Evening sentinel, Thursday, December 8, 1887 · page 4

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE RULE-R OF THE NAVY.

Post men an Miami. arson?
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le Opposes Further Appropriations for
Work on Single-Torrent! limiters. and
Deprecatee the Expenditure of Fortunes
in Experimental Ship Building.
Wasnixoroit. Dec. 8.——S¢csetary Whit-
ney‘s report will be mat to ccngre- tomor-
row. Hes-ye thakwlth the exception of
two cans. the departmnt has practically

abandonedtheidcaof the unprotected too'
pedoboat. buthe Incommeadathc continu~'

ation of expansion- in mbtnarine boat.
Proposalsfortbeconstructioaoftheseboats
willbareceivcdat thenavy department on

larch 1. Mr. Whitney is opposed to anyi
further appropriation of money for work‘

on the single- urreted monitors. Be mys:
“A that clam modern ironclad could safely
anchor. surrounded byafleetot thesemoni-
ton. without any danger of injury to her
eelLandanyoneof her guns couldscnd a
projectile through the monitor from stem to

data it would belittleleas than inurdcrtoE

sendnseninthessvesselsatthepresenttime
to enwunter any recently built ironclad. l
appreciate fully that it is only as a tempo»
ary expedient that it is suggested. and with
the thought that. in the abeencc of anything
ehekthese mightbe better than nothing.
Thishasbeen the theory upon which over
V350,”.W. and probably 875,002.11». have
bemspsatsincsthecloee of thewar. It is
timatostopitandhecoatent only with the
beat If every dollar is'made to count upon
annealing of real value. waste will stop. and
not betore."

He W that due attention be
given to the subject of pneumatic guns and
pneumatic gun carriages. Oaths subjects
of the naval reserve and coast defame he
mys:

“The department has informed itself fully
of a. diil’ereatsysteins of organisation for
crust defense and naval rearer at present
in force in foreign countries. and is pro
pared to formulate a general plan for a
similar organization to’tneet the require-
ments and conditions of our own insti~
tutions. it should resemble in organisa-
tion that of the militia or national guard.
mt upon the foundation of local interest.
contemplate the employment and rapid
mobilization d ‘euners enrolled on an aux-
ihary navy list. and be calculated topro-
duce the best results upon a comparatively
small national expenditure. 1 ask for this
question the earnest consideration of Gen-
grem. It may not be out of place.“ a
branch of this subject. to call attentam to
one of the incidental con‘cquences of the
policy pursued by (“hot countries in
this matter of a naval reserve. In
time of war troop fillilh or transports
are in fif‘t‘dl demand. Several Euro-
pean governments intake an annual
contribution. based on tonnage. to companies
constructing new result The consideration
totlae government is a counter agn-ement.
permitting the government to take the vas-
sel for a transport in time of war upon toriin

. named in the agtocuient. The govortinirn
ufilcials are also consulted as to her mode of

coiistructiou. and she goes on to the naval ‘

reservelist. The payments are incidentally
in thenature of a subsidy to the Shlpowner.
and this. with the liberal payments tor gov-
ernment transportation of mails. etc. keeps
a large fleet of niorcbantinen afloat as a re-
scrve lead. for a time of war.’ Without
ships and trained seamen therocan be no
naval reserve."

The secretary recommends the construc-
tion of five new tililpfi.‘ as follows: 'l‘wo
armor clad Vessels" to cost. exclusive of
armament. not more than Stimuli». one to
he built: by contract and one in the navy
yardg and thrw more fast cruisers of the
highest type. He says that in six years only
four of the present cruising ships will remain
serviceable. In other words. the old navy
will have disappeared. Encouragement for
torpedo experiments is recommended. and
mutton is uiade that the course in the
naval academy be reduced to four years.

