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Evening journal., 1889-05-10
ARE THEY MAN AND WIFE7
A Young Actress in a Strange
Dilemma.
LEGALLY HIS WIFE, HE SAYS.

Carrie Van Boosklrk and Albert Alsnsr
Had Often Been Married on the Stage
and Now She Wants Divorce-An In
tcresting Legal Problem.
GRAND RArIDs, Mich, May 10-A lesu.
problem, the solution of which win be Of jn-
turest not only to lawyers, but TO authors,
playwrights and actors, involving no less
question than tho validity Of stage marria gess
has come up for settlement in court here.
Carrie Van Booskirk, one OF the principal
members OF the Babel-Albertus Specially
company, has broughtsut for divorce against
Albert Altner, another member of the same
company Atner claims that Miss Van
Booskirs is his wife, while she declares that
they have never been married Altner bases
bis claim on a technical Interpretation Of the
marriage law.
The Ceremony Performed
The company TO which they belong has for
several months acted molodrama iu which
the hero and heroine are married in the last
act before the audience. Altner and Miss
Van BoosSirk acted these respective parts,
and so naturally, especially in tho last act,
as 70 win great applause from the audience.
If the marriage on the stage was such
brilliant success, Altner evidently saw no
reason why IL shunld prove a failure in its
practical application, and he accordingly
proposed to Miss Van Booskirk the idea Of
her exchanging her name for his When she
sought an explanation lie answered that as
she was already married 60 him, sac had 10
further use for Van Booskirk, which was not
as attractive a name ON the billboard as Alt
ner The young lady was highly indignant
when she heard this and denied vigorously
that she had over married Altner.
Legally his wife. lie Said.
Then he told her that the stage marriage
ceremony In which she and he had acted tho
parts of bride and groom was a marriage in
fact, and binding. Il didn't matter, he said
whether they were spliced by minister, a
justice of the peace, or an actor, so long as
they stood up before witnesses and subscribed
TO the marriage oath. They We're man and
wife She was, therefore, his legal wife, and
he declared that he would press his claims
before the courts II necessary.
Wants to support Her.
Miss Van Booskirk has tried to induce Alt
ner 20 release her from her peculiar position,
but he steadily refuses TO comply. He do
clares that he IS her husband and wants 10
support hen She has instituted proceedings
for divorce TO satisfy herself whether she il
really Miss Van Booskirk or Mrs Altner.
Miss Van Booskirk lived at Grand Rapids
for several years She was very gay, pretty
and stage struck, and has been with tho
Babe- Albertus company for some Time She
| has considerable dramatic talent and ability
and stands well IN her profession. Altner Il
| not known here
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THE FouR NOT GUILTY.

The Jury Acquitted Them. but Smith May
lie Indicted FOR Perjury.
JERSEY CITY, May 10. The "Big -Four, ="
Public Works Commissioners Kern and Watt
and ex-Commissoners Hiliard and Reynolds,
are free men. The jury rendered its verdict,
and Il was, mot guilty.
II Is probable that an indictment for per-
jury will be returned against James Smith,
who was working for the city and MS a laborer
in the gaugers' department Of the custom
house at the same time, and had the audncity
70 swear that he was not required 20 render
any service for the government for the salary
he received. James M Brann clerk Of the
committee Of the board of works, will likely
he indicted for doctoring "A bid and bond,
which fact was proven at the trial.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
SUSTAINING TRUSTS.
The Senate Committee Reports the Re-
suits of Its Inquiry.

suits of Its Inquiry.
ALBANY, MAY 1O.-The senate committee
on general laws, which was instructed ON
March %, 1883, to investigate the subject Of
trusts and similar combinations, has reported
the result of its inquiry. The majority Of
the committee, comprising the Republican
members, Messrs Arnold, Coggeshall, O'Con-
nor and Walker, take the ground that trusts
and similar combinations are only new forms
OF the ever present struggle for supremacy in
the industrial world; that they are not neces-
sarily monopolies; that they should not be
interfered with by special legislation; that
the common law and existing statutes on the
subject Of monopoly are sufficient for their
treatment when they develop monopolistic
qualities; that at all events the decision Of
Judge Barrett in the sugar trust case would
seem TO indicate this, and that legislation,
even II deemed advisable, should be deferred
until the court Of appeals has passed upon
Judge Barrett's decision.
The minority report, signed by Messrs
Linson, Langbein and Ives, the Democratic
members, concurs in the opinion that at the
present time the common law, il Judge Bar
retts decision be maintained, is as favorable
to the people as any legislation that could be
obtained at the present time But the minor
ity cannot subscribe to the doctrine that
these organizations are harmless, nor that il
is safe TO trust entirely to the corrective
action Of time and the law Of supply and de.
mand to eradicate the abuses incident 20 such
colossal combinations of money and power.
The protection of the people at present may
be assured by the incorruphbility Of the
bench and the executive branch of the gov.
ernment but il in future these organizations
shall be as successful in subsidizng admins
trative and judicial officers as they have beer
potent in preventing legislation against theiI
selfish and dangerous methods, the peopl,
will be forced to adopt some other remedy
than the common law.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
FELL 500 FEET.
Ten Coal Miners Killed by Collision
in shaft.

