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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
PERIL IN FLATBUSH HOMES.
Gas JURxED OFF. ar THE WORKS
AND TURNED ON AGAIN.

II Was lassnsght. ssA she ess Sets 2srnsss
~ That Hear wsas Ous-Fesiecrsea Ap
prise The sleepsne OF Their pa.ger.
Tho town Of Flatbush IL supplied with eas
from the Flatbush Gas Works. at the lower end
Of Clarkson street At Has on Saturday
night Policeman James Dougherty was patrol.
ing his beat on Flatbush avenue. near. Grand
street. when tho lights In the street lamps
went out. leaving the town in total
darkness as far as the eye could see south
Of East Broadway. He ran to the Town
Hall. short distance away. and found the
building in total darkness. Policeman Whslen.
who was in charge. was asleep in the DOR
nitory, and this room Dougherty found was
full Of gas. Hastily throwing open the win
down no aroused Whslen. who said that whom
he retired he had turned the gas In the room
half way down. Dougherty then returned to
his post and raped for Sergeant Gillen. who
was on the next post, and he In turn
raped for Policeman Burns on the adioin.
ing post Dougherty. in the meantime.
telephoned to Superintendent Arlington OF
the gas worka Tho three ofiioers found that
the lights had been extinguished for fully .
mile along Flatbush avenue south Of East
Broadway and on Grant street - far a. Lott
street, all Of Avenue A. Ocean avenue from
Church lane to Avenue B. Waverly avenue.
street. and IN the Vicinity 81 the KnicterbocEer
bs1s nS sr. ss's S. 4 S'sH
night. The now OF gas was shut on for only .
sn .s s%
when almost every one had retired for the
night. they. OF course were not aware that the
Gaping into their rooms
The three policemen separated. each going
asTsns S51esS99 the ds sa
rs Gns and Ct the
as aTss s s aeI.
clerk. who sleeps over the store When the
Lated s. e.. d SSnss If he was almost SUMO
tended . theatre Saturday night With his vile
sSSu fsps
ssa s' ,s 81
Sss sss III sSs sS i sSS
went up stairs to bed.
was Just about to undress." said the
soSn ss heard ss by sfS
there and Hs "a the asd
Which !shi f,l' was N: ESCAPING through an open
shess my xe1S " frssSle .,ess: Eng
He certainly would have been dead in the
morning. In the bathroom. where light Is
tinguished and the gas was escaping with full
force"
Many others had similar experiences.
ss q tsas a1
of the wrong one. It was turned on again In q
Arlington Of the gas works
said that 1t was impossible for such an acci-
gas could not he shut on from one district
without shutting of the supply Of the entire
town. and said that II any lights had gone out
But how about the lights in the housesp"
well. suppose some OF them were turned
very low and gust Of wind blew them out"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
INFECTION At THE BARGE OFFICE:
It II AttrihuteA 20 the P0Iynesia's Passen.
gers-The Detentson Roon to be FumlsateS.

It is AttributeA 20 the Po,ynesia's Psssea.
gers-The Detention Room to be Fanlsated.
Another OF the Polynesia's infant passen-
gers who were scnt from the Barge ONCE to
North Brother Island died Of measles yester-
day. making the seventh since the infected
vessel arrived here on Dec. 8. Another little
patient was taken Ill with measles In the de-
tention pen Of the Barge Once yesterday. She
- the child of Maria Cole. who landed from
the steamship City Of Pars on Dec 8 Miss
One Of them died o. diphtheria.. on North
Brother lsland four days ago. The motheI.
her children is working, She will be held un-
I'll he writes that he will come on and marry
the young woman. ~
Gen. OBeirne believes that the detention
room has been Injected by tho passengers
from the Polynesia. and he vii! have It thor
oughly cleansed and fumigated to-day. DR..
Newborn says that o case OF measlee or diph-
liberia has developed nearly every day since
the Polynesia arrived among detained passen-
gers from her and other ships. Immigrants
who arrived yesterday and were detained were
sent TO nearby boarding houses t. protect
them from infection.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
Walt whis.s. Very IN nre. P.e..osi..

