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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-27
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY FLBRU AIRY o. 1891

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twenty tnonsand dollars aun' thFonsh
gatnoiniS' IN three years ""7 'i'r""i oh
ms mother Tor support an pniN son went
90 Houoheen c'tS' ne was t,Gl' littl.ecoual
ana eeGah' IN manners ms l"'eh's gave
e,'h On WIS uep'rIure i'U'i "p'ne 'lr'r I"ot
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The sun., 1891-07-12
TIE SALTUS DIVORCE,
All Charges Against Miss Smith anG Mrs
Girvnn Were Withdrawn.

All Charges AEninst Mias Smith ana MIRA.
Girvnn Were Withdrawn.
Mrs. Helen r. Snltus's divorce from her hus-
band. Edgar l. Snltus. tho writer, was granted
OH the report OF Referee Clifford A. Hand. and
the correspondent who is mentioned Is q Miss
Hattie whose other name is unknown to
tho referee.
When Mrs. saltus began her. action for
divorce she made Elsie W. Smith and Fanny
Girvan correspondents. The hearings before
tho referee were secret. and as the case pro-
Gressed the charges against these women
were withdrawn and the woman Hattie" I"
was made the correspondent All the other
nllEsGntions y; OF adultery were withdrawn.
ceedings by Roger NJ. Sherman md Mr. Saltus
by John +. Nc lntyre. The referees report
exoneratee Elsie Smith and Fanny Girvan.
and specifically says that tho referee Is con-
vlnced that the charges made against Fanny
Gryan were without foundation. Mr.. Sal
tns's lawyer fought the plaintiffs proceedings
IN mis- case until the charges against Miss
Smith and Miss Girvan were withdrawn. Mr..
MCINTYRE said yesterday that although the de-
cree OF Ill, orce had been granted against Mr..
Saltus h" wanted it clearly understco cd that
both Miss Smith and Miss Girvan had been
oxOnernted.
The sun., 1891-07-12
IRENE ". COIT.

morning she has been importuned BY several
newspapers and one or two illustrated periodi.
cals who desired to publish a photograph oil
herself but she shrank from any such
notorietv.
Miss Colt. who 10 the only child OF Gen. Jam es
B. Colt. chief Of q Pension Bureau at Washing
ton under Cleveland dwells In stately house
under the NAPLES and elms Of fashionable
Washington street. 1t overlooks n broad. trnn-
auil reach Of the iantic River kho has always
lived In elegance and luxury. but hcr luxurious
environment had no qualifying effect on her
ambitious nature. Miss Colt went first to the
sommon schools in Norwich. and at very
early age displayed unusual proficiency In her
studies. First ahe was graduated with
honors from the Broadway School in
this city. and she went into the Norwich Iroe
ths %b pet Sns sshhoo in New
institusion: There she sasiiy, went % the front
and was regarded By her classmates as Well We'll a.; as
by the corps Of fi;teen teachers in the academy
as s n1 she
e%a her .a is s. Rse spFn Rs pls hsr
IN her parpose The standard Of Frse Hcad. @
higher than that Of the. graduating class in
any other schSSl IN he coIntry
Out OIs h0op WaBuL SRtlbIeQ WIN S0nQlDG
s%art SoSs SSs.b 9 Yae II wud be novel
show he world that What his boys could do do
passed the examinations she could not be ad-
that fact would not detraet a. TIA ali from the Glory
e. the SG he vys Mss hht Prof
was was 80 successial that the Professor i com compii.
hsr her ss sss tbo
sS6med to Miss co TRoree we're @ haii
many aSHI o. LATIN and dreet that must 81
be read "as slight" including passages from
in s9s ssS Se
cast, fearing she had not done Justice to her
room to her parents and said. despondehtiy:
know that have made a fool Of myself"
But that opinion was very far from being the
Miss If Colt could enter tho art department Of
has maeh Rns
nd shes she nor her rsent have
dsSote' herself to literary eareer sfe has las
snts. and her rst essays IN tSe isd of IotteTs
have been notably successful. Last spring she
an St dson n
stion i showed. and which was published in a
New York story paper OF wide circulation.
Miss Colt Ia Just l8 years old. She is OF
average height. finely and gracefully formed.
with light complexion clear blue eyes. light
brown hair. with an exceedingly sweet and
wlnsome expression. There Is q sunny light
In her eyes. and she has a radiant look when
animated that the camera is not competent to
catch. and that does not show in her '-clnss
pictures." She is q sweet amt attractive
young lady. and her appearance does not
what IN erudite young lady should be-
There is q tradition that about a ntury ago
sion into Yale but. II It is true. the tact does
not count for much. At that time Yale was
to-day. and as late as forty years ago the unit
versity course was about the same as the
classical course in tho Norwich Free Academy
now ia. Miss Colts achievement Is entirely
unique.
The sun., 1891-07-12
STREET RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
Newnrk's Pet Road Absorbed By the Phils
adelphla Syndicate.

