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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
NO HOPE OF RECOVERY.
Lord Randolph Churchill Is Slowly
Sinking.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Lord Randolph
Churchill had brief intervals of conscious
ness to-day. His wife is devoted in her
attention to him. There has been con-
slant stream of arIstocratic callers at the
residence, and Princess Christian has sent
letter to Lady Randolph Churchill ex-
pressing sympathy.
A bulletin, issued at o'clock this even
ing, says that the patient is rather weaker.
Lord Osborne. who left the Churchill resi-
dence just before this dispatch was sent,
said that the condition of the sick man
was so bad that it could hardly be worse.
DR.. Keith, one of the physicians in attend
ance on Lord Randolph, informed the As
sociated Press at 10 O'clock tonight that
the weakness of the patient was slowly
increasing; that there was absolutely no
hope and that nothing could save the suf-
lerer. His death Is merely question of
short time. sad feature was every effort
made in behalf OF the patient only tended
TO proloDg such agony as ne is now capa-
BILE of feeling.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
VINO gave them three hours to leave town.
smith was arrested on suspicion of having
robbed a young man of $1S. Van Heest
was arraigned as a vagrant.
VANDALS AT THE CAPITOL.
1t is Feared They May Do Great
Damage

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a. - The Senate
end Of the Capitol has been the scene Of
more or less vandalism within the last
lew years. Less than a week ago some
one entered the closets of the basement
floor and broke several bowls, and yester-
day, or last night, the barber-shop was
robbed of all its porta bles in the way of
shears and raZors, while other articles
were wantonly destroyed. These acts
have been of but little consequence in
themselves, but they have crealed some
apprehensiOns in the minds of the execu-
tive officials of the Senate, who fear the
vandals may next turn their atten ton to
the valuable pictures and statues which
adorn the building, or probably to the
archives ON file in various rooms, many of
which could be reached with compare
lively little effort by any one VINO had
once gained access TO the building.
There seems to be as yet no definite
theory on the part of any one in expIana-
tion Of the depredations, but the officials
generally consider they might have beer
prevented if the Capitol police force, which
numbers only six men to the watch, had
been larger.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
ONE MORE FALLS.
Arrest of Another Bank
Clerk.
HE CONFESSES THE THEFTS.
Short Thirty Thousand in His
Accounts.
COMMENCED IN A SMALL WAY.
e CoNFESSES THE THEFTS.
COMMENCED IN A SMALL WAY.
After a Service of Twenty-Five
Years Edward K. Carter
Becomes Dishonest.

