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New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
SNORING LEADS TO MURDER AND SUICIDE

Fort Wayne Ind. oct. 29.-rhe Catholic charge
of 81. Josephs Hospital was thrown into a state
of excitement at o'clock yesterday morning by a
shooting anray thI' took place IN OF the large
wards. Hubert Allies anC John Hoffman. both old
men. ~ for the past ten years assistant Jantors.
occupied the ward with fou o;her men. inmates of
the Institution. Hoffman some time procured a
revolver and secreted T. for the purpose of shoot
Ing Allies because he snoreG so loudly. Last night
Allies snored louder than usual and Hoffman in a
rage fired the bullet entering the back Of the neck
below the right coming out under the right
Jaw When Hoffman realized what he had done he
turned the revolver himself and fired. The bull
let glanced of and lodged in the wall. but examna-
ton developed that 1t had fractured the skull He
reganed Consciousness long enough to tell the
frightened Sisters that he had shot Allies and then
himself. IS IN SIN alive, but sinking rap
idly and q live but short time.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
THE GREAT STRIKE IS OFF.
A VICTORY FOR FALL RIVER MANU-
FACTURERS.
THE wEAvERs VOTE TO RETURN To WORK
AT THE REDUCED SCALE OF WAGES
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATIVES
nQO

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATIVES
INVOLVED WAS 23OOO.
Fall River. Mass oct. 29-The big strike Of
weavers, which was begun with four weeks
vacation zen weeks ago. declared off this
morning and the strikers will return to work to-
morrow morning They were defeated by the
manufacturers, and they Will resume their
places under reduced scale Of wages. For
eight weeks about g. 900 operatives were thrown
out of work and for the last two weeks about
5000 people were affected. The strong letter OF
the manufacturers in which it was stated that
conference would be held and no concessions
made and the fact that the unions financial
resources were extremely low were the causes
which broke down the resistance which has been
offered.
The strikers voted on Saturday by a majority
of ~ in nearly 1000 votes not TO return to work.
After the vote passed severa! meetings OF
weavers In individual mills were held. and votes
passed in favor IF returning TO WORK.
To-day the mills showed gain in the number
Of weaVers employed. aid when mass-fneetlhS
wa held In the park less than 1000 people were
present The parade of weavers did not lnciude
200 persons. About 1,S0' operatives crowded the
Academy Of Music and speeches were made by
Secretary Whitehead and Others. The general
advice given that il was wise to return 10
work under the terms offered. rising vote was
taken the question, and hardly twenty-five
persons voted to remain out.
The strike has been the most orderly affair OF
its kind in the long hi tory Of labor struggles
here General business has been about para
!vZed but although SO many people were idle
no serious disturbances occurred. and arrests Tor
drunkenness and minor crimes fell OIL Ine
operatives lost abOu; 81 100000 In wages, while
the loss 10 the mills not 50 severe. owing
to the depressed condition Of trade. TIE sympa-
thy of the public has been 0verwhelminglN In
favor Of the strikers. but there Is much salts
faction on all sides now that the long fight is
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
SHEEHAN'S HEAVY CHARGE.
HE HOLDS BYRNES RESPONSIBLE FOR
POLICE CORRUPTION.

DECLARES THAT HE DID NOT DO HIS DUTY
A BOLD AND OPEN ATTACK on THE sU-
PERINTENpENT-TH CASE OF CAPTAIN
oCoNNoR AND THE MANY THINGS
THE COMMISSIONERS FAILED TO
DO-HOw sHEEHAN LET HIM.
SELF BE "LIBELLED'
WITHOUT DOING ANY
THING ABOUT 1T.
When tie Senate investigating Committee b.
gan assembling yesterday in Part | OF the Superior
Court which is larger and lighter than Part II.
where they had been sitting for several days pre-
viously Uncle Dar" Bradley advanced TO his COLI
leagues and with opsl box Of snun requested
them to help themselves.
"Uncle Dan" said Senator Lexow, "it is plain
70 be seen that you are good on a pinch"
THE Pope's reporter" Father Ducey early
on the scene and from the way that Leutenant-
Governor Sheehan and his brother the Commits
slorer looked hir as they passed by 1t was
p,in that the reverend Catholic reformer Is not
loved by the Tammany magnetes
The examination of Commissioner Sheehan was
resumed by Mr. Gon at liao a. m
Did you preside at the trial OF Captain OCon-,
nor"' asked.
The witness did not answer the question. but
asked Mr. GofY for liberty to make explanation.
and before counsel had time to say anything IL
reply he ratified along like this: II want to say BY
way OF explanation In regard to my law partner.
ship with ex-Judge Browne
"Is IT," said Mr.. Gon in explanation Of any testL
mony which you have given upon this standT'
''It is to substantiate some testimony which have
already given" said the Commissioner.
'rhen that Is unnecessary" Mr. Con- said firmly.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
ALL SIZE THE BRIDEGROOW THERE
THE BRIDE PRIEST AND GUESTS WAIT FOR HIM
IN vAIN-TIE YOUNG WOMAN ALMOST PAINTS.
But HER FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
IL LII

