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MRS. DORSEY UNDER sUsPI C1oM
Her Mother and Sister and Her Four Hus
bands Died ns n by Poison.


INDIANAPOLIS. Juno 2l.-The finding OF cop
per in the stomach Of Mrs. Nancy Wright and
the numerous rumors anoat regarding the
death OF other members OF her family
have determined Coroner Marker to make a
thorough investigation. The first stops will
bo taken tomorrow. when the body OF Mrs.
Taylor will be exhumed and the contents OF
her stomach analysed.
1t Is no longer secret that MIRA John
Dorsey a daughter Of Mra. Taylor and a sis
ter OF Mrs. Wright. is suspected OF poison
Ing both OF the women. and although the
police will make no arrests until the result In
Mrs. Taylors case Is known. Mrs. Dorsey is
under surveillance. and will not be allowed to
leave the city.
Mrs. Dorsey is now living with her fifth hus-
band. and 1t Is said that each OF the four whom
she survives died with symptoms similar to
those observed in the case OF Mrs Wright and
Mrs. Taylor.
Tho lives OF her husbands and Of her mother
and sister we're insured.
Mrs. Wright left one child and Mrs. Dorsey
asked to be appointed guardian. but the coro-
ner interfered and the appointment was not
made
He told Mrs. Dorsey plainly that she was
suspected OF killing her sister. Her reply was
that her conscience was clear.
The sun., 1891-06-22
DID HE SHOOT At HIS BROTHER,
Joseph j. Hayes Arrested ON Complaint Of
Lawyer William Hayes.

Joseph j. Hayes Arrested ON Complaint sf
Lawyer William Hayes.
WHITE PLAINS. June 21.-Joseph J. Hayes.
contractor OF Now York city. was arrested at 8
o'clock tonight by Sheriff Schermer at his
homo In Scarsdale, on complaint OF his
btolher. william Hayes for assault with in
tent to kill.
Joseph recently bought the T. 8. Arthur farm
at Scarsdale for s25.oOo, with the intention Of
cutting it VI into villa lots. William. his
brother. who is lawyer drew the deed trans
ferring he property. which Joseph says was
pnt in Williams wife's name all unknown to
him.
William and his wife were at the scarsdsls
house this afternoon when Joseph. who says
he learned yesterday for the first time that tho
property was not In his name arrived full of
aaneer and eager to learn the true condition Of
his investment.
A hitter quarrel ensued which resulted, 40
Williams says, in Josephs driving him from
the house and firing Two sho's after him.
Jo-oph says thnt although his brother
asserts that he shot at him. he, In fact, drove
him from the place by threats o. ly. and used
no firearms. Joseph was locked no In the
county lail to await eXaminA ion TO- morrow.
When The officers accompanied William to tho
scene Of the trouble William was very bitter
against Joseph. and renuested them to shoot
joseph II he offered any sistance.
The prisoner WAS re lea Ied late last evening
and delivered into tho custody OF his friends,
The sun., 1891-06-22
TOO LATE TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
EIihu HouKhton. PuIled Ont OF the Hudson
River, Dies Before AID Can Reach Him.

River, Dies beiOre hiu Shn neach 1uIm.
A strip OF sandy beach stretches for about a
block along tho Hudson River south from l20th
street. and the lagmsn employed by the New
York Central Railroad have small frame
house overlooking the beach. which Is q favor
resort for batherB.
Elibu Houghton. who lived at $50 Wost 12ith
street. reached the beach yesterday about II
O'Clock. He was a fair swimmer. and, diving
from tho float no struck out for deep water.
He WAS about forty feet from shore when the
score OF bathers heard him call for help.
A moment later he sank: Charles u. Taylor
and Walter w. Taylor. brothers who wero
fishing from Towboat anchored several hun,
rowed 6urrisdly toward the spot Hogehton
drowning man, who struggled with Taylor un-
I'll It seemed likely that both would go down.
Taylor relinquished his hold, but diyed as
Honghton sank, and brought him to the sur
face again; Walter Taylor then dragged both
men into the boat
HOughton WINS unconscious. hut was still
alive. The brothers rOwed ashore and an am
bulnnce was summoned from Manhattan Hos
pital. but Houghton died before 1t arrived. He
was a years old and was shiPnins gisrki3 q
vile and two children.
The sun., 1891-06-22
The Weather.

