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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
THEIR HONEYMOON LASTED THREE DAYS
, NEWARK MAN OBTAINS \ DIVORCE UNDER
PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES

1ouis Seecer a ieweller of No. 800 Halsey-st..
Newark has been granted an absolute divorce
from his wife, Clara Durand Seeger Ihe COUPE
were married october 2, 1881. In the lhtue
Church Around the Corner in Twenty -nih'h-s'''
near Fifth-ave New-York. They had been en-
Gagged for about two years but previous to the
dav of the marriage had not met each other lor
nearly three months. owing TO MIS- Duia'u
dislike for Seeger. On the day OF the narriase,
Seeger In his bill claims Clara came 10 MN anu
importuned him to marry her at once ne wa
surprised and tried to induce her to walt a"hle
until he could get ready for housekeeping. ms she
refused to do so a journey was made TO New
York where the couple spent several houi' III
Central Park, Seeger trying all the time u p'
vail upon Clara TO wait. Clara however WAS o
durate and threatened to XIII hersel 'neh an
there II Seeger would not marry her at once. Inc
threat had the desired effect. and Seeger lea CARA
N the church and the ceremony was performed
When the couple returned TO Newark that nisht
Seeger went to his home ana cara "e"' ~
her mothers boarding house. Before parting she
had induced him TO give her the greater par. Vi
$50 which he had in his pocket ana also u,eu "
narsuade hin, to draw several hundred dollars
which he had in bank and give u 10 hei' LUIS
he refused to do until they could declde on III
rangements for housekeeping. The next gay 'heS
met again. and she then obtained from MIN 'he
balance of the 500 On the third day. TUESDAY
ce.cer wont 10 the Durand house TO arrange WIN
his bride for housekeeping. she sugses'eu ina.
they board with her mother but he refused anu
a stormy scene followed, during when ne was
.oundly berated by mother-in-law Durahd ne us
covered during this visit. he says, that widower
-, raoord . Dolbier captain OF Engine
C,or,nany No 10 who boarded in the mousse hiu
a strange influence over his bride OF three oasS'
and. becoming suspicious left the mouse, al'ei
threatening TO begin proceedings for a divorce
This was the last time he spoke 10 MS Wiz a.,
Enough they had been married only three Gays anu
IA not lived together three minutes. From that uie
he had his wife watched closely but not uhti'
January IS. 1892. did he. as he alleges secure az
so,ute proof of her nfdelity. He then sough,
counsel and before the papers in the case "eie
served he secured more proof Mrs seeser uiu
-. Gle an answer and Saturday Seeger re-
ceived certified copy of decree of divorce, inc
woman is about twentyeght years ola, ana Dol d
bier is about forty-six lie was ha'"eu d. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
USED THE BANKS FUNDS TO GAMBLE.

Milwaukee, Aug 20-The money OF the SCUM
side Savings Bank which John B. Koetting squan'
dered while cashier, went into deals on the BOARD
of Trade Receiver Barh says $4,000 disappearco
in that way Mr.. Koetting dealt through JACOB
wurster, a commission man. and the latter, In case
OF losses, drew the bank, his checks De1hW
honorcd by Koettng. On the books II looked as "
Mr.. wurster had Overdrawn his account, whereas
the transaction simply means OF collecting
Koeting's indebtedness Court Com missioner Roehr,
John II. Kopopcir bro.herin-law OF koetting, ana
John Graf lave gone TO Denver TO see koettins.
Koponer and Graf are his bond as executor OK
the shepardsOn estate, ami the estate has been
sqIandercd they are supposed 10 be DESTROYS OF
having him transfer his Milwaukee property to them
as an indemnify.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
I,rcr SALES AND EASY COLLECTIONS.

