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The sun., 1891-05-25
AN EXPLORER IN TROUBLE

Thrown Into jail by tho Chinese ON =
Charge or Passing s'ounterfeit Money.
PARIS. May 24.-The news has reached here
that tho we'll known explorer Joseph Martin.
is In trouble In Chinese territory. He has been
for some months detained by the Chinese au-
thorlties OF su-Chan. a town in Chinese Tur-
kestan. on the charge Of passing counterfeis
money. His Interpreter. in whom he was
grossly deceived. sold him a quantity OF coun-
terieit Chinese coin. and whom he arrived at
su-Chan and in perfect good faith offered the
coin In exchange for supplies. he was arrested.
Later he was released from prison. but was not
permitted to leave the town. He was sick and
having no money as he had turned all his
funds into the spurious coin. he would proba-
bly, have died had 1t not been for Mr.. splineal
q Belgian. who was In town aud supplied his
needs.
Martin had nearly completed his investiga-
tions in Chinese territory and was on his way
to the Russian frontier when this misfortune
befell him.
A letter Just received from the Russian from
tier at Kuldja says that Martin has finally
been released. and though still sick man he
was being taken to Kuldja By O. cameleer. and
when he 81, arrived we'd there an he would have no money
ciety. Gen. Freedericksz the military ,attache
at the Russian Embassy at Paris. has inform
cd his Government OF the preulcam0nt OF the
French explorer. and asked that a telegraphio
order be sent to kuldla to have all his wants
Joseph Martin is best known for his extend-
cd explorations In the mineral regions OF 81
beria northeast OF Irkutsk. A great deal OF the
region was supplied BY Martin. 1t was he who
had an experience about about I aye years % Hg1 with
very annoying ut the time. though 1t excited
. new region north Of 9 range Of mountains.
and had made fine collection OF the
minerais OF the district. His collection
was loaded on the backs. Of q dozen pack
cross the mountains BY road he had made
while he reached the same destination by
he Joined his pack train to find that the drivers
had thrown his entire COLLECTION away while
the they saa s
they knew there were plenty of the same sort
OF stones on the other eide OF the mountains.
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WHEN o,NE1LL SHOWS HIS FACE AGAIN
1t May Not Re tho Same. He Thinks. As
That Justice McMahon Saw Yesterday.

1t May Not Re tho Same. He Thinks. As
That Justice McMahon Saw Yesterday.
For nearly six months the police OF the
Charles street squad have been seeking the
gang Of thieves that has been operating on the
river front to the great discomfort of tho i'm
porters Of whiskey and brandy. Five barrels
OF whiskey belonging to y. @. Bohm OF al
Front street. In transit from the dock. were
stolon on Nov 29. On Dec. % Patrick Sicily Of
81 Ninth avenue lost four barrels and three
demijohns. On Jan. "a two barrels consigned
to Louis Marquet OF $40 Hudson street were
Hantze OF 425 West Street was robbed Of a pipe
" The method adopted by the thieves was to
looking. and after disposing OF the goods to
leave the truck and horses standinR In the
street. Several persons saw the thieves and
h% Hsns frefz as sRa
William mRSgMf:c g alas cheR hG3 fRs
were discharged in Jefferson Market Court
'cytsssIaoSi'Ns!ll yesn was held g unit. tomorrow On
said he had been indicted for grand larceny.
petty thefts, and three years In Sing Sing for
burglary.
@ sS%ss 9N 81 lent shf ssass
year @ ago % ior feionious assault on Complaint OF
shn Msst
remantlel. ONoill obtained Justice MeMa-
hons permission to speak to him. and said:
There % are no bruises en, It now. and want to
use You as wItness II thore are any omit when
ana ow %e
when he can't help himself"
The sun., 1891-05-25
JO1TINGS ABOUT TOWN


