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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
TESTIMONY IN THE FLEMING CASE.
THERE ARE 500 PAGES OF IT NOW. AND THE
SPEECHES TO THE JURY BE-
GIN TOMORROW.

The lawyers who have devoted six weeks TO the
Fleming trial reading over the testimony yes
terday sitting out the chaff and selecting the soid
kernels OF evidence for the long speeches mat are 10
be made 10 the jury tomorrow. There are already
500 typewriter pages OF the testimony, but the
record will be complete until 1t contains what MT
Brooke Assistant Disrrict-A;torney Mcintyre and
Recorder Coff will have 70 say in seven hours or tax
to the Jury Probably there will be over 5000 pages
in the record by the time the jury finds verdict
If Mrs Fleming convicted there will be an appeal
without doubt and the enormous mass of testimony
will be placed before the Judges in printed form for
them to wade through. II she Is acquitted the tesii-
mony will be wanted by any number of lawyers VINO
may need to refer OF the plentiful rulings oil
law points which were made necessary by the quar-
res of the opposing counsel over the admission or
rejection OF circumstantial evidence.
More than three weeks were consumed by the pros
ecution In getting before the jury the testimony on
which they will look for the conviction OF Mrs Fem-
ing Mr. Brooke and his associates used mp only
about three days in presenting the testimony for the
defence Their batteries directed chiefly against
the testimony OF Dr Scheeie and they have made no
attempt break the force of the testimony OF niue
Florence king ana have entirely ignored oth'I M
portant testimony against Mrs Fleming. The testl-
mony to support the evident theory of the defence
that Mrs Bliss committed suicide or died or pto-
maincs mas been Slight and unimpOrtant. Mrs. F1em-
ng did not go on IA" vi ness - ASsIH ls' ~,
noccnce Of the charge OF numbering her mother, put
X ia said that she Is perfectly satisfied with the de-
fence winch her counsel have made for ncr
Il Is admitted that the juror who will find YER
DICT in the are men OF more Intelligence tna are
usually found In the juryboN at murder trldl. MIS-
Fleming had much TO 10 with the selection OF the
Jurors. and her chief concern appeared TO be That
their noses should resemble one another In form
orally accepted iusi in view OF the evidence wnlch
they were sworn 10 consider.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
BIG STRIKE or MINERS N COLORADO.

Ieadville Col. June pa miners strike was be-
gun last night. when 80 men refused 20 so on the
midnight shifts More went out to-day The con-
test IL over demand for the recognition OF the
miners union and advance OF wages from = 30 to
50 a day The big mine operators OF the camp nave
been advised OF this movement for some time. and
hav determined resist both demands. even II they
have to close down all their properties A few mines
employing about three hundred men paying the
e. and will not be disturbed. The number OF strk-
ing miners reached 100 at noon to-day. The hills
are being deserted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
BLOCKADE IN FORTY SEcOyD-sT.

'0rty-second-st. between Fifth and Madison
-,es' was blocked yesterday at aboit 30 p. m.
."a long line OF streetcars. The cause Of the
aouoie was a huge load of finished lumber drawn
~ TWO large gray horses. which broke Gown. dump
us contents right in the middle Of tn, eastbound
r,a =, superintendent from the car farms oppo-
os me Grand Central station hurried 10 the scene
th.,a" e accident with gang OF men. II was more
Ms nal an hour before the track was cleared
lumber was piled up the Sidewalk Many
0brnysers bound for the outgoing trains were
seo 70 hnsh their journey on foot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
COMMISSIONER THOMAS RESIGNS.

Atlanta Ga June 2O.-Commissioner William
Railev Thomas OF the Southern States Passenger
Association has rendered his resignation. to take
effect July |.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
PRESIDENT LOWS INJURY.
CONFINED AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS AS THE
RESULT OF A SPRAlN.

President Seth Low, Of Columbia University mas
been confined 10 his home for two weeks on ac-
count OF a sprain that he received. In what man
ner he met the accident could not be learned one
OF the tendons in the lex above the knee IS spraed
and Mr. Low is unable on account OF 1t TO DO any
walking HIS physician allows him TO drive every
dav but he is unable 10 take any exercise Ni'.
r,,r 10 doing we'll however. and his family ana
fr,en1e h.eve that he will bs able 10 go ABOUT as
usual In about weeks II was because OIL 'i ne
d,n~er given on Friday at Ellersle 10 the members
~ mo Greater New York Commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
A BOY DROWNED IN TIE HARLEM.

