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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-14
Fell FrolS o Bridge.

TOPEKA, Feb. a. The dead body Of
John Johnson, aged S5, was found in
the bed of Hendricks creek under the
Rock Island bridge. He started to
walk from Mcfarland to Alma. along
the Rock Island track, and the suppo-
sition is that he fell from the bridge,
ihe distance being 80 feet.
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WAsHNGroN, Feb "A The senate
in executive session made public the
following combinations; William II.
Culllngworth. to be postmaster at
Richmond. Va: w L Freyze, to be
postmaster at Wichita Falls Tax.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-14

Chicago, Feb. II. All the gam bling
houses were running wide open last
night for the first time under the new
administration.
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PERU, Ind, Feb. 14.-Calvin Arm
strong, the emtezzling treasurer OF
Upton county VINO was sentenced to
the penitenuary Saturday, escaped
from the kokomo Jail this morning.
Inc escape causai intense excitement
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Caught on "A Bridge.

ErFALA, Ala, Feb. IA Georgia
Centoal rain while crossing the Chat
tahoocaae river bridge near here
caught a party of eight men thereon.
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Colts firearms Works.

HARTFORD, Feb ,4.-Fire broke out
in the Colt Patent Firearms companys
shop ana in two hours destroyed about
$50, 900 worth of property.
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Cattle Diving.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 4.-Considerable
losses OF cattle have been reported from
the present cold spell from the counties
between here and the Rio Grande where
the drouth still exists.
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Cattle Drifting.

MEMPHIS, Tex, Feb. l4-The worst
snow storm ever known ragged here
Monday. Cattle are drifting by the
thousands.
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Tube and Iron Works Resume

YouNGsTowN, o., Feb. 1.-THE
American Tube and Iron works have
resumed operation after several months
idleness. -Four hundred persons are
given employment.
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Texas Navy Yard site.

WAsHISGroN. Feb ii. Congressman
Cooper has introduced a bill to select
site for the building of Is navy yard at
Sabine Pass
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Iron Works DESTROYED.

BATH, Me, Feb 1.-THE fire OF the
Bath Iron works destroyed the joiner
shop, machine shop, bending shop and
snip shop. Loss, $500, 900. 1t will be
rebuilt.
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Pardon Gramted.

WAsHlNGToN Feb a. Tie president
has acted on the application for par
don III the case of James + Newcomb
OF Texas incest granted
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RIO DE JANElRo, Feb. IL, The gov
eminent forces We're defeated at ON bu
Monday. Three hundred were killed
No particulars,
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Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug and
Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
NEW JERSEY
THEATRE TRAIN ESCAPED.
But q Dastardly Attempt Was
Made to Wreck It at Belmar.
Saved by a Belated Freight, Which
Struck the Pile Of Ties.
SIXTH AVE. g. 23p ST.

ASBURY PARK. N. j.. April a.
Early this morning a deliberate attempt
was made to wreck the Theatre
Train from New York on the New
York and Long Branch Railroad, be-
tween Belmar and Como.
The train arrives at Asbury Park at
1.R A. M. The next stop is Belmar.
after which no stops are made except
on signal.
The miscreants piled ties on both
tracks.
The local freight train. which was be-
hind time, and running Just ahead OF
the theatre train" ran into the pile
of ties, and came to a stop, with the
engines lose buried in the ties.
Had the train been running at a high
rate of speed 1t would ave been a total
wreck. AS 1t was. the engine was
much damaged. and the rails were torn
and twisted by the force of the blow.
Supt. Blodgett refuses to talk of the
wreck. The matter Is now in the
hands Of the Company's detectives.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
FELT HER GARTER WAS ALIVE.
Mrs. Schmidt Shrieked and q Snake
Wriggled to the Floor.
Then q Brave Gripman Killed the
Serpent in q Cable Car.

Quite recovered from her thrilling ex-
perience, Mrs. Regina Schmidt is re-
ceiving the admiration OF shuddering
bevles OF women friends to-day for her
rare presence of mind and marked hero
ism as she tells OF how her shapely ankle
was squeezed by a coiling reptile last
evening In a crowded Third avenue cable
car. and how she calmly lifted her
skirts and shook off the serpent's clasp
so that the gripman OF car 46 could kill
II.
The people in the car tell II differ
entity. They say that as car 46 stopped
at Twenty-ninth street on the way up
W there was IA piercing shrek, fol-
lowed by agonizing cries for help. and a
plump and pretty young woman suddenly
threw II dainty shoe out before her,
pulled up her skirts and then yelled.
There was n live garter just above her
shoe top. The young woman cried:
Take II on, some ONE
Before the oldest man in the car could
reach the frightened Mrs, Schmidt. the
garter had wrigg'ed on to the floor OF
the car.
The gripman had heard some one yell
that a boa constructor was loose In the
car. He rushed In with one OF his levers
and crushed the life out OF the serpent.
1t was a garter snake. probably Just
In from the country In a farmers
basket of garden truck. 1t was a foot
long and as thick as Mrs. Regina
Schmidt's dimpled little finger, but II was
big enough to create a sensation.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
CAAARs|E'S GHOST IN BLACK.
CARRIED as a Woman It Frightens
People at the Graveyard
Even Spoke to q Young Man Who
offered to Act rs Escort.