ccNouty'HVo eAclsc hrross yesefuAy
James Whalsu. So years old. drank insect poison At
his residence 2O5 East Thirty seventh street. last
ing. lilo died In Bellevue.
Daniel Caldwell held In 81 900 bail for trial the
Tombs Court Yesterday charge OF assaulting and
morning
John and william " Alsh. brothers fought in Martin
JohnBon's saloon at COS First avenue, last night
ana William stabbed John in the left breast and fore
head. John 10 ~ and william Is years old
John Clark a watehlnan on Elli. Island. while drunk
yesterday, tried to board whitehall r0wbos at tho
battery aud fell into The water was pulled out BY
Park Policeman IIyingstoi. This 10 the third man
Livingston has rescued on the Battery In six months
The Edwin Forrest Lodge of tho Actors Order Of
Friendship elected these officers yesterday President
Edwin Knowles Vice Pre.idenL T. snAdsr;
Board OF Trusteeh LOUIS Aldrieh. Augustus fltou.
Frank W. LANCER Harley Merry. and Lester 9urney.
The American bark Lottie Moore which was one OF
affect of vessels lying oh pssgna chit whom the
sho,s from the men Of va, struck The spare and rsrnI
house The story OF the bombardment and the expert
snce Of craft In the harbor at the time brought
here by the big British ship Andromeda on Aprig
The pilot boat James Gordon Bennett cay. o Into
QuArantns yesterday in tow Of the British samship
Straits Of Magellan with her main boom gone and {
Eap In her side above the water line She Attempted
the hAgeAn's bow about eight miles on BsSnsgat
at O'CLOCK sesterday mornnH and foaled the steam
ship She viii be laid for several days to undergo
repairs Ono OF the Bennstts pilots brought In The
Magellan. which came from fhiladslphia ip ballast
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THE CHARLESTON AND THE ITArA.
No News Received from Either at the
Navy Depnrtmeut.

WASHINGTON. May 24.-Secretary Tracy said
tonight that the Navy Department had not
received any news to-day OF the cruiser
Charleston. which is in pursuit OF the Chilian
insurRent steamer Itata. This is the seventh
day since any word has been received By
the department direct from tho commander Of
tho Charleston. The Secretary is Of opinion
that the vessel will bo heard Of next at Oallao.
Peru. for he believes that hnd she intended to
put In at Panama. the place at which II was ex-
pected she would touch. she would have been
heard Of before this time. Secretary Tracy's
attention was called to- night to the dispatches
from San Francisco reiterating the statements
heretofore made that an agreement had been
entcred Into between the insursent party OF
Chill and the United States goyernment for
peaceful surrender Of the 1tata. The secre-
regarding the. ALLEGED Arrangement ELECTS tho
@ BEEN .pssyea !Ssy ntC Safe saen
CITY OF MEXICO via Galveston. May "a
9T a.. e'sfs s.s%cs
ss sSs nse
hsI SSarss Ss' fSs ffShsRs ~ss ABOUT
that the insureent. war ship .Esmeraids was
short Of funds ore denied by the Captain. who
q
The Mexican Government says that no re-
endorsements have been sent to Acapulco. AS
the earrls9n there 10 sufficiently strong to pre-.
coal forc!bly. The Government has no. fear
that the Esmeralda will attempt such thing.
Los ANaEIEs. Cal.. May 24.-Untted Srates
District Attorney Cols Yesterday filed libel
II the United States District Court against the
condemnation ON charge OF Violating neu.
trality laws In fitting out and arIning itself
70 70 to the assistance of certain rebels In
shAl took the necessary warrants to seiZe the
vessel The writs are returnable on June IL.
The sun., 1891-05-25
VICTIM OF 4 oRoW1ER GANG.
He Attacks Then with . Club, and One of
Them Breaks His Skull.

