'SEELEYZG 11110111111. Promoter of the Notorious Dinner Must Answer to the Law. TWO OTHERS IN THE TRAP. They A-re Theodore Rich, :3 Guest, and Theatrical Agent Phipps -— Grand Jury’s Action Taken on the Tes- timony of Two of the Dancers. NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Herbert Barnum Seeley, James H. Phipps and Theodore D. Rich were today indicted by the grand jury. James H. Phipps is the manager who procured the “talent” for the now famous dinner at Sherry’ s. HerbertB. Seeley was _ the host. Mr. Rich was one of the guests. The three indictments are similar in ev- ery respect. In them are several counts. The principal one charges them with con- spiracy to procure an indecent exposure on the part of Little Egypt and Minnie Ren— wood. This is considered to be as complete a vindication of Police Captain George S. Chapman’ s act in raiding Sher’ry s on Dec. 19, the night of the dinner, as he could wish. The exposure of the Seeley festivities was in reality brought about, it is alleged, by the professional jealousy existing be- tween Phipps & Alpuente and Moore- 8.: Armstrong, two theatrical employment agencies. Phipps had secured an engagement for several of his perfonners at the fortnightly entertainments at the Knickerbocker club, much to the chagrin of William S. Moore and Armstrong, it is said. When Herbert B. Seeley decided to give a farewell bachelo’r dinner to. his brother, Clinton B. Seeley, he cast about him for music hall “talent” with 'which to amuse his guests at Sherry s. Seeley went to Phipps & Alpuentc for these performers, and Phipps took entiie charge of the mattei. He set about engaging dancers who would disport themselves nude or nearly so, it was testified to at the trial Of Cap- , tain Chapman. He approached. Annabelle Moore, a dan— cer, and asked her to dance in “the alto- gether, ” and she turned upon him in an- ger, declining the offei. From Phipps she went to her father and told him what the th'eati ical agent had proposed to her. Mr. Moore was also high— ly incensed. The Police Notified. He went to Sherry’s and told Flauraud, the manager, that an indecent entertain— ment was to be given that evening, but Flauraud would not listen to him. Then Moore went to the West Thirtieth Street station and told Captain Chapman the story. Chapman agreed to investigate it. At about 1 o’clock Sunday morning, Dec. 20, Captain Chapman went to Sher- 1y ’5 with two detectives. They slipped in while the front door was ajar and ian 11p to theballi com on the sec- ond floor, where Seeley was entertaining his 20 guests. Captain Chapman entered the ladies’ dressing room 11' ithout knocking. There he found Cora Routt, a singer and dancer, changing her costume. Several men were in the roOm. He told her she was adisgrace to her’ sex and said if she did not get out- he would arrest her. In the dressing room with Cora Routt were another dancer and four of Seeley’s guests, one of whom was Horatio 1t. Har- per of the large publishing firm. Little Egypt, the “coochee coochee” dancer, was about to go on the stage. It was said she had been engaged to dance in ‘ “the altogether.” Whatever Chapman saw it was enough to bring about a long and dis firlusting lot of testimony when the case came for trial before the police commissioners. The indignation of the Scelcy crowd when Chapman entered Sherry’ s was what brought about the present indictment. They denounced Chapman 5 action in no measured terms. . Immunity For Dancers. Little Egypt and Minnie chwood went before the grand jury shortly before 11 o’clock. They were taken to the criminal court building by their counsel, William I“. Howe and Maurice Meyer, and were shown into Mr. Olcott’s private office. Mr. Meyer said after his conference with the district attorney, in which the two women also took part, that the district at- torney had directed Mr. Battle, who has charge Of the grand jury, to see to it that immunity from indictment was granted to the women, as they were to be used as wit- nesses in the case before the grand jury. , Both women were in excellent spirits when they came out of the grand jury room. Little Egypt had rouge very thick- ly plastered over her nose and powder on top of that. She also had on her tiger striped gown and were a black felt hat ,with a red feather in it. Minnie Renwood had on a tailor made gown of some sort of - gray stufi‘. She looked quite as old as she is, but was also accompanied by that aban- don