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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-17

"Ry George" !" exclaimed WagatAfi. with chuekle, as he looked his cards over, "I don't believe could improve on this hand"
 "Perhaps you have nevcr tried soap on l., suggested Buckhorn. -- CAtcdgo T'rihpne.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-17

"Ah, mel" sighed Potts, "Fm tired of living, The world ls hollow, am bition's vain" Come nowl" sad his chum, "I know the
 symptoms;
 It's all your liver-that's very plain. "1ou need not suffer, for help is easy; Pierce's Pellets go right to the place. A friend to the bilious.' l well might call
 them
 There's nothing better; theyIl suit your
 case" Potts ceased his signing and bought the "Pel-
 lets"
 No more he mourneth his hzpiess lott His face is cheerful, his heart Is lightsome, His melancholy Is quite forgot
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-17

The Aonon route is the shortest speediest, safest and best between Louisville and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-17

What te sxpsc. .n bcnnets-Wo men.-Burltagton Free Press.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-17

The price of sugar may reasonably be expected to advance. The first Florida strawberries are in the mar ket.-lSomesriHe Journal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-17

ch,dssn Cry for Pitchers csssOria.
 --A6B.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
FRESUFTs AyD SNOW IN THE EAST.

Calais, Me-. oct. o.-There has been remarkable
fall of rain during the last two days. The water In
the st. Crox River is now within foot OF the high
water mark OF the freshct last spring. The ST. Croix
cotton mill at Salmon Falls obliged to shut down
this morning on account of the high water. The
lumber mills are greatly obsruced by the backwater.
There have been numerous waShOuts and landSlldes
the railroads. The potato and grain crops are
greatly damaged.
Fort Fairfield, Me-, Oct. "a great frcshet pre-
walls I'm this vicinity and nearly all the mills tho
Aroostook River have lost more or less lumber.
There ale washouts on the railroads and there have
been through trains since sunday morning.
Hanover, y. H., Oct. 0.-Ths morning everything
was white with snow. The storm still continues.
The snow is soft and light and Is about two inches
deep
Richmond, Que, Oct 0.-Snow has been falling
here for twelve hours and there two inches on
the ground.
Montreal Que, Oct. 0.-About six inches OF snow
have fallen here.
ST. Johnsbury, Vt, Oct 9--snow began TO fall here
last night and to-day at noon Is still falling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
nornrr MuPpER Ayp SUICIDE

Richmond, Ind, Oct. (spcciaD-Later develop
ments came to ght this morning In the burning OF
Mrs Wades house at Knlghttown an account OF
which has been published in effect that the deaths Of
n h. Wade his mother, and Mrs. Gates were due
to a midnight fire arising from a leak in natural
gas pipe. 1t turns out that double murder was
comm tied and then the house fired by the murderer
The theory is that Wade murdered his mother and
Mrs Gates to hide crime Mrs Gates was granted
pension with 81, 800 back pay In the year 1884 and
since then has been receiving S12 per month. "ado
made her believe that he her guard an, she having
no relatives and he has had control Of her money
She only received $50 up to this time. The pension
agent was there saturday looking up the matter and
gave Wade until to-day to arrange things. This so
proved upon HIN that he committed the murder ana
then killed himself The Coroncr's inquest over the
body of Mrs Gates showed that her throat had been
cut and she had been stabbed In the heart Wade's
stomach was examined and a large quantity OF Paris
green found therein. An empty vial and sharp
polnted shoe knife were found in his pockets The
body Of his mother showed that she had been sun'~
Gated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
THE SUICIDE OF f. ". WILLIAMS.
ILL HEALTH AND ANXIETY THE CAUSE No
QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS.

