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11 SL gams Dcst-gisplc Etonlrati, 16, 1833. IN ITS NEW HOME. A BURGLAR'S DEATH. OUR IVIXV THUG LASS HESTAtJ FIRST-C 1ST" SBB OHESE ETVfcrO HAIVDSOIVIE PIACBS US STABL.ISH-RD 1862. ten poems of a high order.

The merit In bis published writings were the kind known as higher criticisms, foil ot paradoxes and facts, and the tone always reminded one of what Disraeli called "a superior person." With the vast majority of his own countrymen his Judgment and opinions had little or no weignt. In private company he was cheerful, courteous and. charitable in bis comments upon others. THK DEAD POET. Matthew Arnold was tea eldest son of Rev.

Thomas Arnold, D. D. head master of Kugby. He was born December 24, 12, at Laleham, near Stains, In England, where Dr. Arnold then resided with his pupils.

Matthew Arnold was educated at Winchester, Eugbv and Balllol Colleces, Oxford. He was elected scholar in 1840, won the Newdigate prize for English verse in 1S43. and graduated fn honors In 1S44. He was elected fellow of Oriel College In lt4S. In 1S47 the late lord Lansdowne nominated him his private ecretary and he acted in that capacity nntll his marriage In ISM with the daughter of the late Mr.

Justice Wightman, when he received an appointment as one of the Lay Inspectors of Schools, under the Committee of Council on Education, a post which he held until the time of his death. In 1848 the Strayed Reveler" and other "Poems signed appeared, followed In le53 by "JEmpedocles on Etna" and other poems subsequently acknowledged. In he published a volume of poems In his own name, consisting of new pieces as selections from two previous volumes. This was followed by a second series, when the first two volumes were withdrawn from circulation. He was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1667.

and published In lt9, "Merope," a tragedy after the antique, with a preface. In which the principles of Greek tragedy are discussed. In 1661, three lectures which he delivered before the University of Oxford on "Translating Homer," he advocated the adoption of the English hexameter as the best js equivalent to the Homeric rhythm. In the Tsame year be published the records of the educational systems of France, Germany and Holland, which he previously submitted to the Government In the shape ot a report, having been sent. In as foreign assistant commissioner appointed to Inquire into the state of popular education, to obtain further information respecting the various plans of education adopted in those countries.

Mr. Arnold, who had contributed both In prose and poetry to periodical literature, collected and published in lfetiS some prose contributions under the title of "Essavs in Criticism." He again visited the continent In 1S65 to procure for the Royal Commission on aiid-dle-claas Education, information respecting foreign schools for the middle and upper classes, and published in VSi a volume on the subject. In the same year he published Lectures on the Study of Celtic Literature," In lata "Sew Poems;" lu a collected edition of his poems and "Culture and Anarchy, an Essay in Political and Social Crit-ioisni;" In 1S70 "St. Paul and Protestantism with an essay on "Puritanism and the Church of England;" In 1571 "Friendship's Garland, being the conversations, letters and opinions of the. late Armiclus, P.aron Von Thundcr-Ten-Tronckh In 1S73, "Literature and Dogma; an Essay toward the better apprehension of the Bible," and in le77 "Last Lssav on Church and Religion." In 18C7 Mr.

Arnold ceased to hold the Poetry Chair at Oxford; In he received the honorary decree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Edinburgh, and In 170 from his own University at Oxford. About the year 1S76 the Order of Commander rf the Crown of Italy was conferred on him by the King of Italy, in acknowledgment of bis care of the young Duke of Genoa, who lived In Mr. Arnold's family while pursuing his studies In England. Mr. Arnold's collection of poems were reprinted In 1877 and again In IsSl.

He has edited sections from Isaiah, and from Wordsworth, Byron, Johnson and Bnrke. His latest work la a volume published In bearing the title. "Irish Essays and Others." On June 14, 1S82, Mr. Arnold delivered at Cambridge the annual Kide lecture, his subject being "Literature and feel ence." In he visited America and the United States on a lecture tour which extended over nearly two years. England.

BLFKT'8 BUTT WITHDRAW London, April 16. The actions brought by Mr. Wilfrid Blunt against Mr. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Police Magistrate Byrne, for false Imprisonment, have been withdrawn. THE IXFIBOB OP BRAZIL.

The Times' Tienna correspondent says the rumors that tne Emperor of Brazil will abdicate are denied. The Emperor will soon return to Brazil. A MAIilXE DISASTER. The British steamer Biela. at London, from Antwerp, had her bows stove and was afterward seriously damaged in a collision off Deal In a fog with the steamer Vena from Bilboa, for Rotterdam.

The Vena sank and sixteen of the persons on board of lost their lives. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE KILLING Or ADOLPH KISINTOPF. Mr. Julius Bleyer Tells of tie Discovery of a Trio of Burglars in His Saloon A Shot Through a Transom Window Brings Down One of the Gang The Victim's Ilecord as Made Up By the Police Warrants for the Dead Burglar's Accomplices. The Inquest on young Adolph Klelntopf the burglar who was shot and killed while at tempting to burglarize the saloon of Julius Meyer, on the southeast corner of Sixth and Hickory streets, at 4:30 yesterday morning, was to have been held at the Coroner's office at 11 o'clock this morning, but as Dr.

