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LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 7, 1893. THE POST-DISPATCH PAGES CARLYLE W. HARRIS. DID SHE KILL THEM AT A SEANCE.

Forcing me Season will, notions "That Is for me," said a young man who occupied a front seat. "She wants to speak to you." "Will she come out? asked the young come to her." said Clifton, from the Cabinet, ana a misshapen, white object appeared in the doorway or the cabinet as the curtains parted. The young snan went forward, and the spirit threw a pair of arms around htm. He returned to tils seat, and nn enthusiastic lady said: "Ah! God bless her' Wasn't It sweet of her to kiss him like that?" For one who had Just enjoyed a spirit embrace the young man seemed wonderrully enthusiastic. It seemed to be a familiar occurrence with him.

He evidently was not there to expose any part of the fraud. "Was ltyourwue?" asked another. "No," he replied, "my wife won't come out. It was an old schoolgirl friend of mine." "Louar, can't you get Orren for me? Ask him what the message Is that he wants to give me before I go away," said the widow. There's a spirit here.

It is a little spirit. All it can say Is It wants mamma." came irom the cabinet. "Oh, that'smy little Robbie! Allhecould say was said a lady In mourning "Will Robbie come to mamma, won't you come. Robbie?" She advanced toward the cabinet when Wallace, who was acting as master of ceremonies, said: "Don't, you might frighten him." The lady fell back aad the medium announced that there was a spirit named Gilbert present. Gilbert was recognized, but wasn't strong enough to come out.

The medium, however, came from the cabinet and took large chunks of atmosphere Into his hands and rubbed the hands over his tern -pies. "He Is gathering magnetism from the circle." said Jules. The medium then the cabinet and said: "There Is a lady named named-named Marie she has a message for somebody." "That's my daughter," said another lady In black going toward the cabinet. A pair of arms were thrust through the curtains. They clasped the lady and when she returned to her seat she had a rose on a branch of a bush, she was positive the roses came from spirit land.

"Oh, ain't they sweet, she remarked as she pressed her handkerchief to hei eyes. Another hvmn was then sung which was followed by "My Old Kentucky Home," started by Mr. Wallace. A spirit appeared In the doorway of the cabinet. It was as tall as the medium and resembled her form very much.

"Who is that, Louay?" asked a gentleman. "That Is a singing spirit. "Will she sing to-night?" "I think so; help her." "Nearer My God to Thee" was sung, and at Its close the voice of a bad falsetto under the covering sang two bars of "The Miserere." "Oh. God bless her, said an enthusiastic We Can't Change the Weather, But We Can Change Our Prices. That's What We've Done, and Done It With a Vengeance.

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The Doomed Prisoner Will Meet Kla Fate Without Showing Fear. Sing Sing, X. Y. May 6. If Carlyle Harris really believes himself to be a martyr, he certainly has acted the part of one.

He has certainly had greater opportunity to prove his Innocence than any other murderer who has ever been tried In this State. He started to play his part and he has played it so long and so cleverly that the character he assumed has become his nature. There Is bravado In his manner; he Is what might be called a "nervy man." He has shown his nerve through the year's ordeal while his life has been in the balance scale of justice. He has read In the newspapers thecomments on his nerve, and he has grown to be proud of it, and now it is all that he has left to be proud of. "Tell the reporters," said Harris to one of his death-watchers yesterday, "to make it public that I have not broken down and that I shall go to the death chair with as much courage as I had on the day when I went and surrendered myself to the District Attorney." "But." said his boyish brother.

Allan, who heard bis words. "It Is not too late to hope, Carlyle." "Oh, what's the use?" answered the condemned man. Impatiently. "They will hurry me off as fast as they can, even though I could bring a witness who saw poor Helen take the fatal dose of morphine on that awful night. They are bound to hurry me off, anyway.

It's all over. When he says that he will go bravely to the chair ana to death, perhaps painless but none the less lgnomlnous and awful, those who know him best believe that he will keep his word. Harris' mother Is here now with his brother. She was telegraphed for at Harris' request Immediately after the word was received that there was no longer hope, and she at once left Northfleld, the farm on which she was born, to come to Sing Sing. There Is talk of the possibility of Harris committing suicide.

Those who know him believe that he would not do so if he could. But it is little chance of suicide that be can get. since Roehl and Palllster escaped from the death corridor. Sing Sing keepers are keeping their eyes wide open. His visitors can pass notning to him, because of that close wire screen on the iron bars, which makes It ImposslDle for even their finger tips to touch.

