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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH

DiphtherA has been raging such an extent In Kass
Health of adjoining town. 6ayS placed a qasrshiins
on the residents OF East Branch.
Secretary OF War Daniel r. Lamont arrived In Cort-
n y, to spend sunday with his parents
.ssndaat e @. noted cSi:t cqrnpsas.E has oiled .
clam for nifty acres OF land in the heart OF oil city Pa
neId stove Cou,pany's works in Albany on Monday.
The starting up of tie plant will give employment 10
James E Connolly. tn. former parish pres. OF TWO
Of his can.Tsgation julia suthsrIsnd vas ssntsncsd
10 Duln! Yesterday to twenty years and three months
AndIus q; EsynoIds who M. been on trial Delhi.
v t9r murder in the nr,. decree for Killing James
was tonnG guilty Yesterday of nansAuEhtsr aud sens
TO prison for thirteen ysarA
George RenhArdt. = high Valley brakeman Of Buf.
f.lo Wa .hIswn under %S % train =, s.s1Is
lsavesh wife and three children.
The LehiEh Valley Railroad freight house on wade
Fany nss s:s man Il. u.s. smSSss fl..s
IN tue hudng, but all the contents were destroyed
suS he ST st .i aoansy ogT ysss:Issy e
tisry for six years
' s.s. p 4. ssG.' n As.y E
sentenced BY Judge Coke TO four months in the Erie
opium rom ron - Gansds into tais sSsStry Oh
IT s"s me % n , essI .a
vas TAKEN vloenily insane on Friday night King
jail Swa,tins examination as to his sanity wv
Arthur aud Floyd Grimm. aged ls 10 respectively
sons Of BuIeigh GTnin. and also James aged 10 sou
OF Aaron Pitcher. we're dToNnsd II OtseRO Lake
Friday Eht while skating Tue Grimm boys bodies
have been recovered The other body - lying ninety
fset OF water,
Secretary OF state Palmer Attorney General Han
cock and Comptroller Roberts met Yesterday and APP
point ed George A. oily Of syracuse the psF
~ the manual which 10 to be prepared FOR the %
the Constitutional Convention Nhlah
eOnyenos IN Albany in Nay
AIvAA DunnnE one OF the Oldest and bsstEnouA
Adirondack guides. WhO lived alone In . cabin
quetls AXE and VIE OF Hsinssd4y fell on ths Zoe
and fractured MS ak ul In critical condition Dun.
ming hAd $40 ks pockets a. the time recsiVse
the injury and Il 10 known that he had 500 gold
his possession the day before The money misc
ing 4Ed although conscious he IL unable WilaR
TO tel where he has cOncsAlsdlL
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MISS BEWIr1,s boo POISONED.
She Has JOHN KohimN.n Arrested. and She
Crir. on tho witness stand.

she Has John Kohim~.n Arrested. and She
Cri-. on tho witne.s stand.
The Third Criminal Court in Jersey City,
over which Police Justice Kimmerly presldes.
was crowded yesterday morning with people
interested In a dog poisoning case. One OF
the most interested person was Miss Lizzio NJ
Hewitt. very pretty young woman OF 1872
Jowett avenue. who was mourning the loss OF
a valuable setter. She was the com plainant
The defendant was John Kohmann. the son
OF a retail grocer. who does business at ia
Monticello avenue. n ear Jewett avenue. George
MCCARTHY. President OF the Society for tho
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals. and Henry
C. McCartin. tho soclety's lawyer. gave moral
and legal support to the plaintiff. The de-
PENDANT was represented by Assemblyman
Max SalinCer.
three. years old and about the size OF a New.
foundland. The family thought great deal
OF him.
Il was sitting at a window oiling sewing
machine" she said. when | heard the dog
bark. and ] saw Kohmann throw him piece
perhaps the meat was poisoned. / raised the
window and said to Rohlmann: II you put
wSo Is e. rock T she
hall: he died about o'clock with his head on
Miss Hewitt was very earnest in giving her
testimony, and evidently felt the loss OF the
when he told Of his death.
