockhart, Pallon.
Black Diamond, Coal Valley, Mountain
Valley and Gaslight, about 1000 all told.
strnck to-day, it is alleged because of the
failure Of the operators to restore the
ten per cent reduction in wages made
last spring and which the miners claim
the operators promised to restore Noyem-
Der 1.
The strike leaders claim the strike will
spread to other Walker county mines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
TO OCCUPY KIAO-CHAU.
Sensational Story of Massacre of 200
German Sailors.

Berlin, Dec AL sorts of wild ru-
mors are current here and at Kiel, prob
ably based in the main upon the speech
of Emperor William at the opening or
the Reichstag, as to the relations be-
tween Germany and China. But most
of these are discredited. The National
Zeitung has confirmed the statement Of
the Emperor that Germany's only OBJ
iect in the occupation at Kiao-Chau is
to protect German missionaries in China,
and the alarmist stories are now taken
with liberal allowances of salt.
A sensation was caused to-day by
report that the Chinese had massacred
two hundred German sailors belonging
to the German cruiser division in Kiao-
Chau Bay; but there has been no con-
firmation of this: while the latest de-
spatches received from Admiral Won
Diederich, commander of the division,
which was dated the afternoon of No
vember %, make no reference to fighting
at Kiao-Chau.
The Berliner Tageblatt is responsible
for the statement that two additional
cruisers are going to Kiao-Chau, bring
ing the force there up to ten ships with
1000 men and 140 guns.
The same journal says also that a force
OF marines, including the crew OF Ihe
imperial yacht Hohenzollern, is going
to Kiao-Chau. but there is no official
confirmation of these assertions, although
they are held 10 indicate permanent
occupation is intended, especially rs It
is understood that China does not insist
upon evacuation.
RUSSIA LOOKS ASKANCE.
London, Dec. Lit is reported in well
informed circles that the views of the
Russian government have undergone a
change as to the situation at Kiao-Chau
Seeing the large force that Germany
is assembling there, Russia is inclined
with Erance. TO oppose German action.
The herald., 1897-03-14

fume and where the rose speaks of love
and Of life, but now 1t Is the land where
Jack Frost hangs ice crystals upon the
orange blossom and wraps the rose In
a blanket of snow. Therefore, in re-
counting to Southern California the
beauties of the climate and the produc-
tions Of the soils of Florida it is not even
case of carrying Goals to Newcastle.
For many purposes Florida is admir-
ably situated and conditioned; but there
are not nearly as many reasons why a
Southern Californian would want to re-
move to Florida as Lazarus could have
given for desiring to emigrate from Abb
raham's bosom to Dives country.
Southern California possesses advan-
tages and offers inducements for home
making that even Florida's most love-
stricken poet never gets glimpse of.
however wild and extravagant his air.
castle building.
AS matter of business, as well as
matter of sentiment, the Herald re-
spectfully declines to run the "ad." of
the Florida Home and Plantation COM
pany. In the first place, no emigration
scheme could be 80 adroitly worded as
to persuade a Southern Californian to
transplant himself to Florida soil; and in
the second place, If there are those who
might be persuaded to do so foolish
thing, the Herald would not use its col
umns to delude them. The people OF
Southern California have better thing
than Florida can offer s65 days hours
As minutes and As seconds in every aver
age year.
The herald., 1897-03-14
ny ABSENT ONE
Plagiarism.)

(Plagiarism.)
I was sitting alone one evening,
Counting the tireless tick
or the clock that stood on the mantel.
Until drowsiness played me trick;
From out Of the corner came romping.
AS children so often will,
A dear little girl SO noisily.
rudely bade her be still.
The face of fair jamie grew solemn,
And she looked so wondrously sad,
And her lips framed the pertinent question:
IT wonder IL my papa's bad?"
How quickly my heart then relented.
AS drew her toward my knee.
And told her wonderful story
OF days that were yet to be-
She listened with quiet attention.
Till happiness shone in her face;
Soon she was slumbering sweetly
And my lap was her resting place.
Then folded her ever so gently,
And my brain took a sudden whirl
1 awoke from the dream was dreaming
And found had no little girl!
IRA P. ROWLEY.
Los Angeles, March 1. 1897.
The herald., 1897-03-14
KNOTTY PROBLEMS FOR
MKINLEY

