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The sun., 1893-12-08
At 4 COST OF $4,000.
Five Hundred Brookiyn Trolley Cars Are to
Bs Made Comparatively Harmless

Five Hundred BrookIyn Trolley Cars Are to
Bs Made Comparatively HARMLESS
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company has de-
cided to introduce on the trolley cars the life-
saving fender invented BY Louis Phingst.
which has been for some time In use in Boston
and other cities. The invention has the en-
dorssment Of the Massachusetts Legislature.
The device consists OF fender. which is
pulled out from the car when necessary at
either end. person standing In front Of the
car, would be struck BY the fender about ten
inches from the ground, thrown on the fender
and carried along until the car Is stopped. The
officers Of the company adopted the phingst
patent otter examining many similar devices.
The contract calls for 900 Tenders. which will
equip 500 cara The cost is about $35 for ca CHI
ear.
President Lewis said yesterday:
To nobody In Brooklyn has the sacrifice Of
human life by the trolley been moro revolving
than to the officers OF this company, and we
determined to take every possible precauton
for the safety Of the public. The fender adopt
ed is not an infallible life saver, but the e1pe-
Eience with II IN Boston shows that up to date
1t 10 the most effective product OF human In
genuity Neither time trouble, or expense
VIII be spared In securing improvements
The sun., 1893-12-08
RAIDINo THE BLIND TIGERa
Dispensary Law Constabiss Make Things
Lively In Charleston.

Dtrpcnsery LAW SOnstablGs make IhtuG0
Lively In Charleston.
CHARLESTON Dec. 7.-Sinco the old Judges
were swept out OF office by the Legislature.
and reform OF Tillman Judges elected in their
places last week. the whiskey constabulary
here. an army in number. have been quite
active In waEing war on the eI-saloon keep
ers every one OF whom has been running O
blind tiger openly ever since the Dispensary
law went into operation. These raids are now
becoming more vigorous and harsh. The
presence OF q tumbler with the scent Of Q
cocktail clinging to 1t 10 made the pretext for
ransacking the house in which It is found. and
even the neighboring houses The constabu-
larry literally strip the premises OF everything
and cart of the spoil to Jail.
To-day's raids were rather exciting. and for
time gave promise Of bloodshed. Among
several places raided was Cartwrights billiard
room. opposite the Charleston Hotel A 81 arch
OF the premises failed to disclose even Q smell
OF whiskey. but the constables went neyl door.
and in q storehouse belonging to G D. FRANKIE
two bottles Of liquor were found. Mr.. Cart
wright disclaimed any knowledge Of the
liquor. but on the strength Of this ind the
GUS and Interested went inside; They made
emily annoying to Chief Gaiilard. he came
outside and called a policeman and ordered
him to clear the store.
The officer told him that he had no right to
enter the building unless there was dis
clear. but wouldn't attempt to enter the build
Ing TO drive the people out OF the place. Mr..
grily to some banter that was being thrown
about said to his constables:
Get out your pistols and clear this crowd
out; Pm not going 20 be bothered. I have
told you to so outside before; now you will
have to 60"
The dozen or so men inside went out and
the door was slammed after them. Tho con-
tents Of the place Were then carted away.
The sun., 1893-12-08
THE WIFE STOOD AWAITING DEATH
Her Husband Lighted = Bottle OF Kerosene
= and Threw the Flaming FIaId Upon Her.

