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all chat she oould. As nm. Clarke drew near

all that che could. As Mr.. Clarke drew near
the close Of his speech he used these words:
cruel. ceid.biooded murder had been com
mitted. And I have found nothing to cause
me to G change % my i mindM;b M..oro,o fail ,,,, n =
faint, Instantly there was commotion. Jus
tlce Cullen announced that the proceedings
Meserole,s side In an instant and she was sur
rounded by friends. One bethed her face with
Sos wats oss Shasd he and hands ss ses
sr s's tenderia Mr. Clarke t sat down an at % onee
The Jury was visibly moved. Young Meserole.
the. words OF his accuser, turned toward his
mother with an aronized look and covered his
fee ws n bis bS hanS some qnss rnd hs Sd m f ss Sss
',At last Mrs. Meserole seemed to recover from
mon me- lifted her H and Carried her from the room
As they, neared the door she suddenly
anOh. my boyi my boyl my beyv',
Half the jurylnen had tears in their eyes. Mr.
He s
pat OF & his address; and & vas beginning 6gt perSo S
an ssee %Sis he se could
have by no means desired.
Justice Cullen rose to charge the jury. There
Whom he held his yeavol on the. benoi: his hand
Quivered so that the gavel made noise on the
ts s tss e s Sh
and went on to speak OF what. Meseroie and
his family have at stake and what the people
had at stake. HIS extreme nervoussess did
charge. which was strictly impartial.s
tt6a o'clock the jury went to its room to
deliberate.
Exactly at 1918 o'clock this morning the
Jury filed into the court room and Amidebreath-
less SILENCE took their seats: It had been
for rss.psd n that verdict
Vas, crowded TO its utmost capacity:
Each Juror arose as his namc was called. and
the pallid prisoner also arose and faced them.
Justice Bartlett occupied seat on tho bench
beside Justice Cullen.
When the foreman announced that the jury
had agreed upon n verdict, and that it was one
Of not guilty q wild scene Of rejoicing followed.
Young Meserole dropped into his seat thor
oughly overcome witt, emotion. and his father.
Gen. Meserole. kissed his hand again and again
to each jurynan in his rapture OF delight.
Cheers rang through the court room and cor
ridors for fully two minutes. and the specta-
tors crowded IN solid mass around Mese5roles
out Gen. Meserole .grasped his hand and re-
turned his thanks In u choking voice.
Meserole was formally discharged. and was
fairly carried from the court in the arms Of
his friends. He was checrcd as he was lifted
into carriage and started for his home.
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Ing sl.s50; The mortgagee had been com
ed TO foreclose. so that this sum It was abso-

planning about the arrears and had threaten
luteiy necessary that she should pay .at once
Her financial condition therefore. II seemed
ACTION and she ssrSs ae
this MS well as he. All this. he says, caused
him Inns great distress and anxiety respecting the
He knew we'll that in nconseaaence OF " " her ea.
travagant habits and her loose business, meth
to tho sr hss e
mind thst she would bs anwilIIns p do IS 50 NO no
Mrs. Livingston had ori's on various % 90 occasions
on tor some 81 two years tp preyoIs expressed her in
erty and deyoting the net proceeds to the pur-
fSsT ffSSSTassd t%s dss says On Msy
sTTtSy, y,t st thAs time; ana ,I. made . shs amsSnt
was aSout soe there aaey yemsnsa nsssaa
a net value o. only SIS;7o5. There was. more;
tss ss' dn s1ss tSe Of to pay q and nd II
e St tsIs money from sut T. The s sale %s Of tSs
leaving the net value of the NineteentI street
called IL sasna ssTeens ss
e make UP the difference from her annuity
he Hsr p4cpsl s aanS a1d on
ssRe esf shs psopsy sopsy
to him. somewhat Similar computation was
made In regard to the FiftY-third street house,
Mrs. Livingston thoroughly understood. ac-
cording to her sons statement. the exact
draw up the proper deeds This ne did. and on
May 3 she signed them. On receiving the con-
veyancesL Livingston borrowed on them from his
terest and taxes then In arrears He paid his
mother her first monthly installment IN cash.
and she accepted It without objection. Living
ston says that In the whole transaction he was
governed solely BY tlial affection for his
mot mother m and i by interest In her welfare At no
surplus money above the charges and ex-
penses of the property. On tn contrary. on
pointed trustee. there was q deficiency OF
1854 a In the funds OF the trust estate which
he had paid over to the estate.
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SOME ONE OWNED THE NAME
And Mrs. Barringer. Who Had Called Her
self De CaxanOvs, Is Accused or Forgery.

