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CLARENCE f. JEWETT MISSING.
Accused of nm Overisrue OF Stock OF the
JeWett PmbIIahIng Company.

Boston, May 22.-The Herald this morning
says that Clarence +. Jewett. President OF the
c. F. Jewett Publishing Company. has disap-
peared and that crooked transactions in the
matter OF an overissue OF stock. in the neigh
borhood oil $Ij.OOO. have come to light. Mr..
Dana Estes o Estes Lauriat. publishers. is
treasurer OF the company aud owns 375 shares
OF the stock it is reported that more than
twice tho amount held by Mr.. Jewett have
been sold by him to various persons in blocks
OF ten or twelve shares for from 5000 to $1.100.
and his alleged victims assert that 1t has been
his custom to make out these shares as occa-
sion required. and that he signed his own
name and that OF Mr.. Estes thereto. The sus-
ricions Of Estes Lauriat were aroused two
weeks ago by the frequent sales OF stock by
Mr. Jewett and when they made Inquiries Mr..
Jewett left town for few days. lie has
left their elegant Brookline residence.
Mr.. Jewett came here from Claremont. n. II.
Al the time the firm Of James 4. Osgood ( Co.
went out OF business over two years ago he
was employed BY that house. Then he Inter
eated Messrs. Estes 4 Lauriat in his publish
Ing schene. and induced them TO invest In It,
Ihe firm did general publishing business of
books Of merit and secured their sale Messrs.
Estes " Laurlat to-day issued this card
Tho capita stock Of the {. =. Jewett Publishing Com
psny was 81, 90. all issued Ehen tno company was
hour sfs tuna o.: ;is S
Of socH TO various persons who WI be Losers Those
al Of TSGH that 9ave sq e our oEsdHe being
show their nAmeS and those who have come US for
informAticn ask MS TO keep their confidence 1t is
cially affected though regret such conduct BY
ESTES LIrRrAr
Clarence F. Jewett moved in good social cir
cles. was man OF refined tases. and pleas
ant companion. He had been connected with
the publishing business for twelve years The
foundations OF his fortune were laid In the
Memorial History OF Boston out OF which he
IN nd IVn han itNFn afnI In lNf IT,
Atchison, buying at 1870 and selling at a heavy
loss; His residence In Bro0kline vas luxur
ously appointed. the most beautiful feature
being collection OF paintings and other works
OF art This property was reputed 10 stand in
the name OF his wife. 1t Il believed that a
member Of the firm Of Estes & Lauriat has at
tached the picture gallery
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soFTENED TIE BIG MAroR,s HEART
"omen's Tears Flowed In the General SEES.
sions. and stern Justice Got Left

