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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-11-01
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Especially representing the Con-
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Our Country.

1t celebrates the commencement of its
2Sth year by changing, October LIST, to
the popular magazine form, and expects
to give fine portrait of some prominent
divine OF national reputation as week
ly feature of great value.
During the coming year another serial
by "Pansy" will appear. Its Sunday
School Lessons, Household and other
departments will be kept up to their
already high standards, and new and
pleasing departments will be added.
Subscription price $500 per year. If
strictly in advance, $1.75.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-11-01
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-11-01
Not at Breakfast.

English Sparrow-Mr. Swallow, join
me at breakfast tomorrow. 1 have in
vited a company of gay birds, and we
will have a jolly time.
Mr.. Swallow-Make it dinner, and I
will accept. Look at my swallow tail.
don It want to be taken for Chicago
bird New York Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-11-01
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. rs, 189
NOVEMBER MAGAzINES.

Romance for this month contains
group of domestic tales, opening
with a realistic description of an out
break in China entitled, How the
Baby Quelled the Riot" There are
nine other short tales in this unique
magazine, every one OF which are
worth reading. Some are grave and
some are gay and any of them are
delightful to read on the cars or in
an evening company. Romance has
recently reduced its price from 25 to
10 cents and is for sale at our book
stores. If you are not familiar with
this excellent magazine of short
stories just buy the November num-
Der and read it.
Scribner's for November is full of
interesting articles by the best
writers of the day. Mr.. Prouty con-
tributes his second article on English
railroad methods, taking up the
cost and financial returns of the rail-
roads and the men who control and
work them. His article is profusely
illustrated and full OF informa ton.
Joel Chandler Harris has an excellent
Southern story that is full of life, "HOw
Whalebone caused Wedding." An
exciting wolf story by Ernest E.
Thompson and a we'll illustrated
article on the horse by n. S. Shaler
make the number especially interest
ing to lovers of outdoor life. Julian
Ralph tells in his usually fascinating
and graphic manner how metro
politan daily gets its election news
in story entitled Election Night in
a Newspaper Office" Everyone will
enjoy reading this story which is full
of life and humor. George w.
Cables serial John March, South
erner," which has been running
through the year, will be concluded
in the December number.
The Ladies Home Journal COM
pletes it's eleventh volume with the
November number This magazine
has the largest circulation of any
publica ton in America and is de-
servedly popular. II is iull of val
ua bic contributions and sold at the
bookstores at only 10 cents a copy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-11-01

In shipping potatoes in extremely
cold weather paper inside and outside
of the barrel affords the best protection
known.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
BEATEN BY A BRUTAL SON.
Mrs. Beacon and Her Daughter
Struck with a Hammer.
Miss Bcacon's Skull, the Doctor
Says, May BE fractured.

Joseph Beacon, n hawker, thirty years
old. who lives with his mother and sis
ter at 23l East one Hundred and Elev-
enth street, was arraigned before Jus
tice Simms at the Harlem Police Court
this morning on acharge OF brutally
beating his mother and sister
Policeman Thomas jefferson OF the
East one Hundred and ourth street sta
tion. was called to Beacon's house at Z 80
O'Clock last evening. by Dr. johnson. of
90 East one Hundred and Twelfth
street. The doctor said Beacon had
beaten his sister over the head and body
with hammer and she was in a criti-
cal condition.
Bacon was crazed with liquor and at
the hammer.
When the policemen entered Bea con $
sister, Margaret, lay on IA bed with six
teen stitches In her scalp. The doctor
said he thought her skull might be
fractured. In another bed lay her
mother, suffering from paralysis and
covered with bruises inflicted by her
son. She said that her affiiction had
been caused by repeated assaults com.
miued by her son when he was under
the Influence of liquor.
w men Beacon was arraigned in court
his aunt, Mrs. Margaret Campbell, who
rs more than seventy years old ,ap.
peared as complainant Mrs, Campbell
said she believes Beacon was crazy from
continued dissipation
Beacon was held In 81 600 bail for ex.
animation on Wednesday, and the DO
liceman was ordered to bring to curt q
certincate OF Miss eBacon's condition
The evening world., 1894-03-26
SAM SING DISCHARGED.
Police Sny There Is No Evidence
TINT lie Murderd Susie Martin.

