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But for this the 1g of the decomposed woman In all possibility would have have received but attention, a classed as unknown suicide and the remains buried the potter's There no only critical for the third time, and upon the cutting open of the head, the fact developed that bullet had fired through her ear into the brain. credit for the discovery of crime la due entirely to the persistence of the Superintendent of Police, T. J. Farrell, who. upon the discovery of the drowned body, took up the slender thread that escaped from the law office and followed it in its windings until he had exposed the commission of a horrible crime, Identified the victim and has within the jail walls the man to whom every known eircumstance points the murderer.

Even when the official report of the autopsy ted that there were no marks of violence upon the woman and the conclusion fairly enforced that Bessie Little had committed suicide, he argued that mistake had been made and he was unwilling to accept the conclusion. He again ordered disinterment of the body and at the third official examination the death wound was discovered and the fate of the victim made plain. The identity of THE TWO UNKNOWN MEN Who sought legal advice, and the extent to which they may be accessories to the crime is yet be determined. Young Frantz continues silent tongued and stoical as an He resolutely refuses to talk about the affair, protesting his Innocence and claiming he told all he knew. His aged father, 72 years of age, is a cripple, who is confined to the house with a spinal trouble.

He is greatly prostrated over the affair. His mother died a number of years ago. There are five children in the family, three boys and two girls. Albert is 20 years and the youngest of the boys. Both of the elder brothers are married.

Isaac, the eldest, is a and Cornelius is a clerk in a store at Greenville. Rena, the eldest sister, is married, and Hattie is single. The accused is confined in the woman's department of the jail and has for his companions, Bert Rawling and George Snyder, two lads 16 years old respectively, who are charged with horse stealing, Frants's sisters were the only persons aside from THE ENQUIRER correspondent who called upon him to-day. They encouraged him to bear with his mistortunes and seek from the Scriptures the solace stored within the Sacred Book. Mattie gave him her Testament and urged her brother to seek comfort from its pages.

Frantz thus spends the idle hours. CUSPIDOR Held a Lot of Money, Which Vanished When Mrs. Paysard Left--An Arrest at Newark. SPECTAL DISPATCH TO. SMS ENQUIRES.

NEWARK, OHIO, September Fred Steube, of the Columbus city force, came over to Newark at noon to-day and went direct to Marshal Joseph Grimth's ofAce. After a short consultation, Steube and two policemen went to a house on North Fourth street, and arrested Mrs. Hattie Paynard, alias Mrs. Hattie Taylor, whom Steube took to Columbus to-night on the charge of stealing $1,000 from Mrs. Annie L.

Robinson, who lives at the corner of Chestnut and High streets, Columbus. Several weeks ago the Paynerd woman lived AT MRS. HOUSE. Mrs. Robinson had secreted in- a cuspidor and covered over with 800 poker chips nine one-hundred-dollar bills, two twenty-dollar bills, two fives and five tens.

The cuspidor was hidden away in a closet of Mrs. Robinson's room, which adjoined that of the Paynard woman. The loss of the money was simultaneous with the departure of her guest. Suspicion was also attached to Mrs. Paynard from the fact that two of the poker chips were found in her room after her sudden leave taking.

Though Mrs. Paynard owed Mrs. Robinson nothing, she left her trunk, and, it is said, walked all the way to Granville, where she secured a rig and came to Newark. Here she SECURED EMPLOYMENT At the Hotel Fulton, but a few days ago gave up her job and went to another part of the city to live. The detective ascertained the woman's whereabouts by means of a decoy -letter sent to a relative in Columbus.

When arrested Mrs. Paynard was entirely destitute, but it is suspected that a friend who is in Northern Ohio knows something about it. To a correspondent for THE EN. QUIRER to-night Mrs. Paynard professed absolute ignorance of the charge and protested her innocence.

MURDEROUS Maniac Escapes Tries To Slay His Family and Shoots Policeman SPECTAL DISPATCH T0 THE ENQUIRER ALTOONA, September 6. -James Green, maniac, whose home is in this city, recently escaped from the Harrisburg Insane Asylum, where he confined, and made his way to Altoona. About 2 o'clock this morning he broke into his wife's home and attacked her and his children with an ax. The screams of the woman and the cries of the children aroused the neighborhood. Police hurriedly entered the house.

Green, who had secured a revolver, locked himself in a room, from which his wife escaped with her children, and defied the officers. During the siege, which lasted until noon to day, the officers made six attempts to break in the doors. Each time the maniac repulsed them with shots from his revolver. Finally Green's ammunition gave out after he had wounded an officer. The policemen broke in the door and hand-to-hand struggle ensued.

The maniac defended himself with the ax, and would have committed murder had not the officers been too close to him. He was beaten insensible with maces. The officer who was shot was wounded in the leg and will recover. STARK MAD After Hearing the Boltocrat Indianapolis. SPECIAL INDIANAPOLIS, September Jerry Foley, until recently porter at the Hotel Bates, brought to the police station to-day a howling maniac, the result, if his ravings count for anything, of the recent Boltocrat Convention.

His chief mania that he has speech already prepared with which to electrify the country, and which will knock out all factional wrangles and unite humanity on one common ticket. His condition pitiable. A BRAVE YOUNG LADY. BUENA VISTA, ORIO, September Mary Likens yesterday evening, while standing in her father's door, happened to cast her eyes to the ground beheld rattlesnake within two feet of her. She cured hoe and struck the reptile on the head, severing it from the body.