ILL HEALTH AND ANXIETY THE CAUSE NO
QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS.
The friends of Francis W. Williams, and the mem
bers of the Produce, Cotton and Coffee Exchanges
who have in business or social contact with
him. were startled to learn of the suicide OF the we'll
known broker, and expressed the deepest sympathy
for his family. No could account for the act OF
Mr. Williams except by the fact that he was an ex-
ceedingly sensitive man. and that his mental troubles
together with what he has suffered physically LOT
many months, unbalanced his mind
The first financial trouble of the firm was In the
spring. owing James W. Harle's mysterious failure,
through which several merchants suffered Then
came the disastrous speculation in August cotton,
followed by the losses through tho Chicago wheat
speculation and the failure of the firm. The mental
anxiety over these troubles together with his physical
ailments, had probably driven him to despair. he
had been sufferer from neuralgia and rheumatic
gout for a long time Six months ago he went TO
California for needed rest and recuperatiol, Out ne
was benefited little by his trip
Regarding the report that during the Investigation
of the affairs of the frm some questionable tfansac-
tIons had been discovered, Frank . Williams ana
Richard T. Williams, Mr.. Wllliamss sons, denied that
there was any ground for the rumor Frank s. Will
Jams said:
"Therc has been no investigation Of the affairs Of
Williams Black & Co. The suspension was only
temporary enable the firm TO realize on the assets
that were tied up In margins on the market. Ihcre
we're no questionable transactions whatever. VIC
paid our creditors in full on the Monday following
the Saturday OF the suspension Richard r. Williams
who is also a member of the firm, said that there
could be no need of investigation, for all obiga
tons had paid in full, the balances on eraln on
Saturday and those on cotton on Monday
Mr. Williams was ono of the founders of the Cotton
Exchange and served several terms on the Board OF
Managers He was also a member of the Produce EN-
change, the Chamber of Commerce, and The Man
haitian and New ork clubs ne was Dofn AT r'scn,
Conn. in 1877 His inst business venture was IN
Ncw-O orleans, As ship broker. When the war broke
out his business ruined, and he came to New
York with Mr. Black, and started business again III
June, 1865. He always in The commission p'isl-
ness After the retirement OF Mr. BLACK, tho sons
of Mr. Williams taken into the hrm, which sun
retains the old firm name of Williams, Black GO.
A meeting nf the Cotton Exchange VIII be held al
80 p. today, to take appropriate action on his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
THE NEWARK CHARTER ELECTION
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY ON THE CITY
TICKET FALLS OFF ZOO

TICKET FALLS OFF ZOO
The charter election at Newark yesterday passed
of without much excitement The result is fall.
Ing off Of the Democratic majority of ,3o5 Of last
year on the city ticket by about 700. The Repub-
cans elect eight out Of the fifteen Aldermen voted
for and will have majority of six In the Com
mon Council next year One ward IS In doubt.
The Democrats carry the Board OF Education for
next year by sixteen to fourteen. On the Alder
manic ticket the Republicans had uphill Job, as
ten OF the retiring Aldermen Republicans
and only five Democrats. Five of these Republicans
represented Democratic wards, and there seemed
no hopo of carrying these In Presidential year.
The result therefore surprises and gratifes Repub-
cans and morifes their opponents.
Great efforts wero made by the Democratic lead
es to get majority in the city for the sake Of its
effect throughout the State, and much dsappoint
ment was expressed. The Aldermen elected and
their majorliies arc follows First Ward Lyman f.
Kane Rcp), 2O7 majority Second, John A. Blatt
Dem.D, 2J7 Thgr Frank NJ. Parker Rep.), 29O
Fourth, Joseph T. Henderson (Dem.), 101; Fifth, a
tie Sixth. John Oekers (Dem.), $50; Seventh John
Mahan (Dem.l, 700; Eighth, william Van Steenburgh
RepJ, 1877; Ninth, Alexander Johnson (Rep), ass !;
Tenth, Thomas c. Hunt (Rep), 40; Eleventh,
George W. Ketcham (Rep) 305; Twelfth, Hugo j.
Geissele (Dcm), 724; Thirteenth, Peter Ulrch
Qicp), SO; Fourteenth George NJ. Ballard (Rep),
Al; Fifteenth, ID. +. Olvaney (Dem.), 80. Tho
Thirteenth Ward is the largest of the city and popu-
lated by Germans On account Of the High License
law the Democrats expecting 10 carry that
ward by at least 900 majority, and they were
astounded last night when the returns showed a
Republican majority for all candidates. German
Republicans Predict majority OF 500 In this waru
Harrison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
FORGERY OF SENATOR EDMUNDSS FRANK
1T IS USED TO COVER FnEE-TBADE DOCUMENTS
WHO is THE FORGERf

WHO is THE fOhCEhf
Washington, Oct. (speciaD.-The Democrats seem
to have resorted to another desperate cxpedlent to
influence Republican voters and also, perhaps, to divert
attention from the exposure of the alleged forgery OF
S. s. Coxs signature bundles of unfrankabie matter.
To a Tribune correspondent to-day Senator Edmunds
said:
az bavo boon informed by a reputable and trust
worthy resident of Texas that great numbers OF Henry
Georges freetrade tracts, whatever they may be
called are being to and received By Republicans
in that State, under my frank OF course 1t is
forgery, as well fraud"
There Is reason to believe that these free-trade
documents are sent either from New-York or wash
ington, by or under the direction Of tho Democratic
committee under the forged frank OF prominent
Republican Senator, whose opposition to everything
that savors Of free trade is well known. IL Is no
secret hero that Premier" Mills is uneasy on account
of the strong opposition to free trade In his disrc'
and that in he Galveston District and at least one other
Texas district the regular Democratic nominees for Con-
are by no means satisfied with the outlook Whether
sny of them are parties to the bold forgery OF Senator
Edmunds's name in an attempt TO give currency
TO the free trade vagaries Of Henry George, may DO
hereafter disclosed.
OF course the Reform Club" annex to the Demo-
cratic National Committee will promptly deny that
it IS party to the fraud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
LESS EXCITEMENT THAN FORMERLY.