"omen'H Tears Flowed In the General SEES.
Sions, and Stern Justice Got Left.
Mayor Patrick ]. Gleason Of Long Island
City doomed up In the General Sessions yester-
day as a complainant In view OF his dignity
as the Mayor Of an adjacent city. Clerk Penney
invited the Mayor to place near the clerks
desk. John Vance. William Murphy Frank
Kelly. and August Hoey. gawky boys, were ar
raigned on the charge OF breaking into an I'M
occupied carriage factory in Market street. in
this city. owned by the Mayor and stealing a
part OF the machinery. worth about $50. though
1t cost $500. policeman caught the boys
making or to a Junk shop with their plumber.
u be boys began TO whimper whom they found
themselves face to face with Judge Cowin1
RESPONSIVE murnur Of sobs came from the en-
closure for women witnesses. where the moth
efs oil the boys and any number of sisters
aunts. ana cousins were weeping. The Mayors
down to Clerk Penney, he said huskily:
See hero: Billy. Of course, it's my duty to
Uphold the dignity OF the law, and back up the
officer; and all that-but | don't like to see
got n iot o. women folk that will suffer
so MIR. jerome accepted a plea of petty lar
ceny from tho boys. Judge Cowing sentenced
Vance to the City Prison for live days. But
before. and he sent them to the penitentiary
for six months. AS the boys were turning
from the bar, Judge CowinR said:
Now boys, when you get out Of prison. try
Mayor Of New York YOU must turn over new
leaf and be good men. 1t takes n very good
man mar indeed to DO Mayor Of New York. or OF
Thereupon Mayor Gleason blushed and
smiled. and. bowling to Judge CowinR retired
In evidently most happy franc of mind.
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MELBOURNE, May 22.-The Parliame emit Of We
torla was opened to-day by the Earl Of Hope
town, Governor of the colony. He conEratu-
lated Parliament upon the prosperity of the
country. and upon the rapid strides toward
federation. which. he said. was near. This
proved the growth Of the feeling for q oommoR
eninR the forts OF the colony is advancing,
The arminG OF the forts with q now. style q
he said. would be asked to PASS Q bill to aug
ment tho militia and volunteers.
His lordshlp ANNOUNCED that o conference
tax action In concert with tho other AuGGras
liam colonies TO bring about lower postal and
announced that Minister of Health would be
appointed; and that Sanitary Board would b
ways are also to be made. aud irriRating works
ara u be constructed.
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Ano.Amer,ean Leagues, Convent,on.

ROCHESTER,. May 22.-This morning delegates
from the Afro American Leagues OF New York
State met in the Common Council chamber for
the purpose OF forming a State organization.
The chamber was prettily decKed with Ameri-
can flags. The assemblage was called to order
by #. Thomas Fortune OF New York, Secretary
OF the National Afro-American League. The
Rev. c. L. Smith OF BlnRhamton offered IL
prayer. Mr.. Fortune explained the reason for
the gathering, and said that it WAS In accord
ance with the policy decided upon at the CHI
cago National Convention In January last
Thomas Fortune OF New York was chosen tenn
porary Chairman. and John aldwell OF Albany
Secretary; Mayor Carroll welcomed the dele
gates to the city.
Chairman Fortune made a long address in
which he said that all colored people belong to
the weakened Sons of Ham; Sisters OF Moses.
and dozens OF other organi cations We take
care OF too many sick, and bury too many
dead. Get one house. and you Will be shown
much more respect than whom you pay rent.
Get two houses and people will tip their hats
70 you. We spend too much money on secret
and benevolent societies In speaking Of
trade, the speak er said that under the accepted
code OF etlics cheating is oil right II you buy
hat ior ftty conts and sell II Tor u dollar peo-
pie call 1t sharpness. Remember that 1t seems
y me ike stealing, but II isn't under tho exist
Ing state OF civilization.
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sheuenbereer's Heavy senteueo.

DoYLEsTowN, Pa. May 2a-J. Monroe Shell
lenberGer, the lawyer whose Yorgeries and
other criminal escapades and flight recently
caused such sensation, was to-day sentenood
Of twenty-five years at hard labor In tho East.
ern penitentiGry When the Judgment was
Tletely. and had to be half carried from t6O
court room.
md sobs came from ShellenberRer His conn
eel entered tho plea of guilty In each case.
Shcllenberger at times acted like q madman.
torture. -
It was &nticpated that Judge Yerkes would
ing like what he gave him was look ed for.
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Part OF greene street Cave. In.

Greene street. between Bleecker and West
Third streets, has been torn UP for some time
by the construction Of foundations for I'M
mense buildings to be erected by Contractor J.
J. Wallace and Real Estate Agent George
Reade. On either side of the street the earth
ia dug away to the depth OF Is feet. water
main had been leaking and had wet the earth.
At A. NJ. Yesterday a gang OF workmen were
snoring up the. earth on the vest side OF the
street when Il few pebbles rolled from where
they were at work. The men Needed the warn
ing and ran. There was a rumblng sound ana
the earth ,caved in with a crash. ltcarried
There was u small food uutl the pipes were
plugged. The break reached 80 feet along
Greene street and extended out TO the west
side of the car track.
The noise that accomnanied the falling OF
the earth started the horses pitched TO nj
ver4ity place car into pace that took the car
over the wet spot in sRioty. Waterman, John
Davis halted a cartmnn,- horse by the bride
between Bleecke or and West Third.
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ULCERS and SORES
S s S
Both Ankles Crushed.

