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TARRED AND FEATHERED.
Outrageous Treatment of Woman at
Juyville, New York.

Outrageous Treatment of Woman at
Jayville, New York.
WATERTowN On. ", July 30.-Jay-
Vile, village on the fringe of the Adj
rondack forest about Carthage, has been
the scene of punishment to frail woman
in manner which has outraged decency,
and which set the wheels of the law in
motion TO punish the offenders.
Some time ago man named John Z.
Kirch and Mrs. Bert Covey OF Jayville
eloped from that place. Neither were
heard Of until Saturday, Wien Mrs.
Covey suddenly returned. On Sunday
two men called on her, telling her that if
she did not Immediately leave the place
she would be tarred and feathered. She
went to Pitcairn on Monday and swore
out warrant Tor the arrest Of the men
who had threatened her. In the evening
she returned home.
When the train stopped at Jayville and
she stepped Oft she was sud-
denly surrounded by crowd of men,
who seized her and took her into the rail-
road freight house. where they stripped
her. There was q crowd of women pres
ent in mons clothing, and with black
ened faces. The men held the woman
down on The iloor while the women APP
piled the tar and feathers with paint
brush. completely covering her with the
stuif, after which they leL her 60 She
was taken to hex mothers house, where
physician was called, ana found one
arm and mum Der OF ribs broken,
1t IS claimed that almost all OF the party
concerned III the case are known and
warrants Will bo immediately sworn out
for their arrest.
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favorite for Governor, but up to late
hour the word had not been passed down
the line. Within twelve hours the Demo-
cratic State Convention VIII be called 10
order, ana no one but German seems to
know whether the nominee will be
Hayes. Jones, Smith, Hust, Fisher or
someone else.
1t is estimated that 70 OF the ia dele
gates Will do Gorinan's bidding, and
many openly assert that -hey are only
waiting for instructions. Whoever the
German candidate will be, they will vote
for him when the time comes.
At midnight it was learned that Mr..
Gorman's latest effort was in the direction
OF nominating for Governor the million
aire merchant, John L. Hurst of this city.
Mr.. Hayes has not decided to accept the
Senator's overtures, and it is probable
that his name will not 60 before the con-
vention. But there is 10 doubt as TO Mr..
Hursts nomination, ii Mr. Gorman's
edict has gone forth. Mr. Hurst repre-
sents ideas of taxation directly opposite
to those Of Mr.. Hayes.
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FLORIN FRUIT-GROWERS.
Resolutions Passed IDdorsiug UnioI
Auction Salesrooms.

Resolutions Passed IDdorsing Union
Auction Salesrooms.
Fruit-growers of Florin held mass
meeting last evening for the purpose Of
discussing the question Of supporting
consolidated auction salesroom in New
York City and elsewhere. II. Weinstock,
President of the California Fruit Growers
and Shippers Association, spoke in favor
of consolidated auction salesrooms, as
conducive of the highest results to the
growers, and Hon. Russ Stephens de-
Tended the opposition III maintaining a
rival auction salesroom. The debate was
prolonged and hotly contested and con-
tinued until after midnight.
The following resolutions were finally
adopted as expressing the sentiments OF
tho assembled growers:
ReS0tUed, That we, the fruit growers Of
Florin and vicinity, assembled in N ass
meeting, do denounce those who are sup
porting rival auction salesrooms in New
York City as the enemies OF the Cali
fOrnia fruit growers and the California
fruit industry.
ReSOtUed, That we pledge ourselves to
withhold our support and refuse to con-
sign our frult to any shippers, receivers
or auctioneers who do not agree TO sell
our fruit, when sold at auction, in the
union auction saleSrOOm approved by tina
California Fruit Growers and Shippers
Association. And be il
ReSolued, That we call upon the fruit
growers throughout the State to remain
true to the pledge taken at the safe Con-
venton, 1894, to give their hearty and un~
qualified support to the California Fruit
Growers and Shippers Association. who
are earnestly endeavoring to remedy tha
great evils of the past in the marketing
of California fruit.
ReSotUed, That the Secretary of this
mass meeting be and hereby is author
lied to make known to every fruit-
grower in this State the action of this
meeting.
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THE VESSEL PROBABLY SAFE.
Rumor of Yacht Having Been Lost
Thought TO Have Been Untrue.