law-hing for the Convention.
“'aniiixumx. Dec. li—Jl‘beie are hall a
dosen delegations in Washington. numb-h
ing h‘om a score to fifty in each. to persuade
the national Ripuhlican committee. which
meet here to-day. that the particular city
each delegationrmprca-‘nls is the best place
in the country to hold the Republican national
convention next summer.
Chicago. .Phlladelpbia. Cincinnati. St. Ironic.
Omaha and Item-spoils. with the chances of
canvas. aneurdingtoopinion outside of the
visiting delegations. about in the order
med. The gossip in Well informed circles
limit that the question now lies between
Philadelphia and Chicago. .
Gone with a Railroad Brake-tan.
l‘uusln. )1. YA. Dec. d—Three weeks ago
' Nellie Ruble. daughter of a prominent mer~
chant in Tyre. Seneca county. clupcd with a
laborer in that place. Last. Friday Je-ie
Palmer. only daughter of the wealthiest
farmer in Victor. in Northern Cayua. flcd
with hm- father‘s hustler. Now Alice‘Wright-
son'has gone from Parish. in this county.
with arrailroad brakeman. Her flight has
caused a sensation in this locality. Mm
Wrighbon is heiress of the late Philip
\Vrightson. who made a fortune in land
speculation. and left it to his three children.
was Wrightson inherits about 830.000 from
her father.

I'm-Ideal Carnot‘s Cabinet.

Pains. Dec. §.—President Carnot still de-
lays the formation of a new ministry until
the Republican factions reach a more dell-
nite agreement. He is determined that they
shall concentrate their strength. and ulti~
mately they will do so. It seems scarcely
pc-ihle that they will fail of this in view of
the pledges already made by several of the
group presidents. and the establishment of a

 

 

to form a ministry.

Terribly Bar-ed by flatten letah
Woncssrnn. Dec. d—Josepb Bushey and
John Carrigamemployes at the Worcester

 

 

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They come from .

RUNNING A ' pawn: POSTOFFIOE.
W a Pest-aster and Dad-cl“

 

were befoia United States Gemini-loner
Ballett yesterday on a charge ofi‘handliug
United States mails after they had been re
moved from the postinastershi‘p. It was
alleged that the Dede brothers joined in
an attempt to boycott Postmaster Leonard.
a new appointee.

Theodore Demand keeps the principal vil-
lagemse. and while he was postmaster the
allies ,was located there. Leonard secured
the appointment and moved the office to a
private house. althoth Demond off-red
him the use of a corner
for the purpose. Then there was a pop-
ular uprising. Nearly all the boxholden
timed a paper directing the new post-
master to deliver their mail to Mr. Demond.
who continued to keep an unoificisl post~
once at hisstore. People having letters to
naileontiuuedto leave them at the same
place. the understanding being that Mr. De-
noud would send them promptly ncronn the
river to be deposited in the Springfield [08%-
iillce. '

The aim was to reduce the new postman
er’s compensation toabout one-half of the
rate which prevailed before he took the
ofllce. Very naturally hedid not like thin
and he asked the postoillce department to
find some way to deliver him from his ene-
mies. They were held in 8500 each for the
United States circuit court

 

Prohibition Again Defeated in Atlanta.
ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. d—The city election
yederday hinged upon the Prohibition ques-
tion. The “Amie" had out a straight ticket

ticket. , The election was warmly contested
andrcsulted in a decisive victory for the

1.0!”.

Mormon (‘Iiun-II Property Seized.

Sau- LAKE Cirr. Utah. Dec. a—Unitad
States Marshal Dyer yestonlay sewed the
nlllce and books of the president of the
Hermon church. He left a few of the less
important books. but made the church cus-
todian receipt for them as receiver‘s agent.
The newspaper org..n of the church prints a
very bitter protest against this action.

 

 

Au Attempt at Bribery.

Ctilctzmari. Dec. S.—-The Enquirer to-day
publishes what it claims to be positive
information that District Attorney Burnt-t
has been approached and offered $20.0“! to
let up on K L Harper. now on trial for
wrecking the Fidelity bank. Bur-net reported
the matter at once to Attorney General Gar-
land.

Delaultor Jack-on in Manitoba.

nsmwl Henry li. Jackson. late a clerk in
the United Slam subtreasury at New
York. who abecoiided a couple of months
ago with over 810.000. has been located hrlv.
lie changed his stolen ”curities into Cann-
dian money before crossing the border.

 

Another Cigarette Victim.