Sam Sing, the Chinese laundryman, or
$40 Tenth avenue. who was arrested on
suspicion Of being the murderer OF little
Susie Martin. was discharged by Justice
Ryan, In the jefferson Market Police
Court, this morning.
The prisoner, who has been locked up
at Police Headquarters since Saturday
night. was arrested on the strength OF a
letter written to Detective Hay. of the
West Thirty-seventh street police sta
ton by Eddie Mccain, deaf mute. or
l53 West Thirty-ninth street.
Sam Sing was taken to court by De,
tec;ive Sergeant Rogers, OF the Central
Office who explained to the Court that
there was no basis of truth In McCann' y
statement.
McCann has a bad reputation In the
neighborhood where he lives. lie told
the detectives that on st. Patrick's Day
he saw Sam Sing enter the house 5l7
West Thirty-ninth street with big
bundle 1t was In the cellar OF this house
that the lnutilated body of Susie Marin
was found. Mccain said the Chinaman
remained in the house for some little
time and that when he came out he had
no bundle.
The police are now, apparently, as far
away as ever from a solution OF the Su-
sic Martin butchery.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
MARKET OPENS WITH A RISE.
Trading Is Light, but a Firm Tone
Prevails.
Belief that Bland Bill Will BE
Vetoed Grows Stronger.

The week opened at the Stock Ex-
change with a tendancy towards further
Improvement in values. The belief In a
veto OF the Bland Seigniorage bill has
been strengthened by the tenor OF the
dispatches from Washington since Satur-
day, and this Induced the bulls to take
hold with fresh vim.
Operations. however. were compare
lively light. the fact that the London
market closed curtailing business. The
gains in wheat this morning, conse-
quent upon the cold snap. had little ef-
feet on the market. The chances are
that no gold will be shipped by to-mor-
rows or Wednesdays steamers.
American Tobacco rose IA to 30 1-2
st. Paul, 5-S to g. rs: Distillers. l-2 to
2s 3-s: General Electric. 3-4 to -; Lake
Shore, l-2 to 1870; Linseed OIL, l-2 to 20;
Omaha preferred. l-2 to ll5: Wheeling g.
specialities New Central Coal rose / IL
to Sl-2.
The gross earnings OF the Canadian
Pacific for the third week OF March was
S3l5,Uc. a decrease OF $500 Those OF
the Northern Pacific for the same period
show loss of Sl29. .647.
The gross earnings OF the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1893 were S3l, ,O42, ,699,
against $3,002,3 ,393 In 1872: total net in
come. Sll.5sa. SIS, against Sll,Sl5, 800; sur
plus, $l5,044, against ss0l. 49, and land
receipts SlOS, 422, against SlSS,51l.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
POWERS KILLED DELMORE.
Deliberately Shot Him While in
Thos. Hunts Saloon.
Witnesses Allowed the Murderer to
Escape.

1t Is now established that John Del
more, OF 502 East Eighty-frst street
who was shot and instantly killed yes
terday afternoon by William Powers
alias Bull" Powers, came to his death
In the saloon Of Thomas Hunt. Seventy
ninth street and Avenue A, and not in
the hallway adjoining. as originally
alleged.
Delmore was sitting on a beer keg in
The saloon. Powers walked up to him
and pointing n revolver at his heart,
fired without any previous warming
Besides the bartender and the free
lunch server, there were several strang-
ers in the saloon when the shooting oc-
CURED. Notwithstanding this fact.
Powers got away seemingly without any
effort having been made to restrain him
This morning. Capt. Pickett, of the
East Eighty eighth street station, In
whose precinct the shoting occurred,
caused the arrest OF James Gorman and
John Hogan, the bartender. and lunch
server respectively.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
SENT THEM TO THE ISLAND.
Eight ROwdies Who Created Trou-
BILE ON an Elevated Train.

