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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
A BOMBAY MERCHANTS OPINION.
The silver Situation Has Created q Great
Army OF Unemployed In India.

The silver Situation Has Created q Great
Army OF Unemployed in India.
Damoder Gordhundas, q merchant OF Bonn
bay. who is staying ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
was greatly Interested In tho reports Of the
rioting In that city. II feel that the reports
are exaggerated" said he. Tho action Of
the Government In suspending tho free coin
age OF silver has closed the mints and
the mills until tho army Of the unemployed
in Bombay numbers in tho thousands. This
great body Of unemployed laborers and mo-
chnnics may have taken advantage Of the CO.
casion offered By tho religious riot to make o
serious demonstration. To-day Is the day for
the worship OF the snake. and as the snake
worshippcrs intcrforred with tho Mohnmme-
dams on the occasion OF their feast day. two
days ago. the Mohammedans probably retail
ated on them to-day.
III the British Governor Of the province has
not interfered to prevent The rioting It 10 prob
ably because the telegraph between bombay
and the seat Of Government has been rem
dered useless by the floods. This ia the rainy
season there. With proper telegraph facilities
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
IONA REPUBLICANS WRANGLE
Local Option Practically Favored In thelr
PIntrorm-A Filter Discussion.

Local Option Practically Favored In their
Plntrorm-A Filter Discussion.
DIES MONIES. Aug. i0.-The Republican State
Convention assembled this morning. with
every county In the State represented. EX-
Senator Harlln. who was also q member OF
President Lincoln's Cabinet was made tenn
porary Chairman, and made an hours speech
favoring harmony in the Republican ranks.
Prohibition. he said. was not one Of the prin-
ciples Of Republicanism. The speech was re-
ceived with great applause, and at the close
the venerable ex-senator was the recipient OF
an ovation. State Senator Lawrence OF Sioux
City was made permanent Chairman. and In
his address favored a gold standard.
wild scenes Ex-seeretary Of State Frank b.
second ballot. The Committee on Resolutions
reported after the nomination. and when the
question to the eeislativo districts was reached
there WAS wild excitement. Judge Struble
was on the floor IN an instant to offer
prohi bition In counties where the sentiment
to counties where the sentim ent was against
II. Judge strnble said he was Frohibitloniet
He T!ns that the question shond
think he was ready to endorse local option. and
that was what the resolution: as reported;
debate. and the widest time ever seen in an
Iowa Convention resulted. The platform as
Introduced by the committee was carried by a
vote of SOB to 512, amid cheers on one side and
Kisses on the other. The Convention adj
journed at Z clock. to meet at o o'clock this
evening. Mr.. Jackson. the nominee Of the
Conyention. is In New York city.
form =" Prohibition Is no fest OF Republican
ism. The General Assembly has given to the
State prohibitory law as strong as any that
has ever been enacted by any country. Like
any other criminal statute. its retention, modi-
General Assembly. elected by and in sym.
phthy with the people; and to them Ia role
gated the subject to take such action MS they
tanning the present law in those portions Of the
State where 1t 70 now Or can be made efficient:
controlling and regulating the liquor traffc as
will best serve the cause OF temperance and
morality"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
THE NER YORK CLUB ROBBED.
Cashier Kecley Eliminates that Others Are
Implicated with Him.


Implicated with Him.
J. D. Brebner of Chicago is a nonresident
member OF the New York Club. at Fifth ave-
nue. and Thlrty-lfth street He visited the
club about two weeks ago. and found his name
posted for non payment OF SlGO for dues and
other items. This surprised him. because ho
had sent a check for the pmount on June |.
and had receipt for it from the cashier.
Joseph Y. Kelley.
1t was decided to investigate Keelcy's ac-
counts. He was sent away on a vacation OF two
weeks. and Detective Foley OF the Fidelity and
Casualty Company. which ia on his bond. was
set to watch him. 1t 10 alleged that Foley dis
covered that Kelley WAS betting on the races.
Meanwhile the accountant going over the
books discovered certain discrepancies. Yes
terday the treasurer OF tie club, William L.
Williams. the broker Of 30 Broad street. Oh
tanned warrant at the Jefferson Market Police
Court against Kelley. Tho com paint alleged
the embezzlement OF tho SldO sent by Mr.. Breb-
ner.
Detective Foley arrested Kelley In Eisman's
sHo"n 1T Ct street ana
charge was. Kelley said:
Am tho only one accused +"
Detective Foley nodded his head inn, reply.
Is that SO? There are Others" returned
What do you menn2". asked the detective;
won't talk now. but some one else viii. be in it
when get through" was all the explanation
Keeley would give.
Kelley was taken to tho Jefferson Market
Police Court. where he was held In 81. 600 ball.
The accused cashier Is 81 years old. He lives
at the Hotel Metropole, at Broadway and For
street with hs wife; His salary at
ed. He has been cashier and bookkeeper at
the club for two years and previously was en-
ployed as clerk. There are rumors that the
club has been robbed of large sum OF money,
but no accurate estimate can BIO made at pres
ont
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
MRS PIRAN STETENS'S ESTATE.
Moro than Million Was In Arthur Lcnry's
Observation-Disclosures With His Executrix.