Lose BRANCH. Dec. b.—-Goorge Sniythe. a
lb-yeanold boy of Hammond Village. 1:

ing at the point of death from caceniive
cigarette smoking. 0n Thank‘iving day
be consumed eighty cigarettes. and it has
been his habit to unoke two or three pack-
ages a day for the last six months.

\‘oung Hawkins Convicted. .
ltivxaiiuan. L 1.. Dec. cz—Francis As-
bury Hawkins. who shot his mother for Uh-
jeeting to his marriage with a servant girl.
was yesterday found guilty of murder in the
first degree. The defense wmi insanity. The

37. lSK‘i.
Lain-ac Murderer.

RIVIRRIAD. l. 1.. Dec. n-uea Gaeblin.
who manic-red t‘aniline Scheutfert. at lites-
lau. Oct. 8. by shooting her and running her
through with a In her. has been pronounced
means by amalical commimion. and will be
sent to the lludsnn asylum.

 

 

An Opium Joint Knitted.
Nsw Your. Dec. 8.—l'ollce L‘upt. licC‘ul-

.hling den at $0. 18 Mott street last night.
§capturing the layouts and twenty-seven
! inniatca

\"cathor 1 ad it‘at lone.

 

York. custom Pennsylvania. and in New
England. may cloudy weather. with slight
thermal changes. preceded by rain near the
coast.

THE BULLETIN OF COMMERCE.

 

New York Money and Produce lat-bet
Quotations.

Saw You lit-c 7.~3Iom~y clo‘snl at 4 per
cenL. thelowest raw. The highest rate was 5.
Exchange chm-d steady. [mated rates. Stalks
“1mg: actual rates. “that!!!“ for sixty
days and $1.»..th for demand. Govern-
ments closed flrra: cumncy On. it! hid; (it.
mp. 138; lid; “5a coup. to? bid.

The Inch market was moderately active this
morning. while the tone was weak. prices stead-
ily drrhmng from the opening until 11:30. when
jthe general list was 5 to l!‘ per cent below last
* night‘s Mums. in the half hour to noon there
was a mwivery of 5‘ to g; per cent. for some of
the list. but'thls recovery wasau lost by 1 o‘clock.
The most active stocks were Reading. Union

We. 8.. Paul and lackawanna The market

as weak again after .2 o‘clock and prloea gradu
ally saggiai up to ‘.' o‘clock. when the bottom
ligui'esofthedayware tiiuclml. lathe lasthour
tin-re was considerable covering. resulting ina
fractional recovery. The clung prices. w-
aver. were 51. to Al. per cent below those of last
tight. '

 

amoral larkets.

wa Yuan. nu: Z—FLOUR—Closed slightly
lower after a moderate day‘s business; winter
wheat extra. 85.15.3535; [Minnesota do. Salt
05.35: Ohio .do. “$65.”. Southern flour
sundae-fly: common to choice extra. 81m
hi0. .

WHEAT—Options we minutely active.
while prices were irregular. cloning about Kit Kg.
'0"! forthe day. Spetlots closed dull and nomi-
nal. Spotsaleaotllolredsteicat 033%.;
No. 2 do. 0.55:: No. 2 red winter. who: on.
puddle-«606930.; R0. : Minister-”Ian.“
oiling; do. Feb. mange. . do. larch. 0:6

CORS~Options were moderately active and
closed 3.53M. higher. Spotlotscioecd weak and
no lower. Spot-luau! No.2 mixed at 60c;
ungraded do. “to: Re. a mixed. Jan. nix.
”lac: do. “5.. “56.”:-

oa'l‘S—Optioas were fan-1y active. and closed
after frequent Wat about yeast-day‘s
Mullet Spotlouclc-d Me. lower. Spot sales
of flatwhite “teat 8.40).; No 8 do. So
no: No. a mixed.Jaa.. WW; do..lay.
”flour—

, PORK—Quiet. bin needy: I~year~old. slaw.
Ian: I-yeabold. OItMItfl. -

 
 

 

MED—M quid. but Inn; cash. 8%.”;
Dec. 37.”: Jan. 37.3..
infill—lately advent! arm date. I.
flawed-11003.. ; V “
%;‘lm “ Monti”;
. ; _ M; western. ll.
Mohave ill; hi ”-
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asiui. anemia
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Ills m
Benson. s—Mm and Arthur
Danced. two of West Springfield. '

Lm‘LE BULGARIA AGAIN.

THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE
czan AND. BISMARCK

[to Iron Chancellor‘s Refusal to Rupture
the Triple Alliance flakes Russia’s
Ruler Angry—lie \Vill Doubtleae Seek
Revenge by Crushing Bulgaria.
LONDON. Dec. 8.—-The complications which

have arisen between Austria and Rosin are

becoming more and more difficult of solu-
tion. and are undoubtedly the outcome of

 

of his store:

while the Prohibitionists ran a combination %

“Anus." their average majority being about ‘

Wis-sumo. Man. Dec. ti——A young man y

matricide was sentenced to be hanged Jan. ‘

hriledatthiucaeo um‘iitand "V.
I.“ a‘ pl J“ i R“ lsens invited by Governor Davis yesterday'
adopted an address to President Cleveland ‘

therecent interview in Berlin between Pi nice
Bismarck and the car. Notwithstanding
the anertions of the German press that none
loftbe publications purporting to state the
Ital-tunes of that interview is correct in a
E tingle particular. suspicion has arisen from
I the tenor of the recent official correspondence
7 by mail and by telegraph. from the informa-
7. tlou obtained by several reliable. cornspiu‘
. dents and from the tone of the various c0u~
ltiuental boursxs. that the car quoted the
I German capitol in a towering rage. fomented
' by the aggressiveness of the iron chancellor.
l A correspondent gives the following ver-
é sion of what occurred between Bismarck and
ithe imperial visitor. which is believed. in
: view of subsequent events. to b - substan-
ftially correct: The car demanded the
. abrogation of the new triple alliance between
.Germany. Austria and Italy. accumpanying
I his demand with an outspoken denunciation
; of the compact as being not only an exhibi-
.t‘ion of bad faith. but of positive menace to
'Ru-ia. Prince Bismarck flatly reluscd to
rupture the new agreement. and the cm
3 withdrew.
’ Russia now hopes to crush Bulgaria. and
will attempt it by force of arms if diplomacy
or menace fails: and this is her sole object in
massing troops in Galicin. a movement
which was suddenly and vastly accelerated
Immediately after the car‘s return to
, Gatschuia. A great deal of interest is
. centered upon the result of today‘s imperial
and military conference at Vienna. which
V will definitely decide Austria‘s position. but
: single handed Austria would have no better
‘chauce of succeed against Russia than she.
.had in her memorable attempt to chastise
Prussia. .
VISXN‘A. Dec. a—«It is minrted that the
” Russian troops which should have liven dis~
banded during the autumn have all been
retained in the service. and that 350.000 rc-
cruits have been enrolled in addition. Army
corps are also said to in;- forming on a line
between Lublin and Zaiiiosc. in Runian
Poland.
The Ncue Freie Please hints at the prob-
ability of the delegations being convoked
for the purpose of voting war credita

Tax Collector ltigg Pleads Guilty.

Monmsrows. Pa. Dec. a—Calvin W.
ltlgg. cx-collector of school taxes for Don.
shocken. was arraigned in court yesterday
on the charge of etubvuling about 09.000 of
the school district‘s funds. He entered a
plea of guilty in such an unobtrusive manner
that but few persons. other than the judges

and the district. attorney. had any know ledge '

of the transaction At the request of comm-l
sent. me was deferred. Proceedings have

been instituted against his suretiee ia- the.

amount—of the defalmtion.

 

 

Murdered and Rubbed.
l‘srnnsnuno. Va. Dec. a—Tlio body ul
J. ll. Moore. one of the most prominent
merchants and farmers of Brunswick county.
\'a.. has been found. Moore left home last
Friday. and Tuesday a large party went in
search of him. His body was found in the

woods a short distance from his residence. I

The supposition is that he was murdered and
. robbed of a considerable amount of money.

