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REMARKABLE STORY.
The Strange Adventure Related DI
Louis Norton, OF New Haven.

The Strange Adventure Related Dy
Louis Norton, OF New Haven.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., August 25.-A
young man about 25 years OF age VINO
saws he is Louis Norton, clothing
merchant OF New Haven, Conn.,, was
taken from the raging surf here last
night. he tells wonderful story. de
saws that on Tuesday be left New haven
In cat boat; that while In Long
Island sound two men from q
schooner jumped aboard bis vessel,
knocked him senseless, and when he re-
covered he found himself In the
hold OF the schooner. he says he
ESCAPED from the schooner In small
boat. but was overtaken by Wednes-
dav nights storm and his boat wrecked.
He clung to the broken boat and orilteo
about the sea until be was washed
ashore here last night. A. o. Norton,
OF New Haven, who he says Is his UNCLE
has been notified by telegraph.
New HAVEN, CT, August 25.-Greai
excitement was created here this morn
ing hy the announcement that Louis
Norton, the young man who olSap-
peared SO suddenly fortnight ago,
and was supposed TO be drowned nAu
turned up in Atlantic City. Both par
ents Of the young man are completely
frustrated by the unexpected. though
ioyful news. They had thought thelr
son drowned, but will go at once 70 Az
lautic City to verify the statement OF
his safety. The story that the young
mon was taken by pirates while In
bathing here, and kept prisoner Till
Yesterday, when he made bis escape
and got to shore in the storm, appears
incredible, but the details OF the es-
capsde are awaited here with Interest
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GtfCt1t LstfCTANt 70 etr AeltstWs
CHARLESTON, w. Va, August 25.--
A villainous attempt at murder was dis
covered this evening on Arbuckle creek,
in Fayette county. A man named
Terry. while on bis way up the creek,
found Robert BaInes, boy seventeen
years old, lying near the roadside.
Terry at once reported the matter 10
the Thumond mines and DR.. Noel and
DR.. Ballard Smith went 10 the boy. They
found his throat cut, but he was still
alive.
Tho wIndpipe was nearly severed, but
the doctors got II together and dressed
the wound ar best they could.
The boy after an hour was able 10
whisper and tell bis story.
Gle said he and his uncle, Berry Cald-
well, resided at Prince And worked for
the Royal Coal and Coke Company.
They came down last night and camped
out near Thurmand.
They bought sardines and crackers
Of children aud coal miners 10 the
morning for their breakfast. They
started IN the direction OF tho Thur
mond coal works about eight o'clock.
As they went up Arbuekle creek Cald-
well insisted on BAlnes going o6 the
road few steps TO get drink OF water.
Barnes says they got the water aud de-
cided to take sleep under the cool
shade.
This is the last he remembers.
No doubt Caldwell left him for dead
with the razor still sticking In his
throat. Baines says Caldwell only got
] 50 for doing the deed, which was all he
had. The people are very much ex-
cited here. This evening about three
hundred men gathered az the depot. aDd
II the boy dies, which the physicians
think be will, Caldwell " r'runr
to the first telegraph pos.Or he a.
soon rs he Is found. He Is a. large'at
this writing. but they are hunting BIN
I'm every direction. The cutting, the
doctors think, occurred about ten
o'clock In the morning, as the poor boy
had lost blood till he could hardly be
recognized as white person. He was
taken to Prince on train No. 10 to-
night.
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Death Of Miss Mauds Rice.
Z slscr lna % ths Rsyistsr

MoRGANTowN, w. VA, August 25.-
Miss Maude Rice, one OF Morgan
towns most popular young ladies, died
early this morning Of typhoid fever.
She was the oldest daughter OF Ii. +.
Rice, a prominent merchant, and sister
OF r. r. Rice, news agent for the REG
IsrER. Her death is particularly sad
one. as her mother died tour weeks age
and her father is now i'll OF fever, and
there are seven young children OF whom
she had the care.
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Town Treasurer Missing.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, August 25.-
Treasurer w. T. Mcdaniel, Of Elk City,
Charleston's big suburb, has left town,
and the council Of that town Is growing
very anxious about him. lie resigned
the Office OF Treasurer about month
ago, and the council has failed to secure
q settlement from him. Tonight was
the time set for him TO meet the council
and settle his accounts The council met
but Nc Daniel did not appear and II was
ascertained that he had left town. He
Is a son OF ex-Sherlf Mcdaniel. OF
Lewis county. and IL is said that he has
gone 10 see his father TO get money TO
straIghten up his affairs. He Is said to
have received sixteen hundred dollars
of Elk City money, which be has not
accounted for. Its hoped that Nc
Daniel will turn up all right. but the
council OF Elk City is becoming uneasy.
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Tn. Coroner. Verdict.

