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ASSAULT ON AN A1HLErE.
Arthur ID. Robi-.'s ssun F-scturea with ,
Brieh-A Cans Urdcr su-pietou.


Brics-A Cans U.dcr susPieior.
young man was found at o'clock last
night staggering about In an aimless manner
in Sixty-ninth street. between West End ave-
nue. and Amsterdam avenue. Blood was flow
ing from a Jagged scalp wound. An smbu-
lance took him to Roosevelt Hospital
The young man was Arthur d. Robins. who
is the physical instructor Of the Riverside
Athletic Association. $50 West sixty-ninth
street. and an athlete OF some little note. Ro-
bins resides at 331 West tTwenty-second street
Examination OF his wound showed that there
was compound fracture OF the skull The
injury was considered very serious and dan
gerous
At the West Sixty eighth street police station
II was stated that Robins had been struck on
the head with a brickbst which was found
covered with blood near the place where he
was encountered by q policeman.
Harvey T.. Fisk. the banker OF SO West Seven
tieth street. a friend Of Robins. informe cd the
reporter at the Roosevelt Hos pital that Robins
had been connected with the Riverside Ath-
letic Association for about a month. during
Prior TO his engagement at the association
the club was without an instructor. and the
pretty much as they. pleased.
When Robins took up the work Of instruct
Ing the young men he introduced 90 ,c measures res
part oi some Of the members toward him.
On Monday night boy whose name Is said
to be Mooney gave the Instructor considerable
trouble. Robins threatened to eject the lad
and finally did so. Mooney said his brother
would whip Robins on sight
Last night II ia said. a gang OF young hood
lums congreRated near the doorway OF the as
ISOLATION. 1t is supposed that the crowd fol-
lowed Robins when he left the association for
his homo and assaulted him near the spot
where he was found.
The ward detectives. on learning Of the as
ssult and the alleged threats made By young
Mooney stsrted out after both MooneyA
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DIVoRCE sEEKERS' PARADISE.
They Issue DEGREES In OkIahonA with
Neatness and Dispatch.

They Issue DEGREES In OkIahonA with
Neatness and Dispatch.
BAN FRAScIsco. March 13-Oklahoma. ac-
oording to letters received here by several law
Arms. 10 entering the field as a rival to South
Dakota In cheap and rapid divorce It may
seem strange that q country should try to ad-
vertise itself By calling attention to the excel
lent facilities its courts afford married persons
who contempla seeking legal separations.
but that 10 Just what Oklahoma 10 doing The
Territory has the queerest lot of divorce laws
on record. A man can move into Oklahoma.
divorce himself from his wife. and move out
again. all within thirty days and the wife need
never know q thing about it.
Letters and circulars giving full details OF
these rare facilities have been received here
from Guthrie. One letter from ]. NJ Melon
aid. attorney Of Guthrie. who refers to Attor-
ney-General Galbraith OF Oklahoma for his
trustworthiness. says:
Guthrie is pretty town. Persons OF social
standing desiring to temporarily reside here
can always hnd congeniAl company and be en-
tertained In royal style. Divorces can be easi-
IT, obtained In Guthrie. Tho legal charges
will be reasonable. and the persons con-
isncs as possible. But an appearance in court
may DO necessary. and 1t Is promised there
will be no crowd OF lounRsrs and Rossips to
listen to whatever testimony may be given.
The proceedings will be conducted In a quiet
manner. and the defendant need know nothing
encs 10 not required In court, nor will IL be
necessary to servo any papers,"
Extracts from the Oklahoma statutes Of last
year bear out all these assertions. and show
those who want freedom from matrimonial
fottor1.
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A CLERGYMAN SUES 4 BANKER.
ne Asserts that HE Home Was Raiaed b
the Maa he Trusted.

