Show A DEATH LEAP A foolhardy man arom alio op of brooklyn one and feet into T alio river ho low and is killed A with alio llio mutilated 1 of his hiir derad wife on liis is arrested in new york A mob arndis the salvation anny in and inflicts personal injuries vi ih impunity i minister phelps ia connally Pon nally introduced to cicen victoria i by assil press to iti e herald A leap to death NEW YORK may DT liia noon a cab left tho new york entrance to the brooklyn bridge and was driven to the middle of the great span here atie driver pulled up and two men pot out and began to climb alio railing before they had reached the top of alie bridge a policeman camo toward hem brandishing brandi shine liis club and ordering them to get down out of that chilo he was talking with the young men a covered containing prof E odium and a stopped a hundred feet behind alio cab quickly divesting himself of the in which ho waa dressed prof odium clad in a led shirt and trunks jumped from the carriage and sprang lightly to tho failings railings rai lings iio quickly reached the top and posed himself for u moment he stood erect and glanced hurriedly at the of alio east biyer far below him alio people on the bridge sent up a cry of when they fay the professor prepare to bridge into the river feet beneath his feet the policeman whose attention had now been directed from boynton Hoyn ton rushed toward alio professor but he fore lie had gone dozen feet professor odium without a moments hesitation had leaped out from alie railing out into alie air he bield one hand above liis head as a rudder to guide him in his descent the river below wag at the moment clear of shipping A tug and schooner floated lazily in the stream several hundred yards below alie bridge the tug was filled with club men and reporters boynton stood near the anxiously watching the bridge the moment prof was seen to leave tho railing hardy E dexey the actor started liis stop watch which he held in his hand in order to time tho descent for nearly a li undred feet the down all rint feet foremost he shot down with alie speed of a meteor ilia red suit making lintn easily for a lona distance when within thirty feet odthe water lia body began to turn and as if realizing his danger professor odium brou glit down liis liand with a warlike motion to aid him in recovering his balance tho movement was however too late ilia body had turned so far that it was now impose sib 0 o to change ills course half a mccond later with a mighty splash that threw up the water on both sides as if torn with a shell he body of odium struck lie waleron one side and bank out of sight tho tug hurriedly pushed itself forward to tho place where the body fell and captain boynton after seeing that life preservers had been throw n n 0 o the water sprang over the sido of the boat and waited fur llie body to come to alie surface soon face of the professor from alie water and a moment later waa by liis side seizing a life pro Bei vernear by lie placed it beneath alie body of the professor blood mingled with froth came from hie mouth of the daring man A row boat soon came to alie rescue and professor odium was taken from the water A few later hf was transferred to the tug and restoratives restora tives administered after considerable 1 1 8 pa opened what i kind of a jump did I 1 make he whispered first my boy responded boynton Q all right in a lillo while but lie was insensible again before alie words had hardly left liis lips the tup steamed hastily pier was readied a shudder passed through the frame of lie professor and then after breathing heavily once or twice his heart stopped beating und ho aa pronounced dead alie body was ta ken ashbie and conveyed to lie undertakers der takers prof isoba E odium was formerly a professor in alie av imming bath in washington but latterly lias been clerk in tho willard hotel it lias been ins ambition to jump from alie brooklyn bridge ie made an ats tempt once buford alio bridge was completed hut was prevented from carrying out hiss by tho police he was 34 seconds in the air before striking tho water he wag bcd 13 years of age und a man of good habits mob sacramento SACRA may salva aion army had a grand catherin last night delegates being present D from all tho different bitica i in the state alter a parade through ath iho city they went to sixth street chi ach it was the intention to li oli all night prayer meeting while tho wore engaged in tl their services the church was invaded 1 l ed I 1 by a crowd of several hundred man men and boys who mobbed alie salvationists antl tho church the windows and everything every thin moya ble the salvationists led anal the mob followed and attacked them on the street many members bolln b and female were severely injured the police force was c culled out and lifter acme difficulty succeeded dispersing the reported minister rhelda Wix may 20 7 phelps was introduced to the queen by earl granville yesterday air phelps then presented tiia credentials gladstone walked with lovoll to eton college and back to day hi A ghastly horror y diw may 20 bat 3 iliin a frenchman who proved to ba louia francis vaa arrested while on hia way to alie north river bearing on ills back a bag containing lie mutilated cornbo of a woman who had been murdered A policeman was attracted by francis manner aa lio along weighted down by liis ghastly burden and ho wa stopped and asked what the bag contained the frenchman refused to eiyo any explanation and to move on but the officer insisted upon bedink informed as to alio contents of the fack and took francis into custody ila then seized francia by the arm whereupon ho dropped alie bi and its contents api upi on alie sidewalk the upon opening the end of alio sack found it contained the mutilated corpse of 11 woman the body was doubled up and in almost a mule condition tho policeman upon making a closer examination found unmistakable evi dances of alie fact that alie woman had been murdered were wounds about alie head and also on the trunk francis was asked for an explanation ofellie mysterious affair and after recovering from lug confusion declared the corpse to bo that his wife and that sho died a natural death beins without the means necessary to defray alie expenses of a funeral lie biad conceived the idea of carrying the corpse lo 10 the river and throwing it in francis again shouldered the bag and boro the mutilated corpe to alio polica station lie wa was s placed under arrest france is about 37 years old Luas dons advice LONDON may 20 advises advices from eay that sir cotef advice to alie government was that in view of recent events it was best to break up alie commission leaving the government itself to settle the frontier question with russia la caan of war yr daria L ia formed of russian and german capitalists the company intends to open regular eer vico between balch and sea and has bound itself in the event of war to place its steamers at the disposal of the russian government for alio transportation of troops tho canada pacific LOSSON slay 20 alie times in an editorial bays thy completion of the canadian pacific railway is a most important step toward the consolidation of alio umpire it is a priceless advantage to jiabo com marid of a preat line of railway uniting two oceans beyond the each of hostile attack and free from restraints of a possibly embarrassing neutrality kaval sr may 20 alio czar wilt review the entire russian fleet between cronstedt Cron stadt and svea barff in june when their will also be various and coast attacks hugo not dying may 20 vict victor una although troubled by his illness during the past night is rattier general grant NEW YORK may 20 general grant has just passed a good he slept right hard said jesse grant this morning it was the best real lie lifts biad fur aane lime and he looks and acts bright this morning |