CANARSIE, L. l., April 24.-All Of the
people Of Canarsie are as much excited
over the repeated announcement that
there is a ghost In town as were their
~neighbors of Rockaway Beach a year
or so ago by the wild man of the woods.
Fay men n boat-house keepers talk
OF little else than the apparition that is
said to nightly haunt the Church road
that runs past the graveyard, while all
citizens agree In the conclusion that the
spectre must be caught or the delusion.
II 1t is a delusion, dissolved before the
Summer season opens, or else Canarsie
Is doomed to be the dullest shore resort
on Long island.
For the sake of Canawie's future Capt.
Brown, the life-saver, has commissioned
himself to run the mystery to earth or
thin air. and believing that publicity may
lead some other community to lay claim
to the ghost as an escaped attraction
he told an Evening World'' reporter
Of the terror 1t has created.
rIt dm1'k snp m y 4, Sh tSs b,s S az apnsss, apPa a
mourning widow. 1t was discovered, so
Capt. Brown said, by VIII Rider, a Sal
walton Army hero, who was returning
whistling Gates Ajar." When just at
the entrance to the village graveyard
the spectre appeared and raised a hand
of warning.
Rider is a temperance man., a thor
ouEh. soldier among the Salvationists
and believing. that the time had come
for him to solve his theory that ghosts
to grasp the spectre. AS he did so it
disappeared. vanishing into the grave
yard atmosphere just as Riders hat
rose several inches, and every hair Of
his head pointed directly towards the
Thoroughly frightened, Rider ran
along the Church road n frantically
begged Policeman Miller. whom he met,
to take hin home.
The experience of Richard Guyler, as
related by Capt. Brown, was even more
exciting than that OF Rider. Guyler
Is not gifted with the peculiar ability
to recognize a ghost when he sees
one. and when he met the apparition
n was asked by 1t In anything but
a graveyard tone to point the way to
a n~eighboring farmhouse, Guyler gal
lantly offered to act as escort. When
1t was necessary to leap over a brook
he jumped first and then turned to give
the ghost his hand: It had disappeared,
was water near v the young man
from fainting.
Even Policeman Frank Ford claims
he met the figure near a lumber yard
suspicious character. 1t vanished. He
related his experience to Judge Ford,
but the latter Is an extremely. practical
porter that it is his opinion the spectre
Is a suspicious husband impersonatine
a ghost for the purpose of getting evi'
dence that. may be used in q possible
Canarsle is thoroughly excited, how
ever, and detectives are now moro pop
ular than the owners Of oyster beds.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
INSPECTORS FREE
Four Graveseuders Released from
Jail in Brooklyn To-Day.
Favored Above Other Prisoners by
Sheriff Buttling.

The FIRST Of the Gravesend election in.
spectors to gain their liberty. walked
out Of Raymond Street Jail, in Brook
Ign, shortly before s o'clock this morn
ing.
The released men arc w. H. Stewart,
w. l. Tuthill. John l.. Cunliffe md Gar.
rettson Morris. They arose at 6 o'clock
this morning. took their last cup OF
coffee in the prison and then waited
for Sheriff William J.. Buttling to give
the word for their release.
They had all served twenty-nine days
in the Jail for the part they played
with John Y. McKane in the Gravesend
election frauds.
The men had not been treated as COM
mon prisoners. and It Ia an open secret
that man. rules of the jail were vio-
lated in their favor. Sheriff Buttling
generally observed by allowing the In
spectors to be released at 7.30 o'clock,
while ordinary prisoners are never re-
leased from the Jail before 8 o'clock.
For this reason several of the inspec-
tors friends from Gravesend missed
them.
The four inspectors went straight to
dom.
There are still three inspectors in
j. johnson and Harlan crandali. These
men were sentenced by Judge Brown
to serve thirty days in tail and pay a
fine of $3.50. They will be released to-
morrow morning. providing the fines
All the other Gravesend offenders, ex-
cept. John Y. McKane, are serving their
time at the Kings County Penitentiary.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
CANDY WAS POISONED.
Jersey City Children Ill from Eat
ing "DOubIe-Headed Dutchmen.'

