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The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
BOY EoResR AND sIowAWAY.

Willie Sullivan Went &" England Will
His Money, but Was Robbed.
Bloomington, H., Dec. 81. = About
two months ago Willie Sullivan, aged
slxteen, forged and passed a check for
t325, signing the name of his brother.
you.Ig business man Of Blooming
ton. He then left for New York. Word
has been received that the lad was in
E.aT Orleans under the name of George
Pollock. The British steamship Vesta,
Capt Brown, sailed from Liverpool
for New Orleans December 1, and had
! stormy passage. On December 5
the crew discovered a stowaway hid
cen in the hold who had been without
food and water for six days. He was
the young Bloomington forger. He
said he had sailed from New York to
Liverpool on the Umbria, and he was
robbed almost as soon as he landed
in Liverpool. He applied for aid to
the American Consul, but no assist
ance was given him. When found in
the Vesta's hold the lad was in pitia-
BILE condition, but soon recovered.
SulliYan's brother telegraphed the
Chief of Police to arrest the young
man.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
THE LINCOLN MONUMENT.
Efforts to Get the State of Illinois {
Take Charoe of It.


Take Charge Of IL.
Chicago, Dec. 18.-At a meeting of
delegates from clubs and other organ
szations interested, held in this city, a
resolution was adopted that the dele
gates pledge themselves to do all in
their power to induce the State to take
the Lincoln monument out Of the hands
Of the monument association, which
now has control of it, and turn 1t over
to the control Of the State authorities.
The resolution also contemplates max
Ing admission to the monument free,
and getting an appropriation from the
next Legislature Of from $4,000 to
100000 to repair the monument. The
monument, beneath which rest the re-
mains OF Lincoln, has been mutilated
by vandals and injured by the wealth
er. It was decided to call mass meet
ing some time before January 1 in
this city to demand that the appro-
priation be made at once. Many As
sembly candidates were elected on this
pledge, and the feeling in the State is
intense. Although the Garfield monu-
ment cost $4,000 less, it is much bet
ter kept than that Of Lincoln.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
ST. JOHNS BANK SCANDAL.
The Bank Directors Had Overdrawn Thai,
Accounts 81 .04I. .OOa

1ne bsnk Directors Had Overdrawn Thai,
Accounts 81 ,94I, 900.
st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 10. The work
OF eliciting information concerning the
condition OF the Commercial Bank ia
proceeding satisfactorily, although
some very unpleasant disclosures ara
being made. The largest debtor to
the bank is Mr.. Dudor, one of the d.
rectors, who owes S650,000, half se-
cured by mortgages His assets ara
not expected to reach the mortgage
estimate The total amount Of over
drawn accounts is $1,941, 900. A good
proportion of this will realize unfa-
vorably, a fact which causes surprise
that the accounts were permitted to
be oyerdrawn. The amounts due by
the bank on current accounts have not
yet been brought to total The COM
m1ttee appointed to select trustees to
manage the bank and the insolyent
estates will bring two chartered ac-
countants from London to investigate
the books. The members Of the COM
mittee expressed themselves by CEN
surfing the directors. The prosecution
have threatened the directors with a
claim for 100000 worth of fish In the
hands Of the banks debtors.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
ANOTHER REBELLION.

Brazil May Have q Bloody War Again
Endorse Deposed Peixoto.
New York, Dec. 31.-Rio Janeiro ad-
vices say: Revolutionary circulars
have been found under the house
doors calling the people to arms in
favor of Gen. Peixoto. They were also
distributed secretly among the navy
and army officers. The navy officers
it is said, promised to join the con-
spiracy and two of them have been
arrested. A Cabinet council discussed
the situation. President Moraes ia
vored the summoning of Peixoto here
to vindicate himself, but was over
ruled. Gen. Peixoto has assured Pres
ident Moraes that he has nothing to
do with any conspiracy. The great
est excitement prevails here, and every
one believes the country is on the eve
of another bloody revolution"
London, Dec. 29.-The Brazilian Gov
ernment has ordered 100000 worth
of war material from the Armstrong
Gun Company.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19

