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I I I I I I I THE DAILY INTER OCEAN. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1888-- TEN PAGES. COVETED ANOTHER WOMAN. I The Illicit Love of an Englishman Leads His struction. Remorse at His Bigamous Marriage Causes Him to Commit Suicide.

Ed Higgins, of Macon, Quarrels- with His Sweetheart and Ends His Life. ILLICIT LOVE AND DEATH. LOCKPORT, N. Nov. Barber, of Sheffield, England, who committed suicide at Suspension Bridge on Friday night, came to the Prospect Hotel on the 14th inst, with woman giving the name of Mary Pattison Hill, and, later in the evening, was married to her by the Rev.

Mr. Slowitts, Presbyterian clergyman, of the Falls. They were believed to have then gone to Hamilton, from which place Barber returned to the bridge alone on Friday night and shot himself as reported. The following letter, which was found in his sachel and which was produced at the Coroner's inquest on Saturday, shows that Barber was infatuated with the woman, and that he could not legally marry her. Nov.

13, 1888-My True yet, although this will be, I now feel, the last time shall ever dare to address you 80. I can't hurt myself to see you again, as my heart overcomes my head, and makes me say and promise things which we both know are impossibilities. unless we count on certain ruin in this world. Up to my landing in this country I was an honorable man. Since then I have been dishonorable fool in my intercourse with you.

Had I the sense to see the drift of your letters I would have realized that you wished to put something to me, and make me understand that what We wished for could not be. On Saturday you were straight and honosable, and I could not see it. Since then you have given me the opportunity over and over again to say I would. withdraw my attentions, and even last night YOU WERE STRAIGHT AND TRUE. In your presence I am unable to think of anything but yourself.

I can't look in any other direction. You know, and I know well that auy ceremony that we might go through as a marriage would be illegal, either here or at home. What is the use, then, of putting ourselves in a more equivocal position than at present? There is some arrangement, you tell me, at present, with your friend in Montreal, for your going home again. Be it so. He is a man of true thought, and I feel myself, compared with him, a worm.

I lave thought myself sincere (God help me, where is the sincerity?) I haye no right to address you, you are so superior to me -both in thought and action and everything else. I keep thinking from your having my letters all tied up that you had made up your mind to this and intended it should be so. Forget me, Pollie. Wipe me out as not worthy, to tie your shoes. I feel it is so.

I won't persecute you again, but shall look upon it as an honor to be able to do anything I can for you at any time, if. you wish it. I know I deserve shooting for the crime ot trifling, but God knows it has been without thought of being so, and vet I can see now what I have done. I can also see that after my vacillating conduct of yesterday, you could not respect me as a man of moral courage and as one you could look up to. This all seems well, and I feel I have done you wrong.

Forgive me if you can, but our loving intercourse shall cease, and then perhaps you will be able to look up to the man whom I feel I have wronged horribly. Punishment will overtake me, and I deserve it, and shall not try to run away from it You asked me for your letters, which have during the last three months brought a comfort to -me I can't describe, aud I am in honor bound to comply with your request. I have not slept all night, am sick, and don't know what to do. I dare not see, you. Break this off, for God's sake and our own happiness.

What we proposed to do would only bring more unhappiness than we have ever experienced. I can't say moro; but legally marry, we can not, and the other way means destruction to ourselves and our children, whatever we may think when talking to one another. Good- by. God bless you, my darling, still. Your own loving FRED.

Some Toronto gentlemen who have known Barber for a year past, and who came to the bridge after the suicide, thought him a widower. but Coroner Cornell understands that he had a wife living in England This view is consistent with the foregoing letter which was not mailed, and it is believed that his remorse, over being lured into a marriage with the Hill' woman impelled him to suicide. The Hill woman has disappeared and no one at the bridge knows anything about her. SEE IS POLLY BREDIN. TORONTO, Ontario, Nov.

19. The woman whom Fred Barber married on Wednesday, two days before he killed himself, and who gave her name as Mary Pattison Hill, turns out to be identical with a dissolute woman of this city, known 88. Bredin." She has been for five years past living in various houses. There can be no doubt that it was the discovery of the disgraceful connection he had unwillingly formed that drove Barber to suicide. Polly Bredin is handsome and well educated, and contrived to thoroughly dupe Barber.

Her identity was discovered owing to her claiming the body of her alleged husband. COULD NOT BEAR TO LIVE. MACON, 111., Nov. Telegram. Edward M.

Higgins, BOD of I. M. Higgins, prominent citizen, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself through the temple with a target-gun of 22-calibre. He was a prominent young man, a school teacher by profession, and was 22 years of age. He Was very quiet, gentlemanly tellow, and was will liked by all.

It is said that a few days ago he settled up all his business as though preparing for the awful event. He left a letter stating that his trouble was more than he could bear. His parents are withholding the letter from the public, but it is thought that a woman was the cause of the suicide. The Coroner held an ingest this morning. The remains will be interred tomorrow at 1 o'clock, and the funeral will take place from the M.

E. Church. DECATUR. Nov. Special Telegram.At Macon, this morning, Edward Higgins, who had had a tiff with his sweetheart last night, shot himself through the head with a rifle and was found dead in his room by his mother.

MOLLE. GAUDART'S SHOCKING DEATH. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Nov. 19. Special Telegram.

-Malle, Gandart, aged 25, a French governess in the family of H. O. Bonnell, a wealthy manufacturer, jumped from a third-story window early this morning, striking on her head, and crushing in the skull So hard was the fall that the paving-stone upon which she fell WAS broken in several pieces. Malle. Gandart died in a few minutes.

She had been with the family only two weeks. It is learned from her letters that she has been in this country but few months, that her family resided near Paris, and that her father is wealthy judge in one of the French courts. She has been much dejected for several days, wrote several letters yesterday, burned and this morning when called she got up, some of her letters and clothing, and jumped out of the window as stated. It is supposed that she met with some disappointment and determined to end her life She was highly educated and possessed a pleasing face and figure. It is not known if she has any relative in this country.

