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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17
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A remarkable object Illustrating 1 Iopui'r SUI
,ival of the bsicf H. witrhrraf has JUS unrn p,'
scented 20 the Museum ~ Tho University o' i1ri'
v.nia by Professor Wilam Rornhli' ~
Ii consists OF ml.tcd RIM OF cil'',ii e' D.
about three inches in diIm".'r. hco Iin'" a" :,
(Which wreath" II W. 60 III q by i,r t.oiG' !,
Kline, OF Pittsbu,g. wrO gave 4 ID III. .H'"""'''
who transferred il tc ~. nu I'M 90,
\ resident Of I'l''sAur' WHO hAd poem ~ 10.
several years dio| ir July 1874, During MS I,n
Illness. extcndiu.: over S",tr.l mpn.'t. ne Wo"I'
frequently throw his pillow away: laying. lM'c
Is something III thai PHO" tfii hur'S my ,h'','.
Ills wife said ;hat ;hiS was iinnosslpl' ms Sn' nay
gathered the feather and mad the pihoW nci j.!
4 few years before Som days after her hiSDhih ;
death the widow claimed that something seemed 10
say to her, Look At tn" pillow. pom ulr..u-HS
the pillow she found Hi, OBJECT W Mn J.. W men
questioned clos, - IN" declared jhat ~" sowing H
hers. and TIA, Il showed 10 signs ~ hating ]" II
tampcrcd wiz. The nciSEbor- hcli''c III ih' wom-
ans iruthfIlnc-s.
Dr. Kline write that a similar wreath Wa iouuh
in the pillow Of siN-y'dr-"H child who dl"d o lli'
disease aud about The sam" ann" As me
above mon Toned patient. 1hi- Wa burned hy ih"
witch doctor without pr Kline So int H. nut No. -
Informed that il WIs precisely like iGis one. l's
inquiry Dr. kIiar learned ~ four pr iH' other IAN
lilies who re- -tid 80 hIy" flGun Mitch "r'iii@
in their pillows and WHO iih" 10 tt"ir pr -'n''
cases OF Illness in th'i~ fawili'~
II appears ma; belief in tho evil effects 81 wiich
wrcaths Is extremely common ~ parts of f'nn~' !
vlnia and Nrw-J'isr; among the de- rrhIiuis 81
Gcrmtn settlers. and IL used - D. customary 10 pIt
Bible under thc pillow 20 prevent th'ir fornins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17
DESTITTTION " SICILy.

London correspondence Of The Boston Transcrip,
letter recently received In London from an
CnPlHhman who has lived long in Sicily hclus to
make clear the present mifcrable condition OF the
holy If its people and To explain the causes Of
the ripting in various towns noted lately I'm bf f
telcsrarns. Every winter and spring for years ne
writes there has been lack Of food In SiCIy ,sp.-
Cially outside the two three large cities and
now want has mounted almost to famine. The one
resource Of the pcasantry is the produce Of their
poorly cultivated lands. In the main inferior
grains. Orchards Of oranges and Of lemons oc-
cupy only comparatively small part of the
island. and the price Of these fruits has fallen so
low that there is the scantiest profit In the rails
of them. The vineyards have
cred from the consequences Of pcstilcncc and
there is no lucrative market for even the wines
that they DO yield.
Practically the Slcan peasant depends for sub
sisicncc upon his harvest. and last year II failed
b. the cOmmOnest arrangement he receives 4 part
of the crop for the working Of the land The
rest goes to the owner and to the tax collector
Last autumn the PEASANTS share smaller than
ever and :or months. in many cases. he and his
family have not had grain enough for the bread
cakes and porrdgcS that make the staple Of their
food much less any to barter for the other ncccs-
sarics OF life. True. more or less grain has been
imported from America and from other countries
where there Il better harvest. and the Gov
eminent has reduced the duty upon II by "A third :
but the peasant haS no money to buy ii, even
were 1t less costly than carriage by sea and land
Amposts OF many sorts make it-worst of ALL the
OcfrOi which takes toll OF all food at the en-
trance to every village and the vexation Of which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17
travellers that Save venturcd into the interior OF

