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The herald., 1895-04-04
POPPING AT PIGEONS
Interstate Manufacturers and Dealers Shoot in
New Jersey

New Jersey
PATERSON, n. j., April 3.-The third
annual tournament OF the live pigeon
shooting under the auspices of the Inter
state Manufacturers and Dealers associa-
ton, was begun at Willard park today.
There was light wind blowing when the
sport began. but it increased considerably
in the afternoon and made things rather
uncomfortable for the marksmen. The
Willard park Introductory scored twenty
two entries. This event was at seven
birds. Elliott, Clark, Glass, Van Dyke,
Mayhem, Captain Money and Leroy divid-
ed first money, each of them having seven
straight.
White, Pfster, Morfrey, A. s. White
Glover and Henry divided second money.
The Passaic Falls sweepstakes at seven
birds was shot off at the trap. The con-
ditions were $5 entrance, the birds extra,
% yards rise. Forty three men entered
for this event and thirteen of them killed
seven straight. They shot off misses out
and after the fourth round, when four
men had dropped out, the remaining
nine agreed to divide the money, which
amounted to S2l5. The winners were
Messrs. Moore, Post, Sweeny, Won Long
ark, Brewer, Money, Van Dyke, Dickey
and Leroy.
The principal shoot of the day was the
Nitro Powder handicap of fifteen birds,
$15 entrance, class shooting four moneys.
There were thirty six entries for this
event and it was brought off at the main,
at which the big handicap will be shot
tomorrow.
This resulted in tie between Fulford
and Van Dyke, both of whom made clean
scores and the money was divided. The
best scores were: e. d. Fulford 15 F. s,
Van Dyke 10, J. A. r. Elliott IA, X. O.
Heikes IA, f. Glass IA, d. G. Henry a.
Frank Hyde IA. j. 7. Brewer IA, II. R.
Sweeney H.
The herald., 1895-04-04
A BLACKMAILING SCHEME
Confession OF One of the Men Who
Bled PlOM
Ex-Detective Wilson Tells Of How He Obtained
Money From Misguided Women Who
Wrote to the Doctor

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3. - Charles
c. Wilson, u self-confessed blackmailer,
was permitted to occupy the witness
chair in the Police Court today, when he
unblushingy told tale of organized levy
against innocent patrons of DR.. j. f.
Plouf.
Wilson. in company with Plouf's as
sailant of last Saturday. j. d. l.. Nc
Gaughey, was arrested on warrant
charging extorton. He gained TEN porary
liberty through the connivance of Il
friend, but for several days he has been u
guest at the City Prison.
The charge against McGaughey and
Wilson was called today. although 1t was
known that Plouf could not appear owing
to the wounds inflicted by McGaughey.
Wilson was anxious to unburden his
mind, however, and was allowed to take
the stand.
Il have known McGaughey since last
August" he said, land got acquainted
with DR.. Plouf about the same time. [
have been at Plouf's office several times
and talked over his business with Nc
Gaughey while he was employed there.
One day l met McGaughey ON the street
and he said he had some torn letters
which were written to Plouf by married
women. He thought that their husbands
would kill them if they knew OF the
matter, while they would also run Plouf
out of town. McGaughey told me he had
secured the scraps from Plouf's waste
basket. We evolved a scheme and soon
went to Woodland with nine of the pieced
epstles
~ made the trip at the request of
Charles A. Johnson, who was a co-laborer
OF McGaughey. johnson gave me $15 for
expenses. and | made my first call on q
Mr.. Curtis, in Woodland. | told Curtis
had something he wanted. Then | showed
him few of the letters which his wife
had sent to DIR. Plouf. He offered me $40
to hush the affair, but | declined to deal
with him until he raised his offer to $50.
| gave him nearly all the letters and re-
turned to San Francisco, but | did not
give McGaughey or Johnson any of the
money. | told them that Curtis had fore
IDLY taken the letters from me. The
whole thing was intended to injure
Plouf.
Wilson said Plouf had promised him
immunity from prosecution ii he would
testify against McGaughey.
The herald., 1895-04-04

She was insured for about half that
amount. She was upward bound ard
had twenty to thirty passengers aboard
and a good cargo.
one colored cham bermaid was lost.
Her name was not obtainable. All pas
sengers, with most of their baggage were
saved. The boat was bound for Pittsburg.
passing here at a. IN. At Racine she
took on a lot of baled nay and moved a
mile further up to Antiquity to take on a
large amount of hogshead poles. While
lying at the bank there a lamp exploded
in the engine room, setting the rear part
OF the boat on fire, which rapidly COM
municated to the stairway. In few mo-
ments the entire boat was in flames. Cap
tain Calhoun and Clerk Kerr rendered
heroic service saving passengers.
The herald., 1895-04-04
A NAVAL OFFICERS FATE
Chaplain Kane Who Was Once Laid Out for
Burial Now Nearing the End

