its;
fine...
at lunar wallow in
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Plilttlil
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of 1mm form ,_
Mrs. John Owens, of Oh we] street, is
seriously ill with a cancer.
. Mrs. M. E. Ashton is moving from
, Lynes place to bi Belden avenue.
John Hadden has purchased a new
trap from Liveryman H. E. Dann‘,‘
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The contract" for the addition to
Arnold & Co.'s,foundry has boen'let to
Oscar Smith, of Westpcrt. '
‘ ’ Louis Allen has resumed the manage:
ment of the Daily News’ Norwalk office,
I ucceeding Shepard Wells.
Mrs. Albert W.“ Belts, of Catherine
street, who has been lying at the point
of death, is slowlv improving. ‘
The semi-annual meeting of the Cen-
tral Labor Union will be held Thursday
.night, in Iron Houlders' Hall. '
IPionecr Hook and Ladder campany
w , i put in its new parlor furniture this
—_—
Mr. and Mrs. dchn Chase, of Holden
avenue, have a baby daughter, born
Huntley. ‘
Contractor S. B. Wilson will shortly
place his steam launch “Minetta”‘ in
dummiesion. ‘
Miss Bertie Keyser is seriously ill at
the home of her aunt Mrs. Henry Green,
in Elm street.
Miss Cora Byxbee succeeds .Honard
Gregory ' at: clerk: at H. B. Williams‘
Mail: street store.
St. Paul's Fellowship club will elect
. officers in the chapel, Thursday night.
“Refreshments will follow the meeting.
Manager J. '13. Morris, of the Central
telephone one go, was able to be- out
foo‘the first ti 9, yesterday, since his re
cent illness. ' ' ‘
The Standard Oil company is trying
to overcome the diiilcdlty caused by tin
oil running into the harbor, by the use
os a cysteine! filters; -, ~ ‘
It has been decided to hold the Over
River dance at the Athenmum, May iii.
instead of at the Norwalk Opera House,
May 14. q The Opera House is engaged
for Wednesday night.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.-
Amawseats lads for the Trip is St. Loch
! . Next loath.
l i
’ The 1Connecticut delegates-ablargi
and district delegates to the Republican
national convention at St. Louis.Juw
16, with their alternates, met and dine(
at the. Hartford club. Friday night, am
made arrangements for the trip. ch.
outcen were present.
Morgan G. Bulkeley was electel
chairman of the delegation, Charles M
Jarvis, of Berlin, secretary and treasur
or, and Linus B. Plimpton, of Hart
ford. commissary. The delegation wil
leave Hartford at ii p. m., Friday. Jun:
12, in aspecial train of three sleepers
dining room ,car. buffet smoking car am
luggage car. The route will be vii
Springfield, by the Boston and Albany
railroad to Albany, thence the Nov
York Central and Hudson River rail
road and the Michigan Southern to De-
troit. From Detroit to St. Louis thl
route will be over the Wabash road
The train is timed to arrive Sunday
morning. in St. Louis, whom quarter.
have been 0W at tho Bouthcn-
Hotel for forty-four members of tho
party. It is thought that the party will
comprise seventy-live to 100 persons, to
each delegate has the privilege of invite
ing friends. Those who fail to secure
hotel accumulations will shop on tin
cars. Those who intend going should
ndtify Chairman Bulkcloy by May 20.
it man bckuown positchIy by June 1
just who are going.
crosesrowu.
Tho hurt a Bennett Manufacturing
com is running on short time,
eight hours per day, for five days, and
close fiaturdsys. making only four day.-
per wmk.
Rev. it. ‘E. Bhortell delivered a lcct‘
are cubic travels, attiio Wilson
church, Friday night.
A number of people in town attended
an entertainment at the new Diamond
Hill chapel, Friday night.
Frank 1.1-0 is building a large barn at
Little Boston district. ,
Charles Anderson has more] to
(lwbmn from Brunchville.
too—“MW
Em Admirers.
