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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
THREE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
They Suicide Seemingly as the Result of
Strange and Mysterious Compact.

Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch. !
CONCORD, N. H, Sept. 19-The myster-
ious suicide of three beautiful young lad
les, schoolmates, within few months of
each other has caused a great sensation
here. The last of their number was Miss
Della G. Walker, of LangdOn, N. H, having
many friends and admirers in this place.
Miss Skinner, of Keene, N. H., and Miss
Walker, of Springfield, Vt, were the other
suicides, and the three girls had been
schoolmates at the Vermont academy.
That three bright and beautiful girls
should have ended their evidently cloudless
lives does not, strange as it is, excite so
much remark as does the fact that the three
should all have chosen precisely the same
method to put their awful resolutions into
effect. This has led many to wonder
whether some strange compact existed bee
tween these girlish friends, and whether a
compact as sacred as it was mysterious may
not have led one and then the others to
take their lives.
Several years ago the young ladies be
came close friends. They were about of an
age, equally beautiful and gifted, and all
had wealthy parents and luxurious homes.
| Last winter Keene was thrown into a
! fever of excitement by the finding of Miss
| SINNERS dead body in a stream near that
city. Investigations showed that she had
committed suicide, though no cause for the
act was discovered. A short time after
ward Miss Walker, of Springfield, took her
own life in u similar manner and as in the
| case of Miss Skinner, no satisfactory eX-
! PLANTATION for her doing so has come to
| light. To complete the tragic story, Miss
| Della G.. Walker, of Langdon, was drowned
at the falls in that town on Saturday last.
| The previous evening about 0 o'clock
! Miss Walker, accompanied young lady
| friend to the latters home, short distance
| from her own. She was not again seen
alive, so far as is known. Her failure to
return alarmed her father and in company
with neighborS a search was instituted,
resulting in the discovery of her body next
morning. The place where it was found is
d wild, rocky gorge a short distance from
| Langdon centre and about one-fourth of a
mile from Mr.. Walkers house. The ap-
/ proach to the falls from either side is eX-
| tremely dangerous. It is thought that she
must have approach ed the falls by the
/ channel of the brook and made the fatal
| plunge from the rocks at that point,
! Miss Walker was formerly student of
| Smith college at Northampton, Mass, and
! for the past two years she has attended the
art museum ut Boston, where she intended
| to cuntinuc her studies next month Miss
! Walkers suicide is as mysterious as the
others. She had been greatly shocked by
| the death of her former schoolmates, but
| she had apparently recovered from the
| effects of thoseutragedies and displayed nc
| symptoms of despondeney Her friends
think that she must have brooded secretly
over her friends fates and determined to
| initiate their awful example.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
A WILD FRESHMAN.
His Peculiar Conduct in New York-He is
Finally OverDOwered by a Policeman.

His Peculiar Conduct in New York-He is
Finally OverDOwered by Policeman.
Especial to the HEEALD-Examiner Dispatch. [
New YORK, Sept. ia short, heavily
built man of about thirty years turned into
Fifth avenue at West Sixteenth street
shortly before o'clock yesterday morning
and walked rapidly southwark, hating now
and then to look hurriedly into the eyes of
some well dressed pedestrian hurrying
along in the rain. His clothes were ragged
and dirty, his battered straw hat of a style
in vogue many summers ago. One foot
was bare and he carried shoe that evil
IDENTIFY belonged to it under his left arm.
A ruddy, red mOustache made his hard
features look harder At Fourth street he
stopped, looked sharply for wink at the
carriage rolling along the avenue and
tugged Rervously at a green bow in his
button hole. Suddenly one carriage APP
preaching from the south seemed to in
terest him more than the rest. AS it
crossed Fourteenth street he sprang after
it, ran up along the side and peered III at
the occupant, an elderly man, who spoke
sharply to him and babe the driver quicken
his speed. The man fell back and stood a
moment in the street and then sprang upon
JDe steps OF Ine t1IIn avenue stage anu
looked curiously in at one of the
windows. The survey was brief and APP
parently unsatisfactory for before, any one
within had time to observe the threatening
look on his face the man had dropped to the
ground. He approached other carriages
and stared in like manner, frightening
women and annoying men. A policeman
saw him finally, and saw too that he had a
pair of shears open in one hand and some
sort of sharp instrument in the other He
approached the man and demanded the
weapons. The answer was a lunge wItk
the shears that tore big hole in the police
mans rubber coat. Horn grappled with
the man, and they rolled over together in
the gutter, which the rain had filled with
water. A crowd gathered to watch the
struggle and blocked both streets so that
carriages and horses could not get by. Re
lief came and the half drowned prisoner
was overpowered. From MIN were taken
his shears and other weapon, which proved
to be chisel sharpened at the end and on
one of its edges to the keenness of razor.
The man said he was Thomas Mcguire, a
farmer and widower, and that he had
landed from Ireland only three days ago.
He was looking for some rich man to kill
and rob
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
The Chickamauga Association.

