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Little Falls weekly transcript., 1895-07-12
THE sTARkwEATHER MATTER.
Moro Testimony Upholding Charges Of
. Molfeasonce.

Moro Testimony Upholdfng Charges OF
"a Malfeasance.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, July, H.
Strong testimony upholding the
charges of malfeasance against Mayor
sStarkweather was brought out last
night. What his defense will be is not
clear, but he seems confident of clear
ing himself Of the charges. Half a
dozen colored madams were put on the
stand. Before their testimony was
taken, however, several policemen tes-
titled to paying money to the mayor,
most Of them under the impression that
it was to settle campaign expenses.
When Chief of Police Luton was
put on the stand the investigation was
delayed by the chief refusing to answer
a question in regard to the gambling
houses. The question was finally
waived
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Woman Uses : Revolver.

HUNTINGDON, w. Va, July 11.-Mrs.
Clarence Clafins, . we'll known lady Of
this city, became incensed at Miss Jen.
ME Overall while riding in = crowded
electric car here. and, pulling . revol.
yer from her pocket, fired three balls
in Miss Overall's body. She is dying.
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AFTER Bo0DLER;S;. |. {:
Accusations Against Chicago
#s Aldermen Will Be In
vestigated. +
. ..%.s ~ = Il. <sys ~ 7:,v,. s. H. a@
THEY DEMANDED $4,000.
Charges Said to. Be Backed by
I the Most Conclusive
,.,.:... Evidence. ..,&.a.-.

CHICAGO, July 11.-At the request Of
States Attorney Kron, Judge ,Tuthill
has issued cali for q special grand
jury which is to investigate charges Of
boodling in the council. The informa-
ton was given to States Attorney
Kron by 81. 81. Kohlsaat of this city,
and is said to be conclusive in its ma
ture. The evidence was secured
through a hole in the ceiling Of Alder
man Finkler's s Office in the Chamber OF
Commerce building, and the men
against whom the evidence will be sub
mitted are Aldermen William Finkler
of the Twenty-sixth ward and Charles
Martin of the Sixth. The charge will
be that they r.. ,. +
Attempted to Procure Brides
in connection with an ordinance intro
duced some time since kinto the city
council providing that the citizens OF
Chicago should be given pure ice. The
terms of this ordinance were such as
would have driven q number OF the
large ice companies Of the city out Of
business, and they naturally used all
possible effort to defeat it. It was
brought to the ears Of the managers OF
the ice companies that . certain clique
IN the council would consent to some
other ordinance for q consideration OF
go, COO The ice companies seemingly
fell into the trap, and, while conduct
ing negotiations, arrangements were
made to
Entrap the Aldermen.
The measure had been introduced into
the council by Martin and was referred
to q committe Of which Finkler was
chairman. The ordinance was re-
ported upon favorably by the commit-
tee and then an agreement was reached
BY which the aldermen were to smother
the ordinance for go. 900. Interviews
were held in Finkler's Office and
through the hole in the ceiling photo
graphs were taken Of the men, their
propositions were recorded by stenog-
rapher and the sound Of their voices
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1895-07-12
won i. Nominal victory,

ST. PAUL, July 1.-The state won .
nominal victory, but the Shevlin- Car
penter company Of Minneapolis, . vic
tory in fact, in the suit brought against
the company by the late pine land COM
mittee. The lower court decision was
against the state. The supreme court
reversed the decision but awarded only
stumpage price instead of the Minneap-
oils price as claimed by the state.
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EscANABA, Mich, July 11.-Grass-
hoppers have practically ruined the
grain and hay crops in this section,
and farmers who were in hopes Of
reaping bountiful harvest are now
very much discouraged. Potatoes,
however, have thus far escaped the
ravages Of the pest. @<
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FOUND A RICH PLANT.
Homestake Company Receivers $4,000
:z!5. of Stolen Gold.

Homestake Company Receivers $4,000
;x555E of stolen Gold. .u
Z OMAHA, July II. "A special to The
Bee from Lead, s. d., says: The
Homestead company has unearthed 283
ounces Of crude gold buried by Robber
Alex Streets, who is now serving three
years in the penitentiary for the theft
A year ago Streets was q trusted en-
ploye Of the company. They repeat
edly missed gold from their strong box
and finally caught him in the act.
Last week the mine officers visited the
convict and in some manner learned
his secret. The money was found in
the local cemetery under a tomb
stone. II 10 valued at $40, 900. s
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,r,st..n Bu,IdinRs Destroyed.