Again to the Mt. with tempting of-
fers, comes Frank Ayers..wiih a new all.
tissment setting forth his values in
meats. All contend housewives will
be interested.
“digs & Go. have attractive advertisi-
new... attractive news. To:
day‘s issue of The Sentinel contains
mummies mm of wheel-
“ .
asserting with more
delegates are for him to a man.
friends say he has not spontsdcllar cs
Anti-McKinley} Mes Locking
”toward the Ear-President.
BRADLEY PAW” THE IIDlAllIAl.
‘l‘ho fortllcomttlg Republican Convention
to the Hauler! State Promises lotus, ls-
tercsttng Developments was bribe-
' tsiog tho llsld Against tumbler.”
NI! Volts», Hay t.--.Thc Journal’s In-
dianapolis correspondent says:
't’heafvlouds of. “eminent Harrison
are r’oml‘sing a sensation before the ,Re,
pub icon state. convention. meets and use
.ooaddcucc than {at
any previous time that ~' the," convention
wlll not instruct for McKinley. , .
_ The: gm as creases thutthoy have lot
tors from prominent New York Republic-
ans declaring that they new shellac that
Horton will bore no show in the conven-
tion. and ,that the full, delegation will
gIVe its support to Harrison on the first
ballot if he can hold o 80 Indiana dole
gates. Theysay that. hey do not wish to
present :‘tbelr documentary evidence ex-
cept us a last resort. and that if the dele-
gates will not agree to instruct they will
not make public, thonames of the men
who have written them thus or show their
letters. 4 , , ‘
, If, when all the delegates are here, it is
evident that instructions are uoutemplst
0d. .tbsylrwill then show the letters,‘ and
the names signed to them will carry force
and prevent instructions, for the issue
will then be squarely joined in Indiana
between McKinley and Harrison.
, Inquiry among the men who make
these assertions fails to secure tho names
of the writers, 1). t it is intimated that
they are some oft it! most prominent men
in the New York delegation and are con-
clusiVe of the sentiment of the dclegutcs.
McKinley Mon Not Frightened.
. The McKinley men do not seem tube
frightened by those statements and are ar-
ranging. to force instructions, no matter
what fight ' may result in the convention.
l‘hey are aggressive mud determined and
reply to the/foreshadowing of tho sensa-
clan that thby are aware of the tricks of
the Platt machine and- do not intend ti.
be deterred from their purpose by any-
thing that may be said or done.
Chairman Gowdy does not believe that
such letters have been written, but be ad-
mits thatstrong outside pressure has been
brought to bear upon Mr. Harrison to re
call his letter declining to be a candidate.
Some of excPrc'sident Harrison's friends
tailed upon him and requested him to at
tend the Republican state convention on
Thursday and deliver a speech to the dole
gates. He declined to say positively wheth.
yr hewculd be present or not, but inti-
mated that he might attend for a short
time.
The friends of McKinley have arranged
'or a monster mass meeting for tonight, at
which General Law Wallace and other No
Kinley men will deliver addresses.
The other candidates for governor are
aryiug to form a combination against es-
Gcngsegsmanfloxsy of Anderson, and it
is belug'churgcd that he is buying up the
negro delegates in - this city and in other
munty delegations, and that the calcified
ls
cept for legitimate expenses, and that the
:harges against him are due to the fact
:bat he is leading in the race.
Julius Chambers, The Journal's Wash-
ugtcu correspondent says: A few Repub-
ican political impresarios'will soon go out
if business. Not in many years has so
pitiful a spectacle been observed as that of
the bitter encmiespf ex-Prosldsut Harri-
son lining up, as the football players say,
to nominate him for the presidency.
This attitude of thc managers was fore
uhndowcd several weeks ago by Mr. Man-
ley, when in conversation with the writer
he referred to Harrison as “the candidate
if last resort." Evidently, therefore, the
last ditch has been rcuéhod, and it is dog
In the stoic of lndlsua.
