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BAYARD DECLINES TO TALK
Embassy Besieged with a Orowd of Would-
Bo Interviewers ,
BRITISH OFFICIALS ALSO RETICENT
I.cnillnw XiMTNiiniirrN of Lomlon , Ilinv-
vvrr , KxproNN ( In- Opinion Unit
( lie American Minister Will
lluvu to lle.ilKii.
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LONDON , Isc. 11. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Ambassador
Daynrd has just returned from a visit to Vis
count I'cel , and bcaldes Ms assurance to
rtpicHcntftUvt'H ot th& Associated press that
lie lias no Intention ot resigning hi authorizes
mo to eayi
" 1 am making no statement In regard to
the resolution of the house of representatives ,
of which I supposeI shall wo the text In
duo time. Probably only a synopsis of my
address In Edinburgh , which Is the alleged
badly of action of the house majority , Has
been published at home , and the full text I
nm disposed to believe has not been read by
thos : who appear to have voted In the ma
jority yesterday in Washington , "
IALIAUD SMITH.
LONDON , Dec. 11. The United States em
bassy was besieged at an early hour today by
newspaper reporters anxious to obtain the
views of Ambassador Bayard upon the de
mand for his Impeachment which was made
yesterday In the hoiibo ot representatives at
Washington by Congressman William E. Bar
ret' ot Massachusetts , on the ground that he
had Insulted the country to which ha Is ac
credited and the peoplehe represents , In
speeches delivered at Boston , England , and
at Edinburgh , Scotland , on August 2 and
November 7 rcsp3c Ively. Uut all attempts to
induce Mr. Bayard or his staff to discuss the
matter failed , whllu the British ofltclals alt- ]
declined to malic any statements on the sub
ject.
ject.The St. James Gazette this afUrnoon thinks
that Mr. Bayard . "may resign after such an
- attack. " "If > > o , " the Gazette adds , "his loss
will bo regretted by all who have come In
contact with such a flno example of a dlgnl-
lied , eloquent American statesman. But Mr.
Bayard's Indiscretion was so deliberate that
wc doubt If he did not contemplate this re
sult. After all , we too , should resent It If
our ministers made similar statements. "
The Westminster Gazette remarks : "Up to
the hour of going to press , Mr. Bayard has
not fled to Hatflcld. Whether he sseks refuge
In the tower of London remains to be seen. "
The Globe ridicules tlw Impeachment Idea
and adds : "The- republican majority Is not
. .unreasonably annoyed that Mr , Bayard per
mitted himself the freedom of speech which
Is Impossible to the diplomatist of the old
world. "
Although Mr. Bayard refuses to be Inter
viewed regarding ths action of Mr. Barrett ,
he has stated that ho docs not Intend to
tender Mo resignation.
Tlio Evening Standard this afternoon , com
menting on the affair , says : "Tho psttlness
of party warfare In the United States was
never more clearly displayed. Mr. Bayard
1ms gained the good will of all classes here.
Thi > United States has always been singu
larly fortunate In the selection ot Its am
bassadors to Grat Britain , and Mr. Bayard
has proved himself worthy of the foremoft
rank. This petty outburst of spite upon the
part of a political clique will not tend to In
crease our feeling of respect for American
politicians. "
The Post ( conservative ) , In an editorial
nn the action of the house of representa
tives at Washington on United States Am-
b.ifsador Bayard , says : "The moral Is that
if ambassadors. If called upon to make a
speech , fliould discuss authorship and
Slmkerpcare. especially when a presidential
election Is In sight. "
The Dally News ( liberal ) , In an editorial
on Bayurd , says : "Wo do not desire to
say anything very emphatic In-Mr. Bayard's
pi alee ; for that might make Mr. McCall
and Mr. Barret go for him anew. But we
believe him to be the sort of a man who
will not scare worth a cent. "
< if CJIinlerii In HIIHHII. |
ST. PETERSBURG , Dec. 11. The Issuing
of'passports to pilgrims to Palestine has been
( suspended , owing to the disturbances there.
In this city between November 30 and Da-
cember 7 , ( hero were seventy-three cases of
cholera and forty-six deaths from that dis
ease. In the government of Volhynla , from
November 17 to November 23 , there were
259 cases of cholera and ninety-four deaths.
In the government of Kiev , during the same
period , -there were 101 cases of cholera and
thirty-four deaths. In the Orel government ,
from November 3 to November 30 , there
\\erc sixteen deaths from cholera.
DlNoriler In < Ii < - Itulliiii Clmnilier.
ROME , Dec. 11. A disorderly scene oc
curred In the Chamber of Deputies today over
a discussion ot the government's proposal for
in my enlistments. Slg. Marazzl wanted to
road an old letter from Premier Crisp ! , con-
nnctlng an alleged Inconsistency with his
proncnt attitude. The president ot the Cham
ber refused to allow the letter to bo read ,
but Slg. Marazzl Instated , and a great up
roar followed In the Chamber. The sitting
had to be suspended In order to restore order ,
but later It was resumed and the session
ended quietly.
Srv 'ii Hmiilrcil Halliiiin Killed.
HOME , Dec. 11. General Baratlorl lias
telegraphed nn account ot the battle at Am-
b.ilil. | ; In which 700 Italians were killed by
the Abyssinian forces. General Duration's ac
count shows that only ono engagement was
fought , the Italians making n heroic defense
ngalnst the enemy. Major Tosolll , In com
mand of the Italians , died only after arrang
ing for the retreat of his troops. Ras Michael
watt killed. Ras Alulla wax seriously wounded
and Ras Mangasla was seriously wounded.
itM nrxlrojr 1'liinliitlonx.
HAVANA , Dec. 11. The Insurgents have
burned the plantation of Manuel Ha , In the
Camaguanl district of Santa Clara , and not
for from the capital of the province. The
plantation was the property of the widow of
Tamas Ona , The steamer Catallna arrived
here today from Spain and brought with her
four small gunboats for coast service , ttio
Yiimurl , Mayarl , Canto and Guantanamo.
Cniiiiilliiii S ( earner * Overdue.
HALIFAX , N. H. , Dec. IV. The Dominion
mall steamer Scotsman Is now nearly four
days overdue- from Liverpool , probably owing
to the recent gales. The Trlonla , from Glas
gow , Is also overdue. A heavy northeast gale
Is blowing , with snow ,
Hearing ( lie llnrveNler Canf.
ALUANV. N , V. , Dec. ll.-Attorney den-
eriil Iluncock gave a hearing this afternoon
In the matter of the application of Mrx.
Thomas Pattlfon , wife of the late Admiral
I'ultlson , for permlMon to commcnci ) action
In the supreme cuurt for the involution of
the Walter A. Wood Mowing- und Heapin ?
Machine company or Troy nnd Hooslc
I'll'Ic. on ihe grounds that the company I *
liifolvent and tlmt the directors of the com-
jiany Hbim-il their trust. Mrs. Patllton I *
tht' owner of I7 share * of the company' *
capital Htock. which IH valued at Sli.tOO.OCO.
