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The evening times., 1896-12-18
TOOK LIFE TO GET A GOOSE
Thief Pursued by Crowd Fires
With Fatal Effect.
Felled at Last to the Ground by a
BLOW with IA Hatchet-He and His
Companions Locked Up.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-James Shceian and
Patrick Becley wanted roasted goose for
their Sunday dinner. Neither TAD any
money; hut they sailed out with the de-
termination to secure the goose anyway.
AS the result OF their foray Barnett Cooper
lies unconsC. Gus in Michael Reese Hospital,
with a bullet in his head. Sheehan suffers
from Il had scalp wound anl lacerared
hand. ana Beclcy is locked up at the Max
well street police station.
The district selected 10y Sheehan and
Begley as the easiest in which to find
their Sunday dinner, was the Jewish guar
ter i'll the Maxwell street police district.
Sheehan :, on caught sight of Il lat goose
in &c op IN front of the grocery store of
Mrs. Jennie Cohen, on Liberty street, near
Union. He seized hold of its head and tried
TO draw ii through the Stats.
Its squawks brought Mrs. Cohen to the
door. Her cries of thief, thef'' alarmed
theneigh burhood. The street soon swarmed
with excited people, who came running
from adjacent houses. Some carried clubs
and hatchets, and all were armed with
missiles of some kind OF other.
This is the thief screamed Mrs.
Cohen, as she seized Shechan.
Sheehan shook off her grasp and drew
a revolver. At the sight OF the weapon the
crowd fell back. Shechan began TO back
slowly down the street, the crowd sullen-
ly following. y man suddenly left the
others and sprang at Shechan. There was
a bright flash from the thiefs revolver,
and the man sank to the ground.
The crowd then hurled itself upon the
two men. Shcchan fired two more shots
into the crowd and the crowd closed in
upon him aud his curnpa Mon. The revolver
was knocked oHt OF his hand and he was
fellcd 10 the ground by a blow on the head
with a hatchet.
Begley escaped the crowd and ran toward
Union street. running into the arms of Pa
trolman Martini, who was attracted to the
scene by the shooting.
Detectives Harding and Shaughnessy also
heard the sound of the firing from Halsted
street and they hurried to the scene. The
three policemen finally dispersed the crowd
and picked up Sheehan, who was uncon-
sCious, and his victim, who was Barnett
Cooper OF No. SO Barber street
Cooper was taken to the Michael Reese
Hospital At a late hour last night he
had not reealned consciousness. His death
is looked upon as only a question of a
few hours.
Sheehan was taken to the County Hos
pital, where his wounds were dressed, and
he was then locked up, along with Beg
ley.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
THEY VIOLATED NO LAW.
Verdict of Acquitta1 Rendered in the
Wilkins Oleomargarine Case.

The trial of Messrs. wilkins. the young
business men charged with selling oleo.
margarine in unstamped tubs, which has
been in progress before Judge Cole for
several days, ended this afternoon with
an acquittal.
The jury was in consultation about an
hour and half. When it returned into
court, the foreman, in answer to the usual
question, announced that it found both de-
PENDANTS not guilty, and they We're accord
ingly discharged.
The morning was taken up with argu-
ment for the defense by Mr H. E. Davis,
and for the prosecution District Attorney
Birney. and the charge to the jury by udge
Cole.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Forecast Till 8 d. IN. saturday.

FORECAST I'LL = p. III. saturday,.
Fer the District OF Columbia. Maryland
and Virginia, threatening weather, light
rain or snow, clearing Saturday morning,
probably fair Saturday and Sunday; cold
er Sunday; winds shifting to northwcsterly.
Weather Conditions and Gcleral
Forecast.
The barometer has fallen from the lower
lake region southwark to Florida and in
tue extreme Northwest; it has risen over
Rocky mountain districts and thence east
ward to the Mississippi. There is a de-
preston of moderate energy north OF the
lower lake region and the barometer is
highest over the Dakota8.
1t is generally warmer east OF the Alssis-
sippi and colder to the westward.
Showers are reported this morning from
the Gulf States north ward over the lake re-
g1ons.
The indications are that threatening
weather and light rain or snow viii pre-
vail this afternoon and tonight from Ten
nessee apd the Ohio valley northeastward
to New England, followed by clearing
weather Saturday.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Iron Mine Leased by Carnegie.

Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 1S.-The Mountain
iron mine, on the Messaba range, has been
leased for five years to the Oliver Mining
Company, of which the Carnegie Steel Com
pany and the Oliver Iron anu Steel Com
pany are the principal stockholders. The
mine was one OF the Rockefeller proper
ties, being operated by the Lake Superior
Consolidated Iron Mines. The capacity
of the mine is 100000 tons annually. The
terms of the deal are not made public.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
NAVAL MOVEMENTS,

A telegram to the Navy Departmen mt from
San Francisco announces that the cruiser
Alert reached Honolulu December 9, after
voyage Of twenty-one days, from San
Francisco, accomplished altogether with
out steam, the vessels sail power having
been utilized for reasons of economy.
The Alert relieves the Adams as guard.
ship at Honolulu, the latter vessel return
ing to San Francisco.
The coast defense ship Monterey left
Sausalito, Cal, yesterday, for Santa Cruz.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
TWO SMALL FIRES.
Afternoon Runs of the Department
10 save Property.

Two local alarms of fire were turned in
this afternoon. The first was at 1925
O'Clock for lively blaze in house No.
1886 street northwest, owned by Pay
master Billings and occupied by Mrs. Laura
Glenco. The fire was caused by an over
heated fiue from the furnace, and was ex-
tinguished by the firemen of No. 1 COM
pany after $50 damage had resulted.
The second alarm was sent in five min
utes later for blaze which came near de-
stroying the railroad Matchbox at the cor
ner of Delaware avenue and FIRST street
northeast. This fire was caused by an
oyerneatcl stove
The evening times., 1896-12-18
MONCURE ROBINSON DEAD.
Prominent Railroad Man Expires on
board Shin.

Colon, Dec. 1S.-The steamship Finance,
of the Colombian line, has arrived here from
New York, and reports that on December
IL Mr.. Moncure Robinson, of Philadelphia.
U. S. A, a passenger on the vessel, died
suddenl in his berth.
The remains were brought here, where
they will be embalmed before reshipping
to New York
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Old Lady seriously Hurt.

Mrs. Moore, an elderly lady, living in
Prince George county, fell from her wagon
about 1 O'Clock this afternoon at the
corner of First and Fenton streets north
east, while returning home fIom market
with her daughter. The old lady has been
affected with dizziness. In falling, she
struck heavily upon her head. She was
picked up and taken to the Emergency
Hospital in the olice patrol, where she
lost consciousness, and her Condition is re-
garded al serious.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Condition of the Water.

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the Navy Yard today as follows:
High. Low.
Sos p. m. 0:33 p. m.
6:34 a. IN. 1882 a. m
Temperature and condition OF the water
at 8 a. M: Great Falls-Temperaturc Sc;
condition, Sc. Receiving reservoir-Tem-
peratdre, 42:condition at south connection,
SO; condition at north connection, &C. Dis
tributing reservoir-Temperature, 40; con-
dition at influent gatehouse, So; effluent
gatehouse, SO.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
INSPECTOR OF IMMIGRANTS.
DR.. .Tuckerman. of Cleveland, Urges
More Rigid Methods.

DR.. Tuckerman, of Cleveland, o., repre-
senting the Medical Society of Ohio, to-
day addressed the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce in sup
port Of the bill introduced by Mr.. Burton
of Ohio, providing for more thorough in
spection of the immigrants coming to this
country.
He discussed very fully contagious dis
eases and the perils resulting from them,
and spoke highly of the work OF the Ma
rine Hospital Service for its rigid inspec-
ton of immigrants during the prevalence
of epidemics abroad.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Relief Committee Disbanded.

Boston, Dee. 1s.-The Armenian relief
committee, organized on December 80,
1895, by Mayor Q uincy. has disbanded, the
Red Cross Society, which it was designed to
assist. having retired from the field Its
collections aggregated S3S ,422.41, which
amount, less Ss11.62, expenses. has been
at different times sent for distribution
among the sufferers
The evening times., 1896-12-18

Boston Editor in san Francisco.
San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-Gen. Charles
II. Taylor, proprietor OF the Boston Globe,
arrived here yesterday, accompanied by
Mrs Taylor and his daughters, Misses Eliz-
abeth and Grace. The family will remain
in California during the winter.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
SI.05.

For that day we're going to give
you your choice OF a lot of the
best blue worombo chinchilla reef
ers and Irish frieZc storm ulsters-
the biancs OF a line for which we've
been getting So and x6-for
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Investigation of the Charges.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 1s.-The house of rep
rescntativcS late tonight ordered an iDvesti,
CATION Of the charges against Judges Reese
and joel Sweat, accused by Senator Carter
of being unfit to hold office. An extra
session OF the assembly will be held i'll
February to investigate the charges
The evening times., 1896-12-18
International Scientific Catalogue

IHISf IIu0IUfIU1 SCItI1t1IIC VdtHIUTUP.
The Secretary of State sent to the House
today communication recommending
an appropriation of 100000 to enable
the secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion to make an international catalogue of
scientific works, as agreed upon by the
United States at an International confer
ence held in London in July last
The evening times., 1896-12-18
schedule for street 1iehtiup.