travellers that Save venturcd into the interior OF
sicily Will recall $500, +,
The peasants. lacking initiative. energy. ana IN
most Instances savings from better harvests SEEN
nearly rcWcricsi to help themselves The lahd.
owners, wish diminished crops and rents una.
make the burden Of taxation shc heayier nav
as Il class little ability and perhaps httic dispoSi
lion to aid Tho Sicil!an5 are too proud OF lhclt
position IA an integral part CT the Kingdom o.
italy 10 asi. help CT their brethren OF the Mill
lard who suffer Likewise from weight OF TAX
and the general iinroyorishmcnt OF the penihS s
made the vorsc by n Scanty harvest The SiciildnS
know that tie undertaking. for example OF lhrIs
public works 10y .hc Government woun ~ az
measure rclic,c their distress ih'S hl"T% r..
well that the roya! treasury is too n'n Ip
such expenditure II Is for Sirily 10 ,n pea" ',i,od
share uncomplairIcly> of the burdens oi th' u'''"
kinadom. Therefore they will not ask io' ''u
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Cnrcpcar Advertisements.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVELLERS VIII nnd
the London Office Of The Tribune. tt0
Fleet street. convenient place To leave
The Tribune.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
UNHAPPY is FRANCE
WAR AND HOME
POLICY TO DE INTERPoIJATED.
Cavagnnic to Attack the Government
,sOn the DrcyfuS Casc--A Gigantic
Riot Expected in Paris.

Copyrighted. 1898. by Associated Pressl
London, October 22.--The French pre-
misr is attacked on all sides and IL was
thought he would try to secure the support
of the moderates to carry him through the
session. But his list OF new projects is
sued this week shows moderate officials
have mostly been replaced by radicals
This has exasperated the mclerates. who
declare the ministry has thereby signed
It's own death warrant. Interpellat.ons
from deputies on thu governments policy
at homo and abroad are pouring in. M
Cavagnaic the former minister OF war,
intends to attack the government on the
question OF the revision OF the Dreyius
case. opposing It's reference to the court
of CESSATION on the ground that the army
las in the council of appeal its own court
of cessation. M, Bourgeoise is REGARDED as
the probable successor Of NJ Brlsson AMI
lively times are promised on the reas-
semblng Of the chamber OF deputies on
Tuesday next.
The French socialists are organizing n
vast demonstrators to take place on the
Place de la Concord and the anti Dreyfns
league has also summoned its adherents
TO meet there with the rallying cry of Vive
rarmie. A collision between the two rae
tons is anticipated. In view of which the
project of Paris Is taking measures on 81
gantic scale to preserve order. In add
zion the military authorities are prepar-
ing for trouble and the garrison OF Paris
will be confined to tbs barracks. The pre-
liminary socialist meetings have already
resulted in conflicts with the police
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
A FRENCH VIEW OF IT.
PEACE, But NOT PEACE AT ANY
PRICE Is THE DESIRE.
LcgftimRteIy HIS Right to Stay at
Fasboda and He VIII Stny.

Special Cable Dispatch to the New York Her
aid and The Houston Post Copyrighted
1895 by James Gordon Bennett)
psris. October 90. Fashoda is upon
every tongue. 1t must be admitted that
the attitude OF the French is calmer
than the English. This is particularly
noticeable in the newspaper comment
on the other side OF the channel. In
London yellow journ Llism seems 10
have taken root and is fourishing.
In the European edition of the Herald
today there is comparison between
the attitude of the British and French
Mail. which regretted that the boule-
ward press--which wis responsible for
the disastrous war with Germany--is
England.
"Our nefghbors," the leader added,
must understand they are playing a
dangerous game. They are going be-
yond a bluff end may find themselves
In position whence it will be mpos-
side to recede."
The advice is good but, as the Her
aid remarks, Doctors are said never to
take their Own prescriptions, so 1t is
perhaps useless to wish the Daily Mail
would heed it's own warning 1t Is the
English yellow journalism and not the
boulevard press that Is Plying dan
gerous game. From the very beginning
OF the Fashcda mbrog1lo the tone OF
the newspapers OF Frapce has been con
sistertly quiet. moderate and reason
able II Is true that the rights of he
first conner over a derelict territory
have been firmly maintained, but alter
all this is no. astonishing nor Grim
inal, so far as Is known. At any rate,
on this side OF the channel there is no
article OF international law that for
blls people 10 revindicate wkst 1t con-
siders TO be it's just dues, On the other
hand many-if not ail--ths English
dailles seem 10 have been thrown off
their balance BY the mere idea thar
the claims OF Great Britain to the
whole OF Africa should rot be uui-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23