Mary has the rattles to exhibit a trophy of bravery. It is thought the snake had come down out of the bills for STARTLED Was Inquisitive Li At the Effect of Electricity on His Cane. He Cross Questioned Eminent Railroad Men And Spent His First Night in a Sleeping Car. He Says He Is Too Poor To Invest in American Railroad 80- carities. NIAGARA FALLa, N.

September special train bearing LA Hung Chang and his party arrived here at noon to-day. Rain was falling at the time and the visitors dampened their silk blouses and gold lace somewhat in the journey to the Cataract House, where rooms had been Immediately upon arriving here Li sat for dentist and had his teeth examined. The rain was a great disappointment, the Viceroy was very desirous of visiting the American falls in the afternoon. There was no cessation until shortly after o'clock, when the sun struggled through the clouds. Carriages were quickly summoned and the visitors spent two hours in specting THE WONDERS OF NIAGARA.

At the electric power house of the Niagara Falls Power Company the distinguished visitor, had his first experience with Amercan electricity, the result being as startling as it was unexpected. With his usual curiosity and desire to make personal vestigation of the machinery before him he poked at a switchboard with his walking stick, The metal ferrule closed eircult instantly and LI's stick was violently thrown from his grasp. He was naturally much astonished at the effect of the stick's contact with the switchboard, but fortunately he suffered no damage beyond a good scare. However, he decided that he had seen enough and went to his rooms, where he remained until evening. Last night Li and his party passed their first night in an American sleeping car.

Before this novelty they enjoyed dinner in a dining car. After eating a rather hearty supper Li sent for George W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania, who piloted the train over the lines of his company, and spent about two hours questioning him about railroads. The deep interest he shows in railroad matters convinces those who have paid attention to the subject that HIS PRINCIPAL OBJECT In visiting this country is to study American railway construction and management with a view to the adoption of some of the features in a proposed general extension of the Chinese railway system. In fact, the Viceroy intimated that he is negotiating for the services of an American civil engineer, who, 11 he accepts the offer made him, will go to China in the near future and take charge of the railway extension scheme now being outlined.

Li says there are only about 200 miles of single track railroad in China at present. Only three trains are run each day, and there is no trafic at night, the system being SO crude and the liability to accident a stant menace. At Rochester, General Passenger Agent George H. Daniels, of the New York Central, and Edson J. Weeks, his chief assistant, boarded the train.

As soon as Li awoke these gentlemen were presented to him, and then he settled himself comfortably in his arm chair in the observation compartment of his car, and with Mr. Boyd and Mr. Daniels on either wide and interpreter Marks at his elbow, indulged in HIS PAVORITE PASTIME of cross-questioning for nearly three hours. After ascertaining Mr. Daniels's age and salary, he inquired how much President Depew received, and was astonished to learn that his salary is equal to the President of the United States, Li said if he had some money he would invest it in American Railway stocks.

He declared he was "too poor and could not raise This statement from the man popularly regarded as the richest person in the world, caused smile. At 9 o'clock to-morrow morning the start for Canada will be made. After viewing the Canadian falls, Li will hurry on to Toronto and start on his long journey via the Canadian Pacific to Vancouver. He will embark on the steamship Empress of China on September 14, reaching Yokohama fourteen days later. At Yokohama a Chinese warship will be in waiting for the Viceroy, and Journey of six days to Shanghai will complete his trip around the world.

DOWN IN MOBILE Walter Raymond and His Fair Stenographer Are Located. SPECTAL DISPATCH 10 THE COLUMBUS, OHIO, September Raymond, the ex-convict, and Miss Ada V. Peters, his stenographer, who disappeared from Columbus about the same time, and whose whereabouts were hard to determine, have at last been located at Mobile, to which point they are supposed to have gone direct after leaving this city. It will be remembered that Raymond was only released from the penitentiary short time ago, after serving term for alleged crookedness in disposing of land located under the sea. Miss Peters came here from Dayton and was employed by Raymond stenographer after his release from the penitentiary.

They passed man and wife while in this city. FREE FOR ALL Bloody Fight That Followed Political Meeting GREENUP, September -During fight last night between old man Lewis and sons on one side and Doc Fullerton and others on the other, on Schultz Creek, the organization of a Republican club, lerton cut in the back and mortally wounded. Three of the Lewis boys were arrested and lodged in jail here to day, but the old man was so badly hurt that he could not be brought to town. The row came up over a store account old man Lewis, it said, owed Fullerton. JUDGE MEEKER'S DEMISE GREEN September community shocked at learning of the sudden death of Judge D.

L. Meeker, noted in to-day'e He born in 1827, admitted to the bar in 1851, Prosecuting Attorney for four years and Judge of Court 20 years. Seven children and second him. He highly esteemed. The funeral will occur September UNDER A BARGE.

September 6. John MulTen, 45, section boss on the B. and 0. nahing at Belpre this forenoon, when he fell into the and under and drowned. The WILL START MINES, ur Ira Nece To Call of Ident Talley, of Indiana in an ultimatum, that been glad to deal with the present cannot permitted to continue.

en cannot allowed to when there plenty of the minig Selds working at less than who would be glad to accept 50 price. this time both miners and have been playing a waiting same. but it is known now that some of the operatora want to start their mines with imported labor, and call on the Governor for protection if the strikers interfere with operation of the mines. While Mr. Talley does not say this is to be done, it understood the waiting game has been played out.

far the operators STARVATION the Death of Woman Pittsburg. DISPATCH TO PITTSBURG, September 6-Mrs. Jos. Herman, of 1645 Penn avenue, starved to death. Her husband was a traveling clothins salesman until seven months ago, when he thrown idle.