Newurk'0 ret HOao n DoOrDeO UY tho x'AILO
adelphia Syndicate.
Newark's pet street railroad, that OF the
Rapid Transit Company. has been swallowed
UP BY the Newark Passenger Railroad Com.
pany. which OWNS every other street railroad
in Newark except one. which belongs to John
Radel and his sons. The Rapid Transit Com.
pany was formed two years ago. and 1t began
running an electric road in October last. It
was profitable from the start. and was
ee.Guipred IN the best possible manner with
and a a soiidiy constructed road. ' ''"'i A00'''
About the Same 81 time Ct the S Newark New Passengsr
ment with electric traction, aud 1t made such
s9ro9s bundsrs s,b,3 th9s the people we're Gensr;
was deeply Interested, in the Knpid Transit
The patronage Of the road was large from the
st@rt Spd it paid profit amos ssid mn
GpssTs ,0d Of Sty They were swHsFs
was one practical steem railroad s%perin,end.
ma o Superintendent OF the new comrany.
The ta9 ., ,he new road the old 9r tho
terday and created first surprise and then gen-
Srs Sna bsan eRed hs for pebe Ps s ssn., hs
lost something which they valued. One
OF the smaller s,ockholders said yester:
AZ ha has Mrd o tho sDd
dation: but was overruled.. 1t was said the
Rapid Tranet Company could get no more con-
being squeezed unInercifully. by the opposition
Rnd the political adherents OF the old company
and that 1t was thought hest 70 consolidate
and have things run smoothly. Gottfred
krueeer. the millionaire brewer. who is one 9f
Company, is In Europe. He was deeply inter-
esled in tho working OF the road. and he can
not fail to be sorry to zee II 20 into the man.
the consolidation are unknown outside OF the
Offices OF the two companies.
The sun., 1891-07-12

Joseph r. Black, dealer in plumbers and gas
filters supplies. Mt 357 West Fortieth street
and at 81 and 513 East 18th street, made an
assignment yesterday to William b. Pope. Riv-
ing preferences for $7.75O. chiefly TO Mr.. Pope.
On June 90 he transferred the property at 357
West Fortleth street to Mr. Popo for s21,500.
subject to mortgage for $ls.9l3. On April 1
he sold tho property 5l1 and 5I3 East 18th
street for $42.500. and was reported to have
made $4,000 on II. On June he claimed ass
sets $4,000. and liabilities $1,000.
William j. Byrno and Dennis ]. Hartigan
tByrnc Hartigan) merchant tailors. at 248
Fourth avenue, made an assignment yester.
das 10 Richard Jerome Lyons. giving prefers
ences r $3.50.
Stephen NJ Roman, grocer. at 33s West 135th
street made an assignment yesterday to Chas.
w. Pincknev.
Judgment for. .s10.275 was entered yesterday
against Levy L.. Brown OF 3Gl Broadway In
field. Mass. on notes Of the J.. L. Brown Paper
Company which Mr.. Brown endorsed,
The sun., 1891-07-12
AN INQUEST ON SMILER.
CORONER LEVY TO ORDER THE Ex-
HUMa TION OF THE BODY,

