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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-23
BRIDGEPORT STRIKE,
Street Railway Company Say
Thew Will Not Give In.
No Cars Are Moving and the Men Are
Causing But Little Trouble.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Jan. 23--It ts cor
paratively quiet In the city and there is
but little excitement. The Traction COM
pany has not attempted to move any
ears and the strikers have caused but
little trouble Police still guard the
sompany's property and the new men
brought here from New York are not to
be found.
Last evening one of the "scabs" was
found near the Washington street stables
and attacked by the crowd He was res
cued by the police and received but few
bruises. Mayor Bostwick attempted to
address the strikers from the city hall
steps yesterday afternoon, but was hooted
by the crowd. The Salvation Army Is
here from Ansonia trying 10 quiet the
strikers. Several men who are said to be
Pinkerton detectives arrived from New
York, and they are now being closely
watched by the strikers and their friends.
Police Commissioners Seeley and At
water went to New Haven last evening
and called on Governor Morris TO induce
him to call out the militia. but they re-
turned without receiving any satisfaction,
and the governor refuses to state what he
will do just now.
Most of the labor unions in the city
voted not to pstronize the road unless
the management conceded the demands
of the strikers. The iron moulders voted
to give the proceeds Of their ball Thurs
day night TO the strikers
An independents bus line Is being run to
accommodate the public and In well
patronized. The managers of the COM
pany still assert that they will not give in
to the men, and will be able to run the
cars. Ii is understood that an attempt
will at once be made to start the cars.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-23
SKULL CRUSHED.
Frank Monahan Badly Injured at DunneIrs
Print Works

The condition of Frank Monahan re-
mains about the same at the Rhode Island
Hospital. He resides In East Providence
and was employed at the Dunnell Works.
Yesterday afternoon he was struck by a
"shifter" and his skull fract ured.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-23
Governor Gaston's Funeral.

Boston, Jan. 23.-Four ex-governors of
this commonwealth, az well as the present
chief magistrate, the mayor of Boston,
and two ex-mayors, besides many other
officials of state and city, and a large
representation from the Suffolk Bar
association, attended the funeral of ex-
Governor CASTOR at the Old South church.
The services consisted simply of Scripture
readings and a prayer by the pastor and
the singing Of several hymns by the
church choir. The coffin was surrounded
by flowers and wreaths of ivy sent by the
city Of Boston, the state, the old Roxbury
city government and others. The burial
was at Forest Hills.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-23

visit ths "Pichwick"
For the best Lager aud Liquor, IN town
Kelley n Taylor. Proprieters.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-23
r.I, Freeman A Son

Are selling Note Paper OF all sizes and
grades by the pound.
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Trya want ad. In the TnIBusE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
A LOOTED BANK.
Testimony Brought Out at the Trial of
a Milwaukee Financier.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. 15.-Falsifed
books, inflated assets, worthless securities
bad loans and nothing or next TO nothing
for the depositors, is the history of the
fnanciering which caused the wreck of the
South Side Savings Bank according to the
testimony of August p. Conrad, who testi-
fed in the case of Banker John B. Koettng
to-day. He swore that on the morning of
July q, 1893, when the bank closed, there
were in the bank $46O0OO of assets to meet
liabilities of $l,620,0 ,03S.31, or an actual de-
ficiency of sl,240,OO0. Mr.. Conrad swore that
he found that according to the official pub
liShed statements OF the bank there should
have been capital of 100000. but he
found no mention of il in the books and
did not put 1t in his statement
of liabilities. He searched the books as far
back as they go and found a statement in
the books in 1872 where the capital was
mentioned as $4,000, and this was the only
reference. The witness said the Schlessing-
er account was, as appears by the books,
resent all that was overdrawn. There were
could find no entries in the books. The
witness learned of these overdraftS from
letter written to Koetting and by compar-
ing accounts with Ferdinand Schlessnger.
He said the claim against Schlessinger, ag-
gregating 1853, 9,7145S was worth about five
cents the dollar. This statement caused
a sensation in the crowded court room, and
the pennyless depositors had heard what
they expected-that every hope was gone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
THE FR0RIDA FIGHT.
Effort to Show That the Governor
and Sheriff Cannot Interfere

