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The morning news., 1888-05-17
BROKER HATCH'S DEATH
MRS. SCOFIELD ANXIOUS TO LET
THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

Her Counsel Shuts Her Of Before She
Could Carry Out Her Intentional
Hysterical Assertion That Hatch
Was Running From Ferris-Ferris
Gives Bail.
New York, May 16.-The coroner's jury,
which has been investigating tho death of
Nathaniel w. 7. Hatch, finished its labors
last evening, and returned a verdict that
Hatch, who was found dead in the rear yard
of No. GA West Twentieth street, in this
city, on the morning of May s, 1888, met
his death by accidentally falling off or
jumping from the rear extension of
said premises. impelled through his fears of
exposure or violence, having been enticed
to said premises by David C. Ferris and
Mrs. L. II. Scofield. Coroner Levy placed
Mrs. Scofeld and Ferris under bail, and in
default OF 5000 in the case of Ferris, and
$4,000 in the case of Mrs. Scofeld, COM
mitted them to the House of Detention to
await the action of the grand jury.
ANXIOUS TO CONFESS.
Mrs. Sco1eld created sensation by ad-
dressing the Coroner on the announcement
of the verdict, declaring that she had con-
cealed certain things up to that time, and
offering to make clean breast of the affair.
She was vigorously quieted by her counsel,
and finally left the court room without
making the promised disclosures. She was
overheard to say while Historically talking
to herself after being suppressed, that it
was not Ferris, but Scofeld from whom
Hatch was running away.
Another of the days sensations was pro-
duced by the testimony of picture dealer
named Hooper, shat ne had in March, 1880,
sold some pictures to Mrs. Scofield under
the name of Mrs. Ferris Scofield was dis
charged from the House of Detent on.
Ferris gave bail and was released Mrs
Scofield has not secured bondsmen yet.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
RADICALS IN A RUMPUS.
The Two Factions in Virginia Ready
to Knife Each Other.

PETERSBURG, VA, May 16.-A large
number of delegates to the Republican
State Convention, which meets in the opera
house here tomorrow at noon, to elect dele
gates to the national convention, are on the
ground.
The leaders oa the two party factions are
busy to night, mapping out the plans for
conducting their fight in tho convention.
Senator Riddlebcrger, Hon. John s.
WiSe ex-Gov. Cameron, Congressman
Yost, and other prominent Republicans
leading tho opposition to the unit rule and
the present plan of the party organization,
are here organizing their adherents for to-
morrow's struggle.
Senator Riddlebcrger and Hon. John S.
Wise tonight addressed large opposition
meeting, and both speakers urged the mem
bers of the party to act fearlossly and in
dcpendently
1t seems to be tho general opinion that
thero will be a bolt in tho convention to-
morrow, and that the ant-Mahone mon,
unless their demands are yielded to, will
form another convention and adopt reso-
lutions claiming that the delegates elected
to Chicago by the Malone body were not
elected in conformity with the plan of the
national committee. 1t seems probable that
there will be- two sets of delegates sent
from Virginia to the National Republican
Convention.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
SENATORS PASSING BILLS.
Two Days to be Devoted to Measures
On the Calendar.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-In the Senate,
to-day, the Senate bill, appropriating $780,
OOO for the commencement of a boat rail
way around the distractions of Columbia
river at the Dalles and Cello Falls, was
passed. The Senate then agreed to proceed
to consideration of bills on the calendar
and continue thereat for two entire
legislative days after to-day. Among the
bills passed we we're the Senate bill ,appro-
Fortress Monroe, Va, and the Senate bills
to pay various claimants for cotton taken
by Gen. Burnside to strengthen the mill
tarY works at Knoxville, Tenn. Having
passed in all thirty-eight bills, the Senate
proceeded to executive business, and at 4 AS
o'clock adjourned.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Blaine Backers in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, May 16.-The Republican
State Convention to-day chose as delegates
at large 10 the Chicago convention: A. A.
Taylor, L. g. Houck, Gen. George Nancy
and S. A. McIilwell Ccolored). They are all
pronounced Blaine men. A resolution in
structing tho delegates to vote for Blaine
was unanimously adopted
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Nevada's Protectionists.