George Meyer. eleven years old. OF No. 2ss East
One-hundred- and-eighth-st.. was playing on some
loose logs the Harlem River, at one-hundred.
and sixteenthst yesterday afternoon, when he fell
into the water and was drowned. Two hours later
the body was found under the logs and removed 10
the East One-hundred- and-twenty -sixth-sI police
station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
m RrJJD on THE OLD ST. LthES SITE.

Francis S. Kinney. who mas pu' cn"''' -" -. ~.
,,. 49,. -, Tho old ST Lukes Hospital site IN
wes, F,,tv-fourth-st.. the frontage being I" rect
,,un orec, a housa for his own use upon tho ste.
Seven lots In F.fty-ffth-st are all '"a' 'e''"''
be GOLD OF the hOsp!tal size
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
EXAMINATION OF H. II. BLISS POSTPONED

E\AMlNATION OF H. H. BLISS POSI- fDNfD.
II H. Bliss ne stepfaiher q Mrs Mary Alice
Almonf Livingston Fleming. accompanied by MS
counsel was IN the CITY Court before Judge CoTian
Yesterday In supplementary proceedings, 20 inquire
into his property ana his ability TO pay Judgment
obtained against him In 1898. which now amounts.
WIKI Interest and costs. 10 about 500
Mr. smith. the attorney for the judgment debtor.
Ars, made an objection 20 anybody being admitted
10 the examination sXcep; me attorneys or Wit
r,-srs When John Nause. tho counsel Tor tho
,u8gucnt creditor arrived. Mr. Smith suggested that
they adjourn % Mr. Vauses Office. so that they
could bar the reporters out. Mr.. Nause said that
the hearing could Just VOL 70 on IN one OF the
vacant courtr1o-ns and hat he had no power 10 bar
any ono ont % open court. Then Smith went be-
fore Judge CONAN and told the Court that h" ought
10 have an adjournment. as Bliss was a witness IN
the Fleming irtai and any evidence that he might
give In this proceedings might affect the fate OF
woman on trial f1r her NE
Mr. Va4sr protested lie said that the trial OF
M Fleming nas over 80 far as evidence was con-
cerr.l ana fhaf ir my cas-" ne could not inquire into
4nt matter shat had not been brought on on the
trial AMI that thls Application for an adjournment
Wa only q night f1r delay because h" tMr. Nau-e)
had refused 20 acr-le 20 som" OF the opposing
c0unssNs demands
Judge Conan said that The debtor had trouble IN
his family az present. and he would grant the adj
journncnt until Thursday morning ~ 10 o'clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
L. s. Court CALENDARS FOR MONDAY.

United states District COURTROOM. Room -
Post0ffice Building II Mo. .. Jnited states agt
Veyr4c 30 H. United states agt. Aich 80
United states Circuit Court cOmbe and wheeler, -
Room 1872 Postoice Building. II A. m.-No. - Adams
agt LOMBARD Lewis agt. same No ll5. MacGowsn agt
1acor: No. l0: Salisbury agt. Bennett
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21

Afr Phelps said yesterday that 1t would probably
take some days 70 get the schedules INTO proper shape
90 ,le They were now. he said. just az the ac-
Infant had furnished them 10 MIN. ana Driore 'hcy
co,id be- filed ne must 70 over them himself ana put
. pn IN nroncr order and then submit them TO MS
ssicnrr In Il sion. II is understood thht there Is
now practical.y no doubt that the plan tor me re-
ne, rr,ctIou Of the firm which has already been u,
ocr,hed I'm detail in these columns VIII be adoptrd
:, lens 70 be receiving general favor from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
DprSIDENT WYCKOFF DEAD
..ccr-uBs TO THE WOUND INFLICTED BY
THE ASSASSIN. sEMPLE.

