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The sun., 1891-06-19
THE DOC DRANK WATER.

hut He Had Bitten Little Wesley Will
ionghby and Policeman Shot Him.
Wesley WillouGhby. aged years. Of GIL East
1Glst street. was badly bitten last night by n
dog belonging to Robert II. Pearsall. carpen-
ter living at 667 in the same street. Tho dog
was mongrel bloodhound Of bripdle color. and
was chained in tho yard in the rear Of Pear.
sails house.
Wesley was playing with Pearsall's son John.
and the children got too near the dog kennel.
The dog sprnnR out and knocked both down.
with Wesley underneath.
John was ablo to get out OF the way. and
Wesley wa. trying to follow him. when the dog
seized him by tho loft thigh. He bit the child
twice and laceratod the flesh badly
Policeman Higgins gave the dog o basin Of
water; He drank II ercedily. anu Mr. Will
Then Higgins killed the dog: DR.. Goodall at:
tended the injured boy. and thinks there will
be no bad effects from tho wounds.
The sun., 1891-06-19
DETECTIVES WATCHED THE DESK,
And Saw Lizzie Hearn Add SIC to Her
$500 Pile.

And Saw Lizzie Hearn Add $40 to Her
$500 Pile.
Nearly year ago Henry HarburRer began to
miss money from his desk In his residence, 400
West Twenty y-eighth street.
suspectlnR his nephew. who was In his en-
ploy. Mr.. HarburRer discharged him. Tho
thefls continued until they aggregated over
$500. On Wednesday last Mr.. Hamburger told
Police Capt. Gross.
Yesterday S225 in marked bills were put in
tho desk. At 1880 o'clock last evening Mr..
Harbucer left the house.
Al O:S0 he returned with Capt Cross. They
found that GIG OF the 3225 was misslng Lizzie
Hearn. a servant was accused OF having taken
Mrs. HarbyI gel, searched be- her and found Il tho
Tor and Smith. who had been secreted whore
they had full view Of the, desk. issued from
seen her take the money.
Tho Girl broke down and acknowledged hor
guilt, Between the mattresses Of her bed oSi,s Vas
tT'1l Of $40 male since Jan. 8 last and oi. $3.50
made prior to that date. There was also found
n handsome gold watch and various articles OF
gold jewelry. Lizziss wages were tl2 month.
The sun., 1891-06-19
POISONED TIE WRONo FAMILY
A Bag OF Flour Lcrt In - CornNcid BrinEs
Death to q Neighbour.

HAoERsTowN. Nd. June 1s.-Whlle Daniel
Shifler was going through his cornGeld yes
tsrday he found q sack OF flour, q package Of
coffee, and bottle OF whiskey. Thinking they
had been lost by some one he picked them up.
nnd gave the -four 10 his neiahbor. Mr. John
McKarnss
1t was made into bread. and directly after
eating It the whole family was taken Ill. and
ono boy 10 years OF age died In short time.
1t is impossible to tell whether the others will
recover. The parents ana three other children
arc in critical condition. Some Of the rem
rants Of the bread went to hog and that
died after eating It.
1t is thought that the poison was intended
for Mr.. Shifner's family. aud It is believed to
have been left in the field By the same person
who killed ono OF Mr.. Shifler's horses by poi
son some time ago, and Just about year ago
burned his barn.
The sun., 1891-06-19
CAPT CROKER OF ENGINE HURT

Broken Glass Falls on Him from the Sky.
light OF Lawyer Stanton's House.
The fourth floor Of the 1ve-story brown stone
house at 80 West Thirty-sixth street, occupied
by Henry Stanton and his family. caught fire
at s o'clock last evening from defective nuo.
Tho flames had attacked q ventilator shaft
They ran up 1t with rapidity and burst out at
the roof. Several fremen reached tho roof
and were battering in the, skyliRht as Capt.
up stairs with the nozzle Of q hose.
The broken glass cut him about the head.
His Injuries were dressed by q doctor In pri-
yste practice Capt. Croker is nephew Of the
Tammany chieftain.
The ilre had got headway before the f1remen
arrived. and altogether a damage OF some
$500 WAS done.
The sun., 1891-06-19
MARYLAND RETALLATEa
A New York Insurance Company Shut Out
from, Doing Business There.

