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DR. GRIFFIN'S REPLY to the- charges of the investi gating committee. Vpjuetljr Ooudeinn? d Upon nu ex-parto In reetlffatlon? lie IIa? .s.-<bat JLttle ol the Testimony, and Makes a General It? ply to General Charge*. Columbia. S. C, April 30.?Tho re ply of Dr. Grilfin to tho committee of Inquiry has been submitted to the board of regents of tbe Lunatic Asylum and a copy was sent to The News and Cou rier JJureau this evening. Dr. UriQin begins by stating the con ditions under which tbe testimony con cerning him was taken, as follows: The committee sat with closed doors in the rooms ol the board at the Asy lum. Of their proceedings I hud no knowledge at that time, except from the fact that most, if not all. of the of ficers and attendants, some of the pa tients and a few former employees were examined on oath. During the exam ination 1 was called before the commit tee. No statement of any matter of complaint was made to me, and rily ex planations were directed to matters as to which the committee chose to inter rogate me. From these questions I whs authorized to infer that charges were contemplated against mv admin istration, and 1 then protested that if any charges are to be mitdo 1 would like to bave specifications. To Hps tho Gov ernor replied in these words, quoted from the stenogrpher's report: "The committee would say here that, as soon us the testimony has'been taken you can cross-examine witnesses on any points you desire. We do not care to have any feeling displayed in tho in vest iantion. We are simply to inquire into the condition ol tho institution, and we shall give you or anyone else an opportunity to show that wituesses '< have or have not been telling the truth " To this most, satisfactory assurance 1 answered: "1 could not possibly ask for anything more." The investigation was concluded. without notice to me and without op portunity to cross-examine witnesses or to show by countervailing testimony wherein the witnesses had or had not been telling the truth. The testimony taken during the ex amination was not submitted to me. Nor was any information given me of any matter of censure developed during tho Investigation, Instead of this on a purely ex-parto inquisition I am ar raigned by the committee in their re port to the Governor upon most serious charges of negligence, misfeasance and incapacity in the conduct of my ollice affecting nie personally as well as pro fessionally andoOicially. These charges bear the date ot the day when the ex amination of witnesses was concluded. The board do not need to be informed that a copy of the testimony taken be fore the committee has not been given to me, but that 1 have from the board, through their courtesy, access to some eighty pages of manuscript containing portions of the testimony of some of those witnesses such as the legislative committee chose to select, while, as I am informed, the larger portion of the testimony taken during the investiga tion has not been furnished to the board, including whatever evidence may have been given by any of the wit nesses tending to exculpato me from these charges. This meagre amount of Information was not available to me till Tuesday lust, the 21st inst. This statement h submitted without comment. 1 have fault to lind, and wish to express through tho board to the committee of investigation and to the Governor all due deference, but I have the inherent right to say that justice has been denied me. I am con demned without the opportunity of plea and defence and without sem blance of trial, without knowledgo of charges' and specifications preferred against m6, without place for confront ing the accusing witnesses, and with out right of testimony in my behalf. Under such Singular and untoward conditions I cen have no adequate an swer to submit to f he board aave that of u general denial, and my demand for a fair and impartial investigation of the charges according to the approved forms ot trial. Dr. Griflin states that in the manage ment of tbe institution ho followed the modern doctrine of non-restraint, and he quotes Dr. Hammond's treatise on insanity, in which are described the methods of Plnel and Connelly, giving the theory and practice of non-ie straint, and also the practice in the more important institutions in this country and Europe. Tho principle on which Dr. Griflin lays stress is tins, from Dr. llr.mniond: "Restraint is never necessary to se cure the lives or tho comfort of othets, and when used it should be with all the safeguards against abuse which sound policy und humanity dictate." The next part of the paper deals with the system of caring for the patients, the number ol attendants, duties of the physicians, etc. Replying tu specifics points Dr. Grillin says: The killing of Dr. Kershaw by uu othing patient named Deharo was de plorable. Denaro was permitted by an attendant, contrary to orders, to wan der from his ward to another, and while the attendant of the other ward was in the presence and within touch ol Dr. Kershaw Denaro suddenly struck his victim. Perhaps the utmost vigilance of Dr. Kershaw's attendant could not have averted tho tragedy. Certainly the superintendent could not provide against it unless the rules and regula tions prescribed by the board had been abrogated and the method of tieatment changed to that of close and mechani cal custoday of all patients liablo to . fitful, dangerous moods. speaking of Milne ho says: In this instance my desire to reduce discipline to the minimum of restraint may bave cause mo to err. In relation to every patient, this discretion must be exercised, and I submit that It is cause of congratulation that in a population of about nine hundred persons so few errors of ibis kind occurred. I repeat that I waa not informed of Milne's having thin key until arter the assault on the attendant and when in formed 1 caused it to be taken from him. To my great regret I have deemed it my duty to subject the patient to a close custody, which renders hi . ? almost boneless of cure; Dr. Griflin says he visited the wards and made inspections at intervals and aV times to the best"}T his judgement. He also says, speaking of the culinary department, that nu inspection was made In 1880 by. a committeo of which ?Senotor Hempbill was chairman, and that the committee exonerated that de partment from adverse chnvges. Speaking of keeping patients at the Asylum who should not bo there, Dr. Grillin says: To this abuse of the public charity superintendent and tho board of re gents have regularly asked the atten tion of the Legislature. Under the laws the evil is beyond our power to remedy. This gross ttbuso of a most munificent charity is not referred to by the legislative committee, although, evidently under the impression that he fault is with the officers uf the Asy DR. GRIFFIN'S REPLY to the- charges of the investi gating committee. Vpjuetljr Ooudeinn? d Upon nu ex-parto In reetlffatlon? lie IIa? .s.