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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-06
Business Failures.

New York. July 5.-There were $50
commercial failures In the United States
in the first half of 1925. against 7o8s In
the first half Of 1894 and s4ol in the first
involved liabilities OF SIS. $50 .a44 ;his year
half Of 1898. These commercial failures
against SOL. 7S9 500 last year and si6s, So. =
$40 IN 1888. Manufacturing failures for
the half year wee 1,25t against 1901
last year. with liabilities OF $40 S0l. 9S4
against s4l.S76 .i0a last year and about
So. oo0.0o0 In the first half Of 1899. Trad
ing failures for the half year were 5.S35.
against & a12 last year, and liabilities N5.-
6s9 81. against So. ISL last year. and
about 100000 in 1Sa9 Manufacturing
failures were IT, number rs of / per cent.
CT sH manufacturing concerns. against
a last year. with a Tia bilify average Of
STA for every concern. against sfl7 last
year Trading failures were So Of / per
cent. 90 ali firms In business, against 81
laSt year. with the liability average Of
only So for every such concern in bust
ness against So last year.
Banking failures. not included in above
statements. were 81 with liabilities Of
SIS sS3 s7s against 50 last year. with liza
hilitlAs OF Ntis4 6Ii.
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LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
scandalousiy Mismanaged $3.50 Prisoners
Permitted to Have Female Visitors.


New York. July 5-The escape of Kilio-
ran. Russell and Allen from the Ludlow
street jail yesterday morning promises TO
develop a lively scandal. They were de-
tanned there pending extradtion TO Illinois
Tor the robbery OF the Springfield post
office. The officers OF the Jail here pre-
tend 10 he greatly puzzled over how the
prisoners managed 20 secure the reyolvers
with which they overpowerea the two
turnkeys. II developed today however
that the three prisoners were allowed
the greatest freedom. Women were AL
lowed 20 come into the Jail and associate
with them. and only recently Il is learned
they spent a whole evening in the recen-
tion roam PLAYING bagatefe and dominoes
with women visitors. There now seems 70
he little doubt as 10 how they secured the
weapons with which they hulldozed their
keepers
Washington City. July 5.-Postrnaster
General Wilson and other officials OF his
department are greatly Disguised over the
escape Of the accused poStofiicc robbers
from the Ludlow street tail Mr.. Wilson
today offered a reward OF 81 90 each far
their capture. AID nc also wrote letter
90 United States Attorney Mcfarland a.
New York in which ne asserts that he
cannot avid the concsusion that some one
- criminally responsible for the esraf,e.
He declares his belief that those "a hose
csreleSsneSs or criminallty made the es-
cape possible should be he.a 20 a strict
accountability. Mr.. Wilson asserts that.
considering the desperate character q tl,e
men and their well known criminal re-
cords. every precautson should have heAn
taken, and he also criticises the SaH on
GERS fer permitting the prisoners 10 change
their personal appearance after their Ir.
generation. with the evident purpose az
thwartluE Identification when arraIEn =
FOR trial. He refers. as having signtaea ncs
80 the fact that the prisoners were wen
supplied with means
Sheriff TsSrsen. who Is a Democrat ar
pointed barber as iailer The barber
considered e his duty 20 keep the mise
ners neat. So he shaved OF the whfskers
OF az who desired vita the result thai a
number 81 the witnesses were unable -
identify the po<tcfflcc r,Shherx
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KILLED HIS FAMILY.
Chicago Contractor Stays Wife,
Children and Himself.
SIX coRPses IN THE HOUSE.
Asphyxiafed by Gas Three OF the Chill
drcn Fought for IIfe-Insane
From Sunstroke.

