The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 75
TTffiJE ILAOBffIE®T GBDKidMILAUTOKI (DIF AOT KMWDfI (MiRiDUm IMOIUf.
SENT FOR HIS LAWYERS
QttLMES. AT LAST GROWS TIRED
OF CONDUCTING HIS
OWN CASE.
SOME SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
Jeannette Pietzel, the Daughter of the
Dead Man, the First Witness Called
—She Identified Several Pictures of
Her Father—Eugene Smith Gives a
Detailed Account of the Finding of
Pietiel’o Body—Says Holmes Offered
to Pav §3O to Have the Body Burned.
Philadelphia, Oct. 20.—1 t became
apparent to-night that the picture que
and startling features of 11. H. Holmes
career were not to be confined to his
destructive wanderings over the Ameri
can continent, for with each successive
day comes something still more strange
and unexpected
Yesterday, he dismissed his couns-1
and begin to try his own case became
the court refused to grant the plea mad
by them f>r a c mtinnance. Tnev left the
cour its spite of Judge Arnold’s threats t>
disba*-'hem. and relentlessly kept aw y.
To night, after fighting tooth and nan
eirgle handed against the tremendous
machinery of the Ooramon wealth,
and the apparently complete cbaiu o'
evidence which his been forged
around him. he threw up his hands and
sent for bis lawyers, Messrs
Shoemaker and Rotan. Then lie told
the court what he bad done, and
a re’uctan- chosen* to th ir continuing
with thedofense was given. There was
an impression that this was but
another piece of by play fol
lowing Holmes’ personal failure
to ca'ch the sympathy of the court
and jury by making himself out a much
wronged man, forced to sigh; alone what
may prove to be his last battle, in spi>
of his iguorance of the technicalities of
the law and his alleged physical in
firmity.
At 10 o’clock the was brought into
the room and Judge Arnold, appearing a
moment later, court was formally
opened
The day’s proceedings were begun by
District Attorney Graham, who arose and
said to the court: *T desire to say to the
court, in view of what was said last
night before the adjournment of court,
that the lady known as Miss Yoke and
Mrs. Howard was seDt for, saw tbepris
oner, and had ample opportunity for an
interview with him.”
This is the woman concerning whom
there was a warm passage at arms last
evening between Mr. Graham and
Holmes, the latter declaring that the
woman was his wife, and that Mr. Gra
ham had done all in his power to sepa
rate them.
When Mr. Graham concluded Holmes
said that he had only had a three-minute
interview with the woman, and asked
that it be renewed during the noon re
cess H s request was granted.
Jeannette Pie'zel, “Dessa.”thedaugh
ter of the dead man, was the fir.-fi; wit
ness ealied She is a slender, pale girl
o’ ab at 17, and was neatly attired in
dark gray. She was called merely to
identify several large crayons of her
father, which she did. John Townsend,
a photographer employt din the detective
service, and Wm. H Rau, a private pho
tographer. then identified the photo
graph of Holmes taken by them after his
arrest.
Eugene Smith, who found Pietzel s
body in a C allowhill street house on
flep ember 4th, 1894, then told a detail* d
story of his discovery, which has be n
already fully published. He ba i became
acquainted with the dead man
on August 22 id 1891, through busine s
oouceruing pateuta which Pietzel
was supposed to have held. He
•aw him several times during the follow
ing weeK. Witness drew a pack of
papers from his pocket; when he came to
the da es, Holmes objected to his re
ferring to them, unless they were in his
own hand-wr.ting. Smith admitted that
the paper;, had been “prepared” and the
court sustained the objection.
Smith said that during his first visit to
Pietsel, wh m he knew by the name of
Perry, Holmes came in and, after giving
a nod or sign to P efzel, went up stairs
A moment later Pietzel excused himself
and followed him. He returned very
shortly, but Holmes remained up stairs.
The was present when ih - corpse
•f Pictael was exhumed from the potter’s
field and was there first introduced
to Holm s Lawyer H >we, of St. Louis;
I'ico Ptetzel, the >Oung daughter,
and the msurauce officers were t,be>e.
The body was recognized by the witness
as Pietzd’s. Holmes offered thirty dol
lars to have the c rpse cremated, and
asked how about it. The lawyer an
swered that rtie wid >w would have to he
consulted Holmes told the in urance
people of the marks of identification aud
after the body had oeendug up he pulle 1
•ut a lance and cut a wart and other
marks from the corps.
