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, 1891-02-07

Subsequently, a compromise was ar
ranged, by the terms of which the grand
parents-John's father and MOTHERHOOD
the child, with the promise that they would
let Charlotte visit hin Eat all reasonable
times" When young Mrs. Robbins called
she Ind trouble with her ex-mother-in -law,
and the fuss eliminated In her being
locked up on "A charge OF disorderly CON
duct, The Justice discharged her, and she
rctaliated by suing Johns mother for
5000 for false Imprisonment. The jury
gave her $3.50.
Despite examples similar to these of the
results OF hnsty or i'll advised matrimonial
alliances, a young Vermont recently
bestowed her hand and heart on a resident
OF Lynn, Mass. At the age of u the bride
became a school teacher. The occupation
seemed to agree with her, for she gained
flesh so rapidly that three years later she
secured n place as a museum freak, hgur-
Ing on the bills "a big Alice" 1t was
while thus employed that she met her fate.
He ia tall, slim, and weighs 1870 pounds.
She tips the beam Mt 800 pounds. How
ever, IA the only difference yet apparent
between the bride and groom is one Of
avoirdupois, they may prove a happy and
model couple.
I'D rather she'd have died thar done
this" remarked honest John Brown, OF
New York city, the other day, after weeks
OF fruitless search for his 16-year-old daugh-
ter Annie Il fear she = gone and got mar
ried to some scamp who'll abuse her"
Annie was a maker OF lace wells and
earned good wages. Without consulting
her parents she abandoned this employ
ment and sought work in a cigarette fac
tory, desiring, It is said, to be near a male
acquaintance some years older than her
self. Mr.. Brown took her home as soon as
he learned the facts. That night Annie
ran away. The chances are that she will
live to repent bitterly her rash act.
, 1891-02-07
THE PRISON SHIP MARTYRS.
A Decision Against tho Erection of a Me
mortal in Their Honor

A Decision Against the Erection of a Me-
mortal in Their Honor.
Congress has rejected the bill which pro-
posed to appropriate $780, 900 for the cree
ton Of a at Fort Green in mem
DRY of the American patriots who died on the
British prison ships in Wallabout bay dur
ing the Revolution. The movement for the
erection of this memorial was inaugurated
during the first years of the century, and
the Society of Old Brooklynites. which sub
s~equently took the matter in charge, made
urgent but futile appeals to for
substantial recognition. During its re-
searches among the records of the British
department the society found that
over 5000 persons had been confined in the
"hell, as the prison ship Jersey was called.
The Jersey was, however, only one of those
dens of terror and cruelty; thousands more
were imprisoned in the Prince of Wales,
Good Hope, Scorpion, Strombolo, whitby
and Falmouth, where they were subjected
to every species of inhumanity. Disease
and death made frightful havoc among
them, and they were buried in shallow
graves on the shore.
, 1891-02-07

%unavAilinE rcmorse. For the victims,
graves; for the Essos-ins, prison cells, and
possible death ut the hands Of the execu-
toner.
The stories to he told, at least most Of
them, are tragic in the extreme, get one
has about it more elements Of suffering
and Of horror Than It's companions. II is
the story OF Mary Ann Hngau.
Ten years ago, when life and love and
hope were all before her. she gave her hand
and little fortune to William Smith.
Hardly had the honeymoon waned before
caresses, and curses instead OF kindly
words The advent Of children did not
soften the husbands mood, aud after he
secured a position on the police force Of
New York city the wife found in his long
absences from home the only peace she
knew. But prosperity for Officer Smith
meant no added comforts for those he was
bound TO support. He spent his money
with male and female companions Of doubt
full repute. and at the last his little onea
cried for bread.
Then the mother, rendered courageous
by her despair. sought her husband on his
beat n few nights ago, thinking that per
haps he might give her II few ~shilllngs
with which TO buy food. She took her son
Johnny with her. The search ended at "a
saloon, where Smith, recreant to his ON
cial duty. was cnrousing. Mrs. Smith
called him to the wnll@ aud presented her
appeal. What followed Is best told In the
words Of the boy Johnny
Mamma said she wanted money. aud
papa punched her ia the nose aud the eye.
, 1891-02-07