Should he bite the arteries of his wrist the watchers would immediately summon Dr. Irvine of the prison, who Is In constant attendance. It has been suggested by wiseacres that somebody might write him a letter on a sheet of paper that had been previously soaked In prussic acid or some other deadly poison and then ironed out so as to smooth the paper, and Harris might chew the paper. Dr. Irvine examines all the letters after Chaplain Wellls has opened them, and believes that the scheme could nut be worked.

New York, May 6. Lawyer William T. Howe has decided that he will not carry the case of carlyle Harris to the United Supreme Court. To Mrs. Harris, who called on him Mr.

Howe said: lo carry the case to the United states supreme Court without a ghost of a chance of success would be simply to prolong the suffering of Carlyle, yourself and all concerned." THREATENED WITH SUIT. An Effort to Prevent the K. A T. Removing its otUces to St. Loots Topeka, May 6.

Last night upon complaint made by J. M. Gregory, Mayor of Parsons, that the Missouri, Kansas A Texas Railroad had removed its general offices to St. Louis, Gov. Lewelllng telegraphed to the President of the road at New York, calling his attention to the law of Kansas requiring all Kansas corporations to maintain their general office In the State, and warning him that steps would be taken by the State to revoke their charter unless the offices are moved back to Kansas.

The Governor has also notified Atty. -Gen. Little of his action, and unless tne company moves Its offices back at once a suit in quo warranto will be instituted In the Supreme Court. At the offices of the M. K.

T. In the Waln-wrlght building very little about the above was known. Au officer or the company, however, said: "The arrangements lor "moving the offices have been completed. The desks and accounts will reach St. Louis Monday.

The laws of Kansas will also be complied with. The situation has been thoroughly gone over by the legal department and we shall do nothing against the laws of the State of Kansas. Still, our offices will be here lhe law will be evaded by the company keeping general offices in Kansas with sufficient force to handle work on the Kansas di vision of the road and shipping accounts to St, Louis to the general auditor, general freight claim agent and general superintendent In theWalnwrlght building. This will not require more than two or three men, and the law will thus be evaded. MADE HIS ESCAPE.

A Yonthfnl Prisoner Creates Exeltement Around the Four Courts. There was an exciting chase at the Four Courts about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon after a boy who escaped from a police officer. Michael O'Connor, 15 years old. living with his parents at 1338 North Fourteenth street, was arrested last night at the Instigation of his father. Michael O'Con nor, a laborer, who stated that his son was incorrigible ana was associating with thieves.

He wished the boy sent to the House of Refuge. To-day the boy was forwarded from the Third District, where he was arrested, to the Four Courts in charge of Officer McSheehey. The boy's father accom panied the officer to give his consent to the commitment. From the Chief's office the boy was to be taken to the Mayor's office at the City Hall to be committed to the House of Refuge. In the corridor outside the Chief's office In the Four Courts the boy suddenly wrenched himself loose rrom the officers hold and dashed up the long hall towards the main entrance to the Four Courts with the officer In pursuit.

The boy proved too much a sprinter for the officer, however, and rapidly distanced him. By the time the officer reached the street entrance the boy was crossing Clark avenue and soon disap peared arouna me corner or Eleventh street and Clark avenue, goiug north on Eleventh street. The cnase attracted a bltt crowd and several persons Joined in pursuit with the officer. One man, who was at the corner, was closing on the boy when the latter turning his head, and seeing the man within a few yards of him pulled off his coat as he ran and cast it away as he turned Into an alley to the east between Clark avenue and Walnut street. When the pursuers entered the alley the boy was not to be seen.

He had darted Into at yard and disappeared. A diligent search of the neighborhood failed to and him. New York's Vital Statistics. New York, May 6. The Bureau of Vital Statistics makes the following report for the week ending at noon to-day: Estimated population.

deaths, 949; births. 982; marriages. 519; death rate, 26.32. The causes of death were: Influenza, 10; small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, 19; diphtheria 34: whooping cough. 12; typhoid fever.

2: typhus fever, 10; malarial fever, dlarrhoeal seases, Zt; ditto unaer years oi ase. 17: heart disease. 40; croup, bronchitis. 39: pneumonia, 195; phthisis, 116; Brlght's disease, b4; by violence, ail other causes, Terrible Double Crime Charged Against Mrs. Mattie Shann.