He could not secure another place. Everything he and his wife owned was pawned to sustain life. terday J. P. Rowan was called to see the woman.

He found her suffering for food. Her seven-year-old daughter and her husband were also weak from hunger. The woman was removed to the West Penn Hospital, where she died to-night. Dr. Rowan certified to her death from tion.

LYNCHED Two Tramp For the Murder of 'Sherif- Apparent Failure of Justice the Cause. PECTAL DISPATCH PO ENOCIBE GLENCOE, September Musgrove and Charles Cingmars paid the penalty for murdering Sheriff Rogers at an early hour this morning in an awful ner. A determined mob of 100 men took them from the County Jail, dragged them to bridge half a mile from town, tied hempen ropes tightly around their necks and swung them into eternity. Both men admitted their guilt, but claimed they had killed the Sheriff in self-defense. The new Sheriff was taken completely by surprise, and it would have been useless for him to make resistance, as the mob was sufficiently powerful to have overcome him in minute.

One of the men was swung from one side of the bridge and the other from the other. The hanging was the result OF PUBLIC INDIGNATION, Reaching a climax over the trial of Musgrove. W. W. Erwin, their attorney, secured separate trials for the men, and the trial of Musgrove began last Monday, It took many days to secure jury, but the trial was short.

Mr. Erwin made an eloquent address in favor of the prisoner, and to the surprise of the whole community verdict of murder in the second degree was brought on Saturday. The town. and county were wild with excitement immediately and resolved to take the law in their own hands. Sheriff Rogers was killed by Musgrove and Cingmars Ave south of here June 8.

The men, couple of tramp desperadoes, were traveling through this region with the view to committing robberies. THEY QUARRELED With a farmer, and pounded him. A warrant was issued for their arrest, and Sheriff Rogers went, after them in person. He found them just at dusk, and demanded that they throw up their hands. Musgrove exclaimed, "We do not have to," and began fring on the Sheriff, and before the latter could draw his revolver he had been shot five times.

The murderers were captured the next day in a swamp by a posse of 500 men. An attempt was made at the time to. lynch them, but a company of state militia Arrived at. Glencce from St. Paul at 1 o'clock in the morning of June 15, and prevented it.

DYING IN OHIO, And His Cheek For Thousands Foand On a St. Louis PrisonerFoul Play. ST. LOUIS, September Taylor was arrested here to-day on a charge of burglary. The charge was made by the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association.

Taylor had been employed as collector and did nome extra work on the books. He learned the combination of the safe, so the firm charge, and peculated from the safe in the early morning hours before other employes arrived at the ofnice. Taylor is a smooth one and won't say a word. The police have a story to the effect that Taylor and companion named Anderson were. traveling and doing In Oklahoma, and that Taylor beat Anderson out of his share of the profits their deals, and that they quarreled, and Taylor drugged and beat Anderson and left This, however, cannot be verined.

Anderson is supposed to be dying in pital at Sidney, Ohio. Taylor when arrested had marked bill, which had been placed in the decoy, and a check for $7,000 in his possession. This check was drawn by Anderson, Sidney, Ohio. It was first that it was Taylor's share of profit a deal with Anderson in Oklahoma. Then said that Anderson had given the check to Taylor while drugged.

The police now believe that the check in a clear forgery and that they have very slick man in Taylor. Taylor is saying nothing. He won't tell where he came from admit anything. NEW RESORT IN PROSPECT. HARRODEBURO, September 8.

Kelley, of Lexington, was at Shaker town last negotiating with the community for several hundred acres of land lying around High Bridge and extending up Cedar Run Creek, on the line of the Cincinnati Southern Railway. Should al be consummated Mr. Kelley and sociates will transform the place, which said to be the most picturesque in Ken tuck rivaling of the Hudson into resort. I THE WRONG COURT. NEWARK, OHIO, Frank Philarrested and before Justhe Peace B.

R. Nott, charged having an assault on, John Seward. Quite number of witnesses had before it discovered assault took place just over County line, in Muskingum County, the prosewhich will be begun in COLLAPSED With a Mighty Crash And Eleven Firemen Gave Up Their Lives, While Others Were Seriously Burned and Bruised. Fearful Midnight Scene at Benton Harbor, When Yore's Opera House Was Destroyed By Fire. Thousands Witnessed the Fearful Calamity And Assisted in Rescuing the Victims From the Ruins.

tause of the Conflagration a Mystery, But a Man Is Arrested on Saspicion. THE KILLED. FRANK WATSON, of Joseph, legs broken, skull crushed: leaves wife. HOFFMAN, Benton Harbor, crushed Into unrecognisable mass: leaves wife and five children. THOMAS KIDD.

Benton Harbor, marriel, killed by live wires. FRANK WOODLEY. Benton Harbor, killed by live electrio wires: leaves wife and three children. DU H. GANGE.

Joseph, drayman, head crushed, legs broken. BOTT RICE. bell boy at the Benton Hotel, skull fractured, internal In- Juries. lived but a few minutes. IL.L MITTEN, Benton Harbor, both fractured, internal injuries: lived legs two hours: leaves wife and seven LOUIS HOFFMAN, Benton Harbor, head smashed thigh crushed: widower; leaves two small chihiren.

ARTHUR C. HILL. St. Joseph, foreman, HI Joe Hose Company: legs broken, terribly burnet: lived one hour. FRANK HEAVER.

St Joseph, leg broken, badly cut and burned; lived three hours. ROBERT ROPE, St. Joseph, compound fracture of left leg. burned, internal injuries: lived one hour. THE INJURED.

