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The sun., 1893-12-09
A BLUFF To HoTHER THE BOSSES.
Danbury Hntter- Not Likely TO CIaiu, the
S5O.OOO They Il-gnIIy Voted Themselves.

$4,000 They Illegally Voted Themselves.
DANBURY. Conn. Dec. S.-Ons OF the most
remarkable features OF tho lockout against the
hatters' unions in this city is the silence OF the
manufacturers. Since they issued their dec
laration against the unions three weeks ago
nothing has been learned OF their future course.
knows whether tho factories will be opened in
q week or month. Their silence appears to
worry tho lapor leaders moro than tho pros.
Uellaire X Co., advertised for help " ednesday.
hut whether they received any applications or
not no one knows. The men are com rletely
in the dark. and content themselves with sur
rounding tho factories with pickets that close
ly watch any one who approaches u factory
onlce. woman was shot yesterday. and q
man ran to factory TO telephone for doctor.
A squad OF pickets chased him half q mile be-
fore they learned who he was
The hatters expected strong opposition to
their relirtproIect In tho town meeting yester-
day when they voted $4,000 for their own re-
lief. hut not a manufacturer appeared at the
meeting. They begin to see the reason to-day.
The hest legal authorities In the city say that
the action OF the meeting was illegal. and II
coulc not pay II out for that purpose: judge
Howa:d II. Scott. who is counsel FOR the town.
has advised the Selectmen that the action was
incomplete, as no provision was mado for
levying an additional town tax to meet the ap-
prOpriation.
The general opinion Is that the meeting was
simpyn move on the part OF the men to harass
the manufacturers, and that they will make
no effort TO secure the money.
William II. Foley and Thomas +. O'Rourke,
eN-President Of the National Hat Finishers.
are recognized rs leaders among the work.
difficulty could he compromised in an hour III
both sides could meet.
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MuIrER IDENrIFYTNG BRLSpT's PHOTOGRAPH.
tried to buy large quantity Of eroton oil, II
was rs! fused, as he had no prescription. Then
he went TO a Seventh avenu ue drug store. where
he introduced himself as physician. wrote
and Obtained the croton oil. Meyer wrote the
prescription IN Muller's name and told Muller
that he should therefore take another name
and he was thereafter known as August VIM
They returned to the fiat. where Meyer gave
bottle and took. the Witness thought as much
~ ten drops. This Affected him.. In Brandts
absence Never explained how poisonous large
quantities OF the oil were. and Muller blamed
was worse that ne medicine aid no Eo0fd, ana
nd Il brouc6t n5 M Ir Minden To- the st Where he
prescrihsd Tor Brandt, diagnosing his com
plant as iniiammhtion OF the bowels Before
to be seen He did this every time the Doctor
called. waiting in q neighboring saloon until
Iyery prescription DR.. Minden wrote was
hnsd and the MEDICINE thrown In the Gus
batient was following his treatment
Soon after me fig dose Of sn sr0to3 & oil Muller Ter
Rssa1 to nGIis9 sd thSs eEafS tiRS dS Meyer gIIs
OF powder from a phIai he carried in his waist
coat pocket: Muller also noticed that Brandt
powder Hc asked Meyer what It was and
Meyer answered speaSin in German, hrech-
Wainstein.' which Muller translated anti
"On March %" said the witness Meyer
began giving Bran II aTsentc.'
: How do you know II was ArsenicT asked
Mr. Mcintyre
Because" answered the witness. as calmly
as he had answered eYory question. Meyer
told me it was arsenic lie said he would not
see Brandt suner. any longer. and so he would
give him arsenic"
Even this amazing statement caused no
change In the calm appearance OF the pris-
oner.
Muller said that Meyer had told him that he
had bought the arsenic in jersey City, and no
Pne would lind Il out. lie had given Brandt
Impure arsenic on March 26 and 27 BY
Bprlnkling Il on his food.
y Increased instead Of ending his suiIerings.
And II was on that account that he went to
Jersey City on tis 2Jth sndbOught the pure"
arsenic. Ihis he administered to Brandt IN
capsules on March - and 80. Meyer told Null
LEI be would next give brandt some iron
which would change" the poison He did
give him something he said was iron out OF
black bottle aud when Brandt took this which
proved % be his last dose, he said to Meyer:
III Jou do not get corpse to tRko my place
pretty soon, I'LL be a cOEuse myself"
That was 10 the evening of March 30. At II
o'clock that night. while Never and his wife
and Muller TeTe sitting around tho kitcHen
table BTaBdt called icE help. Never went 10
The sun., 1893-12-09
SPARKS FROM IHE IELkGRAPM