moro thnn " hiItOu NnS IN arthur lScnryb
Standardization With His Executrix.
The late Arthur Leary. who had been for
twenty years the confidential adviser Of Mrs
Paran Stevens, had in his possession ut his
death last February Sl.3o7.767 OF the estate Of
Mrs Stevens. Almost all OF this was invested
in his name The value Of his own estate is
not known His will. which made his sister.
Annie Leary. executri1. provided that she
need not file an inventory Of his estate. and
mono has been filed.
Two actions have been brought In the Su-
preme Court. which give promise OF protracted
litigation. to determine what belongs to Mrs.
Stevens. Mrs. Stevens admits that she kept
no account OF the properties she gave to Mr..
Leary. so that recourse had to 10 had to his
books alone for such Information. His execu-
trix declared that he held at his death belong
ing to Mrs. Stevens Sl,10469S In stocks and
bonds. $1,000 in cash. and that he had claims
OF Sl63970 for loans for which he held col
Miss Leary offered to turn this property over
otMr LeaEy Mrs Stevens refused to sign
might be- other securities not disclosed By
oSs r Whs nssS s
Ieary's counsel. instead, OF Coudert Brothers.
who had been acting MI! for her s1.r ,xnor. 10,
been put at the books Of Mr.. .Leary. VIII lch COW
cred twenty years and millions Of dollars. in
apa from the fSe
truce truce was ended It was found that almost
none of the estate Was he'd in TIE name Of Mrs
in the name Of Arthur .Leary. although some
was in the, name OF, his brother. Charles g,
s ssty at s. i Fth avenus anu 'n'f sister I'LL
Gs ,Ea 5o baF
a.
quently James n. Rankin. as assignee of these
claims OF Mrs. Stevens. defendants. About the
Congressmap John j., Adams, counsel for Mrs.
tho ie p prof. Of Mrs. stevens hsli BY Arthur
Leary. Mrs. Stevens assigned this claim to
Mr.; Rankin prior to her departure for Europe
4 motion Of John Berry IN behalf Of Miss
I;eary to compel diScontinnance OF her ac-
vsn ven had agreed through James b. Lea earl the
Settle t the case An AFFIDAVIT Of Mrs. Stevens
not the settled until she ss all her
which Which he said he lad received from Mrs. Ste:
1t dated AaT n d
upon mediate surrender my property to
me" justice O'Bri9n says that No good pur. .
TINT action, as other litigation would have to
Paran Stevens died in 1872. giving his wife
lilo interest in his residences here ard at New
port and 100000 in cash; she was also to
the courts decided was a lien on the 81. 100000
OF real estate Mr.. Stevens left. Mrs. stevens.
as eXecutriX OF the will collected the rents AS
was trustee under the marriage settlement
between her daughter. Mary Fiske Stevens.
aud Arthur Poget. Mr.. Lenry was also execu-
tor Of Henry .Leiden Stevens son OF Mrs.
Stevens who died in 1888. His books. there
fore. cover many funds of the Stevens family
aside from those in suit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
SEVEN KILLED, FOUR HURT.
AN ATLANTIC AND DANTILLH TRAM
FALLS SIxrF FEET INTO A CREEK.