John A. Crawford, ex-Chiet Benton Har- bor Fire' Department, overcome by heat and smoke, burned about head: will re- wit Fround, St. Joseph, out about head. Frank Paget, 8t. Joseph, leg bruised by falling brick Frank Woolley and Thomas Kidd were top of adjoining buildings with hose, when they encountered live electric wires, on which they were hanging when found.

Policeman Charles Johnson narowly raped, as falling bricks tore his coat half DISPATCH 183 ANGUIARS LIENTON HARBOR, September Kieven firemen dead, number seriously Injured, and several crushed by falling walls, the fearful result of the destrua- of Fore's Opera House by fire at midnight last night. During the evening the play, Factory had been given by local talent, and closed half an hour before the fire discovered, when the building was from basement to the fourth story with a suffocating smoke, which burst into sheet of flames throughout the entire room, almost instantaneously, before Fire Department could respond with single stream of water, there being some infusion at outset. owing to hook and ladder facilities being short, although the al colapanies had tinat day closed ya' tournament, exhibiting much quick work. ST JOSEPH WAS CALLED ON assistance at the outset, they approach- through an alley, unloading ladders in rear of the building. and while hoisting them the upper walls fell, without ond'a warning.

covering the men, which was witnessed by hundreds of spectators. The 'work of removing the debris was commanced at and those pinned in were removed few minutes, except C. A. whose body was recovered at 4 o'clock morning. It belleved that several nite boules were under the pile of brick, search was continued till every doubt The cause of the fire mystery.

Sev. theories, from a cigar stump to a lamp plosion, given. Guy Prescott is being one who knows of origin, when asked by a reporter the sive anybody away," assuming that he EN remarked that "he was not going to possession of facts that caused his detention. The building comparatively new, having been erected seven years ago I 94,00 by Patrick Tore, a wealthy farmer, who had since leased it to Simon, who has had charge for six years. 0-SPORT BRICK BLOCK, 5.

Owned Joseph. Frick, which stood joining. was demolished by the opera house walls falling top and crashing through to the basement without apparent resistance. The opera block was occupied by the Evening News, 8. M.

Austin's bakery, J. Bernstein, clothing: John Holmes, barber shop and alt packing in basement. The brick block was used for retail boot and shoe busness and dwelling. The buildings and stocks destroyed, with losses, are an follows: Opera house block, loss insurance Evening News plant, Insurance. J.

Bernstein, no insurance: 8. M. Austin, $300; no Insurance: Holmes, $100; no insurance: J. M. Frick, lose Insurance, J.

N. Herr, grocery store across the alley, damage to bullding and stock, fully Insured; Dr. Hunt and 8. M. Austin, grocers across the alley, damage to building and stocks spectively, $000 each: fully Insured.

A high wind prevailed, which caused the walls to fall outward, and adjoining buildings were saved only with greatest efforts. A large quantity of stage scenery belonging to Harry Emery, of the Katie Putnam Company. J. A. Simon and W.

C. Hocks, destroyed with no insurance. NARROW ESCAPE. Thousands witnessed the conflagration, and with dimeulty crowds were kept out of danger a way. The work of clearing up the streets has continued through the day.

J. V. Howe lassoed one of the St. Joe firemen who was half buried with bricks and pulled. him out of the Intense heat that cooking him.

The St. Joseph funerals will be held. Monday, commencing at 10:30 while the Benton Harbor unfortunates wilt be interred Tuesday, with services by various secret orders. This calamity greater shock to the twin cities than the Chicora'e loss year and half ago, owing to its suddenness and destructive results. Inquest over the remains commenced and the examination continued till the ques.

tion of live electrie wires was reached, when an adjournment was had till next Tues. day afternoon, when young Prescott will probably be put on the stand. Mr. Yore, being advanced in years, will not rebuild the opera house, which will prove a serious lone to this elty. BUNDLE OF MONEY Taken By This Chicago Woman When She Eloped.

SPECTAL DISPATCH TO THE ENGETATE. CRICAGO, iLL, September 6-Rufus J. Fellows, a saloon at 246 State street, is mourning the absence of a faithless wife, and also a roll of monk containing $9,000, which the woman took with her when she left. She went away two weeks ago, but her husband did not know she had eloped until a few days ago, when he learned, he says, she was with Thomas G. Buzer, traveling salesman for G.

A. Kittridge cigar dealers of this eity. He took the Arst train for lowa, where he found Buzer at Ottumwa, and taxed him with running away with the woman. Buzer protested his innocence, and as Pellows could not find his wife he returned to Chicago Saturday. His housekeeper in the meantime had discovered a bundle of letters from Buser to Mra.

Pellows, in which the elopement was mapped out and all plans outlined. The saloon keeper's wife is the only person besides Fellows who knows the combination to the safe where the money was kept. The woman is now supposed to be on her way to Boston, she and Buser having separated, temporarily, at least. THREE BROTHERS Kept the Lexington Police Busy Much of Yesterday. DISPATCH TO THE LEXINGTON, September Jim and Al Jenkins, brothers, were locked up this afternoon after having a lively scrap with five police officers.

To-night they tore out the water closet and floor in one of the cella at the station house. With the planks they forced open the door, and were about to effect their escape when they were attacked by two officers. The police were enforced by citizens, and succeeded in placing the three men in a patrol wagon. As the wagon rolled toward the jail, to which place they were being conveyed, Jim jumped over the side of the wagon and caped with andcuffs on. HUNTING The Abducted Murderess If Mrs.