And Mrs. Bsrringer. Who Had Called Her.
self De Casanova, L. Accused or Forgery.
Mrs. Julia f. Barringer. money broker do
ing business at 10 East Fourteenth street. was
prisoner at the Essex Market Police Court
yesterday. charged with forgery.
1t appears by her statements that In May last
Emil Castillo. Spanish money broker. told
her he had $780, 900 to invest. He wanted her
to out h and
cent on all loans over that amount, They
ssstsd that shs G should aot use her own, name.
p; Pc Cazanoya-, In July she lent $3.50 q Gas:
ti!to's money TO Mrs. Carrie Trairs OF 136 West
Thirty-sixth street The loan was paid in
Ssptsmber and M5s. BaIripeer gave receipt
rS New Mrs Rosa. Rosa 3; Dc Cszanoya Of sS East
Mrs: garringer with forgery. She says she
ringer says she did not know that q woman
named Rosa p. De Cazanova existed. She also
declares that her arrest was an act OF revenge.
as she had auarrelled with Castillo u few
Justice Duffy held the defendant in default
OF Sl.5OO bail for examination on Tuesday
next.
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MRS MILLERS DOWNFALL
She Deserts . Luxurious Hone to Live IL .
DlsrePutablo House.

MILWAUKEE. Dec. 9-The story OF the down.
fall Of Mrs Florence Miller will shock the
society circles of Milwaukee. On Monday
Mrs. Miller was surrounded by all the luxuries
OF a marble mansion. that Of her grandfather.
the late J. B. Martin. who was. before his death
some years ago. one OF Milwaukee's most
prominent and wealthy residents. Last night
Mrs. Miller was IN inmate Of Wells street
resort and content to stay there. Mrs. Miller
is the daughter Of the Countess Sigardi. The
marriage OF her mother to the Count Sigardi in
London, little more than q year ago was
brilliantly celebrated. At present tho Count
and Countess Sigardi are at their home In
Italy. Before her marriage to tho Count. Flor
ence's mother was Mrs. Cooper. Mrs Cooper
was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs ]. b. Martin.
and her first husband was Sid Cooper. who
was United States Consul to Italy.
While living with her parents In Washing
ton Florence Cooper. then a girl Of not more
than Is. obtained notorioty by publicly horse
whipping United States Senator Ferry. Within
n year afterward Florence married William
Miller. a wealthy young Englishman. For
years they lived happily together. but about
four years ago her husband became shiftless.
since which time she has been obliged to de-
pend on her relatives for support.
Since her marriage Mrs. Miller has been
frequent visitor to Milwaukee and was always
received in the best Of society. She was u reg
ular attendant at church up to Sunday last.
On Monday afternoon she left her grand
fathers home, and hor whereabouts was un-
known until she was found by detectives.
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NO NEW TRIAL FOR sAWTELLE
He VIII he Hanged on Jan. Q for ATurderin,
His Brother In Now Hampshire.

He VIII he Hanged on Jan. Q for AIurderipg
His Brother In Now Hampshire.
CONCORD. N. H.. Dec. 9.-Isaac B. Sawtelle
will be hanged in New Hampshire for the
murder of his brother Hiram. The decision OF
the Court was made known tonight by the
clerk Of the court, and new trial was re-
fused.
Attorney General Barnard made the final
argument for the State this morning. He
reviewed tho evidence. claiming that tho
testimony introduced by the defence to
overthrow was negative in character.
Mr.. Edgerly. for sawtellc. said that
the only question was that OF jurisdiction.
AT last" said Mr. Edgery. the truth has
been told The crime was a terrible one. we
admit. But how much more terrible would
1t be to hang a man in q State where no crime
has been committedp Sawtelle said in court:
Il killed my brother. I did It alone and no.
body helped me- This unfortunate man will
be. punished. ! take It that It can make little
difference to him whether he be hanged on
Jan. Sor Imprisoned for life in Maine. All he
asks is justice"
During this. speech sawtelle wept. When
Mr., Edgerly had finished Chief Justice Doe
The decision. will be put In writing and
sent to the clerk Of the Supreme Court for
Strafford county at Dover" Sawtelle was then
taken to prison.
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WOULDN'T HAVE Il PROTESTANT
Bridegroom and Bride Were wshing, bu
the Guests Demanded . Priest.