To Harrison all eyes are now turned as
be only man who can possibly defeat Mc-
Kinley at St. Louis. individual candi-
dates are no longer mentioned, and th-
:cntest is admitted to have narrowed down
to McKinley and the field.
Dudley May Throw to Harrison.
Cmcrssarr, May 6.——A dispatch was
received hora from Louisville stating that
Governor Bradley is willing to throw thr
Kentucky vote to Harrison. Stories about
ll'oraksr's disloyalty to McKinley and the
rumors that the senator elect from Ohio
will desert the es-govorucr at St. Louis
have been plentiful. These have been 00
enriched by the publication of Forskor't
vpeech delivered at the Lincoln club tint-
urday night. in which he stated that in
was delegated by McKinley to make the
platform «.st St. huts and that it would
be u straddle on the financial (location.
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Accused .at the. Grave.
Waamrom', N. it. Hey ll.-"Yon shot
her, you know you did!" exclaimed May
Sheldon as the body of her mother was be
ing lowered into the grave st Brutus, near
this place. The exclamation was directed
it her father. The moored msu heard the
terrible accusation without a quiver. Mrs.
Sheldon was found dead in her house last
l‘bursdny, having been shot either by her.
«if or by name one else. she had had
trouble wltb her husband. llc claimed to
have found the hmly and announced that
his wife had committed suicide. The dis‘
trict attorney is investigating the use.
the iucuut having been adjourned until
next week. fl ’ _‘
l‘usy Going North Again.
Wasmrcms, May a.--'l‘bc secretary of
the navy has ground ctx mootbs' leave,
with mission to go shroud, to Mouton.
out it. it“. Peary, who has been engaged as
clvll engineer. Although no explanation
Is fnralnhod of the object of this leave, it
is supposed that the officer is about to go
in Greenland for the purpose of bringing
home the lugs» meteorite lu estates“.
which he discovered when last in that
country. a“ ..
lltzldfl mm to Resign.
Lowboy, Muy hu'l‘bo directors of the
' British South Africa corupouy held a
meeting. as salon they discussed the con-
uoction of Cull Rhodes and Mr. Belt, oili-
een of the company. with the protected
ovenbrowof the Transvaal government.
it Was finally decided that costs. Rhodes
and Butt should be sequel to resign.
normal full on Corn.
norms, in, has Miindlspateb a.
The Post sayvauHs to understand that
the Prussian ministry on so
to offset to the bundles to the
role stsg's resolution to prohibit tbs truf-
no to m futures.
O i .. l
, new m
bobbins. mt“ Hunt. the are
M is dead. . .
‘, .fi'dfigm ‘ "
Ns‘wgsvsét, May nth-4:” announce-
Inch .M I ~ ,l ,W' O varsity crew,
which return, this tuthrnclilcy
regatta, will also probably enter the most
Important of the German regattas, the
Hamburg.
, Theldou ct entering the Ger cuyacu
was not suggested by Yale, be came by
the Germans tugtbof ,m circa invitation
from A. custom. r. president ofithc
Allgnnetncr'Aistcr club of Hamburg.
. Praldout-Bhurmsobcr poll“...otli that
the Hamburg regatta will beheld July is
and i9 and extends a most cordial invi-
tation to Yale to enter a crew.
The Yale authorities are deliberating on
acce ting the challenge. Entries for the
Ho orgies": do not close until near-
it, time for t ' Henley. and Yale am" not
cclde about entering the German races
till after the crew leaves- for England
June 6. it is stated, however, that a
meeting of Yale boating authorities will
homeld soon to urge finalacticii in the:'
matter. ' . ‘
SNYDER POISON odes.
Mrs. Whittaker- Hoid on the Charge of
Murdering Her Parents.