Walt whMsss Very IN nres Psesaoais.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 2O.-The condition OF
Walt Whitman. who is seriously III In his home
in Camden. Is said By hiS physicians to be I'M
changed. but the report from his sick room 10
that he grows weaker steadily he 10 suffer-
1s no Is past II years Of age the physicians
do not think he Will be able to Withstand the
rayages Of the disease. and they have, about
son allowed to enter the sick room to-day ex-
cept the physicians and nurse was MIRA George
Whitman OF Burlington. N. j.. the poets
sister-in-law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
A. I.Aia. ssp.,eArs U.eartAes.

BOSTON, Dec. 20-An Indian sepulchre has
been unearthed on Fish Marsh" in0saugus.
The tomb was about seven feet below the
surface. and II contained the skeleton OF
man OF enormous proportions which crumbled
was buried in q sitting posture. facing the east.
Beside the skeleton was found pipe. q tom
ahawk blade, an arrow head, an axe. and
underground passage has been discovered.
Excavations are being made for the purpose
were made By workmen who were excavating
for building purposes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21

some ono walking through Second avenue
near Forty-third street carly yesterday dropped
an ordinary shoe box wrapped in brown paper
ana tied with a cotton string. Some ono else
picked 1t mp. opened II. dropped It. and ran
ground to ths Grand Central police. station.
He came back with polieemai.. and the po-
n neeI took the box to tho Morgue.. He u
the rTSlag 70 ind out who i the Motsss S o.
t porn only al hour before they were found In
r mS d street d.. Jenkins says they died . nstu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
Retailing whiskey from Corse,a

MONTREAL. Dec. IA For some tlme past
Sunday liquor selling has been going on at an
unprecedented rate In Montreal. Yesterday a
saloon and found n crowd drinking from tho
most novel rcceptacles ever heard Of Men
WEARING tin eorsefs filed With ins wRsssyw e Ts
these small tubes were connected. from which
the thirsty crowd were supplied. The police
sf Il Hs ss q: fa b:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
Another Mad..aa with . Pistol.

William p. Wall. 40 years old. who lives with
his wife and children at 5lS Graham avenue.
Williamsburgh. has been declared insane
twice. Both times he was taken to the Flat.
charged as cured
Yesterday afternoon he became insane again
and drew q pistol. threatening to shoot. He
and locked up. He belongsto wealthy family.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
Police stopped the MN.

P,rYsruaen, Dec. co.-There was to be . bantam
weight prizo aght between eddy Mason Of Pittsburgh
and Kid MciIugh OF Cleveland to night on the steamer
Nayo~er at the foot of FERRY street This principal.
ere nbout 10 cuie tOgethe when the police swoped
dow, on the b0at aud rested the iva principals and
about twenty sports nhd newspaper iheI'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
Ts. Hats MA IL. STAG. fro. View.

AINsEAPoLIs. MINI. Dec. 20.-A travelling
man will bring suit against Manager Conklin
Of the Grand Opera House on account Of two
big theatre hats. At Saturday evenings per-
Torrance OF The Texas Steer" his view of
hats IN front Of him. The usher declined to
give him another seat and Mr.. Conkiln re-
fused 70 refund the price Of admission. Hence
the suit,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
rhree vs,.s in . Coal Saias cru.slc.

WILKEsBARRE. Dec. 20.-An extensive cave-in
occurred In the Gaylord slope Of the Kingston
Coal Company to-day. The breaker parted
about seven inches. and the machinery was
mnde almost worthless. Three veins. the Bal
timore. Coopers. and the Five-foot or so-called
upper veln." have gone down, filling up the
breasts and gangway. and making It impos-
stblo for any one TO enter the mine for the pres
H sS Va ssass s.yss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
Leaped Through . Window aAa Fell Five
Stories.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Dec 20-Carl E johnson. an
insane furniture varnisher. to-day assembled
to the fifth floor OF the Manhattan building.
started from the west end OF the hall and ran
with all his might toward the east end. hurting
himself through a plate glass window o quar-
mentum attained that johnson struck the
pavement nearly thirty feet from the building,
crushing his skull and breaking nearly every
to the hospital,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21

Coal Cars Rsn Away Down Neantaia.
SCRANTON. Dec 2O.-Twenty coal cars broke
from a train that was descending Pocono
Mountain on the Delaware. Lackawanns and
Western track last night and dashed at light
Evans, q conductor on o train on the other
truck. thought the runayays ,yers on phil, his
directly In front OF the flying train and was
ground to pieces. The train swept on until It
reached sharp curve. when 1t leaped the
track and was piled up
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
SPARKS FROM TIE zELEGRApn

