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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
EOBBED IN BEOID DAYLIGHT.
THIEVES GET IS COO FROM THE SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,
TOsToFFICE WITH \ DOZEN CLERKS
WORK CLOSE

WORK CLOSE BY.
Springfield. H., April 3.-The Springfield postoflice
was robbed of about 5000 to-day. 1t was the neat
est and most mysterious job done IN this city
and there is lttle clew to the perpetrators. The
amount taken with the exception OF about $50. was
in stamps II was abstracted from the vault in
Postmaster Ridgey's privat office while Mr. Ridge
" was absent for luncheon The loss not dis
covered untn after 1 o'clock. The thieves used
dunrcatc keys TO unlock the Office and vault, and
they worked so quietly that with a dozen clerks
at work on either side of the room suspicion
was aroused The vault and that in the revenue
collectors office are separated only by wall, and
William Vredcnburgh, chief clerk Of the collectors
Office heard some one moving the other side.
Miss Davis. the stamp clerk. passed through the
corridor about the same time and saw two men
standing near the postmaster's Office.
The robbery was discovered by Assistant Post
master Lester McMurphy when he went into the
vault to get som" stamps. Ten thousand dollars
worth had been placed there on Monday. and two
days sales had been made from them. \ box CON
tanning jewclry and sivcrwarc belonging 10 IN"
postmastor's daughter Mrs. Harry DevereauN.
parity wedding presents also stolen. the
thieves had carefully closed the doors which they
had to unlock with their duplicate keys Two weeks
ago two men passing attorneys came into the
po,tmas,er's ofice anl asked 10 borrow his keys 10
unlock tin box carried Dy one ~ th'In, wien theS
said contained papers 10 be ne1 in the United
States Court While there another man came IN anu
asked To the postmaster. Mr.. RiIgeiy referred
him to Mr. McMurphy. and went across ths Ha.i To
introduce him When he came back h, noticei on"
OF the supposed lawyers holding the safe key to the
learned FROG, the clerk II the circuit tDui; t2at u"
paper. had been ne,l suspicion was a.ilyei. how
ever. by the return ~ one OF th" men ~ m'rhih~
who told Mr.. II lgo.y b" had got ~" ~ open an.
wouf he ihc pp"t' son. l, l'l.' .S n .la
.pratcIs t. NJ. McMurphy the dccoWplicc ~ nls
private Office WAS taking a wax impression OF III"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
MICHIGAN'S PLURALITY GROWING

Chicago. April 3.-A dispatch frorl Detroit. Mich.
says: Returns from interior counties In the Stat.
indicate that Judge Moore rep mas been elected
Justice Of the supreme COUI. by over 3fv'
plurality and Butterned and Hacklev ReEcnts
of the State University oy $500 and 3>6p plurtnty.
respectively. The Amendment TO tne STATE Corsti-
tuition increasing tho salaries o: state Others
lost by a three-fourths vot-.
For CONGRESS in the IlId pstric.. Mines Ocp'
has majority over Todd. Fusionst. of l,il5 t.
this district Burrows received II OD plurality Lass
November. In the Nth Senatorial District Smith.
Of Jackson County, 10 hll a vacancy receives l-,l
majority"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
CHICAGO CHOOSES A GOOD MAYOR.

IT II KoHIsAAT PLEASED WITH TIE "r"''''
or THE RECENT ELECTION
u IL Kohlsaat the well-known Chicaso 'nii''o", ,
aire is at the Holland House -i. '.o, h,,,
9, -, t.. o.,erd,v He went nome 10 vote out
did no, wait TO hear the result before starting oacn
He is mighty eated by the election oi u@o'tl sa J"
Swift AZ Mayor. and says tina; chicago y J" ~
reform administration in earnest ~ 80, g.
what vexed. however. BY an item p"piSneu 'l ="
,oorn,no ,,a,er saving that ne had probably Desn
1o' So. ','e par - ."rhe New-York Mercury al
,ho,ah ,n n.,oe was mentioned in the SAFE MI
Kohlsaat said: 49,. wbi,e
This ruInor got rather ufeso'e ,o,o never
! did not purchase The Mercury ana nav .o,nr
had any negotiations with It's owners am so'"s ,e
to abandon work for while now anu so s,or, ,here
Boston with ny family for few days f'o''
] will probably go 10 Europe u Kohl
saat said: -. . .,ectsd
TT was a clean sweep MI e~ht . turn
Mayor by 5000 majority. This a''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
VOTED FOR LICENSE N MINNESOTA.

