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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
HIS HONOR IS BATING HIS WAY
Repairs the Court House Going on In
Spite of tho Public.

DELPHI Ind. July 1a-Forty deputy sheriffs
were sworn in this morning to protect the
workmen engaged in repairing the Court
House at Monticello. White county. The Court
House is in a dilapidated condition. and the
Commissioners refused to repair IL. Judge
Reynolds let contract for $4,000 worth OF
repairs last week. which virtually amounted
to new Court House.
This morning the Commissioners met
and. ordered the Sheriff. to notify. the
refused. informing he Board that the sV Work
was going on by order Of the Court and that
he would protect tho contractor. He then
counts the old building was being ruthlessly
torn down while the mtssioners were sui
lenly looking on. powerless to interfere. The
feeling against the Improvement is strong,
and there are fears OF a collision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
BENT on BURNING THE PRISON
Insubor dInate Women In the Indiana he.
formntOry.

IOrmutOrys
INDIANAPOLIS. July 18.-Last night three at
tempts were made by prisoners in the reform
department Of tho Indiana female prison to
burn that institution. The first was before 9
o'clock. by setting fire to bedding stored in
one OF tho largest closets on the third floor.
Soon afterward fire was discovered in one Of
the bedrooms. some distance away. and third
attempt followed in still another department..
The girls greeted the bremen with cries of Let
her burn" and they ran about the grounds in
subordinate and dcterminedly bent upon mis-
chief Some were thought to have escaped.
Alter the danger was checked the remcn and
tho police remained on guard for several hours
and until the INSTRUMENTATION was under con-
troll. At q late hour most of tho girls were
clustered In the corridors and halls shrilly
declaring that they would not 60 to bed. and
the officers were much disturbed over the out
look. The latter reported that the girls wcro
possessed OF n mania to burn the institution.
and they lived in constant dread OF II recur.
renee Of the disaster which partly destroyed
the reformatory four months ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
KILLED THE CAPTAIN AND CREW.
Tho Terrible Crime OF Two Brothers on the
Schooner Undlue.

BAN Francisco. July 1a-A few months ago
the schooner Undine. owned by Crawford Il
Co OF San Francisco. sailed Tor the South Sea
Islands in command OF Capt. Castella- The
vessels crew consisted OF tre Captain and eight
men. At Honolulu man who said he was the
mates brother Joined the crew. and about
three days out from Honolulu one OF the
brothers shot the Captain and supercargo
The crew were then billed with poisoned
liquor and made away with. except tho stew
ard. who received bribe OF $1,000.
At one OF the islands new crew OF natives
was shipped and the schooner proceeded to
Ascension Island. There tho steward revealed
the crime to the authorities, who arrested the
murderers and sent them to Manila.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
Arrested for R,bblns tho Malls.

julius H. @. Meyer. letter carrier attached
to Station +. at Twenty eighth street and Third
avenue. was arrested yesterday by Post ONCE
Inspectors Norris and Blavor charged with
rohbing the mails. For three months the mails
OF the Scott Stamp and Coin Company have
been rifed and letters containing money and
checks taken. Test letters failed to catch the
thief. A letter containing a mark ed silver dol
lar was put In the letter carriers box at the
longed. The wrong box happened to DO Mey-
ers, Instead OF retprninG ll'c letter as mis-
Wien no was arrested the tho dollar was in lis
possession. He then admitted his guilt. Come
missioner Shields held him In ~. 500 hail for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19

said She Was Going to brooklyn. hut shs
Has Not Appeared There.


Has Not Appea AIRED There.
Jessie Smith. II years old. was known in
Glen Head as a pretty. vivacious blonde. Her
father. John NJ. Smith. is a letter carrier in
Brooklyn. Early Saturday morning Miss
Smith trlpped down to the railroad station
with several bundles under her arms and
boarded train bound for Long Island City.
The evening before she had purchased a
ticket to jamaica She told an acquaintance
Ign. and that sho expected to meet q young
man ut Jamaica who was going to accom- pany
her. AS the train rolled away the girls mother
rushed into the depot in quest OF her. but it
was too late.
Mrs. Smith then tslegraphed to the girls
for the runaway girl. Miss Smith failed to APP
pear in Brooklyn. however. and Mrs. Smith
believes now that she has either eloped or Is
yesterday turned on a brakeman on the Long
Island Railroad who lives in Oyster Bay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
IS IT HORSE MKATs
Tho Town OF Summit Stirred Up by . Re-
port that May be False.