Chicago. July s.-Frederick HeIlman, a
wrIl-fo-do mason contractor. murdered
his wife and four children last night ana
then killed himself. II was at first sup
posed that Holman and his wife ana
children had met death By accident. OUT
it developed at the coroner's inquest tnat
a wholesale murder was calmly planned.
and that the man intended to Kill HIM
self and end the existence OF the MEM
bers OF his family. The dead man and
his victims are; Frederick Holman,
aged 81: Mrs. Ida Heilrnan. aged 81. FRED
HelIman, jr., aged IL: Ida Holman, aged
10; william Holman. aged q. Hed~lg
Heilman, the 3-year-oid daughter.
The tragedy took place in little brick
cottage al Cornciia and Wood streets IL
In supposed the act was that OF mad
man as HeIlnsn was ten years ago sun
struck. from which he never completely
recovered. Suspicion was first aroused
this morning by tine fact that the house
in which HeilTpan lived was closed long
after the usual hour for the family To De
astir. The mother and married sister or
Holman, who lived next door. forced an
entrance and the dead bodies were found.
The house was 30 full Of gas that the
two women were nearly overcome. 1t
was al once concluded that the deaths
had been the result Of an accident, and
the police adhered to the same opinion.
AT the inquest this afternoon. however.
an entirely different complexion was given
the affair by Charles. a brother Of He'll
man, who produced a letter written by
the murderer and suicide late on the pre-
sfous evening. In which ne clearly stated
MS purpose of killing himself. although
no gave no intimation of the fact rhaf he
was meditafsng the death OF the members
or his family. lie spoke OF the window
through which the women had crawied 70
gain entrance TO the house this morning
as the only way in which his brother could
gain admission 10 the house. and said thai
he had left IL open for that purpose. The
brother had not received the letter until
this afternoon. and came directly TO the
inquest.
The position OF the bodies at the time
fhey were found indicated that the two
boys and the older girl fought desperately
10 leave the room after the father had
turned on the gas. The mother and baby
were lying on the inside Of the bed as IL
In peaceful slumber, but the two boys and
the girl were IN different attitudes, and
the expressions OF their faces were those
Of persons who had struggled hard. The
fathers hand was firmly placed across the
mouth OF the older boy. and there is an
abrasion on the throat Of the other lad -
though he had been strang;ed.
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and by the aid OF the light they had a
fair mark at yours truly and II was what
the Bapsists would be willing 10 call I'M
mersion.
think the Methodist or Presbyterian
idea OF sprinkling would have suited me
better in this instance Everything was
done that could be done on the part OF
brother and Sister Siingerland TO cleanse
my clothing from the goodness OF Rome's
arguments, and the people of oysteryillc
expressed their Indignation against the
cowardly plug ugiies who get in the dark
ana then, Ike skunks, eject their stencil
on TO decent people. No DOUBT they were
the same ones who went around In the
night last fall and painted the letters A.
r. A. with filth upon decent peoples
houses all over OyStervflle.
Well, a. Ewaco we had a hne crowd,
and after the lecture organized with thir-
ty-one charter members. many Of them
will have 100 members inside os forty
days
Came back TO South Bend and held
another meeting in the city hail. Fine
crowd splendid attendance. All passed
OF very pleasantly. although threats had
been made by certain parties whose
names are known. but towards. like
Komes mtlkia. were getting ready 10
strike IN the dark. As Rev. Mr.. Parker
of the Presbyterian church. a gentleman
by the name Of Carr, Miss Maggie and
myself were passing I'D the street. we
came 10 a place where the sidewalk was
overtopped by an enhancement about
seven or eight feet high: on top of this
bank, with a large log for breasuwork,
were hidden the brave soldiers Of Rome,
really 10 make war on girl. AS We
were passing Underneath them they be-
gan peating US with eggs thinking we
would run. l spoke 70 the others. and
told them 10 go, and facing the crowd l
talked 10 them I'm quite plain English.
thus drawing the fire. but my little girl
showed her grit and positively refused TO
leave papa. Not content with egg argu-
rnents. stones and clubs filled the air, and
the nasty sneaks had even cleaned out
the privies and scrapei UP arguments
out OF barn yards with which they plas-
tered Us, completely running our CLOTH
ing. One stone struck the Nude girl on
the head but fortunately did not hunt her
much: one struck me square on top OF
the head and Knocked me down. and in
getting up another struck me between
the shoulder blades. Rev. Parker finally
took hold of Maggie and started UP the
walk, while / gave rhe drunken buns my
final blessing. l fear Il was not In very
good parliamentary language, but the
language was not stronger Than the cir
caTnstances demanded.
I'VE are not done with them yet, as I
shall Immediately move against nhe city
of South Bend for So 900 damages. IT is
tir,.e we found out whether we are egrti-
tied TO life. liberty and the pursuit of hap
I,iness under the constitution or NOT.
Both Miss Maggie and myself are con-
siderably bruised and my injuries seem
TO grow worse from day TO day. but / am
trying hard TO keep up with my appoint
ments."
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American Bank Robber Arrested.