Frazer found it impossible to get all the witnesses at that hour, he postponed the Inquest until 2 p. m. Julius Meyer, who fired the fatal shot, has not been locked np at all, as everything goes to show that the shooting was Justifiable, the boy having been killed while in the act of burglarizing air. Meyer's saloon. The saloon-keeper says that he was awakened by his ife and mother-in-law a few min utes before the shooting.

They told him burglars were in the saloon. He immediately got his revolver, a 33-caliber, and went down stairs. He stopped on the stairway to look through the transom over a rear door and saw three men helping themselves to whisky and cigars. As Kleintopf came from behind the counter with an armful of cigar bexes and whisky bottles. Meyer leaned his arm on the banaster and fired two shots through the closed transom.

He said the young man dropped, and the cigars and wnissy ne was carrying scattered over tue floor. The other two men dashed out the Hickory street entrance of the piaen, one of tbem stopping long enough to hurl a stone tnrouga a large pane or glass over toe aoor. Mever's two shots had pierced the transom within a half inch of each other. Ji-ighbors who heard the shots saw tne two young men run up street. Private Watchman Dexter and Police Oilicers Viehle and Long-worth were attracted to the place by the firing.

There they found Klelntopf lying on the iloor with cigars and bottles of whisky spread around him. One of the balls had ENTERED THE RIGHT TEXPLE, and the youth was unconscious. A patrol wasron was summoned and he was removed to the City Dispensary. After an examination of the wound. Dr.

StelnmetE pronounced it fatal and had the young man removed to the City Hospital, where he died at 9 a. lu. yesterday, remaining unconscious up to the time of his death. Meyer was taken to the Four Courts after explaining the shooting and there held in the Captain's offic until the matter could be investigated, ills statement was found to be correct, and he was released Jn an hour by Sergt. Lang, who bad not locked him up at all.

Although innocent of all blame, Meyer, who is a bi, good-natured fellow seems to deeply regret having killed the boy. The place had been entered by picking the lock of the Sixth street door and wrenching the bolts, probably with a jimmy. Soon after the shooting John Finnegan was arrested in the hallway of the hous, Xo. 611 Hickory street, where'he boards. He had two quart bottles of whisky and a box of cigars in his possession and was trembling with fright.

When taken to the Four Courts, both he and the articles louud with him were identified by Meyer. Then Cornelius Carroll, his roommate, was arrested as the third burglar, the police pulling him out of bed. ne was also identified by Meyer. Both denied being con-cerned in the burglary, but the police are confident they have the right parties. A basket containing a lot of cigars and tobacco was alse found where they were arrested.

The property is believed to have been stolen from Peter Halm's salooon, Eleventh and Hickory streets, which was burglarized Saturday night. Kleintopf was a member of what Is known as CUE CONVENT STREET GAX1, and and Carroll belong to the same crowd. The father of tLe dead boy is a prominent Mason and keeps a barber shop on North Sixth street, lie resides at 419 Clark avenue. Mr. Kleintopf bears an excellent reputation and has spent considerable money on his wayward son.

Adolph was only in his 16th year, though he was quite large and looked mucn older. The Convent street gang with which he associated Is a very bad crowd, and for years that neighborhood has possessed tough gangs. Several years ago the Convent street crowd shared the honor with the Dunkin Island crowd of being the worst ganr in the city. It was broken up, but there have been several gangs sprouted up there since; a younger rowd follows the older organizations as soon as the are broken up. 'J he present crowd are all quite jounij.

Kleintopf's associates were Charley Owens, Al Holllns, Wilson Guion, George Herman, John Kelly, Jim stringer, Itenny Weitzel, Joe Mastorson alias Bones, Jack Franey alias Alexander, and others of that ilk. Franey has been arrested several times for stealing; Al Holiins has along record; Herman was sent to the Vork-houe for attempted robbery; Weitzel went to the saiae institution for petit larceny, and Masterson went there for robbing Lowenstein's store In French Market. Herman was shot through the head, but still lives and does not seem to mind It. AU the gang are bad. Ina little more than a year young Kleintopf had managed to MARK yCITE A REPUTATION for himself as a crook.

His first came to notice on February 23. 1587, when in company with Al Holiins. a well-known voung crook, hebrokethe show-case of the Elk saloon, on Tenth and Olive streets. and stole three boxes of cigars. For this offense Kleintopf was arrested by Officers Griffith and Dotzman, and as he was nnder 16 years of aire was Bent to the House of Eafuge.

His father got. him out, however, on his promise to reform. On June 7 lie find Joe Duprey were eaupht attempting to steal forty-five wheat sacks from Plant's mill, but no at-attempt was made to have them arrested. Officer Hough arrested him on the 28th of the same month for stealing dinner buckets lroiu workmen employed at Havdock's carriage factory. Third street and Chouteau avenue.

As tne men refused to prosecute he was sent to the Police Court and from there te the Work-house on a fine for vagrancy. He was arrested in January 6 of the present year by Officer McKenna, on a charge of attempted burglary. On the 11th of the same month he was convicted and seut to the Work-house for thirty days. His next arrest was in February, when Officers Hutton and Alexander took him in and found a revolver on him. He was let go, however, on a promise of good behavior.