And Some or Warden Browns Witnesses
TO be Called on TO Describe 60 the Jury
Under Oath the Things which Warden
Brown Forbade Them TO Reveal.
There ia strong probability that somo Of
the witnesses OF the Sing Sing prison tragedy
will be put In an embarrassing position in re-
gard to their promises to Warden Brown not
to reveal details OF tho tragedy. Coroner Levy
upon reading Roger NJ. Sherman's letter in
yesterdays Sun. declared his belief In its
statements and his intention to follow the
course they suggested. The grounds given in
the letter for Coroner's Intervention were
allegations that the law was violated by q
repetition OF the electric shocks. and that it
was the duty OF New York Coroner to hold
an inquest In the death OF Smier, he having
been buried In this county.
This is what / propose to do" said Coroner
Ievy yesterday. and / shall subpoena all
those who saw the execution and over whom l
hnvo jurisdiction. They will be made to tell
the things that went on in that death room to
ajury who will know tho difference between
reflex notion and respiration jury OF promi-
nent and intelligent citizens.
Il will first have the body OF Smiler exhumed
from Woodawn Cemetery, and nn autopsy
mnIe by my physician Dr. jenkins.
cro1v an me- opposed. strongly opposed to the se-
onin' on. yet proved itself the best method OF
taking lie. 1t Is right. therefore, that the peo-
plo should know the fullest particulars Of it's
opcratior.. Thc, matter is oi the Cravest con.
that some eny It is tho quicker this Is known
am the ~ nctice Is abolished the better.
Ih,s is OF course. the great question to he
passed on in this inquest upon tho body OF
Harris A. Smiler | shall make 1t one OF the
points In my presentation OF the matter to tho
Jury that they are not only to learn the manner
ot this mans death. but to pass upon the law
Itself and lis provi ion for seci ecy."
lr A. D. Rockwell and PrIf. Laudy are two
expert witnesses OF the executions. who reside
within the jurisdiction OF the Coroner.
The sun., 1891-07-12
LITTLE MIC1rAEL's INJURIES FATAL.
He and His Brother Run Down by the
Wagon Young Moore Was Driving.

Little Michael Carney. aged Al years. who
was crushed under the wheels OF n wagon
driven by John Moore OF $40 East 12sth street
on Friday evening. died In the Harlem Hos
pital late that night His six-year- old brother
John. who was knocked down by the horse
which dragged the wagon over Michael. es-
capped with a scalp wound and was taken to
his home ut 2u5 East 117th street yesterday.
Moore is lather. 1S years DID, but has been
out OF work for the past week on account OF q
strike. His brother-in-law. L. Philips. keeps
an auction room at 1894 Third avenue Moore
volunteered to drive Philips's horse 10 the
stable stable % on Friday night. and was on his why
says Mrs. Carney screamed when she saw
the wagon approaching her children. and that
her cries startle the horse SO that Moore lost
control oil the animal. AIRS. Carney says that
she was in the house and did not witness the
accident.
Moore was sent, to the Coroners office by
Justice White. and WAS there rel nsed in s2OOl
bail which was furnished by Michnel Wynn,
contractor living in East l26th street.
The sun., 1891-07-12
INSANITY IN THE ANNEXED DISTRICT
Lunatics Make u Busy Two Houra for
Sergeant Freres and some OF His Men.

