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New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
rs THIS ANOTHER SUICIDEf
MANGLED BEYOND IDENTIFICATION BY AN
ELEVATED ENGINE.


ELEVATED ENGINE.
What NAV prove to be another suicide occurred on
the sixth-ave elevated railroad shortly oelore
O'Clock Yesterday morning. At 12 40 a. m. an up
town train drawn by engine No. 3O7 enteren .he
terminal station Of the line at One-hnndre ana ity
stb.st and Eighth-aye. James H. Long, the train
dispatcher at that end of the hne was s'ahuihe W
the omen door Of his box as the train approached.
when Tho engine reached the southern end of the sta
tion there was d horrible crunching sound, wmch
turned Long. who heard it, sick and faint In the
same moment Newman, the engineer ana James L.
pe the conductor of the train, felt jotng OF the
,vbeeIs over something that lay across the llhe'
The train was stopped and then the three men 1ouhu
wedged between two ties at the upper emu Oh 'nc
nlatform a mans body shockngly mutllated
II was evident that the man had been struck py
tho Grebox of the engine and dragged along the 1ch
for nearly 200 feet. Identification was Impossible,
He was apparently about thirty-ive years DID, OF
fair COMMISSION and had probably been laDOrer
Not a cent of money or any marks that couid Ieao
to his identification were found
The railroad officials advance the theory that the
man had travelled uptown, fallen asleep, and gone
bevond his station; that, having no money for MS
return fare he had tried TO the track ana reach
+he downtown platform without attracting the nolce
of the officials and had thus been knocked down
nv the engine The fact however, That neither tie
DISPATCHER. who stood at the open door Oh MS OoA'
nor the engineer, who kept keen lookout, saw any
one on the track up TO the moment thaO Ihe iran.
oacbed the station seems to show that the man mad
crouched down in the darkness and waited unuI tne
onoina was within two or three feet OF him. ana au
then thrown himself across the track Inc Douy ma9
taken TO the Thirty second Precinct Ponce otauU dt
and up to late hour last night had not Oeeh uenu
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
OYER A RIHER BANK TO HIS DEATH.
MANS HORSE BACKS INTO THE PAssAIC-HIs
I1II, IrITNEssES

A MANS HORSE BACKS INTO THE PAsSAIC-HIs
DAUGHTERS HELPLESS WITNESSES.
John Van Houten, a milkman ffty-two years old,
was drowned in the Passaic River about quarter OF
mile from his home at Totowa, Paterson, y. j.,
late on Saturday night lie had been in Paterson with
his two daughters, and driving home with horse
and two seated wagon. one of the girls drove, and
her father did not like the way she was driving.
Finally he caught hold Of the reins, which caused the
horse to become fractions. The young women Jumped
out to hold the animal but unable to control it,
and the horse backed the vehicle down an embank-
ment into the river with Van Houten in It,
man who saw the accident plunged In and
brought Van Houten to the shore, but although ne
annc3red TO have some life left in him. all efforts TO
resuscitatc him were in vain. The horse also was
drowned. The two girls went home and broke the
news TO their mother and those who took the mans
body home witnessed a scene of great distress.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
INnrscREEr COUYSEL WARNBD

Butte, Mont, May 3.-Judge Mediation overruc1
the motions for change Of venue in the matter Of the
estate of Andrew j. Davis. deceased and for the re-
moyal OF John A. Davis administrator Of the estate.
In making the rules the court says:
This court reserves 10 itself the right hereafter 10
require parties and counsel for said motions to show
why they should not be punished for contempt for
making and submitting certain allegations In the am
motions and TO punish the II at such time Il shall
be adudged by this court that contempt has thereby
been committed.
The language referred to an indscreet reflection
OF the mpartlaty OF the court contained In adavits
used by the proponent in each The trial set
for Nav 90.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
prvrp,1 Of WORTHY FOREMAN GRrFFIrHs.

Chicago, May 9.-The funeral services of Richard
crieaths General Worthy Foreman Of the Knights Of
Labor were held this morning. and at 10 O'Clock to-
night the body was sent over the Michigan Central
Railroad to Hopkinton, Mass, for interment. General
Master Workman T. V. Powderly. General Secretary
Iohn ". Hayes and General Worthy Foreman Hugh
Kavanaugh were present Crowds from various labor
organizations assembled in front OF the dwelling
durng The services and procession Of representatives
% the knights of Labor followed the body TO the
depot The services were conducted by the Rev. T.
B. HYDE, Of the Chicago Avenue Church: The body
poston by labor organizations, delegations OF which
will attend the burial at Hopkinton.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
YORK OF A KENTUCKY TORNADO.
ONE HUNDRED BUILDINGS IN PADuCAH
WRECKED OR DAMAGED-SEVERAL PER-
SONS HURT.