Herbert @; Reed IL years Of age. caught sea bass
weighing thirty'seyen and half pounds In Cove Pond
Stamford. on saturday.
John w. vroomnn addressed the Utica y NJ @. A. yes
terdAy Political CORRUPTION There was no refer
encs 10 the recent campaign In his speech.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21

All claims not consistent With the bigh character Of
Syrub Compsny, Itacfs gently on the kidneyA liver.
AID BoVsk cleansing The systsm snectuaily hut 10 h
sSs.i : VII vi nos sssssssasis. -lG
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21

Save Ysar Money
1919 !: .sss 70 sa'' 'ss The best furniture for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
NARJNE INTELLIGENCE

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Sun rfass.. Fl Sun sets. 36I Moon rises 10 -
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
Arrived-suSpAr. Dec. 10

Arrived-SuNpAy. Dec. 10
"a Etruria. Hams. Queenstown.
IS st PancrnA Young Liverpool.
Ss Pennsylvania Thomas, Ant werp.
IA Gluckauf. Szymancht. London.
"a Bohemia. Schroeder Hamburg.
Ss Grafton. Soltan. Hull.
Is IntxiAttvA, Canxoneri, Gibraltar.
rs Thorntondale. HEX Swa nseA.
Sc Gladiolus. Wright, Cardiff.
Ss Oevenum, Enudaen Lisbon.
So Pemptos. -, Hartlepool
Ss CORN, Jensen, West Hartiepool
Sa Elinville. Robinson, West HartlepoOl
SIS Bergenseren, Mortensen, Cardenaa
IA Albert Dumols. Rustad. Progreso.
6s City OF Augusta, Catharine. savannah
IS Wyanoke, Boar. Richmond.
ia Richmond, Dawn, Norfolk.
Ss Roanoke. Hulphers. Norfolk.
IA Cottage City. Bennett. Portland.
Sc Herman Winter. Hickerson. Boston. ..r
Bark Atlantic, Wallace BarbadoeA
lfor later Arrivals see First PARAl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21

tAuIp SRon voRsigN poxra
IS Aurania, from Queenstown for New York.
IS Nevada, from Queenstown for New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21

ARHIvlp ouL
ss La Bretagne. from Now York. at Havrs
So Persian Monarch. from New York. At Lon6sa
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26
NO. 2S.
G. H. MOntOn ON tzae. LOTTERY.

A meeting of the anti-democrats
of the parish of St. Martin took
place on the 18th Of December, 1891
in the Opera Hall at Breaux Bridge
and was attended by about 800 per-
sons although called Oh short notice.
Gov. G. H. Mouton in a lengthy
discourse delivered in French and
English, stating the object of the
meeting was vociferousIy applauded
throughout his remarks. The fol-
lowing resolution offered by Gov.
Mouton was adopted unanimously
Resolved, That while we admit
the democratic principle that the
minority must submit to the will Of
the majority, yet we declare that it
is worse than idle to shut our eyes
to the existence of corrupt methods
and practices employed by the Lonisi.
ana State Lottery to control the
election for the adoption of the
amendment of the Constitution Of
this State having for its object the
incorporation of it's charter in that
instrument, and as democrats we
protest against the use of the money
of corporation to control the res
suit of popular elections; and we
hold that the money power" is as
dangerous to ''free institutions" as
the military power is. The doctrine
of Cesar, the destroyer Of Roman
Liberty was.-"With money I will
get men, and with men / will get
money! the doctrine of John A.
Morris is.-"With money I will get
patisans. with partisans | will get
votes and with votes will get the
exclusive privilege of turning my
wheel and make millions"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26
A Magnificent Offer.