The company mfTerod greatly last bummer
by the f.illuie of the Walter A. Wood liar-
VMMlnjf Machine company of St. I'uul , Minn
The hearing- will bo continued Friday ,
Dull ) Uulil Shipment UiilletliiN.
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. L. Von Hoffman &
Co. will nilIp 11,000,000 In gold by tomorrow's
'learner. The gold will be withdrawn from
the tublreasury.
McisiH. HclilelLach , Ickelhelmcr & Co. will
forward $200,000 In Spanish gold to Havana
today ,
The stejinnhlp Havel , leaving tfouthumptcn
today , will luvi ) on board 1,000,000 francs In
gold In transit for Cuba.
111:111:1 : niri.M > s TIII : SOCIALISTS
Denlen Tlmt Tin- } ' Arc < ir IJver Wrr
KnemleN nf ( ierinnti t'lilty.
LONDON , Dec. 11. The Times' Berlin cor
respondent will say tomorrow : H rr Bebe
spoke In the- Reichstag for two hours today
Ho began by remarking that when the tameness -
ness of the spcoch from the throne was com
pared with the emperor's spech on the tame
day at Ilnslau , It was easy to undcrslam
why Chancellor Von Hohenlohe had bscn
deputed to read the former by proxy. He
reminded the housj that many wtll known
socialists , Including Herr Mlquel , In the wll. .
days ot his political youth , had fought and
suffered tor the cause of German unity at a ,
lime when UP chief opponents were Hohen-
zollerns and Prussian Junkers. The attlluds
of the socialists toward the Sedan celebra
tions was governed by the conviction tha
never was n more fatal mistake committed
than the annexation of the Relchland whlcl
had made Russia th > chief arbitrator of the
deftlnlei ? of Europe.
"The socialists had never claimed to be
angels , and they could not be expected frfln
the inn nn r In which they had been treatei
diirlni ? the reign of the first Wllhalm. Even
the conservatives would have desplpod us , '
continued Ilorr Bebel , "had we tamely suf-
ft red the Insult of blng described as a rable
unworthy of the name of Germans. But wha
has been the reply to our quiet protests'
Why , prosecutions and Imprisonments with
out end tor Icsc majeste. "
The speaker then continued to denounce the
constant appeals to the army against the so
cialists as the best possible encouragement
to Germany's enemies abroad.
"When you como to spend your last mar
nnd last penny In defense of unity , you wll
find us standing shoulder to shoulder with
you , not for love of you , but for love ef our-
selvex. The real revolutionists are thos : who
ar always arguing the adoption of violent
measnires against the socialists. "
Pointing toward Baron von Stumm , Herr
Belgel exclaimed : "It Is such men thai
hanker after bjfrlcades , and not we. "
Finally , referring to the taxation of the
working classes , the speaker declared htal
the government policy was the most power
ful weapon of ths racialist agitation , and
envlilch no amount of persecution woult
blunt.
General Bronsart von Schellendorf , the
German minister of wor , who had been listen
ing to the speech with great Impatience , re
plied almost angrily that the socialists might
b ? sure that the army would do Its duty
It had not forgotten tha Insults they pourec
upon Its heroic and venerable leader In 1S70.
Should the police fall and the army be re
quired to deal with socialism , there would
bo no child's play.
1'OSSHSSEU MAXV ACCOMILISHMIXTS
with Aliiint All the CrlmcN
In I InCnleiiilnr. .
NEW ORLEA-NS , Dsc. 11. Dr. William
Hammond , who IH charged with being a thief
confidence man , bigamist , adulterer , abortion
ist , and all-ijround crook , was arrested here
this morning.
Hammond , it Is stated , was born In Li
Chute , Canada , and was brought up a farmer.
He married on reaching man's estate. His
wlfo soon died and then Ms career of crime
commenced. In 1SSC Hammond married Mrs
Erockway , widow of a wealthy physician ol
Franklin Falls , N. H. , and the members ot
the Fre : > Will Baptist church made him their
pastor. , JIe swindled his wlfo out of $3,00 (
and Hie people of the town out of several
thousand more. Later h ? traveled through
Canada and then suddenly disappeared. He
was next heard of at Eureka , Gal. , where he
ofllciated as a minister , married one of his
flock , had her life Insured , and when sh : died
suddenly collected the Insurance , started on
a tour of the world , visiting Honolulu , New
Zealand , Japan and Capetown , working every
section for all It was worth. Ho married an
estimable lady In Melbourne. He then re
turned to the United States , and on July 10 ,
1890 , his wife died suddenly. He was then
practicing medicine. Ho returned to New
Zealand In 1891 , where he married again.
The doctor once practiced at Bedford , Mass. ,
Allenown ! , Pa. , and In South Putney , N. Y.
lit chimed that ho had been a Catholic
priest. In 1884 he was a Baptist minister in
Wolf Lake , Ind. , also a doctor , went thcnc ?
to Indiana Village , Md. , and left for other
n ° lds-
a
GIHI. MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS.
Xo Truce of Her Since She Left Xeiv
York for Sun Kraiiclhco.
NEW YORK , Dsc. 11. Superintendent
Frederick Alexander called upon Dputy Com
missioner Sweeney of the Immigration de
partment in regard to the case of a pretty
ghl named Letty Langerman , who , he
claimed , bad bsen abductcJ somewhere be
tween Now York and SanFranclsco. Lsttle ,
he said , Is IS years old , a Swede and well
educated. She arrived here in November and
gave hero destination as the home of her
relative , Miss Johnson , 54 Sacramento street ,
Sail Francisco. As the young woman had
money , friends in the west and a ticket for
San Francisco , the Ellis island officials passed
her and she started on her journey west.
Bjfore going she telegraphed that she was
about to start. This Is the last that has bsen
heard of her for three weeks. Miss Joh'nwn
became worried and asked an acquaintance
of the. Langermans and Johnsons to start an
Investigation. This acqualntanace , Peter Hol
land , Is a sailor who shipped from New York
to San Francisco in the bark Pettlnglll. Hol
land went to the Union Pacific railroad olllce ,
nnd the police office In San Francisco , but
could learn nothing of the missing girl. Then
ho wrote to Superintendent Alexadnsr , giving
all the facts nnl a description and photograph
of thegirl. . The Ellis Island officials have
started an Investigation and will endeavor to
trace the girl's movement from the time shs
left this city.
ICAXSA.H IIAXKHU.S AUK K.YG1TKI ) .
\Vork of 11 Sirlnillcr
riltl'lU'H SI II II. V Of Till-Ill.
WICHITA , Kan. , D.'c. 11. As the news
comes In , the systematic hank swindle In this
section of the country appears greater in ex
tent. The bank at Ne3 Clly , 11 Is now
learned , was swindled out of $500 and a bank
In Canadian , In the panhandle of Texas , to the
extent of $450. An effort was made to citch
the Sedgwlck county bank In this city for
* : r > o.