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1.-THE
serious part OF the Corbett-Mitchell dilem-
ma seems to be passing away and the COM
ical side is beginning to make itself felt.
A number of attorneys were discussing the
question in one of the hotel corridors this
evening when one remarked in a Joking
manner:
The Governor and the sheriff dare not
interfere with this contest
''Why not?" was asked.
Because either would be liable to i'm
prisonment and fine, and perhaps both"
This was laughed at, when the attorney
said:
wait a moment and I will show Won :"
Procuring a copy of the city ordinances. he
turned 10 where il stated that any person
found guilty of interfering with or prevent
ing the operation Of any OF the ordinances
liable TO fine Of 800 or imprisonment
for thirty days. There" he said, what
did l tell your" This was a staggerer to
the crowd. and they could hardly under
stand IL.
Judge Gibbons. of the Municipal Court
was asked If the law had been rightly in
terpreted. "It is true" said Judge Gibbons
''by interfering with the Corbett-AIitchell
contest the Governor, sheriff or militia
would be liable 10 fine and Imprisonment
The ordinance allowing such contest can
not be interfered with even by the
Governor"
What would you do If the executive
should be brought before you on such
charger
Well replied the Judge. 'I should be
governed by circumstances At any rate
/ should do my duty"
The fight between the negro pugilists Har-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
PRINCESS FLOUR
Best Made. Ask your Grocer
A HOTEL KEEPERS CONFESSION.
Murdered an Old Woman for Her Money,
Found None, and Fired Her Room.

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 15-Rudolph J.
Peckmann, proprietor Of the Cream City
Hotel, in which Mrs. Schrums was found
dead. after the building was partly de-
stroyed by fire, last Friday morning, con-
fessed, this afternoon, that he strangled
his aged guest for the purpose Of robbing
her and afterwards fired the room. He
failed to secure the woman's money. Peck
mann is now IN Jail. He said business had
been poor with him for two years He
knew Mrs. Schrums had money and 1t oc-
CURED TO him that he might manage to
secure 1t. For a week before the fatal
night he watched every movement OF his
victim. Just before he was going to bed
last Thursday night he heard Mrs. Schrums
get up and go to another room He con-
cluded that his chance had come and he
went into her room. When the old lady re-
turned he threw blanket over her head and
cholKed her to death. He then made a.
search but found nothing of value. Then
he went down stairs and told his wife the
old lady was dead, and that they might
help themselves to whatever they could
find. She refused to accompany him up
stairs and he returned alone to make the
search. on his return TO the room he found
that Mrs. Schrums showed signs of recov-
cry and he choked her again. Then he set
fire to the place and threw a lamp on the
floor. While the fire was spreading Peck
mann made final search for money, but
was unsuccessful. When there was a. pros
pect that the fire would leave him worse
off financially than when he committed the
terrible deed, the murderer called the fire
department. Mrs. Peckmann will not be
arrested she said she had no knowledge
that her husband intended to secure the
money by committing murder. The where
abouts of the murdered woman's money is
still q mystery.
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THE COUGHLIN TRIAL.
Important Witnesses Examined Yester-
day-A Disputed Interview.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-The prosecution in
the Coughln case to-day caused a lively
wrangle between counsel when they called
Court Reporter Purcell to the stand to read
his notes of a conversation between eX-
States Attorney Longenecker and iceman
O'Sullivan, which was held before the lat
ter's arrest. ex-Judge Wing, for the defense,
objected to the testimony, on the ground
that a man is not compelled to talk until
he is arrested. Associate Prosecutor Scam
Ian replied that O'Sullivan talked freely at
the time in question.
Let Mr. Scanlan be sworn" said Judge
Wing suddenly. The attorney objected, but
the court insisted, and, taking the stand,
Scanlan was forced TO admit that he had
not heard the conversation, and did not
know whether O. sullivan talked freely or
not. After Mr.. Scanlan had retired, crest
fallen, from the stand it was decided to
send for Mr.. Longenecker to tell of the
interview. While waiting for his appear
ance eX-Chief of Police Hubbard took the
stand and told of having asked Coughlin
where the latter was on the night of May
4. HE said he could not remember where
he had spent the day." said the witness,
but thought he had been around the po-
lice station after supper" The crosS-ex-
animation of Hubbard was a stormy one,
and at last Judge Wing demanded that ex-
Mayor Cregier and several others who
were present when the witness interviewed
COughlin be summoned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
BUSINESS MAN IN TROUBLE,
George NJ. Bogue, of Chicago. Charged
with MisapprOpriating Hospital Funds.