NE Asserts that HE Home Was Rai.ed by
the Msa ne Trusted.
OMAHA. March 13.-The papers in the damage
suit OF the Rev. l. N. Cam pbell against Banker
Frank G. Johnson Of Omaha were filed In the
District Court to-day.
Campbell. who resides at Lincoln. asks for
$50. 900. alleging that Johnson. who was for
merly President Of the Midland State Bank.
has ruined and broken MP his homo By having
estranged his wife. to whom he was married
thirteen years ago.
He first met johnson when he was pastor at
Randolph. Ia. six years ago. Johnson was
wealthy and ons Of the trustees OF the church.
After meeting the defendant the plaintiff al
leges he was frequently consulted upon
church matters. and. as he helped to support
the church. was invited to the house. where
he had great influence over his wife and two
children.
johnson. knowing that he possessed this in
huence. SO the plaintiff AYERS. took advantage
OF the eircu m stances and soon wrought the
ruin OF his wife. He also gave Mrs. Campbell
costly presents and toSk her on trips. Six
was untrue. and that while he was trusting
implicitly In johnson he was harboring SER
pent.
wrongs he had inflicted he induced the plain
tiff to remove with his family TO Council
Bluffs. where his intimacy with the wife OF tho
plaintiff continued This continued until last
after which separation followed.
With the petition there are q number OF de-
positions among which are those OF MrA
Campbell. hotel keepers, servant girls, cham
OF the escapades Of the dsisndsnt and the
woman in the case.
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Nsus Musta't Wear Their Dress II Fits
burgh's Public Schools.

PIrrsBuRGH. March 13-At tho meeting Of
the Municipal Board of Education tonight the
subject OF tho dress Of the nuns who teach in
the Riverside public school came up. After .
short discussion the following was passed By
a vote OF 20 to r
''Rssoped. That the wearing BY any OF the
teachers In the schools OF this city during
school hours in the school rooms OF any garb
or dress distinctive OF and Indicating sny re-
ligiOus order. or any attachments or adorn-
ment on their person symbolic OF any such or
der. or OF any OF the teachings OF any particular
religion or creed, is sectarian within the spirit
and meaning Of section 2 article 10. OF the
Constitution OF this State viz: No money
raised for the support Of the public schools In
used for tho support OF any sectarian school,
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JOE BLACKBURN CONVERTED.
TIE Rsstuehy Senator Psrsuraed ~ th'
Eioaasses of Evsseeiist Moody-He sensi
= Ru-sls OF Tr-ets 20 All EEIs CoIissguss

Tbs Rentueky Senator Persurded ~ the
Eioaasses of Evs.Getist Moody-Hs senss
Ru-sis OF Tract. TO All HIs CoIissEuss.
wAsHNGToN. March 13-Every United
States Senator found in his mail this morning
q neat little package OF religious tracts. en-
circled by rubber hand and bearing on its
face the words Compliments OF J. & e.
Blackburn" This was the popular Kentucky
Senator's device for announcing to his
associates that he had abandoned forever
his old life and entered upon q new and
untried existence as the result OF the con-
victinR eloauence OF Evangelist Moody. who
has been holding revival meetings In wash
inaton for month. Very early In the course
Of the Moody meetings the Ksntuckisn began
TO exhibit remarkable interest In them. He
became q regular attendant and sat on the
platform night after night within few feet
OF the evangelist, and II was noticed that the
two had frequent conversations together.
Then Mr.. Blackburn began to invite some OF
his friends to the meetings. and everybody
understood that he was very much impressed.
but the idea that Jovial Joe" Blackburn. who
had for his whole life led the gay existence
which Is peculiarly adapted to the Kentucky
temperament. should really become converted
by Moody's teaching and enter on the work OF
vanRelization himself even in small way.
never entered any body's head.
The tracts with which Joe favored his
friends to-day were four in number. One is a
hr,,,,.,, i,,,i. .T.I. a., r.d on,t,Iod "stror1
uinnan' i'.ie snau III iou' en'i''eu ~ n
Drink, or the temperance song In dods
Word " which IA nlled with pertinent iblical
quotations against the evils Of importance
The. three others are tAstetully printed in
God 4" tells that there once lived in an old
brown cottage n solitary woman. She was
eome thirty years Of age, tended her little
garden and knit and apun for n living
She was known everywhere from village to
village by the name OF Happy Nancy" She
had no money no family no relatives and was
half blind, quite lame and very crooked.
There was no comeliness In her. and yet there
in that homely deformed body the great God,
who loves TO bring strength out OF weakness
had set His royal seal
The lesson intended to be brought home to
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BoHBARDED BY a BLAST.
The Rear or Mr.. E.sar's House .. Mt. We
non PeIted with Broken Rock.