Chicago. April "A dispatca from :. fauI says
'The most noticeable feature OF the Minnesota iHu-
picival elections yesterday was the success "I III"
l,ceuss ticket IN evefT place "heie 'he H4"o' ~
zion WAS an Issue Following are the results re-
o-,ed nm IN a late hour with the names OF the sue
cessf.I candidates for Mayor: Mankito' weaver
1R4p). reelected: Tracy. j. NJ WardeA' license
sauk Center. II. y Miner GndJ: Albert Lon v
Gulrup. license: Waseca. D. $ Cummings; 81 f'''r'
Henry Molle; I,ushford. H. NJ smith rc-e''c''''
,vu,n,r Dentamln Williams. license: blooming
,,at.to ! = Realty license; Faribaut, BenJlnhn
sneiel ep; FergGs Falls DTi riod,Tcb Ticg
Ike I'ltv F. G. Tlsell re-elected' virginia NoDeI'
Mcrrue Kep)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
4 BL.1/E on the FRENCH PIEH
TIE ROOF or THE WHARF DAMAGED hY FIRE
WHICH STARTED IL i COTTON VESSEL
THE Loss ABOUT 500

The pier Of the Compagne Generate Transat-
lantjoIr tFrcnch lincD at MOrton-st narro"ly "s-
corcl destruction by fire about m!'nigh last night
Fire was discovered the lighter Mission, which
was loaded with 400 bales Of cotton. and moored on
the south side OF the pier. some huy feet from IN"
outer or river end. The flames spread to ihe rooi
Of the pier. and about 200 square tcet oi inc ROOT
destroyed
4 good deal Of the freight damaged by water.
but none consumed The damage 10 merchandise
l. estimated at t.VD and 10 the pier, f2.Vo Ihe
burning cotton was towci 10 the Erie BASIN lhr
0rcboats remained al the wharf for the night The
cOmpany's steamer La BourPoSne, when was lying
on Inc other side Of the pier. was not damaged
There was considerable fear for n time that the
loss by the FIRE would be large, but the fircmcn
managed To conhnc il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
THE RESULT IN DOUBT IN WISCONSIN.

Milwaukee April 3.-feturns from tho Stat" are
slow IN coming In. Reports today show that whil"
the larger cities have given small malorti"s for
Winslow GDem.D. for Justice OF the Suprefn" court
yet the country districts show decided vote in
favor OF Clrmentson WepD. Experts on stat" "lcr-
tlon returns I'm this city figure that 'lomcntson VII
be elected by from 5000 20 7opT majority. lght
has been pollcd. however, I'm All parls oi ~
State. and he margin being 50 mario" u may iulh
the other way and give Wlusi0w small majority
The Indications however, point to tl"fn'nt-'h s
ele
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN NEW-JF;RsEY.

The first election in the recently incorporated
borough of Dune.len, in MiddleseX County. y. J..
was held on Tuesday. Furman H. Gise. Republican
was elected a Freeho1er by nine majority over j
J. Swackhammer. Democrat; Charles 4. Coriell Re
publican was elected assessor over Alfred B Nell
son. Democrat by hfty-three majority; George "
Day. Democrat. was elected Collector Ar Gise'
election as Freehoder adds more to the board,
and will probably change the political complexion
Of the board from Democratic 10 Republican
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
DIR. .ZIEGLER NOT HEARD FROM
BUT THE STORY OF HIS LOSS is NOT
GENERALLY BELIEVED.

IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STARTED AS AN
APRIL FOOL. JOKE-MRS. ZIEGLER BELIEVES
HER HUSBAND IS STILL ALIVE.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
jacksonville. Fla. April 3.-M O'Clock TO-
night The Times-Union' received the following
from its correspondent at Palm Beach:
There is absolutely nothing in the report OF the
wreck of the Robinson Crusoe. 1t started
by correspondent Of a paper here and Is an
absolute lie cut of the whole cl)th. THE Times
Unions" spOndent has talked with the peo-
plo and the captain Of the sloop. and they laugh
M the story The news telegraphed to New ork
IS from the same source. and there is nothing
in il from beginning to end.
Henry V Merrill managcr Of the Hotel Royal
Poncisna at Palm Beach, on Lake Worth from
which place Messrs. Zeigler and wells set out on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS IN MISSOURI
INCREASED MAJORIrlEs OVER THE VOTE roilEb
IN THE LAST ELECTION-A GRAND VIC
TORY IN ST. LOUIS

IN THE LAST EIECIION-A GNAND VI
TORY IN ST LOUIS.
St Louis. April 3.-Returns received from cleo
tions held in Missouri yesterday show that the
lightest vote in MANY years cast In many
cities and towns the Republican ticket was elected
by increased ma aortieS over the vote poiei in the
last Congressional election. Al Springfield The
Democrats elected seven out Of eight candidates for
Aldermen Al Macon, Lebanon. -. Charles Room
Vile. Carthage and -. Joseph the Republicans
elected the entire ticket. The Democrats made a
clean sweep at Moberly. Poplar Bluff. Paris and
Salem. a; jefferson city. Sodalil and other i'm
portant cities in the state the successful clndi-
dates are evenly divided between Republicans and
Democrats. No election was he.t IN Kansas city.
In st Louis the Republicans elected twenty min"
out Of the thrty-our candidates for the city Cour-
Gil by an average majority OF 1000 votes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
DENVER TRrE TO RErCBICANIsM.

Denver. Col. Apri. 3-Tne official count shows that
the straign. Republican municipal ticket. WIN J. .
McMurray for Mayor. war elected. with indJo'l''a
ranging from 800 20 1900 Howard candidate ID.
Mayor on the "Taxpayers' tickei. was beaten III
his own precinct by 20 votes. the vote Was u"-
Lob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
DISASTROUS FIRE IN \ STABLE.
TWO HORSES BURNED TO CRISP ANp MAN
IEOEABLY FATALLY INJURED

PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED.
Michael Baxter. sIxty-ivc years old, was seriously
II not fatally injured In stable fire at NO 10 West
Slxty-third-st last evening. The stable was one
story wooder structure. ana Baxter slept there II
IS supposed that hc 1T candle and set fire to some
hay The nrenon rescued him In time TO save him
from pcrishng in the building. He was removed to
Roosevelt Hospital. and his recovery IL doubtful.
IyO horses were burned Il crisp. one Of them
being Baxtcr's. Another horse of IiaxterS. a large
prav broke his halter and out Of the stable. but
was 50 badly burned that 1t dropped In the ya:d and
had 10 be shot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
REPUBLICANS ELEC

REPUBLICANS ELECTED IN OKLAHOMA
FL Reno. Okla. April The closing Of the polls
last night ended the btteresi campaign In thc hl~-
tory Of the city. T. Is generally conceded ihat th'
Republican ticket IS elected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
BUSINESS MEN AROUSED
COMMENCING MAYOR STRONG.
HIS MESSAGE ON FINANCIAL MATTERS
PRAISED ON ALL SIDES.

BANKERS EXPRESS DECIDED OPINIONS on TAM.
MANY METHODS OF JUGGLING WITH BONDS
CONTROLLER FITCH ISSUES REPLY
TO THE MAYOR AND WRITES LET
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04

Iautcrharh chairman 4 IN" Republican county
Committee.
To the Republican. q ihe state
..,,.,,,.r, having been promulgated by certain
,.rubsr. 81 the Union League club trnlirA - ur-
HI" ~. Republican triumph ln this city ana S,i'e.
,,e,nier. If the Legislature to INSIST upon
tb~ immediate passage of certain n!ls, ana EaIImg
. ,,' ,-,t..r mat n hrirf history should b. given.
f,.rn +, Hcruhiietn standpoint ~ events uat nave
Ia ,r 10 mo present uufortunht" situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
A SWEEP IN RHODE ISLAND.
EVERYTHING REPC BLiCAN.
, ,,pp,rrs p1J-RA11rY WILL EXCEED 10000

ONLY SEVEN DEMOCRATS IN THE GRAND COM
MITrEE-PRov1DENCE GOES REPUBLICAN bf
900 PLURALITY - THE pEMO' "'Ni "
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18
stung by n Spider.