CHICAGO. JAN 15.-George NJ. Bogue,
one Of the most prominent business men
Of Chicago, has been accused of the mis-
appropriation Of about $4,000 Of
the funds of the Presbyterian
Hospital, Of which institution be
was president. Mr.. Bogue admits that
there is some entanglemnt with the hos
pital, but says any discrepancies will be
made up Immediately. Last summer he
made an assignment and withdrew from
the big real-estate firm Of Bogue & Co.,
and it is said that the misplacing of the
hospital funds was the result of his finan-
cial embarrassment Among other trans
actions, developments regarding the sale
Of Rev. Galusha Anderson's home, which
was the subject Of a suppressed lawsuit,
$4,000 or $4,000 to avoid going into court
over the matter. Another peculiar deal
occurred about two years ago, when Henry
A Phipps, OF Phipps Carnegie & Co,
Pittsburg, sent to Bogue check for S75,-
eco to take up note given for the pur-
chase of property. Mr.. Phipps came here
himself to find, 1t is said that only $4,000
had been paid of the $4,000 sent on, and
that Mr. Bogue was using the balance. Mr..
Bogue in an interview, explains that this
matter was adjusted" The finance COM
mittee of the hospital is making an inves-
LOCATION, but the institutions officials re-
fuse to talk regarding the probable out
come of the affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
FURRY IN OHIO.
A False Report Leads to Remarkable
Display of Patriotism.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Under the head
of "An Ohio Flash in the Pam the Wash
ington Post has the following editorials:
mot since the day on which Col. ]. Henry
Watterson proposed to move on washington
at the head of 10000 stalwart kentuGkians ans
minent peril of>invasion as 1t was on Fri
day last. All through that day the great
State Of Ohio was in a martial ferment
for which no parallel can be found save
in the stirring times of 1862 On the morn
ing of that day newspaper in Cleveland
published a Washington dispatch, in which
1t was stated that the stars and stripes no
longer fioated over the Capitol and the de-
partment buildings. and then the melo-
drama opened. Hardly had Governor Will
liam Mckinley thrown himself outside of
his modest matutinal meal when he
handed the following fiery telegram from
Give me authority to raise a brigade of
five thousand men and we will put the
flags back on the Capitol at Washington
down..
Hardly had he recovered from his
amazing overture when he smelled brim-
stone in large quantities again. when he re-
ceived the. following from. David A. Hall.
al Norwalk, o.: Please furnish transpor
tation for $1,000 G. A. r. men, and we
will place Old Glory the government
building at Washington, d. c., and vindi-
cate the honor and loyalty of our Nation
And then the merry war began to rage in
real earnest, and there was firing all along
the line. Never before did the Hon. VIM.
many Ohio gentlemen were willing to go to
Washington at the States expense. Never
before had he found occasion to compute
the number of patriots In a highly infiam-
mable condition upon whom he could rely
for excursion. He managed. however,
TO find time IN the pauses of the storm TO
send out the following circular, dated
Washington, Jan. II: The story that the
flags have been removed from the Capitol
is untrue. Three flags have been flying on
the building every day since Congress
met And by nightfall there was quiet
DER the tented field The picket nodded on
his lonely stand, and from the erstwhile
bristling bivouac was heard naught but
the music of the warriors snore. 1t was
narrow shave, though. The tragedy just
graZed us as it passed"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
SLOSSON'S DEFEAT.
The Student Had Bad Cold and Was
Too Nervous to Play Well.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Billiardist George
Slosson has arrived in this city from Chi
cago, where he met defeat at the hands
of Ives and Schaefer. The Student at
tributes his downfall in a great measure
to lack of form. II also suffered from
heavy cold which / think L contracted
on the trip to Chicago" he said "At
times 1 was very nervous. I could do
nothing with the 'ivories, and when
did get them in u good position they would
either break or / miscued."
Dick Roche, Schaefers hacker, is trying
to arrange match with Ives for 1000 or
s.. 600 a side, the conditions to be five nights
play at the fourteen-inch balk-line game,
and two nights OF the cushion carom
game. the match TO be played in this city
nered match, which will be played in Gin
cinnau, Slosson expects to make a much
heffer showing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
PRETENDED TO BE BLIND.
A Columbian Guard Arrested for Secur-
ing Pension by Fraud.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-John S. Dodge. SER
geant Of the Columbian Guards during the
worlds fair. was arrested to-day charged
with defrauding the government pension de-
partment. 1t Is alleged that Dodge applied
for and granted a pension of s72 a
month on the representation that he was to-
tally blind as result OF injuries received in
the late war The fact that his eyesight did
not seem 10 be seriously impaired by his
blindness, led TO an investigation, and when
Dodge found be fully as we'll
equipped Officially as his associate guards.
he was indicted, and the arrest followed to-
day-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
PANIC IN A SCHOOL.
Grover Hummer, Seven Years Old
Shoots Himself i'm the Head.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The Cranch pub
lie school in East Washington was thrown
into a panic this morning when Grover
Hummer, child seven years old, was seen
flourishing a pistol that he had brought
from home. unknown to his parents He
remarked that he was going to shoot some
one and then, apparently changing his
mind. said he would shoot himself. Point
ing his pistol to his head he accidentally
pulled the trigger and blew out his brains
Luckily no one was injured in the scramble
of school children to get outside.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
GEAR NOMINATED.
The Brainy Ex-Governor to Be United
States Senator from Iowa.