Williams Is Found Some Startling Developments Are Expected. DISPATCH ENQUIRER. COLUMBUS, OHIO, September Indications to-night are that some sensational developments may now be expected in connection with the escape of Mrs. Elizabeth Williams from the custody of the officials of the Columbus Central Insane. Asylum.

As was stated in THE ENQUIRER Sunday morning she was abducted from the fair grounds by her husband last Wednesday, and since then all efforts to locate her have been in vain. Mra. Williams, it will be remembered, murdered two of her children at the Park Hotel in this city April 1, 1886, and was afterward declared insane and placed in the asylum. Superintendent Richardson to-day authorised Criminal Bailiff Edward Phalen to spare neither time nor expense in his efforts TO LOCATE THE WOMAN. The Bailiff at once wired a description of the woman to all important points and directed the authorities at Punta Gordo, the place where she supposed to have been sent, to arrest her if she lands there and notify him.

It was learned tonight from a gentleman, whose information comes from reliable source, that in case the woman is located some sensational developments may be expected which will throw an entirely different light on the Park Hotel tragedy and fasten the immediate blame where it rightly belongs. These facts will be divulged at the proper time and will be testifled to RESPONSIBLE PERSONS. Prosecutor Dyer spent the greater portion of yesterday and to-day searching the statutes for some law by which the husband of the woman can be held to answer for abducting his wife, and to-night announced that no statute bearing on the case in point could be found. The effort to locate the woman, however, will not be abandoned. CEILING of Steel Cut Through By Daring Prisoners--Six "Good" Men Gain Freedom.

SPECIAL DISPATCH HUNTINGTON DEPOT, W. September 6-One of the most daring and successful attempts at Jail breaking occurred 'at the Cabell County Jall in this city last night, result six prisoners, two of whom and been sentenced to the State Penthave just large, and seven who retentiary. mained behind staid from choice, and not necessity. The jail, which new one, to be one of the most secure in the supposed and the ease with which an exit state, gained shows that it was planned by an exman. The prisoners who pertenced mained claim that the work was done by John Love, who la charged with murdering his wife and father-in-law a few weeks ago.

hole was cut through a steel celllarge and an opening cut Into flue through ing lowered themselve into the celwhich they and thence to freedom. Posses are out all directions, but no clew has been found up to late hour to-night. The officers have sent for trained bloodhounds to aid them in the hunt. who escaped were: John Love, who Those killed his wife and father-In-law: Joe Taymoonshiner, also charged with shootlor, Deputy United States Marshal; Douging a and Terrence Gliveny, each las Roach two years for forgery, and sentenced to Rowe and John Morrow, indicted for John grand larceny. NOT OHOLERA.

DISPATCH TO THE LAWRENCEBURO, September 6. -The excitement over alleged deaths from cholera in the Mt. Eden neighborhood, few miles northwest of here, is gradually subsiding, John MoGee so suddenly is though the death of Mansfield Stodwere thought to be two gill and mystery. There or three cases, but Improvement these la reported. TURKEY And Her Base Ruler To Receive the Attention of the Powers.

Meeting of the Czar and German Emperor or Greater Import Than Mere Ceremony. Plans Under Consideration By These Monarchs That May Deprive the Sultan of the Power To Do Farther HarmForeign News. SPECIAL CABLE. TO THE ENQUIRER. BRESLAU, September was first supposed to be a mere ceremonial meetCzar and the Emperor and Ing between the the diplomats of Russia and Germany taken the character of now stated to have concert of the Powers Initiating new have a bearing of the utmost Imwhich is to the future events in Turkey.

portance upon It is not known definitely who originated but it is, however, a matter the proposal, knowledge that Phince Hohenof positive lobe, the Imperial Chancellor, and Count Von Oster-Sacken, the Russian Ambassndor to Germany, are discussing a plan, the of which is to place the Sultan purpose of the Ambassadors of under the tutelage Powers in Constantinople, who will be the empowered to control the Sultan's selection and also his appointments of of Ministers Governors. The settlement of provincial troubles in Crete upon the basis of the supervision appears to have been European the keynote of this scheme, which at least the nominal integrity of would maintain and for a time enable the Powers Turkey, to escape being DRAGGED INTO A EUROPEAN WAR Over the division of the spoils of the OttoPracticaly the foreign Amman Empire. bassadore are already treating Turkey as Government existing wholly upon sufferance, but they do not take the responsibilities which ought to be associated with the situation. Only the bare proposals have heard of outside of the circle which is been formulating the scheme, but the plan is full of difficulties in the way of doubtless workings smoothly. One thing, howits certain, and that is that both the ever, is of the Kaiser and that of the entourage Czar are convinced that they can no longer rest content upon mere diplomatic remonto the Porte and It is well understrances family influences upon the Czar stood that at Copenhagen and similar influences upon Kaiser at Balmoral have become inthe sistent beyond precedent in favor of an effective stoppage of the horrors in Turkey, and these influences, it La belleved, may the most potent of all in dehave been the two Emperors upon the termining course which it is now proposed to pursue.