we're soon washed away by the heavy seas,
and the steamer again became unmanage-
able. All hands were put to the pumps,
and as the water was kept in check Capt.
Whitson had hopes of saving the vessel.
Some days later the Pollux was spoken by
the steamer Michigan, but the heroic cap
tain declined assistance, thinking he could
weather the gale and fetch port in safety.
But harder times still were in store for
the gallant captain and crew. Two days
afterward a stronger gale came from the
southeast. Huge waves broke over the
steamer and made the stout iron hull
culver; the leak grew larger. the bilges
were choked with coal, and the coal bunk
ers were flooded. Then the appalling dis
covery was made that the provisions were
running ow. While the engines worked
there was still hope, but once they stopped
the Pollux was at the mercy of the bolster
Gus waves. One forenoon the engines
ceased working; the forecastle and officers
quarters were flooded, and for twenty.
eight days the vessel drifted hither and
thither. The only provisions left were some
cans of corned beef and a small quantity
of salt meats. The daily allowance of food
was cut down to four ounces, but captain
and crew struggled manfully on. Finally
the State of Nevada hove in sight and
rescued them. Notwithstanding all the
danger and privation only one man was
lost-a fireman, who was swept overheard.
, 1891-02-07

grave. Du Rose Il held for murder. and
Ed Mitchell is a free man.
No theory has been advanced TO account
satisfactorily for the dual horror which
was the sensation Of the hour recently in
Philadelphia Anton Brueckner and his
wife had rooms on Warren street. She
was employed at the Pennsylvania Work
ing Home for Blind lien. He was tempo
rarily idle, but had tie promise Of the first
vacancy at the same institution where his
wife worked, so that the prospects of the
couple were by no means gloomy. When
they said good night TO their friends and
retired the other evening they seemed con
tented, happy, and on the best of terms.
Late next morning a messenger arrived
from the home 20 inquire the reason for
MB. Brueckner's absence. A knock at
the door Of the apartments brought no
answer, and finally an entrance was forced.
The intruders saw a shocking sight.
Husband and wife lay dead upon the bed,
their night clothes stained with blood.
Brueckner had shot his wife twice in the
back n she slept, and then put a bullet
through his heart. So far AS known IL WAS
a deed without a motive. The couple were
strong, healthy, and tormented neither by
poverty nor jealousy. In the mans purse
was found $500, and in the woman over
half that sum. Besides this ready cash
1A - ENAA ~ R'AANN ~ n IA AA-
surance company. No scrap OF paper gave
n hint at trouble. ENHANCEMENT or impend-
ing disaster, so that the utmost the coro-
ner's jury could do WAS to render a formal
verdict Of murder and suicide. The secret
Of the tragedy went with the principals to
the grave.
serious in its consequences Is the
trouble which recently brought Charlotte
+. Robbins and Eliza 7. Robbins before a
court in New York city. Seven years z
John II. Robbins married Charlotte Phelps
H~Hrdenbrooke. They quarreled after the
birth OF their son Herbert, and John left.
Charlotte secured a limited divorce, and
got work At dressmAking to support her
self and child. The husband -reappeared
after a while and went Charlotte "one bet
ter" in the divorce business, obtaining an
absolute decree and The custody Of the
boy. Mrs. Robbins fed 20 Jersey City with
Herbert and refused to give him up.
, 1891-02-07

From Fulton, Ark. come the details of
a cold blooded and causeless murder. One
day recently Green Watson, a white man
on the steamer Belle Crockett, shot and
instantly killed Frank Watson, a colored
cook on the same boat. The story of the
affair, as received from the marshal of
Fulton, Is as follows; Green Watson, with
other white employees of the boat, which
was at anchor, was taking dinner. Frank
Watson, in addition to his duties as cook,
was waiting on the table. Green Watson
demanded the butter and Frank said there
was none. Without a moments hesitation
Green then arose from his seat, and, plac-
ing his hand in his hip pocket, said, 81 am
in special need of that particular article,
and am going TO nave butter or blood"
The negro protested that he did not have
any butter and begged for his life, but the
merciless rufian shot him down, death
ensuing at once. The negroes age is placed
at 45, while the murderer is only about N
, 1891-02-07

In 1908 a quantity of the bones of those
patriots were collected and buried in &
vault near the Brooklyn navy yard, put in
1880, the tomb having badly decayed, the
remains were removed to n new site in
Washington park, overlooking the old
mooring place OF the Jersey. A monu.
meut was erected at Milford, Conn, in
honor OF forty-seven Of those martyrs who
lie buried there.
The chief objection to the proposed mon.
ument was that its erection was more of d
duty OF the citizens of Brooklyn than q
national obligation. 1t was to be con.
structed OF granite, surmounted by a dome,
with n large bronze eagle on the top. On
the panels of the pedestal were to be repre-.
sensations Of the prison ships with sppro-
pirate inscriptions.
, 1891-02-07