The depression that has been central in Illinois vss
over Michigan yesterday causing heavy rains In the
ohio Valley the lake rogonS and the States bordering
tho Atlantic. Two inches of rain fell at Atlanta
and over one inch In northern New York. The storm
was drawing warm wave up to tho lake regions At
Detroit tho temperature was 80.
The warmer weather Is spreading eastward, and In
the Middle Atlantic and Now England States to-day IL
promises TO be warmer. suitry. and showery.
gale was blowing on tho south Atlantic coast last
night Wilmington reported the wind blowing forty
miles an hour. fog prevailed from Florida north.
ward.
Official temperature was 7o'; lowest. G2' average
humidity. ys Per cent; wind northeast; average
velocity. ~ milea
Tho Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy In THE sua
hu,Id rdad
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THREA rs OF THE KNIGHTS.
They Will stampede tho Miners In Ohio
from Mckinley Unless They @ ct Justice.


WASHINGTON. June 2l.-Capt Meredith OF
Chicago. tho uperintendent Of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing. Is still having q hot
controversy with Knights OF Labor over tho
control OF the bureau. 1t seems 10 be quos-
tion as to whether the bureau Is to be managed
by tho Government or by the labor orssniza-
tion. Tho labor leaders have become quite
open in their threats OF political vengeance II
their demands are not satisfied. One OF these
leaders is quoted as saying:
I'VE have $4,000 coal miners belonging to
the Knights in Ohio. and unless Secretary Fos-
ter IT akos Meredith surrender and reinstate
Inen who have been discharged or who have
left. those $4,000 miners will stampede against
Mckinley and defeat the Republican ticket In
Ohio. We would be moro than pleased to have
the President call for Merrdith's resign nation
but. OF course. We cannot expect that at pres
eut. for the reason that tho President sides
with Meredith IN hits % trouble Put whether
trouble has been laid before Secretary Eos.
ss ass s'' e.
the knshs sy Lns0E n ohio tic hs and hS
Just what viii Be- done Il Justice ls not given US;
Al first We were given 70 understand that
Under Sny eonsldeEatiop that rather than a
Iesjsp. naJe 'neW% Well. he ' has '' modified wis his
tone somewhat. Secretary Foster says they
will want more plate printers In tho bureau.
IN mako application for appointment: that the
fact that we were dsehsrsed shS not "Perahts ne
buloau again provided We make application
bsioro ali the vacancies are nllol; That is all
very nice 80 lar as the SECRETARY Is concerned'
tiCn. We are determined to have Justice and
viii wait n reasonable length OF time before ere
sakt tpo and Will htamD0ug the
S5.003 miners from, Mckinley unless the
Knights are relnStated."
The sun., 1891-06-22
IN EXCURSION TRAIN DERAILED.
Seven Cars Wrecked, and More Thar
Thirty Persons Injured.