-<bat JLttle ol the Testimony, and Makes a General It? ply to General Charge*. Columbia. S. C, April 30.?Tho re ply of Dr. Grilfin to tho committee of Inquiry has been submitted to the board of regents of tbe Lunatic Asylum and a copy was sent to The News and Cou rier JJureau this evening. Dr. UriQin begins by stating the con ditions under which tbe testimony con cerning him was taken, as follows: The committee sat with closed doors in the rooms ol the board at the Asy lum. Of their proceedings I hud no knowledge at that time, except from the fact that most, if not all. of the of ficers and attendants, some of the pa tients and a few former employees were examined on oath. During the exam ination 1 was called before the commit tee. No statement of any matter of complaint was made to me, and rily ex planations were directed to matters as to which the committee chose to inter rogate me. From these questions I whs authorized to infer that charges were contemplated against mv admin istration, and 1 then protested that if any charges are to be mitdo 1 would like to bave specifications. To Hps tho Gov ernor replied in these words, quoted from the stenogrpher's report: "The committee would say here that, as soon us the testimony has'been taken you can cross-examine witnesses on any points you desire. We do not care to have any feeling displayed in tho in vest iantion. We are simply to inquire into the condition ol tho institution, and we shall give you or anyone else an opportunity to show that wituesses '< have or have not been telling the truth " To this most, satisfactory assurance 1 answered: "1 could not possibly ask for anything more." The investigation was concluded. without notice to me and without op portunity to cross-examine witnesses or to show by countervailing testimony wherein the witnesses had or had not been telling the truth. The testimony taken during the ex amination was not submitted to me. Nor was any information given me of any matter of censure developed during tho Investigation, Instead of this on a purely ex-parto inquisition I am ar raigned by the committee in their re port to the Governor upon most serious charges of negligence, misfeasance and incapacity in the conduct of my ollice affecting nie personally as well as pro fessionally andoOicially. These charges bear the date ot the day when the ex amination of witnesses was concluded. The board do not need to be informed that a copy of the testimony taken be fore the committee has not been given to me, but that 1 have from the board, through their courtesy, access to some eighty pages of manuscript containing portions of the testimony of some of those witnesses such as the legislative committee chose to select, while, as I am informed, the larger portion of the testimony taken during the investiga tion has not been furnished to the board, including whatever evidence may have been given by any of the wit nesses tending to exculpato me from these charges. This meagre amount of Information was not available to me till Tuesday lust, the 21st inst. This statement h submitted without comment. 1 have fault to lind, and wish to express through tho board to the committee of investigation and to the Governor all due deference, but I have the inherent right to say that justice has been denied me. I am con demned without the opportunity of plea and defence and without sem blance of trial, without knowledgo of charges' and specifications preferred against m6, without place for confront ing the accusing witnesses, and with out right of testimony in my behalf. Under such Singular and untoward conditions I cen have no adequate an swer to submit to f he board aave that of u general denial, and my demand for a fair and impartial investigation of the charges according to the approved forms ot trial. Dr. Griflin states that in the manage ment of tbe institution ho followed the modern doctrine of non-restraint, and he quotes Dr. Hammond's treatise on insanity, in which are described the methods of Plnel and Connelly, giving the theory and practice of non-ie straint, and also the practice in the more important institutions in this country and Europe. Tho principle on which Dr. Griflin lays stress is tins, from Dr. llr.mniond: "Restraint is never necessary to se cure the lives or tho comfort of othets, and when used it should be with all the safeguards against abuse which sound policy und humanity dictate." The next part of the paper deals with the system of caring for the patients, the number ol attendants, duties of the physicians, etc. Replying tu specifics points Dr. Grillin says: The killing of Dr. Kershaw by uu othing patient named Deharo was de plorable. Denaro was permitted by an attendant, contrary to orders, to wan der from his ward to another, and while the attendant of the other ward was in the presence and within touch ol Dr. Kershaw Denaro suddenly struck his victim. Perhaps the utmost vigilance of Dr. Kershaw's attendant could not have averted tho tragedy. Certainly the superintendent could not provide against it unless the rules and regula tions prescribed by the board had been abrogated and the method of tieatment changed to that of close and mechani cal custoday of all patients liablo to . fitful, dangerous moods. speaking of Milne ho says: In this instance my desire to reduce discipline to the minimum of restraint may bave cause mo to err. In relation to every patient, this discretion must be exercised, and I submit that It is cause of congratulation that in a population of about nine hundred persons so few errors of ibis kind occurred. I repeat that I waa not informed of Milne's having thin key until arter the assault on the attendant and when in formed 1 caused it to be taken from him. To my great regret I have deemed it my duty to subject the patient to a close custody, which renders hi . ? almost boneless of cure; Dr. Griflin says he visited the wards and made inspections at intervals and aV times to the best"}T his judgement. He also says, speaking of the culinary department, that nu inspection was made In 1880 by. a committeo of which ?Senotor Hempbill was chairman, and that the committee exonerated that de partment from adverse chnvges. Speaking of keeping patients at the Asylum who should not bo there, Dr. Grillin says: To this abuse of the public charity superintendent and tho board of re gents have regularly asked the atten tion of the Legislature. Under the laws the evil is beyond our power to remedy. This gross ttbuso of a most munificent charity is not referred to by the legislative committee, although, evidently under the impression that he fault is with the officers uf the Asy Uun, the attendants who were examin ed before the committee made frequent reference to it. The statement of Dr. Corbett is very brief, touching only on the subject of tll-treatmeut of patients. Ho Btatcs that whenever there have been in stances of cruolty the attendants were discharged. Dr. Thompson makes tho reply for the recent case of suicide. He says: As far as I can judge the only com plaint which might reflect on me is that tho attendants were not instruqt ed at the time she was admitted of the suicidal tendency of the mind of the patient who recently killed herself. She was admitted on the 24th of Janu ary, 181)1, and was then too feeble to at tempt to commit suicide. Hence wo did not instruct tbe attendants as to tho matter. She was immediately put on^treatment, and in the course of three or four weeks had improved a great deal, both physically and mentally. About this time she expressed a wish to be changed, as she wanted to go in a ward wore the patients took, their menls in their own wards, as going to the general mess hall made her norvous and she would rather avoid a crowd, especially as they were noisy and bois terous at times. She was removed to the old building and put in a quiet ward, as she was when in the new buiidintr. She remained here until she committee suicide. Dr. O. Thompson says that ho did not know that Milne had a key to tho female department until alter tho row with McDowell. The following Is a letter of transmit tal to Governor Tillman: To his Excellency 11. It. Tillman, Governor of South Carolina: In Riving the defence of Dr. Grlllln and his as sistants to tho world wo feel it duo to them, to ourselves and to the State at large, whoso servants we aro, to say that in a constant olllcial intercourse with him of ten years wo have always found him a polished and rullned gen tleman, an accomplished and skillful physician, a kind, humane and atten tive superintendent, and an olllcer at all times ready and apparently anxious to do his entire duty as conceived by him, Accidents may have occurred, but. as to the general management of this institution by him we confidently challenge a comparison with the re cords or any insane asylum in any State .of the Union. Uy order of the board. 