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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-02-12
South and West.

OTTO HAUSER, who committed suicide at
San Antonio, Texas, is reported to be Stan
islaus Padewski, the Nihilist, who assas-
sinated the Russian General, Michael de
Seliverstoff, in Paris on November Is, 1890.
NEAR Pineville, KY, Bob Jones and Lee
Davis. members of the Parton faction, were
killed by Turner and his men.
RAIN began falling throughout Central
and Northern Arizona. 1t is the first rain
since February Is, 1891.
THOMAS THOMPSON, colored, was hanged
at Chestertown, Kent County, Md, for the
murder of William Adams, also colored
The hanging was the first in the county since
1851.
The doors of the Fall River County Bank,
at Oelrichs. South Dakota, were closed. The
depositors are mostly poor farmers and
laborers. The deposit bank at Glasgow, KY,
has also closed its doors after run.
By a premature blast in the Rush Run
Coal Mines Fayette County, W. Va, five
men were killed and five wounded. They
were all colored laborers.
THE residence of George Cramer, a few
miles from Brainard, MINI, caught fire, and
Mrs. Cramer and her three children were
burned to death.
The British ship Ferndale, coal-laden went
ashore five miles north of the entrance to
Gray's Harbor, Oregon. Twenty OF the
crew, including the officers. were drowned.
DEPU-f UNITED STATES MARsHALs
started on from Rabun, Ga, with three
revenue offenders. Two of the prisoners
were handcuffed together, while the third,
named Lowell, marched in front Of deputy.
Lovelrs mother and sister, both deaf and
dumb, suddenly sprang from the bushes be-
side the road, seized the officer and held him
long enough for Lowell to run into the
woods and escape.
WHILE scouting ahead for D troop,
United States Army Rufus Glover Well
known scout, was shot and killed by the
Cara revolutionists.
THE historic old Appon1attox. VA Court
House has been destroyed by fire. All the
records and furnishings were consumed.
DAVID PORTER, Deputy Collector of
Savannah, Ga, was, while bea ting his wife,
shot and killed by his son.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ABRAHAM SEAY, of
Oklahoma, was sworn in as Governor OF the
Territory.
JACOB LEEsE, the first white settler in
California, has just died at San Francisco,
aged eighty-two years. He came to Cali
fornia in 1888 and built the first house in San
Francisco in 1886.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-02-12
SINGULAR EXPLOSION,
Two Men Digging a Cistern Meet
With Horrible Death.

Seth Williams and Moses McClelland met
death in a mysterious explosion at Cave
City, KY. They were digging cistern and
had reached a fiat rock eight feet be-
low. Williams struck the rock with
sledge hammer, causing a terrible ex-
plosion, which buried McClelland beneath
flying powders and killed him and threw
Williams into a tree fifty yards away Nc
Clelland lived just long enough to tell what
phurous smell issues from between two
large rocks.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-02-12

THE Russian Public Works Commission
proposes to employ during the winter 100, 900
men and Is, 000 horses in clearing 80, 000 acres
of forest lands. The commission will ex-
pend for this purpose 81, 800 900 The COM
mission is also forming highways and parish
roads in the distressed districts at a cost OF
s150,000. 1t has employed for this work
Ii, 900 men and &c, 600 horses.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-02-12
ON A BURNED BRIDGE,

a IFaIH DeStrOyeU anu the Two En-
gineers Killed.
The eastbound passenger train on the
Texas and Pacific Railway was totally
wrecked two miles west of Ropeline, La. 1t
ran upon burned bridge, and all the cars
one baggage, postal and express. two day
passengers and one Pullman-were COM
pletely burned.
The engineer of the train was killed and
Civil Engineer Smith, of the road, was IA
tally burned. The corpse of young woman
in the baggage car was burned up.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-02-12