Last week Conrad Miller. who lives near
Summit, N. j.. told Justice Edward Kelley Of
that town that his entire family had been
made sick by eating bologna which had been
purchased from o grocer. This grocer sold
the bologna in large quantities to the Hun
garians around Summit at the low price Of 10
cents pound. Miller said he was sure 1t was
horse meat. He left piece Of the bologna
with Justice Kelley. who took 1t on Saturday
to a butcher in Washington Market, this city.
The butcher said it certainly was horse meat
Justice Kelley willturn the rest OF tho bologna
over to SUBMITS Board of Health for them to
determine what it Is and prosecute the grocer
II necessary.
Tho grocer who Is accused said to Sun re-
porter last night that he bought the meat in
good faith from a new dealer as beef.
and showed his bills He said that seven cents
n pound. the price he paid. was pretty low for
beef but he had no reason to believe that the
meat was anything Other than was repre-
scented to him.
Aliller's family are we'll again, and no COM
plants have come in yet from other purchasers
OF the suspected sausage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
Each Killed tho Other.

DEADwoop. s. D.. July ia double tragedy
occurred to-day at the ranch Of L. Wood.
eight miles from here The two victims are
l. Wood. owner OF the ranch. and a young
man named Goody. The affair grew out OF the
intimacy which was said to have existed be-
tween Woods daughter and young Goody.
Yesterday Woods met Goody near the ranch.
and Immediately opened fire on him. one shot
taking effect In Goodys head, the other in his
stomach. AS the wounded man WAS falling.
he drew his revolver and shot his assaiant
dead. Woods lived two hours. The duel was
witnessed by the girl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19

JACKSON. Miss. July l8.-Pearl River is higher
to-day than in twenty-five years and is still
rising at the rate Of an inch an hour. Thou
sands Of acres Of cotton. corn. and meadow
stand in water from one to ten feet Deep and
are ruined. Tho backwater is all around
Jackson. but does no damage to the city
proper. which is on n bluff. Trains continue
to run over the Queen and Crescent route. al
though water covers its track through the
Pearl River swamp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
THE HOSE Walked HIM.
Albert Morrison Calmly Slept. Though His
Bedroom was In Flames.

bedroom was IN frames.
Mrs. Mary Miller went away q few days ago
for the summer and left her house at 1927 West
Fiity-third street in charge Of Albert Morri-
son, % years old. The house is a two-story
frame building. Morrison slept on the top
floor. At 4 o'clock yesterday fire broke out in
the upper floor. BY the time the engines got
around the tenants Of the adjoining frame
buildings were in the street, but Morrison
failed to appear. The neighhors broke in the
front door and ran up stairs to his room
through the smoke. They pounded on the
door, but there was no response. The smoke
drove them away before they could force the
door.
Every one thought Morrison would be burned
on the burning floor. One stream went
through window. 1t hit Morrison in bed. He
got up in ri hurry and MADE ,t his way to the
took him to the street He was very wet. but
not much the worse for his narrow escane.
The fro did $4,000 damage. Mrs. Miller's
house was insured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
JOIJIAGS AROUT TOWN

MuRc in Mount Morris Park this evening at O'Clock
by Eben's seventy. ilrst Regiment band.
Judge Bischof has granted an absolute divorce TO
Dora Holman from Adolph il0LmAn
Richard j. CryIe. who waSA lsnissud from the police
force on July 10 because no fought with another POI
lceman IN the street. Appue 10 I've superior ,oIrt
yester day Tor writ Of ari coI cling tho Poa
nllssloners 10 show cause why toylu was dis.
missed.
FitZibbnn. the prize Oafer who pushed tn ilig
gins nio The East iFrr because higgins -yent.d his
gong the Of the Thomas T. GAlligan Az
socIa ion on sunday held in $500 bail tie York
vile Police Court yesterday morning on charge OF
feonlous assault.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
IN ITS IO7HER'S ARMS.
Little Mary RIngler Dies Suddenly ON tho
Beach Mt Kockawny.

SeAch Nt hOcKaWny.
Mrs. Mary Ringler. wife OF John Rineler OF
434 Hancock street, Brooklyn. took her twin
baby girls. Mary and Emma. to Rockaway
Beach Yesterday for an outing. They were
named Mary and Ellen and were 8 months old.
The warm weather had been making inroads
on their healths. and 1t was thought the sea
air would do them good. Tho little ones
stood the journey. well and Mrs. Eing!er found
& Smiths bathing pavilion. where she pre-
pared to spend n few hours.
Soon. however. littlo Mary became violently
she could summon help. The mothers grief
drew n crowd Of sympathizers about her. and
FAINT in her arms. while some one In the throng
took care Of the other child. physician GER
titled that the chld's death was due to cholera
infantum. The mother carried the little body
back to her home in BROOKLYN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
Fire In Father Br.uu'. House.