Ten Coal Miners Killed by Collision
in shaft.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May 10 II At Kaska
William colliery, near MIddleport, the cage
containing ten miners was ascending the
shaft when an empty ear was pushed over
the top Of the shaft by two Hungarian lab
orers. The ear struck the cage with terrible
force, shattering it to pieces, and ms tantly
killing every one of its occupants, whose
mangled bodies were afterward found in the
water at the bottom of the shaft The vic
Tins were; Hugh Carin, Patrick Mcdonald,
George Bendel, John Pottovisch, Frank
Stretkovlsch, John Moore, Albert Dwyer,
Edward Kurtz and Stephen Watson, and
Assistant Inside Foreman Michael Boyle
The mine is operated by the Alliance Coal
company, and the shaft is 500 feet deep
Boyle leaves a wife and seven children. II was
not his turn TO ascend the shaft, but he had
exchanged turns with another man. Potto-
visch leaves widow. All of the Others
vyprp siuule
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Went Mad on the Cnrs.

ROCHESTER. N. Y, May i0-Mrs. Charles
Simmonson, wife Of Washington territory
lumber merchant, while on her way 10 visit
her aunt, Mrs Eugene O'Brien, Of New York,
became violently insane. She imagined that
some one on the train was endeavoring to
kill her. She insisted an leaving the train at
Rochester, where she was placed in the hands
of the police authorities and sent TO the
asylum until her relatives can be communi-
Gated with. Her little daughter aged 8
years, who accompanied her, also seems to
be mentally affected
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
The status Of the Negro in the ohurch

Inc STATUS OF the Negro IN the bhufch'
CHARLESTON, S. C., May TO- The diocesan
convention Of South Carolina Of the Epis-
copal church, in session at Aiken, temporarily
settled the dispute as TO the status Of the
negro in the church by adopting an amend-
ment 10 the constitution, providing that col
ored cergymen of churches declared by a
concurrent vote Of both orders day and cler-
ical to be IN union with the convention shall
be entitled 10 sit IN convention This prac-
tically excludes colored clergymen, except
those who were entitled TO seats before the
amen lmpnt
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
A Case d criminal Malpractlce.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass, May lO-An autop-
sy upon the remains of Miss Ehle Cooper,
aged 20 years, who died last Sunday night
under suspicious circumstances, reveals evil
dence Of criminal malpracuce. A short time
before her death she made statements in tho
presence Of witnesses that involve the name
of physician who she assorted, performed
the operation, and the man who, she de-
clared, was responsible for her trouble The
latter, she said, was H. w Gould. He Is
about 80 years Of age and has wife and
child in Gardner.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
THE CEILING COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Profit in the Work Of sI2O,OOO-s2O,-
600 Unaccounted For.


600 Unaccounted For.
ALBANY, May 10.-Mr Fish, from the spe-
clal committee TO investigate questions con
nected with the construction Of the assembly
ceiling, presented his report, which was
signed by all the members Of the committee.
Mr.. McCann he said, had also filed a sepa-
rate memorandum report, which was accom-.
panied by two bills, the passage Of which the
committee recommends
On motion Of Mr. Gibbs the report was or
dered TO be printed and made special order
for next Tuesday.
The committee say that there was a profit
in the work Of Sl2O,0OO Of which S39, ,Os6 81
still remains in the treasury. This leaves
$4,000 in the hands Of Snaith and Sullivan.
Investments aggregating $4,000 being ad-
mitted by Sullivan and s2s, 0s9 9s by Snaith,
leaves 20 be accounted for S26, 900 which the
COMMITTEES fail 10 trace but are satisfied was
not disbursed on account of legitimate expen-
ditures on the capitol building
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Afloat. hut LeaI,lnp nadIv.