Pour Jsuvrs, N. Y., May c.--Sealod
verdicts were rendered by tho coroner’s
‘ury in thccasc of Mr. and Mrs..8ny’der,
who died several weeks ago, and in con-
motion with whose death Mrs. Mirtha
Whittaker, their decanter. wan placed an-
ler arrest. The verdictgrendcrad in the
lass of Mrs. Snyder is as follows:
“That Mrs. Francis Snyder came to her
loath by arsenical poisoning, the poison
ldministercd by some persons. and one
llfllOl‘l points to Mrs. Martha Whittaksrfl
The verdict in the case of Mr. Snyder is
that deceased came to his death from up
lenic, the poison being taken accidentally,“
,ir‘udmtnistcrad by sumo one unknown to
.ho Jury. . . . .
Mrs. Whittaker has been held for the
grandeiury, which meets in June.
Destructive Bim‘ In Bufblo.
BUFFALO, May fin—Fire broke out in the-
'our story brick building at 104 to we
Pearl street and running through to 50 to
to Eric street, adjoining the Dun butld-
ng. The blaze proved a stubborn one. and
More it was cgtingulshcd the interior of
be building was practically burned out
.ud its contents destroyed. entailing a loss
but is estimated at nearly 0100, 000. The
iccupants of the bnlldin were the Good
Iofll' Rubber company, t evWilllam Han-
lcrer company and the Excelsior Manu-
acturing company, of which the. firm of
\brams &. Hyman are proprietors. The
.ullding is oivu’od by the Cult cstatc.
Albany Common Council EoJolnod.
ALBANY, May 5.-—The common council
if this city was served with an Inj ctlon.
ssncd by Justice P that of the supreme
:ourt, restrainingi from electing the bi-’
lartissn police commission to reorganize
he force. which is provided for in the Al-
:auy police biliwhi become a law on
.i‘riday last. Th oustltntionality of the
aw is to be attacked on its provision
vhlch authorizes the common council to
-lcct a bipartisan commission sud confines
arch member to vote for only two com-
uissicusrs, who shell belong tothe polit-
cal parties having the largest representa-
ion in the council. v
To Fight the Mat-holes.
Dunn/m, Natal. May c.-—-A force of do
can has been raised in Natal for the Chur-
ercd South Africa companytaud soiled
'cr Bclrs, Portuguese East Africa, on Sat-
.lrdny. Three hundred husssrs, including
:‘riaco Alexander of Tuck. brother of the
Duchess of York, under Colonel Puget,
md 1160 mounted infantry sailed from
East London. Cape Colony, on Sunday.
l‘hc mounted battery of nrtlllcr‘y and
ldvancc troop of huuars had cal od pro l-
lusly.
'6” Not l'rom by Crockodncss.
l’l'l'rsmvno, May o.—J. 1.. Cowon, the
lbscondlng young lumber dealer who was
recently arrested in Central America, was
wrought back to this city in charge of do-
.cctlves and is now in jail. Cowan has
nadc a full confession. in which boda-
dares that he did not profit at all by his
trookedness. ilu implicptes a nuluber of
maple, whose names are khpt secret until
lotion can be taken against thorn. Senso-
slcnai developments are expected.
In llonor of flstolll.
Wasnlso'ros. May t.-Emlmundnr and
lime l’stcuotrcnavc a breakfast In honor
if Cardinal riotolll, the affair being in-
:endcd la the nature of a farewell to tho
listingulsbed prclutc. The guests were
llr. liomcro. the Mexican minister; Honor
ilupuy dc farms. that Spanish minister;
.bo charge d'adaires of the Colombian lo-
cation. Mr. Plutlo, the Swiss minister.
ind Revs. ribarctti and llookor of the
Catholic legutiou.
lush“ Illicit and Wife Injured.
Gianna, N. J.. May li.-An Atlantic
(’ity express train struck a carriage con-
twining Joseph Potter of MI Heath Sixth
street, Philadelphia, and his wife near
l'olllngswood, killing Hr. Potter almost
mutually and seriously injuring his wife.
slim was brought to tho Carper hospital,
Hill city, where she is lying in a procuri-
aus condition from imilses all over her
body and luceratod wounds of the scalp.
