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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18
CLARA BARTON.
THE MKNrGHr CLAIM ARBITRATION

Attorney eheral II >ukpatrack and Wit
iesses Have Some Slight Differences.
! he arbitrators in the claim of James
Mcknight against the State met in room
16 in the Pittsburgh Court House Tues.
day morning.
The meeting was called for 10 O'clock,
but it was 1030 beforsetate Attorney
Kirkpatrick put in an appearance.
D. J. Lewis. atimekeeper for McHugh,
was the first witness. lie said he was
present when 0a men were paid, and
they were paid according to the time
books presented rs evidence. On crass.
examination by Mr.. Kirkpatrick. Tie
witness stated that the men he employed
were working on the drift. Mr.. Kirk
patrick wanted to know at what they
were employed, and asked many ques-
lions about certain work that it was i'm
possible for the witness to answer.
o. II. Houston was next called. He
presented number of time books which
he said he kept This ended the evidence
Of the timekeepers.
Philip Finn was the next witness. He
said he ordered the dynamite. coal and
otha materials by ocder of Col. Phillips,
in the name of Mcknight
]. E. McClelland, Meningitis book
keeper was called to the stand. He pre-
sented statement of the money paid Out
for labor and teams, which was recap1-
ulahon of everything claimed.
Mr.. kirkpatrick asked a number g.
questions about how long it took him 70
make out the roll, who helped him and
how much of it was in his handwriting.
The State Attorney seemed to find
fault with the payroll, wanted the wit
ness to give summary of the different
kinds of labor, but the witness said that
he could not, as it was not on the pay
roll books. The only way he could tell
was by rate per day paid them.
Mr., fitzpatrick aud the witness had
quite a lively discussion while the
evidence was being taken The States
Attorney General stated that the witness
had given different testimony at 4 itiifret.
ent hearing, which the witness denied,
but as the stenographer had not his notes
written up the matter could not be settled.
There was discussion as to the amount
of money paid Harry p. Moore. The wit
ness stated he paid him for sixteen days,
while the attorney said that Moore only
wanted three days pay and the paymas-
ter insisted on him taking five days pay,
This McClelland emphatically denied.
On redirect examination McClelland stated
that Moore came to him and said that
Moore told the witness that Col. Hill
said that he should be on the payroll and
that the State would allow him fifteen
hours.
When this report closed the counsel for
each side were going over the pay roll.
Throughout the morning Attorney Gen
eral Kirkpatrick took up all sorts of
technicalities and tried to corner wit.
nesses on the least provocation lie
would enquire about what work men
were employed at, and what place, then
would make remarks about loose book
keeping, which caused one Of the wit
nesses to remark that il ne (the attorney
had been present he probably would not
have taken up so many technicalities.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18
WORK FoK JoHNsTowNERs.
Secretary IIrcmer says the Work of the
strangers is Almost Finished-Supplies
Still Ready to b. lent Here.

Secretary Krcmer says the Work of the
strangers is Almost Finished-SuppIies
Still Ready to b. lent Here.
TO the Citizens or JoIla o,on.
The Work of tn, lood Relief Commits
sion in Johustowi i, drawing to an eHd.
The Commissary Departments, eslab-
lishcd first by the Relief Committee, OF
Pittsburgh and oth,I places, and con,;l-
ned 10y them d,e .epots for the d., .ibu-
tion Of clothing al,A household s,".s a.,
have all been CloaeI, as it was ..,. ..,,
best that with the distribution o. ~. =
and the opening - ,dc stores of -, >
The people shou, lccustom the. b.. /,
10 their new cono 1as, aud the ., .'.',
1f trade should b. lily opened. ,,as
"nt felt that taos.. . plr'nents sAOu. be
closed because t.. had fully. me. the
cause of their bli.. that there were no
needy persons %.lal wants should be
supplied. On IT,, 'ontrary, there arc
many very many persons, who, either by
reason of sickness. or even improyidence,
Till,notwithstand taomoney assistance
given them, be pr5aer objects OF an intel.
ligent charity for one time to come.
To this time IL. work of caring for
such persons Ia. been largely in the
hands of strangers. Ua4er ordinary cir
cumstances this might not have been
best, but in this ClHmi'r, which left al
most no household "jnout cause for Bit
ter grief, and when tho time and thought
of every one was given to their own
necessities it seemed the only available
plan. But the work of the strangers is
almost finished and in Il short time the
care of the sick The helpless, and the
needy must fall upon you. 1t is well
known that during these months help has
beenGxtended in many ways by you, but
now you must assume the charge in its
entirety. A strong local organization
should be effected. If those organizations
now in existence are on q sufficiently
broad basis let them be consolidated and
strengthened. In not, form a new body,
with means Of reaching to every part of
this stricken valley, and of searching out
and relieving hewapts OF those requiring
help.
Ioffer this suggestion mainly for the
reason that Officially know that supplies
of stores, chiefly clothing, are now avail
able in different parts Of the country,
and TINT other supplies win be available
Sos soos as 10 becomes known that an APP
proved committee, or association, Of
citizens Of Johustown, considers them
necessary and viii personally give their
attention to the distribution.
j. B. KREsfER,
Mr.. James 4. 8IcMillen's eldest daugh,
ter has been seriously i'll at the familys
temporary abiding place, Conemangh
Lake, but is now rapidly recovering her
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18
Unusually Noisy.