WINNEMUccA, New, May. 16.-The Re-
publican State Convention chose as dele
gates to Chicago Senators Stewart and
Jones and Messrs. Sharon and Hamilton, Of
Storey county. The resolutions demand,
among other things, the restoration of the
duties on lead. borax, soda, hides and
leather, and TO restore the tariff taken of
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Col n n. Woolford Dead.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 16.-A dispatch from
Madison, Ind, says: "CoL James II. Wool
ford died suddenly yesterday of heart dis
ease. He was native Of Maryland and q
lieutenant in the regular army during the
Mexican war. During the late war he was
Richmond, Va, and issued all the bonds of
tho Confederacy.n
The morning news., 1888-05-17
BALFOUR HITS BACK.

Gladstone's Government Said to Have
Increased Sentences on Appeal
LONDON, May 16.-Mr. Balfour, in
speech at Battersea, this evening, informed
his hearers that he had laid before the
House of Commons a report showing that
In every year Of Mr.. Gladstope's admins
tration there had occurred cases in which
sentences had been increased on appeal, and
that cumulative sentences, not carrying
with them the right of appeal had been i'm
posed with Lord Spencer's knowledge and
consent
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Connecticut,s Chorus.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, May 16-The Re-
publican State Convention today chose as
delegate at-large TO Chicago, Samuel Fes-
senden Of Stamford, Samuel L. Warner Of
Middletown, Il. s. Day Of Colchester, and
L. S Horny of Rockville. The platform
declares that the Republican party Of Con-
nectlcut believes in the protective policy.
II condemns the administration's alleged
FREQ trade tendencies and general ineih-
oiaucv
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Labor pnrties Fail to Fuse.

CINCINNATI. May 16.-The efforts at a
fusion Of the Union Labor and United La
bor conventions have failed, and each is
proceeding regardless Of the other. A
vouminous platform is pending before the
Union Labor convention, and Is being con-
sidered section by section.
The Union Labor Convention adopted q
platform and nominated A. j. Streeter, OF
Illinois, for President, and Charles Il. Cum
ningham, Of Little Rock, for Vice Presi-
The morning news., 1888-05-17
SLAVE sHACKLES SNAP.
The Brazilian Parliament Approves
the Government's Bill.


the Governments Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Brazilian
Legation in this city has received informa-
tion from Rodrigo Silve, Minister of For
eign Affairs, that the Brazilian Parliament
has approved the government bill COM
pletely abolishing slavery, and that it was
sanctioned by the Regent on May 13 The
Minister also states that this action met
with extraordinary manifestations of Joy.
The Department of State received a simi-
lar telegram from Senor Da Silva, which
was Immediately sent to the President.
This afternoon the following reply was
sent to Minister Da Silva: "The President
directs me to convey TO your government
his congratulations upon the abolition of
slavery in Brazil, and to express his per-
sonal hope and expectation that the free
dom thus extended will result in the in
creased happiness and prosperity of your
country y
The morning news., 1888-05-17
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS.
The Senate to Mako an Inquiry Init
the Subjec5.

WASHINGTON, May l6.-In the Senate to-
day the resolution offered by Mr.. Vest last
Monday, providing for select committee
to examine questions touching meat and
meat products of the United States, was
taken up. After a long discussion by
Messrs. Vest, Manderson, Cullom aud
Plumb, the resolution for select commit
tee was extended 50 as to make the inve,ti-
cation embrace the trunk line association,
Central Traffic Association, and other
agencies of transportation, and was adopted.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
PROSPECTS OF A VOTE.
It is Doubtful Whether it VIII be
Taken This Week.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-There is a good
deal Of consultation going on amongthe
Republican members OF the House upon
the proposition made by Mr.. Mills last week,
that the House shall vote on the Mills bill
and the substitute TO be offered by the Re
publicans directly upon the close of the
general debate this week, and without con-
federation Of the amendments Up
TO this point no sort Of
The morning news., 1888-05-17
UNCLE sam AS A BOND BUYER.
Holders Still Want Good Prices for
their Securities.

WASHINGTON, May 16-Acting Secreta-
ry Thompson opened proposals to-day for
the sale of bonds to the government
as follows: IS coupons: $4,000 at
1877; As registered 100000 Mt l2s, $500
at 127, $40, 900 at 1877, $4,000 at l27. $50, 900
at 1871, $50, 600 at 127II, 5000 at l27, 50, 100
at 127, total S23j, 800; 416s registered $50 at
1903, SIG, 500 at l0s, 50, 100 at 1914 and ac-
crued interest, $50, 900 at 1881, $4,000 at
1863, total S93, $50; grand total S3!9,5jJ
The Treasurer accepted bonds aggregat-
ing sl96, $50, at 127 for Is and l0s for rs
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Nahrnska for Blaine.