The Rear or Mr. E.sar's House IN Mt. ver-
aon Pelted with broken Rock.
MOUNT VERNON. N Y. March 13--The hand
some residence OF Henry Essar. ex-Superln-
tendent Of the Poor Of Westchester county. and
q prominent Republican. 100 Stevens avenue
was badly wrecked this afternoon BY q blast
near the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad roadbed.
Improvements are being made on the road
at the back OF his house. All the windows
were shattered. and one sash and window
frame were reduced to kindlinR wood. Large
stones were forced into the hard plaster and
walls OF the rear rooms Of the house.
Slate was ripped from the roof, and the rear
porch was knocked down By bombardment
OF large stones. some Of which weighed about
also damaged. Mr. Essar and his family were
absent. The amount Of damage done cannot
be learned at present
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TILIMAN WILL SMASH THINGS.

He W0A't Allow the URitsd states OmeIAIs
10 seIss COBassAtsa LgauOr.
COLUMBIA. s. O.. March 13-Goy Tillman
and the Internal Revenue Department are
clashinR on the liquor question. Collector
ToWnss recently notified the GoyernSr that
whisksy seized by the dispensAry was liable
to seizure under the United States statutes.
and Gov. TillmAn told the Collector that II he
attempted to seize liquor eonnscated By the
dispensary he would go to the courts. and II
they decided against pt hin ne would sfili seize seize
srnor declared that ToWnes. who Il what is
known In state politics as Conservative. or
from political enemies OF TillmAn In Washing
ton
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KILLED THE MAYOR AND HIMSELF.
The Terrible Act OF the City Clerk OF an
Australian Town.

Australian Town.
VICTORIA. B. c.. March 13-The steamer
warrlmoo. from Australian ports. brings word
that William Paisley. Mayor Of Rudwood. was
shot and mortally wounded on Feb IL by Will
liam Redfern. City Clerk. who. when he saw
his victim must die. sent . bullet Into his own
brain. The reason for the tragedy was that
the Council Clerk was smarting under . re-
duction OF salary. and took revenge on the
chief maRistrate. who had sanctioned q gen.
eral cut In the civic pay list owing to hard
times.
It was found that Redfern had no fewer than
three loaded rsyolvers and thsS IN MIS- coat ne
or doub headed dagger. II was also dlscov-
cred after the tragedy that he had destroyed
the minute books OF the Council since tho In
corporation OF the city Other facts seem to
show that he was insane.
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Two N.a. In Ps-,i-rhs CoasL-.. Killed

Daniel o'Hsoran. q coachman employed In
the Mission OF the Immaculate Virgin. In
Mount Loretto. Staten Island. was killed yes
terday morning By the overturning OF . coach
which he was driving. In tho coach we're two
Sisters OF the Order OF St Francis and two
other ladies who had been attending mass.
The team took fright and ran away. Tho
OHsoran's body. He died . short time after
ward The occupants OF the stage were in
the greatest peril. but the team Was stopped
iniurad
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sOUIH CAROLINA WINS.
Gsysrznsat RsssIysrs OF Railroads Msst
Pay the State the Iasrssssd Taxes.

GSVsraneat hsesIysrs or Railroads Mast
Pay the State the Iasrssssd Taxss.
CHARLESTON. & C.. March lathe State
gained decisive victory over the railroads In
the United States Circuit Court to-day when
Judge simonton nled . decree In the much
litigAtsd railroad tax cases. Last year the
assessments on all the railroad property we're
arbitrarily raised By the Board Of Equalization
The railroads refused to Day the taxes on the
increased assessment. and carried the case
the amount Of taxes due on the old assess
meat.
The case decided to-day was brought by ID.
Railway. 70 test the eonstitutiOnAlity Of the
assess ment made by the Board OF EquAlizA-
tlon. The Court, In . long opinion. decides
that tbs assessment Was not Unconstitutional.
and orders the receiver 10 pay TO the state the
balance OF taxes due and also the coats OF
action
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A PRIEST SELLING WHIsKEY

Though TryinG to Fay the Church Debt. He
Is Fi~sd $500 aad Costs.
ALTOONA. Ia. March 13.-Father Eckert. the
German Catholic priest at Wesley indicted for
keeping a nuisance and selling liquor contrary
to law. pleaded guilty to-day and was fined
$500 and costs. the smallest nne that could be
made by the Court The priest built large
church some time ago. and. being heavily In
debt. a number OF festivals and fairs were
given and barroom was arranged In the
basement where tho pr lest ispensed intoxi-
eating liquors to his thirsty parishioners and
others. The citizens OF Wesley have circulated
a petition asking Gov. Jackson to have the
priests fine revoked.
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IN E..B.ah Prs.Ia..t Kan. ,h. E..o..l,.r

FoRT woRTH. Tex. March 13.-R ". Page.
formerly President OF the Merchants National
Bank OF this city. shot and instantly killed A.
b. Smith. formerly cashier Of the bank. at 10
o'clock this morning. Page was alone in
room used by the hank TO wind up its affairs
when Smith entered to talk over some affairs-
What passed between the m en- 10 not known.
but several shots rang out and when alta chjs
entered the room they found Smiths body on
the floor, Page is in lAil.
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M. Vaad.rSnt 10 Re PaIs for the Ava.