Saturday right was an unusually noisy
pne in Cambria City. Andy Sharno, wa,
arrested for being disorderly. and fined
80 and costs. Alexander Swaski. ex.
posed his person for which he was arrest
ed by Culilon and special officer stein
George KruchenboarI and Samuel Bheam
werl fined for indulging in The Inanly art
and there are large number in the lock.
up awaiting a hearing. The new police
man Mr.. Peter Culiton, is hustler. and
is becoming a terror to all evil doers
Long may his scepter gaurl the interests
Of that goodly town.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18

Edmund A. Bigler, the Democratic can
didate for State Treasurer, was born in
Clearfeld, in August, 1S43. He is the
son of Hon. William Bigler, Governor of
the State from 1852 to 1866, and United
States Senator from 1856 to 1861. Mr.
Bigler has always been engaged in busi-
ness pursuits and never held political
Office until appointed Collector of Twenty
third Internal Revenue District by Presi-
dent Cleveland, July 1st, 1885. He was
removed by President Harrison on May
3lst. 1889
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18
Sickness In Altoona.

Graphic News.
Never in the history of Altoona has
there been so much typhoid and diph-
iberia Especially is the latter prevalent
and fatal ana there must be some cause
Tor this outgrowth which has been grad
ual extending over the past year. Diph
liberia springs from foul surroundings and
bad cellars decaying vegetable and animal
mnter and poor ventilation. A house to
house inspection is what Altoona needs
and the Graplic Ne,Os asks the Board of
Health TO make this endeavor to stamp
out the terrible disease before it becomes
necessary to close the public schools, a
proceeding already limited at and to be
greatly deplored.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18

MIR. James 4. blc5iillen's eldest daugh,
ter has been seriously i'll at the family's
temporary abiding place, Conemangh
Lake, but is now rapidly recovering her
health.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18
HOW THEIR WORK WAS DONE.

A Letter From Miss Clara Barton, Presi-
dent of the National Red Cross AssocIa-
tion, to the People of Johnstown-The
Familiar Red Cross Wagons Soon to be
Taken OF Our Streets-supplies to be
Given to the Local Organization.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18
APPOINTMENTS

OF the Methodist Ministers-Where They
Go for the coming Near-Few Changes
in Prominent City Churches-Close of
the Conference
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-10
StDtILlil.S.

A, o. H.-Diyision No. ineets urst and second
SUNDAYS oi each month.
X. Of H.-Ieu,s nrSt and third Wednesdays at
1902, M, at Odd fellOSs' Hall
A. =. a A. M.-lellosstone Lodge, No. 70, brat
aud third Wednesdays.
X. A. M.-lellowsiOue Chapter, No. 3, second
Thursday IN each month
X, T.-namAscus Gonmandery, fourth Thurs.
days.
/, D. o. F.-tuslet Lodge, No. IS, every
", aday At their hall.
I. y. y. F-sentinal Encsm, ,iment, No, 6, hTst
ana third Friday.
X, II P.-CnIsader Lodge, No. z, Thursday
evenings az odd Fellows "all.
=. X. Of A.-Miles City branch, every unday at
K. OF L.--Flrst and third Saturdays.
q. A. R.-u. s. Grant Post, No. IA, brst and
tnird Tuesdays.
10. G. T.--star of the West, No. "a, every
friday evening.
=. ofy.-Gibson Camp No. 4. Meets hrst and
bird MONDAYS OF each month at Good Templars
!.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23