Lieut. Coy sheshan was in Albany yesterday house,
hunting Mr. aud ATA sheeLau Wlll keep uO4se there
tins winter IS usual
Ihef" are nany eases or griD IN saratoga Among the
lfk are lhe captain. two LrutruAuts and twelve sol
dtsrs "i the local salvation Army corps
Ia secretary of the Treasury FaIgHhil NIL bs the
guest 90 honor - tue AuuUa. 4uuv or fhg Rochester
Clearing House AEsoclatlsu tUe trursrs alley Gl4U
on TbufslAy Dee IA
The Sew h0rk and College Point Ferry Company led
with thu secretary OF state ALBANY fe,tcrlAy
tineate u the inereAsv 20 ts capita -toga from $4,000
tu tllphl Tie Certuyatr lLAl iNe liabilities ~
the rompany aggrsgatc slG42tS, OF which $4,000 -
secured by lnortKAgrs
Tue Famous Glothiug tOHPanya cstAbushment in
81 Louts vas damaged 90 Ibe extent OF sso.uOO g
O'Clock last evening from nIe aud water window
ureaArFa Ia some set nrc - tbe trappnRs they
we're decoIating fuly 800 prTsonn were In The bula
inE but all escaped without EsEoua injury. lgo EN-
ploycea Jumped from The Eegond story window And
EgFs taken " unconscious y ths hgsBitaL
The sun., 1893-12-09
OBII UdRY.

Cornelius Rowland. who died at Smyrna on
Thursday. was a native OF New Bedford. where
the Rowland family has been prominent for
generations, and where the Rowland home
stead still is. He went to- the war as a member
OF a New Bedford com pany OF volunteers and
returned as its commander. For the past NJ
@ Of " Soane PrlSr OF toe tn thn fM
hehad been the New York agent OF large
Roef tho Fss9 Eh,h was engaged
OF his life Of fifty eight years he was In con
tact with the reople or the products OF the
key Arabia, Persia, and India, and at one
time had a lot OF Indian convicts engaged in
in America, lie had many Interesting stories
to to tel tel % OF MS e{periences Mr. Rowland was
Ss hs fssSnd TeSdbG bim
died. Death was due to Brights disease. lie
was on vacation at the time.
Henry +. Droz died Of paralysis yes
derbit svsnue. West. He 0S Was % an impor. Sq.
ter ter and dealer ia jsweIry az - Fulton
rast forty years He was born in Switzerland
slSSty-one years ago. but came 70 America
when has yI%"f eRsr %@ snes sef n rpn
q widow,
DR., r. @; Bogue an old and ,well-known
astard Pnyscdisn oi ShiSsgo died At his home there
in 1882. and in 1857 went to Chicago. He was
9ns 2 OF the founders OF tho County Hospital
ciety, and prominent in many other societies OF
physieiAns. He had been sick nearly ten years.
ana death wac not unexpected.
The widow OF Isaac SpAldipg died Yesterday
e. Nashua, N II. of pneumonia, aged 90 years.
She Was the weAlthiest woman In Nashua
Her property Is valued at 100000. She was
noted for charitable works.
Alyah ii. Scriyen. a grocer Of Mt Vernon.
died yesterday OF Brights disease In his fifty
eighth year lie leaves widow and three
daughters and an estate valued at 100000.
DIR. William CasRell died Yesterday OF heart
disease at his home. iFSB Hancock street
brooklyn. In his sixty-second year
The sun., 1893-12-09
UxI1ED STATES TO INVssrIezrE
wsstsru Irvestns.t Co.psuis- Charged
Hlth ErnnanIent u.e of The Mnils.