the Guests Demanded . Priest.
MArAwAN. Dec a-Miss Maggie Hines of
Keyport and Mr.. Frederick Collins Of Jackson
ville Fla. were to have been married at 2
o'clock to-day. Tho Hines family were mem-
bers Of the Catholic Church here, and when
the invited guests arrived ut the Hines cot
tage they supposed that the ceremony
was to be a Catholic one. Just prior
to the hour appointed for the we'd
ding 1t leaked out that. the ceremony
was to be performed by the Rev. F. B. Crosier
OF the Episcopal Church ut Keyport. The
greatest indignation arose among the guests
over this announcement, and many made
preparations to leave. When the bridegroom
found out what the trouble was he immedi-
Father 6Ronnel!; The latter responded.
ms at ths ths house and learning tho
ceremony: upon the grounds that the rules OF
the Church forbade him from officiating at a
wedding ouside OF the Church. A hasty con-
sultation was held. when 1t was decided to re-
pair to- the Catholic church here. Carriages
were Immediately brought into use. and
the party We're taken to the church.
where another obstruction was met. The
rules which forbade house wedding
also forbade minister to unite couple whose
least two Sundays prior to the wedding. After
some time this obstruction was overcome and
the couple finally were united. Miss Hines
for some time had been member OF the
Catholic Church. Why Protestant minister
had been called in Is not known.
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Found Dying ON the Meadows.

man about 80 years old was found dying
on the meadows between johnson avenue and
Varet street. Willlamsburgh. late last night.
Ambulance Surgeon Somerville OF st. Cath
arines Hospital found he was suffering from
internal injuries. His pockets had been riged.
Later it WAS learned the man had been seen In
company OF Adolph Borseh. x T years : oi FL age. OF
street. They We're arrested They said they
had been in company with the insensihle man
ing. After. considerable inquiry Detective
Lyen found the man was probably, Arthur
Start. an amateur boxer OF Metropolitan av-
dition.
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eonstraetns the se senste eommttess Z, s and nd who
be completed until some time next week. One
So% ssg Gned stsss
when 4 comes to getting committee asstgn, sign,
Says sn
sSsS%RsEsd sH9 s dTssses sFsss deal Thss s haze
being ths Somewhat i Dol bold Il ambition ei Senator
the most importsnt p committees Of Congress-. %
& Senate tsefss always I has ' ts way il Tie na
ss sss fs S ssS
sass s the
prop. Of seniority as effected by Senatorial
%Ss faS tie
Mr.. Stewart is hopeful that he Will win.
MILLS FEELlNo VERY SORE
reaet!on Of the, terrible strain Of the last few
days that resulted in his defeat for the Speak.
VIII naalries about his future 'es sourse Si Sat Is
not IN mood at present @ t9 t take the public In;
rs MAKO aRs
S IL ssssSs Ss Fhs has s tSas ss ss
sSay ssnS Hsu.s and to want
upon the President. and the further hct that
way part Of the hall. has led to the report that
he intends to accept his defeat as an an
nouneement that his policy is no longer to be
House ana to keep himself in the baskgrogpd
Mills declines to talk. but. Contents
himself to say, sarcastically that. lying
seems to be indulged in by certain per-
sons. The defeated candidate for Speaker
feels very sore. not entirely perhaps.
to sIt in i speat s chair, but BECAUSE he IS
inclined to regard the election OF Mr.. Crisp as
q significant rebuke to the policy Of which he
has, has been a. 9 'sa S'osnspicnous advocate for many
man. apt to do things on impulse and afterward
to 60 to the Senate from Texas; and .conse-
guently would not be q candidate for the
speakership Had Ih he not made this nnnecss- e @
fight that closed last Monday evening.
Whether Mr.. Mills could now come to the Sem
SSne in %ashington seems able to answer.
Senator Chiffon. who was on Monday sworn In
to fill the unexpired term Of Senator Reagan.
which will expire in 1S93wil be candidate for
reelection. and there are other Texas gentle
men who will display like ambition. Mr..
place. and it is possible that he might not be
The Senatorship vii! be vacant on the day TINT
his present term in the House expires, and the
result Of next years elections may have q con-
trolling influence upon his future action.
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THREE FIRES AND ELEVEN LIVES LOST.
Four Firenen, Six Working Girls, and q
Business Man Killed.