Joserh +. Autenreith a veterinary surgeon,
testified that he had analysed the contents OF
the dogs stomacn ana found a big chunk OF
raw meat some cooked corned beef. and tread
and potatoes. There were two or three grains
OF strychnine In tho stomach. The poison
caused tho dogs death.
kohlmann testified that he threw q piece Of
turf at the dog because the dog growled at
him.. He admitted that tho dog never growled
Mt him before. although he passed there ire
Qusntly. Justice Rimmerly reserved decision.
The penalty is 500.
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JOTTINGS AMOUR TOWN

In the abandonment ease % Mrs Sarah Finslits
against husband. JACOB fineite Justice Koch in
tbs NnTkNile Con Yesterday, placed Fnelite under
SD3d DIU 10 pay hI, ne 5 per week
Bruno Gei,sr. whn foru sTly bookbs spsr at the
GgTusn lo,pllal on PaTE avenue. was held IN 81 uOO
bail the iuTkNtlle court yesterday. charge OF
misaPl rUpTiatinz money hotonglnf To Tie hospital
Mr. John r. Planter. ConLuEGensTAl OF the Neither
lands. w lie gal 10 receive and forward his Gov
eminent c"ntnbu tor the tauIiss OF tue heroic
ma ATT mTtlug % rescue tie Grew OF tue American
schooner Mage 2 Wrls
JuGEmsGt for st.4Ua vas entered yesterday against
Warren - NbbHtt Hrrwc ~ 49, ooslyn. in fnvOr
VITA ip- setaLIrat az he aHairs OF the Abbott BTs
tng Cuuluauy. Nliru note was endorsed BY samuel K
Nrsiar ana AsE1yt T.. Fitch.
Mrs. IoTu,ug q! corning. sidoE Of the general pas
srngyr Az-ut ~ the FAN brook Railroad. HAk ar
TrstrI charge Of steal ng hairpin valued W
JAmu4ess ,Iusr. SO Broad ay. friday wa
disrhafgsd n Jefferson Market Court yesterday the
chgr-v aa sag been siihsTAwn
A tus MATINEE performance yesterday a. the Star
Theaus tuT bad arriving about hftT ineAndsseeht
lIgh . tEe q the thp u the Druseeniun arch
sod niy dropped nil 90 hunE about half Eay d,sn
% the thr Cur'a.n NAs runE doEn aud. after
hiue delay. the lights we're SeI back and tue play
weut VI.
uurinz the mast seek there seTo reported At he
bureau OF contagious Diseases uO5 easlss
Tl.s Is the EleheAt record any week aimee tbs
siuter Of Is q, when there wAs an spldemie Of tue
disease There we're but twenty -four deAthA DuFinE
the week 2U4 q dtputhrTA ll4 OF scarlet fever
~ Of small Don and OF typhoid fever reported.
Paul DroThlvn. alias GeoTzs r. hauTsF the alleged
Parkhurst agent who Il accused o. eAcA ina
street hsld Tor TiAl yealsrday A. tbs Uses Ma
kst Court h 5000 bail Tue pris0nsT hAs - y idsu-
tnsd 4 Ian WHOM he Ioles have lalE bssn tying
bslsRgiaE BE0sIas sisssl flIElsL " = 81
slaplQgs4
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C0URTRIGAT DISAPPEARS.
THE ToUNS MAN VINO ATTEMPTED
sUICIDE At THE GETTY HOUSE.

Ne We. Undsr $500 Bsu Sor that oR.nee,
spa re Carried or = suu or Afouey ne
IonsinE 60 Hir Father, n Tonkers Jsvvsilsr
YoNKERs Jan. 20-wlllis F. d. COPYRIGHT,
the 21-yesr-old son Of Theodore Courtrieht,
a jeweller here, attempted to commit sui
eide in the Getty House on Dec. IA.
