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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-05-28

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New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
DEATH REEEALEp HER SECRET.

Miss Florence KnowltOn, young English girl, nine
teen Of No. 20 East Qnehundrea
died at the Harlem Hospital Thursday under cTcum
stances which called for postmortem EXAMINATION Inc
case was reported the Coroners Office as due to criminal
practce Deputy Conway investigated tho case
and reported thai the girl had died from peronts Inc
Young girl died without any Of her friends about her. and
10 physician time before her death she told her
story She said she had to this country about
wear ago from England and had gone TO live with Mr
and Mrs Soons Of No. 10 East Observation-Disclosures
St whom she had known In England. Last March Mrs
Soons returned to England visit her relatives and le
Miss Knowlton In charge Of the house The remainder
Of the family consisted OF two young Engshmen bothers
Douglas and John Sherman Bull Soon after Mrs Soons
had taken her departure for England her nus
hand was called away on business, and the
older brother Douglas called to Virginia. John and
Florence were left alone 20 keep house.
About May Miss KnowltOn was taken SICK Her
ony nurse was her friend John, who watched alone at
her bedside. doctor called. He questioned the
girl closely said she had injured herself In falling
Several days ago ambulance summoned and Flor
ence wus sent 10 the Harlem Hospital On wednesday
night her condition became precarious that Surgeon
Hammond told her she likely to die She then con
fessed that had been docorng herself believing tha
she was In trouble. In her ignorance she had taken e
medicine. None Of her friends could be found yesterday
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
rr roor sly MEN TO EJEC- HIN.

Joseph Schwarzer. a builder iofSse'en Se- -,
~ o-a p,h.ave WIS arraign,d before Justice Mufrv
At the Yorbynle Police Court yesterday morning ~
charge OF assautng officer and was held In ceo 80
10, examination. Schwsrzler was drunk on i,. ihue..
evening on a northbound train OF the Thrd-aNe e.'s
railroad and acted in so unseemly manner uss s,,
ductor OF the train determined 10 eject him AZ INC
seeond.st station sehwsrzler who is very lAfse " :.
powertu man. resisted, and IL took the united enor~
four trainmen the gateman and the porter to sfs aim
the car Then ne showed nght' on the platform - -.
tho arrival of Policeman Perkins who took him mo e
,osv As soon as they reached the sidewalk Seh"sreh
ia charged turned upon the officer and dealt him
f,l blow in the face struggle ensued but the o~0
club brought the prisoner TO submission ana ne was "
10 the East Thirty. ty.nith.st. police station
CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS,
kranci.co Is, 1871.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
R4JLROAD INTERESTS.
A SERIOUS INJURY TO NORTHERN 4

A SERIOUS INJURY TO NORTHERN hh'o
Chicago. May IS (speclaD.-A local paper sAy'
aThe future Of the roads in the "es'oii, --s.
Association TO agree on tourist rates ior 'i'e pe
season is much more farreaohng In us resuios .,'n
sppears on the surface Roads outside the assooa''o
are seriously affected by it. Roads running hor'n anu
south have usually large business during tho Sunu.
tourist season in carrying southern people Noru'
In the prosecution this business they nave hau o
strong composition Of the Virginia Springs 10 cohlena
with Those springs are the favorite summer resort
Of large portion of pleasuroseekers For years l'ii
road agents have been at work trying to convince heso
neople of the superiority of the Northern ana Norn
western resorts and year by year the volume Oh nor
bound business at this season has been gradually III
creasng The failure of the Western roads to arrange
tourist rates this prevents these roeds from
,n,nc r.tnced rates further north than Chicago.
Roads running to the Virginia Springs, on the other
hand have out their touristTafe sheets, anu ule
dnced rates go into effect to-day Northwestern roans
tee that the Southern resorts VIII recover ther grip
10 an alarming extent - q.
Tbe ouestion of summer tourist rates, however Is
~ the managers to-day II agreed by all present 70
AZ tonrist rates on the basis Of 80 per cent OF te
reuar rate between points In the territory OF tne as
sociafion This Is satisfactory 20 the Chlcaso anu
Alton which only objected to 10 per cont basis Dc
;lreen ST Paul and St. Louis, against higner OASIS
between other points The Wabash was not repre-.
cntd at the meeting and of its consent must
bc obtained before the proposed basis OF rates can DO
adoutpd Chairman Finley to-day granted the appnca-
lion of the Chicago and Northwestern ROAD 10 MAKE
tnnrist rates TO Duluth and Superior based on thc
locals by way Of Ashland.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
RUDOLPH F. srGE1,s DERayerNEyr.