ACCUSED OF POISONING HER HUSBAND AND HER SON. The Motive for the Deed Wae the Possession of the Insurance Money on Their Lives-Ths Son's Corpse Mut'lated to Prevent a Chemical Analysis of the Stomach's Content. Princeton, N. May 6. Princeton has a "Borgia," and Is developing a story of crime that will outrival In interest the Harris or Buchanan wife-poisoning cases.

The central figure In the story Is Mrs. Mattie Shann, a woman of 50, tall and angular, but with a face that Is kindly and eyes that' give out no evidence of vlclousness or depravity. But this woman now occupies a cell in the Mercer County Penitentiary at Trenton. She was locked up on suspicion of having murdered her own son by administering to him regularly and continuously for eight weeks or more quantities of Mrt. Mattie Shann.

bichloride of mercury. She Is suspected of having Induced the boy to submit to an examination that enabled her to place an insurance of over $1,200 on his life, and then, In order to obtain this money, or having deliberately and almost Immediately begun the work of killing him with slow poison. Not only is this crime laid at the mother's door, but there is strong ground for the sus picion tnat Mrs. t-nann caused the death her husband last November by slmlllar means. Frederick Shann's body now lies in Rocky Hill Cemetery, three miles from Prlnc ton, and It will be exhumed as soon as the Trosecutlng Attorney can obtain the neces sary permission, the cemetery being located in another county.

The proposed investigation into the elder Shann's death Is the direct result of the de velooments brought out In the Inquest on the aeatn or nis son, Joan snann. tne same motive Is claimed to be back of both alle ged crimes to secure tne amount or insurance policies oa the lives of the victims. The testimony of Dr. Wormier of the Unl verslty of Pennsylvania at the inquest, with the verdict of the Coroner's jury, settles positively that young shann's death was directly due to mercurial poisoning. The effects of the drug were visible to the expert In all those parts of the body which were examined.

ine proportion of poison In the parts of the body tested showed that the rest of the body must have been in a similar condition. It was brought out tnrouith the testimony of members of rho family that the only person who administered medicine to tne young man was Mrs. Shann She herself confirmed this and asserted that she had not made one mistake In lollowing the doctor's directions. Dr Kergen. the attending physician, had prescribed tablets composed each of seven and seven-tenths grains of bichloride of mercury and three and three-tenths grains muriate or ammonia to De used lor disinfect ing purposes in the sick room.

These tablets were to be dissolved In water and the liquid sprino.ieu aoout. i ne condition or tne body showed that the tablets were given to the patient internally. The mouth was Inflamed ana sore rrom contact with the poison. Druggist Burke, who sold Mrs. shann all the medicines for her son, declared that the mercurial tablets were duly marked poison" by him, and that he gave specific directions with them.

He put them up in the manner called for by Dr. Bergen. Calomel In the form of tablets was frequently pre scribed during the young man's Illness, and the tablets each contained one-tenth or a grain or corrosive sublimate. The calomel prescription was never renewed unless ex pressly ordered ty the physician, and at no time wa enough given to Injure a person. Mrs.

shann kept a boarding-house, and she ana tier family have lived in Princeton for years, loung Snann died Tuesday April 25. Dr. Bergen, who attended him, diagnosed his ailment as gastritis. Like his father, he carried insurance on bis life and the policies were made payable to his mother. There were two policies, one for $1,000 In the Man hattan Insurance Co.

and one paid-up policy for $121 In the Metropolitan company. Frank C. Borden, a local agent and a neighbor of the Shanns, made out the policies. Howard W. Gofl.

a special agent for the Manhattan company, came to Princeton the day following young Shann's death to Investigate. Rumors of foul play came to his ears and he Informed the company that an autopsy should be held before any payment was made. Borden heard of this and that night sent a note to Vrs. Shann telling her she had better send for her counsel. He was violating a rule of his company In doing this, and to prevent detection he added to the note the words, "Burn this." The next day Mrs.

Shann told a remarkable story about three mysterious night visitors to her house, who forced their way Into the death chamber and disemboweled the body of her son, carrying away some of the vital ot trans. Her statement caused great excitement, and It was found upon Investigation that the young man's body had been cut open and the nags' and stomach taken away. No trace of these organs has been found, but It Is the theory of the prosecution that this was done either by the woman or by persons In her employ and confidence In order to remove. If possible, evidence that John shann had died by poison. The dissection of the body was not performed by a surgeon.