11. W. Taylor, President. The Horror? of. War la Chile. New York, April 25.?Tho Herald has Callao, Peru, advices this morning dated March 81, giving the latest news from Chile. It contains the detail of the slaughter of defenseless workmen by government troops at Pa/.o Ali monte. Tho workmen were engaged on the nitrate beds, near which both armies were concentrating. Pro visions were running short, and the workmen, on the morning of tho 4lh, Bent a committee to the works at Ne gregros to collect the men there. A train full of government troops ap peared and halted beside the place where the men were gathered. Then, without tho slightest warning, theso troops opened lire on the U00 defenceless workmen, women and children. Short ly afterwards the forces inarched for ward and killed all the men. On tho 7th instaut a terrible battle was fought between government I roops and the revolutionists at Pazo Ali mente, in which tho former were do featcd and completely routed. Five thousand men were engaged, and the losses were vory heavy, it being esti mated that 600 of tho government forces and 800 of the rebels wore killed and wounded. The government forces, in retiring on Camina, shot all the prisoners they had and destroyed all tho nitrate establishments they passed. Tho revolutionary squadron has left Iquique for Valparaiso. The object is to attack that place. Twenty-two war ships and transpoits compose the fleet. They Fight and Kill tor Pay. NEWARK, April 27.?A special to the World from Sheffield, Ala., says: Bishop Atticus G. Haygood, of the Southern Methodist Church, denounces the em ployment of Pinkerton's mon in Penn sylvania and elsewhere. He says: "What right have theso killing Pinkertons. mere Hessians, fighting anywhere and anybody for pay?to hold mobs in check ?to put down rioters?to evict strikers? Thank God, these hired rullians have not yet been called in to help any city or corporation in the 'barbarous South,' If any plutocrats down here should so far forget the spirit of our institutions as to send for them, it is to bo hoped that self respecting state government will order out the militia to put down and imprison these Pinkertons. What do the North ern people mean by tolerating it V What sort of a nation of republican government have these Northern Gov ernors and people V Hampton lu Augusta. Augusta, Ga., April 28.?The Con federate Survivors' Association of Au gusta gave an ovation to-day to (Jeneral Wade Hampton and tho Survivors of his old brigade after a separation of Twenty six years. The lirst North Carolina, tho South Carolina Cavalry, Phillip's Georgia Legion, Jeff Davis's Legion, and Cobb's Legion composed the brig ade. Survivors from each regiment par ticipated in the reunion, and memorial services wue held and addresses were delivered by Generals Hampton, Wheeler, Butler, Young, Capers, Major Darker and Major J hitler, Commander of the United States arsenal. The Memorial address was delivered by Pleasant A, Stavall, editor of the Au gusta Chronicle. A conspicuous picture in the line of march was a drum corps composed of tho survivors of the brig ado. I iui inc. s was suspended and tho day was observed as a holiday. II? Killed Three Wive*. Savannah, Ga., April 25.?It now appears that the negro lu jail here for wife murder, Albert Grant, alias Moroa, alias Kitchen, has put three wives in their graves instead of two. In addi tion to the two whose throats he cut here, he pounded one over tho head with an iron kettle In a house, also in this city, early in 1881), and Injured her so badly that she died in a couple of days, lie was then golug under his own name, Albert Grant, As there is conclusive evidence against him in each case there is little fear that he will escape hanging. It' the negroes had their way ho would be dead already, os there is an intensely bitter feeling against the man who will go on record as oi.o of t he most cool-blooded villians Georgia has ever known.?Augusta Chronicle. An Opera House Horror. Montoomkiiy, Ala, April 21).?A special to the Advertiser states that the opera house In Troy, Ala , fell in this evening while a party of youog people were rehearsing an amateur perform ance, ai> mi, twenty persons were buried in the ruins. The dead are Miss Annie Foster, of Eastman, Ga., and Miss Fannie Lou Starke, the only child of Judge II. Starke, of Troy. The se riously injured are Miss Maggie Bur nett, lately of Duinbridge.(hi.,and Miss Eula Dewnlng. Others were hurt but not seriously. Tho accident resulted from the spreading of the roof which was intended to be self-supporting, but fnully In construction. A MYSTERIOUS LIFE. A VERY RICH MAN DIES AND LEAVES AN ENIGMA. What Caused l'ullllp Louln Moen to Give Do? i.k v I Wilson Three Uandred Thou sand Dollars Is a Mvaterr That Will Merer Be Solved. Augusta, Ga., April 30.?Tho announcement comes from Wor cester of the death of Philip Louis Mom, president of ,the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing; company, which controls valuable barbed wire pat ents, and is the biggest wiremakin^ es tablishments in this country, In that city on the 23d inst. The readers of Tbe Chronicle will probably remember that this wealthy gentleman, in company with his wife and daughter, spent a short while out at the P?on-Air about two months ago. In conversation he related to a Chron icle reporter a curious coincidence which had just occurred, Wiii in his son was studying in Stock holm, about ten years ago, he was met by an American gentleman one day who was in considerable embarrass ment from his inability to speak tne language of the country. Young Moen spoko Swedish very well and was able to render the gentle man somo valuable assistance. When Mr.Moen and family arrived at the Bon-Air this same gentleman, who was also stopping them, recog l'ved the name, and upon inquiry found Mr. Moen to bo the father of his Stockholm friend indeed, and the daughter who accompanied him was thosamo who was with hor brother in Sweden, It was a pleasant and peculiar meet ing. Mr. 1. It, Moon's life was an interest ing one, and tho mill which he owned employs 3,500 men. Over Mr. Moen's private life there was the shadow of a great mystery, because of his relations with the noto rious ''Doc" Levl Wilson, which nine years ago was the topic of discussion in tho newspapers of tho country. Tho two men differed widely in their per sonal habits and tastes. Mr. Aloen was aristocratic in taste, kindly in manner, noted for philan thropy, apparently a consistent Chris tian and a businessman ef great wealth. Wilson