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OFF WIN $1,000
Two Private Htalisn BANKERS Missing from
the Wiiitamsturrh Colony.

Two Private Itnlisn BANKERS Missing from
the Wiiitamsturrh Colony.
Pietro Ferraro and Edward Michael Angelo.
italian bankers and brokers ut 3l0 North
Second street, Williamsburgh. disappeared on
Saturday night with more than $1,000. 1t Is
said. belonging to members OF the italian
colony. About four months ago they started q
GREGORY and butcher shop in addition to their
banking business. Angelo Issued a circular
In which he informed the Italians that he had
the safest method Of sending steamship tick
cts and drafts to Italy. 1t 10 alleged that from
this scheme alone the firm got more than
$1,000. not one dollar OF which. 1t Is said. was
ever sent to the persons for whom 1t was In
tended. About six weeks ago Dominica iHcano
Of North Second and Havemeyer streets. gave
Ferraro $1O: ferrnro ives to send ma passage age
's SsG Tes Sc S 81 Ms IN
Ferraro sent Bicano's wife q bogus ticket
When Bicano heard Of II he allied at Fcrraro's
place and created such disturbance that
Ferraro returned the money to him.
ss pnt @ tens them tHat
money WINS all tied up in bond and mortgage;
He al SO prom ised them eight per cent. interest
on their deposits. Four weeks ago Ferrnro
and Angelo sold their grocery and butcher
shop, On Saturday two men called upon
tried to put them of. when one OF the men, It
them what belonged to them. Late on satur-
day night Ferraro. and Angelo left tho
establishment together. The former had
They N"S
going rapidly toward the ferries. Neither has
since been seen.
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RELIEYED OF HIS COMMAND.
Major PettIgrew OF the Forty-.eventh HcSi-
nent Disciplined for Hncompetcncy.

Major PettIgreu OF the Forty-.eventh HeSi-
nent Disciplined for Hncompetcncy.
STATE CAMP. Juno 27.-Mnjor William r.
PettlGrew. commanding the First battalion Of
the Forty seventh Regiment was relieved from
duty to-day for tho remainder OF the week by
Col. John L Eddy. Lieut.. Col Hubbell was
placed in command Of the battalion.
Col. Eddy is post commander in tho absence
OF Gen. Porter.
Major Pettigrcw's removal is for incompe-
terce and general disability to perform the
duties which the post requires.
He drilled his battalion on the parade ground
all the morning with Col. Phisterer OF Gen.
Porter's staff as instructor.
In the course of tho evolutions he made o
number OF serious tactical mistakes, to which
his attention was callod by Col. Phistcrer. who
desired them rectiied. The drill wont from
had to worse. AT last Col. Phisteror's patience
drill rightly will have some one who is com
Major Pett!srcw, who seemed somewhat
ratified; retorted that he knew his business.
Atsr the dr po phistSrsr reported to Col
lieved. He set out for home soon after recetv-
ing notice of his relief No communication has
ment concerning his future course.
G9l Phissercr; When asked . about the :, matter
previous occasions shown himself inca pablo
OF performing tho duties required Of him
since an encounter with footpads some time
ago. in which ne was roughly handled.
Major Psttgrew entered the militia In 1865
and was elected Major in 1890.
Col. Eddy said he regretted removing Major
Pottigrew from his command, but believed It
the welfare OF the battalion. He thought the
Majors losing his glasses through nervous
ness might be the cause Of some Of his mis-
takes
Major rettigrew, on arriving at his homo in
Willamsburgh lust night said that whatever
mistake no might hhvo commit ed during tho
drill at PeeksEili were due. as on former
occasona. to losing his glasses.
He could not see to correct the men when
they made wrong mannauvres. Ho thought Col.
Eddy's treatment OF him very severe. He had
intended to resign in October aud might an
hurricdly.
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THIEF CHASE ON Il ROOF.