LunatIcs Make n Busy Two Hours for
Sergeant Freres and Some OF His Men.
Sergeant Freres took the desk in the Morris
ania poles station ut A. NJ. yesterday. and
before 10 o'clock he began to wonder II all the
residents OF the annexed district were going
mad. He had barely straiehtoned out his
books and got things in running order when
an excited citizen rushed into the station with
the information that q young Irishman had
lost his senses and was determined to commit
suicide. Men were holding him then 10 pre-
vent him from jumping out OF a top floor win
dow OF the boarding house at 1853 East 142d
street. the stranger said. Sergeant Freres sent
Officers Davis aud Parker to go aud fetch the
crazy man.
old. ut the house. with James Calvin. the
because he had @ tried to iump out Of the win
GERS s and was sent to the Hariem Hospital oni'
neatiy si dressed. mid ased German am woman. @
ssid her asa1s Of esc
clans who insisted upon blowing the flame Of
ghs thSpEa the ksyhe until the
The Sergeant told the woman to 20 home and
he would attend to hor tormentors by tele-
Mrs Blitz wns Sergeant Frerers next visitor.
She reported TINT her husband; Antoine. who
lB Bonemlan Dhkor ~ yea Ou. with a shop
nt S31 Washington avenue. had been drinking
insane. lie had chased her out OF the house,
y knife. with which he threatoned
TO the station to await the arrival Of mn nmbu-
lance from the Harlem Hospital. He refused
to sit down. and stood motionless In ono cor
ner OF the section room, with his hands ny his
side. like soldier. on dress parade. until the
arrived
Dynen Is suffering from religious mania He
said he wns a soldier. stationed at Fort Schuy- |
ler. and had run away because they would not |
give him time 10 pray.
The sun., 1891-07-12
WHAT'S AFoor IN THE GOTH,
Was This Called as n Cavanneh or n
Auti.Cnvanagh Meetinrs

"utrShNnnaHh meeunRr
Awsek neo officers OF the sixty-ninth Regl-
ment received letters signed Ono OF the onl-
GERS" inviting them to attend a meeting at the
Morton House last Frioay night. Tho letter
said that tho condition OF the regiment would
be discussed. and that sentiments OF loyalty
to the Colonel would be expressed. Twelve OF
the thirty-six officers attended tho meeting.
The discussion was rather lively. Whether or
not 1t was really intended that sentiments OF
loyalty to tho Colonel should DO expressed.
they were not expressed by any action OF the
meeting.
There has been q lot Of trouble In the Sixty
ninth. and that meeting last Friday night NAV
mako more Some OF the officers are opposed
to Col. Cavanagh's way OF running things
Efforts have been made to get rid OF him. but
the old soldier hasn't been downed yet.
Friday nights meeting was held behind
closed doors. and every ono OF the twelve was
sworn f. secrecy Those at the meeting we're
pany %: Quinn. Company l: LieuIs. Lynch;
CoS%pnsH p mypsn Sna
9,fTisn. COMPANY c, =; MsLaSsSiis: company
II: Kerr. Company X. and Or. Collins. assist
man. Every ono had something TO spy about
Fegimental 9nairs few spoke kindly OF toi:
dns IKE .hs Sat ton s% that th'y
:, Capt. Mccarthy and Lieuts. OBrien and
Leonard wero appointed q committee 20 ask
elections. and to insist on company officers
doing their duty. He is also to be requested
to prevent members OF the regiment from
taking q hand in elections in companies to
which they do not belong. The committee is
10 $ MAKE ~ its report M ia at hnNther messting s 70 Se
nnels adherents will be at that meeting in
iorcc.
It is nearly ten years since trouble began in
the Sxty-ninth. Several officers OF tho reR-
ment are CHARGED with aking efforts to es-
Of succeeting Col Cayanagh. Companies D.
u. aud X are without Captains. Some months
ago an election to fll the vacancy In Company
B was held, and six policemen had to DO called
In to restore order.
The sun., 1891-07-12
5000 Cabin Passenger. for Europc.

