' louonulur DEATH
A Young Girl Ends Her “Awful Mis-
eries” by 3. Dose of Poison.
DESERTBD AND HEARTSORE.
Nanette Archibald Left TWO Pathetic
Letters, \Vhich Do Not Clear Up the
k Mystery thich Drove Her t2!
Seek Refuge In the Grave.
BAYONNE, N. J., July 2:). —Nanette
Archibald, the 19-year-old niece of Police
Sergeant Samuel Archibald of the Jersey
City central office, committed suicide yes-
terday at Daly’s' point by drinking two
ounces of carbolic acid. She left two let-
ters giving her reasons for taking her life,
but in spite of these there is a mystery
about her death. ,
About noon yesterday James Grant of
Bayonne saw a young woman seated on a
rustic seat opposite the Laturette hotel at
15 West First street, Bayonne. The young
woman was reading a book and had a bot-
tle of soda water and a glass beside her.
At intervals she would lay aside the book
and sip a portion of the soda from the
glass. Grant watched her for some time
andendeavored to attract her attention,
but, although she must have seen him, she
paid noattention to his advances. After
Grant had been watching her for several
minutes, the girl gathered up her book,
bottle and glass and walked down the
avenue toward Daly’s point, the extremity
of Which is about three-quarters of a mile
away from First street. Grant followed
her slowly, wondering where she could be
going. He walked after her for several
rods, and then he met a party of friends,
who called to him to go with them. He
went and thus lost sight of the young
woman. After he had spent several min-
utes with his friends he left them and de-
cided to see what had become of her.
Died \Vlthout “'aking.
He walked rapidly down to Daly’s
point, and as he neared it he saw her.
She was in earnest conversation with a
young man dressed in a bicycle suit. See.
ing that she was not alone, Grant untied a
boat and rowed out from the shore. As
he pulled off he glanced over his shoulder
and caught aglimpse of the young woman
and her companion. He is the last person
who has been found who saw her alive.
Half an hour later J. G. Kissam, who
has a summer home near the point, saw a
woman lying unconscious at the foot of a
large maple tree, with her face close to the
earth at the roots of the tree. He went to
her and found that she was suflering.
{Mn Kissam is something of a doctor, and
he recognizedzsymptoms of poisoning. He
sent a hirry call for an ambulance to the
Bayonne city hospital. Dr. Donohue re-
sponded, and the girl was taken to the hos—
pital. She died two hours later without
regaining consciOusnes‘s.
In the pockets of the dress which she
wore Were found two letters. One dated
July 18 read as follows:
“To MY DEAR FRIENDS—Today is-the
day upon which I mean to put an ending
to all my awful miseries. I cannot en-
dure this terrible suffering any longer.
”I regret more and more every day the
awful thing I have done to one who has
been so good to me since I have been with-
ou-t’a good mother. ,She has dearly .filled
her place. The very. ones who are the
cause of my losing my home are the ones
Who have deserted me. I have no more to
say, only that Uncle Frank has something
that will get my blue ring that I want
Lillie Cox to have. I always said when I
was fooling that I would always leave her
my ring. So I carry out my word. I
Sincerely hope that to my dying day that
two of my friends will never forget all I
4'have done for them in life. SO I will say,
for my wish, I want lots of flowers and to
either lie in the grave with my mother or
'to be cremated. I hope my friends will
i.
come and pay their last respects to me.
when I am dead.
“N. AncnIBALn,
“85 Jones street.”
The other letter was shorter. It was as
follows:
“To MY FRIENDS—I find out my awful
mistake and attempt to take my life by
ending all my miseries. I had troubles
that no one save me knew anything about.
Love to all, not forgetting dear May and
Aunt Lizzie. . '
“NANETTE ARCHIBALD,
“86 Jones street.”
Still a Mystery.