Recently a man named. Long came herewith
with four drafts , aggregating about $1,000 ,
and operated among the merchants , but It Is
not known how" many were cashed. All thoie
drafts bear the naias of Frank Royeo of the
Citizens' bank of Jamaica , Guthrlo county , la.
Roy > a used ' to be cashier of the defunct bank
of Enid , Okl. The banking directory gives
his bank at Jamaica as having a capital stock
ot $5,000 and already the unpaid drafts In
southern Kaneas and other places amount
to much more than that. The directory gives
Royee'a corretpondcni at Chicago as the First
National bank , but the drafts bearing his
name are protested there.
K\n OK Tllli COLT-VAST ALEX CASR.
All SllllH DlHIItlNNIMl Illlll I 'Illl
AioloKl > * H .Mildo.
PROVIDENCE , H. L , Dec. 11. The last
act of Ihe. famous Colt COEO closed thk >
moinlng"when J , M. Rlpley , couns l for Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Colt In ttio divorce proced-
litgi brought by her hutbind , ex-Attorney
General Samuel P. Colt , formally dlrcontlnued
the petition brought by his client In the ap
pellate division of the supreme court. Fol
lowing this Samuel Colwell , attorney for Col
onel Colt , read a statement signed by the
latter , slit Ing that as the reason for the
null brought by him against J. J. Van Alen
of Newport , for alleged alienation cf Mr ? .
Colt'a affections had been misconstrued , this
cato % va also discontinue. In hli state
ment Colonel Colt denies that any charge ;
unbecoming conduct were made or In
tended to be made against Mrs. Colt In th ,
lull brought against Mr. Van Alen , The
statement was t < lgned by the ex-Attorney gen
eral In New York on December 7 ,
.Movi'liiunU of Uci-iiii Vi'Hui'lH , DIMII ,
New York Arrived 1'alatli , from Hun-
burg.
MAIN POINTS UNSETTLED
Granting of the Pirranns Has Not Olcarct
the Eastern Atmosphere.
WAS BUT AN INCIDENT IN THE GAME
Pcnro of I'nropc Tli-il I'll In the Kntc
nf tile Olloninii Dmiilre .lenl-
< MIM > - of the I'nncrs It * Only
ii. ISnCby the A nctnte < l
CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 10. ( Vln Sofln
Dec. 11. ) The two Incidents which have con
stltutcd the center of sensational Interest
namely , the refuge of Kustlchuk Said Pasha
ex-grand vizier , In the British embassy nm
the refusal of Ihe sultan to grant the firmans
for the passage through the Dardanelles o
the nddltlonnl guardshlps demanded by the
powers , arc practically relegated to history
through their settlement by the return o
Said to his own residence and by the Una
granting of the firmans by the sultan. How
unimportant these Incidents wore In them
selves Is Indicated by the fact that the lense
condition of the public mind Is not abated by
their closing , and the watchful game of dlplo
macy Is seen to go on much as before.
The Intimate connection of the peace o
Europe with the fate of the Turkish empire
la not to be forgotten , nor Is It to be los
sight of that this peace Is dependent , ns It
has been for the pnst eighteen years , upon the
accord of the great powers ns to the limits
of the coercion which shnll be exercised upon
the "sick man" of Europe. How great a
labor nnd stress Is necessnry to the > main
tenance of this accord has been Indicated by
the long-drawn-out conduct of the guardshlps
Incident , the sultnn refusing to concede n
single step voluntarily and leaving the powers
to their own resources to patch up their com
plicated Jealousies and conflicts of Interests
before an agreement could be reached to
unite In n demand upon the sultnn.
The outrages upon the Armenian Christians
sc < em to be receding Into the background , ex
ccpt ns they constitute the technical case
upon which the powers base their action nt
Internntlonnl law for the settlement of larger
questions.
WOULD BROOK NO MORE DELAY.
The visit of M. Nelldoff to the sultan on
Sunday nnd his prolonged audience with him
as first exclusively cabled to the Assoclatei
press , seems to have settled In his mind nt
last limn on the question of the guardshlps
at least the powers were In accord. It has
dev&lopod that M. Nelldoff assured the sultnn
that unless the firmans for the guardshlps
were granted the powers would present an
ultimatum on the subject to the porte. M
Nelldoff then appealed to him In behalf of
the czar to obviate the necessity of such n
step by granting the firmans. This from
Russia evidently convinced the sultan that
his game of delay was up.
Said's return to his own house was made In
the carriage of Sir Philip Currle , the British
ambassador , accompanied by the chief drago
man of the embassy. On the same evening
that he returned the secret police who line :
been w niching the embassy were withdrawn.
Said Pasha wrote Sir Philip Currle a letter
of thanks , Irr which he said that nfftr forty-
three yc-ars of public service nnd five In the
position of grand vizier his health was bro
ken and he was unable to accept the office of
grand vlzlcr. Ho then mentioned the writ
ten assurances. Finally , as Said's request to
leave the country was still ungrantcd and as
he felt bound to attest his appreciation of his
sovereign's personal assurances , he returned
to his own house , the sultan consenting to
grant his wish to bs unemployed In an official
post and to enjoy complete rest and liberty.
Sir Philip Currle reiterated the Jotter's de
sire on behalf of the British government. It
is feared , however , that Said Pasha will
suffer from palace Intrigues.
LONDON , Dec. 11. A dispatch to the
Times from Urumlah , Persia , says : "It Is
now certain that the Hamldleh cavalry de
stroyed 200 villages In the province of Van.
Fifty thousand homeless people are flocking
into the city of Van , and the government Is
dclng nothing to prevent further outrage ; ' . "
A VHnna dlspitch to ths Time-i siys ; "News
was received from Treblzonde today of fresh
atrocities. The bishop nnd five ecclesiastics ,
were burned nllve while seeking refuge In
a building. Fresh outrages have occurred
In other parts of Asia Minor. "
The Standard's Constantinople correspond
ent says : "The porte Is absolutely deserted
by ministers , who hldo day and night at the
palace , where confus-Ion reigns supreme. "
A dispatch to the Dally News from Con-
stantlnople reports the arrest by palace
officials and the subsequent liberation of the
chief messenger of the British postofilce , who
U an Armenian.
ThY Chronicle has a dispatch from Con-
stantlnopl * which says : "It Is reported that
the sultan snore on the Koran to respect
Said Pasha's life and gave him a largo sum
of money dcwn and a pension of 365 per
month. The sultan seems to have had a fit
of generosity toward those he suspected anJ
has presented to Klamll Pasha a rosary
worth 2,000 and has Increased his salary lo
6,000 yearly. U Is the general opinion thai
Said Pasha has acted foolishly , while others
consider that ho Is playing a deep game. "
Coiiti-Htlni ; n Millionaire' * AVIII.
RAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11. An evening
paper pays that the will of the late George
W. Glbbs , millionaire , merchant , pioneer
nnd philanthropist , Is to be contested.
About a year before his death Glbba , to
avoid a contest , distributed from tSOO.OOO to
$1,000,000 of his properly by deed among his
relatives , his wife receiving the hulk of
the property. At the time of his death hl
estate amounted to only about $1,000. It Is
now ? nld that Mrs. Hastings will contest
the will nnd try to upset the transfer of
ptcperly.
MI-H. Marie Louise Hasting ! ) , widow of
James HnftliiKH of London , was a daughter
of SIr.s. Grnnnnn , an old friend of ilr.
UlbhR. She uny married three times , in
hU will Mr. Gibhs beam-allied tlOO to each
of her children. Mrc , Hasllngn refutes to
inlk for publication , nnd her lawyero will
say nothing- . _
J.'lvc Aliened Train Itoliliern Ciintnri'il ,
FOIIT SMITH , Ark. , Pec. ll.-On the
night of October C Ihe northbound passen
ger train on the 'Frlnco was held up by five
masked men at Cnston bwltch , fifty miles
sotilh of this city. The robbers went
through the exprevx and mall cars and
made good their escape. This afternoon
Postofilce Inspector Houck brought In from
the Choctnw nation live men , charged with
the robbery Tom Hnrlls , Allan Adams ; Al
fred , Hugh nnd George Draper , brothers ,
and Slave Carver , alias Jeff Carver. They
are all ilefperadoea.
llnil Too Much llenl JC tae.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 11. Tonight Albert a.
Erkenbrecher made nn assignment to the
Union Savings Hank and Trust company.
The liabilities are given at $170,000 and the
assets nt $275.000. of which $170,000 Ig In
realty and $105,000 In personalty. A drug
of the real ectate market la given as Ihe
cause of the failure , Mr. Erkenbreoher IH
n brolher-ln-luw of A. 13 , Burkhardt , nnd
la the gentleman who biought the suit that
hrouHht the erlflB In the affairs of the A. K.
Buikhardt company. No prefeiences are
given.
l to KlllliiK- nil I nil In n.
Deo. 11. Adjutant General
Ward of the United Stales army , Depart
ment of Colorado , today received a message
from Fort Apache , stating that a man
mimed llols and two other men , whoso
mines were not known , K-ive thenm-lvcg up
for trial on the charge of killing the Indian
uhoto body was dlEcavered on the Clblque
art Monday , The meubage ntuted , that Ihe
Indian WUH discovered In the act of rob-
I\I\K \ \ a store , and was pursued by the cltl-
Ilor.li-iillnrlHlM DlNciiHH Irrigation.
LAWHICNCE , Kan. , Dec. 11 At the an-
lual meeting of the Kansas Slate Horl'-
cnllural foelety olllcers made their report-
his morningThis wax followed by a imper
in small finUf by Fred K'aton of Ltuislnc.
This afternoon Irritation was discussed by
K'oreo K. Munger of Kui-eku , Ju.'ie J. t )
Hinery of Lawrence , Prof. U. Hav.-ortli of
Kamas university und Prof. Cowt'ill of th
Kansns Farmer.
nx TO nriijf TIII : coM.r.m :
( Iruve Holilierle * nt Toiiekn. Incense
People AKiiliiNt MetllenlilncUliitlon.
TOPEKA , Knn. , Dec. 11. Popular Indigna
tion at the outrageous manner In which the
graves In Rochester cemetery have been
desecrnt d reached ncrisis In North Topska
tonight , and It Is fcartd'tnat an. effort wll
be made before morning ( o cllher burn or
otherwise damage Ihe Kansas.Medical college
The police learn d ihls afternoon that there
was a move on foot to niscmblc a mob to
Enck the medical college located at the corner
of Twelfth nnd Tyltr streets. This evenIng -
Ing the faculty of the collig * "called upon the
police for protection. The stuibnts were nl
sent home and Ihe college building- In tha
possession of a large squad of policemen. A
detail of militiamen .from ballcry B of this
city Is station d nt their arsenal to prevent
n capture of the arms slored there. Upon re
quest of the sheriff the governor has orderci
the Infantry company at Lawrence to be
renly : to respond to a call at any moment
The msn nre now assembled at the station nt
Lnwrcnce.
At S o'clock tonight Mr. P. H. Llllls Identi
fied the third body at the college as thnt o
hs | mother , who died recently1 consumpllon
Wlille It Is bell-veil tha prccnutlons thnt
have been taken will prevent any demonstra-
llon tonight , there Is much excitement over
the three grave robberies that havj come to
light within threeilnyp. . All the Ancient
Order of United Workmen lodges met tonlgh
to denounce the outrage nnd demand a fill
Investigation to discover theghouls. .
LAWRENCE. Kan. , Dec. 11. Compnny H
of the Kansas National Guard received tcle-
giaphlc orders to report In Tojiekn tonight
No reason Is known for the Order , but the
company was assembled and will lenve on to
night's train. ,
The order to company H , Kansas Nntlonnl
Guard , lo report nt Topekn , at once , wns
ccuntermnnded , In n message received by
Captain Miller nt 8 o'clock.
ACTOIt CUUTIS IX COUHT ACJ.VIX
lilii In the I'lny " ( ieii
tleiiinii .Joe.- !
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. Actor M. B. Cur
tis , who for years played "Samuel of Possn , '
and who gained considerable notoriety
through his trial for the murder of Police
man Grant In San Francisco two years' ago
applied to Judge Andrews In the supreme
court today for an Injunction restraining
Rudolph Aronron and others , Including Come
dian James T. Powers , from producing the
play * "Gentleman Joe. " Curtis claims that
he owns the rlghlg to produce " the play In
this country nnd Cnnada. The contracl , Cur
tis claims. Is for ten years from October
21 , 1S95 , and he has expended much money
getting the play ready for production. The
Aronsons threaten to produce the play nl
the Bijou theater next moiUTi. The contracl
Curtis made with the authors. Hood and
Slaughter of London , through their agent ,
calls upon him to pay $ R.OOO..ln advance ol
royalties and produce the play before January
1 next.
Atlorney Chauncey S. Truax , counsel for
the Aicnsans , snld thnt Curtis obtained nn
option on the play fcr $5,000 , and that their
manuscript was sent by the- authors to the
bank In New York. Curtis could not raise
tha money , and through fraud he secured
the contract from Lowenfcld , the authors'
agent. Consequently he had no rights under
It. Rudolph Aronson offered ' $2,500 for the
play and he went abroad to. see It. While
absent , Mr. Truax said , Curtis went to the
bank nnd got the manuscript by paying
$2,500. Albert Aronson ' then entered Into
a contract .will ) . Curtl irto.produce the piece ,
at the Bijou with "Jimmy" , Powers in Uie
title role. - -
Judge Andrews took the -papers and re
served decision , " ' " 1. -
XO EXCHAXUE IlllbU VIOLATED.