At this time witness had recognized
Mohu sas the man he had seen oup
•lairs in the Callowhill street house.
Holmes on cross-examination asked a
■uuiber of immaterial questions but
showed much legal skill in their construc
tion.
Dr Wm J Scott was called, and at
this juncture Holmes a->ked to have wit
nesses, except the one on the stand, ex
cluded f r ,m the room.
Mr. Gaham objected to this, and
Judge Arnold upheld the District Attor
oey. H Irnes asked for and
was gran’ed an exception to the
ruling Holmes compromised by
asking that the witnesses connected
with the murder of Benjamin F. Pietzel
te excluded. This was granted him.
an.d as Holmes called out the names o‘
these witnesses they left the room.
Not having a lull list of the witnesses,
however, he was suspicious that all had
not. left, and in spite of the District At
torney’s protestations, he pressed the
matter earnestly.
The examination of Dr. Sc fit was
about to be resumed when the District
Attorney arose and said to the court:
“lu view of the circumstances of the
case and the evident desire to create
sympathy for the prisoner, I mean as a
matter of grace to him, because he is
without counsel, to ask all the witnesses
connected with any part of the case to
retire Were he represen'ed by counsel
1 would fight such a proceeding at every
step”.
A'ter the witness bad left the room,
H< >lmes asked if his wife was to be a wit
ness.
“She is not in the court room, said
the prosecution, “and I decline to say
whether or not she will be a witness.”
Dr. Scott was then permitted to tell
h;s story, which concerned his having
been cailed in to examine Pietzcl’s body,
after it* discovery. He explained the
so nation of the room and the arrange
ment of she windows so that the sun’s
r tys would fall upon the corps and hasten
decomposition, together with the posi
tion of the burns ou the body, the broken
jor, pine, etc The d ctor dwelt upon
t.he discovery of chloroform in the storn
acb, and said large quantities of the
drug had been used, aLd from the cou
gested condition of the lungs and the
empty heart, it was apparent tnat the
man had met a sudden and violent death
from chloroform poisoning.
At the end of Dr. Scott’s examination
the c >urt took a recess from 11:10 t >
2:30 o’clock.
When the court reconvened Dr. Scott
was turned over to Holmes for cross-ex
amina'ion.
“Are you prepared to say”, he asked
‘that the decomposition of the body
would uot have occurred in a darkened
i com? ’
“Yes, sir. Had it been in a cool,
darkened room, purification would nor
have come so quickly. Here it was in
weather and the body so arranged in
relation to the windows that the rays of
the sun would fall upon it.”
“Did you, at that time, express any
opinion as to the length of time the man
had been de*d?”
“I said from all appearances he had
been dead three or four days.”
Holmes then subjected Dr. Scott to a
lengthy and detailed examination touch
ing the effects of chloroform, but ob
tained few answers that would tend to
throw the balance in the slightest degree
in his favor.
The calmness with which Holmes vol
ubly exchanged technical terms and dis
cussed cnemical and medical possibilities
with the doctor, was admirable.
At the conclusion of Dr. Scott’s testi
mony, Dr. Wm. K. Mattern, coroner’s
phvsician, was called.
Dr. Mattern said he had made the
p>t m ruD examination at the Morgue
on S -prember 4, and the conditions were
the stme as described by Dr. Scott.
There had been paralysis of the heart,
indicating sudden death, and evidences
of chloroform in the stomach. The doe
tor u qualifiediy declared that death had
been cat sed by chloroform po soiling.
The cro.-s examination consumed n« arly
two hours and a half, and the great ma
jority of the questions put by Holmes
were entirely it relevant.
Dr. Henry Leffmann, the well known
analytical chemist, was the next wimtss.
In answer to Mr. Graham’s questions, he
said it was impossible for a man to fix
himself in an attitude as reposeful as
as that in which Pietzels body was dis
covered, after having administered
chlorof rm to himself.
H umes merely asked a few questions
on cross examination, but reserved the
right to call Dr. L‘ffmann as a witness
tor the defense after his (Holmes’) testi
mony had been taken.