There was less excitement around the wheat pit at
the Produce Exchange yesterday than there has been
formerly under similar conditions In the market At
the close OF the Exchange December wheat tho pen
dulum Of the market, about ten cents a bushel
lower than the highest price on Monday, which was
III "a IL. Early in the day came encouraging re-
po.s from Chicago that the receipts in the Northwest
werc heavy, about q 100 carloads Of wheat having
arrived at indianapolis Then 1t evident that
the shorts had covered pretty well their contracts.
The market, which closed at 81 90 IL on Monday
night, opened yesterday at 81 18 1-2. sold down TO
II 16 L. rallied to 81 II IT, then broke and ran
down 81 IA 3-S fifteen minutes before the close.
Then the market became sensitive selling up to
81 15 and Just the gong sounded the last quotation
for December made at 81 IA 1-S.
The Grain Trade met at noon to consider petition
to change the closing hour Saturday from noon to
2:15 D. M, to conform closely to the Chicago
hour of closing 1t was decided. however, TO adhere
W the rule TO stop trading at noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
GOSSIP ABOUT THE MAYORALTY.
MR. MccLAvE DENIES A CAMPAIGN RUMoE-MR
uEwITT,S SPEECH.

po,os comm,ssIoner John McClave laughed yesterday
when he read story about alleged deal between feh
ard Croker and Republican politicians last summer
by which Sheriff Grant TO be nominated ~ tanAhy
Hall and secretly supported by the Republicans Tho
alleged conspiracy was been arranged at Say
brook Point Conn. Edward =. Stokes's steam yacht
and Shelter Island. At the last place MI. McCa'e
was spending the summer.
What bosh that is~ Mr.. McCave said There 10
this much in the story One day when was at
shelter Island with family heard that number OF
my acquantances including jacob Hess and Commissioner
Croker had arrived Mr. Stokess yacht and enter
tanned them and procured carriages to
drive them the island Each lad his wife with him
and there wasn't word Of politics In the talk that
heard. There is deal by which Republicans will help
either wing OF the Democratic party Every good Re-
publican will earnestly this year In support OF his
own party ticket Any talk OF deal may be set down
as device OF the enemy some Republicans
from our ticket Such a trick ought not to deceive any
body
The Citizens Notification Committec-Messrs. Jesup
Vernlye and Parsons-called Mayor Hewitt yesterday
and asked him he would reply to their letter IN
forming him OF the nomination. Mr. Hewitt said thas
he had decided to accept the nomination and that they
might expect formal answer to-day.
Mr.. Hewitt In his acceptance speech on Monday nsne
said: General Newton sni myself got up plan oy
which the payements OF city could lie put and kept
In order. We went the Legislature and were defesFi
because Tammany Han man, the President OF the hoan
Of Aldermen, was working against us" President fors
ter OF the Board Aldermen. and the Tammany canal
date for reelection. said yesterday that the Mayor had
mlsstated the facts
81 suppose - Mr. Forster said that Mr.. Hewitt ~
ferrcd to the So 100000 paving bill introduced In tho
Legislature last winter The facts OF the case are these
on March ls Vice President Dowlng the County Democ
racy leader Ivh District. moved the appon'msn
Of a committee to 90 70 Albany and oppose New-fork
bills numbered L. s. and H. pending before the Lesi~
lature. No was the Mayors Rapid Transit Dill NO.
was his bill requiring that the police justices should
be lawyers Of ten years standing. No was the Mayors
bill authorizing the Issue OF ssoooooV IN .s ''."a'
,,, for renalrlo, the streets and No. IA related TO
ouarters for the volunteer nremcn In city ouhd-
ngs MI Dowiing's resolution Vas passed BY
yoto OF IA yeas to nays Il voted In the anranivs)'
and Messrs Bowling Co. Demh Divver (IaHl)' MooHss
Co Dem) and Conkling (Rep). were appointed s'a com
mittee IL can hardly be alluded 10 as representing
Tammany Hall believe the committee went 70
Albany ana opposed the bills as instructed They vefe
not reported 70 tAs House. and consequently 0se se'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
THE ENGINEER WAS TO BLAME.
FIXING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AN ELEVATED


RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Albany n " Oct o-The State Railroad Com
mission to-day gave q decision In the matter OF tno
collision on the Nnh-ave. railroad structure OF .ho
Manhattan Railroad Company, New-forK, AZ oA'y
fourth-st and Nlnth-ave on september 20 iho
facts attending the accident as developed oy .no
testimony. were as follows On the Ninth-ave line
two series Of trains are run, one between SCUM
Ferry and Fifty y-nnth-st. and the other between
Rector and Onehundred and thirty -ffth-sts Inc
trains turned at Fifty ninth-st run into The midoio
track at that point TO change engines ana crews
for tho return trips, or for laying up. Ins was 'no
case the occasion Of the accident Inc us'h
drawn by engine No. As, Engineer George fisncr'
pulled into the middle track after Its trip from Rector
st., made tho necessary changes, and was passing
out TO the main line on its way to tho yard az
One hundred and forty fourthst, to lay up for the
night
Under tho interlocking switch system in use on
these llnes the switchman at sixneth-st was
Obliged to set the mainline danger signai
Just south Of the switch at Danger before opening
the switch to let Fishers train out This had been
done, and while tho train was moving out the fol
lowing Ninth-avo. train, drawn by engine No. So,
John Knight engineer, passed the danger signal
which knight disrcgarded and ran into the rear chd
Of the third coach Of Fishers train, both trains
being in motion. The leading train was partially
deralled, and tho truck Of the third and the
forward truck OF tho fourtn coach Ieh u INC soo'
Tho coaches were held In position by the safety
chains and by the transverse girders.
The testimony shows that the accident clearly
resulted from Engineer Knights having disregaried
the dangersigna. knight states that after leaving
Finy-nlnth-st. his attention was distracted by an
unusual noise on his engine, and that when he
looked up he the rcd signal, but that ne was
then too close TO prevent collision: The Manhattan
Railway Company has dismissed Knight; The only
thing that can be done, says .he Board IS 10 eau
the attention OF the railroad company 10 tnc necos
sity of only employing as engineers men OF known
good character and careful habits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
POLICIES WHICH DID NOT INSURE.
GERMANS THE VICTIMS OF wELLrDEvELoPED
SYSTEM OF FoRGERIES

SYSTEM OF tOhDtshlro
For the past six or eight months several fire nsur
ance policies have turned up in nsursce ohces which
on investigation, have proved to be forgeres. In
each the policy was an old one from which 'uo
original name had been erased ana the blank space
filed In with the of another person oh MONDAY
morning Mrs H. Cohn OF East Canalst brought to the
oace of the Commercial Union Insurance Company of
L,nion, No SO Wlnam'st, policy
lns,rng her household goods from
loss by Are and wanted to know II It was valid III
was found to be a forgery and william j. Swan, who
is connected with the company and has an ONCE al
Pine and william sts., accompanied Mrs conn 10
her house to walt for the forger who was to return
for the balance Of the money due him on the poncy
az he had been paid but $40. The man came was
watched by detective and arrested before hsh. Se
No. 300 Bowery
The man proved to be John II. Harrison,
ago twenty-six. When questioned by Mr.
swan he refused to answer questions
simply stating that he could give information impicat
Ing Others more guilty than himself, but that II he
was to turn States evidence the friends OF these men
would. He refused to say whether no was guilty or
innocent, and was locked up by Justice Patterson In
tbe Tombs Police Court in default of $4,000 ball :;
81 200 on the charge of forgery and $500 on the
charge OF larceny.
II is supposed that Harrison Is of number Of
f,wgers who have been carrying on these
forgercs for some time among the poorer
class of Germans, especially those on
the East Side. and that their swlndling will be found
to amount to a large Mr.. Swan said to
Tribune reporter yesterday that he would follow up
the case and that he expected Harrison would cvcnt
ally turn States evidence TO save himself long term
NJ imprisonmcnt Detectives are working on
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
else in the country, and placing the blame for the


