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Hich Merchants OF ~. Louis Arrested for
the Death OF . school Teacher.

Hich Merchants OF 1T. Louis Arrested for
tho Death OF . school Teacher.
ST. LOUIS. April 22.-Alexander and Louis
Landauer wore arrested this afternoon for q
crime which has been . mystery since Dec. 2.
1880.
About @ o'clock on that day Miss Augusta
Towel. q school teacher. was crossing Lindell
boulevard at Grand avenue. She was knocks ID
down and run over by q buggy driven by two
mon. Her clothing caught in ono OF tho
wheels. and the men whipped the horse into o
gallop.
The unfortunate woman was dragged and
bumped over the road for six blocks. and she
was SO fearfnlly bruised that she died on Dec.
T. Every effort was made to find who were
the occupants OF the buggy. and the Mer-
chants Exchange and School Board offered
rewards, a%ggregating s515. but no trace could
DO found.
About I'VE months ago Louis Landauer told
who had run over Miss Towel. Soon q amiIy
quarrel. occurred, and an inkling OF Louis's
confession reached the police. Detectives
Schoppe and Danaher were assigned to the
case and made the arrest
The landauers are wealthy merchants. own
Ing o wholesale grocery business at 527 North
Second street, and q wholesale hide and wool
business at 72O North Main street. After the
arrest the detectives went to tho Coroner's
office, to get the record OF the inquest and
found 1t stolen.
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Il NEW YORK MAN WANTS DAMAGEs.
Robert Seaman Accuses n Chicago Lawyer
OF 8wIndlIng Him.

Robert Seaman Accuses n Chicago Lawyer
OF swIndIiag Kim.
CHICAGO. April 22-Three suits for damages.
aegreGatine s125.O 200. were begun in the Su-
perior Court on last Monday by Attorney Elmer
T. Atkinson against Levi A. Bisbee. the we'll
known attorney. The complainant 10 Robert
Seaman OF New York. President Of the Iron
clad Manufacturing Company.
Seaman is represented in Chicago By Ernest
G. Webb. . New York attorney. Webb charges
Bisbee with Incorporating large sums Of
money.
Tho story" he said to-day. goes back to
1882. At THAI time Bisbee represented to Soa-
man that he had o splendid opportunity to
make q great deal OF money by purchasing the
claims against the estate Of B. F. Allen. for
merly the President OF the Cook County Ma
tional Bank; and also against the bank. both
having failed.
Seaman was persuaded to advance the capt-
that about $4,000 would be required. Later.
Seaman. upon various representations, ad-
vanced additional amounts. until the total
sum exceeded S5O.OOQ.
seaman repeatedly requested a settlement
and a full accounting. but Bisbee postponed it
on one pretext or another. Tho whole trans
action. from beginning to end. is tainted with
fraud and Interpretations. and We propose
to follow the matter up until We obtain o full
and satisfactory accounting and q complete
settlement. II the latter be possible"
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THE pREAoHER,s LEG CHAINED.
He is . s~oussmbuns and slid on the Court
House Roof In Hts SLEEP.

MEMPHIS. April 22.-on Thursday night
about IL o'clock. as Prof. Lewelen OF Hender-
son. Tenn. was passing along the main street
OF that town In front OF the Court House he
met the Rev. Mr.. Rodgers. pastor Of the Chris
tlan Church. dressed in only q night shirt and
q wide-brimmed straw hat.
As the preacher passed hin. Prof.. Lewelen
noticed that his eyes we're tightly closed. and
Prof. Lewelen determined to follow him. When
Mr.. Rodgers reached tho gate Of the Court
House yard. he entered. and. walking to the
south side Of the Court House. grasped tho
lightning rod and began to climb up.
Selling him by the shirt. Prot. Lewelen en-
deavored to pull him down. but the shirt gave
way and the minister climbed to the cornice
and then crawled to the tor Of the roof. Scat
ing himself on the roof he slid to the bottom
Of the incline. catching by q slight projection
ut the very edge.
The preacher continued this strange per-
formance until the Professor became alarmed.
assembled in the yard, aud nearly 300 Of them
watched the minister's strange actions for
At the end Of this time he descended by tho
rod and. pas. ing through the crowd. made his
viewed the next morning. he declared that he
knew nothing OF whit had happened, He now
sleeps with his leg chnined. to the bedpost
a Young woman secured the Niece OF the
her friends as souvenirs o. the. incident. She
says that she will put her piece in u crazy
Quilt. The minister is none the worse for the
experience. except a slight bruise.
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WARNING TO MOB MURDERERs.