Yesterday he disappeared from his home in
Locust Hill avenue. He was under $500 bail
TO await the action Of the Grand Jury on q
charge Of attem pting TO commit suicide. The
young man had been confined TO his home
ever since tho occurrence, Yesterday, while
his father was absent. COPYRIGHT took large
sum OF money belonging to his father and left
town. Whom his father returned and found
the boy and money missing. he reported the
matter TO the police.
Detective Peter MCGOWAN learned that he
had gone TO New York. and. at a business
house where his father deals. had bought a
large bill OF goods and had them charged to
his father. lie took the goods and dlsap-
peared.
On Dec 1 COPYRIGHT went to Washington
and passed forged check on bank in that
city for s15. signing his fathers name to IL.
The forgery was not detected until the check
arrived at . bank in this city for collection.
The check was not houored, but Mr.. Court
right, to save his son from arrest. paid the
o'clock on the morning OF Dec. IL Instead Of
going to his home he took room at the Getty
House. At 10 o'clock that m oruing q smell OF
gas was discovered in the hall.
1t was traced to CourtriRhts room. The door
was locked and bolted. IL was forced open. and
the young man was found on q sofa which he
had drawn under the gas burner. The
end OF four-foot rubber tube which
he had purchased was attached to the
burner and the other end was in his IN outh.
The gas was turned on. lie was found insen-
aible. After several hours work he was re-
stored to consciousness Before coming
Union Hotel In Forty-secc street and
sister, his father, and to the proprietor OF the
Getty House. The family refused to dlvul0e
the contents OF their letters. The one to the
hotel proprietor read:
II am found unconscious, send me to sc.
Johns HOSPITAL II my dead body lie found. In
lie. was nrraiRn ed the next day before JUS
tice Donoghue. who held him in $500 for trial.
George b. Wray and William VI. Hatfield. lead
ing business men. going on his bond.
For some upaccountnble reason the bond
was not signed by the bondsmen. but to-day
they went into court and signed the bond
Young CourtriRht Is a memb er OF the Method
LIST sunday school. Two years ago. while he
was clerk In his fathers jewelry store. he
was sent to tho bnnk with some money to
deposit. but instead he went TO New York and
spent IT,. remaining away several weeka He
IL an only son.
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HER B3D SET xFIRE TWICE
Mrs. Jaeksoa was Ont OF Her Rooms. and
Arson h suspected.

Arson h suspected.
In tho rear OF los Thompson street there Is
. long. three-story brick building. occupied
by twelve families. most OF who are Italians.
The other servants are colored folk. Among
them are William Jackson and his wife. who
live on the ground floor. and the Edwards and
Mumford families who live upstairA
Mrs. Jackson Is tall. muscular-looking wo-
man. who says she can speak seven languages.
She was born In tho West IndieA
She went out about O'Clock on Friday
night. Just before 10 o'clock 12-ysar- old Kate
Edwards smelt smoke and told the tenants
about II.
Mrs. Jacksons bed was found to be anre.
The tenants put out the flre before the fremen
got there A tin kerosene lamp was found over
turned near the bed.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. Jack
son went marketing, Another tlre was dis
away. Thetenants extinGuishsd II, Thistime
thore was no trace OF kerosene. Mrs. Jackson
came hack hHtore the hremen left and told
Battalion Chief Lally a. story that made him
room Afre.
The story Is that one OF the other colored
tenants who recently moved into the house
had threatened to have revenge on her for adj
him. She SAYS she il certain that she lock ed
night
The tenants found it open. She says she was
lock the door. IL was found unlocked by the
tenants. who put out the fire. In clear
ing 10 her rooms after the second fire
lock o. her door She says the Key heionss to
the col0Ted tenant she suspects OF having set
her bedroom ahre.
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A. A. VANTlNE g. co
ONE GIRL's FUNERAL.