Three Of n Boya' Gang Found Stealing Lend
Pipe from the Consolidated Gas Company
Three lead pipe thieves led the police lively
chase last night over the roof OF the CONSOLE
dated Gas Company's building. which covers
tho block bounded by Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets and Tenth and Eleventh
avenues Two Of them were captured. but tho
third made HIS escape by climbing down a
leader. Tho prisoners are James Gritty. II
years old. OF 1874 Tenth avenue. and Luke
Casey. 10 years old. OF :}24 Wost Seventeenth
street. They are now locked UP in the West
Twentieth street station.
At 10 o'clock last night Waterman In the
building heard noise on tho roof and found
three boys tearing away load pine from u part
OF the roof which could only have been reached
after some risky climbing. Tho Waterman
notified Policeman Gillespie, who called to his
assistance Detectives Engelhauser and TyrrelL
This party laid plan OF attack and crawed to
the top OF the building from different points.
The boys quickly discovered them. and there
was a general scramble over tho roof. Chitty
and Casey were caught after considerable
trouble. Tho third boy. who made his escape.
was recognized AZ Cook" Norman. ono OF u
gang OF petty thieves who have OF late given
the police Of the Wcst Twentieth street station
much trouble.
Chtty and Casey are also members OF tho
gang The former WAS arrested recently on
three occasions for larceny. but he has always
escaped conviction.
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Youye MR. STEVENS RElENEs.
He WIN Not Charge tho City $4,000 for
HIS EatersaiaiaE 11ofates. - 49,. III: r; :.

He WIN Not Charge tho City $4,000 for
His EatertaisinE 1ofntes. -
John Austin Stevens. Jr. has withdrawn his
claim against the city for $4,000 for services
alleged to have bcen.performed by him in con-
nectton with the naval parade and the citi-
zens' ball In honor OF the Duke dc Veragua and
the visiting naval officers Last April He was
ono OF Mayor Gilroy's FIRST callers yesterday
morning. The Mayor was unable at first to
understand what young Mr. Stevens desired.
but after some questioning discovered that he
wished to withdraw his claim. The Mayor said
that no was glad to hear it Mr.; Stevens
wanted his letters and other exhibits and
vouchers. and was referred to President Nc
Clellan Of the Board OF Aldermen. with whom
no had left them.
Col Mcclellan was having an extra polish
applied to his shoes by the City Hall bootblack
when Mr.: Stevens CONFRONTED him and said
What 10 It. Austyf asked the Colonel.
vens. "The Mayors thrown me down. Give
mo all my papers. I withdraw my claim"
Do you m can. Austy. that you want all Of
the documents you left with me yesterdayT
fsssa II; II q ss sss? s55 SoH filed on be-
Give me that. Give me all OF them"
President Mcclellan collected the seventeen
letters. five kilograms. and two circulars on
which MI: Stevens based hls claim foE 81 900
father. but before he could hand them over
Mr.. Stevens had departed. saying that he'd be
back at noon for his properly. He didn't come
back. and for fear he might reconsider and
withdraw his withdrawal Mr.; Mcclellan wrote
o letter accepting 1t AMI sent it to him with
the q Xhibita.
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BENZ SIRE ORDERED TO TACLTE
One or the Health Bonrd's Notices Posted
at LASS broadway.