which. is considered so fetching by those who do net. know. The women were accompanied by Alfred E. Aarons of Hammerstein’s stafl‘, and there was a carriage waiting for them. Little Egypt was bubbling over with joy apparently. No, she had not danced before the grand jury, she said, nor did she pose for them as she had danced and posed for Commissioner Parker. The women rode away in a carriage with . Mr. Aarons. It is not thought that the guests at the dinner party will be indicted. The section of the criminal code under which the three . men have been indicted is aimed at those who expose themselves indecently and at those who procure them so to expose them- selves. Therefore lawyers think the guests at the dinner could not be indicted unless it were held that they had known before- hand what wasto occur at the entertain- ment and had been parties to the engaging of the women who appeared. It is hardly thought that any attempt will be made to, establish that claim, and therefore the diners will undoubtedly go free, except that they may be called upon as witnesses when the case comes up for trial. Easy Prize Fight Law. CARSON, ch., Jan. EFL—A bill was i11- troduced in the assembly yestcrdiy and re- :erred to the connnittcc on public morals lor governing glove contests and providing that they may be held in Nevada in inclo-- sures without molcsattion from municipal authorities.providing that no gloves lighter than four ounces be used. Both participants must be examined and pronounced sound by two resident physicians. If this bill is made a law, it is believed that Corbett and FitZSimmons will battle here. A The‘Second Installment of the Indiana SenatOr’s Speech. \ 'QUESTION OF RECOGNITION. Cases Cited “‘ith Reference to Action In a the Argentina Matter—Spain’s Posi- tion During Our Civil \Var. The \Vork of the House. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. -In the senate to- day the credentials were presented of Mr. Jones of Arkansas and Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire, re-elected for terms be- ginning March 4 next. Mr.‘ Frye (Rep, Me.) presented memorials urging the early ratification of the Anglo-American arbi- tration treaty. In presenting a remon- strance against the bill said to restorethe practice of flogging 011 vessels Mr. Frye said there was no measure pending which in any way restored flogging; but, on the contrary, the bill referred to gave gieater secu1ity than eve1 before to sailors against brutality on shipboard Mr. Hoar (Rep. , Mass.) endeavored to pass the bill authmizing the chief justice of the supieme co111t to IIdcsignate a mem- ber of the fede1al judiciary to sit in the hearing of the L’ Abre mining cases before the co .‘11t of claims, but on objection the bill went ov er. Ml. Hill (Dem. , N. Y. ), from the com— mittee on judiciary, made a 1"cpmt 011 the general question of concurrent and joint resolutions of congress. The subject was referred to the committee when a. question arose as ’to the necessity for presidential action on congressional resolutions relating to Cuba and Armenia. The house amendments to the senate bill for a survey of a water route from the mouth of the jetties at Galveston to Hous- ton were agreed to and the ”bill finally passed. Tux-pic's Cuban Speech. Mr. Turpie (Dem. , Ind.) then 1esumed his speech 011 the Cuban question. He spoke of the papeis lccentlv sent to the senate reciting the claims of Americans against Spain. These, if allowed, could not be paid in generations f1om Spain’s impoverished purse. “I would rather trust the lesources of the Cuban republic, ” declared the senator, “than those of Spain, stripped as she will be of the resources of Cuba.” Mr. Turpic then cited the past instances in which speedy recognition had been given by the United States to the South Ameri- can republics. “Two years after the Argentine outbreak P1 esident Mom 00 urged recognition of belligerency and four years after the out- bicak 111ged the recognition of independ- ence. 'l‘lure was suggestion of autonomy, home rule and restming peace, and yet this outbreak,” said Mr lIlll pie ‘was biief c1 1111pa1cd with the present one in Cuba, now in its twelfth v e: 11 ’ It is often said that our recognition of Cuban bellig- erency would bring on war with Spain. But recognition of belligerency is. not a cause f01 wai, 1. 11d sail Mr. Turpie, Spain the ver1 c111bodi111e11t of di1 lomatic punctiliousncss knows that fact- “What did Spain do?’ ’ exclaimed Mr. Turpie. “Spain acknowledged the bellig— erency of the Confederate states in the first year of the war, and if this recogni- tion of belligerency is a casus belli, then we ought to have declared war on Spain the day after the surrender of Lee at Ap- pomattox. “But,” continued the senator, “there is no fear of war with Spain.” There never had been such a war, and he hoped and believed there never would be. The recognition of belligerency was a recog- nized right, not a cause of war. The llIonroe Doctrine. After Mr. Turpie‘had referred to Mon- roe’s repelling European intervention the senator added: “And now we hear it inti~ mated that European powers are to inter- vene in favor of Spain. It would be an apt official reply in that case that the United States will repel such intervention. Yet all we hear is ‘pacification,’ ‘paciflcation of the island.’ There is not an intimation that European intervention will be repel- led, but, if I must say it. rather an anxiety that the revolution shall fail.” The senator spoke of the 35,000 Cuban troops, well armed and disciplined, and 35,000 more, poorly armed and much like our old continentals. The whole. 70,000 had the machete. more dreaded than the bullet or the bayonet. Mr. Turpic noted the distribution of the Cuban forces in Pinar dcl Bio and elsewhere. Each corps was duly commissioned by President Cis- 11eros. Each man was fighting for a cause, just as that little handful of Texas rangers stood before San Jacinto. Spain had 11t- terly failed to make headway against the rebellion. With an overwhelming military and naval force Spain had not re-cstab- lishcd her power in the single state of Pinar del Rio. . “The forces of Spain have been engaged, ” declared Mr. Tuipie, “not in the supprcs~ sion of the revolution, butin guarding the person of Captain Lenoral Weyler and the 0;" Spain at Havana.” 1n the House. Owing to the severely cold weather, the attendance in the house today was very light. Hardly 100 members were on the floor. Several pension bills were passed by unanimous consent. Mr. Linney (Rep, N. C.) created some amusement by a fervid eulogy of an ex- Union soldier named Jerry Smith, whose pension the pension committee recom- mended should be increased from $8 to $12. Hc-described how Smith had combat- ed the opinions of North Carolina’s most brilliant statesmen who favored secession and had joined the l-‘ederal army. Mr. Linney was so much impressed by his eulogy of Smith that he asked the house to be generous and grant him an increase to 835. When Mr. Loud (Rep, Cal.) threatened to object, Mr. Linney hastily repented of his rash proposal and, amid great merriment, accepted the $4 increase recommended by the committee. Mr. IJurtis (Rep, 21'. Y.) asked unani- mous cmnscntfor the consideration of a bill to retire General Alexander Stuart Webb of New York as a lieutenant colonel. Mr. Erdman (Dem., Pa.) objected. property The Pacific Cable. WASI-IINGEUN, Jan. :.’7.—-'I he Pacific ca— ble question 11'; s cm‘. sid eItd .. g.- 1111 today, by the ‘1<:1:s «(1.111.11111; on connne1cc. Gcnei al'1"1. gm . 1....1 c of the Pacific Ca- ble (301111.; .1.1' of - c. . ..eIs J 1 pliedtosonn of the statements 11.12.11.131. made by James A.Sc11'111se1oi' the New Y01k compam that the Spald' 111g company is undei But ish influence. C cneral Swayne said that any cable company organized necessai ily would have a majority of its stock acqun ed . by British capitalists and its cable would ’. ._,V l ‘car today. 'I'I3_13 ‘ IB-VFIAjitci'rv-(11“f._ 111111111111 010111 be made in England. Congress could leg— »islate in any bill against discrimination and could specify the rates to be charged. Internal Revenue Taxes. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. —-The monthly report of the collections of internal reve- nue shows that during December the col- lections from all sources amounted to $13, - 266,162 and for the six months of the present fiscal year $7 7, 037, 624. This' 15 an increase for the month of $882, 059 and for the six months $230,102. For the six months the decrease 1n receipts from cigais _ and manufactured tobacco is $1, 089,075, a loss of $413 from fermented liquors and an increase of $1,924,682 from spirits. The Potsdam Bank Trouble. ‘NA'SHINGTON, Jan. BIZ—The comptroller of the currency has directed Bank Exam- iner Van Vraken to take charge of the National bank. of Potsdam, N. Y , which closed its doors yesterday. ' One Day’s Government Receipts. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.——Nationa1 bank notes received today for redemption, $441,- 092; government receipts from internal revenue, $310,247; customs, $426,519; mis- cellaneous, $23,533. V DIodjeska Returns to the Stage. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.——After. an ab. sence of nearly two years from the stage Mme. Modjcska has just opened a two weeks’ engagement in this city. GREAT MORTALITY IN INDIA. I Relief Work Neglected In the Central Provinces All Last Year. LONDO\, .Tan 27. —-A dispatch from Jubbulpore, India, to The Chronicle savs: “Relief measures were neglected in the central pi o1i11ces throughout 1896. The latest statistics, up to the end of October, give as the excess in the mortality over the previous ten years, 82,388, exclusive of cholera cases Most of this excess is due to faminc.’ A Standard dispatch from Nice says that a strong committee of English and Amer- ican residents has been formed there to raise a relief fund for the Indian famine sufferers. Redmond on the Treaty. BALTIMORE, .Tan. 27.—-John E. Red- mond, who represents Waterford city, Ire- land, in parliament, had a banquet given him in this city. In talking of the arbi- tration treaty he said: “If I were an Eng- lishman, I should regard the treaty as one of the greatest of English diplomatic achievements. If I wore an American, I should not be so elated, for I do not see how, in view of the tenets of the Monroe doctrine, such a treaty may be made to coincide with the policy at present pursued by the United States. ” Actor Henley Discharged. NEW YORK, Jan. 27.——-Actor E. J. Hen- ley, whose arrest stopped the performance of “Cymbeline” at Wallack’s by the Mare garet Mather company last evening, ap- peared in the Jefi'erson Market court today to answer a charge of grand larceny made by Mrs. Hoffman Martin. After first post- poning the case Magistrate Dcuel called it up agrin and discharged Mr. Henley. The magist fate said the case was clearly a civil matter and should never have reached his court. Henley will bring suit against Mrs. Martin. Rochester Lawyer Indicted. ROCHESTER, Jan. 27.—-The grand jury has handed down a sealed indictment against Marsenus H. Briggs, the lawyer, charging him with grand larceny in con- verting to his own use the sum of $300, the funds of the Rochester and Charlotte Turnpike company. Mr. Briggs was charged some days since with being short in his accounts as trustee for different cor- porations and institutions in the sum of several thousand dollars. The Czar’s Condition. LO.\'D0\,J1111 37. —While the Vienna new spapers continue to declare that the (7.111 s head is sefiouslv atlected, and that the skull needs trepanning, on account of the after elfects from the blow he received from a. Japanese. fanatic, and while they allege that he is p1eparing for a regency. rlhe English Court Circular announces that- l1e isIcnjovingr excellent health, and that the 1eports ( t' his ill health ai‘c_unfounded. Highwaymen Frightened Off. MII)I:LI~:To11-‘.\', Corn, Jan. 27.—A bold attempt at highway robbery was reported from the South Farms district. A team driven by Cyrus Bradley, his family and two men friends was held ‘up at a lonely ’spot. Four men sprang from the roadside, and seizing the horses demanded money. Mr. Bradley and the other men set upon the robbers. that they fled. Mrs. McKinley lIn Chicago. CHICAGO, .Tan.‘) .. of the president elect, arrived in Chicago today as the guest of Captain and Mrs. McWilliams. She was accompanied by her cousins, Mrs. McBarber and Captain Heis- land of Canton. 0. Mrs. McKinley came hereto personally look after the prepara— tion of her inauguration gowns. 1118671. anIElectric Car. N EW HAVEN,Jan. 27 .——Edward Burgess, 70, proprietor of a large machine shop in Artisan street, died suddenly 'in an electric death. The Bering Sea Claims. VICTOIRIA, B. 0., Jan. 27.—The Bering sea claims commission held a short sitting, when documentary evidence was submit— ted in several cases. Aged \Voman Burned to Death. NEWPORT, R. 1., Jan. 27.—Mrs. Mather Brown, an aged and respected resident of this city. was burned to death in her home here 3111 11' today. . . Most torturing aiiId disfiguring of itching, burning, scaly skin and scalp humors is in- stantly oreliev ed by a warm bath with CUTI- CUR A SOAP, a single application of CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure, and a full close of CUTICURA RESOLVEXT, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures,when all else fails. @Iicura ' houtthe world. Poms Dune Am) Cnsu. I333, 1:16:33: , Boston._____ “How to Cure Salt Rheum," free 2 FALLING HAIII 111.111.151.111seesaw» The latter were so surprised 7.