MILWAUKEE, July ia fire broke
out at Wauwatosa, the western suburb
Of this city at o'clock a. M. entailing
a loss Of between 90, 900 and $50, 600.
The only business houses east Of the
river left standing are Lefebre Bros.
general store, schweigert's drugstore
and the Greenwood block on the north
side Of East Main street. Fifteen
buildings were totally destroyed. =,
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WE'RE FRIENDLY TO SPAIN.

Alleged Eustis Interview Denied by MINI
lister Taylor.
MADRID, July 11.-Hon. Hannis Tay-
lor, United States minister, called
upon Duke Tetuan, Spanish minister
of foreign affairs, and explicitly denied
that Hon. James B. Eustis. United
States ambassador to France, had made
the statements alleged by the Paris
Figaro in a purported interview with
Mr.. Eustis on the conditions Of Cuba.
Mr. Taylor renewed the protestations
Of friendship toward Spain on the part
of the United States. r.,
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Nins-Yssr-O,d suicide.

JORDAN, Mimi, July 1.-THE g.
year-old son Of Adam BRANDED, who re-
sides on farm about three miles west
Of this city, committed suicide by
hanging. a threatened whipping by
his mother was the cause.
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URBANA O., July l1.-Additional
forperies continue to come to light on
z. T. Lewis. The amount OF forgeries
on hand now aggregate 3M1, 600. This
does not include a large amount in
bonds supposed to be forgeries.
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11orso~ Might BE Present.

ST.. Paul, July 1.-The committee
Of arrangements Tor the convention Of
editors Of agricultural newspapers Of
the United States and Canada, to be
held in st. Paul in September, has in
vited Hon. J. Sterling Morton, secre-
tary Of agriculture, to attend the con-
vention. "A Washington special says
that the invitation has been received,
and the secretary says that il it is pos
hble he will be present at the conven-
ton.
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satiafnotorY ko Yale.

NEW YORK. July IL. The conditions
made by Cambridge upon which they
would accept Yale's counter challenge
for meeting in New York are in the
main satisfactory to Yale and cable
gram has been sent to that effect.
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Elected . Speaker.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, July l1.-W. Ct.
Cochran has been elected speaker Of
the house to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Speaker John Meyers
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taken with monograph: The entire
case is said to be straight and the
states attorney said that the grand
Jury would not be in session over two
hours. = 80 '|' -
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
POISONED HER THREE CHILDREN
Two of Them Died and tho Heartlcss
Mother Is Under Arrest.

Two of Them Died and tho Heartless
Mother Is Under Arrest.
PARIS, Tex, March IL. - A shocking
double child murder was committed three
miles southeast OF Roxton, a small town
fifteen miles southwest of here. Mrs. Mol
lie Carruthers, the wife of William Car
ruthers. a respectable, well-to-do farmer,
went up to her room, and gave her three
children large quantities of morphine In
the morning her husband, who was sleep
ing in another room, heard heavy breath
Ing in the children's apartments, and on
going there found two Of the children in
heavy stupor, from which he was unable to
arouse them. Mrs. Carruthers said that
she had given them some chill tonic.
! Physicians were summoned, but could
do nothing for the two youngest, one IL
and the other years of age, and at
o'clock both were dead. The eldest, girl
of IA, recovered and is now out of danger.
An investigation was begun, and In few
hours Mrs Carruthers and Jim Strange
were arrested. They were brought here
and lodged in Jail.
After her arrest Mrs. Carruthers admit
ted that she had given the children NOR
phine for the purpose of killing them. She
said that it was done to get them out of
trouble, and that she intended to follow
them. 1t developed, however, that she
and her husband were on bad terms, and
that Strange was the cause of 1t. She had
left her husband once and gone away with
Strange, but Carruthers had followed her
and took the children from her. This
caused her to return home. She had been
carrying on secret correspondence with
Strange, and papers and other evidence in
the possession of the officers show that
Mrs. Carruthers and Strange Ind plan
ned to destroy the children and then leave
the country
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Suicide to Avoid Arrest.