BARLOW, N. Y, May lO-The steamer City
Of Springfield, which ran on the reefs west
of Execution Rock during fog, has been
fioated. She was pulled off the reef by the
boats Of the Merritt Wrecking company.
The steamer is leaking badly and is kept
afioat only by her pumps, which have been
at work steadily since she went aground. 1t
is believed, however, that she can be saved
and that the cargo is not seriously damaged
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
MURDERED FOR THE INSURANCE.
An Engiishwoman Suspected Of Poisoning
Five Children.


LONDON, May 10. Another case Of crime
resulting from the practice Of insuring chill
dren's lives has cen discovered at Deptford
In February boy named Sydney Bolton. II
years Of age, died at Deptford. Suspicious of
foul play arising, his body was exhumed,
whef It was found that he had been poisoned,
doses OF arsenic being discovered in the lads
stomach The boy had arded, at the time
of his death, with relative named Mrs. Win
ter, who obtained $50 insurance on his life.
In order TO get the money the woman forged
the boys mothers name 20 the receipt II
traaspires that since 1885 Mrs. Winter has
insured the lives Of twenty-seven of her rela-
tives, and has driven rather a lucrative trade
in the business. F.vs OF her victims have
died, and she has collected the insurance on
their lives. IL is believed that she poisoned
them, and intended to poison all the others
whose beneficiary she was. This wholesale
murderess is at present in, but her arrest win
be made as soon as possible.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Deserts the Bookkeeper.
Miss King Returns Home

Mr.. Smiths friends are at a loss to explain
the startling infatuation on his part, which
has wrecked his home and business, and
blighted his own life and that of a young wo-
man whose reputation hitherto has been un-
blemished. Miss King has returned to her
mothers home. Deacon Smiths dwelling is
famous as being the mansion in which Wash
ington tarried on his visit to Lebanon in the
revolution. Mrs Smith is said to be worth
about SO, 900, her own money
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
The scntoh-Irlsh sncletv.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, May 1O-Ihe second
days session of the Scotch-lrish congress
shows an enormous increase in the number of
visitors. The eloquent DIR. John Hail. Of
New York, delivered an address in which he
reviewed the history Of the Scotch-Irish race.
The association was then made permanent
affair and adopted as their name the "Scotch-
Irish Society Of America The officers elect
cd were Robert Bonner, Of New York, presi-
dent, and A. c. Doyd, Of Tennessee, secre.
tarv
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
The Rev. ". W. Downs Gets LED.

BosToN, May 10 The full bench of the
supreme court gave decision In the noted
suit Of Rev. w w Downs W. the Bowdoin
Square Baptist church, overruling the plain
tifrs exceptions This was an action 10 re-
cover for services as minister from April /,
1885, until Feb. /, 1885, at the r8te OF s., 500
per annum The case was tried before Judge
Aldrich without jury, who ruled that there
was no contract express or implied, and or
dered a Judgment for the defendant The
court rules that these findings were correctly
made
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
CRIME WAS DIMINISHED.
Archbishop Walsh Says the
League Did Good.
HITCH IN THE SAMOAN AFFAIR,

Efforts TO Restrict Archbishop walsh TO
Prescribed Limits VIII Handicap the
Parnenites' Defenso-slr Charles Rus
sell Advised to Withdraw.
LONDON, May l0-Archbishop Walsh re
sumed his testimony before the Parnell com
mission. He said that facts which had come
to his knowledge proved that the influence Of
the National league tended TO diminish crime
in Ireland. The decadence Of secret societies
had been gradual since 1860. The witness
was aware that the league had advised ten
ants not to enter their complaints in the land
court after the parliamentary act Of 1881 was
passed
Subsequent events justified this advice.
The witness said he knew Of only one instance
in which the league was indiscreet-that was
when one Of the branches of the league
passed resolution deciding 70 publish list
of all persons in that district who were not
members Of the league The witness protest
ed against such an action and the plan was
abandoned
Secret Societies Vanished.
bishop, 'secret societies vanished and the
people learned to prefer open action and dis
liked and distrusted secret bodies and move
ments.n Throughout the witness diocese
cases Of boycotting were few, and anything
like intimidation was considered reprehensi-
bic. The members Of the league held that
boycotting kept the country free from out
RACES
The witness did not approve the refusal to
sell the necessaries Of life TO man under
boycott He understood the plan Of cam
paign 20 be n purely voluntary combining on
the part Of tenants. IL did not imply boy
cotting.
Reference being made to Archbishop
Walsh's pastoral, published in 1882, in which
he denounced the non-payment Of debts and
forcible resistance TO law, the archbishop ex.
planned that the issuance Of the pastoral was
owing to the increase Of secret societies which
temporarily hourished because the league wa.
partly disorganized, owing TO the imprison
ment Of its leaders, and while the people wer,
driven to despair by cruel evictions
VIII Greatly Prolong the Proceedings.
The decision Of the judges of the Parnel
commission TO allow Archbishop Walsh &,
testify only regarding matters within ht
VMh huoNituBe VIII nave tne tllecl OF EreuIl
prolonging the proceedings for the defense
There is probably no man connected will
the IRISH movement who possesses 20 accurat,
and intimate knowledge Of Irish affairs a
Archbishop Walsh, and If he had been al
lowed to speak freely he would have beei
able 20 do Mr.. Parnell and his associate
much good. Now il will be necessary 70 en-
TO the witness box a large number OF Iris
priests in order 10 rebut the testimony give
by the police and their agents.
In view Of the squabble over the receptio
Of the archbshop's testimony and the evidei
partisan ruling of the commission, the frienl
Of Sir Charles Russell advise him TO witt
draw from the case. Although il is reports
that Sir Charles is strongly tempted TO tai
this step, Mr. Parnels earnest petition
against such action will probably restrai
him.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Trenton's Postmaster In Trouble.