CLEVELAND. June 21.-An excursion train OF
fifteen cars, which left this city this afternoon
| on tho Nlckelplate Railway. jumped the track
near Dover. o.. and seven cars wero wrecked.
Tho train was loaded with street railway
employees and their families. who were going
to Oak Point. pleasure resort on the shore OF
Lake Erie. One man was killed and more than
thirty persons were injured.
This Is q list Of the killed and injured:
HENRY RoGrss 23 years old. crushed TO death.
Burr Rsxrs ia skull fractured and legs hurt; will
probably die.
PKrER CRrpox ~, foot crushed ana bad wound In the
Jaw; may net recover.
q. N. CLARK. 20, ribs broken.
TBonAs GRAuLrr. badly bruised and injured inter.
naliy.
MARY Rrppr, 20 ribs broke IN and internal iniuriss
EpwARD sHrrrARn "a right leg crushed and hurt In
tsrnally.
wiLLi.n s.resAnr.a "a scalp wound and log
crushed.
Li..ir RAT. 7e, hip badly bruishsd
CaARLxs QuARk "a cut In the neck and badly bruised
ERsBr scHRiEvxR, as bad scalp wound.
". J. nKxrsrRrrL IL right arm broken and leg
crtshsd.
A score or more others were moro or less
injured. but were able to bo removed TO their
homes
When the accident occurred tho train was
running about thirty miles an hour. The
engine went down the bank. Tho seven cars
were thrown across the rails In both directions
and the others were badly smashed.
Rogers. the man killed. was caught In tho
wreck. Tho engineer and fireman escaped by
jumping.
Farmers living nenr the scene Of the accident
came to the rescue. and the injured were taken
care OF until a corps OF physicians sent from
Cleveland arrived. Those seriously wounded
we're then brought to the city and taken to
hospitals.
The engine was running backward at the
time OF the accident. 1t is said that tho rails
apread
The sun., 1891-06-22
YOUNG WOMEN KILL TIRANTULAS.
Miss Jessie Wheeler and . Frien,
Despatch Family OF Seven.

Miss Jessie Wheeler and Friend
Despatch y Family OF Seven.
HARrronp June 21.-AIiss Jessie Wheeler.
daughter OF j. X. Wheeler. is not afraid Of spi-
ders. She has Just faced seven tarantulas. A
few days ago her father brought homo bunch
Of bananas partly green.
They were hung up where the sun would
finish tho ripening process. and gradually they
were all eaten except the top cluster. Yester-
day. while Miss Jessie was outing of some OF
the fruit. monster tarantula dropped to the
floor.
Her first impulse was to scream. her second
was to kill 1t. broom happened to be handy.
and picking 1t up she made dash for the
huge spider. The insect showed fight and
turned on her.
She brought the broom down on his body
and smashed him beyond recovery. Then she
turned to speak to q friend who had just en-
tered the kitchen In time to see another taran-
tula drop to the floor.
Before she coulI kill this one another ap-
peared and then another until six more were
scuttling across the floor seeking hiding
places. The caller turned in and helped Miss
Wheeler, and between them they dispatched
tho whole family
Tho first one killed was big one. Another
was no bigger than thumb nall. while the
others ranged between the two.
In ]. D. Dayton's confectionery store in An
sonia ono day last week boy who assists In
the store WAS outing Off bananas for GUS
toner when a tarantulu. seven inches in cir
cumfersnce. fell out on bis apron and hung
there.
The boy saw It and screamed. then fell into
a falnting fit. Miss Fanny Cramer, clerk In
the store. saw the spider. and having duster
In her hand. che rushed to the rescue. BRUSH
II off on the floor and steppinR on its head
The insect is now preserved in alcohol
The sun., 1891-06-22
FLUNG HIS SON OVERHEARD.
A MADMAN IN THE s1,EERAGE OF TIN
STEAMSHIP La BRETAGNE