He was arrested on March 7. lsss, by Oilicers liyau and Alexander, for disturbing the peace, and sent to the Work-house on a $19 fine. A warrant for bnrjrlary and laaceny was Issued against Finnegan and Carroll to-day. OVER I'NIIL TO-SCOKKOW. At 2 p.

m. the Coroner again adjourned the Inquest until 2 p. m. to-morrow. A Farmer's Suicide.

Et Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Kew Athess, 111. April 16. News reached this place this morning of the death of John Brierwinh, a farmer living two miles south of town, who was found hanging to a limb la an orchard. Breerworth had been stopping In this place for the last week.

It ia thought, on account of family troubles. While In Baer's saloon a tew clays ago he tried to borrow a revolver from one of the boarders. Falling to obtain one he suid he was going to kill himself. Leaving town at a late hour last nieht ile was found as above stated. lie was a soldier In the Pennsylvania regiment.

An Inquest will be held over the body this evening. Dangerously Hart. By to the Fosr-DisrATCH. Hon ham. April 16.

Yesterday, while Jas. Steele was out driving a pair of fiery horses, they ran away with him. and throwing htm out of the buggy, broke his arm and several ot his ribs and otherwise bruised him up. He is dangerously hurt. A Big Suit.

Julius B. Seickert of Illinois entered suit In the United States Criminal Court this afternoon against the City of St. Louis, for the I v. uu V.W, M. A MEMORABLE DAY IN THE H1ST0BY OF TH POST-DISPATCH.

Tbe Handsome New Building the Scene of Activity Raising of the Fost-Dispatch Flag Over the Tower Congratulations and Good Wishes Showered on the Paper by Its Friends Admiring Visitors Beautiful Floral Gifts The Incidents of the Day. The Post-Dispatch kept its word and was written, printed and Issued from Its handsome new quarters at 513 Olive street to day. Xo sign was needed to let the busy denizens of Olive street know that a new factor had come into their commercial activi ty. Tbe thousands of people who had read of the beauty and convenience, the wonderful facilities for newsgathering and printing to be enjoyed henceforth, and the thousands who have passed the new location and have seen the building grow from the foundation knew as soon as they glanced at the place that the Post-Dispatch had changed Its home. Where were deserted rooms were busy hands and brains.

The sound of hammer and saw had given place to the ticking of telegraph instruments, bringing news of events from every quarter of the globe. The pen succeeded the chisel and the augur, and tbe pages of copy which go to make up the Post-Dispatch and to entertain Its thousands of readers were reeled off with fresh vigor and eest. whilo the fingers cf the printers seemed to fly faster than ever. The bright new surroundings, added conveniences and airy, comfortable rooms acted as an inspiration on the forces of the paper. RAISING THE POST-DISPATCH PLG.

Early in the morning a handsome flag was run to the top of the flagstaff and was unfurled to the balmy spring breezes, which sent its stars and stripes waving vigorously as If it were conscious of tne meaning ot its lifting up. It was tne signal for the scene of activity to begin and within a short time the great complicated mass of forces which make a great daily newspaper were In motion. nue the interior was not in tne snip-snape order in which it will be In a day or two, owing to the thousand things which are attendant on tne moving or a com plete newspaper t-tablisbraent, yet ail the essentials were arranged and the business of the day moved alon' in smooth, effective progress, and as far as the results ac complished were concerned they were unhampered by the lacK 01 tne finishing touches. In the business editorial, news, compositing, stereotyping ana printing departments tliere was no jar io disturb the serenity of the dav. CONC5 KATL'LATIONS OF FBrEVTlfl.

The occasion was evidently regarded as something of unusual interest and importance by the friends of the I ost-Dihpatch. Their interest in the event was undoubted, and never in the history of tbe paper was there so many visitors who called to view the commo dious building and wish their newspaper God-speed, and the largest success In Its new quarters. The callers were shown through the handsome and complete business offices opening on Olive street, the spacious press-room with its perfected presses, the convenient, light and airy editorial rooms, the well-lighted and ventilated composing rooms, the artistic department, the stereotyping department and the other parts of the building, all of hich are ar anted to secure, with comfort and health, the be-t possible work. Expres sions of admiration came from every one who viewed the Interior of the building, and hundreds dropped in during tbe dav merely to call, not to mention tbe crowds who came on business. People seemed to make business with tbe paper In order to see the interior.

The day was one of tua busiest In the office, which was never without its throng at any moment. BEACTIFCI. I'LOTtAI. TRTBT7TKS. The friends of the Post-Dispatch not only showed their kindly feelings by calling and good wishes, but the day was made the ooeassion of sending beautiful floral tributes to the success of tbe favorite newspaper of St.

Louis. Several exquisite designs were sent to the office. One. was a beautiful tablet with tho Inscription In the center of purple Immortelles, was from Mr. John W.

Kunz, the florist. Another was a magnificent vase of flowers sent fcy Mr. 8. Kebrmann of the Kllard Floral Company, and stili a third vase filled witti beautiful and fragTant flowers was sent by the Jordon Floral Company. Another magnificent floral offering was from Mr.

D. P. Slaitery. It was an immense pillow of rare flowers resting on an easel. Across the top in large 11 oral figures was le79," and nnder lhis was the word "Success," and at the bottom of the pillow was the date "1888." The piece was accepted as a compliment from a public-spirited and eminently successful merchant to a public-splritod and eminently successful newspaper.