The famine in many Russian provinces
has stopped ali business, except the wholesale
stealing carried on by the officials.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
VAS THERE an AssAILANr,
MI. Hennessy Relieves There WAS but III q
Police Have Theorse,

| TheJersey City police have concluded lot tn
| spend great deal OF time searching for the
| man who Mrs. David Hennessy says bound
ana gagged her and then hid her away in tina
cellar OF her house at 12ts waverley street on
the Heights. Tho Investigations OF Detectives
McNally and Doyle and Chief Murphy were
practically finished yesterday and they ara
not fully satisfied that the story told by Mrs
Hennessy is altogether truo. Mrs Hennessv
is pretty little woman Of nervous tempera.
ment and somewhat given to hysteria Some
years ago she had an attack Of the trouble that
Frustrated her for some time.
One OF the chief reasons for the abandon.
ment for the search Of the robber is a story
that Is told Of Mrs. Hennessy's aversion to liy.
ing alone. She has repeatedly said to her hus.
band. 40 tho story goes. that it is unsafe for
her to stay alone while he 10 at his business in
New York. She has wanted her husband to
consent to her mother coming and living with
them. SO that she would not be alone at all.
Mr.. Hennessy according to tho story. has OBJ.
iected to this arrangement. Another reason Is
the story told by John I. Smith. who lives in
Waverley street. next door to the Hennessys.
He says that when Mr.. Hennessy called on
him for assistance on Friday night lie went at
once to tho house. and was with Mr.. Hen.
messy when Mrs. Hennessy was found
in the cellar. He says the cord which
i bound her wrists when she was found
Mss Used e1 it ' sss
tHse GROUND the wrist Rgt not 50
leased herself had she been conscious and had
she desired to DO SO: He thinks that she had
t n shs had use pS S her bands s
This story that the binding was really no
the stat ement Of Dr. Steele. Who was called 70
attend Mrs Hennessy: He says that he made
on hse nat woud
third I'd reason for the police ineredulity
was said to have been com mitted. These are
tearing might have been done in the course ee q
sIss nss RaVs Akf peda IT 00 4he af
along = seam runninx from waist to
been used to aid in the work. The Skirt is
dragged along the floor 70 the cellar door, As
skirt and and a Corset cover as Well as corseS
waist. The skirt is torn. The tear is under
.o- part S Of the dress skirt which was rot
torn s the sass shos
fitted tightly over the cover is whole. The
ct first were reported missing were both found.
One was on the kitchen floor and one was On
Nh ssss An ss Sey as q s e
legged assault has been taken and nothing 10
% Ss TO SHRgste yhs e. the police I
The hoass sGs tss
. 6f5 Clock. the time When NTH The assault ' %ss
alleged to have been committed and he did
ds no enter ante OF 81
iennessy fully believes IN his wife's story.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
The Silver Convention.

WASHINGTON. May 2a-The last day 8 session
OF the Silver Convention was devoted to the
business incident to the closing OF the meet
ing. The Executive Board was authorized to
1t shall be to distribute all current literature
on tn" silver issue. Chairman Warner said Il
was necessary, for the silver people to raise
said. he had learned on good authority had
been, raised By, anti-sivcrIt"s to defeat. any
and to suppress that issue ~ tho approaching
Presidential campaign. About $4,000 was
snbssr,b"d and gnnr%T!rt"ri ny ths delegates
principally in Culoradr. TO carry ON tho silver
light. Tho meetin. adjourned. subject to tho
call 81 tho Chairman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
NOT HUSBANDS FOR ALL,
A Young Woman Comes from Chicago to
Organize the Women Workers Here.

Organize the Women Workers Hero.
The first woman organizer appointed by the
American Federation Of Labor arrived in this
city yesterday from Chicago and will begin at
once tho task Of organizing the working
women here. She is Miss Mary f. Kenney. a
pretty. dark eyed girl. tall OF good figure. and
possessing al expressive face and a decided
manner.
Miss Kenney went to the rooms OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. which she will make
her headquarters for the present AS soon as
she was installed there she sent out letter
addressed to Women Wageworkers of New
York announcing the purpose of her visit.
have been organizing" said Miss Kenney
to Sun reporter yesterday. under the char
ter OF tho State Branch Of the Federation in
Illinois. with good results. Among the trades
lorGanized in Chicago were the bookbinders.
the shirtmakers. the cloakmakers. the shoe
GrIS;; and the hackmen."
Tho hack men|
Yes" with a musical laugh. Though my
mission Is to organize women. yet il men ask
my ss 81. such rs it is; in organization.
Will gladly give it. The hacknen asked mo to
assist them to organize and couldn't refuse"
The greatest difficulty in organizing girls"
that nearly evory ono expects to be married
and have husband to support her 1t is dis
tasteful to most girls to tell them they may
i IS natural for girls to look forward to. but It
takes away u girls sense OF independence to
look forward 70 it as her ultimate and unaltcr-
able destiny; Even II there wcrc enough men
TO- TO- go round. cvery man could not support
Wlie. ana n marriage In such cases. II the
f W%m n"tb has no trade, means certain misery
Miss. Kenney will begin by calling meet
ing TO take steps to organize the workers on
women underwear and the shirtmakers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29