Recent Action of AniiTjcnn Tolineeo
ConiiHiny Up for Con' lilerntlon ,
NEW YORK , Dec. H. Considerable In
terest has attached to the result of today1 ?
motnB ! ot Ihe governing committee of the
New York Stock exchange relativeto the
report regarding the statements , made by the
management of the American Tobacco com
pany to the committee on stock list. These
stalemenls were made In response to a de
mand by the governing committee for an ex
planation of the recent extraordinary action
ot the managers In officially anticipating the
dividend action of the board of directors. It
was elated afler Ihe adjournrnenl of the gov
ernors that no action had been or was likely
to bo taken by that body on the subject , as
Iho management of the American Tobacco
company had not brokenany stock exchanga
rule. The directors held a regular meeting
In New York today and went through the
form of declaring the dividends on the pre
ferred and passing upon tha common stock.
This action Is regarded by well Informed
people ns the prelude- a still more nggres-
slve policy by Ihe American Tobacco com
pany In Ihe flghl with the outside plug to
bacco manufacturers.
SOME COXSOLATIOX POIl IMTTSIIUUG.
Smoky City Ocln tlio' Xntlonnl Pro
hibition Convention.
CHICAGO , Dec. 11. Chicago practically
drew out cf ths race for"tb.e | prohibition na
tional convention at the lasT moment today.
The meeting of the executive committee ,
administering the affairs ot the prohibition
party , met nt the Shormari houss to deeld ;
upon the location of convention , Iho tlmj
of meeting , etc. It > lmd been understood
all along that Chicago was In the lead , nnd
much ( disappointment wal manifested by
th3 > members of Iho committee when the
claims of Chicago were- not urged.
The spokesman of Chicago did not with
draw the Invitation and requested the con
vention to most In this city , but offered
no Inducements for Chicago as a site.
Denver led with thlrt-en jvotss on the first
ballot , but showed no Increase on the second
ballot.
The following was the..second and final
ballol : Denver , 13 ; Balllmore , 2 ; Pills-
burg , 22.
The dale was fixed as MJy 27.
OVIMtl.AMl IIF.AU 'E.M > COLLISION.
frj
KrclKlit EiitfliifM aiet'j on the Mnln
Line Vear : Ilium.
CHEYENNE , Dtc. 1U ( Special Telegram. )
A head end collision occurred on Iho Union
Pacific main line -today near Dana station , be
tween a westbound light engine and an east-
bnunt fast freight. The llfebt engine was to
aid ? track at Dana fjor the freight , but
Ihrough misunderstanding ) of orders passed
ho station at Dana and a 'short distance be
yond collided with thefreight. . Fireman
Bradley of the light euglno and Fireman
Uralntr of the freight were-slightly Injured.
The engines were damaged lo the extent of
(900 ( and travel delayed.-- hours by the
wreck. _ I
Orphan Afcyluiu llnrneil ,
MILWAUKEE , Dec. ll.j-Tho SI. Francis
2alhollo Orphan asylum burned tonight ,
: nuslng a loss of $10,000 , No lives were
OSt , I
Two hundred children ilully escaped and
found refuge at the'content near by. As
scon as the elsters rojllzeicthe building was
Eur ; ot der-tructlon , thty ; mad a pyslematlc
effort at saving the prphang , who range from
3 months upwards. The children were gaih-
ored In groupi , and , carrying their belong-
ngs with them , were marched to Iho con
vent , There were many rumom In thj Im-
neiuo crowd of large loss of Ufa among the
irphans , but all proved to be without founda
tion. The overturning of a limp uturled the
[ Ire.
'
1'n-t.lnVnt Mny Hejurn lo Hull ,
NORFOLK. Vu. , Dee , ll.-No direct new *
was iccclvbd hern today from the Violet
with the presidential jiaity. The water In
Iho canal Is BO tOm'.luw that the Violet Riuy
not bo ublo to get through on her return ,
IIUH compelling the party to retuin by tali
Tom Elizabeth t'liy , N. C' . No apprehen
sion la felt tor the safety of the purly.
OPENED THE HEARSE TRIAL
Jury Scoured and the Preliminary State
ment Made the First Day ,
BRILLIANT ARRAY OF LEGAL TALENT
.IIIINP of SI-MMI Vfiir.i SlniH * tlio Mur-
ilvr UIIH Aot DlnilnlNliiMl liitcront
- In tin ? CclrltrnltMl Cnm Muoli
III r ! flliiR ManlfcNteil.
BOWUNO GREEN , Mo. , Dec. 11. The
actual trial of Dr. He.irne for the murder
ot Amos.J. Sttllwell , the millionaire packer ,
who was so mysteriously killed seven years
ago nt Hannibal , Mo. , began today. H will
bo a struggle of unusual bitterness , Involv
ing as It does the mysteries nnd passions
of seven years standing. Each side is con
fident of victory , but the state has seemingly
been weakened by the severance of the cases
of Dr. Hearne and his wife. Colonel Nat
C. Dryden of St. Louis Is leading counsel
for the defense and with him Is associated
David A. Ball. The state's caw Is In the
hands of "Ras" Pearson , prosecuting attor
ney cf Pike county , assisted by H. Clay
Heather and cx-Congrcssman Champ Clark.
The Jury was secured and sworn today.
Ot the twelve men , nine are farmers , nnd
all are among the best pe-cple In the county.
In the opening statement Mr. Heather re
viewed the case , beginning with the trip
made east by Mr. Stlllwcll , when he first
met and marrltd the woman now known
no Funnle C. H-'arne. He wns then over
50 years old , and she was a woman of 22.
He brought her to Hannibal and Installed
her In his home , nnd she wns at once recog
nized as a leader of the swagger set. In
Hannibal at that time was Joseph C. Hearne ,
a doctor , married. As time went on Dr.
Hearno's wife died and Mrs. Stlllwcll grew
tired of being an old man's darling. She
said frequently to Intimate friends that ahe
wished sh ; had a young husband , a strong
young man like Dr. Hearne.
Dr. Hearne heard this and began paying
her attentions so marked that people com
mented freely on It. The relations of Dr.
Hearne and Mrs. Stlllwell became so close
that the aged husband grew suspicious of them ,
watched and caught them. Mrs. Stlllwclt told
friends that Dr. Hearne had hypnotized her ,
so that she could not give him up. Their
relations grew so scandalous that It crept
Into the papers , and then came the murder
at night after Mr. and Mrs. Stlllwcll had re
turned from a card party.
Mr. Heather detalle.1 the events following
the discovery of the body. Ills description
of the finding of the body of the murdered
millionaire , with his head cleft to the shoul
ders by a swinging blow of an axe , "was
graphic , and during its recital there wns a
sllenco that was Intense In the court room.