was illiterate, profane and vul gar. Yet for no known causo Mr. Moen paid over to this man between 3300,000 and 8400,000, in the space of five or six years, without consideration. Even Mr. Aloen's most intimate friends never knew the secret of his re lations with Wilson. Wilson used to make frequent trips to Worcester, and Mr. Moen always obeyed his summons. At times he showed bankbooks with sutmto his credit ranging from 340, 000 to 3(50,000. He spent money like a prince. He kept a fine stable, bought such horses as pleased him, and if they did not suit gave them away. Wilson's private life was a succession of scandals. Four young women are known to have sued him for breacli of promise. Speculation exhausted itself many years ago as to the secret of the rela tions between Moen and tin i spend thrift, and it was hinted that tlm case was one of blackmail, but Mr. Moen denied this as emphatically as Wilson. A favorite theory was that the pay ments bad something to do with the way in which the Washburn and Moen company obtained the barbed wire patents, but this was emphatically de nied by Mr. Moen and his associates in the corporation. Tho latter denies that any money had over had been paid to Wilson from the funds of the company. The advances were Mr. Moen's own. In 1885 Wilson entered suit against Mr. Moen for ?150,000 in an action of of contract. The result was a disagree ment, ten jurymen favoring Mr. Moen and two holding out for Wilson. In this trial Wilson claimed that Mr. Moen promised to settle all his scrapes, but that he received no money after 1882. After the trial Wilson declared that ho was Mr. Moen's illegitimate son, and that the latter had paid him to keep the secret. This story was accep ted by many as the explanation of the mysterious hold he exercised over Mr. Moen, but others, who pretended to know the story of Wilson's birth, said there was no truth in the statement.? Augusta Chronicle. Tho Alliance Kxoliange. Columbia, S. C, April 30.?The Di rectors of the Alliance Exchange re mained in session at the Hotel Jerome during the greater part of the day yes terday. The principal matter under discussion was in regard to making ar rangements for a supply of bagging for the growing crop. Tho Alliance makes no war on jute bagging und would as soon use that klud as any oth -r when the prices areas low ns that of any other kind, but its efforts are being di rected now, as in the past, to the pre vention of any combination of any sort to force up prices. Tho alliance now has under consideration the adoption of tho King lire proof bagging, which is a net work of wire over a wrapper of iuconmustible paper. It is claimed that this covoring can ho had cheaper than any other, viz., for about 05 conts per bale, and that it can stand any test applied to it. Experiments on this line are to he made and bales of cotton covered with this material will bo pass ed through all of tho processes of hand ling from the gin press to the compress from there to shipboard, and from there to European markets. No action was taken by the directors in regard to the establishment of a bank, and that matter was postponed by thorn until the next quarterly meet ing in July. Messrs. Sligh, Cain, lliley and Don aldson were appointed as a committee to prepare a fertilizer formulu for the adoption of the exchange. The Alliance l'lan of Campaign. New Yokk, April 29.?President Polk, of tho Farmers' Alliunce, has just issued a proclamation to tho order, in which lie sets forth the plan of cam paign which the National Executive hoard has adopted, and counsels the sub-alliances to cease Internal bicker ings and to get rid of disloyal mom be rs. The plan of campaign consists of lec tures, by which an army of 35,000 lec turers will plead for the cause. It is also stated in the proclamation that ar rangements are being made for the holding of two or more grand Alliance mass meetings in each of the Alliance States during the year, or as many more ns the brotherhood may desire. Ruined by Ambition. Si'iiiNGViKLD. O., April 2U.?The Whitely reaper works, the largest reap erjwoiksin existence, and the factory next in size in the world to Krupp1? gun works in Germany, has been ap praised under tho direction of a receiv er, ami will be sold in thirty days. The thirty days. The works, with the ma chinery, cost over 31,000,000. Whitely, who built tho works, bad an ambition to own the largest agricultural imple ment works in the .world. They aro far larger than his business required, and led to nib failure. j r PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATES. Provision? Made by the Southern States, for Their Ex-Soldiers. Alabama pays pensions to the amount of 8125,000 yearly; no home. Arkausas has a soldiers' home near Little ltock, established by private subscription. State aid has been given by an Act passed by the recent Legis lature. Florida has been paying pensioos for several years. The pension Act passed in 1887 provides that all indigent and disabled Confederate soldiers who have made Florida their place of resi dence Ufteen years prior to the passage of the Act shall come under its provis ions. There is no home, but the ex penditure on account of pensions amounts to about 830,000 yearly. Georgia has a home near Atlanta, which cost 835,000, and pays pensions ranging from 82 to 825 per month, ac cording to the disability. ? Mississippi has provided liberally for her disabled indigent soldiers, and in order to make tho aid sure has incornrv rat id it. in her new constitution. The" state pays pensions, but no home has yejt bc.m established. - plissouri pays no pension, but a move ment is on foot to establish a home, no aid from the State being asked. It is proposed to raise 8100,000 and endow the home, and already about 830,000 has been collected. Maryland has a home near Baltimore, which cost, exclusive of the ground, which was donated by the State, 840, 000, and the State give 810,000 yesrly for its support. Louisiana has a home near New Or leans that costs the State 810,000 a year. North Carolina pays pensions and has recently appropriated 841,000 for a home. South Carolina pays about 850,000 yearly In pensions, but has no home. Texas has a homo established by sub scription, which costs 83,500 a year, but State aid is expected at an early day. Tennessee has established a home at the old home of Andrew Jackson, tho Hermitage, the State donating 475 acres 1 of land aod giving 810.000 for improve ments In 1880. The Legislature which I recently adjourned appropriated 825, 000 for "a building and 85,000 a year for its support, and in addition 800,000, or so much thereof as may bo necessary for expenditure annualfy in pensions,' Which range from 82.50 to 825 per month. It is thought that 825,000 per year will cover the pension list. Virginia was tho flrst to establish a home, which is located at Richmond, and for the support of which tho State expends 810,000 a year, In addition the Stato pays out over 885,000 yearly in pensions, and when the linancial con dition of tho "Old Diminion" is taken into consideration it will be seen that Virginia is far ahead of any other Southern State in caring for unfortu nate i x-Con federates. Charleston Polities. Chaki.uston, April 27.?Tho publi cation to-day of an interview with Chairman Irby, of tho State Democrat ic Executive Committee, in which Mr. Irby gives otllclal recognition of the Executive Committee of the municipal Democratic party, acted liko a