A blaze was discovered in tho parish house
OF St Agnes's Roman Catholic Church on the
third floor. at 1+l East Forty-third street
about & O'Clock last night. Father II. A.
Brann Is the priest The blaze started in tho
room of Father Sheehan. who is now away on
his vacation, As there was no ono occupying
the apartment, 1t Is thought that n box Oi
matches and some mice caused tho $50 dam
age which was done.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
HARRITY rs WILLING.
He VIII Act As NatiouaS Chairman n the
Committee Desires His Services.

HARRISBURG July 1a-Secretary Of the Com
monwealth William F. Harrity arrived here to-
night from Philadelphia He talked freely to
a United Press reporter upon the National
Craftsmanship Of the Democratic Committee.
He has decided not to call upon ex-President
Cleveland before the appointment Of a Chair
man Is made.
He will accept the place should the commit
tee elect him. He said:
Il am in the hands Of my friends. as OIL
ways have been. and will endeavor to serve
them to the best OF my ability wherever they
may place me. 1t would be premature for
me to accept post now which has not yet
been awarded"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
Arrested for WHO Murder,

John O'Connell. hostler. Of POI East Sew
entieth street. was arrested and locked up In
the East Sixty seventh street station last night
on q charge OF wife murder. He will be mr.
raigned In the iorkville Police Court this
morning.
On Saturday afternoon. 1t is said that
in their apartments. They 1uarrelled. and
O'Conneli struck his wife on the head with Q
cup. She died yesterday in Bellevue Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
Did He III. OF n Be.t,~e,

John Farrell. a young brass flnisher OF 365
Ninth avenue was found unconscious oarly
yesterday morning at Tenth avenue and
Thirty third street. He had cuts and bruises
about the head and body. He died in Bellevue
last night.
The police OF the West Thirty seventh street
station learned that there had been some
trouble Mt the corner where the brass fnisher
had been found. They arrested two young
men on suspicion.
The hospital surgeons are unable to say
whether drink or beating caused Farrelrs
death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
Cen. urea for Nearly Causing a strike.

New HAVEN. Conn.,. July 1S.-The trouble in
the New Haven Division, No. II. Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers. which nearly caused
II strike on the Consolidated road about nvo
months ago. ended last night by the members
OF the division unanimously, asking for the
Mr.. Thompson resigned. and then the mem
beers passed vote OF censure on q. d. Parish
Committee. who nearly involved the Brother
hood In q strike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19

Rolling Down NJ orrisauin Road, Mistook .
Police station for Church.

Ten mon from Corcoran's roost and two kegs
OF beer went to Morrlsania in avenders wagon
on Sunday. When they reached the Nor
risania police station on the home trip the
kegs were empty and the men were full. The
men mistook the station for a church and
concluded that 1t would be fun to disturb the
worshippers by singing ribad songs. Thcy
carried out their plan. but were surprised by
the character OF the worshlppers.
A squad Of blueconts dashed out OF the sta
ton house and lugged In the ten roysterers.
They insisted upon OBTAINING the singers all
night In separate cells. and yesterday Justice
Yoorhis fined the prisoners 81 each for their
night lodging,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19

WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR TUESDAY.
For New England, generally fair probably followed
by local showers In Vermont; southwcstery winds.
slightly warmer IN Massachusetts and southern New
Hampshire
FJr eastern Nee York. EASTERN Pennsylvania. N,n Je,.ep
and Dsuwdrs generally far Tu,Iy, shosai Tuesuy night
U,dasiay m"rni"gi soh1es,iy nins slightly wd,uer
For West Virgins. western Pennsylvania, and Ohio
increasing rluudlness and local showers: southwest
cry winds: warmer in southern PORTIONS
For western New York. showers: southwesterly
Winds slightly warmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
Ku.t.r Held for Examination.

Charles Kuster. tho bartender who Is accused
OF having attempted to burn up the saloon OF
his employer. Anton Kramer. at 400 West For
tieth street, on Sunday morning. had no on
PLANTATION to give yesterday In tho Jefferson
Market Police Court Fire Marshal Mitchell
ssaid that the fire was undoubtedly. incendlary.
There is no positive evidence against the bar
how the fires started. The detectives OF the
West Forty seventh street station have been
unable to get any clue 70 the 1lrebug. Justice
Ryan held Kuster In 5000 bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
4 Physician Commits Suicide.

