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The sun., 1894-01-20
SOME SENATOR'S SHOCKED.
They Object to the Nude Figure on the re.
verse Side OF the WORLDS Fair Medal.

They Object to the Nude Figure on the Re
verse side OF the Worlds Fair Medal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. lo.-Some members OF tho
Senate to whom the design OF tho III edal OF
awards for the Worlds Fair prize winners has
been shown do not approve all OF its features.
A proof OF the medal was received from the
Mint two days ago and was taken to ono OF the
Senate committee rooms for inspection.
1t SO shocked the sensibilities of some OF the
Senators and other gentlemen interested that
they declined to believe that it was genuine
An authorized cast was secured. and later the
original design was submitted. Tho realism
OF tho central figure on one side OF the medal
is what shocked them. Senator Wilson OF
Iowa said he was opposed to the Government 8
issuing such a medal.
Senator Pugh OF Alabama expressed tho
slbly for eontemrt, IN ,disreEardInG the feelings
Of Senators who didn't like the medal senator
Cullum OF Illinois opined that the medal was
unit for exhibition. and senator Villas
against any medal. issued sitter tine design.
resolution In the Sennte.
As already published. the medal 10 historical
stepping on the shore of America, with his
head raised In the attitude Of Thanksgiving.
Behind him Is the boat from which he has Iust
landed and tho sailors who have accom- pan ed
offence TO sensitive Senators. is emblematical
and Is supposed to typiy America.
ON the left In n shield bearing the words "E
Pluribns Unum' and on the right is a tall,
state OF perfect nudity. Some OF the offended
Senators will suggest to the Secretary OF the
Treasury that the designer be directed to put
clothes on the young man. or else conceal him
from ViAw.
The sun., 1894-01-20
Il JUDGE COMMITS SUICIDE.
The Hon. ChaTIes T.. Thompson OF GIouess-
ter. Mass. kIII- Himself.

GLOUCESTER Mass. Jan. 19.-Judgs Charles
+. Thompson committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head while sitting in his library
this morning. lie fired the shot at lO:l5
O'Clock. lie had been in III health FOR some
time.
Judge Thompson was born in Braintrse.
Mass. July 80. 1927. lie studied law with the
late United States District Attorney BENJAMIN
L. HalIett. and after being admitted 10 the
bar removed 10, 1857 20 this city, where he
has since resided. In 1870 and 1871 he was
elected TO the Legislature. and in 1874 was
chosen Congressman from this district. de-
featnG Gen. Butler In 1876 he was House
Chairman Of tho committee to inyesti-
gate the Florida election case. and brought in
minority report thereon; lie was de;
feAtsd by Hon. George Il. Loring In his second
run for Congress. lie was twice candidate
Tor Governor on the Democrats ticket, Iie
Was appointed Judge OF the Superior Court 10y
GOV, Robinson. and was one 81 the ablest
luTists on the bench. Judge Thomson had
held may i'm portant positions OF trust, among
them those OF eNecut or and trustee OF the vast
fortune left by tho late samuel I, sawyer lie
was a prominent member OF the Episcopal
communion and a Knight Templar. He leaves
a widow, one sen. aud daughter.
The sun., 1894-01-20
ADVENTURES OF Il DUMaE
Amer Leaving Its Post II was Mistaken for
burglar and TrRshed.

Samuel Klein. q elothier at 1927 Atlantic
avenue. Brooklyn had his next-door neighbor
and rival. Patrick Herman. arrested yesterday
on a charge OF kidnapping a dummy with
cheap suit OF clothes on IL. The dummy was
found In Kiernan's back yard. Herman was
Arraigned at the Gates Avenue Police Court
before Justice Connolly.
According to KiernAns side OF the story
Patrick Farley, who has furnished room over
his store. thought he saw burglar when he
got home on Tuesday night II was Klein's
dummy. and somebody had put It in the room
as joke. Farley attacked the dummy and.
after punching II until his hands ached.
kicked 1t around the room. Herman heard the
noise and went up to FArleys room. The
dummy was lying on the floor and Farley WAS
pacing M and down. much Agitated.
What's the matter p asked Herman.
Look at it, replied Farley as he pointed
at the dummy,
Kiernan bent over the dummy and exclaim-
ed, He's dead" FARLEY is said TO have re-
."Wsl!, a.. ! s9qlda't help it He tackled me
When Farley discovered that he had been
nGhting a dummy he was angry and tossed it
Justice Connolly dismissed the case, as Il
was clearly shown that Herman knew nothing
Of the dummy when il disappeared from in
front OF klien's place
The sun., 1894-01-20
BANISHED FROM THE STATE.
Maine Sends CriminRi Outside OF Her Ter.
rItory Father Thnn 60 JniI.