County Physician cantwell claims; but by some Individual who had a fair knowledge of anatomy. The story told by Mrs. Shann is that between land 3 o'clock In the morning her door bell was rung. At the time there were fully hair a dozen people in the house. Including her 18 year-old daughter Mabel, who was sleeping In the room where John Shann's body lay.

When Mrs. shann went to the door, she says, she was confronted by tnree strange men, each muffled In a heavy storm-coat. They forced their way past her Into the hall and informed her that they had come from the insurance company and wanted to see the body of her son. One of the men kept her talking in the hall while the others went upstairs to the death chamber and dissected her son's body. At the inquest Mrs.

snann did not explain why she failed to arouse her boarders and relatives. All the latter testified that they had heard no unusual noise during the night, and Miss Shann said she was not awakened until morning, when her mother told her of the outrage committed. John Vanselaur. a boarder, was with her mother then, and when she asked her mother if there was any-i thing wrong the latter told her to go to sleep. The sensational developments of the ln-! quest In connection with Mrs.

Shann's story of the three ghouls has caused Intense excitement In the community. When the woman was arrested a large crowd collected in front of the house. Mrs. Shann took her arrest very coolly. An attempt was made to have her released on ball, but the Judge refused to grant the application.

How a Company of Spiritualists Were Duped by a Fraud And a Newspaper Gulled With an Account of Marvelous Materializations. HO SPIRITS O.ME TO THE ANXIOUS POST-DISPATCH INVESTIGATORS. Baby SDirlts Growlto 6-Foot'Statnres When the Curtains Are Handled Adroitly Lonsy, a Departed Fill Islander, and Jules Wallace, an Emerald Islander In the Flesh, Joined the Two Worlds for a Night. In the second -story front room of No. 2223 Ollye street on last Thursday evening there was what was called a 'materializing spirit -uallstlc seance." This was the account given the next morning la the Globe- Democrat: VIVID MANIFESTATIONS.

DEPARTED FRIENDS APPEAR AND CONVERSE SOCIALLY AT A PRIVATE SEANCE. The spiritualistic seance held last night at the rooms ef Harry Clifton, '2235 Olive street, was a success from a sDintu Altstlc point of view. The circle was composed of about thirty persons, half of whom were ladles. Among the latter were several women dressed In widews weeds. The cabinet was placed in one corner of the room against a blank wall, and was made of black Canton flannel, lined with black cambric, which is supposed to contain a larce amount maccnetism.

Mr. Clifton seated himself directly in front of the cabinet and immediately a snirit form appeared over his head. The medium then retired behind the folds of the cabinet. A voice from the inside announced that tlv medium was entranced and that the voice was that of the spirit of a Fiji Islander named Louay, who claimed to have known the medium in hi yonth while he was a resident of the Fijis. After the circle the spirit beeaa telling those preseat of Individual friends, who were trying to materialize.

ales Wallace, who seemed ro assist in forming the circle, requested the audience te sing "The set Bye and Bye. as music seemed to have me effect of creatine harmonious conditions for materialization of spirits. Shortly after the singing a forrs appeared at the opening of the cabinet, which was recognized by one of the gentlemen present, who went up and appeared to hold a short conversation with the spirit. While this feme was yet visible another form, that of a man. appeared and called for his wife.

The second spirit, however, was not recognized. Both spirit forms were plainly defined and were visible at the same time. In fact several manifestations of this kind occurred, snd at one time three forms were to he seen, two of which appeared to be children. After this the medinui walked oat into the circle, throwing his hands wildly about, garherin magnetism from the circle, which is supposed to assist in building up what spiritualists calf materialized form. The spirit of the departed Fiji Islander, the eon-trolling spirit, finally announced that the spirits had all departed, when the medium came from the cabinet.

A spirit who claimed to be a Mrs. Murphy took control of Jules Wallace and announced nerself as formerly a ceok for the Vanderbilt Tamil v. Altera short conversation it sang "Then You'll Remember Me," and repeated the song ia the Celtls language. Four Pot-Dispatch reporters were present at this alleged materialization a performance of palpable charlatanlng and baa dialect work. A feature of the performance was marvelous- viz.

how some of the women present were deluded by this fraud, as others rday have Been by the report of the Qlohe-Itfmocrat. which must have been very satisfactory to those who received $1 per head from the deluded patrons of the seance. Shortly after 8 o'clock the medium, Clifton, who claims to be able to bring bacit the dead, entered the cabinet, and Mr. Jules Wallace, who later participated in the fake, and acted as master of ceremonies, requested that the gas be turned out. The only light left In the room was a small coal oil lamp.