He Attacks Then with . Club, and One of
Them Breaks His Skull.
John Reach. . Pole. lives with his wife and
three children at 20 Canal street jersey City.
A vacant lot In the neighborhood is tho head
quarters Of GROWER gang. Reachs wife
is sick. and he had occasion to 20 out several
times Saturday night to get medicine as we'll
as provisions for Sunday Each time he
passed the gang he was hooted at and missiles
were thrown at him. Finally, as he was re-.
turning home. some Of the gang stopped him
and demanded money for beer Reach broke
away and ran into the house. bnt his temper
was up. and arming himself with club he
went out again In search of the gang He con-
cealed the club until he was accosted and then
he laid about him right and left
The gang was taken BY surprise. but after
two OF its members had been knocked down
the others rallied. The UNEQUAL contest lasted
only a iew minutes Martin Shannon struck
Reach on the hoad twice with = shovel, frac-
turing his skull In two places. Reach fell un-
took keech e the Jersey citg HSspi,s hSe Sub
and William Brownlee were aryestsd Shan:
non admitted having struck fepacd p with the
Keachs Injuries, The others are dotainsd as
Witnesses Shannon served q term In state
prison Few years ago for, atrocious assault
and battery on Police Captain Farrier.
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WHERE IS THE MISSING MILLION .
City Treasurer BarAsiey's Friends Claim
That lIe IL Not n Defauiter.

PHILApELpHrA. May 24.-There Ia no light as
to the disposition OF the 81 ,000.0 900 that City
Treasurer Bardsley says he deposited in the
Keystone Bank.
Examiner Drew and Receiver Yardley say
there is no record on the banks books OF the
deposits. Bardsiey is very sick, the terrible
strain under which he has been having left
him completely prostrnted.
When arrested last night he was III in bed
and 1t Was thought best not to attempt to re-
move him. Two detectives we're loft on guard
over him and that guard has been maintained
to-day. His family physician says that he will
be unable to appear at the hearing tomorrow
Hqt as hs Tsten Vas better
danger his made e sppsa as
Ss e. y,sss S
S like teans y yssoS sNSS
which Mr.; Bardsley e accused oi mlsappro.
The three experts who are going over the
City Treasurer's accounts discovered the np-
book sns h de as
SsS shectsd oSt Of the Third National Bank
hsa ad not appear upon the stub OF
It was Immediately concluded that the
~ss ppon an d
out, to this effect that he ,wns arrested, It's
enid fhat tho money was that retained bv Mr.
Bardsley from warrants OF highway contractors
as q guarantee OF the faithful iulhllmsnt OF
their work.
The city treasurer Is authorized by law to
and the city has no right or interest in the
monoy whatever. II Bnrdsley can prove that
he paid over thu money to contractors. the city
having arrested q man unwarrnntedly.
Two special officers have stood guard before
the closed doors OF the City Treasurer's office
in the City Hall. with orders to allow no one
to enter. This precaution was taken go that
the books could not be altered.
The sun., 1891-05-25
FOOLED 10000 PEOPLE
They Arc Locked In the Fair Grounds
While the Swindlers Get Out OF Town.


While the Swindiers Get Out OF Town.
OMAHA, May 24.-Ten thousand people paid
80 cents each to witness the flight OF the Chicago
air ship to-day at the Fair Ground. After the
crowd had gotten inside Prot" Bush g. Dodd Of
Chicago locked the gates, raked the pile Of
money into q sack, and jumping on horses
already arranged for escape Of himself and his
confederates were out OF the city before their
flight was discovered.
Whom the crowd discovered the deceit the
cases supposed to contain tho airship were
torn to pieces and only old paper was discov-
ered
According to the advertised programme. the
ships destination was TO be st. Louis. and.
previous to soaring of into space, wedding
ceremony was to take place on board.
While in st. Joseph. Mo-. where an exhibition
was to have been given. the MANAGEMENT
got into trouble with firm OF printers. having
neglected to pay their bills. and box sup
posed to contain the apparatus necessary to be
used In the great fight was attached for debt.
but was found to contain nothing but sawdust.
Prof" Dodd laid the blame for this affair
upon Advance Agent Douglass. who. he said.
conducted matters In o very unbusinesslike
way.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Tho Weather.

Tho cyclone reported near the coast Of Florida on
Saturday moved to the north and with tho storm that
Hattsrss was forced out to by area Of
high pressure covering the lake regions and the north
Atlantic States.
A storm was developing In Kansas and another in
eastern Tennessee The former was attended by high
winds In South Dakota and Nebraska ana light rain In
Wisconsin and Mchsan; with the latter the rain area
covered Virginia, Maryland and came up the coast to
Atlantic City. Elsewhere the country the weather
was fair cool In the lower lake region. and the
Middle Atlantic and New England Btatea and warmer
In the other States
ture co., Lowest. 6ls average humidity ~ per cont
wind shifted from northeast to southeast; average
velocity. 7miles.
1hs Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy in THs ssS
building recorded the yesterday ~ follow;
The sun., 1891-05-25
CHILI'S CIVIL WAR.
Reports that the Government ~ W;nusns
Victories ON Land and Sea.