He swung His rive-year.eld hoy By One
Arm and Ono Leg Over tho Side Into che
FoG.hisden sea-Ho Was Branay-Maa.
On Juno 10. whom the steamship La Bretagns
OF the French line. which arrived at her pier ~
the foot Of Morton street lost night was two
days out from Havre, Joseph Fourriere. one Of
the steerage passengers, threw his b-year-old
son Felix overheard. The child was lost
Fourriere's wlfe. an 18-year-old daughter.
and two sons, one 16 years old and one years
old were on the vessel with him. Fourriere
is weaver awho halls from Petitmont near
Luneville ID Lorraine He was bound for
Ohio.
On Sunday. juno IA. he is said to have drunk
heavily Of brandy. and whom he awoke ON
Monday morning lie was ugty. That
morning the whole family was assem-
bled on the main deck aft Fourriere
and his wife got into u dispute. Suddenly
FourriSre said that he wanted to kiss his son.
He caught UP little Felix. printed kiss or
two upon his checks and then. taking him BY
one arm and one leg. swung him ovor the star
A. group OF STORAGE passengers saw the act,
and thrsw e MSs seS
AFTER S the child whom the FOG had syalowssd re- & ~:
was Pd ae
and Ave mon. She eruisei around for half an
hour, bnt the search was vain.
aned n the hospital under guard. He boz
haved like man of unsettled min,i.
In the afternoon sense Of what he had done
seemed to come to him. and he wept
hal said that he was master In
his own family, and he had threatened to
throw into the sea his wife and lis other son.
Again he seemed to be overcome with fear that
some one W woul1 throw him overheard.
the F,enSh line pier FouriSro was TUNED me-,
patrolmcn OF the steam boat squad took charge
Of him. He yelled n an unearthly fashion .si and
him away. aud they got u cab.
AT tho Charles street police station Julien
pevaunssoux. waiter, who had seen Four:
rihro's act. went along with the officers and
the prisoner TO tho station to interpret and ac-
cuse fcnrrisre. who was locked up
Capt. George Collier Of La Igetague sept
word OF tho affair TO Consul-Generai Paul
d'Obzac, and asked for advice.
Cant. Coli or satd Inst evening that he ex-
rected to take Fourier back to France
when the ship sails next Saturday.
He was rroperly. Cant. Collier thought,
q prisoner Of the French Government. and had
been turned over to the local authorities be.
cause he could not very well be kept aboard
shin.
The man 10 registered Mt the station house as
Fourrets bnt Capt Collier thinks his name IL
Fsys. He speaks the Lorraine patois, q mix
ture OF French and German,
The sun., 1891-06-22
JOTTINGS ABOUT Town
Seventy. four excise arrest, yesterday.

eoNontyIouI oxciso hFTesS yesNruby.
Antonio Novsrro, who arrived the UmbYiA y not
Mary Andsrsons husband misprntsd, but another man
Edward Reilly. once walter In the Hoffman House.
Hospital
EdwArd Dundas Of Battery place, died suddenly Of
heart disease Yesterday while doing duty gAtsinan
on the Manhattan Elevated Railway at Fulton and
Pearl sttsstk
Atto nights meeting In Cooper Union at which the
principal address 10 10 be made By senator Psnsr Of
been invited TO speak.
Mary 4. Clark Of sss nrooms street fell from the
roof OF her house twenty feet the roof
house yesterday. Her left fractured and shs
sas injured internally she was taken TO b. vinosntS
Nrs Charlotte coep.r ot 1850 w.vsrlsy place. found
honse YesteIday. she turned Il over to PAtronan Van
lice tieAdquariera
Arthur Stafford alias Jack rarrill wss held at the
Iombs Court Yesterday to await regulation papers
fIoM coiumbps ohio. where he Is wanted for Stealing
BY whom he was employed.
Ths body Of william Bah.n. who was asleep In the
NSIsh sS rive, s las. aonHay was found ysst.rday g
was found In the Es,l RIVER Oh Piir ~
The sun., 1891-06-22
JOSEPH L. M'DONALD DEAD.
A SENATOR FROM INDIANA FROM
1874 TO 1880.

He Takes Leave OF HIS Family md
Friends aud Gives Directions About HIS
Funeral - Hts Career in the Senate.
IND1ANAPoIIs. June 81. - Ex-senator Nc
Donald died at 11:35 tonight.
DR.. Runnell. the attending physician. gave
1t rs his opinion at o'clock this evening that
he could not survive the night. He was con.
scious, and aware that his end was near.
In tho afternoon the Rev. Mr.. Mllburn was
sent for. When he came he administered the
sacrament
Then Mr.. Mcdonald called his family and
some intimate friends about him and calmly
gave directions for his funeral and the dispo-
sitlon Of some Of his personal affairs.
The sun., 1891-06-22
HURT BEHIND THE SCENES.
Ono Or the "Tar and the Tartar" Chorui
Girls Falls Down Winding Stairway.