In a soap box, over which a black curtain had been hung, making the room as dark as a photographer's dark room. he medium sat In the cabinet, the curtains closely drawn. The man Wallace requested that a hymn be sung. 'Nearer My God to Thee" was sung twice through, not to super-Induce harmonious materializing conditions so much as to prevent the skeptical from hearing Mr. Clifton making his mechanical arrangements Inside the cabinet.

This performance was repeated under the leadership of Mr. Wallace as necessity arose during the perpetration of the fraud. When things were In- readiness the spirit appeared. It was Clifton In some fine white gauze or china silk. I.ouay the controlling spirit was In control.

Then the spirit retired. 1 hen little and big spirits were materialized and dematerlallzed In a manner that It Is due to say was very clever. This was the materialization process. Mr. Clifton covered with the pauze, a bolt of which could be stowed away In one's pocket, rushed out the curtains 18 to 24 Inches from the perpendicular banging line.

Then he thrust out his foot covered with the gauze. In the dim light and to the strained eyes this was a materialization in fact. There on the floor, until then dark, appeared suddenly and noiselessly a white soot. Then as he thrust out his leg the spot grew to be about a foot and a half or two feet in height and remained at that for a moment. "Ah.

God love It!" The dear little thing! Come deary," burst from sympathetic hysterical women In the front row. As Clifton pushed his draped form through the dark curtains the "little dear" from ghost land did come and grew to be a six-foot specter. Doubtless apprehensive that the four representatives of the Post-Dispatch would prove too Inquisitive they were given rear seats at a distance which promised security to the ghosts. One young man, a regular attendant, was called up for a personal Interview with Alice, it young lady ghost, but nobody else was accorded such a favor, though the newspaper men waited anxiously and jealously. Then the medium would announce the name of some spirit endeavoring to materialize.

This always happened to be a dead friend of some of the regular attendants at the seances, none of the departed friends of the four Post -Dispatch reporters attempting to avail themselves of the opportunity to renew acquaintances. Then the white clad figure of Mr. Clifton emerged silently from the center opening of the long curtain, while two white-draped figures manipulated by the medium appeared at the east side, when the curtain was withdrawn. These apparitions were somewhat difficult to handle, and their appearance was only for a moment. Then the curtains dropped, and a moment later the big spirit appeared after the growing style described above.

"Oh. it Is afraid; the dear thing!" remarked a woman In the front row. "Come, pet," said another one. "Come out, we won't hurt you." The medium then said It wasn't strong enough yet. A moment later a figure with the height of a person of about six feet stood In front of the darkened cabnet.

"Who Is that, Louay? Who does he want?" asked the wom.y spoken first. "It's a cabtneeaoiol." replied the medium, and the noise seemed to come illrectly from the wnite figure. The figure then darted back In the. cabinet. Then Mr.

Jules Wallace, whose fine Irish brogue was out of step with his name and his tepertolre of hymns, suggested another hymn, "Oh Beulah 1 and It was sung, and the medium announced that two spirits, who gave tie names of Orren and Lambert, were present. "Oil, those are my two dead husbands." said the lady who had previously called out to the sweet thing not to be afraid. "Let me see Orren: Louay, please let me see Orren." "Lambert says you like Orreu best," remarked the medium. "No," said the widow In weeds, "I don't know. I loved them both.

Let me see Lambert, then." "I can't get them strong enough," said the medium a rather ungallant confession of weakness and a reflection on the widow. 'There's another spirit here," he continued. "Her name is Alice, wants sooieboljr. ho is Alice believer In the back row. "There Is a man here, he has long gray whiskers," said the voice from the cabinet suddenly.

"I can not get his name, he knows one of the gentlemen present." This looked like a case of face down. Nobody had buried any long gray -whiskered friend, but tht young man who got the spirit's kiss came to the rescue. "is he tall?" "Yes, very tall." "Ask him 11 1 owe him anything? If he savs I owe hlra. It's me he wants. The spirit dl.tn't get strong enough to materialize and the man failed to find out whether It was his dead creditor or not.