The Governor OF Arkansas Says that They
Must be Punished for Their Crimes.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. April 22.-Relative to the
lynching at Morrillton. Gov. Fishback has ad-
dressed the following communication to Pros
ecuting Attorney Davis:
EXECUTIVE orncr. LITTLE Rock, Ark April Il. 1898.
To the Hon. J.6sysoa Davis. Prosecuting Attorney.
Mr. DEAF Sir: Upon my return from Richmond yes.
terday l received that q mob had muir
dersd Flanagan Thornton while in custody OF the State
at Morrillton. It Is. of course. unnecessary to say to
you that these men are Guilty Of murder, and whether
you owe It to the. good people of Conway county. as
well IS to the good people of the State or Arkansas. who
to Them: TO see that these men are brought TO Justice.
the command Of the Executive. do not hesitate 10 in.
woke II. These mob murderers must be taug It that in
ers. Very respectfully. W. N. FIsHIAck. Governor.
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She Gives Little Explanation or Her Attempt
to Drown Herself

She Gives Little Explanation or Hes Attenpt
to Drown Herself
Mrs. GeorCietta Schmidt. the woman who at.
tempted suicide by jumping of Of the Grand
street ferryboat Arizona as It was leaving tho
slip on Thursday. was arraigned in the Lee
Avenue Police Court. Williamsburgh. yestsr-
day. She IL about 80 years old. Her appear
ance and replies gave the impression that she
10 OF unsound mind.
She said that abe was . Deist. that she had
attempted suicide because she felt like II. but
didn't intend to drown. and begged the Justice
not to send her to the panitentiary. She could
ton about herself.
She was remanded to Jail until Thursday.
pending tho search which will be made for her
il is said that The woman,s husband e a mill
itary man who lives In Atlanta, and that she
has wealthy relatives In North Carolina
ATLANTA, Ga. April q. Capt. John Schmidt
Of West End. who Is referred to In the New
York dispatches concerning the woman who
jumped from O ferryboat on Thursday. is
clerk to Assistant Quartermaster. General
Glenn, u. s. A. Mr.. Schmidt said to-day that
he knew the woman. but did not csre to dis.
since last July. The reason of her going there
he declined to state. saying. that 1t was o
purely personal matter with him.
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CESAR BEAT THEM ALE.

How He Knew the Money WAS Lost Nobody
Knows. but He Went Out and Found It.
Cesar has been going to school all his life.
He Is Q good-natured 81. Bernard dog. and was
bern and brought uD In Mr.. P. Kyls's school in
Flushing. Henry ~Bruchkaussr. a pupil. was
sent yesterday to take $50 to the bank and de-
On the way he dropped the money and did
not discover tho loss until he reached the
his tale Of woe. Mr.: Kyle, with several OF his
older pupils. started out In haste to make q
search for the money.
he knew OF what was going on nobody can tell,
but the fact is that some time afterward, while
work Of the search. Mrs. Kyle from an upper
window OF the school saw Caesar am milling back
across the lawn toward the building with a
jaws. Not q dollar Of the sixty was missing.
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FoRrr CHINESE pyRA KILLED.
Tyventy-nve OF the Attacking Party Killed,
ToO-Buddhist Monks FouRht Fiercelr.

San Francisco. April 22.-The steamer
Belgic. which arrived at midnight last night.
brought news Of the capture recently. near
Taichow leland, By a war junk disguised rs q
merchantmen. OF a formidable band Of pirates.
who for nine months had made themselves
the terror OF all junks trading between Ming
poo. Taichow. and wenchow.
or the nfty-one pirates on board, only eleven
were captured alive. the others being killed in
an attempt to repulse the attack OF the sailors
OF the war Junk. The sailors. although in
ferior In numbers to the pirates. rluckily at
tackled them. and finally gained a bloody VIC
tory. losing twenty-five OF their forty lighting
men on board. including the Captain and the
second officer OF the war junk.
curious incident In connection with the
case Is the capture or death OF thirteen Bud
dhiat monka who were found fighting side by
side with the pirates. and proved to be the
most desperate men IN the lot. These monks
are very probably the same band that made u
raid upon o nunnery near Tingpai In Decem-
Der last and carried away the youngest and
p~rettiest Of the v~otaries. gagging tho ugly
ones In a cruel manner and throwing them
under the great altar. where the poor creatures
were found two days afterward nearly fam
iahad-
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JOHN BULL GELS TO CHICAGO.
The Old and Train Arrive on
Schedule Time. "a