Maine Sends CriminRi Outside OF Her Ter
ritory Rather Than to DAN.
PORTLAND. Me-. Jan. 1a.-Milton J. Worthley,
charged with assault aud battery and kid
mapping. was yesterday sentenced to banish-
ment from the state by Judge Bonney. II no
returns and is captured he will be sent to
prison for ten years. Three months ago Miss
Louise Dana. daughter Of the Hon. Woodbury.
X. Dana OF Westbrook the owner OF the Dana
Mills. was returning home from her fathers
office after dark. While passing an unoccu-
pied shoe factory she was seized by Worthey,
who threw a cloak over her iaco and dragged
her into the basement Of the factory. Worth
ley had repeatedly sought the girls hand In
marriage. and had called at the Dana man sion
at frequent intervals only to be- repulsed by
her father.
Once in the deserted factory Worthley begged
Miss Dana to elops with him. He said he had
yacht lying at a wharf in Cape Elizabeth in
which he would take her away.
WOrthley kept Miss Dana 10 the deserted
factory for several hours and threatened 10
Kill her unless she would consent 10 slops.
The girl had the presence Of mind to say that
she would leave her homo and parents lt
Worthley would allow her 10 20 homo and get
her things: After Miss Dana had pIomi sed 10
meet Northley two hours later WOrthleY al
lowed her to go.
The sun., 1894-01-20
KILLED mrs BRorHER ron o.
A Murder st sirrirs. n. T., Ar.r Pett,
0usrrsi.

MoRRTsTowN, Jan. 1e.-0ustavus BerRerma an
was shot and killed to-day his brother Charles
at Stirling. q village on the PassaIc and Della
ware branchof the Delaware. .Laekawauna and
Western Railroad about eight miles from this
city. Constable Melee arrested Charles. and
subsequently brought him to this city. The
prisoner was arralgned before Police Justice
Btlllwell who com lifted him to the county jail
The two brothers had . quarrel at noon to-
day about the sum OF So. The trouble seemed
to be settled after time. for Charles Berger
man emerged from his brothers residence.
and. crossing the street entered a store In
the course OF half an hour he recrossed the
street and went up stairs to the rooms occu.
pied by his brother and family. The quarrel
scanned to be Immediately renewed, and a
rough-and-tumble fight occurred. 1t ended
in three pistol shots. fred in quick succession.
young man employed In the store below
ran out into the street As he started up stairs
he met Charles BerHerman coming down.
What's the matter J" he asked.
"Nothlng's the matter" Bergerman replied.
except that Gus and me were having q little
racket"
A crowd collected and two men pushed their
way past Bergerman who was standing in the
doorway. and went up stairs. On entering the
room they saw Gustavus Bergerman lying on
the floor unconscious. lie had three bullet
wounds. one IN the left side and one In the
right side Of the neck Just below the ear.
and third In the right breast lie died soon
after. The room was in great disorder. nearly
evory article OF furniture being overturned
. To all questions Charles BerRernan refused
to respond He was guarded py the constable
and 81 eitiZens until 3:15 o'clock. when ne was
placed aboard n train and taken to Norris
town. All efforts TO gather Information from
him concerning the cause Of the trouble were
unsuccessful. He Is 81 years OF age. is feet
10 inches IN height, and weighs l75 pounds.
He is said to be n man Of passionate and un-
control labls temper. He has but one eye. the
other having been destroyed when he was a
boy. lie was born In Germany. as was his
brother.
Gustayus Bereerman was 38 years old. and
had = wife and two children.
Charles BerRermnn was a prisoner In the
county Jail last fall. when he was charged with
having threatened to shoot an Italian. No in
dictment was found against him, as the wit
nesses or the italian who made the charge had
left the State.
Coroner Douglass impanelled q jury who
will go to Stirling this morning at 10 o'clock
to view the rem Hains.
The sun., 1894-01-20
ARRESTED IN FULL USIFoBM.

