Daily Republican., 1888-01-25
THIRD EDITION.


PHILADELPHIA Jan. Is The DO
lice Of the Eighth Dt. T. lot y ers notified
yesterday morning that Gecf.e W
Kuoor, an OLD man who lived In tae|
fourth story Of 100 R'dRe avenue, had
not been seen for about len days. Der
ReaDt Hoffman went to the building
and upon forcing an entrance to the
room found the old man lying dead on
the floor, with his arms clAsped around
the stove. He had appart atlY been
dead for several days, and from the
emapciated condition of tha body It
seemed probable that he had starved to
death.
Ii is stated that tina old maa lived
like hermit, SLOWING no one 10 enter
his room, aud had no apparent means
of livelihood. He had been earpen
ter, and had occupied the room - 4
shop and home for twelve ears or
more, bat 1t is said no had done no
work, apparently. for teveral years.
Some Of his relatives, who are supposed
to live in the city, formerly visited him,
but had not been to see him for . long
time.
Iu the room were found IS s6 in cash
and eleven deeds for building lots In
East Hammouton, N. J.
The coroner took charge OF the body
and the police started q ssIroh for the
dead mans relatives.
"Mike" BodeD, tie heavyweight,
puRilist. Who 10 better known among
she TT ht ired fraternity as tue "Ka
nucS," vaa arrested last night by DE-
tective Murray, Mt Eighth aad Bennett
streets, on charge Of robbery. Mike
made no Iesi,tSnce and quietly sue
oumbed to the inevitable. He attend et
a ball 10 the Assembly Buildings Men
day night and met TtrreLCs McCsrty
who was drunk. EcdeE PERI undeC
McCarty TO go home with him. HI
took the drunken man to his room, OF
Tenth street, sbjve Locust, md wEeI
MoCarty aWoke In the morning BodeI
was missing. 30 as MoOsrty's Watoh
chain and sIeeve-buttons and Is i,
money. Yesterday he swore out q
warrant for the pueilists srres
Boden will have hearing at the Cen.
trail Station this morning bsfoFe Magis
trate Pole.
The Delaware river is still fall o
floating Zoe, and navigation In TIT
lower part and In the bay is greatly In
terfered with on this account Tn,
bark Samuel Welsh and the tchoOne
II. Small had tbs sheAthinS Torn iron
their hulls by the ice. The Ericsson
line hiss been compelled to suspend tht
trips Of the boats between this port AnC
Baltimore owing 60 the heavy los In til,
Delaware and Chesapeake csnHl.
The petition seut to Governor BeAvel
on Monday by the Constitutional De
fence Association asking for cfticia In
vestiRAtion into alleged violations Q
the common carrier laws by the PhilR
delphia ard Reading Rtiroad Company
Aau a a. a. ~,
it be formally signed by the mem bsri
OF the comm ,ttee. 1t will then be for
wArded to the Attorney Generals De
partment.
Thirty Ingram power loom c1rpss
wsAvers struck Tuesday ct the mill o.
William X Montague for the uniiOrn
prloo lisT. A Compromise Was effected
by which the arm agreed TO psy hvt
oents per yard fer wsagln2 boJn plain
and shaded work on ths fast Looms AnC
the strikers returned 10 their looms.
The PhilAdelph'a Textile Association
yesterday adopt reso uIons endoIsini
the schedule OF duties on wool ant
woollers prepared by the receut CONFER
ence OF wool growers, metCE ants an,
man uiaotuteTs, and RepIeaentAiv
Breokeniidgs's joint resolution In rel
'ence TO the c.Assla Jation Of WJrste
Goth.
Martin Moore. aged SO years, M
Joseph Bowan, same age. were burne
yesterday by 40 explosion o. Hughes
PAtterson's rolling mill, caused b
emptytnR molten "tappings" from puC
ding furnaces over n wet pile, Mo-
died OF lii injuries. Bowau Is In q dAl
Rsr0us condition.
The British steamship Lemutia. viii,
arrived in port yesterday from B.lb1i
enctunteTed q terrific passage irol
FlDisterre. Her boats were oil carrie
away, and her decks swept Of ever
thing movable.
The Philadelphia schooner Jesse v
Knight was cut through By this ice
A'ex. ndria harbor, VirGiEiA, esterda
and sank.