NEW YORK. April 3.-Rev. James
Kane, D. d., late chaplain of the Brook
lyn navy yard, is repoi ted to be dying of
pneumonia in England. Mr.. Kane won
fame in the navy during the civil war.
After the war, while his ship was quar-
tered in Jamaica, he caught the yellow
fever and died as far as appearances went.
He was placed in his coffin. He saw and
hours in the coffin he sat up, to the hor-
ror of the colored man whose duty it was
to keep watch over him. Some years
later, while in the Norfolk navy yard, of
which he was chaplain, he appeared to
die second time, and remained in cat
aleptic state for forty-eight hours. When
he recovered he left the navy and, COM
pleting his studies, joined the church.
Mr.. Kane obtained leave of absence last
year and soon after was placed on the re-
tired list. He has number of medals for
bravery in battle.
The herald., 1895-04-04
A SPECIAL SESSION
r1issouri's Legislature viii Gather Up the
Unpassed Bills

JEFFERSON CITY, No., April 3.-Gov-
ernor Stone today issued a call for a
special session of the Legislature, to
meet on April %, for the following
purposes.
First-To enact legislation to properly
define the relations between different
classes of employees of railroad corpora
tions and also proper relations between
all such employees and railroad corpora
tons employing them.
Second-Io provide such legislative en-
actments as are necessary and expedient
to prevent the maintenance of an organ
lied lobby at the capital of the state,
either to obstruct or promote any legis
lative or executive act, and also regulate
the manner of presenting any question
affecting le- isation by persons interested,
therein before the General Assembly or
any committee thereof.
Third-To enact such laws as are neces-
sary and expedient to prevent fraud
against the elective franchise and secure
an honest election in all cities having
100, 600 inhabitants.
The herald., 1895-04-04
SHOT up A TREE
Story of a Boy Who Did Not Use Little
fatchet

TOPEKA, Kan, April 3.-A special tC
the Capital from Galena says that George
Cox, one of the boys who was shot neal
there yesterday afternoon by Newton
Walters. recovered consciousness this
morning and stated that w alters had in.
duced him to climb tree and while he
was up the tree shot him. He then saw
Walters shoot his youger brother, William,
and throw the body into the river.
At late hour the dead body of the
murderer was found hanging to a tree
near the scene of the crime. 1t is sup
posed he was lynched. Walters was II
years of age and was not bright wtted,
although he had never been considered
dangerous.
The herald., 1895-04-04
A CHRISTMAS DINNER
Reason for Calling q Court Martial In New
York

BUFFALO, N. Y. April 3.-A general
court-martial is in progress at Fort Por-
ter, to try Captain John b. Guthrie, Com
pany A. Thirteenth Infantry, on the
charge of having allowed Sergeant Mar
riott to partake of a Christmas dinner
with his comrades of the fort, while un-
der indictment for the murder of Edward
Schuler, fellow soldier. Colonel Cyrus
S. Robert is Judge advocate and Colonel
Smith of Fort Niagara presided. The
finding of the court will not be made
known here. 1t will be sent on to Gen.
eral Miles at New York.
The herald., 1895-04-04
THE LAMP EXPLODED
A Cincinnati Packet Takes Fire and Is Totall
DESTROYED

Destroyed
POMEROY, o., April 3.-The Pittsburg
and Cincinnati packet Iron Queen was
burned at Antiquity, twelve miles above
here, at o'clock this morning. No lives
were lost.
CINCINNATI April 3.-The disaster to
the Iron Queen reported from Pomeroy
has been confirmed by dispatch to Su
perintendent Ellison of the Pittsburg
and Cincinnati Packet company, saying:
Boat total loss; one cham bermaid miss
ing" The Iron Queen, which was the
pride of the Ohio river. was built at Mar
ietta in 1892, and was valued at $50, 900.
The herald., 1895-04-04
Tentative Plans

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The irriga-
ton committee composed of five officers
of the interior and five officers of the agri-
cultural departments, today met and dis
cussed the subject of plan for irrigation.
AS yet the plans are merely tentative, but
it is thought before congress meets agai n
some feasible plan will be ready to submit
as groundwork for legislation.
The herald., 1895-04-04
Another Cashier Gone Wrong