Before the court took a recess until 7
o’clock, Holmes made an appeal to the
court to hold bat two instead of three
sessions a day, on the ground that his
physical condition would not stand the
strain.
Judge Arnold answered:
“Well, we will hold anight session to
night.”
The evening session began a few mo
ments after 7 o’clock.
The taking of testimony was about to
be resumed wheu Holmes, who could
probably be more aptlycalled the “Arch
actor,” than anything else, arose in the
dock and a 'dreoing the court, sod:
“If your honor please, I have a re
quest to make. In consequence of the
severe pi ysical strain to which I have
been subjected and, also because of the
cri icism leveled against my former
counsel, Messrs. Shoemaker and Rotan,
1 have, within the past half hour, sent
for them and - sked them to again as
sume charge of my defense. I should
like to ask if the court will permit
this?”
‘ Let them come in”, said the judge
A moment later the two counsellois,
looking pale and worried, entered the
o urt room aud Mr. Rotan going up
to the bar, was about to enter
with an explanation, when Judge
Arnold curily into rupted with: “N >
a io!ogy is neces-ary. Go ou with
the case. The dock with its < ccupaut
w;.s the moved back to its former place.
iUd H '’rn-8 counsel took sea's at the
desk William Meebius, who, at the time
o* thi murder, was employed m a bar
tender at a saloon at. *1322 Callowhill
street, was called to tell of Pietzel’s
drinking halms.
Fr drick Bichards, who kept the sa
[continued on rurrn pa os j
RALEIGH. N. C„ WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 30 1895.
THEY MAY FIGHT YET
FITZSIMMONS is, EVEN NOW ON
IMS WAY TO MEET
CORBETT.
GOV. CLARKE IS WATCHING HIM
A ltd Says He Will Stop ft at All Haz
ard*, Regardless of Place and Time
When Attempted—But II Fitzsim
mons Ever Reaches Hot Spring*
There Will Surely Be a Mill, Unless
the Militia is Called Out—Venellg
and Wheeler Arrested.
San Antonio, Tex., OcL 29.—Fitz
simmons left Corpus Christi this morn
ing through San Antonio for Hot Springs.
A telegram from a reliable source at
Hot Springs to a citizen here say :
“Come at once, the fight is an assured
thing.”
Fitzsimmons Says He W ill Fight.
San Antonio, Tex , Oct. 29.— 80 b
Fitz-immons and parry arrived here over
the Arkansas Pass at, 1:30 p. ra., and
left for Hot Springs over the I. & G N.,
at 8 p. m.
Fi'z-fimmons was seen by an Associ
ated Press representative immediately
upon his arrival.
“I leave for Hot Springs to night,”
*aid he “I do not care if I am ar
rested, I am goirg the.e to fight. PI
in private or public; anyway suits
me”.
Fitz immons says he weighs 156 pounds
now. He is looking well and says he is
feeling fine. He is accompanied by his
wife, Martin Stelzner, Ernest Roe her
and Duncan G Ross.
Locked in a Pullman.
Texarkana, Ark , Oct 29. -Passen
cere on the Texas & Pacific Cannon B 11 •
c aim that Fitzsimmons was aboard the
Pullman sleeper “Meredith” from San
Antonio. The drawing room to this car
was locked, and as it passed here the
Pullman conductor refused to open it or
say whether Fitz-immons was in it or
not.
Gov. Clarke is Watching Him.
Little Rock Oct. 29 —At noon Gov.
Clarke received a telegram from Corpus
Christi, announcing that Fitz.-immons
left there at 8:30 o’clock, and that his
destination was some {joint in Arkansas,
but which was not revealed where his
ticket was purchased. He took pains not
to go via Texarkana. He wid go to Hot
Springs byway of Hoxie, and a telegram
was seat to the authorities of that town
to watch every train that passes there.
The Governor sent out several inquiries
to ascertain the movements of the slug
ger, and expects to fiud ont the exact
route he intends to take to reach Texar
kana.
Will Stop it at All If lizards.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 29.—The following
telegram was received at the office of the
Associated Press in Chicago at noon. It
reads as follows:
“Little Rock, Ark., Oct 29.
“I intend to stop the fight at all
hazards, regardless of place and time
When attempted. In fact it is stopped
now.
(Signed ) James P. Clarke.”
Vendig and Wheeler Arrested.