These lovely gifts wore placed on the writing stand in the front of the business office and while they filled the apartment witti fragrance thev excited the admiration of all who passed, everyone stopping to admire them. Mr. Kehr-maun, In addition to pending the vflse for the Post-Dispatch as newspaper did not forget the employes, but sent a box of dainty boutonnieres to be distributed among.them and to worn in hsnor of the event. Altogether the first day of the Post-Dispatch In its new building, while It was full of renewed labor was al90 full of pleasand Incidents and freshened Inspirations and will be recalled as a memorable day In tho history of the paper. With flowers and congratulations for its past successes, wltn good wishes for its future and with the increased facilities and conveniences of Its new and beautiful workshop it starts with Increased energy on new era In its ca-reer.

FIF-ES. Loctsvtli.e, April 16. A special to the Evening Timet States tnat a fire at Owtmahnwi last night destroyed a half-block in the Hears 01 tne onsiness portion or the city. Ordinarily the fire could easily have been controlled, but'tbe water-works companv had shut down without notice to the city and the fire departme nt was for a time useless, allow, lug the flames to gain great headway. The hiss Is placed at insurance, $75,000.

The half block was one of the finest on Main street, and was occupied by F. T. Gunthers, wholesale grocery; MarksADngan's retail grocery. Monarch Milieu, wholesale whiwky house; Geo. Bos-lers, saloon and billiard parlor; S.

Smith's produce store and Drs. McCormick's and Drake's and H. II. Skinner's offices; J. A.

Head's drug store, and above this J. F. Allen's photograph gallery and office of J. K. Kitter and the large furniture establishment of H.

Keinhardt. All ot the bouses were brick. Fired by Burglars. Bv TelegraDh to the Post-Dispatch. Moberlt, April 16 The residence of Frank Mitchell, a WabasU Railway con-ductor, was destroyed last night by Cre, all the contents being lost.

Mr. Mitchell and family were out of town on a and it Is supprsed that burglars entered the house and let fire start from their matches. Loss about II 60u-lnsurance $500. Residence Burned. By Telegraph to the Post-Difpatch.

Fatktte. April 16. The handsome frame residence of Geo. 1. Wilcoxson, four miles southeast of this place, was destoyad by fire Saturday evening late, the contents and all being consumed.

Insurance light and loss quite extensive. Barn Destroyed. Br Telegnph to the POfiT-Dl PATCH. Walkek, April 16. The earn ot Mr.

Green Sharp was destroyed by fire yesterday evening; loss about Insurance $000. Mr. Sharp lives about one mile west ot here, and Is one of the largest farmers In this section. It now the fire origi nated, but i. supposed that some children Hotel Burned.

By TeleTpn to the Post-Dispatch. Bowling Gekes.Mo. Hotel at Looth was destroyed by fire yesterday.mom $2,000. fatal, but somewhat poisonous. There bein- no stick at hand to kill him, I stepped cat-5 and shot him, cutting him not quite but nearly In two and exposing his 'innards, as the groes say.

My man exclaimed Massa, he got another snake in and sj he had one nearly as long as I pulled the swallowed snake out and held hii.j by the tail alongside the other. The swalloa-er was about thirty-one incnes long and very thick, and tbe swallowed one and one-bait Inches shorter, only that the latter's head and neck were doubled so as to be forced into the. other. Did you ever know of one snake eating another? They say that dog will not eat do, but It seems that a snake will perform tLil operation on another snake." LONG-DISTANCE TELEG KAPUT. Clock Signals Sent Over 7,000 Miles of Wire lu a Fraction of a Second.

From the San Francisco Ail a. The recently announced claim of a telegraphic circuit of over tea thousand miles, surpassing all previous experiments, is somewhat misleading. Many efforts at long circu 4 work have occurred during the last few years the distance varying from to S.lmj. It is a matter of considerable pride to tim old operators of the Western Union Telegraph Company in San Francisco that the feat of transmitting clock signals through 7,200 miles of line and talking throiu that same iine has never been equaled. TM occasion of this feat was the telegraphic determination of the difference of longitude ia time between the United States coast survey station in San Francisco and the observatory of the Harvard University at Cambridge in ti.e year Iscia.

In order to determine the time of a signal either from the clock (or from, the operator's key) over the given length of the line of miles, three different methods were devised. One of these was original with Prof. Geortra Davidson, who had charee of the observations. Through the liberality of the nanak'e-ment of the XV estern Union Telegraph Company a double circuit of line was looped at Cambridge, so that there extended from the San Francisco observatory 3,600 miles to Cambridge and the return from Cambridge by a somewhat different route of nearly equal lenirth. Tbe two "earths" were under ths San Franclsoo observatory, distant from eri'-a other not more than ten feet.

Ti.e line was first opened by an operator In the observatory and when the lasa connection was made at Cambridge the San Francisco operator was considerably astonished to get hia own message back within one second of time. Then the astronomical break-circuit clock was thrown Into line and made its first break on a pen recording upon a revolving cylinder of paper In the Saa Francisco observatorv, and after this break had traversed the line in Cambridge it returned and made a break uporj a second pen moving parallel with tba former In about eiaht-tenths of a secoml of time. Th'9 was continued every second for several minutes, and was repeated upon several nigiits, and when one of the twelve batteries In this long circuit was removed the wave length t.mi was reduced to only sixty-five hundred tts of a second. Con-veisation was. cf course, carried on at th? same rate of speed.