The Old Locomotive and Train Arrive on
Schedule Time. u
CHICAGO. April 22.-The famous John Bull
engine and it's complement oftwo 57-year-old
passenger coaches arrived at the Union
station this afternoon at 3 o'clock. On Monday
It will be taken out to Jackson Park. where It
win occupy a prominent place In the railroad
exhibit OF the Pennsylvania company.
A special train left this morning. at $50
o'clock. with reporters and officials Of the
Pennsylvania system. The train was timed to
reach Valparaiso. Ind. at the same time the
John Bull pulled In. The two trains left for
Chicago at IL :05 o'clock and arrived here ac-
cording to the time OF the itinerary.
Large crowds viewed the odd-looking COM
bination as 1t came up through the yards and
reached it's place at Van Buren, street. The
conductor was, ". T. Bailey. who collected
The gig.top waterman was Jonas Hagar, and
the rear brakeman. Thomas Gallagher. who
began : railroading" In 1870. The engineer.
4. {. Herbert, rode. on the Bull In III. early
60s. and 7. W. Sanford. the fireman. was on
duty In 1855.
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EXCITEMENT IN A CAR.
The Trolley Pole Gets Caught and Short.
circuits an Electric Wire.

OsU ~ WIZ S"uSu u SnOFts
circuits an Electric Wire.
Trolley car No. 14e OF tho DeKalb avenue
line. Brooklyn. left the ferry at 500 O'Clock
last night, crowded with passengers. At Full
ton and Adams street the pole that extends
to the trolley wire slipped of.
1t caught In one OF the elevated railroad pill
lars. aud became wedged there. This brought
the car to such a sudden stop that all OF the
passengers were thrown forward into one
anothers laps. Several hats were crushed.
Some Of the women began to scream. and for
o few moments there was great excitement
and a mad rush for both doors.
During all this time large sparks OF fire were
being emitted from the role overhead. which
had become connected with an electric wire.
causing q short circuit.
The conductor. who was thrown from the
car. had a very narrow escape from being run
oyer by a Fifth avenue trolley car, which was
directly behind. After some delay the motor.
man climbed on top Of the. car and arranged
the guido pole on the wire. but not without
some difficulty. as the pole had become heated.
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Politics IN FRANCE.
The New Cabinet May Soon Fall-Extraor.
binary Death Rate In Paris,

The New Cabinet May Soon Fall-Extraor.
dinary Death Rate In Paris,
PARIS. April 22.-It has been made clear in
the past two or three days that the new Cabi-
net will at any expense maintain friendly re-
lations with the Senate. even II It IL necessary
to risk the displsasurc OF the popular branch.
This. OF course. 10 at the dictatlon Of the Ely.
see. which the present Ministry represents.
M Peytral. the Finance Minister. has been In
consultation with the Finance Committee Of
the Senate. and has conceded tho princi-
pal points demanded By the upper branch
in its conflict with the Chamber. This may
lead to the overthrow OF the Ministry soon
after tho Chamber reassembles next week.
Such an event will hardly be regretted by tho
Government. Carnot considers. NO doubt.
that the downfall OF another Cabinet undor
such circumstance would enable him to ap-
peal TO the country with better chances of sue
cess than have hitherto existed. It would
place him In the most favorable possible atti-
tude toward tho Senate. to whose support he
must look for reelection.
Few believe. however. that even the indis-
pensable Senatorial support will secure his
reelection.
Interpretations on the melinite scandal will
be introduced in both houses when Parliament
reAssembles ON Tuesday. A strong attempt
will be made to give the affair an anti Carnor
turn. The disclosures have already COM
plstsd Freycinst's political ruin. so that moth
ing more Ia To DO gained In that direction.
The friends OF the ex-Ministsr OF War have
only revenge In view. and all efforts to that
end will be directed against Carnot.
TIL health Of Paris 10 exciting grave apprs-
tensions. The death rate Is so per cont.
above the normal Scandalous revelations
have been made in the last few days aboutthe
sanitary condition OF the prisons. Authori-
ties say that confinement In almosta any Paris
prison will shorten q mans life. twenty years.
Typhus is still violently epidemic in these In
stltutions. Influenza 10 more prevalent In
Paris now than 1t has been any where In
Europe during the past few months. The ex-
traordinary weather Of the last month has had
an important effect. not only IN Paris. but
throughout Europe. The past week has been
excessively hot. and practically no rain has
fallen for a month. The drought In France.
England. Germany. Belgium. and Hollsod Is
very severe and has already had q most dam
aging effect upon the early cropAL There 10 no
sign yet OF . change.
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STABBED HIS SISTERS ADM1RER.
John Donovan Dangerously Wounded In the
Presence OF His Sweetheart.