Boston. March la-Judge Nelson OF the
United States District Court to-day rendered
decision In the case Of the yacht Alya. for
msrly owned by Mr.. W. X. Vanderbilt Of New
on July "a. lSJ2 The decree is that the claims
OF hE Vanderbilt and others against the Met
ropolitan steamship Company be allowed.
NaRdsEbilts claim amounts To s3O5. 900.
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Justice MuIsr'. D.usAtsr IrJurss.

WASHINGTON. March l3-Mrs. Patty Miller
Stocking. widow OF Wilbur T. Stocking and
daughter OF the late Justice Miller Of the su-
preme Court. was badly burned by the over
turning OF q lamp at her apartments at the
Elsmers last night about IL : o'clock. Mrs.
the Injuries. while serious. are not likely to
faIal-
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DETROIT. March l3-MunieipAl elections
were held all over the State Of Michigan res
tsTday. In towns where partT lines were
drawn the returns show that the Republicans
we're generally successful. with large gains
IN toEns where citizens or workingmen's
tickets were 10 the field thsy swept every thing.
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SUsPEAsIoNs AT sWLRrHMoRE.

The studsDts WhO HsEsd Lawyer HutehIa-
sos Aaust Leave the College for = Meath.
PHILADELPHIA. March l3-Twenty students
Of SWarthmors College appeared before q
meeting OF the faculty held yesterday and con
fessed TO participating In the hazing OF John
W. Hutchinson. Jr.. the young New York law
ysT whose visit to the college last week re-
suited in damage to new suit Of clothes and
the loss Of half Of his mOustaehs. The faculty
decided 10 suspend the twenty students for
enter the borough OF 6WArthmore and will be
held strictly responsible for the class work
done during the absence. The names OF the
public
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FrIgl,.a,a % p,atL er DC.

CHICAGO March l3-MIss Alma Winters
daughter Of Charles Winters OF Barring yon.
Was frightened to death during IRE which
destroy cd her fathers Tesidsnes this morning.
Miss Winters became hysterleal but was re-
moved from her room before II Was attack ed
by the hAmsk she WAs 10 ysaTs old.
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@ ). RaaLsr I.sIla,. Meu...

The 1Tsmsn were called at about noon yes
tsrdAJ to sxtinguish a hrs in the house OF
Adrian Isslin. the wealthy Wall street bank sr
at % East IWenty-slXth street The fire VAS
started by the s1 ploslOn OF = lamp 10 the base
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wsrsIss 10 Ast-AsKsas-
lts-.

These written notices have been extensively
posted on the big trees which line some Of the
streets In Flatbush:
Csr'An citizens OF this toWn have been heard 70
make TemArss AgAinat the character o: John \. Nc
kAne. Iasss psrsons are given thls notics 10 taks
extra precautions Tor their safely CoAnITTEt-
Police Captain ksyssr had the notices torn
doWn- De thinks thsy are the work Of some
i0kag.
The sun., 1894-03-14