A New York Police man Lock ed Up In Rrook. .
lyH Charged with Into xIcatIoa.
Sergeant Speckley OF the Hamilton avenue
police station In Brooklyn arrested two men
and woman who were behaving boisterously
In Van Brunt street early yesterday morning.
One Of the men wore police uniform and said
he was Henry Schm!tz Of the New York steam
boat squad, His companions were Stavedore
Henry Clark u ~ Cathnrine street and Carrie
Wilson OF Rockawav.
schmitz protested against his arrest, and
wanted 10 have a doctor summoned TO pass on
his condition. AT the Butler street Court the
OF intoxication, and their examination went
over 9ntii next week. schmitZ and Clark were
balled out, but the woman had to 20 to jail
Charges will be made against Srhmitz for
intoxlcstlon and leaving the city without per-
mission.
The sun., 1894-01-20
BECAME a LYNCHING PARTH.
Ihsy started Out 20 Whip the Negro, bu,
He Killed the Leader

He Killed the Leader.
NEY ORLEANS. Jan. 1a-A negro named
williams was lynched last night ut the Green
wood plantation. several miles west OF Bayou
Sara In West Feliciana parish. and about a
hundred miles from New Orleans. Williams
was charged with robbing the corn cribs OF
the plantation and burning Il.
He was arrested and tried for larceny. The
case resulted In q mistrial. and Williams was
released on bonds This failure OF Justice
provoked the regulators. and several OF them,
headed by Joe Roberts and other white men
determined to give Williams a lesson by vbip-
ping MIN and ordering him out OF the parish
inc whipping party went there at night
As they approached tho house Williams WHO
had been warned of their coming opened nre
on the men. killing Roberts. the leader OF the
resn,aYors and seriously iniurinE. II not
n ,SSSiy iyo ,nding Charles Reed. .. son Of Tho
owner owner pi the Greenwood plantation. The
negro then jumped out Of the rear of
the house and fed. The mob opened
nre and wounded him in the leg. bnt
not sumciently enough to prevent him
from running He was pursued further and
hnally captured and strung up to a tree where
ms BODY was found in the morning Roberts
VINO was killed in the attacking party leaves n
VIE and flve children. 1t was lmpossible 10
learn ie VINO were the men engaged la the lynch.
The sun., 1894-01-20
FAREWELL. PONTIAC BANK.
A WreekIuE Crew OF CrsdItOrs Strip the
Hulk-Whht BseOmes OF the Lra~sg


Hulk-Whht RseOme- OF the Lra-sg
The Pontiac Bank has died a-bornng Its
creditors sWooped down on II yesterday and
cAEted away everything thsy had put in the
week before, The beautiful quArtsred oak
partitions and the other fixtures that were
made to measurement may now be had at
AGOut half price second hand goods What
Rapp the lessee, will do with his lease OF the
rooms nobody knows but he
De Austin" or, more properly Thomas G.
Brewer, was found at his home. uUl Sixth ave-
nue.. lie said he had given up the banking
business for good and would next he heard OF
as "a clerk at SlO week. lie said the
bank was the plan OF Charles /. Griesmeyer
and that II was Mt GriesmeyaTs suggestion
that he had assumed his mothers maiden
name. Hsadmitled that he had been arrested
on charge Of appropriating. $500 given 10
him to wager upon the horses at the Gloucester
race track. hut said he had played the money
and lost fairly. lie also admitted that he was
still awaiting trial under hail for the part he
took in the bank scandal At Earton. VI.
Mr.. GTiesmeyeT banked the reporters for
saving his money fot him: lie denied that he
had known Da Austin under any other name
and said he had nearly been duPed into SUI
scTihiug FOR stock. All hands who were i'm
medatrly concerned in getting the bank
started are now desirous OF having the met
dent forgotten.
The sun., 1894-01-20
FRANCES M'LE4M, OR LEWIS.
N Romance In ThIs BrO0kIy
"OmAA's LIfsg