DES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 15.-The Repub-
lican caucus to nominate a candidate for
United States Senator assembled tonight
in the hall of Representatives. The pub
lie was excluded from the floor but was
allowed seats in the gallery. Seven candi-
dates originally entered the field. OF these
Ex-Governor Gear had the largest number
of votes on the first ballot. Interest was
intense upon the assembling of the caucus.
1t was voted that no nominating speeches
be allowed, and that the ballot be secret.
Gear was nominated on the third ballot,
receiving fiftY-seYen votes.
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business Embarrassme

INDIANA, Pa, Jan. l5.-Judgments ag-
gregating $4,000 we're entered today
against J. NJ. Guthrie the owner OF ex-
tensive sawmils in Homer City and OF
thousands Of acres OF timber and coal
lands in Indiana county. His liabilities
may reach $500. 900. The failure will throw
several hundred men out of employment
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, jan 15-The whole
sale house OF Butt, Young & Co the
largest Of its kind in Knoxville. filed a
deed Of trust to-day 10 ID. A. Cant as trus-
tee TO secure creditors TO the amount of
$50, ,000 Assets large, but not known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
OBITUARY..
Col. Frank A. Burr, N Widely known
Newspaper Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.-Col. Frank A.
Burr. one of the most widely known news
paper correspondents in the country died
to-day in Camden OF cirrhosis of the liver.
Colonel Burr has had brilliant career
At the age of nineteen he was a captain of
cavalry in the late civil war and was a
protege of Zach Chandler, of Michigan.
During his newspaper career, he was con-
nected with the New York Herald New
York Times. Philadelphia Press and Phila-
delphia Times and was intimately acquaint-
ed with more prominent men than any other
newspaper man in the country. He was fif-
tY wears of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
Big Purses for Trotters.

BUFFALO, Jan. 15.-BuffaIo last season
startled the trotting world by hanging up
$50 coo In purses for a two weeks trotting
meeting. This year IL is proposed to have
another big meet. Purses aggregating S75.-
O0O and perhaps more. will be offered
There VIII be several big stake events, the
details concerning which have not yet been
fully arranged. The dates chosen are from
July 81 10 Aug. II, inclusive. 1t is more
than likely that the great $40, 900 pacing
purse will be repeated this season This
is the race which caused such great ex-
element last year. because of which Buff
falo went broke backing Mascott.
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Other Deaths.