In q railroad smash up in 1876 l had both
ankles badly crushed. Soon after Blood
Poison set in. and both legs. from my knees
down, were covered with liberated sores
that refused all efforts TO heal. was viz
tually helpless for ten yeaI-, being Dedrld-
den most OF the time, During all tho time
was attended by the h"St physicians in this
section OF the state, aud mus have AIKEN a
cart Load Of medicine, without receiving any
relief or being benefited In any way. In 1887
was induced to try Swft's Specific IS. S. ST.
commenced to improve from tho first dose,
and continued to get better until to-day
am as sound and well as any man in tho
universe. This was two years ago. since
Which have iad net IN rl sores or any
pain 10 'h3 legs From raw experience COT
Slrntpl-lY uC 30 'uH >w|I s s,prc rr
s. y = as hu'Iuat &c.," h..,d pIiiarr. nd
rhrrI NM r"G"MmeHu i to IN. ono suffer
ing from any du case %; the t!ood.
CHARLES +. HAMILTON,
Russellylile, Ind
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
Tree. SWIFT SPECIFIC co, Atlanta, ca.
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FAERARo HANTED 4 POLICEMAN.
But Patrolman Gallagher Seems to Have
Misunderstood Him.


Nioolo Farraro OF 262 Mulberry street wss
prisoner OF Patrolman Gallagher OF the Null
berry street squad at the Tombs Police Court
yesterday morning on the charge Of disturbing
the peace. Gallagher said he had found tho
man making night hideous late on Thursday
evening Farraro told Justice German,
through the Interpreter, that he had just been
robbed by several men and was shouting for
the police. Farraro exhibited black eve and
a cut behind one OF his cars to show how the
thieves had treated him. he said he didn't
even have chance to explain to the Sergeant
Al the police station. but was taken back to a
his discharge
One of the clerks said that Gallagher had
brought In another prisoner. Matteo Leoni.
during the morning for driving his push cart
on the sidewalk, ana was unable to give an In
telltRible account of the arrest. Gallagher
said afterward that he was perfectly sober
when he came to court. but had been up until
3 o'clock In the morning and WAS all used up.
Sergeant Golden. who was at the desk when
wa was tg a drunk As 70 GallaGhers drink
hear that DE-. Crosby had been drnking.n
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HE BETRAYED ms TRUST
Tho Superintendent of Mails In ROches ter
Sentenced to Prison.


ROCHESTER,, May 22.-In the United States
Circuit Court today Abram Bogardus for
merly superintendent OF mails in the Rochester
Post Once. pleaded guilty to the counts in tho
indictment against him charging him with Sc
creting letters, and Judge Cote sentenced him
to Imprisonment In the Albany county peniten-
tiary for term OF three years. Martin w.
Cooke addressed the Court In tho defendants
behalf. calling attention to his previous good
character. and to the fact that he has II young
wife and a boy two years old who will suffer
by his punishment. Mr.. Cooke asked for the
liRhtest sentence allowed by law. and pre-
scented petition for cemency signed by sixty
residents Of Fishkill, Duchess county. who
had known the prisoner from infancy to man
hood. and up to the commission Of the present
act had considered him model
The Judge commented upon the painful ma
ture OF his duty. 1t was nearly always the case
that innocent ones wero the greatest sufferers
in such matters. The Court believed the mag
nitudn Of the trust violated was the point to Be
considered. and said that in making the term
of Imprisonment three years j. was possible
TINT Considerations Of pity had too great
weight.
Bogardus was considerably Affected and Mr..
Cooke said he had all along seemed to fully
recognize his position. lie had refused bail
because he eAid. he could not hold IN his head
in public He went TO Albany at his own re-
quest so as To to near his parents. The pris-
oner $ aged father and his wife were In court.
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TUNNELLING THEIR WAY QUE
Five PrisonerS Nearly Escape From the
Ohio PenltentiaFy.

