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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Pennsylvania Republican Work.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 90
Col. BENZ. J. Haywood, of Mercer
county, was unanimously nOmin-
ated for state treasurer by the Re
publican convention. The follow
ing were unanimously recommend
ed to the governor for judges of
the superior court: James A.
Beaver, of Centre; Howard Reider,
of Northampton; John j. Wickes,
of Beaver; Geo. G. Orland, of
Huntington; Chas. E. Rice, of
Luzerne E. N. Willard, of Lack
awanna. The convention has adj
iourned sine die.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Howard PIetzers Bones Found,

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29.-Cor-
on9r Castos is in possession of the
premises on which the bones of
yohng Howard Pietzel were found
at {Irvington. Holmes will be in
difted in this city for murder, but
ND effort will be made to bring him
\h ERE, as the evidence against him
|sewhere, it is thought will be
efficient to convict him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Riot Victims.

WAPAKONETTKA, Ohio, Aug. 30.
The riot is still the theme of eX-
citing interest. Tells, who was
shot through the bowels by Vans
kiver, died today. Andrew Sifford,
who was wounded, is in critical
condition, and Vanslkiver, who did
the shooting after he had been
fearfully beaten, is in serious dan
ger from blood poisoning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
A church's Golden Jubilee.

BLooMvILLE, Ohio, Aug. 90
st. Stephens Catholic church will
celebrate its golden jubilee today.
The few remaining pioneers of the
society will take prominent part.
Leading priests from this part of
Ohio will be present. Monsignor
Satolli has been invited. He has
sent a letter which will be read.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Western Pigiron Advanced

New YORK, Aug. 29.-The Iron
Age today says: Under great ex-
element the market in the central
west has scored its greatest adj
vance, in so brief period, in bes-
semer pigiron. Last Wednesday
after heavy transactions, $15.25
was paid. Subsequently $3.50
was offered and refused.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
ROYAL 3etrothal.

IRLIn, Aug. 29.-The Cologne
Kali Anzieger's Copenhagen dis
tch says that the betrothal of
tince Christian of Denmark and
rincess Maud of Wales will be
reclaimed on September z.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Dynamite Representatives Victims

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Aug. 29.-Fred.
Brown and William Rathline, both
single, were killed by an explosion
of dynamite in the Thomas iron
stone quarry, near Shadts, Leigh
county, today. Harvey Folkes was
also probably fatally injured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Brigands Attack a Monastery.

TIFLIs, Aug. 29.-An Armenian
newspaper published here has re-
ceived dispatch from Beyrout,
stating that on August 10 band
of armed brigands attacked the
Armenian monastery of st. John
and brutality maltreated the pill
grimS assembled there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Cholera Imported Into Galicla

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 29.-It is
semi-officially stated that cholera
has been imported into Galicia
from Russian Poland, where it is
widely prevalent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
" orse Than Electrocution

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 20
Electrician Harry Sherman, OF the
Brush works, received shock of
from 1000 to 1900 volts. He was
picked up apparently dead, but
after hard work was resusciated.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
False Alarm.

WICHITA, Kas. Aug. 29.-There
appears to be no foundation for
the reported killing of Capt. Bald
win of Anadarko. The Eagle has
messages from all parts within
reach of Anardako country deny
ing the story,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Were Not Drowned.

SYRACUSE, N. V, Aug. 29.-The
report that three men were
drowned in Onondaga lake yester-
day during a storm is unfounded.
No empty row boat was picked up
by steamer, as was reported.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
suicided While Deraneed.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. CIV.
H. Kearns,of Louisville, committed
suicide by drownding supposed to
be temporarily insane. He was
travelling salesman for the Louis
vile Chair Co., of Louisville.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29
Ask for Papal Mediation

ROME, Aug. 29.-The presidents
Hayti and San Domingo have
ed for papal mediation to regu-
the delimitations of those two
tries.
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Yachtsman is Missing.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-No trace
Is been found of Robert w. In
IN, a wealthy young cotton mer-
hnt, since his yacht was run
En in the Narrows Monday even
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"Indian" wongo to Box Billy Duke.