Hot Springs, Ark., Oct. 29.—Mana
ger Jos. Veudig and retary Wheeler,
or the Florida Athletic Club, wire ar
rested this afternoon on warrants charg
ing them with conspiring to commit a
breach of the peace by aiding and abet
ting the Corbett aud Ffizsimmous fight.
Both were promptly released on
bond. This is but another shrewd
move to hold off the Attorney Gen
eral who was preparing to have them
arrested upon a similar charge and car
ried to L ttle Rock for trial. He tipped
his hand aud lost the game. If F<iz
simmons succeeds in getting hero, there
will be a “mill,” unless the Governor
should run in a squad of militia, which
is not probable.
Corbett has already been arrested by
local authorities and is at his training
quarters hard at work being “guarded”
by a deputy sheriff.
A BIG HERD OF CATTLE.
Mr. Dougblnn Driving Them to Char
lotte for §750.
Special to the News and Observer.
Wilkes boro, N. C., Oct. 29.
During the last week, one thousand
bee 1 eartle have passed hpre on the way
to Charlotte, from A-he, Alleghany and
Watauga. Tae owners or the citle of
sered to give the Southern Railway Com
pany $750 to take them to Charlot te, but
the railroad company asked SI,OOO, so
Mr Doughton took the contract to d ive
them there for $750
Quib! a number of Wilkes people are
attending the A’ianta Exposition; among
the number are two of theG bbs triplets,
who live in this com ty. Tuc triplets
will probably be on exhibition during the
time they are al Atlanta.
W It,L BE tftUKIED IN KENTUCKY.
Remains of Mrs. Eu-tis to he Bent to
New York I harsday.
Paris Oer 29.—The remains of Mrs
James B. Eustis, wife of the United
States Ambashsdor to France, who d »d
near Rotoath, Ireland, on Saturday last,
of heart failure following a severe cold,
will be shipped on board the White Star
Liue steamship Majestic, when the
steamer touches at Q i< eostown on next
Thursday for conveyance to N**w York,
aud trora there to Louisville, Ky., where
they will lie interred i u the Eustis family
plot in the Cave Hill Cemetery.
THE COMMODORE r f leaned.
Judge Sevmotir Gave the Order at New
bern t'ourt Yesterday.
Special to the News and Observer.
Newbkrn, N. C., Oct. 29.
Judge Seymour, who is holding court
here, to day signed and delivered to
Marshal Carroll his decree releasing the
steamer Oommodoie and has instructed
him to have the ship and cargo released
at once.
A numb3rof important cases in regard
to alleged pension frauds are on the
docket for trial this week Both Distric
Attorney Ayeoek and Assistant District
Attorney Weil are present.
The Steamer Will Sail at Once,
Wl MiMiTON, N. C., Oct. 29 —The
steamer Commodore and cargo seized
some days ago with arms aboard, alleged
to be for the use of Cuban insurgents,
has been released by order of Judge
Seymour, who is now holdings session
of the United States District Court at
New bern, N. C. Capt. Dillon, of the
Commodore, says that he will sail for
Carthagena, as s'jon as some repairs are
completed. He probably will leave here
not later than Frid y night.
SETTLE MAY VET E% V CROW.
Evangelist Fife's Meeting Begins ftext
Sunday.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, ST. C., Oct 29.
Solicitor Mott, of mis district, parsed
thr ugh Wiustou to night going to the
Reidsville races Iu sp akmg of the
whereabouts of Congressman Settle, the
Sohei.or said that Settle would have to
eat a vast amount of crow in the Fifth
district when the next campaign c mes
on. He thinks the Congressman is talk
ing too much for his own political salva
tion
P«>v. Mr Price, of Washington City,
and Prof. Brown, of Atlanta, Evangelist
Fife's assistants, arrived this afternoon.
The Evangelist with his wife will be here
Saturday. The meeting will be held in
the Centenary Methodist church, and
will begin Suuday n*'ght.
“PATRIOTISM AND PENSIONS.”