Plympton wanted to promenade New
York's streets followed by a thick set.
Amiable looking and thoughtful man."
supposed TO be a pugilist, it was no reason
why Blakely Hall should refer to him in a
newspaper article as "Ebenezer Pimple-
ton" His name has always appeared on
theatre bills as Eben PlymPton.
His career at the Boston Museum began
with NJ. Jack Mason's somewhat sensa-
tional exit from the famous playhouse. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Mason be-
came involved in a difficulty with a vulgar
tailor, and afterwRrd was said to have
sailed for Europe with Marion Manola,
leaving all Boston weeping behind its
~spectacles on the dock. When Mr.. Plymp-
ton stepped into the aching void LETT by
Mason, he did 1t backed by a record OF
artistic work on the stage with Mime. Mod
teska, Mary Anderson, Nelson, Julia Mar
lowe, and other stars of the first magni-
tude. And while there have been no tele-
graphic reports sent out from the Hub to
the effect that he had touched a match
with fiery effect to the Charles river, he
seems to have given entire satisfaction in
the city OF culture.
EDWARD MARSHALL.
, 1891-02-07

early in the ~forties, and is still remembered
by old theatre goers as a versatile and artist
ic actor. Mrs. Drew. who is still on the
stage Qlke her son, = membe Of Mr.. Days
company, appeared first in Liverpool
about 1926. OF her Browns History of
the American Stage" says, "She is without
doubt the most wonderfully versatile act
ress on the American stage"
Her mother, Mrs. Eliza Kinlock, too,
was a great actress. On the occasion OF her
ninety-first birthday, which occurred in
March, 1881, four generations OF distin-
gulshed Thespians gathered to do her
honor. Mrs. KinIock sat at the head OF
the table. with Mrs. John Drew on her
right and Mrs. Hitchings, the only sister
OF John Drew, Sr., on her left. John Drew
tthe one we know-Mrs. Kinlock's grand
som was there with his wife. a talented
actress, whose maiden name was Josephine
Baker, and their little daughter. Sidney
Drew. another grandson. known by his
work with John I. Raymond; his sisters,
Adine and GeorgianA. and the ~lAtter's hus-
band, Maurice Barrymore, with their
three children, were also present. 1t Is i'm
probable that another such dinner party
will ever be recorded in the history OF the
stage.
Coming Of such stock as this, John Drew
could hardly be other than an accomplished
hctor. ne ~ known best as n comedian
an interpreter Of those delicate roles which
most actors could perform but awkwardly.
Versatile TO a degree, as Charles Surface in
The School for Scandal" that masterpiece
OF S~heridan's, he is as charming as in the
roles offered by Mr.. Days unique adapta-
tions OF foreign authors works
Personally John Drew Is II modest man,
easily induced to obey Mr.. Daly's auto
cratic commands to shun newspaper men
and notoriety of every kind. He is domes-
tic in his tastes, a good conversatio nAlist,
and given to outdoor sports whenever his
exacting duties ut the theatre offer an op-
p%ortunity TO indulge in such Rmusements.
He Is more or less eccentric, az talented
people are apt to be. | find in a newspaper
clipping two years old a story that he
had at that time taken 1t into his mead to
suffer Intensely from cold hands. Through
cut his apartments were rugged up all
sorts Of strange devices to keep those
hands warm, and at his bedside at night
there stood a kettle OF hot water, 30 that
II be woke he could lay his hands on It and
warm them up before rolling over and GO
ing to sleep again.
Widely II not so favorably known As
John Drew is Eben Plympton, leading
maj OF the Boston Museum. Plympton
has foryears been numerically guyed in
the newspapers because OF his tendency to
wear extreme" clothes and think we'll Of
himself on any and all occasions; but no
one has poked fun at his acting. How an
actor dresses when he is of the stage or
whether or not he is conceited is none of
the dear public's business. II. in 1887. Mr..
, 1891-02-07

One is reminded of the saying, ITO err Is
human, to forgive divine" on reading Of
an incident that occurred recently at the
Swedish court. A woman asked and OBJ.
tanned an audience of King Oscar, whom
she told that she had tramped all the way
to Stockholm from her dwelling in a re.
mote part of the country in order &c pray
his majesty to remit the remainder of q
sentence OF seven years penal servitude
passed upon her sister Jour years ago for
having attempted to poison her (the appli-
can't in order to obtain possession of her
watch and dresses, and from the effects OF
which she had only just recovered. King
Oscar was greatly affected, and promised
the good woman that he would do all in
his power to grant her prayer.
, 1891-02-07

ly appearance, giving their names as Fisher
and Grimes, ordered some clothing from a
tailor at Allegheny City, Pa, to be sem c.
0. D.. to West Jefferson, o. A week later
the express Office at the latter place was
broken into and the clothes, valued at Sl46.
stolen.
The exPeess company's detectives identi-
fed Wess Is Fisher and traced him to
New York, where they found themselves
unable to arrest the notorious crook on
account Of some mysterious protection ex-
tended to him. His circle of protection
grew narrower and narrower, however,
and Wess tried to compromise with the
express company. The Adams people
make 1t a rule never to compound f~elonies,
and Allen had at last to leave the country
to avoid arrest. His exile preyed upon his
spirits, and brought on a malady which
must soon result in death.
, 1891-02-07