says, France can not and never will
consent to recall Major Marchpnd.
No ta,lon could condemn such de-
cisioD. The English papers try to make
great capital out OF the statement that
Fashoca is what was formerly Egyp-
tian territory This. however. seems 10
DO purely an acaeemical argument.
The Egyptian soudan was voluntarily
evacuated. so lar as Europe Is con-
ceined, and was left res mullins.
Major Marchand was intrepid or
lucky enough to arrive at Falboda
ABOUT two mcnths before the victory
At omdurman brought the Nile valley
under English control. This virtually
constltuted discovery. and conse-
quently possession. The British em-
tire Itself ha, been tuIlt upon the
usme principles. At any rate. this fat
aeccmpIi deserves recognition and CONF
penfatlop IN the eyes Of France.
De l'Casse said: sir Edmund Mon-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23


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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
GOOD ADVICE}
>She Advises France to Keep Out z
of War. {

} Berlin, October 27.-The Ma I
>tional Zeitung says il learns that
?Comt Muriaveff, the Russian for !
}eign minister, has recommended toS
}the French government a peacefulS
(settlement Of the Fashoda question,
Sas Russia does not consider that>
}war will serve the interests Off
( France. (
VERBALLY accepted as gospel Never HIS
there been such lack OF courtesy to-
ward a friendly ration, such reck-
tess beIl.cose blustsr as duri7g tns last
ten DAYS In rhe editorial columns OF
most of the English newspapers. The
Daly Mail Is quite right; ttls II going
beyonS a buff; but who IS TO blame?
Certainly not thv boulevard press. In
dstdthe combativl ssttiGude OF our Brio
ism contenpor sries is little less remark
able thar their ig'orsnce Of Francs srf
the French. Paris Is barely eight hours
distant from London now; yet they
write OF the French capital With rs IT.
tie knowledge as though II we're Fa-
shoda. There is scarcely paper here
boulevard or not--thst has discussed
- ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
MOVE OUT OF FASH0DA OR FIGHT.
That Is the Sentiment in London Concerning
Solution of the Difficulty With France.


evidently
tocon o.
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seehAnty mmgF nj
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
PEACE IS POSSIBLE,
DE PCasse Says lie Has Found /,
Way Out.

Especial Gable Dispatch 10 tho New York IIar-
aid aud The Houston Post Copyrighted,
1895, by James Gordon Benuott.J
London, October "a. - Accord
ing to the Paris Figaro this morn
ing, M. De rCasse was able to in
form the council that he had
good hopes of arriving on the
delicate question of Fashoda at a
solution which could be very hon.
orabiy accepted by the two ma
tions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23

There are pie1ty OF telegraph stations
On HIS route to Jerusalem.
II anything were reeied 10 demon
strste the difference Of the French from
tss English rvsss over the Fashoda
matter II wcu.d be Liberties leader last
evening 1. can nct be denizd that
enorgb p,oyoost.on has beer given by
the Lcnsea di.lIes 10 warrant s1arp.
reply. Instead Of that. the tone OF the
rsr,s jourry's Is almost uniformly
courteous. Though Arm. AZ the Liberte
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23

tina
1.-THE @ h it d the My pssbts nhnd
the W loss of ph di a huep of Mfca
W it is H though
10 the he ia MOI said tn tMarhand i1na whdaw
from h # t nuhHchono France
tina Fd b d TIN d of hi g is onyosibes uHou
of $ to p fever heat
a d up $ that both
blu tt the point they tt. maxi gdM it
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
resent either the English people or the

resent either the English people or the
British government. Neither France
nor EnglaGd has anything to gain from
war. Both have much TO lose At pres
ert the difficulty pending between them
can be smoothed away peacefully; but
the yellow press mistakes intimidation
for negotiation. France Is not quite
friendless Continental Europe might
possibly side with her; after all, bis
imperial mdesty, the emperor of Ger
macy, has not yet been heard from.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23

London, October 22--The British cab.
mat has bein summoned to meet early
next week for the purpose OF discuss-
ing the Fsshoia question. II n under
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
ENGLAND GETTING READY.
scHROing Wnrsbips Ordered
To Make IN Full Crews.