Reports that the Government ss Winning
Victories ON Land nnd Sea.
PARIS. May 24.-Ths Gillian Legation has
Santiago advices claiming continued successes
for the Government party on land and sea.
According to these dispatches the war ship
Almirante Condel. on the 18th inst. attacked
Iaulaue and discharged q torpedo against the
insurgent trans ports. the crews OF which took
refuge on land. The crews OF the insurgent
vessels mu,inied after sustaining heavy loss.
Disaffoctcd insurgents at Tacna also mutln1ed
and were disarmed.
On the night Of the 10th inst the armed
the Almirante Condell waited for the insurgent {
vessels TO leave the bay in order 70 attack
them. but sMbseqnently tound that they had
ine many prisoners. Tho position q The In
everywhere critical. while the army Of the
Government is loyal and we'll disciplined.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Consul Corte Says Politics Was In the
Parish Prison A1sir.

ST. LOUIS. May 24.--A special from New Or
leans to the Post Dispatch says that the Italian
Consul. Pasqueai Corte. bears with him TO
Europe q statement Of his course In regard to
the lynching OF his countrymen in the parish
prison. in which the Consul speaks OF politics
and refers to the fact that all the leaders OF
the lynohing party. as we'll as the members OF
the Fifth Company and nearly all the Grand
Jury. are mem bers OF the Democratic Young
MEMS Association. which. Through an alliance
Ihsy asiesd The ESFush shsr 1Stst and ISk.as
that MAYOR Shakespeare desired to have il
his hands. as 1t appeared In his !npneRl. proof
to assert without doubt that the HepnSssy AZ as
ment. The letter warmly complains OF the
manner in which evidence was procured
against the accused, and says nearly all OF II
was false and untrustworthy.
The sun., 1891-05-25
st''i Looking for Arone.. Murderer.

r,,t .ae search for Giuseppe Cangro. who on
1,tldsy killed Albsrigo Arone and wonndsd
.vao .v bennington. has taken Detectives Price
R.uit u Moit TO Hohoken, Newark, Paterson. and
anght "' "o' WON
Nj. h"ooh'keeper Erdrosi, who took Csngro to
tAs Aaloon M at 40 East ll2lh street. was held in
n haiiem Court yesterday as an accessory.
with ,"n po',ee thinks he furnished the weapon
na,ch Nhich cangro shot his opponents.
shos shee.''es Price and Mott found In his house
triSno ol s,calibre cartridges with n,e car
eaIibrs missing missing Arone was killed with q 3s-
lives 'ohnE *, Italian named Mark Papai. who
ysstsrJ,ns soi East ll2th street. was arrested
70 bksenay;, re is snsT ected OF aiding Capgro
'out OF the clutches OF the police.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Big Fire I'm Montreal.

MONTREAL. May 24.-A fire started In Fried
mans liquor warehouse this evening and ex-
tended to q large stone block Of warehouses
occupied by the New England Paper Company,
Young 4 Sons. dye manufacturers: the Metro
politan Manufacturing Company, r. Beullac.
church ornaments and Pratt. pianos and
organs.
The fire was greatly helped by the amount
OF infammable material in the buildings. In
Bouilacs church ornament establishment q
great quantity OF turpentine and oil Was
stored and when the fire was at its height
there was loud explosion. and windoTs wore
had narrow escapes. The loss is estimated at
over 500, 900,
The sun., 1891-05-25
SAID SHE WOULD MARRY A NEGRO.
Miss Emma Zelhoe6er MlssIng from Her
Home In Newark.