No RFoLK, Va, Aug. 29.-Frank
Wongo, the Indian boxer, and
Billy Duke have been matched to
box before the Ariel club here at
catch weights tonight for $3.50
side and a $3.50 purse.
This will be their third
meeting. Wongo put Duke out
the first time in three rounds. The
police stopped the second meeting
in the third round and the referee
declared it draw. Jake Kilrain,
the ex-heavy-weight, will second
Duke.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
HE TOMAHA .gKED HER.
Jealousy and Grip Cause q Louis
Vile Mans Attack on His House

Jealousy and Grip Cause q Louis
Vile Mans Attack on His House
keeper.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 26.-In fit
of jealous insanity, brought OH by re-
morse and grip, James w. McGarvey
made an attempt today to murder his
housekeeper. Miss Martin. and kill
himself at his residence, 372 Nineteenth
street. McGarvey yesterday became so
violent that he was locked in his room.
and his son John had made arrange
ments u take him 10 the Lakeland asy-
lum today. This morning Sadie Martin,
the housekeeper, and John McGarvey
went TO the room to take him
his breakfast. he told Miss Mar
tin to put the tray OH a chair, and
the woman turned TO go out. Nc
Garyey Sprang forward aud struck he +
OIL the head with Ratchet. She tore
herself from his grasp and holding a
chair before her kept McGarvey away.
John McGarvey threw his father 10 the
floor and dragged Miss Martin out of
the room. Ii was atfirst thought that
she was fatally injured, and for little
while the crazy man was left alone in
iie room. While the family was dress
ing Miss Martins wounds noise was
heard in McGarvey's room. John and
his sister Gertrude FASTENED to the room
and found their father trying to beat
his brains out with the Ratchet. After
hard struggle he was dlSarmed. The
ambulance was called and McGarvey
was taken to the hospital, His neck
and head are badly cut. but his injuries
are not necessarily fatal. A long cash
was cut on Miss Martins head. just
back of the left ear. She was struck
with the fiat side OF the hatchet, which
must have turned in McGarvey's hand
as he struck the blow. But for this
fact she would have been instantly
killed.
McGarvey moved hero from Shelby
vile on Dec. "a. Since he has been
| here he has made several attempts to
commit suicide, but was prevented. He
| Imagined that his son John and Miss
Martin were trying TO kill him, and had
frequently said he would kill them be :
| fore he killed himself.
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TRIAL OF iBLIXT.
1t VIII Come Up on the Fourteenth
of May Before Judge Pond.


TIE trial of Claus A. Blixt, the brutal
murderer of Catherine Cling, will be
taken up on May IA before Judge
Pond. Blixt was brought into the
little court room yesterday morning
by Deputy Sheriff Sirois. He was as
blithe as a lark, and dispensed smiles
and bows on all sides. He did not
speak word, apparently being con-
tent to leave everything to his attorney.
Judge Pond asked Assistant County
Attorney Peterson when he wanted the
trial set for, and Blixt's attorney. who
is known off the stage as Friar Oden
broke in with: IF the court please.
my client is too poor to have a lot Of
witnesses dancing attendance upon the
case, and for that reason 1 would like
to set 1t for day when it is certain it
can be tried. An early date will do,
but prefer a late one
Judge Pond then fixed the date as
May IA. 1t is evident that Blixt in
tends to stand trial. He will, of
course, admit his crime, but set up the
defense that he was prompted to it's
commission by powerful hypnotic sug-
gest1ons conveyed to him by Harry
Hayward.
There has been a great change in
-Blixt during the last few weeks. For
while he CRASHED his teeth and
begged to be. shot, the horror of his
guilt being more than he could stand.
He wanted to die, and begged for
death. But he has begun to hope be-
cause he has been told that he ought
to defend himself, and the new confi-'
dence that has come to him is so child
like and groundless as to be pathetics
In fact, many fear for his reason if he
is condemned to hang, as in all proba-
-biltity he will be-
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the grand council. This requires a
three-fourtbs vote of the grand council
for passage, and has never succeeded,
but has been brought up persistently
by the younger lelement, or, more
properly speaking, the newer lodges, at
each succeeding council.
Yesterday the most gallant fight of
all the four was made, and for time it
looked as though the advocates of the
change were going to carry, as they
had enlisted a number of eloquent
young members on their side, among
them H. Banforth Dickinson, who was
one of the foremost and from about
o'clock until nearly 9 the battle went
fast and furious. R., L. Stillman
seemed to be the leader of the con-
servative faction, if such it may be
called, and there was a fierce parliar
mentary battle. The matter was finally
brought to a vote, however, and when
the votes were counted, it was found
that the amendment lacked three votes
of the three-fourths necessary to
pass it.
The advocates of the new rule, howrn
ever, nothing dauntd, announce that
they will continue the fight at the next
council as strongly as they did yester-
day, and as each succeeding year, with
its accumulation of new lodges, adds
strength to the element which is gen
orally in favor of the change, they hold
that their prospects for success are
hopeful. The original members of the
grand council are the only life mem
bers at present, and they seem inclined
to remain so as long as possible. In
the Masonic and other orders, however,
the past commander regent, or what
ever he chances to be called, remains
member of the council, and that is
what the Royal Arcanum new blood
wants
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
FIREMEN WILL FIGHT.
Think Their Pay Should Be Rel
stored as Well as Patrolmen,s.