CHATTANOOGA, Sept. ia preliminary
meeting of the Chickamauga association
was held this afternoon in mammoth tent
erected for the occasion. The meeting had
been called to organize memorial associa-
ton composed of old federal and ex- con
federate soldiers for the purpose of pur-
chasing the ground of the Chickamauga
battlefield and converting it into a national
park dedicated to the memory of the
soldiers of both armies who engaged each
other on that bloody field. Rev. j. W.
Bachman, an eX-confederate chaplain of
this city, offered a prayer invoking the
blessings of the Almighty on the movement
about to be made; to cement and bind the
hearts of the old soldiers together.
Captain Ship, commander of the \. 3.
Forrest camp, ex- Confederate Veterans, of
this city, nominated General Rosecrans
chairman amid uproarous applause The
general was chosen, and in a few words
heartily endorsing the Chickamauga me-
mortal movement, called the meeting to
order.
General Boyuton expressed his belief
that the next Congress would rescue the
old battle field from private parties and
dedicate it to the soldiers.
Ex-Governor Marks, of Tennessee,
strongly urged the organization of the SC
ciety. Several other speeches were made
and general hand shake followed between
old soldiers, 4, 900 of whom were in attend
ance An adjournment was then had to the
battle field of Chickamauga where per
ment organization will be effected to-mor-
row. after which u huge barbecue will be
spread.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
Elopement of a Samoan Princess.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 19.-Monday
morning a company of Samoan islanders
opened an engagement at museum. The
party consisted of nine men, one woman
and one child. The woman was comley
looking, about twenty two or twenty three
years of age, and claimed to be related to
King Malietoa, of the Samoan islands.
She gave it out that she was a princess of
the royal line, and that her name was
Silauly At the time the King was de-
posed by the Germans she left for San
Francisco, California, to be educated.
There she remained until about
three weeks ago, when she was
engaged by an agent to go with
some other natives on an exhibition tour
through the country. Soon afterward she
opened in Chicago While there an Ameri-
can by the n; m of J. S. Cotterell fell vio-
Iently in love with her, followed her to this
city, and yesterday eloped with her. They
are supposed to have gone to San Fran
cisco, as she has been DESTROYS of return
ing to her native land since Malietoa is
again in authority. Before departing last
tight she said she did not expect to marry
her American lover; he was only going to
look after her until she reached California.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
ON QUEBEC HEIGHTS.
A Tremendous and Fatal Slide OF
A Mass of Rock.
THE CIICKAMAUGA ASSOCIATION.
Effort to Secure the Battle Ground for Park
Servian Brigands-To be Hanged To-
"A Day-Earious News Items.

QUEBEC, Sept l9.-To-night several
thousand tons of rock slid from Cape
Diamond at the end of Dufferin terrace, to
Champlain street, 500 feet below, demolish-
ing in its course seven dwellings. Up to
midnight six bodies have been taken from
the ruins-Thomas Farrell and two of his
children, also two children named Burke
and one unknown child Farrell's mother
in-law, Mrs. Allen, and her husband, are
still in the ruins. About twenty-five per-
sons have been removed from the debris
badly injured. Some have broken arms
and legs and others are badly crushed and
mutilated. 1t is supposed that at least
fifty persons are yet under the ruins. The
debris covers the road in solid mass of
some three hundred feet in length
and from fifteen to twenty-five feet high.
1t is impossible to say at present how
many are dead and wounded. Everyone is
working heroically and under difficulties as
the night is intensely dark and the electric
light wires have been Frustrated.
Cries of ''helpl helpl" are heard from
beneath the debris but no help can be
given. Very little progress is made in re
covering the bodies owing to the stupendous
mass of rock covering them. The body of
woman named Mrs. Harrison has just
been pulled out of the debris More rocks
are falling and it is feared the whole
boulder forming the highest point of
Quebec will give way.
l 30 p. m-Mass of rock detached from
the cliffs side left vacant space of extra
ordinary dimensions under the Dufferin
terrace and that great promenade is now
unsafe. Thirteen corpses and sixteen
wounded have now been taken out. The
pecuniary damage will be large. A force
of six hundred mel is now working on the
debris
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20