Ths sss HSFdman BAby Grand Plano Il eoaesdsd the
91ilsE HLEdaAa. Peak Co. iSs Sih sE.-z1s
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something OF which she had not before
been made aware.
But even had some one at the first
bluntly told her that she had gone
among n polygamous people she vould
have been none the wiser. rolygamy
meant no more to her simple mind than
did polytheism or pol; zation.
OF course. II was all a hoax. Stin II
1t were. 1t seemed strange that Iiearn
and the two women should carry them
selves so grimly, The women were ugly,
and jealousy made them uglier still. Their
faces were brown with II.
She doubted and doubted. But when
Helrn went away the women took pains
to explain everything TO her.
Then she saw, and. seeing shook with
book into little bits and walked the
ground like tigrcss.
Now. the Stone jug Ranch was forty
miles from anywhere. but she turned her
back upOn II that very night and fed
away dyer the desert.
Strange shapes sho: past her In the
night Coyotes howIed on her track. The
cactus pricks seemed like the sting OF
serpents. The dust OF the desert was in
her mouth and In her hair.
She walked all night and until noon
the next day. when she came In sight OF
q cowboys camp.
To her unaccustomed eye It seemed
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only n half-mile away. but she forced
her aching feet for full six miles before
she reached the tents.
"a gal in troubie?' That was enough
for Big JoGselyn to know. He was the
chief of the camp. and he made the
rest stan roun'.' as they put it.
give her suth!n' To drink--a nip ont n
that air best bottle" Big Iosselyn or
dereI az he laid the fa!nt!ng girl down
on his blankets.
AN. say. you little man. there. with
nothin' to do an all day to DO it in, Jest
hump yerself an git up a good GIr an
cook the best meal ye know how to
make"
The little man with nothing to do had
plenty 10 do all that day. He cooked his
level best and sCrapel the ru,s from
dishes that had not been cleaned for a
mo.th.
There was Sc; before the grateful
Alicia what reporters call "bountlful
rcpast." OF this she ate freely, aad
then she felt better By noon the next
day she Was herself again.
How the boys Eazed at her. every man
Jack OF them dead in love with her!
Now that she was well It was time,
she thought. to go on her way.
But the big-hearted. generous Josse-
lyn would not hear OF II. Strange. isn't
Il. how In twenty-four hours a woman
with two big eyes can SET Into ones
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Perfect simplicity OF faith shone from
her eyes when she faced the music, or,
rather. the big, ugly man before her.
The Bishop told her she must marry
Hearn, and. of course she married
him.
After they had gone through the En-
dowmcnt House and taken all the Job
legations" he carted her over 800 miles
OF alkali desert and sandy wastes to his
ranch in Stone jug Valley. which is in
Central Arizona.
Alicia did not like this journey. The
cart had a canvas cover that shaded her
head. but the heat beat up from the
ground like the heat from burning Go
morrah, and her pretty cheeks became
tanned and pink.
They looked all the prettier for that,
but she did not like to feel of them.
And this big man who married her.
who was he and where was he taking
her to? All. we'll one must have faith
The saints oil have their trials.
The man was doubtless a good man.
for her. She would love him after a
time, perhaps. and II not. why. there
was the book to read and the hymns to
sing and the prayers to repeat.
At Stone jug Ranch Hearn intro
duced her to his two other wives.
His other wives! II made her cheeks
name and her eyes lash. Here wal
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heart and MI ones whole mind? No.
Joss-lyn would not let her go.
but my husband will be after me-
she said, with n look like frightened
fawn, "and cannot go back 10 him"
Your hus"-- Josse.yn could not
finish the awful word. The revelation
nearly laid him fiat. He did not look
half the man he had looked a moment
before.
Yes. my husband"
Tlen she told him all about II.
ANA | tore that Book OF Mormon into
100000 little pieces" she said, with
tightly-close teeth. at the end OF her
story.
Good enough" he said, taking heart
n bit.
But all the afternoon he ch"wed on
the bitter reflection: She's married to
him after ALL" He could see 1t in no
other way
After the boys had all left camp next
morning, all save JoSsclyn, down came
Nephi Hcarn with a very black face.
lie wanted to know where his wife was,
He was told by Josselyn that she was
there in camp. but that she would not
go back with him.
SHE won't, chr and out flashed
Nrphfs six-shooter in twinkling.
mo. she won't" and Josselyn's six
shooter was gripped firmly In his hand.
Now. any man 10 fool who VIII draw
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Hearn. you do the same"
Alicia edged as far away from her hue-
band as she could, while she put the
tips OF her fingers on the book.
AN now do you both swear never
agln to be man an wife. SO long a.
you both shall Ive?" 81,
"Yess," said Alicia. firmly.
Nephl hesitated.
The key TO the situation looked at
him with It's one unwinkable eye. and
he drGwled out
"Ya-as." 49,
amen" said Josselyn.
Then he took the book and put II tn
his pocket.
Now, git out o. ERE as fast a. the
I.ord'll let ye Nephi Hearn! We prefer
the comp'ny O. coyotes to yourn any
day O. the week"
And Ncphi mounted his mustang and
fed away. nllng the air with choice
Mormon oaths.
Wnea the boys heard OF It they were
nightly pleased.
Now she can marry anybody she fam
c!es, can't she?" remarked Blue Peters.
grasping the Remington on Josselyn's
shoulder. ~
Josselyn never looked hanesomss than
when he made reply:
mo. not amy one; very partickisr
one" y.
Ana 30 it turned out--Hostoa Herald