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A BELIC OF ST. ANN.
’A Memento Most Sacred to Catholics on
View in New York.
NEW YORK, May 6.—In a gold lined casket
on the altar in the quaint little French
Church of St. Jean Baptiste, 159 East Seven-
ty-sixth street, has lain each day since Mon-
day, from half past 6 till 10 a. m., the most
sacred relic in Catholic eyes of the days
when Christ walked the earth which ever
reached America. It is a. large fragment of
the embalmed arm of St. Ann, mother of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
For many centuries it has been guarded
more jealously than were ever guarded
royal jewels or kingly crowns by the Bene-
dictine monks of Rome in the great basil-
ica of St. Paul’s outside die walls. Now,
by special request of his holiness the pope,
a portion of it is sent to increase the faith
and devotion of all members of the church
in the United States and Canada. .
This relic, which will be regarded by
Catholics everywhere with the deepest
feeling of piety. and joy, is to be kept at
the Church of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, on
the St. Lawrence river. Another piece of
the arm is on its way and will be en-
shrined in the church where the fragment
above referred to is exposed.
TWENTY PERSONS KILLED.
And Fifteen or Twenty More Injured in
a Bad Railroad Accident.
KEOKUK, 1a., May 6,—The New York ex-
press of the Santa Fe road, wig'Ch left Kan-
sas City last evening, went through a bridge
east of Medill, Mo., at an early hour.
The entire train, with the exception of
the rear sleeper, went down into a stream
fearfully swollen by last night’s storm.
It is reported that twenty people were
killed and fifteen or twenty injured, but it is
impossible at this time to get accurate in-
formation.
The wires between this city and Medill
have been down all day.
Bishop Gabriels Consecrated.
ALBANY, May 6.-—Thirty bishops and arch-
bishops and 500 clergy assisted in the conse-
cration of Bishop Gabriels, who succeeds
the late Right Rev. Bishop Wadhams, of
the Ogdensburg diocese. The ceremony took
place in the cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, which was beautifully adorned
with flowers. Every available inch of room
was taken in the vast edifice and hundreds
were unable to gain admittance. Arch-
bishop Corrigan officiated, assisted by bish-
ops and priests from all parts of the United
States and Canada. Bishop McQuaide
preached the sermon. At the close of the
ceremony an elaborate banquet was served
to the clergy in Union hall. The presents
received by the new prelate were costly and
beautiful. .
Stopped the Train Just in Time.
HUNTINGTON, Pa.., May 6.—As a. way pas-
senger train was coming from Spruce Creek
tunnel the engineer discovered an obstruc-
tion on the track a. short distance ahead,
and scarcely had time to bring his train to
a stop in time to avert an accident. An
iron rail was found to have been tightly
wedged on the track. W. H. Cornealy, of
Spruce Creek, was suspected of the crime,
and he gave himself up.
Cut to Death.
SARATOGA, May 6.—J0hn- Perrello, _ an
Italian, was found in a vacant lot. His
throat was cut and there were eight wounds
in his back and stomach. An Italian named
Martel was arrested charged with the mur-
der. One of his eyes was gouged out.
A Great Trot Arranged.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 6.-The famous
trotter Allerton will trot on the St. J oseph
track, Sept. 15, for a purse of $10,000, his
owner, 0. W. Williams, having made the
entry. Nelson, Axtell and Delmarch will
also compete for the purse. .
Knocked Out in Two Rounds.
NORFOLK, Conn, May 6.—Tom Green, of
New York, and James ,Duffy, of Chicago,
fought near Stamford for $300 a side and
$250 gatemoney. Green was knocked out
in the second round by a. terrific blow on
the neck.
Flocking to Father llIollinger.
PITTSBURG, May 6.——The crippled andthe
blind are again coming here in large num-
bers to see Father Molliner, the faith cure
priest. Thus far this season no remarkable
cures have been reported.
Shot Her Slanderer Dead.
