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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
AGAINST THE THIRD AVENUE COMPANY
W. F. SIBERIAN OPPOSES ITS APPLICATION TO
CHANGE THE MOTIVE POWER BEFORE
THE COMMISSIONERS.

The application o. the Third Avenue Gable Rail-
road Company for permission 10 change the motive
power on Its kngsbr1ge extension from cable 70
electricity was before the Board Of State Railroad
Commissioners yesterday morning in the rooms OF
the Chamber OF Commerce. In Nassau-st COmnis-
sioner Beards.ey presided. The application was
strenuously opposed by ex-Lleutenan -Go'ernor
William r. Sheehan and Henry Robinson, VINO
represented the Metropolitan Traction Company. the
Union Railway Company and the HuckleDerry road
William ii. Page from Edward Lau;erbdcn = office.
and President Elias Of the rhTd-ave. system pre-
scented the application FOR the cable road.
Mr.. Sheehan did moi think that the Third-ave
people had the percentage OF consent Of properly
owners required Dy SecuOn 10 OF the state Railroad
Laws. lie declared iuriner ihat they Gid not nave
the consent OF owners IN the Van Cortlandt farh
section. Nj. PaBe admitted that the latter dr,dra
don true. declared that ne mad succeeded IN
making a pr.ma fIcie and that the railroad
Commissioners had therefore. the right TO grant
the application OF MS company. Nh Saeehan denied
this and had discussion with Chairman Beardsiey
over the legal meaning Of Section 100 OF the STATE
Railroad Laws Mr.. Saeenan wanted three days IN
which ID prepare a typewriter statement conta n!s
opinions on Section rl. He got until II o'clock TINS
morning. II will probably be- some time before the
COmmissl toner's decide On the Application.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
GERMAN on THE BTCYCLE CRAZE.
IT'S EFFECTS ON HIS HOUSEHOLD ESPECIALLY
HIS W1FE-A TALE OF WOE.

IT'S EFFECTS ON HIS HOUSEHOLD. EsfbOIAL>i
HIS wIFE-A TALE OF WOE.
..,,-ha,.s m. matter Chris?' said man tho other
aa,, 70 one Of his uptown German friends you
look troubled. ,, .-
In mine families
.Uyhv how Is that?" asked the other
"Oh II vas easy enough answered Ohi's' II
oo Means. dot bicycle crasness vas got INTO mine
house undt everybody has him put me- MIi'e -"
vas Grassy aboudt dose bicycles, undt she doh lei
mo eileen nights until says dot she cou!u puy
so,,a Of dos Grassy machines. Vel, she puy w" o-
cvcle undt get some ploomers undt TOOK picyc'e US
cons OF dot bandy-legged rooster vot keeps uo'
h,cvcles academy near mine house Den al "ii'e
cbudrens puy bicycles. undt even oer ser'a"' -"
,,a oets one too. undt don't haf Won square meal
- housa since Everybody too pusy rid
-, h,orclee N cook something's. Ven hrst mine
Ito IN nloomers see ! laugh 40 much dot she se's
mad, undt says dot vas der most uhlee'he Dru'e
vas never vas Budt she looks so iuhhy III uose ms
Az. I, would make horse laugh hiihse'l 'ieu
~ do,, che goes riding on der boulevard. undt
- .ho COMES home she says dot she makes some
sensations / guess she do 1t all right She '"S
80, raa,est sensations in ploomers dot ever seer .
tndt don't tell her so some more because s"e s''S
madt She goes oudt NIT her bicyc'es ever! u"'
,,r two or three weeks. undt don't see hei Soh'e
- =, oil She Weighed two hundred undt tiriy-
mounds
shs saws dot she only Weighs two hundredt uhd'
,,.,,-s,x undt haf pounds. She says dot bicyc'es
vas a great inventions to make beoble lose iaI.
.1ast night a man comes into mine STORE u,.u.
savs dot owe him fifty toilars' undi says u
for2' Vat don't you hear or II! ne says "'O n.
" ~ never hears noitings. vat vas itF
VIZ your Wife vas riding her BICYCLES ne , says
.,odsv undt she into mine truck Ihu, hn W,
tV.I"y 49, down undt preak der wheel on Mine
horse vas paralyzed nit der back nndt III, '1 u,,f a
mined man says dot vas funny uVt mn va" dn,
hnn't say something's aboudt II, undl ne ny my az,
uoa nv she wanted 10 kept II qulef Inc ma.
prop"SS.S az, DO, he would take $40 cash. because l
sngS hretiv goodt Teller undt he didn't want 10
,t nine wife arrested for mans!aughirrr uhIt pu,
- chaU Vel ] paid der man so, undt ven / VEN
home asks mine wife aboudt H. uhI i5 enc tnocci,
no, :. Isn't true She says dot she dldn KNOCK
dovn no horses undt mash up some trucks Hit LEI
tt,rcles Ven | says pay SO 10 DOT man she vas
%. Sd, az nine phases undt she says dot vas
a. a. me- deest fool dot she hears aboudt she says,
200 fdct der law couldn't arrest any Dcycie 'Iusl :
,oc,rse der Judges undt der lawyers undt Ger 10
Hcemens all vas Grassy aboudt DER macnlheS On ,
saws dot even der president OF '"e 'H''eu "''''
80 a oendt aboudt der bicycles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
". E. CURTIS AT THE SUB-TRE4SURY.