OMAHA, March l1,-At Cromwell, lit
tie town near Creston, Ia, Dave Biossar,
prominent citizen, committed suicide on
Friday. II developed today that Blossar
was forger, but to what extent is not
known definitely, and probably never will
be. Investigations have revealed that the
peculations of Blossar extended over a
period OF three years All this time Bios
sar bore tho best of regulations. lis var
iously estimated that Blossar's forgeries
will reaeh 5000. Besides that, he has
borrowed large sums from wealthy citi-
Gems on his own notes. These notes will
probably reach si50.0oo. When the officer
went to arrest him he endcavored to evade
the officer, and failing drew II revolver and
shot himself
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
EN7ONBRD IN A NINE
Eight Men Probably Sufooated in
New Mexico.
FIRE CUT OFF THE MEMS ESCAPE.

The Hosting Machinery Destroyed Before
1t Was Possible to Give Warning to the
ImperflIed Miners, and There Is Little
Hope of Their Rescue.
WHITE OAK, N. NJ, March 11.-At 8
o'clock yesterday fire broke out in the
change room OF the hoist house Of the Old
Abe mine, and in few minutes the struc-
ture, large and well built one, was q
mass of flames. 1t was completely de-
stroyed, together with the wood and smith
shops. The mill, sixty feet away, escaped
without damage. The woodwork of the
shaft was burned out and tho hosting
machinery destroyed,
The damage runs high up into the thou
sands, but the most distressing feature is
that some men are imprisoned in the dark
depths whose fate is unknown. There Is
little ground for hope that they have es-
capped suffocation. 1t will not be possible
to enter the mine to search for them until
some time this afternoon or tomorrow.
Rcscuing parties have been unable as yet
to get down further than the third level
by the air shaft. The smoke and gas from
the charred wood from the hoisting shaft
has penetrated the upper level, and it is
impossible to pass them. s.
The entombed men are: Charles SLer-
rick, f. J. Williams, Frank Wilson, John
Davis, G. Baxter, Charles White. Jerry
Conover and w. B. Mitchell.
Wilson, Davis and Baxter arc married.
White is new man and was on his first
shift. Williams and Sherrick are old in
mining experiences, and have faced like
dangers before. They are cool headed, and
II any place Of safety was to be found they
found it.
The fire broke out while G. Il. Wilkin-
son was going down in the bucket to work.
He had reached tho ninth level when the
hoist was abandoned and was shot down
200 feet to the thirteenth level, where the
bucket struck, tipped and threw him into
the drift. He was stunned, but recovered
and climbed back to the second level and
escaped by the air shaft Coke Keith, Mike
Gallagher andAnton Howgate also escaped
through this air shaft This is the only
serious accident hero since the burning Of
the South Homestake shaft several years
ago when two men were smothered.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Beecham's pills are fol

Beecham's pills are for
biliousness, bilious headache,
dyspepsia, heartburn, torpid
liver. dizziness, sick head"
ache, bad taste in the mouth,
coated tongue. loss of appe-
tite, sallow skin, when caused
by constipation; and consti-
patton is the most frequent
cause of all of them.
Book free; pills a5c. At
drugstores, or write b. Allen
20, ,365 Canal ST., New York.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Colombian Rebel. Defeated.

Colon, March 1.-THE rebel forces un-
der the command of Ruiz Garcia, made an
attack on Bocas del Toro, about 100 miles
north of this city, on Friday last but were
repulsed by the government troops. An
attempt was made to set fire to the town,
but this was also defeated. Eleven Of the
rebels, including Garcia, were killed. Tho
government loss was five killed and twenty
wounded. The United States cruiser At
lanta was at Bocas del Toro, and landed u
force of sailors and marines to protect
American interests Though the rebel at
tack was unsuccessful 1t Is believed that
another attempt will be made to capture
the town
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
to Hold Up q State.

PIERRE, S. D., March 1.-THE legisla-
tive committee Investigation made its re-
port just before adjournment, but the re-
port is now made public for the first time
The committee declares that 1t is shown
that conspiracy had existed between GER
tain surcties of Taylor and the defaulter
to hold up" the state and compel a settle.
ment The committee did not find that
there was any collusion among the sure
tics or other persons with whom to dcfraud
the state prior to the time when it became
apparent that Taylor would not be able to
make his settlement with the state"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.
The Worst Details Published Corroborated
Before the Comm fssfop.