SAN ANGELO, Tex, May 6.——Mrs. Louisa
Taylor slipped into the jail here, and going
to the cell of J. T. Wilson, who had been
arrested for an alleged slander of her, shot
him dead and escaped.
Thunder Raises Three Bodies.
PITTSBURG, May 6,—The dead bodies of
Ferdinand Korber, James \Vyckoif and an
unknown man came to the surface of the
river here during a. severe thunderstorm.
“‘henton’s New Command.
WASHINGTON, May 6.—The official order
assigning General Frank VVheaton to com-
mand of the department of Texas on June 1
was issued at the war department.
Panic in a. Hotel.
ASBURY PARK, N. J., May 6.—A‘ small
fire in the laundry. room of the Grand
Avenue hotel caused a panic among the
guests. Nobody was injured.
.W'cnt Violently Insane.
CHICAGO, May 6.—P. J. Foley, a traveling
salesman for the Scribner-s of New York,
went violently insane here and was taken
to a hospital.
She Played with a Shotgun.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind., May 0.—Elma, the
fourteen—year-old daughter of Samuel Mun-
son, was shot dead while playing with a,
shotgun.
Ella. C. “‘hite Caught in Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 6.—Ella C. White, who
swindled Elmira people out of $25,000 and
Escaped from jail there, has been caught
ere.
Church and School Burned.
' NEW YORK, May 6.—St. Michael’s Cath-
olic church and school were burned. The
nuunmn mamhed out in perfect order.
Gregg Removes Two Clerks.
HARRISBURG, May 6,—Auditor General
Therels NO "SURE CURE F03 EVERY (.185 OF ASTllM " or
“EVERY CASE OF [My FEVER," but'the worst cases,
‘ if uncomplicated by organic disease, can be
We want rum. and address of
ovgry suitor-or from Asthma or Hay Four.
‘ P. HAROLD HAYES. M. D., BUFFALO. N. Y.
Gregg has removed Clerks Robert A. Orbi-
son and H. C. Twitchell.
CURED To STAY CURED
,6] constitutional treatment,
and this at the po-
tlent’s home.
THE Willie: POLITICS
It Is Reported That Hill Is to With?
draw in Favor of Flower.
WORK OF THE CONVENTIONS
Illinois Republicans Ilenominnte Fifer for
Governor Amid a Scene of Wild Eu-
thusiasm—Hm-rison Cheered to
the Echo in Virginia.
N EW_ YORK, May 6.-—The Telegram prints
the following special dispatch from its
Washington correspondent:
The name of Roswell Pettibone Flower
Will be presented to the Democratic nation-
al convention as a candidate for president.
This is a premature statement, but itis true.
The prepared interview with Senator Hill
which was printed in several of the New
York papers yesterday morning, in which
the Senator praises Governor Flower, is
taken to mean that Flower is now Hill’s
candidate for president.
Hill might have taken Gorman,.but he
thinks that the Maryland senator has
treated him badly, so he has yielded to the
pressure of Murphy and Sheehan and con-
cluded to demand the nomination of Flower.
He would have been content with his origi-
nalagreement, whereby his influence was
to be thrown to Senator Palmer, of Illinois,
and in case of that statesman’s nomination
Flower was to have the second place on the
ticket, but Palmer had persisted in adhering
to Cleveland, which prevented this plan be
ing carried out.
The greatest obstacle in the way of the
successful termination of this plan is the
answer that will be made by the New York
Cleveland men. Whether it will have any
weight with the delegates outside of the
state remains to be seen. Mr. Cleveland’s
friends from New York who are in congress,
and with whom I talked today about the
Flower candidacy, say that they would pre
fer the nomination and election of Hill to
that of Flower. They have no objection to
Mr. Flower personally; but they say that
with Sheehan as governor it would be im-
possible for Cleveland men to exist in the
state.
Let this be as it may, Governor Flower
will be a candidate before the convention.
A great many Cleveland Democrats here
belonging in the west say that they think it
would be an excellent compromise. Prob
ably the strongest Cleveland Democratic
state in this country is Missouri. All the
Missouri congressmen, including the present
senators, say that they would be perfectly
willing to compromise upon Governor
Flower.