“A“... n. .. .
look not For This mu.
Wasmsorolt, tiny ll.--A now counter-
feit to national banknote on the First
National bank of Hatfield. Conn, scrim of
less. check letter .7, portrait of Garfield.
has been discovered by the retro: service
officials. The counterfeit ts opiain, un-
tlutcd photograph and should notdosslVo.
Manual 1 p on “all ‘flllu.
PnfLADltlJ'lllA, May bdrm marlin
Huger nduuy. which has boon shot down
nines N bev, started up on half time,
ltmploym .at is given to 1,000 men. The
tiprecltcls and leeches "linem- are also
running on half time.
”cleats Grown Ni.
flatmsmm‘, Court, May rim—“flflfi d:
lomml. wholesale gvmrs, who have been
doing business have for so years, have up‘
plied to the courts for the appointment of
receivers. The firm's assets Include 0130,-
000 of stock. ‘\
MW Lover‘s Suicide.
Romulus, Out. May 5.-.lulls White
”fused Alfred Thomsc' culvert home from
church. whereupon be cm a mulm
from his pocket and shot himself through
the bead. dying to s couplebl hours.
A sum Outside.
museums, Pa, thy s. - Jacob
Vetoes-la, s outnumr.:mumt
side I“ ’ s I
to BI-u’lsnok Ills. no fuss underground.
was» revue-ct.
Mo “to; mm 03m ‘
Wat-«s -
. .4.-. .
me . or A eau'rsk
Young Girl's Throat Out one I“?! Body
Thrown Into a Crook. ..
Wasnrse' on. Mt! Ill—limo Knglc. a
white girl glib cal-old, was mandated in
a mine heart c, nal Zoological park.
Th0 but!!!“ found a enroll cmksbcut
loo "myopia the 1] l’s homo. - Cries for
he! wercllccrdbyt ,
a I It» or its sirloin! . ,
ed, to the no whence the cries proceeded.
They do d llllovstuudlng info crock of
shallow water between two bills; Bhe'hsd
been overcome by loss of blood and exhaus-
tionla'nd all back dud into the watssbe.
forcibclp arrived... l The girl's throat had
been gushed six times with a l- ifs.
'l‘bo olrcu‘mstaacu of the order are
such as, to incite none of peculiar atrocity.
Tho ydung victim’s clothes were, partly
torn from her and strewn aboutfor quite
a distance; showing that she had made a
desperate resistance against the attempts
of her assailants. The pathway leading
to the bottom of the‘ ravine was bespattcr-
ed with blood, and the water in which she
‘was standing wad red with it when-she
'was found. The affair has caused much
excitement. A lady riding in the vicinity
about the time of the murdcr saw a negro
running across the road Just at that time,
and this, besides the finding of a pistol
near by, to the only clcw. The Krcglc
family are industrious working people, and
the victim was one of five sisters.
BASEBALL.
~...._—........
a colored buy rush-
vnll NA'rmst LEAGUE. '
At l.outsville--
Louisville...... 0 0 4 0 0 o 0 0 3- 7
New York...... 1 3 2 0 o 0 l 1 2—12
Louisville—Hits. ll;' errors, 8. New
York—Hits, 14; errors, 4. ‘
At Chinago— '
Chicago.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2- 2
Brooklyn. . 0 0 . l 0 0 0 0'0— 1
Chicago—Hits. ,7; err rs, 1. Brooklyn
—-Htts, 0; errors, 2.
At Cleveland-'—
Washingtcn.....'2 0 0 0 0 0 ii i 0— ll
Clovela d........ l 8 4 0 ll 0. 2 it ‘—ill
Wash ngton-liits, ll; errors, 4.'Clevc~
land—Hits, 17: errors, 1.