| "ith FrAueuiSnt Use oh NE Ants.
rS~.,..s n. q ~ pca.. Y.....ao. Ca,
ChiCA"O' Deo o'-iObb Oihco iuhpeV'VI p'u-
| art received from Washington to-day list OF
ovar our ho.d "a invostrnont oor,n.nto.
-. -. " " - 1'....t-. rs......
same manner as the duarantee investment
Com mn nv NJ CbtonUo wboaa officara wara cnn.
iS''eO' "" 80" "
victed In Judge Grosscup's court.
Accom- nan Win ~ Tho I,st vas A com m nj ioatio1
from the Chief Post Ofllce Inspector at WASH
tno,o, .,.,t..- 80. AZ. -, ,..nt.. -. - a.
ihstOh s'hunR tnht the cOihpahiob hsmou hhu
been Investigated bV Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Ihomas. and had been pronounced byhim
49,. I-.,.., gu, siu ',I "os en.i'''N ~ "
the United btntes mails.
Inspector Stuart rro In strti cted to notitv IN.
inspec.or stuart was insti ue'eu W nouy tne
Postmasters in the district not to deliver for
ahS VI 'hein reglstereu lettoFSOr Ihoneb oIuers'
He was also directed to secure evidence
.r.tr., - =, - IL. o,....t.a. 49,
aE"lhst any OF tne companies operating mere
or anywhere elae in the West and prosecute
them under the law forbiddinR lotteries and
the act iorbiddIng the use Of the mails Tor
swindling purposes
The coinpanies included in the list are M
follows some Of them being virtually bra inches
OF the same concern but operating In different
sections OF tho country:
Equitable Inve,tmcnt Compsny, Council BIur. IA.
Perpetual Maturity Rond Com pany, same city lows
guatantes Investment Company. Keokuk laj Reserve
msnl Company BANKER Investment Company.
The sun., 1893-12-09
A Chicago Firm. Axsu. Fou.a Dead.

ST. LOUIS Dee. S-Henry Calm % years old.
and employed by the firm Of W. Wrigley & Co.
OF Chicago was found dead in bed at his board
ing house. 1904 Pine street. at o o'clock this
morning, under circumstances which Indicate
suicide. Farly this morning Cahn's room
mate and fellow employee BENJAMIN Kahn,
left him in bed while lie went Ia the Post OF
ilce,, On his return he notified Calm that their
employers would ne hero to-day 10 examine
accounts. He then left Tor the office and re-
turning an hour later found Calm dead and a
strong OdoT Of raTiulie acid filing tho T0OEl.
Cahn has a wifi living in Cincinnati from
whom he has been separated for some time.
The sun., 1893-12-09
Resolved 10 Reduce Wages.

AMSTERDAM, y. Y, Dee s.-The Manuiac-
turers' Association OF Fulton county met at
Gloversvile yesterday in secret session and re-
solved upon general reduction Of ton per cent.
in wages on account Of the business depression
throughout the country. One of the most pr9m-
tnsnt and intelligent eaters was ASKED Nhat
the cutters intended To do, and he answered
that they would resist tho REDUCTION, Nhen
asked II tho cutters contemplated strlke ne
similar 10 that which occurred el@ht years
ago.
morning This is one of the largest glove fac
tories in Fulton county, employing between
300 and 500 mcu.
The sun., 1893-12-09