Policeman Derery, of the Church street
station. was complainant in the Tombs
Police Court this morning against eight
Young rowdles who created small riot
In Il sixth Avenue ~ train last night.
The prisoners were Joseph Schafrer. Ed
ward Welch. George Fitzgerald, Henry
Adams, Edward Gately, William Hender-
son, William Story and Thomas Lavelle.
They gave addresses on West Forty
eighth street ana Ninth avenue.
The young fellows took the train a,
the South Ferry and as soon as 1t was
In motion commenced To sing ribald
SONG, pnd use profane language. The
tram contained several ladies and gen
tlrmen. Guard Campbell demonstrated
with the crowd, but he was only jeered.
one young man carried a ball bat. which
he threw the length OF the car The
train was held at Cortlandt street ana
the Church street police were notified.
Roundsman BiZlan and Policemen Dew
cry, Fogarty and Quigley responded and
took the eight into custody.
In court to-day they alleged they had
been to Staten Island TO play a game OF
baseball, and We're only having little
fun among themselves ON their way
home.
Justice Martin could not see tina, It
was fun, and he sent them 10 the island
for one month each, In default OF 500
bail for their good behavior.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
DID MILLER GIVE HER POISON I?
The Son, Titus, Says His Father
Killed His Mother.
Remanded Until To- Morrow to Await
the Result Of the Inquest.

George Miller. GAS German place. Nor
rlsania. who is charged with having
poisoned his wife. Barbara, was re-
manded. without bail, until tomorrow.
by Justice Feitner, in the Morrisania
Court this morning.
All the witnesses In the case were no.
tilted to appear at the inquest to be held
in the Coroner's Office later to-day.
The result of the chemical examination
of the stomach. liver and intestnes will
be reported at the inquest, by Prof. Led
erie, of 120 West Ninetieth street.
Mrs. Miller died Saturday after only
q few hours illness. Mrs. Wolf, OF Gas
German place, who was called in. said
that Mrs. Miller. while in the agonies
of death, told her that her husband
gave her a glass of whiskey, which she
feared contained poison.
An autopsy by Deputy Coroner Weston
revealed the presence. OF some kind Of
poison, and Miller was placed under ar
rest.
Miller's son, Titus. of 6Sl Pe,ton ave-
nue., made the charge against his father,
and says that he can substantiate It,
The son also says that a year ago his
father mixed some rat poison with his
mothers snuff.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
INQUEST ADJOURNED.
District-Attorney Not Ready for
the Fuller Tragedy Case.
Facts on Hand Which Need Time
to Be Worked Out.
Great Crowd Gathered to Hear the
Testimony.

The inquest in the Martha J. Fuller
case was postponed by Coroner Fitz-
patrick to-day for one week at the re-
quest OF District-Attorney Fellows. who
said:
II ask for this adjournment because
we are not yet ready to complete the
inquiry. We are In possession of facts
that are not yet complete, and II we
began to-day we must take an ad-
journment in short time.
The facts in our possession are intan-
gible, not worked out. Facts that we
have got a glimpse Of"
Dr. O'Sullivan said the defense would
not object, and asked that the Coroner
direct that the relatives of Miss Fuller
place the articles of dress worn by her
when shot in the hands of his officers.
This was ordered.
4 jury OF eleven men were sworn, as
follows:
Charles B. peet;, foreman; LaTrenSe TrenSe
w. Olivet John J. Starr, George j. Eidel-
+. Giimm, MIR. Buckley and Mr.. Childs,
In anticipation that the mystery OF a
week would be cleared up and that the
manner in which the demure and reli,
their way into Chambers street and es-
saved to enter hte Coroners' Court.
Policemen stationed there kept them
out of the building. for a cloud OF wit
nesses had been subpoenaed, and they
alone nearly filled the cramped court
chamber long before IL o'clock.
Nearly everybody having offices or
employment in Nassau Chambers, where
the tragedy occurred, had been sum-
moned as witnesses. and the benches
were filled with lawyers. clerks and
typewriters There were j. Frank ker-
nan, who is supposed to be the first per
son who entered the Mullen Office after
the tragedy: John F. Riley. who fol
lowed Mr.. Herman a minute later Rich
ard Hall Burton, the office boy who no.
ticed that Magee's revolver was not
loaded on the morning before the shoot
ing: Frank Denninger. Ralph Wagon
er's office boy. who took the pistol from
the floor after the shooting; Winters
Lord and Winters's typewriter.
Joseph T, Magee, who gave the alarm
after the shooting, and who says he wa.
the only person In the Office with Miss
Fuller when the shot was fired. was
brought down from his tombs cell by
Detective Webb, of the Oak street sta
ton, at a little after II o'clock.
Magee was very pale and haggard, bu
his face betrayed no expression Of fear
and his eve ran over the assemblage
stopping to scan familiar faces with
firm gaze.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
COOK HAS SMALLPOX
He Was Employed at a Boarding
House in East 25th St.
Removed to Bellevue Hospital and
Later to North Brother Island.
Many Prominent People Were Guests
at the Boarding-IIousc.