Katie Gleason, six years old. of 40
Jackson avenue. Jersey City, and her
cousin are i'll from eating poisoned
candy, which she bought last Friday
afternoon at the store of Mrs. Gala
CHER, COS C~ommunipaw avenue.
The CONNECTION is known as double
headed Dutchmen." 1t is made of Chloe
olate in the shape of two male figures
standing back to back.
Katie shared her candy with her
cousin, the daughter of Mortimer Glea-
son, Of SO Jackson avenue Shortly after
eating 1t both children were taken vio-
lently III. DIR. Muttart. who was called
to attend them, said they were suffer
ing from poisoning. After several hours
work and the administration OF anti
dotes the doctor pronounced the chill
dren out OF danger.
Mrs Gallagher said the double
with children, and that she had sold a
large quantity. but had never before
heard any complaint. She said that a
candy of similar design called the New
York Alderman" because 1t was found
to be unwholesome
The wholesale dealer of whom Mrs
Gallagher bought the candy laid he had
never before had a complaint of the
'tdouble-headed Dutchmen."
The evening world., 1894-04-24
BIG TROLLEY FIGHT AHEAD.
Flynn's Syndicate May B
Blocked by an Injunction.
Work Under "Cold Thirteen" Fran.
chises to BE Contested.

1t was announced in Brooklyn on the
best authority this morning that the
signing of the contract for the construc-
ton Of 100 miles Of new trolley lines for
the Nassau Electric Railroad Company
will reopen the fight against the p. H.
Flynn syndicate begun by William j.
Gaynor and Edward M. Grout, and that
all the old allegations of scandal will
again be aired.
Lawyer Edward NJ. Grout is watching
the Railroad Company, with a view Of
beginning an action in court as soon as
ground is broken or certain portions of
the proposed route. Work has already
been begun on the Thirty-ninth street
branch, and next week 1t Is expected
other lines.
AS soon as this is done by the Nassau
Company application will be made for
an injunction restraining the Flynn syn
Injunction will be asked or the ground
that the thirteen members Of the old
Board Of Aldermen Illegally granted the
When The franchises were given away
yer Grout. IL behalf Of his client. John
A ArInIIsss; Offered Ehs fSSs 600 for the sa me
offer. and gave Flynn. the friend Of Sen
ator Coffey, who was then President of
the Board. the right to construct roads
on nearly every available street.
The only line no~t'covered in Mr.. Adam
sons petition Is the Thirty-ninth street
route, where work has begun. James C..
Church, counsel for Flynn, stated to-
day that the Adamson people had
warned his clients that as soon as work
was begun or the other routes they
would apply for an injunction on the
same grounds which they argued be-
fore the Aldermen.
p. II. Flynn, when seer by an Even
ing World" reporter, said:
I'VE are getting in iron for the other
routes, but as yet we have only be-
gun work on the ~Thirty-ninth street
route. The other routes are. or may
be. in litigation II we begin work nov
We have not decided upon our plan
of action yet"
The most peculiar part OF the news
that a contract has been signed for the
construction Of the new roads Is the
announcement that Flynn now only
holds a minority OF the stock Of the
Mr.. Flynn has always denied the
transfer Of the stock. n now we'll
posted persons think the action proves
beyond all doubt, that there is a pickan-
niny in the woodpile.
1t Is expected that when the injunc-
ton proceedings are taken into court
they will be attended by more sensa-
tional evidence than has been hereto
fore revealed.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
CONTRADICT REV. MAYHAM
Militiamen Say His scathinE Ser
mon Was UncalIed For.

mon Was UncalIed For.
ELIZABETH. N. j., April 24.-The
members of Company F.. Third Regi-
ment, of Railway, are greatly incensed
over the sever pulpit attack made on
the command las Sunday by Rev. T.
c. Mayham. pastor of the Second
Methodist Church. Of Railway, and the
matter on the subject OF an animated
discussion last night at the Regimental
Headquarters in this city.
Col. Lee and the staff were all at the
opening of the new armory OF Com
pany + last week. and they declare
that barring a slight quarrel between
two civilians. which was quickly sup
pressed, there was nothing about tn.
cranks. They say Rev. Mayham's re-
marks were wholly uncalled for,
1t isslikely a. committee from the
company will call on Rev. Mr.. Mayham
and ask him to make a retraction OF the
part Of his language where he called
for the indictment by the Grand jury
Rev. Mr.. Mayham Is known as the
soldier-preacher of Railway being q
veteran of the civil war and n mem
very quick-tempered and rather. hasty
a year ago obtaining unpleasant
notoriety in the newspapers by severel,
kicking a boy in the church whom h,
found walking over the carpet with muc
on his boots.
The bows father went before Police
Justice Frazee and had the clergyman
arrested for the assault, but through
the influence OF some of his parishoners
the matter was compromised and die
claimed at first that he was justified ir
his action.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
BROOKLYN NEWS.
HIS HOUSE USED As A TARGET.
Five Bullets Skater Smiths Win
dows at Different Times.
Three Fired in Quick Succession
Came Close to Him.