Dr. Hearne leaned back In his chair , with
ono arm thrown over the back , listening to
every word , but with no sign of particular
Interest In It. Mrs. Hearno bent forward and
lost not a word. Her ej-es watched the Jury
and looked up and down the two rows effaces
faces , but not a muscle of her body moved.
The fixed frown between her eyes neve
relaxed , nnd the lips were never openea.
It was almost painful to see that unchang-
able look ot concentrated thought that sat on
her face.
The taking of testimony was begun late this
afternoon.
.MISS AUII MAKI2S A HETHACTION.
Tliut Her ConfoNHlauVnn
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. Barbara Aub , ac
cording to a statement made by her attor
ney , ling retracted the confession on the
strength of which W. L. S. Langerman was
allowed to go free after he had been con
victed of criminal "assault In the first degree.
Miss Aub now claims , It Is raid , that thp
confession was forced from her by some of
the attaches at the Door of Hope Mission.
"You can My that Barbara Aub lias re
tracted thj confession which she made to
Recorder Goff , and she now rays the story
she told on the witness stand during the
trial of Lungcrman Is true. "
This statement was made tonight by Law
yer Fred House , after an hour's conference-
with Barbara Aub and her three aunts , Mrs.
Mitchell , Mm Dean and Mrs. Kauflln. In the
Tombs prison. This afternoon Mrs. Mitchell
came down to the court houre and held a
long conference with Judge Cowing. Later
she sent word to Lawyer House that Barbara
Aub wanted to se him In the Tomby. Later
Mr. House snld he could not say to whom the
retraction had been made , nor could ha tell
how MissAub came to make It. All ho
could say was that a retraction had been
made. Miss Aub Is in a very excited state of
mind nnd no coherent statement from her
can be secured tonight.
1MJIANS MUST OIIEY THE LAWS.
I'VilrrnI OUIi-liilx I" South JJnkotii
Try aCMV Plmi.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 11. ( Special. )
The Intention of the federal authorities to
prosecute all Indians guilty of adultery and
kindred crimes has resulted already In sev
eral Important arrests being made. The
mout Important of theseIs the arrest ot
Plenty Horses. This Is the young Sioux who
killed Lieutenant Casay during the uprising
at Pine Rldg ? In 1800. Plenty Horses was
acquitted In this city after a long and hotly
fought trial. Big Thunder has also ben taken
Into custody on the charge of criminal as
sault. He Is a Pine Ridge Sioux ot consider
able prominence. This crime , when committed
on an Indian reservation , Is punishable with
death. Several other young Indians are being
held on charged of this kind. This new move
on the part of the government has created
consternation among the reds. Heretofore
these crimes have never been noticed unless
accompanied by a killing or something of that
kind. The Jndlans take the Innovation as an
Injustice. _ ,
uKKiuiis ; : ciunvni.vti THIS' CITIES.
Forty 't'liuiiMnnil Ariiifiiliin
S < M-kliiH' rrotrctloii.
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. A cable dispatch resolved -
solved by the Christian Herald today says ;
'News received from Van states that fully
10,000 refugees are crowding the city from
iOO villages which have been destroyed In
ho province of Van , The Turks arc greatly
tampering the relief work conducted by Dr.
3raco Klmbull and her missionary associates.
MUslon work Is necessarily suspended for the
present. The m'liools are closed ,
"Information comes from Blttlls that the
nlsslorarlrs living there are In danger , and
hat they are awaiting a chance to cbcupe to
i place of safety. "
The Christian Herald today telegraphed to
3lara Barton , president of the American Red
3ross at Washington , offering- contribute
125,000 for relief If the Red Cross assumed
he responsibility ot the work In that coun-
ThrCiuil Mlni-ru Kllleil.
IlICH HILL , Mo. , Dec. ll.-An explosion ,
ivhlch Is believed to have resulted In the
leath of three miners , occurred at 0 o'clock
onlRht In mine No. 15 of the Itleli Hill
oal rompany'B eyHtem. The entrunco to
he shaft l Illlcd with debris und the
ivork of ret cue proceeds slowly , Dick
1'owcH , Jim DonaldEo.n and Owen Meulx ,
two of whom wen ; phot ilrerx , und ( ho
athcr n Btuble IKIHS , nro the . only men
linown to have been In the mine , um | It
a believed that all nro dead. Meals' body
ins been recovered. What canned the ex-
itoslon I * not known.
Hooni fur ( InCoiivriillon. .
BT , LOl'IS. Dec. ll.-The Inflow of tele
grams uvklng- for hotel room during Ihe
national republican convention hero next
[ line continued ull tiny. t' . M , Depew will
nuke the 81. N'elioluii hU lieadquarteru.
uul ex-Governor Meirlnm of Minnesota will
lUo stop there. Thirty looms for thu Una
3f cx-I'resldent Hurr ! oii und the Indiana
lelet'atlon have been tpoken for at the
[ 'lantcrs. *
THE BEE BU
Wtnthcr ForccnM for N < l > rn
Generally 1
1. I1H3tinl Ieillmto Drfelt H
Dnnlneltc.i Not Yet Pm rt
lli'.irno .Murclrr Trlnl HpS
SiK'li'ty Ulrriii Sut
2. CoriH'H'ii Crow Not
1'rilerutloit of l. > il > ( > r tlotM Hlo ly.
3 , lull Cine Drought to Trlul.
.Morton Smith In Dorp Water.
Omnliii to Iliixu Liibor llcmliiimrtcrH.
AITiilm ill South Oiniilni.
4 , IMIto.-lul mill Comment.
. " . . .Sonuliir Allen on Torelgu AfTnlrH ,
ClmiiKlnfT th Itnli'v of thu Semite.
Cupltul NiitloiKil Deelslon lturHctt ,
0 , Counell IIInIIl.iieil Jtuttnri.v
Atteu Hurt .Mint Herxe IIU Time.
7. Ccimmerehil unit 1'limm-liil Newn ,
8. .ScenuM Aroiiiiil Atliinlii'N tlreat Show ,
I ) . Ixniel Frank iifcr : Tnr u UiMrliif * .
KiluuriN Not Out of the WomU.
1'litiiH for the SI. LmiU Coiixeotlini ,
II ) . Hurry lliiywiinl'M Se.iHillmml : Ktll.
Itolil Crime * of . .l.llill.itrour. .
11. In tliu I'li-ld or Kteetrlelty.
Uni'ln SIIIII'H I'oslul Scrtleu Cennor.
13. "The Ship thnt Found llernelf , "
TOOK IinVOI.VKUS TO IMtlSO.NKItS
( Incur Condition of AfTnlr < i In tlio
l.tnlliMv Strcot .lull.