If the spirit kisser had not come forward this time the whiskered ghost would have gone unclaimed entirely. As It was he didn't await developments. The next spirit was or a little girl. Nobody claimed her after she had stood in the cabinet about a minute and she vanished. About this time a spirit calling herself Aunt Jane talked through a horn and another spirit, claiming to be a Mrs.

took possession of the man Wallace. cllfton took a rest and Mrs. Murphy talked a bad Irish dialect with Billy Emerson gags Interspersed. Wallace then sang a song while under the influence and sang, ungrammatically, then a bar or two in alleged Irish. One of the reporters present spoke a few words In pure Irish and the spirit's Irlsn quit.

a hand was then discovered ho. ding a lot of sheets of paper which were given to Wallace, who handed them about. The spirits of Orren and Lambert, at the earnest solicitation of their joint widow, returned and one partly materialized. The widow started for It, but the curtains were drawn to. The lights were turned up and the papers examined.

On sorns of the sheets a face was drawn, but on examination it could be seen that the outline of the face was a water mark on the paper, all being necessary to matte the face being an eye ana mouth. The four given to the reporter were all th9 same face, but different name, written lightly In a round railroad hand over the top. The seance then closed. The majority of those present were certain that they had seen the dead, but the fake was too palpable for any person to be taken In on it. While the select few who were to witness the seance were waiting for the show to begin a middle-aged lady of refined appearance no sat next to one or the post- dispatbh reporters engaged him In conversation.

"Have you ever been here ebfore?" she asked. The reporter informed her that this was his first visit, and then he asked her If she was a regular attendant. She answered that was also her first visit. I suppose then yon come merely out of curiosity, as I do," said the newspaper man. No, I came because my dead daughter asked me to," was the decidedly startling reply.

"lour dead daughter?" "Yes." "Are you able to communicate with "Oh, ves. "HowV" "Oh, not through the aid of a medium, but by my own prayers entirely. You see I believe firmly In the promises of the Bible and that whatever we pray earnestly and zealously for. Is granted to us. so I prayed with all the power of which I am capable that God would permit me to communicate with the spirit of my child; and he has granted me that boon.

'Do you mean to say that you have actually eccii i uui iiuugiiter in tne spirit but I am distinctly conscious of her presence. "And she speaks to you?" Ves. You hear her voice as you do "No; not In the same way, but I hear It, and oh. It is beautiful! Often when I am alone in my room and pray earnestly my child comes to me and talks to me Just as she did when she was In the material form on earth." "How do you explain this; or cau you?" "No, I cannot explain It; but they tell me that I have tot what many of the mediums possess; they say It is a brain pressure of some kind, but Just what of course no one can tell. During the seance the reporter watched this lady closely.

During all the manifestations, so called, she was perfectly calm, and once when the medium said a spirit was asking for Gilbert and Dr. Woldy she said to the reporter that Gilbert was her husband's name and Dr. Woldy was the physician who treated her daughter during her last Illness. She asked that the spirit step forth. The medium answered that the spirit was too weak.

This explanation satisfied her completely. She hoped the spirit would be stronger next time. Several of the spirits were too weak to appear; and those which did appear looked too weak for the work they were doing. The only spiritual strength which was manifested was after the show, when "Wallace" was seen between two spiritualistic friends steering for a place where the "ghost doesn't walk," but may be poured out liberally. The Largest Barbette.

Bethlehem, May 6. The Bethlehem Ordnance Works have Just completed the largest and most powerful uarbette which has eo far been turned out for the new navy. It Is the aft barbette for the battle ship Maine, and was shipped to day to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where the Mulne Is In process of construction. The barbette Is composed or 12-lnch nickel steel plates lli feet hish and has an Inside diameter of 25 feet 4 inches. The barbette Is an innovation on the manufacture of armor A flat plane Intersects the cylinder and cuts one-sixth of the body of the circle.

Ask your grocer Flberless cocoanut. for "Samuel Crump's All of them sell it. i BISHOP XAIB'S COAT OF AF.M3. The Seal Which He Affixes to All Official Documents Issued by Him. Now that Kt.

Eev. John J. Kainis to become cAadJntor to Archbishop Kenrlck there is a very general desire to know something about the prospective Catholic prelate of St. Louis. The seals of bishops oftentimes give In their designs and mottoes a key to the character of the lndlvlual.

Archbishop Kenrlck's seal, with Its significant motto, "on Irrltare Leonem." meaning, "Do not provoke the lion," Is characteristic of the distinguished Bishop Kain's Coat-of-Arrrn. ecclesiastic whose stern, unyielding ana aggressive nature is well known. He nad-a seal and a family motto apart from Itts episcopal office, ulshop Katn lias Impressed the official documents which passed beneath his episcopal hand with a seal which bore a more religious sentiment, namely "Unus Splrltus. ana Fides," meaning "One Spirit, One Faith." The Inscription "Slgillum Joannls Josephl Eplscopl Vellngensls" borders the edge of the seal. Translated, the words are: "The seal of John Joseph, Bishop of Wheeling.