Coinissioner Lochren’s Annual Report
of the Pension Bureau,
Washington, Oct 29 — Commissioner
L. Loehren. of the Pension offi :e, in h’s
annual report, makes several pointed
suggestions. Under the head “Patriot
ism and Pensions.” he says:
“Those men who enlisted early and
fought the battles of the war were no*
moved by mercenary considerations, and
unless actually disabled did not show the
has ** in applying for pensions manifest
ed by those who enlisted near the
close of the war for large bounties
and did little actual service, and who
are now the noisiest in clamoring f--r
more pensions. As compared with this
1 tter class the real soidiers oL the war
have been modest in preferring claim*
for pensions ”
The commissi ner savs that many dis
reputable and incompetent men are en
gaged as pension attorneys and suggest
that none but reputable members of the
bar be allowed to practice in pension
08868.
The report shows that the number of
pensioners June 30, 1894, was 969 544;
new pensioners added during the year.
39,185; dropped pensions re-tored, 4 206;
deaths during the year, 27,816;
dropped for other causes, 14 575; mak
ing a net increase of pensioners during
the year of 86; pension claims allowed
durintrtbe year 39.18,5; rejected 103,355;
cash pending, 52.210.
The approp iation for the year was
$150,0 0,000 and there was paid during
the year $138,807,338. The estimate
for pensions for 1897 are $140,000,000
for {tension payments, SBOO,OOO for sur
geon fees and $450,000 f r clerk hire at
pension agencies and about $200,000 for
other expenses.
AGAINST HOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The South Carolina Convention De
feats it bv a Large Majority.
Columbia, 8. O , Oct. 29 The con
vention to day voted down the woman
suffrage amendment by a most decisive
vote of 121 to 26. The whole morniDg
session was given up to the dis uss-ion
of tne question. George D. Tillman
made a great speech in advocacy of the
idea, claiming that by enfranchising
women with a property qualificaPou the
white people could carry the elections by
fair and honest methods and by nootber
way could they doit He characterized
the suffrage plan of Senator Tillman as
a femporary fraudulent makeshift, which
would not endure
At. the night session of the convention,
De’egate Patton introduced a subs itute
suffrage plan basing the franchise upon
military service, giving Confede’ate an l
Union soldiers and their descendants the
r ght to vote r< g irdless of * ducational or
property q vail fixations, whil* f.hes-qoal
di :ations would apply to oth r voters
lu speaking of the p*an. he r* plied to the
speeches of the colored delegates, an >
said the fact that they were elected
to this convention was abundant proof
that the negroes were not fir to exer ise
the suffrage One of them (Smalls) had
been convicted of bribe taking anfi an
other (Whipper) had beentkefed a judge
arid refused a commission by G*'Oiiior
Chamberlain b -cause he was the deepest
of all of the hoide of corruptionists in
dishonor.
Fftrlisle Decides l<* Vole.
Washington, D. 0., Oct 29 Secre
tly Carlisle finally decided to go to
Kentucky to vou , and It ft here for Cov
iugtoix, at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon.
He will register to m< rrow, and will re
turn to Washington as soon as he de
posits his vote next Tuesday.
IN AID OF ALMA MATER
MASS MEETI'G OF UNIVERSITY
OF VI KG NIA A U MM IN
RICHMOND.
CALL FOR HELP TO ALL ALUMNI
Nearly §8 000 Raised in the Meeting
and Telegrams Received su"scribing
§3,000 More--An Orgtnized Effort
Hill be Made io Secure Help fora
Restoration of the Burned Buildings
A Call for aid to all Fiiends and
Alumniot the Institution.
Richmond, Va., Oct 29.—1 n response
to a call, numbers of the most prominent
citizens of Reh mono gathered in the
assembly hall of the Chamber of Com
merce at 1 o’clock this afreruoon to take
s’eps towards raising a fin d to replace
the University of Virginia buildings.
Judge Gorge L. Christian called the
meeting to order, and said that a more
representative body of cniz-nshad never
assembled in Richmond. He Dominated
Gov. O’Ferrall as chairman, and the
Governor was el -cted by acclamation.
Mr. John P. MiGuire then read a reso
lution exdressing tbedei p sorrow of Vir
ginians at the loss and made a speech
which moved many of his hearers to
t ars.
Speeches were mi de by Capt. W. Gor
dm McCabe, Rev Dr. A Goodwin, Prof.
Ha r rison and Hons. Wm. Lo*vensteiu
and J. Alston Gabel The two last
named gentlemen !xpre*sed the belie'
that the Legi lature would he very literal
in its appropriation t wards repairing
the loss.