Tu sfeat over a line 7,2 0 miles In lengta, has beea uarivafed up to thd) resent time, bota as a practical working ex ioit and a scientific success. The Cotnlog Hluaien. From the Court Journal. A lady will, we are told, soon appear In London, who Is an apparition at first, afterward 4 solid, palpable, and even a somewhat tut lady; then she retires from her fat and her solidity and dissolves into airy nothingness. In ths center of the exhibition room a globe will ar pear without, apparently, anything suspending it or supporting it.

i rom'that globe, after the mystic words nave been spoken, to the accompaniment of weird music, a female foriix will be seen to emerge (draped), but hardly recognizable, so vapory wiil she be. Then She will gradually solidify, nourished on nothing (a much-desired attainment In these bar! times), and, after smilingly but speechlessly interviewing the public, will gradually be come vapory and retiro finally to her real deuce In the hanging globe. In a Fix. From the Detroit Free Press. A policeman observed ayonngman hanginj around tbe door of a well-known gambling? house the other evening, and felt It his duty to give the kid a little fatherly advice.

"Oh, I haven't been up there, and don't Intend to go up," was tho reply. "But you are hanging around." "Yes, but I'm on the watch. There's aa Old fellow drunk around the corner. There' a young fellow up stairs who is going to marry the old fellow's daughter. Neither wants ta be seen by the other, and I'm on duty here prevent a meeting.

If tiiev get the old chap loaded Into a coupe before the youn" 'un rnes down It will be all right. If they don's I've srot to be here to eteer tne young "ua somewhere else. See! I'm simply an innocent young man standing between an oil boozer and a young gambler." Woman's Sphere. From the Baltimore American. In Paris the women are carrying a silver ball about the size of a tennis Daii, opens a half and holds enough sugar-plums tor tews hours.

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Be sure to get only Hood's SarsapariHa BoIdbyalldrorKlats. $: taifi. Prepared only bj C. HOOD CO, Apothocarias, Lowell. Mun WiYSIIINGTON.

EX-CONGEESSMAN GROESBECK AXD THE VACANT CHIEF JUSTICESHIP. A Report That the Distinguished Cincinnati Lawyer AVill Be Appointed Frank Nicholson Appointed Vnited States Assayer at St. Louis The Kiver and Harbor Kill A Pension for Hire. AVaite Nominations by the President. By Telegraph to the FOST-DISPATCH.

Wamtisgto.v, D. April 1C Judge W. 8. Groesbeck of Cincinnati is in the city. It Is rumored that President Cleveland bad sent for him to offer him the vacant Chief Justice ship.

Jnge Groesbeck visited the White House yesterday, but declined to discuss either the report or the object of his visit to this city. It Is said that wiien last in Washington he de clared he would never again visit the Capital city unless ne were sent tor, presumably Dy the President. Judge Groesbeck is a well-known lawyer, an ex-Member of Congress and was a member of the convention that drafted the present Constitution of Ohio. He also acted as chief counsel for President Andrew Johnson on the occasion of his impeachment trial. Nominations by the President.

Washington, D. C. April 16. The Presi dent this afternoon sent to the Senate tbe following nominations: Frank Nichol son of Missouri, to be assayer of the I'nited States Assay-office at St. Louis; Robert Calvert of Wi3consin to be Surveyor of Customs for the Port of LaCrosne, Wis.

W. T. airnan 01 Mississippi to Do consul ot the United States at Bemaria. A Financial Discussion. Washington, D.

April 16. At the close of the morning business. Senator Farwell de livered a speech In favor ot the maintenance of tbe National Banking system, and was followed by Senator Stewart, Tieck and Reagan In a general financial discussion. The Dakota admission bill then came up. Senator Spooner taking the floor in its support.

The Biver and Harbor BUL Washington, D. April 16. At a special meeting of the Biver and Harbor Committee this morning. It was agreed that an effort should be made to-day In the noose to suspend the rules, and to pass the river and harbor bill. A New National Bank.

Washington, D. April 16. The Comptroller of the Currency has authorized the Ellensburgh National Bank of Ellensbnrgh, Washington Territory, to begin business with a capital of $50,000. A Pension for Mrs. Walte.

Washington, D. C-, April 16. Mr. Stewart has Intrhduced bill granting a pension of $5,000 a year to the widow of Chief Justice Waite. Legal Notes.

A suit was filed this afternoon la the Circuit Court by Abner F. Nash vs. Chas. II. Nash and Francis Haydel, bis guardian.

Mr. Nash states that prior to the Probate Court proceedings In the case of Chas. II. Nash he was engaged to go to Windsor, Canada, and manage tbe gas-works there, and it was agreed that Charles 11. Nash should transfer to him 500 shares of the stock.

He asks for specific performance of the contract. Li tters of administration were granted this afternoon to Henry and Dorothea Miller on the estate of Herman Miller. The estate Is valued at Letters of administration were granted today to John D. Pope on tbe estate of Grace S. Pope.

The estato is valued $20,000. A New Incorporation. The Saratoga Mining Company was Incorporated this afternoon, with capital stock of $1,000,000, mora than halfpaid. The shares are held as follows: E. C.

Simmons, 14.2S5 shares; Geo. L. Allen, share: John W. Harrison, 2,857 shares; T. T.