the reason that al the lahoring, people. the ms
sociations. anu unions feel that he sympathizes
with them. no, in all they are trying TO do.
hut ne symrath2Gs with them to this extent.
that he knows and feels that labor is not re-
celying its Just share aud that no sym.
able, effort, that they have made, or are
making. to hotter. their condition. and for that
reason l think ho would gain II larger vote
than any other man that could be n1minnted
ny mp Nepuhltcan lnrty. and | would rather
st.. mn, NJ nonlinmtnu than any ono else.
think his Administration has bocn u fairly
good one. am rot objccting to him on any
personal Erounds whatever. but | do not ho-
liore in the second term for anybody. l am
opposed to the second term for tho reason
th that the President will always. con
obtain II reelection. and il he does not he will
he susrcrted %! doing 40 Another objection
have IS that 4" not believe Mr.. Harrison can
be elected; There IL good deal ~ opposition
n Nevada. arl we cannot afford to lose any
States next November. / want ii. however.
understood that there is no personal feeling
In TINS matter wit h me at all: not the slight
est have no iavors that want from any
Administration other than every citizen is en-
II MIR. Blaine really is n candidate do you
THINK i; , would be tn proper thing for him to
II Mr. Harrison appointed Blaine so that
ne. Harrison. might have second term. and
Blaine understood that his appointment was
mat UNDERSTANDING. of course lie ought not to
be n candidate. and IL he Is, then he ought to
resign; but II all this has been done for the
good OF the country. without any thought of
Mr.. Blaine should resign or why Mr. Harrison
should expect IL,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
BELLE BILLIONS HUSBAND.
A Money Lender II Giving the Youpg Earl
No End OF Trouble.


LONDON. May 22-His lordship the Earl OF
Clancarty is advertised in the Gazette az a
debtor who will not pay his bills. The adyer-
tiser is Sam Lewis. tho famous bill broker,
who is always ready to advance money on the
written promises to pay OF young aristocrats
with spendthrift habits. harsh parents, and
titles and estates in prospect Much OF the
money which his lordship squandered upon
tho young variety singer who is now the
nsAr ssm was gw %h from s
ton; Ms father. the Earl Of ci%n ss i1'
10 failed to yield to his wishes. and
plo was defeated by the verdict OF a jury, the
Earl promised to carry out the threat that he
haa maIe NE ne could not deprive the young
held from him everything that was within minis his
We The nd dea h to
1Td n| N found himself DECORATED with
the famous family Of Peer french. but 1 wit" With a
bare entail and little or no ready money to
sustain E,i his MS, new s dignity. "
arrive at some ssttsment; Tho ESrl made no
appealed to the law. A process server spent
days and weeks trying to servo papers on the
amount Of his loans. and the noble Earl was vas
kept busy lodging service After vainly trying
to serve his debtor. Lewis now advertiscs in |
tho GdzeHe as the legal alternative for per- |
sonal service. He also announces that on
June he will apply to have the Earl declared |
The only chance for Clancarty to settle is |
to hand over to Sam Lewis the right to collect |
the m E. income which Clancarty receives
from the entailed property. and in the event Of |
being declared II bankrupt Clancarty will be |
deprived II this slender resource. This will |
leave the Earl pcnni"ss and he will then have |
nothing to live on but the earnings Of his wife.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
DELMORE ELWELL RELIEvED.
Tho New York branch or the Worlds Fair
Is Abolished.

