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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
SHUT HERSELF IN TO DIE.
MRS SAUNDERS CAEKs AJL TIE
DOORS AND TURNS ON THE GAG

A Rubber Tube EpftesH Feet Lene From The
Burner 90 Her Mouth sho Lay On her
BeA-she Hsa Not Nee. Seen si.eo Friday.
Mrs. T. @. Saunders. wife Of q steamship
Captain. was found dead at 8 O'Clock last even-
ing at 1850 Third avenue. She had sufocatcd
herself with illuminating gas.
Bhe lived on the top floor. and had not been
seen about since Friday. Two policemen. who
were called In when the smell Of gas began to
be noticed in the hallway last night. found the
bedroom door tied shut Mrs. Saunders
lay dead on the bed. completely dressed. In
her left hand was clutched rubber tube fifteen
feet long. one end Of which was in her mouth
and the other on one Of the gas Jets OF tho
full
She bad calked the channels Of the sliding
doors OF the room and the sides with cloths
and cotton batting. and had glued brown
paper over the crack where the doors met
She had even driven email cords into tho
cracks.
On Friday she had told Mrs. Bush down
stairs that she was going to East New York to
be gone some time. and SO there was no In
Quiry about her non-appearance.
She left in her room note addressed to Mrs.
Bush. thanking her for acts OF kindness and
babe her good-by. Another letter was found
in which she declared that she intended to
take her life.
She said that she owed no money to any
body. except some small indebtedness on the
furniture. Some money was due. she wrote,
from her husband. who has been on three years
on a series Of voyages.
A Mr. Kelly referred to In her letter as con-
nected formerly with Henry George in news
paper enterprise In San Francisco. was to have
brought the money. but had not brought It.
The alarm clock on the table at the head OF
the bed had stopped at $40 O'Clock. The
alarm index was set at 2 o'clock.
Mrs Saunders was SO years old She came
from Savannah. The rooms wore, nicely fur
nished. and some jewelry. including q Ola
plush box.
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Louis Strauss, young German lodging ut
IL Third avenue. left the gas turned on in his
room when he went to bed on Sunday night,
and was dead yesterday morning. On the
table was letter addressed to Adele Braul. q
housemaid at 80 East Seventy-ninth street
The letter. which was afrectionate. said that
the writer had not called on Sunday IN COM
pliance with her request, but would call some
1t to INDICATE that Strauss intended to make
away with himself Strauss used to live in
this country. where he had supported himself
by working for q clothing house.. Adele Braul
says that Strauss may have loved her. but that
she didn't care for him.
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Burglar. Sample Lawson v.,..t,ne.. Wine.

Burglars Sample Lawson Vslentino's Wines.
NEwBuRoH. Nov 16-It has Just been dis
covered that one day last week. during the
absence Of the family. burglars ravaged the
Houghton farm. ten miles southwest Of this
city. the home OF the late Lawson Valentines
family. The amount OF loss is not yet known.
The burglars had sampled the stock OF rare
wines and had evidently hold high reveL The
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott Of. Plymouth Church.
Brooklyn whose son married Miss Valentine.
had room. In the house. The burglars car
ried of a lot Of the Doctors clothing. leaving
IN It's stead garments Of their own. Writing on
the walls, that has not been deciphered, Is,
however. suggestive OF italian.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17

The result OF the official canvass Of the vote
on the city ticket In Brooklyn was announced
yesterday. The plurality OF Body tDem.) over
Meyer tRep.) for Mayor was 7.471. The plural
tiles OF the Democratic candidates for Alder
men at Large range from $4,000 to 14.5O0
lie fss the
875; Murphy tDem.I 1895; Peterson lDem).
1O,516. As the Prohibition candidates failed
to poll per cent. OF the total vote cast for
Mayor and other offices this party will have to
make Independent nominations next year.
The county CANVASS will not be completed I'M
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NEwBunaH. Nov. la-Emma Cheney Of New
York. who came here to visit friends last
Wednesday. took poison yesterday. but
whether with suicidal intent or not is not
known. She took carbolic acid. and in her
statement to Coroner Corwin said it was pre-
scribed by DR.. Ranta Of 50 Jane street New
York York her physician. The label on the bottle
Charles H. Osmum. druggist. New York. and
Il marked ACID carbollc-poison." ShO said
Per mind Was weak from at attack OF the grip
In New York last spring. and that she did not
know really what she was doing. She is not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17