The soda bottle, glass, a pocketbook and
an empty two ounco vial with a carbolic
acid label were found. The bottle was
from the pharmacy of P. J. Mannion, 197
Bergen avenue, corner of Lexington ave-‘
nue. In the pocketbook were 2 cents, a
man’s collar button, some hairpins, a
'comb, the girls picture and four men’s
cards. The cards were of Walter E. Am-
mond, Jersey City, with “Hammer-
stein’s” written in lead pencil on it;
Percy Betts on the card of McGee. Bedle
& Bedle, lawyers, at 1 Exchange place,
Jersey City; J. P. Ogden, M. D., 147
East One d-Iundrcd and Sixteenth street,
with “May’s” [written across it. and Ed-
ward E. Riggin. Besides these articles
there was a slip of paper with "Mrs. Earl
and Mrs. Archibald, care of Mrs. Steele,
797 Communipaw avenue,” written in
lead pencil on it. ’
Nothing was done toward unraveling
the mystery untilvlate last night. . Then it
was learned that the girl had lived with
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Archibald of 86
Jones street, Jersey City, up to five months
ago,. Then she left the house, and where
she has been living since no one who was
there last night knew. At the house it
was said that she was a lively, headstrong
girl, who grew impatient at restraint. Her
uncle, who: has been on the Jersey City
police force for 15 years, lives at 91 New-
kirk street. less than half a block from the
house in Jones street. The girl’s father is
said to have been living in this city for
Some-time. - .
The body was taken to the Jersey City
morgue last evening. The police will be-
gin their investigation today. A lady
who said she knew Miss Archibald slight-
ly said last evening that the causes that
led her to commit suicide could be easily
explained, but that explanation was not
given.
A Political Murder.
NEW YORK, July 20.—-Michael Thorn-
ton; 32 years of age, of 57 Herbert street,
Brooklyn, was stabbed to death last night
in a saloon in that city owned by Patrick
Dunkins. The stabbing was the outcome
of a political altercation with a man
named Thompson, who made his escape.
Edgar L. Fisher a Suicide.
NEW YORK, July 20.—Edgar L. Fisher,
a young man well known in New York
and Philadelphia, the latter place being
his homef'kllled himself in the Sturtevant
House here yesterday. ;
Advertise in the Gamma
BERLIN CABLE LETTER
Another German Court Scandal on the
Point of Explosion. '
VON PUTTKAMER- Accuses.
The Governor of the" Cameroons Charged
\Vith Inhumanity, Brutality and the ‘
Most Horrible Atrocities Upon '
Both Male and Female Natives.
BERLIN, July _20.—-‘Another colonial
scandal is on the point Of exploding. Herr
von Puttkamer, governor of the German
Cameroons, is accused of having commit-
ted many acts of inhumanity. and cruelty
similar to these alleged against W-helan
and Leist and for which' those officials
were ordered to be dismissed from the co- ‘
lonial service. Von Puttkamer’s acc'users
are Von Stetten, late vice governor under
Von Puttkamer, and Giesebrecht, the
same British journalist who exposed the
abuses in the Cameroons under Whelan
and Leist. A large number of affidavits
of eyewitnesses and victims of Von Putt-
kamer’s brutality, with'the. strongest of
corroborative evidence, are now in posses-
slon of a German paper and will soon be
published. The evidence is so strong that
it will be impossible. to avoid an official
investigation. .
Von Puttkamer, who was appointed to
his office only 11 months ago, is accused of
having committed the most horrible atroc-'
-ities upon both male and female natives
of the CameroOns, of vile excesses and of
financial speculations of a shady character.
Rumors of this haVe been current in co-
lonial circles for some time. Additional
evidence against the governor is in the
hands of two members of the left, and it
will be laid before the reichstag when that
body reassemhlcs, in the form of an- in-
terpellation of the government.
Angered Agrarians.
The rejection‘of the margarine bill by
the federal council has deeplyangered the
whole agrarian party. The Deutsche
Tages Zeitung, the organ of the Federa-
tion of Husbandry, bitterly reproaches the
government for its failure to succor the
suffering agrarians with either big means
or little means. »
A bill will be introduced in the diet to
increase the salaries of all governmental
employees in Prussia. This would involve
a total of $4,000,000 to start with. A
similar bill will be introduced in the.
bundesrath and in the reichstag to in-
crease the salaries of imperial officials and
likewise those of the army officers from
the grade of first lieutenant upward.