at LASS broadway.
Twenty-one families which had been or
dered by the Health Board to vacate tho I'M
snvory tenements they lived in. and which had
not obeyed the order. were evicted by the
police after 1t stopped raining yesterday.
Eight families were put out at 2OS Thompson
street: Ave families. all colored. at LOT West
Third street: four families at 141 Madison
street. three families at 40S Eighth street and
one family at 2,27S Eighth avenue.
Whom tho people ut lO7 West Third street
were first ordered to move. one old colored
woman Immediately moved. although her rent
for the rest of tho month had been paid IN
fortunately she vent to 2os TRHnmp;;nn street
place was also condemned sho hogan TO think
the Health Department was prosecuting her =,
Some OF the evicted had no place to 90 20 ana
wers taken In by kind-hearted neiRhbors:
Their cases will be reported TO the Department
OF Charities apd Correction. u.,..
be vacated; e8i First avenue ], ABB Broadway.
JOG Bayard street. and 270. 2S2. 2S4. 2So. 2so
East Fourth street.
These eiectment Offices are not often put up
on Broadway houses. The notice posted up IN
yacats byIJuly &. addressed to Benz. Sire.
fled StrasbuIg Co occupy the stores. q.
Brodsky. tailor. 10 on the fIst floor. the sec;
opd floor 10 empty. and the third 10 occupied
By Hsrold Z; Clarke, and his family Mr. NJ:
cellar is At. fault. Mr.. Sire. the owner; also
and the Broadway Theatre are. on the same
blocks as the condemned building.
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CONFLICTS f1oHr PRISON oU4RDH
Three OF the Rrisouerr Killed in n Dos-
pernte Attempt 20 Break Away.

pernte Attempt 20 Break Away.
Fo1soM. Cal. June 27.-Gcorge sontaE, the
trnin robber whose brother lies wounded ut
Fresno nnd who himself is in Folsom prison
for life. headed desperate break Of convlcts
this afternoon which resulted in n serious
wound for himself. tho death OF three convlcts.
and the wounding of three others.' Some Of
the prisoners are en- ployed outside tho prison
grounds In aunrrying stone for San Frncisco
street pavements. They are watched by
picked guards.
At half past three this afternoon gang OF
convicts were at work in the upper stone
quarry whom suddenly George Sontag. Russell
Williams. Don Wilson. Charley Abbott and
Dalton. n ten-year convict, seized Frank
Briaro. lieutenant Of tho guard. put pistol
to his head and started to run him up hill.
The desperate convicts also had two Win
chesters and an additional revolver which had
been concealed among the rocks The guards
dared not shoot for fear OF hitting Briarc.
Just before reaching the top Of the hill
Briare jerked away. and the guards opened
fire from all directions. The convicts got be-
hind rocks and returned tho fire. A r5en-
forcement from the prison hurried to the
scene. and half hours indiscrimlnate shoot
ing followed, at the end Of which time one Of
tho convicts held up his hat on q rifle us
token OF surrender.
Warden Aull and few guards advanced to
the convlct's stronghold. where they found
Williams Wilson, and Dalton stretched dead
on the ground. Sontag was badly wounded by
three or four bullets. and Abbott was grooming
with brokch leg. At tho beginning OF tho
fight two prisoners we're wounded. but wero
carried into tho prison. None Of the prisoners
escaped, nor were any OF tho guards injured.
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JULIA FOECE ACQUITTED.
by the Verdict She In also Declared Not In
sane-Scenes In the Court.

by the Verdict SHE IL also Declared Not In.
sane-Scenes In the Court.
ATLANTA. Juno 27.-Miss Julia Force is free
woman. She is being held by the police at the
request Of her relativcs. but the jury has ac-
quilted her OF murder and the Judge declares
that she Is not legally insane. The day was
consumed In argument by counsel and 1t was
2 o'clock when Judge Clark began to read his
charge to the jury. The audience for the
most part was composed Of tho society ladies'
OF the city. Mrs eX.Gov. Conley sitting by the
prisoner. Miss Force came in hrioro the
Judge dill. and for the FIRST time during tho
trial her face was visible to the jury md to
the spectators. She removed her veil AM sat
FACING the jury. her eyes fixed upon the floor.
Judge, Clark said tho crime. committed by,n
paral 81 to 1t boinG the Borden murder. II that
murder was committed By Lizzie Borden. He
thought this crime oven more enormous than
that. At the reference to the prisoners prior
life her fnce grew softer in it's expression.
there was u convulsive twitchlng OF the
muscles about the mouth. and with
quick movement she. threw hor veil over
her face. put her handkerchief to her
eyes and sobbed. The jury was out only TOW
minutes The prisoner fell into the arms az
her friend. Mrs. Conley. She Ia FREQ now"
said Judge Clark. and tho verdict Of insanity
does not stand against her Tho law has no
more demand upon her.
The women gathered alphabetically around
Miss Force and It was half an hour before she
could be got away from them.
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HAD GRIT ON TIE BURGLAR,
hut When Mrs. Hnmiiu Went for n Police.
man He Got Away from Mr. Hamlin.