Romance In ThIs nrOokIya
"omAa's Lifsg
ns ' P'.s asaih notice was published yesterday in
we BROOKLYN Eagle:
II ~ y, o. LEWIs-sudtsnly on W.dn.,dax Ia,
sbosi 81 ,,y s.. tTaness Mclean or Lewis. aged
-. s'sfa! years the deceased woman. who
M. AhoNn as Miss Frances Lewis kent a
MAJ ~ Ior the sale Of images in jay street.
hro,i,- oil Catholic Cathedral aud was
"a. 80 .'s with the members OF the church. She
kst - '' Very reticsnt about her past life.
M, ,ts.," vas apparently a Wsll-fOunded Tu-
mere was a romance Ia II.
IA s.oi' generally accepted was that she
u,n r'll waIFlel In early life to a ssaiarinR
h. IiHsu Mclean, who had either deserted
Some y, hten lost on one Of his voyages.
ihs had r.e 'ne wamaE's friends contsnded that
hlstAka IL W Ieen married. hut to avoid any
Hd IN ~ y a. decided that tho death notirS
lane IA W. on tie collin should give the
sR.gg's sR.gS between the iIisnds Of the SS@sS mas as
hlts -, NJ 'hem were certain. from her snow
rs l6 .t ~ ana desply-Brinkls ed face. that shs
4 e0nfla,,t hhlle others we're equally
Ne 40 M iIom her youthful spirits, that
sleh ipH over -. They settled ths disputs
hns H. sI4s same manner as that over Tie
ks h Stl.ng ~ and ~ together and hAiV-
about 3. 5f{.S"''''hgly' tue age was given as
hSIi,1 "a "a no relatives so far "a known and the
sEhaf itiii 1hl at ~ will probab take charge
Glelsss H. 7Hectr are left after the funeIul
~ Gs M sle ta been paid The old woman
.lsF soiesSUgnf resi- today 10 CslVarJ Cemetery
oyEsifssI over her smaiRs al the Jay street
The sun., 1894-01-20

Sword swsiiower tliquot Hart whus Civ.
ing Private Exhibition.

c. r Cli1uot a pleassnt-looking Canadian,
about 80 years old. has clever way OF putting
the tip OF a sword in hls mouth and then let
ting the blade drop out OF sight This IL pro-
fessionslly termed sword swallowing. II was
suggested TO the doctors at tho METROPOLITAN
Throat Hospital at 35l West Thirty-fourth
street that they might be interested In OBJ
serving the effect produced By this feat upon
the muscles Of the throat and usophagus. so
yesterday afternoon Cliduot gave q private
exhibition. 1t interested the doctors greatly.
Incidentally It surprised Cli1uot and alarmed
his wie for the sword swallower narrowly es-
capped doing himself serious Injury.
He stripped to the waist for his work, and
began with bunch OF four swords. Tho
blades were about twenty inches long and
three-duarters Of an inch wide. with blunted
points and dulled edges Fixing the swords
SO that they rested on each other like a pack
OF cards he put them to his mouth and pushed
them down his TsophaGus until oil but the
handles we're hidden. Ills chest heaved fast
as though he were working hard but he
showed no sign OF pain. Tho swords were
flexible and Gy tho forward motion oi his head
he bent them to nm angle Of about A. degrees.
Then he took u stlir sword about twenty-five
inches long. aud. after starting II IN the right
push the sword down till the hilt almost
touched his teeth. After performing success
fourteen OF the flexible swords. and placing
them on ton o. ench other as before he eX-
planned that he would swallow them all at
once. and then have them pulled from his
throat one by one. When tho swords were
about hall way down hc seemed TO be In great
pain. His chest moved rapidly. and he gasped
once or twice for breath. But tho SWORDS were
pushed down until Cliluot signalled for them
TO he pulled out. He seemed in such distress
that all fourteen were removed together in
stead Of one at time
. When this had been AZ. the sword swal-
lower sank feebly into n rh.Nc perspiration
moistened his forehead and he seemed to be in
great pain. He rested n few moments and
then an attendant brought him some whiskey.
but he couldn't swalowit. The doctors gave
him an Injection OF morphine to relieve the
driven to the Union Square Hotel. whore he is
staying. Two doctors were called to attend
him there, as IL was thought that he might
have punctured the Tsorhagus or the stomach.
They snid he had done neither but had probably
distended the Crsophagus so that It became
neryously excited.
Cliquot 10 on his way to Montreal to lll an
engagement at afheatre there.
The sun., 1894-01-20
1HE KNIGHTS AND MR.. CARLISLE.
Geuerai Master Workman Sovereign May
Get After the Secretary.