New York Insurance COMPANY 5hutO Out
from Doing Business There.
ANNAPOLIS. June 1s.-The American Casualty
Insurance and Security Company OF Baltimore
city was unable yesterday to secure o license
to do business In New York
Tho Maryland Company therefore entered
protest with tho Insurance Commissioner OF
Maryland against granting license to tho
Fidelity and Casualty Company OF New York.
When tho New York company applied for
license It could get nome TherSnpo1n 1ar tse Msw
dSmus to- CON pel the Issuance Of n license. and
a pro forma order was passed granting the
mnndsmlis Appeal was taken.
irne Court OF Apleals reyerses the order ana
sustalns the INSURANCE Commlssloner 10 nls
ieiusal to is uc the license on Inc Gronna ina inat
The sun., 1891-06-19
He Said Che " Thumped" the Piano.

Mrs. Margaret Bankley OF 154 West Fifteenth
street was complainant In Jefferson Market
yesterday against Charles Brown, who lives on
the top floor Of the same house. She said that
Brown cast reflections upon hor ability as a
piano player. When he met her on the stairs,
she said. be called her a piano iend" and
her "ninno humping" Mr.. Brown said the
discordant racket made by the young women
who visit tho house and nttempt to play the
McMahon told them both to go home and let
each other alone.
The sun., 1891-06-19
Rudysrd Kipling Here.

The Rev. F. w. Macdonald. whose brother
the well-known writer on financial topics. died
In this city last week. arrived yesterday on
the steamship City OF Paris lie was accom-
panied by his nephew Rudyard Kipling. au-
thor OF Soldiers Three" Tho Light that
Failed" md other famous stories. Mr.. Kipling
will make but short stay. His health is much
bettor than a recent cable despatch repre-
scented 1t to be. but is by no means robust
The sun., 1891-06-19
THE BoDY FOUND OFF PORT MORRIS.
Identified as that or Julius Lucke-N,
Cause for Suicide Known.

Identified as that or Julius Lucke-No
Cause for Suicide Known.
William Strnhler. who lives at 632 East l44th
street. called ut the Morrisania police station
ON Wednesday night and reported that his
father-in-law. julius Lucke. silk weaver
60 years old. who lives at 600 East 145th street.
was missing. The police gave him desorip-
ton OF the man who was found floating in the
Sound otY Port Morris, with billet wound IN
his head. Straher said there was no doubt that
the body wns that OF Lucke. and yesterday he
Identified the body at the Morgue.
Ho said there was no cause for suicide. but
that the heat OF tho rast two days had seemed
70 effect Lucke. stsahlsr Ind soen Iucke on
last night tenants Of the house denied that
Lucke had ever lived there. Mrs. .Strahler
eaid that the family do not suspect foul play.
The sun., 1891-06-19
A BOY Shot by Tramps.

MT. CARMEL. Pa. June 1S.-Whe John SAL
lada, aged 1G years. wns on his way home to-
day with cherries. which he had secured at o
neshborinG farm. two tramps demanded the
fruit. Upon being refused. one OF them drew
q revolver and shot tho boy In the head. They
took to the woods. The boy will die.
The sun., 1891-06-19
MR. ALBERsoN's DIAMOND FOUND.
Il Lay In the Street In Newark for Half .
Day Unuoticed.

Day Unnoticed.
A diamond scarf pin worth S525 lay on tho
sidewalk In front Of Is Park street. Newark.
from o'clock on Wednesday morning until
the afternoon Of the same day. Charles Alber-
son owns the pin. 1t is a large and handsome
cluster with two carat stone In tho centre.
He wrapped 1t in tissue paper on leaving his
place OF business on Tuesday night and thrust
It down In his hip pocket. he missed It on
Wednesday morning and made a thorough
search for It in his hous and casual search
nlole tho street When he went to dinner on
with Police Captain Corbett. who ia one of his
neiRhhors: They were talking about the pin
parer between the sidewalk and the curb. He
picked it up and disclosed the missing pin 1t
with his keys as he was approaching his house.
He Ia wearing the pin now and receiving con-
gratulatioDs from his friends.
The sun., 1891-06-19
Ninety Year. Ola ana Homeless.