Baron von Ehrhardt, a cavalry captain,”_
and First Lieutenant von Kamptz of the.
garrison at Dusseldorf have been dismissed '
from the army because they refused to ac- .
cept a challenge to fight a duel with pis-
tols which was sent to them {by a notorious
scoundrel. Both officers published the
facts as an advertisement in a Dusseldorf
newspaper. _
Empress Augusta and six of the im-
perial princes may be seen daily practic-
ing bicycle riding in the park at Wilhelms-
ruhe. This is new sport forthe empress,
but under the tuition of her two eldest
sons, both of whom are expert bicyclists,
and on amachine especially .. built for‘her
under the emperor’s direction, she is mak-
ing rapid progress.
. Germany at the Paris Fair.
Herr Richter, the German commissioner
to the Paris exposition of 1900, was the
first of the commissioners on the spot and
met with a cordial reception from Director
Picurd and other officials of the exposi-
tion. Herr Richter reports that the space
allowed Germany, while not quite as
much as was occupied by this country at
the Columbian exposition in Chicago in
1893. is more than has been given to any
other foreign nation.
the German government intend to make
the section finer and intrinsically more
valuable than that at the Chicago exposi-
tion.
Thunderstorms. hurricanes and hail-
storms have devastated various districts in
Germany during the past week, especially
in Hesse, Mecklenburg, the Moselle region
and around Colmar. In the vicinity of
Lubeck wind and lightning destroyed 40
buildings and killed 12 persons. The
vineyards of Mosellc and Saar Valleys suf-
fered enormous damage, especially those
near Treber, Graacher and Treves.
During the intensely hot weather of the
last week the maneuvers, drills and
marches of the army in various parts of
Germany were attended with many fatal
cases of sunstroke.
The Reiohsanzeiger publishes a state-
ment of the fiscal operations of the gov-
ernment for the year 1895—6, showing an
excess in the ordinary revenues of the em-
pire amounting to $5,241,500 over the es-
timate. ’ ~
A contagious disease of the eyes, the
orig-in and characteristics of which are
puzzling the physicians, is spreading in.
upper Silesia. , '
Justice Field Is All Right.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.—Associate
Justice Stephen J. Field of the supreme
court arrived yesterday from Paso Robles
in the special train sent for him. In an
interview Justice Field said there was no
occasion for sensational statements about
his failing health; that he had left Paso
Robles "because he had completed the
course of treatment there, from which he
was much benefited, and that he would
remain here for a month to escape the
heat of the east, going directly to Wash-
ington early in September.
Jane Doe Is Mrs. Knapp.
NEW YORK, July 20.-—-'J_‘he identity of
Jane Doe, who was arrested in Hoboken
on July 1 on the charge of passing coun-
terfeit silver dollars, has been established.
The United ‘States secret service agents,
headed by George M. Bagg, after two
weeks of clever detective work, have dis
covered that she is Mrs. Mary Knapp, nee
Beasley, of 283 Pearl street, Bufialo.
Trout Run Burned Out.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, July 20.—-The vii:
lage of Trout Run, 12 miles from here,
was nearly wiped out by fire yesterday.
Fourteen frame buildings were burned
and several others badly damaged. Had
it not been for the shifting of the wind
the entire town would have been destroyed.
Denial From Hoke Smith.
WASHINGTON, July 20.—Secretary Hoke
Smith says there is no foundation for the
published report that he would locate in
New York at the close of the adm nistra-
tion to practice law. ,
' Victoria as Arbitrator.
BERLIN, July 20.-—-It is officially an~
nounced here that Queen Victoria will act
as umpire in the arbitration of the iron-
tier dispute between Chile cnd the A man-
tine Republic.
Advertise inithe Glzurrr.
‘ .
The emperor and.
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PARLIAMENT T0 onoss.
One of the Most Disastrous .Sessions on
| Record Will Adjourn Aug. 14.
LONDON, July 20.+The fourteenth phr-
liament of Queen Victdria’s _reign Will
close its first session on Aug. Hatter cer—
tain private, political and court measures
shall have been disposed of. This pro-
gramme. which has been decided upon by
the cabinet,'springs from a desire to cut
the. gordian knot of “the'difficulties in
, which the government finds itself, throw-
ing things over until time can be found
for 'an'efr‘ective reorganization of the po» " ‘
litical Cohorts. ‘ . ;
A more disastrous session than this, of. .
which only ten real werking days remain,
has rarely been known in the historyof' _
, any party having over 100 majority in the ‘
house of commons. The education bill
withdrawn, the finance and agricultural
rating bills passed and the Scotch agricul-
tural rating bill tolerably sure to be passed
complete the record of first class-measures
disposed of' at this session. It has been
deemed impossible to proceed with the de-
ceased wife’s sisterbill, and the Irish land
bill has no chance at this session, even if
the house should enter.upon all night‘sit-
tings.
