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New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
Trouble IN THE WOMAy's RELIEF CORHs.

Pittsburg Dec. ga Canton, Ohio, dispatch
"The trouble that has been brewing In Grand Army
and Woman's Relief Corps circles for time broke
out in full force this evening ard bitter faction fight
Is the result. The fight is between Ada F. Clarke.
past department president Of Ohio and Emma Koons,
late Of the department OF Ohio. Scores Of
prominent workers In Grand Array organizations IN
this state will be drawn into the fight which will be
waged reentlessly from now on The trouble between
these women originated years ago in local body Of
the WOman's Relief Corps and has been gradually
growing The bitterness eliminated at the state
Encampment at steubenvlle, at which time Mrs Clarke
was made department president. Having an eye on
the trcasmershp, 1t is charged Mrs. K0ons secured
possession OF Mrs. Clake's cards, wrote her name
them md circulated them In the canvass Ii Is said
that this the impression that she had TIE indorsc
ent Of Mrs Clarke and she secured the office. Charges
Of msappropriation Of funds and countcr-charges OF
serious nature duplicating prominent member OF the
G.. A. r.. have been made and All Investigation is now
in progress Libel suits are threatened
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

and Dykman, that the corrected elec:
uoh returns of Dutchess County should
be sent to Albany, have been nulliiied
Such brilliant success the part Of the men
who sought to array one part Of the Supreme Court
against another part eNcites good many thoughts
The chief one is whether the proposed amend
ment to the constitution, giving the courts juris-
diction over contested legislative election cases
will, If adopted, improve matters any in respect
to the quick and honorable settlement of such
cases
Here in the Dutchess County case the public
has seen one set of Supreme Court judges
cancelling the acts Of another set; and meanwhile
no progress whatever has been made toward
ending the election contests. For three weeks
certain Supreme Court judges have been using
all their powers to get placed before the State
Board of Canvassers the corrected election returns
Of Dutchess County, and repeatedly other Supreme
Court Judges have stepped in and by their stays
prevented these returns from being sent to
Albany. When can Judges Cullen Barnard
Dykman and Pratt get their orders executed
Already great injustice has been done the Repub-
1ican party by these interminable court proceed
ings, and more harm to it will be revealed as
soon as the Legislature meets; for the majority
of the voters in the XVIII Senate District will
not be represented in the Senate. Gilbert A.
Deane, the Republican Senatorelect is dead, and
this delay of the State Board of Canvassers in
announcing his election has postponed until the
middle of February the holding of another
election to fill the vacancy.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
GARZA'S MEN IN TEXAS DEMORALIZED.

RUMORs OF A BLOODY FIGHT WITH MEXICAN
TRooPz-cAPTAIN BoURKE's REPORT.
St Louis Dec GA dispatch to The Republic
from Rio Grande City, Tex, says The battle between
Captain Boures forces and the band of revolutoniss
at RetareI Springs seems to have scattered the
thoroughly demoraized Mexican agtstoi gathered In
the vicinity Nevertheless United States troops are
watching closely that part IF the frontier Lieutenant
Langhorn left here last night, with detachment for
the scene of yesterdays fight Captain IIardie with
SQUADRON is also near Carreso though on this side
Of the river watching for the had which to have
crossed there From Mer comes report that on the
Mexican side there have been three battles between
the Cara forces and Mexican troops one at TortilaS
one at Bellcia and at point not named in the
advices The losses, If any, either side, are not
known.
Captain Bourke in his report of the battle, praises
the three deputy marshals Renad, Perez and Bell, for
gallant work in conjunction with the troops Perez
with Private Lloyd, captured by the revou'ohS'S
during the fight, but managed to get away. LLOYD
had a slight wound the knee. Edstown, the dead
trooper, was buried to-day with military honors lie
had been shot in three places, and any one OF the
wounds would have been fatal.
Laredo, Tex, Dec 24.-RepOrts have been received
in this city from Carrizo, Zapaa County, where Captain
Iarlics troop OF United states cavalry has been
stationed to the effect that there Is no doubt Whatever
that CARA has sent 900 men into Mexico at points
between that city and Brownsville. 1t is also said
that Garza's men met the Mexican troops at Las
Torilltas about seventy miles from the border and
defeated the latter and that there about forty
men killed OH both sides. This report Is doubtless
authentic, rs it comes from an ohcer VINO Is now OH
Captain IIardc's troop and a number Of officers and
rangers from yTar ; c ,a Se nde & @ MRee m another
band of Garzas men are po1cd 20 r De gstng ay
States troops meet them, fight viii doubtless ensue
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
HILLS FOES IN OHIO UNRELENTING.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. "A (spcc!aD.-It is evident
that with the aid of the antiCampbell men OF the
Democrats in Ohio natorriovernor lIln intends 10
carry the war into Africa and fight for the spread Il
his Presidential boom Buckeye SOIL Tere has been
great dissatisfaction among the anti Campbell order
since the Jackson Club passed resolutions on Tuesday
night branding Hill traitor. This was done ut
the instgaon of the Governors friends, who consti
tute large majority of ile membership The Hill
hackers have rallied their forces and served notice that
at the next meeting they will move to expungs the
resolutions from the records. IL is no secret that
Governor Campbell Is opposed to this new influence
from New-Yorb and his followers are preparing 10
knife Hin wherever his boom is found They Will
make bitter fight against cxpungng the record.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
DEAD FROM A CRIMINAL OPERA TION.
REMARKABLE ANTE -MoRrEM STATEMENT MADE
BY MILE BUDIINGER