GILBERToS, PA, August 25.-The
coroper's jury this afternoon rendered
A verdict in the cases Of Parrett and
Holland. who lost their lives In the
fight here Monday night between the
Scuylklll Traction Company's en-
uloyes and town authorities, that
PArrett came 10 his death from a
upn shot wound received from the
hands Of John Briggs, and that w. Ii.
Holland came to his death by gun
shot wound received from the hands oil
James Whewell. Warrants were then
sworn out by Chief Burgess Hollohan
for the arrest Of Richard Armhur,
special officer in charge OF the Traction
Cos men, Chss. Shelthorn, foreman oi
construction, John J. Briggs, Warren
Brown. Wm. Dooley, David Williams.
ia Foley, James WheweII and Robert
Benning, employes, charging them with
unlawful assembly, riot aud shooting
With firearms, and Supt Il. +. Jones
and Mscheuy Wilhelm. attorney for
the schuylkill Traction Company. for
iucltlng. advising. aiding, ird1elns and
abettlng Richard Armour and other
persons 70 engage in riot, etc.
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BuzzARD's BAY. MASS, August 25.
The Presidents cat Dost carried
ureclous, and at the same time Joliy'
n.rtv down Buzzard's Bay this alter
roon Besides the President. there
xsrs Governor Russell. Joe Jefferson,
sscretary Lamont. DR.. Bryant and A.
u wood. President Cleveland. u 10
nnder,tood, will leave Gray Gables on
Tue,d.y. August 20. Mrs. Cleveland
and the servants will remain un'i' sns
latter part Of the week.
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Hill, who defined
his position on the
financial question
In al address OF
nearly two hours
duration. Nearly
every member Of
the Senate was in
his seat and an at
tentive listener,
and many members
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Warrington Postoffice Robbed.
SpsetsI Jsle0ro,n % ~ Rs0tS:ST.

MANSISGroN, w. Va, August 25.-
The postoffice st this place was broken
into last night and robbed Of S400 worth
of stamps. The safe In which the
stamps were kept was q very old one
and the combination was easily worked
by the thieves. Money order remit
tspces and other valuable papers had
been taken home by the postmaster
and thus saved. No clue TO the rob-
bers.
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A Girl Who Wanted to Be Rescued.
,pse,oI Tsssorana 70 ne RsgistSr.

HUNTINGTON, w. VA, August 25.-
Tonight the Chief Of Police received a
note dated last evening, which was
sieued Laura Halstead, and asked him
to rescue her from boat near the land
ing, where two men had her In hiding.
A thorough search failed TO find the
boat or girl, and it is said that the
craft hoated down the river at day
light The parties are from near Par
kersburg.
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Murdered ut . CountrJ Dance
>..nl T,t>o-0sn 20 fas Rsolsts,.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Aug. 25.-A
man named Blake was shot and killed
tonight at country dance on the hs-
nawhs below Red House near the nne
which divides Putnam and Mason
counties. The murderer whose name
cannot be learned here is ~ large out
large number Of men In that vicinity
are securing the country In search OF
him. The incoming train on tne
Kanawha ant Michigan railroad was
stopped at Poea. and searched Tor tns
murderer. but he was not aboard dc
is almost certain 70 be iynched II
caught.
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sy.esss Tsls9rsn 70 fA> Rss"t~
COLUMBUS. o.. July 25.-Got hchln-
lev to-day issued proclsuseon invit-
ing All citizens Of Ono ssd er-ciulsns
70 ioin in she exercises OF \ MO DAY
the Worlds Fair on Ssptez zDef -, vns
the memorial Of Ohio will y dsdicst
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nsley. Doubleday 8 Co. EmbArrassed.

New YORK, August 25. - Ilsley.
Doubleday g. Co., wholesale dealers In
paints in this city and Australia, have
become financially embarrassed, aud
have placed their affairs In the hands Of
their creditors with a view Of obtain
ing a compromise. They are also the
principal owners OF the Standard Folding
Bed Company, whose factory is Row at
Point Pleasant, W. Va. The company,
It is declared, is in no way affected by
the firms embarrassment, as 1t has
been q profitable business. Total lia-
bilities are about $3.50, 900; nominal as
sets about S2lO. 900. They have offered
to pay 40 cents on the dollar.
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rh.ir Annoin,ment. Conflrmed.