John Donovan Dangerously Wounded In tho
Presence OF His Sweetheart.
John Donovan. q baker. who lives at IA Be-
thune street. has been spending most Of his
evenings for over a year with Mary Miller.
whose homo is at 41s West Sixteenth street.
Mary is 10 and John Is 81.
Mary has q brother. Walter. a year older
than. she. who. It Is said. did not approve Of
his sisters sweetheart.
Donovan called on Mary ms usual last night.
While they were talking Walker came in. He
Immediately accused Donovan Of having In
Donovan denied It and q fight ensued.
Miller drew o knife and stabbed Donovan on
the right leg and left thigh. Mary ran out
screaming for the police when she saw her
lover bleeding on the floor.
When a policeman arrived Miller Ind fed.
but he was caught soon afterward in Eighth
avenue: Donovan was removed to the New
York Hospital. where 1t was said that the
thigh was very serious,
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DIsOWNED BY HER FATHER.
He Will Take No STEPS to RecIsim His Wa
ward Daughter.

81. LOUIS. April "a" Release my daughter:
she is Of age" is the telegram sent to the
Chief OF Police to-day from Robert Tyler. o
Minneapolis architect, whose daughter. Violet.
the police thoughtto save from q life OF shame
when they took her from q Pine street disor-
DERBY house on last Thursday.
Violet was released. IN says she will devote
her ltfo to running down the man who lured
her from home and abandoned her to the life
OF sin, which she says necessity compels her
to lead.
She says she played the organ in a Minne-
apolis church. fell In love with the minister.
was. engaged to marry him. was opposed in
her love by her father. and then ran away with
aIace-horse man. who abandoned her a week
aiter marriage. binoe then her father has
disoWned her.
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CAPTURED BIZ A GIRL.
h Coufroats . Burglar In Her Father
= House In South Omaha.

She Coufroats . Burglar In Her Father
House In South Omaha.
OMAHA. April 22.-Through the courage and
tact OF q South Omaha girl. the purloiner OF Q
valise containing valusble papers and notes in
the sum OF S40.0OO was brought to bay early
this morning In her fathers house. In the
western packing centre. While the thief was
In the. act oil. going through the house she
rushed toward him. and when he made a mo-
The culprit was safely turned over to her
father. who In turn gave him into the hands
George Miller.
The catch proved to be a good one. There
who. on Thursday night, stole u yalise from
Banker L. NJ. Gibson Of Clarks. Neb., a guest
at the Dellone Hotel. which contained $40, 900.
The property has not been recovered.
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DIR. QUEER FOUND DEAD.
The Lonely End or an Eccentric Old ResI
dent OF Hoboken,

DR.. Louis Queer. an eccentric old man. who
had been living for some time at the Neither
lands Hotel. 425 Washington street. IIoboken.
was found dead In his room last night by Pro-
pristor John Penping,
DR.. Queer had not been seen around the
house for three or four days. At first Mr..
Penning thought little OF this. for the Doctor
would often be away for several days. At such
times he obiecied to having any one enter his
room. and 30 no one went to II.
Last night. however. Mr.. Penningsconcluded
parently he had died three or four days before.
A doctor who was called thought he had died
OF heart disease.
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Tn. Delaware Club Dine. Mr.. B.ynra.

PHILADELPHIA. April 22.-The bench and
bar Of Delaware rendered a dinner to the Hon.
Thomas Il. Bayard. Ambassador to England.
at the Hotel Bellevue tonight.
Forty-six lawyers were present. amonGthem
Senator George Gray.
An additional guest was Secretary OF Agrl-
culture J. Sterling Morton Judge Leonard T..
eidad
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New HAVEN. April 22-The class OF '02
which graduated from Yale last June has a
class boy. He was born to-day. and he is o
son OF MIR. and Mrs. Ferdinand A. Houston.
The parents Of the boy have been pursuing
postgraduate courses In the philosophical
department Of the university. 1t was only last
TALL that women were admitted TO Yale. This
Is the first child ever born to the university
The mother before marriage was Miss Helen
DAWSON. and WAS graduated from Smith Col:
years in. study in Germany. and married her
husband shortly after lie graduated last June.
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No May Day for Them.

PARIS. April %. AT a Cabinet counsel held In
the Elysee 1t was decided to give notice to all
w%orkingmen In the employ OF the French Gov
eminent that they are forbidden to take any
part in the coming celebration OF May Day for
the working classes.
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KILLED By FR1oHT, PERHAPs.
While Hogan Was Abusing His Wife, Her
Infant Died In Her Arms.