REMARKABLE ANTE MoRrEM STATEMENT MADE
BY MILE BUDLINGER
Mrs. Amelia Thee. n licensed midwife. living at No
242 East Thirty -fourth-st., committed in 5000
bail yesterday by Justice Grady at the Yorzvle Police
Court on the charge of having performed n criminal
operation the person Of n young unmarried woman
Of twcnty-one years named Mile Bulinger, who died
last night at her home Mt No. IS staggst.. Brooklyn
Two weeks ago Mle left her home and went to board
at No. 147 East Twenty yseventhst, IL is sad, under
the Instructions OF the midwife, whom she visited
daily for about ten days on December II. Mrs. Thee
performed the operation the young woman ip the
presence of the latter's younger sister, Louisa who
then took her to'tle brooklyn home.
After that Mile grew gradually DR.. George
F. Leyhe called in. He found that she
suffering from blood poisoning, due to malpractice. and
that she dying. Tie doctor induced the girl 10
tell her story ard early yesterday morning e!egraphed
Police Headquarters in this city to arrest the midwife
at once. Detectives Malarly and Benning went To
Mrs. Thee's house and took her into custody She
taken to Miles bedside at once, and identified
by both Mile and the sister,
Justice Grady yesterday committed the midwife 10
prison TO await the result of the young woman's
Illness
shortly before the glr's death Coroner Lindsay
took her statement, which remarkable one.
The girl told how she forced into cab a. Lexlng
tOnave. and Twenty-siXth-st by unknown man,
who looked like an actor. The man threw her out
at Lcxngtcnave. and Thirty slxtllst. and driven
rapidly away, leaving her helpless the sidewalk
Some time sftcrward she found herself in difficulty.
At the time the assault made she living with
friend Mrs. Alice Rsndell. I'm Fourteenthst. between
seventh and Eighth Afterwad she and her sister
Louisa lived at No. 145 West Thrd-st, servants.
She took furnished rooms at No 147 East Twenty
place the operation performed, and sunday last
her dead child was burned in stove belonging to the
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
SHE WAS DRIVEN TO SUICIDE.
HUNGER AND DESERTIoy LED MRS. WARD TO
JUMP INTO THE EAST RIVER.