GONE WRONG THROUGH GAMBLING. MOLINE, Ill, Nov. Telegram.A great sensation has been created here by the disappearance of W. L. Stoughton, a young man prominent in business and society circles, and paymaster for the Moline Wagon Company, Inrestigation of his accounts finds him several thousand dollars short, and it is believed he has gone to Canada.

Gambling is the alleged cause. TWO WIDOWS OF ONE MAN. 81. CLOUD, Nov. 19.

-Special Tele- unusual scene was presented at the judge of Probate's office at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The time stated had been fixed for the hearing for the appointmentot an administrator of the estate of Engineer John Smith, who was killed on the Manitoba Road in snow-plow catastrophe last February, At the appointed hour Mrs. Mary Jane Smith, accompanied by her brother and an attorney, and dressed in deep mourning, entered the Probate Court office for the purpose of making application for letters of administration. Shortly afterward Mrs. Anna Smith, also in mourning, and claiming to be the original Mrs.

Smith appeared, 8000m panted by her attorney, for the same purpose. Each woman claims the estate of the which consists of nothing except the contingent claim against the railroad company for the loss of. Smith's life. The amazement of the two widows as they met each other in the courtroom was anything but friendly and the excitement of the spectators ran to the highest pitch. In order to settle the matter satistactorily Judge Bruener has ordered a bearing of ladies, which is now in progress, to ascertain which of the two is really Mrs.

Smith and entitled to the estate. Both are rather young and good-looking widows, No. 1. hailing from some part of Wisconsin, and No. 2 from Hamilton, Ont.

DEADLY DEADLY JEALOUSY. ST. CLOUD, Nov. A cold-blooded and wilful murder is reported from Freeport, twenty-five miles west of here. Yesterday evening a small party was invited to celebrate the birthday of a farmer by dancing and drinking.

John Pfom and widow Kate Malesch, both Slavoniane, were present Pilom is a bachelor, 35 years old, and was desperately in love with Mrs. Malesch. During the evening the latter aroused the jealousy of Pflom by dancing and chatting with other guests. When the party began to disperse Pflom asked Mrs. Malesch to accompany him home, to which she consented.

On the way Pflom commenced quarreling with her, and without further warning drew a revolver and fired several shots at his victim, one ball piercing her heart and killing her instantly. Mrs. Malesch was 36 years old. Pflom escaped. MARRIED IN HASTE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19. A queer case came to light in a police court to-day. A young English girl made the acquaintance of a gymnast through matrimonial advertisement. Five minutes after seeing her he proposed marriage.

She pleaded for time, but married him the next day. Ten minutes after the wedding she deserted him in the street because lie told her he already had wife, and three behildren living in Hoboken. The following day he WAR arrested in' Hoboken and" gave bonds for the support of his first wife Then he fledeither to Boston, or to Akron, Ohio. His name is Benjamin Halfpenny. He has been janitor of building here and teacher of fencing to the Young Men's Christian Association of Hoboken, Halfpenny married his first wife in England six years ago.

She came from Malta. They have three children, the oldest 5 years and the youngest 9 months old. Both wives are now trying to punish him for bigamy. The last wife would not explain her haste to marry Halfpenny. SUBURBAN GOSSIP.

SUBURBAN GOSSIP. LAKE VIEW. Christian Detmer, a laborer on the cable-car vault on Lincoln avenue, was stricken yesterday afternoon with an apoplectic fit. Detmer is married and lives with his son at No. 448 Ashland avenue.

He was taken to his home by the Lake View patrol wagop John Turner, of Lake View, is the proud possessor of an old-fashioned carriage which was used to convey Harrison through the streets of Chicago during the campaign of 1840. Mr. Turner then had a livery stable at the corner of Clark and Kinzie streets. The carriage, which had been stored away for over twenty years, was dusted out and drawn by four horses in the parade Saturday night The Uity Council held its regular monthly meeting last night The petition presented by property owners on Sheffield avenue, praying the Council to refuse the right of way for car tracks on that avenue unless one fare was allowed for a continuous passage to and from the city, was unanimously concurred in by the Council The petitioners recited that one fare WaS all that WAS charged on the West and South Sides for the entire length of the line and that the people of Lake View alone were asked to pay two fares. The ordinance for the improvement of the streets of Ravenswood on the installment plan were passed over the Mayor's veto with but two dissenting votes.

The Council will hold special meeting Monday evening next. TOWN OF LAKE. James Renison, who shet himself in the head Saturday at Root and Winter streets, was arraigued before Police Magistrate Caldwell yesterday on a charge of drunk and disorderly. Renison said he was glad he didnot succeed in killing himself. He was fined $2 and costs.

Twenty thousand head of cattle were received yesterday at the Stock Yards -the largest receipts of cattle for a single day this year. John Kirby, the laboring man who was accidentally struck on the head by a falling brick at the Grant school, Fifty-first and Morgan streeta. Saturday, Nov. 10, regained consciousness yesterday for the firat time sinco the accident The supposition is that Kerby is suffering from a clot on the brain, and his right side is paralyzed. He can not speak, but is able to recognize, by a smile, his relationa.

Dr. Caldwell, his attending physician, thinks he will ultimately recover. LAGRANGE. One of the most noted weddings that has taken place here for a long time was the marriage on Nov. 7 of Jason E.

Clark and Fanny -R. Snyder at the residence of the bride's grandparents, Captain J. A. Marshall, Fifth avenue. The ceremony performed by the Rev.

J. Stone, of Emanuel Episcopal Church, assisted by the Rev. Montgomery of the Congregational Church. The couple were attended by Thomas D. Snyder, brother, and Ida B.

Gossin, cousin of the bride, and Mr. Paul Shordyke and Miss Lou Hieffer. Over one hundred guests graced the occasion. The presents were very numerous and particularly noticeable for excellence and beauty. The bride was also celebrating her 18th birthday.