John Furlong. homeless. hungry. and 90
years od. was cringing in a doorway st the
corner OF Columbia aud Stanton streets at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning. He told n police
man that he thought he WAS starving to death.
He was taken to bellevue Hospital. where pr.
any statement, except that he has a son living
In West Tenth street. He had lain on tho
pavement all night, and tho sudden change In
tho weather had nearly prostrated him.
The sun., 1891-06-19
Excitement Had for Him.

DR.. C. H. Richardson OF a27 Lexington ave.
nue brought q man Into the Grand Central
police station early last evening who he said.
tie excitemsnt might unsettle hi. mind. Tho
man said lie was GeorEe W. Childs. SO years
old. He lived with his sister. Mrs. Snow Of 203
East Sixttet h street On sunday he went to
Astoria and somebody insulled him.. He re-
sented the insult and WAS beaten. Sergeant
Joyce had him sent TO Bellevue.
The sun., 1891-06-19
NOT so NOISY As THE RAILROAD,

Nevertheless Chnpman's Man Has Got to
Stop Yelling In Chatham Street.
For several years John Chapman Of 124 Park
row has called attention to the excellence Of
his WORK by paying man to stand on the side
walk and shout: Photographs truo to life up-
stalrs-four for a quarter" Maurice =. New
come: who does business IN the same building.
Chamber Yesterday Justice Beach granted a
permanent Injunction restraining II. Chap
man pr otested that his man did not make as
much noise as the elevated trains.
The sun., 1891-06-19
Complaint Ae.,u.t a Ga. Works.

Fifty people met in the salesroom OF the
London Needle Company. 541 East ll6th street.
last night. in response to call for n mass
meeting to protest against the manner in
which the Standard Gas Company conducts
its business OF manufacturing gas at the foot
OF East 1l5th street.
A petition has been forwarded TO Gov. Hill
and the State Board Of Health. The petition
the business Of making and storing Ras in the
present works. ana asserts that the business
ana psmoyed Ths peiition benrs pS some ns" Go
efnn naturea
The sun., 1891-06-19
Shot at Himself In tho Ramb,e.

Park Policeman James F. Mcdonald. while
on duty In the Ramble In Central Park at 4:25
o'clock yesterday afternoon. saw man draw
a revolver. aim 1t at his own head. and dis
charge it.
Mis aim ~ Vas bad, howsysr for he did not hit
when the policeman knocked the revolver
from his hand anf arrested him..
The person said thnt he was Charles Meyer
OF 81 Bowery. and that he was tired OF life. lie
was locked up,
The sun., 1891-06-19
JOHANN MOST CALLED FOR.
To-day He Starts for tho Peulteutiary
Nothing Prevents.

To-day No STARTS Tor tho Pen1tontiAry II
Nothing Prevents.
District Attorney Nicoll received yesterday
the remittitur from the Court OF Appeals
officially notifying him that the convic-
tion OF John Most for unlawful assembly I"
had been affirmed. Mr.. Nicoll directed Bail
Clerk Ungsr to notify Mrs. Ida Hoffman Of GS
Seventh street. q nrominent Anarchist. who Is
Most's surety In $4,000. to produce Most In the
General Sessions to day. before Judge CowinR
TO be committed to the penitentiary for q
years i'm nprIsonmsnt
Abe Hummol, It is expected, will ask for
stay pending appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court
Symnathizers with Most propose to hold a
meeting on Wednesday next at Cooper Union.
The sun., 1891-06-19
Thought TO Re a bond Broker.

1t was reported last night that siRmund
Berger, who was arrested yesterday morning
byIDetectivs Jacobs o1Inspector Byrnes's staff.
has been Interested with Edward H. Horner In
the sale OF Austrian premium bonds.
small banking houses which received pay
msnts on iDstallments and failed before the
payment was completed. They wero recently
diacharQod In n police court
The sun., 1891-06-19
MIs.Ing John Bucher.