The fifty-fifth congress will meet in
extraordinary session tomorrow, but the
original program to do nothing but pass
a new tariff bill will have to be ex-
tended to take in nearly the whole range
of legislation. The four appropriation
bills which failed to receive Clevelands S
approval, will have to be re-enacted
and get the presidents approval before
June 30th in order that the government
service may be carried on, and it will
take considerable time to get them in
shape.
1t has been suggested that the same
bills which the last congress acted upon
might be rushed through by suspend
ing the rules, and thus not interfere with
work on the tariff bill, but President
Mckinley would hardly approve them
In the face of the fact that Mr.. Cleve-
land vetoed three of them because they
provided for steals. and would have
served the fourth one in the same way
had it reached him.
The appropriations that have to be
made before the 1st of July are for the
general deficiency, the Indian and ag-
ricultural departments and the sundry
civil account. 1t is in these four bills
where congressman try TO hide "some-
thing good" for their districts, and the
custom is for enough to band together TO
suspend the rules and pass the bills
without debate.
The sundry civil bill which Mr.. Cleve-
land vetoed was in the hands of the
committee about three months, and
when it was reported to the house it
was found that it not only appropriated
$4,000, 900. but that two-thirds of the
house was enough interested in its pas
sage to vote to suspend the rules and
pass the measure without debate. Mr..
Cleveland said it was full of jobs. as
were all the other bills which he vetoed.
Unless President Mckinley is will
ing that congress shall repass the four
bills it would seem that the tariff bill
will have to stand aside until the neces-
sary appropriations are made, which
usually require several months. More
over. in his inaugural address Mr.. Nc
Kinley pledged his administration to the
severest economy, and if the pledge was
made in good faith, he could not per-
nit the resurrection of the appropria-
tion bills of the last congress. Anyway,
both the president and congress will
face some very knotty problems in the
next month or two.
The herald., 1897-03-14
or more EXQUISITE in its poetic Imagery

| or more exquisite In its poetic imagery
than the following from Moore:
"oh, Thou, who dry'st the mourner's tear.
| How dark this world would be.
| II, when deceived and wounded here.
We could not fly to Thee!
The friends who in our sunshneliv
When winter comes are flown.
And he who has but tears to give
Must weep those tears alone"
This is the wall Of broken heart over
the vanity of earthly friendship. Here
the eyes of the poet were looking earth
ward, but now he turns them toward
heaven:
But Thou wilt heal the broken heart.
Which. like the plants that throw
Their fragrance from the wounded part.
Breathe sweetness out of woe.'
How many weary ones, when in the
valley of despond. have looked up and
grown strong under the inspiration of
such stazas as these:
When joy no longer soothes or cheers,
And cen the hope that threw
A moments sparkle Ger our tears
Is dimmed and vanished too.
Then sorrow touched by Thee grows bright,
With more than rapture's ray.
AS darkness shows us worlds Of light
We never saw by day.
There is not a Christian heart In the
wide world which has not been lifted
heavenward when singing that song of
Moore:
Come, ye disconsolate."
Walter Scott has left us a, few speci-
mems OF hymns, and they do not exhibit
the genius which has spread such
witchery over his romances.
Burns, though his poetry came bub-
bling up from his heart and was as un-
tutored as the winds which play on the
Eolian harp, has left the world but
few fragments of hymns.
How strange that Shakespeare. whose
mind encompassed the universe and
whose poetry ranges every scale of hu-
man passion and worldly knowledge,
did not enrich our hymnology with some
of the ebullitions of his genius. Search
where we may among the writings of
earth's bards, from Homer down to By
ron, and we will find few religious
hymns.
Longfellow, who has furnished few
sacred songs, described the inspiration
of poetry in these beautiful words
God sent his singers to the earth
With songs of sadness and of mirth
To touch the stubborn hearts of men
And bring them back to heaven again.
The herald., 1897-03-14
At THE cHNTuRY,s GATE
(Read at the annual convention OF tn
Southern California Woman's Press club