w. r. Smith, of 112 Rodney street,
visited the Clymer street station, Will
inmsburg, this morning, and requested
the police to find out who has been
shooting into his house of late. Detec-
tive-Sergt. Holland is now working on
the case.
There Is considerable mystery about
the matter, and Mr.Smith does not know
whether to believe he has a secret
enemy or is simply the victim of some
idiot who practises shooting but has no
little control over his revolver that the
balls go wild.
Mr.. Smiths residence is nea Bedford
avenue, in the most aristocratic and
wealthy section of Williamsburg. All
the bullets which have come into his
house have come from the direction of
Keap street, in the rear. There are
no apartment-houses on that part of
Keap street. and the people living on
the block have always borne the repu-
tation of being respectable citizens,
on New Years last MIR. Smith
second IGOR of the house, when he
heard several revolver shots. n the
window.glass, only a foot or two away
from where lie was sitting was shat
iSreA. When he investigated the next
morning he found one bullet lying on
the carpet and two others in the win
dow-sill.
About three weeks ago. at 0 O'Clock
one evening, mother bullet came singing
through the window. This time the fe-
male members of the family were in
clined to be hysterical, and Mr.. Smith
made u vigorous search for the un-
known who was using his house for a
target.
Last night a bullet went into the bed
rccm again. MIR. Smith hen became
aio rfnnI for fnn T. fhnr Gnnn ono of hlc
family might be killed At any time,
When he went to the station this morn.
irs Smith carried the latest leaden mes.
senger with him. 1t is a 39-calibre re-
volver bullet.
"The only thing that has surprised me
is that none of my people has been
killed." said Mr.. Smith, this morning.
81 want to see this fellow punished, for
he has worried my wife and myself
nearly to death during he past few
months
The evening world., 1894-04-24
MISS DEVICES SWEETHEART.
Denies that She Spent the Stolen
Money on Him
Says He Did Not GO Carriage Riding
at Her Expense.

Alone in her cell in Jefferson Market
Prison this morning Eunice Devoe, the
pretty dark-eyed assistant cashier of
Truesdell, Spreter & Co. the Eighth ave-
nue. ~dry-Goods dealers, wept bitterly
and admitted the truth OF the charges
against her.
The young woman was held yesterday
in 81. 900 bail by Justice Mcmahon for
trial in the Court OF General Sessions on
a charge preferred by j. IL. Truesiell.
In her confession Of guilt Miss Devoe
stated that she had been stealing from
her employers since October last. The
specific complaint charges the larceny Of
$50, but the young woman Jays that she
has taken fully $1,000.
The exact amount she does not know,
according to her story.
While Miss Devoe was In prison Will
lam Baldwin, a heariless youth, not yet
out OF his Gems! and employed as a
hghting, he claimed. a fierce battle with
Young Baldwin was engaged to be
gift of "A gold watch which he received
from Miss Devoe that aroused the sus-
picions OF TrLesdelL Spreter " Co, n
led to her downfall. Besides this sift'
II is alleged, she occasionally took Bald
win for "A carriage ride.
shall / give Miss Devoe up" inter-
negatively replied Baldwin to a cues
tlpn put ~ llll bS u A'.''A - 'tN''
II give the girl up whom | expected to
marry? Don't ask me, please.
What, has happened r. d~isGracetui
and hard TO bear, | could not AT iirst
believe it, but Eunice has acknowledged
her wrongdoing.
'EvaryhSdy knew that | was kccping
company with her II they Will pity
me II | cling to her in her trouble, |
can't say What / Will II. ! may 4" n
see her to-day. 1t seems hard 90 desert
her now
The youth said hat he had paid Miss
Devoe every cen that she had ever
given him, and that the reports that
he had gone carriage riding with her
frequently AT her expense was untrue.
Mr.. Truesdell said this morning that
he should press the charge against the
young omar
ut will take some time to ascertain
the exact amount OF Miss Devoe's steal
ings.' Mr.. Trucsdell said to-day. I'VE
are going through ~our'S1dks now
Miss Devoe lived with her mother,
Mrs. Taylor. married for the second
time. ut 3il West Eighteenth street.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
He WANTS TO SEE THE BOOKS.
But His Right Is Denied by Build
ing Association Officials.
Mallon After Facts to Use in His
Canvass for President.