Gas lamps lighted at $40 p. M; extin-
g'iished at 623 a. m.
Incandescent and electric lamps lighted
at 5:32 p. m.; ;extinguished at 6:3S a. m
Naphtha lamps lighted at b:34 D. m.;; ex-
unguished at 6:SS a. IN.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
New york Stock Market.

FURNISHED by Seymour Bros, Bank
ers and Brokers. members of New
York Stock Exchange. Washington
office, Rooms and ga, Sun Build.
ing. j. A. Breen, manager.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Accented by China.

Minister DENLY, at Pekn, cables the
State Department that Ch hina has accepted
the amendments to the international regula-
tions for the prevention OF collisions at sea.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
Reduced E,nployes' Wages.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 1S.-The Peavy
Elevator Company has reduced the wages
of its employees, 800 in number, So each per
month.
The evening times., 1896-12-18

Washington Stock Exchange.
Sales-Farmers & Mechanics Bank, sat l7S;
Metropolitan r. X, 10 at lue; Mergenthaler
IS at l2o.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
"Gift" Umbrellas.

You'd be surprised what a fine
umbrella you men and women can
buy here for soc. A lot we bought
greatly under price. Natural wood
handles and natural wood with sill
ver rtrimmings-some OF the women's
have Dresden ball handles. There
isn't one that's worth under SI.T5.
For S3.9S we have some mems and
wOmen's very fine all-silk umhrel-
las-a line that would be So and Sc
had they not been the last of a max
er's sample line. ALL sorts OF fin
est handles, including gold and Dres-
den. with hand-painted decorations.
Initials engraved free.
Are you ncglecting this sale OF
wraps from E. Grabenstein, New
York. We tell you now that you
cannot possibly equal the values
which are being distributed.
HECHT & COMPANY,
SIS Seventh Street,
The evening times., 1896-12-18

Colder weather isindicated for Tennessee,
the Ohio valley, and the lower lake region
Saturday night.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
$:3.0S.

How about a pair Of leather or
corduroy leggins for the boy? S1.33
pair for the same that are worth
50 and SO 20.
The evening times., 1896-12-18

Refer ues-the long, wide sort
OF the handsomest plaid silx-will
go at 3Sc. for day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
An OH soldier. Protest

Rock ISLAND. Aug. 2s.-Editor
ARGUs--As an old soldier | visited
the reunion Of veterans at the Watch
Tower yesterday afternoon with the
expectation Of hearing speeches from
different ones relating to the soldier
and anticipating n general good time
in everything. but was very much
disappointed in some OF the speech
making. Capt. +. A. Fseer. of Gales.
burg. made a political speech. aud
took occasion TO some allusion
against a democrat or lver man,
and his utteranees were so generally Y
disparaging to those who differed
frcm him as 10 be offensive. net
only to the democrats and silver
Iden. OF which a good number were
on the ground. but TO republicans a:
well. These gatherings are no, fol
political discussion. but for all US
CID boys. regardless OF politics. a'
we differ on that point. which vii
be shown after election days the
belief Of an old soldier. always at th'
front and always a democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28

Human Dryila In Iowa.

OrruMwA. Iowa, Aug. 2s.-Thrse
men visited the home OF farmer,
T.. w. Warner, near Libertyville,
and found his daughter, Nellie, 20
years Of age. alone in the house.
They bound and gagged her, r,ransacktd d
the house and assaulted the girl, and
left her bound. She managed to
free herself and report the facts to II
neighbor. A posse Of 800 under the
sheriff gave chase and caught three
men believed to be the ones. With
difficulty they were landed safely in
Jail at Fairfield. The girl is in u
critical condition. and able To iicn.
tiiy the men. Circumstantial evi'
deuce IL accumulsting against them,
aud there arc strong indications
that they will be summarily dealt
with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
HONE UNHEALTHY FOR THE EzETAs.
saa Salvador Court Martial Condemns
Them In Iheir Absence.