New \‘ork l'rintere' Election.
an \‘oitit. Dec. a—The election at Typw
graphical Union No. ti yesterday resulted
as follows: James ll. Duncan. president;

Henry C. Minden. vice president: Theodore ;

C. Wildman. secretary. and George B.
Moore. treasurer. The result of the eluctlon
was not known until after midnight. and

i then the majority that each candidate had
was uncertain.

 

Little “body “’ants Peace.

3 asking him touse his omcial power to secure

2 a treaty with Great Britain stipulating that .

Eany dixlute between the two governments 1
For fiiday. in New Jersey. eastern New ‘

which onnotrbe adjusted by the ordinary
course of diplomacy shall be referred to arlil~
; tuition. '

! With a Bullet in tile Brain.

‘ Wren-caravan. l’n.. Dec. it—‘Joueph Mc-
Coy. a resident of this county. is now lying
at the point of death. his condition being
caused by the presencn of a bullet in his
brain. lie was examining a revolver. thought
to be empty. when it was discharged. the
bullet entering the right side of his face and
lodging in the brain. lie is not expected
to live.

Indicted for Murder.

Cannes. N. J.. Dec. n—The Gloucester
county grand jury yesterday concluded the
investigation of the ideatb‘of Ml“. Barbara
Kandle and presented an indictment for

Dunham. son-in-law of the murdered woman.

 

Reducing the County Tax.
Auaxv. Dec. d—The county board of
supervisors met yesterday and fixed the
county tax rate at “.76. the lowest in
twenty-seven years.

TELEGRAPHIC N_EXI_S__ CONDENSED.

A conference called by the American
Evangelical Alliance began its sessions in
“Washington. lt‘was addressed by soyeral
prominent gentlemen. lay and clerical

The suit of Theodore G. Stein. a New
York architect. against Hrs. Jeanette hi.
Thurber for 03.750 for plans for an opera
house resulted in the lady's favor.

Gen. Edward licCi-ady. instead of chal.
longing a man who slandered him. brought a
suit for damages in 810.000.

Secretary Fairchild‘s treasury report ably
seconds the position taken by the president
on the surplus revenue question.

Grant Garrett and Col Waggoner met on
a highway near Berryfllle. Ark.. on Tues-
day. They began shooting at each other on
sight. Garrett was killed and WW is
likely to die from his wounds. Result of
family feud.

Abranch of the National Home for Db-
ablsd Volunteer Soldiers h to be elected
neuSanHonica. Cal. atacostof 8150,1110.

John B. Curtis. of Gain-st. llclwshot
W. Wentwsflh. a photograph”, who was
preparing photograph of OurtlI‘ wilt. Jeal-
ouq was the cams.

William Horton. of Innis-ville. Kyghat
his house and lot theta Republican mayor

ldaWintushihflled haul! in Louhvllle

caMsyheesmehsrlevsI-wsatto'l‘ens.

mannered... of m
was

an Mrs.

 

 

l‘novmnxcu. Dec. hi~A meeting of ciu— ‘

murder in the first degree against George-i

RAIOING. THE BUCKET SHOPS.

Philadelphia‘s Police Swoop Down Upon
the Small Stock Gamblers.
Pmnanxnnma. Dec. 8.—'l‘he strong arm
of the law swooped down upon the so called
bucket shops of Philadelphia yesterday, and
within an hour after theorder was given for
the raid five of them were closed. and their
proprietors in custody at the Central station.
Altogether more than eighteen men were cap~
lured. The places raided were those of C. 8.
Garland & 00.. 823 Chestnut street; Throck-
morton. Chandler & 00.. 38 South Fourth
street; F. A. Parker & 00., 131 Bank street:
Stead & 00.. Hudson place. and ‘Wplker &
Ca. Girard house. Central ofllce detectives
have been locating the establishments since
Nov. 25 last. They had made deals at four-
teen places in all. Although the matter has
been kept quiet. nine of the places were i
found closed. and it is probable they had
received information of the intended raid.
The afiidavit upon which the arrests were .
made charges the prisoners with keeping .