James Hogan. who works In an iron manu-
factory In Centre street and lives at 298 Henry
street, went home drunk last evening and be-
eanlto throw the supper dishes at his wife. who
was sitting with her two-months-old Infant In
her arms. When Hogan tired Of abusing his
vile and went out; Mrs; Hogan discovered that
ed in q saloon. Their. IL q slight bruise OH the
child,s face. hut the police think that the little
one died Of fright.
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Asuouncs. that She WIN KIN HERSELF

Mrs. Ludwig Maisch. the beautiful young
widow Of Furniture Dealer Cordts's collector.
who committed suicile In Hoboken. last
w Wednesday has announced that she will take
4her life az soon as her husbands body is
buried, She has two pretty children. and no
deneiencies amount to about s 5000. 'S
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Horace water. Deal.

San Reno. 10 his Slst year. The funeral will
be at Trinity Baptist Church. In East Fifty
nth street. on Wednesday.
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More RIotIng In Brigiam.

BRussEIs. April %. Many men who partiet-
mated in the recent suffrage riots IN Mons
were sentenced to-day TO short terms IN
prison. The Socialist leader. 3renez. was sent
to prison for five years.
In Beri,is sart. province OF Hainault, athou-
sand strikers vent through the streets pill
laying shops and damaging private houses.
In an encounter with the police they fought
stubbornly with stones and clubs. Eventually
they were put to flight BIZ the police charging
with drawns swords. Several police and a dozen
rioters were injured. len rioters were ar
rested. W
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DR.. Lowe May Come to Staten Isisai.

CINCINNATI. April 22.-The Rev. Thomas q.
Lowe. who was the leading prosecutor In tina
Smith heresy trial. and was forced on this ac-
count to resign from the pastorate Of the
AyondRle Presbyterian Church. will probably
accept the call to the Dutch Reformed Church
at New Brighton. Staten Island.
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E-A w

L. a. w. Z. a. w. E.A w.
-TaI asst 10 new, 10 designed on other lines shsu
those used IN our late shapes and has msrtL"-AdA
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Through sleeping cars for Montreal and Ottawa. via
New York Central and AdIondAek and St. Lawrence
Lpe.-Adv.
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Rxcursion tickets to chicago, account Worlds Fair.
on sal. IN and AFT er tomorrow VIA ETIe lines. Cheap
rates. Choice Of routes-adr.
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Ripsn. Taeulss; a. d~rugglsss. Ripsas rsbuiss ssss
1Aundice.-xdg. Ayi5
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The naval squadron Of all nations can be seen
enchored In the lower hay next Wednesday |
hom the bensonhurst lark on the shors.-Ads l
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-05
Mortgage Sale.

DDEFAULT having been made In the condi-
- tiOns of certain mortgage made by Marius
b. Karovitz and Mary Karovitz to David ThoInp
son, dated May 9TH A. D., 1890. and recorded
County Of Crawford and State Of Michigan, on
the 18th day of November A. d. 1870. In Liber B.
OF Mortgages, on page HD, on which mortgage
there Is claimed 10 be- due at the date OF this
notice the sum of Two hundred and seventy Dol
lars. and 9S cts. and an Attorneys fee OF Fifteen
Dollars provided for in said mortgage. and no
suit or proceedings at law having been instituted
TO recover the money secured by said mortgage,
or any part thereof.
Now THEREFORE, By virtue OF the power Of
In such case made and provided, notice is hereby
given. that on the 10th day OF January. A. ID >.
1893 at Ten clock in the forenoon. shall sell
at Public Auction To the highest bidder. at the
front door OF the Court House, In the village Of
Grayling. THAT being the place where the Circuit
Court for Crawford County Is holdenl the prem
ises described In said mortgage. or so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount
due on said mortgage, with per cent. interest,
and all legal cost. together with an attorney s
fee OF Fifteen Dollars, convenanted for there In
the premises being described in said mortgage
as all that certain lot, piece and parcel of land
situated in the village of CRAWLING In the County
OF Crawford and State OF Michigan, and kno wn
and described as follows:
Block six of Roffee's addition to the village OF
Said above described mortgage was duly as.
signed by said David Thompson to Edgar W.
Farley on the 4th day OF April, A. d.. 1892 and
recorded In the Office Of the Register OF Deeds for
the Comfy OF Crawford on the 9th day OF April.
A: D.. 1892. In Liber d. of mortgages on page
Dated Oct. 5th, A. D.. 1892
FARLEY AND AITKIN, EDGAR w. FARLEY,
Attorney for Mortgagee. MoRToAeEE
Oct.5 90.