THE HARLEM GOATS. An Appeal to the Police for Protection Against Their Vandalism. NEW York, May 6. Dr. Samuel H.

Virgin, pastor of Pilgrim Church, Madison avenue and One Hundred and Twenty-first street, has written a letter to Capt. Brooks of the Twenty-ninth Precinct asking for police protection against the Harlem goats. He does not ask for personal protection. His grievance was an old one and revives annually. This year he has taken the goat by the horns and proposes to deprive him of his annual Arbor Day dinner.

Dr. Virgin is anxious to see the walls of Pilgrim Church vlneclad. He has often gazed on the ivy-covered walls of temple Israel opposite bis home and lamented the bare bricks of Pilgrim Church. Every year for the past decade almost he, assisted by his Sunday-school children, has kept Arbor Day by setting out Boston Ivy in the small lawns surrounding the church. Just as regularly every year the goats have bad it for desert on Arbor Day, or rather night, when they came down from their rocky retreats.

Yesterday the Sunday-school again observed Arbor Day and to protect the vines they set out Dr. Virgin wiote his letter to Capt. Brooks. The Kiver The river at St. Louts is falling, and the same condition of affairs prevails on the Missouri and at all points on the Upper Mississippi below Davenport, Io.

Unless heavy rains occur, the weather Bureau predicts a continued tail. Ul IUS SP' I JJNAFI PES -cjI TWO OCEAN RACERS. Departure From Sew York of the Flyers, the Paris and the Campania. New York, May 6. The queen of ocean flyers, the American Line steamship Paris, backed out from her slip In the North Klver at 9 :13 o'clock this morning under circumstances that must have caused her owners, the commandant and subordinate officers deep concern.

The pier was crowded with friends of the voyagers and others, who came to see the beginning of what will in all probability prove a record-breaking trip and one of the greatest ocean races of history, unless all Indications fall. At the Cunard pier, foot of Clarkson street, the big, black-hulled Campania lay swashing in the waters as If In a state of frenzy and nervousness to get away on the voyage that was to demonstrate her racing powers and prove whether or not she was capable of relegating the Paris from her proud position or prominence to second place. lhe Campania pulled out at 9:30. She looked ponderous In comparison with the Paris, but her lines were finely drawn and showed that she might, under favorable auspices, prove a dangerous rival for supremacy. Capt.

Handle of the Paris said that he would attempt to equal the record for the Eastern voyane, Dut would not say that he meant to race. Capt. Haln of ttie Campania, however, declared that he had no Intention of racing, but the circumstances attending the departure belled his statements. Among the cabin passengers in the Paris were Lieut. -Gov.

Sheehan and wife. Gen. Theodore Runyon, Minister to Germany, wife, two daughters and two sons MaJ. C. St.

L. Butler of the British Army, Lieut. C. L. Beckwhlts.

United States Army; Mr. Augustln Daly, wife and maid; Edward and Miss Power, Rev. T. Ralston smith. J.

C. Van Alen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dana and the magician of music, Ignace J.

Paderewskl. On the Campania were James E. Neal. United states Consul at Liverpool, wife and daughter; Mrs. J.

H. Abercromble, J. A. Carnegie, Col. and Mrs.

Alex. Gordon and daughter Lillian, Count Kessier, Mr. and Mrs. K. W.

Rhlnelander and daughter and Capt. Win. Watson. R. N.

R. Both the Campania and the Paris will steam over the southerly course. It Is 3,000 miles In length. The Paris passed Sandy HooiC at 10:50 o'clock this morning and the Campania at 11 :08 o'clock. Mo Conference Held.

On account of Assistant General Manager Geo. C. Smith of the Missouri Pacific having some private business to attend to yesterday morning, he did not meet the Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the ould southwestern System or any of the discharged engineers and firemen, who are charged with being Implicated In the robbery of the Missouri Pacific. Several members of the General Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are in the city, but refuse to discuss the Sedalla case or state what business. If any, they have in the city Just at this particular time.

Louis F. Post's Lecture Mr. Louis F. Post of New York will lecture under the auspices of the St. Louis Economic Question Club Tuesday, 8 p.

m. at chatsworth Hall, southwest corner Seventeenth and Olive streets. This club was organised by trades unionists, social reformers aad business men. Their object is to secure the best speakers oa social reform topics, and by volnntay contributions defray the expenses. The lecture will De tree to the public.