New York. July sam American BANK
robber known as Horace Hovan. alias
Little Horace" Is under arrest In Ger
many. He was locked up about a month
ago in Frankfort-on-the-Ma Main for PICK
ing pockets In the Imperial bank He
robbed a merchant who was making a
deposfr. of 300 marks. When arrested
ne gave the name Of George Boston and
said ne was born in London. Scotland
Yard detectives sent his photo to TINS
city. through which his identity was es-
tablished. Hovan has been associated
will all smart bank sneaks in the country
In $50 Big Ed Rice and Hovan stole <30.-
900 from vault in bank at Halifax.
~. S. He was arrested March 81. 1873.
at Charleston. s. C.. for the larceny OF
$4,000 in bonds from a safe in the First
National bank in that city.
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THE MAN WHO TORE UP MONEY.
John Chambers. of Covington, Who
Was in Seattle Recenfly.

Chicago. July 5.-The police believe now
that the mystery surrounding the s., 600
worth OF torn money found on the lake
shore between Twenty-seeond and
Twenty-sixrh STREETS a week ago is solved.
They believe that the money vas torn
by John Chambers, of Covington, Ky,
waters OF Lake Michigan.
Chambers WAS about % years of age and
Is said TO belong 10 an excellent family in
Covington. Some time ago he left home
with about So. 600 in his possession and in
company with young woman. About a
month ago he was seen In Seattle by Will
fam P. Trimbie a fellow townsman. Cham
beers told Trimble that he had been to Sit
ka. Alaska, and that all his money was
gone excepting IS 600. The young woman
and he had parted company. and Cham
bers, according to his own statements.
was bound for the East-probably Chi
cago."
Tr1nbIe returned to Covington and
made a report to the family of Chambers.
While he was in Covington the story of
the torn money and OF the board which
was found on the shore bearing the words,
II am tired of life-John Chambers was
published. Trimble was at once urged
to return to Chicago to make futher in
qury regarding the missing man, but
neither he nor the police have any doubt
but that Chambers has killed himself. A
photograph of the board bearing Cham
bers' handwriting will be made tomorrow
and submitted TO his friends in Covington
for comparison of handwriting.
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HUMANITY'S ENEMY.

THE last enemy 10 be overcome d
death" and yet worlds are born ani
brought to their highest estate Of soul
life for the higher expression OF progress
sive attainment. and vet death. the last
enemy. has not yet been overcome and
will not till humanity realizes electricity
and it's constituents Is the spark d
health and life. Find the truth Of thsss
remarks II you have any bodily ailmsns
by going 10 DR.. Darrln at si2ia Pacins
avenue, Tacoma. whose wonderful cures
as related below cannot fail to convincs
the most skeptical:
Mrs. II. ]. Allen. ITO Hamilton avenus
Portlande catarrh Of the stomach and
bowels. hemorrhages. ETC.. bedfast. cured
l.. p. Smith. Freeport, Wsshingloa.
liver and kidney complaint. cured. IA
was reduced eighteen pounds in flesh.
Mrs. X. Griffith. Boisford. Wash.-ca-
tarrh. bronchitis. dyspepsia. kidney
trouble and female complaints, restored
to health.
f. +. Sawten, Independence. Wash
Dyspepsia and kidney complaints. pro-
ed Bright's disease by some ply.
sicians, restored.
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CORPSE In THE SAND!
FlOater Thrown Up on Shore OF
Lake Washington.
FOUND BY ROWING INDIANS.
The Body, Badly Decomposed. Lay
Near Brighton Beach-The Cor
oner's Fruitless Trip.
FOUND BY ROWING INDIANS.