Special Itls0TcDi 70 tFs hsy'sI"'
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 25.-The
nominations OF Mr. James B. Taney.
of wheeling, 10 be Consul At Belfast,
and Louis DeIaplAine, to be Consul at
Demarara, were confirmed by the SEN
ate to-day,
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Ssw York............O 1900 OIo0 is
0 0 o o l 0 L 5

Earned runs, Pittsburg 4; first base by
errors, New York / f; left on bases, Pittsburg
~, New York z; first base on balls, OF
killen 6, German 4; struck out by killen
], German g.; home runs, BecBiey; three
base hits, Donovan; two base hits, Smith,
Lyons, Earle, Davis, Doyle; sacrifice hits,
Doyle, Wilson, Mack, Earle 9; stolen
bases, Ward, Davis, Doyle, Wilson; double
plays, Bierbauer unassisted; umpire,
Horning; time . :25; attendance 5000
At Brooklyn, the Ansouians could not
bat Kennedy OF Bellaire. Brooklyn. s.;
Chicago, 4: earned runs, BROOKLYN, 2; Chi
cago /: pitchers, Kennedy and Abbey (;
hits, IL and g.; errors, and 3; umpire,
Sheridan.
AT Baltimore, the teams were Tapped
from the tap OF the bell. IL was an ex-
citing race throughout, Cincinnati winning
in the last stride. Mullane batted in place
of Hawke in the ninth inning. Attendance
2,O37 Baltimore .. Cincinnati 4; earned,
Cincinnati 3; hits, 3 and 9; errors, and l..
Pitchers, Hawk and Mullane. Umpire,
Emslie
At Washington, the Washingtons FUN
bled and made errors on every, difficult
ground ball Esper alone did good work.
Only one of the visitors runs was earned.
Attendance 700. Washington 0, ST. Louis
s; hits, 5 and 10; errors, 6 and L; pitchers,
Esper and Gleason; umpire, McQuaid.
AT Philadelphia, Philadelphia and Lou
isville played an exciting game to-day.
The score was a tie up 70 the ninth inning,
when the Phillies knocked out three runs.
This lead was good enough, out the visi-
tors in their half banged out four on bat
ter hit by pitched ball and five singles.
Attendance 800. Philadelphia S, Louis
vile 9. Hits, 10 and IL; errors, aud /;
pitchers, Manafee and Weaver; umpire,
Hurst.
At Boston, perfect fielding and Cast
rights pitching won a creditable victory
for the champions. Attendance, 1882;
Boston 5, Cleveland 3; earned runs, and
2: pitchers, Gastrlght and Young; hits.
aud 3; errors, Cleveland 8; umpire, Lynch.
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ALL FOR nine DOLLARS
A Boys Uncle Cuts His Throat While
Asleep in the Woods.
WERE OUT CAMPING TOGETHER.

4 Passerby Found the Boy Lying
Almost Dead from Loss of
Blood-His Windpipe Almost
Severed-The Razor Left Stick
ing in the Wound-The Boy Re-
covers Sufficiently to Tell the
Story-The Would-be Murderer
Will Be Strung Up If Found.
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YESTERDAYS BASE BALL CANES

At New York, darsne ended an excit-
ing ten-inning battle between New York
and Pittsburg.
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What's SOZODONTl 'Tis this you ask
To answer is an easy task
I. is q LIQUID soft and sweet
WsSah keeps teeth healthy, white and
neat;
Which makes the 1psy gums endure
And renders bref ike roses, pure
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wlsmssTox. D. e, Asgnst 49, ,,ss.
vtr11,lx ant Western Pernsy itahls h''s--
's.nIs.-.i~ ~irds. eooief snd fsif Hsaf7ef
-, ono. ooolsg SATURDAY 1orni1z 80 -
xs,m.r sstsrday sIghts Tsriaeis Was 80
81 flesfbef
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Lumher MnI Re.umea.
sr.e,al T.l,pran o a. R.s1ser.

SFSesdi 1fifpTam 70 ne AtsSser-
HUNTINGDON, w. VA, August 25.-
The ]. II. Miiender Lumber Company,
at Ceredo, which closed down q month
ago, will resume operations Monday
next. The plant employs TWO hundred
men.
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HILL and SPRINGER
They Occupied the Attention Of the
House and Senate.
HILL AND THE ADMINISTRATION

He Says he is Untrammelled By
Patronage, and is Not Syco-
phant to be Led to Any Conclu-
sion Because the President
Desires it-He is ga Bi-metal-
ist" and That Tells the Whole
Story - He Pleases the Free
Silver Men-DIr. Springer's Ad-
dress.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., August 25.-
The chief interest Of the Senate to-day
was cantarad I'M The speech Of Senator
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ARE ALL BOSH.
Neither the President Nor Mr.. Wilson
Has Given Any
OF THE PROGRAMME

the Administration Desires
the House to Follow After the
Sherman Law Repeal Bill Has
Been Disposed of - Reasons
Why Mr.. Wilcon Did Not Select
a West Virginian for Clerk Of
the Committee on Ways and
Means.
The sun., 1893-06-05
MILLIONAIRE RoorSs ESTATE
He Provides LiberulIy Now and In tho Fu-
ture for Little Rocks Charities.