NAYS LANDING, Sept. 19-The trial of
Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton was resumed
this morning with arguments for the de-
tense. This was followed by an argument
for the prosecution. After recess the Judge
delivered his charge to the jury. The jury
soon returned with averdict of guilty of
atrocious assault
Mrs. Hamilton was led into the court
room, and when the foreman of the jury de-
clared the verdict she fell in swoon on
the floor. This most dramatic scene brought
tears to almost every eyein the court room.
She was sentenced to two years in the state
prison.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rapp, proprietress of
Noll cottage, where the row occurred, said
tonight that she was caring for Baby Bea-
trice, under instructions from Robert Ray
Hamilton, whom she met at court, and who
said he would decide in day or two what
disposition to make of the innocent cause
of all the trouble.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
A Riot at Navassa.

WsHISGToN, Sept. ia cable has been
received at the department of state from
the United States consul at Kingston,
Jamaica, saying a riot had occurred at
Navassa island, in the caribbean sea, in
which a number Of Americans were killed.
The consul says at his request British
VAR ship left Jamaica for the scene imIne-
,llately upon receipt of the news of the
trouble. 1t is learned at the navy depart,
ment that the Galena is now on her way TO
Navassa, and will probably arrive to-mOr-
row She was at St. Nicholas Mole, Hayti,
when news of the riot was received at
Washington, and was at once sent to Ma
vassas, This land is under no particular
jurisdiction. but is regarded as under the
protection of the United States, and is said
to be owned by an Ameaican company of
which General 3. f. Butler is q member
1t is about two hundred and fifty miles
from Kingston, and is guano island.
EThe receivers of the Navassa Guiana COM
pany in Baltimore say they did hear by an
incoming ship of some little trouble, but
only yesterday had cablegram by way Of
L. ndon, in which no mention is made of
the trouble.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20

New ORLEANS, Sept. 19.-The investiga-
ton by state officials and parties interested
in state securities continues to develop
cases of fraud almost every day. 1t now
appears that forgery has been added to
theft in the fraudulent floating of the
bonds of the state through criminal care
lessness of the states trusted servants. In
addition to 100000 of consolidated
bonds upon which interest payments
have just been stopped, and many
of which been surreptitiously put upon the
market instead of being cancelled, there
have been discovered in private hands a
number of 4 per cents. issued under the
act of January 81, 1880, and known as con
stitutional bonds, that are clearly an over
issue made in fraud.
This evening the Indications are that the
unauthorized bonds placed upon the market
will amount with the unpaid from the in
terest fund to nearly million dollars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
The Ives Case.

New YORK, Sept. 19.-The Ives case was
resumed this morning with an opening
argument on behalf of the defense which
occupied the entire forenoon.
At the afternoon session Edgar NJ. John
son, ex-attorney for the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton road, and Ex-Governor
Hoadley, of Ohio, testified The latter
said Short spoke to the witness about GER
tificates which he had signed in blank and
was told that it was all right Il did not
authorize Snort to sign certificates ahead
and give them to Stayner. In fact no such
conversation upon that subject was ever
held" Here Shorts testimony was gone
over at that part of it in which he testified
he signed no certificates until advised to
do so by Governor Hoadley The witness
swore that the conversation he had with
Short was only in regard to certificates
which had been made out to be signed This
testimony directly opposed that of Short.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
Purchase Of Silver for Coinage.