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is CRATE
fully blessed. Hence it is that SO much
is heard in praise of Electric Bitters. So
many feel they their restoration to
health to the use OF the Great Alternative
and Tonic, If you are troubled with any
disease OF kidneys, liver or stomach, Of
long or short standing, you will surely find
relief BY use of Electric Bitters. Sold at
SOC and 81 per bottle at B. B. Dayid's
drug store,
, 1891-02-07

Great are the perils Of the sea, and they
do not always originate with the elements,
either. Not long g the British ship Earl
of Zetland arrived at Singapore badly dis
abled, the captain being under confinement
for apparent Madness and most OF her crew
being down with Java fever. She left
Sourabaya with a cargo Of sugar, bound to
San Francisco. The mate told this story:
ION the Tuesday after we left we first no
ticed something wrong with the captain.
He threatened to shoot me, fancying we
were m%utinying against him, and that l
was the r~ingleader. He then wanted a boat
and four hands to go away with, her he
threw decauters about the deck and fired
~siN-pounder guns by day and rockets at
night. FINALLY we had 70 put him in irons
, 1891-02-07

30 years bic. 5 feet Q inches high. short, full
beard of reddish gray. rubicund nose and
cheeks, seems hard OF hearing and lisps
slightly, has a wart on his left eyebrow,
snd is rather slightly built. He claimed
to be a mineralogist looking after mining
lands, and also said that he was a writer
for a paper called Shooting and Fishing,
published in Boston. His companion re-
fused to allow his picture to be taken, and
the apparatus was not fitted for making
an instantaneous plate. The second man
is about IS or 40 years old. 5 feet 10 inches
In height, and wears a thin, black mus
tache. He claimed to be in the lumber
buAineks-
, 1891-02-07

A Good Record. Il have sold Cham
b%erlain's Cough Remedy for ten years.
says druggist f, b Legg, of Vail, Ia,
and have always warranted it and never
had a bottle returned. During the past
ninety days | have sold twelve dozen and
It has gwen perfect satisfaction in every
instance. 1t does not dry up a cough,
but loosens and relieves it, 1t will cure a
severe cold in less time than any other
treatment. so cent and 81 bottles for
aaln h. 4 Il Rnnlnl
, 1891-02-07

The senior PROPRIETOR of this paper has
been subject to frequent colds for some
years, which we're sure to lay him up il
not doctored at once. He finds that
Chamberlain : Cough Remedy is reliable.
1t npeps the sesreuons, relieves the lungs
and restores the system to a healthy con-
dItion. If freely used as soon as the cold
has been contracted. and before it has be
come settled IN the system. it greatly
lessons the attack aud often cures in a
single day what would otherwise have
bottes for sale by A. z Rnedel.
, 1891-02-07

Burglars, "mashers' and bad men gen.
orally are warned to keep away from Mary
Hern, n domestic servant at Louisville, KY.
TIT other day, while Mary was busy in the
kitchen, a stranger entered, seized her by
the throat, and ordered her to tell where
her mistress money was kept, Instead Of
doing SO she struck the intruder a blow in
the stomach which doubled him up,
knocked him down, and stamped him with
her feet until he became insensible. Then
she raised n window, took the man by the
heels and threw him out. He was revived
by the fall and ran away. The battle over,
Mary refreshed herself with a good cry and
resumed her labors
, 1891-02-07
THEY STUCK TO THE SHIP.
Balkan, Su. rnsnse.u.l A...np, to prI

Gallant but Intellectual Attempt to Bring
= Steamer to Port.
The hardships and dangers of a seaEaring
life have been severely illustrated recently
by the experience Of the captain and crew
Of the British tank steamer Pollux. Ill
fortune attended this vessel from the time
she left her pier at Rouen, France, for the
voyage to Philadelphia. She went aground
at the very start and injured her ~sternpost,
q fact which WAS not ascertained, however,
until she was well in midocean, where for
several days she ran into a succession of
heavy gales, which destroyed one OF her
lifeboats and gigs.
Just as the last gale was subsiding the
upper g~udgeons. attaching the rudder to
, 1891-02-07
A CROOK DYING IN EXILE.