'wAsH1SGTos. Nov. 16-Argument was begun
In tho United States Supreme Court to-day In
the anti lottery cases In which the constitu-
tonality Of the recent Anti Lottery law is in
volved. Tho suits are those brought by the
United States against John N. .Rapier. pub
Usher Of the Mobile REGISTER. and George W..
for violation OF the law prohibiting the sending
fhrough the mail Of newspapers containing
submitted briefs giving the line II argument.
and these have been published In tho press. /.
=. The cases come here In the form OF applica-
Cons on the part OF the newspaper publishers
Tor writs Of hi.beas corpus the lower courts hay
Ing found them guilty Of the offence charged.
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El0pers Arrested.

BUFFALO. Nov. 1a-DetectiveS this afternoon
arrested George Aies and Lulu Devore at the
Sherman House. International bridge where
they had registered under assumed names
Ais Is married man from Dayton. O.. whence
The latter is an heiress and beautiful. while
her lover Is almost repulsive In appearance.
After considerable persuasion and q promise
Aies In Buffalo Miss Deyore consented to re-
turn to Dayton.
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sPARxs FROM THE zELEeRAPh

KHaov. Foraker called on tho President yesterday.
.. .s s Of HIN
&c n
Ss$RE:aas
+ sss:
Tho large wholesale and retail store Of William r.
sss s;5 evening on 'ss
are In ne sss,ns par, Of ::,:
600 Chris Wsnsr. basket hs,oFy worth
the HUDSON River Railroad a. Pasehsss Jpnsties: III.
hs body were srewn along tho track for distance OF
% within ,a The except upon races run
in nsss ss
ss$s e.. I9s,Ss ssa ssfS:
and
snaaS ana IS IN critical sonaon WIN on
v.TSsa 2spps hired msR ,sss
careless tying together Of TWO ladders BY Gould ~
son.
A gale blew In Syracuse on Sunday night A large
twostory frame building inst built was blown down
could not have demolished tho structure much
completely. An adjoining building WAS badly dam.
aged
In tho case Of Charles H Gross against the Central
tho Supreme Coart A. Sswburgh, The Jury Yesterday
gneer IN the employ Of the company. and was crippled
for life by an accident.
H. a' fSssss
IN the organ business by Mrs Holmes and alleged 70
have been wrOngfully converted by Smith, the Jury
gave the plaintiff verdict Of $4,000,
Tho Supreme Court OF tho United Staten yesterday
granted the writ Of compel
the Circuit Court tho district embracing the Pacific
coast certify Supreme Court the Of Lon
ow Bow. Chinese Importer OF Portland Ore. to whom
admission to tho United States after brief visit to
China, was refused.
In tho OF tho School Board of Fitchburs Mass
against certain French resdents for refusing send
their children to the public schools the defendants
were Yesterday fined BIO and costs. They appealed,
and were held,n 500 each for The Superior Court.
school, where most OF tho nstruco on IL In the French
language. In violation. the Board Of the State
School law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
Newspaper Publication OF Cuts OF Coins II
Unlawful.

WARRINGTON. Nov. 16-The Secretary Of tho
Treasury has issued a circular letter in regard
to tho newspaper publication OF cuts Of United
States coins. &C.. in which he says:
During the past week there has appeared
in the newspapers in different parts Of the
country cuts Of the new designs for coins re-
Gently approved by tho Government In some
Of the papers articles have been published to
the effect that to publish the cuts was in VIOLA
ton OF existing laws. while in other papers it
production on paper confiicted with. There
fore. deem it advisable. for the benefit OF the
general public to state that while the publish
and in fact washarmless heretofore. there is now
e law on the statute books. which was approved
Act No. H. that forbids the making or pub
fishing Of anything in resemblance TO any Of
the coins OF the United States or OF foreign
on"
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Mave os. the Vote Almost Counted.