Her Husband Lighted = Bottle Of Kerosene
= and Threw the Flaming FInId Upon Her.
Los ANGELES. Cal. Dee. IA Aguilar mar
rIsd Miss Silar on Sept 1. The marriage was
against the wishes OF the girls parents. who
knew AGuilaF to be brutal. Nine days later
the wife was forced to leave her husband and
take refuge in her parents house.
AGuilar had a threatening letter filled with
abusive language written TO the girls parents.
demanding her return. He was arrested on a
charge OF sending obscene matter through the
mAis but was acquitted. To-day he went 10
the Womans house with bottle hlled with
kerosene. and demanded that she return and
live with him. She refused; He chased her
ont OF the house into the back yard. where she
stood while he broke OF the neck OF the bottle
When lit he threw the flaming oil over her,
She ran burning into the street. The neigh
p0Ts ran to her relief with carpets and mats,
and the hamss were extinguished, not how;
ever, before the woman was so badly burned
that she died in agony this afternoon AguilRr
fed 70 Anheim, few miles distant, where he
was captured by posse aud brought 70 TINS
cltJ. There Is considerable excitement over
the affair. and extra precautions have been
taken to prevent lynchlng.
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JoHN L. 4 FRIEND IN NEED.
Sullivan Supplies Mrs. jobs Drew with
Funds 60 Take Her Company Out OF Town

Sullivan Supplies Mrs. jobs Drew WITH
FUNDS 90 Take Her Company Out OF Town.
CHICAGO. Dec. 7-Mrs John Drew brought
te close on Saturday night. at the Schiller
Theatre, an engagement which was not un-
successful financially and was Artistically a
triumph. 1t is an open secret that Mrs Drew
has bad financial troubles Of late, due to her
motherly devotion to the theatrical interests
OF her son Sydney.
The close OF her engagement on Saturday
night found Mrs. Drew seriously embarrassed.
bhe had not the funds necessary to take the
company out Of town. Saturday was very
anxious day for the distressed lady. She took
a cab and hurried about town TO raise loan
which would tide her over her difficulty. But
no one would lend. Mrs. Drew then applied to
friendly loan. All were compelled reluctantly
but nrmly to decline. Then she had RECOURSE
TO individual mem bers OF the profession play
Ing in town. but found no reiek
stared her In the face ON Sunday she act out
through the deep snow. and In spite Of her
seventy years. fought n gallant fight for funds
III was nll to no purpose. But in the hour OF
quarter
With a happy inspiration Mrs. Drew deter
mined TO lay her case before John l. Sullivan.
who was playinR N atinee performance at the
windsor Theatre: He received her with the
utmost consideration, heard her statement OF
the case. and then said:
Why, Mrs; Drew. don't you worry about
little thing like that. I'll pull you through.
how much dye say. Where's my manager
the profession, and must help one another"
In an hour Mrs. Drew had the m oney she re-
oulred and left happy and grateful woman.
The sun., 1893-12-08
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AGAIN.
Mrs. Halliday FOuad Hanging by the NesA
In Her Cell ana Nearly Dead.

MONTICELLO. N. Y. Dec. MIRA Halliday.
who 10 charged with three murders and sus-
pected Of more. tried again to-day to end her
life. and was again prevented. She tried to
hang herself in her cell Sheriff Bsechsr at
l p. NJ. as IL his custom. went to ner cell with
food and found her apparently lifelesa Mrs
Halliday had torn . strip OF cloth from the
bottom OF her dress and. twisting It so as to
make 1t stronger. had eleyerly adjusted 9 slip
ping moose. which she suspended from the door
OF her cell.
She had then tried to stranRls herself By
getting her head in the moose and drawing the
cloth tight by throwing her weight upon II.
When discovered by the Sheriff she was appar-
Tently dead, Hor features were distorted and
her eyes bulged from their sockets. She was
immed lately cut down and restpratives admins
istered. il was fully fifteen minutes before
she regained consciousness. and then she
seemed daZed
DR.. MeWilliams tho jail physician. was OUT
OF town, On returning he found her yeTy
weak. Mrs, Halliday has eaten but little dur
ing the past four weeks aIceut what she has
been forced TO take hy the physician, and Il 10
thought that the strain attendant upon the
hanging may cause her death,
The sun., 1893-12-08
A MIDDAY BANK ROBBERY.
THE TAULr OF THE soUIH BEyD
NATIONAL LOOTED OF sf5,9Oa