stored as Well as PatrOlmen1s
The members of the fire department
who suffered cut in wages recently
nave not been asleep since the economic
wave swept over the council chamber
The firemen are determined to have
their pay restored to the old rate, and
since the resolution placing the sal
aries of patrolmen at the old figures
passed the last meeting of the council
they have been unusually active. A
number of secret meetings have been
held lately, at which Aid McAllister
and Long We're present, and it is under
stood these gentlemen will champion
the cause of the fire ladies at Fri
day nights council meeting in a way
that will indicate that the boys mean
business. The firemen say their SER
vices are as important as those of po-
lice officers, and if Mayor Pratt and the
council thought it injudicious to main
tain the reduction in the salaries of
patrolmen, they ought to be wise
enough to see that it is poor policy to
refuse to grant their claim for a.
restoration of wages.
A committee consisting of a half
dozen firemen called upon President
Snyder recently, and asked him if he
would support resolution authorizing
the payment of the schedule of wages
In effect before the January cut. Mr.
Snyder Informed the committee that
he could not consistently vote for such
a resolution. The fire department had
begun the new year $4,000 in debt, he
said, and it would be very I'M
businesslike to support meas
ure which would involve the depart
ment still more. President Snyder is
evidently one of the council reformers
who meant business when he voted for
the cutting down of expenses in all
Departments.
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EASY FOR CRITIC.
THE AUSTRALIAN AND HARMON
GO SIX ROUNDS.
HARMON WAS oUTcLASSED
His Opponent Making No Ebert to
Put Him Out of the Fight
Days Sports.

NEW YORK, March 26-The fact
that Young Griffo," the Australian,
was to appear at the new Manhattan
club in six-round go with Joe Har-
mon, of this city, was in itself attrac-
ton enough to pack the spacious gym
nasium tonight with members and
their friends. George Cannon, of San
Francisco, and Frank McLain, the Gu
ban colored wonder, put on the gloves
for six-round bout at 140 pounds.
This was a smuggling match. Both men
were very weak at the finish. Cannon
was completely done up, and the ref
cree stopped the bout and gave the
fight to the Cuban.
AT IL 80 o'clock Harmon climbed
through the ropes and was immediate
ly followed by the feather who was
seconded by Benny Murphy and Tom
DENY, of Australia. Critic had the
second round all his own way, but
Harmon got in some good blows in the
third. CRITICS blows reached Harmon
often, but apparently without great
effect. Critic started Harmon's nose
to bleeding in the fifth and the latter
led wildly in the following round 1t
was all one-sided, and Harmon was
glad when time was called Critic got
an easy decision. Fc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
POCkETED The FUNDS.
MORE SENSATIONAL WHISKY
TRUST DEVELOPMENTS.
NOT A CENT OF REBATES
Received From Railways WINS
Ever Accounted For by Of
ficials, 1t Is Said.