(Read at the annual convention of the
Southern California Woman's Press club.)
Swing wide, We glad portals Of promise,
Swing wide to the millions who wait.
With songs on their Fps and with curses.
Close crowding the century's gate.
They come with their burdens. these peo-
pie
Fanatic and martyr and saint
With language profane and prophetic.
In garments, rich, simple and quaint.
They come from the populous city,
From village and mountain and wood;
Each one is the victim of evil
But all are the children OF good.
They lived in the garden of Eden,
They were Christian and heather of old ;
Their hearts beat the record of ages.
In throbs fierce, timid and bold.
They come with centuries of sorrow.
OF wrongs unrequited and vast;
They are weighted with superstitions.
Handed down through all ages past
They press their inheritance vanward.
In the glow of the eventide
But who shall be first to enter
When the century's gate swings wide?
No redhanded hero of battle;
No Nero; no monster of greed;
No hypocrite. hiding dishonor
Behind the shield of his creed;
Neither the slave nor the weakling,
For slavery and weakness are sin;
But he who hath drawn from the fullness
OF God. shall first enter in.
No soft. yielding goddess of pleasure.
But she who is steadfast and strong.
Whose heart is the safeguard of nations.
Whose voice is the slayer of wrong.
For love in the true heart of woman
Is working redemption at length.
And the children she bore in her weakness
Shall rejoice with her in her strength.
A grander Inheritance waiteth
In the fullness of rapture to come;
For when we have climbed to the high
lands
The voice of the past shall be dumb
Already the ieaven Is working;
A purer religion is taught
The glorious gospel of freedom,
The grand education of thought.
No longer will manhood. degraded.
Bow down meath appetite's claim;
No longer will womanhood suffer
In bondage of custom and shame.
But each shall be strong for the other,
Life's labors and pleasures to share;
The curse will be lost in the blessing;
Thanksgiving will supersede prayer.
ROSE HARTWICK THORPE.
The herald., 1897-03-14
ON THE HEIGHTS
(Written for The Herald


Here where the orange grows,
Not even Arctic SHOWS
Denied us in this summer land of our!
Above the orchard bowers,
Beyond the frowning wall
OF granite bastions. looming high and
grand.
The monarch mountains stand
Bold fields of ice lie glittering in the sun
Till, dropping one by one.
The fakes, released roll to the rills that run,
And on the ramparts fall.
Nor stain the mighty wall
Cool stream, that gives the vale
The bloom of orange pale.
Here in the garden, sparkling as It flows,
It paints the budded rose!
When sunsets rose Is on each hoary head,
And mingled gold and red
Shine like glory round that one fair star.
Here thin. soft colors are.
Reflected from that alp to this fair height,
Mountain and cloud of white!
Here in the vine-wreathed bowers,
The scent of salt spray cools the waiting
hours.
Afar that island rim
Marks the horizon dim:
Past its bold shores the sweet winds, wan
dering. blow.
And turn the leaf to show
The promised fruit below!
The fertile wales enfold
The spreading palm-the graceful pepper S
sweep,
And where the sun-rays sleep
Hang globes of gold updn the bending trees!
Dream of Hesperides-
Thy fragrant spheres still tempt the palate
fine.
And yield their generous wine.
Cooled by this air divine!
SYLVIA LAWSON COREY.
Los Angeles March TO- 1897
The herald., 1897-03-14
SANTA MONICA
(Written for The Herald

(Written for The Herald)
I stood ON the beach when the setting sun
Kissed the crest of each restless wave.
AS they wrestled and raced in their mad
hot haste,
To gain but a silent grave.
The lingering light of the dying day
Encrusts the sands with gold,
And the clouds go speeding in haste afar
To the gates of the western fold.
The shells at my feet murmur songs so
sweet
OF their love fer the deep, wild sea:
And the seagulls rest on the waves white
crest
And call Ger the waters to me.
While here ana there on the ocean fair
whte-winged vessel rides,
AS the rosy light into azure night
A noiseless spirit glides.
The picture fades in the somber shades
That creep over land and sea,
Until buried from sight in the grave Of
night
Forever tits lost to me.
ELLA FRASER WELLER.