TRENTON, May 1O-United States Postof-
fee Inspector William II. Smith, during a
late tour Of inspection here, discovered n
shortage Of 81 GOO in Postmaster Moores ao-
counts. The deficiency was made good al
once by his bondsmen. Mr. Moore explains
this shortage by stating that his predecessor
in office, Charles II. SkiIm, was short the
amount when he vacated the Office and that
he (Moore) had TO assume it. Mr.. Skrm do
nies this, and has begun proceedings against
Mr.. Moore TO recover $40, 600 for slander.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Coal Heavers on strII.e.

ASHLAND, Wis, May 10. - Every coal
HEAVIER in the city struck for raise OF wages
upon the arrival of two cargoes. The men
want fifty cents an hour, the wages of last
season. Two coal companies operating here
will pay but forty cents. The longshore-
mems union ordered the strike, and it is said
they will use every effort to prevent non
union men from taking their places.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
The Ponce Unions Next Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA, May 10.-The executive
committee OF the American branch Of the
Universal Peace union have fixed Monday
and Tuesday next at the Friends meeting
house in Rutherford place, New York, for
their twenty-fourth anniversary Mrs Beva
A Lockwood and Rev. Amonda Deyo will
sail the next day as delegates TO the Paris
peace congress-
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
A DroII yav 20 settle a Strike.

DULUTH, Mimi, May iO-A strike at A
NJ. Cox's broom factory was settled in a
rather singular manner. The proprietor in
creased the wages of all his married en-
ployes, and gave the single men notice that
they would not be wanted after the end Of
the month unless they were married by that
time, in which event they would be retained
at an increased salarY.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Death Of n Philanthropist.

SAN Fra NcIsco, May TO- News is brought
here from Honolulu Of the death Of the Rev
Father Damien, widely celebrated as the
leper priest Of Molokai He died at Kaawa,
Hawaii, on April 10 last Father Damien
has been laboring among the leper settle
ments at Mookai for the last sixteen years
where he contracted the dread disease which
at last cost him his life
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Important Appointments Agreed Upon

WASHINGTON, May lO-Secretary Win
dom had long conference with the presi-
dent concerning appointments under the
treasury department The appointment OF
Asa Matthews, the present speaker Of the
Illinois house Of repre- entatives, as first
comptroller, and that OF 5. G. Wright, Of
Nevada. as superintendent Of the United
States mint at Carson City, New, were
agreed upoD
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
A unIoue Conlrma,Ion-

BALTIMORE, May l0-Bishop Paret, of
Baltimore, confirmed a class which was
unique at St Johns Episcopal chapel in
Washington. IL consisted of nine colored
candidates and the sister-in-law Of POST
master General Wanamaker, the daughter
Of the late Justice Matthews, Of the supreme
court; the daughters Of Secretary Blaine and
Justice Gray, of the United states supreme
apttf.f
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
only the Hotel and Bank Are Left

ST JoHNsBURY, VT, May lO-Fire at Dan
vile destroyed twenty-three buildings, leav-
ing only the bank and hotel standing in the
business portion of the village. Loss, S45,-
900; insurance, $4,000 Twenty-seven fami-
lies were made homeless and lost all their ef-
fects. Among the buildings burned were the
postoffice Including maiD, town hall, G A. r.
and Masonic halls, town library and North
Star newspaper office
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
A Needv veteran,s windfaIl.