CHICAGO. March 26.-Today's dis.
closures of the extraordinary manage
ment OF the whisky trust under the
Greenhut regime were quite az START
ling as anything that has heretofore
been developed by the expert cxamina.
ton of the books and papers. The in
spectors appointed by the reorganiza-
ton committee, 1t is said. discovered
nearly 100000 was paid by railroads,
presumably for the benefit of the trust,
but that not one dollar of it appears
among the credit items on the trust
books. The money was paid as rebates
on shipments, and the men who re-
teiyed 1T. it is alleged, were among the
highest officers of the trust.
Only the outlines of the story were
allowed To leak out. In its entirety it
was preserved to be presented to the
reorganization committee at its meeting
IN New York. and by the committee to
be used as basis for its future action
Ill court against certain officers of the
trust The experts. it is said, acct
dentally hit Oh Il clue which, followed up,
disclosed to them that the trust had
been a fav0rite of certain railroads.
Extending over considerable period
they found, it is alleged. that each car
load of spirits shipped was given con-
cesslon. The rebate amounted to from
81 to $11 a car.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27

which will he next Tuesday, April 2. :.
|. Yesterday the committee decided on
the contracts to be awarded for the
paving of the ground floor The Col
umbia Paving company, of this. city,
Will have the contract for paving the
boiler room with brick, at their bid of
1850. They will also pave the drive
way with Kettle River stone for s561 go.
Brown & Hazen get the contract for
me sidewalk around the building,
which will be of granolithic paving
material, their bid being 1880. 25.
They will also put in the curbing of
the same material for $623.1O
i Several companies bid on the granite
FOR the sidewalk and curb, but the
granolithic material was considered
by the architects as good for the pur-
pose, and far cheaper.
No decision has yet been reached on
/ the woodwork bids, and the whole set
may be thrown out eventually. The
specifications are not altogether to the
committees taste, and they may order
new set entirely. The committee is
meeting every afternoon in Long &
KEGS Office
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
Hans OIson,s Case

Arguments in the suit brought by
Hans H. Olson against the State bank
were commenced yesterday afternoons.
Judge Emery opening up the case for
the defendants. In commencing his re-
marks, he took occasion, especially
to thank the court for his uniform
fairness and capability, which had
been such as to call forth appreciative
comments from the attorneys con-
cerned in the case. 1t was arranged
that he emery should present the is
sues of fact in the case, while Judges
Pierce and Vanderburgh should explain
the legal features.
Judge Emery stated that the claim
of the defendants, who were made such
by purchasing shares in the 1892 issue
of stock, was that the increase of
stock so made was wholly and entirely
fraudulent. Asa consequence the own
ers of such certificates virtually held
no stock at all. The selling of the stock
by Kortgaard was simply a continual
ton Of the first fraud.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
HE SLEEPS WELL.
Dr. Il. Il. MerfIIe, the Morphine
Victim, Is Dead.

DR." E. F. Merkle, for several
years well-known character about
town through his associations with the
police and morphine habit cures. was
found dead about o'clock last even
ing In retiring room at the West no.
tel. 1t is said that for the past four
days Merkle has been experimenting
with new morphine cure, but Just
arrived in town. Yesterday afternoon
about o'clock he entered the toilet
room OF the West hotel and the porter
notlced that he remained in the room
Tor a long time. He became suspicious
and finally went to the door, but could
get no response from the man within.
Inc door was opened and the porter
Shook Merkle, but he never moved
Ed BeaVy, the house detective, came in
at That moment and saw instantly
that the man, whom he at once recog-
n1zed, was dead. Coroner Kistler was
notlfled and had the body removed to
the county morgue, where a post NOR
tenn examination will be held today.
DR.. Merkle, as he is known. has
been considered one of the worst NOR
prime flendS in the city, and has been
looked upon with pity by all who knew
him, through his fruitleSS attempts to
break away from the awful habit
which held him in chains ten thousand
times stronger than steel. During
Mayor Eustis' administrator he was
sent to the workhouse and there claim
ed that he had mastered the habit
He was released an apparent living
example OF man cured by his own
will power. He had not been around
town long before a police officer
caught him taking a shot in a back
alley. He was placed in the lookup as
"vag' and then it was learned that
he had been fooling his friends all
along, and had been using morphine
while in the workhouse, and was using
it when he announced himself cured.
Since then Merkle has been more or
less around town, bending hisSevery
energy to securing the loved drug, and
consuming vast quantities of it. His
body, particularly his arms and legs,
Is mass of scars where he has
taken injection after injection
Merkle has always appeared we'll
dressed, although none knew how he
secured his money. When the coroner
made an examination of his clothes.
all that was found was few note
books, photograph and two Walls Of
morphine with hypodermic syringes.
There was no money on his person. He
was thirty-two years old and not
known to have a relative or very in
innate friend in this part of the coun-
try. Merkle was at one time rising
young physician here and held the Of
ice of assistant city physician.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
Demand n New High School.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of education was held yesterday.
Supt. Jordan's report showed the total
number of pupils admitted during the
month of March to have been 949. Of
these 463 were boys and 1856 girls
The delegation of dissatisfied citizens
from Northeast Minneapolis was on
hand to ask that new high school be
granted for their district. H. E. Blais-
dell presented the petition which de-
clared that the citizens represented
district that cast S,474 votes and sent
nearly 5000 children to school. He
recited the disadvantages under which
the people of that section of the city
had labored for a numeber of years,
and asked for a centrally located
school. President Gjertsen informed
the committee that the board would
give their petition careful consideration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
BURNED EMPTY BARRELS.
A Five-ThOusand-DO Blaze in
the North Star COMMANDS Plant