New York, Aug. 2s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama, Colombia,
says: The Herald correspondent at
san Salvador sends word that a court
martial was recently held in that city
ard carlo Ezcta, former president. and
Antonio Ezeta former vice president.
were Condc mued to death.a after being
found guilty "f treason. rebellion and
s-dition. committed on June 80. 1890.
when Francisco Hendenez was presi-
dent. II viii b. remembered that dur
irg a baii the palace was attacked by
Carlos Ezeta, who was then general in
spcctor of the army. President Lencn-
bcz was assassinated, and by coup
d'etat Carlos Ezeta was proclaimed
president. Both brothers are now.
however. beyond the reach Of San SAL
vadorian justice and will never return
To- that country unless at the head of a
revolution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
Scores on the Diamond.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Thc following scores
were made yesterday by League clubs ut
base ball: At New York. First game)
St. Louis 3, New York :; (sccond game)
-. Louis o. New York 10; at Philadelphia
Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 5; ut Boston,
Chicago 3, Boston :; at Baltimore-Cin-
cinnaii 3, Baltimore .: mt Washington
pittshurg >, Washington .: at Brooklyn
tfirst gameD Louisville 10. BROOKLYN ?;
tsecond gamel Louisville ii. BROOKLYN ..
Wednesdays ChicaE aEo-Boston game
WAS Incorrectly reported. The score
should have been-Chicago II. Boston .
Western Associa ion: At st. Paul
Detroit !, st. Paul IN; at Kansas City
Milwaukee o. Kansas City 9 milwaukee,
forfeited the game in the seventh inning;
with the score standing j to in Kansa.
City's favor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
An Awful Discovery.

KANSAS CRY. Mo-. Aug. 2s -
Noighbors who broke into the home
ofC. W. Green, travelling passenger
agent for the Big Four railway. this
morning found his three children,
two boys and girl. ranging in ages
from Is to 1. lying dead in bed.
They had been shot while leep.
In another part of the house Mrs.
Green lay dead on the iloor. 1t is
supposed while temporarily insane
she killed the children and then her.
self.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28

after having been proclaimed sultan was
ssluted by the British squadron and was
escorted to his own house by Admiral
Rawson, Premier Matthews, Mr.. Basil
Cave the British consul, and guard OF
marines was stationed about the building.
He is cousin of the late sultan, is over 80
years old and a peaceful Anglophile.
During the bombardnent the gunboat
Thrush was hit sixty-two times and the
cruiser Raccoon was hit sixteen times by
the guns on shore. After the first broad
side from the warships many OF the hhal-
idites fled TO the outskirts or the town,
where there. was much looting and several
, Indians were killed. Up to the last mo-
! ment no one believed said khalid would
resist The ladies taken on board the flag
ship st. George behaved splcndidly. They
were put ashore in the afternoon. The
majority of the Europeans remained on
! shore in spite of the warning issued by
Admiral Rswson warning them to go
aboard the British boats.
| Bishop Tucker and many others, how
ever, boarded the steamer Nowhere. The
foreign gunboats and the merchant YES
sells steamed away from the scene of ac-
tion. The crew of the sultan's ship Glas-
gov hoisted the Union Jack as the ship
saHk. Members os the crew of the Glas-
gov, as they made their escape, rescued
several of the wounded. Admiral Rawson
directed the attack from the flag ship st.
George. The majority of those killed on
the sultan's side We're Askinis, only a few
Arabs perishing. The gunboat Thrush
| .eally did the greatest execution with her
guns during the firing.
The forces of Lieutenant Eaikcs killed
and captured several looters ard murder
srs. None of his men WAS wounded.
Throughout the engagement the blue
jackets We're busily engaged in capturing
pillagers and persons engaged in the slave
trade.
London, Aug. 2S.-Almost all of the
daily papers contain comments upon the
situation in Zanzibar. Leading editorials
in the Chronicle and Daily News favor
the annexation of Zanzibar with view to
the suppression of the slave trade. The
Times, however, considcrs-this a rather
doubtful policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
ABBREVIATED TeleGRAMS.