Lewis, 6,809 shares; D. K. Francis, 3,811 Shares; S. K. Francis, 8.S09 shares; S.

B. Fry, trustee, Ouray, W. Lewis, Gunnison, 1,000 shares. Charged With Embezzlement. David Allan, cashier and book-keeper for Chas.

F. Vogel, tho real estate agent, was arrested this afternoon on a charge of embezzling $1,047. On March 7 this sum was placed In an envelope In the safe for a customer, who did not, however, call for the money till March 21. When the cash was missed Allan denied all knowledge of Its whereabouts. He was shsdowed by detectives, and when arrested to-day confessed his guilt.

He admitted also tnat he spent a portion of the money on a woman. He Is the father of 10 children, Tho amount was made good to the custmer by Mr. Vogel. A Bis; Judgment. Judgment was entered this afternoon In Judgg Dillon's Court la the case ot the State to use of W.

D. Lewis, administrator of the estate of Samuel Gaty deceased, against Joseph W. Branch, against Charles P. Chouteau and George S. Drake and Rufu J.

Lockland. executors cf Gerard B. Allen, deceased: a Judgment by consent for plaintiff for $250,000 penalty of bond, and damages assesaed at $26,261.83, with execution for damages and costs. The judgment is on the Branch bond. CITX PERSOXALS.

M. A. Eosenblat will depart oa Wednesday for a trip to Europe. Miss Juliet A. Gilmer of Charlottesville, Va.

is visiting her friend. Mrs. Edgar Miller, St54 Pine street. Henry D. Pierce of Indianapolis, law partner of United States Senator Turpie, is at tbe Southern, In attendance upon the Princeton Alumni banqnet and reception this week in honor of the President elect, Dr.

Patton. Sbe Can Implicitly. From reek's Sua. "Will the coming man nse both trmi?" asks a scientist. Probably, If the coming woman can be trusted to bold the reins.

French as She la Spoke. From the Hotel Mail. Patron (to restaurant any Brie cheese?" 9 tli pall I've sot MISSIONARIES MEET. INTERESTING SCENES AT CENTENARY CHUECTL The First White Mandarin and a Chinese Convert The Latter Congratulated by Kesolution for Becoming a Christian The Disciples Call a Pastor Dr. Patton and the Presbyterians Monday Ministers Meetings.

Central Christian Church at Grand avenue nd Finney, called a pastor yesterday, selecting Kev. A. N. Gilbert of Jacksonville, 111., who preached for them a week or so ago. Mr.

Gilbert Is a man about 63 years of age, well known in the denomination and able to do some very vigorous work, both In the pulpit and out of it. Mr. Gilbert who has looked over the field very carefully, will probably accept. At tbe ministers' meeting this morning the announcement of the call was received with marks of satisfaction. In the absence of any regular paper outlines ot the sermons delivered yesterday were.

read. LOCAL OPTION. The Baptist pastors to-day again discussed local option, the discussion being carried over from last Monday, on "The Attitude of Ministers Toward Temperance." There was an unanimity of opinion regarding Prohibition which they all expressed themselves In favor of. But as to whether they should speak for It or not was another question upon which they differed widely. A full attendance characterized the M.

E. preachers' meeting this morning. liev. C. E.

Heaton addressed the meeting concerning the Interests of Farmington Collegiate Institute. Rev. S. P. Chapin reported the East St.

Louis church and was commended to the church In this city. Sia Lek Ong, a converted Chinaman and delegate to the general conference, addressed the meeting through Rev. Dr. Laxe. A motion was unanimously adopted congratulating Lia Lek Ong on his acceptance of the gospel.

WHITE AND MOSGOUW. There was a flood of missionary talk at the Southern Methodists' meeting at Centenary Church, led bv Rev. Dr. T. J.

Allen, a missionary to China, who preached yesterday at Centinary Cburch was present, and gave an Interesting talk on the condition of mission wrk in the East. Dr. Allen Is a very distinguished member of the Flower Kingdom. He bas lived there thirtv years and is a mandarin, the first white man ever so honored. He was for fifteen years in charge of the public schools ot Shanghai and edition of the Globe Magazine, an official paper.

He Is a scholar In the Chinese language and literature, and passed all the civil examinations In literature. While he was speaking. in walked Bishop Bowman, Sia Sek Ong and Dr. Saxe. a delegation from the Northern brethren.

When the missionaries met so unexpectedly there was quite a handshaking scene that interested all present. The missionaries had been through so many lively times that they were deeply moved as the old memories came over them. Sia Sek Ong is a delegate to the general conference. He addressed the meeting through his Interpreter and added to Dr. Allen's entertaining talk.

BAD LITERATrRE. The Presbyterians were addressed by Post-office Inspector McAfee on tho traffic in obscene literature. he said tho horrible business Had been well checked. No such large capital was Invested in It as was the case some years Rgo. Then they used to capture plants worth now the captures are small.

Dr- Patten dropped In, and after the official was through spoke of how he came to take i the Presidency of Princeton College. I "My friends." said he, "were at first surprised that I quit teaching men and go to teaching boys, but 1 saw 1 could do far more good at the head of the college, and so I took it." I There was some informal talk following on the meeting the St. Louis Presbytery at the Glasgow Avenue Church to-morrow evening, when Rev. G. E.