public inconvenience on them.
One of the cars on the North Side came near
going into the river to-day, with its ioad Oh pas,
sengcrs, most Of whom were women ihere - ID
steep down grade leading to State,st, nrlage n
just as the started down this lncnne' ,Ti rne
bridge began to turn to let vessel through me
driver became panic-strickcn and forgot thc use
of his brake, and the car moved WIN acceIcraIn5
speed toward the open draw. The women screamed
and tainted and some of them fell on .nc car car
The bridge tender at the risk OF having tne stTuct
ure run into by the approaching vessel closeu
the draw as quickly as possible, but only IN tlme
TO catch the descending car, which was on 'he
brink.
REvoLvERs DRAWN ON A FERoCIoUs MOB.
disturbance more serious than that on the
North Side marked the ending OF the trip OF the
West Side cars this evening. dense mob OBJ
structcd the police-laden cars on the down trip,
after passing Halsted-st Nothing serious hap
pened, however, until the cars were approaching
the western terminus on the return. Ihere thc
crowd surged around the cars in such compact
mass that it was impossible for the horses to
move platoon Of police with clubs forced
way for the leading car. but the one following
was brought to a stop with lurch wooden
wedge had been suddenly inserted IN the SWITCH
by some person in the mob
Superintendent Naglc was the driver or the
disabled car. He seemed to be the . ooIecI % Oh
special dislike from the strikers and their sym
pathzers In o moment after the car stopped,
the place became a pandemoniun; Stones ana
sticks were hurled at the car, and the air rang
with wells and curses. A flying brick caught
the Superintendent in the stomach. Uttering an
oath he pulled a revolver from his overcoat
pocket and turned menacngy toward the crowd.
The conductor, Harris an. emergency man,
quickly followed the example Of the superln,
tcndent. The sharp click as the two cooked
their revolvcrs was the signal for an unexpected
incident Police-Leutenant Shea at once grasped
Nagle. and by main strength forced the ~ 10,
from him. "You d. fool what do you mean,
blurted out the irate lieutenant Harris was dis
armed with as little ceremony.
Nagle left the car, and when of his guard for
n moment received a stunning blow in the Jaw
from a heavy-buit man. who was somewhat
under the influence of liquor, hut none the less
powerful for that general scrimmage fol-
lowed in which Nagle and his brawny asSailant
were roughly handled. The latter, Chicago
and Northwestern switchman named John Glea-
son, had to be mercilessly dubbed and then sat
upon in patrol wagon by half a dozen police
men before he could be suhdued. Others were
scarcely less determined. and but for the fact
that they all appeared to be unarned the fray
would scarcely have been ended without the sac
rifice of number of lives. So far as learned no
one on either side was injured dangerously.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
FOR THE MURDER OF AGNES SMITH.
BEGINNING THE TRIAL OF PATRICK CoFFEY IN
JERSEY CITY.

Patrick Corey the aged grocer who In jersey
CITY on July shot and killed Agnes Smith, young
woman with whom he was on intimate terms was
put on trial yesterday in the Hudson County Court Oh
over and TermIner The murdered woman was un-
married and was frequent visitor to Cohey's house.
at Henderson and Fourth sts On sunday, July l.,
Coffcy, Miss Smith and Coffey's wife drank beer TO-
rether Mrs. Coffey quarrellcd with Miss smith
and Cofey took Miss Smiths part After the quarrel
Cofey went into a bedroom and calling Miss Smith to
the room deliberately shot her. Then he shot himself
Cofey said ho killed the woman because he loved
her.
Corey's defence is insanity. Several witnesses
testified that he and his wife frequently quarrelled
on account Of Miss Smiths visiting the house, put
there were no witnesses to the shooting. The case
will be finished to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
ON THE WAY TO ZANZIBAR.
GERMAN TROOPS ORDERED TO EAST AFRICA

GERMAN RESIDENTS TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST
THE NATIVE UPRISING.
Berlin Oct 9.-The German frigates Moltke, stosch,
Gnc!senau and Charlotte. which living In the Bav
OF Naples for the purpose of firing salute in honor
Of Emperor William upon his arrival there, have re-
celved orders proceed instantly 10 Zanzibar to pro-
tect the German residents whose lives and property
are endangered by the rising among the natives Tho
four warships carry a complement of 1880 men and
mount sc guns.
The German training squadron in the Mediterranean
has also been ordered 10 Zanzibar.
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which carrying coal to tho shp-yard
yesterday morning for the gunboat Yorktown
ran into the sternpost of the cruiser Baltimore
which launched last Saturday, causing
slight damage TO her rudder. The matter will be ln-
vcstigated by officers but II is lot expected thar
full Of the damage done will tc known unti
tho vessel is docked for the completion of her shalt
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
COPIES OF THE "DEUTSCHE RUNDSCIIAUn
SEIZED

Berlin, Oct 3.-T1e police have seized the re-
naming copies of the October number Of the
" Dcutsche Rundschau,n which contained the ex-
tracts from the diary Of Emperor Fred
erick. Professor Geffckcn, through his
counsel, has protested against the attempt Of
friends to plead that he not responsible for
his action.