Demick Burns, distiller of Middle
town, N. Y, was killed by an Erie
train.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer ex-
ploring party verified the report that
smoke and steam escape from Mount
Rainier.
Henry Reinhardt, New York, dealer
in fancy goods, assigned to Solomon
Gumprecht. Liabilities, 100000; as
sets, s65,00O.
Harry s. Decker, the ex-baseball
player, is held at Chicago in bonds to
the Criminal Court to answer charges
of obtaining $21s and s6S on worthless
checks.
Fred Vigel, wanted in Jamestown,
N. Y, on suspicion of being the muir
derer of the two Shearman women, in
Busti, was arrested at the home Of his
brother-in-law, John Lechner, at Dun
kirk, N. Y.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
BLAZE IN NEW YORK.
Forty One Lives Are Lost In Fire-The
LOSS Very Heavy.

Forty One Lives Are Lost In q Fire-The
LOSS Very Heavy.
Ashland, Ore, Dec. 31.-A horrible
accident is reported from Silver Lake,
Lake County. Ore. caused by the over
turning Of lamp at a gathering on
Christmas evening. Forty-one lives
were lost and sixteen persons were
badly injured, five fatally. A large
crowd had assembled in the Christian
Brothers Hall to attend Christmas
tree festival. While the festivity was
at its height some one climbed on
bench to get better view, and his
head struck lamp hanging from the
caught fire and the room was soon a
mass Of flames. There was only one
exit, and the flames were between the
audience and the door. Many rushed
into the flames and others were tram
pied under foot. The scene of the dis
aster is $50 miles from telegraph Of
flee.
The dead are. Mrs. John Buick and
two children, Mrs. Owsley and two
children, J. J. Buick and daughter,
Mrs. Smelling, Mrs. Howard and two
children. w. o. Hearts and wife, Mrs.
Coshow, Frank West, wife and two
children, Ed Bowen, Miss McCauley,
F. j. Laprie and child, Mrs. Ward,
Mrs. A. Bashir, Frank Horning, Mrs.
Payne. Mrs. Nettie Williams and
child, w. Clay Martin and wife, Rob-
ert Small, Mrs. Ella Ward and child,
Frank Ross, mother and sister, child
Of Roy Ward, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs.
Gus Schroeder and child.
The fatally injured are: Mrs. T. J.
Laprie, Mrs. Robert Smelling and sis
ter and Edward Payne and son.
Louisville, KY, Dec. 31.-Fire Satur-
day burned out Stockey, Brent &
Co., ]. H. Quaist & Co., Bereford, Law
son & Co. and F. A. Gerst & Co., on
Sixth street. Loss, $500,000.
Toledo, Dec 31.-The big Dayton and
Michigan elevator in East Toledo is in
flames and the whole fire department
is out. 1t will probably be total loss.
New York, Dec. 31.-Fire started Sat
urday morning in the Thomas Litho-
graph establishment, No. 130 West
Twenty fourth street and extending to
No. 1873 West Twenty-third street.
Chief Breslin and Assistant Foreman
Rooney were killed by falling walls.
The bodies are still in the ruins.
Seven others were injured. Cassidy's
gas and electric light fixtures estab-
lishment was completely burned out.
The loss will be heavy. Cassidy's loss
is $4,000. Assistant Foreman Will
lam Hennessy had leg broken.
Later-The bodies of Chief Breslin
and Foreman Rooney have been taken
from the ruins. They were found on
the fourth floor.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Bread and Coal Cheap.