WARNER MILLER. Brooklyn Times: The general demand for extent, a blessing in disguise, FEMALE FACTORY INSPECTORS. New York Tribune: One of the bills to be the return of Warner Miller to the United States Senate need surprise nobody. It was the general verdict of friends and enemies alike that Miller was one of the best Senators that ever represented the State of New York in the United States Senate. A good, effective speaker when speech was necessary, but not showy man, he was above all a hard worker in the committees, where the real work of the Senate is done, and he was constant, assiduous and conscientious in his attention to the interests of his constituenta Two plans have been suggested to facilitate the return of Warner Miller to the Senate.

One is the promotion of Senator Hiscock to the Cabinet. The Empire State is entitled to representation in the Cabinet and it would be difficult to find a statesman better fitted for such a position, or a safer and more conservative adviser for the President than Frank Hiscock, of Onondaga Another suggestion involves the retirement of Judge Blatchford from the Supreme Court of the United States and the appointment of Senator Evarts in his place. The fitness of such an appointment would be universally recognized. As an authority on constitutional law William M. Evarte has no superior in the United States, and it can readily be believed that he is more than to retire from active participation in politice to the dignified seclusion of the Supreme Court bench.

Ir the return of Warner Miller to the Senate should prove to be one of the consequences of his defeat in the Gubernatorial fight, the Times will be ready to accept that defeat as, to some introduced in the new Republican Legislature will be that providing for eight female factory inspectors. The bill takes the appointment of these inspectresses out of the hands of Inspector Connolly and gives the patronage to the Governor, thereby incurring the inspector's hostility. General Husted and Fremont Cole are both in favor of the bill and will support it in the Assembly, and Senator Fassett will do likewise in the Senate. Governor Hill has signified his willingness to sign such a bill for the benefit of the factory workingwomen of the State. The New York Working Women's 80- siety will present the measure.

IS HE THE BUTCHER? Arrest in London of the Supposed Whitechapel Murderer. He Is Canuck of Unsavory Reputation and Eccentrio Exterior. What Billy Pinkerton Remembers About the Prisoner and His Career Here. THE ARREST. LONDON, Nov.

A man was arrested here to-day in connection with the Whitechapel crimes. He gave his name as Doctor Kumblety, of New York. He could not be held on suspicion, but the police succeeded in getting him held under the special It passed. soon after the "Modern Babylon" exposures. KNOWN IN NEW YORK.

NEWYORK, Nov. 19. -Doctor Kumblety is well known in this city. His name, however, is Twombiety. Twenty-four years ago he made his advent in this city, and was since then known only 88 "Doctor Twomblety," most eccentric man.

He formerly resided in Nova Scotia, where he practiced medicine under the name of Dr. Sullivan. About the time of his appearance in this city he was fugitive from justice, having fled from Nova Scotia to escape punishment for malpractice. Ever since his identity became known here he has been under the surveillance of Inspector Byrnes' officers, who rarely lose sight of him or knowledge of his whereabouts. During the past few years Twomblety has opened a branch office in London, and has been making regular trips across the ocean at intervals of five or six months.

Ho was last seen here about Ave months ago. BILLY PINKERTON'S POINTS. Billy Pinkerton, whose mind is a storehouse of faces, that the rushing world quickly forgets when removed from the immediate arena of its life, late yesterday afternoon, suddenly and without any explanatory introduction, unless rapt gaze anevening paper which he had just bought, could be called an introduction, exclaimed 4.8 he walked along Clark street with reporter of THE INTER OCEAN: "Peculiar Dr. Tumblety (looking at the paper, and the description of the supposed Whitechapel murderer.) No, that's not it. Something like that, though Tumbledy.

No! Twombley! That's more like it." "What's more like it," asked the surprised reporter; astonished at Billy's evolution of the printed murderer's name as given in the London cablegram, into some other name, less peculiar and more directory-form. "What? Why it's the same man. The very same man that I met in Washington long but what man. What can your Washington man of long ago have to do with the Whitechapel murderer?" I'LL SHOW YOU, AND TRAIL BIM down, too, for you from that long ago, and then you can judge for yourself whether or not it is not the same man. I 'first knew that manthis Dr.

Tumblety or Tumbledy or Twombly, (I think that last is it)-in Washington during the latter part of '61. He was then a man of about 30 yeara of age, six feet high, well built; had very dark hair, and very long mustaches dyed coal-black. In fact his mustaches grow into his beard, or rather the beard lengthened out his mustaches until the latter spread down over his shoulders. The natural color of his hair WAS dark brown. He was, in short, a very conspicuous figure all over.

He was a splendidly built man, and made his arees add to his attractions. He wore sort of military dress. He made himself 48 conspicuous by his dress as he did by his immense coal-black mustache. He wore a military cap, a black velvet cost, and lavender colored pants. On his feet he had morocco top boots, and silver or gold spurs on the boots, and rode a pie-bald horse, caparisoned good deal like circus horse.

He would be taken anywhere for A SWELL ARMY OFFICER At that time my duties in Washington were connected with the secret service of the army, and my attention was naturally drawn to him good deal by his military appearance. But had that not been the case I could not have failed to notice him, or had my attention drawn to him, for he was the talk of the whole city, and all Washington seemed to know him. In passing up and down Pennsylvania avenue, he was the most conspicuous figure on the street. 800n found out that he was a quack doctor, and that he was scattering broadcast his advertisements of a cure for a certain class of complaints. A littie inquiry soon showed that he had flooded the army with his handbills and with objectionable books, so much so that General McClellan issued strict orders that the circulation of these books in the army should be suppressed, on the ground that many of the books were calculated to debase the soldiers, their contents being of an immoral character and their illustrations still more so.

Of course this military acknowledgement that the doctor existed only caused still more wide attention to be turned upou him. He was watched with closer, scrutiny, and, at last, it became known that he was in the habit of indulging in certain vices that finally resulted in his being driven from the city. The next time I met him was in Baltimore. Then I MET HIM IN NEW YORK and in different other cities throughout the country and as far West as San Francisco even. In Chicago, along about '69, he was detected in indulging in the vices to which have referred, and he had to fly city.