CHICAGO. April 3.-F. W. Griffin. as
sistant cashier of the Northwestern Ma
tional bank of this city, is a defauter to
the extent of $50. 600 and has been arrested
and confessed. The Northwestern Ma
tional has a capital and resources of
81, 500. 900. and is one of the most conser-
vative institutions in Chicago. Griffin g
shortage will in no wise affect the stand
ing of the bank. and creates no excite
The herald., 1895-04-04
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable, and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, 1--we. and Bowels without weak
Eiing them and it is perfectly free from
svery Objectionable substance. :.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
lists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ifactrred by the California Fig Syrup
%. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
md being well informed, you will not
Hcept any substitute if offered.
The herald., 1895-04-04
A Prosperous Actor

NEW YORK, April 3.-Nat Goodwin,
the actor, has purchased from Elsie ID.
West house on East Thirty third street,
near Madison avenue, for $36, 900, subject
to a mortgage now existing on the prop
erty of $40, 600.
The herald., 1895-04-04
Eacaped Erom Fire

VANCOUVER, B. C. April 3.-The
house OF d. C. Craig was destroyed by
fire last evening The family were in bed
and the wife and child had a narrow
escape. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The herald., 1895-04-04

For sale by GEO. H. FREEMAN CO., l02 North
Spring street.
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Belgium such shops have been opened
to the great injury OF local trade, Large
aud expensive advertisements Wero
scattered broadcast to Inform the pub
lilo Of the sale Of masses OF so.called auc'
ton wares. In reality, though, these
arO old stock wares which il Ia desired
to dispose OF at any price, or they are in
some cases worthless wares mRnuiac'
tured especially for this purpose,
In France, Belgium aud Germany
drastic measures have been adopted
against tho s~windlorS. It all Cltipa the
established firms have united aud made
common cause against these dangerous
competitors and their efforts have been
successful. Their united strength has
succnsd in keeping the auction shop
merchants within certain bounds; new
laws have been made which partially
protect honest mercantile houses aud
the purchasing public,
The circular closes with an earnest
appeal to-ovsry honest business man in
the city to Join tho Luxembourg Msr-
chants Union,
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A ]TnnEATNNED DANGER


To Business In Csutrhl Eu ropS-ThO Con.
sequence of Over. ProduU
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-somo Of tho
leading business firms Of Luxembourg
have united in Il circular lottcr ad.
dressed to oil representative merchants
in that place, calling attention to tho
ruin witch threatens tho toxtiio In.
dustry Of Central Europe In conso.
quOnco Of tho competition aud oyar.
production, resulting in tho ACculnula.
ton Of great stocks IN warehouses; and
in tho hands Of Wholesale dealers. 10.
CAnG0 this circular may point ont dan.
gOrs that Ito in wait In tho tuturO Tor
American manufacturers, United States
Commercial AgOnt q. II. Murphy al
Luxembourg has transmitted extracts
from II 10 tho department Of state Tor
publication In tho consular reports. In
part tho circular TpadS nv folloWBi
THO gtOnl ovrr.produCilon In all
branches Of industry aud tho constant
accumulation Of stocks; tho threatening
clouds ntlBlng from limu ~ time on tho
political horizon tho widespread di4.
content arouSud by 'ociAll'tic agitation
aud tho uutavOtablu uoWa received
from other parts Of tho world, would DO
tho CauaOB 81 tho cFlBls now prevailing
In Central Europe In all branches oi
business To those misfortune, another
has recently been aldod, which throat.
ena complete revolution In retail buH.
iHBss. As tho locust hifsatsns ths
folds, so nil rOtail business Ia
threatened Ivy II now sort OI
retail auction bhop In nearly Ove.
~ town Of Germany, France aud
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oERrronAnl wnlrs sEnvED.

Judge Jacobs Practically AnnulE the
SlGtsrsvIliO Hotel Liquor Licenses,
Special DIpGieh 10 he IRleifgsp,r.
SlstERavILLg, W, VA, July 21-WOrd
was received hero this morning that
Judge Jacobs had granted wrlts OF GER
,iorari in the hotel cases to operate as a
supercedsas until the further order oil
the court. This moansthut tho licenses
granted MesSrI. Work, Dolan and Hos'
ford, proprletoU OF the Whittlesoy,
Arlington and Wells hotels by the
county court recently art temporarily
annullod or suspended until the IesSlou
OF tho circuit at MiddlebOurno in
August.
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MRS. KATE CHASE spnAGUE.