His EKpRtriation Caused by the Theft Of
a Suit of Clothes.
Wess Allen, n of the most notorious
criminals in American history, is reported
to be dying in London, England. Allen Is
about fifty years old, and comes OF a family
OF crooks. He is a brother Of The Allen,
who is known as the ~''wickedest man In
New York" and Martin Allen. the burglar,
who is serving a term in Sing Sing. Wess
was sent to Sing Sing for five years in 1873
for trying to break into a New York silk
, 1891-02-07

Every little while attention is called to
facility with which divorce may be obtained
in some state or territory of the Union,
but nowhere on American soil can the
bonds of matrimony be severed with the
ease and dispatch that prevail in Japan. A
citizen of Bizen, a town of the island king
dom, who is not yet fifty years of age, re-
Gently got rid Of his thirty-fifth wife by aid
of the courts, and has already selected her
, 1891-02-07
ARE YOU GOING EAsTf

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY? Because in the fret place it is
to many Of the principal cities of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on al
trains there are, free to all, new and ele.
CANT
RECLINING CHAIRS and, from
pointA in the Rocky Mountain region, or
all through trains.
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to car
the climax of luxury, all trains are fed OF
DINING CARS.
G. NJ. HAMPsoH.
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-02-07

A gentleman in Union county, Mo-,
who is too modest a man to have his name
mentioned In the newspapers. was cured
of rheumatism by Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, after trying other medicines and
treatments for thirteen years. so cent
bottles for sale by A. Z. Roedel.
, 1891-02-07
A charit.bI. woman. Reward.

Eight years e n oma of Sacramento.
Cal, disbursed a dollar that has brought
her big interest. She gave it to a tramp
named John Bancroft, and accompanied
the gift with some good advice. Bancroft
at once ''braced up went to Portland,
Ore, accumulated a fortune of 81, 900, and,
dying the other day. left all his estate to
his benefactre<S
, 1891-02-07

the post, snapped
asunder and the
rudder became I'M
manageable. Then
a leak was discov.
cred near h stern
post, the water
coming in SO fast
that 1t threatened
to put u t h e
fires. After great
ifhculty and dan
ger to the seamen
the rudder was Sc
cured by fastening
a gripto the blade,
- -
, 1891-02-07
FEW REASONS

Why you should try the celebrated DR.. d.
Wsgners methods OF cure:
1. hDr. H Wagner IL a natural physician
o. IS. FOWLER,
The Great Phrenologist.
2 "Iou are wonderfully proficient in your
knowledge OF diseases and medicines"
Dr.. j.
g. Few can excel you as a doctor"
4. The afflicted md ready relief in your
presence" DIR. j. Sims.
g. "Dr. H Wagner is a regular graduate
nom Bellevue Hospital, New York City; has
had very extensive hospital practice and is
thoroughly posted on all branches OF his be
loved science, especially on chronic diseases
o. "Dr. h Wagner has immortalized himself
BY his wonderful discovery OF specific reme-
dies for private and sexual diseases."-Vir
ginla City Chronicle.
Thousands OF invahds flock TO see him"
San Francisco Chronicle.
.. 9TH doctors long experience as a spe-
ciAlist should render him very sucoessfuL-S-
Rocky Mountain News
, 1891-02-07
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES.

Mrs. John Curtis of Peoria. Ill, writes:
Used one box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement: they worked like
a charm. Would pay $40 for a box
rather than do without them. az they
have proved a Godsend to me-" Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas
For particulars. and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
W. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-02-07

We have some very desirable lots in
sill parts of the city that we will sell as
cheap as can be had and on the most fav-
orable terms, monthly payments if de-
sired. Call aud get prices before buying
elsewhere. RINER & JOHNSON,
1921 Ferguson st.
, 1891-02-07

New mattresses. 81. so; new woven
wire springs, 81. rs; secondhand heating
and cook stoves at lowest prices. Every
thing delivered free. Corner Twenty-6rst
and Themes. T. Bohnsted, Manager.
, 1891-02-07
BLASTED HOPES.
Tracing the Pathway from
Marriage to Murder.
FATE OF A POLICEMAN's WIFE

A Sensational Tragedy at san Francisco
and Another Equally Startling At Phil
RdcIPhIa-A NIothrr-In-Law in Court
Big Alice weds-Rash Annie Brown.
1t is a strange route TO travel-the route
which begins with marriage and ends with
murder-yet along that pathway several
people have recently fastened. The jour
ueys, begun amid sunshine and fairest
promise, have closed in deepest gloom and