Niddlctown Conn, Aug. 9O.-Whilc several OF the
,rc, manufacturing establishments In this ci'y are
temn,rorily closed, there Is no dcsttuion. MANY
merchants report large cash sales and easier oolec
lions than during any previous August. The quarry
mon at the Portland. Cromwell and Maromns quar-
ries are tic most affected. money for The sale 81
stone Is not easily obtained.
The Goodyear Rubber Company Is running iml
time. with no reduction Of pay. anf with cash pay
mcnis 10 the help. The WilcoXCrittendon tom
many shin chandlcry hardware, expect to resume
work with full force on the 2rth. W. &. Douglass
employees Will work five days week l.. ID.
Brown 4 Sons Company will work three days Il
week for the rest OF the month. The Hatch 'u''fI
Company Is putting OF more Ei'n. lhe KOCH
well Wooden Company IS working full hours. Wi''
plenty of work. and paying the help In cash.
The Rogers AZ Hubbard Company. bone ana ivory
goods Is hiring hands. The william Wilcox com
pany IS running full lime The schuyler Electric
Company Is not going to abandoe the plant here
The MlddctJwn Blast Company Is working on Shor'
lime. The temporary closing Of the El'soll Hchu3
Ter Company has thrown 400 hands out OF employ
ment, many being boys and girls. There l. no sign
II n panic here. The general feeling IS that wren
O,ngrcss repeal, The silver purchase clause every
factory VIII be- working overtime In order 10 Ill
orders hand.
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and often the reluctant pupil, of the very classes
whom you, some OF you, imagine he has eman-
cipated. From time to time, somewhat spas
medically and always with a degree of uncer-
tainty as to what line he would take, he has put
the most splendid abilities at the service of great
causes. But never once has his been the voice
Of one crying in the wilderness.
Home Rule may be alleged as an exception
10 this rue-and it is perfectly true that there
wss no popular demand for Irish Home Rule in
England or Scotland. nor is there now. But
IN 1856 he had reached a crisis in his career
lie had appealed to the people OF Great Britain
n give him majority 10 deal with Irsh ques-
,ions independently Of the Irish, and they had
refueed His last hope of return to power
Law in surrender TO Parnell, and he surrcn-
dersd. relying on his personal ascendency and
the immense political authority he had by that
time acquired. TO bring his party over with
him. and to carry the country with rush. We
all know what happened. He shattered the
Liberal party. The country sent him and that
tection Of the party which had chung TO him
into a six years exile; then he came in >Sith
a purely Irish m liority to settle the Irish qucs-
ton on purely Irish lines; the very thing which
in 1885 he hal declared no party and no leader
should ba trusted TO do.
Docs that enttlc him 20 American allegiance?
Does his history. taken as whole, show him the
advocate of American ideas? And if it does not
what becomes of the excuses of his American
idOaters for their un-American dolatry OF a great
Tnglishman who all his life long has been the
enemy of America and the opponent OF Amencal
principles? For suppose il may saieiE DE salu
that American principles do not require OIL
leader that he should oppose the people when
il is for his interest and fatter them when II
is for his interest. And Mr.. Gladstone, with rel
erence to the people of Great Britain has shown
in Burkcs words, mot an entire devotion TO
their interest. which is their right. but an
abcct submission to their occasional will"
G.. W. s.
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SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
THEY GOT SOMETHING.

TO the Editor OF The tribune.
Sir The late Artemus Ward once said: "Wheh
man gets married ne may not get exactly what ne
wants but he gets something. The remarA WI"
apply seriously to those Republicans VINO Vo.eu
for "a change" last November. They have certain
ly obtained change, but 1t is not what they ca
pected. and they are not now very proud Oh 'ne'i
success They were fooled into voting against
their own party by Democratic orators anu NEWS
papers. Their position is correctly descripeu ny o.,
epitaph old English tombstone; 1 was well
would be better. l took physick. ana mere ai''
Now their Democratic friends are seeking 10 susa'
coat their bitter disappointment by assuring them
that the present financial depression. with money
scarce, no work. thousands idle, factories closed
and most gloomy outlook ahead, Is all the result
OF the Silver bill, or. the Democracy prefer 10
call it, 1.-The Sherman BILL seeking in that way 10
fasten its paternity on the Republican party, ana
not having the fairness or honesty to explain that
but for Senator Sherman's prudent compromise
and Republican opposition to more ultra measures
the country would have been saddled by the De-
mocracy with absolute free silver 1t is clear now
ever that the present troubles do not arise from
silver legislation bad it and that they would
be remedied II the Silver bill was repealed TO-
day. The of the existing conditions Is proader
and deeper than that. 1t commenced when 'he
present Democratic Administration and Democratic
Congress came into power. and has been growing
and extending since and the end Is not yet
The Democratic party has always been a negative
party-destructve rather than constructive. IT can
tear down but cannot build up. II never originated
wise legislation and cannot do 1t now. II is per-
petual menace to all business interests. Its de-
structive policy and the uncertainty or It's action
the real causes of the present business depres
sion. A radical change of the tariff law Is ex;
pected, and pending that. prudent men stop anu
business is largely suspended. The manufacturer
is compelled to close his mills and discharge his
men, and capital. with it's usual sensitiveness
shrinks and awaits less perilous times. These are
the results of the election of 1892 and, unfortu-
ar ha hnllX led
and the people will have TO submit to whatever may
until that time. Then the battle cry can truth
fully be turn the rascals out" and the recreant
Republicans who voted for "a change" will by
that time have had change enough to cause them
to join heartily in restoring the Republican party
to power L. II. y.
New-York, Aug. 10, 1893.
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HIS PLE4STRE TRIP VAS SPOILED.
GEORGE r. PURvIs ARRESTED FOR STEALING
AND FORGERY JUST As He WAS START
ING on AZ EXCURSION TO
ASBI-RY PARK.