 

and maintaining a device and apparatus‘
used for the gain of money, and are there-
fore commou gamblers within the meaning
. of the statutss. At all of the places. except
? Walker & Co): ofiice in the Girard house.
the prnprietors were found. At “'alkcr‘s.‘
Franklin Keyscr. who said he was only M
clerk, was arrested as the proprietor. All
of them furnished tux) bail for court.

 

Suing for His Salary.

Boston. Dec. vii—Curly beaded Rev. W.

. W. Downs. he of the Bowdoin Square ‘
church and Annie Taber scandal. is on deck
again. He appeared before Judge Mason.
of- the superior civil court. yesterday. and
asked that the church pay him 81.903123 as
salary due him at the time of his dismissal ‘
from the pastorate of the church. The case 4
was tried a year ago before Judge Aldrich A
on its merits. without going into the scam
dnl. and his honor decided in favor of Mr. '
Downs. Then the church insisted that Mr.
Downs‘ record should be made public. and s
new trial was granted Gen. Benjamin Fig
Butler and R M. Johnson appeared for the
plain:ilf. and Robert D. Smith and H. \\'. .
Chaplain for the drfetise. The case was:
opened tau-day.

 

 

For Commander of New Jersey‘s G. A. It.
'l‘lth‘rox. Dec. Isl—The cumpaign for the
‘ election of a commander of the New Jersey
department of the Grand Army of the Re- .
. public grows warmer every day. The posts 1
at Burlington. Beverly. Camden. Gloucee- 2
tor. Salem. Tuckerton. Toms River. \\'ood~
. bury and Atlantic City have announced I
their intention to support Gen. Grubb. The
present administration. which consists of .
John 1.. Wheeler. department communion?
and Samuel N. ltockhill. of Bordentown. the ,
adjutant. is cordially indnnwed by the upper l
l or east Jersey Fists. who supported them.E
. during election. With but at few exceptions
~ nearly all of the poem in the lower part of ‘
the state are favorable to Gen. (lrubb.

 

 

 

Joined the Knights of Labor.

l‘ifisul‘mi. Dec. al—Guorge Harris. who
has lll‘t‘ll pn‘mdent of the Amalgamated
; Amoclatmn of Miners and Mine laborers of 1
Pennsylvania for a number of cars. and has
been engaged at times in a fig t against the ,
Knights of Labor. has made a change of
halo. and one which will doubtlrss startle
g the miners of the state. Mr. Harris has mm x
‘nected himself with National Diall‘lt‘l. l35.
,li. of L. composed exclusively of miners.
and will at once enter the field as an organ-
iser for the K. of L. This information ,
; comes oilicially from Columbus. 0.. the '

i headquarters of the National district.

 

1 The Indictment Agni-silt Kissane Dismissed ;
N" You. Dec. tin—On motion of District 3
} Attorney Martino the indictment for forgery
i against William iii-sane. found in November.
i mm. was dissolved yesterday by Recorder
‘3 Hmyth. Kimmie. who is news wealthy resi-
‘ dent of California. known as W. K. Roger-1‘ f
‘ was chargul iii the indictment with forging a
awheclt on the Chemical National bank. of ‘
this city. The case was forgotten until Gen. .
Dun. a bitter enemy of Kissane. revived the L
. matter a few months ago and led to Rogers‘ 3

anymore. The district attorney says it is 3

impossible to make out a case at this late day.

9
Troops Under Arms in Ohio. 3
Cnxvsumn. 0.. Dec. ll—The action of;

. Governor Fornker in ordering the Fifth reg~ ;
inient under arms was due to a dispatch5
from Sheriff Austin. of lake county. who
‘ was desirous of urn-sting striking ore han~
dlors iit l-‘airport who had prevented other 3
men from taking their places. The strike:
|has been on since Monday. some 900 men.
lbeing out. No violent» has vet occurred.l
but the sharia is fearful that i1 errata are :

' attempted trouble may ensue with which be i
I is not able to cop-n It is manila that they g
i will be sent to r'airport to-day. ‘

 

, A Montreal Sensation.
5 Mos-ruin Dec. d—Quite a sensation was
4 caused last night by the arrest of Melvin
‘ Smith. one of our wealthiest citizens. on a
1 capias for 880A“). Some time ago be sued
toradivorce from his wife. but every one
i of the charges fell through. and she obtained
' a separation 0! property and alimony allow-
. ance of 85.000 a year. This has not been
; paid. and the lady sued him for 8&300. the
: amount capitalised for sixteen years Smith
3 was disposing of his property preparatory to
removing to the United States, when he was
arrested.