,rs rAp BEEN ENTERTAINED FOR HIS RE-
oovrnY BUT ON FRIDAY HE SUFFERED
RELAFsE. AND YESTERDAY GREW
RAPIDLY WORSE UNTIL THE
END CAME.
After suffering for five days, during which time
80 was alternating hope and doubt Of his re-
'.rsrv President George II Wyckoff, Of the
.,, If New Amsterdam. died yesterday morn
1925 O'Clock at the New-York Hospital
e Tho effects OF the bullet wound inflicted last
.'.naav hy George H. Semple. In the last few
~ tho condition OF Mr. Wyckcff had seem ID
.,rraeing. and favorable reports were made.
,r Yesterday morning there was marked
',rs for the worse. On Friday evening Mr..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
scnEELE-MANsrE1D CASE ADJOURNED.

sCHEELE-MANSFELD CASE ADJOURNED
The scheele- Mansfield assault case was called
before Magistrate Flammcr at the Centre Street
Police Court. yesterday morning but was adjourned
until Wednesday next. owing 10 the non-appearance
OF Or Walter T. Schcelc the complainant, In court
The magistrate would have dismissed the case en-
tirely had tho defendant. Max Mansfield. been
prompt In his attendance but his hardness or i"en
minutes caused the pO-tponcmeut. \ city marshal,
with three warrants for Scheees arrest under civll
process was In court and this fact was said by the
defence TO hc responsible for Dr. Srhecies absence
on The other hand 10 excuse the complainant 5 an
,,nc,. "a certificate Wa presented. signed by Dr.
Billings. OF Sccond-aEc and Seventy -fOurth-s;..
R..ok yn. 20 the effect hat Or Scheee was suffer.
ing from q confusion near one OF his eyes. mental
strain and dcrangei digestion.
Assistant pisfrict-Attorney Oliver represented
S-h~rie while Daniel Ok"Iny and CHARLES Lex
Brooke appeared as counsel for Mansfield.
tn" facts q the assault case are well known. IN"
aTal~ having grown out OF the Fleming trial. IN
which Or Schc"'e as expert chemist. has been a
prominent witness for the prosecution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
DEBTS OF THE OPERA FIRM.
DETAILS OF THE AFFAIRS OF ABBEY,
SCHOEFFEL e. GRAU.
Mr.. PHELPS. THE ASSIGNEE. ANNOUNCES THE
RESULTS OF THE WORK OF THE


The assisnees OF Abbey, Schoeffe e. Grau have at
last reached point where they can give some es-
innate Of the condition OF the affairs OF the firm
Accountants have been at work at the books ever
since the assignment announced. and 1t was
only yesterday that they able to get any
statements into a preseniable shape. The books.
II Is said were In very bad condition. and the labor
Of going through them and arriving at the absolute
standing Of the firm was enormous. Even now II
is not asserted the statement as Il stands Is
accurate but it is in such a form that the New
York assignee, Luis James Phelps was willing to
give ii out yesterday for publication.
The statement is headed. Approximate Statement
Of Affairs May q. 1896 Abbey. Schocnel & Grau.
Metropolitan Opera House. NewYork." The total
liability to unsecured creditors is shown TO be
s3ss $40 81. and secured creditors sll4Dl 81. The
total assets are s2l5.7s5 g. but this figure includes.
as Mr. Phelps explained, few debts that there is
little or no hope Of ever collecting The most In
teresting part o. the statement is contained in the
summary or its first two pages These are as fol-
LIABILITIES.
Creditors unsecured under. 49, go, =.
For bills payable si93 70 u
Err Err Se1"ia b', ne,o,n. =, S75 II
.r,.., ,o- schedule san III ,,
Fer n'.'ianeous aims per Schedule * 80 y.
FIR T Rank Of i g, sf's e aa,
Di-honored checks. schedule D............. l'AS %
''"' '''.'''' Creditors faiiy sc7,r.l. .....,o,
Bis payable hy fremont tonds s3''So q"
fremont bonds in addition 20 amount i.'ds'" To ,.o,s,
Total. yer schedule r - r,..,. $3.50 q"
Theatre Erston t,nded secure above .s2s 7'' -
surplus 10 contra rcf,r,nai creditors
For salaries. wages. etc. per Schedule F...' s2o'o -
Deducted sass $40 -
Cash H. hank AMI On hand. per ,,o. -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