Mr. Post's lecture win De on the "Klements of Political my." Illustrated by charts. Ecouo- Fcurtetn Men Hurt. Pittsburg, May 6. a trestle on the B.

A O. side tracks at the Carnegie blast furnaces at Braddock fell this afternoon. Injuring fourteen laborers who were at work underneath. Two of the men received wounds from which they cannot recover. TRADE MARKS AND PATENTS.

Issued to Southwestnrn It, ventors Eurinj the Pbst Week. Hlgdon A Higdon A Longan, Attorneys, Patent and Trade-Mark 1-awyers, offices la St. Louis, rooms 2115, US and 217, Odd Fellows' Building, and room 13, Pacific Building, Washington, D. report the following patents granted the past week: MISSOURI Attachments for straw-stackers-Boettler, St. Charles, Mo.

-George Kansas House mail-box WlUard S. Boon, City, mo. Device for detaching buttons Jacob J. Goldman, St. Louis, Mo.

Device for keeping scores In progressive games Norflet Hill, St. Louis, Mo. assignor to W. F. Bulkeley, Cleveland, O.

Hermetically sealed bucket Samuel X. Long, assignor to S. N. Long Syrup Co. St.

Louis, Mo. Wire stretcher Cullen D. Mock, Pink Hill, MO. Lubricator George L. Mo.

Motter. Rich Hill. street roller Richard s. Pope, St. Louis, Mo.

assignor to E. I. Pope, Moreland, Mo. Motor Wm. Hablch, assignor to Herman Rablch Kan and Motor Manuiacturlng St.

Louis, Alo. Wire-stretcher and holder Adolf West-meyer. Pacific. Mo. Sulky wire-stretcher Wm.

S. Whltesville, Mo. TEXAS. Clothes-pounder Goorge E. Allgaler, Hillsborough.

Measuring and drawing tool Lemuel Alfred, Palestine. Hoisting attachment for wagon beds Edward H. BauKh and c. W. Selvldgo, Maxta.

Violin John R. Clopton. Bastrop. Pipe wrench-Jay and C. H.

Gage, Llano. Air-pipe coupling lam es B. Thomas, Sulphur springs. ARK AN SAS. Pan lifter Thomas s.

I.lgon. Delark, as-slcnor of one-half to II. B. 1 imberlake. Knife Isaac V.

Low. Washburn. Plow Thos. J. Rawls, Eton.

TRADE AKKS. 23,901, School shoes 1 he Gtesecke Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Jefferson City and St. Ix)uls. Mo. Filed Jan.

22, l9.i, the words. "Utile Shoes for Little Men." Steam ana hoi water boilers Arthur Boyce, St. Louis, Mo. Filed April 10, 18i3, the word, "Ideal." 22,920, Mineral waters -Ernst E. Woodcock, Lawrence, Filed March 27, 1893, the words.

"Potash sulrhur, and the representation of two wooucocks. DESIGNS. 22,281, Button Ferdinand Lahm, St I-onls. mo. i ilea March 2, i serial No.

term of patent, 14 years. 464, 4a4j CHARGES PS aSECUTION. Vineent Pesel's Allegations Atrainst Officer BarthoM --i -1 Acquitted. Vincent Pezel, who was tried and acquitted of the charge of disturbing his wife's peace in the Second District Police Court yesterday, threatens to bring officer Barthold, who arrested him, before the board and to sus for damages. Bar! hold testified yesterday that he arrested Perel last Tuesday night for Dealing his wife.

Mrs. I'ezel denied on tn stand that her bus-band nad beaten her. I'ezel, through his attorney, Mr. Bass, asked Barthold If be had not attempted to lead Mrs. Pezel astray and had not tried to mate appointments with her.

Barthuld emphattcully denied the charges. I'ezel and BarthoM live at the same numbei, KV7 Kastor. avenue, and pusel alleges that the olDVor is persecuting blm because he re out a warrant charging him and his sister-in-law wlin assault and battery. Ttu irnsnsn. he ailee.es, horsewhipped mm, and tne officer afterwards struck him because a man in bis employ in driving out oi tbelr common yard oroke a clothes-line belonging to her wnlrh was stretcliud across the yard.

The officer bears a most excellent reputation. Tub Peerless Knabe pianos sold by J. A 1000 outs lUsseV. r' SHefsnHeSB.