0Iris FAILS Down winding st"irway
Cute" Mcdonald. u chorus girl In The
Tar and the Tartar" company now playing at
Palmers Theatre. was skylarkinR on Saturday
night with several o! the other girls In the
files after the second act OF tho performance.
In an attempt to dodge one Of them. she
opened a door leading into space about
fifteen feet deep which Is usod by the machin-
lists who operate tho electric lights,
There Is n winding stair leading down from
tho stage. Miss Mcdonald fell down the stairs
and was badly hurt, Dr. Flint was SUM
moned. He found that one, OF the girl's
and advised that she be taken to the, New
York Hospital Instead, her friends took her
home IN cab: II Is feared that she Is injured
been warned. 1t Ia said. not TO open the door
through which Miss Mcdonald foil
The sun., 1891-06-22

Mrs. Donaldson Says tho Rev. Mr.. Dun-
away Mcsmerixed Her.

VANDALIA ILL.,. June 21.-The little town Of
Ramsey. just north OF here. has q scandal in
volvinG the Rev. John Dunaway. a Campbellite
minister. Dunaway. 1t Is charged. was pass
ing the residence of John Donaldson. whom.
seeing Mrs Donaldson on the back porch. he
ask ed for drink OF wnter.
Mrs. Donaldson brought him cup. and after
he had quencbed his thirst he stopped to talk
with her. A 15-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
Donaldson. looking out OF a window. discov-
ered her mother and the preacher in .
compromising situation. and informed her
father. who was in the house. Mr.. Donaldson
rushed out and thrashed the preacher on tho
SPOT. Mrs. Donaldson says Duuaway mesmer-
ICED her. and that she was not conscious Of
what was going on at the time.
The sun., 1891-06-22
he Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy In THE sUa
dng recorded the temperature yesterday a. follows,
rerass m Jnnnoi insn


SIGNAL oyucE FORECAST TILL o p X MONDAY.
For Maine New Hampshire. Vermont Masssohu-
setts Rhode Island. Connsctcus light showers, star
tionary temperature; southsr!y Winds.
For the District Of Columbia. eastern Neso YoyA east
en- Penn'vuantd. Dsasoars Nsw Jsrsey. kayvtasA sal
Virginia. hgM sho,oersi statondry tenpevdttvsj sossA
srly UtndJ: Jdtr Weather Nesddy
For West Virginia. western Pennsylvania. wsstASn
New York and Ohio fair; cooler; westerly vindA
The sun., 1891-06-22
Ran q SUNDAY Train and Violated Their
Charter.

ALLIANCE. OHIO, June 21.-Tho PENNSYLVANIA
Company violated the charter OF the Clevo-
land and Pittsburgh Railroad to-day by senhing
a scheduled Sunday train over II. The charter
II Is Understood there will bo no trouble
over the violation. The Pennsylyanla Com,
pauy takes this step 40 ns o provide H., last
limited train between Cleveland and The East
ern cities.
The sun., 1891-06-22

A Child Lost tho Wilkesbnrre Mountain
Her Dog Comes Home Whining.
WILKEsBARRE. June 2l.-Nearly 300 men set
out to-day to scour tho Wilkesbarre Mountain
In search OF little Annie Fredsricks who was
lost in the forest on Tuesday last.
On that day her dog companion came homo
whining Either the little ono dropped from
exhaustion or was captured by bears The
searching party has provisions for two days.
The sun., 1891-06-22
A Melon seed In HIS Throat.

Bix-year-old Frank Albro OF 90 Baxter street
was brought to Chambers Street Hospital late
on Saturday evening by his parents. who said
that the boy had swallowed water melonseed
and that IL was choking him.
DR.. Stmson was summoned from the New
York Hospital to perform tracheotomy. Tho
operation was successful. and tho child will
recover.
The sun., 1891-06-22
Steward Gremer Missing.

Charles Gremer. tho steward Of the Town
Club, Bath Beach. has been missing since last
Friday. when he came to New York 10 hire
friends think he has been pul out OF the way.
Gremer is about 80 years old. 8 feet inches
tall: and ~ a dark complexion. He wore suit
Of dark clothes when ho left Bath.
The sun., 1891-06-22

where TO Find Good Liquors.
Any place whore Carl II. Schultz's mineral
waters are sold Good LIQUORS and good waters
always 20 togsthes.-Adg.
The sun., 1891-06-22

Ola Hatch In Town.
B. P. Hutchinson Of Chicago 10 At the Astoy
House,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
STABBED IN The BACK
Harrison's Method Of Making
1t Hot for an Objection
able Official,
Whose Only Offense Is That
He Will Not Bow the Knee
to Politicians.
Frivolous Charges Against
the Supervising Inspector
of Boilers,
Who Is Refused the Privilege
Of Calling Witnesses in
His Defense.