Port Huron, Mich, Dec. 1S.-Efght
Of the twelve large bakeries are SELL
ing bread at the rate of two leaves for
five cents. This is to meet cut made
by the others, who last week reduced
the price from five to three cents a
loaf. Hard coal in stove size is selling
a ySJ5 s. e IT, prize Of iii if
Port Huron heretofore. A short time
ago the local dealers tried to raise the
price from $3.50 to s5.75 per ton. One
dealer refused to raise, and the cut
was made to bring him into line. He
refused to be brought to time, how
ever, and it is expected that coal will
be down to 81 if the war is not settled
soon. A Lapser avenue baker is SELL
ing bread at two cents loaf.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
CASHIER A DEFAUlTER.
Another Trusted Employee" Gets Aw,
With $4,000.


With $4,000.
Syracuse, N. Y. Dec ia special
from Rome says that John e. Beilby.
the trusted cashier of the Central Ma
tional Bank, is a defaulter in the sum
CT $27, 900. The shortness in the ac-
counts was first suspected about two
weeks ago by National Bank Examiner
j. Van Vranken, Of Schenectady. On
Monday he made the above discovery.
Beilby admits that he had taken about
$27 900, and says that he speculated
in stocks, was caught in a downward
market and took the bank funds to
recover himself. Most Of these funds
were also lost. Samuel Gillett, the
teller Of the bank, who is also the
Mayor Of Rome, disappeared Monday
evening, and his whereabouts are not
now known by his wife Mr. Beilby,
however, says no one Is at fault be-
sides himself, and that Mr.. Gillett had
nothing to do with the defalcation.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
THE MURDERS AT LAKEWOOD.

Edward Archer, a Form er Employee of the
shermans, Suspected of the Crime.
Jamestown, N. Y, Dec. 18.-Edward
Archer is suspected of the crime of
numbering the Sherman women near
Lakewood. That is the only tangible
theory that the police have to work
On. Archer was employed last sum-
mer by the Shermans, and it is said
was not very well liked by his neigh
bors. The theory is that he knew of
the absence Of the family at the fun
eral and went to the house to steal
the money which he being familiar
with the habits Of tho old man, knew
was concealed somewhere about the
premises. The women had remained
behind and recognized him, and to
save himself from prison he killed
them.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Averitable Charnel House.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. s1.-The per-
sons who searched for the body of ex-
Sheriff Curry, stolen from Greenwood
Cemetery, traced the body to an unoc-
cupied house, which is being fitted up
for the Indiana Medical College, and
in the cellar they found twenty or
more bodies, some in coal-oil barrels
in "pickle" and some in ordinary flour
barrels, packed in straw. They had
been brought in from country ceme-
teries within the past two or three
days, and represented all ages, from
mere infants to gray-haired men and
women.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
COLLEGE BOYS POISONED.
Arsenic Found in the Food Served at
Bowdoin Eating Club.

Arsenic Found in the Food Served at a
Bowdofn Eating Club.
Brunswick, Me-, Dec. Is. - Several
members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity Of Bowdoin College took
their meals with a Mrs. Kaler, who
lives on Pleasant street. At dinner on
Saturday peculiar taste was noticed
in the soup and ice-cream, and when
after dinner several Of the party were
taken sick, an investigation was made.
Arsenic was found in both the ice
cream and soup. Mr.. Christie, Mr..
Doherty and Miss Maud Kaler are re-
ported as quite sick, but it is thought
that they will recover. The facts in
the case indicate that there was a de-
liberate attempt at poisoning, but
there is no clue to the guilty party.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
The Cruiser Cincinnati's Mishap.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The Secretary
of the Navy has completed his con-
sideration of the record of the court
johnson, of Erie, Pa, "The Living
Pin Cushion" who perforated himself
Of inquiry into the grounding of the
cruiser Cincinnati on Execution Rock,
and has written letter to Capt. Hen
ry Glass, her commander, which, it is
understood, reprimands him in some
degree. No further proceedings will
be taken in the matter.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
$50, 900 in BIS Pockets.