SONS HURT.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May "a Paducah, Ky dispatch
to "The Commercial Gazette" says that between 3
and O'Clock last evening hurricane with heavy
rain and hail swept into that town from the west
The funnelshaped cloud characteristic OF tornadoeS
was present. In few minutes the streets were
rivers OF water The first work Of destruction by the
tornado was the unrOoiDg Of the Newport News and
Mississippi Valley Railway freight depot After this
the storm cut a zigzag swath through the city. The
roof OF the coored peoples schOo-house was torn Off
as was that Of the freight Office OF the Paducah
Tennessee and Alabama Railroad. The Third Street
Methodist Church picked mp and dropped into
the middle Of the street. confused mass OF
debris. 1t had Just been built. several
mills were more or less damaged. The
steamer CLYDE was blown into the river with such
fGrce against barge as to sink the barge one hun
dad buildings either totally wrecked, moved from
their foundations or unroOfed Mrs. Henry Meyers
and her three children badly cut by Tying glass
and debris in TIrdst. Wesley Orr was buried under
an overturned wagon and suffered internal injuries, and
his little son was also badly hurt. several Others are
reported injured. The street service was Inter.
rupted and the ha"oc among telegraph poles and
wires was so great that communication could be had
with the rest Of the world till O'Clock this evening.
The storm lasted till midnight.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
MAT INSPECTORS FOR THE WEST.

Chicago. May 3-Dr. S. r. Salmon. Of Washington
Chief Of the Bureau OF Animal Industry, Is here fT
the purpose of establishing Government inspectors
the various packing houses in accordance with The
law passed by the last Congress This Is the first
move in this direction, and Chicago VIII be me ht
city where inspectors will be established Ihere az
,roaAv State Inspectors and the Cove nmen inspector
U annointed for the purpose Of interstate commerce.
Befocc meat can be shipped from this state 1t vii
have to bear the stamp Of the Government inspectf'
Dr. salmon will 90 from here 10 Omaha, ana WIN o.
vote several months b the work oi estahlsnhg IL
spectOrs In all the large cites lhs, ~ - tIoueI.;
viii do away with al complaints concerning dseasa
fnaaE
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
NEW CORPORATIONS OF A WEEK.

Chicago. Nav 3.-Tbe United States Corporation
Bureau Of this city, reports the list of new completed
corporations in the United States for the week endihg
May as follows Total corporations, 333 total cap
talizfton $500 74s3O0 distributed as follows mer-
camille and manufacturing computes, 112. Sl34oo'-
300; banks mot NsdonaD aid investmsit companies
IL. ii o5l 200 National banks 10 April 27), . $780,
600; gold silver other mining and smelling com
panes, 27 s,747E COO coal and iron companies, 4,
Sl.52000O hight heat, power and transportation COM
panes. 30, s16,235. 600 building and loan assocl-
O(o
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
SAVED FROM Suicide TWICE By THE SANE xAy.

Laura searns, Of No. eo3 Fourthave. Elizatsth,
" j., tried twice last evening 10 drown herself In
the Elizabeth River. The first time she Jumped OF
the sunmer-st bridge. and was seen by colored
man, who plunged into the stream and dragged her to
the shore She fought hard against her preserver and
became hystercai when pulled out on the bank
She taken home, and afterward managed TO
escape from her roon half clothed made her way to
the river, and again plunged into IT, Tho same man
who had before rescued her saved her pfe second
where she was kept. TIE girl Is undoubtedly an-s..
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
.frB,cly ENGINEERS At THE IsrHtfUs.