The following from the Oroville,
Mercury may serve as q warning to
persons who sleep with their mouths
open Mrs. Teeters, an aged lady re-
siding at the upper end of Montgom-
cry street, Oroville, nea the bridge,
came near dying recently in a fearful.
yet peculiar manner. She was
awakened about midnight by a sensa-
ton on the side Of her tongue, which
felt like a small blister. At first she
thought nothing of it, but the mem
Der began to swell very rapidly, and
before she could arouse the other mem
bers of the family, il had completely
filed her mouth so she could not
speak. She finally aroused them by
pounding on the wall and DIR. Gates
was sent for. When the physician
reached her bedside, the lady's tongue
and muscles were SO badly swollen
that she vas gasping for breath.
The doctor at once applied remedies
for a spider bite and they had the de-
sired effect, reducing the swelling and
she is considered out OF danger.
While the lady has no remembrance
Of it, the physician believes that she
was poisoned by a spider which stung
her while she slept.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18

GOLD NUGGETS GALORE.

A letter to the Baker City Democrat,
from Sparta, Union county, Oregon,
furnishes the following:
From reliable information received by
courier we report the following: Stur-
gil Bar, on Snake river, has for more than
q quarter Of q century been an annual
producer Of gold in paying quantities,
and the opinion has prevailed that some
day some one would strike the coarse
gold channel and take out gold by the
hatful. The breast Of the pay dirt,
where two hydraulics have been work
ing day and night, was ninety feet deep.
Last Wednesday night a large cave took
place at the upper end Of the diggings
where Captain Ed. Robinett was in
charge Of the nozzle and as soon as the
dirt that had fallen was washed away,
Mr.. Robinett discovered that the rim of
the bedrock rose up in front of him thirty
feet high. As day was breaking he
made an examination Of the bedrock and
imagine his surprise as he saw at every
point nuggets of ell shapes and sizes.
He called the other men and together
they filled the two quart dinner pail and
proceeded to the house Of Messrs. Reed
and Beezley, the wners. Careful exam.
nation has been made Of the channel ex-
posed and conservative estimates place
the value of the coarse gold actually in
sight at many thousand dollars, and the
gold already picked up at $4,000.
Everybody in this section is now looking
for high bars and coarse gold channels on
Snake river. So you must keep your
columns open ready TO record the good
news that is sure to follow the greatest
placer gold find ever made in North
America, equaling in value the cele.
brated Mcdonald find ct old Bandigo, on
the Ysrra Yarrs. Australia, in 1866.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18
COLONIZATION IN NEVADA.

William E. Smythe, editor Of the r.
rigation Age, has been over in the west.
ern part of the State for the past week
interviewing the people and leoturing on
the advisibility Of encouraging emigra.
ton from the East to Nevada. Mr..
Smythe says the East is ov~ercrowded
with people while lands are cheap and
abundant in the West, and many persons
are interesting themselves in the problem
Of getting the surplus population Of the
East to settle on lands in the West that
can be made productive by irrigation.
The Mormon system Of settlement lie
highly commended by many. A colony
builds . village with churches and school.
houses. and the irrigable lands adjacent
are divided among the villagers, every
resident in the village has forty or eighty
acres of land in the immediate vicinity
which he ~cultivates, while he has all the
advantages Of society. A number OF
colonies based on this system have been
established in the West.
Nevada has millions Of acres Of land
which only require water to make them
productive. says the Journal. There
seems to be plenty Of water if ii only
could be utilized. Mr.. Smythe will en-.
deavor to ascertain during his stay in
Nevada what localities are available for
Eastern immigrants and where colonies
can be established so that a number Of
families with from $500 to 81. 500 each,
can procure forty OIL. eighty acres of land
each on which they can make q living.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18
A TALK WITH rAuBENECK.