NRW YORK , Dec. 11. The trial today of
Sheriff Tnmsen , charged with criminal negli
gence In allowing the three postolfice rob-
berr , Russell , Kllloran and Allen , to escape
from the Ludlow street Jail , revealed facts
anything but complimentary to the custodians
of prisoners at the Jail ,
"Old Ulll" Vosburg , a notorious confidence
man and father-in-law of Ru3cll , was the
principal witness. He told how he had been
given a pass to the jail which the door
keeper never took up , nnd hew he had visited
HID Jail ns often as live times n week , tnklng
liquor , money and firearms In to the pris
oners. He was never searched. Six days
before the escape he carried In three re
volvers , which he gave to the prisoners In
the Jail yard. A keeper stood nearby In
the doorway at the tlms. On cro3-cxamlnn-
tlon , Vosburg Admitted the part lie recently
played In swindling Farmer Clnfcll of Ne
braska , who paid $ .100 for $8,000 wcrth of
green goods. Vosburg explained that he did
not sell Clnfoll counterfeit money , but ns
he explained "only a box full of green paper
with two $1 blllg on top. " Ho admitted
that his purpose was to swindle the west
erner out of his $500.
John Alnhaii , who was a prisoner at Lud
low In June last , explained that pinochle
and poker were favorite games among the
warden and the star prlraners. The ktepTs
also took part. This closed the testimony
for the prosecution.
General Tracey for the defense at one :
raised the question of tht state courts' Juris
diction over federal prisoners. He moved
to dismiss the indictment against Sherllt
Tanucn on the ground that It was a case
for the federal courts to decide. Judge-
Allison decld d to hear arguments on tills
point tomorrow.
I'HOIIIIIS WILL -II.VKi : A FKillT.
IroioMr to Set * Tlmt tin * South In-
Icotii l.uvr IH Unforced.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 11. ( Special. )
Rev. G. A. Hasan left for Mitchell last evenIng -
Ing as a delegate from the Christian church
here and the Women's Christian Tempsrance
union of this city to the , second "copfej-
e.nce of committees , " made upNof representa
tives from all of thrf religious and temper-
one ; organizationsIn South Dakota. This
conference bfglna today and Is for the pur
pose of formulating a definite plan of action
In the fight which will come nsxt fall on the
resubmlfis'lon of the prohibition clause In the
constitution to the people. Ragan was a candidate
didate- for congress on tli3 prohibition ticket
lost year and Is one of the mobt Influential
temperance workers In the state. He will
go before the conference and say that unflEb
the prohibition law Is enforced In Sioux Falls
there will be no tiej In trying to retain the
clause In the constitution relative to prohibi
tion at the next election.
He wys If the law was enforced In every
other community and still openly violated In
this city ns It Is it would bs useless to try to
keep the constitution Intact. Ho will recom
mend that the conference raise money to
prosecute the tight In Sioux Falls. He wfP
state that ths present sheriff and ! ute's at
torney will not do their duty and that It will
doubtless bo necessary for an assistant
state's attorney to be hired to handle the
case. He will further recommend that the
saloons be closed under Injunction. \
South Dakotn EMvorth I/canuc.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 11. ( Special. )
Yesterday there began In this city the annual
convention of ths Epworth League of the
state nnd the Ministerial association of the
Methoclkt BpUcopal churches within the dU-
trlct between Yankton and Madison. A large
number of delegates are present. The ses
sions will last for thr.'o days.
WYOMING WOOI , GUOWI311S MKKT.
I'roluililu FlKlit of Sonic Importance
oil vrHli Cattlemen.
EVANSTON. Wyo. , Dec. 11. ( Special. )
An organization of the wool groweis of
Unlta county was effected In this city last
week , John C , Mackey being elected president ;
John Carrlck , vice president ; H. C. Shurt-
llff , Jr. , secretary , and Charles Holder , treas
urer. The qurstlon of 'defending units
brought by the Union Pacific Land and Water
company ngalnst members of the association
was considered and arrangements maUo to
provide for their defense. These suits are
[ or IriHpass and have arisen out of the fact
that cattlemen have leased large traclx of
railroad land In Unlta county and seek to
restrain the sheep owners from grazing their
Hocks ov < r these lands. A stubborn battle
Dver the matter Is In prospect.
Opening U WyomliiK Mine.
CHEYENNB , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) Tom Mc-
Qce , a well known ranchman of Granite
Canon , Is preparing to push development of
tha gold-bearing quartz veins recently dla-
: overcd by him on his ranch. He lias opened
up the vfln for twenty feet. The vein Is
three feet wide between well defined walls
ivlth pay streak of from eighteen to twenty
r.ches In which the ere assays from | UO to
[ 100 a ton.
Colonel Tom Moore , chief packer ot the
irmy of the Platte , with headquarters here ,
: iU3 been ordered to Fort Mudlwn to organize
x new pack train at tlmt pott.
Colonel R. D. Woodruff , Inspector general
jf the Wyoming National Guard , nnd In
structor R. F. Ames , U. S. A. , liavo started
upon a tour of thj state to Inspect the varl-
> u * mllltla companies
Killtor Ott of l.nruinlc Arrcxlcil.
GREEN RIVER , Wyo. , Dec. 11. ( Special. )
Contractor Hrcese of the oil drilling firm
ia succeeded In raising all Ihe tools lost
n tha Green River oil well excepting ( lie
sand pump. As noon as this Is out the woik
it drilling will recommence. A largo flow
if water and oil continues coming from Ihe
, vell and the prospect of striking oil In pay-
ng iuantltl'a | Is good , Negotiations are
lending by which It IB probable that outride
; apltal will be secured to push the develop-
nent work In the local oil field.
Think Oil I * In
'LARAMIE ' , Wyo. , Dc. 11. ( Speclal.-Sun- )
lay evening the residence- John Urover was
ound to be on fire. The flames were quickly
( xtliiKulthed , with daimige to the property
if but } 50 und to th. furniture of $500.
feiterduy Drover had ' Editor Ott arrested
:1mrgliiK : him with emptying hut ashes
igalnfct his building and by so doing cau ln
he fire of Sunday night. Ott will have
i hearing before Judge Fitch and exptcti
o prov-e lil Innocencci
SOCIETY GIVES A CIRCUS
Omnlia from Top to Bottom Turns Out to
Aid Sweet Ohnrity.
SUCCESS AS A FUNCTION BEYOND DOU3T
( Jrcat TliroiiK1 nt the ( Mil Collnrnm
.Makm More of nit Knlorluliiinonl
Tlinti Iln AilvprtlHFi ! Attraction * /
or yilicit [ Purforincrn.
The society circus Is a tremendous MIC-
cty , not simply bccaunp It Is for the noble
catue of charity , but bceatw society has
stamped It with Its seal of approval. From
ft social standpoint the affair could not bo
moro glittering or more representative , and
It Is quite as swell as any previous under
taking of a like character , but In all th.it
capacious wood MI pavilion last evening there
was not a woman In tull evening drcs , not
a single decollete gown , nnd not one pair ot
natural or knlsomlucd shoulders exposed to
view. Ono young thing were elbow slecve-a
anj showed a fairly rounded arm and dim
pled elbow , but the was nlono In her glory.