At Pittsburg—
Baltl ore.00111010001—5
Pitts t'g.00000902000—-4
Baltimore—Hits, ill; errors, 0. Pitts-
busg—Hits, 0; errors, :1.
At at. Loch--
Philadelphia... 9 o 1 o 0 o o i 0— 4
St. l.onts....... o 0 00019 0 o— a
Philadelphia—lifts, ll: errors, 1. 8t.
Louis—Hits, )0; errors, l.
. At Cincinnati—
Clnulnustl. ......... ll 0 0 0 o o 8
Boston........‘.‘...... 0 0 0 0 c 2 0 0—- 2
VOinolunati—Hits, ll; errors. 1. Boston
white, 0; crrcrs, l.
‘ Senator Bollsntinc Dead.
KINGSTON, N. Y.. May ll.-Stntc Sena-
tor .lamcs Bailoutine of tho Twenty-sixth
district died very anomaly at his borne at
Andes. Delaware county. lie wassclsed
with a paralytic fit and died within an
hour: He leaves a widow and soverai‘chil-
dron. Senator Ballantinc was born in An‘
dos and spent, most of his life there, He
was erected to the stale assembly in 1889.
In 1891 be defeated Maynard, a member
of the Republican stato‘convmittcc, and
was elected to the senate in November,
1895.
“told Mil In Consul idols.
NEWARK. N. J.. May 5.—l)irector W.
Csmpbcll Clark of the Clark Thread com-
pany confirmed the report of tho amalgam-
ation of the Clark Thread Works of this
city, tho Konrny to Paislcy mills of Scot-
land, and the J. P. Costco Thread compa-
ny of Glasgow, Scotland. Mr. Clark re-
fused to discuss the details, but said that
no changes would follow at present as a
result of the amalgamation.
Poisoned With Eycw‘sh.
Nutvm'no N. Y., May 5.-—Mrs. John
Adolph of Highland Falls is in a critical
ccndltidb from swallowing a tcaspoonful
of a poisonous oycwash in mistake for
cough mixture. Soon after taking it Mrs.
Aduipbwaa solved with convulsions. She
has been unconscious most of the time.
Either Murder or flnlcldo.
Bosrox. May 5,-Jf‘he body of a colored
man, about :35 years old, was found in
the car of the North Point stables, South
Boston. Upon examination a bullet hole
was found in the right Maple, and a in:
caliber revolver with one chamber cnipsy
was found not for from the body.
(irons Withdraws His suit.
Wasumlrox, May lit—The case of Wil-
liam Graves of New York, who applied to
J udgo Uolc of the district supreme court
for n mandamus to compel Secretory Car-
llslo to award him ”500.000 of the bonds
of the recent issue, was discontinued on
motion of Graves.
Trying to Communicate With Rhodes.
Loxmm, May .ll.-—'l‘bc Standard os-
presscs the belief that Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain In trying to communicate
with Cecil Rhodes, who is now on his
icgrams.
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f'nuomlon “rented by Creeps.
Gamma, Venezuela, May b.—-Tbo Ger.
man railway has moived a concession to
navigate Lotto Valencia. The corporation
will expend 4,000,000 boiivsrs in colon!»
ing in the vicinity and will also establish
a tramway connecting with the rsllroed.
crews miner's.
W‘»a .
Reva, who slow the shah of Penis, has
made a «infusion.
Kate Htokcs Htctson, widow of the info
.inbn Hwtma. millionaire theatrical man-
agar. died suddenly in Boston.
New Lamina, (form, In preparing to
celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth an-
niversary of ibt foundation of the city.
Micro (lrabam. mansglnfi partner of
I’m, Bmylh, Hold a Go P llsdolpbla.
disappeared. flu but lost fivllyih “00“..
De Witt liodd, 7 years old. was shot and
mortally wounded by his lI-ynnrruld
brother Raymond at their licmoln llrook-
lyn. ,
Captain charpolgnn. a French army
officer, committed suicide in New York
issuance he failed to receive remittances
from [from .