George r. Purvi- nineteen years old who says
no lives with his father and mother a. NO 100
Columbus ave- was held for trial a, the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday. charged with
stealing summer clothes worth 80 from Rogers,
Peet a. CO.. on August l.. lie went there and gave
I'm paymert for the clothes n check for 500. pur-
porting to be signed by Miss Mary Hart. n wealthy
young woman who lives at the Park Avenue Hotel
The Chez. was drawn on thu Chase National
Bank and Miss Hart has an account AT the
store. where IT IL known that she does business
through the Chase Bank. the check was cashed for
Purvis and he got $40 in change. Then he went
to Long Branch. where he had good time until
Yesterday, when he came 10 town In order to take
an acquaintance. young woman. 20 Asbury Park
on an excursion. Detectives arrested him on the
pier at Rector-st.. where his friend was awaiting
him She seemed to suspect that Purvis was likely
TO get into trouble. for as the detectives
laid hands on him she fed.
He went with the detectives quietly, and pleaded
not guilty TO the charge. lie made the acquaint-
ance Of Miss Hart through her brother. She was
in court but as she did not wish To prosecute him
for forging her name. the detectives made a
charge OF stealing the clothes.
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DIED.

ANGrs-on Sunday August Goth. 1923 Catherine
Farmer, wife Of Thomas Angus. in her 10Th year.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
AZARIAS-Brother Azaas, at Pattsburg, OF pneumonia
Notice OF funeral later.
s. 4sh 1879 osn ~ ea,Sar Az aged 90
Faers east sr Of ave Msnday
at 2 O'Clock
the eber. Of the National academy % nsra
services OF our late fellow member John W. Casiear'
N A. at the aboyedessna'ed tine anS sa6e President
J. c. NICOLL. Secretary.
DOwLIN-On Saturday, Augu;t' TO- 1898 Rebecea We
and friends invited TO attend the h funeral 1
erEcss on Monsny w AssSSt s at D. H. al Ae' '''
Interment at convenience OF the family.
EBERT-At stamford, Conn. August 18th; Jhomss BE-
Funeral services will be- held his late residence 10e
Atanticst stamford Conn, Monday, the 2lst inst a.
1ntc term 1t a, Philadelphia.
HILI-At Jersey City, SATURDAY. August 10 Cordess
widow OF George Handel Ill., in the Slt year OF her
FaSefal the residence Of her son-inaw Isaac P;
Devoe. 90 Howard Place, Jersey CITY Tuesday AZ IL
HoMER-At Greenwich. Conn. August 18th. Zelis
Marie wife Of Chares F. Homer ana daughter OF the
service. Moniay August 2st at 10 a. M at the
Church Vincens de Paul. 23d-st near SiNti-ave
KING-At Auchendrane Ayr scotland. 10Th inst, Mary
Leroy King infant daughter Of George Gordon ana Annie
Mackense King
inst. Malta rcsenden. daughter OF VIM. +. and tho
late Mary wilkinson Sayles.
Funeral private
sMITH-At Manhasset l.. l., August 10TH 1898, George
H. smith in his 7ith year. -.
Funeral from Chr. Church, Manhassett Tuesday %
Train Leave; Le,S i'sn d, CITY ell Ct p M
WOODLAND CEMETERY.
once. No. 90 L. 23d-s
woodlawn Station cath Ward Harlem Railroad
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POst0filce Notice.