NO SIGNIFICANCE IN HIS vIsIr-THE MOVEMENT
OF GOLD.
W. E. Curtis, Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury, called at the Sub-Treasury in Wall-st. yes-
terday afternoon. He said his visit had nc signih-
canoe. 1t made simply 10 receive what mail
had accumulated in his four weeks vacation. lie
said he was on his way Washington
The steamer La Gascogne, from Havre. brought
$4,000 in gold for Lazard Freres. The Teutonc.
which will sail from Liverpool Tomorrow will bring
$4,000 in gold for the New-York agency OF the Bank
OF British North America and $4,000 for the Chi
cago agency Of the Bank OF Nova Scotia. II is be-
leved that before the gold importations close they
will aggregate 100000.
An official report has been published showing
that between 1891 and 1894 Austria drew gold from
America In pursuance OF the plan for placing itself
on n gold basis. than S0oOo,e0 In the period
named Austria received lC6.635 Kilograms Of fine
gold. OF which 1882 We're in American eagles. As
kilogram equals 500 the total in United States
coin $50. +20i so.
Telegraphic transfers of currency through the
Sub-Treasury to the South yesterday were $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
ALLEGED EXCISE VIOLATORS ~ COURT.

THE ONLY CASE TRIED LASTED TWELVE Mn
UTEs AND E,.DED IN AcQUrTTAI-
A call sent out on Saturday for alleged
violators OF the liquor law visit the Court
Of General Sessions. About $50 OF them were sum-
moned 70 the court last Thursday 10 stand trial
OF these lss told to go home when court
opened and two were placed trial and acquitted.
Yesterday sixty more summoned for trial.
Most OF the cases adjourned either because
the police complainants failed TO appear or at the
request Of the defendants. Only one case was tried
This was the of William Schwenke. bar
tender In Sullivan's saloon. No. s3l Western
boulevard who was arrested Sunday. August
The trial lasted twelve minutes, and ended IN
the acquittal Of the defendant He accused
OF selling rounds OF beer with only one sand
witch TO a policeman. under a Raines hotel license.
His defence that 1t oversight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
COURT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

.,,srs.s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cour,-pscsss
SS8as"e csisadar CALEB a Il before Russell l.
supreme ,0ur,~specai Tero,--Parrs i'll " v W. VII
supreme couri-TrIai Term-Part II-Before Freedman,
J.-Preferrei Nos sis6. 1892 sG39 Case IN.
supreme cour,-Trisl Term-Part ErI-Adjourned untu
supreme Court rial Terrn-Part rv-Adjourned until
supreme Codr,-lral Term-Part v--Adjourned until
No 254s, G-g-r Metropolitan crosstOwn Railroad
SSpre% ,ses so@r,Ir Tes sa yL-erors Dasro
supreme cOurt-Trisl Term-Part vIII--Adjourned for
supreme court-rral Term-Par, Ix-Before Daily ).
-,auses be from Par, VII for trial. Case
hrIshet
staver causes to be sent from Part VII for trial.
suprem. cour-rriai Terrn-Par, XI-Adjourned for
surrogate. Cour,-Trial rerm-Before Arnold $40.
~ ii VIII N Of cr;!ne Ehrmsnn no 3 at Cj
snrio KAT ' S Fitzgerald s.
Motion coral oo-nsr Ts' d John o shseerns Isabella
Thorns Henrietta Leovof. Frsntiska Halecek. Levi
city coarrsgssls TERN Bsto,. Van WICK c. j.
REFEREES APPOINTED.
Supreme Court.
K iIs"n% " vs. rs1sSSui"sy Boz.
sage vs. Lockman-Cha,l,s II. Russell
Matter OF Edwards-H ". Bridge
Matter OF Anti Friction Fifth Wheel Company-Davo
Murray.
BY MacIcan. J.
Scott vs Fnnklin Paper Mi,s-John Fennel.
Prior J.
Jackson We Coyle-Thomas =. Donnelly.
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
Supreme Court.
by Russell. j.
Matter Of Friction Fifth Wheel company-GeoryA
" Nelson.
BY Beekmsn. j.
Patrick O'Dowd George - Tewksbury-Edward !.
Mclaughlin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22