Get After the Secretary.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1a-The knights Of
Labor. after consultation among the officers ut
meeting last night. sent this despatch to J. II
Sovereign. General Master Workman. Des
hoines Ia:
secure counsel and before the United States
Supreme Court Immediately Enter injunction pro
csedtngs against Carlisle restraining him from issuing
boooooOo OF bonds Tho interests OF the people, upon
whom the burden OF all taxation to pay the interest
and principal OF these bonds fall. require that you
should Immediately take this step against tie ssrTe-
tay OF the Treasury enoining hiuI from
further debt while the OF the GOYernent IL
properly applied. are sufficient to meet all lawful de-
manda. JoHS W. Hays.
General lseeretary-TreasursF X. OF L.
To-day the following telegram was received
By Secretary Hayes:
DEs MoiSEs. Ia, Jan. 10.
Case submitted 60 counsel, II there Is reasonable
ground on which to force standing In court.
proceedings will begin at once, J. X soyTREGS.
General Master Workman
The sun., 1894-01-20
SHOT Nv THE F1R.
Chester Halt. Aged o, Put to FLIGHT n,
Howard Dow, Aged T.

An axe and pistol figured In feud between
three schoolboys. Howard Dow. years old
Chester Halt o, and Willie Gordon, x. in the
streets OF fatehoGue few days ago. On their
way home from school Halt and Gordon en-
counterod Dow on hts fathers wood pile in
front OF his home. Hostilites broke out. and
Halt and Gordon. who dsarmed him after n
struggle: breaking away from his captors
DOW daIted back into the woodshsd and reap-
then TOOK TO their heels, when Dow pulled the
Hats left ear.
The wounded boy continued his flight home
whore he fell on the porch. exclaiming he had
been Killed II Is said the trouble between the
boys grew out OF desire on the part OF Unit
who 10 learning boxing. to test his skill on Dow,
The sun., 1894-01-20
VAS CONG TO SCARE BANKS.
A HOunE Man who Proposed 20 Use Bonb.
90 SECURE Money for HIm.eII.

BANGOR. Me. Jan. la,-Ths remains OF
Chandler Crawford OF Colorado. who commit
ted suicide here. await instructions from his
father, who Is President Of the First National
Bank OF Creede Col The young mans grand.
father arrived here yesterday. He says that
when young Crawford lived with him he was
always experimenting with poisOns trying 10
find out which would Kill the quickest
Last summer Crawford made a bomb which
II Is said. would have blown up the biggest
building In Bangor. Crawford asked a friend
to procure for him the names OF all the bank
presidents In the country. lie said he MAS
engaged in business that the United States
all writing done on the quiet" He Intended
e. write to bank men and tell them he would
blow them up. ami In that way get money.
The sun., 1894-01-20
PUT DEMOCRATS ON GulRp.
An Appeal from the Democratic state Cen
trnl ComniIitee Of IIIinois


WARRINGTON. jan. 1o.-The Illinois nembers
OF Congress were falling over each other on
the White House steps to-day. all eager to
show the President COPY Of this significant
letter:
HEApavAETrRs DEsocrAIiu sr,rr CENTRAL couSrrrErl
or ILLINOIS
ouicAGo. Jan. II. IspA !
hon. John A Palmer. trlsd STATE, Sna Ua.h,s1t,, n r
DEAR sR am directed by the Democratic stat.
central committee Of Illinois to say to you and other
members OF the Illinois delegation In that at
meeting OF said committee. held on the 18TH inst IL
was the sentiment Of said committee that IT wouil
Nehgthen the hands of the Democratic PARTY in th.
STATE IT, as soon as 10 consistent with the proper di.
charge OF other important public business Republican
oneais whose terms Of once have expired or agau.t
Whon Just and valid charges have been preferred.
were removed from such positions no W held by them
anu democrats appointed to MI the sams This action
would In the opinion OF said committee remove dis
seh'lons and unite Democrats In harmoniou. action
Tor ths success OF Democratic principles. Anything
"hioh you can consistently do leading speedily to th,
will, in the opinion Of tn. committee
De Tor the advancement of the best INTEREST,". OF tn.
democratic party and of the country Respectfully,
THO. NELSON Secretary.
The sun., 1894-01-20