FIFER RENOMINATED. I
Illinois Republicans Go Wild When the
' Result Is Announced.
SPRINGFIELD, May 6.-The session of the
Republican state convention began by the
committee on permanent organization rev
porting in favor of the following permanent
ofiicersaphairman, A. J. Hopkins, and sec-
retary, Charles A. Partridge. The commit-
tee on delegates to the national convention
reported the following names: Delegates at
large, Shelby M. Cullom, Richard G. Ogles-
by, Joseph T. Cannon, Dr. Joseph Robbins,
James H. Gilbert, Miles Kehoe, George B.
Swift and Samuel B. Raymond. After brief
discussion the report as read was adopted.
.- Nominations for governor being in order,
Senator Kerrick, of Bloomington, placed in
nomination Joseph ' , W
W. Fifer. The oth—
er candidates
placed in nomina-
tion were Horace
Clark, Joel M.
Longenecker and
Colonel 13. F.
Marsh. Before the
roll call was com-
pleted it became
evident that Fifer
would be nomi-
nated, with 3 mar-
gin of several hun-
dred votes to spare.
The ballot result- GOVERNOR J. w. FIFER.
ed: Fifer, 941; Longenecker, 120; Clark, 93;
Hunt, 51; Marsh, 30. The nomination of
Fifer was made unanimous by a. rising vote,
and the convention went wild with enthu-
siasm.
The governor was notified of his nomina-
tion and escorted into the hall. In response
to repeated demands for a speech he ad-
dressed the convention and thanked the
delegates and the people of Illinois for the
generous sympathy .and support accorded
him. .
L. B. Ray was nominated for lieutenant
governor, and I. N. Pearson for secretary
of state. General 0. W. Pavey was nomi-
nated for state auditor.
RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS.
Blaine Got More Cheers Than Harrison
in the Convention.
PROVIDENCE, May 6.—Music hall was
filled with the stalwarts of the Republican
party when the state convention was called
to order by Chairman Goodwin, of the state
central committee. Benjamin M. Bosworth,
of Warren, was announced as temporary
chairman. He made a. short speech con-
gratulating the Republicans on their vic-
tory in electing a governor by the people in
the late election for the first time in several
years, and declaring his faith that Rhode
Island would be found in the Republican
column in November.
The name of President Harrison called
forth applause, and that of Blaine still more.
Colonel Isaac L. Goff was elected temporary
secretary, and the roll of the convention
was made up. The temporary organization
was then made permanent. A committee
of five from Providence county and two
from each of the other counties was chosen
to nominate delegates.
While the committee was out Governor
Ladd and Governor—elect Brown were called
upon for addresses, but asked to be excused.
Lieutenant Governor Stearns spoke briefly
and was followed by Henry W. Hayes.
Governor Ladd then consented to speak.
The committee reported the following,
who were elected:
Delegates at Large—W. G. Roelker, Kent
county; Samuel P. Colt, Bristol. county;
W. M. Gregory, Washington county; Frank
G. Harris, Newport county. .
Resolutions were introduced denouncing
the outrages to colored people in the south,
but too late for action by the committee,
and they were not reported back for adop-
tion. The state central committee was given
power to fill vacancies in the - list of dele-
gates. The state convention then adjourned.
\VOMEN AS ALTERNATES.
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Wyoming Republicans Make an Innova-
tion in National Politics. ‘
CHEYENNE, May 6.—The state Republican
convention was ,held here. The delegation
goes to Minneapolis uninstructed. TWO
Advertise in WEEKLY GAasm.
voinen will go the national convention as-
nlternates. They are Mrs. Theresa A. Jen
kins, of this city, and Mrs. G. C. Carleton,
of Uintah county. The former is the best
orator in the state, well versed in the issues
and skillful in debate.