The next time I saw WA6 in England, 1874 I ran across him then, accidentally, in Liverpool, and again in London. In the latter city he made complaint to the police that boy whom he had employed as an office boy, had stolen his watch and chain. The watch, as it turned out afterward, was very large, flashy gold watch, and the chain was very heavy neck chain, going twice around his neck. When I met him in London, he was dressed about the same as he had been in Washington whon I first saw him. The boy who stole the watch from him had been picked up by him in Liverpool, and taken along to London.

The police instituted search after him. They found that the watch had been pawned, and recovered it, and afterward succeeded in arresting the boy. When the boy was in custody he confessed the theft, but also made a statement to the police which caused a warrant to be issued for the Doctor's arrest. The fellow claimed to be an American citizen. SUPERINTENDENT SHAW asked me about him.

I told him that the boy had undoubtedly told the truth, as the vile character the boy gave of the Doctor just the character that he had a reputation for in the United States. Up to the time I left London- some three months after that incident- -the Doctor had refused to call. or, at lenst, neglected to call for his watch and chain, though they were very valuable It was finally discovered that he had gone to Paris, his property being left in the hands of the police." what did people who came in contact with this doctor think of his general character?" familiar with the history of the man always talked of him 38 brute, and 88 brutal in his actions. He WAS known A8 thorough woman-hater: and as a -mAn who never associated with or mixed Witt of any kind. It is claimed that ho was educated as surgeon in Canada, and he was said to have been quite an expert in surgical operations.

I have not heard his name mentioned in ten years. what do you think are the probabilities of his being the man who committed the Whitechapel murders murders committed, apparently, without any object in view? Do you consider that the Doctor was insane?" I do. I think man guilty of such practices as those I have referred to must be insane; and Dr. Hammond- Surgeon General Hammond- -some time ago, when me to whether or not he thought that the Whitechapel murderer was an insane man, said that when the murderer of those women was discovered he would undoubtedly be found to be a woman-bater and a man guilty of the same practices which I have described Dr. Twombley, or Tumblety, we being guilty of, and that such men were crazy and as likely as not to murder women." ONE WHO KNOWS THE GROUND, Mr.

James Maitland, an old-time Chicago reporter, and twelve years ago police reporter for THE INTER OCEAN, who has recently arrived from England after a five yours' stay there, was interviewed last evening as to the Whitechapel murders and the latest arrest. He had this to say: do you know of the Whitechapel murders?" whatever in the nature of tangible evidence. But I went over the whole ground (it is not very big) and I know every inch of it. The territory in which the murderer has done his work I call well describe. Take the section from State street to Fifth onue and from Randolph to Adams, run one main street diagonally ACrOSS the same and another on the north or south side of it and you have the slaughter-field of the Whitechapel you give us any ides of the location of the murders?" "Simply this.

Spitaifields, Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, and the adjoining neighborhoods were all settled up by the French refugees after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. These people, silk weavers by trade, transferred their industry to London, and in every room established loom. With the introduction of steam power their influence departed, and the old-time mansions became tenements. Such they are to-day, and their occupants are of the class who readily lend themselves to the machinations of the East End murderer. What was once the habitation of respectable work -people 15 now the haunt of women of ill "You say that you have been through Spitalfelds and Whitechapel.

What are the characteristics of those quarters?" "They are sui generis. Nothing like them is to be found in any civilized city. There are thousands of Jews who run the business end of the trade. Then there are thousands more of the skirts. thugs and thieves who hang on to do you know of the location?" "Simply this Two great thoroughfares run through a lot of slums.

The Mile End road and the Commercial road east out up this inferno. It is a territory into which no policeman dare venture single-handed, and none risk it. The old houses, built for occupancy by merchants or adapted for the needs of weavers. have been transferred into tenements or worse." "Then the neighborhood has retrograded?" it has fallen from the very best to the very worst When I went through it three months ago was astonished to see the changes which even a few years had made in it The old-time houses, once the habitation of city magnates, had become degraded to tenements of the lowest order. Where once the leaders of fashion and society held sway.

110 nothing is found but filth and misery Perhaps it you were to take what was the old Ninth Ward, abutting upon the river, mako its tenements two hundred years old, build them of brick instead of frame and plaster them over with the associations of long time, you might reproduce in Chicago the East End of London." "There is another point to consider." said Mr. Maitland: East End is the butchers' department of London. It is the stool yards, as well as the Petticoat Lane and Cloth Fair of the great city. There are 16,000 slaughtermen employed in the abbatoirs. This takes no account of the laborers and market-men.

'The neighborhood is infested by the lowest class of foreiguera, largely composed of Polish and Russian Jews, who are held in high despite by their so-called Christian neighbors about the buildings?" asked the reporter. buildings are of long ago. In all Spitalfields and Bethnal Green there is scarcely house but dates back 200 years There is labyrinth of courts and alieys, of cul-de-sacs and mains not to be found anywhere else in the world. The lowest part of New York is paradise compared to the purliens of Whitechapel." Then about the supposed murderer. What do you think of him or of them?" is only oue man concerned in the job He is an eroto-maniac.

When the second killing occurred I had a talk with the chief of the secret service of London police. He said to me what I knew before. 'This said he, is a fellow, probably a foreigner, who has got in trouble better imagined than described, and a desire to get even has over-mastered him and of blood has made him mad the taste NINE VICTIMS. No. 1.

On April 3, 1888, Emma Elizabeth Smith, a woman of the town, was murdered in WhitechapeL No. 2. Ang. 7, 1888, the body of Martha Tabram, hawker, was found on the first-floor landing of the George Yard buildings, Commercial street, Spitalfields, The nead was nearly severed from the body, and there were thirtytwo stab wounds, besides the usual mutilation. The murder was committed between midnight and dawn.

No. 3. Mary Ann Nichols, aged 42, a woman of the lowest class, was killed and mutilated like the rest. Her body was found in the street in Buck's row, Whitechapel, in the early morning of Friday, Aug. 31.