Rumor of q Yacht Having Been Lost
Thought TO Havo Been Untrue.
MILWAUKEE (Wis.), July 30.-The up
setting of q small boat in the bay last
evening led to report that the Canadian
yacht Sunbeam had been lost, and party
OF Canadian gentlemen drowned, but the
yacht is probably all rig..t t. although
nothing has been heard frorn her to-day.
The report caused her owner, Captain 4.
NJ. Englis of Halifax. who has been in
the city a week, a great deal u uneasiness,
but he thinks now that his boat is safe
and will show UP here tomorrow. Cap
tain Englis says that OH board the Sun
beam are Lord Cecil Haddo. tho young
son of the Earl Of y berdeen, Governor
General Of Canada. Walter h kingsmlll,
son Of Hugh kingsmill OF Toronto;
Ihayne Jones, son OF Simon Jones, the
millionaire cotton manufacturer of st.
Jonn, and a sailor named Carl Lough-
brow OF Quebec. They have been cruis-
ing for several weeks.
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Antoine Zimmerman Shot and Per
hapS Mortally Wounded.
He HAD INSULTED THE WIFE OF
PHIL FINK, a BARBER
Sixteen Persons Killed by a Boiler
ExDlosion-Drink Leads Los An
peles Laundryman to Commit Sui
cide-Shooting Scrape at Redding.

WOODLAND, July 30.-Phil Fink, a
barber, shot and perhaps fatally wounded
Antoine Zimmerman here to-day. Fink
and Zimmerman had been fishing on
Sunday, and to-day the latter won't to
Fink's house ostensibly TO get some fish
ing tackle. He WAS under the influence
OF liquor at the time.
Mrs. Fink was in the back yard when
he arrived, and when one Of the children
told him where she was he went there.
Mrs. Fink gave him the slip, and enter
ing the house, locked the doors.
Zimmerman for some reason COM
menced cursing her, and was SO engaged
when Fink came home from his shop.
He got hold of Zimmerman to put him
out of the yard, when the latter struck
Fink a severe blow IL the face.
A fight ensued. which was q rather un-
equal one as Zimmerman is Il big, mus
cular iaborer Mrs. Fink was just going
30 her husbands relief when Fink drew
q pistol and fired. The bullet entered
Xinmermaus left side. and the doctors
think be may be fatally wounded.
Fink informed MdU reporter that he
did not intend TO shoot Zimmerman, but
shot merely to frighten him OF. He
meant to aim to one side Of him, but, III
his excitement. his aim was poor and the
bullet hit his antagonist in the side.
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part in the play 1.-THE Crime of the Cen
tury," which was stopped last night by
Judge Murphy. The actors. all but the
women, had spent the night in jail, and
were very nervous when brought into
court this morning. All day was con-
sumed in arguing upon the technicali-
ties OF the case, and III the Introduction
of testimony TO show that the prodnc-
ton was not in violation OF the law. 1t
was finally decided to allow ali but
Daley, the Manager. to go on their own
recOgniZance until Saturday morning,
when the case will come up for final
hearing and decision. Daley was held
in 81 600 hail
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ROYAL CORK REGATTA.


Wales Britannia Beaten by the Ailsa
Yesterday.
QUEENSTOWN, July 30.-The races of
he Royal Cork Regatta were continued
to-day in light and hukey breeze. The
conditions OF the races were the same as
yesterday. The Britannia and Ailsa, both
carrying their largest topsails, started in
this order: Britannia 10:46:l3, Ailsa
10:46:22. The Ailsa soon took the lead
and the yachts passed Spike Point thus
Ailsa ll:4645. Britannia I1:52:05.
The Niagara dritted across the line at
IL O'Clock. and tacking down the harbor
soon got the lead of the forty-raters, the
Caress and Isolde. The Niagara, having
no competitor of her class, sailed over the
course for half the prize money, as she
did yesterday. The yachts passed Poor
Head as follows: Ailsa 7:22:50, britannia
7:24:50. The Daunts Rock lightshIp was
passed as follows: Ailsa o:l0:l2, Britannia
S:ll:20. The Niagara crossed the finish
limo at 9:35:l2. The race was won by the
a lisa
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MANITOBA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
An Amended Proposition for Their Re-
storatfon to be Proposed.

An Amended Proposition for Their Re-
storatfon TO be Proposed.
WINNIPEG, July 30.-Lord Aberdeen,
Governor-General of Canada. arrived
here yesterday, and had a long confer
euce with Sir John Schultz, Governor of
Manitoba. The subject OF their confer
ence was the perpetuating of the Mani
toba parochial schools. Greenway and
several Of his Ministers also conferred
with Earl Aberdeen.
1t was ascertained that in few days
the Dominion Government VIII submit
to the Manitoba Government an amended
proposition for the restoration OF Roman
Catholic schools, the chief feature OF
which proposition will be that teachers of
the schools must pass the examinations
prescribed for public school teachers, and
the Roman Catholic schools must i'll
every way come fully up to the standard
OF the public schools.
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Will HOLD ON TO OFFICE.
SO Assert Members OF Omahu's Fire
and Police Commission.