OMAuA, NEB, May lG.-The Republican
State Convention, which assembled here
yesterday, was engaged till 10 o'clock last
night in organizing. John NJ. Thurston,
Patrick Egan, George w. Heist and Il. A.
Norval were elected delegates TO the Chit
cago convention. They are uninstructed,
but favor Blaine.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
vir0inia's Diocesan Council.

STAuNToN, VA, May 16.-The Diocesan
council of the Protestant Episcopal church
of Virginia mot here to-day. Bishop Ran
doph presided. Bishop Peterkin ispresent.
Rev l.. w. Burton, of Richmond, preached
the opening sermon. About 200 clerical
and lay delegates are present. The council
will continue in session until Saturday.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Now Legislation in Appropriation
Rilla

WASHINGTON, May 16.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Edmunds offered resolution To
amend the rules so as to make 1t the duty
OF the presiding officer of the Senate, when
ever any general legislation appears in a
general Appropriation bill coming from the
House, TO direct the same 10 be struck out,
subject to an appeal to the Senate. The
resolution was referred to the Committee on
The morning news., 1888-05-17
MIssOuRrs FLOODS.
Renters of the Bottom Lands VIII be-
the Heaviest Losers.

Renters of the Bottom Lands VIII be-
the Heaviest Losers.
OFALLoN, Mo-, May 16.-The water is
now an unbroken sheet from bluff to bluff,
except in the extreme southwest portion Of
the bottom. Business on the Keokuk line ia
wholly suspended An open lake of water
reaches from Saint Peter to beyond old
Monroe. No accurate estimate can
now be made of the dam
age which may be done within
twenty -four hours. Last fall there was a
large acreage of wheat sown on these low
lands, and owing TO the favorable season
for corn planting, a large acreage of corn
was planted. All of these crops will be-
wholly destroyed If the rise does not abate
The men who will suffer most are renters,
as all these bottom lands are owned by
wealthy men.
sNY LEVELS GAP
LOUISIANA, Mo-, May 16.-The gap in
Sny Levee. through which the whole Missis-
sippi is now pouring, has widened almost
300 yards. The Sny Basin contains 1000
acres of fine farming land, and il is esti-
mated that fully 1000 will be inundated.
OF the submerged lands $4,000 acres are in
crops-the msjority in wheat The water
is now rushing southwark over the bottoms
over a space six miles wide. The water in
the river proper is at a standstill.
$I,500,000 WASHED AWAY.
QUINCY, ILL, May 16.---The food situa.
tion grew verse yestere =, and it is now
almost certain that the Indian Grove dis
trict will be abandoned for years to come.
The people in the doomed region made a
hurried and disorderly retreat for the bluffs,
the rain adding TO the miseries of the home-
less unfortunates. The Indian Grove region
is completely covered with water No loss
,,f L..
TO property in the two districts Is known to
be not far from 81 800, 900.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
GerrnAnY'e Striker

BERLIN, May l6--The government is
actively watching the strikers. who are en-
couraged by the Socialists. The police have
seized 90, 900 Socialist leaflets and arrested
thirteen persons. The blacksmiths Of Berlin
and Langenbielau have struck.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
They Favor Blaine.

sTAUNToN, VA, May l6.-The Repub-
lican Convention Of the Seventh Virginia
district, at Charlottesville, to-day elected
Senator Riddleberger and ex-senator Lewis
delegates 10 the Chicago convention. Stuart
T. Lindsay was chosen olector. All are
uninstructed. but favor Blaine.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
Conflrmed bv tho Senate

WASHINGTON, May 16-The Senate to-
day confirmed tho nominations Of Robert
b. Roosevelt Of New York, TO be minister
to the Netherlan-s, and the following post
masters: Thomas L. Crosland at Benefits
vile, S. c., and William A. Moore at York
vile. s. 9.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
A Good Nirht for the Kaiaer

BERLIN, May l6-The Emperor passed
good night DIR. Mackenzie changed the
canula. The wound presented goo,
appearance.
The morning news., 1888-05-17
OHIO'S DEMOCRATS.
Nominations for State Ohices-Cleve
land Indorsed.