“Bunko” Hen Arrested.

New Your. Dec. K—CGBU‘Il Office Do
motives Casper and McCord Me a raid
yesterday on a “bonito" game and head-
quarters for “green goods“ men at 100 Leon-
ard street. and arrested five men who were
interested in the place. The raid was made
through information furnished by a young
man from Cleveland. 0.. who went to police
headquarters on Tuesday and complained to
linpector Williams that he had been robbed
of $10 in the place.

 

 

A Brake-man Killed.

Poni- Hutton, Mien. Dec. tax—A freight
train on the Grand Trunk railway broke in
two Tuesday night while descending the
grade near Goodells Station. The front end
was side tracked at the station. and while
returning for the rear portion the engine
came into collision with it. instantly killing
Harry McGowan. hrskeman. and severely
injuring Jeflray. the engineer. and Robert
McKay. fireman. The engine and cars were
badly wrecked.

Anticipated Trouble Averted.
Cnicaoo. Dec. d—The demon-
stration in aid of the families of the executed
Anarchists. which was to have been held in
Battery D. Dec. 10. will not take place. The
comndtvseotarrangeiasnts feel that in the

 

 

 

 

:uutil yesterday that be

' ited in a Boston bank a certificate airlock of

_ the basis of lllxly snares. But in the mean

f on which he was sent to Sing Sing for three

' and had a compound fracture of the skull

 

 

A FEMALE STOCK BROKER.

HER PECULIAR FINANCIAL TRANS
ACTIONS RESULT IN ARREST.

 

the Career of a Handsome Swindler Who
Convinced Confiding Hangers of Her Own
Sex “that She Could Guarantee Fabulous
Returns from Monger Inveaunents.

wa You. Dec. 8.—Inlp¢cbar Byrnes
last awning played the host to an unusually
charming prisoner. Hrs. Mariana IA Touche.
She is a tall brunette of charming manner!
and address. The inspector was Chester-
ileldan in his welcome to her. Yet she
wunld not talk to him at first on the sub.
jecis in which he was intermttd. The con- ,
test of politeness between the gentlemanly g
detective and the charming lady prisoner§
was ended by her being locked up. 1

Mrs. La Touche was arrested at hi r ofllce. f

 

v 165 West Twenty-third street. where. behind .

ancat little sign of “Banker and Broken“:
she does a neat little business With women‘

 
 

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Brick. Limo. Cement.

Blue Stone. Etc.
behlgh, Lackswanna, Locust
lountain. Franklin. and
Wilkcsbarrc Goals.

hunt for RUBBER PM!!!

Yards (out of Washington and My:
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who are ready to believe that $50 a month ;
income on an investment 0! saw is quite as ;
easy accomplishment to a financial genius’
like the madam. The women customers .
were brought to her by delusive advertise- ;
ments promising enormous gains, yet their‘
universal experience was that. of losses. For :
several weeks Inspector Byrnes has received ;
complaints about lira La Touche from her
connding victims. But it was not
succeeded in
finding one with nerve enough to make a
formal complaint in the matter. though
there were many who son'owtully admitted
that their experience with the “banker sing.
broker“ had cost them from $300 to can
clonal“. Clara Johnson. of 50. Hill East
Eighty-second street. the complainant. was
only induced to come forward by long per-
suasiononthe part of the inspector. Her
complaint was made before Justice German
at Jeflenwn Market yesterday. and swan.
rant was issued. Detectives Melanin and

; Lyman found the woman bmker in her omce

counting up her money. and after her iv-

; Instance to the inspector‘s blanduuinients. as
i already explained. the was locked up.