bomb shell in tho ranks of tho reformers. Chairman lrby's oilicial utterances have caused a change in the political system here. Democrats of both wings of the party are utterly at sea, and no man can tell what the harvest will be. The situation is perplexing. The Municipal Democratic Executive Com mittee, whose oilicial existence Chair man Irby recognizes, has called a con vention of the Democracy of Charles ton to meet on the 30th instant. Under this call the Democratic books of regis tration were opened to-day for revis ion. The registration was much larger than usual. The reform party have called a convention to meet on May 4th and have advised their adherents not to take part in the convention on April 30th. Both sides claim to havo a ma jority of tho registered vote of the city. It Is understood that the ring sters, who have Democratic clubs or ganized in most of the wards, will take part in tho May convention by sending delegates. Tho probability is that there will be a big family row. Driven from Russia. ODESSA, April 28.?Eight hundred Jewish families have been ordered to quit Keift forthwith. The well-to-do have alreadyjgone, but the poorer classes are in the greatest straits. Many are arriving on the Austrian frontier in a destitute condition, but the Austrian olllcials retuse domicile to paupers. Tho Keift' police accept no excuse, raid ing the city with the utmost severity unless bribed to delay action. Tho daily expulsions from Moscow number from 100 to 150. On Sunday an excep tional raid was made when GOO were expelled. Tho rigor of the authorities frightens away many entitled to per manent residence. The effect is felt even in this city, which is a great cen tre for Jews with permits to engage in business. The emigration of Jews from this city has quadrupled. Permits guaranteed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance and Min ister of the Interior, any ono of whom has power to q uash their tenure, are considered of precarious value, and the principals of large Jewish linns are placing their business in the bauds of Russian agents and are themselves de parting. A Sad Kate. Knoxnii.lk,Tenn., April 28.?Owen Meredith, the young man who commit ted suicide, yesterday by blowing his brains out, was to have been married next Wednesday night to Miss Mary Iludlburg, daughter of the postmaster here. A sealed note was left by Mere dith for Miss Hudiburg, but its con tents cannot be learned. It was ru mored last night that the deceased was financially behind with his company. Miss Hudiburg is nlmost crazed with grief. Four years ago Ashley Peek,a young business man of Newport, ()., who was engaged to her, killed himself. Friends of Meredith says his mind was affected in consequence of injuries which he receiveu from a fall froiu a train a few days ago, ltobbed by Its 1'resldont. New York, April 28.?Tho Ninth National Rank has lost about 8410,000 through thu defalcation of President Hill who died March 1st last of con sumption. It was only a few days ago that the directors suspected something wrong and began tho examination of accounts revealing his loss which a further examination by Bank Exami ner Hepburn and a clearing house com mittee to-night confirmed. Bank Ex aminer Hepburn to-night made this statement. While the loss Is serious, ft does not impair the hank's solvency nor Its ability to take care of its cus tomers. _ Shot Dead In a Court House. Louisville, Ky., April 27.?As AVm. Showers walked Into the court house at Elizebethtown this morning he was shot and killed by Charles Mooro. Showers's wife was found dead some time ago and Moore, a brother of the woman charged him of murdering her. Showers was tried and acquitted, but tho dead wo man's brother did not agree with the verdict. / THREE HANGINGS. Wut ir* Marlin at Columbia for the Mur der of a Woman. Columbia, S. C, April 24.?The oxe cution of Watica Martin for the mur der of Alice McLeod took place in the jail yard. The most interesting part of the ceremony was decidedly on the out side. Inside all things were done with mechanical precision, which was duo to the perfection of the arrangements made by Sheriff Ho wan. There was nothing at ?11 sensational in the gruesome ordeal through which Martin leaped into eternity. There were about fifteen hundred colored people outside thejnil walls, most of whom wore women, and from them the gener al expression was that it was a righteous sentence and a just execution. Martin was led out to execution by Sheriff llow an, with him being Deputies Joe Joy and Samuel Green, spiritual consola tion was administered by the Itev. Mr. Johnson. On tho scaffold, when Martin was ask ed if he had anything to say he spoke as follows: "Gentlemen, I feel this morning trust ing in the Lord. I went to Him and got relief of my sins. I hope that none of you will feel in your hearts that it was my intention when I left the house to hurt woman. I hope you all will not feel that when I put my cruel hands on her it was my intention to damage her in tho way 1 committed the crime. I did wrong in stalling the body ns I did. 1 did wrong in trying to dodge. I did wrong in trying to deny it. I nope you all will not think that it was my inten tion, [This sentence was not finished.) I feel welcome to go this morning. I feel that 1 lie at Jesus' feet. I feel this morning satialied. I hopo you all feel tho same sympathy for me. I hope every young man and all of you will not take the path I have taken?will never lay yourself liable to get in the condi tion 1 am in. I hope you will not be governed by passion. I am so glad to feel that Mr. McMaster did all he could in behalf of my life. I was not looking to be cleared at all, for 1 felt 1 had done wrong, and 1 felt that my punishment would come against me. I am so glad that the sisternaud Drethem have sym pahized with me; that my brethern have preached and prayed with me. I am so glad that they liad sympathy in their hearts for me and persuaded me to come to Jesus. They asked mo if there was anything I wanted, anything I lacked. I told them no; nothing I lacked, but they encouraged me anyhow, and I feel hope: 1 feel relief in Jesus. The Sheriff took good attention of me so far as tho law allowed him, and 1 thank him. He had a sympathy for me and gave me anything 1 wanted; anything he could do for me he did. Mr. Coleman, the jail er, has been mighty kind to tne so far as the law would let him go." In about ten minutes afterwards Wa ties Martin was dead, and had been buried. A PIROUETTE at PIOKENS. FlOKENS, S. C, April 24.?Hill Miles, colored, was hanged hore to day for the murder of Jake Grillin, also colored. Sherilf ltlchey did tho job decently and in order. Crowds of people gathered around the jail yard and waited till it was all over. Miles was perfectly calm and moun ted the gallows without a sign of weak ness, lie made a brief talk from the gallows and said whiskey had brought him to his awful fate and "warned every body to let whiskey alone. He said ho was going to Heaven. The drop fell at 12 o'clock, and in seventeen minutes Dr. G. W. Karle pronounced him dead form strangulation. The body was cut downed and turned over to the family for burial. The dime for which Miles was exe cuted was an awful one. He shot down Jake Griflin last November on Sunday over a dispute about a game of dice He paid the penalty for his act to-day ? News and Courier. A MURDERER hangici) at manning. Mannino, S. C, April 24.?Edmund llolliday, collored, was