He Provides Liberully Now and In the Fu-
ture for Little Rocks Charities
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. June 4-The will OF the
late Col. Logan II. Roots will be probated on
next Friday. The will was drawn by himself
in 1891. Lnter in tho same year q eodicil was
attached while he was in New York city.
The estate is valued at $1.40O,0OO. and con-
sists Of cash and Government and railroad
bonds. 1t Is to be held intact until 1914. One
half OF the income up to that time goes to tho
widow and daughter for their support
One-tenth OF tho Income is to be devoted to
charitable and humanitarian purposes to bo
determined By the eaooutors: e-tenth COOS
to Major p X. Roots and his family. and an
other tenth to his sister. MrE. Kingsley. Of
Tnnaroa ILL.,. The remaining two-tsnths are
to be Invested.
He authorizes an income Of $4,000 to be
twenty years for the support OF the poor and
ment OF legnces amounting to $780,
600. the residue OF the estate. In the
event that the State Of Arkansas. county OF
Pulaski, or the city OF Little Rock or the resl-
denta thereof vii! r.iso an equal fund. is
to 60 to the city for park and hospital
PURPOSES. and II within Two years the
propo'ition IL not accepted or complied with
6y the city Of Little Rock tho trustees are
anr, aair%eted to make Ike PROPOSITION d, to Hot
nnmed for park ard hospital purposes will
amount to nearly S7OO.oWt
for old and destitute nsEone. He beIueHths
ranging from 81. 900 to $1,000
The sun., 1893-06-05
% Nerves Shattered
DI1TMINN AND HIs DIAMONDS.
Little Known IA New Chambers Street
About The Eenn Tenant OF No LIZ

Little Known IN New Chambers Street
AbGut the Ecad Tenant Of No. To-
In fourth floor room Of the building at Is
New Chambers street, scarcely big enough for
the cot and vashs;and that constituted his en- :
tiro furniture. Albert Dittmann, micoscropic
ana worker In diamonds died suddenly early
yesterday morning. 4 man named Barstow,
VINO lives on the floor below heard Dittman n
call out about n!idniGht. and going up found
the man gasping for breath. Barstow sent
out Tor doctor. but within n fnw moments
Dittnann wns dead. It is thought that death
was duo TO heart disease,
pittmann was about G5 years old and It is
thought that he was man OF scientilc educa-
uon. and ut one time Of considerable wealth.
do took the room in New Chambers street
about six months ago. Every day he used to
60 out early and come back late. He seemed
to be very poor, but from what little the other
tonnnts heard him say from time to time. they
gntheren that no mad formerly had a prosper
GUS business on UPPER Broadway. Ho used TO
carry about with him two or three small
leathcr boxes OF which he was very careful.
Alter his dsath these boxes were taken to
tna onk street station, They contained about
dry damyonas ma|sfossShie tdss G9nssng Of email
mounting was evidently that OF an expert. and
on enchtltde arc two slips OF paper, ono bearing
writer on it. 4. DttInann 2uS Willow strest.
noSossn| xs; ~, The other elects Of the dead man
buhcheE Of keys. and n number ot Jumps OF
orc OF different kinds. The body was tax en- 10
thc undertakinE shop OF Roger Moran. 81
Madison street.
Sun reporter called nt the house that used
70 be 200 Willow street, Hoboken. but is now
52I Willow avenue. and there found a former
acquaintance of Mr.. Dittmnnn in the person
OF AIRS: Jacobh. the lsnitrcss.
10 six years since Mr.. Dlttmann left
here. said she. He and his neuhsw used to
have two front rooms here together. Mr. Dtt-
mann was unmarried. and he always seemed
to have plenty OF money. Generally he was a
quiet man. but he used to talk very enthusi-
astically about n scheme OF his to turn othcr
metals into god and he worked at 1t all his
snare time. His regular work. and his
nephews. too. had something to do with dia-
monds. Sometime he would ask my hus band
microscope. Ono day he said to me-
Mrs. Jacobs. nm going to leave you and
20 to Now York to live. I've started in busi-
ness for myself up on Broadway. and I'll be
rich man soma day
He told mo the number on Broadway but
have forgotten It,. l!is nephew gave me slip
Of PAPER with their house address on. think
II was in Madison avenue but I've lost that
paper. since then l haven't seen either Of
them. AS far as know Mr.. Dittmann had no
relatives except his nephew"
tnless fome ono comes to claim Mr.. Dit
mann's bod and TAKE caro- Of the effects which
he left the body will probably go to Pottpr's
OF the city.
The sun., 1893-06-05
WAITING ON THE BORDER.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND BOOMERS ON TEE
SOUTHERN EDGE or KANSAS