~ -ADOlsncu.
CHICAGO. May 2a-Directov- General Davis
to-day abolished the New York office Of tho
Worlds Fair. relieved Delmoro Ewcll of the
large and lucrative position. and left the
Eastern interests Of the Fair In charge of the
Commission OF the Empire State The order
from tho Director-G Generals Office is to tako
effect on June l.
Director-Gcneral Davis said to- day that he
had decided to abolish the Office ut the time
the New York Commission was organized. and
that his order was but tho DELAYED result Of
That intention. There is. however. moro be-
bind this order than tho more fact that New
nestly mt work,
Nnile III" abolition Of the New York Office IL n
pretly compliment 10 the Commission Of that
elhte, ~ ~ at the same time ANYTHING but n
commitment to Mr.. Elwcil who iqs had charge
OF mo Once; Neither the Director General nor
any ,of Tho officials of the Exposition
Wou,d AUNT as much dS this or that they arc
my 'hihg mi satisfied with Mr.. klwells work:
stated. " '
Mr.. ElwelI recently organized the Inter-
NAV ionaI ENnlbltons Association in New York,
an ,.l nrEahiIation OF merit and influence and ad
SSihntnng"ous to the Fair. but IN organizing it
t N, ruiss ana etiquette. which prohibit any
officer q the Fair using the great enterprise TO
,'c h'insct IN tho advancement of purely
nersona, ana private business interests. This
ltth2p, more than any other. is said to he the
ciiici causc Tor his removal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
SOLDIERS IN A CHURCH.
st. Peters Guard to Perform Evolutions In
st. Benedicrs Tonight.

The sight OF military company marching
up and down the aisles Of church to the beat
OF drums will be witnessed this evening in
Brooklyn. For several weeks the members Of
st. Peters Independent Guard have been
drilling for the part they are to take in the
ceremonies that are to take place to-n ght in
St Beneiites Roman Catholic Church in Full
ton and Ralph avenues. The Guard will ap-
pear in bright-red uniforms. with new mus
kets and shining helmets.
For several weeks it has been whispered that
Bishop Mcdonnell was opposed to the custom
of having Il body of armed men parade about
the aislcs Of a Catholic church. and especially.
it was said. was he opposed To- tho innovation
of having fife and drum corps 1t was an
nounccd last night, however. that Father
Hanselman. the pastor. had given the Guard
permission to take part in the ceremonies this
evening, and had also agreed to allow drums
The programme as originally laid out by
Father Hanselman will be carried into effect
to the Letter The n, members Of st. Peters In
at her snd Headed &c
C on There they viii fe drawn up II no
American flag and also the Papal flag. When
all the societies attached to the rhurch have
with bayonsts eiistenins and drums s'b etatinya
will march into the church. up the centre aisle
to the altar rail. forming in files across the
front of the altar. When the officiating priest
appears. the host which he carries will be su-
il will Order nrms!" and at the conclusion
" Present arms!",." Garry arms" e Right about,
forward. march."
During the evening there will be process
sion OF tho different societies. marching up
and down the aisles. the military company
IN the procession. The playing of nfes has
boon prohibited. but no objection will DO made
to tho beating OF the drums
At the conclusion of the ceremonies, when
the congregation has left the church. the vari-
GUS companies of St. Peters Guard will BIO
salute each civic society as It passes out. The
guard qua! VII be commanded by Capt. Renigius.
pert and Anton Pfaeffie. The drum corps viii
he under command Of Drum MAJOR Anthony
Beiler,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
Edward NJ. FIELDS Condition,

BUFFALO. May 2s.-THE Sun correspondent
called at the Buffalo State Hospital and asked
to see DR.. Judson b. Andrews. the Superin-
tendcnt. To him he addressed this inquiry:
Doctor. the public would be glad to know
something OF the condition OF young Edward
NJ Field OF New York. who was sent here two
months ago"
"Wel. Mr.. Field is still here. and you may
say that physically with significant emphasis
He is now able TO be out Of doors on pleasant
days. under guard AS TO his mental condition
/ have made no report to the court upon that.
public statement upon that before ! have sub
United my official REPORT. / shall hay" tho re-
He was sent here that the question OF his
sanity might he solved. was he not
Yes. and ms soon ns we ara ablc to answer
that question. and he is sufficiently recovered.
he will be taken TO New York for trial"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
HARD TO CATCH THIS MAN,
Train Robber Floyd Seems IS Darine anA
More Lucky than Perry Was.