Diplomatic advices received from Constantinople are such as tor cruse WELL GROUNDED FEARS much worse things than have alThat very ready occurred in Constantinople may happen in that city before the Ambassadors are able to arrange for armed intervention to suppress disorders; that the Sultan's palace olique, learning that the Sultan's reign about to cease, may organize massacre much larger scale than hereupon a very tofore, and which will Involve many other than Armenians as Its victims. persons The reports that the British, French and Italian warships in Turkish waters have been re-enforced, while the German warships have not, have excited widespread of discontent, which is being feelfeeling ingly expressed in the Berlin newspapers, regardless of their poultical bias. Despite the activity of the other Powers in augmenting their naval strength in Turkish waters, the Admiralty of Germany have up to this time taken no steps to increase the strength and number of the German war vessels there, but now, apparently goaded by the utterances of the press into doing something they HAVE NOW ORDERED The training ship Greisenau to Smyrna and the gunbout Ersatz to replace the old and worn out Loreley on the Constantinople station. These measures are extremely poor, indeed, little better than none at all if Germany is to figure in the Intervention of the powers in front of Constantinople. The fetes in honor of the Czar and Czarina bear a close resemblance to all of the preceding demonstrations of the kind.

The streets of the town are thronged with people. The municipal council voted the sum of 100,000 marks for the purpose of providing decorations and those purchased under these auspices were very fine. As a whole, the decorations of Breslau were far more elaborate than those seen by the Russian Imperial party in Vienna. The nature of the friendship of the two Emperors are cemented by the meeting of the monarchs in Breslau is shown by the fact that the Kaiser will go to Darmstadt October 8, when the Czar and the Czaron Ina are there. Upon that occasion there will be a family conclave, and several 1m- portant functions will be held, functions that will be very elaborate for Darmstadt at least.

The imperial parties will stay at the Reeldens sobloss. DURING THEIR VISIT TO DARMSTADT The Czar, the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Heate will go on hunting trip on October 10 to Jagd-Schloss and Wolfsgarten. From the latter place they will return to Jagd-Schloss for another day's hunting, and then they will go to Romroed, in Upper Hesse, for the same purpose. The Czarina will remain with the Grand Duchess of Hesse, her sister-in-law, for 10 days, while her husband is absent on his shooting trip. The Czarina during her stay with the Grand Duchess will as a rule remain quiet, but her visit will be varied with gala performances given in her honor at the Darmstadt Opera House, and visits to the local Institutions, Including the Princess Alice Frauen Verein.

The tour of the Czar will conclude with his visit to Darmstadt, and it is quite probable that France may not like the prospect of her great ally spending a fortnight in close relations with her most watchful foe almost immediately after his reception in Paris. ATROCITIES Worthy of the Turks Practiced By the Brirish. DISPATCH TO THE SPECIAL NEW YORK. September A London special cable to the Sun says: Turkey, It should be said, is not the only country where barbarities, without a shadow of excuse, being committed. terrible Indictment has been made against the British forces in suppressing the rebellion in engaged Matabeleland.

Several private letters from Buluwayo this week describe with air of verity atrocities which amount to wholesale legalized murder. Nothing worse in general character is reported from Conthan this, from Englishmen engaged with the British detachment in pursuit of natives. out on patrol's week we suddenly surprised sitting down watching some goats. They simply jumped up, threw down their stileids and and covered their faces with their hands. One short command given, and the five men were shot dead.

We rode on if nothing happened. case is that of a young Cross Society doctor. He tying up wounded Matabele when a sergeant came by. doctor, says he, what are you up to? this wounded native. Leave the nigger and come and look after some of my Oh, says the doctor, must tend to this native first.

you must, eh. All right, bandage And he drew his revolver and blew hair the Kame's head off." FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE ENQUIRER. CONSTANTINOPLE, September Arsteamers leaving this port exodus le In full swing. contain batches of Armenians whose destination is the Piracus, Marseilles and Alexandria.

Fifteen Armenian clerks from the Ottoman Bank embarked for Alexandria yesterday. Others are following. AH is quiet. GIRL'S GOOD NAME Defended by Young Fitch, But It Cost His Life. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENOCIEEL.

MITCHELL, September 6-William Fitch and Charlie Hannon, two young men employed in a sawmill near Georgie, became involved in a quarrel while at work in the mill, which resulted in the death of Fitch yesterday. Fitch had been married, but recently separated from his wife, and had been paying attention to another young lady. Hannon made an ugly remark about the girl, it is said. Fitch drew his knife and attempted to use it, when Hannon picked up a hammer and almost brained his assailant. Pitch never regained consciousness, and lived but a short time.

Hannon took to the woods, and is still at large. Both men were formerly from Kentucky, and It is thought Hannon has returned, and is in hiding there in the mountains. IN ASHES Key West Will Be Laid. Spanish Authorities Said To Be Plotting For the Destruction of the City. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRES.

KEY WEST, September letter was received from Havana last night, per steamer Mascotte, containing the information that the Spanish authorities are plotting the destruction of Key West. A report reached here several days ago that such plot was being formed, but at that time was not generally belleved. The letter received last night, however, confirms the report and leaves no room 'for doubt that the Spaniards will HAVE THE CITY BURNED, If possible. The letter was written by Cuban in Havana to a friend in this city. The writer says that a few days ago he went to the Civil Government Office in Havana, and was informed by a friend employed there that the Spanish authorities had determined to burn Key West and annihilate the nest of Insurgent snakes.

The plan of the Spaniards is to send emissaries to Key West in the guise of Cuban sympathizers, who are to fire the city in manly places as possible when opportunity arrives. It is said that Captain General Weyler is cognizant of the plan for the destruction of the city, and that it has been heartily. approved. Weyler reported to have said that if Key West and Tampa were LAID IN ASHES, He would soon be able to settle the rebel-1 lion. It is said that in the event of the success of the plot Weyler has ordered the emissaries who apply the torch to be paid $10,000.

The story has caused the greatest excitement and indignation here. The people are so wrought up that it is feared an attack may be made on Senor Cruz, the Spanish Consul, and his assistant, Senor Fernandez. It was reported to-day that these gentlemen, becoming alarmed for their safety, had gone aboard the United States revenue cutter Winona and demanded protection, and that they were told to remain on. the vessel until the excitement died out. This report, however, has not yet been confirmed.