Rudolph E. Sige a son General Sisel,
committed yesterday at the Tombs Court for examination
his sanity. Young Sigel who is tairy-six years
old and married. lived at No. 5S3 East One-hundredand
thi tysxth-st The Supreme Court three days de-
cided that sigel unsound mind and committed
him on the certificates OF two physicians To the care
Of Dr. Emil Henel OF Onehundred and thirdst. and
Wiis.ave. Sge escaped from the sanitarium two days
ago. Yesterday morning he caused disturbance az tho
international Hotel Detective 5rn called In,
sgel was taken the Oakst station. Twice in court
Yesterday sigel and called out: MAY 1t please
YOUR Honor would like TO know what am held here
for f' = Roundsman Campbell told him man wanted 10
SEQ him down stairs and in that way quietly
70 Bellevue Mrs. Sgel said that her husband was a
civil engineer and oyeryork the cause Of his
deran
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
THE RnYcorr NOT EFFECTIVE

Chicago. May 15-It is reported on what seems sooo
authority that the competitors OF, the Chicago ana
Alton road have prepared petition to the Board oi
RuIincs of the Trunk Line and Central Traffic Associa-
tons requesting II either to make the boycott against
the Alton effective or abandon 1t altogether. The
reason given for the request is that the boycow IL
doing the Alton no harm, while 1t Is really n)urns
the business OF the OTHER Western ROADS. NoDouy oo
be found among the passenger officials OF the western
roads who would admit that such petiuon had oeen
made. .,,
A former railroad man, who IS now engaged In othei
nursnits arrived here to-day from the East. Wmic
IN York to satisfy his own curiosity he took oc'
cosion to look into the Alton boycott He says no
discovered that those trunk lines that are most active
,n the boyoott are themselves paying a commission
Of SIS on every emigrant ticket sold to the Pacino
coast Furthermore, he declared that some OF tha
,nes IN the Central Traffic Association are paying as
high as four commissions on tickets sold from Ne"'
yort N Chicago Ofhcials Of the Chicago and Alton
claim 10 have the same information from oter
General Passenger Agent Charlton, OF that road, mas
Ur5tten a letter to Chairman Finley, OF the western
Passenger Association, asserting that no less tn seve
Eastern roads paying commissions on ucheeS Soia
over their lines from New York 10 Chcaso'
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
DARING ROBBERY FROM A MAIL WAGON.

Policeman Brady OF the Nineteenth Precinct. two
men drag a pouch OF mall out Of large double mail
wagon at Flfth-ave and Thirty yhith.st. about p m.
yesterday. As tho men saw the officer they
dropped the pouch and disappeared down the avenue.
Brady useless To follow the men and leave
the pouch OF mail lying In the street so he dragged the
pouch 10 the Thrteth-st station house, where IL
found 10 contain registered mail addressed to Chicago
Tine driver of the know nothing Of the loss and
drove on 20 the Grand Central station 10 catch the 10
train for Chicago.
When the wagon was unloaded and the Chicago pouch
xas missed An alarm sent and received in
the Thrtthst saton-house just oncer Brady arrived
with ths pouch The Grand Central station notified.
and the OF one Of the wagons went to the station
house and TOOK the pouch of mail to the depot
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
DELrBERATING OVER MARY EGyER,s FATE

The trial OF Mary Egner the eighteen yearod girl who
charged with killing her own babe finished yes
terday in the Court OF Sessions in Brooklyn Dr. Alex.
ander j. c. Skene and Dr. George NJ Corey testified that
in their opinion the girl was insane and Professor Jarvis
S. Wight thought that she still in state Of mental
alienation. j. A. Weinberg summed up for the defence
and Assistant DstrictAttorney Clarke for the people
Judge charged the jury, leaving open tho ques.
ton whether the child actually killed or was
whether by design accident and II by design
not made insane by her troubles Mr.. Clarke
said that had expectation Of conviction OF higher
crme that Of manslaugher in the second degree and
Judge Moore held that the girl would have been guilty
that crime H. being sane she was cupably negligent as
20 cause the chds DEATH without desiring do So
Tho jury retired In the afternoon At midnight tho
Jury were still out and It said that they evenly
divided between acqual and verdict of manslaughter
I'm second degree.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
nowrp1rss To REMEDY THE EVIL.