WAsuNGToN, Sept. 19.-Secretary Win
dom has decided that in the purchase of
silver for coinage into standard silver dol
lars he will hereafter accept the lowest
offers for the amount required, provided
the price is within the market rate as re-
auired by law. This reverses the practice
Of the department under the last admins
tration of making counter offers and is a
return 10 the practice which prevailed
prior to 1885. The change in the practice IS
said to be due 70 representations by bank
ers and others that the practice of making
counter offers was in effect an attempt by
the government TO bear the silver market
oy forcing down the market rate. Secre-
sary Window. in speaking Of the matter
this afternoon, said his action meant moth
ing more than appeared on the surface and
was not to be understood as indicating any
change in the policy of the administration
III the matter of the coinage of silver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
Frank Woodruf-s Case

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-The motion for the
discharge of Frank Woodruff, under indict-
ment for conspiracy to murder Cronin, was
brought before Judge Mcconnell in the
criminal court this afternoon. The applica-
ton is made on the ground that the statuary
time within which the accused is entitled
to trial has passed. After some legal
sparing the matter went over until to-mor-
row afternoon.
When the court was called after recess,
| it was understood that the attorney for
Woodruff, who is to have separate trial.
would move for the discharge OF his client
on the ground that the statutory time I'M
der which he was entitled to a hearing had
passed. The states attorney arose and
said to the court: Woodruff is also held
for horse stealing, and on his own motion
that case was continued until the next
term. In addition, on his motion this case
was continued to August and then to this
term by consent on his own showing. The
state has the whole of this term to try him
| in and under the supreme court decision
can continue it until the next term on show
ing good cause" The matter was set for
hearing tomorrow afternoon. No more
iurymen were secured to-day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
John ROddy interviewed.

CHICAGO, Sept 19-The Times to morrow
will report that John Roddy, who was
mentioned in the evening papers as apostolic
Cronin suspect and said to be in the Bride
well, was at his home to night. He has Just
Roddy is well to do gro
Ger. In an interview he unhesitatingly
admitted having left Chicago the day fol-
lowingCroninis disappearance on vacation
trip, as he put it. He acknowledged being
member of the Clan ma Gael, Camp 81, but
denied emphatically receiving any box in
Ireland or England or having gone there
for any such purpose. He stated that he
was unacquainted with Cronin, Cooney or
Burke, but did know Detective Whalen,
Coughlin's former partner Roddy was for
merly policeman himself.
A Tines reporter returned to the resi-
dence later in the day and interviewed Mrs.
Roddy. She expressed her horror at the
Cronin murder and said that when her
husband heard of it they had been in Ire
land month.
'Where were you when the box was
sent!' said the reporter
I'VE were -" At this point an old
woman, aged apparently seventy years,
rushed into the hall and exclaimed, "For
Gods sake, hold your tongue. What do
they know2 What the - can they do to
him, any way?" and so saying she rushed
back as suddenly as she came. Mrs.
Roddy was dumb for minute and then
broke into forced laugh. The conversa-
ton was again taken up by the Times man
and once more did the old lady, who proved
to be Mrs. Roddy's mother, repeat her
strange performance. She again begged
Mrs. Roddy to keep silence, ending with
the declaration, ''You are supposed to
know nothing at all of the Cronin murder. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
THE PRODIGAL SON
Of a Chicago Millionaire is Con-
victed Of Larceny.
MRS. ROBERT RAY HAMILTON.
She Gets Two Children Burned to
Death-Trial Of General Faulkner
Louisiana Bond Frauds.

CHICAGO, Sept. ia dispatch from Du-
luth this morning told of the conviction on
a charge of grand larceny, of John Lister,
ir., son of John Lister, the millionaire glue
manufacturer of Chicago.
Mr.. Lister was seen to-day by a reporter,
and talked freely and about his son. The
boy is only nineteen years old, and has had
a rather remarkable career. He always
has been Maynard, and the millionaire said
he would not care if he did go to prison,
if guilty, and it might do him good. Mr..
Lister says, however, the verdict in this
case is an unjust one and he probably will
contest it. At fifteen the boy was wild,
though not vicious, and to get him out of
bad company, his father sent him to San
Francisco and set him up in the cigar bust
ness. He tired of this soon and went to
sea. Since then he has made whaling trips,
has been shipwrecked, and filled the posi-
ton Of mate on fruit trading vessel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20