JUMP INTO THE EAST RIVER.
When the ferryboat Flushing reached Long lsiahd
City Wednesday night one OF the passengers Ell
ward Bogert saw body floating in the water. Thc
ferryboa stopped while efforts were maze 10 re-
cover the corpse but 1t sank just man was on te
point Of sezing it. Aferward 1t was said that cries
for help were heard when the body was sighted but
this is not credited The tugboat Ackerman OF the
Standard Oil Company picked up the body afterward'
II was that OF a handsome young woman with darN
hair and handsomely dressed.
Coroner Meiner, Of Long Island City. took
charge OF the case. The body was TAKEN
TO Conway's Morgue, and at noon yesterday
n was identified. At that time Mrs. ADig,
living at No. 3O7 West Forty hird-s and the janitor
Of that apartment house. Mr.. Ferguson, went to the
morgue and positively identified the body that OF
woman who lived I'm the hat until recently under the
name OF Mrs. Isabella f. Wari. In August, leoo,
she hired apartments Of Mrs Ablg, who lives IN inc
fifth fiat OF that house, and she lived there until inc
middle Of this month. 1t wac said that she lived
quiet and retired life while she was In the apartments.
lust before she left the fat she deserted by a
certain weIknown wYorRer, who had been sup
potine her and IL Is said that this led her TO commit
suicide.
The theory that she was murdered Is cOntradicted
nv the fact that she was heard TO threaten that she
would commit sulclde several days ago. She called
on Mrs Abg on last Tuesday. and later called on Mt
Ferguson. Tnero Snc SaQ lnlU sue Hdu SohC w tnO
East River twice to Jump in, but that she bad become
afraid at the last moment. Her friends laughed at
her and told her that she didn't like water we'll enough
to Jump in.
That the woman was made desperate, not Only
through being deserted, but also through want Is
shown BY a letter which she wro,e to Mr.. Ferguson
The letter was dated from the Grand Union Hotel
where she stayed on Tuesday night OF this week. III
was as follows:
Mr.. Ferguson Please send me dollar to get something
to eat with. am faint and weak, can't stand and
have not cent VIII get this evening and make 1t
all right For Gods sake, do not dlsappoint me
MRS. HAYWARD.
Mrs. Hayward the name she went under In
the Grand Union Hotel Nothing about her was
known there as she there only for short while
She had stayed at several other hotels between the
time when she left the fat in Forty third-st and the
time when she killed herself. 1t IS said that she
originally came from St. Louis, and was married TO
Charles Ward who has disappeared, having gone to
Australia, some say.
In the pocket Of her dress was found note, when
is partly indecipherabe It's contents, far as they
could be made out, were "wIl be dead am
cough Satchel is here would repay
II / could BILE. Unfortunately, Belle f.
Ward The friends OF the dead woman say that
she left papers behind her which would create
scandal in certain social circles. They do not, how
ever, hint that there any foul play
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
RETENGE FOR HIS ARREST.
AN ALABAMA OUTLAW AND HIS GANG ATTACE
HOUSE AND ITS INMATES.

Mobile, Ala, Dec. o4.-Three months ago I" Bob"
sims the leader of company OF rclgO1ists in Choctaw
County all In the neighborlOod of Womack Hill, was
arrested for running Illicit distillery which he
asserted he had divine authority to Two Of his
brothers. fellow believers, rescued him, killing by
stander and woundng the deputy in charge. One Of
the brothers was killed. Sims and the other brother
escaped and have been hunted vigorously since
sims and his gang reappeared last night near
Womack Hill and attacked the house Of John Mcmillan,
who had been a member Of the pursuing posse They
set fire to the house, and Mcmillan and the other
inmates rushed out the gang fired upon them. John
Mcmillan, John Kennedy and several other persons
were wounded. Nme OF Slmss gang were injured
and have gene West. Great excitement prevails all
over the district
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
4 ROY LCOUITTED OF TRITN VREcKIyG.

Pittsburg, Dec. PA New-Lisbon, Ohio, dispatch
says: william Garfield the boy trial here charged
with wrcckng the limited express at East Palestine,
Ohio in which several people killed months
ago. was acquitted this afternoon. Csnhed was
arrested at the Instance Of private detectives, who
said that he had confessed tho crime The young
man was placed on the saGd yesterday and admitted
that he made such confession, but said that the
detectives, after fng him with liquor forced him,
under threats Of killing him, TO say that he turned the
switch. The sentiment vita the boy all through
out the trial. and the verdict gives general satisfaction
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
WAIT WHrrNAN,s CONDITION WORSE.

Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-W0lt Whitman's condition
took decided change for the worse late tonight
shortly after 10 o'clock he seized with chill
which lasted nearly an hour and left him IN much
more enfeebled condition The doctor says his patients
body 1, covered With the pcispiration that pessges
death and that he has only few hours 10 live. lie
ha, refuses, 10 take medicine. and the only substance
that has passed his lips today Is water. OF which he
has taken two glssses. The aged poet Is said TO be
impatient for death 10 come. lie has said frequently
during the last few days. ~ an tired OF livine.'
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
Oppospp TO rgNpuryr Maze cLorH1yG.

Boston, Dec PA conference Of the representatives
Of a number Of large clothing firms, and committee
from the Antl-Tenement house League was held TO-
day at the Parker House The meeting a private
one and a negre report OF II given to the press
The League, bowsver. Wishes 1t known that the big
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
EIIIED IN A ClRIE CAR

Pttsburg, Dec 24.-A car on the Citizens Traeii)r
Gable Railway IAN into a heavy beer-wagon Mt Penn
ave- and ThIrtIethst. this morning. The car wa,
wrecked and two passengers fatally hurt. They arC
Benjamin WISE thirty-ave years old. and Abner Ed
wards, 3 koy.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
ACCIDENT on 1HE EAST TENNESSEE ROAD.

Atlanta, Ca Dec. o4-vestbule trin No. IL, on
the East Tennessee Railroad. going SOUTH or tho
track In cut Williams station this morning. and
the passengers had escape from death.
seventeen were injur d, but none badly. The 40
edeDt was caused by the rails spreading. Fifty feet
beyond the cut was deep hll and the train was
almost on the brink OF II when II ran OF. Charles
owens Of Atlanta, who received serious internal ~
iuriea u the worst hurt
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25
DAYTILLE rORACCO SIZES.

Danvne, Va, Dec. 24.-The sales Of leaf tobacco
on this market for December were 3,323,1o6 pounds.
The sales IN December of last year were l,4s6,163
pounds. The sales from October /. the beginning OF
the tobacco year. 10 the close OF business In December
we're 7,9s5,071 pounds. The sales during the same
nerOd 0f the last tobacco OPS 445 pounds
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

clothing dealers Of this city will cooperate with IL III
the effort to drive out tenement house clothing which
comes here from New H. and that there Is lite or no
sweating" done here. An agreement VIII De dIawh
up and signed by the firms showing the lines on WHICH
they will cooperate with the League.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-25

Bridgeport Conn, Dee. "a Cspeca.-Ihe George Hotel
and thiryone OF land surrounding H. at Black Rock
together with the st. Mares Hotel Fairfield. were at
tached to-day for $50 600 at the suit of William rhason
of Austin, Texas. The property Il swnsa by George
wells, Of Black Rsck.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-05
A VERY OLD TICKET.
An Old Gentleman Takes a Ride Paid for
Thirty-Four Years Ago.

An Old Gentleman Takes a Ride Paid for
Thirty Four Years Ago.
Rochester Post-Dispatch.l
A. R. King, passenger conductor on the
Falls branch of the Central road, was treated
to a surprise the other day while in the dis
charge OF his duties The train was coming
to this city, and had just left Spencerport.
In going through the train TO take up
tickets the conductor was handed by q pas
senger 'stop-over pass" that was entirely
different from those in present use or any
he had ever before seen- Upon examination
he found it to be nearly "a years old, ante
dating Mr.. Kings birth by several years, be-
ing countersigned and dated March 90 1857.
At first Mr.. King demurred to accepting it.
but the passenger insisted that his fare was
paid through to Rochester, and that the
stop-over check was evidence of that fact
and that the company was bound to honor
1t. The argument seemed to be sound and
the conductor took the "relic" and the pas
senger settled back in his seat to enjoy the
ride that had been due him more than a
generation.
1t will be noted that this ticket was issued
before the consolidation Of the Central and
Hudson River Railroads, and only about two
years subsequent to the opening of the Falls
branch. George Wait, whose name appears
on the ticket. is well remembered as an old
Central conductor, and a contemporary of
Hon. Fred Cook Captain Dan Bromley, Nat
Tamblingson and other popular conductors.
some of whom are long since dead, while
others have achieved wealth and political
honors and are still in active business. The
passenger proved to be Jonathan Osman,
aged 90 years, an old and highly respected
resident of Ogden Center, in this county.
The ticket was well preserved, being as
bright and fresh as if just from the press
Mr.. Osman has the satisfaction of having
travelled on probably the oldest ticket in the
United States, and the Central in having
discharged an obligation of "a years stand
ing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-05
PATTISON A POSSIBILITY.
Chances for the Presidency of Blain'
Cleveland and the Governor.