She had evidently been killed somewhere else and her body carried where it was found, for little blood was discovered where the body lay. No. Just a week after the killing of the Nichols woman, Aunie Chapman, aged 45, another fallen woman, was similarly murdered and mutilated. Her body was discovered in the back yard of No. 29 Hanbury street 100 yards from the place where the Nichols woman remains were found.

She must have been butchered after 5 a for she was drinking with man, probably her murderer, at that hour in a public house near by. On the wall near by was written in chalk: "Five; fifteen more, then I give myself up." No. On Sunday, Sept 23, a young woman was murdered at Gateshead, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the north of England. All the circumstances, even to the peculiar mutilation of the body, point to the Whitechapel fiend as the murderer. No.

Another Whitechapel woman, Elizabeth Stride, nicknamed Lip Annie." 40 years old, was murdered in Berners street on Sunday, Sept, 30, at about 1 a m. Her throat was out, but there was no slashing of the remains The body was warm when found and the murderer had been apparently frightened away. No. -Fifteen minutes after the discovery of the butchery of Lip Annie" the matilated body of another victim, a degraded woman of the Whitechapel district, named Catherine Eddowes, was found in the southwest corner of Mitre square. No.

8. -On 0 2 the highly decomposed remains of a woman, shockingly mutilated, and giving evidence of having been killed by the Whitechapel murderer, was found on the site of the projected Metropolitan Opera House, on the Thames embankment This was evidently one of the "five" to which the fiend referred when he chalked the legend over the body of Annie Chapman in Danbury street on Sept 8. (This place is near Charing cross, three miles west of the Whitechapel district No. The last murder, on Nov. 9, took place in a house in a little lane called Dorset street, near Commercial street, Spitalfielda.

The name of the shockingly mutilated victim WAS Mary Kelly. She was a native of Limerick. VICTINS OF YELLOW FEVER. JACKSONVILLE, Nov. There were eight new cases of vellow fever for the twentyfous hour ending D.

m. to day, and four deaths Total caseS to date, total deaths, 402. A McClenny special says that there were two now cases and one death there to-day. GAINSVILLE, Nov. Special Telogram.

The fever still continues to rage, and is not confined to any particular part of the city. The report to Surgeon Martin was five cases yesterday and five cases to day. four white and six colored. The inspector at the 8. F.

and W. depot and the only remaining compositor in the Advocate office are two of the white cases. There are not more than dozen active white. men left in the city. Provisions are being so reduced that hunger and want inevitable among the poor.

THE B. AND O. ROUTE TO PITTSBURH. Day coaches and Pullman buffet sleeping cars are ran through from Chicago to Pittsburgh B. and O.

train leaving Chicago at 5:05 p. m. daily. The fare to Pittaburgh is less via B. and O.

than via any other through car line. For full information call at B. O. ticket office, 193 Clark street. RECEPTIONS AND I DINNERS.

Brilliant Reception Given by Congressman and Mrs. Adams at Their Residence. The Elks Dine Dr. Leach, and Mr. H.

H. Honore Entertains His Friends. Superintendent Jeffery HonoredCongregational Club Apollo Council Reception. MRS. ADAMS: RECEPTION.

It was a happy throng that crowed the Adams mansion, on Belden avenue, yesterday afternoon and evening, and yet withal there was a breath of sadness in the air, for the popular Congressman and his charming wife had summoned their friends to a parting reception, as they return to Washington within few days. Nearly everybody belonging to the favored few of the North Side was there, besides a large number of the fashionable people from the other sections of the city. Six hundred invitations were issued, and few find it impossible to attend reception tendered by Mrs. Adams, nearly six hundred guests were present So the spacious drawingrooms at No. 530 Balden avenue were crowded to overflowing, and the large halls were pressed into the service of receiving the guests The house throughout was beautifully decorated with flowers.

Heliotropes, chrysanthemums, and hibiscus blossoms vied in their general loveliness with tuberoses and tulips. The air was laden with the fragrance of thousand roses, and here and there the delicate perfume of the violet crept forward from some quiet niche. Chrysanthemums, begonias, pansies, magnolia blossoms, primroses, and dozen other varieties of the goddess Flora's lovely children made the drawing-rooms look like a bower of flowers. Wreaths smilax made fitting background for beds of tho choicest exotice, and shrubs of evergreen formed Atting contrast to the delicate coloring of the lily of the valley and the hyacinths. Mrs.

Adams received her guests in the afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock, and in the evening between 8 o'clock and 10. At the afternoon reception she was assisted by Mrs. General George W. Smith, and in the evening by seven young ladies. They were Miss Helen Newell, Miss Ayre, Miss Jennie Dow, the Misses Furness, Miss Bonnie Withrow.

and Miss Minnie Barnes. Although it was andoubtedly a pleasant task, the ladies must have found it an arduous one, but they accomplished it apparently with ease. Congressman Adams was the hardest worked of all, and he must have found the position of a popular Congressman among his friends hardly a sinecure, las everybody insisted on shaking hands vigorously. The dining-room of the house WaS taken possession of by about a dozen of Kinsley's men who served an excellent collation, while the Florentine Mandolin orchestra discoursed sweet music from behind a breastwork of evergreens Among those present at the reception were: Mr. and Mrs C.

E. Rand, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Marble Mr. and Mra.J.C. Brooks Mr. and Mra.J.S. Brewer Mr.

and Mrs. C. S. Dole, Mr. and Mrs.

H. Mason, Judge and Mrs. Withrow, Mr. and Mrs. S.

Shackford Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Penn Mr. and Mrs.0.W.

Nixon, Nixon, Mrs. Walter L. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. G.

L. Dunlap, Dr. and Mrs. Isham, Miss Isham, and 8. B.

RayMiss Baxter. mond, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Ham- Mr.

William H. Bradley, bleton. Mr. and Mrs. R.

Nickerson Mr.and Mrs. J. S. Norton, Mr. and Mrs.

J. H. Dole. Mr. and Mrs.

G. Manierre, Mrs. Chester M. Dawes, Mrs. Daniel Goodman, Mr.

and Mra. C. S. Kirk, Miss Porter, Miss Potter, M. C.