Nominations for State Ohices-Cleve,
land Indorsed.
DAYTON, O., May 16.-Hon. Samuel F.
Hunt was made chairman Of the State
Democratic Convention. Nominations were
made as follows:
For Secretary of State-Boston G.. Young
of Marian County.
For Judge of the Supreme Court-Lyman
r. Critchfeld Of Holmes County.
For Board of Public Works--James
Emnitt of Pike County.
All these nominations were made by ac-
clamatiOn.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
The platform indorses, without qualification,
President Cleveland's administration, aud
declares that his denomination is demanded
by the interests of the country. Itapproves
the Mills tariff bill; demands. that govern
ment lands be he'd for ac-
tual settlers favors liberal pensions
TO soldiers and sailors: demands economi-
cal expenditures of the public money and a
reduction of the surplus by reduced taxa
tion: expresses sympathy for struggling
Ireland; favors such restraint on corporate
power as will protect honest labor, and
recommends the repeal Of the duties upon
industries combined into trusts TO erect
monopolies.
CLEVELAND INDoRsED.
Following is the text Of the platform:
We indorse without qualification the admins
tration Of President Cleveland His honesty,
integrity, fidelity 70 principle and manly
courage have cudeared him 70 the American
people and the interests Of the country demand
his denomination an1 election.
We approve the Mills tarn bill as a practical
expression OF the Democratic party and request
our Representatives III Congress 10 give IL cor
dial support.
We demand an economical expenditure of tho
public money. and reduction Of the surplus in
the treasury by reduced taNatiou and not by
extrayagant and corTupting appropriations
We favor such restraints upon corporate
power as will protect honest labor and conserve
the interests Of honestly employed capital. We
oppose the importation of contract labor and
the landing Of aliens for permanent residence
who DO not intend 70 become citizens Of the
United States.
The following are tie dolegatcs-1t-large:
Calvin S. Bryce, Of Allen county; Thomas
f. Powell, of franklin county; Charles w.
Baker, OF Hamilton county, and l.. Z.
Holden, Of Cuyahoga county.
The electors-at-large arc: David w. Hill,
of Defiance, and w. w. Ellsbery, Of Brown.
The convention adjourned sine die.
, 1888-09-20
A visit TO simon cameron.

1t is true that he daily receives a very
large number of visitors, but be has a knack
of treating every caller well, yet disposing of
him quickly, unless he happens to be some
congenial spirit with whom he feels in the
humor of chatting. But no man ever did or
ever will go away from Gen. Cameron's curt
yet courtly presence disgruntled without
good and sufficient cause. He has always
been prominently a manager of men. He
has taken care to watch when the tides In
public affairs were liable to rise, and when
the ebb came he was pretty sure to see its ap-
proach before most other people. This has
been the secret of his political success. In
speaking of his career ia politics he likes to-
day to talk to his intimhteS in q strain some
thing like this:
People always said Of me when 1 was in
active politics that Cameron was a boss; that
no man could be a candidate for office unless
Cameron first selected him and gave him per-
mission to run. This impression became SO
strong that aspirants for political prefer
ment would come to me months before the
primaries or nominating conventions and
ask if they might have the office they sought,
believing that my word of support was equiv
alent to an election. 1t wasn't anything of
the kind, you know. I invariably answered
such questions by asking the candidate,
What is your strength or How many dele
gates can you count oni Show me your fig
ures and then l can tell you whether l can
afford to support you This 1 would say to
all who came. Then when L found the man
who was pretty sure to win with the little
support l could give him he was made the
Cameron candidate. l got all the credit for
the victory, and the candidate himself be-
lieved that his success was entirely attribute
BILE to me. The truth of the matter always
was that the candidate had the popular
strength with him. and without that 7
wouldn't and couldn't have been of much
service. New York Sun.
, 1888-09-20
Cost of Getting the Nems.

Mr.. Eugene NJ. Camp, who has collected
the statistics for America on this point, says,
through The American, that the entire cost
of all news used in the papers in this country
is $2O,655,000 per year. This is curiously di-
vided. The special bureaus, which are prin-
cipally located in New York, with the right
to look over the proofs every night of some
of the morning journals, cost S345, 600. This
is divided among 100 of the leading provin-
cial papers. The business of the Associated
Press now amounts to 81, $50, 900 yearly, and
that of the United Press foots up to $3.50, 900.
These two sums, with the special outlay for
telegraph tolls outside of the organizations.
place the total to all the papers of 81, 500, 900
for this department. In addition to this
there are to be reckoned the special services
of professional correspondents in adjacent
towns and important ~centers, whose salaries
aggregate 81 900, 900 beside. This makes the
total cost of all the service about So, $50, 600
per annum.
In the larger cities of the Union it costs
all the way from $500 to $4,000 a week for
the working up of local districts. Mr.. Camp
reckons this yearly expense at about sl5,-
10000 This is a correct analysis of the ex-
pense in collecting news and the proportion
in which one branch of the service is related
to the other. There are three lines on which
this work proceeds-the gathering of news
by the local reporter, the use of the telegraph
and the special correspondent. Each method
is closely related to tho other. The state
ment shows that there has been a great devel-
opment of journalism in the matter of news.
Every effort is made to get the news and one
combination only paves the way for another
in order to keep the lead in this department
of a newspaper. The greater the combina-
ton, the greater the result, and the paper
that has the news is the one that the public is
most Wiling TO pay for.-Boston Herald.
, 1888-09-20
The Value of ADVERTISING.