When Clarence Barnett. accused of forg-
ing Southern Pacific railroad tickets. full.
ad tosppeer for trial in general sessions
in Han Frmwtscc, It was discovered that
be had been released by a straw bonds
man.
Governor Horton opened the Nuttnnpl
Electric exposition at the Grand Central
pulses in New York. not a
k lighted the piece, set I . inschiucvy
ug and fired auaou than ports of the
country. Elects“ powerMn-Iittul from
lit urn falls muses smilmodel of
“ovum. while um Mount the
her of the waters sic-scrol- tbs-tots
0.. cold when a. u;- clue
Krcglo family, and ‘
-posse was organized. Plant was traced
way with a column for the relief of Halal
\vayo, about the so called TrausvaW
' almost instant death.
'-‘ ' ”Hf fill "tlimin -. w Vi"
Thou, When Hunted Bowil by a
~ Posse, Shot Himself.
....V
are curious so no; sacrum.
Threatened Also to Slay Ills Father—Tho
Terrible Ending of. an llnlnsppy Mur-
riugo In a Massachusetts Village—allo-
served the “gauntlet For Himself.
CLAvros, Manually 5.—-Edwsrd Plant
shot and instantly killed his wife Ada.
stabbed to debt!) _ is baby coils, and.
rather than suntan or to a posse of pursu~
ing officers. committed suicide by sending
a bulletthrongh ,h’ls‘ woman.
A neighbor-“of‘ll’innt‘wus‘ attracted by
the sound of a" rovoihr s‘h‘ét in Plant's
house. It was followed. by‘n scream and
then by another shot?i ,ln‘a sccoim Plant
was soon running from the. house. The
neighbor! hasténed t’cthe bunch. and, em .
teriug, was, greeted with a horrible sight.
On the “00le n'pcal‘z‘ot blood lily Mrs.
Plant with it 'blillclilldic in hhr forehead.
A few feet "from ,the body of the‘tfiothcr
was the body of the infant, and through a
small hole in the child's dress blood was
ibzing.‘ -, g " ,, .
After =Pldht'had killed his wife and
babe he prucesdedio ,the,.ofllcc of the
White Brick ou’d'Tc .Cctta company,
where his father lsél played as superin-
tendent, and coolly told him what be h
done; also.,sii‘yiug hewo'ul'd killgliar y
Lyles, a young man whom he claimed w
responsible for his domestic trouble,
the latter was warned, and, cumin
team, fled out of town. Pla t’s fut
who is quite Mil to do, felt the affair
keenly that he has left town for Toronto.
Tho authorities were notified, and a
through the lots to the swamps near the-
Karkapnt river, hearty a mile distant from
the scene-cf the crime. The ‘man was
easily traced by footprints in the mud of
the swamp, and at length he was discov-
ered by a deputy sheriff hiding in the long
grass. . lie was ordcrcd to come and our:
render. The ordcr was greeted with a
prompt refusal, accompanied bye threht
to shoot at the first to advance. The oili-
cer notified the rest of tho posse. and the
work of closing in on themnrdercr bo-
gon. The circle narrowed slowly until it
Was possibly 50 feet. in diameter, when
Plant cried out, “The first man who ad-
vances another step will be. shot.” By
this time the crowd was wild lth rage,
and threats of lynching were h lard.
Rattler Die Than Surrender.
Tho deputy sheriff in chsrgc of tho posse
oil'crcd l’lnn’t protection if he would sur-
render, but. all overtures \vcrc disregard-
ed. For three hours the posse remained in
its position, being held in check by the
murderer. who said he would rather die
than surrender.
The posse was re-enforced by assistants
from surrounding towns, and a reorgani-
zation of the posse was effected. it was
led by Deputy Sheriff Cropper. Constables
Norton and Dudler, all of Ashley Falls.