IN VAIN-TIiE YOUNG WOMAN ALMOST FAINTS.
But HER FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
DANCE DESPITE HER GRIEF.
Miss Kate Moran. of Elizabeth WAS to be married
on Sunday evening at st. Marys Church in that city.
to John Glenn, Of Centrevile. The priest the Rev.
Eugene Carroll waiting at the church for the
bridal party while the guests invited 10 the re-
ccption. which to take place at the home OF
Mr.. ana Mrs Michael Carney. No. i2la D"laware-st,
had all assembled there. together with the bride
and her maid of honor. Miss Kate Mallory. and the
best man. Michael Mcnamara. OF Elizabeth. But
the bridegroom did not appear. There was CON
siderable excitement among the guests. and the
bride when she realized that she had been deserted
nearly tainted and led sobbing TO her room.
The coach which was waiting to carry the bridal
party the church sent away. and then "A
consultation was h',1 between the relatives OF the
bridegroom who present from Jersey CITY
and Brooklyn and the friends of the bride as to
what should be done.
1t was decided 10 hold the reception anyhow. ana
the guests ate. danced. sang and made merry for
several hours anl almos, forgo: the unpleasant
incident
It has been learned that the missing groom lef'
his boarding house in CentrcNill" early SATURDAY
morning since which time nothing has been seen
OF him by any Of his acGuaintances Hc - tirty
vp.,rs old and Miss Moran Is tw"utN-s"V"n Both
are natives II St. He-n's. Lancashire ENGLAND.
and have known each other FOR year,. she strongly
suspects that relative OF her fance iniiu"n'eH MS
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
SUN. HIS FICKLE SWEETHEART.

Milwaukee. oct. 2o.-Adolph Scholtz wants 10000
for breach OF promise from Katherine Pitger. the
daughter OF a Galena-st. merchant. In his COM
plalnt It Is stated that August l. 1885, the plain
in was engaged In the banking business In Berlin
Germany He says that he met Miss Pitger pro-
posed marriage and was accepted Acting upon
her advice, Mr. ScholtZ that he disposed OF
his business interests In Germany. aud when he
sold ou, he came to Milwaukee. where he hoped TO
marry Miss Pitger Mr. Scholtz arrived In 1893. but
Miss Pltger refused to marry him. Scholtz asks
for SIS 900 for alleged breach Of promise and ad
ditional $4,000 for the loss Of his business.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
A WEALTHY CUBAN DIES AT SEA.

New-Orleans. Oct %.-The steamship California
which arrived yesterday morning with $50 imm-
grants from Sicily brought also the body of Joaquin
Infante whc died during the voyage. Mr.. Infantc
OF the wedlthiest and best-known residents
Of Ncw-Or.eans lie born in Cuba being de
scended from the blues- -booded Castilian stock He
amdssed "A large fortune out Of Havana tobacco. and
later moved to Louisiana. on October II Mr.. In
finte was attacked with opOp.eXy and died in an
hour His body preserved in brandy and
brought home.
The purscr of the California committed suicide
by jumping n;o the two days before the
reached Port Eads.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
DESTTTrrION ~ SOTTH DAKOTA.