'If you will tramp the city over and take
notice of the business places you will find
that where the show windows are finest, the
stock of goods the freshest and the statesmen
the quickest to make sales" The speaker
was a joker and we checked him to ask what
kind of n patent medicine 'ad' he was going
to spring on us. We were fooled, for in all
seriousness he continued: There you will
find an advertiser" We all agreed, and an
mother friend said he had another way Of
telling. 'If you will ride from Ashland
avenue to State street and count the mercan-
tile houses having electrical lights l will
venture that you can find the ads of nine
out of ten by searching the morning and
evening papers"
We were standing in n cigar store n
the proprietor said he could go us one better.
1.-TWO years ago my patrons were so few
that l scarcely made a living. One day two
men got in a quarrel in my store and one
shot the other, not fatally, but seriously. The
patrol came, thousands gathered in front of
the door, the reporters wrote up tho affair
e~laborately and my little store and myself
came in for a share Of the publicity. The
next day hundreds dropped in as they passed
to see the scene of the shooting. Many OF
them bought cigars. From that day on my
store was ADVERTISED and for a year l made
more money than in three years previous. /
now keep 4 small 'ad' in several papers and
you see mi clerks are busy. n-Chicago Jour
nal
, 1888-09-20

Nearly every one who has visited Rocka-
way has noticed n muscular, SUI Drowned
man, clad in a blue jersey bathing suit. He
is generally to be seen near the main bathing
pavilion at the foot of Remsen avenue. He
is "O" Rider, n professional swimmer, and
his duty is to save from drowning the
venturesome bathers. He is only 20 years Of
age, but during his life he has saved over
fifty lives and has been awarded seven
medals. The other day, when speaking to a
reporter, he said:
Il can tell the moment 1 see a bathers trug-
Cling Just what chance l nave to get to him
before he goes down. Few people know
what a risk and task it is to save a drowning
person. When | first became a life saver 1
had many narrow escapes, but experience
has taught me to avoid them. The greatest
danger is in being grabbed and pulled under
by the one whom you are trying to save.
Now, when l see there is danger of q drown
ing person catching hold of me l swim
around them and knock them out with q
clip under the ear. Then all l have to do is
to swim in with them. It's as true as you
live, but nineteen out of every twenty you
save, when they come to, will in some way
or another blame you because they came
near being drowned. They never think Of
thanking you. / have most trouble here with
bathers. II they are able TO swim
at all they go out further than they should,
but soon bring them in on my catamaran.
keep them out of the water altogether if 1
see them in time.n-New York Evening Sun.
, 1888-09-20
Swallowing a Thermometer.

Or. N. Singer, of Galveston, Tex, writes:
the pntienf. n German, who understood but
littis EnglisI, was admitted to the hospital
for = fever not yet diagnosed. As soon as he
was seated by his bedside / Introduced the
thermometer into his mouth, enjoining him
at the same time not to bite or swallow it.
Standing in front Of my patient, l saw tho
thermometer disappear in his mouth, while
ut the same time n motion, as of deglutition,
was performed by the man. When | recov-
cred from the shock such a sight gave me, I
requested my patient 20 open his mouth.
Sure enough the instrument was there no
longer, and when l asked the man in German
what he had done with the thermometer, he
answered that he had understood me to say
that he shoull swallow it, and, of course, he
had obeyed orders.
l snatched n blanket from the bed and
spread it on the floor, then making the maa
lie fat on his stomach on the bed, with tbs
head hanging down over the edge of it. [ told
him that unless he wished 10 die h. should in
troduce his fingers as far down the throat as
possible and make one supreme effort to
vomit. This was quickly and efficiently
done, for in less time than it takes me to re-
late it, the thermometer was regurgitated,
and fell safe and sound on the blanket. l
took the precaution of tying a thread to my
instrument whenever ufterward it became
necessary to take the temperature of this or
any other such bright minded patient.-Med-
ical Record.