Man, and Dcputy ShortffVun Duscn and
Constable Drake of (Jonson. Plant was
ordered to g’ivfihimself up, but his only
’rcply Was a fl,“ vpr shot. Then began a
fusilla'de of 3 db.’ Plant ccncealbd him-
self in thc tall. grass, lying prostrate in
the midst of bogs, which afforded him
protection from the flying bnlicts. For
fifteen minutes the sheeting continued.
At tho time Plant had but one bullet left,
and realizing that tllqlpmse was deter-
mined in it efforts to capture him he
placed the revxdzer to his head, pullcd the
trigger and full ack dead.
On April 10 last Plant married his wife,
whose maidcn name was Ada Sanford.
0n the day of the marriage the child was
born, and the infant has' caused Plant no
little anger. it hns,boen observed that the
relations bctwccu Plant and his wife wcrc
n‘n’t‘peoceful, and it is supposed that in n
l nf anger the man murdcrcd his wife
and child.
A HUSBAND’S CRIME.
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\Vllliam Krrablte! shoots and Kills m.
Wife. and His Mother Dion fimldcnly.
Sl'xm'uv, Pn., May 5.—-Willlum 8.1{cr-
settnr. a young formcr, shot and killed
his wife Caroline at this place. Kcrsuta
tcr's mother was so shocked by the tragoo
dy that she fell «load from heart failure
whiic running to a neighbor's house for
help.
Tho Kcrscttcrs lived on a farm near the
village of Seven Points, four miles from
here. The murderer shot his wifc as film
stopped out of tho kitchen door to a side
porch. A full charge of lluckshot cutcrcd
her brain. and «he died an hour afterward.
(,‘oronor rlhindcl arrested Kcrscttor and
brought him to the county prison here.
licrsotter is 2:» years old, and his wife
was a your younger. They have one child,
10 months old. The balm was in its moth-
cr's nrmswhon she was shot down. Titan
old Mrs. Kcrsottor picked up the child and
started across the orchard, crying for help.
She fun run but a few yards when she
foil den , the arms tightly clasped around
o ha! y. Kcrsottcr was ill with tho grip
mnmbs ago, and hill mind was af-
fected. There was an motive for tho crtmn,
for the family lived happily together and
had noquarrcls. tlaly Sunday last they
attended church togothcr.
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Au fill ittoutner [lastly lhnugcd.
l’llli.Mlltl.l'lllA, May ll. -—'l‘he Dutch trunk
ntontmhlp Lu llcslmyo, which sailed from
born for Antwerp laden with 1,130,000
gallons of refined oil in bulk, valued at
070,100, struck on a lodge of rock ncnr
tirublm Lending and was damaged to the
extent of about "00,000. The vessel struck
with tmucndous force, and It was icuml
that her bottlml was badly shuttered. Hov-
cral of her water compartments rapidly
illlod with water. Those remaining in‘
tact saved hcr from sinking. line remain
ed fort on tho rocks for about 30 thinning,
when the rising tide floated her off.
I‘srmer Killed by u Ivor-o.
Hrtornnaxsa, Pa, flay r..-.iiolmrt
llarnnrd, a prominent farmer or llnrford.
this county, was killed by one of his
home in a horrible manner. llnrnmd had
gone to the stablslo look after the ani-
mal, and while he was patting it on the
now the bone suddenly leaped upon him
and bnvlcd m tooth in his throat, causing
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An Oyster Schooner snail.
Anas'nc Cm, Nay b.-—'l'ho schooner
Palestine, from Hampton Roads to this
city with oysters, struck on the bar In
Hrcot it“ Harbor bay and sank in 25 feet
of water. The Lou ' tiifo saving crow
rescued the crew of ve from the rigging.
The sailors lost everything.
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borrow, May ill-n. LI Klolnbans of
II. Klvtuhtms & Co. and H. 0. Bluefish],
manager for that firm, were struck by s
acumen: whileoov driving. Both men
lull cuckold-shah... .
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