The Cashier Hzs Gens to Lupeh-His A.
sistant Was Decoyed 20 the Door-Ths
nobber Broke Through Two Doors
into the Vault where the Money was.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. Dec IA bold robbery
was committed to-day about noon upon the
South Bend National Bank. one OF the leading
banking concerns In the State.
The amount taken was $4,000. The robbers
seem to have made good their escape. From
the manuer In which the details OF the theft
were carried out, II is certain that Il was en-
gineered by a gang OF experienced criminals
who must have been for some time shadowinR
the bank and its officers. and had become
thoroughly conversant with their business
habits. The South Bond National Bank 10
located on North Michigan street. the First
National Bank being just north Of II, an iron
fence joining them. Shortly after noon to-day
while Cashier Campbell was absent at lunch,
Assistant Cashier Kelly, who resides in the rear
OF the building. was called to his front door by
man who said he wanted to see him on some
business At the same time man approached
the bank building on the north and effected an
entrance to the directors room. pryinR open
the window sash with a steel chisel.
He then forced q heavy oak door which
opened Immediately in front OF the vault The
outer door OF the vault was open, but two
inch middle door had been closed By Cashier
Campbell.
This yielded readily. the combination having
for some reason failed to work. and before the
robber stood the counter tray. containing be-
tween three and ten thousand dollars In the
safe q pile OF $4,000 In gold and many
thousands In greenbaoks was arrayed on
shelves.
:, In tho haste the counter tray with its loose
thousands was undlsturbed. the robber cons
flning his theft to the safe, from which he
took $4,000 in yellow coin. about all he could
carry and Sll.9OOO In bills No silver coin was
touched
The vault was then closed, and the robber
made his escape by means Of a back door be-
fore Assistant Cashier Kelly had again passed
through the building, 1t is probable that
but one man entered the bank, he ,perhap.
easily have been laced where they could watch
through the piate-glass window the move
ments OF any one inside the building without
attracting attention to themselves The
money was not missed until some time after
Cashier Campbell returned from dinner. and
then information Of the theft was suppressed
for some time in the hope that some clue to
the robbers might be discovered.
The sun., 1893-12-08
LEE ANp HUNqON our
Thomas ;. MARTA NORiRAtsd to sussssS
senator Barbour Of VirEinia.

RICHMOND. Dec. THE name Of Senator
Fppa Hunton, at present filling Senator Bar
bour's place by appointment Of the Governor.
was TO-DAY formally withdraw from the list
OF candidates for election TO the United States
Senate for 1.-THE long term The Democratic
members OF the Legislature assembled in eau
Gus tonight at the Capitol and nominated G en-.
Hunton " aeclamAtlon 70 serve out the rest Of
the late Senator BarbouTs term. which sX-
pires on March 3. 1850
The caucus imm sdiAtely proceeded 70 the
nomination of a Senator for the long term and
on the sixth ballot the vote stood: Thomas -
Martin. u6 Fitz Hugh Lee 81; Gov. Ackinuey
i: zen HuutoR. / necessary 10 . choice ia
Thomas S. Martin. having received more than
the vote required. was declared the nominee and
IL vac made unanimous The hall and lobby
rang with cheers from the friends Of the sue
esssful candidate The caucus EdlouEnsd untl
tomorrow.
The sun., 1893-12-08
THE HAWAII4N CoRREspoSDESoE.

CLERKS at Work AakIaE COPIss-aIaistsr
ThuTstOH sses Secretary Greskaz.
wAsHISGToS. Dec. From the fact that de-
partmsnt clerks have been set to work making
copies Of all Hawaiian documents not already
10 type. it is inferred that the President has
Elyon instructions 10 comply with the Hoar
resolution adopted by the Senate yesterday
lndssd an authoritative statement to that ef-
entalled IN complying with the request. Many
OF the documents are Ia the possession Of Il 0
Nayy Department auI these too will he sent
in Il Is understood that everything bear
iEg On the subject OF the relations
between the United States and HsEaii
since the Provisional G0EsEnmeRI fWas
The sun., 1893-12-08
FLEEING IN HER BHo1HER's CL oTHEs.
When Arrested and Confronted with Her
Father She Swallows Morphine