Seven steamships sailed for Europe yester-
day with 5000 cabin passengers. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Z. Dodge. Major J. B. Pond. Prof. and
Mrs. George M. Phillips. Judge and Mrs. j. II.
Embry. Gen. John Il. Cutting. John H. AGnew,
and J. T. Thompson. Canadian Consul TO
Hawaii. went on the Etruria.
The Arizona carried away Father Ignatius.
and Kelly. the representatives OF Parnell's
Parliamentary party who have been working
hero In his interest.
Richard and Edward Barring Gould sailed on
tho Elder.
On the Gasgogne were Archbishop Ordonez
OF Quito and his secretary, Abel Schmid
French Consul at New Orlonns; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. +. Bonaventure. and MIR. Allan Eustis, Vice
Consul Of Brazil at New Orleans
The sun., 1891-07-12

Connoueeht eeeht candestine marriage OF John
groot,.. 10 sixteen-year-old Annie Ganod in
bnda,. excited much indigna alton among tho
hu,h,,.. ..o'a'iVes. She is q Catholic and her
psrfo,n ,s Protestant. Tho marriage was
g. tInea Inn, py the Rev. DR.. Reese +. Alsop OF
no,hsa Episcopn! Church. Hiss Ganod's
Brad. was widow when she married Peter
sao w U' e4 Fulton street about six months
tOpr, "nen @ young Connolly and Miss Gsnod
hsr Soa mat their courtship was displeasinG to
60, mS aner and stopfather. they ran OFT and
SSasosad1i s a1i lew DAYS ago when teS an ane
the sans 'ne,r timrr mnrrlnge 70 Mrs. Brady and at
Peter Braarse B,ire exhibited the certificate.
sn ietepckk, 10 thrash the groom. There was
10 sum,ennaanGe OF blows; and the polico had to
q assan,a sIe arrested and ench accused the other
Asld an aT Yesterday; Police Justice Walsh
his decision oh'nauon In tile case and reserved
The sun., 1891-07-12
Gen. BONNER A.ton,.he. HI. Doctors.

Con. Lorenz BONNER received many con-
grntulations yesterday on his return to his
home Mt 1l2 John son street. Brooklyn. from
Europe. few weeks ngo his family and
friends mover expected to soc him alive again.
Four wocks ago n cnblo message was received
from Cologne. saying that Gen. BONNER was
at the point Of death and could not possibly
live many minutes. Major Emil BONNER. his
son. Mt onco started for Europe. and tho mem
ORGANIZATIONS TO which Gen. Bommcr belonged
began 10 make arrangements 10 give him an
imposing burial.
Last weok message was received from
Major Rominer that his father to the nston-
was on his way homo. and on ON Friday 'th the Cen. en-
ernl arrived IN tho Columbia. lie formerly
held high rank in the German army. but he
thirty years.
The sun., 1891-07-12
A STIR IN THE NAVY YARD.
The Chairman OF the Civil Service Exam.
lining Board Wants TO Know.


A communication received yesterday by
Commandant Erban OF tho Navy Yard has
caused agitation among tho army Of employ.
ees there. 1t came from Capt. F. NJ. Buncs.
the Chairman Of the Civil Service Examining
Board recently organized by Secretary Tracy.
and asks for explicit information on the fol-
lowing points:
..SS No. l. dessrIrtion of the organization OF
and other men in charge. the leading men.
with their rate OF pay.
B-The description should show the duties
work. including clerks. writer's. :ypcwrltsrs,
lqborors. or persons otherwise rated doing any
CHARACTER a act oi - clerical work with rating rnid
hf ass ee ss the
be made for that separately.
"a list OF persons. forming part Of tho
messengers. engine tenders. frsmen. regular
taea ta1reaFeepers se Or any persons d9,
D-The average total daily number OF en-
ployees per year for the fiscal years 1891. 1880.
dsSy. exclusive OF ioremen, draughtsmen. and
Tho total amount expended for labor for
2eIs SUCH and
tions as would facilitate and simplify the
transaction OF business and the execution OF
Ah0SuahiCai WoIh' tue luleFnai ar
raneements In each department in the execu-
tion OF mechanical works.
The business relations existing between the
nnt's office and naval nay office. and whether
such relations are calculated to secure the
prompt and efficient transaction OF business.
as to how tho method OF requiring purchase,
the care OF stores and the execution OF work.
fox the work during the years 1889. 1890. and
1891.
=, The conference on Friday between Secretary
Brooklyn is declared 10 have been entirely sat.
isfactory to the latter. 1t was said that in re-
was not being fairly distributed. tho Secretary
said that he had never refused to comply with
favored individuals to the detriment OF the
party. He would comply with the demands Of
the organization whenever practicable.
The sun., 1891-07-12
eagCALLED UPON THESAINTS
.,l pErnUozzoLO STRUCK DUMB
IrsI M1cHAEDs NAME