SO Assert Members OF Omahu's Fire
and Police Commission.
OMAHA, July 30.-A majority of the
Fire and Police Commission of Omaha
made an open statement tonight in
which they declare that they will hold
on TO Office until the legality of the new
law is tested i'll the Supreme Court.
The new law goes into effect on Thurs
day, and at that time there will be two
Boards of Fire and Pohce-that recog-
nized by the old law, and that recognized
by the new law. This means conflict
OF authority and certain trouble. The
Governor, 1t is said. will not meet with
the other members OF tae Board of Ap-
praisment, and will recognize the old
board.
The whole trouble is said to rest with
the desire of the Omaha Bee to pre-
vent the passing out Of It's control of the
police system OF this city and the reve-
nues from liquor publication notices.
The new board viii be Republican, and
is fought by the Repu blican Bee.
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A ROBBER CAPTURED.
Had Committed Several Crimes in Ore
gon and Idaho.

Had Committed Several Crimes in Ore
gon and Idaho.
PORTLAND, July 30.-News has reached
the postal authorities here of the capture
by posse of officers and citizens of
George L. Johnson. miner, in the noun
tains near Vale, Nlalheur County. john
son burglarized postotfices and stores at
Vale, Or. and Bliss. Idaho, recently.
On the 7lh the postoffice at Bliss was
broken into and Sll0 in cash and S5S in
stamps were taken. Postmaster Fuller's
hat was stolen at the same time. The safe
was blown open. only few days after
the store of Hope Bros. at Vale. was en-
tered and Sl.200 in currency and $50 in
stamps stolen.
When Johnson was captured he was
making his wsy out of the country. y
hat in his pos, ssion was identified as be-
longing TO thu Postmaster at Bliss. and it
transpired tt Johnson had sold $50 20
worth of postage stamps. which were
identified. He carried revolver which
had been taken from the Hope Bros
stOre.
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BOUNTY ON FARM PRODUCTS.

David LuDin's Plan Discussed at a
Meeting of shippers.
PHILADELPHIA, July 30.-The plan of
David Lubin of Sacramento TO have the
United States levy duties upon grain and
other important products of this country
was discussed at well-attended meeting
Of Eastern ship builders and those con-
nected with the trade at the Maritime
Exchange il this city to-day. The OBJ
ject Of the meeting was stated TO be the
procuring OF ''equable protection through
National legislation for agriculture and
shipping." Resolutions were adopted
rccting some OF the disadvantages under
which American shipping and agricuIt-
ure are placed. and calling upon Congress
to extend, in the form oil export duties,
protection TO these industries.
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came to Buffalo about ten days ago, and
with his wife took suite of rooms at the
Continental Hotel. Now he has disap-
peared under mysterious circumstances
and the police have been called upon to
IND some trace of him.
Baker was between 45 and 80 years of
age. he said he had recently closed out
his business in Jackson. and that it was
his Intention, after an Eastern trip, to go
to Portland, Or, and engage in the man
uiacture OF cigars. On the afternoon of
July 24.h Baker stroIled out of the hotel
and has not been seen or heard from
since. His wife has spent considerable
money IN her efforts 10 get some trace of
him. but up to date has been unsuccess-
ful. She is coniident that her husband
has been murdered.
Mrs. Baker left last night for the home
of her parents III Clinton, Ia.
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BLYTHE'S ESTATE.

Mrs. H1uckley Trying TO Get Possess
sion of Her Property.
San FRANCISCO, July 30.-Attorneys
Hart and Foote to-day filed the BOND OF
Florence Blythe Hinckley in Judge Cof-
fey's court, IN accordance with the decree
in the Blythe case. The filing of the
bond WAS preparatory to demand which
Mrs. Hinckley's attorneys viii make in
the Probate Court tomorrow that the es-
tate be turned over to her. The Holli-
days, who appeared in the case as the
gypsy claimants, say their case is stin be-
fore the Supreme Court and that this pre-
vents Mrs. Hinckley from coming into
possession of her millions just yet.
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c. Z. Mayne Arrested.