HUNTINGTON. Pa. July 1a-Dr. J. r. Livings-
ton. a prominent physician residing at Entri-
ken. committed suicide ny shooting himself
through the right temple o-day
Dependency. the result OF continued illness.
prompted hi IN to commit the deed. He leaves
crazeL with grief. Hc was aged is years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
III. skull Cracked In Street Fight.

John Farrell. q brass worker. living at 3G5
Ninth avenue. was taken to Bellevue Hospital
yesterday for treatment for alcoholism. from
which he was supposed to be suffering His
trouble proved to be fracture Of the SIX ull. and
jurcd in a street fight at Tenth avenue and
Thirty-third street on Saturday night. His
unknown antagonist lifted him by tho legs
and threw him into the air. He came down on
his head. and his assailant ran away. The
police are looking for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
TO PRosECUT& THE sWEA TER
Factory Inspector Connolly Will Open 9
Once In Astor Place To-day

Once In Astor Place To-day.
Factory Inspector Connolly will open On Of
fee In room II. Clinton Hall. Aston place. to-
day. He said yesterday that it was for tho
purpose OF enforcing rigdly the new law
against the sweating system.
Seven assistants" said the Inspector arc
now at work, and shall appoint another to-
morrow. Mr.. Franey is in charge. and we
tomorrow. Some Of tho sweaters have cleared
out their places. and the men are not living In
them. but nearly all are too crowded"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19

The Committee on Plan and Scope OF the
Columbian Celebration Committee determined
yesterday to have arches erected along the
line OF march OF the great parade Of Oct. II at
broadway and Fourth street: at Fifth avenue
ty-third. Thirty sixth. Thirty fourth. and For
ty-second and opposite st Fatrick's Ca
thedral.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19

TROY. July 1S.-The steamer Narragansett
OF the Stonington line. that has been run
ming In place OF the Saratoga Of the Citizens
line Is hard aground below tho arsenal
Passengers and freight are being removed
The boat was crowded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19

VANCOUVER. b. C.. July lathe smallpox
epidemic at Victoria is now well In hand, No
new cases have been reported for three days.
All the cases under treatment arc In strict
isolation mt jubilee Hospital and ut Berthead
quarantine Crounda
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
STRIKERS HELD FOR MURDER.
TEE HOMESTEAD MEN NOW TREM-
BLING BEFORE THE LAW

Burgess McLuckie In Jail and Warrants
Issued for six More OF the Leaders
Cameras that Tell Tho Tale OF the Battle
with the Pinkertons and show who
Was fusion In Home
stead Over the Nevs-Strikers Now with
out Leaders-Not Ono OF tho Men Went
Back In Any or tho Striking Carnegie
Mnis-A Midnight Alarm and the Arrest
OF Six Strikers by the Military.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Two Tough Characters Held at Fresno for
the Murder Of Albert Lee.

the MURDER OF Albert Lee.
FRESNO Oct 20-J. Whitesides and a
negro named K Goodridge have been ar
rested ON suspicion of being the persons
who murdered Albert Lee last Tuesday
morning. They are booked on charge of
vagrancy. but this will be changed as soon
as the officers have succeeded in getting a
few connecting links in testimony against
them.
Whtesldes has lost the lower portion Of
his left hand and two fingers of the right.
which caused his being nicknamed Three
finger Jack"
On Monday afternoon lie accosted Evan
gelist Gallahorn, who has been holding re-
vivals here on the street. and demanded
money, saying that he must have IL and
that if he could get mo other way he would
commit crime. He then pointed to
negro standing a few feet away and said.
THAT niger will doaDytbing l tell him to. ;"
Whtesides said he wanted money to get
out of town on. Gallahorn repeated White
sides words to the officer when Lee was
found dead. and suspicion Immediately
fastened upon him. He was ted yes
terday evening. A few hours later Good
ridge, the negro, was also captured.
They were before Recorder Lansing to-
day. and Whitesides told an interesting
story, In which he said his father is rich
man in Kentucky and his uncle upon bis
death left $4,000 to Whitesdes, which he
spent in the pursuit Of pleasure.
When the money was gone fortunate
rail- accident occurred by which White
sides got $1,000 damages. He says he was
a detective two years ago In the Sidney
Bell case. He came here from MERGED.
Goodridge gave little information concern
Ing himself, but said he met Whltesldes IN
MERGED aud had been running Win MN
since. The officers are certain they have
the right man.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
TWO SERIOUS FIRES.
Several Injured at San Bernardine
$26,5OO Consumed at Plaeeryille.