Fred Tubhs, thirty-two years old. a
cook employed at the swell boarding
house 5S East Twenty-iifth street, is in
riverside Hospital, North Brother ISL
and, this morning, victim OF small
pox.
He was sent TO bellevue Hospital. and
Sunday evening when the heath au-
thorities say, 1t was afterwards dlscov-
cred that The man had smallpox. He
mad been sent from the boarding house
to the hospital, 1t is alleged. for the
purpose of secreting the fact that he
was i'll with the disease, while in the
Twonty-fifth street house.
The boarding house is said to be the
one in which Lloyd Aspinwall was III
According to the elite directory, among
those living there are DIR. George r
Biggs, DR. and Mrs. Herman NJ. Biggs
William Gardner and Ira A. Place. Or
Herman A. Biggs Is the Chief of the Bu.
reau of Pathology in connection with the
Health Department.
The health officials were reticent this
morning regarding the particulars in
connection with this case of smallpox.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Wall FROM THE TOMBS.
ROsofsLy Held, Although the Com.
pininant Has Disappeared.

Joseph Rosofsky has been locked up
in the Tombs since March last. Judge
MARITIME has refused to release him, al
though there is strong reason 20 believe
the prisoner i: innocent of the charge
upon which he is committed.
Rosofsky is nineteen years old. He Is
the sole support OF his sick and widowed
mother, with whom he two brothers and
a little sister had been living at 274
Cherry street.
March 4 the boy left the Windsor Thea.
tire, where hs was an attendant, and
went with another boy TO restaurant
at 3lS Broome street. Meeting several
congenial companions, Joseph tarried
over his meal until 4 o'clock. when he
and his first companion departed.
They had gone as far as Division street
when woman ran up to Joseph and de-
manded the return of a $50 bill which,
she said, Joseph had snatched out of her
hand In Al en- street few minutes be-
fore. The boy protested his innocence
but the woman caused his arrest The
woman gave her name as Mary Schnei-
der. Of 46 Great Jones street. The boy
was held for the Grand Jury In s.. 800
bail
When the Grand Jury took up the case
two days later the complainant did not
appear and the matter was adjourned
until March l3. Again the complainant
did not appear.
The managers Of the Windsor Thea tire
retained Lawyer Abraham Sarasohn, of
Isl East Broadway. TO defend him. Mr.,
MARITIME for the boys release. but the
application was dismissed on the ground
that the District has two
months time to find the complainant
AT IS Great Jones street It was learned
no such person as Mary Schneider had
ever lived there.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Ex 7 RA.
2 O'CLOCK.
''1qI5H PLEAD GUILTY.
All But One of the MCKaniteS
Throw Themselves on the
Courts Mercy.
JAMESON IS SENTENCED.
Eighteen Months in the Kings
County Penitentiary His
Punishment.
The SPECTATORS APPLAUDED.
Jameson Considered Merely a Crea-
ture Of the Gar and His
Chief Lieutenants.
The SPECTATORS APPLAUDED.
Jameson Considered Merely a Crea-
ture OF the Gar and His
Chief lieutenants.