SAN DIEGO, July 30.-C. E. Mayne,
who is well known in Omaha, and who
was recently indicted for embracery, was
arrested here this morning and turned
over to Los Angeles officer. The COM
plaint is criminal assault, and was made
at Los Angeles by Elsie Shipton, one OF
the TWO young sisters recently placed by
Mayne at boarding school there as
heiresses, he having secured them by ad-
vertisement and made it appear that they
would come into a fortune.
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Shooting scraps at Reddin..

REDDISG, July 30.-About 2:30 o'clock
this morning there was a shooting sGrape
at the Grand Hotel between George Bas-
selt. proprietor of the hotel, and gam
bier named Van Welsh. The trouble oc-
Cured in the room of woman OF easy
virtue named Dicl1ie Woods. Bassett
was beat about the head, Van Welsh re-
ceived some wounds, aud the woman had
& finger shot off and a wound through the
fleShY part OF the thigh
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j. C. Stubbs Go.rg East.

SAN Francisco, July 30.-J. C. Stubbs,
Third Vice President of the Southern Pa
cific, goes East next Thursday night to
attend the meeting Of the Southwest Rail-
road Association at St. Louis. He ex-
poets to be gone for some time, as be will
go on to Now y ork st the conclusion OF
The ST. Louis meeting.
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Plenty of Apples.

SAN DIEGO, July 30.-An enormous
apple crop is ripening in the Julian
mountain region, where the overloaded
limbs are all heavily propped. Many
trees are expected TO bear an average of
thirty boxes. In the orchard OF W. j.
Trout, near Julian, the crop will be from
1000 to 5000 boxes.
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A Woman Shot and Killed.

ST. LOUIS (Mo.). July 30.--A special to
the Chronicle from Omaha, Neb., say that
Fred Wahlgren of Minneapolis, shot and
killed Mrs. August Maitland at the Model
Steam Laundry this afternoon. She was
his mistress for six years at Minneapolis.
and they have twin girls. On account of
his cruel treatment she eloped to Omaha
with Maitland, June 10th, and they were
married July lst. Wahlgren came here
a week ago with the intention of killing
her. He gave himself up, and said he
was clad he did IT,
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ALL RETURNED TO THEIR CELLS.
Unsuccessful Attempt Of Prisoners to
Break Jail.

SALT LAKE (Utahl. July 30.-An un-
successful attempt was made this after
noon by sixteen convicts in the Utah
penitentiary to escape They conceived
4 scheme by which dose OF morphine
was 10 be given the guards in their coffee
by trusty employed as a waiter. The
trusty gave the scheme away and ad-
ministered sugar instead. The guards
took their places on the wall, and at what
they considered an suspicious moment
the sixteen prisoners, supplied with ropes
and ladders, attempted to scale tho wall.
but were stopped by u yolley from Win
chesters in the hands OF the guards. One
convict who fell from the top of the wall,
was rather severely hurt, and all were re-
turned TO their cells.
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FULL OF HUMAN SKELETONS.
Remarkable Cave n Few Miles From
Camp 4 pache. Arizona.

Remarkable Cave Few Miles From
Camp Apache, Arizona.
YUMA (Ariz.), July 30.-On the White
River, eight miles from Camp Apache.
has peen found remarkable cave. For
$40 feet of the distance the explorers were
obliged to crawl on their hands and
knees, using candles and bulls'-eye lam
terms for light.
They found between three and four
hundred human skeletons. indicating the
remains OF persons who had been smOth-
cred to death by smoke long years ago.
Some of them were in crevices ust large
enough To admit human body. The
skeletons are of various sizes. some be-
ing very small. The skulls are brown
color, with the exception OF a few which
are white.
The White Mountain Apaches are very
superstitious about the cave and say
that within it there is large lake of
water. The visitors found no water, but
intend to explore further. There are
but TWO ways of entering it.
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DURRANT CASE.

Yesterdays Investigation of Actors in
.sThe Crime Of the Century, Play.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.-But little
was done in the Durrant case to-day.
and that was confined almost entirely 10
the investigation OF the actors taking
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Barge Loaded With Coal Sunk.

CLEVELAND, July 30.-The barge Re-
public. loaded with coal, while being
towed from Cleveland to Detroit, foun-
dered off Lorain this morning. The
waves washed the coverings from her
matches and she filled and sank in sew
enty-tlve feet of water. The crew of five
men escaped in a yawl, and were pick cd
up by the tug.
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sIXTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Terrible Results Of the Explosion of a
Boiler.