Foreign mails for the week ending Acgq,t 20 will close
"rMs%GSiB al 10 at tr S Hi
Central America except Costa Rica ana south rsehs
must Be- directed per tce%OaJ at j. m: iOr la pI,ss
i Fusrt coit ls' and ron
@ P as' be
southampsca and Bremen at S' ' p Rico direct
II H,,,. Gs%pp's Ss Ssssp' sss
r. Belgium m dref t. P directed .s
yaa@s ' A" At. B. Sss r @ PER s'.ssss
va ss Puerto at c SO T. H S for new
faun Has n nrp, ,tt anm from iaiax 90,
ru TMgE Ss s ma Va Ham,
Sss i. Rotterdam Ca sess nS 1
I,y sSD Portugal and La Tprsas
iop .t Gs ny.'P Tiap Zee
SPAN and FOR Tu SsSScT as q drses
AZ va mus" b sressa re.
Aims: Ss rss b EsIeS y:
Southampton and Bremen must De Gisnd Istters mus;
s r SST i:ss %!'f' Ger %
. a"s Ms,a g sa
sS% So Of isr St
curacao q ~ ais. So PSsSspS:
s,;ss. fSi sSGea p % Psia Countries direct
Sar at ns.e s''pRs"shhs 90
lS' NJ asss' per Eop' via aaso"
Malls the Hawaiian Islands Ger m Ap.traiis
G assh a. $40 p. MALI. for the Society Islands
per pa to august sS5h $50 D. M Mails China and
J Jp PER steamship City Of Picking from san Fran.
Mails for Australia, New,Zeala1d. Hawaiian, Fti and
close here daily up 10 September 9th at $50 p m (oi
arrival az NGTfors 81 -, s. nsan1 with Bri:!sA
Australia VIA ysncoovrr specially addressed SalyI
oundand by rail TO Halifax, and thence by steamer.
close at this Office daily at $50 y; Mails for
elSse At this oaies daily at $50 m Mails 49,, ns
ssLllng Monday, and Thursdays. close at this Smes
daily at go Mails for Mexico overnnd ~ ,Sis
specially addressed for despatch by steamer close ~ ~
ohI,e daily at 800 a. m. ...,,ors lav.
aRecstcred nail closes at 900 M pfes,o"ss>
CHARLES w. DAYTON. Foss3; (
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SHOT HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND HIMSELF

Chicago, Aug. 2O-Crazcd by liquor, Douglas CurlE,
a switch thrower in the employ Of the Western In
diana Railroad Company, AT his home in Auburn PARK
to-day shot and instantly killed his seven-year old
daughter Leslie She slept in bed with her mother
and then pacl.C The muzzlc of the weapon close
10 hi, wIfcs head lie sent bullet crashing into her
brain Satisfied that h. had killed both. h" stretched
himself on the Hoor beside the bed. ana placing III"
muzzle Of the wcapoa In hi, mouth sent bullet
through his brain. Death was instantaneous HIS
little daughter never moved from the position She
1ccuu,i when shot. Int Mrs. Curtis staggered from
her bed 80 another room. she was r moved 10 lhr
Mercy Hospital. The hospital Physicians tonight
could not say whether she would recover or not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
OBITUARY NOTES

O;wego y. Y, Aug. 20.-Orvlc J. Harman, sSS
eghty-threc. disd % hemorrhaee while riding in His
carriage this afternoon. Mr.. uarman prominent in
church and Sunday-school work, and Recorder q
tails city for number of years.
Buffalo, Aug. 20.-Mr5 MARY r. Butler age thirty.
eight, wife Of Edward II. Butler proprietor Of Thu
Evening and Sunday News died thi, morning after
long Illness. Mrs. Butler daughter OF the late
William Barber, Of West Pittston, Penn sister Of
Colonel T. Barber, OF Pitt ton, and cousin OF Ralph
Waldo Emerson. a and daughter survive her.
The burial Will be at Wyoming, Penn, on Tuesday.
Long Branch n. j., Aug. 90 (Speciar.-Samuel "
james died here this morning Of heart failure. aged
seyenty.elght. He bora In Gill. Mass. lie was
member OF the firms OF Beal James and james Brown.
which erected many OF the finest cnstonc structures IN
New.York In 1868 Mr. James retired from active buss
ness He director OF the Long Branch Banking
Company and the Long Branch Gas Light Company.
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Mr.. BLANK AND HIS GOOD LUCK.