The citizens have determined to form a vigilance committee, and every person who cannot give a good account 'of himself will be forced to leave the city. LIVE WIRE Knocked Out the Brute as He FledAlmost Lynched the Senseless Man. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO PEE ENQUIRER. HomestEad, September 2 o'clock this morning, Ida, the sixteen-yearold daughter of Photographer Wm. Marsh, of Sixth avenue, awoke and found a negro bending over her.

She screamed and the brute grabbed her by the throat. Her father rushed into the room, flourishing a revolv-1 er. When the negro saw him, he Jumped through the second-story window to the ground. When he fell, his foot touched a live wire, which knocked him insensible. When picked up, both arms and one leg were broken.

His face was bruised and his head cut. In the meantime another negro was discovered in the rear of the house. He was captured, and indentifled as Henry Arnington. He said the injured man was Isaac Mills. A large crowd of Carnegie mill workers had been attracted to the scene.

They thought the negroes had entered the house not only to rob, but to assault the sixteen-year-old girl and her sister. There were cries of "Lynch them." One man started home for rope. Before he returned, the negroes were burred to the lockup. Mills was still and had to be carried. Before the offcers reached the lockup, there, wild, I howling mob behind them.

Not since the days of the great riots was there such citement in the town. Later James Johnston, Andrew Archer and General Jackson Bell were arrested. Bell is a small boy who says the men put him through a little window to open the door for them. BROKE THE DOOR And as He Entered the Woman Shot Him Dead. IPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUI SEBRES, September Combs, young married man of Delaware, on Green River, north of here, was shot and killed by woman named Mills at a late hour last night.

Combs went to the house of the Mills woman, expecting to meet another woman, and demanded admittance, which was refused. He thereupon threatened to break in the door. The Mills woman replied she would kill him if he tempted to enter. Combs threw his weight against the door. and he entered the woman drew her revolver and shot him through the brain, killing him instantly.

FARMER SUDDENLY MAD. DISPATCH NICHOLASVILLE, September Ben Arnett. prominent farmer, lodged in jail here to-night on the charge of lunacy. His madness came on him suddenly, and he was very violent, necessitating his arrest. He attacked his wife and his half-brother Interetered and knocked him down with a chair.

DIVERS Hunting the Revolver With Which Bessie Little Was Shot. Experts Examining Stains on Wood and Leather, And Detectives Carefully Follow. ing Every Clew, All Dayton Is Discussing the Crime of the Bridge, And Thousands Visit the Scene of the Tragedy. How One Man's Shrewdness Exposed the Murder- Frantz Is Still Silent. DISPATCH TO THE DAYTON, OHIO, September iron bridge, a single span, high arched structure that crosses Stillwater, into whose silently flowing waters the murdered body of Bessie Little was thrown, was visited by thousands to-day.

From an early hour to the morning until noon, divers searched the channel immediately under the bridge, and for several rods above and below, in the hope of findIng the revolver with which the victim was shot to her death, and in the belief that the weapon was tossed into the stream by the assassin. Countless volunteers assisted in the the stream was filled with boats containing men and boys who, with rakes and devices of various kinds, scraped the river bed in quest of the coveted weapon. The water is fully 18 feet in depth below the bridge, and varies slightly from that depth for a mile above and to its point of junction with the Miami below. Whlle the search was in progress the bridge and banks on either side of the stream were Mned MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN Awaiting with intense interest the outcome. Hundreds, too, grouped about the blocd ALBERT J.

FRANTZ. spots, faint traces of which are easily cernible. The road leading to the bridge her.ves North Main street at right angles, end winds eastwardly past the Y. M. C.

A. Athletic Park, across Stillwater, and thence to Embery Park, which, nearly a mile to the east, fringes the north bank of the Mami. The roadway is in process of construction, and, though nearly impassable at places, it was at times crowded with a moving stream of vehicles. It was along this hazardous route, in the darkness of the midnight hour, that Bessie Little was driven to per death. The search for the weapon proved unavailing, and at noon it was abandoned.

The recovery of the revolver, however, is of lesser consequence than the establishment of the fact that Bessie Little her lover, Albert J. Frantz, were together riding that The police were working with that end in view during the day, and ran down number of clews tending to show this, but nothing very satisfactory was obtained. The firing of the Frantz stable on the night following the tragedy, and the burning of the contents of the barn, including young Frantz's horse and buggy, together with his alleged conduct on the occasion, are regarded circumstances intimately related to the murder, and construed by many AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE Of the participation of Frantz in the crime. While the flames of the stable fire were breaking from the roof young Frantz, It is claimed, was seen in his shirt sleeves near his home, and apparently the least concerned of those who vainly tried to rescue the horse. The charred remains of the bed of the phaeton show that the lower surface is most burned, indicating that the beat was most intense beneath the buggy bed and suggestive of the theory that the fire started and was kindled beneath the buggy that the vehicle and its contents at least might be consumed.

Speculation is rife as to the contents of that rig. assuming that it was the one in which Bessie Little rode to her death. The seat and curtain, it is claimed, were blood bespattered. The bullet wound in her head suggests relative positions of the murderer and his victim. The muzzle of the pistol Inserted in the right ear of the victim, and the ball went crashing in straight line through the brain.

