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Show VICTORIA. YVOODlll'LL. A Xeir Tork l'ollee Inspector Pal on HU nettle. New York, May 4. J. Btddulph Martin aud wife, formerly Victoria Woodholl, had a long Interview with Inspector Byrnes today. In an interview last evening she said that she called to see about a sensational sensa-tional article which appeared In a Brooklyn paper last November, over Inspector Byrnes'- signature containing con-taining alleged facts aud reminiscences reminis-cences about a certain notorious adventuress, ad-venturess, with which was coupled Victoria Woodhnll and Tenny Claf-lln. "This article," said Mrs. Martin, "was sent throughout all England, mailed to almost every friend of my husband, and used in such a way as to indicate the basest attempt on tlie part of some one, who will yet be exposed." Mrs. Martin said that Inspector Byrnes said he did not write that article, did not authorize its !ubllca tion, and knew nothing about it until un-til lt apiieared in print. He admitted admit-ted that lt was written at bis house, U't claimed that a newspaper man came to him for the facts aud he Invited In-vited a friend conversant with the focls to furnish them. Mr. Martin's version of the story made it appear that Byrnes had not altogether repudiatedtne story, but declared, on tliu contrary, that he bad some evidence as to the I'AST CAREER OF VICTORIA and her sister, but he had no evidence evi-dence to show that she was. the Victoria WoodhuU the people used lo talk about. "Yes," interrupted Mrs. Martin, "and that's where much of the trouble has come. There were any number of people who traveled under un-der the names of Vlitoria Wood hull and Tenny Clafllu, and wu were made scapegoats of nil their misdeeds." mis-deeds." ' Inspector Byrnes this afternoon made a statement lu which he denies de-nies the assertion to thu i-lfcct that he apologized to Mrs. Victoria Wood-hull Wood-hull Martin Saturday for the publication public-ation of an article about hir. "I refused to apologize," said lie, "and 1 said 1 would be responsible for the statements published over in v-nam b aud was williuir t meet them in court. I stand tu what I wrote and refuse t apologize. I told them I was the author of the articles." Mrs. Martin, nee Victoria Wood-hull, Wood-hull, was seen tonight lu reference to I uspector Byrne's statenimt. She was furious with auger and said she could not understand the Inspector's action. She s-iiU that .niteut iieisecutioit was gradually driving her crazy. Uiltrasnl nail )llliIrr-l IJknvh:, Miy 4. Mr-- l.utter-fleld, l.utter-fleld, a widow b.itj, r--Mi!iu in South Lleveiilh Slrvvt, c li ind it ing on the lb t ' h.-r f" t i lis nit 'i IiiK,t.'e&u ll, r ttli s tim ul', her body I'lti'ylirutMM-iiulliere were lliilicat.nl.- that a t-,tate struggle had taken pbue. i by si-clans si-clans say the woman was outraged and then murdered. Theru is no clue to the perpetrator. lloel llown. Chicago, May -I. A scial to the Times from Helena, Mont., aiys: The Helena and Living-tone bmelting Company, located at East Heleua, aud tho Great Falls smelter have closed don n. The causeof the suspension is difficult to get at, but from w hat can be learned tho chief factor in the closing don n is the exorbitant ex-orbitant freight rates on ore to this point as compared with rates Ui O alalia ala-lia and other Eastern smelting point. rarntn' Alliance Trouble. New Oklea.ss, May ! Tlie Jafunc' Austin. Texas, sjiccial says: The Farmers' Alliance ot Texas lain trouble, and some sensational sensa-tional developments are rumored. In ISS7 the leaders organized at Dallas as an exebauge, w 1th a capital capi-tal of-half a million, lite stock being taken by subordinate lodges. Thu cxcliauge lasted about two years, during which time, it is alleged, nearly a quaitcr of a million dollars were squandered, aud theru Is nothing noth-ing to show for it but about forty thousand dollars wcrtli of property. Thu farmers who contributed the money ate anxious to have an investigation, in-vestigation, and will Institute proceedings pro-ceedings to recover certain property in Dallas now occupied a an Alliance Alli-ance aud uommirciol agency. De Jtore- Ktl free. Paris, May 4. Msrqulsde Mores ha3 been liberated. Forty men who were arrested for disorderly conduct con-duct during the labor demonstration demonstra-tion will Le sentenced to Imprbon-ment Imprbon-ment varying from one week to three months. To seniritte Qnebee. Montreal, May -I. L.O. David, M. 1. for Montreal, whose appointment appoint-ment as high sheriff of Montreal will be announced on Monday, suggests sug-gests a separation of Quebec from the west of the dominion, and the formation of a new French colony en the banks of the Sc I-awrcncc, or else an annexation of Quebec to the United States. Lndy Jledlcnl student". Baltimore, May 4. Through the efforts of Mrs. Alary Garrettand other Influential ladles in this city, a movement has been inaugurated looking to the admission ot women to the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. They offered $100,000 to the trustees on condition that they receive women on tlie same footing as men, provided they had thu necessary training and medical education required of the other ex. TTonlil Have Marrentlereil. LoXDOJf, May -I. The JeroW publUbed a long statement by a former proniiLeut official of Eiuin's province to the effect that nfter the defeat of Lupton.Bcy Emin became deelrous of surrendering ills province to the Malidl, but his o file era and the natives were faithful to the Khedive and declined to consent to such an action. |