Il Was In tho Early Days or Montana, aad
Was Different from Most Fuasrais.

Prom "A. ohng O'dof,.
During tho construction days OF the Northern
Iaclnc railroad many small towns were born
that hOurishod until the road was com peted-
then died. The little story following actually
shall never forget. To me there was al t i
OF sadness that went straight to the heat.
the the oHG Of Fl IL. S
tn MSn ISaa th s sdys Of ,Ss ss
states Is to-day. and had a perpetual variety
entertainment. lie marries people burias the
dead. puts out ntos. taxes drink with every
body. referees dog lights. settles family rows.
Tor any kind Of work. For this aggregation Of
duties he is called Judge; but IL he renders q
wrong decision his name Is Dennis.
One cold morning was waited upon by =
delegation OF blrrs and Informed that one
passed In her checks during the night and as
she was the slickest gi in the camp she was
went around to see tho body to IND out II
possible the cause Of her Heath. | was salts.
died irom the effects and So | render
ed my decision. which satisfied all l
There was not Bibls IN the camp. and so /
had to play it alone. 1t was a cold, stormy.
the sadness Of tho occasion. The grave was
dug out among the pines, and a more God
but It WAS the best We had or eoull get
The hour arrived. the procession formed.
myself II IRON, 81 me ne pS Snd bearers c%nJs1ns
box, Next came the girls o. the town and the
business men in tho roar. Wewendsd ourway
slowly IT, the last resting place. where, alone
and unknown, amid the rocks and pines. with
the awful stiffness OF the mountains, all that
was earthly 81 that unfortunate girl would
stirS until the last day.
No one could pray; no one could sing. /
poured out my soul 70 my God in my poor
stumbling way told Him all about Il. We
wero unanimou. in the belief that she was
more sinned against than SHINING, and would
He in His infinite goodness and loving kind
ness forgive her. wipe out all the hlAck spots
on her soul, forget her past. and save her for
her souls sake Would lie suspend all rules.
throw open wide the portals OF heaven. have
sweetest music played on thousand golden
harps. and bid that poor tired. sin-staInsd
soul enter the realms OF happiness. purity. and
rest
IL was our funeral because everybody did
all they could. There were hut few of all
kinds, To be sure but human with souls to
save, There, are many, Of the old boys scat
tered through the Northwest who will TscOl-
lsct that stormy Mnntana day and how We
knocked at eternity''s door tor ndmittance for
that girls soul. and all will agree that our
knocking was not in Vain-thnt the gates were
IhTown open and forgiveness and rest came
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1N1rons 10 NEAR pl,rr

n Hie Crowd sernEnSies 20 oct Hs - Hsy
Lnst Concert IN Cbicnso.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20.-Poilce we're called TO the
Auditorium this afternoon TO check the rushes
ofa crowd Of 1000 persons who we're trying to
force their way into the hall where Patti was
to sinR. Impatient ticket holders and intend
Ing purchasers surged against the big doors
until the glass tops were shattered. Women
were as turbulent ms the men. Sealskln cloaks
were torn from the shoulders OF their wsarers
In the mad scramble made by tho crowd to
reach the lobby. Three women tainted and
were taken nwnv In carriages. Moderate order
was secured only nfter detail OF police from
the Harrison street station had been sum
monod to the scene.
Peonle began gathering about the entrance
soon after noon. The house had been practl-
cally sold at this time. although standing room
admissions were still to he had. At first n line
TO tho box office was maintained hut as the
numbers Increased the idea OF order was
gradually lost. and then the trouble com
menced Over 5000 peraons attended the
concert which was FAITHS last one In Chicago.