Stardlng in front Of the Mills Building the other
day. Mr. Blank. the superintendent of large dowh'
town Office building noticed sealed envelope OH the
pavement. Picking II up, H. that the envelope
was marked like a brokers' envelope containing bona
coupons for collection Here's fnd,' though' 'h
Blank, and he hurried into brokers' once 10 "sA
the opinion OF the firm. The members looNru ''e
envelope over and thought its appearance genuine
Then Mr.. Blank took 1t to the bank 10 "m'h '"e
Enclosure was addressed for coiiectioi' ~ N"s eA
,m,,cd carefuJr and additional testimony was given
~ =, -, GOOD ,,,,r,cter The cashier was finally
c,,led nm and no onened the envelope. IL contained
blank slips Of paper instead Of the premium COUPONS
and now that superintendent GOOD ucSn
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THE CITY has DEFhULrED PAYMENTS ON IT'S
SEWERAGE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE COMMON COUNCIL TO ACT.

THE CITY H>s DEFAULrED PAYMENTS on IT'S
SEWERAGE CONTEACTS-TAHDINESS OF
THE COSMON COUNCIL TO ACT.
The city OF Orange y. j., ia in a bad financial
Might owing 10 the strIngency OF the times anu
tho action of certain members OF the Common
councu There IS needed to complete the sewer
ago system in the city about $4,000. or TINS
amount 100000 can easily walt till an enabling
act is passed by the Legislature. by the pro-
visions Of the law under which the sewers are
boino buit bonds can be issued for only 10 per
c.r, Of the assessed valuations. These are no"
q 90 ooo Seven hundred and forty thousand dol
lara hos already been issued. leaving only Soh""
which can he issued The Finance Committee neg
lacted to act in the matter till the urgent needs
of the CITY were apparent. There was $4,000 due
tho contractors on August H. and only $1,000 In the
sewerage account with which to meet the pay
ment Hence the city was compelled to default on
its payments.
When the Finance Committee Of the common
Council at last acted an effort was made TO place
he bonds None of the banks could give any reliel
and Of all the large financial institutions but one
was found that would make offer. This was 'he
Mutual Life Insurance Company OF New-lorh' 1t
offered to take the 81 900 OF per cent Dohds II,
par and accrued interest. provided the 'ou"c"
would pass a formal resolution giving the COM
pany an option on the additional bonds worth
100000 when issued, at the same rate Oh ih'e'
and on the same terms Three special meetiiss VI
the Common Council were held. with closed doors'
last week on the subject, and there was over
vhelmne oppositon to the plan A speciai hee'-
ing Of the Common Council will be held TINS even
ing. at which some action will doubtless DE ''"e"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
REFORM IN DETROIT.

Tothe Editoro of T he Tribune.
Sir. In the field of frst-class journalism The
Tribune undoubtedly stands head and shoulders
above all Corners Its last Sundays issue, as a
record of interesting passing events at home ana
abroad was complete and comprehensive Con-
sldered as a literary entity, 1t was. as ever. a
gem while its clear. bright Typography httingly
completed the sum OF its excellence. Not the least
interesting of It's contents that occasion to the
majority of Detroiters. at least. was the fu-page
recognition OF Mayor Pingrees efforts as re-
former of municipal abuses. This was equally
timely truthful and just. Street-cars. gas fer
riage and kindred means OF popular comfort and
convenience seemingly managed here by
'concessionsts" with the strictest regard to OBJ
tanning the greatest return for the least posi-
bic service rendered. Ferrage across n stream
a little more than one-half mile wide costs.
relatively. four or five times as much as
In New-York street-car termni were so ar
ranged as to compel the payment of double fares
for short distances travelled; and this. too in a
city whose peculiar topography promoted short
hauls beyond almost any other considerable city
IN the land Illuminating gas was more costly here
than in any neighboring city.
AS strange as 1t may SEEM so used had the
average citizen become to exactions Of this sort,
and so ill-dsposed to contentious of any kind,
that Plngree's stalwart efforts for betterment Of
the conditions named. and for sweeping reform
in other respects. were at first coldy received.
ana even now are rather iroWneu upon py some
OF the better class and most influential people.
This manifestation has also marked the utterances OF
the local press and Il cannot be fairly said that
the Mayor has a sturdy ndorser In any one OF
the newspapers here. The article referred to In
as a penny-a-line puff; by another 1t is
openly ridiculed. and by third when something
better might be expected. only passing refer
ence Is made to IT,
But the people. by very large majority. are in
sympathy with Mayor Pingree. and that he will
be sustained by them at the polls and otherwise
goes without saying LENOX.
Detroit. Mich. Aug. z 1893.