The Dickinson press., 1892-11-26
IN TAE LARGE CITIES.


Minneapolis. Special Telegram. Nov. 222.-
capt. Helms office in the city hall was In
y furorc last evening for u few minutes,
shortly after 10 O'Clock. II WAS occasioned
by Il rather tall, handsome brunette Of about
thirty wears OF age nttircd In !, long. light
ulster with !, small red hat covering o
wealth of raven back hair done up II.
Newport. She staggered into Capt. Helms
Office an'i cNcte,!iy lud a story of highway
robbery. Her hair was badly dshcvcled.
her clothing torn, the strings of IL shopping
b'X We're hanging over her arm. but the
sack 10 which they should have been at
tached WAS gone ler Glothins WAS covered
with dirt ;lnt IL large red mark across her
lace from wnicn the blood WAS slowly ouz.
ing gave evidence oi II hard struggle.
The wonian was Mime. nr. lie thcre. who
mas rooms Oh seventh street south She told
her story i'll broken English between her
hyStericat sot's she had Just gone down TO
the Tribune Office 10 insert an advertisement
IN me morning paper, and was going up 10
her rooms hy way OF rirst aNcuur south
leullns down behind the building. and with
un' ii WORD s.l'!rh her sharp blow i'll The,
face. II knocked her down and left the red
marx across her face. Inc asS;,ilant then
statclied the shopping bag and tore 1t from
her, hut not without struggle i'll which The
wninanS clothes suffered.
she had S...tI i'll cash in the bag. and TWO
Nail;ihic diamonds, hut she diu not caro-
Tor that us thr cleopatra amulct" which
sue had Speh, wears "r time and vast
satchr!. This amulet is the chlrm with
which CLEOPATRA is supposed to have en-
shaved The affections Of Antony and the rest
the loss of this amulet. II was her stock
III trade. Money was object in conf
Vnlis"n, Inspector iiankinson WAS detailed
l!c followed her up \icolct avenue II, II
sharp trot, hut the inspector WAS a tritie
TOY lnlrm I" keep nr the merry gait she
hei"r. tnry reached Fourth street. Tor
.Guu's sake run she screamed back ut
M nm land, ana her . shouts attracted !; large crowd
inspector ovrrhanlcd her and n thorough
scarch was mudr of the alley. hut not. )
could ,,,. he i"ul''i OF .hr thief,
.rate'l in the city, Nine. lac Cherc insists
th, th;,t she she , could identify her assail1nt II
good look AT him III the scrllnmage which
cnsned over the treasure bug. She believes
her l nssailant is from 81. laul, as nun
who looked like him had visited her parlurs
Saturday and cndeavorcd To buy the amulet
ic then attempted To have her show the
magic heart wand anl attempted to force
Il from her with Il revolver when another
lady rooning IN the building heard tho
noise and hastened into the voou. and
scared him away.
st. Louis. Nov. .22.--E. L. Melville, form
crly II promoter and capitalist OF Mnne-
tive from Justice About six months ago.
II Is claimed, he uttered notes purporting to
be signed by w. w. Townsend, II capitalist
of that place The paper was presented TO
Townsend for payment. but he rcpudiute,l
them., claiming the signature was forged.
N Melville was hunted for but was not founi.
Io'unS John Ia. Long, II Minneapolis uttOr-
hey, cspicd Melville and caused the arrest.
I lie North Mississippi division of the Ma
tinnal League of l;lilling and Loan Assoc
ciati"ns OF the United States me, yesterday
nj the West hotel for organization At
Chicago last June the national lrasu" di.
Nidrd the associations OF th,. country into
five divisions, the North Mississippi division
to consist of the companies from Minnesota.
Kansas. Nebraska. Missouri and lh,. two
Dhkot;s, and representing sixty asSuci:liium,
with capital stock of S.tOu.inM. .tuAI. EN.t;ov.
Austin of Minnesota prcSidc,L