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SHE TALKED TO MOTHERS,
AND THET WE'RE TkRT eElp TO
HEAR HER.
oue 81 che Lesdins Ladies sf The wsrfe
Gives so-s sessibie Advies 10 wo-s.-
watch Your nsoehters

Oue 90 ths Leading Isdis. 90 The worfs
Gtves So-s Sensibie Advies to wor-su-
Watch Your Daoehtsrs
"Mothersi II you value the health and life
Of Jour daughters. look closely after them, I
beg OF you. for you little suspect the terrible
dangers to which most young girls are being
exposed"
These strange words OF warning wsr. re-
GENTLY uttered hya woman, whose fame ss .
public lecturer is world wide. aud whose repu-
tstion Is OF the highest character. No woman
IN America IL more honored and respected
than che IL. and her interest in the public well
rare - universally recognized. Her remark
caused general astoniahment among the wo-
men who heard It, and they listened with In
tense Interest to the explanation which fol-
loved.
,ady All our ways of living arc rapid. eT-
hausting. nerve-draining. Young girls mature
sufficient p break down the health Of a grown
woman, Iheir active brains and weak bodies
sm ss tsem to 'IeT from nm many distressing
young girls are liable to this suffering, appeal
sp mSisss' , to Do something 70 make their
symptoms from which thousands OF Touns
You ASH ny, what you should do" concluded
thespeaser Twill tell you. What your dsush-
and give them NEW s,fe DSS PS es n..d
nerve food to make their nerves strong and
keep them from having those weak. nervous
spells which make them so miserable Now.
what i ADVISE 10 the use OF a reliable remedy,
which VIII relieve the distressing symptoms OF
weakness from which so many young girls and
women are suffering; My experience. how
ever mas been that. although there are hum
dreds OF remedies offered, there 10 only one
which can be fully depended upon, and that
Paine's celery compound. For years
i have used and recommended this splen-
did remedy. and | know what godsend
u mas neen TO women OF evory age. 1t cer-
tainly relieves weaknesses arising from va
rious causes and prevents the dangerous sf-
fects OF nervous troubles. Young girls or
women who suffer from strange senaations.
who feel gloomy, depressed. miserable. and
have the blues. In every case that have
known. regain new life by taking Paine's cell
cry compound. 1t Is also, a sure cure for
stomach troubles. II should be remem bored
that this comDound Is a scientific discovery
and not an ordinary remedy 1t IL recon-
mended by the best physicians In tho land. IL
Is endorsed by thousands Of people whom IL
has relieved and cured. / believe in IL strongly
from taking it."-ddr.
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D.iogy Fro.ouseed IN the Drs.si r.stit-s,
By bishop Potter.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2o.-Representstiye men
OF many walks Of life paid tribute to the m em-
ory OF Anthony J. Drexel this afternoon by at
tending the m ION orial service In Drexel Insti-
tute. which was founded by the late banker
and philanthropist
The auditorium was crowded, but the most
familiar face Of all. Mr.. Drexers lifelong and
Intimate friend Mr.. George W. Childs. was
missing. Much sympathy was expressed for
Mr.. Childs In his Illness Bishop Potter Of
New York prayed that he might DO restored to
health speedily.
The opening address was made by James
MacAlister. LII. D.. President OF the instftu.
ton. The memorial address was delivered By
OF Pennsylvanie pronounced the benediction.
The visitors included ]. Pierpont Morgan,
Ghauncsy NJ: Depew. George 4. Bowdoin, Gen.
Schuyler OF New York; Joseph Peabody OF Bos-
ton BENJAMIN Constant. the painter. Of Paris
United states Com missioner OF Education VIII
liam T. Harris, Gov Pattison, Secretary Of the
Commonwealth Harrity. Adjt.- Gen. Greenland
and Chief Justice sterrett Of Pennsylvania:
versity and A. F. Fetterolf Of Girard College
and Provost Pepper OF the University Of PENN
sylyania.