Lightner, Emmons Blaine, Mr. and Mrs. M. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs.

8. 0, Judd, Mre. Albert Erakine, Miss Arnold, Miss Amy Carpenter, Senator and Mrs. C. B.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Proud- Parwell, foot, Mrs. A.

A. Carpenter, Mrs. H. H. Porter, Mrs.

Jesse Spalding, Mrs. W. M. Hoyt, Miss Hammond, Mrs. John Newell, Mrs.

J. M. W. Jones, Miss Jones, Mrs. J.

M. Flower, Mrs. Franklin Mac Veagh, Mr. and Mrs. O.

W. Potter Mr. and Mrs. J. N.

Jewett Mr. J. G. Sbortall. Mr.and Mrs.

L.D. Webster Col. and Mrs. A. F.

SteMrs. Tinkbam, venson, Mra. Tilton, Miss Tilton. Miss Newell, ELKS ENTERTAIN DR. LEACH.

Assorted Cake. Cherry Wine Jelly. Neapolitan Ice Cream. Confectionery. Fruit, Dr.

Hamilton Leach, the Exalted Grand Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, WaS tendered a reception and banquet yesterday evening at the Palmer House by Chicago Lodge, No. 4 Dr. Leach was here on flying visitonly, and it was not geherally known to the brothers of the order that he would remain long enough to admit of social amenities. But Dr. 8.

Quinian persuaded Dr. Leach to remain until this -morning. and yesterday, ranged all the preliminaries of the banquet. It was a brilliant success in all its detaila. It was feared that from the short notice not many brothers of the order would be able to attend, but the contrary proved the case, although there will be many this morning who will regret their absence from their ignorance of what was to take place.

During the hours from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock the members and their wives chatted with their guest and one another in the parlors of the hotel, and then, to the music of march, they fled into the ladies' ordinary. The tables had been arranged in the form of the letter U- two long ones and a short one connecting them at their upper end. The guest of the evening was given the place of honor at the center of the shorter table. Mr. John W.

White and Mrs. White were placed on either side of him, while the members of the committee, consisting of Dr. Quinlan, Dr. W. A.

Jones, Dr. F. M. Wilder, Dr. H.

Mont. gomery, Dr. H. H. Cook, the Rev.

H. G. Perry, and Mr. Ernest Vliet, with their wives, occupied the other seats at the upper table The decorations were simple. A great bowl of roses was placed in front of Dr.

Leach, while pyramids of fruit and vases of flowers were Beplaced at intervals along the large tables. side each piste was placed either rosebad or corsage bouquet The menu was inclosed in cover with the order of proceedings of the social session, which was to follow the banquet. On the cover was the symbol of the order, an elk's head with Alces" beneath. The dinner was simple but good. Following was the menu: Blue Points.

Consomme Broiled Whitefish. Potatoes Duchesse. Fillet of Beef with Mushrooms. Baked Mashed Potatoes. Elk Punch, Broiled Quail on Toast.

Sweet Potato Chips. Dressed Lettuce. Chicken Salad. Coffee. At 11 o'clock the toast to absent brothers was drunk, "Cum all standing.

Shortly afterward, with the coffee, Chairman White introduced Mr. Ernest Vliet, who congratulated the order on having with it its Exalted Grand Ruler, and welcomed the guest in a neat little address, distinguished by its brevity. To Mr. Vliet's notice in the programme was appended the following, applied to Dr. Leach: "A happy lot be thine, for thou hast bound thy will In cheerful homage to the rule of right, And lovest ail, and doest good for ill." Then Dr.

Leach, replying to the toast, "'The Order, B. P. 0. said, among other things: welcome 18 like the sentiment of Chicago. You ascertain here what is best, and then you outdo it I had no idea that I would be greeted with such a hurricane of courtesy.

I must be in the very storm-conter of brotherly esteem. 1 am almost at a loss how best to respond to your beautiful toast But would. BAy. to. the ladies that while they may have Home feeling against the order of Elks, for taking their loved ones from the fireside on lodge nights, they should remember that those lodge nights are the times when the welfare of the home is best considered.

Trials will will come to brothers of our order, as to other men, and then it will be that the order will prove its right to its name and affection by helping the distressod." It 38 hardly necessary to indicate the applause that greeted Dr. Leach on the conclusion of his address. Then De. Quinlan spoke for Chicago Lodge, No. indeed 4.

The -Doctor is a general favorite, he deserves to be, and his remarks were received in the spirit in which they were made that affection. is to say, good fellowship and brotherly Then Chairman While spoke in answer to the toast, Sister Lodges," and did in spite of the fact that Mr. Vliot had stolen his thunder, a he humorously remarked. The Rev. Henry G.

Perry, of St. John's Episcopal: Church, responded to the, tosst. Our Cardinal Principles, disspelling the ides that social enjoyment was the chief object of the order: Mr. John B. Jeffery was to have complimented the ladies, but in his absence a short address he had prepared was read by the man.

Then the press. was toasted alike with Absent Brothers" cum silentio, and after a general handshaking, the guests and brothers sought their homes KINSLEY'S CHEF-DOUVRE. Mr. Harry H. Honore, entertained company of gentlemen at Kinsley's last evening, the cocasion being a dinner preceding his marriage to Miss Eliza Jones, daughter of the Hon.

J. Russell Jones, Thursday evening. Eighteen gentlemen sat down at 8:30 o'clock and discussed what Mr. Kinsler declares the finest dinner ever served in Chicago. It was indeed a rare feast, one worthy of Hymen, Venus, and Bacchus With all its splendor, it Was a dignified feast, one to be remembered for its purely gastronomical greatness, nO less than for the charm that attends any gathering of friends ho are 006 in spirit.

The dinner WAS served in the large banquet hall, where the table was set in the shape of a large triangle. At the center of the base sat Mr. Honore, and at his right, as the most distinguished guest of the evening, sat his brother-in-law. Colonel Fred D. Grant.