Father She Swallows horphine.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. Dec. 7.-Yesterday the Bur-
linRton Railroad agent at Ford City, twenty
miles east OF this city. saw what he took to 10
young man climbing into an empty box car
standing on side track. Something unusual
in the manner In which the person elm bed
into the car attracted his attention. and he
made an Investigation and arrested the per-
son. who Is said to be Miss Edna Idol one Of
the young society ladies Of Union Star. a vii
laGe twelve miles away. The girl had clipped
her hair. was dressed in a suit OF her brothers
clothing, and had valise full OF mems cloth
Ing. The agent telegraphed to tho girls
in the day. when the girl saw her father ap-
preaching she swallowed the contents OF n
bottle OF morphine and Is now in q dying con-
dltlon. No cause is ASSIGNED for her actions.
The sun., 1893-12-08
sWINDLED norm KEEPsRs.
A Smooth Hoston 4 Ia y who Forged Cheeks
on IIoughtoR. ri iniIn a. 20.

A Smooth Hoston Ia y Who Forged Cheeks
on uoughton. ri imin a. 90.
DosroN. Dec. 7.-For two months. forged
checks drawn for amounts ranging from S2o
to $50 on the National Revere Bank Of this
city have been presented through the Clear
ing House. The names OF H. II. White Co.
or Houghton. Milin 4 Co. we're signed. but
no attempt had been made TO produce fac
Bimile signatures.
The iorger has evidently deuended upon his
address. personal Appearance, and nerve to
carry Inn through rather than an sndeaVOF to
produce legitimate looking check for In no
manner d. the che IS he has 50 successfully
WORK ed or on hotel ksapeTs throughout New
Ing and. Few York. FeuusylyaGia, and Ohio
bear the slightest resemblance 10 the checks
issued by those iirns
L p 10 the present time several hundred dol.
lars worth OF these checks have been refused
ny the National Revere Bank. lie has TspTs-
seated himself as 4. n. hammond and among
his victims are the Filth Avenue, WindsoF
and OthoT hotels Ia NeW York.
The sun., 1893-12-08

A winchester Ball Brings n CLAIM, JumpeS
10 Earth Dust as He Pals ais Gun.
DENVER Dec. IA Winchester ball in the
back and dogs burial is the justice the new
gold camp OF Duncan In the upper edge OF
San Luis Valley. metes out to claim jumpers.
A claim was staked out in the valley. and In
the owners absence q second claim was staked,
returning ordered No. . out and started in to
pull up his stakes. No. 2 pulled his gun, an
nornclng his dissemination to hold his claim.
The crack OF Winchester was heard, pun Of
smoke appeared at the window OF q neighbor-
Ing cabin, nd No. had crossed the range"
His body was allowed To lie as II fell for live
DAYS, when II was taken down 10 the valley and
buried in the sand with the feet sticking out
In which condition 1t still remains.
The sun., 1893-12-08
LoCKJAH zF1ER V4CCINsTIox
Littis Marjorie Woodruff Dies Tea Day.
Aftsr IaocuIation.

PArcHoour. Dec. 7.-Five-year-old Marjorie
Woodruff OF Bsllport l. L. died OF lockjaw
yesterday. Little Marjorie was vaccinatsd on
Monday OF Thanksgiving week. Her arm be-
gan to swell . few hours afterward. but on
Wednesday the swelling su upsided. On Thanks
giving Day her father Mr.. Woodruff. had
little Marjorie pressed her hands to her face
and moaned.
physician who was sent for. said she was
suffering from lockjaw caused principally by
the vaccination wound. She died day before
The sun., 1893-12-08
wa.,.a-Io.Ooo FuIly Arraed Msa.