Kind Friends Relieve Her Financial En-.
barraIEment-MortgaEe on Her Home to
be Lifted.
NEw York, July 2l.-Republics may
be ungrateiul, but that those who up.
hold them are not iI proved BY the way
in which u Scoro Of men whose namOs
are known from n end Of this country
to the other came to the assistance oil
Mrs. Kate Chase Spraguo when the
story Of her restitution was published
a few days ago.
They remembered the services rem.
dered to his country by her father, Chief
Justice Chase, and those she rendered
herself through tho political salon oyor
which she was queen, and they made up
to-day q sum sufficient 10 keep her in
comfort for tho rest OF her days.
These men are not oil tho sort that
publish their good deeds, and not M
Of them car DO induced to talk on the
subject. 1t isundorstood. though, that
tho amount subscribed 10 $4,000, 10
which Senator Brice, John Wanamaker
and Congressman Sorg, Of Ohio. con
tributod 5000 apiece.
The other contributors are promi.
nont Republicans in this city, Wash.
ington, Cleveland, Cincinnati aud Proyi.
dence, with the exception Of William
Q. whitney, whose contribution is said
TO DO the largest Of all.
Mrs. spraguo is still at the Hotel Jot-
f%erSon, in Union Square, with hor
daughters, but she also rOfuIcI to talk
about the matter. II is believed she
will now stop the advertised auction
Rnlc OF tho furniture OF hor old home,
Edgowood, in tho suburbs OF Washing.
ton, and that she will be able to pay oil
many mortgages on the place and make
il her home again. II shO does take II
into hor own hands again, II will un.
doubtedly prove tho best Investment
shO could make, for EdReWood has forty
acres around il, and 10 directly in tho
line in which tho national capital is OK.
tending it'elL
Mrs. SpraCue is only nity.lvo years
OF age, and hOr keen wit, hor social tact
and her gracious ara as much
in evidence al when, in her twanttes,
she was called tho "handsomoSt woman
In AmeFiCn,"
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The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that thoro is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages and
that IL cAtarrh. HALLS CatGrrh Cure Is
tho only positive curo now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls CRtNrrh
Cure is tukon internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
tho system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of tho diaoasS, and giving
tho patient strength by building up the
constitution aud assisting nature in do.
ing itI work, Tho ptoprictors have 80
much faith In Its curative powers, TINT
thoy offer Ono Hundred Dollars for any
case that IL falls 10 II ( Send for list
Of Testimonials Address,
T. j. CREXGY & o., Toledo, y.
pd-sold by druggists, Is cents.
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RELI.AIItE
All sort, OF Local News Atd Gossip from
tho Glass CitJ.

All sorts OF Loohl NoWA Ahl NoNNlp IRON
tho Glass cts.
Rev. r. g. White, Rev. John G. Nc.
Cracken aud Rov. w.. l.. Alexander. Of
this city, together with Dr.. Hall, OF
Martins Ferry; Miss Mary Bags, Of
bridgeport; Miss Mamie shannon, Of
ST. Claifsvilis, and Miss Mamie Kemp,
OF GAINESVILLE, will meet here tomorrow
afternoon 10 organize u county Christian
Endeavor union. They have been con.
Sulting the uniona in the localities
named.
Notwithstanding tho great heat for
part Of last week the stool works turned
out an average Of $50 tons q day, a 70.
markable record for this season ot tho
year. But tho workmon and manage
ment alike are pushing things at that
institution.
Statistics Cleaned from the auditors
abstract In Til! county reveals the fact
that all personal property decreased in
value In tho paAt year. Even tho dogs
returned increased in number. but tho
total valuo dropped owe % pOr cent.
Tho Republican county executive
committee will meet at ST. ClnirsVille
tomorrow 10 appoint supervisors Of
elections, aud the DomucratiC commit.
too will meet for the same purpose
Thursday.
Mr. U. W. Dickens, cashier OF tho
Dollar Savings Bank. with his wife, bon
Charlie, aud Mira Alice Wilson, loft yoI.
tordNy for Atlantic City, whore thOy
will spend u season.
Miss blanche Harrison, Of 81. Glars.
willie, will return 10 hor homo this
morning, after visiting friends in this
city.
David W. Good and Miss KalO Roche
wOro pronounced husband aud wife by
Row William PeroVoy last week.
W. G. T~hotnbOrry and family, Of tho
Fourth ward, aro spending u few days
with relatives III BoRllsvillo
Squire Mason fined "ROddy" Good 50
and costs for his Rttnck on Dan Nc.
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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY,
An Aged ParrsrsbuFG Lady is
Murdered In Her Bed,
THE SUPPOSED WORK OF THIEVES,
The Widow of II, Mullen Found With
Her Head Crushed In aud DIos
Soon Aner-A Servant Girl AR
rested, But Many RolIovo Her
~Innooont..