The Populists in Indiana. acting n
der instructions from Chairman Tsube-
neck Of tho National Committee. are
now m~aneuvering for . union with the
free silver men in both the old parties.
ave think we see the breaking up OF
the old political parties, said he. THE
contest next year will be between
the gold men on the one side and the
silver men on the other. The contest
will be one in which the South and West
will be arrayed against the East. The
battle-ground will be in Indiana. Iowa
and Minnesota. II the South and West
stand for free silver they will win."
"Do the Populists stand ready to unite
with the new party!
"We certainly do. II the party
should win it would be q victory for
the Populists. II is immaterial under
which name we win. The free coinage OF
silver is the central doctrine OF the Pop
ulists, and we are ready to make any
sort Of union to accomplish our object"
The Populist State Committee has
ceased the work Of organizing Populist
clubs throughout the State. The leaders
have suggested that free coinage clubs
be organized; and that members Of both
the old parties be invited to become
members Of the clubs. The newspaper
printed at indianapolis as the organ oil
the party has undertaken to circulate sill
YER literature among the farmers OF the
State
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18

II is announced in Washington that
Mrs, Nellie Grant-Sartoris is to be mar
ried to General Henry K. Douglass. Mrs.
Sartoris is the daughter Of General
Grant, and General Douglass served with
distinction in the Confederate army.
She Is the daughter of the great Union
General, and he made an excellent rec
ord as q Conferate General. The union
Of the Blue and the Gray proves pretty
conclusivsly that the war is over, and
that probably some Of General Grants
grandchildren, thirty or forty years
hence, when candidates for office, will
proclaim from the stump that while their
father won his laurels in the Confederate
army their grandfather was twice elected
President of the United States because
he overoame that army and preserved
the Union In its entirety Reno Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18

The death Of William Tibbetts in Mon
terey, CAL, last week ended Q case which
is scarcely without . parallel in medical
history. The deceased was Q sufferer
from dropsy, but the popularity is that
he was in . state Of partial petriication.
His body was as rigid as stone. The
pricking Of . needle made no indsnta-
zion in the flesh, and all power Of sensa-
tion had disappeared. Tibbetts was taken
to. the German Hospital in San Fran
cisco and nine physicians made close ex-
sminations and held many consultations
to discover the identity Of the strange
ailment. They finally pronounced IL .
case Of myxoedema. In this disease the
organs Of the body partly disappear or
ossify, causing . condition similar to
petrification.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18

The volume Of the census Of 1890,
which relates to Indians. has been slow
in making it's appearance. but IL is bet
ter late than never. says the San Fran
cisco Bulletin. II confirms the opinion
which was not accepted by Schoolcraft
and some Of the earlier writers on the
Indian tribes that the aboriginal race 10
steadily dying out in spite Of the pater'
nal care Of the Government. The total
number Of Indians found by Rev. Jede-
diah Morse, Special United States In
dian Commissioner in 1922. was 47l.4l7.
The Indian poulation had dwindled
down in 1890 to 1926, AGA.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-18

The following notice is going the
rounds Of the newspapers and attracting
q great deal Of false sympathy:
"wsnted-A friend; n who viii
recognize me when | am compelled to
wear patched pants; who will take my
hand as | am sliding down hill instead OF
giving me a kick TO hasten my descent;
who will lend me a dollar without two
dollars security; who'll come TO me when
I am sick; who will take of his coat
and eight when odds are at two to one;
who will talk Of me behind my back ss
be talks to my face. Such q friend is
wanted by thousands Of human beings
through the whole world"
The man who thus formulates his de-
sires evidently has q very well-de6ned
notion Of what he would like to have
for himself. but il does no. seem to have
occurred to him that the only possible
way 10 get such q friend is to be such
. friend. And II he is. heartily and
genuinely. such a friend to all with
whom he comes 10 contact, he will never
have occasion to sit down and whine for
some one to come and coddle him.
1t lie the selfish, look-out-for-number-
n man who complains that others speak
evil OF him behind his back. IL is the
thoughtless prodical who squanders
money on unworthy objects who finds
that his friends, &c. called, take wing
with his riches. II is the shiftless never
do-well who cannot borrow q dollar with
out giving two dollars security. Itisthe
lazy or incompetent idler who groans
that nobody will do anything for him.
The generous, whole-souled, self-for-
getful man, who is always ready to
stake trouble" to help his neighbors.
who is wise in his charities and liberal In
his good deeds, who is everywhere and
at all times o "good man to tie to-"
may, indeed, be imposed upon OCCASION
ally, bus he will never lack friends in
time OF need. brooklyn Every Where.