AMER On May D. 1889, at ] O'Clock A. m JOHN
W: AMER beloved husband OF Mary Amer
late residence No. 204 street northwest Raatiyes
ana friends invited TO attend. philadelphia papers
please Cupy.l 20
BAIEE. On May o. 1889, ARTHUR p. BAIER
uIeral Will take place Sunday, May 20 at pm
RELATIVES and frie0s requested attend his fue-
I'm and ID streets northwest lntermeut Prospect
Hlll cemetery baltimore and Patterson. Nj, papers
please COyyI 4.
CORNELL. On May 2I, 1889, at &; 40 Pm, at mis-
late residence, 2O3o Seventeenth street ROBERT
CORNELL
Funeral from St. Augustine Church, Friday NAV
"a at am Relatives and friends invited to attend
JONES. On Thursday, May %, 1883, ANNIE. be-
loved daughter Of Edward and the late Ellen Jones'
aged fourteen years
Funeral sunday May 26 at , O'Clock D. NJ. from her
late residence ~ q street northwest. Friends and
relatives invited TO attend.
MCCOY. In Roanoke, Va, on Tuesday May d
1903, OF cholera lniantumr LOUISE MAI ETHEL
Tue Only enid OF LllIe Wood and the late James Nc
Coy, aged seven months aud seventeen days
MILLER. ON May %. 1883. at Has D. m Mira
FANNIE ). MILLER, beloved wife OF Prank q MI-
Funeral from her late residence, 1924 Vermont ave-
nue. northwest Saturday, 18th instant, at O'Clock
y. H.
MOORE. on Wednesday, May 22, 1889 at IL 30
Funeral from his late residence. Sl3 Fifth street
northwest Saturday Goth Instant) al O'Clock D. N.
Friends invited.
oCONNOR. On May %, 1889. AZ : O'Clock n M =
at the residence OF his parents, No 80 street north,
east, MILAN j.. son of Michael and Maggie CfCou-
nor aged three years. seven months and tWenty-seven
days.
Funeral Friday, May "a. at 3 O'Clock Private
EOSENBAUM. On Monday, May 20, u $50, at Ro.-
noke, Va, HENRY ROSENBAUM, aged seventy-iiVe
years. formerly resident OF Washington.
TRUESDELL. In this city. May Is, 1889 JANET
TRDESDELi. daughter OF julius A and Cornelia
Riggs Iruesdell, aged three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
Made it Lively for the Policeman.

The trial of the cases involving the trouble
between Policeman Ferguson on the one hand
and Hiram Spear and his wife Fannie
on the other, on It'll street last week,
was resumed in the Police Court
this afternoon. Sergeant Jones testified
that when he arrived upon the scene he found
Mrs. Spear lying ON the sidewalk. Her husband
was very profane and attempted to strike the
officer, but witness prevented him from
doing so. When witness told Off
Ger Ferguson to take Spear to the station
his wife grabbed Officer Ferguson by the collar
and said: You can't take my husband"
Policeman Riley gave similar testimony.
Undertaken Spindler testified that he CON-
planned to the officers about the manner in
which Spear obstructed the sidewalk with
furniture.
William Gordon testified that when Spear
was under arrest he used a shovel on
the officer and then attempted
to hit him with table or stool, and then the
officer struck him. Mrs. Spear came between
the officer and the husband and the
club glanced from her husbands head and
struck her. She backed away from them and
fell down. The officer was outside the store
when Spear struck him with the shovel.
DIR. Purcell testified that the officer called
him and he found Mrs. Spear lying on the side
walk. Her wound was a very slight one, and
witness thought that 1t was the result Of a
glance blow.
A colored boy who is in Mr.. Spears employ
testified that The officer struck Mrs. Spear with
his club and then dragged her to the sidewalk
and dropped her. He heard the officer threaten
to kill both Mr.. Spear and his wife. He heard
Oficer Ferguson say: TIN going TO kill all
them. Jews anyhow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
Name. o. @. Name.
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, May 23-Cotton fairly active
middling. 13sall%. Flour quiet and unchanged
Mheat-southern, firm; Fultg, Soa92: Long berry,
Sfa93; western, firm and higher: No. . winter
red spot, s24aS2E; June, 81 Ease: July 793I:
August. 10y. Corn-southeru, firm; white 4Ia44:
yellow, 4la43: western. steady; mixed spot, Al y
a4lsI: May. 4l&ailss: June, 401s: July Al a4I =
steamer, 4Oa4O1. Oats, moderately active and
steady-southern and Pennsylvania 29a33 west
ern white. S3a;Ei}s: western mixed 29a:}O: graded
No. white, SIaEiL. Rye, steady 5Oa55 HAY
dull-prime 10 choice timothy, l5.0Oal55O Pro-
visions dun. Butter firm-creamery I5aIS. Eggs
steady. l2al2E. Petroleum duh - refined, g.
Coffee steady-RiO cargOes fair, 1874. Sugar firm
A soft, So; copper, steady, refined, II. Whisky
quiet ITO. Freights TO Liverpool per steamer
nOminal-cottOn. ~ cents per 100 pounds: grain
per bushel, 81 Cork for orders 3s.9d Receiprs
flour, $500 barrels; wheat, $500 bushels; corn
$1,000 bushels: oats, 1900 bushels. Shipments
hour, 600 barrels; wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn,
"a. 900 bushels. Sales wheat 10000 bushels,
corn, 10000 bushels.
baltimore and Ohio stock, SOY bid; Northern
Central, a asked: Cincinnati, Washington and
baltimore hrsts, 9oa95b: do. threes, 20 asked;
consolidated gas bonds, 114a115 do. stock, "A !.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, May % tclosing).-wheat-May slX
49,: June, 53ss; July, "a; August, 34ss Oats
May, pa; June. 224s July, 22x. Pork-May.
Il.o54;, June, lI67s; July, li.77k:- August,
67sE: August, 6.z3x. Short ribs - Nay, SO;
June. $40; July, 5.75; August, 5.s2h.
The earl and countess of Lonsdale and the
marquis of Queensberry sailed for Europe yes
terdsy on the steamship Celtic.
The three or four millions of Chas. ]. Hull,
the Chicago millionaire, will be distributed
without fight and his cousin, amanuensis and
chief business manager, Miss Helen Culver
will be left undisturbed in the enjoyment OF
the bulk Of his fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
HIT WrrH A BASEBALL BkE
Blow Which May Prove Fatai-A
Game OF Crap and Its Results.