P~ARKERsBURo, W. Va, July 9l.-A tor,
rlbls murder was committed Friday
night in this city
Mira, Mullen, widow Of P. Mullen, and
mother Of NJ, W, Edward, John and p,
W. Mullen, prominent business men Of
this city, was murdered in her bed at
her home, on Market street, about 10
o'clock. When found several hours
later she was still breathing, but uncnn'
sclous. Her head was crushed and her
hands and arms we're terribly bruised,
apparently by acme heavy instrument.
The terrible noWs was conveyed to
Mr.. NJ. W. Mullen, who keeps a tobacco
warehouse on lower Market street, and
to p. ". Mullsn, another son, whose
store is near the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail-
road bridge,
No one seomi TO have been in tho
house sxeeptthe old lady, who IL seven
ty-iour years old, a. the time. i.
A bird girl, Sarah Brown, who had
been living with the family, but who
had left on account OF some slight DIS
agreement two days before, wa seen
that evening with another girl, Dora
| Headiey, at DR., SEarp's houPO, a few
doors below. Suspicion fell upon the
Brown girl, and shO was arrested. She
was found In bed with the Headley girl
aE tho doctors.
To the coroner the girl stated that she
and the Headley girl left tho doctors
and went into the country some five or
six miles TO the home OF one Of tho
Headlsy girls and that they picked black.
berrloS all day, returning to the city and
to Dr.. Sharp's house at o p. IN.
Many citizens believe tho girl Is inno'
cent and that tho old lady was murder
ed by tramps, some Of whom have com.
mitted robberles night after night OF
late. An old lady over seventy years
old, who lives within a few doors Of the
Mullen home, a few days ago received
almost q fatal shock from the appear
ance Of burglars in her room.
The victim Of the murder was n Of
the most estimable old ladies in this
city.
Tho c%oroncr's inquest will not be con.
cluded until Monday. Sarah Brown,
the girl who was arrested for the muir.
/ der, was released, as it was clearly
proven that she iS innocent. It iS al.
most certain that the murderer was a
tramp, who was dressed in light plants,
q dark coat and straw hat, Search iS
being made for him in every direction.
The funeral Of tho murdered woman
occurred this afternoon at 4 o'clock from
St. Xavler's Catholic church, OF which
she was a lifelong member. 1t was
largely attended, being in fact one Of tho
largest funerals that ever occurred in
this city. The interment was in the
Catholic cemetery.
The deceased was a wsll'to.do old Wo.
man and always carried large amounts
Of money on her person.
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Cloud in arrOsting him for an alleged
theft. McCIoud was called out Of bod,
locked up four days, and then reloaaed'
James Manley returned from Colum,
usSaturday evening, having completed
his sentence in tho q, 7.
Mr.. George W. Ball and bride re-
turned Saturday evening from their
bridal trip 10 Cleveland.
Miss Alice Fisuor has returned to
her home at Cambridge after spending
u few days in this city,
John Kincade and wife, OF Dunkirk,
Ind, arc spending tho summer in this
city with relatiysh
Harry Carpenter. Of this city, is
spending u month ut CrRbRppiO with his
parents.
Charles JacklOy and vito, Of Dunkirk,
Ind, are visiting friends and relatives in
this city,
Jacob HeatheFington, who had a So
vera attack OF pneumonia, Ia GONZALES
cent.
Oh. Dankwsrlh spent yesterday with
his family, at Epworth Park,
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LAST Juno Dick Crawford brought his
twolyo.months.old child, suffering from
infantllc diarrhmn, to mo. II had been
woanod At four months old aud had al.
WAYS boon sickly. | gave II tho usual
treatment In such Casos but without
benefit, Tho child kept growing thinner
until IL weighed hut little more than
whom born, OF porhapS ton pounds l
then started tho father to giving Cham.
betiain's Collie, Choleta aud Dtarthmd
Remedy. BotorO ono bottle Of tho 2j'
cont niEo had boon used n marked i'm.
provcmrnL was seen aud IT, continued
uso cured tho child. Its weakness aud
puny constitution disappeared aud its
father aud myself hollUvc tho child,a
iIfo was saved by this Remedy. ]. T.
MARROW, NJ. D., Tamaron. III,