The Copyright congress at Berne has
passed u resolution in favor Of the same
copyright protection being afforded 10
newspaper articles as to other literature
The Argentine government proposes to
annex the South Shetland islands, in the
south Atlantic. about go miles south Ct
Cape Horn. and will dispatch an expedi-
ton there for this purpose in December.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr,
have sailed for Europe, to be abroad about
three months.
Over $4,000 in stakes alone will be OF.
Tered by the California Jockey club at the
coming winter meeting, which will begin
Oct. - next. At the present time -
stakes amounting to Sl2,1jO. have been
arranged for.
William Einlnys on, the Oldest railroad
conductor in the United States, died ut
Mount Carroll, Ills. He was 81 years old
and ran on the first railroad train in the
country.
In a race from Norfolk to New York be.
tween the battleships Maine and Texas
the former reached Gotham six hours in
advance of the Texas.
Residents Of Burlington, Ind, broke up
u meeting conducted by Mrs. NJ. Mushin,
a rcviyalist, and gave notice that no more
trance business would be allowed. Over
!W people were in a hypnotic state and al
most unmanagcable.
Otis Hall, Rockville, Ind, jewel er
who suffered from n persistent headache
| tool. poison and died.
Hard coal dealers ut Chicago have hint.
. cd rom time To time that their product
ight 90 up notch higher ON Sept l..
Now they say - cents n ton will surely be
| added, making this necessary article 81. ID
! ton, which, for many users, means 81 OR
| more IA ton before it reaches their bins.
The fIilurc of the firm of John Blood.
good ~ Co. has been announced on the
| New York Stock Exchangc.
John L. Thompson, n travelling sales.
man from Chicago, was ambushcd and
Aiilcd near Bramlci, Tenn.
Obituary: At Atlantic City, n. j,
judge Arthur Macarthur, 81. At Mt. Car
roll, His, William Finlayson, 81. At
| Mason City. Ia, Judge W. 4. Thompson.
The -. James Gazette, commenting on
the publication Of the latest Venezuelan
Blue Book, says it regards the step as an
indication that the Marquis of Salisbury
contrary to recent assertion, does no;
intend tn submit to arbitration the terri.
tory inside of the Schomburgk line.
Patrick Henry, while camping near Nc.
bcrly, Mo, found 1900 in gold buried in
IA tea. kettle
| The ear and czarina have arrived n,
Vienna, where they were received by I'm
pcror Francis Joseph and the Emprc.,
Elizabeth and all the archdukcs and arch
| duchcsscs.
! The British secretary OF state for tn,
colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, and Mrs
Chamberlain are passengers on the steam
ship Teutonic to New York.
! William Marshall, OF saratoga, Ills,
| aged 20, and Mrs Mary f.. Lang. Of Pc
oria, Ills, aged -, were married by Squir,
Monahan at Lacon, Ills. Both are wealthy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28

Glasgow, Aug. 2S.-Owing to the
strike of Dunsmuir & Jackson's en-
gineers, the master shipbuilders threat
en- the men with a general lockout
unless they return within a week and
declare they viii shut their shops be-
fore they will allow freedom of labor
to be interfered with. They add that
the best engineers are nonunion men.
The Belfast master shipbuilderS in
dorse the proposed lockout, which af-
fects all the engineers employed on
the Clyde at Belfast and on the north
east coast. including 1900 OF the Arm
strong ComIany's men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
Urynn Maksag - Trolley Trip.

NIAGARA FALLS. n. Y, Aug. 2S.-
Candidate Bryan left Buffalo by troll
ley this morning for 2-days CAM
paigu among the smaller cities Of
northern New York. At Tonawanda
he and Mrs. Bryan shook hands with
n typical country crowd of two or
three hundred. Bryan spoke briefly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
Hawaiian Annexation Proposals.

San Francisco. Aug. 2S.-Thc steamer
Alameda, fr~r Honolulu Aug. 20. brings
advices that Minister Willis has resumed
his duties. 1t is runored that his recent
pose of comforting with President Cleye-
land on an annexation policy. As result
of the conference it is said that Willis was
empowered to enter into Negotiations for
either annexation. Il Iaonar,hical form o!
government with kaiulani on the throne
or an American protectoratc, the choice OF
either form Of government to be left to d
vote of the Ceuplc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
Celestial Statesman Lands
on Our Shores.
PRESIDENT GOES TO MEET HIM
An kfnl Crime Near Ottum-
wa. Iowa.
Insane Mo. hers Frightful
Crime--Other News.

New YoRK, Aug. % The steam
ship st. Louis from Southamton.
bearing the Chinese statesman. Iii
Hung Chang. arrived this afternoon.
The steamer was met down the bay
by q ileet Of American warships
under command OF Admiral Bunce
and given n salute in accordance
with his rank. on quarantine Gen.
Rugcr boarded the steamer and in
the name of President Cleveland
welcomed the famous Ch'naman to
the United States.
President To Meet the CsiestiAi.
BrzIARDs BAY, Macs. Aug. rs -
President Cleveland left for New
York this afternoon to attend the re.
ception to Iii Hung Chang.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-28
Gang of Thugs surrounded.

Silver City, y. M.,Aug. 2S.-Word has
been received here that nine of the
gang of desperadoes who robbed the
Scpar stage and the Nogalcs bank and
killed one and wounded several mem
hers of the party which pursued them.
are surrouned in Skeleton canon.
CoChiz county. Ari.. by posse of Unit
ell States siarshals acting under Mar
shall Hall of New Mexico. and two COM
panies of troops from Forts Bayard
Grant. ard that an attack will soon be
made upon their fortified position.