but When Mrs. Hnmiia Went for n Police
man He Got Away from Mr. Hamlin.
LOWELL. Mass. Juno 27.-Mr. and Mrs. BAR
ney Hsmlin awoke Mt 2 o'clock this morning
and saw man In the room. He was standing
over Mrs. Hamlln. and she screamed. Tho
man caught her by the throat and choked her
SO that she could not call out again. Mrs.
b h;Gmn d "sruSg h Until sm9 got Gway rom
truder. They held him until they reached the
head Of the stairs. Then all three fell down
the whole length to the lower floor. But the
Hamlins held on. tearing n large piece out Of
the intruder's coat.
The people down stairs were awak ened. and
they helped to lock the prisoner in the down
stairs family Kitchen Mrs. Hamin and an
other woman went for n policeman. while
heard the children crying and ran to quiet
them. The burglar jumped through the VIM
dow. carrying the sash with him. He was
climbing over the back fcnce when the police
entered the front door. Tho burglar escaped.
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MN. Potter HASN'T COT HIs PIE PET
shippiuG Commissioners Reed won't Resign,
and Doubts if He Can be Removed.

WASHINGTON. June 27.-Mnurico ]. Power
has not got his 5000 ONCE yet. When James
c. Reed. Shipping Com missioner at New York.
received Secretary Carlisle's request for his
resignation. Mr.. Power having boon appointed
to the place by the Secretary, Mr.. Reed OBJ
jected that as United States Commissioner
no cannot DO removed In that off!hand
manner.
The Shipping Commissioner was originally
appointed by the United States Circuit Court.
and whom Capt c. C. Duncan hold the office 1t
was found to DO very hard work to Get him out
OF It. Mr.. Reed succeeded him In President
Arthur's term. and held through Mr.. Cleve-
lands first term and Mr.. Harrison's term. In
1880 section 4,50l OF the Revised Statutes
was amended to substitute the Secretary OF
tho Treasury for the Circuit Court rs appoint-
ing power. but the amendment did not alter
the etatnte>in any other material point, not
even in its grammar. which is bad. The Sec
ton now reads:
nt .Ms a NAY. sns from
remove from office any sueh commissoner whom ir no
pointed IN his place.
Formerly the power OF removal was conferred
n the anne terms on tho Circuit Courts. In
courts no such power OF rsmovai Is explicitly
conferred. hut II undoubtedly exists. and any
United Stntes Commissioner may be removed
by the court for official misconduct. Still. the
United States Com mi ssion ership 10 practically
Shipping Com Missioner Reed Will not !gn.
He has sent long telegram to Mr.. Carlisle.
him that call for censure. and he falls back on
the law of 1884. which he constitutes to mean
that an otIic ial must be permitted to- serye out
competent or corrupt. This law is not 80 In
terpretod by the Government officials and II
Ia probable that no attention will be paid to
Mr. Reeds protest. His ONCE has no fixed
term.
Maurice ]. Power said yesterday that he will
rrobn bly, assume Office next Saturday. He will
with the present north. and he desires to
avoid tho bookkeeping complications which
would result II he should relieve Commissioned
Reed before July l.
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Il PARKHURs7ING PARKHURsT.
He Wants Divorce md His Wife Declares
that He's Another.