——Mrs. McKinley, wife . Heart disease was the cause of . Principles. h I.’ J . II llSlflGSS ‘ an lllIlIIllIl|IllllllllIlIlIlllllllllllllll Illl ll llll I. III I' “II“ I. I IiIl ll llllllllllllllllll llIl ll llllllIlll It I Illlll IlllI[I|IlllIlIlllllllllllllllIlllll llllllllllllllllllllll VIIIl Illlllllll llllll IHlllllllllIlIlll ll lll'l'l‘ Il. 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Off‘ce, 442 Broadway- ~ , j 2 ‘ ‘ \ There is This week we shell out into N THE GREAT 01011 10011:; There is no ll’II- e o B ucIe All $110 50 Kelsey $18 OI). l I" ’ Skirts from sale for this sale 'J(1ly Pans Wash Basins Bread Pans Ginger Bread 1011 can low a good one for - ALL JACKETS A'l‘ HALF PRICES Black Boucle Jackets - - I1 Ish Flieze, Children’slacl1ets,lr0m - N FEET @@WNSA , JACKETS. 1'1eedof1vearing a Jacket that is r foul jears out of style when Fancy Boucle, and BlackaI laclzels — - $13. 50 and $14. 50 Jackets in and Boucle, all at one price All 0111 best Jackets that were $15. 00 toI all will go at one price The same grade last on, $1 25; the new this season, 98c. $3.5 35.515 98:: I0 $5.00 Gowns from 49c ’60 $2.254 CAPE-S. All $5 00 and $6 00 Capes Marked, to. close out at . $3 00 “Plus 11 capes that were $11,. 98 will go at I ” ' ' ~' 36. 50 IIUH MUSIIH IINHEHIIIIEAH Is the largest and best ever soo1111 outside of New York. Every box is new Every garment is new. N0 Old stock to work off Every piece bought forthis sale and muslin lower than it ever was before. It is a good time to buy fine underwear, IDEA. W EBS seas— ones, §\ \' \ \“\I\ FROM 25; TO 15c ////’ ’17” SKIRTS. I“ $1. 50 giade; fcr this 891:. 25c 10' $2.50 each. DRESS GOODS. This is our pet Idepaitmeu', cheaper in this department than you can buy the same 0 anyl New York home. 53 in. Black Navy and Green Greg 9 Diagonal sold by us all season for $1. to close at . . 60C take” advantage of the market. 50111. Serve in B' ack, Navy Green and BIrowr, sold bg' L4 Unbleached Muslin " 4G . c ’ ' I ’ us for 500. for IIJIS We 3-4 Unbleached Muslin . 50 in. All W ool Sailings sold by us Iall seaIson for 500, this 40 in. Black Mohair Fioux'It s told by us all season Iior 390, 25c 1 Granite Iron Ware 2qt Tea 01 Coffee Pet 3 qt. Tea or Coffee Pot - 4 qt Coffee Pots - - 6 qt. Covered Sauce Pan 2% qt, Lipped Preserving Kettle - 2 qt Iipped Sauce Pan —. 2 qt Pudding Pan . f “ - 0 qt. Pudding Pan Japanned C 0.11 Shovels long ohandée, G 2 Copper Bettom Wash Boilers Zinc Wash Boards . . - Large Size Coal Sieves I C111n1b Tray and Scraper o n u . I’ans . . . , Coverred auce tans . . . V . Something Given Away at Half or Less than Half Price in our Kitchen Department Every Day This Week Just to Make Business ”Extra wide deep Ham— burg, the same as last season we sell fine dress goodv . . Corset Covers. » 11.1011 3;; TO 159. fTake a look at this white show, it will repay you. The greatest variety ever A sale =ho1vn in the county DOMESTIC GOODS. , January is the month to buy your spring stock 0f muslin and hi (-11, Why? Because the mills always on load their st. its at this time, and our syndicate, buyers V I21: -' 6 3-411" I51: l-4 Bleached Standard Goods . 8-4. Bleached Standard Goods TOWEIS 22¢ 52 Dozen Towels, Huck, Demaek, Hem stitched, Knot- ° ted Fiinges and Hemmed, they are for peopi e that c . use fine towels NtVtIl has one of these towels ‘399 been sold less than 50c; f01 this sale, 254; each, IIIIEIIS Inc lflc . l 2 Bleached Damask . each Full Bleached Damask . . 506 to $l.50 29c 58c " PI en ’s Unlaundeied chilts, 50c quality, three for SI no 10 Hen’ 5 Night Shirts, finished with pearl buttons cut 66 ~ extra long and full, three for . SI 00 56 [0,000 yards of iibbons, manufacturer 8 remnants, H at one half rs gular prices—all widths and colors. 0 - I00 For Saturday and Monday,Iadies ’Fast Black stock- I06 ' ings, double sole, extia spliced heel and toe, I06 worth 19c per paii . 25c 251: to 69¢: - I2ic IH [ISIGN SIGHE Gm. Main and WIaIllSsI. I: 1 INSUIEEEI: YOUR PLATE- 'GLA‘ss IN THE not Plate Gloss Insurancc Company ‘M O F CONNECTICUT, At HAL F THE RATE charged by other stock compame. W at EYIN@T@N, 13001“ 1, GAZETTE .. 3U!“
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