There was another big crowd Of
Gravesenders in the Brooklyn Court Of
oyer and Terminer this morning to
listen to the sentencing of Constable
Andrew Scott Jameson, convicted of
perjury in connection with the election
outrages in John Y. McKane's bailiwick
last November.
The crowd also expected to hear and
see some of the other indicted Graves
enders appear and throw themselves
upon the mercy of the Court. The crowd
was not disappointed.
Jameson was brought into court short
ly before II o'clock. His lawyer, Charles
]. Patterson made an eloquent plea for
Jameson, calling the Courts attention
to the recommendation of the jury, that
extreme mercy be shown to his client.
In sentencing Jameson. Justice Brown
said, he had taken this Recommendation
into consideration, although the crime of
which Jameson had been convicted. was
very serious one. the extreme penalty
for which was imprisonment for ten
He did not, however, consider jamie
son 80 guilty In intention and effect as
some OF the others who had been con-
victe1 In connection with the Gravesend
ouuages. notably Newton and Suther-
land
In order. therefore, to equalize the
puHlsnInent, ana III view OF tne jury 3
recommendation. Justice Brown said,
he would impose a penalty of eighteen
months Imprisonment in the Kings
County Penitentiary.
With the usual allowance for good be-
havior Jamiesons term will be reduced
TO one year and six months.
The announcement OF the sentence was
greeted with applause by the persons
present in the court
Jameson was taken back to Raymond
Street Jail at once. He will probably be
taken to Crow Hill by Sheriff Buttling
tomorrow.
The following Gravesend election in
pectors pleaded guilty:
John W. Murphy, Morton Morris. John
II. Brownhil, Michael =. Ryan. William
Lyons, Conrad Stubenbord. jr., Fred E.
Bader, Benjamin Cohen. Victor Bau-
T. Tuttle. John NJ. Courliss. William H.
Stewart, Nicholas j. Johnson, Harlem
Crandall. James II. Cropsey.
Frank T. Clark, Superintendent Of the
Coney Island Jockey Club. pleaded not
guilty.
Patrick H. Tighe was discharged on
the recommendation OF Lawyer Edward
NJ. Shepard. who could not find any,
thing in the indictment to hold hiI,.
The indictment to which the above
election inspectors pleaded guilty was for
conspiracy to cast false votes In the
town OF Gravesend This offense is a
misdemeanor. The prisoners were re-
manded to the custody of the Sheriff, and
will be arratgned tomorrow for sem
tence.
Charles Z. Morris. the tax collector,
also indicted for conspiracy, Will plead
70
The evening world., 1894-03-26
WIRES BURNED OUT,
Many Uptown Theatres May Be
Without Electricity Tonight.
Fire Damages the United Light and
Power Company.
One Employee Has II Narrow Escape
from Death.

AS the result Of fire which broke out
early this morning in the switch room
of the United Electric Light and Power
Company's power-h house. at 4lG. AIS and
40 East Twcnty-nnth street. two sec
tons Of the city. between Fourteenth
and Forty-ninth streets. from river to
river, will probably be without any
electric lights tonight. This applies
specially to the stores. hotels and thea
tres In the district that have not private
plants.
Samuel Rick, thirty years old, of l2j
East one Hundred and Twelfth street,
dynamo engineer. and John Boyd,
twenty three years old. of $50 East Fiji
tieth street, an oiler, were in the switch
board room on the second floor of the
building, which is a two-story brick, at
$40 this morning, when Rick saw what
is known AS IL ''rheostat' blaze break
out from the motor board.
he ran to the board to turn off the
keys, when he fell down blinded by the
blaze. Boyd seized him and dragged
him downstairs into the street
Hlnnelly, of the Twenty-first Precinct,
who turned in an alarm. Chief Bonner,
on his arrival. found the upper story
and roof burning fiercely. and fearing the
yard and the crowded tenements on the
opposite side of the street, ordered two
more alarms sent in. With this addi-
tional aid the fire was soon under con-
troll.
Rick was taken to Bellevue Hospital,
when II was found that though badly
scorched about the face he was not
seriously injured, and he was sent to his
home
The prompt action OF the firemen con-
fined the flames to the upper story, and
the only damage to the ground moor.
where most Of the machinery was placed,
Upstairs ali the switchboards were
burned up, the connecting wires burned
out and the roof destroyed.
General Manager Carroll Brown estl-
mated the direct damage to the building
and plant at $4,000 He said the Com
pany would endeayor to supply the main
Twenty-ainth street power-house by a
system OF overlapping" from service
points above Forty-ninth and below Four
teenth streets. He was not sangulne that
this could be accomplished. as SO many
new wires would have to be put in. He
was certain. however. that all points
would be fully served tomorrow.
There was a rumor among the firemen
that Chief Bonner had been thrown out
of his buggy at Seventeenth street while
returning from the fire. and had been
hurt
At Fire Headquarters nothing of the re-
ported accident had been heard up to
noon.
The authorities OF Bellevue Hospital,
which is two blocks away, were in a
state of excitement during the progress
of the fire. The heavy volumes of smoke
gave the impression that the fire was
larger than II really was, and line OF
hose, was run out from the alcoholic
ward.
The schoolship New Hampshire, lying
at the foot of East Twenty-slXth street,
was also gotten ready for action. A
dozen naval cadets on board went
through a fire drill and dragged out two
lines OF hose.