=. London, Dec. 19.-The body Of Capt.
OvergaarGs, Of the ship Don Juan.
which was wrecked on D1rfms.i q on
December 6, was washed ashore on
Saturday last near the spot where the
vessel was wrecked. The body, which
evidently had been buried deep In the
sand and had been uncovered by the
recent storm, was well preserved.
Among the papers found in the cloth
ing were $180,0O0 in bank notes and
American securities, which the author
tiles are holding for the proper claim
ants. The Don Juan was on q voyage
from New York to Gothenburg when
she was wrecked.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
IN THE VAULT.
Robbers Thus Lock County Treasurer

Robbers Thus Lock q County Treasurer
In.
Santa Rosa, CAL, Dec. 81. - The
treasury of Sonoma County was robbed
of nearly $4,000 Friday and County
Treasurer Stofer was left insensible in
the treasury vault, the robbers lock-
ing the door on him. The robbery took
place about 9 A. M, but was not dis
covered until in the afternoon. All
this time Treasurer Stofer lay on the
floor Of the vault gasping for breath,
fearing that every conscious interval
would be his last. Had it not been for
the timely arrival of his wife, the
only person in town who knew the
combination, he would have died be-
fore the door Of the vault was opened.
Officers are searching the country for
the robber, but not trace has been
found,
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Wilhelm Indignant.

London, Dec. s1.-The Daily News's
correspondent in Berlin says that the
Emperor was surprised and indignant
when ne learned that his offer to in
crease Prince Hohenlohe's salary had
become known. The news was con-
veyed to numerous politicians and
newspapers through notes written in
an obviously feigned hand. Many
think that the letters were sent by
the author of the kotze scandals.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Wants to Be a Desperate.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Irving Mclean IL
only a little higher than a table. He
wears knickerbockers and claims to
be fifteen years old. He has twice
robbed the Post Office at Fulton, Wis,
breaking into the Post-Ofice December
Z and 20. He admits taking each time
a number Of stamps and packages OF
letters. He said to United States
Commissioner Kemp: Eyes, I robbed
the Post-Ofice and ran away. want
to be leader Of q band Of despera-
does. Then I would be happy" He In
thinking it over in jail.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Unclaimed Fortunes.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Ambassador
Bayard, in letter to the Secretary of
State, repeats 8 warning frequently
given before by the American Minis
ters in London, but which~Will prob
ably continue to be disregarded by
Gedulous dupes, as to the existence of
vast unclaimed fortunes in England
awaiting American heirs.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
A BOY a Hostage.

New York, Dec. 19.-Mrs Manice
Anderson, pretty and respectable
looking woman of twenty-four years,
Of Canarsie, L. l., was complainant at
the Yorkville Police Court yesterday
against Augustus Duve, whom she
charged with keeping her seven-year-
old son, Alfred, as hostage and brutal
ly beating him. According to Mrs. An
derscn, Duye and his wife refused to
give up the boy unless $50 was paid,
which they said was due for board in
Cured by her husband, Charles An
derson.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
ROBERT L. sTEvENsoN's DEATH.
It Was Caused on Dec. 8 by Paralysis Of
the Brain.


the Brain.
London, Dec. ia dispatch from
Auckland to the Star contains q few
additional details Of the death Of Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson brought by the
Samoan mails. On the evening of De-
cember Mr.. Stevenson remarked to
his wife that he felt strange pain in
his head. Almost Immediately after
wards he fell back senseless and never
regained consciousness. He died two
hours later. The cause Of his death
was paralysis of the brain, accompan-
led by collapse of the lungs. He was
buried on December 4. An obelisk
will be erected over his grave, which
from its great height on Pala Hill will
be a conspicuous landmark from the
sea. Mr.. Stevenson had recently suf-
fered from exhaustion Of the brain,
and had been haunted by the fear that
his popularity was on the wane.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
The Sultan Ailin-.