In the center of the table was another triangle seven feet long each way, representing a ministure lake. surrounded by grasses, ferne, and flowers, The last were rare and beautiful roses. Up in the open space rested rich pink pond lilies, flowers brought here from Massachusetts for the occasion. The water was illumined by hidden incandescent lights. The menu was also an expensive and tasteful affair, costing no less than $8 a copy.

It was a dainty, flat sachet bag of heliotrope hue, mounted on heavy card board, with the menu handsomely engraved OD rich silk. On the first page of the cover WaS haudsome monogram in five colors representing H. Jr. The menu WAS wholly in French. There were no less than eleven The included the following rare dishes: Huitres.

Julienne puree, terrapin en cognille, concombres, champignons frais, escalope de cherreuil truffles, pomme sara, sorbet cardinal, celeri braise, filet de cailie, tomates aut gratin, salade de Jaitne et chioree, glaces, gateau, biscuits, fromage, cafe. The wines were as follows: Aperatives, shloss Johannisberger; Amontillado: Moatrachet, 1865; Chateau Margaux, 1875; Ernest Irroy; Chatean Vignean; Cognac and liqueurs. There were a number of novel dishes, such as boiled celery, an article but rarely served. The punch came in little dainty demijohns, tied with ribbons Inside was glass contiring the punch. The demijohns wore worn as souveuirs, being attached to many coat lapel.

The ice cream represented a matchsafe. In this were matches made of peppermint With this came a "clay" pipe, made of candy, and a bag of tobacco, with the proper, tag made of cake. The design was complete and unique. Valesi'8 Mandolin Orchestra played popular airs in the gallery. APOLLO COUNCIL, N.

U. A very pleasant social entertainment was that given by the Apollo Conncil, N. last evening at Washington Hall, National Union building. Nos. 66 to 72 Adams street It was the first of series to be given once month throughout the winter, and fits beginning presages for it continued success.

A musical and literary programme, followed by dancing, furnished pleasure to the members of the council and their friends last evening After an overtare by the orchestra, President J. C. Hunter introduced E. Carpeuter, who delivered the address of welcome and presided over the entertaininent during the remainder of the evening. A piano solo, to Tancredi," by Rossini, was the first number ou the programme, and was played by H.

C. Todd. The next was a recitation, The Painter of Seville," charmingly presented by Miss Bertha Gatzert, after which C. E. Clark sang o' War Man, and then Ride" was recited by.

A. W. Gatzert in the contraito solo, WaS sung by Miss Ella Pierson, who WAB followed by Mra. Laura Keeter, who sang soprano solo. Fred played a mandolin solo, and Paul R.

Shordiche sang "Nothing Else to Da The programme conciuded with an address by Frank N. Gage, who appropriately chose for his subject The National Union When Mr. Gage was through there was a brief interval which was devoted to filling up the dancing programmes. The last part of the entertainment was by no means the least enjoyable, Thera were an even dozen dances, just enough to make one sleep weil after it was over, and not enough to cause one to awake in the morning with roaring headache. The ladies' toilets were very pretty, tasteful, and exceedingly becoming to the fair creatures who wore them.

The scene was a charming one, and to the visitor had the appearance of a scene from fairy-land. The entertainment Was pronounced SUCCeSS, and the next will be looked forward to with pleasure by the many pretty girls who graced ball with their presence CONGREGATIONAL CLUB. in America" was the theme of an interesting discussion among the 200 members of the Congregational Club, who, instead of dining at their homes last night, ate their monthly banquet at the Grand HoteL After the courses were cleared away, Professor H. M. Scott read a scholarly paper upon the Roman Catholic Church lustory, beginning with the origin of the church and tracing its development down to modera times.

Mr. C. C. Bouney then spoke on the "Catholic Church in America: Its Place, Influence, and Future' In the providence of God, he said, many things were permitted in this world which were apparently evil. The whest and the tares grow together.

The realized Churoh of Christ consisted of divine things, not hums opinions regarding them. But regarding the Church grave questions had arisen as to its place. influence, and future, On the one side it was contended that the Cathotio Church seriously threatened our free schools, free press, free churches, free government, and free opinion. On the other hand, the Catholic Church control classes no other can reach; maintained belief in the miracles of Christianity; exalted religion above all earthly things; was the foremost foo of intemperance and held the highest doctrine of the sanctity of marriag 6. The truth is." said Mr.

Bonney, "that, uncontrolled by sovereign providencu of God, all evils feared would follow, but He who makes even the wrath of man to praise Him bas made and will continue to make the Catholic Cuurch in America serve His purpose and do His will He who declared He would make all things neW did not except even the Catholio Church. From the Catholic Church must be expelled every error and falsity and corrapt practice. The purity and simplicity of apostolic days must be restored. In free America we need not fear the threatened ills, not bocatise the wickedness of the human heart would not produce them, if it could, but because the great army of the Protestant faith in arrayed against them. The struggle to regain the temporal power in Italy will continue to fail.

Perhaps before the close of the present century the Lord of Lords will. decree that the Catholic Church shall lose its tomporal power and the church shall find its place where the despised shadows lie. The infinence of the church in America is in favor of law and order, temporanco and morality, religion and faith, and tendency to certain errors which it is the duty of Protestant Churches to resist." In conclusion Mr. Bonney argued for the cooperation, as far as may be, of Protestants and Catholics. Ex-Governor Shuman, C.

H. Carse, C. F. Gates, and Mr. Emmons, of Rockford, joined in the discussion.

Fifteen members were elected, which fills up the number to the limit, 325. Hereafter applications for mombership will be numbered and admitted as Vacancies may occur. DINING SUPT. JEFFERY. The residents of the Forty-third street district celebrated the completion of their new Illinois Central depot last evening.

They tendered Superintendent Jeffery a banquet at the now structure, and with a band of musio a id a merry crowd in attendance they died" natl a lute THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR. The Roman Propaganda Issues Qualified Approval of the Order. William Gleason, of D. A. 24, of Chicago, Duly Reinstated.