Lectures on Journalism, on ley,.
lation relating to the press, ana -
industrial legislation are among ,su
courses Of the Catholic university !,
Lille.
Rev. G. M. Lowery, of Columh,.
Ala, killed IL hogs the other day which
Melted 2,00C pounds. He saws ~
is independent II he has no monar
He has plenty of corn, meat. 40,
ghum, peas, potatoes, enough ola
clothes to last him year, and ia or.
of debt
Eliza NJ. Mosher, M. D., who In.
been unanimously appointed professor
of hygiene and woman's dean Of N.
literary department of the Uniyersi,v
OF Michigan, at Ann Arbor, has besr
for ten years one of the leading phv,i.
clans of Brooklyn, connected prom.
inently with its various medical and
charitable institutions.
st. Peters In Rome had to be ra
consecrated soon after New Years =.
a man chose to cut his throat before
the high altar during the noon hipb
mass. The services were immediately
stopped. The last suicide in ths
church was in 1867, when it was not
thought necessary to bless the build.
ing again, as Pope Plus TX. was in h
at the time.
ID. L. Moody, the evangelist, told
q story In Philadelphia the other dav
about his life before his conversion
when boy of IT. He said that While
he was a pretty bad boy in his unre.
generate days, deep in the follies and
errors Of the world, he never broke
SO for away from his early religious
training as to forget to say his prayers
every night. ~ used to sleep with
my brother" he said, ''and IL either
one of us happened to jump into bed
without first getting on his knees, the
other would swear at him vigorously
and kick him out on the floor"
"A census of the gypsies in Hun.
gary has just been taken. They mum.
Der 274, $40, about half settlers in towns
and villages, while the other half keen
up n nomadic life. OF the total mum.
Der s2.o45 can only speak the Tsigany
or Romany language, 1o4,7SO spoke
Hungarian, too, as their mother
tongue, 67,046 Roumanian, 9,s57 Slo-
yak, 1851 Servian, 1890 German and
zoos Ruthenian; but of the nomadic
gypsies 62 per cent. could speak no ian.
guage but Romany. Out of $4,000 chill.
dren of school age 10000 managed to
escape all schooling, although the law
requiring attendance is very stringent.
AS to religion, As per cent. are Roman
Catholics, II per cent. Greek Catholics,
IS per cent Orthodox Greek and 20
per cent. Protestants of various de.
nominations.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
SOME DAY.

Come day, dear heart. II may be far OF near,
Perhaps at bright'ning morn or dark'nins
night.
Some calling voice viii family catch my
And rouse within strangely dread de-
light.
And friends will ask, perchance. with quiv-
ering lips.
. As they may hear. at times. stihed
And 1 shall long for touch OF finger tips.
Some loving. hand to warmly clasp my
own.
Perhaps In my distress you'll not be near.
The SHOWS may lie above you. cold ana
white:
The voice love SO much may not hear.
Unless In spirit whispers through the
night.
Death never comes for naught. and shall
die
Bone day II will be soft comes to all;
And will you, list'ning, hear my faintest
Returning answer to my feeblest CALI
Another's hand may gently stroke my hair
And close my eyes and watch while life
cndures;
But, Oh! my soul shall wander everywhere.
With ceaseless. longing cry In search OF
yours!
Then II the first you go the way alone.
Will you not waiting. listning ever BET
And when you hear the old, familiar tone.
Along with Heavens morning. come to
me7
-E. W. butcher. in Bannerof Gold.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
BROUGHT HIM TO TIME.

An English Breach of Promise case
Based on Curious Document.
Miss Jane Ashton, of Hollingwood,
tirely novel use for penny postage
stamps.
Courted by Mr.. Samuel SchOles, a
farmer of that part, and growing
wearied OF her lovers procrastinating
habits, Miss Ashton determined at last
to bring matters to an issue. She was
moved thereto by more than one con
sideration. 1t was not merely the
farmers persistent neglect to name
the wedding day, pleading the cotton
strike, agricultural depression and
other insufficient excuses; it was the
fact that, after ten years of this sort Of
sbilly-shallying. Mr.. Scholes had be-
gun to pay marked attention to an.
other lady. Moreover. Miss Ashtons
dilatory sutton had attained to the age
of go, and Miss Ashton was herself get
ting on that way.
II will do anything in reason" said
the farmer.
"Then let us have it in writing" said
the lady.
Thereupon Miss Ashton wrote on q
sheet of paper: "Will you marry me II
l keep company with you?" and the
farmer, being thus cornered. appended
the words: II will" but added the in
sidious prcviso:" will iflevermarry.'
Naturally, Miss Ashton saw in this
net need for extra caution. She knew
her man, and therefore pulled out
penny postage stamp, stuck it firmly
OH the document, wrote across it the
date. and put it in her pocket. Thenit
was that Mr.. Scholes, impressed by
this legal formalty, begged piteously
to have the fatal paper, stamp and all.
handed over to him. lie would give
sovereign for it, he said, and when the
lady asked him: "Are you going to get
married or are You not?" he wildly
Easped out the words: whether or
not, I want thee to set me free"
The closing scene of the little drama
WINS enacted at the Manchester assizes'
where Miss Ashton appeared as the
plaintiff III n breach of promise action.
The postage stamp may have lacked
the sovereign virtues that Miss Ashton
had attributed to it; this little object
which had caused Mr.. Scholes' teeth to
chatter with fear may have been
mere bugbear, but the jury looked TO
the facts of the case and gave the lady
q verdict. though with what seems TO
be the rather paltry sum of 6 rs dam
ages.-London News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
A FUNNY BATTLE.
One Woman Against Company of
Trained Soldiers.