Chances for the Presidency of Blaine
Cleveland and the Governor.
Gath, in Cincinnati Enquirer.l
The most constant topics of conversation
at this resort are Blaine, Wanamaker and
Governor Pattison. A good many Pennsyl-
vania Democrats are of the belief that if
Blaine were to be nominated for President
next summer he would be elected upon the
score that party lines are very weak and the
people in want of new quantity, which
shall rather trim between the parties.
Blaine's recent views upholding protection
upon the one side, but qualifying it by COM
merce and reciprocal treaties on the other,
seem to have put him in the middle ground.
l do not hear much about Mr.. Cleveland said
by the PennsylvaDians.
Their idea is that If the Pennsylvania
elections should go Democratic this fall
Pattison will supplant Cleveland as the
great Middle State candidate The princi-
pal lieutenants in Pennsylvania of Cleveland
are now Pattison men. Since he has been
made Governor, Pattison has not lost
ground. In the late vote for Governor of
Pennsylvania he received a very large Re-
publican vote, and every one of these votes
has a tendency to adhere to him, at least for
a while. He is not always successful in his
choice of men, and is accused of abandon
ing one set of men to take up with q new
set, which he thinks will serve his am
bition better. But he presents such con-
trast to Mr.. Quay in his triumphs of small
good habits over reckless habits that the
moral class is liable until they see great
change in the Republican leaders, to sup
port Pattison for almost anything. If he
should ever become the Presidential candi-
date, Pennsylvania pride might carry the
State for him, which is not liable to go for
any other Democrat who can be mentioned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-05
THE LOTTERY CAMPAIGN.

The campaign against the lottery in
Louisiana has been going for some time.
The lottery supporters entered the field
last week with public meeting, although
that organization has undoubtedly been
working its still hunt for some time. Their
public arguments are the revenue the lot
tery will yield the State, the fact that Eu-
r0pean Governments authorize lotteries, to-
gether with an attempt to make capital
out of the too impassioned threats of the
anti-lottery people that they will raise a
revolution if they cannot get rid of the lot
terry in any other way.
For all purposes of open campaigning
the anti-lottery people are better equipped
than the supporters of the great gambling
concern. The clergy of all creeds are
united against it, Catholics and Protest
ants standing side by side in the opposi-
ton. The Farmers Alliance has pro-
nounced against the lottery, and some of
the ablest Democratic leaders, with Gov
ernor Nichols at their head, are
working for its abolition. Against this
array the lottery has to rely on
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-05
sUPERsTITI0Us WOMEN.
Some of the Charms They Wear and the
Reasons They Give.

Some of the Charms They Wear and the
Reasons They Give.
Chicago Tribune.l
Dor, says that if you want to find out your
stitious fancies at one and the same time
lust catch her as the soft white combing
Jacket is slipping away from the snowy
shoulders.
Corset hooks of silver and gold, with here
and there jewel, gleam beneath perfect
cascade of delicate laces, and if she is up to
the latest thing in charms she is sure to
have tucked away in one corner of the sweet
bodice tiny silk bag which holds sachet
made of the balms and flowers of China.
This is suspended by a ribbon from the
throat, and about the subtle perfume there
is supposed to linger an influence which is
said to ward off ilI-luck of all kinds.
And this pretty little fiction brings to
mind an experience of mine as strange as it
was startling. Not week ago met with q
charming young woman, friend of mutual
me the history of small trifie which she
wore concealed beneath her bodice.
HThis,r said she, 81 always carry in case
of an emergency" and she handed me a tiny
ain it." she continued, 'is q poison-swift,
sure and deadly. wear it about my person
in fear of an accident and should ut any
time be in position where help is impossi-
Bile and death by torture my fate, 1 shall be
prepared to end my sufferings in u twink
VI ell, thought 1, here is something new
under the sun, and in spite of its gruesome-
ness in it's way decidedly sensible. How
many poor victims to accident by land and
sea would again and again have given for
tune for such a swift relief from horrible
death,