The Coney Island police were asked yester-
day to search for John Bucher. 1S years old.
who disappeared from Bath Beach. New
Utrecht. on Saturday last
He is of medium height and dark complex
ion. and 10 paralyzsd ON The left side, Hs had
considerable money about him at the time OF
his disappearance.
The sun., 1891-06-19

do any harm. he Thought. On Investigation.
though. he learned OF tho disiavor Il met from
vigorously opposed 1t. II Is believed that Mr..
Peabody represented tho Collector at the
anS night ,s. s M Es
eaid that theY were rot prepared for the Pea
body resolutions and were taken By surprise.
The sun., 1891-06-19
Larxe Coke shipmsnt..

scoTTpALE. Pa. June 1s.-There was more
activity in the coke region last week than there
has been for several months. The production
and shipments were the heaviest OF the year.
from the district. or an average Of nearly 0,lGT
tons per day.
The sun., 1891-06-19

Isadors Herbert. rs years old. for several
years employed as waiter in Perry's Glass
Pavilion. on the Bowery at Consy Island was
train on the Coney Island Point branch OF the
culver road. He lived at 22l West Seventesnth
street, this city. lie leaves wife and threo
chidroE.
The sun., 1891-06-19
Lightning Tore Her shoes and Stockings
OF

ALLIANCE. o., June 1s.-During a severe
thunder storm at Beloit this afternoon light
ming bolt came down the chimney into the
sic. She WAS sitting beside q table. and the
current stripped on her shoes and stockings.
but did not Kill her. At llrst IL was thought
The sun., 1891-06-19

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June ls.-There was
slIpbt improve me mt In ex-senator McDonald's
condition to-day. and his physicians say to-
nieht that Ii the favorable symptoms continue
to-morrow there will DO some roason 10 hopo
for his recovery
The sun., 1891-06-19

Typhoid Fever from Country WeH.
II IA avoided by ordering q few ceses OF Carl
II. Srhultz's Carbonie. Sellers. ana Sichy.
Fifty quarts only six doilaTs-ddV'
The sun., 1891-06-19

l6 Times q Day
You have . chance TO leave New York In splendid
thIourh train for the North ana West BY the New York
The sun., 1891-06-19
(" Was roarsd forth by q

dood boy. Peabody" Was roarsd forth by
AHSSd a9sd orS ior yos shouted another contingent
bo sS,.a ' iSs sss
night night. went went eve ever and had whispered consul
'1Pn msys Ss!s shas h these resolution. 70 rsi.rrsd
taid after his eonierence: There are q ssnti- na
s!; 'Ss Go%nitfss m sss sSaE sss%ir ysa 'A'
Name them!" shouted Peabody.
w! don't propose to name them" repiiea
, San. lmmeaIsts action On tsose u 5ssCla- ha.
has come oi tho dlsenssion: I 4 g reisrrss;d
meet mset,na a's before q the ial ampssn II we do
s:soy s':s :a may s ssa
such contract"
More cheers wen. up Uncle Dean9 was dead
Soumi,tes i 20 ff liz saa he hs wasn1 much oa par,
liamontary law. and he wanted lime to think.
.oI move We aljou'n." shouted Leader simp-
ho%I2as.!ion Question" roarsd hack Pea
No, let,s adjourn" cried Patterson man.
No No." shouted others. and then a
whirwind Of Kisses whistled through the ball
~ disanrrnynl Of tho evasivo tactics Of the Fat
- Dsane entsrtalred motion oi Bernard Big
avail Ail right." iinaly said Peabody. "put tho
Half dozen dcleGa,es.led by Patterson N, said
aye. Then mighty roar OF noes won't up.
snd Mudrrpsy pny Eanted roll call on the resolutions
a9oEted with such lnieriected cries as:
40 contract labor system for ns"
40 contract robbers"
NJ gag law
was Patterson.
Conf, $ =" tile resolutions will be sent 10 Sec
Ietnry Foster and tollector ETharit. The con-
iLnct hns been advocated by eminent Nepub-
hoahs. anu was ut hrst believed By the tolec-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-07
A BITTER ATONEMENT.
Tho Wife Of n Member OF Parliament
Locked UD aK u LunatiC.