MISS Emma ZeIhOeher MlSeIn8 IRON her
Home In Newark.
Miss Emma Zelhoeffer is missing from her
home In Newark. She is IS years old. Her
parents believe she has eloped with william
Layton. negro.
On Saturday she packed up her trunk and
declared that she was going of to marry
Layton. Tho father appealed to the police to
prevent the elopement. md was told the police
could not interfere in the matter.
Yesterday the girl went OF and her parents
fear she has carried out her throat. Layton Is
Rood-lookiDg mullatto. about IS years old
and is o halter.
On to . fey months ago he lived with white
night she was not married to Layton but had
lived with him for five years. and that they had
three children.
George L. Zelhofier. the father OF the young
woman Lives IN Lake street. near the city line.
and sister had tried to dissuade her from her
intention Of going away with Layton. and that
she told them that she was OF age and she
would do rs she pleased
The sun., 1891-05-25

Combination of East Side Hebrew butchers.
Tho East Side Hebrew butchers have been
endeavoring for several weeks to organize a
trust and. last night. at meeting held at Gu
Essex street, o committee was appointed 10
draft q charter for stock company and thir-
rectOrs.
placed at SAC. 600 There will be 400 shares at
Si00 each. and s82 900 has already been sub
scrlbed.
These butchers will be chosen board Of d.
Drcyer. u. Pinkus. b. .Krause. NJ. Retzsky. NJ.
Hoffman. b. Dresser. w. Friedman. NJ. b. Wal.
lowlcz. s. Wits. D. Goldstein. u. Gnous. and
Richard WOlfsom,
The sun., 1891-05-25
MISTAKEN FOR A BEAR
Tho Shooting OF Yoaag Clifton KInkel by
His Friend Walter Turaer.

His Friend Walter Turaer.
EL1zABrrH. May N.-Clifton Kinkel OF this
city, who was shot last week by his friend In
Montezano. WASH. is the son Of Albert Kinkel.
New York importer. who lives at 344 Grier
avenue. Elizabeth. Young Kinkel loft homo
three years ago and went to a relative in Dako-
ia. He was then II years old. He wrote his
parents several months ago that he was learn
ing to be civil engineer. and that he and a
companion. Walter Turner Of Minnesota. had
gone to the state Of Washington and located q
claim there for 160 acres OF timbered land
Last "wednesday. the third anniversary of h!s
going West KinEePs parents got telegram
reading:
Clifton accidentally shot. Come on =, once
WALTER fuREIR-
Mr.. Kinkel teleRraphed hack asking II tho
wound was dangerous. Next day came the
answer:
Clifton died OF injury. TURNER.
This Was all the Information the family re.
ceiyed until they reed ,neMslaIer l despatehss pa
ing him for p bear. Mr. Ktnkel has telegraphed
to have the body embalmed and sent to Eliza-
beth.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Boise city Flooded by . Clouabu-.t.

BOISE C1rY, Idaho. May PA cloudburst
occurred one mile north Of this city last even
ing in Culver Gulch. A great volume OF water
ten feet high gathered in the deep and narrow
bed Of the old creek and swept down into tho
town, flooding great portion of It with rev.
eral feet Of water. Considerable damage was
done TO the United States Government build
ipes and parade grounds. Henry Rossback
living in Culver Guch saw the food coming.
Wsn hs to pf
house. The city loses heavily by the destruc-
tion OF the dume. The loss will reach 100000
The sun., 1891-05-25
Preferred Death to wa,tlns for the Girl

Preferred Death to waiting for the Girl.
PITTSBURGH May 24.-Irwin Harrer. WE'LL
known young society man, 10 years old. com.
mitted suicide by taking Rough on Rats" last
night. A love affair caused it. For come time
he had been paying attention to Miss Knox
o. Stonervile. The girl was willing to marry
him: Rut her parents objeeted because cause they
girl last evening and his proposal was rejected
until her parents would consent. The possi-
upon his mind that he concluded to end his
trOubla.
The sun., 1891-05-25
He Died LIKE tho Rev. Dr.. Bothv~ell.