She dently on the left side of the buggy, and when the blood spurted from the wound It streamed upon the coat and other parel of the murderer. It was in hope of substantiation of this theory that detectives about the ashes and ruins of the Frantz stable, in expectation of finding the remnant of some blood-stained garments. Particles of the buggy curtain and mings were found, and the discolorations will be subjected to microscopic examinaton to determine, whether or not they made by blood. One of the remarkable features connected with the discovery of this crime lies in the fact that rumor about which no Import was attached formed the basts of the and was the starting point that led on in startling denouements until they demonstrated that murder had been committed. The statement LEAKED FROM A LAW OFFICE And the report was in quiet circulation that two men called upon the lawyer for professtonal advice relative to the murder of woman and the casting of her body into river.

From the fact that there was no port of woman and nothing known rive to the the NARY Train Load From Cincy. Toledo and Columbus Are Shy, Along With All the Big Foraker Strongholds. McKinley Men. Are Wondering What It Means, And Are Openly Charging Joe's Friends With Treachery. Next Week's Demonstration Promises To Be a Failure, And the Major's Friends Threaten an Outbreak Sabbath Canton.

children. passed CANTON, ORIO, September 6. What every one has expected regarding the Ohio polttIcal situation la about to take place. In the excitement of the national Sight, many have forgotten for the moment that the Republicans who manage the Ohio chine by no means anxious to Major McKinley move into the White House next March. The general stampede to McKinley at St.

Louis left no part for the machine members of the Ohio tion to play, except one of apparent legiance to the Major, but that is all passed, and McKinley as the Republican: nominee for President bas as hard a battie to fight as any man the party has Inated since the war. Governor Foraker's lieutenanta who in control of the state machine actively played their parts in the nomination scheme and there they stopped. Notwithstanding the half-hearted promise of trol of the Federal patronage in Ohio, which was forced from Mr. Hanna, ernor Foraker, so it is already beginning to be whispered here, would DoL be averse to SEEING THE MAJOR BEATEN. The new Senator from Ohio doesn't like to hear it said that it was McKinley who made his election to the Senate eaRy, He doesn't like to hear the oft repeated story that in the last campaign in the state his meetings were all "fronts, while MoKinley received one continuous ovation.

In fact, Governor Foraker would like to be able to say, "I did all I could to nominate him, but he could not carry his own state." Evidences of the truth of this report are to be had for the seeking. The campaign has been on now for several weeks, and 48 yet the Porker machine has appeared almost openly indifferent. The announcement has been made that the opening of the campaign would take place in Canton on the 15th of this month. W. E.

Hahn, the manager of speakers bureau at Chicago, placed the very best speakers he has at the disposal of the Ohio committee for the occasion. The McKinley men here and elsewhere in the state have done no end of talking about the great demonstration that will take place here on that day. Senator Thurston and Senator Burrows, and in all probability ex-President Harrison, are the attractions booked. Through the influence of Mr. Hanna the railroads throughout the state offered rates that were far lower than any offered on any previous occasion.

Everything the McKinley men in the state and the managers of the national campagin could no to push the thing along was done, but through it all the Foraker men, who are the real managers of the affair, have noticeably FAILED TO ENTHUSE. They have said, "Why, yes, it will be a great meeting; It's a good thing: good speakers you've got," But they haven't taken off their costs with the old-time vim and gone into the fight to win. It is well known that effort after effort has been made to get up a delegation to Canton from Cincinnati. In fact, it looks very much as though Mr. Cox still feels as he did the night he declared 'he wouldn't speak to McKinley." At any rate, the fact that the largest and richest city in Ohio has contributed r.o delegation to Canton la be- cover.

off. PECIAL 1 ginning 10 be a matter of remark in cities of the state. Cincinnati, however, not the only city in Ohio that has failed to take an interest in Major McKinley's fight. There have been no cheering multitudes from Toledo, which la another Foraker stronghold. Nor have there been any from Columbus, where General Charles Kurtz, Chairman of the State Central Committee, makes his home.

From ail these places it was expected large delekations would come to the meeting here next week. But from all reports the McKinley men a doomed to disappointment in this. Some of the Foraker leaders will be here, but for the most part they are taking very languid interest in it all. MAY GET OUTSIDERS. Altogether it looks very much though the meeting here will be as great a fallure the Whitelaw Reid meeting at Woods.

dale Island four years ago. Unless some evidences are forthcoming very soon tending to the belief that there wit he delegations from the cities named on the day of the meeting, Mr. Hanna will be forced to give the matter his attention and large delegations from outside states will be run in in place of Ohio men. The spectacle will then be presented for the first time of an opening of an Ohio campaign by Repub Means from other states. would be worked again.

In fact, if something not done pretty soon the crowd that will assemble on that day will have to be composed almost exclusively of men from the Keystone State. It very trying situation for the MoKinley men, and they are chafing under it, The day hasn't come yet when they can deliver their opinions of the Foraker men to waiting public. They will have to keep still a few weeks longer, but the strain becoming tiresome, and this crowning dignity, as they deem it, on the part of Forakerites, is almost more than they in allence. The sitoation is been expected by everyone quainted with Oblo polities, who la familiar with recent history la prised at the fact that Foraker is in Europe and that the Ohio Republican campaign is going to the dogs. THAT feature of matter the in which the car loads of gold which Mr.

Hanns is sending out from Chicago is being dietributed or rather not distributed in this state, in a Presides. the direct ent of the state under of the Chairman of the State Central Committee. All the Itor at least that part of it which ordered directly from bead. quarters by a County Chairman is sent to Chairman of the State Central CommitIt la his duty to see that it is properly Hanna lieutenants have deal of this Into Ohio, notwithstanding.