Five PrisonerS Nearly Escape From the
Ohio Penitenti0ry.
COLUMBUS. Ohio May 22.-About 2 O'Clock
this afternoon ut the Ohio penitentisrT fivo
convicts were caught in the act Of attempting
to escape by tunnellinR out from a she'd used
for storing coke eighteen feet from tho north
wall. All sorts OF tools had boon used In dig
RnR, such as an old shovel, the blade Of an e4e
pieces OF iron. and 80 on. When discovered BY
and one Of them said. Warden, you cannot
blame us for trying to get away"
oh no." aswered Dyer, but blame you
for getting caught"
The names OF those attempting to escape
were Lockhart OF Putnam county, In for twelve
years for assaultinR woman; Law Of Logan,
fifteen years for anslauRhtOr; Kelley OF
Union, three years for burglary: Butler OF
Hamilton, three years for assault on woman;
and Lithgow OF Cincinnati. twelve years for
robbery; All were reduced to the third grade
and their good time was taken away.
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CHICAGO. May 22.- Murphy & Co.. the proprie
tors OF the largest bucket shop In the West are
thinking of closing their establishment and
going into some other business Mr.. Murphy
says this action Is not contemplated on ac-
count OF the fact that Board of Trade quota
tons have been shut of. as 30 per cent. OF
Murphy admitted that the firm had been on
the wrong side OF the market, but said that
they had paid all losses and were In good fnan-
cial standing. as their banks would certify
we may conclude that II will not DO proflta-
be TO continue the business much longer" he
said "Onr customers understand that, but
no one has any Idea that we are financially en-
hurrassed -
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Pocksuux the People,. Money.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Comptrollsr Onahan has
figured up the money that the last five City
Treasurers got from pockering the interest on
the peoples money. lie says during the two
years and one month that Rudolph Brand
served he got $4,000; J. NJ. punphy made
tlUU,5O) in his inside pocket in one year and
ten monthsi {, Herman Pautz put $l2sSoU to
his credit during hiS term OF two years, and
IOrnard RoosIng, the present incumbent. has
managed to get hold of $50. 400 in nine months.
These sums the city intends to bring suit for
for ten years back,
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That Tired EeeIinn

Prevails with It's most enervating and discour-
aging efrcct In sprinE and early summer. whom
the days grow warmer and the toning effect OF
tho cold air Is gone. Hoods Sarsaparila ape cd
lily overcomes that tired feeling" whether
caused by change OF climate. season. or life, by
oyerwork or Illness. and lmparts that feeling
OF strength and self-confdonce which is COM
fortinR and satisfying. 1t also cures sick head
ache, biliousness, indigestion, and dyspepsia.
Hoods Sarsaparllla is sold by all druggists.
81; six for S. Prepared by @ HOOD 4 CO..
Iewell MaEa
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QUEER Do1NGs IN CHURCH 8E1EB1
Tho Sexton and Two Women Pound TAoEo
in State OF IntoKicatioA.