The Water Had Risen. ana the Trestre
Been weakened-Tho Engineer reis the
Give aud Got His Engine and Car Over
snfe-Two Cars md n Sleeper 60 Down
Citizens Turn Out ut the Tollins OF Beil.
DANv1LLE. Va. Aug. 16.-Just east OF Milton.
this morning. of 2:5o o'clock. two passenger
coaches and a sleeper broke through trestle
and fell to the creek below. distance Of sixty
feet, killing seven persons outright and In
juring n number OF others.
Tho train left here at :35 this m corning. and
was the regular train bound for Portsmouth.
After passing through Milton and going over
the trcstle. the engineer. Peyton Tunstall. who
says he was running at the rate Of ten miles an
hour felt the bridge giving away. He threw
open the throttle and the engine tender. and
a box car got safe over. bnt the passenger
car was too late. and the upan went down
under its weight, the second passenger car
and sleeper following. The cars were shat
tered to pieces. The water In the creek had
risen to the depth OF twelve or more feet. and
1t is the general belief that the rise had under.
mined the foundation Of the iron piers, causing
the trestle to settle.
On the train at tho time were about sixteen
persons. including tho train hands. but only
one Of the latter-Conductor II. Morris Of
Portsmouth-wns killed. none OF the others re-
Il In tbs sleeper ,were Mrs. Harvey aissseh.
drowned and the conductor and porter were
sliGhty Injured. Mrs. Gierssh was on h her
depot agent at Milton heard the crash and Inn
mediately gave tho alarm by tolling tho bell
to work at once to rescue the dead and Injured
The following is the list Of the killed and
H. NORRIS. conductor; leaves q family In Ports.
v. R ELLISON. Alton Va
5 S,aaa nAT r Et tnrP PsrS of brsker7' "
JAMES s. LOVE-. railroad conductor from the west
ESss:, sss, gn' stem
INJURED.
Mrs HARVEY Crimson. Salem. n. o. slightly.
S;! y ,n,s sslman Conductor foot
J.. Il TowNxs. colored porter on Pullman, slightly
pAyS aagmsn hurt abou. head and face. and foos
Tho dead were removed to tho. railroad
the arrival " Of the Coroner from Haisx Court
House. the accident occurring on the Halifax
II The loss los viii be very heavy to the railroad
company. as tho cars and full span Of the
bridge are total wreck. The passengers,
mail. baggage. freight. &C.. were transferred
MIR: j. l.. sizer, tho Pullman conductor. In
speaking or the acclQenC, says:
ri had just gotten through will, my .colIee.
lions. and had reported to Capt Morris. who
had passed forward on the train. and was nre-
pairing to retire. when the crash came For.
tunately was in the forward end Of my car.
Mrs. Giersch's nurse was in the rear end Of
the car where she was found with her head
and Ghost under the water. and was most
probably drowned. as, there was no heavy
or Fer sse
The little thirteen year old daughter Of Mrs.
Giersch. not realizing the danger through
Don't mind me. I'm not hurt; but please
take mamma out"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
1T WIS Il LEAN WHITE HORSE
That Fell Over the tStrlngplece and Stopped
Bridge Traffic Last Night.

That Fell Over the tStringplece and Stopped
Bridge Traffic Last Night
A lean white horse YEARLY dragged hee--
truck through the wagon entrance on the New
York side OF tho Brooklyn Bridge at 9 o'clock
last night. Charles J. Powers a truckman. OF
PIT Navy street. Brooklyn. who owns the
horse. was driving. Behind the wagon was
big truck used by Henry F. Sims & Co. Of 10
Warren street and driven by John s. Calhoun Of
178 High street. Brooklyn. 1t Is against the
rules for one team to pass another along the
driveway. but Calhoun tried 1t. The right
hind wheel OF his truck struck the left front
wheel OF Powers's truck. The lean white horse
rose on his hind legs and plunged forward.
1t happened that Just as he plunged the shafts
OF the truck were thrown around by another
blow on the left fore wheel OF the truck. and
the white horse was thrown clear over the
stringpiece.
Stone masons have been working for a week
on the coping OF the bridge The strlngpieee
has boon moved in about four feet to give the
masons room to work. The lean white horse
fell on his side on the four-foot space The
shafts held him from falling to the ground.
forty feet below. In short time eight police
men. three Ratemen, and crowd OF other men
were on the spot.
The stringpiece was cut away and ropeg
were tied around the horses neck. legs, and
body until he looked as II he had settled In Q
gigantic spiders web Then the harness was
cut loose and thirty-one men pulled the lean
Powers's wagon was fastened to Calhoun's
truck and the lean white horse was tied to
Powers's wagon. and the line OF trucks moved
toward Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
Said He Was w. IL. Grace's Nephew When
He Was Arrested.

young man about "a years old. who said
no was nephew OF William r. Grace. entered
the safe deposit vaults Of tho Mercantile Trust
Company in the Equitable building yesterday
afternoon in an intoxicated condition. He be-
came very boisterous whom requested to re-
tire and Special Onicer James b. Wilson
arrested him.
on the way to the Old Slip station he as.
sauted the officer in front OF the Sub Treasury
gathered. and several OF the friends Of the
young man made an unsuccessful attempt to
rescue him. He gave his name at the station
fourth street. His real name is said to DO
Edward II. Coffee.
Sergeant Hamilton refused to admit him to
bail and he Will DO arraigned at the Tombs
Court this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
PUT MUn14r1C ACID IN HIS BEER,
Then Drank the Mixture Alter Bidding
Good.by to the LOCKERS On.