Joseph b. wilkinson. OF the Board Of General APP
praisers has returned from Philadelphia, where he
acted as Judge in cases where the decisions OF the
local appraiser appealed from. When John
Wanamaker. the Postmaster-General In 'he Hdrrl-
SON administration and his wife in Berlin this
surnner the former bought a fox-ierrier bitch at
uaeenbecks Circus for 900 marks. While crossing
the ocean TO Philadelphia the dog had a litter OF
nuns two OF which lived. The philadelphia APP
I,,raiSer added forty marks TO the invoice as the
value of the two pups As the duty on dogs IS - per
cent ad valorem. the duty was increased y Mr.
Iyanamaker said the dogs not of pure blood.
but mongrels. and nothing should be added for
them The general appraiser cut the extra valuation
to 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
THEY ARE NOW SHARPSHOOTERS.
GOOD MARKsMANsHIP OF MEMBERS OF THE FIRST
AND SECOND BKGGADES.


AND SECOND BKIGADEs.
The following members Of the First and Second
brgades qualified as sharpshooters at the seventh
supplementary practice day at Creedmoor:
General STAFF -l.euienant-C olonel II; G. Broun
Squadron A-LieutenAnts l. q. Reed. X H. sayre
Troop C-Sergeant \. a. Mitchell and Trooper '"
seTenih Regiment-corpora }. r stewart. Prvates
f. VESSEL. A. Rarthsar and II Dunurk Sergeant :
j. C. Wiswail ard r. KoP,nsoin; rrH Priyag ?
Jay, Corporal g. l.. TOWNSEND PriNat" A -. DIahS
Corporal b Kipp. Private +. 5. Prince. Captain n
Private L. j. Rooney. Sergeant W. f smith. RI
ra'TS Sonfort Cofp9ra H. Caaeid Prlvaes l. s
Petre ard j. Hopkins and Corporal r. W. hdncAs
Eighth Regiment-sergeant l., X. Nen. Corporal
j. freeman and Private W. a; Clavenser. oa,,
Ninth Regiment-Major II. II. Quick ana sergeant
TweIf, i1' Lieutenant Colonel NC Butt.
Major C. : Burns Major W. f. Lambert Ill uten o
sea N 9 J. Gorre. Adjuiant II r clark seTgeqn, J.
Ash and ITisTs Corporal K H. Haehi
Thirteenth Regimen Leuie11art a. A'S'" r''-
Tvsniv-second Regiment -Corp9ral g. p" DOT
rance Private 7 + Campbell PRIVATE r. H. 1 5uray
Corporal G. A. sayles. Captain NJ +. Burton PRIVATE
TTenythiTd C9lonel I p De
lieutenant r. Hoage, Lieutenant g. w L u, e,.5
pompanyW q i r Gas Company Private b r
BAILEY COMPANY 4d doka com soag G. sergeani
9 C. Wingate. Company y; Sergeant G. r. Hal.
company CORPORA B[y1n' se TSm2nnA
90 company II: Private ". II. Fisher. Company II.
and private ii. r. Onderdonk Company b. e,,,
Forty-seventh Regiment ptain ID = SuliIN"h
and Sergeant-Major T II. Hobby . - r,,
SIxiy-nin;h acknowledgement = III linn
,a1n II II joyce. Lieutenant, H. II. True, Lieutenant
" S Beekman. Lieutenant T c lark; )ri Lieu.ec
e. PADDOCK. Sergeant II. DIN. Private j Joss Cor
moral F Miller. Private II. j Murtha ana private a.
Michael. . ~, ~,
Corporal W. p willard Of Company G. I'D Regl-
ment made the best score. and had s out OF posi-
BILE 80 TO his credit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
PARK BOAPD ESTIMATES.