London, Dec. 18.-The Central News
correspondent in Vienna says: "Trusty
private advices from Constantinople
are to the effect that the Sultan, who
mas been ailing for some time, now
has acute neuralgia and is utterly pros
trated. His condition is supposed to
be the result Of overwork and mental
anxiety"
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
E,risni,a Fall Predinfed.

London, Dec. 1S.-The Daily Chron-
icle's correspondent In Vienna con-
tends that Crispi's standing with the
King has been shaken and his resig-
nation may be expected at any mo-
ment. He thinks that Crispi would
not survive his fall long, as he has
been apoplectic for some time.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Arrested for Periur1.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 31.-Dr. w. P.
Brooke, president of the suspended
Aberdeen (Wash.) bank, has been ar
rested, charged with perjury. 1t is
claimed that his personal property is
listed with the assessor as the banks
property and that the bank paid the
taxes
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
An Floper and Embezzler.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 31-Fred Walker,
young man with wife and three
children, has eloped with Ida Braddle,
a seventeen-year-old orphan who has
a fortune of $4,000. Walkers family
is left destitute He is short $500 as
the treasurer Of the American Rail-
way Union, and took $500 belonging
to the business in which he was a
partner.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Madeline Denies the stories

New York, Dec 31.-Statements have
been made that Miss Madeline Pollard
designed going upon the stage as an
actress, and that in person or by an
attorney she purposed following Con-
gressman Breckenridge about the coun-
try to levy upon the proceeds of his
lecture tour just begun. Prompted by
these and other statements, Miss Pol
lard makes complete denial of them.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
The Rome Bank Shortage

Rome, N. z, Dec. 31.-The total
shortage of Cashier Bielby and Teller
Gillette, of the Central National Bank,
has now reached an aggregate of S70,-
000 An additional shortage Of $4,000
was found in Mayor Gillette's accounts
and he is re-arrested and unable to
furnish bail. He is i'll.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Statues of Webster and Clark.

Washington, Dec. 1S. - Statues Of
Daniel Webster and Gen. Clark, pre-
sented by the State of New Hampshire
to Congress, will be unveiled at 2
o'clock on Thursday afternoon. There
will be no formal presentation, but
speeches will be made in the House
and Senate
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Pleasure Seekers Frozen.

Shelbyville, Ind, Dec. 31.-Minnie
Maple and Susie Mitchell, daughters
Of prominent citizens here, were so
badly frozen while on their way to
party that they may die Should they
recover, amputation of their limbs
will be necessary.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Pin CuShinD on o. DrunE,

olean, n. Y, Dec. 31-Prof Frank
with pins, swallowed taeks and did
similar feats while on drunk here,
was thrown from a saloon. He opened
fire on the crowd with a revolver and
shot Thomas Fee. Johnson was caught
and is In jail.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
ENCOURAGING Report.

Champion, Mich, Dec. 81. - The
Champion mine will resume operations
on January Q, after an fdleness Of
nearly three years. Two hundred and
fifty men will be put to work. The
resumption of activity at this mine is
taken as the most encouraging sign
the iron trade has shown for two years.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Bic Victory for Colleges.

New York, Dec. 18.-Judge Truax
has handed down a decision in favor
Of the plaintiffs in the suit brought
by Amherst, Hamilton, Williams, Ro-
chester and Dartmouth Colleges
against Thomas A. Ritch, Justus L..
Bulkley and Henry w. Vaughan, ex-
ecutors Of Daniel B. Fayerweather,
and of his deceased widow. Each Of
the plaintiff colleges receives 100000
by this decision.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
LYnehinns Win. 8 ko q.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec 19.-The official
report Of the Attorney General shows
that during the past two years there
were three legal hangings and eight
lynchings in North Carolina. There
has been decrease Of crimes against
women.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
IaMNHr Hale Beaten.

New York, Dec. 31-A conclusion
was reached Friday afternoon in
the proceedings whereby Lawyer Will
fam H. Hale, of Brooklyn, sought to
impeach Police Justice Patrick ]. Div
yer, it being ordered that the charges
against the defendant be dismissed.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Rnrned To Death.