New YORK, Dec. 26.-Edward r. Car
ter, transfer and coupon clerk at the
National Bank of Commerce, 90 Nassau
street, was arrested this afternoon as de-
faulter.
Carter is charged with appropriating
$4,000 of the banks money ana, it is
said, confesses his guilt. He is A years
old. He lived with his wfe-and two chill
dren. daughter % years old and son IL.
years old, in Brooklyn. For twenty nine
years Carter had been in the employ of
the bank. According to the story he told
to the police, he began his populations two
years ago. at first only taking small sums.
He would say very little about himself TO
the police. and maintained silence as to
what induced him to take the money and
what be did with it. To the bank off,
cials he was not so reticent. as a statement
Of w. w. Sherman, president of the bank,
shows. This statement is as follows:
1.-The National Bank of Commerce has
sustained defalcation by its transfer and
coupon clerk. Edward r. Carter, amount
ing to $4,000. Carter began as a mes
senger-boy. being promoted from time 10
time until he reached his present position.
Among his other duties he was required
w lCCClNo all pay COupoue anu maturing
or called bonds. On comparing a balance
this morning the officers discovered dis
crepancy OF some $500 which he ac-
counted for by claiming to have paid in
error that amount of bonds before their
maturity. When asked to produce the
bonds he was unable to do so and ad-
mitted his guilt.
st is not learned that he speculated or
INDUCED in any vices. He claimed to have
used the money in his living expenses.
'The loss, Of course, is not serious one
for the bank. which has a capital OF S5,-
100000 and surplus and undivided profits
of $3,500.0O0. but the defalcation is none
the less distressing. as Carter had the con-
| fidence of all who came in contact with
him."
| Beyond this official statement no officer
of the bank would say anything about the
matter.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
CORN FROM THE SOUTH.
1t Will Be Sent to Famished Farmers
of Nebraska.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 26.-The suggestion
sent ont Monday evening by the Manu-
facturers' Record that in view OF the great
suffering reported in Nebraska. owing to
the short corn crop. the South, which has
such an abundant crop this year, should
send solid train of corn and meat to
Nebraska for distribution, has met with a
very cordial reception. w. II. Bald win,
vce-president of the Southern Railroad,
telegraphs the Manufacturers Record:
II note with deep nterest your plan to
send corn TO Western Nebraska to save the
destitute people Of that State. | have been
privately informed that the condition ex-
listing is very bad. ] am confident that all
railways in the South will arrange to COL
lect all shipments and forward them free" "
President Hoffman of the Seaboard Air
Line authorizes the Manufacturers Rec
ord TO say that his road will be glad to
receive all contributions made from point 8
on its lines or from any connecting lines
and arrange for free shipment to the West.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
MANY SEAMEN PERISH.
Evid ence That the British Steamer
Abeydos Eoundered.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-The British steamer
Abeydos, Captain True, from Valencia.
on November IS for Liverpool. which put
into Almeria On December 2 with her cir
culating pump out of order and subse-
quently resumed her voyage, is believed to
have foundered off the coast of Erin, Isle
of Man. Several life-buoys with the name
of the steamship Abeydos on them have
been washed ashore on the Isle of Man.
All of the crew-about twenty men-are
supposed to have been drowned.
1t transpires that the majority of the
crew OF the steamer Ewald, wrecked off
the Null of Galloway. were also drowned.
Some Of the crew were saved. A stea me r
which arrived at Londonderry reports
that she passed off the Null of Cantryo. a
large supposed bark. floating bottom up.
ward. All her crew are believed to have
perished.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
KILLED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Then the Miserable Man Committed
Suicide.

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 26.-Will-
lam S. Whitman of Winooska, manufac-
turing suburb of this city, shot and killed
his wife and two boys at O'Clock o-night,
and then going upstairs shot himself, dying
instantly. Whitman is said to have been
of Incorporate habits, on account of which
his wife separated from him recently, OBJ
tainiDg divorce.
When he called at the house tonight he
expressed desire to say good-by 10 the
children. OF whom there were six. o.
being admitted for this purpose he had
some words with Mrs. Whitman, and sud-
denly pr ducing pistol, he shot her and
afterwards the only two children present.
boys aged 13 and 10 respectively. He then
Proceeded upstairs and committed suicide.
Mrs. Whitman is said to have been an es-
timable woman by those who knew her.
Her relatives reside here.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
MRS. PIKE A BURGLAR.
She Looted a Residence and Secured
Much Plunder.

DENVER. Dec, 26.-Mrs. Riette Pike, q
small, inOffensiye looking woman, is under
arrest in this city on charge of burglary
and she admits her guilt. She made re-
peated visits to the house of Mrs. James
r. Ives, sister of Mayor Booth of High
lands. in the absence of the family, first
entering through a window and after
waid by means Of key, and looted the
place OF all portable articles of value. She
took the plunder to the residence of Mrs.
Bertha K. Shaw. a wealthy friend with
whom she was staying, and packed it in
trunks, which she then sent to the depot.
Mrs. Pike Is the wife of II. D. Pike, at
one time private secretary of ex-President
Smith of the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road. Pike is now living in California.
Mrs. Pike alleged poverty as the reason
for her crime. Mrs. Shaw disclaimed all
knowledge regarding her friends conduct.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
KILLED BOTH MURDERERS.
Indignant Citizens Lynch an Aged
Mans SLAYER.