CHATTANOOGA, Sept, 19.-At the meeting
of the Society of the Army of the Cumber-
land, the committee on the Sheridan mon
ument reported that Congress had appro-
priated $4,000 and $4,000 more was
necessary. Decoration day week was re
auested to be set apart by the Grand Army
of the Republic for the purpose of taking
collections for this fund. Toledo, o.,
was selected as the place for the
next meeting September Il and Is next.
The following officers were elected !:
President, w. S. Rosecrans; correspond
ing secretary, General H. NJ. Post; record
ing. secretary, Colonel John M. Steele;
treasurer, General Joseph S. Fullerton !;
first vice-president, Major W. ]. Colburn,
of this city.
A resolution thanking the ex-coufeder-
ates for their reception was withdrawn on
the suggestion of General Grosvenor that
there was no such thing as confederates
now. They were all one people with the
soldiers of the north and included in gem
eral resolution of thanks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
The Trial of General L. B. Faulkner

The Trial of General L. B. Faulkner.
BUFFALO, Sept. 19.-The second trial of
General Lester B. Faulkner, charged with
wrecking the Dansville National bank, was
begun in the United States district court
before Judge Cox this morning.
William b. Hoyt, Hon. L. n. Lookwood's
assistant, made the opening plea to the
jury He reviewed the circumstances
leading to the failure on the 18th day of
August. ''The stock in the Dansville Ma
tional bank" said Hoyt, twas owned en-
tirely by the Faulkner family and they
are wholly responsible We intend to
prove that Lester B. Faulkner reported to
the comptroller of the currency in his last
statement that the bank was only $4,000
short, yet in less than thirty days the bank
failed with S436,000 liabilities and with
only Sl99 IN the safe. We expect to show
there were S107, 800 in the bank at the very
time that Lester b. Faulkner made his
fraudulent report to the United States
treasury"
George H. Wood, of Washington, who
has been connected with the treasury as
examiner of reports of national banks for
the past twenty-fve:years, identified sew
eral Evansville bank reports.
James M. Donald, cashier of the Han
over National bank of New York, said:
"On May ID, 1887, the amount of the in
debtedness of the Danville bank % US was
S57, 347 and the amount of indebtness on
the first day of August, 1887, just previous
to the failure. was SIS, 3S5 on discount papl T
and SIS, 900 on temporary loans" Witness
went to Danville and saw Faulkner who
showed him the property he owned. The
witness suggested to Faulkner that a mort
gage on the properto would be acceptable,
but he made no reply save that he would
communicate with the government officials
in regard to the matter.
Hoyt read a number Of letters received
by the Hanover bank from l.. B. Faulkner
stating that he hoped he might come when
the Danville bank could loan them plenty
of cash with no INTEREST,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
Canadian Pacific pifferentials,

CHICAGO, Sept, 19.-Chairman Smith, Of
the Transcontinental association has issued
a decision on the question of Canadian Pa
cific passenger differentials which was re-
ferred to him at the recent meeting in Chi
cago. Herules that on all business east of
Chicago, also on direct lines between Chi
cago and St. Paul east of the Mississippi
river, the Canadian Pacific ard Manitoba
railroads, via Winnipeg, shall be allowed
agreed differentials less than the rates in
effect via the Northern Pacific. That from
all territory south, west and southwest of
Chicago and St. Paul these roads shall
make their rates based on the addition of
locals to their differential rates from Chi
cago or ST. Paul, providing such rates
shall not in any instance be higher than
the rates in effect from the same points via
the Northern Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-20
LINTON Pacific Employees Unite.

OMAHA, Sept. 19.-The Bee prints a state
ment to the effect that all the labor unions
and brothernoods comprising the employees
of the Union Pacific have formed them
selves into an organization which will be
known as the Brotherhood of Railway
Employees. The amalga nation includes
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
Firemen, Brakemen and Switchmen's
union and the Knights of Labor. The &C
ton has not yet been endorsed by the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, but
the subject will be presented at the annual
meeting at Denver, October IT, 1t is eX-
pected this move will be followed by a con
solidation of all the roads IN the United