CHICAGO. Dec THE police are trying TO
ind the author Of mysterious circular which
has been distributed about the city. The
circular calls for 10000 men. to meet on
the lake front at daybreak On Pee. ~ tully
sent out hyA farmer near Wheaton, HI. and
its object is mystery. A policeman has been
the author Of the document The Chief Of Po-
lice, while believing the circular 20 be the
work Of a crank, will have police ready al day
break on Dec. - to ses what is going On
The sun., 1893-12-08
An ARTIST ACCUSED OF MURDER

The Trial OF George Buna for killing Anna
Honmann. with Whom He was In Love.
BRussEIs. Dec THE Antwerp Assizes
have opened with the trial OF George Bunn an
artist born In New York city. for murder.
Bum is As years old. and for some time has
lived In Antwerp. He became infatuated with
Anna Hoffman,. mai In service at the house
where he lived. She discouraged his attem DTS
at familiarity and eventually left the house.
She became engaged to young man named
Boutman. from Cassel Germany. whom she
planned TO marry in July, On June Bum
went to the house whore she was living.
Three persons tried to keen him out. He fired
q revolver at them, but did not iniure them.
After they had led he shot Miss HoiIm ann dead.
The sun., 1893-12-08
Oas lor the Frs.hnAa.

Boston. Dec THE sophomore class at
Harvard would Ike to catch the freshman
who poured bottle Of ink into Prot Wsndslps
had deposited his thssis. Tor b. the publication
Of the announcement that each man in the
CLASS must hand in new theses. the IOks has
lost its tAVOr.
The sun., 1893-12-08

Thought It Was SteWart-Got a License for
strauss and Pound It Was mIeks.

ST. PAUL. Dec 7.-William baltimore. accom-
panied By his stepfsther. applied for mar
riags license yesterday afternoon. Asked by .
clerk what the lady's name was. Mr.. Lattimors
said he thought It was Annie stewart, he step
father thought IL was Annie strauss, and after
some paTleying the license was issued IN tnat
name The pair returned later in the day.
That wasn't her name" explained tho groom.
When we went h the minister ] found that
her name was Maggie Hicks. and want the
license written in that name.
The sun., 1893-12-08

PARIS. Dec. IA seamstTess named Camper
last night shot DR., Tourette three times while
the latter was sitting in his study. one OF the
bullets took effect behind the Doctors ear. but
no is not thought 10 lie dangerously woun led.
Dr. TuuIptte was one % the late DR. tEArcpt's s
pupils. He attended at the Salp.trlrrs los
pitiI. who're Nile Cam er had Teen an Iu-
mate. Inc latter gas arrested. She declares
that the shooling MAS done under hypnotic
suggestion. Lut she does not Rams the sug-
Eestsr.
The sun., 1893-12-08
Kul,a The mia Eroo. at n. wsdaIas.

OMlHs, Nsh.. Dec. 7.-Immsiiatsly after .
double wedding in an Omaha suburb last
night Herman Eeklsnkamp. who has had :
fsud ofiong standing With Oscar Russell ons
81 the briiegruoms. drew = revolver and. with
the remark that Russell should never sniOy hla
Wliss society. shot him deA1
The sun., 1893-12-08

Hsnry Dsling. : maehinist. 81 years old. who
lives at 2 1888 Second avenue. was at work yes
tsrdaJ afternoon In a manhols at the 10th
street crossing Of the Third avenue street
railroad when cattle car 4 came down the ave-
nue.. The grip Of the car struck him on the
head tearing his left ear on and rendering
him unconscious. lie Was taken 70 Harlem
Hospital 1t IL feared that his Injuries will
prove fatal
The sun., 1893-12-08

were Ward n Before tho GrsHd JuTT .
Il Is reported that ward men from several Of
the east side police stations were summoned
before the extraordinary Grand JurY ysstsF-
DAY. Mhen superintendent byTBes Eas asked
about the matter he had nOthing to saE
The sun., 1893-12-08
SR. WILLIAMS R. W. DAVEY 7
II so, THE TOMBs HoLDs a FAMOUS
LONDON sWINDLER