Mr. Joseph Bryan read an appeal to the
Alumni which he had been n.quested to
prepare and offered a resolution that, the
8 cretary bo instructed to transmit the
appeal to other alumni associations.
Mr. Bryan made a practical speech in
this connection, urging that the move
ment to raise funds must begin at home
He also read a teleg'-am from friend
pledging $3 000 to the fund
A telegram wus re< etved from Mr.
Jackson Brandt subscribing $350
Capt. MiCsbe lead a ledter from a
widow requesting th«t the s«b cription
list be opened to women and children.
filanks were then passed around and
the sum of $7,930 raised. Among the
largest subscriptions was on- of $3 0 0
from the Misses Stewart and SI,OOO from
Mr. Joseph B’yan.
Resolutions were adopted deeply de
ploring the destruc ion of the old mouu
merit, so dear to the heart of the c ( m
wealth, and declaring that though the
tabernacle be dissolved, the soul of the
University still survives and willsurvive;
and a renewed dwelling, a worthy
habitation, mu.-t at e n r, e be* provided.
All those present pledged themselves
to secure material aid for this restora
tion of the bu filings and all friends and
elurnni of the University were asked to
pursue a similar course.
“The most geuerous contributions to
the University h.ve been made by large
hearted, broad minded men who never
enjoyed the blessings - f her instructions
but who appreciated the inestimable
benefits it could bestow. To such men
we uow turn and show the ruin and
ashes of our alma mate . We venture
to suggest to all who dt sire to partici
pate iu this sweet and honorable work of
restoration to declare their purpose
promptly to the local assocituor-s of the
alumni <>r to the chan min of the faculty
of the University, anel we request the
chairman of the faculty to give out for
publication the names of contributors
and the amounts that a roll of honor
may be made, and that a generous and
Lob e rivalry may excite patmtism and
stimulate liberali'y; therefore, be it
“Resolved, That each newspaper
throughout the Commonwealth be re
quested to receive a subscription from
the people for the put pose of repairing
the ravages of fire and restoring the
University of Vi'gmia to an enlarged
sphere of usefulness, an appeal to be
made to each individual for such con ri
bution as may be afforded, whether large
or small, aud the funds collected to be
peid over to tb* rector and visitors of the
University of Virginia for the uses of
that institution iu its hour of need.”
The Medical Class Contributes.
Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 29 —The
medical class of the University of Vir
g nia held a meeting this afternoon aud
adopted resolutions pledging to con
tribute SI,OOO towards seeming another
copy of the painting, “School of Athens.”
A commir.be was appointed to solicit
suds. The Richard Lee papers,
thought to have been burned,
have b*:en found Nearly all the
p rtraits in the library were saved.
The rotunda and wings will be rebuilt
as uearly as pof-sible as Jeffersem left
„hem. but fire proof. Thee annex will
not be rebuilt. The origin of the fi:e is
still a mystery. The full amount of in
surance will be paid, the adjusters com
ing here to morrow. Tendeis of finan
cial aid are still pouring iu
Yoni'g William* May Die.
Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 29
IJoy.i Williams, the medical student
from Norfo-k. who was overcome by heat
a r tne University ti e, is in a precarious
conditiou and grave fears are entertained
as to iho result. The local alumni to-dsy
started a movement ti aid Williams. Ho
is freon North Carolina
Lynchburg, Va., Ocr. 29.—John
Kelloj, a promiueut citizen of Lyuch
burg, died in the p lice court here to
day. He was defendant in a suit and
leaned forward to ask his counsel a
question. He fell upon the floor and
when picked up was dead.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RI SfIING TO HEIDS\ ILLF-.
Lovers of Sport Hr-- Aireaelv Arriving
to see* Gently anil Pntcheu.
Special to thee News and Observer.
Reidsville, N. c., Ocr 29,
Horsemen and devotee s of the turf are
arriving by eve*ry train to witness the
great race on Thursday. We are going
to have a great crowd anel a phenominal
race and Thursday w ill he a reel letter
day for Reidsville. Mr. Scott will tirive
Gentry. He knows better than any
one else perhaps that Gentry has
in him a two minute nufi*, and would
like to have his great horse lower his
record in his own State. C irry cornea to
bear away the laurels, if possible.