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Charity entertainments are as numerous as
their purposes are worthy. The proceeds OF q
show at the Union Square tonight are to be
given intact to the committee OF theatrical
managers. OF which Charles Frohman Is Chair
man and T. Henry French. Treasurer. Man.
ager Keith bears all the expenses. and the
volunteer performers are numerous and able
enough to give rousing entertain m ent. At tho
Grand Opera House thi. evening the relief
fund OF the Ninth District Tammany Club
will profit by the reciting. singing, oratory,
and other efforts OF Peter, +. DALEY, Mat
tie Fergusop; John \. Fellows. Thomas
others. Russian Peasant Wedding"
representation OF a marriage ceremony In
the interior of Russia. with native songs will
he given at Music Hall on Feb. 2, and the pro:
cceds donated to the poor. by Eugenie Linoff
and a company. Ibsrn's Ghosts" will be
performed at the Garden on Thursday after
noon and tho profits will be donated TO tho
Actors Fund and the Professional Womans
League. Al the money taken In at last Wednes-
days matinee Of Sowing the Wind" at the
Umpire was given to the poor fund.
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LAWYER LEoNARD,S REPUrx1Tox
He Wants $4,000 rroa Lawyer Weller 10
Calling Him n Medal Thief

He Wants $4,000 froa Lawyer Weller no
Calling Him n Medal Thief
A suit for $4,000 damages has besa
brought by Lawyer Clement de r. Leonard
OF Hoboken against John J. Weller. another
Hoboken lawyer.
Mr.. Leonard complains that while they were
trying suit in the District Civil Court In
Hoboken Lawyer Weller called him :" q medal
thief" and also used this defamstory Ian
guaRe:
Inever was arrested for stealing msdais
60 look at the records. you dirty cur"
The case was argued before Justice Lippfn-
colt Yesterday on demurrer. LAWYER Dough.
as the expression. ~ You are medal thief.a
was concerned his client would plead justifca-
ton.
There was no innuendo Mr.. Dougherty
claimed. In the second count 1t only meant
that Mr. Weller had not stolen q medal. JUS
tice Lippincott took the papers and reserved
decision.
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DRIVEN TO sUIcIDF BIZ POVERTY.
IDA Jopsoa Took Csrboiic Acid After
Having Hard Luck Tor n Year.

Ida Jopso. Took Csrboiie Acid After
Having Hard Luck Tor n Year.
Ida Jonson. the 23-year-old wife OF John
Jonson, . Swedish tailor. attempted suicide
last night at $50 Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn. By
swallowing some carbolic acid. She was taken
tothe Homeopathic Hospital. and the doctors
said she could not recover. She was probably
driven to the act By poverty.
The couple were married four years ago and
went to live at ol0 Pacific street. Nearly .
year ago the husband was thrown out OF work.
and he has heen in hard luck ever since.
Tho couple were Obliged to give up their
comfortable little home in Tactic street and
content them selves with single room in At
leave this home after they had sold every
article Of furniture to keep themselves from
About a, month ago Jonson got q Job In Now
and he returned to Brooklyn with only a few
cents In his pockets.
pity on the oosPe ans ao%cd
them to slccp on lounge In the basement.
Yesterday the husband earned dollar. He
found his wife in a despondent m God when he
took Ser to anu res,auSan sH ie Fulton street
=: in: %s IN. t gSs.ons s,1s%
returned as aoon as they got home
Mira Rundberg advised her to read the Bible
for encouragement The woman took Bible
and turned over several pages. stopping here
and there to read q verse. Then. dropping the
book on the table. she said she couldn't find
any help there.
Later she got 10 cents from her husband to
buy some apples. she said. She went out. and
when she returned she began to dance as IL
seized with sudden Joy.
Then slipping out OF the room. she went into
the cellar and swallowed the carbollc acid
~ "a MIR I'm al I'M nd ~ tha A A.
She resisted all efforts to relieve her and bit a
Mrs Blair severely on tho thumb while the
pillow.
The husband said that his wife tried to
strangle him two or three times recently and
also attempted to poison him with the ends OF
matches.