Martin will preach the sermon. A LONDOX LODGING HOUSE. George B. Sims Pictures the Places Where Many of the London Poor Find Shelter. George R.

Sims In Philadelphia Times. The first scene to which your attention is Invited Is a common lodging house. Before the passing of Lord Shaftesbury's act. In 1S57, the common lodging houses were among the vilest dens ot the metropolis. They were hot-beds of crime and pestilence.

They were the scenes of nightly orgies of the most horrible descriptionsfoul Alsatias in which the vilest scum of the city gatbered together and batched new crimes and quarreled and fought over the proceeds of old ones. I In those days there was no limit to the num- I ber of guests who might be received, and so these dens were packed nightly by a seething mob of men, women and children, and no consideration of health, cleanliness or decency were allowed to stand in tie way of the proprietor's profits. These houies became such plague spots, such a source of absolute danger to tue community, that Lord Shaftesbury obtained the passing of an act which compelled every common lodging-house to be registered, and to be placed nnder police regulation and poice Inspection. The act has proved a positive boon to the working classes. The common lodging-house of to-day is clean and fairly comfortable.

Each house is licensed to receive a certain number only; every man must have a bed to himself, and each bed must have so much space given to it. Tho difference, in this respect may be Judged from the fact that lu one common lodging-house with which I am acquainted a room now licensed for eleven beds formerly contained twenty-eight. Moreover, the act compels frequent scrubbing of floors and whitewashing of walls, and the slightest case ot Illness must be at once reported to the nearest police station. Seeing the class ot customers the proprietor has to accommodate, that tho floors of tho dormitories get a terrific amount of scrubbing, with the result that they are far cleaner and more wholesome than carpeted rooms of many more pretentious establishments, where an overworked housemaid flicks the furniture with a duster, tickles the carpet with a broom and sweep the fluff nnder the bed. Snake-Eating Snakes.

From ths London Field. A letter just received from Mr. Fringle of Louisiana, the well-known American snipe-shot, whose wonderful bags were reported some time since In vour paper, contains the following extract, which may prove Interesting to some of your readers: "I was walking acrosa very boggy marsh, where there was a good deal of water, and was stumbling along, not with my former youthful agility when I came near stepping on a snake In coll, what la called, a 'cotton- A BIG LOCKOUT. THE NEW YOBK BRKWEBS SEUT DOWN THIS MOBXLN'G. Thousands of Employes Thrown Ont of Employment A Long Period of Idleness Probable The Men Take Their Dismissal Quietly A Big; Meeting at Clarendon Hull.

New Tokk, April 16. The brewery lockout has begun and more than 5,000 brewers, brewery-wagon drivers, helpers, coopers, wagon-makers, painters, apprentices, In Brooklyn, this city, Newark, Paterson and Staten Island are but of work. The financial week of the workmen ended at noon to-day. According to tbe instructions of tho brewers, every brewer in every one of tlie above named cities opens as usual this morning, and there were few outward indications that the greatest lockout that has ever taken place in this section of the country would occur in a few hours. It was a noticeable fact, however, that for the most part the men wore better clothes than usual, having gone to work prepared to be loc ked out and spend the afternoon as a half holiday.

There was no kind of demonstration, and the men were as quiet and peaceable as if nothing was the matter. Just before noon the proprietors of each brewery called their men toeether. They were Instructed in a short address that, owing to th resolution that the National Brewers' Association had seen -fit to adopt, their services would no longer be re-auired. They were informed that the brewery employes have considered the difficulty from its simplest point up and had unanimously decided to be their own bosses, and would not and never will hereafter submit to anything of a dictatorial nature from their men. The bosses considered that the contract which the Journeymen Brewers' Union demanded of the employers to sign was decidedly of this nature, and consequently had refused to sign it.

The men were further informed that should they feel disposed to submit their names for re-employment as individuals, and were willing to disconnect themselves from their unions and recognize their employers asthelronly bosses, the proprietors would be perfectly willluer to re-employ tbem, give tbem the same pay with the same number of hours' work and employ them under the some condition? as they had worked under formerly when tho time come. The men passed quietly to the cashier's desk after they had heard what the proprietors had to say, received their weekly pay and departed. At noon -time, according to agreement, every brewery door was closed and business for the time is suspended. THE LOCKED OCT MEN. In this city as fast as the men received their pay proceeded at once to Clarendon Hail on Thirteenth street, their headquarters, where the Ftrlke Committee was In waiting to take their names and tne name of the brewery they belonged.

Long before 1 o'clock the hall was overflowing to the sidewalks and into the street. While most of them were bitter in their denunciations of the brewers there did not seem to bo the slightest Inclination toward violent measures against the men whe were willing to take their places. They seem to feel confident that the new men will soon get heartily sick of their Job. A Threatened Lockout. Albany, N.

April 16. A lockout is threatened by the Albany brewers less the employes recall their boycott. The brewers are holding a meeting this afternoon and the outcome looked for with (treat in terest- Fell Down a Shaft. Bv Telem-ar-h to She Posr-DisrATCH. Pana, 111.