Terrible Results Of the Explosion of a
Boiler.
SAN Francisco, July 30.-Mail advices
from Panama received to-day report that
on July 1st news reached the Office of the
Panama Star and Herald OF the explosion
of the boiler of the electric plant at Car
thagena. The force of the shock was 80
great that some prisoners confined in the
jail near by were killed. The shock
threw down two houses in the neighbor-
hood. SO far as is known sixteen lives
were lost, and many others are supposed
to be entombsd in the ruins. The plant
is total wreck.
Later advices have it that in the ex
plosiOn at the electric light works at Car
thageua fragments OF the plant which was
wrecked went through the roof OF the San
Diego Prison, killing and wounding sew
eral prisoners. Immediately after the eX-
plosiOn the fall of several buildings in
the neigh borhood which had been shaken
10 their foundations occurred. The labor
ers who were rescued from the great mass
OF dobris of the wrecked works were
much lacerated. When the steamer left
Carthagena which brought the news great
excitement prevailed.
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Martin Adams Resplted.

COLUMBUS (O.). July S0.@At 10 o'clock
tonight Governor Mckinley granted a
respite to Martin Adams of Cincinnati.
who was to have been hanged at midnight,
until September 9th. This is done in
order that the facts may be gathered for
full presentation of the case with an APP
plication Of clemeDcy TO the State Board
of PardOns
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SAN Francisco, July 30.-The Stockton
steamer I. c. Walker this morning
brought the corpse OF Lena Flanders,
who had died en- route. A woman who
had got on at Jersey Landing with j.
Wise has been arrested pending an ex-
animation and autopsy. The police, how
ever. believe death due to alcoholism.
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MORE TROUBLE AHEAD.
Probability That the Japs VIII Again
be Engaged III War.

PHILADELPHIA, July 30.-The Press
tomorrow will print the following: Sec
retary Lamont, who has been spending
few days with Presiden. Cleveland, had
important things to discuss with the
President. 1t is thought that the Secre-
tary's department has important news
just received from Japan, and the repre-
sentative OF the War Department Cap
tain Ryan, who is specially charged with
the duty of observing the situation in
Japan. has been urged to report 10 the
Government as fully and accurately as
possible upon the condition Of public
feeling in that country, and of the prob
ability that it will again take the field.
or rather the sea, in war. 4 report has
been received from Captain Ryan. This
information is given by one who IS in
close relations to the War Department.
although, of course, 1t is not wise to men
tion his name in connection with this in
formation.
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CUT AND BRUISED.
Harry Curtiss of Woodland Receives
Painful Injuries.

Painful INJURIES
WOODLAND, July 30.-A physician was
called this evening to the residence of ".
c, Curtiss to attend the latter's nephew,
Harry Curtiss, a young man 80 years OF
age.
He found the pstient suffering from
several cuts and bruises, and was told he
had been kicked by horse. The family,
however. are very reticent about the
matter, and it has been impossible TO OBJ
tain any particulars.
LATER-Two men, whose names could
not be learned, assert that man named
James Smith did the cutting.
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TOLEDO (Ohio). July 30-At the Toledo
Athletic Club Tonight finish fight be-
tween Fred Brown OF this city and Frank
Ray of New York resulted in Brown
knocking out his man in the ninth round.
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Cardinal Gibbons.

PARIS, July 30.-Cardinal Gibbons is
still here. He goes to London to-mor-
row. In an interview to-day the Cardi-
nal refused to speak of Mgr. Satolli,
the Papal delegate 10 the United States,
or to discuss the educational or other
questions. He said, however, that the
Pope had expressed the warmest interest
in the American republic, as we'll as his
admiration of the material and intel
lectual talent that characterized its pao-
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AUGUSTA (Ga.), July 30.-News has Just
reached here of fire in progress at
Thompson. Ga. The depot and busi-
ness block have been consumed. No
particulars can be obtained.
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MARYLAND POLITICS.

Senator German Keeping the Demo-
Gratis In Suspense.
BALTIMORE {Md.l, July Ex-senator
German is keeping everybody in sus-
pense. y great crowd OF politicians and
their friends thronged the Carrollton
Hotel throughout the day and tonight,
waiting Tor Mr.. German to indicate bis
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Death of Seth BIshon.

HARTFORD (ConE.), July 30.-Seth w.
Bishop died to-day, aged a years. He
was Que of party that went from here
to California in 1910, and was successful
in the gold mines.
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Suicide at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, July 80. = Jerome J.
Green, a laundryman, committed suicide
with poison to-day. This was his second
attempt Cause, drink.