hanged In tho County jail yard to-day for the mur der of John W. Oubose, at about half past 1? o'clock. The Sheriff, the deputies, the doctors, two colored preachers and tho representatives of tbe press went to tho prisoner's cell. He was asked if he had anything to say, to which he repli ed: ??Nothing, except that I did not rest well last night, und in consequence have eaten no breakfast this morning." Ho complained that his wife had for saken him and had not como about him since he was sentenced to be hanged. He said he was ready to die, and was strong in the spirit of the Lord. Religious ser vices were held, in which ho participa ted. Tho march to tho gallows was then taken up. When ho reached the placa ho mounted to the platform with a llrm step and without the slightest percep tible emotion. Other relig*ous services wero held, conducted by the colored pieachers. He joined heartily in sing ing the hymn "Jesus my all to heaven is gone." Ho then stated that ho had made his pcaco with God and was go ing straight to heaven. After a touch ing prayer by one of the preachers he bade all good by. The rope, which w?sche same used in Munter two weeks ago, to hang one of the Maxcy murderers, was then ad justed, the blackcap drawn over his lace and tho death warrant read. As the last word of tho death warrant was pronounced tho trap was sprung by Acting Sheriff,!. II. Lesesne. His neck was broken and he died without a struggle. The trap was sprung at live minutes pastil. In nlneand a half minutes he was pronounced dead and in thirty minutes more his body was cut down. None of his friends would receive his body. It was burled in tho Potter's Held. About thirty persons in all witnessed tho execution. After he was pronounced dead the gate? of the jail yard wero opened and a crowd of 200 persons rushed in to satisfy their morbid curiosity of seeing a dead man hanging by his necK. This is the lirst hungingin Clarendon during the past twenty-ilve years._ A MjBterlotM Death. Dknver, Col., April 2f>.?So no months ago Mrs. Josophus Barnnby, widow of J. 11. Barnaby, the millionaire merchant of Providence, H. I., took to California for her health Mrs. G. S. Wnrroll. Tho wife of a prominent Den vor real estate dealer accompanied hor. On their return, April 9, Mrs. Barnnby found a packago postmarked Boston, which lud arrived during her absence. It contained n small llnsk of wluskoy, with this inscription: " With best wishos accept this 'fine old whiskey from your friends in tho woods." A few days later, whon fatigued, both drank some of tho liquid from tho bottle and from that timo tho ladies suffered terrible agonies. Mrs. Barnaby is slow ly sinking under the ofl'ects of a terrible burning. Two days ago Mrs. Bnranby died and Mrs. Warreil was not expected to livo. Tho body of the dead woman was shipped to Providence in charge of Dr. Graves of that city who was here at the time ot her death. THE NEW YORK ALLIANCE. THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MOVEMENT. Steady Accessions?Representative Form er*? Substantial Increase? Political Kf feetTalkod About?Tho President of the New York Alliance. HOMLLLSVILLK, N. Y? April 27.? The state convention of the Farmer's Alliance in New York has created a great stir here among the politicians. While the body was In process of or ganization, a friendly delegation from tho Knights of Labor was received. President Polk, of the National Farm ers' Alliance, was present and addressed the convention, ad vising the farmers to give the politicians among them a back seat. It is said that D. G. Allen, the state organizer, can have t he state presi dency if ho wants it. The political signiilcnneo of the Farm ers' .Alliance movement is beginning to be appreciated. A striking feature of the adhering is the earnestness of the men taking ;>art in it. They talk of nothing else and think of nothing else, but In a cold, con servative way, devoid of claptrap or en thusiasm, and they are real farmers, too, nud not professionals. Mayor Day, of this city, was asked what he thought of the movement. "It is going to run things in this end of the state," he said. "It is composed of the very best men of the farming com munity, tho solid old farmers who work their own soil, pay their debts and don't make any more until they have calculated all the chances." President Arnold Is generally con ceded to be the best man in the conven tion for the position to which he was elected, lie is about 05 years old, tail and slender, with a full gray beard and rather sandy gray hair. He was born In Wyoming county, where his father came in 1812 from New England, bring ing family and his belongings in an ox cart. Mr. Arnold now lives on the homestead, dear Arcade, which his father pre-empted, and la regarded as one of tho most solid, substantial fann er j in the neighborhood. In politics he was an old line whig and later a Repub lican as ho says, however, of late years he has been rather independent in local affairs. The only olllce ho has ever held has been that of supervisor. Ho was one of the first men to join tho Alllauco in his county, the first sub Alliance being organized there Janu ary 27. Before he was elected bo was closely cross-questioned as to his opinions on the Ocala platform. He was found to be all right, but when asked how he stood on the silver question he an swered: "I favor the free and unlimi ted coinago of silver, as I understand it." He was asked how he understood It later. He said: "I believe in the free coinage of sliver dollars with a dollar's worth of silver in them." He is rather favorably inclined toward the sub treasury scheme and tho other planks in tho ?cala platform. He was also asked his opinion of the third party movement. "It is too early to talk of that now," he said. Our en ergies for a while will bo devoted to the work of organization and educa tion." National Lecturer Willetts says that New Jeisey is organizing rapidly, and he expects to organize the State Alli ance in a week or two. It is said that there is a scheme on foot to send out all over tho country pledges similar to those used in tho Henry George cam paign of 18811, binding the signers to support a third party candidate on the Oc Ala platform. If a million signatures are obtained a convention will be called and nominations for president and vice president will bo made. The Louisiana Lot i <t . New Oklkans, April 27.?At the last session of the Legislature John A. Morris and his associates made appli cation for a renewal of tho Louisiana State Lottery charter for twenty-live years, offering to pay tho State more than 81.000,000 per annum fo.