She has three children, and manages her
own household, but finds time for political
and literary work. Her most notable ap-
pearance on the rostrum was when the afl-
mission of Wyoming to the Union was cel-
ebrated here; she made the speech of the
day to over 10,000 people, and made herself
heard.
The delegates to Minneapolis are C. N.
Potter, Frank IV. Mondell, E. R. Dunwid-
die, F. M. Foote, Carl Vagner and S. W.
Downey. The convention resolutions com~
plimented the president and Mr. Blaine,
the tariff legislation and reciprocity and
called for more pensions. It is remarked
that money should be founded on both gold
and silver, and that there should be wise
and timely legislation looking to the resto-
ration of silver as current coin of the civil-
ized world.
Led by Senator Higgins.
DOVER, De1., May 6. —The Republican state
convention was called to order by Chairman
John Filling, of the state central commit-
tee. Dr. Hiram R. Burton, of Sussex coun-
ty, was elected temporary chairman and
Hugh 0. Browne, of Newcastle county,
temporary secretary. Chairman Burton
took the chair without making a speech.
Senator Anthony Higgins and General
James H. Wilson, of Newcastle county;
George V. Massey and Dr. George W. Mar-
shall, of Kent, and J. Frank Bacon and
George F. Pierce, of Sussex, were elected
as the national delegates. After the nam-
ing of the committees on resolutions, cre-
dentials and permanent organization the
convention took a recess.
Went Wild Over Harrison.
ROANOKE, Va.., May 6.—The Republican
state convention was called to order in the
Opera house by General Mahone. He was
received with great applause, and his speech
was frequently interrupted with cheers.
At the mention of Harrison’s name the con-
vention went wild and he was cheered as
the next president of the United States.
A resolution indorsing the administration of
President Harrison was adopted by accla-
mation. General Mahone, John M. Living-
ston and General Edgar Allen were elected
delegates at large. '
North Dakota Republicans.
GRAND FORKS, May 6.—The Repub—
lican state convention elected six dele-
gates to the, Minneapolis convention. The
delegates are Thomas F.- McHugh, Walsh;
John A. Percival, Ramsay; W. H. Robinson,
Traill; Thomas F. Marshall, Ransom; E. J.
Gleason, Stutsman; Gerald Pierce, Burleigh.
The delegates are for Harrison if Blaine is
not a candidate. They are uninstructed.
The platform indorses Harrison’s adminis-
tration and opposes free coinage under
present conditions. -
Solid for Harrison.
MARTINSBURG, W. Va, May 6.—The West
Virginia Republican convention met here.
The utmost enthusiasm prevailed. The
platform condemns the gubernatorial steal
of four years ago, commends the McKinley
bill, indorses President Harrison’s adminis-
tration and declares for an honest, dollar.
The entire state delegation is solid for Har-
nson.
. Harrison and Free Colnago.
STOCKTON, 03.1., May 6.-—The platform
adopted at the California Republican con-
vention favors the renomination of Presi-
dent Harrison, and pays a glowing tribute
to Secretary Blaine. The completion of
the Nicaragua canal and the unlimited
coinage of silver are demanded.
For Cleveland All the Time.
MUS’KEGON, Mich, May 6.—Don M. Dick-
inson, Edward Ryan, E. F. Uhl and ex-Con-
gressman Fisher were elected delegates at
large by the Democratic state convention.
The delegates were instructed to vote for
Cleveland first, last and all the time.
Maryland Wants Harrison.
FREDERICK, May 6,—The Maryland Re-
publican convention instructed its dele-
gates to Minneapolis to support President
Harrison’s nomination.
Important Engineering Test.
NEW YORK, May 6,—An important en-
gineering test has been made on locomo-
tive N o. 870, running the Empire State
express on the New York Central railroad.
The work was done by Angus Sinclair, edi-
tor of Locomotive Engineering. He sat on
abox on the front of the engine cylinder
and took steam indicator diagrams all the
way between New York and Albany. A
speed of seventy-eight miles an hour was
recorded, and the engine developed 1,600
horse power. The work of pulling that fast
train was performed on a coal consumption
3f 2% pounds of coal per horse power per
our.