Chicago. May 15.-The managers of the ""eseern
oads resumed their conference this morning In regard
10 the manipulation OF through freight rates al some
ot the junction points south Of Chicago The princpa,
oomplainants are the Northwestern lines, whicn 40 o'
reach those functions but connect WIN Uo
od lines Their business is diverted to the other
rotos because they cannot meet the cut rates tha'
preval by way Of PEORIA st. Louis and other points,
and especially by the Indiana, illinois and Iowa roaa'
..hioh forms convenient link between Eastern and
w,ostnrn svstems. There is a wellgrounded belief
however that the Eastern roads are mainly responsible
for the manipulation Of these through rates, da8
~ ,,o, 81 the case the Western managers concuucn
ht thev were powerless to remedy the situation WITH.
ont the cooperation OF the Eastern INES ana the3 i ~
The whole matter in Chairman Mdgleys hanos' W 10
tapen mn with the Joint Rate Committee.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
the CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIZ
INSURANCE COMPANY

..,,1 .oloction. economy, and prudence
to reduce the actual cost OF insurance 10 'nc i'"
psf practicable point and has never been surpassed
in this respect.
Ratio OF expenses of management TO receipts
since organization, s.5l per cent
The percentage of dividends to premiums re-
ceived in 1890 was 25.oS per cent
1t has surplus of assets, over ana ABOVE Ill
liabilities by the highest legal Standard, oil over
six millions Of dollars u
PHILIP s. MILLER, General Agent
for New.York City, Long Island and New''erse''
Wall ST.. New-York City.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC FALLS INTO LINE.


d. McNichou, general passenger agent OF tho Cana
dian Pacific: E. V. Skinner, general Eastern agent OF
the Canadian Pacific, and G. E. Lambert general East
ern agent of the West Shore held conference yeser
dov With PASSENGER Commissioner L. p Farmer Of the
Trunk Line Association, in regard to the Immigrant
business to the Northwest. AS explained In Inc
Tribune yesterday the Canadian Pacific has secured Its
immigrant business through outside agents, lnsteah oil
the Joint agency at the Barge Office. This condition OF
affairs has caused frequent disturbances and the Trunk
Line Commissioners have made several attempts to get
the Canadian Pacific to become member OF the lmml-
grant Clearing House and take their percentage OF the
business through the Barge Oflice.
An arrangement satisfactory to all present was made
yesterday basis of the terms offered by Mr. Farmer
though modified somewhat to meet the demands OF the
Canadian Pacific. This arrangement will be submitted
on next Tuesday to the executive committee OF tts
Trunk Line Association for ratification. II approved
1t will go into effect Immediately, TO date from Marcn
IA, when the NewYOr Central secured control OF the
Rome, Watertown and ogdensburg, and thus diverted
the Canadian Pacifc's Immigrant business from the
Ontario and Western.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
ECZEMA ON A CHILD
Five years old. Scabs on her hands
and Face Quarter Inch tn
Thickness.
Suffering very great. Best Doctors
FAN. Uses Cuticura with Mar.
yeliOus Results.

NY little girl Ave years Of age, had breskins ~
on her face, hands, and skin 1 called IN aossos u
said It salt rheum eczema. He lei, Wss,sIsp-
ton which did not relieve any; she keps getting
worse called IN another he said me saEe ~ oa MA =
then tried two eminent physicians in Newark, mf,e
months each, 70 effect then tried houiocekH 1ie
eleven weeks and had kept giving It e ia aef oa aeA
was told OF another doctor that accompanied yey
highly on diseases Of the skin and blood was going
way vas aayl,ea b hs drlggs foa aSs, =,
which did 10 noble effect. At this time the scabs
on her hands and face were one.tourth inch 1cx Me
they would burst open. had hardly given her, her a:
medicine three four days when the scsos oeesa -
month the sores had entirely dried up r,,.,,..s
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
MODIFYING THE BOYCOTT.

There was meeting OF the Lumber Trade Associas.
a. No IS broadway Yesterday, at which the lumoei
dealers decided push the boycott against the poau
Walking Delegates, but at the same time resoNee |"
low tho sale Of hard woods, cabinet and hnsnns s-
terial or trim" This In measure nuliucs 'no ~.
colt, as only line Of goods, ana tnas '"' NV
easily obtainable, is placed under the ban
The housesniths' strike appears to be no nearer
settlement than when It began. strike was of'es
by the Board Of Walking Delegates for toHsy o' c..
new building OF the New-York Biscuit company, -
teelth-st. and Tenth-aye- because noa-uhiou h'"
EN- )loycd TO do housesmiths' work.
1t was reported last night that T. " Powdfy' ""
eral Master Workman OF tho Knights Of Labor was
the city on business connected with District As'eH'S
A
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
IN ExPREssMAN KILLED, HIS WIFE INJURED