RocnEsTER. Juno 17-Judgo Bradley spent
this forenoon In special torn listening to the
suit OF c. Theodore Fnrkhurst for q divorce
from Mrs Annie NJ. Parkhurst Charles L.
Wilson. a Goodlooking ex-policeman. was
named as correspondent Pnrkhurst swears
that he cut hole in the ceiling Of his dining
room. from which he watched ard obtained the
evidence on which he brought tho charge. He
also said that he had found q watch which no
had given TO his wife, at q resort on West Main
street. where she had left II while on n visit at
the house with the policeman: Wilson was
dismissed from the force by the Police Commits
sioners upon an Investigation Of tho case.
Mrs. Farkhurst in her affidavit this morning.
said that the action brought by hor husband
was an effort on his part to free himself. so
that he might marry jennie Hutchinson. a
young woman who WAS formerly employed in
tho Parkhurst household; Mrs. ParIhurst al
legged that her husband hGd installed the
had visited her daily. A number Of af1idnyts
were rend tending to show that Parkhurst had
led n gay lite while away from home. His at
torney regulated with similar afIidavts roln-
tive to Mrs. Parkhurst's acts. Decision was
raaprvaI
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DISOBEYS HER FATHERS WILL
The MeIress to Nearly Million Marries the
Man OF Her hoicr.

LOUISVILLE. juno 2Z-Miss Blanche GILBERT
son. tho New Albany heiress who is trying to
broak her fathers will disinherlting her in
case she married Leigh French. grew tirod Of
the slow process OF the law and welded French
this afternoon at o'clock. The marriage took
place In tho parsonage Of the Second Presby-
terrain Church. None Of the brides family was
present. Tho Rev. II. Van Dyck performed the
eeremon and his, wife and family were tho
Eitnesses, Immediately after. tho. wedding
will Ieaye for the East In day or two.
Miss Culbertson WIS practically forced to the
the heircss OF nearly a. million dollars. but
Vas WITHOUT penny, Her Ter, stsnmother: Mrs.;
Gmm GeF pro a ItT91hsr
the will, refuse to talk about tho matter. Tho
bride IL %, and IT, n beautiful girl. French is
Is a medical student. and poor. but hand
sOma
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LITTLE Rock. Ark. June 27.-There was
filed in the Probate Court to-day petition to
contest the will OF the lato Col. Logan H. Roots
by his children. Fannie L.. Marion. and Louis
cuted in the presence OF witnesses. and that
the articles in 1t laying aside one.tenth Of the
income for charitable purposes are void on
The contestants also claim that the provision
belueath!ng to the city Of Little Hock the
purposes creates u perpetuity in violation Of
law. and r. also void on account OF Its uncer-
81, 900, 900 and S1.5UO. 900.
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FAMED TO BURN THE IOUM
a Disappointed Once Seeker Who Plotted
Revenge and Was Caught.

RALEIGH. n. c.. June CIV. p. Poole. a we'll
known farmer Of Clayton. wanted to be Post
master. but another man was appointed.
Toole threatened to burn the town and en-
do n. Smith told several men OF Poo!es plan.
and at his suggestion two OF them. McCullers
and Hinton. hid in Poole's barn, where tho lat
Culiers and Hinton heard Poole review his
plan. which was that smith should set fire
to four large barns ana livery stable Il!
with Kerosene into them. When Poole had thus
revealed himself he was arrested. and on him
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4 pRE4 CHER MOONSHIyEE.
he Ran Three Bnp'ist Churches aud Ono
Iiiicit Di-tiiirry.

ATLANTA. Juno 81. United States Commits
sioner CASTOR this morning bound over for
trial on n charge OF moonshlning tho Rev. Dr.
Barrett Of Banks county. Mr. Barrett had
charge OF three Bnptist churches and ono IL
licit dist!llery. with characteristic patience
and respect. tho revenue officers who went up
to Banks county to arrest him last week rc-
Trained from executing their commission
when thoy found him engaged with his re-
ligous work. They allowed him to ful0l his
engagements and preach on saturday and
Sunday. When he was quito through they
suggested that he would bcttor come to At
lanta and give tho courts sample OF his elo-
Quence. The reverend Rentleman's still cap
was found sccreted in his cornneld. and three
gallons OF fresh blockade corn was discovered
in his house.
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DEAD AT THE THROTTLE
Engineer Crnie's Hand Wac on the Lever
bat PowerIesp to Stop the Trnin.