Let everybody eeme*and se*e w’hatmay
be the fastest mdc ever made in harness.
THE RUSSO-CHIN V TREATY.
Officially Denied that There Was a
Secret Compact H ide.
London, Oct. 29.—The Russian Em
bassy announced this evening that it has
received an official telegram from St.
Petersburg cemplerely denyiug the sto
ries from Hong K >ng to the Times and
Globe about the alleged secret treaty
between China and Russia, by which the
latter was said to have bt *-n granted ex
traordinary conee««iru s
The* Russian officials here add that the
visit of Prince Wong Chi Chuan to Bt.
Petersburg, about which so much has
been said recently, was solely under
taken with the object of congratulating
the Czar upon his accession to the
throne.
1 1 regard to the anchoring of a Rus
sian fleet at Port Arthur, the Russian
Emba-sy is not aware that Russia claims
any rights beyond fhrse of he other
powers, and ir is sta’ed that no Russian
war ships will be permanently stationed
at Port Arthur.
Seeking b Pretext for War.
St. Petersburg, Oct 2»—The Novoe
Vremya publishes a disp oco rom Vladi
vostok, sajingthaf t-e B itnu squadron
of warships iu the waters of the F *r East
should be concentrated at Fn-Chang and
adds: “Great Britian is z alously seek
ing a pretext for declaring war upon
hina, in order to counteract the suc
cesses of Russia and restore her shat
tered prestige in the Pacific.”,
THE DURRANU '*ASE CLOSED.
A Great Crowd Fight tor ‘Omission to
the Cour« Room.
San Francisco, Cal , Oct 29.—The
clos of the arguments for the defense
in the trial of Theodore Durrant to-day
was marked by the greatest crowd that
ever fought fer a m ssion to a murder
trial in this city. Tiie sheriff and his
deputies were not able to control the
mob and a requisition was made on the
c ief of police for a squad of 20 men.
The alternoou sessiou or the* court was
several times interrupted by the shouts
of officers anel cries of women. At last
the court ordered the sheriff to arrest
every p-rson who refused to leave the
building.
The crowd was finally dispersed with
out the necessity of making any arrests.
THIRTEEN FHOKABLV KILLED.
A House Wrecked by Explosion ol
Escaping Gas.
London, Oct. 29 — An explosion, sup
posed to have been cau.-ed by escaping
gas, wrecked a house, reducing it to
atoms, on New Church Court, Strand,
this evening. Thirteen persons are be
lieved to have been killed and many
were injured by the coilsp.se of the
house. The building consi-ted of three
floors and its tenan s were mostly Oovent
Garden market porters.
Two Murderers Electrocuted.
Da.nnfmora N. Y . Oct. 29 —Atnoon
to-day, for the secoad time in the history
of this State, two murderers paid the
penalty of their crimes on the same day
aud before the same set of witnesses.
George H. Smith, who murdered Philip
RichmeyerJ at Albany, and Charles N.
1 >avis, who outraged and killed six year
old Maggie Shamion at Cohoes, were ex
ecuted in the electric chair at Clinton
prbon. The executions were only s few
minutes apart and were conducted with
out any sensational fettures.
Armenians aud Turks Fighting.
Constantinop le Oct. 29.—The Turk
ish troops aud tbe A T memaus have been
fightiug for three days near Marash. No
details of the disturbance have been re
ceived here. A number of the Angora
Railway officials, lncludi'. g some German
and British subjects, have been captured
by brigands at lllghun.
To Mark Hashtugiou’s Birtkplaae.
Wakefield, Va , Oct. 29 —W. J.
Orawtoxd, of Buffalo, N. Y , contractor
for the erection of a monument to mark
the birthplac of Washing ou, at this
place, s *ys the d* d c ttor e x reises prob
ably will bo held iu June. Tie mon
ument is exp cied to be in position next
February.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
The President and Mr>- Cleveland yes
terday removed from ff e White House to
Woodley, their fall homo
Hon. James G. Broadhead, United
States Minister to Switzerland, will pre
sent to President Frey, his loiters of
recall on Thursday.
A deputy yesterday served the writ
sworn against James J. Van Alen by
Col. Samuel R Colt for the alleged alien
ation of the affections of the wife of Col.
Colt, aud bail in the sum of $300,000
was furnished.