Trained Soldlers.
NJ. Paul Deroulede, French poet
Hho has recently achieved success, was
captain of company in the service Of
the Versailles government of national
defense, in 1871. At one time he had to
lead his company against street bar
ricade in Paris, raised by communists.
Some signs of resistance had been
observed behind. AS Deroulede
marched his men on, woman sprang
to the top of the barricade, aimed a
Chassepot rifle at the leader, and fired.
The soldiers duclsed their heads, but
no one was hit. They marched on.
Deroulede i'll advance. lie smiled, eying
calmly the woman, who leyelled her
gun at him and fired again. Once more
no one was hit. On went the soldiers
steadily, their captain smiling, the
woman on the !!barricade continuing to
charge her piece and to fire each time
as nearly as she could at Deroulede.
Presently, however, the soldiers were
on the barricnde. The woman threw
away her gun and stood with folded
arms. She was one of the petroleuses-
the famous fighting women of the COM
mune. Deroulede looked behind the
barricade TO see who else was defending
IT., NO one,was there; the woman WINS
alone. ,..,
| Then the captain took off his cap,
bowed low to the woman, and said very
politely; MADAME, regret exceed
ingly that i am unable to congratulate
you; but really. in view Of your marks
manship. Youths Com
panion- - .- 90.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
An African Kingdom.

Uganda is an immense tract of land
In Africa situated west of the lake We
tcria Nypnza and is about GOO miles
from the coast, Great Britain has oc-
,cupied 1t for six years, ever since an
Invitation to enter was afforded by the
king and his people. tits about 10000
miles square, and the natives are afine'
intelligent race of men and women
although woman suffrage has notans
yet penetrated the borders. Mwanga'
the king. has no sons, and his successor
will be one of his, three nephews,, two
of whom are Catholics and the other
d Mbhhmmedan. There are about SOD.
600 subjects over whom to rule. ana
there will probably be- strife ON 'tho
death of the, king. iABritish protecto-
rate has been proclaimed for some time,
bnt only recently have active steps'Peeh
taken taken IN that diFeetiqnr5I San francisco
.oa q TT'| yi1sqotq . 10 sai11ow tH'
lp)Ho D ~ MA ~.fl ~ .snplin3HN'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
wntck monopoly ia sWitaer,s.nna!.

Switzerland proposes to have a
state match monopoly. The monopoly
is not for profit, but is merely the pre-
text for the total suppression of the
manufacture of PHOSPHORUS matches,
an industry which means painful dis
case and an untimely death to the poor
work people engaged in it. The hor-
Tors tof the phosphorus disease are as
revolving as those Of leprosy.LChi
60 Chronicle. tt.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29

Whenever blue, 9cc1ry in The ri.
1t Is generally the presionfinsnt coi6E
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29

1lp)ao ~ MA =.fl ~ scoiln9t"
-ws< tHDsJ.a tsigii'g - .ssNtg. ~ -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-17
Vault Built For Endless Ages.


When the Bank of the United States
was established In Wa shington nearly
100 years ago, steel vaults were I'M
known, so the vault was built Of brick.
The old building is now occupied by
Riggs & Co, as a bank. Recently it
was decided to put in a steel vault, and
last week a force Of men were set at
work on the old vault with crowbars
and blasting powder. After five days
work and the removal of many tons Of
brick, the vault Is apparently as i'm
pregnable as ever. 1t was built In two
parts. The inner shell was square,
with an arched ceiling. Outside of this
brick were laid In cement to a thickness
Of nearly four feet, making the interior
in the shape of a cube. At the corners
OF the arch the brick wall was allowed
almost double its thickness elsewhere.
The brick were as hard as stone. and
the cement by long standing had be-
come practically indestructible. The
old vault has protected almost count
less millions OF wealth In its time, and
even now, after the present work, 1t is
still in a condition to furnish absolute
security Chicago Times Herald.