Four Firenea, Six Working Girls, and o
Business Man Killed.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 9.-In q series Of fires on
West Main street to-day eleven lives have
been lost. nearly $5OO.OOO worth Of prop
erty destroyed. and several singular ac-
cidents occurred. In the early even
ing the store and stock Of the Boone
Paper COMPANY was destroyed. entailing
a loss OF $65.OO0 At 2:35 o'clock this morn
ing an explosion occurred in the adjoining
building occupied by Bamberger. Strong Il
Co. The shaky walls crumbled. and before
1t was subdued the stores OF Bamberger.
Essas fsyns fs Ge sss
been Quilted. At least four fremen were
%Ssa: zen Four otSs,Ts ,s; are $saiy hSTt The dead
:ssSSsS Ses XXI Is ssran
IN T: A. Menn Co.'s Wholesale candy and
The
Ths fre t Wa eat @ q Il O'clock. ana ths Xork o
81 Ra
Sest % % have
By the stairway leading to the fourth floor.
ja%ed sn as aseape pddK % %bs snS
bruised bodies. Others got out unhurt
,n rhe are IN the S09ne n build
RH atsr osocf ngs ana ass al
the engines we're withdraTp t. With its forces
the early morning to the ladder men. the Fire
Department was called to the third disaster at
ths saaS sSa fbs and the
was so badly hurt in an accident early this
RsnP2 as stasd
%ens a'shss sds q 'Ffa sss HssE ss svss sss
Chem The Buggy SaEsS
HsSss And The nS Chief
was badly hurt. and when the Chief called out
sssissanee Maiop Hughes Ss Was taken S to to R his
$ss q s rs e a$
Shss. .so %@s@SsI @S q So: Hoot @ A. spd Taddsrf
SY at wSFk fHH,dhg 70
saved himself from probably fatal plunge.
but nearly severed his hand from his arm ut
ths sss 9Ssr o, these HIsss.sss the romsn
flames were Under control. Ui the forty girls.
they were Theresa HolthaSs and lizzie Nc.
Garvey. One Of them has Q broken leg
snd the niues the osssf IN
from one OF. the candy furnaces.
with the new and big stock of
Christmas fireworks. The first explosion
aImIong aII the aseworks a. scattered The tlrebrands
entire stock. much OF which was highly In
fammable. was fiercely blnzing almost imme-
dlately. The skyrockets Roman candles. and
giant frecrackers were wild In their havoc
and impeded tho work OF the firrmen. making
Il exceedingly dangerous for them until the
last one had exploded.
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povrE coAsrocK rEsriFIss. give him the front
room. as he was under doctors care. and
offered to pay me SO week for it I said.
Very we'll He was attended BY DR.. Carter. I
acted as his nurse"
Then she told about Larbig. She said he
had visited her at her fiat frequently. but had
never remained overnight. She had lent him
$50. which he had never paid. Her father
supported her.
The crowd gave her the closest attention
while she told in detail of the events Of the day
Of the killing: Of the meeting between Mes
erole and Larbig at her fiat; of the visit Of
herself and Meserole to Brighton Beach. and
Of Larbig to the races: Of how Larbig followed
her to the beach and spoke to her at the din
ner table; Of the ride homo and the visit of
Meserole to his physician. DR.. Carter. 400
Washington avenue: Of her seeing Larbig
watching them at the corner of Smith and
Sackett streets: OF Meseroles preparations for
retiring. and OF how she went to the butcher
shop. Then she said in answer to questions:
Il came back to the fiat and hadn't been
there long when heard the bell ring. Mr..
Meserole was In the bathroom and asked
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only wanted to see me. said he should not
have come to the table when was dining with
gentleman. told him didn't want him to
come any more. Then he said he wanted to
speak to Mr.. Meserole. said he should not
Then he came toward mo and pushed me
toward the mantel. Then said: Mr.. Larbig.
you would not hurt me?' He said Yes.
would Then rushed to Mr.. Meserole's room.
opened the door and said: Mr.. Meserole.
please protect me- Larbig was running
right after me. Mr. Meserole jumped off the
bed; ,harbi6 said: This woman is deceiyinG
me- Then Mr. Meseroie said. knoW nothing
stock. I am SICK Larbig said: i propose to
sleep in this bedroom tonight l said: Mr..
Larbig. If you sleep In that bedroom will not
picture I said. Very we'll j then went and
got my keys. and got his picture out Of my
dressing case and handed it to him. He was
very angry and took the picture and was pull
ing II out Of the frame. I said: Don't break
the frame and he said. Yes. will"
Q.-What then haPPened3 Ale was very
angry. He took hold OF me and pushed me on
the bed.
Q:@How did he do it? A.-why. he Just
pushed me on the bed. swearing as he threw
,o."What, did he saya A.-He said. God
,Q.-What did he then do? Ale got mo on
the bed and grabbed me by the throat and
jumped ON me with his knees,
Q-Weu. go on. Ale commenced to pound
me and beat me as hard as he possibly could
holding m by the throat said: Don't yol
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MR.. WOODRUFTvs PAGE FOUND.
He Took Some Gold Pieces from the House,
but Not the Diamonds.