Hon. Alphonso Hart, solicitor OF the
treasury, who was sent here to lnVeStl-
rate the official acts of John d. Sloane,
supervising inspector of steam vessels,
has gone to Dubuque, Ia, to take the
statement of United States District
Judge Shiras, who was on the commits
sion that confirmed the Dubuque board.
Mr.. Hart will afterwards go to Chicago
to take the statement of United States
District Judge Blodgett, another mem
Der of that commission, and will then
go to Washington city before pursuing
the investigation further. Interest Ill
the matter is growing, especially among
prominent river men who are interested
in the inspection of vessels and the
licensing of steamboat officials. Gen.
Mark d. Flower, who was inspector
during the Hayes, Garfield and Arthur
administrations in discussing the
charges against Mr.. Sloan, said:
i know considerable about the way Mr.
Sloane has conducted his Office. regard
him as a very able. careful, conscientious OF
ficer. He has done his best to improve the
condition of the district and to weed out in
competenIs, but has been handicapped by
Gen DumOnt since q short time after MS ap-
pointment Gen. DumOnt seemed to take
exception 20 him because he did not give
more attention to politics in his management
of the affairs in his Office. The office OF In
spector ought to be divorced from political
influence. and in pursuing such course Mr.
Sloane has aroused the enmlty OF poluclans.
AS TO the charges preferred by Gen Dumont,
1regard them as being exceedingly frivolous,
and as unworthy TO emanate from any pubic
official am surpris ed at Gen Dumont Tor
preferring charges of the character he has. "
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
PERSONALS.

City Comptroller Ponthani is expected home
this morning from the Fast.
Chief Of Police Jansen, of Milwaukee, was
in the city yesterday on visit to friends -
At the Clifton-George W. Morrell, Chica-
go; NJ. Z. Moore Columbus, o.; r.: PlcKaro'
AT the Clarendon-C. A. Price, Brainerd
r. j. Hall, Morris; c. J. Lane. Fairmont; 5.
st. Pierre, Staples; F. S. Benton, Detroit.
II. B. Mitchell. of Great Falls, Mont, and
John Cooper, of st. Cloud, were visitors lat
the office OF the attorney general yesterday
At the Windsor,,Will Hanks Miles City; J.
F. Marsh. Edward Miller Black River Falls
Gus Edelman, Burlington, Ia; Mrs. r. P.
McCauley, Atkinson, III.
At the Metropolitan E. Comstock and
wife, Faribault; Joseph Rubel. Milwaukee
Walter l.. Taylor, Fort Ass1nabolne: E. H.
Collins and wife, Denver, Col; n. b. Smith
and wife, Eau Claire
Mayor Smith returned yesterday from a
few days vacation spent in fishing and shoot
ing and presented q bronZed appearance.
His honor will, in few days, finish the bal
ance of his vacation by killing the festive
prairie hen in Dakota.
Miss Grace Greenwood Macdonald of SO4
Selby avenue, will leave this evening for her
old home in Virginia and the scenes OF her
college career in Lancaster and Washington;
During an absence of year, Miss Macdonald
will visit relatives in Baltimore, New York,
Boston. Piedmont, W. Va, and Canada.
At the Merchants'-L. j. Fletcher, Lake
City; a. Stornberg, Valley CITY, n. D.; Ly-
man Sholes, Omaha: A. Robertson, Grafton.
Nd; j. Grinnell, Kasson; II. ]. Andersen,
ST. cloud; A. Richardson, Bird Island John
Cooper, St Cloud; j. A. Warnker, Dayton
O.. Webster Fry and wife Dayton, O.; n. S.
Alexander, Owatonna; j. J. Furlong, Aus
tin.
John Calder is suing George B. Whitney
udon a promissory note for 81, $50.