PHILADELPHIA. June PA freight train
pulled By locomotive No. 100 OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad came laundering north from
Wilmington at 7:1O o'clock this evening. At
Edgemore. two miles north OF Wilmington.
tho train was stopped and several cars wero
attached to It. Engineer Craig didn't leave
his cab. but no talk ed to Fireman cambridge.
When the locomotive again gained speedway
the head Of the engineer dropped forward his
hand clutched tho lever, but did not control
tho locomotive. Engineer Craig had died.
The fireman did not discover this until tho
train rushed through Chester and nearly killed
several people ut tho station. He took hold OF
Craig. found he was dead. and then stopped the
train
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TEE NEW YORK APPOINTMENT
MrClelland and Poucher In washinEtou,
Both Lying Low.

hoth Lying Low.
WASHINGTON. June 29.-The presence OF Sem
ator Charles P. McClelland and William A.
Poucher in Washington tonight Is accepted in
some quarters as an indication that the Presi-
dent is about ready to appoint Collector and
Appraiser and thus settle controversy over the
disposition OF these two important appoint
ments Mr.. Poucher came to town carly in tho
day. but is not to be found at his hotel. the
Shoreham. this evening. and It is thought that
hc is in Woodley. calling upon the President.
Secretary Lamont is also with the President
in the country this evening. which adds to the
belief OF New Workers in town that some I'M
portant action with regard to tho Federal pat
ronage Is about to be taken. Senator McClel-
land. however. who is accompanied by his son.
states that he is in Washington on private bus
mess only. and that he has no knowledge Of
what the President proposes to do or when he
proposes to do It
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The Mayor OF 81. LouI. sued for $50 900

ST. LOUIS June 27.-Dr. William N. Brennan
fled suit to-day In the Circuit Court against
Cyrus p. WnlbridGe. Mayor OF this city. Dr.
Brennan alleges that he has heen injured both
$50. 900 and costs. because Of the charges made
against him by the Mayor In connection with
his removal Pr. Bremen accuses the Mayor
date for Mayor, formulated with his political
friends n plan to remove all heads Of depart.
ments IN the event OF his election to the
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SHOTS Nv MT KIsCo GROCERY.
Lawyer Adrms Defends Himself Against
an Injured IKu.band's Attack.

an Injured Irusband's Attack.
Sylvester G. Sherwood n hay dealer OF Mt.
Kisco. attacked Lawyer Andrew J. Adams Of
that town with o loaded riding whip In George
II. Knapp's grocery In Main street yesterday.
Adams. who had armed himself with a re.
volver in expectation Of an attack. fred two
shots at his assailant. one OF which wounded
Sherwood's hand.
sherwood was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
onimby and arralgned before Justice Crane.
who committed him to await examination as
to his sanity. Sherwood hsn often threaten cd
Adams, VINO. 1t is said. was intimate with Mrs
Sherwood several years ago. causing her sepa :
ration from her husband. The latter Was
subsequently incarcerated for time In luna
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Father Corr Very III.

The Rov. r. NJ. Corr the rector Of st. Bridget's
Roman Catholic Church. jersey City. who has
been suffering from rheumatism for several
months. had q dangerous relapse yesterday.
For hours his condition was deemed critical
Toward evening he rallied. but tho attending
physicians deem his case very serious
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w,ad Carried In. seLoo,hou.c 80 nod..

TOPEKA. Kan, June ga terrific storm
passed over Logan COUNT last evening few
miles south Of Oakley. blowing down several
farm houses, stables and outbuildings It
into kinding wood. Lightning killed Mrs.
George Beak, four miles east OF Oakley, and
struck two houses in the town. The rainfall
that accompanied tho storm is tie greatest
since the spiing OF 1892.