PLACERvILLE, Oct. 60 - This morning
about o'clock fire caught in house on
Main street and soon. in spite of the gallant
efforts of the fremen, the entire block.
from 40 corner down to the wagon-shop of
John Fox, was in flames. In about three
hours time the blaZs was got under control.
The following are the principal losses:
Louis Drousing, $4,000, insured for $1,000 /;
A. Mierson, Commercial Hotel building.
$4,000. insurance $1,000; Mebins & Drescher.
brick storehouse, $4,000. no Insurance; Loot
burner & Fisher, merchandise, $500, in
surance $1,000; l.. Briggs, building and fix
lures, $500, insurance unknown; Parrett
Estate, butcher-shop and residence, $500,
insurance $500: j. c.. Stephens, livery
stables, $1,000, insurance $1,000; John Fox,
$1,000, no insurance.
Two Men Hurt.
SAN BERNARDINo, Oct. 20.-A destruc-
tive fire this morning destroyed a large
stable owned by Livingston q Co. of this
city, together with the contents, belonging
to j. S. Purdy, consisting of two horses.
five wagons and carts and harness, valued
at $1,000. One of the horses was Lightfoot,
a trotter with 2:24 record, valued at
$500. The upper story of the building was
used as sleeping quarters.
Two of Purdy's employees, Starck and
Littlehale, were aroused by the sitting
smoke and hot atmosphere and were almost
blinded they rushed to the window and
jumped to the ground
Another employe. Paulson, who SLEPT in
the harness-room below. was awakened,
and making his way to the stable-d0or he
opened it from the inside. Four horses
were then driven out and saved. but no one
dared to approach Lightfoot and Dan, now
maddened with excitement and the heat OF
the flames closing in on them.
Starck was seriously burned on the
hands and face and his ears are in fright
full condition. Littlehale was less severely
burned, but both are under careful med
ica treatment.
The stable is insured for $3.50, one-third
of the value. Purdy's loss is estimated at
$1,000. His only insurance is 5000.
PAYETTE, Idaho, Oct. 20. = Almer G.
Kings warehouse was burned this morning,
entailnp q loss of $40 600
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
The Fast Steamer Iona Detained at
Victoria.
And OPIUM WERE her CARGO.
Fortunate Accident Gives the Canadian Authorities
an Opportunity to Stop Proposed Trip
to California.
Special to the MORNING CALL.

VICTORIA. B. c., Oct. 20-A big surprise
was sprung on the smuggling fraternity
this morning when j. A. Thompson. the
Dominion Inspector Of Steamboats,, placed
under detention the steamer Iona.
Her actions have been for months past
like the people she is popularity supposed to
transport to American coil. q trifle pecu-
liar. but it was thought the Canadian au-
thorities would treat the matter as no con-
Germ OF theirs and allow her to go unmo-
Tested.
So they did for while, and the Iona
maze one or two trips from out of way
places and no questions were asked.
Inc Collector OF Customs cleared the
steamer on Thursday last for the west
coast and that same night she boldly ship
ped fifty-eight Chinese at the City wharf,
the sergeant OF police (ex-ofiicio) watching
the embarkaton. Two cases of opium were
also taken aboard and the steamer slipped
away.
Her destination was point on the Cali
fornia coast, but she never reached there.
Of Carmanah one of her screws was
lost and the steamer becoming helpless,
landed her passengers in the woods and,
nalling passing tug, was towed home.
Sbeciih6 III uioLlboo.
In the meantime the Inspector of Steam
ers had reported To Ottawa and this morn
ing he received telegram from the Hon.
Charles Upper, Minister Of Marine, to mold
the Iona for carrying passengers. she not
being certifcated passenger steamer.
Captain John Morris, who commands and
has half interest and who is better known
IS Bonanza jack" tries to laugh the mat
ter of, but the detention will probably be
IN ade a eonfiscation tomorrow.
The Chinese are in camp near S0oke,
where, according to reports they are starry
Ing. Assistance Will be sent Immediately.
When Inspector Thomas gets through the
Collector of Customs has a charge ready of
violating the shipping law in making false
declaration when applying for clearance
paDers.
The steamer is fast twin-screW boat.
and has been making money.