’Two More Are Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6.—Two more vic-
tims of the theater fire died at the Pennsyl-
vania hospital and two Others are dying.
The dead are Rand Patterson, sixteen years
old, and Charles Briggs, twenty-eight years
old. Those dying are Harry McCloskey,
fourteen years old, and Charles warden,
eighteen years old.
The Biggest Horse in the 1Vorld Dead.
FORT WORTH, Tex., May 6.—The largest
horse in the world, standing twenty-two
hands high and weighing 1,200 pounds,
owned by T. E. Ridgeway, of this city, is
dead. This horse has been on exhibition in -
various states. His carcass will be shown
at the World’s fair. Q
_ Delegate Warren Dying.
BUFFALO, May 6.—0. G. Warren, propri-
etor of theBufialo Commercial and a dis-
trict delegate to the Minneapolis conven-
tion, is dying of pneumonia. He will hardly
live through the day.
Showalter Wins a Game.
NEW YORK, May 6.—Showalter won the
seventh game of the chess match in brilliant
fashion. The score now stands: Lipschutz,
3; Showalter, 1; drawn, 3.
Forger -Keeler Sentenced.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 6. —— Forget
Thomas Keeler was sentenced to five years
Ind seven months in Auburn prison.
Boiler makers on Strike.
BOSTON, May 6.—Six hundred of the 800
boiler makers in Boston have struck.
THE DEATH RECORD.
JOHN MCWINTER, the oldest resident of
Connecticut, at Boltonville. . .
CHARLES ALFRED BARRY, once celebrated
as a crayon artist, at Boston.
SAMUEL IV. BENTLEY, a veteran railroad
conductor, at Plainvi-lle, Conn.
CHARLES HARRIS, editor of The National
Weekly and widely known as “Carl Prat.
tel,” at Chicago. , *
J. M.-DORLAND, the well known newspa-
POT man, at Atlantic City.
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The Commander in flhief 0f the
British Army in a Bad Light.
THE FAMOUS BRIGGS CASE.
It' Will Likely Be the Rock on Which
the War Department Will Split—Eng-
land Domnnds That the ‘Doc-
tor's Persecution Shall Cease.
LONDON, May 6,—The neglect of the war
department to do justice to Dr. Briggs, who
has been persecuted by the Duke of Cam-
bridge and the disgraced Lord Connemara,
is causing a renewal of the demand that the
duke shall retire from the office of com-
mander in chief. The argument in favor of
keeping him there has been that, while
doing no good, .he was merely a figurehead,
and therefore doing no harm. The Briggs
case, however, shOWS that he is capable of a
good deal of mischief.
Before he was ten years in the army, Dr.
Briggs was promoted to surgeon major for’ .
his brilliant services in the desert column,
passing over the heads of fqyty-two col-
leagues, and becoming the youngest sur-
geon major in the army. His prospects of
high employment were thus very bright.
He was specially chosen as a distinction
for the post of surgeon major on the stafi of
Lord Connemara, governor of Madras, and
in that distinction began his troubles. He
found himself in the focus of intriguesof
the worst sort, and being himself a. simple,
straightforward man he sought for awhile
to make peace in the family.
Lord Connemara was charged by his wife
nOt ‘only with improper relations with his
wife’s servant, but with similar relations
with two highly placed ladies. Lord Conne-
mara. brought countercharges against Dr.
Briggs, withdrew them in writing, then put
them on the pleadings and after all refused,
to go into court in support of them. Lord
Connemara’s relations had, meanwhile,
spread vile reports about the doctor, and
when he returned from India. ill, his own
honor and the honor of Lady Connemara
required that he should remain in London
for the case to come on, so he was dis-
patched to a remote Irish station; nor
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could he obtain permission to come to Lon-l
don for trial, and he had to place his com-
mission in the hands of his departmental
chief.
_ Afraid of Parliament.