The Board of County Canvassers finished
the canvass OF the Nineteenth district yester-
day The work will probably be wound up to-
morrow. and Expert Outwater expects to have
the official figures ready on Friday. To-day
the Committee on Corrected Returns will ex-
anime the poll clerks Of the districts where
lots that were thrown out In the Thirteenth
district as defective will be carefully inspected.
Il 10 not likely that any change will DO made
that will affect the plurality OF Is claimed by
James II. Southworth. the Democratic candi-
date for Assembly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
oHIoAgOs ALLEY L ROAD

The Railway that II Thought to he an In-
provcnent On All Older Elevated Lines.
One important fact about the improved ele-
waited railway which is building In Chicago
was not mentioned in TIE Sum the other day.
The fact that IL is constructed on the side OF
series OF alleys. between two important
avenues. was set forth. but It is also fact that
the land acquired under the structure must
always be kept open and free and clear for tho
owners Of abutting property to pass in and
out Already the lots along the line are being
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
The Invisible Army

OF microbes tmicro-orsanisms) is mighty host which
indeed number. Invisible to the naked eye
the poisonous part OF this army is tho OF four
hftbs OF all tho diseases OF the human family. The,
destroy lives than war. famine fire. murder anu
shipwreck combined. Tho way to relieve the human
body Of these microbes Is to take swfts Specific When
this medicine gets well into the system, the poisonous
germ must leAve-ho cannot exist there Hence h.
seeks exit through the pores OF the skin After he
departs continued Of the specific viii force
the poison. ana the patient u well
Treatise - BissA sAa skn Diseases .snsl frsA
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NEwsuHGH Nov. 16.-It Is said that tho Forsythe-
Murray night 10 on The trouble 10 reduction In
tho price of admission. from IS TO IS. Al
Bryant Of Fishki has raised $3.50 In that
place for the pair and the demand for the 81
ducton In admission comes from Murrays side.
bryant willing thai his friends should pay more
than Murray because the reduction will not DO agreed
10 by FOrsythes friends Murray refuses to fight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17

Alderman Leech will retire from the Board
Of Aldermen in Brooklyn at the close OF the
year. During his service OF two years he has
been great sticklcr for economy. and was the
only member OF the Board who refused to
wear gold badge OF office at the expense OF
the taxPayers. AtysstsTTdays meeting I OF the
Alderman Leech's absence to offer a resolu-
tion providing for the manufacture Of a $50
gold badge for his retiring associate. Although
some doubt was Expressed as to whether Mr..
Leech would accept the present, the resolution
was adopted unanimously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
A Mig BiIl OF Fare.

The 1891 annual dinner OF the Chamber Of
Commerce will take place at Delmonico's this
evening. Covers will be laid for $50 guests. q
much larger number than usual Secretary
Foster will speak on Tho Silver Question"
Wealth" Congressman W. l. Wilson Of West
w virginia on Business Men and Lazy Making,
and Secrstsry Blaine on Reciprocity." '''"'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
Standard Car Work, Won't Close Just Yet

President Bostwick OF the Standard Gas
Light Company and several directors assured
the Health Board yesterday that much had
been done to abate tho nuisances about tho
company's works Mt the foot OF East 10th
street. and that the execution OF tho Boards
order to shut down this morning would cause
great loss to the company and Inconvenience
to many consumers Tho Board thereupon
Superintendent to make another inspection
and report to the Board. which will take up
the question again on Friday. The directors
neglectful and careless and that those mon
would be discharged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
Three Died At Nine,

night at o o'clock sharp. an unusual comet.
borer. n years old. Of II9 East Seventeeth
street. admitted yesterday: Louis II, Schlatt.
h8uber. 80 years old. q barber. Of 621 East
Eleventh street, and Carl Foster. 80 years old,
Of SAT Third avenue. The first and last died Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
safe Burglars .. cs.nsct,e.t.