MERIDIAN. Miss, Dec. 26.-News of the
foul murder of an old man. folio wed by
double lynching. has just reached here
from Winston County. Jack Copp, rs
years of age, highly respected citizen,
together with his aged wife. lived near
Perkinsville, small village, where they
conducted country store. At IL o'clock
Saturday night two shots were fired
through the windows of the house in
which COpp and his wife were sleeping,
instantly killing the old man. The
murdeerrs pillaged the store and attempted
to burn it and the residence.
Indignant neighbors were soon in search
of the guilty parties. Suspicion pointed
10 negro named Dan Mcdonald and a
half breed Indian named Will Carter.
They were captured, and while Mcdonald
tried to escape he was shot and Carter was
subsequently hanged to a tree. The stolen
plunder was found in the dead negro's
house. and his wife admitted that McDon-
aid and Carter killed Copp.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
PLOT OF PRISONERS.
Three Conspired to "Do Up" a
Guard.
1t Resultd in One Daring Convict
Being Killed and Another
Wounded.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 26.-The story of
an uprising among the convicts in the
Ohio penitentiary. telegraphed to many
papers throughout the country, Is gross
exaggeration of facts. A plot had been
laid by three prisoners to kill q guard who
had incurred their displeasure by report
ing them for an infraction of the rules, but
none of the other prisoners were aware of
the plot.
Last Monday Guard j. S. Temple of
Columbian County reported Joseph
O'Day, John Burke and John Bird. all
short term prisoners. for refusing to obey
orders. The three convicts are desperate
characters and notified Guard Temple that
he would be "done up" Wednesday morn
ing.
This morning just after the prisoners
had marched to the shops and began work,
Burke and O'Day assaulted Guard Temple,
the former grabbing his neck aud the lat
ter striking him Oh the head with a piece
of iron, cutting an ugly cash.
The guard tried to draw his revolver,
but it caught In his pocket and a fierce
straggle for possession of the weapon re-
suited. Guards FELTON, and Butler and
Guard Miller rushed to Temples assist
ance and by threatening to use their canes
made the convicts desist.
AS soon as he was free Temple, crazed
by the blow on the head, drew his re-
volver and fired four shots at his assail-
ants, killing O'Day and wounding Reuben
Gardner. prisoner who had no, partic-
pated In the assault. in the thigh. O'Day
was sent to the penitentiary from Cuya-
hoga County, this State. but claimed to be
naive of South Dakota, and has two
brothers. John and Daniel. now living at
Dead dwood. Guard Temple is In serious
condition.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
An Absent Son to Join His Aged
Parents.

BoRDENTowN. N. j., Dec. 26.-A le, ter
was received here to-day dated Mich
igan Base, Sacramento County, Cal,
asking whether Mr. and Mrs. Joel
Blakesley, an aged couple living at White
Hill, near here. were still alive. THIS
letter was from their son. Will am
Blakesley. who had been absent for thirty
years, and whom his parents had given
up fer dead. The aged counle are living
we're at once notified of tho whersa bouts
of their missing son.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
REvoLvERs AT THE RING.
There Was Rumpus at the Dewitt-
O'DonneII Fight.

ELwooD, Ind, Dec 26-Tne prizefght
between Jake Dewitt of st. Louis and Kid
O'Donnell of Chicago came off this morn-
ing in Upton County. one mile west Of
Elwood. One hundred specta ors saw the
fight and $4,000 changed hands on the re-
suit. Dewitt lost all chance of vim ing by
fouling O'Donnell in the fourth round and
the fight was given to the Chicago man.
At one time revolvers were drawn and a
general battle inaugurated. 1t was
checked, however, before anybody was
injured,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27

Judge Iugraham to-day to three years
and nine months Imprisonment in Sing
Sing and to pay $1,000 fine. December II,
after trial which lasted three days, the
ex-captain was found guilty of bribery,
he having, while in charge of the Fifth
Precinct. received four baskets of peaches
from Martin l. Edwards, produce
dealer,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
Miss sfauffer Married

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 26.-George S.
Eastwick. manager of the sugar re-
fnery and member of the firm of
Havemeyer & Eastwick. and Miss Celeste
Stauffer. the young lady who was en-
gagged to Samuel j. Tilden and to whom
he left 100000 in his will, were married
to-day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
FIERCE PRAIRIE FIRE.
Farmers Lose Everything and Flee
for Safety.