Charles Allen. a scventeen-year-old colored
boy. was committed TO jail by Judge Miller
to-day on charge of assault and battery with
intent to Kill companion named Charles
Turner. Bail was refused on account of the
serious illness Of the injured boy. The in
iuries were inflicted during a quarrel over .
game OF crap" near the corner Of "a and O
streets southwest Sunday.
As usual the game lead TO a dispute. and a
general row was the result. All the players
participated in the "growl" until Allen used .
baseball bat on Turner'S head. Turner dropped
ana ms companions thought he had
been killed. The injured boy was re-
moved 20 his home and attended by a
physician, but gradually grew worse. and when
II was feared he would die the police were no,
'lhed ana he was removed to Freedman's hos
pltal Tuesday, where he has since been under
the care of Dr. Shadd This morning the
patient was resting easier. but the physlcians
would not venture an opinion as TO the result
of his injuries When the police learned OF
the trouble warrant was obtained for Allen
and he was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
MRS. MAVERICKS MOTHER.
She is Said TO Have Had a Remarkable
Career.

A special 10 the New York Herald from Mo-
bile says that Carrie Holbrook Chandler
whose daughter, Mrs. Maybrick, is accused OF
poisoning her husband in Liverpool has had a
singular career. Miss Holbrook, who was a
popular young lady in Mobile about ls56, mar
ried William G. Chandler, a prosperous young
merchant About 1861 Frank Dubassy, a con-
federate captain paid marked attentions to
Mrs. Chandler. Mr.. Chandler pinned away and
died. The widow married Dubassy. While on
the way TO Europe for the confederate govern
ment Captain Dubassy died. After the widow
returned from Europe she Was involved in a
scandal with an actor in New York She again
went TO Europe and married. but soon sepa-
rated from the Baron Won Rogue. She after
ward appeared as the wife of an attache of the
British legation at Tehern. A gentleman who
was acquainted with her at Mobile says she
was monomaniac on the subject of poisons
and their effects. Her recent career is not
known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23