Good.by to the LOCKERS On.
Theodore Mentzlnger. the 25-yenr-old son Of
a wealthy Willamsburgh plumber, won't into
William Cofrey's saloon at 2S7 South Second
street. Wiliamsburgh. last night. and asked
for glass OF beer. Before drinking 1t Ment-
Finger. who know CoiIey we'll. told him that he
was tired Of life.
I'm always in trouble and can't keep out
Of it. SO I've q good notion to kill myself"
added Mentzinger. Coffey left the bar for a
minute. and during his absence ,MentZingcr
took soda water bottle half filed with muri-
attic acid from his pocket and dumped the poi
son into glass OF beer.
Then he shouted Good by to tho people
in the saloon and began to drink the mixture.
He swallowed about one half Of 1t. when the
glass was knocked out Of his hand. Ment-
zinger soon began to 8 ream with pain.
The ambulance was called and he was re-
moved to St GATHERINGS Hospital. where his
condition was pronounced serious.
MentZnger was arrested on Tuesday night
for assaulting man OF the name OF Bush.
When he was arraigned in the Lee Avenue
Police Court yesterday morning Bush didn't
appear. and Justice Connolly discharged him.
Upon leaving the court room Msntzinger dc;
clared that he would kill himself. as he had
found it an impossibility to keep out oftrouble.
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over. that merchants and shopkeepers did
not try to resume business Factories were
closed and more troops were sent for.
outside the patrol lines fighting continued.
BY Aug. 10 It was known that moro than fifty
persons had been killed and 1,200 arrests had
been made. On Aug. IA the trouble seemed to
DO over. Shops were opened and preparations
were made to withdraw the troops
Bombay has q population Of nearly 100000
Tho Hindoos number more than half million
and the Mohamm edans perhaps 100000. The
rest OF the population 10 made UP OF Parsees
and Europeans. Tho city Is the capital OF the
presidency Of Bombay. and is o military and
naval station. 1t is situated on an island, but
is connected with the mainland by railroads
running over causeways.
The European portion OF the city contains
many handsome residences. and the ancient
portion has In 1t many fine public buildings,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
MRS. CLoUGH HELD FOR BIGAMT.
Three Husbands In Court, All of Whom She
Had Married Within Three Years.

SARATOGA, Aug. 1G.-Mrs- Helen ClouGh OF
this village was held this afternoon for tho
Grand Jury on d charge Of bigamy preferred
by Charles Duclow Of Long Branch. who claims
to be her first husband. She is tho daughter
OF James II. Myers. u respectable citizen Of
this village. who says she is in her 23d year.
She acknowledges only 10 years. The evil
dence disclosed that she was married to Du-
Glow In Ballston Spa on Sept &C. 1890. by the
Rov. Joseph Zwefel. a Methodist pastor. and
went with her husband to Long Branch and
lived with him until she tired Of working at
his art Of Indian basket making. and eloped.,
village by the Row. d. W. Gates. a Methodist
pastor. to William, Lawler of Albany. whom
she soon deserted. and on July 6. 1893 che
was again m arried in this village to Arthur B;
pastor. She was living with Clough until her
arrest
All Of the husbands were in court. but she
appeared totally unconcerned. Tho Hon.
Lewis Varney, her counsel. argued that che Is
subject TO q monomania in matrimony that
rcnders her unconscious OF committing crime.
She was bailed In $500. Her father and
brother law signed the bond.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
4 MOB CLAMoROUs FOR Il LTNCHING.
A Miner Breaks Into His Friends House
and Murders Him In IL Fight.