GUTHRIE, o. T.. Dec. 26.-Durlng the
Christmas storm disastrous prairie fire
swept over large area in the southern
part of "N" County. William Flood,
Frank Burr and number of other farm
ers lost everything they owned and
barely escaped with their families. Tho
range was destroyed for miles.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
NOT WANTED THERE.
Two SIoggers Driven Away From
Buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 26.-The two
lightweight pugilists, johnny Van Heest
and Solly Smith. who have been sojourn-
ing in Buffalo ever since their 15-round
fight here in October last. suddenly van
ished from the local armament this after
noon at the request of Police Judge King,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
DESTROYED by Eire.

LONDON, Dec. pa dispatch received
from Hanoi, capital of Tonquin. states
that the town of Langson has been de-
siroyed by fire.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
STEPHENSON SENTENCED.
The Bribe-Taking Police Captain Goes
to Sing Sing

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Police Captain
John l.. Stephenson was sentenced by
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-04
NUGGETS NEWS

The Ashland club has been admitted to
the Pennsylvania Baseball league In place
of the disbanded Easton club.
A dispatch from Vienna says that In
Galicia during the past three days there
were 8a3 new cases of cholera and 3l3
deaths.
Fire partially destroyed one of the pot
teries of the Trenton Potteries COMPANY
at Trenton, together with large amount
of finished work.
United Democrats of Colorado nom.
mated full state ticket, with G, S.
Thomas for governor and Vincent ID.
Markham for supreme court jus..c
The body OF Daniel ]. Shea a farmer of
Williamantic, Conn, who disappeared
from his home two weeks ago has been
found in the Connecticut river, with eti-
dences of murder.
Myron r. Kent, formerly a prominent
real estate and insurance man of Mandan.
N. D., was arrested ut Arlington, Col
charged with completely in the murder Of
his wife on March 12. 1894
Charles Flaherty, the suspended priest,
made sensation In ST. Patrick's church
at Dansyille, N Y, by appearing and
asking for the administration of tbs sue.
rament. This was refused by lFather
Dougherty.
John Kaufman, Cincinnati brewer,
who Els applying for divorce, was shot
by his wife as he was about to leave n
train of cars at Glendale o. His wound
is not necessarily fatal. Mrs. Kaufman
was arrested.
At st. Louis Henry Toesche, in n fit of
anger, shot his wife four times, the bull
let's lodging in her head. shoulder and
arm. Tocsche then shot himself twice in
the left breast, cut his arm twice with a
razor and then cut his throat. Both arc
D. dying condition.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-04