16. Testerday, while Daniel Cameron, the Superintendent of the Pen-well-Kitchell Coal Company, was ascending a ladder from the bottom of the new shaft, tbe ladder broke, precipitating him to the bottom, a distance of fourteen feet. Injuring him about the face. Tbe Ten well-Kitchen Is experiencing considerable trouble with water and quicksand, causing caving, and the pressure has been so great as to break one of the heavy 8x12 timbers. Mr.

Penwell remarked yesterday evening that he would give $10 if tbe shaft would go to caving again like it had already done, provided no one would get hurt. The reason for this assertion is that the timbering Is so badly sprung out of plumb that It is doubted whether It can ever be straightened, and he thinks It would be a good plan to abandon the hole. Just at this time they are hoisting one-third water, the pumps ordered several days ago not having arrived. ABOUT TOWST. The streets In all portions of the North End are now well sprinkled.

Tbe Apollo Singing Society will give a masquerade ball at North St. Louis Turner Hall on Saturday night. Miss Lizzie and Amanda Fritz of 819 Prairie avenue were serenaded on Saturday night by the Comers Orchestra. The Grocery Clerks Mutual Protective Association will celebrate its second anniversary on April 19 at No. 722 North Broadway.

The Terpslchorean Club honored George Btrodtinan with a surprise party on Friday lust at his residence. No. 4J15 North Eleventh street. Lincoln Lodge, No. 10, Knights and Ladles of Industry, initiated on Friday night, received thirty-three applications tor membership on tbe same night.

A stmPHlsB) party was yesterday tendered Master Leland Mack at the residence ot his parents, 4517 North Eleventh street, on the occasion of his twelfth birthday. Tub St. Louis Society of Pedagogy will hold Its regular meeting on Saturday, April 21, at 10 a. at the Public school building. The paper for the next meeting will be read by Mr.

llerner A. fctille, the subject being Vol-apuk. A telegram was received this morning from Capt. E. W.

Patrison ot the Black Oak announcing that a clean-up bad been made after a twelve-day run with most satisfactory results. Two hundred and forty ounces of bullion were taken from tbe plates, this ore being taken from tbe upper level The statement of a number of claim passed npon by Master In Chancery fc. T. Allen, In the Wabash case, which was printed In the Post-DisfaTCH Saturday In connection with the allowance of $54,60 to tbe Master was Incorrect, the number of the claims being over thirteen thousand Instead of thirteen hundred. Interesting to Boarding-House Keepers, From ths Chicago Herald.

George W. Truitt of LaGrange.Ga., owns the Oldest hen In the State. He bought it In ls73, and It was then full grown. It was brown once but its feathers have turned white with age. It lays only one egg each season.

The old bed goes to most anJLoui before Xhe Austria. I THE SPIRIT TAX. Vienna, April 16. Emperor Francis Joseph, In an interview with "Harr Javosky, Vice-President of the Polish Club la the Eelchs-rath, obtained a promise that the Polish members would support the proposed spirit tax, which they have hitherto opposed, and thereby endangered the existence of the Taffe Ministry. THE STATE CAPITAL.

election Ordered for the St. Louis Battalia Political Gossip. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Jeffrson Crrv, April 10. Gov.

Morehouse returned yesterday from his visit to the west pnd southwestern portion of the State. Adjutant-General Jamison to-day Issued an order to the commanding officer of the first bat X. G. M. at St.

Louis, directing him to hold an election for major to said battalion. Gov. Morehouse will make no appointment to the vacanty county judgeship of St. Louis County until next Monday. Warden Marniaduke reports 1,710 convicts on the roll to-day, being the largest number ever before confined in the prison at any one time.

Hon. Frank Sebree of Saline County Is In the city visiting his brother, John P. Sebree of the Auditor's office. Mr. Sebree has withdrawn from the Conrressional contest in Hc.inl'o district, and will probably be a candidate for re-eiecuion 10 tne legislature from the Mar hall district of Saline Countv.

Col. b. C. Woodson of St. Joe, a nephew of ci Muicuui uuuiuti, if iii me citv on private buslnes.

Col. Woodson reports the orth and West as solid for Morehouse. It is the Govenora' home and he 19 very popular at home. Gen. Boone, he says.

Is the favorite for Attorney-General and Ed Poland for State Treasurer. WATKKY WASTES. Great Damage by the Overflow in the North-welt. Oshkosh, April 16. Reports have reached here that the boom near Fremont containing 13,000,000 feet of logs has been carried away by the floods.

The logs are scattered over an. area ot two miles square way from the main channel of the Wolf. The logs are those hung up in the drive last fall, and are owned here and in Neenah. The loss will bo at least 510,000. It will cost 50 cents per mousana to get the loirs buck again besides those that will float into the uute.

Much Alarm. MTXKI4POM9, April 16. A LaCrosso (Wis.) special to the Journal say High water caused much alarm yesterday. The river has risen ten Inches sinco yester day morning and Is still rising The Black River lumbermen have resolved to tie nn everything as secutelv as Tiossibla diir lng the flood. If the weather turns warm the great nana or ifu win ue ji the present rate of rise continues, railroad traffic will be Interrupted before nigh.

Reports from Black River Falls snow a 2D-foot btage there. Numerous VTauihoats. Minneapolis, April 16. A Gladstone rectal to the Journal says: Kumerous wash out are reported along the Chicago North western road and trains have been delayed The tee in the bay is still solid. Judge Edward White of the Second District Police Court Is still unable to attend to his duties on the His condition remains tnucJl.