..~.x I.,ttse Francisce Bessa co
-. and when He Grew Wen the
s..,.r., Petruo.xoios Erected = statue
-. s.,nt-Now Two Factions at San
.,,o,, and tho Fetruoxsoios are
.-.,~.,,,px for Possession or II
r,,, little Francisco Petruoz.olo lay NOR
.."' n, IN his parents homo st Al Mulberry
uu .., IN tho spring Of last year. and the doc
t.' ~ aid that nothing but a miracle could
W., .,.no his life. his father. Angelo Petruozzolo
pl0.i,sd plu.i,d on tho floor In despair. and prayed
S.t no. too. might die.
W.. ~. y. neels Petruozzolo did not weep. Her
~ w. .os too groat. After doing all that human
sa. n,'ai sould do for her boy. she determined to
,'..l. a. that miracle by whose aid alone the
u.p.,or. had told her he could be rescued from
sr.,a without delaying for hat or cloak
.,.n TO tho little Church Of San Jaoauino. In
yr.s..yslt street. and. throwing herself before
~. NV. .It.r invoked oil the saints in tho calen.
80 look upon her plea with mercy. In recit-
". w. ,ns names o. tho saints her voico failed her
that OF St. Michael tho Arch
She was as II struck dumb.
~ vbat she would no words would
~. And at length the idea came to her that
y Miehael himself had answered her prayer.
T.tino hope. shsvowed that II her boz was
...r.d she would erect a statue that should
,,,,s Italians from far and nesr to worship at
VIZ .hrius OF st. Michael the Archanesl. She,
sonndsd 10 the pastor. Father Horslli. all her
son., and fears. He told her she had done
..il 70 trust In St Michael and prophesiod
,h,t when sho arrived home she would nnd her
tsI,h justified.
The sun., 1891-07-12
He Swindles Doctors.

Ayoung man has lately been calling at doc
tors offices in Brooklyn in tho absence of the
doctors and presenting checks to their wives
or other representatives. He tells them that
the check is tondefed for medical services.
The check is invariably for n larger amount
than that said to be owing the doctor. and the
visitor generally departs carrying the differ
ence between the amount Of the check and tho
amount OF his bill IN his pocket. The checks
are worthless. Yesterday Supefinteudent
Campbell sent out this description of tho
swindler: Aged so years; 8 feet y inches light
hair; gray cutaway coat aud white straw hat
with black band.
The sun., 1891-07-12
THE BABY sMEALED SMOKE
It Know just What to DO and Possibly
Saved Many Lives,

An attempt was made early yesterday morn
Ing to set fire to tho four-story apartment
house ut 243 Fourth avenue Brooklyn. Be-
tween and o'clock Mrs. Van Decker. who
lives on the fourth floor. was awakened by the
cries OF her baby She found the room filled
with smoke. She quickly aroused her husband
and the other occupants OF the floor. who
found that two fres had be started in the first
and second Railways The ircendiary had set
fire to- pilos Of rags and waste pnper saturated
with kerosene. and had II not been for the
baby'S timely cries the flames would have
spread through the house In few minutes.
completely cut or Detective SerReants Roy
nolds and Graham OF the Bergen street station
mnde an Investigation, and tho arrest OF u
suspected porson may be made IN short time.