Later in the evening when the inspector
favored her with another interciew in his
room. she was rather more inclined to talk. *
The inspector was not quite so polite. From
what sue told him and what he already.
knew. inspector Byrnes ll abletu give buj
prisoner‘s history since lB?0. Sue was then 7
living in Boston at the wile of a man named .
Warren. when: they were both arrested ssv- %
and times on charges of swindling. 'I‘tieyr
seemed to have escaped conviction. Not é
long utter an experience of this sort \VSPQ
reu died or disappeared. Mrs. “'arrcn '
thereupon. with hula loss of time. married?
a man namcd Dow and opened a fashions-2
bio boarding house on the Back Bay. Dowg
did not. last long. Sue retained the name of 1
tin 11m Sflar his death and made it quite .

3 well known to the police 0! the states. east:

and v». s'. and in Canada. In 1875 she depos-

the Michigan Central road. that had been
taint-d ll'ulll one to sixty shun-a A few days
later sbv endeavored to negotiate a loan on

time the bank baddiscovered the forgery.
She managed to get away and fled to St.
John. S. 8.. where she soon afterward got‘
into trouble through trying to negotiate a‘
forged check for “.700. She Was arrested‘
and tried for this (Javllnc. but the Jury dis-
ngreed. \Vhilc awaiting her second trial the 7
jumped her bail and sought refuge in the
United Slam

Aftera little trip wast Mrs. La Tourin-
opencd a banking olllce in Union square. in
this city. She did little Dublin-es. and
di cupped out 0! sight. next being heard from
in liloyamensing prison. Philadelphia. In
1883 she opened a broker‘s 0mm in Thirty-
Icvcuth street. this city. and became in.
volved in swindling operations that caused »
her urn-st and imprisonment for two year-a.
She has been free about eight months.

The woman says she bccame acquainted ‘
with Royal La Touche in Philadelphia in
1881. and has been married to him some time.
Mr. Ln Touche called upon inspector Byrncs
in the cvening and said that he had been
married to the woman only a few months.
He aimstobe in a reputable business at
36 no street. He is not unknonn to the
police. but his only trouble that has resulted
in imprisonment was a convictzou for bigamy.

a
l

years. He was there from 18$ to non

 

The Mystery of a Freight Car.
BUFFALO. Dec. til—Yesterday morning an .
unknown man was found lying in a pool at 3
blood in an empty box car which left Dewitt. ’
N. Y.. Tuesday afternoon The man was3
unconscious. badly chilled from exposure.

He was taken to the General hospital. In
the pockets of his clothes was found two
pieces of a watch chain. a long Russia
leather pocketbook containing a slip of
pater and some cards bearing the name.
"Chalice Water-straw. Macedon. N. Y.."
thirty‘uix pwtage stamps and 895 in money.
He is a young man. about. so years of age.
five feet eight inches in height. smooth face.
wearing suit of corkscrew goods. with tack
coat and dark overcoat. His condition at
last section" was critical.

 

Gettysburg Monument Commission.

wa You. Dec. tel—The state board 01
commissioners on Gettysburg monuments
held a meeting with closed doors yesterday.
Adjt. Gen. Josiah Porter was the only eb-
ssulee. Their designs for forty~tbree monu-
ments were considered and. with minor
changes. adopted. The aunts of the regi-
ments and batteries will not be made public
until after two more meetings of theoottr
missioners. which will be held today and
tomorrow. Plans for forty-three more
monumenb will be considered. A sub com-
mittee. consisting of Gen. Graham. Maj.
Gen. Carr and Ila). Richardson. was ap
pointed to considerproposed changes in the
p nus.

Congressman Delano's Opinion.

Wasnixo'rox. D c. a—Congre-msa Hil-
ton Delano (Rep). of Row York state. in an
interview yesterday said: “Mr. Blaine will
be the Republican candidate for the presi-
dency. I am quite sure New York is the
pivotalstatc. and moment: bathe
est Republican there. as elsewhere. Before
the lastelectionslthought smother Ito
publican tnlghtbs better ableto the
state. butlamnoweonvlncedtbstlfltcsn‘t
hecarrledbyBlalne it can‘t becarrled by
anyRepublivau. The leaders of thelug-
wnmps may vote fu- Clsvdsnd again. but
the bulk of the independent vote will return
to Blaine."

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