Before the Comyrsission.
LONDON, March ia dispatch from
Moosh says that doputation OF survivors
of the Snssoun massacres appeared before
the Turkish commission and narrated the
whole story of the butchery. They pre-
sented also a written statement One of
the members of tine deputation was
priest named Petross belonging to the
village Of Ghellycegoozan, where the pit
incident occurred. The statement fully
corroborates the worst details already pub
lished. The document and the evidence
made a powerful impression on the COM
mission.
Other dispatches, dated March 8 and 10,
declare that 200 eye witnesses who have
been examined all deny that the Armeni-
ans provoked the Sassoun massacrcs, and
exonerates the Kurds from tho brutality.
These witnesses give disgusting details of
Turkish cruelties. The commission is
working slowly, owing to the dragomans
being afraid to translate the accounts OF
the deeds of the Turkish generals. Tho
British, French and Russian embassies
have summoned fresh dragoman interpre-
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
A Condemned Murd,rer,s confession.

ST. LOUIS, March 11.-It is now known
who murdered Benjamin McMacken Nc
Culloch, prominent business man of this
city, who, at the time of his death, nearly
year ago, was paying teller Of the State
bank of st. Louis. Jim Murray, a negro
now in Jail at Clayton, st. Louis county,
under sentence of death for killing Edgar
Fitzwilliams, made confession yester-
day in which he implicated Harry Smart
and William Hensley in the murder OF
McCulloch. Murray states that he took no
part in the murder, but was present when
1t was committed. He makes this confess
sion, hoping to gain respite from Cover
ernor Stone.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

don, aged so.
The shoe workers strike at Haverhill,
Mass, was declared off yesterday, the
workers yielding
Simon Delemos, 70 years old, and pros
porous, committed suicide by shooting at
Bridgeport, Conn.
Excellent views of last nights eclipse Of
the moon were taken at Halifax and other
points in Nova Scotia.
At Murphysboro, Ills, Frank Jeffrey
and Douglass Henderson were sentenced
10 death for killing James Towle in De-
ssmher last
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
BridCeton Hnrglnrn busy.

BRIDGEToN, N. j., March 11.-During
the night burglars entered the store of
William Fl. Vanlier, at Deerfeld, and
made rich haul. The snfe had been in
advertently left open and the thieves car
ried off about s10O belonging to Mr.. Van
lier, and all the mortgages and other papers
belonging to Deerfeld township, Of which
Vanlier is collector and also some of tho
townships money A quantity OF goods
was taken out Of the store. There is no
o1-
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Brave Sailors Honored.

NEW YORK, March 11.-There was an in
teresting event on the saloon deck of the
big liner Teutonic yesterday when her
commander Captain John G. Cameron,
presented medals to the six men compris-
ing the crew of the lifeboat that went to
the rescue and saved the lives of nine men,
the crew of the laundering schooner Jessie
Reeves, in midocea1, on Feb. 8 last. The
medals were the gift of the Life Saving
Benevolent association. The men honored
are Fourth Officer Ortin and Seamen Will
lam Fitzpatrick, John Seed, William Nc
Loughlin, David Jones and Alfred Hawley.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Atte,hpt to Wreck n Train.

VALPARAISO, Ind, March 1l.-An at
tempt was made to wreck the midnight
passenger train on the New York, Chicago
and st. Louis railroad about five miles
west of this city. A pile of ties had been
placed on the track, which was struck
with great force by the engine, knocking
1t from the track and piowing up the track
for about two hundred yards before the
train could be stopped. The passengers
were all thrown from their seats, but no
one was injured. 1t took an hour to get
the ties from under the engine. 1t is sup
posed to have been the work Of train rob
harS
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Organized Boy Beggars,

CLEVELAND, March 11.-At the central
station police court William Thompson
was fined $50 and sent to the workhouse
for thirty days. 1t was shown that Thomp-
son had worked an Italian padrone sys-
tenn of begging here and in Chicago, Gin
cinnati, Pittsburg, Buffalo and various
other cities, His plan seems to have been
to send out boys, apparently burned or
crippled, to beg, In one case acid was
placed on boys leg until the flesh WAS
eaten away. He was then put on the street
tn bpu
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
I.llerally Rnaafed Aliya