London, which was overwhelmingly
Conservative at the last election, stands
amazed and disgusted at. the ridiculous
outcome. Allthis'fortilies the common
belief that before the next session begins
Mr. A. J., Balfour will retire from the
government leadership in the house of
commons and take his seat among the
lords, leaving Joseph Chamberlain master
of the commons and real head of the Con-
servative party’s destiny.
HALF A MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE.
The Chicago Car Barns, 544 Cars and 14
Horses Burned.
CHICAGO, July 20.—The car barns of
the Chicago City Railway company on
Cottage Grove avenue, near Thirty—ninth
street, were destroyed by fire tonight. The
barns were 150 feet long, 400 feet deep and.
occupied three-fourths of a square. They
were filled-with cars, being the stable for
the entire system. The company lost 544
cars, 160 of them being grip cars. Not a
thing in the building was saved. The loss
is estimated at fully $500, 000, the building
and contents being insured for $311,000.
The fire, once started, burned with great
rapidity, and the firemen experienced great
difficulty in preserving many of the ad-
joining buildings. They managed, how-
ever, to confine the fire to the car barns.
' Pipeman Samuel Sullivan was badly
hurt by a portion of the front wall when
it toppled over, but his injuries will not
prove fatal.‘ A fire engine was smashed
by the same wall. .
Of 30 horses in the barn 16 were saved
and 14 were burned in their stalls.
Beard Takes Knapp‘s Place.
WASHINGTON, July ff: —Minister Terrell
has telegraphed Seentary Olney that in
accordance with his understanding with
the sultan that when a missionary left an-
othershould take his place, Mr. Beard has
gone to Bitlis toreplace Dr. Knapp, who
:was, ordered' to Constantinople for trial
upon a charge of encouraging rebellion.‘
United States Consul Bergholtz is at Er-'
zerum, with partial recognition by the
governncnt.’ The sultan declares the re-
port that. he ever ordered the expulsion of
Amer-ism missionariestobe false: ’
Chicago Hightvaymén Chuéht.
DETROAT, July, ill—John Ormey, alias
Hass, alias Casey, alias Richard, and
James Dempsey, alias Smith,‘ known as
the‘long and short couple who have com-
mitted numerous hold ups and murders at‘
Chicago, and Michael -Monah'an, another
member of the gang, were arrested here
today. A fourth member of the desperate
robbers is believed to be in the city, but
has so far escaped arrest. .
Man and Woman Fight a Duel.
CriAT’rANOOGA, July 23.--Last night at
Anniston, Ala., Warren P. Rouse, former-
ly of Chattanooga, and Nora Tanner
fought a duel 'with pistol 'and knife.
Rouse was shot twice and died almost in-
stantly. The Tanner woman was cut to
pieces and died this morning.
The Russell Pallbearers.
BOSTON, July 20.—-The following have
been selected as pallbearers for the funeral
of ex-Governor Russell: The ex-governor’s
brothers—Charles, Theodore, Joseph B.
and Henry E.——and the brothers-in-law—
William D. Swan and Bertram Williams.
A Meridan Man Drowned.
NEW YORK, July 20,—Three men inva
catboat belonging to the Harlem Yacht
club were run down in the Hudson river
last night by the ferry boat Kingston. One
of the men, William A. Weber, 54 yearsof
age, of Meriden, Conn, was drowned.
A Tariff For Revenue.
WASHINGTON, July 20.—The state de-
partment is informed that the govern-
ment of Barbados, West Indies, has in-
creased the customs tarifi‘ 2f) per cent.
The purpose is to enable a depleted treas-
ury to meet its liabilities.
Foraker Invited.
NEW YORK, Jul." 20. ——-In‘:ltaiions for the
McKinley ratification mee ing to be held
in Cooper union nr‘xt Thursday have been
issued to Senate 1' Foraker of Ohio, W. R.‘
Grace,'Wiillam Selnway. ThomasB. Reed'-
and Cornelius Bliss. .