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ton, by which we can furnish to
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MER1DIoNAL, for l year and either
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Now is your opportunity to secure
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26
Talane University Of OLuisEana

Tulane University embraces college,
high school. H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial
College for Young Women, law and medi-
cal departments. The college has four
entific and Engineering. There is also q
special course of Electrical Engineering.
Next annual session of the academical de-
partments, including the IL. Sophie New
comb College. begins October l. Law
department opens November l6. Medical
department., October 19.
For special or general catalogues apply
to the Secretary of the University. Tulane
Hail. WIN. PRESTON JOHNSTON,
President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26
PRONUNCIATION
OF THE
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

ollGC VI buC OCCICUcAy Va OOUGCa }
In pursuance of the provisions OF the
Constitution, publication is here by made
and given to the qualified electors of the
State of Louisiana of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of this State,
which has been concurred i'll by two-tbirds
of all tie members elected to each House
of the General Assembly of this State, at
the regular session thereof held at the City
of Baton Rouge, in the year 1890, and which
is required to be published for the informa-
ton of the qualified electors of this State
for three months preceding the general ell
estion for Representatives and which pro-
posed amendment more fully appears in
Act No. l53, of the Regular Session of 1890,
which is hereafter officially published for
the information of the qualified electors of
this State, and which will be submitted TO
them for their approval or rejection at the
next general election, which will be held
on Tuesday, tbs l9th day of April, 1892 Git
being the Tuesday next following the third
Monday of this month"; in such manner and
form that the qualified electors may vote
tor or against said amendment, and if a ma
jority OF the qualified electors voting at
said election, shall approve and ratify said
proposed amendment, then such proposed
amendment, so approved and ratified, shall
become part of the Constitution of this
State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26
Population Of Louisiana.

Washington. Dec. IA revised
bulletin of the population Of the
State Of Louisiana In detail, by par
ishes. cities, wards of cities. towns
and villages, according to the official
count Of the returns, under the
eleventh census, was issued to day.
New Orleans figures are $4,000,
which shows 1901 per cent increase
over 1880. Next is St. Landry par
ish, 40,250. or 0.6l per cent increase.
Of the SO parishes three show de@
creases. The largest increase was,
in Vermilion parish, G3 rs per cent.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26


Every State in the Union has q
law against lottery gambling. Is
Louisiana indeed 80 poor that she
can not maintain her government
and educate her children without
going into collusion and partnership
with an association of gamblers to
bleed the people and violate the
laws Of her sister States? No intel.
ligent man can believe such mon-
strous proposition, and every self.
respecting citizen ought to do all in
his power to prevent the consumma-
ton Of the shameful bargain. Don.
aldsonville Chief.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26
W. W. EDWARDS,
Abbsville, Louisiana.
Real Estate Agent.

Buys and sells land and pays taxes for
non-residents.
Now is the time to buy the fertile lands
of the Attakapas country cheap. The
railroads are coming and it will soon be
too late.
The following bodies of fine lands are
offered for sale very cheap: !.
1. 4sO acres in Vermilion parish about
TO miles southwest of Abbeyille. All in q
body and partly timber and partly sea
marsh prairie. A fine winter range cattle,
very low for cash.
2. SO arpents near AbbeviHe. ALI under
a good fence and with good cabin, well,
etc. choice farm.
8. 500 arpe1ts ON Bayou Vermilion
about .12 miles below Abbevllles Fine
bayou land. part timber and part prairie.
Cheap for cash.
4. IS3 arpents of choice prairie land in
MUutosl's cove.
5. 40 acres of fine timber land in the
rear of T. ). Winston's plantation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26

s'McEnery watched and accelerat.
ed the building of levees. - Duson's
letter.
If he had watched" Burke and
Strong and his brother-in-law Rich
ardson, and prevented them from
pluuderiDg the State, he might have
been entitled to more consideration
at the hands of the people. He
might also have pro6tably put in a
little time watching a few tax-col.
lectors without detrlment to any OF
the other great interests of the
State. Ranger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26

The old saying, "a house divided
against itself can not stand" is as
true as the day is long. The lottery
managers understand this fact, hence
their untiring efforts to create q
division in the Farmers Union ranks,
an order bitterly opposed to the
Morris amendment. With this end
in view the pro-lottery leaders are
actively showing Guice, Clayton q
Co. forward in their work Of strife
and discord. -Tarmerville Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26

Grand Rapiles has q tWenty:four-
pound turnip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-26
NO. IS3. AN ACT