rent a nat for Brandt 10 the name 81 Baum. to
furnish it. and that he, Meyer. would follow"
" Did YOU give brandt any antimony'
The witness smiled, and the Court excluded
the question.
their sleeping the first night. Feb 10 Mt. the
Cosmopolitan Hotel. and renting the ilnt at
Second nd hana fuTnnre we're bought for the
fiat where Brandt went Mt once to live. Muller
rented q room for himself at ~ East Twelfth
street Brandt wrote the name O.. ~. j.
Baum" and put It in the space intended for
pames of Hat occupants in the letter box be-
suTance companies in the name OF Baum. tell.
Ing OF his arrival IN New York This last evil
On March q Meyer and his wife arrived and
to IN M0ton hG4sS y shsrs tey reS
MIRA Meyer as Mrs, Baum and Meyer rs Mr..
Wosrner. Meyer objected to the fiat because
in the other flats" Tho next day Meyer and
furniture. but even that did not satisfy Mr..
Meyer. who said that the scheme required an
appsarance OF more elegance. and piano was
There were frequent Interruptions OF the
examination by the Introduction OF exhibits
oorroborative evidence. Two hotel registers
and the contract for the rented piano were In
troduced, and the landlord and innitress Of the
Fat, furniture dealers. and others were iden-
titled by the witness. The day after the fiat
down to the business which had brought them
70 New York, lie wanted either Muller or
Brandt to get sick" Both declined.
Then Meyer and Mullcr made visit to Belle
vue In search OF some one who would not have
20 be made sick, being so already They were
not admitted TO the hospital, but when Meyer
saw q free dispensary opposite he said that
was even better VI ace. Never spoke TO one
man he saw there who seemed very sick. bur,
after long talk with him, decided he would
not do, as he had parents living I'm this city.
The two invalid hunters then went hack to tho
fiat. where Meyer told his wife that the schome
would have to he gwen up. ms he could not find
pm available sick man and both Muller and
Brandt remained oOtuTate in their unwilling
ness to he made sick"
Mrs. Meyer refused TO listen to any abandon
mont Of the scheme after all the money had
been spent III advancing IL thus far. When
Muller and Brandt again refused at requost.
20 be made sick Mrs Meyer threw herself on
the bed and burst into tears. This touched
Brandts heart, and he llnaiiy gave tn" consent
which proved, according to tho story OF the
witness. to I've his death warrant. Brandt took
some salts and three drops OF croton oil. and
then went To tho Office Of Dr. Minden. d ST.
Mark 9 place. complained OF Illness, and nro.
cured a prescription. This Was only part of
the plan. not q neccs Sity as the stun Brandt
took did not affect him.
The next day Muller md Meyer went'to .
Forty-second street drug storc. where Meyer
The sun., 1893-12-09
Fntany rol.o ed will refuse whI.Lsy.

PARIS. Tex. Dee s-A few days ago Delta
county farmer named Baker went TO Cooper.
Ho took Il home. and. when he went 10 clean
H. he found about half gallon OF Whiskey.
which he drained out, he and his vile drank
some Of the liquor and were Immediately
taken violently sick. A physician was sum
mOned Who on examination, said they were
poisoned from drinking tho Bhisksy. They
died three days aiteTWarl
The sun., 1893-12-09

District Attorney, the prisoner sat bent far
over his table making meaninRless marks on
paper with pencil. His wife still pretended
70 be reading q Newspaper but everywhere
strained attention.
well, what did Meyer tell you 10 DO with
the antimonyT asked the examiner
He said / was to go TO New York with
Brandt and to make him sick. | was TO give
drinks. He, said the nntimony would 40 better
with sugar"
Still the two prisoners sat motionless and
apparently unmOved.
The witness went slowly on with his story.
Meyer took him TO Clark street ticket otflce,
where he bought two cheap tickets TO New
York, and told Muller TO meet him at the Polk
street station the next morning. The next
DAY Meyer brought llrandt TO the station ana
BE told m A." said Muller TO take Brandt
70 New YORK aud do as lie had told me. and to
The sun., 1893-12-09

WASHINGTON roREcASf ron sAruapAr.
For New England and sassr~ Hns York Ial~; sssAttv
sdrrueT; south icild..
Maryland the District OF Columbia and virginia fair
followed Saturday afternoon night western MARY.
land by showers; east winds; slightly warmer in the
interior.
For West Virginia, western New York western Penn
sylyania and Ohio fair, slightly warmer south uiuds
The sun., 1893-12-09

The Headquarters In New Orleans 10 be
sold by Auction.