They Have Been Waiting FOR Months TO
Hear the Word thnt WIN Admit Them IN
the Cherokee Strip - Live In Wagons,
Tents, and Sod uou-es, aud Feed Anyhow
ARKANsAs Ctrr, Kan. June 4.-Fifteen thou
sand people are camped In the southern tier
| OF Kansas counties to-day Six months ago
they started from their hon Us for tho Cherokee
strip.
Newspaper reports had eaii Il would be
thrown open in the carly spring. and so they
set out for the southern part OF Kansas and
waited for the word from Washington.
John W. Noble went out OF Office and the
Hoke Smith Administration Of the Interior
Department went Ia. but nothing came from
Washington to indicate that the Government
and tho Cherokecs meant to make II fnal ard
definite announcements
When tho hard freezes and heavy snow
storms ot tho early spring came. 1t was
feared that the uniortunates would die
by hundreds. but they hustled" and
kept nivo. The settled farmers threat
ened to eject tho poor travellers who
were waiting for tho word that would sond
them over the border, but the men OF the
wagon parties offered to work for the privilege
OF sQuattine until the opening day" SO this
poverty-strcEcn army is still on the border.
Hundreds of little huts of rails and sod were
built for seventy-live or one hundred miles
along the border. Otkers live In their
Wagons while many made their canvas covers
into tents.
IHE SUN corrcspondent started out from
Arkansas City one day last week and rode for
several hours among the squatters. Nearly all
Of them were anxious for Information from
Washington One old man said:
have ,liyod in illinois ior forty years and
never fall ed to raise n crop, but mortgaged
my little place to como out here ana gee a
bit. and living here for months with
no work has, nearly used up all I've got
spend it would be all right, hut nearly nll the
neighborA' wagons were out OF fpi0. and l
can't SEQ people starvo. II thought this pes
Ky strip wouldn't open till September I'd 90
back TO, Illinois again wiser man II not SO
we'll off,
Early this year It was believed tho boomers
would raid tho towns for food. but they IAN.
nged to got along. The crowd is made up OF
honest farmers. who would rathor go hungry
than beg or steal. They have worked like
Trojans to feed tho hundreds Of dependent
months.
The people arc still arriving. Half dozen
wagons n day. six occupants to each wagon.
nre coming.
Tho Cherokee Strip is a valuable region. but
is not worth as much az Is popularity thought.
being m ade up OF sand and salt plains. poorly
waterod.
The central third Is better. but not UP to the
standard Of good farming land in the central
and Eastern States: hut the eastern third OF
the strip Is a Garden OF Eden.
the hope Of getting "a fine farm Is more likely
then not to get poorer rieco ofland then he
had in the States The enstern part is not as
readily accessible as tho West.
The sun., 1893-06-05
IRON FAILURE IN 7ESNESSEE,
The Carnegie Company or johnson Cit
Goes DOWn-NO Int ere t. u l'ennnYlynnin

The Carnegie Company or johnson City
Goes Down-No Interests In I'cnnsyIvauia.
JOHNSON CRY. Tenn. June 4.-The Carnegie
Company and the Carnegie Iron Company
made an assignment yesterday to J. w. Cure.
The liabilities, due largely to Eastern and
Northern persons. are placed at Si25. 900. and
the assets. consisting OF new blast fur
mace. hote. lands and town lots, and
notes are estimated at $4,000. Gen.
J. T. Wilder. the President, has just
returned from the East. where he had
been to float bonds to the amount of 500. 900.
but the men who had promised to take them
found themselves utterly unable to do so now
on account Of the prevailing financial strin-
Rency, and there "as nothing left for the COM
panies to do but to assign.
It's confidently expected by the stockhold-
ers most OF whom are largo Eastern capital
lists. that the matter, will DO straightencd out
BY the middle OF October and the co II panles
taken out Of tho ussigneo's hands
PITTSBURGH. juno +.-Mr. II. c. Frck was
called up by teleph ne late ton ght and ask ed
II the Carnesie Coinpnny OF l!ttsburGh had
Ierortod to have made an assignment at
johnson City. Tenn. He replied hat they had
moth .ng whatever to do with them.