CHICAGO, May 23.-States Attorney Longe-
necker states that the police have received
important clues this morning, and that they
expect to have the murderer under arrest
within a short time
What these clues are, or in what direction
they turn suspicion, the states attorney de-
clincd to indicate.
Considerable excitement was caused this
morning by the fact that Capt Villiers. of the
Lake View police force, and Lieut. Schuetler, of
the East Chicago avenue station, marched
into the formers private Office this morning,
with 7. o. sullivan, the Lake View ice man
between them. 1t was rumored that an i'm
portant arrest in the Cronin murder case has
been made.
Sullivan. it will be remembered. is the ice
dealer who is said to have made q contract with
DIR. Cronin shortly before his disappear
ance to look after any of his men
who might be injured for the consideration
of $50 year 1t has been the
theory of some that Sullivan might have men,
toned to his employees the fact of having made
the contract, and that one of them was con-
cerned in the disappearance of DR.. Cronin on
the night of May 4.
SULLIVAN SQUARED HIMSELF.
Sullivan, however, succeeded in squaring
himself with the police in that none of his men
who knew anything of the contract could have
used that circumstance to decoy the doctor to
his death. Mr. Sullivan was allowed to 90.
There are wild rumOrs to the effect that the
police have just made the arrest of one or more
persons in connection with the murder, but the
officers at work on the case deny this
IT WAS CRoNIS's BODY IN THE TRUNK.
Further examination this morning goes to
strengthen the theory that it was the body of
Cronin, and not that of a woman, which was
carried in the trunk In addition to
establishing the fact that the hair found in the
trunk cOrreSpOnded with that of Cronin's: that
the cottOn-batting found i'll the trunk and that
found with the body correspondent it has
been shown that the towel found wrapped
around the head correspOnded closely with a
shred of stuff found in the bunk 1t still re-
mains to connect the fragment of cloth
clutched in the dead mans hand with the piece
from which it was torn.
Later.-COl. ". I. Rend arrived at the sta
ton and was taken into the morgue The
moment Mr.. Rend saw the corpse, he ex-
claimed
THAT Is CRoNINl'
He closely examined the body and said:
There is no doubt about it now. There is the
body of DR.. Cronin. the victim of a most foul
and awful murder. l can lay my hand upon
the head OF the man that instigated the crime.
/ can point him out and make no mistake"
Mr.. Rend was questioned about this state
ment. but would only say that all he knew lie
would tell the states attorney. Half
an hour later States Attorney Lon
genecker and two of his assistants ar
rived. Judge Longenecker first examined
the bloody trunk and the corpse of Cronin.
and was then closeted for an hour with Mr.,
Rend. After the consultation the gentlemen
would say no more than that several arrests
would surely be made this afternoon.
BY noon to-day over 200 persons had identi-
fed the body as that of CrOrin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
Washington Bidders.

At the government printing Office to-day,
Public Printer Palmer, Mr.. Collins, the acting
chief clerk and other officials were busy open
ing the annual bids for general supplies
for the Office. There were the usual large num-
Der of bidders, and the prices ranged as usual
1t will take some time to schedule the bids and
make the awards. The Washington bidders were:
Maurice Joyce, Woodward q Lothrop.
E. J. Wheeler. Francis Miller, n. & F.
Metzger, Nicolai Brothers, E. Morrison.
George Ryneal, ir., r. c. W. Burton.
Kennedy Bros, Stephenson Bros. Easton &
Rupp. JAS. L. Barbour & Son. Rider & Addison,
Z. p. May & Co., Z. I. Gilman, johnson Bros
Robert Boyd VIM. Ballantyne & Sons, Dennis
Council. Harry NJ. Schneider. r. o. Edmonston,
w. II. Butler, Melville Lindsay, and the Smith
TRANSPARENT Ice Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23

at least not until he sees how the second
shipped away TO Albany and the Judge wants
the President to call her back. Secretary Hal
ford promised to see that the matter was laid
before the President.
Attorney-General Miller was with the Presi-
dent this afternoon.
THE BERLIN MISSION.
1t has been limited around the White House
that neither William Walter Phelps nor an
Ohioan would be appointed United States min
lister at Berlin. but no one seems to have been
prepared for the rnmor that Gen. Felix Agnus,
the proprietor of the Baltimore Amer an was a
favorite for the place. Some quite responsible
persons have intimated that he might be APP
pointed, but on the other hand it is said that
as Agnus Is a Frenchman he would be unac-
ceptable to the emperor and Bismarck. The
rumor is nevertheless strong one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
CROSSING OF STEAM

CROSSING OF STEAM RAILROAD TRACES.
Some days ago the Commissioners received a
letter from Mr.. ]. Harrison johnson, chairman
OF the citizens committee, requesting that the
space between the tracks of the B. and p. rail-
road be paved SO that can be driven on and used
in common in crossing or travelling on the
same. The matter was referred to Captain
Symons, who in passing upon the subject saws
the use to which he proposes to make Of this
part of the street be not permitted under any
circumstances, as railroad tracks are certainly
to be avoided as much as possible by people
riding in vehicles.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: Anthony Hiy-
gins, one brick dwelling, at 1924 18th street
northwest; $4,000. Mrs J. Lauer, one brick
dwelling, at 120S B street northeast: e.. 500.
Mrs. Mulcahhy, one frame dwelling on Ben
ming road; d, 400. Alex. Tavanni, one brick
stable at sl4 18th street northwest; 600