LOCKED Up ~ u Lu@AtC
LONDON, Sept. 8.--The dull season here
has been varied by an extraordinary story
that Patrick James Foley, M. +. for the
Connemara division OF Galway, hitherto
supposed to be one Of the most confirmed
bachelors in the Irish party, has wife at
present confined in tho insane ward Of the
Lancaster poorhouge of which she has
been an inmate for 10 years. Mrs. Foley
WAS admitted in February, 1881, by the
Islington board OF guardians and the au-
thorities did not know that she was the
wife OF member Of parliament until re-
Gently. AS she was supposed to be pau
per lunatic. no attention WAS paid to any
thing she said, but finally a.local newspaper
got wind of the affair and worked up the
story.
Mrs. Foley on being interviewed said that
she was not insane and did not know why
she WAS there. The managers Of the insti-
tuition sought out Mr.. Foley, who reluct-
antty admitted that the woman was his
wife. but said that she had been unfaithful
to and had deserted him. Therefore he
would not give single penny toward her
support The woman, on being brought
before the board, made the following state
Ment in writing: "What Mr.. Foley stated
about my leaving him is true. But he
promised to come to an agreement, which
he failed to fulfill. in reRald to making me
an allowance. was only away from him
two years when was locked up, and have
never had my liberty SINCE" The board
will prosecute Mr.. Foley.
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MELTED LEAD I'm HIS EAR.

A French Woman's Strange Attempt to
Get Rid of Hor Husband.
PARIS, Sept. CAN extraordinary crime
has just been brought to light here by the
arrest OF woman and her father charged
with the attempted murder of the woman's
husband by pouring melted lead into his
ears. The intended victim was cab driver
named Lombard, and the orime was due to
his wife's desire to rid herself of him in
order to become possessed of certain prop
erty belonging to him, The couple had
been married about two years when Lom-
bard was suddenly attacked by mvs-
terious illness, accompanied by symp-
toms Of poisoning. Lombard had no
suspicion of his wife. however. until
one evening when he lay in bed
asleep he was aroused by terrible pain in
his right ear and found his wife standing
by the bedside. The woman showed her.
self entirely Indifferent to his intense
sufferings and left the room, locking the
door behind her. The unfortunate man
remained there five hours before he was
released and allowed to visit physician,
who found Lombard's ear severely burned
by hot lead, globule Of which still re-
mained there. A search of Lombard's g
house afterward disclosed an alcohol lamp
and ladle, which the conspirators had used
in melting the lead. The police were noti-
fed and the arrests Immediately followed.
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Troubled bv Italian Itch.

HARR1srowN, Pa. Sept. 6.-People here
are alarmed at the rapid spread of con-
tagious skin desease called "Italian itch" !"
II is accustomed by the presence of a minute
parasite traced to imported laborers
recently employed in this neighborhood,
and affects all CLASSES alike. In the
neighborhoods where the Italians have
worked notes and ooin are said to be the
most frequent medium for transmission,
first from the Italians to the shopkeepers
and then to the public generally. The soft
parts of the skin between the fingers and
about the wrists and elbow arc most
frequently affected. In adults it is never
found Oh the face or scalp.
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NO SMOKING ALLOWED.

A Novel Scheme to Make the People Tired
of Separate Cars.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 6.-The Missouri
Pacific railway management in this state
and Louisiana has virtually abolished
smoking on all its passenger trains. When
the law for separate cars went into effect
the colored coach was placed next to the
baggage car, the divided coach next
while the coach behind the divided car was
used as smoker, members Of each race
using their respective end of the car. The
law, however, provides for separate coaches
Yesterday an order was issued that smoking
would not be permitted on any train except
in the smoking rooms of sleepers and chair
cars. 1t is regarded as one of the means
adopted to make the people sick of separate
coaches.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-07
THEY LEFT THE ROOM ANGRY.
And q Resolution Was Passed Favoring
Closing the Fair Sunday.