All the rest wore elbow slcevei' , with long-
gloves to meet them , and though the limit ct
Omahcg luxury was not touched all the rep *
rcjEontatlvo people of the town were there.
All the social leaders smiled their approval
and the thing , of course , Is ns good as guar
anteed.
Really , It waa an enormous crowd , perhaps
three or four thousand p oplo being gath
ered under the big roof. Everybody seemed
to bo there , from Count Crelghton down to.
Mogy , the newsboy. The toclety boiled fil
tered and percolated through the weaving
throng like silken threads In a piece of
cottcn cloth , Sonic wore- beautiful , others
merely pretty , and not n few who were
neither. All , however , are certainly advocates
of the higher education , and those who are
not arc at least accomplished and charming.
Some of them were really divine , others
distinguished only for the smartness of their
gowns and their conversational ability , but
all that Is , 'most all were young , fresh and
well dressed.
Today , as n certain well known society belle
remarke-il to The Bee , thereIs food for
thought for those of th ? tunnrt set wlio prom
ised to take part , but did not , and material
for club room goslp and chit-chat that ac
companies the tea , for there was a great
success scored without their assistance , and
the , possibility of a great success without the
aid of various namelesu Individuals Is suffi
cient to call for a readjustment of the whole
social system. It Is almost as disturbing U >
certain august mentalities ns a comet Is to
the calculations of as'ronomers.
CHARITY'S CAUSE SUBSERVED.
The circus was a glorious achievement , a
happy Inspiration , a true , lovable' , manly ami
womanly Idea that will sind many n psor suf
ferer on his way rejoicing with a glimpse of
heaven In Ills heart and give him at least
one bright day among tne many gray and
dreary ones that Is his earthly lot.
There Is nothing swcete ; In llfo than tht
bea owal of charity , nnd all thos who partic
ipated In last night's grand demonstration can
congratulate- themselves upon having relieved
thenihelvea of at least a portion cf ths obli
gation that rests upon the- shoulders of every
honest , abl ? bodied , well-to-do man and
woman In the town. Those be hard times ,
Indeed , and many are the llly-fod and thinly
clai ! .
The old Coliseum was fairly ablaze with
life and ga.'cjty and , color , good humor , fuu
and jollity. S6cU-tyfell nnd worshiped nt
the shrine ot savvdiiut , spangles and pink
lemonade , and the cry should be < "long llvo
BCclety. " However , It will be observed that
scclety , when society thinks it Is doing some
thing , Is more In love with Itself than ever ,
and the truth bo told , last n'ght It was think
ing moro of Its haughty dnmes and gushing-
damsels than It was of the ragged , shivering ,
cmpty-stcmached , forlorn men , women and
children In the squalid tenements along the
turgid river's 'shore and In ths bottoms. And
yet that Is but human nature the wide , world
over , while doing good for others get an
much fun out of the doing as Is possible.
True philosophy. Because you must weep lane
no reason why I should not laugh.
And so it was Jast night , and It la a
conundrum which was the biggest attract
ion the circus or the crowd. There were
rldescent costumes there by the pcoro , and
some that weren't exactly what you would
: al | Iridescent. There were women there ( " >
jespangled nnd bedizened like real queens of "A ;
the tanbark arena , and whose faces reflected
almost as much light as the flood that fell
ovcp-lho stirring eccnc from swinging archc *
ot electricity.
While the various performers goingon In
the. toveral rings were of Intrinsic merit , the
performers paid about as much attention (3 (
lie crowd as the crowd did to the pcr-
'ormers , nnd at times the clowns were actu
ally just as funny as so many animated tomb
stones. Rlngmapters "Billy" Bryan , W. B.
Taylor nnail H. B. Irey , garbfd gorgeously In
silk hats , black cutaways , white- duct walst-
: oatt > and trousers and high topped patent
eather boots , cracked their long-handled
whips In vain. The bugler fairly blew Ills
iralns out through the tunnel of brass , but
still society chattered and plumed Ita
'eathers and p itself In the glaring ;
Ight and would not bediverted. . So It
seemed. But finally , when Ringmaster Bryan
strode cut Into the arena and mounted the
dancing platform , which had been erected :
hero and viciously craclcd his lour ; whip ,
he crowd recoiled , but quickly recovered anil
was all attention. Young women who adore
ho grand , the majestic , the eloquent and
he beautiful , pricked up their sea-e > ! ioll tinted
aurlculaiu and adjusted their lorgnettes. They
elt us If the free-silver tongucd orator of
he west was about to say something1 , and ho
did. Still , there were so many who did
not understand the situation that It was
mpotulblo to catch even the faintest note of
Willie's famous bazoo , but the circumstances
bat quickly succeeded made It plain that It
was merely an announcement of what was
o follow ,
SOMETHING OF A CIRCUS TENT.
The big Coliseum lUelf was a. background
of na much beauty us a. great whitewashed
expanse could possibly be. ThereIs noth
ing elaborate or Imposing about the historic
structure , but It Is fully up to the require
ments of a society circus. A great many ,
more people were there than was even
dreamed of , and there wutno mournful are *
of vacancy frequently to ba teen at affairs
of this description , and this htippy condition
was an encouraging to the- performers In
the circus as It would have been to tha
iremler at an opera. Consequently every
thing went off with gobs and gobs of eclat.
Whatever the big tent looked like In tlio
main It wast more than coinpenpatud by tha
Icaleldeccope furnished by thci royal crowd
that wus on- - the Inside. The whole teatlng
area was packed the promenades ihronged ,
and while thet > o made a picture to behold ,
Ihe center of attmcllon was the big ellipse
Illleil with sawdust , which gave forth a pun-
Kent odor that tilled the whole building. It
was a cotmopllltan crowd , of count * , thor
oughly Oinahan. There wae the girl In
the mammoth Galntborough hat and tliu mart
with wild cucumber vines clambering over
iln mug. There were giddy youths In
Iroves , the kind whose chief pnchunt In
o hang about the lobby of the theater
'after the opera Is over , " or at the rear
pxlt when the ballet escapes. The/
were In correct dress , to be sure ,
with chrysanthemum or violet bouton- *
iler * . Some of them carried
ilK proper sticks and kept their otercoata
n , notwithstanding the thsrmometer BUC-
recdtd In getting decidedly altltudmoua be *
ere even the- grand entree wa over. It wat
a happy , go-lucky crowd , &nd 111 Incessant
chattrr betokened Its extreme mclable char * *
actcr , much more Intfrcitliig than a red ,
vhlto and blue tea or any slmllsr function.
STO matter how loud the- bund played tha
uuslo was drowned In the buzz and murmui
of cultured voices. Even the hoof beats ol
'rank Hamll'on'u ' Arabian deed , as he gaN
oped with terrific /.faI over the tanbarkeil
Moor , were hushed In tlio din , The onljj