Providing for the submission to the
electors of the state, for adoption or re-
lection, an amendment to the constitu-
tion of the state by inserting therein,
AN article on leyees, schools, charities,
pensions, drainage, lotteries and general
fund"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-10-08
TEN TAKE FLIGHT.
Murdc- RS, Burglars and Robbers
Leave jail
SLICK DELIVERY IN ST. LOUIS.
On Being Allowed "A Little Freedom They
Unbolt and Bolt One Sentenced to
Hang October 31-Another the
Slayer of Policeman.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. "a most daring Jail
delivery was accomplished here last
evening. No less than ten prisoners,
some of whom are noted and desperate
criminals, made their escape from the
Jail, which is one of the most secure in
the west When it is added that the es-
cape occurred in daylight at 5 o'clock
in the evening, the boldness of the idea
is plainly apparent
The prisoners are fell at O'Clock. AS
a usual thing their food is brought to
them and placed in their cells Oc-
casionally, however, some of the
prisoners, those whom the prison Of
ficials thought they could trust,
have been allowed to go to the
cookery room and eat their
suppers there. This was what hap
pened yesterday, and while the guards
were taking the food to the other pris-
oners, the men who were left alone
walked out of the door which opens
into passageway, at the end of which
is another door.
1t was not difficult to pass through
the first door, for it was one of the or
was the regulation prison door and
could be unlocked by only one key, and
from the inside at that How the key
was obtained to this door is not known.
The following are the criminals who
escaped: Jack Shea, the slayer of Po-
lice Officer Pat Doran and desperate
criminal who has escaped three times
from the city Jail and is supposed to
have been the leader in the present de-
livery; John Amick, who killed Hiram
Anters near Gad's Hill, Mo-, sentenced
to hang October 81; Ed Luebert a we'll
known sneak thief; George Walsh, alias
Frank Watson, alias Wilson, bank rob-
Der; Pat Jones, alias A. j. Simpson,
alias A. ]. Stetson, alias Frank Com
stock, bank robber; John Morgan, alias
Jimmy Wood, bank robber; George
Logan, Henry J. Shea, daring burglar,
and Daniel Casey, whose crime was
that of felonious assault upon two lit
tie girls
The escape of the ten prisoners was
discovered almost as soon as it was &C
complished and the alarm was sounded,
but only soon enough to see Shea, Muir
ply and one of the other men Jump in
to buggy and drive off at rapid pace.
A police officer noticed the men get
ting into the buggy, and, recognizing
them, gave chase. The other seven
were by this time far in advance. The
officer, who was or foot pursued them
a short distance, and, after firing two
or three shots at them, gave up the
race.
In brief time the entire mounted
police force was in pursuit of the fugi-
tives, who are still at large. Shea,
Murphy and the other criminal must
have had an accomplice outside of the
jail, without whose aid their escape
would have been impossible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-10-08
CHAPTER III.

The girl drew back within the thicket,
afraid to stir, lest her presence might be
discovered to the two men.
She hoped they would pass on and let
her continue her search for the COW I'M
hindered, but they did not.
Hines and his companion stood just
beyond the patch of wild plum, at the
very foot of steep bank on the creek.
What did he mean by his vile presence
there on the corner of her fathers claim?
Immediately vague fears were aroused
within her, aud her first impulse was to
teal back to the dugout and alarm her
father. But quickly the thought came,
what good would that do to startle a
sick man who would be unable to de-
fend himself, no matter how dark and
terrible was the villains object in being
on the claim.
That he must have some villainous
motive the girl was very certain, and it
suddenly occurred to her that she must
be brave, catch Hines plot from his own
lips, and if possible outwit him. She
alOu6 IuuSb 70 uCI s4Ch AdtuC4 uCACAuOA
if trouble was coming. Creeping little
nearer to the plotters, she distinctly over
heard the following dialogue:
81 tell yer, Finley, thar's money in it
heaps an heaps. Thar's not so valyble
er claim as this hyer anywher's on these
puraries," Hines was saying with en-
thusiasm.
'sBut air yer sure, Dick, tibet Their coal
vein extends all erlong this crickE" asked
his companion.
'Of course I'm surel Hain't dug
holes hyer all erlong ther creek ter find
out? Yes, sir; dug 'em hyer afore tibet
ole Hamlet come inter Their country, an
had it all made up ter move inter ther
dugout when that ole sinner got erhead
O. me. tell yer I've tested Their creek
all erlong hyer, an thar's big deposits o.
ther best kind er coal, enough ter make
a dozen men rich. right hyer."
81 reckon Their coal business II be er
lively one on these puraries some day"
'Why, Finley, it's boun' ter bel
KANT holp but bel This hyer's poorly
timbered county. an coal mines is sure