AToih noDDer flOyd seems oo Daring aA0
More Lucky than Perry Was.
PALATKA. Fla. May 2S-Ben Floyd. the train
robber who so mysteriously escaped from tho
posse at Buffalo Bluff when Williams and King
were killed. was heard from last night st
White Springs. on tho Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway. seventy-fve miles north Of
here. He had eluded tho vigilance Of scores
Of searchers, and turned UP there leapine
from tho railroad bridge into the Suwanee
tendent Myers and Sheriff Anderson f Emrf.
hove in sight. This posse has been on q spe.
rial locomotive for twenty-four hours. patrol.
As the locomotive approached the bridge
leading to town a man was seen on The
structure who looked like Floyd: They pre-
parred to o. rn IN him. and when within Joy Yards
at the approaching engine. and with shout
jumped into the river Tho engineer In vain
endcnvored to stop. and tho posse emptied their
When he reached shore. he turned and made
knocking gesture and jumped into the swamp.
The engine came back to town. ard blood.
bounds bounds Were yer wired for In two hours eight
bloodhounds took the trail quickly. but Floyd
was not caught. He entered house at mid.
h niigh 3too IN" me- inmates Ned in alarm He becksd
guards as a negro. He went southward. and
'hf t nssss Is F IA his h ,s again
va Sis pos 'fs e. F Ss5i
now entirely surrounded In Hammock swamp.
SIX miles from here. and has guards all around
IT. liz posse WAS gathered here. and he left
or eight; miles in circumference. and It
morning descent will be made. It is report
ed that FLOYD - wounded. and that he shot one
fully aScertained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
A NOTORIOUS RINGER spoTTEn
starter Fitz-era,d Detects nud Exposes the
Post Odds.t'add Horse.

TORONTO. May 2S.-The famous ringer Cad
do. better known as Post Odds. that spread
CONSERVATION In betting circles throu ghout
the West last season. turned up in the opening
race given by the Ontario Jockey Club at
Woodbine Park yesterday afternoon and
was promptly detected. and owner. jockey
and horse will DO ruled of the
Canadian turf at the next meeting of the Ex-
ecutire Committee The horse was entered
in the first race. n dash at rce-nuarters OF a
mile. by d. &. Mcdonald OF Almont. this
province. under tho name OF Warbler. and his
sire was represented to be War Cry.
Tho bookmakers laid 100 to l against the
horses chances. and they were accomm odated
with surprising alncrity and werc glad to cut
the odds speedily
Starter Fitzgerald was suspicious OF Warbler,
and whom the gclding came to tho post he
noticed that one OF his hind legs was dyed
with some coloring matter. Tho horses name
was ronchcd and he wore n small shoulder
blanket.
None OF the Jockeys riding tho other con-
tcstants had ever seen Warbler's rider. and
the conclusion was plain that the horse was q
ringer
Tho judges and Executive Committee were
notified before the flag foil. Warbler ran
In tho first flight until well into tho
stretch. and it was plain to everybody
no could have given the winner Logan, race
for tho money had he been ridden BY n capable
jockey. hut his rider was too great a handicap,
and the geldinG finished a close fourth.
Those In charge Of tho horse ATTEMPTED to
spirit thc horse away but the Executive Com
mittec brought i'm in front of the stand and tho
shoulder blanket WINS removed and the brand
administered by the st Louis manager last
year when Post Odds ran under tho name OF
Caddo was there. and the dyed leg was further
evidence Of an attempt at fraud. Mcdonald said
ne mad always owned the horse and that he
was straight. the brands having been burned
into him while on a ranch in the Northwest
last wear. He could not explain tho presence
s s!,s TINT the horses hind leg had been
Prof. Andrew Smith quickly disposed of
Known hersemsn N ing rom mnGn t Of w Ts
ington. came forward and testified that
Mcdonald had asked him to train Marble |
and anot her animal for the Bellair meeting at |
Montreal next month. and the horse was I'M |
der cover. and they would win S5O.OOO. the !
case was even plRnor.
Mcdonald said he was in racing for the |
money there was in it. To clinch matters, |
Jockey Slack. who knows Post Odds having !
ridden him at the Gloucester course last sea- |
son. came forward and acknowledged that ,
Warbler and Post Odds are one and tho same
There is great excitement here over the at |
tempted swindle. Joseph Ullmnn OF ST.
Louis and Chicago. who spotted Post
ODDS last season at st. Louis and |
had him branded. will be communicated
with Mt once. and as soon as no is heard from
action will be taken.