Ahe EeedQuhrters view OrIeans TO be
sold by Auction.
New ORLEANS. Dec. ga positive sign OF the
departure In the near future OF the Louisiana
lottery for Honduras-or some other place was
the appearance this morning OF placards stuck
UP all over its granite headquarters at
Union and st. Charles streets. announcing the
building Tor sale at auction by Macon. Dennis
& kernaGhan. auctioneers. The siGa was
stared at by good many people. wno not.
withstandng the frequent annou neement OF
departure, were OF the opinion that the lottery
woul d make another stand for existence. The
cards were taken as the best evidence Of the
winding up of the business OF the concern.
The lottery. according to the best authority.
has purchased two ships, one to be known as
the saltwater. which will be used, It 10 said,
between Tampa and the Office OF the com pAny
In Honduras.
People who now have branch ot1ces here are
making PREPARATIONS at present to run policy
shops on the style Of those operated in and
about New York. Some few clerks will be
taken to Honduras. but the majority OF those
with entirely.
The sun., 1893-12-09
slu,,.-npt Club Fnad r,r rhs Poor.

The siuyvesant Democratic Club the Tam
many Hall organization Of the Twenty sixth
Assembly district. has established a fund for
the relief Of the poor Of the district during the
winter Ouo thousand dollars was subscri bed
TO the luRd ~ a meeting held Thursday night
half ON being given ~ Police Justice Will
liam T. EuLhe, The proceeds of the club ball
10 be held FEB > and which are estimuted al
- OOO. Win be turned over TO the fund.
The sun., 1893-12-09
New Brun.wrcs wm Burn Lime A=.Ip.

ST. JoHS, n. r., Dec. a-With a return to the
former rate Of duty, as proposed by the Wilson
III every limekiln near this city thlrty-nvo OF
which have been closed since the Mckinley
law went into operation. will 10 in active duty
again. The trade which went 10 Rockland
Ne. will return here ard in short time the
production OF lime will he giving employment
to hundreds OF men, and its export will reach
m ore LhAu 81 -uu-. 600 Ln KAlue annuRlLE.
The sun., 1893-12-09
A KaIttIne Mm 90 shut Dowa.

LITTLE Fans. \. T., Dec. S-Morrls Mark
the HerSimer knitting-mill owner, will notify
his 327 hands on Saturday night that he will
shut down his mill on "Wednesday indefinitely
Mr.. Marks said to-day that he Is forced o close
his mill because he has no orders on hand and
does not know when lie will get any
Another reason. says Mr.. Marks. for my
shutting down is the proposed Wilson TATiff
bill. which is likely to become a Law. and II Ii
does l will not reopen"
The sun., 1893-12-09

PLAISFIELD. n. j., Dee. S-MoTgan Turton. a
iourneyman tinsmith OF this city. has. accord
ing to report. unexpectedly fallen heir to $40.
OOO. Some years ago he gave a home to a
homeless aunt. Mrs. Ellen Craig whom all
thought 70 be Penniless. Mrs. Craig died re-
Gently, aud among her effects Was found =
The sun., 1893-12-09
Made Iasane BY Novel RsaaInr.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. a-Mrs. Martha Bates.
the wife Of a Henry county farmer worth $50
600. disappeared from home yesterday and
reached this City to- night having tramped the
entlfe distance ot forty miles she was hope
lessly Insane having Laen thrown into tIat
condition Gy the excessive reading Of novels.
The sun., 1893-12-09

BRANDT, FROM PHOTOGRAPHERS E4HIBIIED'
he failed to return. the boys began to look at
one another, and finally propounded this ques-
ton " How much did you lose on him ~
Then il developed that he had secured from
nearly all the boys small sums OF money. and
had left the town for good. At the Albany
Chemical Works IL was said that ne had been
discharge ed for dishonesty.
DIR. Scheee was an expert witness for the
defence in the buchanan trial and in the trial
OF Carlyle W. Harris.
The sun., 1893-12-09

Some Think They Were Sold Out by Their
CbIef. AEer Winning the Fight.

