Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-30
Yesterdays P. N. Dispatches

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Police Cap.
tain Williams has verified the story
that Oscar Wild. was taken In by
bunko steerers. The Captain says that
two weeks ago Oscar, while walking
up Broadway, near Union square, was
accosted by a hatchet.face young man.
who introduced himself as the son Ct
Drexel, the banker. Wilde was de.
| lighted, and the two went to res
taurant. where "Mr. Drexel - ate as
though hungry. Wilde remembered
this land not with an aesthetic SMILEY
! later in the day, when informed by
| Captain Williams that MIR. DreHe! !"
/ was Hungry joe" noted bunke.
steerer Then followed the old lottery
ticket scheme. First it was 500. then
| 500, until, becoming excited over the
| game, he PLAYED until he lost 81 900.
| He signed check on the Madison
square Bank for the amount, and then
rushed into the street, jumped into
| cab, drove rapidly to the bank, and
stopped payment of the check.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Bessie Graf
tan of Nevada, for several years the
guest of Senator and Mrs Jones, was
married last evening to Judge Ernst
Deechmau, ex.Minister to Colombia,
but now of Wisconsin. The wedding
took place at st. Johns church.
The bride entered on the arm CT
the Senator, her mother, Mrs. Grsttan,
following with the groom, ard Mrs.
Jones with Miss Sterling (also 4 guest
of the Senator and Mrs. Jore !. Tie
brides toilet was white Ottoman silk
and white embossed velvet, the
latter forming the traIn of the
dress. Mrs Grattan wore black vel.
vet court-:fain over white brocade.
and Mrs. Jones's toilet was of pink
brocade. Didn't the Senator wear
something ED Senator Jones gave
the bride away. There were neither
bridesmaids nor groomsmen. The
bridal couple left Washington on trip
north.
BEVERLY, ". Va, Dec. pa. Cur
renee, a prominent Randolph county
farmer, was burned to death on We'd
nesday night with four of his children.
His wife was fatally injured, also.
Currence had lost much sleep through
watching with sick n.ighbor, and On
Wednesday night was sleeping at home; |
and while his wife and two children |
watched at the neighbours bedside they !
saw the flames of their homestead. Be- |
fore they could get there the walls had !
fallen, envelopiDg tie five inmates. |
Mrs. Currerce made a frantic but I'M
successful attempt to rescue them, and |
received burns that Mill prove fatal. !
The charred bones were recovered yes
terday by the neighbors. Mr.. Cur
renee was an ex.Judge AID served Ill
the 3lst Virginia regiment during the
war.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-Between two
and three Thousand spectators assem-
bl, d in Madison Square Garden last
night at the benefit of Joe Coburn.
the "wind up" was by Sullivan and
Coburn. The spectators did not like
the friendly bout" and there were
cries of go for him, Sullivan J"
"G.ve it to him, Joe !" The two
boxes stopped, and turning to the peo-
pie, Sullivan said ~ want 10 please
You all, and I Will please you by killing
a man soou-perhaps Maces In
known" Cnburn aud Sullivan then
engaged in three rounds. There was no
s!ogging, buS much SCIENCE Was dis.
played.
Sullivan, in conversation with re-
porter, Expressed no fear OF Mace, aud
scotted at the Australian. whom he was
pleased TO term "Mace's Hall breed. "
WASHINGTON, DEC. GA general
order has been issued from the Navy
announcing the findings of
the caurs.martial in the case of Alfred
E. Owen, U. S. n. The specifications
alleged that he repeatedly advised and
urged Captain Hopkins lin command of
the Navy Yard at Pensacola at the time
yellow fever was prevaillng) to leave
the station without being regularly re-
'ieveG. The Court acquitted Surgeon
Oven. The Secretary OF the Navy
lisappreved the findings OF the Court,
but ordered him released from arrest.
ard that he return to his station and re.
.ume hi duties.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. The Speaker
snip contest is still uaabated, though
more in the nature of s.ill-hunt.
Randall is gaining every day, and is
said to be parceling ont the chairman
ships. Carlisle is the most diynitied OF
The contestants. but, though his record
is good, it won't count in contest like
this. His principles are too high.
is not making a very active
canvass. Blackburn is relying GA q
split. Springer has many elements OF
strength and will make lively fight.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Jesse Soau ding,