II Is estimated that there are 1900
persons in Brooklyn connected with
building and loan associations. Every
one Of them should be interested in a
test case that came before Justice
Pratt. in the Supreme Court. this morn
ing, One Of the sections in every set
Of building and loan association laws
states that the members can inspect tho
books of their association whenever
they desire to do 80.
This morning Thomas H. Mallon ask
ed Justice Pratt for a p~erernptory writ
Of mandamus to compel Henry Thomp-
son, President, and w. II. Rawlins,
Secretary. Of the East Brooklyn CO.
operative Building Association, to allow
him to inspect the register of the men,
bers of the Association. Mallon wants
to get the names and addresses Of the
l,4oO members Of the Association. He
claims that the officers were petitioned
to show the books, but nave refused
Mr.; Mallon is a candidate for the
rt IRE OF the Association, TIE cleo.
Association and has discovered irregu-
l~arities. He wants to post the members
at large Of his discoveries in the inter
He vas checkmated by the officers
this morning. They denied fatty every
statement made by Mallon. This raised
a question Of fact. A judge cannot de-
eide on the facts. They must go to a
jury. Mr.. Mallon was obliged to be con-
tent with an alternative writ of manda-
mus. which will necessitate a trial of
the facts by Jury. In the meantime the
election will be held.
Mr.. Mallon does not want to stop the
election by injunction pendig the man
It will ruin the Association. The actor
on the part of the officers of the East
Brooklyn Association will lead to a gen
eral revision of bylaws to overcome thu
difficulty presented to-day.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
TRIED TO ASSASSINATE HIM.
Joe" Believed ~strousse Response
BILE for His Discharge.

HILTON. N. j.. April 24.-Everybody
In town Is in a state OF feverish ex-
element to-day over the brutal at
tempt Of a discharged farmland to
murder Philip Strousse at Becker's
Woods, a short distance from here.
S~trousse. who works on the farm OF
William. Becker. went to the barn at
4 o'clock yesterday morning. Joe"
who had recently been discharged from
Becker's employ. n who believed that
S%trousse was responsible for 1t, sprang
from behind an obstruction in the barn
which had concealed him, and aimed
a furious blow with an axe at Strousse's
head. 1t was n glancing blow, and
cut the flesh from the top of the head
to the right ear. Strousse grabbed the
x when Joe" WHIPPED out n knife
and plunged II into Strousse's side.
Strousse fell unconscious n Joe"
fled.
The whole neighborhood was aroused
and gave pursuit. Joe" was tracked
as far as Elizabeth, where every trace
Of him was lost. He was captured in
South Orange last evening and will be
given n hearing this afternoon.
Strousse's wounds were attended to
by a physician at Irvington, where
he was taken In n carriage. 1t Is
thought that he will ecover.
You read the World!
The evening world., 1894-04-24
TO CARRY FREIGHT.
Trolley Cars in Newark VIII Now
COmDete with Trucks.

NEWARK. n, j., April 24-New Jer-
sey is about to demonstrate the freight
carrying possibilities OF the trolley. A
recent act of the Legislature permits
street car companies to handle freight
as well as passengers. The Consoli-
dated Traction Company, OF Newark, Is
about to enter into "A contract for the
delivery of beer to saloons.
Most OF the brewerics and saloons are
on their lines and the cost OF delivering
the beer at present is very heavy. The
South Orange Company will make thei-
first test on coal. and are having cars
built with that end in view.
The evening world., 1894-04-24
NO DIVORCE, NO WEDDING.
That's why Conklin Couldn't Take
q Second Wife in sayville.

sAYvILLE. L. l., April 24.-The young
folks Of this village have enough to
busy their minds n tongues for weeks.
The majority of them had received invi-
tations to the marriage of Miss Lee Glas-
COW to William Conklin last night. But
the wedding didn't take place.
Instead the crestfallen pair had to ex-
plain that the jury selected to try the
intended bridegroom's suit for divorce
from his wife, who was a Mrs. Glover.
had weakly failed to perform the work
expected Of them and had decided
against him AS they wouldn't take one
wife away from him he couldn't take
another wife, and the ceremony was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Conklin and Miss GLASGOW were
certain that the divorce would be
granted. for Mr.. Conklin's wife ran
way from him 4 few weeks after their
marriage several years ago.