London, October %. - TEE
British admiralty has Ordered
every seagc ng wsrship TO have
its crew ma3s up 10 the full com
Element as ordered In case OF
mobilization. The r,er o, the
Brittle admiralty practically
means the complete telling on
prorpec;iyely o, every sEp's
company in detail. Four torpedo
beat det,royers WI. ch were about
TO be fitted with new water tube
Boxers have had their ortsrs
counterms nded api have been IN
strncted TO reduce th.- stores,
Officers on leave or absence or
unemployed hsve been netieed 10
held themselves In s2a2lness 10
command the reserve ships II re-
quiral.
The sun., 1898-12-20
WARNING To GERMANY.
Any Hostile Trade Legislation Will
Be Met With Retaliatory Meas.
ures in This Country.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.--In the Senate
today United States Senator Mason in.
troduced a resolution directing the Com,
mittee on Agriculture to inquire into Ger.
tain legislation pending before the Ger
man Reichstag calculated to prohibit the
importation into Germany of American
sausages and other meat products and
directing the Committee, should the
legislation become law, to report i'm
mediately bill to require the inspection
of sugars, meets, wines and other food
products which are imported into this
country from Germany. The resolution
went over until tomorrow. 1t is as fol-
lows:-
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the attent-
ton OF the people of the United States
that there is pending in the German
Reichstag legislation which is calculated
and intended to prohibit the exporta-
ton OF American sausages and other
meat products into Germany; be it there
fore,
RESOLVED. That the Committee on Ag-
riculture be herewith instructed to in
quire into such legislation, and if the
same becomes law that said committee
is instructed to report forthwith bill to
require the inspection of sugars, meats,
wines and all other food products which
are imported into this country from the
empire of Germany.
The sun., 1898-12-20
Free Exhibition of War Picture

The Spanish-American war will be
soon reproduced in our city in the oper
air free to every one, at Sixth and Mar.
ket streets, beginning Thursday night,
by the U. S. Exhibition Company, show.
ing each evening fifty war scenes, taken
on the battlefield in Cuba, Manila and
Porto Rico by special artists. These
views are now being exhibited at Keith's
New York Theatre and Eden Musee as
their biggest drawing card and with
tremendous success. The Wargraph is
considered the greatest moving picture
machine ever before an audience; the
shortest moving picture to be shown will
be 30 feet long and the longest ll5
feet. They represent everything true to
nature.
The Troy Duly Standard said Of the
Wargraph exhibition given in Troy:
''They are the finest ever shown in this
city. Fully 5000 people watched them
last night. The collection of pictures is
excellent and showed up with remark.
able clearness, being much better than
similar work shown in our local houses
OF amusement at different times. From
the True american, Trenton. N. j.
The sun., 1898-12-20
BURGLARS HORRIBLE CRIME.
Murder One Woman, Fatally Wound
Another, and Set Fire to the
House and Escape.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. l9.-Telegrapt
advices from Banks, Ala, tell OF . hOr'
ribie crime at the Myers plantation, near
Josie Post Office. eight miles from
Banks.
Mrs. Ida Myers, wealthy widow, and
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. e. Myers, also
widow, conducted q store, and it wae
known that they kept large amount Of
money in the dwelling across the road
from the store. A young man named
Cook was employed to superintend the
farm, and he occupied q room in the
house. Some time bet ween midnight and
day break Cook was aroused by noise
in the room of the elder Mrs. Myers. He
sprang out Of bed and ran to the door OF
the room and saw Mrs. Myers struggling
with two strange men.
He rushed to her assistance and was
knocked senseless with club. When
he regained consciousness he found the
house on fire and the elder Mrs. Myers
apparently dead on the floor. Dragging
her from the fire, he went in search of
the younger Mrs. Myers and found her
dead in her room, her brainss having
been beaten out. He rescued her body
just in time from the flames.
He then rang the farm belland aroused
the neighbors, who came in great num-
bers, but were too late to save the house
or any Of its contents.
1t is believed that the robbers obtained
about 5000 in cash, and evidently they
thought they had killed all three parties
and f;rad tho hnnso IN novor nm thair
crime. The neighborhood is greatly ex-
cited, and scores Of men are out search
ing for the miscreants, who if caught
will doubtless be lynched. At last ac-
counts no clue had been discovered. The
OF the elder Mrs. Myers is
critical
The sun., 1898-12-20
SIJICIDED FOR SPITE.
Horrible Form of Death Taken by a
Wisconsin Farmer to Vent
Spleen on Wife.