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 19.-By the
explosion Of a quantity of liquid stove
polish which Mrs. Caroline 5. Nc
Naughton was using on a heated SOY SOY
last night, the woman was 50 tsrrlDy
burned that she died a few hours ia''i'
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Love and Rough on Rats.

Amsterdam, Dec. 1S.-Vincenz Lo-
reno, aged thirty-four years, died from
taking dose of rough on rats,
prompted by a discouraging love af-
fair. Loreno had made two former
attempts on his life. He was infatu-
ated with Jennie Christenzc. The girl
returned his affection, but her mother
interfered, and as a result Loreno took
his life
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
A New Mill for Georgia.

Lowell, Mass, Dec 81. 1t is an
nounced that the stock of the Whit
tier Cotton Mills is to be increased
from $4,000 to 100000, and that a
new mill of brick, three stories high,
will be built in Georgia. Some Of the
same grades of goods will be manufac-
tured there as in Lowell now.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Story of the Murder.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 10. - In the
Zawaeseki murder trial young Wlad-
islaus Bariewitz, the twelve-year-ol
son Of the murdered man, told with
faint voice and choking sobs that his
father had been thrown to the floor
and his mother had held his feet while
Zawacski sat on his stomach. Dedlow
choked him with his hands.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
A Despondent Mothers Crime.

Cassville, Mo-, Dec. 19. - At Dry
Hollow tragedy resulted in the death
Of mother and two children. During
a fit Of dependency Mrs. William
Jones cut the throats Of her five and
seven year old children with a razor
and then committed suicide in the
same manner.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Capt, Dakins Family 1hink He is Lost.

Marblehead, Mass, Dec. 81. The
family of Capt. Dakin, who is sup.
posed to have been lost on the passfP ore ~
from Pensacola to a port in South
America on the bark Loyalist, of Nova
Scotia, has given up all hope of his
arrival, as he is already three months
overdue. Capt. Dakin's wife and SON,
the latter twenty-one years old, were
with him.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
TO WIN A MEDAL.
A Fireman Turns Incendiary for Thi

"A Fireman Turns IncendIary for Ibis
Purpose.
North Tonawanda, Dec. 81. - John
Goerke, aged twenty-one, a member
of the Columbia Hook and Ladder
Company, and delegate to the State
Firemen's Association, was arrested
last night, charged with being the per-
son who caused the numerous fires
here in the last six months. There
was a medal offered for the fireman
first at the fire and Goerke was al
ways the nearest there. This is sup
posed to be his reason.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
The Big shows Combine.

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 31-James
A. Bailey, Nate Salisbury and w. F.
Cody have formed a partnership to
consolidate the Wild West and Fore
paugh's shows next season, with a
capital of s1,000,00O. The new part
ners will have no interest in the Bar
mum G. Bailey show.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Talk of an Early Session.

Washington, Dec. 31-The talk of
an early session of the Fifty-fourth
Congress has been revived. 1t is
thought the question depends on the
attitude of this Congress on the ur-
gency, deficiency and income tax ap-
preparation bills.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Mrs. Hav.meyer Still Very III.

Westchester Village, N. Y, Dec. Is.
Mrs. Charles +. Hayemeyer, who is
iii at her home with typhoid fever, Is
still delirious, but seemed trifle i'm
proved in condition. Her condition is,
however, such that alarm is felt by
hsg relatives
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
The Heirs VIII Anneal.

New York, Dec. .31.-The heirs Of
Daniel B. Fayerweather will appeal
from the Judgment of Judge Truax
setting aside the 100000 deed Of
gift to several colleges.
The Washington bee., 1895-01-19
Debs VIII Not Appeal.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Eugene v. Debs,
President Of the A. r. u, and his col
leagues have decided to take the pen
atty imposed by Judge Woods with
out appeal. They will go to Cook
County fail next Monday.