The badly decomposed body of a large
man was discovered yesterday afternoon
on the beach at Bailey point tnree-quar-
tiers of a mile north of Brighton beach.
The news reached the city last evening.
and Coroner Askam left Immediately for
the scene. but owing TO the condition
of the dead man, VINO had evidently been
food for insects for several weeks. he
decided TO delay bringing the body in
until this morning. 1t was impossible 10
discover the mans name.
Some time yesterday some Indians who
were passing along the shore of the lake
saw the body and reported their discov-
cry TO George Stevens, at Brighton
beach. Mr.. Stevens took a boat and
went TO the place indicated and found
the report true.
The man lay well up on the beach, his
feet in the water and his face buried in
the sand. He was decomposed to such
an extent that the stencil was something
terrible. One of his hands was covered
with a vegetable growth that looked like
moss, and his clothes were in such a
condition that 1t was impossible TO tell
their color. He had on a striped shirt
and coarse shoes. His coat and vest
were unbuttoned. Although there was
considerable sand mixed with his hair,
il looked as IL the normal color was a
dark brown. SO far as outward appear
ances went, there was nothing 10 indi-
cate violence.
Coroner Askam, James A. Greene and a
Post-Tntel.igencer reporter left the city
over the Rainier avenue line on the first
car after the report was brought 10 the
city. Just after Columbia was passed a
dark object that is thought to have been
a calf suddenly arose from the side OF tho
track and in less than a jiffy was helped
into the ditch by the front end of the car
There was quite jolt, and one young lady
passenger came very near fainung. Soon
after this the Brighton station was reach
ed and Coroner Askam and his party had
a long walk through the woods. Before
finding the house where Mr.. Stevens lived
the coroner called at eight or nine resi-
dences and encountered so many dogs that
he has decided to go armed in the future.
Owing toithe trouble experienced in iocat-
ing the body and its condition. n was de-
cided 20 finish the investigation this morn
ing.
Some people out on pleasure trip some
days ago noticed the stencil but did not
see the body.
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Tacoma Ledger.

when I was approached" said Mr.. Ben
nett, "it was just after the chief had held
up a young man who was very nervous
and had been mimicked and cajoed by the
chief until the mirthful side of my nature
asserted itself I guess I was smiling pref
tv freely, because the bandit remarked
simultaneously showing big six-shooter
in my face Here is fly chap: dig up
threw out my pants q was in bed. saying
Here's my pants; you dig up The bandit
caught the pants on the end of his gun
tossing them back. showed the weapon to
my face, and said: D-n you, you dig up;
and did. He got Just s.. Is in silver and s.
In gold, tipped it up in his burly. rough
hand, looked me straight in the eye and
asked: You have secreted most OF II.
haven't your Repeating his first asser-
ton. You're very fly.' he went on
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Atty. Gen. Harmon on stanford Suit

Cincinnati. July attorney General
Harmon spent the holiday here. and will
not be back in Washington city until
Monday. He could not state today what
would be the next move OF the govern
ment In the suit 10 recover SIS 900 non
from the Leland Stanford estate. He will
not consider the matter until he has the
opinion OF the district court In California
and letter from Attorney McKissick
who has charge of the case, giving the
opinion OF the latter. as well as the status
OF the case. Judge Harmon has no
knowledge OF the case except from news
paper reports. as II was begun and SUBJ
rnifted before he had charge of the de-
partment OF justice. He assumes that
when the government begins a suit OF
such magnitude II will be carried to the
court OF last resort. but he will have
nothing too say on the matter until ne
examines the decision OF the aistrte,
court and hears officially from Mr. Nc.
Kissick.
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tIa.,-x- Rainfall I'm Kansas.

Topeka, Kan. July a-The rainfal mere
IA reported by United states signal once
Jennings. for the past twenty-four hour:
was 300 inches.
The heaviest rain around Fort Scott
Kan. for many years fell Thursday night
when there was a precipitation or 81
inches Of water. Msrmater river and NIL
creek overlooked. and the north side OF TN
town was completely Inundated. Families
were driven from their homes. and mucl
damage 20 property resulted. The Mis-
souri, Pacific shops are under water neces
stating n Suspension Of work. The TIVE
rivers Joined on National avenue, and th'
water is stin rising.
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TWO STORIES ABOUT TT.
How Nelson Bennett Was Held Up by
the Oregon Robber.
Portland Oregonian.

POrfIdnU OTtyONldn.
Nelson Bennett, proprietor OF the Taco
ma Ledger. was one of the passengers.
The robbers suffered him to pass with the
loss of $3.50.
IT got off rather lucky" said Mr.. Ben
nett "They came through our car. and
the man who was carrying the sack ap-
preached me and sized me up pretty thor
oughly. l saw l would have to begin to
hunt up my spare change. I felt In my
pockets for silver and pulled out a few
dollars The robber was in hurry, and
he seemed to think that I would have a
hard time TO satisfy him, because he said:
We'll. you're aspoor devil; here's So for you
TO eat on while: I'll keep the rest Then
he passed on, and despite the excitement
some of the passengers had the laugh on
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Chicago's Fourth of July Casualties.