Panama, April 25.-The Pan-American Railroad en-.
cineers sent out by the United States Government ar
rived on the Isthmus by the Newport and have started
for Quito whence they will begin operations toward
tho north II is expected two years will be required
20 cnmnIete the preliminary surveys. senior Ricardo
~ RnTero the general manager Of the company
Tor Colombia and the Central American states. will be
accompanied down by George Vanderbilt George c.
KeIIv the birmingham banker, and number of otler
Aabama and Eastern capitalists, directors and sOdI
holders In the enterprise
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04

cern, Of which the Lord Mayor Isaacs Is chair
man, in September declared dividend of 10 per cent,
although the company possessed any business
Bottomley and the directors within single year
divided among themselves the whole share capital sub,
scribed. An Inquiry being threatened. they formed
committee which appointed liqudator contrOileel
by the directorate. The judge before whom the Peu-
ton was made has ordered the compulsory Wlnd-up
OF the c0mpanys affairs and has dismissed the nqul-
dator a crop Of prosecutions arising from the affair
Is imDendng.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
A.aeu ocn-nrs Anorr A ouEER CONCERN.

London May IA sensation has been caused by
disclosures arising from the petition for the windup
of the AngloAustrian Printing Company. Evanech
uansard was its promoter. Managing Director Bot
tomley. of Hansard's Union, now a bankrupt, got
ess 500 out of s03o22 received from shareholders as
MART of the price OF businesses he was supposed TO
80 ocouired in Austria. In addition Bottomlcy
asked for total purchase money of 100000 Sir
Horace Davey in applying for an order for the com
pulsory windup OF the Anglo Austrian Company de-
cared that Bottomley had never any business OF any
so,+ in Austria TO sell The directors OF the con-
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
pa1y oUFNcHEs FOREST FIRES.

Reading, Penn. May 3.-The heavy shower which
fell this morning did than the bands Of men who
have been fighting the fire on the Blue Mountains
conld accomplish in the last three days. After de-
r.stotlnr over 1900 acres, che flames were ex-
tinguished by the rainfall, which lasted two hours.
Saratoga, y. Y, May !speclaD-The protracted
drontb was brought 10 an end today by ranstorm Of
eeteraI hours Duration The drOuth had lasted al
most three weeks and forest fires had started in many
nlaces in Saratoga and adjoining counties, and es-
pecaIlv I'm the Adirondack Mountains. The storm ex-
finmIshed the fires.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
SNOW FALLS IN THE NORTHWEST.

St. Paul, Minn. May IA Pioneer Press' dispatch
from Huron s. d., says: "There light fall OF
snow here this afternoon, with cool temperature ana
north winds IL was not cold enough, however, to IN
jure retard growing and the snow VIII supply
MOISTURE
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
HINGED HIMSELF on HIS ROOF.

Charles Rathborn clerk, eighteen years Old Of No.
100 West Fifty third st. committed suicide the roof
OF his house at 10 40 O'Clock last night by hanging
the act.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
R1sMARcK ACCEPTS THE MANDATE.

Berlin May 3.-Prince bismarck yesterday received
deputation from the National Liberal Committee at
Geestemunde He accepted the mandate and thanked
the delegates warmly for the honor which had been
conferred on him.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
NJ GOBLET ELECTED SENATOR.
Paris. May 3.-M. Goblet has been elected Senator
for the Department Of the Seine.
. 1yr1 1,rNzA spREAnING IN LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool, May 3.-Innuenza is spreading alarmlngiy
here. Numerous clergymen Ill with the malady,
and at many churches services could not be held to-
day II has been found necessary to close the WOOL
ton Convalescent Institute, as the whole stan Oh
doctors and nurses are prOstrated WIN lnhuehZa.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
SMALLPOX ON THE ATLANTIC.

City Of Mexico. May (via Galveston).-It is stated
that smallpox nfest steamers crossing the Atlantic TO
this country from Spanish ports.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04

TO CELEBRATE THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
Hamburg, May IA committee has been formed to
organize a festival in celebration Of the fourth CEN
tenary of the discovery Of America. III prominent
persons in the Empire will be Invited In addition TO
representative Germans In America.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
TUE prcrNT OF MANIPuR,s FLIGHT.

Calcutta Nav at is learned that the Regent Of
Mapipur has taken the Chasad route In his flight and
,bot the number of his followers has dwindled to
twenty The party keep among the hills to prevent
pursuit.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04

service who shall comprise a committee with power 70
act 10 which shall be referred all questions rentng 10
time and place OF meeting and the permanent oreanzs
ton of the proposed congress.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23
INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT.