The North Star Barrel company's
plant at the corner of Fifth street and
Thirteenth avenue south was damaged
by fire yesterday morning to the ex-
tent of $1,000. The fire was confined
to the upper floor and roof, where most
of the damage was done to the building.
The principal loss, however, was on
1900 barrels which were stored on the
second floor.
The fire started at about II o'clock.
and in an incredibly short space of
time the upper part of the building
was a mass of flames. There were
about twenty-five men at work on the
second floor, a number of whom started
to leave the building leisurely when the
alarm was given, but they had not
taken many. steps before they realized,
their danger. The blaze lasted about
an hour, and is supposed to have
started from a spark on the roof -
Joseph Brombach, secretary of the
company, stated that both the build
ing and the stock were insured for;
about two-thirds of their value. i
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
HAWAIIAN ExlLEs SUE.
Canadian Pacific May Have to
Cash I'm

VANCOUVER, Il. c.. March &c. Law
yers from Honolulu are here threaten
Ing to bring suit against the Canadian
Pacific Railroad company on behalf Of
Mueller. Cranston and Johnson, the de-
ported Hawaiian exiles who are now
claiming $4,000 damages each for hav-
ing been brought from Hawaii against
tnelr VIII on the cOmpany'S steamer.
The Canadian Pacific company has
bond from the Hawaiian government,
however. indemnifying them against
loss through any action of the kind.
William A. Kinney, who presided as
Judge advocate at the recent court mar
tlal III Honolulu, is here and has em-
pioyed counsel to defend the threatened
action. He asserts that the Hawaiian
government acted within international
law,aud at any rate the damages claimed
by the exiles are preposterous, as they
were only making bare living in
Honolulu.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
Death of Nelson Jordan.

Nelson Jordan, father of Dr. Charles
N. Jordan, superintendent of public
schools, died yesterday morning at the
age of seventy-seven years. Deceased
had long been sufferer from bronchi-
tbs and lung diseases, and complica-
ton of these troubles resulted in his
death. He had lived in Minneapolis
sinse 1881, and leaves wife an d two
sons, DR.. Jordan and Arthur NJ. Jordan,
of Tacoma. Wash.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock at the
residence, 615 Eighteenth street south,
Rev. c. A. Reese officiating. Messrs.
P. B. Winston. George H. Miller. ]. II.
Rolfe, c. N. Cooley, Hamilton McIn-
tyre and j. L. Parker will act as pail
bearers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
New superintendent of Mint.

WASHINGTON, March 26-Among
the appointments which the president
is expected to make very soon, prob
ably tomorrow, is that of superin-
tendent of the United States mint at
{ Philadelphia, in place of Mr.. Town
send, whose resignation is believed to
be now In the hands of the president.
The indications now are that the ap-
pointment will be given to a citizen OF
Reading, Pa, now holding a promi-
snent position in the treasury depart
ment.