ANsoNIA. Nov. 1.-THE gang Of safe burglars
who have been operating In this section Of the
State for several months worked on the Sey-
mour Post OHlce safo early this morning.
The explosion tore off the front door and shat
tered the glass fronts OF the boxes as we'll as
$50 and SIS In pennies and stamps. box
containing $3a In old State scrip. belonging to
Deputy Sheriff Tucker. was also taken. under
the Impression probably that It was worth
something. There is no clue to the burglars.
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Saturday ana Sunday Hospital CoiIsetaoas.
The Hospital Saturday and Sunday Assocla-
ton met last night at st. Luke's Hospital and
determined to put up 5000 small boxes In the
shape Of a triangle in all parts Of tho city. The
association raised 100000 last year. This
year. however. an effort will be made to double
fha amount
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
BUSINESS TROUBLEA
esssels sf y. n. Smith d Co.'S Failnrs-Lots
OF RePlovin Business.

OF RePlevin Business.
Capt. W. Harrison Smith Of Bangor. who has
made an assignment on account Of the failure
OF F. H. Smith Co.. ship brokers. Of II Will
liam street, Is well known In this city. His
son. F. b. Smith. was the senior partner In F.
II. Smith & Co. from the formation Of the firm
in 1874 to his death in June. 1870. and another
son. Harrison w. Smith. was a partner from
May. 1881. to Jan. 2. 1885 W. Harrison Smith
was director in the New York. Maine. and
New Brunswick Steamship Company. and he
is reported to have advanced money and en-
dorsed notes for the company and the firm. He
was largely interested in vessel property. which
was managed by F. H. Smith 4 Co. At the lat
tors office It was said yesterday that T. M.
Bartlett Of the firm had gone to Bangor to look
after matters there. Judge Pratt Of Brooklyn
has appointed E. B. Bartlett receiver for the
steamship company. and has also granted an
order restraining the creditors Of the company
The sespieVin Scheme s was worked
listed %sP9 AZ
HI aS. ssSsf 5sRevHs
Stein. Herman Joseph represents claims Of
James Talcott John Kafka. Louis Kessel. and
san hsr 81
Son, manufacturers OF children's clothing at
43 Mercer street, under a replevin for 81. 100 In
favor OF Charles Lewis. and recovered four
cases Of goods.
Deputy sheriff McGinnis went to tho store Of
Abram Berlinsky. wholesale dealer in clothing
at 3e5 Broome street; Ell, and seized the stock
other creditors
Lawyer Herman Joseph went over to Brook
i'm with replevins against Levy Weinberg.
dealer in clothing at 90 Myrtle avenue. IN
favor Of Cohn i Sander Hirsch d Levine. and
other New York creditors.
Fred F. Durham. grocer at Second avenue
and Fifty-fourth street, Brooklyn. made an as
Segment yesterday to George W. Haslee.
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Gordon L. Fore. Funeral to DO Private.

The funeral services over the remains OF
Gordon L. Ford will take place this afternoon
at his late residence. 81 Clark street. Brook
Ford they will be strictly private. Only the
immsdists rSstIyss VIZ n,,s sttsRa Ths ipssr.
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BERLIN. Nov. 16-The imperial budget for
1S02-0S shows an estimated deficit Of $780,
100000 marks. which Is mainly covered By the
proposed loan Of 158OOO,O0O marks for the
military. naval. and railway departments.
Of HoliQoland
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17

LONDON. Nov. 16-The Government Of Japan
has assured tho Vatican that the fullest possi-
BILE protection will be accorded to the new
hierarchy In Japan. with the Metropolitan In
Tokio and suhrsgans In Nagasski. Osakt and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
DR.. T.,u.se,. Second Daughter to Wed.