MoNTELLo, Wis, Dec. l9.-To spite his
wife Gottlieb Wagner, a farmer living
near here, yesterday committed suicide
by cremating himself. Wagner and
his wife quarrelled recently and as re.
suit divorce proceedings were begun by
the wife after living in wedlock thirty
five years. 5
To spite her and prevent her from get
ting any of his property, he yesterday
gathered all his money together, drove
all the cattle into the barn and set fire to
the residence and the barn. Neighbors
were attracted to the scene and asked
Wagner what he meant by destroying
his home.
''Tll show you," he shouted, and with
a farewell bow he ran into the barn and
jumped into the flames. He was burned
to death. In the fire twenty-eight head
of cattle, three horses, one hundred tur-
keys, and all the farming machinery
and the grain and hay were burned. He
had no insurance, and widow and
twelve children are left on a heavily
farm.
The sun., 1898-12-20

THE Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman,
Bishop OF the Diocese of Delaware, for
purely commercial reasons, it is claimeu,
officially sanctioned the marriage of the
divorced wife of Mr.. William DUPONT to
Mr.. Willard Salisbury. The events
which led up to the Saulsbury-duPont
wedding are common property in Della
ware. Bishop Coleman has doubtless
heard them recounted.. Within the day
or so just past the Holy Father has taken
upon himself. the right to criticise the
social ethics of the Rev. Mr.. Chesley,
who, as gentleman, participated in the
wedding of Mr.. j. Edward Addicks to
Mrs. Ida Carr Wilson. No record exists
of any protest from His Holiness to the
Rev. DR.. Henry, who actually performed
the ceremony uniting Mrs. dupont to
Mr.. Salisbury, but, on the contrary,
written document exists, showing the
official sanction of this alliance by the
Holy Father. Consistency, Thou Art a
JeweP' even in Bishops. The social and
domestic lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Addicks
are as an open book known to all men.
The honor Of this fair lady was like
gold, tried by fire, and to her everlast-
ing G lory and to the glory of all women,
her character stood the test.
The sun., 1898-12-20

Two trials by Jury have failed to clear
United States Senator Richard Rollins
kenney of the charges brought against
him by the United States.
He still stands in the dock prisoner
charged with crime against his country.
The disgrace is not his alone. He has
dishonored himself and his native State.
He has cast blight upon Delaware citizen.
ship.
He should resign his high office
forthwith and meet his accusers as a
man among men.
He should not wrap around him the
mantle of his office and challenge Jury
OF his Peers to tear it from about him if
they dare!
Shame on him. Shame on his coun.
sellors who permitted it if they did not
encourage it.
The Junior Senator representing Della.
ware in the Senate of the United States
was not on trial. The prisoner at the Bar
was "RoP' kenney, of Dover, Delaware
His fellows on the Indictment are now
doing time in the penitentary at Tren-
ton while he rests secure in the Toea of
Senator.
II this man, this Kenney, be innocent;
If he has any character or manhood left
why don't he defend them as man?
He skuIks and cringes meath tie robes
OF his office and cries out "dont tear
this fabric OF the nationw What spec
tacle?
If he is an innocent man, as he claims,
ne has failed utterly to convince two
juries of that fact. He is entitled, how.
ever, to the benefit of the doubt. This
he has had and ever must have. For the
sake OF the nation and for the reputation
Of Delaware, he should resign and stand
trial as citizen of the State and not as a
Senator of the nation.
AT this moment Kenney has no stand
ing at home or abroad as a Senator, He
rests under cloud of criminal ipdict.
ments. He is stencil in the nostriIs of
decent people and his name is sent
broadcast as a reflection on Delaware
citizenship.
II he realizes this, as he must, and re-
signs forthwith, he will come before the
court in better light and stand before
the world as a man who is not afraid of
his accusors or ashamed to meet the
charges brought against him.
kenney must be tried again.
Kenney ought to resign his office forth.
with,