MANNHEIM, Pa, May l0.-Frederiek Schwea-
ger, of Penn township, has just been granted
a back pension of $1,000, and viii receive il
a month hereafter. He has been totally
blind since $780, His wife made a living by
doing washing and by farming small patch
Of tobacco
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Land once clerks Prefer Charges

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Charges have been
preferred against Fletcher johnson, chief Of
the division Of accounts, general land Office,
alleging harsh and unjust treatment of the
clerks in the division. The charges have been
laid before the secretary Of the interior, who
has them now under consideration.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Robbed the Poor Boxes.

BROOKLYN, May iO.-William Tyson, who
says he lives in Philadelphia, was found se-
creted in the Church OF the Annunciation, on
North Second street He had about 50 in
small coins in his pockets which he had stolen
from the poor boxes in the church An old
broken jimmey and cold chisel were also
found in his pocket
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
FIneen nroonsbIners Caught.

PrrTsBURG, May l0.-A Charleston, w. ",
special says that Eureka detectives employed
by the railroads, and acting in conjunction
with revenue authorities, have just com
pleted another raid on moonshiners in Nc
Dowell and Wyoming counties, bringing in
fifteen prisoners
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
pennsylvania Commissioners to Paris.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May l0-The governor
has appointed the following as commissioners
to the Paris exposition: John Henry Harjes,
of Paris; John r. Tame, Of Bradford; Andrew
Carnegie and Russell Erret, Of Pittsburg;
Charles w. Warwick, William d. Rogers and
William d. Hastings, Of Philadelphia; Pro
fessor r r. STeeter of Titusville; Mrs II.
A. Roberts, of Philadelphia, and j. W. Gep-
hart, Of Belefonte.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
An Electric Wire Death.

JERSEY CITY, May lO-John Maroney, ~
years old, boarding at No. 554 Henderson
street, laborer employed in the Hudson
river tunnel, while at work at that place ac-
cidentally fell against an electric light wire
and was instantly kil ed
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
New York Postmasters Appointed.

WASHINGTON, May TO- The following
fourth class postmasters in New York state
have been appointed: T. c. Hall, Aurelius
Station; j. c. Palmer, Conklingville; Il. L.
Tower, Coventry; A. S. Hammer, Long Lake;
John H. Draper, Poughquag; Thomas w.
Brown, Rock City Falls; l. +. Eekler, Van
Hornerasxrilla
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Torn hr nlnndhnnnds.

PATERSON, N. j., May TO- w Mrs. Anna
Scheunan, Of the Paterson plank road, was
attacked by two bloodhounds in front Of the
house Of John Schneider and terribly bitten
about the thigh and face. Officers were sent
to kill them, and they found seven Of the
dogs The two guilty ones were shot from a
Ifsfauca
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
England seizes the suwarrow Islands.

SIDNEY, n S W., May lO-The com
mander Of the British cruiser Rapid has
hoisted the British flag over the Suwarrow
islands, which lie in the Southern Pacific
ocean. northwest of the Cook islands
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
4 MnlIonaire sued ~ D,vorce

PHTsBuRe, Pa, May l0-Catherine Ne
hatTey Neel, wife Of Jordan S. Neel, million
aire river coal operator, has sued for a di-
vOrce. She charges her husband with living
in adultery with Miss Annie NJ Clark, Of
Coal Center, Pa, where Neei's coal mines,
saw mills and country stores are located.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Home stm open to an Erriug Daug

READING, Pa, May l0--Laura Moser, aged
10, who eloped from this city with her fathers
hired man five months ago is expected soon
TO return. Her companion Philip Kremp,
abandoned her in Asace where she had gone
with him 70 his native town. and she drifted
70 Paris, whence she wrote pitiful letter 10
her father, The latter has sent her money
with which 10 return.
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
a Hitch In the samoan Conferenoe.

BERLIN, May iO,-The discussions Of the
subcommittee Of the Samoan conference de-
veloped spirit Of strong dissention, and but
little progress was made in formulating a
scheme Of government for the islands One
of the subjects discussed during the recent
visit of the American delegates TO Prince
Bismarck was the condition Of the harbor OF
Apia, and plans were proposed for improve
ment thereof
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Trnoked from Tnrnntn.

BUFFALO, May lO.-John o. Wood To
rontO druggist, was arrested in this city ON a
charge of murder. He is wanted in Toronto,
charged with being connected with a NAL
practice case, the victim Of which died He
was indicted for murder, but escaped Nov. %
Ia-N
Evening journal., 1889-05-10
Tho Loulsvllle Raseban CIub 70 he soId

LOUISVILLE, May 10.-President Davidson
owner Of the Louisville Baseball club, stated
that he has under consideration two offers
from Louisville parties for the franchise of
his team. He has not yet accepted either,
but says the destiny Of the Louisville club
will probably be known soon.