Editor Detwiler Roundly Scored in the Covention- Attacking Barry, Ont. TOLERATED BY THE CHURCH. NEW YORK, NOT. The Catholis News ha received from its Roman correspondent the text of the reply sent by Cardinal Simeoni, Prefect of the Propaganda, to his Eminence Cardinal Gibbons: "It is my duty to inform your Eminence that thefresh documents relative to the association known as the Knights of Labor, forwarded to this Sacred Congregation, were examined by it at the sitting of the 16th of August, of the ourrent year. After having attentively studied the whole subject, the Sacred Congregation has directed me to reply that, so for as at present appears, the association of the Knights of bor can, for the moment, be tolerated.

The Sacred Congregation merely requires that the necessary modificatious should be introduced in the rules of the society, to make clear whatever might seem obscure, or might be interpreted in a bad sense. These modifications are required particularly in passages of the prefaca to the rules concerning local associations. And then the words savoring of Isocialism and communism must be corrected in such way that they shall only affirm the right conferred by God on man of acquiring property, using legitimate means, and respecting the proportionate rights of all others." THE KNIGHTS CONVENTION. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 19.

-The desire of the delegates to the General Assembly of the Knights of Labor to continue T. V. Powderly as their chief has been expressed to him formally. The seven delegates who represent the Cans. dian assemblies called on him and asked him to sceept the office once more.

He gave them to understand that he would do so provided he could choose his own advisers on the general executive board. Everything indicates that he will ba given his wish, and there is DOW only. difference opinion reparding the way that it shall be done One plan is for him to choose eight names, four of which will be selected by the assembly. Another plan contemplates the nomination of four men; it any be rejected new names shall be presented until the number is complete. Under any circumstances Mr.

Powderly will undoubtedly continue in office and choose his own cabinet. Canada wants to be represented on the General Executive Board, the South has a like desire, and a movement is on foot looking to the selection of some REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MAN. It is reported that a proposition looking to the formation of an entirely new constitution has been made to the General Assembly, and 18 being considered by the proper committee. As there is a strong feeling in favor of a radical revision of the present constitution, there is little doubt that the new constitution will have many supporters, Mr. Barry has ready another installment of his attack on the Powderly administration, and it is said that he will keep up his denunciation in the form of long articles for several days to come.

This is his way of keeping before the public and preparing the way for the new order which he proposes to establish. The morning session was devoted to matters from the committee on appeals and grievances. William Gleason had been expelled by D. A. 24.

of Chicago, for improper condnet on the floor of the district assembly, and he appealed to the General Assembly, claiming no jurisdiction. His appeal was sostained and he was reinetated. M. Bloomer, of District Assembly 72, of Toledo, has appeslod from the decision of the General Executive Board in expelling him. The committee reported in favor of Bloomer, ad.

vising that he be reinstated, and that his case be referred back to the local court for triaL The report of the committee was rejected and the action of the board in expelung Bloomer was sustained. There was a long debate on these cases, and they occupied the whole morning. AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION no actual business was completad, although lively time interested the delegates Various nuimportant routine matters were referred to the proper committees, but the business that took the time of the General Assembly was of a different character. Last week George F. Detwiler, editor of the Knights of Labor, a Chicago publication, was 10 this city in his individual capacity of editor and member of the order, after which his paper is named, aud of which it is not the official organ.

On his return home Mr. Detwiler wrote an editorial, which appeared in his publication on Saturday and was read here to-day. This leading editorial was an attack on the character and position of this general assembly, stating that Powderly is the ruling mind; that the convention was packed in the interest of the General Master Workman: and that Powderly and Litchman were afraid of publicity, and therefore both of them were ready to make peace and promptly did so at the first chance. Powderly took the floor and made a vigorous denial and denunciation of the whole matter. His speech was pointed and emphatic, and was greeted with frequent and bearty applause.

He has introduced and referred to a committee resolution to the effect that whenever a member of the order shall, through the public press, MAKE ACCUSATIONS of misdemeanor against inembers and officials of the order without first having made and sustained those accusations before the proper court of the order, he lays himself open to immediate expulsion by the general executive board without trial Mr. Powderly supported this resolution in his speech and explained that all such matters should be brought before the proper tribunal, and not given to the public first. Ex-Secretary Charles H. Litchman followed Mr. Powderly in another hearty denunciation of the editorial and denial of its statements.

W. T. Lewis, the Master Workman of the Miners' Assembly, who has been considered an oppoment of and competitor for first place with Powderly, was equally prompt. and emphatie in his remarks. John Lee, of Philadelphia, Master Workman of the railronders, said that if the stories were true every member of the order wanted to know it, but they wanted to find it is in the way provided by the laws of the order.

Others followed, and all dented and denounced, while none defended, the editor in his criticisms, The stand taken by Mr. Lewis in this case is regarded as significant, and Powderly's friends hope it means that the miners will not desert the order. There has been a great fear of that, and it will not be fully settled until the meeting to be held by the miners at Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 5. By a secret circular Mr.

Powderly has asked them to remain in the order and try to add to it those miners who are out. In like manner Mr. Lewis replied to Mr. Powderly, saying the Knights of Labor must do something for them if they wanted to keep their present membership among the miners. There the matter stands, as it has for two weeks, and action here is expected to influence the Columbus meeting next month, Mr.

Lewis has kept quiet and took DO stand for or against the charge, but some hope his action to-day is indicative of his probable action. Regarding the declarations of the Hon. Thomas B. Barry, expelled member of the General Executive Board, R. R.

Elliott, of Bridge, who is secretary of the grievance committee, says that Barry was given an opportunity to make good his assertions before thet committee, but refused to avail himself of the privilege. He made a general further and strong dental of Barry's statements, and says that Barry has not been a member of the order since last April, and he gives the law to back up his assertions FAILED IN BUSINESS. 81. LOUIs, Nov. James P.

Fairley, grocer, made an assignment to-day to John Vogel for the benefit of his creditors The liabilities are placed at between $40,000 and assets, $10,000. Mr. Fairley's position is said to be very embarassing, as it is alleged he is also $6,000 behind on real estate of which he is administrator..