Cbiefs AEer Winning the Fight.
wuKEsBAERE. Pa. Dec. a-There are still
rumors OF discomfort among few OF tho Le-
high Valley employees to-day because the
resumption OF work among the old men is not
so fast as they could wish. Yet the vast ma
jorlty OF the men seem content and patient
They express themselves as satisfied with the
action OF their chiefs. and their confidence
seems as absolute as ever.
There are many. however. who believe they
wree sold out by their chiefs. These say tho
men had actually won the battle when the
chiefs stepped in.
All Of the old employees have fled their ap-
plications for work. 1t is estimated that OF
the old employees on the Wyoming division
will he. II is believed, n gradual thinning out
OF the new men on the ground OF incou-
potency. and thav are being subjected to the
same tests Rs those TO which new employees
are always subjected. These vacancies will
gradually make more room, and when the
crippled rolling stock is again in share there
will he u demand Tor many Of the old hands.
The new men are being examined for COM
potency at toNton to-day by MaStOr Mechanic
John McGrnw OF Delauu and Master Mechanic
Henry Murphy. Only very smal percentage
explain the terms Of the agreement to the men
there.
At the Lebigh Valley station to-day matters
seemed 10 resume something of the old swing.
Many OF the new men are Nither resigning or
being found incompetent are getting their
time and heing paid Nearly all OF the special
police have been paid on
The sun., 1893-12-09
Captured N,ns Year. An-r nIs Fo-r.r,

ANDERSON. Ind. Dec. S.-Greenyille Davis of
Dayton, o., sold TO John Young tract OF land
for $4,000 In 1884, which proved 10 be the
school land OF Cincinnati. Davis escaped to
california. For years he wandered over the
west lie was captured here yesterday.
The sun., 1893-12-09

rheumatism II now generally Omitted to be
disease o' tho blood. orig gnatinG In scidity
OF the vital fud Hoods Sarsaparllla. being q
radical blood purifier. neutralizes the acid. re-
stores tho blood to the vitality OF health, and
thus cures the disease. Tho following Ia from
Mr.. N c. Godfrey. we'll known carriage and
wagon builder at CLAYTON Nj:
e. |. Hood Il Co. Lowell. Mass:
uentlemen: year ngo | was rtriote en-
down with rheumatism and for three months
1t seemed to me there was to be
No End To My suffering.
Ivas attended By the best physicians. but with
no good result Like one graspnR for some
support. and In get at tho facts about Hoods
sarsaparilla. bought n bottle OF this medicine
and heRan taking IT.. The effects wers aston
ishing. for WAS soon perfectly cured and
At My business Again.
Twice nincs that attack hive felt symptoms
OF the old disease, and at once oom m enced with
new bottle OF Hoods Sarsapnrilla. with the
came good effects driving away all trace Of the
disease. rheumatism. In my mind. comes from
The sun., 1893-12-09
Eleven Ce,I Car. Dnmp-a In the Nor,h River

A few more OF the old men wers taken back
TO work by Superintendent Rundio at the Le-
high Valley yards In Jersey City Yesterday.
Mr.. Rundo said that about one-thrd OF the
old hands were now at work. None OF the
new men who are competent had been dis
charged nor would they hs 10. make places
for the strikers All the old men who have
not been employed have pcen placed on tho
extra list and will get work when their SER
vices are required.
Eleven ears loaded with coal which were in
the hands Of n green crew, were dumped into
the river on Thursday afternoon. They were
being backed down 20 the float To he brought
TO this city, The tide was low, and as q con-
sequence there was steep incline o' tho
bridge leading TO the float The engineer
backed the train down rapidly that when
the bridge was leRchrd aud he AttemItrd to
slack W a c1ul ling pin bruke and the eleven
cars had sufficient momentum TO carry them
over the float and into the river. A derrick
from the Chapman Mrecking. Company was
buslly engaged Yesterday in raising the cars
The railroad officials say the accident was
caused by defective link in tho coupling.