Theodore Pheifer. alias Edgar Mcdonald.
the fifteen -year-old page OF Timothy L. Wood
run Of Brooklyn. turns out not to be quite so
desperately wicked as at first suspected. When
he disappeared from Mr.. Woodruff's house at
10 Seventh avenue on Tuesday, he did not
carry OIL as was reported. Mr.. Woodrutf's two
sH;tsr pns Hasea It and
Giieces. One Of the upstairs girls in the house
night in one Of the drawers in Mrs. woodruff
hook case. They were rolled up In |. piece Of
cloth. and found lust as Mrs. Woodruff had left
them o fOw days previous.
:, Tho boy fell into u ,policeman's clutches on
Ing. He headed direct for the island ON Tues
day afternoon after he had spent, two
new suit OF clothes IIo formerly was
connect"d with race track stable
on tho beach. He WAS arrested while he was
driving in a light wagon around Duck Hill.
When brought to the police station on the
island only S12 In money and u revolver were
found In his possession.
kold Anal Sans
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him II he was ready to
come out, as the bell
had rung. Then I
asked him to close his
bedroom door, which
he did. I then opened
the door and Mr.. Lar
big came in. This was
by the back door. I
asked him what he
meant by following me
to-day. He said he
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are killing me-" Ho
said: That is what l
want to do" Then he
gras ped me by tho
throat SO ] could not
speak and I was gasp
ing. l could make ito
sound. Mr.. Meserole
then sntd: Stop beat
ing that woman" He
said It three or four
times and then he said
again: Stop beating
that woman or l will
shoot YOU" l raised
my. eyes and saw his
pistol pointed at Mr..
!arbig's head, Larbig
let me go and jumped
off the he'd
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Crank at an low. Funeral.

MASON CITY. Ia .Nov.9.- 9.-To-day. while the Rev.
DR.. Patterson was conducting the funeral Of
Fred Smith.an unknown man made his appear
apce at the door Of the residence. and. push
ing his way to the coffin. demanded that tho
missioned BY Christ to raise this man from
the dead II was somo time before the crank
could be taken from the room.
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Newfoundland Retalistes.

ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Dec. 9.-In retaliation for
duties imposed by Canada on Newfoundland
fish, the Government here has Dut I'm force Sec
tion Is of tho revenue act against Canada,
which increases the duties on articles import
ed from Canada.
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Thck,headed men make little progress This condi:
you feel dull heavy from over work or excesses.
youthful otherwise write the Erie Medical Institute
Buffalo, N " for book explaining scientific treat.
msnt. Mailed free In sealed lettef-Ads.
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easily heard. It Is a
singular voice. well
modulated. and fexi-
BILE. She knows how
to use It, too. Ques-
toned by Meserole's
lawyer. Mr.. Gaynor.
she went over the cir
cumstances Of her ac-
quaintance with Mes
erole. and Of his visit
to her fiat after his re-
turn from Europe. He
came to me."' she. said.
"and said he was sick.
He asked me II I would
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MAlr II Saved

sesoFbsnt pouch and besdes fis the best And puFest
of chewing tebAcoos 10 IL any wonder that it has
janpsd into popular fsv0s All dsslsia Osnis.-Zds.
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MESEROLE NOT GUILTY.
WILD SCENE OF ENTHUsLdsM WHEN
THE VERDICT rs RENDERED..

Assistant Dfstrict Attorney Clsrhe's Elo-
suence Nnllined by the FaintinE OF Mrs.
Meserole, the Prisoners Mother, Just mt
tie Begiuning or His Peroratios.
The trial Of Darwin J. Meserole for the mur-
der OF Theodore W. Larbig. before Justice
Cullen. in Brooklyn. ended yesterday after
noon. and the case went to the jury in the
evening. When Mrs. Dovie Comstock was
called as witness she rose nervously and
walked quickly TO the witness stand. There
was an eagerness to catch sight Of the woman
who was the cause OF Meseroles trouble and
Larbig's death. Her father walked with her
to the stand and took seat inside tho railing.
When she kissed the Bible she gave her name
in voice little louder than whisper. and as
she sat In tho witness chair her fingers nerv-
ously clutched at her plain dress.
She began to give testimony in q very low
voice. Afterward her voice became clear and
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To hold royal flush buy pack Of the Triton brand
es"sQusszsrs' playing cAids.-Ads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23
cUJciGO TO LONDON BY WATER.

Detroit Mich JAN 23.-About two years ago a syn
dicatc WAS formed in London whose oOject was 10
build and operate line of steamships 10 run i'o o'
noint in England to Chicago bringing out miscellaneous
,iht and carving dressed beef and dairy piOducts
Rack. Nothing was done at that tlmc' OWING 10 inc
fact that Canadian canals would not accommodate sps
drawing nine feet OF water. Recently the shahowc'.
anal has been so far improved as to afford deptn OF
little over nine feet and the project Is being phseu
with vigor which indicates that the sa''-"a'cf s"p
may soon be steamed up and down the Great Lakes
A ,..rt ~ mi, syndicate j. now on visit To the df
feren lake cities making contract, for ielgt by thc
new line and - far has met WITH sncIeht success 10
s,tisfv him that the undertaking Will be a success.
The capltal stock OF the company Will be SooOOooo
and there will be ten steamships built To begin With
These steamships will cost from Sl2oOOO 10 SloOooo
each and will form weekly line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23
4 THIEF Settles 1 BlNK'S MAIL.

Chicago. Jan. .3.-1hc facts have Just been made
public in regard to the theft Of valuable package Of
letters belonging To the Northwestern National Bank.
Yesterday morning the bank ,cnger called AT tho
po,oihcc for the banks mail. lie received part of
it, and pd To- call for The rcmandc I'm fifteen min
u,, Ju,t before the expiration ~ that time young
man, who had evidently overheard the conversation
with the messenger put his head the delivery win
dow ana said &c | want the rest Of the Northwestern
Bank mail II given - him without question,
and nothing more Wa thought OF the matter till after
The arrival of the regular morning mail. Then there
sCurrying around, but the thiet had escaped, ana
la, not since been seen. Subsequently eighteen OF
the missing letters found In closet. IL i sup
DO,cd THAT the stolen package consisted OF about sNy
letters. containing f.om 100000 10 $4,000, mostly
in checks and nOn-ncg0tiablc paper.