Sioux Fails : D.. oct. &-W j. Wagner travel
INK agent for the Great Northern road. has returned
from trip through the northern par, Of the State
which wa severely stricken with drouth. He re-
ports the people there in destitute circumstances
Near Osceola and west OF IL whole townships were
l.ft b. the and wind dry and barren a a
.lcScrt. and stock rendered worthless thcrs
is feed one family found eating horsetiesh
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
Tr.RPIN's INVENTION" A SHAM.

London, oct 29-"The Daily News' correspond
ent in Paris says
NJ Turpin's much discussed invention. was pub
lishcd to-day In accordance with the Frehcn
Patent law II is merely rocket charged win
noydcr and shrapnel. Almost every assumption
Of the inventor In designing II Is an exploded faI-
lacy
This is the invention which Turpin said that the
German Government was bargaining 10 buy from
him His statemenl raised great huilabaoo IN
France, and finally two Paris reporters induced
him to decline the German offer, ana give ms war
machine TO the French War department.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
VICIOUS RULES THIRD VICTIM

Somerville y J.. oct. 2s.--Jacob Swartz. farm
laborer at the Belle Meade Stock Farm Of Charles
Howell Cook was goreG to death this afternoon
By an infurated Holstein bull Swartz had entered
the bul's pen to care for 1t when the animal tore
from it's nose the ring by which II was fastened
on account OF it's vicious nature. The bull is the
largest OF his breed in the country, and
formerly the property Of Senator Mcpherson
SNarfZ is the third man The animal hos killed.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
4 NEWCOMER CHARGED WITH ABDUcTIOy

Ncw-Hayen oct. 29.--Jasper Smith OF New
York and william II. Keyes, Of Jersey city.
arrested N this city today on complaint OF Mrs
elizabeth Freleigh OF Henry-st., Brooklyn charged
with abduc,ing Miss Elizabeth Frelcgh. the COM
claimants sixteen ycar-Od daughter Both Smith
and Keys are men OF fine appearance ana about
,hir,v Years old and deny the charge. Smith is in
bmsiness and has Offices at Nos: ioS and Il2 Woos-
.ars, New York. Kcycs says he owns a saloon in
~ onera House block. Jersey city. Both prison
rs 70 held in default OF si.o00 bail each for trial
an an Wednesday. Mrs. Frelegh left town for Brook
lon this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30

birmingham. Ala. oct. 2s.-S. 4. Cameron. cot
ton buyer. and f. + Allison. lumber merchant.
quarreed over a business transaction this morn
Ing ard blows followed Town Marshal j. ".
Thompson tried 10 stop the fight. when he pistol Of
one ot thu combatants was discharged. The bullet
pierced his heart. killing him instantly. Severa,
more shots were fired Cameron receiving wound In
the body and Allison getting a bullet in the groin
Ii is thought both Will die
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
TRrTyG TO RETAIN STOLEN MONEr.

Cincinnati. oct. 2a-CharIes Moncanncld III" al
legged train -robher. IS making fight against IN"
Adams Express Company 10 recover the money IA
ken from him at the time ne was arrested II -
asserted that the express company cannot IDENTIFY
tie money as ever having belonged 70 them. Nor
gannclI's attorneys say they ar" armed Win hb1n-
dani proof that their client was not engaged IN IN"
robbery The case vii come NJ tomorrow morning
In Judge MOorc's cou.'.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
IHE STNHEAM 4 TOTIL NRLCh.

Atlantic city. ~ J.. oct. 9TH" wreck Of the
three -masted schooner sunbeam. which went
ashore Yesterday In heavy northeast blow.
washed high and dry the beach this morning
high tide Tho schooner is total loss. She
bound from Ncw-York to Tuckcrton. y J.
and was loaded with coal Captain Stiles and his
crew were rescued from the rigging by the hfc
saving Tho vessel became unmanagctblc
through the loss Of her cenircboaiI
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
IS CHINA'S EMPRESS DEADl
A RUMOR or HER DEATH CIRCULATED
IN TIEN-TSTN