- the privilege. A bill embodying tho re quisite amendment to the constitution, known as the lottery amendment, was adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, and by courtesy a copy of the Act was sent to Governor Nicholls who vetoed it, although the friends of tho measure argued that ho had no right to do so under the constitution. The Secretary of State having refus ed to promulgate tho Act, Morris and his company applied for a mandamus compelling him to promulgate the pio posed constitutional amendment to be voted on by the people at the next gen eral election. The District Court to day rendered a decision in favor of the lottery company, Justice Watkius read ing tho opinion as tho organ of tho court, Chief Justice Bermudez and As sociate Justice MoEnery concurring. Each read opinions, while Associate Justices Fenner and llreaux read dis senting opinions. Crashed Together ou a Curve. Washington, April 28.?The Cin cinnati express, which left Washington at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, ran int a freight train about 4 p. in., in a nut at WarringS, about twenty livo miles west of Washington, on the Metropolitan branee of the Baltimore and Ohio Hail road. Engineers Elliott and Graft', Fire man Murphy, of the freight, and Postal Clerk Durdottwere killed. Postal Clerk Peacock and Fireman Miller, of the ex press, were seriously hurl. Nono of the passengers were seriously injured. The scene of tho accident was at r> short curve, whero tho express, which was running at tho rato ot about forty miles on hour, found the freight trnin on tho main track, taking water. Engineer Elliott reversed his engine nnd applied tho air brakes, but ho could not, break tho speed of hi i train before the eras h came. The forward cars of both trains left the track, but none of tho coaches wero derailed. Tho postal nnd baggage cars and ono coach of tho express and two freight cars took lire from tho furn aces of the cngino and were burned up. All of the killed and injured lived in Baltimore. All through trains for tho West wero sent Irom Baltimore nnd Washington over tho main stem via the Belay house and Washington function, so that there was little or no inlerruj) tion to through travel. Outrage* in ('bill. Lisiion, April 27.?Telegrams from Santiago, Chili, say that nobody except tho supports of tho dictator aro safe from intuit nnd imprisonment; that la dies of the highest families aro thrown into foul prisons and treated like the vilest of tho vile; that during tho elec tion soldiers indulged in robborics and outrages upon voters supposed to favor tho parliamentary party; that only Balmaccda's nominoes wore elected; that yiclnl, his nominee for the presi dency, rccoivcd 294 out of 290 votes of the convention, nnd that all letters and telegrams aro submitted to rigorous censorship. DON'T WANT BLAIR. Too Much "Talke*, Talkee," on the Chi nese Uueetlou In Coucrrits. Washington, April 21?.?A represen tative of the Associated Press this morn ing called at the Chinese legation here and had an interview with Minister Yen in regard to the disinclination of his Gov ernment to receive Senator Ulair as the accredited representative of the United States. Mr. Yen said, through an interpreter, that he had received a cablegram from the Chinese foreigu otlice, which he was in -tructed to lay before Secretary Blaine wir/tout delay, expressing the unwill ne&b of the Emperor to receive Blair. Other than this Mr. Yen had received no insrructions, written or otherwise, from h!s Government on the subject. The exact language of tho caulegram, or whether the reasons for this action were given, Mr. Yen declines to state. Personally he. had a very high opinion of Senator lllnir; he had met him sev eral times and had always found him to be a very courteous gentleman. At tbe time Senator Hlair was nominated min ister to China Mr. A'en was in Peru, to which Government** is also the repre sentative of China, and did not return to the United States until early in the present mouth. He had never had oc cuoirn to ascertain what had been Sen ator blair's attitude toward China or or the Chinese residents in this country, and not until his return had t he Senators' utterances on the Chinese question as reported in the Congressional Record been brought to his attention. The minister conveyed the impression that he had simply stated tho facts to his Government, and aside from that had not sought to intluenco its decision either favorably to the Senator or un favorably. This action of the Chinese authorities has not created the least ex citement here, as it had been anticipated by many from the first. The proceed ings is not a very unusual one and can not be construed as indicating unfriend ly feeling toward this Government. Among the departmental oilicials there is a general indisposition to dis cuss tho subject of Blatr's rejection. Still it is evident that there is no gener al desire to magnify the incident into the proportions of a diplomatic rupture. It is tho long established rule of.diplo macy that a nation is not obliged to ac cept a minister who is not persona grata, and that rejection on that ac count is not to be constued into an in tended affront to the dignity of the na tion which sends the minister. The United States hesitated for a long time to fully endorse this rule and snowed some resentment when the Austrian Government during the last Adminis tration asked that Minister Kelly be not sent to Austria as United States minister. But about the time of the SackvilleWest episode the United States became an enthusiastic adherant of the polloy that a nation is not bound to recoivo or retain a foreign minister who is not acceptable to its people. Then, too, there was a lingering recol lection of tho fact that the United States had about the time of the French revo lution sent home a representative of the French Republic because he had made himself obnoxious to tho people of the United States. In these cases tho demand for the minister's recall was rather peremptory, and wo did not show the consideration manifested by the Chinese Government in refraining from an absolute rejection of Minister Blair, and simply stating that his coming to China in the capaci ty ot United States minister would not be entirely agreeable to the Government of that country. Altogether t he opin ion in ollicial circles is general that the United States is by its own conduct stopped from resenting Minister Blair'? rejection, and that after waiting for a length oi time sullicient to maintain the national dignity anew minister will bo appointed by President Harrison. The Farmern In Virginia. RICHMOND, Va, April 30.?Tho leg islative campaign in Virginia this year promises to bo unusually interesting. It is not probable that tho Republicans will make, uny fight. The contest will be chiefly confined to the Farmers' Alliance. That element demnnds important lcais lation at tho hands of tho General As sembly, whose members arc to bo chosen this year. Foremost among these demands is that for a law creating a railway coin mission, with authority to regulate charges and prevent discrimination in rates. Tho farmers, too, believe that the salaries of State oilicials might be reduced, criminal charges cut down, more liberal appropriations mado for the State department ot agriculture, and numerous oilier benefits bestowed upon that class. These issues will be form ulated by the Alliance State Conven tion, which meets here in August. The leaders say that these arc to be so clear ly and sharply defined that candidates for the Legislature cannot evade them. The Democrats will not call a Conven tion. The State conimittc of that party will meet soon to discuss the campaign, but no Convention, it is understood, will bo called. The Alliances claim a mem bership ot something like 40,000 in this State, and, if anything like unanimous, can easily control legislation. The idea of the leaders is not to have any third party, but to make their demands with in the ranks ol the Democrats. If they do this they can, they think, easily el fect their purposes. The Republican League of tho State will meet here April 'J'.l to elect delegates to the National Convention of Leagues, which is to bo held in Cincinnati. This orgnni/.ation has not nourished in this State. .lohn S. Wise was among those who started in with it, but his ardor soon cooled oil', and bet little interest has been taken in it since. Some little life seems to be infused into tho Leaguo now, be cause its leaders think it may be a factor in controlling the delegates from this State to the National Republican Con vention. As Mahonc does not hold a membership in the body it is dillicult to sec how this can ho nchicved. II is not given out who Mahone prefers for the Presidential nominee, but ns he is press ing candidates upon Harrison it is sup posed thai he will favor that candidate's nomination. Nohounem < .1 p a / ?