Is st, Paul n company makes a bust
ness of cleaning and inspecting chin
ncys, and of finding the cause of bad
drafts in chimneys.
MONSTER turtles are so abundant in
Magdalcna bay, Lower California, that n
company has gone into the business of
canning the extract for expectation.
MISSOURI is outstripping Kentucky in
the ~stock-raising business. Formerly
the best horses and mules came from
Kentucky, but now the best stock is
raised in Missouri.
THE report of the American Iron and
Steel association shows that for the
first time the product of the United
States in iron and steel last year exceed
ed that of the United Kingdom.
SIX of the largest marble columns
ever produced in this country have been
made by a firm in Rutland, VT, for use
in Wing hall II Princeton. They are
over nineteen feet long, and are a trifc
more than three feet in diameter,
Ir is said that the mining output in
Colorado this year will exceed anything
ever known in the history of the state.
The SHOWS on the mountains will fur
nish plenty of water for the gold placers
this summer, and the silver deposits are
rapidly being developed.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23
ENTERTAINING VARIETY.
TIE Mormon temple at Salt Lake
holds ten thousand people.

TIE Mormon temple at Salt Lake
holds ten thousand people.
An idol collector IN San Francisco,
wht has just died, had n collection Of
five hundred little gods.
A prII.ANrrRorIc Brooklyn woman re-
Gently bought all the orioles in n bird
store and set them free.
IT is said of American ladies that they
love large diamonds and that they wear
more jewelry than any others.
TINS hailstoncs which recently fell ut
Arkaiisas City were about the shape Of
d common soda biscuit and nearly rs big.
BELFAST, Nc, has a Unique claim to
notoricty. The Age says that not u
single hnnd-organ man has visited the
city this year.
a New ENGLANDER boasts of n bed
spread that was woven in 1859, and has
been handed down from generation to
generation ever since,
\ MAN bought four hundred and fifty.
three dollars worth Of farm machinery
in various parts of Arkansas City while
his wife was selecting Il spring bonnet.
AN experienced caterer says that
where the guests at n gathering are
well acquainted they cat at least TWEEN.
ty per cent. more than they otherwise
would.
THGRE is an establishment in New
York where kid gloves are made to or.
der and furnished to the patron, if nee.
cssury, in two hours after the measure
is taken.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23
HASH N REhASH,

A FAMILY at Newport. the summer re.
sort, employs a cook whose only duty
Is to make some kind of a new sauct
every day"
\ SHOWER from a hose nozzle placed
inside the Shirt collar is proving m eff.
f2c,iyc treatment for drunkards, in.
stead Of the Lookup, at ~Itoulton. Me.
RoSroN policemen have been ordered
to keep their clubs concealed. Carry.
ing them in their hand is said TO be o
temptation t. use them IN slight provo
cation.
SEVERAL rare relics have been found
in an old log cabin now in process o.,
demolition at Mycrstown, Pa, which
was built ia t763 Us Il refuge from tn,
Indians.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23
The Leading Story of the August
Wide Awake,

A delightful "Reminiscences of Lafayette's
last visit to America, is contributed by
Sarah O. Jewctt: it is entitled Pegs
Little Chair" and has n f~ull-pagc illus
tration by Garrett. 1.-The Brides Bou-
quet' is a charming story of a good
deed, and THE Silent Lie" is an admira-
BILE school story. "Pokcberry Juice
and Mullen" by Kate Epson Clark, is
n little tale that reveals some of the
funny toilet secrets of country girls n
generation ago. 'Mr. Browns Play
fellow by j. LoXley Rhees, "Shells of
Sea and Land" by Will NJ. Clemens,
''rhe Poppy Bee" by Mrs. Hall, and
''llow to Dry Startishes,' by Louisa
Lyndon, are good short articles for the
lovers of natural history. "How the
Cossacks Play Polo is n terrible and
dramatic story of a Russian field-sport
INDUCED in by officers of the Imperial
Guard; it is by NJ adame dc Meissrer of
the Russian legation. "What seven
Indian Boys Did, is q true count of
some notwithstanding Alaska boys,
by Francis G. Sparhawk. Margaret
Sidncy's Peppers serial in this num-
Der has all the interest of Il good novel.
"Miss Matilda Archambcau Van DORM
the serial by Miss Cummings, is full of
amusing developments. "Marietta's
Good Times are really good times.
MEN and Things pages abound with
original anecdotes. The poems are by
Kate Putnam Osgood, Maria Johns
Hammond, Eli Shepperd, Jane Ellis
JOY and Richard Burton. Especially
good things for vcranda reading are the
Margaret-Patty Letter, by Mrs. Will
liam Ciaflin, and the fine ballad by Mrs.
Harriet Prescott Spotford, "Pope's
Mother at Twickenham.'
Wide Awake is $40 a year; 20 cents
a number. A specimen (back number)
will be sent on receipt of 3 cents. ID.
Lothrop Company, publishers, Boston.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23