Understood IN Rio that ~ is Arbitration
Victory Tor Da Cana.

i uopfTtoh. i894 bt he Tn'tsd Press
RIO JANE1Ro. Jan. 1a-1t is generally under
stood here that Rear Admiral Benham. COM
mander OF the United States fleet in the hnr-
Dor, came to Rio on q mission OF arbitration.
Ihere are many indications that such a
mission. II earnestly undertaken By him. will
be successful.
LONDON. Jan. ia despatch received from
hio Janeiro this evening says:
PRESIDENT Peixoto has removed the COM
mander OF Fort Santa Cruz for allowing two
insurgent torpedo boats to reGnter the BAY
and Tor permitting a quantity OF stores
ana arms to reach the insurgents.
Admiral da CANA reinforced the gar
rison en- Conceicao Island and aiterward
repulsed a hot Government attack, killing l2O
and wounding large number. Cana has oc-
cupled and strongly fortified o position com
mandinG the railroad TO Potropolis and the
Nictheroy gas works Mercantile circles are
alarmed. Bank notes issued by the empire.
and believed to have been destroyed. have
now reappeared"
The sun., 1894-01-20
Ts. Pr Iasal . a .Ls nrlaE. nn,.

WAsHINGToS. Jan. la-The President has
not yet signed or vetoed tho New York aud
New Jersey Bridge bin, but the opinion pre-
walls among members Of Congress pFesum-
ably well Informed. that unless he changes his
mind between this lime and to-moI' og he will
veto the Dill, and send 10 Congress his reasons
for 80 duinE. Hls chief direction Is believed
to be the building o. piers IN the river. which
II Is cOntsnded. Will seriously Interfere with
the movements Of large vessels
The sun., 1894-01-20
0PrOSED 4 POLIcE RAID.
Two Detectives Fight Thsir VIZ Hate =
Policy shop.

A policy shop in the rear OF 145 West Twenty
second street was rRided last night by Detec-
tiyes Dugan and Jeroloman. The place was
run by Joseph sweeney. ~ years old. OF SIS
West Thirty second street,
To reach 1t the detectives had to go through
a long hallway with door at the end opening
into a small yard,
Several negroes were In the hall and Gro wded
about the door refusing to allow the officers
70 advance, Alter short but sharp fist night
the negroes fed. and the detectives opening
the door, ran across ~ yard and got into the
shop before any one could warn the keeper.
-Four colored women. two cOlOred men, and
Sweeney the proprietor were In the plSes
One OF the women Was Just passing some
NJ mpney over the desk for policy slip which
she held In her hand.
Sweeney did not resist arrest. He confessed
that he was employed to write policy slips by
AL Adams,
Adams gave bail for sWsSnsI
The sun., 1894-01-20
FIyE YEARS IN 4HE PhNITESIIARF.
r ,tUgrew Gets IL for Spending HIS Banks
Money foT Hls TOwR's WatrT works.

CHEYENNE. Wy. jan. la-In the United
States Court to-day Todd NJ Pettigrsw. one Of
the most prominent citizens Of northern Wy
oming. pleaded guilty 10 the charge OF smbez-
Elemsnt. and was sentenced TO a term Of five
years in the penitsntiATy. PettigreW Was the
cashier OF the First National Bank OF sun
Dance On Oct last. when the Institution
VAS closed BY the National Bank Examiner.
the books showed that lattigrsW owed the
hank $4,000, which ne had borrowed on his
own note and notes which he sicued by power
Of attorney given him by two Eastern friends
for whom he hal transacted some business.
Pettigrew spent the money In lutlJing sYs-
TEN OF water works for sun Dance. with the
expectation OF realizing on bonds which the
city had voted for that purpose. The financial
depression prevented 4 sale on the bonds aud
the investigation which followed showed that
under the laW PettgTsW Was an smbezzlsr Of
the money which he had taken iron the hank.