Pursuit OF THE FLYING CHINESE TROOPS
ABANDONED CONSIDERATION OVER THE AD-
VANCE OF THE JAPANESE INTO MAN
CHI'RrA- MINISTER DENNY AT PEKING
London. oct. 2e.-The Central News corre-
spondent in Shanghai says 1t is rumored in TEN
Tin that the young Empress is dead, but the
fact will not he announced nor mourning worn
by the Court until after the birthday Of the
DOwager Empress.
The Central News correspondent in Toxic tele
graphs 1T is not believed here that the Jap
anese will attack Port Arthur before the end
OF the week. General Nodzu. who commands the
advance force of the japanese army. has aban-
dOned the pursuit Of the fugitves from kuien-
chao. as he does not wish to be burlened with
more Chinese prisoners. The japanese march
upon Feng-Huang Chang has began"
dispatch to THE Globe" from Tien-Tsin
says that the rout Of the Chinese troops on the
Yaloo River and the failure to arrest the ad-
vance Of the japanese have spread consterna-
ton among the Chinese officials, who do not
deny that their army has met with serious dis
asier
The japanese Legation here has a dispatch
saying that the second army, under General
Oyama. left its rendezvous I'm COrea on October %
and made successful landing at Talien-Wan
'The Times" hs these dispatches from the East:
Yckohama-"A Another Japanese army. $4,000
strong. is assembled at Hiroshima.
Shangha-"lt is reported that Port Arthur
has been completely invested by the japanese
ana cannot hold oJt long. Aivices from Mouk-
den state that General Tso's force was not an
initiated in the battle Of Ping Yang The greater
part OF it escaped and reformed under General
Nieh. II Is believed at MOukden that the Jap
anese will require much larger army than they
possess 10 secure the Chinese palace treasure.
Hong KOng-"Willian Hill. an American, has
been fined 500 for sketching the defences OF Hong
Kong"
The London CORRESPONDENT Of the Berlin
"Kreuzzeitung' had an interview with Japan
ese attack6 here yesterday. The attacht said
that he learned privately from friends acquainted
with ManChuria that. for a trained army. cam
pagning in that region would be easier in win
ter than in summer. The zee IN the Gulf Of
Corea would not prevent the free movement Of
the Japanese warships.
Washington. Oct 29.-Secretary Gresham mas
received a cable dispatch announcing that Min
ister Denby arrived at Peking on Saturday ana
relieved his SON. who has been acting az the
United States representative al the Chinese
capital for the last six months.
Ye-ho-na-la. Empress Of China. was the dauGh-
ter of Kouen- Hseang banneret prefect She was
married to the Emperor at Pekins on February
%. 1889
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30

Albany. oct ca complaint was presented 10
the state Railroad Commmisson today 10y ii. VI
Thomson. of Ncw-York CITY against the Long
Island Traction Company. the BROOKLYN 'iiy Rail
road Company ana th" Brooklyn Heights railroad
Company Mr. Thompson asks thar an inrcaiiga-
,on Of their books be mad" The complaint VIII
not hc given 90 tn, public until tn" companies ar
feetc. shall have bc,l s"r.rf with copy ~ H.
NJ Thompson who va Formerly secretary and
treasurer OF tn, Urooklru tiiy Railroad COMPANY
saws he Is a siockhollcr IN the Long Island Trac-
q In l,.Artli
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
HELPING THE JAPANESE At HOME.

san Francisco. Oct. 3-Japanese residents OF the
Pacific Coas, have recently RENTED 10 the War
pepartrnent Of Toxic $1,000 to be used In the pres
ent campaign against China. Another $1,000 WI!
h., seYf next week. and periodical rcmitances VIII
be So. as long the lasts.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
Is PRESIDENT HYPPOiITE TO RETIRE?

Kingston, Jamaica. oct. 29.-The steamer Athos,
from Port An Prince for New-YOrl, brings advicos
that President HvppoI;e Of ilayu IL about to re-
sign IN favor Of NOrd Alexis
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
Az AMErIcAN MrRDERED II MEXIco

AN AMEFTTAN VI KT1FIETJ N NT|NT'7'
Oaxaca. Mexico oct. 2-The body Of Henry {.
Phillips a civil engineer found on Saturday In
the nubyc road near the town Of Las Ndcas. il was
evident that he had been amhushe1 py hrlgands ant
shot and then robbed Of considerable sum OF
money Nr Phillips was an American. cmpiOy"d In
the construction Of the Mexican southern Railroad
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
4 MfLLORY STEAMER DISIRLED
THE NtECEs BREAKS HER SHAFT TWO DAYS OUT
FROM GALVESTON FOR THIS PORT.