-. Norfolk, Va., April 27.?The schooner Hazel Dell, from Atlantic City, N. J., was capsiKid in Chesapeake Ray Saturday during a scyero squall. Tho cook, a colored man, was drowned and tho rest of tho crew were brouglr hero by tho steamer Carolina of tho Bal tlmoro Lino. Tho schoofler Lizzio D. Parker of Welllleet, Mass., lrom James River to Now York, with oyesters, was capsized Saturday during a squall be tween Hog Island and Smith's Island. All of the crew, oxcopt the cook, colored, who died from cold and exposure, were brought here by tho schooner Horatio this morning._ Foul Water Kills Five Men. Burlington, Iowa, April 22.?The laborers at Gilbert H?ge & Go's lumber yard drank freely of water from an old well In the vicinity. As a result of poi soning from the sewerage five of them are dead and several are not expected to live. v.. ...... , A BOSiON SENSATION. GENERAL BEAST BUTLER PUT OUT OF COURT. The ii?ro of n?w Orleaus Forcibly Re moved by Judge Carpenter of the Uni ted States Court, which Dring Tears to the Old Spoou Thlel's Eves. Boston, Mass., April 27.?Gen. Ben jamin F. Butler was forcibly ejected from the United .States district court room Tuesday by order of Judge Car penter. Genoral Butler Is counsel for Mrs. Clariettu Johnson, of Lowell, who has been convicted in the United States district court for perjury, and who was brought up for seutence beforo Judge Carpenter that morning. On Tuesday last, the general again appoared In court to argue a motion in arrest of iudgment, but on rising to address his tonor he was poromp lorily ordered not to address the court "now or at any other time." At 1 o'clock when tho court was about to adjourn, General Butler came in and took his seat by the side of Dis trict Attorney Allen. Mr. Allon asked for sentence, making a strong plea for mercy, when tho following colloquy took place G moral Butler (to Mr, Allen)?"You ask to have tho motion for tho arrest of judgment overruled?" Mr. Allen?"Yes." The Court.?"1 understand you to say that the prisoner does not want to be heard on this ?" Mr. Allen.?"1 understand your honV^ or, that the prisoner is ready to have the matter decided to-day." Tho Court.?"1 think it would be bet ter If 1 could look over it and see If there could bo anything that by any possibility could be argued, and if so, counsel will bo assigned." General Butler.?"! am ready your honor." Tho Court.?"Mr. Marshal, Mr. But ler is disorderly; will you kindly re move him from tho room?" Tho Marshall and two of his assis tants advanced to General Butler's side, and took him by the arms to carry out tho court's order. General Butler again endeavored to address the court, when the court called out; 'Mr. Marshal." Marshall Doherty to General Butler. ?"You heard the order of the judge, General Butler?" General Butler.?"! am ready to"? The Court.?"Remove him, Mr. Mar shal. Don't allow him to create any further disorder." General Butler.?"! am here"? Before he could finish the sentence ho was taken hold of by the marshal and his assistants and was escorted from the room. General Butler's voice was very much affected and his eyes full of tears as he exclaimed: "1 yield to force." When he had been removed outside the court room tho general turning to Marshal Doherty, inquired: "Do you intend to hold me a prisoner, now that 1 am outside?" Marshal Dohertv replied in tho nega tive. "All right," said General Butler, and he immediately pushed his way again into tho court room. The judge had just left the bench, however, and tho general, having looked around exclaimed: "Well the room smells a little better now than it did a few minutes ago." Tho general says ha intends to take legal steps, though what they shall be he has not yet determined, Judge Carpenter is the man whom General Butler has characterized as an "Inferior judge of an inferior court of the inferior State of Rhode Island." Mrs. Johnson was brought into court later in the afternoon and sentenced to pay a line of S1U and to serve six months in jail. The general said this evening; "I was never removed from a court bo fore in my life, and 1 have practiced before all tho courts in the country for the past fifty-six years. Nor have 1 ever seen any lawyer removed from court for attempting to address It on behalf of his client." General Butler will be seventy-three years old In November. Illown to Pieces. osweoo, N. Y., April 29.?A freight locomotivj of the itomo, Watertown Ogdensburg Railroad exploded while shitting a cabooso in the yard here to day. James Cummings, tho engineer, was instantly killed, his body being blown two hundred yards over a house and falling in a horribly mangled mass in a garden. One of his legs was found a hundred feet further away: A fire man who was on tho tender at the time v/as blown on tho top of the ca boose and terribly scalded, but will re cover. The locomotive was complete ly wrecked. The cause of the explos ion is a mystery._ Tell It to the .Marine?! Pououkkepsie, N. Y., April 28,?The News-Press publishes the following ibis morning: "Stephen B. Blkins is authority for a statement, made to a representative of the News-Press, to tho effect that James G. Blaine would shortly announce his decision not, un der any circumstances, to allow his name to bo used at tho next Republi can National Convention as it candidate for President. It is said that Mr. Blalne's letter, or announcement, will be so positive as to admit of but one construction, and that is, i hat ho will never again bo a candidate for tho Presidency. The New Mroom, Chicago, April 30,?Mayor Wash* burn's first ollical act on entering upon his duties was to issue an order to the police department to closo up every gambling house in Chicago. In an in terview tho mayor said that in case the men detailed to do tho work should miss any place in whicli gaming is carried on, and which shall bo afterwards found out by newspaper sjien or anybody else, be should have those men discharged. This afternoon the pioprietors of all the pool rooms In the city wore notilied that they also would have to close up their places of business atonco. A Uorrlble Story. London', April 28.?Among the .lows who recently emigrated by way ot Russia, is one Isaac Rosebalt, whose caso has aroused considerable atten tion. He bears on his leg an iron, over which the skin has partly grown, and which was fastened on him five years ago in a Russian prison at Kteff, from winch Rosebalt attempted to escapo after being arrested on a charge of proselyting fo:v Judaism. It is feared that the removal of tho Iron now might havo a serious result. Jack the Hipper, Again, Beklin, April 27.?A murder simUar to those committed by Jack the Rfppor In London Is reported from Ben then; on the Polish frontier. The body o! man was found ibis morning behind tho military hospital in that town mutl lated in tho usual manner. An army surgeon is bus