Joseph Small streetcar driver on the Eourh@ve' ine'
was arrsiged before Coroner Levy yesterday AFTERNOON
and held in 81 600 bail to answer to charge OF causing
the death Of Charles e. Ward Of No 81 Dey-st an ex-
pressman.
About o'clock Ward and his wife were riding up Gen.
tre-st in their expresswagon streetcar driven Oy
Joseph Small up behind the express at rapid raee
Small ordered :he expressman OF the track The latter
was not ouck enough 10 suit the streetcar driver who
it is said whipped up his horses Ward had got partly
of the track when the express wagon and car came In COL
lson Mr. and Mrs Ward hurled to the pavement
and the wagon overturned
Wards head was crushed in and he died before an
ambulance from Chambers Street Hospital arrived Mrs
Ward was seriously bruised
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
THE WEATHER REPORT.
FORECAST TILL p. NJ. SATURDAY.

Washington May 15.-For New-England and Eastern
New.York rap change in temperature except slightly
cooler in Vermont Northern NewYork eastery gales
For Eastern Pennsylvanla, NewJersey, Delaware Mary
land and Virginia, rain slightly warmer
For the Carolnas ard Eastern Florida, fair, except
showers on the North Carolina coast; slightly warmer
For Georgia. Alabama and Western Florida, generally
fair, in Georgia and extreme north Alabama
For Mississippi Louisiana Eastern Texas and Arkansas
fair.
For Tennessee and Kentucky, fair.
For Western New.YOrk, Western Pennsylvania West
Virginia and Ohio generally fair, except showers Oh the
lakes. -.
For Indiana illinois, Lower Michigan, Wisconsin; Mis-
souri, love- Kansas and Nebraska, fair slightly cooler
For Upper Michigan, fair.
For Minnesota aud the Daotas, generally fair by night
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
THE Ell PASo PosTMASTER'S CASE.
HOLDING MATTER FOR INQUIRY is NOT LILLE
GAL DETENTION


GAL DETENTION.
washington. May Is lspeciaD-Tfe Postoface De-
partment officials here resent unfair and misleading
the statements sent out yesterday from FL Paso rex
in regard to the arrest of the postmaster there ihe
FL Paso dispatch announced that the postmaster ha
contiscated the whole mail edition of The I'll faso
Tmes,n because that paper published synopsis Oh ei
Louisiana Supreme Courts decision, directing inc se
retary of that State TO submit to the people at the
next election the constitutional amendment passed ny
the last legislature continuing the charter Of the
lottery company twenty years longer The Editor
of "The Times" thercupon had the postmaster ar
rested for unlawfaly detaining mall matter ana no
fusing It's transmission through the mails"
The fact is, the authorities here say, that the posi-
master simply detained tho issue of "The Tines until
ho could telegraph to the Posmaster-General for In
structlons and reoeivag word that the matter pub
lshed though in one intended as an advertise
ment Of the lottery company, did not actually come
within tho scope OF the AntLottery law, promptly for
warded the edition. which had been held over tempo
rary This, 1t Is said here, cannot be called an I'M
Lawful, detention Of mail matter for IL was the duty OF
the postmaster to ask for instructions from the Dc
partment he had any doubt 70 the admissibility
Of the matter offered Inquiry to the legality OF
tho subject matter-the Louisiana Supreme
Courts decsion-came from severxl quarters and the
Assistant Attorney General for the Department, Mr.
Tyner after examining the articles forwarded. ruled
that they did not offend technically against the exist
ing law. The Department Is confident that no case
can be made out against the FL Paso postmaster for
simply OBTAINING the copies Of " The Tines pending
instructions.
As to the "raidng' Of the FL Paso postoflce. also
referred to in the Dispatch the fact is that the United
States Marshal acting under the orders of the United
States DistrictAttoncy, simply seized a number of
lottery circulars which had accumulated in postoce
box hired indirectly by the Juarez Lottery Company,
OF Juarez, Mexico Just across the Rio Grande, from
FL Paso. The Mexican Company, in order to save
good deal Of matter in FL Psso, and most Of its
veopcS bore return mark TO certain box In the
FL Paso postoiice. A number Of returned circulars
collecting in this box and the suspicion Of the officials
being aroused by several other circumstances. the
matter in the box seized, by order of the District
Attorney. With this, of course, the Postoce author
tiles had nothing whatever 10 do.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
He FORGED HIS EMPLOYEES NINE