FROM GALVESTON FOR THIS PORT.
Galveston. oct. 29-The Mallory Line steamship
Nueces. which left here October "a FOR New-hork'
broke her shaft on the second day out, when about
80 miles from Galveston. She Is now lying OH
Trinity Shoals. 40 miles down the coast whither she
worked her way under sail. The tug Carbonero mas
to bring her Galveston, where sne VIII raIis-
fer her passengers to the steamship l.eona Inc
shaft Of the Nueces will he repaired at this port
The Nueces Is steamer OF 3,367 tons register. and
built at Chester Penn. in 1887 She runs regu-
lsrly the Mallory Line between this port ana
Galveston, touching at Key West
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30

London oct. 29-The order OF the Garter has been
conferred upon Lord Lansdownc. formerly Gov
eInnr-C;eneral OF India.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
FRENCH CABINET NEARLY OvERTHRoWN
OFFICIAL RESTAURANT AND CABHiRE BILLS
AROI.SE 4 STORM IN TIE CIIAMBER.

AROUSE 4 STORM IN THE CHAMBER
Paris oct. 29-There stormy debate In
the Chamber of Deputies to-day over the accounts
of NJ Favettc n high official In the Ministry OF
Commerce. In the accounts were Included biiIs
for dinners at Noisn's on $40 occasions. and Tor
six cabs each for the OF NJ Guern. Minister
OF Justice and NJ Loures. Minister Of Commerce
Premier Dupuy admitted that these bills were
irregular but thought there was no circumstance
connected with them which would JUSTIFY the
prosecution OF the offenders VI. JaureS. however,
demanded that the persons contracting these biIIs
be prosecuted. .. -, ).-...,
~ Guerin agreed. on behalf Of the Government
10 consider the papers bearing on NJ. FhNette = eh
pendlturcs although ne dd not think that any OF
renee had peen committed. Amid great excitement
NJ Jaurss then moved that the Chamb' r. being de
sirous Of assuring the regular administration 81 IN"
funds granted by IT, refers the papers In question 10
the Government" The motion "as accepted by the
Ciovernmcn. and carried by vote OF IL T. J. This
ended the incident
The newspapers agree tha; the incident threatrnr'
for a time the existence Of the Cabinet. The reslg-
nation OF VI. Lourtics. Minister OF Commerce. '-
still regarded possible The attack really was
directed by jules Roche who's chief Of cabinet
Favette once was. and the difficulty arose through
the effort Of NJ ll1urties to defend Favettes posi-
ton NJ GucrlL repu1ateI the statement OF lour-
ties. ani with the other Ministers seemed wiilng 10
have the accounts investigated 10y Premier Dupuy.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30

This dispatch Is OF the utmost sisnihcan"" Tn"
incident has furnished one nor" argument 20 th"
Socialists and other member of The opposition
who have constantly accused the opportunst
Government OF wasting the public funds on
all sorts OF manners ,uch AS useless co.oual
enterprises the corrupt administration Of the
army. navy. police and other departments.
Tncs, charges have been intensified. especially
sine. the Panama scandal which landed IN
prison VI. Baihaut Minister. who was made
sea pegoat loaded with the sins Of 50 many other
officials. II seems that the Chamber Of Deputies
is determined put stop 10 the criminal ifr"g-
ularlties OF some French officials. sine" II has
taken up a case OF relatively little importance.
The Prime Minister. NJ. Dupuy. mas not yet re
signed. bu; he may b. soon driven 20 II by an ad-
verse vote Of the Chamber. interpretations rela-
tiv. 10 questions Of greater importance than the
restaurant and carriage bills Of an oftcIa! OF the
Ministry Of Commerce.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-30
A LETTER FROM MIR. SHEPARD.