PITTsBuRG, March ll.-John Sweeney,
of Allegheny, was literally roasted alive at
his home early yesterday morning. His
wife was SO badly burned in her efferts to
rescue him that she had to be removed to
the hospital where she is lying in very
serious condition Sweeney had been
drinking heavily Inst week and was under
the doctors care. He was recovering and
on Saturday night was sleeping alone.
An exploding lamp was the cause of the
fire
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
A Deadly Railroad Crossing.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 11.-At the
crossing where Mallory and Mcbride were
killed on Saturday night Mrs. Thomas
Allen was instantly killed last night,
Gertie Allen, her 19year-old daughter,
dangerously, and Martha Deacon, II years
old, fatally injured. The three were re-
turning from church, and drove upon the
crossing just as the Missouri Pacific fast
mail from the east thundered up. Mrs.
Aliens body was shockingly mutilated,
and she and her daughter were carried 800
feet on the engine pilot before it could be
etopnad
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Verdict Against n Robber,, Estate.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, March lin the
circuit court at Vernon Ala, the South
ern Express company got Judgment for
g., 400 against Allen H. Burrows, father
and administrator of Rube Burrows, the
celebrated train robber The verdict was
the amount of money of which Rube Bur
rows had robbed the company. Allen
Burrows two days before got Judgment
against the company for s29i, the value Of
Rube's guns, PISTOLS a team of oxen and
some money found on his person when
captured and killed. Rube bought with
his plumber n big farm for his child, that
will now go to the company.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Declares Murpby n periursr

NEWARK. n. j., March 1.-THE testi-
mony of ex Bookmakcr Murphy, before
the Voorhees, committee, at Trenton. that
OK Senator Michael T. Barrett had re-
ceived fine suite OF dining room furni-
turc from Mullin g. CO., and that the state
paid for it, made Mr. Barrett very hot. He
went before Master in Chancery John
Montietb, and made an affidavit, in which
he said that what was testified to by Muir
ply is wholly false.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Train Robbsr. Got Nothing.

STOCKTON Cal, March 1.-THE South
ern Pacific east bound overland passenger
train was held up between here and Lodi
by three masked men. The robbers com
PEELED tho engineer and fireman to stop
the train and accompany them to the ex-
press car, which they forced open. Tho
messenger would not open the safe and the
robbers were unable to do so. After work
ing fifteen minutes on the safe the robbers
became alarmed and left the scene on the
engine The engine ran into Lodi with no
one aboard, the robbers having deserted it.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Urged as Speaker peers Successor.

LONDON, March 1.-THE Daily News
urges the claims Of the Right Hon. Leon
ard Henry Courtney to the speakership Of
the house of commons. in succession to the
Right Hon. Arthur w Peel, whose resig-
nation is imminent. Mr.. Courtney, who
is an advanced Liberal, sits for the Bod
min division of Cornwall. He has held
several positions under the government,
including that of financial secretary of the
treasury. From 1885 to 1892 he was chair
man of committees and deputy speaker of
the house of commons.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
A Furitiye EmbezzIer's Return.

ELIzABETH, N. J., March 1l.-Sylvester
j. Kicrnan, the dcfaultlng insurance
agent. who fled from this city on July 10,
1894, and who was arrested at Galveston,
Tex, on Wednesday last, arrived here yes
terday afternoon in company with Chief
of Police Tenney. Herman looks as
though he had been in hard luck for some
time past; and says he is glad he is in Gus.
tody. The amount OF his defalcation was
els, 600, and there are two charges of for
gerry against him. He will throw himself
upon the mercy of the court by pleading
non wilt
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Dead Redx In . n..srxoIr.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, March 1.-THE
badly deoomposed body Of an old negro,
John Brown, whose disappearance for
some time has been mystery. was yostcr-
day afternoon found in the hydraulic
canal, which runs through the city, and
which furnishes the larger part of the
city's water supply. The drowning is be.
leved to have been purely accidental. A
great number of cases of typhoid fever
have developed ut Niagara Falls of late
and the discovery of this body will proba-
bly, lead to u thorough examination aud
cleaning out of the canal
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
Slaves of the Padrope sy.,sm.

NEW YoRk, March H. Immigration
Commissioner Sencr, Contract Labor In
spector McSweeney and Commissioner
Stumpf, who were appointed by Secretary
Carlisle to take testimony throughout the
United States and see how extensive the
padrone system had become in this coun-
try, have nearly completed their report.
1t will be from 5000 to 10000 words in
length, and Commissioner McSwceney
says it shows up a system Infinitely worse
than was slavery before the NFr.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-11
1ndIaua,, Economical Legislators.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-THE Indiana
legislature will adjourn tonight at l2
o'clock. The session cost the state 5000
but the general appropriations bill shows
a reduction of over $500, 00o from two years
ago. Among the more important bills
that have become laws is the Roby bill to
prevent winter racing, the constitution
ality of which is questioned