Charles Arnold, thirty.Ave years old a nat,vo -.
Australia. was arragned before Justice Hogan in tho
Tombs Police Court yesterday morning. charged with
forging the name Of his employer. John T. Wilson the
fe' cracker baker who lives at Parkave. Thirty.
Tourthst to number Of checks small amounts aoore
eating 800 On April Arnold forged Mr.. Wilson'S
name to a check, drawn in favor Of Charles g. Co. OF
so East Fbrty third-st, for ESQ., On April Arnold
drew four more forged checks. In the OF Charles
e. Co. Arnold displayed TO q clerk diamond pn saving
isn't it a dandyl I am going to get 5000 On It."
This pin. it is alleged he stole from Mr. Wilson'S house.
its value is said TO be $3.50.
Arnold disappeared after his forgeries Mr. Wilson
reported the matter to the police. On Wednesday de-
tectves Arnold's wife shopping in Grand-st and
followed her TO Woodside. L. l., where Arnold was
living.
Arnold pleaded guilty. and Justice Hogan held him
10 81 900 bail for Trial.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
LOWER TOURIST RATES NOT GRANTED.

Denver, Col, May ia committee consisting OF
many Of the prominent Of Colorado appeared
before the Trans Missouri Association again to-day
TO argue In favor Of tourist rate less than the 20
per cent rate established and agreed upon by the
association. Thomas Patterson, of Denver, spoke at
length upon this subject. IL claimed by Mr..
Patterson that the 20 per cent rate dlscrlmna
ton against Colorado and he warned the association
that united effort would be made by the people and
merchants Of Colorado which would result in discrm
nation against any lines voting against the interest
Of Colorado. Most OF the members favored a low
rate but on account Of the opposition OF the Santa Fe
and Burlington, nothing could be done to reduce tho
20 per cent rate. The association considered tho
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
A ROMANS SCREAMFORHELP.
ONE MAN SAID SHE HAD ESCAPED FROM AN
ASYLUM AND TWO OTHERS HELPED
HIM FORCE HER INTO A CAB.

Policeman Mcmahon, Of the Nineteenth Precinct was
standing in front Of the Hotel Marlborough at 1 a.
Yesterday he heard piercing scream followed by
cry for help The voice that Of and
came from tho direction OF Sxthave. Officer Mcmahon
hurried toward the Of Slxthave and arrived just
in time TO see cab dash madly through West Thirty
sixth.st toward Fifth-ave A small boy who
standing on corner told the officer that he had
three men seize a woman and force her into the cab
One Of the men got into the cab The boy pointed to
the other two men, who walking through the street
Mcmahon followed them and overlook them at the
OF Ffbh-ave and Thirty-sxth-st. The said they
were walking in Sixth-avc, when they catch
hold Of a young and hurry her toward cab
The struggled TO escape, and the man, who was
thickset and bushy sidewhlskers, said he q
physician and the young patient Of his, who
had escaped from a private insane asylum Long
Island. The man asked them assist him in getting
the into the cab. They did and the cabdrver
was ordered go the Thirty ferry. The
oficer reported the at the police station
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
VIOLATION OF THE INTERSTATE LAW.

pes Moines Iowa, May 15.-Judge Shrss, of the
Federal Court rendered important decision under the
Interstate Commerce law today. The plaintiffs were
grain shippers Carroll Iowa, and the defendant the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company Tho
paIntns claimed that they charged 10 cents per
100 pounds on grain shipments 10 Chicago, while shippers
at Blair Neb had 11-cen rate for the same distance
The Judge ruled that the rate in violation OF the
Interstate law and that plaintiffs have the right to re-
cover the difference between and also interest
on the money paid in excess Of the Nebraska rate
large number Of similar still pending, and the
same decision will no doubt be given.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
HAS MURPHY COME TO WELCOME CRoKERi

Edward Murphy, r, Of Troy chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee and intimate personal ana
political friend OF Richard Croker arrived In this Guy OIL
an early train last evening and went 70 tne non"NI Ian
House. Mr. Murphy was accompanied by his wife and
daughter. Mayor Grant dned with thom at the hoeei
and Immediately after dinner took Mr. Mrs ana MISS
Murphy away with him, 'to spend the evening"! inc
clerk Of the said. The arrival OF Mf 'iuIphy
WAS at once understood by knowing people TO mean ha'
Mr. Croker is 'hovering upon coasts, and that MI
Murphy and his family have come to welcome MT.
Croker and his family when they step ashore rom he
Fuerst Bismarck at the wharf OF the North herman
Lloyd Company in Hoboken today' PToininen'
Tammsny man said last evening that for some reason
hest known to himself Croker had sent his usual caoe
message announcing his coming to Murphy this time
instead OF to Grant. This done, he thought 70
resent Grants snub to Croker In making the DuA
Of his appontments without Crokers advice Another
disctple OF the wgwam equally sure that MI
Crocker is on La Bourgogne which sailed from Havre on
saturday and Is expected at dock morning.