@io ''S
womanhood, every young girl needs
the wisest care. Troubles beginning
then may make her whole life mis-
cradle.
But the troubles that are to be
feared have n positive remedy. DR..
Picrce's Favorite Prescription builds
up and strengthens the system, and
regulates and promotes every proper
function. It's a generous, support
ing tonic, and a quieting, soothing
ncryine "A legitimate medicine, not
n beverage, free from alcohol and
injurious drugs. 1t corrects and
cures, safely and surely, all those
delicate arrangements, weaknesses,
and diseases peculiar to the sex.
A remedy that does cure is one
that can be guaranteed. That's
what the proprietors of "Favorite
Prescription think. If it doesn't
give satisfaction, in every casc for
which it's recommended, they'll re-
fund the money. No other medicine
for women is sold on such terms.
Decide for yourself whether some
thing else sold by the dealer, is
likely to be %"just as good" for
you to buy.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23

swing hundreds of infants haInmocks,
while at the shore end are grouped the
necessary Offices, reception rooms, all.
night wards. Kitchens and laundries
anil bathrooms. There the poor chill.
drcn of Chicago, especially infants suf-
fcr,ug from summer complaints, are re-
cciycd free ot charge and given the best
of food, medical attendance and trained
nursing. There are no fees of any
kind, the fund dcfraying all expenses,
The other branch of the fund, the
Country Week" will prove still more
interesting to our readers as it more
nearly concerns them.
The Country Week" sends city chill.
drcn to the country for Il fortnight's
visit. the city people giving the money
to pay the ear fare and the country poo
pie Offering their homcs-thc children
furnish themselves,
lcw country people have any idea of
the delights of the country for the aver
d :" city Roy or Girl. They are pleased
with the simplest things, green grass,
gro" ing crops, trees, cows, pigs and
chickens. Thousands of city boys and
girls don't know what a field of wheat
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23
Capturing Alleged Illicit Disti,Icrs.

~,
Inc 81 Louis Republic recently gave
an account of the capture of Theodore
and Thomas Unttou in pnui.c,, o,r,-
-, an ,l, ohn,n, u,;,t. I;',.,t
"" 81. O,"'St'i I'i'l' "'SllI4ihG' ny
''p"tH IhlNe" states MarshalS Nail
ana Met lure. The deputies were ac-
COmDanicd by sheriff Abnrill nf pruis-
cot Snvs +Lo p.,uLli, /,
t~ :" 10 "No'"H'
Ia t"rlr S,nr'h 'nrouGh tAc swamp they
I'u located III" ctblh hpln' OF on" of tho
h"st'os H.u ''nrhc' rom ms WIie that her
nau'"" " Il ! " "'I7H'" : SOM w" mics
."'H. N''',- ca "'F directions tIlty at
~" ~ ~ ~ """St' ""t III tHe intense
mans ~ INC I"re't ln'E !".t thcIr way
ihnt u"M'N'F' lh'Y u'Sr"Vtrrt a
ISM III '"c Instance Approaching thcy
to"n' " i'E.'"ph ana were Just IN tune to
" " N,"l ''t"c'N boy ana
u. ON 'n'n, III "n'c' INC former tnli tho
i"',' '"". nv '"'t'u states maf-hai9 WrFo
TP ut III mouse hunting ms father and his
,nc,' nv Just rs nave expected, re-
hos how. , ""' n ",I", ~ 4 "'Ec warned
prt rto troriI, +, ., 'n, t",! "'"'u
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-23
THE AIR FuNp.

Some Account OF What N Beng Done fot
the City Poor Daring tho Heated Sea-
son j. WIN You 10 to Help Them?
Especial Chicago Correspoudcptc.t
Almost every eig city nowadays has
a frcsh-air fund, generally conducted
under the auspices Of some daily
newspaper. In 1887 the Chicago Daily
News started It's fresh-air fund and
has met with the greatest success with
II. The work of the fund consists of
two branches, the Lincoln Park sani-
tarum and the Country Week"
The Lincoln Park s%nnitarium il situ-
atcd on the lake shore ut tile foot OF
Fullerton avenue, IN L",oln park, the
structure Nesting on n plato m ninety
feet wild, and projecting into tho lake
over two hundred feet. tndcr the
broal roo with its ovcrlranging caves