And Resolution Was Passed Favoring
Closing the Fair Sunday.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-The Worlds fair board
of ladv managers yesterday. by a vote Of
fifty ok 10 th1rty -six, sdopted a resolution
declaring in favor of closing the fair on
Sunday. Arguments ia support of the res
olution were made by Bishop Eoller and
Miss Francis Il. Willard. Stirring adj
dresses on the opposite side were made by
Mrs. Bagley, of Michigan, Mrs. Isabella
Bee cher Hooker and Mrs. Trautman, of
New York. who contended that the
fair should be opened Sunday for
the benefit of the poor, who could not go
at other times.
Mrs. Hooker said: "Open the great fair
on Sunday. Make it great Sunday school.
Invite the world, regardless of religion, to
come and learn of the great works of man
made possible by God" When the roll was
called on the resolution several members
declined to answer. Some one suggesting
that they should be required to vote on the
question. about twenty-five ladies left the
room. Had they remained and voted it is
asserted the resolution would have been de-
feated by small majority.
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FIGHTING FOR HER FATHER.
A Female Editor Who Will Make War
on the Alliance. -


on the Alliance. 80
ATLANTA, Sept. 6.-Col. j. s. Dortch ha4
been found dead near Martin, distance OH
eight miles from GAINESVILLE. He fell from
his buggy, breaking his neck. Col. Dortchs
was lawyer by profession, and had been
prominent in public and political affairs forul
many years, ana was the father OF Miss
Ellen Dortch, the editor Of the GAINESVILLE
Tribune. liaa
Six years ago, when Miss Ellen was onlyt-
IA years of age. she established q weekly y
paper to defend her father during polit- il
ioal canvass. So successful was she that
she shut out all opposition, made money,,t-
and three years later paid her own way forh.
a year in Notre Dame academy, Baltimore. ~
Returning last year, she resumed control
of her paper and vigorously attacked thess
farmers alliance. To get even with the >
daughter the alliance people preferred ~
charges of malfeasance against Col. Dortch,
at that time county commissioner of educaAr~
tion. Having control of the grand jury,,aa..
the alliance people found Col. Dortchas
guilty of drunkenness and removed him :
from Office. His daughter, by PERSONAL
appeal to Gov. Northen, secured hearing
before the state board of education. It
was while returning from this hearing that.
Col. Dortch was killed. His daughter now "
announces that she will continue the publi-
cation of her paper for the purpose Of
making things hot for her fathers ira =
ducers.
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She Dropped Into tho Lake.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. 6.-Last Sunday two
Reronsuts met with serious accidents while
making parachute leaps. One fell in the
lake and the other among live electric
wires. These accidents did not deter pretty
Miss Keifer, sister Of one OF the injured men,
from making an ascension to-day. But
she will probably pay for her fooishness
with her life. She made the ascent, but
her parachute failed to work and she
Glighted in the lake. The big parachute
settled over her and held her down. fefore
the woman could be taken out she was un-
conscious. Physicians have no hopes Of
restoring her
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THE MONEY coNF1scArED.

One of Balmaceda's Friends Caught With
Over a Million On Him.
VALPARAISO, chill, Sept. 6.-Balmaceda
will not have rs much money when he
reaches Europe as he thought he would by
over a million dollars. One of his most
ardent supporters and closest friends, Dep
uty Verduga. has been captured at Talea,
while he was making his way out of the
country, with the purpose, it is supposed, of
joinginQ his fleeing chief either at Buenos
Ayres or in Europe. lie was taken to san
tiago and turned over to the authorities.
He carried with him 100000 in Chilian
bank notes, and $500 900 in drafts on Lon
don, This, of course was promptly confis-
Gated by the representatives of the junta.
1t was at first supposed that Senior Verduga
had accompanied the late president in his
flight over the mountains. but sharp look
out Was kept for him and the funds never
theess, an his capture followed.