ST. PAUL Minn.. Jan. 15.-Word was re-
ceived here that Henry N. Rice, one OF the
first Senator's of Minnesota, died at San
Antonio Tex, to-day, aged seventy-eight
years.
ALBANY, y. ", Jan. 15.-Auburr's
wealthiest citizen, Nelson Beardsley whose
accumulated wealth is variously estimated
at from s60O0.00O to Sl0O0O.0o0. died to-day
in his fifty-seventh year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
Sullivan Defends Mitchell.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 15.-John L. Sullivan,
this afternoon, said: This last letter of
Corbetts, in which he says that Mitchell
is a coward and had to be forced into the
match and had tried TO crawl out Of meet
ing him, since the articles were signed, is
all buncombe. Mitchell is no coward, and
1 believe he made the match in good faith
and will carry it out. The letter was, no
Corbett has not got sense enough TO write
such a letter. The fight will last fully
twenty rounds. which will take about an
do too much of the sprinter act in which
they are both daisies. AS 10 Corbetts en-
durance, / cannot say. but l don't consider
him well built man by any means. de
is entirely too tall and thin"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16

II have used SimmonsLiver Regulator for
constipation OF my bowels for the last three
or four years. and always when used ac-
cording 10 the directions with decided bene-
fit HIRAM WARNER. Late Chief JUS
tice OF Georgia"
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Purse of $4,000 I'm Sheep.

EVANSTON, Wyo., Jan. 15.-The Evans
ton Athletic Club offers a purse Of $4,000
in sheep for the Corbett-MitcheI fight
The club guarantees noninterference
and refers TO Senator Beckwith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
Total liahilit

"It will appear from this statement that
the coin reserve has been reduced to s74.10S-
49, and it is evident from the condition
of the treasury that the department will
have no means to defray the ordinary ex-
penses of the government, unless q large
part OF the payments are hereafter made
out of that fund. If this is done the coin
reserve will be reduced, by the 1st of Feb
ruary, to about s66, ,S64, a sum wholly In
adequate for, the purpose for which it was
created.
MUST HAVE BONDS.
ION account of this critical condition of
the treasury. 1 have considered it my duty.
in addition to the earnest recommendations
contained in my annual report, TO appear
twice before your committee and, after full
explanations of the situation urged prompt
legislative action on this subject With
the permission of the committed | have
prepared and presented for its consideration
a bill which IL promptly passed, would in
my opinion. meet all the requirements of the
situation by providing the necessary means
for defraying the public expenses and re-
plenshing the coin reserve TO such an extent
TO assure the maintenance of the parity
of all forms of all United States currency.
While this proposed measure of relief has
not yet been disposed of or considered by
the committee. the great differences of opin-
ion which are known to exist in both
branches Of Congress concerning the propri-
ETY. of granting additional or amended au-
thority TO issue bonds in any form or for
any purpose. render it doubtful whether new
legislation upon the subject can be secured
in time to provide the means which are i'm
peratively demanded in order to preserve the
credit and honor Of the government.
Authority TO issue and sell bonds for the
purpose Of maintaining specie payments
was expressly conferred upon the Secretary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
Escape of Prisoners.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, jan 15.-Seven
United States prisoners escaped from the
county Jail this afternoon They knocked
the jailer down while taking in coal None
has been captured.
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ris and watkins tonight was ended in the
first round by Harris jumping over the
ropes and refusing to fight after receiving
a hard blow on the jaw. 1t Is said that
both will be arrested tomorrow, the
case being used as test OF the legality or
the Corheft- Mitchell contest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-27

General Superintendent Bryan and
Chief Engineer Miller, of the Great
Northern,. left OIL tour of inspection
over the fine. They will look over the
line in Montana.-and expect to be alb
sent about two weeks.
w. /. Jacobs, local agent of the Chica-
go Great Western railway at West st.
on the coast. L. 6. Trow. who has been
9connected with the company the past
eight years, succeeds him. Mr.. Trow
is we'll known in railroad circles. and
his many friends will be pleased to hear
of his appolntpent,
On JUNE 10 the sast.bound trains on
the 500 line to all points in New En-
gland will be shortened in running time
by several hours. The Boston and New
York Express will leave st. Paul be.
tween6 and p. m.-later than at pres
ent-and arrive at Eastern points
number of hours earlier. The present
running time Of the Pacific coast train
1