The Unior League Ciub VIII Remsnses
His s-s Ex-Governor Corseu and Sub.
Treasurer Jordan Especially - E.pisit-
ana Exposure In Lo.son and Chicago,
In cell on the third tier Of the new prison
1t the Tombs q man OF unusual attainm ents
has been confined for the past week. He is a
man who would be remarked In q crowd lie
Is above the medium height, portly and erect.
and wears tswny beard fashioned TO point.
His face IL one OF intelligence and REIN EN- en MT,
and only In the eyes Is there any indication OF
possible obliduity Of character. These are
steel blue in color. and their expression 10 not
entirely frank. When the man was brought to
the Tombs his clothes were good and Of FASH
ionable cut; he appeared well Rroomed. Now
they are slightly wrinkled from his cramped
quarters. and they are glossy in places. His
elk hat Is Of the style the pictured philan-
thropist wears. with wide Eat brtm.
I'll. ts4.. l.
bEN
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The sun., 1893-12-08

CsIlsags A Eiila. - EzqslsIts
.zd elective slixlr ef ghs Callsaya eArk-AA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-20
PLAYING With an Iceberg.

A few years ago French man-of-war
was lying at anchor in Temple bay, and the
younger officers took it into their heads to
amuse themselves with an iceberg mile
or more distant in the straits. They would
have sumptuous picnic on the very top of
it, All the warnings of the brown and sim
pie fishermen. went for nothing with these
gentlemen who had seen the world
1t was bright summer morning, and
the jolly boat with a flag went off to the
berg. By 10 o'clock the colors were flying
from the top, and the wild midshipmen
were reveling on the ice mountain. For
two hours or more they hacked it and clam
bered over it. They frolicked and Toasted
and laughed at the very thought of danger
on this solid ice.
When, like thoughtless children, the
young men mad played themselves weary,
they descended to their cockleshell of
boat and rowed away.
As if time and distance had been meas
hred on purpose for the men to view the
scene in safety, the great iceberg lay silent
until the boat was a certain distance off.
Then, as if it's heart had been volcanic fire,
it burst with awful thunder and filled the
surrounding water with its ruins.
Awed and subdued by the scene of de-
struction and thrilled at their narrow es-
cape from DEATH the picnickers returned
to their ship. 1t was their first and last
day of amusement with an iceberg
Youths Companion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-20
The Worlds Fair!

Take it all in all the world is fair. That is
its judgments are pretty generally just Nc
doubt it has formed many incorrect con
illusions from the time the caravels of Column
bus appeared off the shores of San Salvador
to the present year of celebration, but there
are instances of its fairness which can be cited
unquestioned. 1t has, after comparative tests
given its award to Hostetter's S.omach Bitters
for efficacy in cases of rnalariaI, rheumatic and
kidney disorder, dyspepsia liver complaint
cons tipation. nervousness and debility
Among positive facts without any doubt" this
verdict deserves a prominent place. The
experience Of a generation justifes. and the
concurrent tcstimoney of hosts of eminen,
physicians. bear out its truth. Give the Bitters
Il fair trial and verify it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-20
WIT AND WISDOM.

This pretty story is told of a distinguished
lawyer; He and his wife were at social
gathering where the question was discussed,
WHO would you rather be if not yourself?''
HIS wife asked him for his reply to the question
lie answered promptly, 'Your second hus-
Dand dear."-New York Advertiser.
The children's health must not be neglected
Cold in the head causes catarrh. Ely's Cream
Balm cures at once. 1t is perfectly safe and is
easily applied into the nostrils. The worst
cases yielding to it. Price SO cents.
One Of my children had q very bad discharge
from her nose. Two physicians prescribed,
but without benefit. We tried Ely's Cream
Bam and much to our surprise, there wa IS a
marked improvement. We continued using the
balm and in a short time the discharge was
cured.-O. A. Cary, Corning, N. Y.
Mrs Wickwire.! what is the difference
between me and a chicken. dear?''
Mr.. Wickwire. about thrty-fye years,
guess"
Mrs. Wickwire. "Oh you hateful thing!
That isn't the answer at all. The chicken is
killed to dress, and l am dressed to KILL
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