NoRwALK. May 22.-The citizens Of New
Canaan. particularly those who are associated
with the Congregational society. are consider
ably sRitated over discovery made on Friday
night last For many weeks, after nightfAll.
the glmmer Of lights has been seen By pass0rS
by through the tightly closed shutters Of the
church building. and believers in the SUPER
natural concluded that the ancient structure
was the refuge Of departed spirits. Thip theory
was secuted by others, and for several nights
Friday nieb TIL he police save lGbta aSd
unpsual noises inside. and they Aestoned p
edltlce was vacant, but the door q the 6eifry
g. pile of ropes, we're found Mrs. ,EliEsboth
Richards and her daughter. Mre. Julia Stack
house, Tell;,k5nown oherHote5s In the village
TALLY Glad. Several feet above their heads. and
standing on some scaffolding in the steeplo.
was Ezra s. Hall. sexton OF the church. The
guilty trio we're placed in eontlpemeRt until
NJ. Bliss they gave bonds to appear FOR trial on
Monday next on charges OF drunkenness and
adultery
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THEATRE OWNERS PROTEST
Against Stage Performances In the Garden
without a ProscrnInm Arch.

Against Stage Performance In the Sarden
without - Prosceniun Arch.
The directors OF the new Madison Square
| Garden encountered an uuexlected snaE yes.
terday IN their project OF opening the Garden
on June III with the Strauss orchestra and a
ballet spectacle. 1t was II petition to Mayor
Grant protesting against the granting OF a
theatrical license to the Garden.
Mayor Grant got the petition at AZ o'clock
1t was as follows:
~, mr. Huoh j. rrdut. N1gor - .
tho I sss"as. oTnIT s c sna Of
respsCny protest against the licensing by yon OF any
The Malson square Harden Company, stgaIed ou Mad
enth streets Tor entertainments OF any kind where
s S'SF ,T S. p are TO Gc 20 c S o
~ of Sa me SS1soaon act as Hn'nSsd s eSn
,pectai request thS, TS may he heard before your
ksnneson Grain 4 AlllnT, attorneys Respectfully
TfP M ssS sE s%s?s ssn
T 1bm mrSSns rO&GwSy Theatre pIs
Is,q oisra iosss Solnmtis lhtsirej j; 81 nm,
sTs sS s:: f Esss
Faurtscnth street theatre Biiou uDcra House T., g.
G GiiImSFo academy of Music Atoo's Garden Henry
street and broadway; Gustavo AmbtrE AmboEs Thea
before Lawyers kcnnesop. Grain. and AllinK
VINO have been engaged by the prote. tants,
poIib u ltler 10 Dlm saying tnAJ tho law
quires the erection OF u proscenium arch OF
brick and the provision OF other safeguards
which the professionals have made at great eN-
tense In their theatres. The LAWYERS sent
similar communications to President Purroy
o. the Fire Department and Superintendent
BRADY OF the Building INSPECTION bureau ask
Ing Ing ior an opportunity to OPPOSE the anpltca-
ton OF the directors OF the Garden for certin-
cntes that tho arena Of tho new Garden Is safe
anu IN conformity with the redui rements OF the
law, and to present proof that the law:has not
boen compiled with.
, i. Henry, french, manager Of the new Gar
zen. smiled when he read a COPY OF the petit
ton. He intimnted that the managers we're
barking up the wrong tree.
The new Garden Is absolutely freproof,"
he said, and there will be no danger to the
audience even II a, fire did break out any.
where Brick partitions cut the building up
into compartments. lust as a steamship is cut
up INFO water-tight compartments. There will
NOT be stage, either. There will he a large
platform three feet high. ana there will be two
sets OF scenery. But II will not be set 80 that
an arch would be needed. However all this
VII be made clear when the matter comes be-
lore the Mayor and the city authorities"
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A Reprleyo for Mura.rsr BIythe.