PITTSBURGH. May 24.-David Williams. the
boy who was operated on yesterday unsucces-
fully at tho West Penn Hospital to remove a
piece OF q pipe stem from his left bronchial tube,
died late this afternoon. At the post mortem
tho obstruction was found imbedded near the
lung. The case resembled that Of the Rev. DR..
Boutwell, Of Brooklyn.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Averass on May H. iso .ss

SIGNAL rnRycAsr TILL p y. MONDAY.
For Maine New Hampshire Vermont. generally fair;
slightly except stationary temperature on the
Maine coast; south winds
For tho District Of Columbia hassAch usetts Rhode
10 and. Connecticut edSern Neo Fork Pennsp-
Vanla. Neo JyseY Dldpare and Aaiydnd Iatr Nondar;
JiphHv ,odymer; SoufhedN tpinds.
For West Virginia. western New York. western Penn.
sylvanIa and Ohio generally fair stationary tempera
ture: north wfnda
The sun., 1891-05-25
Tho Revolt In the Argentine Republic.

WASHINGTON. May 2A.-sehor Qussada. the
Minister from tho Argentine republic, said to-
night that he had not received any informa-
tion about the revolution that occurred last
week ~ the province Of CoEd9vs IN hls 9opn-
matter Of local nature. and not likely 10 lead
70 anything serious The National Govern
ment 10 very strong. lie added. aud has the
army In It's favor.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Man Can't Live on Water.

Frederick Boehm. German student who is
twenty-four years old and who has been in
this country but four days. was found In Q
Broome street. He was restored and fed at
st. Yinoent's Hospital He said he hadn't eaten
ANYTHING since no left Germany and was ex-
perimenting with the water cure.
The sun., 1891-05-25
The knife aad stiletto In Brooklyn.

During quarrel yesterday between Michael
Canollo. nm italian. and Anton Valid. at 23S
Sands street. Brooklyn. the former drew q
stiletto and stabbed Valid In the arm inflicting
q severe wound. Canollo made his escape.
A fight between Henry Bchaufeld and Mich
ell Piahlman. In Fifth avenue, Brooklyn. re-
suited In the stEbbinR OF the latter In the neck.
The wound is not dangerous.
In Quarrel between Carl Anderson Of 1853
Smith street and James Creighton OF 85 Ber-
gen street. Brooklyn, the former was badly
cut In the leg.
The sun., 1891-05-25
bismarck In Fine Health.

BERLIN. May 24.-The latest letters from
Friedrichsruhe say that Bismarck seems to
have taken on new lease OF life His strength
increases. his daily exercise Is prolonged. and
naints he had when Chancellor seem TO have
Disappeared. lie receives hosts Of visitors
without exhaustion. The Princess Bismarck
is still suiiering from rheumatism. and the
doctors advise her to take the baths In June.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Note. or Foreign Happenings.

DiphtherIa is raging In Copenhagen to an
alarming degree. The schools have been
closed,
The stsamsrs IestrIs and Merssy collded
and sank In the River Mersey yesterday. Four
persons were drowned.
Cholera is raging in German New Guinea.
from iiiieen to twenty hours. All who are left
alive are compelled TO assist in digging graves
for the dead The Governor Of tho colony, his
yictim6.
The sun., 1891-05-25
Or. 600 for Burke and Isoweu.

ST. LOUIS. May PA despatch from Calves
ton, Texas. says that the Galveston Athletic
Association has determined to offer 81. 900
purse TOR meeting bet ween Jack Burke OF
Houston and Andy Bowen. the fight to take
place within seven weeks.
The sun., 1891-05-25
The steam Canal Boat ON Fire.

Tho steam canal boat Buffalo came In res.
terday afternoon from Buffalo and anchored
between Piers and o. East River. There was
a fire alarm from her at IL 30 this morning.
hut the fire was put out by the crew. The
boat burns oil instead OF coal
The sun., 1891-05-25

Sr PETERSBURG. May 24.-To celebrate the
visit OF the Czarewitch to siberia. an imperial
ascrss has been issued authorizing the SIber-
ian Goyernors TO remit o-thirds OF the sem
tonces and otherwise TO ameliorate the condi-
tion OF worthy convictS.
The sun., 1891-05-25

The London Il Liverpool Clothing Co. OF SO
and SO Bowery will perm retire from
the retail clothing business on or about July 8.
1SJ1.-Adp.
The sun., 1891-05-25

Bargains In Furniture
Al Flinss, 18th OF. and 9th av.-Adp.