letter was read from Edward NJ. Shepard
who is in Albany engaged on the case of John
Y. McKane. which is in the Court Of Appeals
rcgretting that he could not be present. Wheeler
II Peckham followed Mr.. Wheeler. and made "A
good speech. in which he severely aTaigned Hin
and Grant lie had many sarcastic things to
say about Mr. Couderts change OF front, and sug
gested that Mr. Coudert might knife Hin. but
h.. did not mention Mr. Grace until some one
asked:
How about Grace?
"Grace?" said the speaker 'oh-er don't
sneak now; we correspond Great laughter)
The newspapers say that Mr. Grace Is for Hill
Sometimes the newspapers say what isn't So
UaughterD II Hill thinks Mr. Grace Is for him
we'll ( think he'll be surprised on Election Day
Mr. Grace told me himself that he was considering
how he could defeat Mr.. Hill. Mr. Coudert lis 50
,endcr-hearted that he really couldn't say an
unkind thing about any one; but Mr.. Grace IL
NOT so tender hearted az Mr.. C)udert. and
we'll see on the 9th Of November how he will
support Hill" Applause)
The other speakers were Senator Bradley and
Frederic w. Hinrichs. OF Brooklyn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-06
A puTcHMAN
a willy Negro Doctor Pulled Up LIN o
south Carolina Court.

A willy Negro ''Doctor'' Pulled Up I'm o
South Carolina Court.
The famous hoodoo doctor, Peter pa-
Wis, colored, of Columbia. has had q pre-
liminary hearing before Trial Justice
Brunson on the charge Of fraud and OBJ
tanning money under false ~pretenses.
The victim was q Dutchman named
Hohler, who farms several miles from
here.
The examination was very interesting
and quite amusing, Mr.. Charles g.
Dantzler representing the Dutchman
and MI. Henry H. Brunson of the firm
of Izlar, Lathrop 81 Brunson appeared
in behalf of the hoodoo. Hohler ap-
peared to be completely Disguised with
the treatment Of hoodoos. In his testi-
mony he said among other things that
Peter had given him graveyard dirt" to
distribute around his farm, telling him
that he would make q large crop by
using the mystic dirt freely. Hohler
used the dirt, ''but," said he, .syour
honor, I plant 10 acre and make only one
bale cotton"
Peter at another time sold the Dutch
man some dead mems powder" which
was guaranteed to make Hohler's some.
what poor, but not sick, mule lively.
"Your honor" said the very mad Dutch.
man." after I gif init him de medicine
he lie down in de road wild me and my
wife ON de way home, and he neffer been
such a mule as he a before ven / bot
him from HNnry Won Ohsen." Hohlel
got a gourd and some powders from old
Peter on another occasion. These be
was to use for the general all round health
of his family. He was to scrape the seed
from the gourd at IL o'clock one night
and at 10 o'clock the next night he wa
to sweep his yard clean and sprinkle the
seed around the house. The gourd wa.
to be filled with 10 drops of water of q
peculiar hoodoo kind and some Other
fluid, then hung up in the house.
In summing up his testimony Hohlel
said that doctor" Peter had robbed hin
of his crop, made his mule lie down in
the road when he promised to make tn.
mule lively, and had made all his 'sfami
IL sicker than dey vas before dey tool
de medicine" Such was about the gis
of the complaints that the Dutchmal
had to make against the hoodoo. Pete
was put under a bond of $500 to appea,
at the next court of general sessions fol
this county. -Orangeburg Cor. Charles
ton News and Courier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-06

The belief that only seven of the 1904
silver dollars were in existence, has been
an error for the eighth one has tLrned
up at Philadelphia. Rosenthol Bros,
dealers 10 old iror, had a debtor in Vir-
gina from whom they tried vainly for
some time to collect a bill of $500. Re-
Gently the V~irginianan sent the firm one
of the much-sought-for 1904 dollars. He
stated that be sent the coin in payment
OF his bill, and if the Rosenthol Bros,
could sell it for more than the total OF
the account they could keep the balance.
In explanation OF how he came into
possession OF the dollar, The Virginian
wrote that he had bought it for $50 from
an old negro who was ignorant of it's
rarity aid value and in whose family il
had been for a long time. The Roser,
thols took the dollar to the mint here
and 1t was pronounced genuine. A coir
collector has offered them $3.50 for the
dollar, but they refused the offer, as al
an acuctiou sale OF coins here one OF thu
1904 dollars sold for @ thousand dollars