Then, and then only, Dr. Briggs was al-
iOWed to take a temporary appointment at
Woolwich. But before the suit could come
on he received a peremptory order to pro-
ceed again to India, though he had been ten
out of fifteen years in India and the Soudan.
Soho had to retire from the service, as the
commander in chief would not listen to
him. When Dr. Briggs had triumphantly
established his innocence of the Charges
made in secret by the Bourke family, the
duke held out no hope of restoring him, un-
til parliament was on the point of being
publicly appealed to, and then he was re-
stored to the list, but with a loss of over a
year in pay and allowances and toward re-
tirement and pension, thus going down
thirty-five of the forty-two places won by
his heroism and professional work.
He refused to take up the commission on
such insulting terms and was thus driven
out of the army by the Duke of Cambridge.
Once more an appeal had to be made to
parliament, and this was averted by the
inquiry undertaken by the secretary of war,
who told the house of commons that “Sur-
geon Major Briggs should not suffer any
loss as regards position or promotion in con-
sequence of an act which any gentleman
was bound to perform.” He added that “Dr.
Briggs will therefore be restored to the
seniority he held before retirement.”
But he has not been restored yet, and it
is said that when he is the boon will be ac- .
companied by a remission to an unhealthy
station in India at the beginning of the hot
weather. The history of the case shows
the tremendous influence which a. corrupt
aristocracy can exert with the present com-
mander in chief of the British army, who is
himself kept in office through the influence
of his relative, the queen.
A Verdict for ‘Vidow Selbold.
NYACK, N, Y., May 6.—-John Seibold, of
Haverstraw.'was run over and killed by a
wagon driven by two men. His widow
sued the drivers, and the jury has awarded
her a verdict of $2,500 against Thomas A.
.Oram, one of the men.
Uncl‘e and Nephew Drowned.
ANA, 1115., May 6.-—-Dr. J. B. Cottner, I
prominent physician, and his nephew,Joshua
Miller, were drowned while trying to cross
a swollen stream in a. skifif.
BRIEF MENTION.
It now appears that the resignation of
Rev. Paul Vandyke, an instructor in the
Princeton Theological seminary, was caused
by his refusal to make the customary dec-
larations concerning the teachings required.
He was silent on the subject of preterition. Q
At Irena, Pa, the boiler of a freight en-
gine exploded, instantly killing Engineer
Moulton and Fireman Ake.
The safe in the coal office of De Mott»
Shaw in Millville, N. J ., was blown open.
The burglars secured about $100.
Ex-Senator Thomas C. Flatt, of New
York, denied the accuracy of the figuring
done by the adherents of President Harri-
son on the results of elections so far held in
various states for delegates .to the nominat-
ing convention at Minneapolis next month.
Almy, the murderer of Christie Warden,
was refused a. new trial at Plymouth, N. H.,
and sentenced to be hanged in May, 1893.
He was much cast down by the decision of
the court. '
Advices received at Halifax, N. E, state
that great suffering exists on the northern
coast of Newfoundland, the winter supplies
being exhausted. Several persons have 3.1- ,
ready died of starvation.
In the suit for damages brought by Editor '
James A. Demarest, of Plainfield, N. J.,
against Lawyer Rowland M. Stover, who
yassaulted him, the jury rendered a verdict
for $125. .
Revenue oflicers captured near Somerset,
Pa.., 3. 180 gallon illicit still, the property of .
Bill Pritts, the moonshiner. Jacob Santer.
mayer, Pritts’ son-in-law, was arrested.
The retirement of Commodore W. P. Incl
Cann promotes Captain R. W. Meade to be
a commodore. ,, ‘ .
The senate committee on foreign rela.
tions reported an amendment to the sundry
civil bill, increasing the amount for the en-
forcement of the Chinese exclusion act from. _
$50,000 to $100,000. ‘
'1‘. D. Sullivan, M. P., bitterly attacked
the Parnellites at a. meeting in Dublin. -
Among other things he accused them of
tieing up the national resources and dis-‘
heartening the friends of home rule.
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