Rdniber Of miles in q given nt,rnber Of
hours and had smiled incredulouely when
he told them an engine had her tantitns,
and that sometimes she had to be coddled
up like any other female, and that even
when nun did his bost there were oooar
eions when nothing he could do would
mollify her, and there was sure TO be trou-
BILE, although John had added, in his de.
sire 10 be fair, that she was always sorry
for IL afterward, which re,' ark, to Ills con
fusion, had turned the smile into laugh
He wondered what SO thought of she
new man. Not much evidently, for ehc
was losing time, which she had no busi.
ness to do on that section of the road
STILL it might be the fault Of the new man
not knowing when to push hor for all she
was worth and when to case up. All
these things go to the making up Of time
Still, it was more than likely that old SO,
like Gilpin's horse WAS wondering moro
and more what thing upon her back had
got "He'u have trouble, muttered John
to himself, when she finds out
The conductor came in again and sat
down beside the engineer. He said moth
ing, but sat there sorting out his tickets,
while Saggart gazed out of tho window,
Suddenly tho engineer sprang to his feet
with his eyes wide open. The train was
swaying from sdo to side and going at
great speed
Tue conductor looked up, with smile.
"Old &c., said he, is evidently going
10 make up for lost time"
"She should be slowing down for cross.
ing the G. and NJ line, answered the en-
gineer Good heavenslr he cried mo-
ment later, We've gene across the G. and
M. track on the keen jumpl''
The conductor jumped to his feet. He
knew the hesoriousness Of such thing. Even
the fastest expresses must stop dead before
crossing on the level tho line of another
railway. 1t Is the law
"Doosn'b that jay in front know enough
to stop at a crossingf"
ut isn't that, said Saggart "He knows
all right. Even the train boys know that.
Old Sc has taken the bit between her teeth
She's running away with him He can't
stop her. Where do you pass No. 9 to-
night"
'AU Pointsville. -
THAT ) six miles ahead IN five minutes,
ut thiA rate, we will be running on her time
and her track. She's always late and
won't be on the side track must get to
So"
Saggart quickly made his way through
the baggage car, climbed on the express
car and jumped on the coHl of the tender
He cast his eve upthc track Ind saw glim-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-04

ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 4-Smoke and
dirt begrlmmed settlers have been strag-
CLING into town all the morning with tales
of losses of cattle and everything on their
farms. They are takeh ia hand and every
thing possible is being done for their re-
lief, To add to the Intensity of the scene
at Washburn incendiaries got out and
started fires in ditfcrInt parts OF the city.
Five have been arrested, three being
caught in the act. when the first one
was caught rumors OF lynching were
prevalent. A large number of deputies
were placed on guard in different parts OF
the city with Instructions to guard the
docks in particular straggler who
walked in from Bendit says that every
thing is gone there but the mill Fires
have rugged around OH all sides, but there
is no more danger of the inhabitants be-
ing burned
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-04
GARMENT WORKERS.
Prospects Of a Monster Strike in
the Near Future.
TO FIGHT THE SWEAT SHOPS.

Eight Thousand Already Out In New
York and Brooklyn, and It Is Likely
That This VIII be Increased by Twenty
Thousand This Week.
NEW YORK, Sept. A general meetint
OF the United Brotherhood of Tailors ant
Garment Workers OF America was held
yesterday at New Irving hall, on Broome
street, fully 5000 being present. Addrsssts 8
were made by C. 4. Reichers, secretary of
the United Garment Workers of America;
Meyer Schoenfeld, Henry White, Herman
Robertson aud Abram Harrison. All OF
the speakers inyeighed bitterly against
the present wage system.
''lt is not a question of money alone"
said Mr. Harrison. I'VE are being wor-
ried and ground TO death. We are al
ready working for nothing, and II we
don't assert ourselves we will starve.'
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
I'VE ask for the abolition of the task
system for ten hours work a day and that
the shops be put in proper condition.
I'VE demand that the public and press
give us their sympathy, because we want
to work like men and not like slaves. and
VIC pellese Lnat our demands are just.
Probably 5000 garment makers have
already quit work in New York and
Brooklyn Before the week is out it Ia
estimated thai there will be from 25, 900 to
10000 people out of work, either as strik-
ers or because of the strike, The move,
ment is not confined to New York and
Brooklyn. In Philadelphia, Boston and
other large cities the people have either
quit work or have decided to quit in the
event of a failure to get better wages II
bids fair, in word, to be general strike
on the part of the sweat shop workers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-04

BUFFALO, Sept. A. ghastly discovery
has been made in FoFest Lawn, the GEM
etery most commonly used by the Pro-
testants of this city fpr the burial OF their
dead In "A elump df underbrush were
found the remnants pf seven collins and
one complete casket, almost new There
are also fragments pf rough boxes and
grave boards The newest casket had
evidently been dug up recently, rified of
Its contents and then hidden in the bush.
Tho ghoulish rascals who have been at
this work have probably carried ON this
business for u long time. Every mark of
identification had bedn removed from tLs
nusLp