The marriage of Miss May Mortimer Tai
mage. the second daughter Of the Rev. DR..
Talmage. to Mr.. Daniel D. Mangam. Jr.. has
been announced for Dec. 8 It will take place
IN the new Brooklyn Tabernacle; and VIII be
The officiating ministers will be DR.. Talmage
and his brother, the Rev. DIR. John Van Nest
Talmage. Mr. Mangam Is grain merchant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17

built up. and the alley bids fair 10 become
street In all senses Of tho term. Thus the
property owners on the avenues on either side
are not only compensated for tho presence Of
the structure and the land It occupies, but
they have got new front where they had
only an alleywny. and are better satisfied than
II the road had been built along either avenue.
The picture shows the mode Of construction
that has been adopted and the new method Of
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WAsa sAs wss cana. sAs sstsA fer cassssta-
wAsn she sseaas Mis-. she eissg - ossssr1s
WAsa she had 0AilAssA. she ssvs tAsa osssssiA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17

Bookksspsrs houssfsspsrs-all people OF ssdsntary
Srsad eyssesmss ms dsSiisang sdset u close Ssa1
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u. It was said at tho Salvation Army Headqnar
tie Smith. who was shot BY Nettie Biedler In
Omaha on Sunday afternoon. was . good
years OF age.
She had been a Captain In the army about
at Oskaloosa. with outposts at Excelsior and
Carbonate. She was considered one Of the or
ganization's most jealous officers. Her sister.
Eva, Is a Lieutenat In the army, but tho Bied-
Ter woman had no connection with It. The
girls parents live near Omaha. and are In COM
Portable circumstances.
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n 81. s.s :; ;:s1gis -: ::s, .s
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Her Salvation Army Friends Say She Was |
Al Emclent Soldier.

OMAHA. Nov. 16-Capt Hattie Smith. who
was shot last night by Nettie BREEDER. was re-
moved to the Child's Hospital carly this morn
ing. The physicians are still inclined to think
she cannot recover. although she Is now doing
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son q s d 'sa az s
ticket selling and general traflo. They are
more durable than our aerial stations, because
not shaken BY the jostling OF the railroad.
The new road runs from the heart Of the town
and is half finished. Il viii employ heavier
locomotives than are in use on the New York
elevated roads. and the trains will be run at q
higher rate Of speed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
GaoUND RENTERS MUST PAY.
The Supreme Court Sastains the Po-
sition of the City.

! The Supreme Court Sdstains the Po-
sltion of the City.
ATLANTA, GA, July 2O.-The supreme
| court delivered a decision in the ground
rent" case to-day. The headnote reads:
| Wells VS. the mayor, etc. Of Savannah.
Real estate in Savannah held by purchase
| from the city, the terms Of purchase being
the payment Of al annual ground rent for
! ever, or al the election of the purchaser, his
| heirs, executors, administrators or assig ns.
! The payment in full OF the stipulated
purchase money at any time is taxable by
the municipal government as the property
Of the purchaser or his successor in the
title There was no error in denying the
injunction prayed for to restrain the col
lection of the tax. Judgment affirmed,
Chef Justice Bleckley dissenting.
OTHER DECISIONS.
The following decisions were also rem
dered:
Charles A. Rebb vs. the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railway Company;
from the Atlanta city court. Reversed.
Francis Morrison, ct al, VS.. Levi Cohen;
from Fulton. Affirmed.
Clarissa Haddel VS.. Larned; from
Scriven. Affirmed.
Central railroad VS.. Patterson; from
augusta factory VS.. Davis; from Rich
mond. Affirmed.
American Exchange Bank VS.. the Geor-
gia Construction Company; from the city
court of Richmond Reversed.
McA1ahon vs. Paris; from Dade. Re-
versed.
Chisholm, administrator. vs. Spullock /;
from Floyd Reversed; Simmons. j., dis
senting.
Allgood VS.. the state; from Carroll. ReN
versed.
Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad VS..
Evans; from Spaldiug. Affirmed.
Hudson vs. Hudson, administrator; from
Kockdale Affirmed.
Smell vs.. Williams; from Bib. AT
firmed.
Buena Vista Manufacturing Company VS..
the Chattanooga Door and Sash Company
from Marion. Affirmed.
McDuffie VS.. the state; from Wilcox. Re.
varRad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21

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