Chicago. July 5,-Five persons dead and
thirty-three injured was the record of &C
cidents of the Fourth of July of 1885 in
Chicago up TO a. m. The dead were not
all killed on the day itself, however. Three
We're the victims of the day before and
one fell dead from heart disease while
watching the Evanston celebration and
one man was drowned. The pistol of COM
merce and the toy pistol got In their work
in the death list, three of the four being
victims of the deadly machine. Fire
crackers came next In the list. with seven
injured persons to their credit. Then came
stray bullets, there being eight persons hit
at various times and places. Torpedoes
hurt two persons, while the rocket list is
small but one person being reported hit
The dead are: Anton Dering, died at the
hospital from wounds received while
standing in the doorway of his house. shot
fired by August Zeriski. who was cleaning
his gun; Freda Lehman. years old. died
at the hospital from a gunshot wound ac-
cidentally inflicted by her father: Fallen
Shane. shot in the abdomen Wednesday
during an examination OF a revolver ded
yesterday: Dewitt Wallace was watching
the Evanston celebration when pistol
was shot off at his side. causing him 10
drop dead of heart disease; Cornelius Sec
ley. aged Il. was drowned in the Calumet
while attending a picnic.
The fire department was kept busy yes
terday and last night responding to alarms
sent In on fires resulting from explosives.
Last year there were lis. while this year
there are only few more than 100. There
has been but little damage caused COM
pared With the number Of fires. there being
only one second alarm and a few losses
above 500
Dewitt Wallace, who dropped dead
while watching the Evanston celebration,
arrived here few DAYS ago from Caiifor-
MIA He was on a visit 10 his brother. He
was IS years OF age and was an extensive
fruit grower OF California.
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Teheroak. His mirror. mail box and sooi
box were found IN the river between Sna-
min and Musersta. whEe the tires OF MS
wheel were discovered al Teheini. where
kurd was using them for saddle gisTn-
The letter states further that Sacntieoen
could find the remains Of Lenz IL IL were
safe 20 undertake me work. but owing 20
the high standing OF his murderers the
task is too dangerous and all further In
vestigatfon Wiz have TO be abandoned un-
Jess the government OF the United States
interferes and gives protection
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THE NuRpERERs or i.rxz.
Were High tn the ~uitan'S S~g~yff,,.
Pieces of the wheel Pound.

p1ttsSurg. July S-Anothcr letter cor.
frFniug che death fn Armenia - Frank
Lens. the Pstshure Sheeiman ~ no Wa
making tour 81 TIRE world has been -
ecsvea here by g p Ianghans from a mis-
sicnary ~ Asia Minor. The name or tAe
miss ousFy Is not given. hes,an~e hts life
wolgsd hc endangVTrt n the Turkish govern
sie0t should 'earn that he was working ln
the case, The missionary is WORKING vita
Ssrhrleben. the ST Louis maa MAO Wa
sent ia search u Lena. The letter states
thas tssey have discovered that Lens was
Numbered ny Turkish ofScrrs high IN the
service Of the snltan. ard for gaat reason
the work Is attended Win great Sanger
The bell OF Loax's' bicycle was found a.
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SUTTON TGGED AGAIN.
This Time at south Bend-He VIII sue
for Damages.

for Damages.
Rev. F. r Sutton writes 10 the Seattle
Spirit o. -. under date OF Castle Rock.
July :. as follows:
The last week on the road has been
an eventful one. ] left South Bend on
Monday morning and reached oystervilie
all right. and found things all ready for
tia meeting and had a very good one
There were several % Rome's hoo1iumS.
who Kept kvoaning as u they had the collie.
and in other ways making some disturb
ance but they finally left before the close
Of she meeting.
"Oaa o. the professors 81 the college
and myself walked arm in arm up town
10 MS lodging place. then IN company
wtth Brother SiingeF.and and wife We
kept OF 10 their home. he carrying the
Agaled lantern. She passed through the
gate ard into THE mouse, he had reached
the sIoop and was waiting for me 70 close
the gate, when here came the ripe eggs.
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The Lost Customer.

Floor Walker Oo salesman al hosiery
counterl-You didn't sell that LADY,
SsIesrnan-No. ] showed her some Stock
fngs that I told her would NJ her ike
glove. She asked II they were all wool,
and said Yes, oil wool ana yard
"a :. And she bounced of as though
concerning had dazpleased her. For the
lie OF me I can't guess what Il was.
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The Most Miserable Man.

The most miserable man = the
one who fs ali the tine ANXIOUS
about his health.
Use Pasne's Celery Compound
keep well and strong. Ii Is not
Ike ordinary renedies,-it Is meda-
cine Try H.