CoLUMBUs Ohio. May 22-Gov. Campbell
this evening granted a repreve to Charles
Blythe, the Cincinnati murderer, who VIA 10
have been hanged at midnight In the peUton-
tary. uu-il Juno "a, rhrn lhelo will pI0hauiy
b. q ItUbo hau.iuE a tlai B., tue dHg i!N"l
Tor TIE execution -. 'ltu i"uih tho boy VINO
assaulted and murdc Ell little Maggie Ihomp-
had recommended a Communication If the death
penalty In Blythe case 10 eimprsonment, as
quarrel. and the crime WAS not pTOmOditatOd-
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New Governing Board for Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE. May 22.-IIarvard College Is to
have a new Governing Board. which will be
known M the University Council. This was
provided for by changing the statutes mt yes
terday's meeting OF the Overseers. The new
Board will consist OF the President, profess ors,
and assistant professors Of the uni ersity. and
such other university officials as the corpora
tion. with the consent of the overseors, may
appoint members of the Council It's the func-
tiOn of the Council to consider Guestir ms which
concern moro than one faculty, and questions 81
university policy. Harvard College, the aw-
renee scientific School. and the Grnduhte
School have been grouped together under mo
immediate charge Of II faculty the Faculty 81
Arts and Science Tho other schools Of the
university ara each under tie immediate
charge OF a faculty. Each faculty is composed
OF all the professorB assistant professors, ana
tutors and OF all the instructors appointed for
q term longer than one year who teach In Tue
departmentS under the charge OF that faculty.
The, PRESIDENT Is member OF each faculty.
Each faculty has dean, and may apnoint an
AdminstrRtiye Board Of not less than fifteen
for Harvard College to control ordinary mat;
ters Of administratiQn and dlscipline, The old
faculty has been abolished. Tho requirements
for degrees have been changed so n to make
Il easinr 10 take an A. H. in ihreo ycers, ana
this will have tendency TO check specializing.
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Comm,s-,on.r Koch wouldn't sit.

Tho application Of residents OF West FoTtyfourth
street for revocation OF tic license Of John T. "rIhths
Sixth Avenue Hotel came up before the Excise Board
Yesterday afternoon rornnnssoner Koch said he
would not hear the OWING O. tho alterations made
against him the recent Indictment by tho Grand
jury Commissioner Fitzpatrick refused 10 NJ alone,
aud as Conlmssioner NeAkin wRs auarnt tho hearing
was postponed TO next Wednesday
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CHICAGO. May 22-Yesterday detectives re-
turned from fruitless trip to Mexico in search
OF the man who drove Dr. Cronin to his death.
To-day Chief of Police Marsh. in an interview,
IN Mexico. and that he had received warning
ana made good his escape through the care
lessness OF some OF DR.. Cronin's friends.
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BLOOD HUMORS
S S s

sWIFT'S SPECIFIC relieves by forcdAR
the poison out OF the blood. No other rSm-
edy Is equal to 1t for Blood Humors.
Mr.. John o. Rogers of Dana, ILL.,, writes %
follows under date OF March az, 1890: "My
wife was for years an invalid from q blood
trouble and suffered terrible at times from
ErysiPclns. She tried many remedies ad.
Vertised as blood purifiers. but received no
benefit few bottles OF SWIFT'S SPE-
ClFlC IS. S, 81 cured her OF ErysIpolas and
other blood troubles. From tho first her sp-
petite Increased, and her general health ina
proved IN evory way. She considers g. 8, r..
inc besl blood purifier and tonic she over
saw, ana Ia willing for any ono suffering e
she was to DO referred TO her"
BoIs All Over His Body.
Six ''.a5 q. %WIErS SPECIFIC IS. s 81
cured n'oip hanr,Dtc attack " bu,s that
had Gg@ke out all over my body, and from
which could get no relief. feel that il il
was not Tor your great medicine / would
have bosn an invalid "NN'N
W. MITCHELL. Marion. AlG
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Commissioned In the National Guard.

ALBANY. May "2-Th,so commissions have been issued
from General Headquarters TO National GuaTdsmen Of
New York and vicinity Edwin Jacob Kinder as Rp'
tain ot the Eleventh Separate COMPANY, ueorga g.
BroOme as First Lieutenant OF the IhryHecond keHi
me1t; BaIIAm Tracy Clayton A. iFst Lieutenant "
NE fkiItSoAth hSGtms1L