Vanderbilt Improving.
NEW YORK, July 20.'—The latest bul-
letin issued from the Vanderbilt mansion
says that Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt'scon-
dition continues to improve.
A Yellow Fever Victim.
HAVANA,July 20.-—'Colonel Nicahor Pico
has died of yellow fever at Mutanzas. .
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IDSUMMERSALE.
ihe hot weather of July we do not expect any great rush of business, "but our exper-
ience in business has told us that there are a great many people that want something
. new when they are going on their vacations. That is the reason why we always keep
as full a stock in July or August as we do any part of the year. We can always fit
you 1n an -
Outing Suit, Shirt welsh, Separate Skirt,
OR LIGHT “(SAFE AND JACKET.
This week we shall make some reductions in all. departments to stimulate trade
During
5 doz. Percale, fancy (lesions $2.25.
5 doz Ladies’ House Dresoses: two pieces,- waist with
double pointed yoke and separate skirt, $1.25 This is
more natty looking than a wrapper. ,
Wash Goods.
25 pieces Scotch Laws, 50.
15 pieces Organdies, 12.}c. 4
5 pieces All Linen Batiste, silky stripe, 390.
5 pieces All Linen Colored Stripes, 250.
2 pieces All Linen Plain Batiste, 29c.
5 pieces Brown Linen, 1212c.
3 pieces Linen Crash, 20c.
25 pieces 40 in Lawn, 1215c.
In Our Ilg Sud Room.
25 Linen Crash Separate, $1.98; N. Y. price. $2;25.
12 Black and White'Check Skirts, $1.98; N. Y. price,
$2.50 - .
.17 Black Figured Skirts, $2.25; N. Y. price, $3.98
6 Black Figured Silk Skirts, $7.98; N. Y. price, $10.
5 Black Figured Silk Skirts, $4.50; N. Y. price, $6.50
8 Black Sicilian Skirts, S435, N. Y. price, 5.75.
12 Brown Linen Skirts, 98c; N. Y. price, $1.25.
10 Linen Crash Suits, $3.98; N. Y. price, $5.00.
. 25 Duck Skirts, 980; N. Y, price, $1 25.
children’s Dresses.
25 Children’s Wash Dresses, odds and ends of last
season; they were 50c, 75c and 98; all for one price, 25c
35 Children’s Dresses, this season’s style, large
sleeve, made of Chambray; were 750, now 500.
Children’s \Vbite Dresses, 250, 39c. 49c and 720..
Shirl Waisls.
Our stock is the largest in Connecticut. This we 9
pride ourselves in. We keep just as good a stock in "_
July and August as we did in June. All sizes, all vacaiiun TM“ 5
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prices—25c, 49c, 75c, 98c, $1.25 and $1.49. g
, Satchels, 750, 986, $1.48, $2.25. '
Dress Suit Cases, $1.85, $1.98 to $7.50.
Shawl Straps, 39c and 490. Trnfk Straps, 500.
Tooth Brushes, 10, 15 and 25c; (‘on be, 5, 10, 19, 250.
Hair Brushes, 25, 39 and 49c. Fans, 15, 25 and 480.
Writing Paper Boxes, 10, 15 and 250.
Fancy Soaps, 5, 10, 19 and 25c:
Perfumes, 25 and 39c an ounce.
Bathing Suits, $198, $3.98 and $4.50,
Vaseline and Comfort Powder, for sun burned'faces,
5, 13, 17 and 250,
Summer Dress Goods.
10 pieces light weight French Dress Goods that we
have sold all season at 39c and 49c, now 250.
10 pieces Wool Chailies, 10c.
_ 10 pieces "Imported Dress Goods that were 75 and 98c
all now 490. .
Wrappers.
.The makers of our Wrappers motto is; “Not how
cheap, but how good." In order to get a good fitting
Wrapper, with plenty of room. you should pay from
$1.25 upwards. , 'We have wrappers at all prices.
10 doz. Print Wrappers, 65c.
15 doz. Lawn Wrappers, 750.
5 doz. Percale, Hamburg trimmed, $2.75.
4 doz. Percale, Watteau back, $1.98.
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