and Murders Him In Fight.
ST. CLAIR. Pa. Aug. 49, George Ochs. en-
ployed at Pine Forest Coiery. and Harry
Manfuid. an Italian OF East Mines. employed by
the Pottsville Water Company have been close
friends. Manfuid spent part OF yesterday and
the evening at Ochs' home in this place. When
midnight arrived, Ochs politely told Manfuid
it was bedtime and tho family wished to re-
tire Manfud left the house. but returned be-
tween and o'clock and effected an entrance
through an upper-story window. Mrs. Ochs.
who with her husband occupied room on tho
lower floor heard the noise. and in few mo-
ments saw man blow out the lamp In her
room; She ayoke her husband Who jumped
struggle Ochs was shot through the heart.
The murderer was traced TO his homo in
East Mines. When taken by the police he de-
MED his guilt. and said he was at home at II
at home until between and o'clock this
morning.
brought into town. a bowling mob demanded
his body and u lynching was barely prevented.
Manfuid was secretly taken to q train. and
thence to Pottsvllle. where he was committed
TO laiL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
$50, 600 WORTH OF DIAMONDS GONE.
A Representative OF n New York House
Discovers His Los. In Cincinnati.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. ia case OF black drilling
diamonds. valued. It Is said. at $4,000. was
stolen last night between the Lindell Hotel In
this city and Cincinnati. G. Ii. Billings repre-
senting New York house. arrived here on
Saturday and put up at the Lindell Hotel.
Ho stayed until last night. and for the
greater portion OF the time the diamonds were
kept In the hotel safe. At 8 o'clock yesterday.
when leaving for Cincinnati, the diamonds
were turned over to him. He rode In one OF
the St Louis transfer buses to the Union
Depot. and 1t ia believed that during this ride
the diamonds wero stolen.
Billings took the Ohio and Mississippi train
to Cincinnati and did not discover his loss
until his arrival in that city. This morning he
telegsaphed the hotel. the transfer company.
and the Pullman Car Company requesting that
dilieent search be made for the missing
valuables. Everything possible was done. but
not the slightest trace Of the stones has been
found,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
TRAGEDY IN HAVERSTRAW.
The Proprietor or Saloon Shoots n Gus
toner with Whom He Had Row.

-
TONER with Whom He Had Row.
HAvERsTRAw. Aug. 16.-Ignatz Zelinsky. q
Pole. was shot in the abdomen In James Nc
Cabe's beer saloon at 2 O'Clock this morning.
Zelinsky. with three companions. went to Nc
Cabe's place at 10 oclock last night. and played
pool until nearly up to the time he was shot
Zelinsky paid for the games and drinks. and
was about to leave when McCabe called him
back. and wanted to know who would pay for
the drinks he ordered. This brought on worda
and Zellnsky attacked McCabo with q sarsa-
parilla bottle. and hurled stones at him. Nc
Cabe drew his revolver and shot Zelinsky as he
was about leaving the saloon. Zelinsky was
afterward found lying on the sidewalk outside
and was carried iutS, McCabe's saloon In an
elan and then surrendered to the auth critics.
He was taken to jail to await an examination.
rooms to-day and rallied. When the Coroner
took his statement; he denied having at
tackled McCabe. The physicians say that
Zelinsky cannot live.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
Mrs. senneekenbsrgsr,.D Dog smrlIsd Smoke

There was q christening on the nth floor Of
1T Chrystie street Yesterday afternoon, and a
Are on the third floor. The smoke put to fight
the christening party and everybody else in
tho big double tenement. Mrs benjamin
Levine, whose son had Just received tho name
OF Isaac was carried up to the 1907 and Isaac
with her. Mrs. Schneckenberger. who lives
on tho third floor. says tho tenants owe their
who was ANNOYED by the smoke. and who BY
his whining and restlessness. called Mira.
Schnecke Gerger's attention. The lire was In
q locked room whose tenant was absent The
flames were soon put out
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
A NETARK WOM4N'S BATHING SUIT
She Shocks Asbury Park by Appearins In q
LoW.cut BodIee. Short Skirt. and TIghts.

She Shocks Asbury Park by Appearing In n
Low-cut Bodice. Short Skirt. and Tights.
AspURY PARK, N. j.. Aug. 16.-Mrs. Angelina
Allen OF Newark. boarder at the Lafayette
Hotel at this place. caused a sensation on
Founder Bradley's board walk late this after
noon by her bathing suit. Tho bodice. which
was OF blue silk. was cut low In the neck
while the skirt was exceptionally short
hardly reaching her knees. Her legs wore
encased in tights.
The ght OF the woman in this abbreviated
costume attracted the attention OF several
thousand people. and it was with difficulty
that she made her way to a neighboring pho
tographer.
to get hack to her hotel. and before she en-
tered the carriage which had been secured.
she was compelled to wrap herself up in a
sheet. Thousands OF men followed her to the
hotel
It was tho frat time in tho history Of Asbury
Park that woman has appeared on the board
walk In such costume.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. 4P. M-The Weather
Bureau has issued the following special bull
letin:
1.-The Weather Bureau observer at St.
Thomas, West Indies. reports this morningt
Barometer 1880: cyclone imminent The
observer at Bermuda reported at p. NJ. Tues
day: barometer 2aS0 md falling IL 10
probable that u so-called W ,st India hurri-
the sixty-fiith meridian. Tho normal track
OF hurricanes for August would require this to
south Atlantic coast. Vessels leaving New
York for New Orleans should secure sea room
by ping well out from tho shore that is,
ports should obtain the latest kilograms from
the Weather Bureau observer Mt Key West"