Alta meeting OF the Board Of Park COMMISSIONERS
Yesterday afternoon President Cruger submitted a
detailed schedule OF probable expenses for the com
ing year in the parks for Transmission 10 TIE Board
OF Estimate and Apportlonment' with recon-
nendation that an appropi lation covering the esti-
mates be passed The figures For salaries.
s,o 75: police salaries S35 400: police supplies sl9-
900 labor and maintenance. so 900; geological de,
partment $50 OOO American Museum OF Natural
History sos 900; Metropolitan Museum OF Art sy1,-
900 new parks north OF the Harlem River. SW.MV'
music In parks $1,000 Hudson River bridges: Es;-
800 telephone s4cO; surveys and maps, N.cD'
aquarium. fA $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
rUr DFATH or THE PRISONER AN""""""'

l,.,,o,, Martens Of the East ThiIty-hfth-sr s.a
.,on v,as N Police headquarters y's,ei"Hs "' -,
had a talk with Chief conn" uD'u. ,m -os,s,,nc
rA' ,aop the swede. vino died WINE resiS'"e
j. anu" .clock SUNDAY morning. Poiceiie"
o'Keefe and Haugh had Anderson in h%na al , sas
time Of his death story was circuln'rp Ma T
.m1erson was chokcd to death but captain
,ens and Acting Inspector brooNs' VIZ fo-
'ei.s 3D., case say the officers are blameless 10
sneeu ram,s death. Chief conlin cohcluueu ~"
si'sn~nd the two policemen -, ,,ad an autopsy
Do ,te hodv al the Morgue Yesterday "i dseasn
on W sccun1 that death was due 70 heart us "a
ana iou"b ,s Inc man had Bright's dlseasr ~ ~
meningitis Or p1hnion ,ci item OF being under
dehth "aS
arrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
STILL LOOKING FOR GROSS.

The creditors of Theodore c. Gross. the missing
importer OF liquors No. % West Houston-st and
the chief factor in the OTIS Realty Company. were
still looking in vain FOR him yesterday At the
office of Blumenstiel 4 Hirsch counsel for some
creditors. II stated that no clew to where Mr..
Gross might be had been discovered. telegram
aadraszed 70 Daniel c Otis father-in-law OF NJ.
Gross and president OF the Otis Realty Company,
az Bedford Park Station has failed 70 reacn MT.
9tis This was sent the middle of last week. since
II was said that Mr.. Gross had purchased property
there OF a DR. Schirmer In exchange for a country
bousa in the Adirondacks called the Gables and
standing I'm the name OF Mrs. Gross.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
, DrprTy COLLECTOR RESIGNS.

Edward H. Corey. Deputy-Coector In charge OF
the second or entry division OF the custom House
handed in his written resignation 10 Colec'or MI
breth Yesterday on Friday last the Collector sent
for him and demanded his resignation within ten
minutes Corey was in financial difficulties lie owed
rn"nv persons In The Custom House and many
had been obtained against him The COL
iector said people constantly importuning MIN
70 make Corey pay his debts. Corey was formerly a
l,uefnm House hrOk n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
CITY TAX DEPARTMENT OVERWORhhD.

The tax books Will he open for the receipt o,
taxes due 20 the city on OCTOBER No'o". a,1
taN.' - poa,ver Of Taxes said yesterday that
T., 1's,.a-s would be unable TO hurry matters by
sending for their tax DIS IA .,,ora
1--WE have already on hand he said nofe
,,r,.fons for tax bills than we can by any poS-
r,quiisl' al hv october Additional requests sem
slDlIltin ~, ,-.nnot be hOncred before that CUE
III the tax books open on October ,beI nbtained
zen Sn,diously than by sending requis sl
more l,,ir.s ofce which must necessarily await
~ rr.guIsr order OF business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
4 LEPER REMOVED FROM BELLEVUE.
HE HAD SPENT TWO NIGHTS IN THE LODGING
HOUSE AT THE HOSPITAL

Frederick Fleming. a German baker. forty years
old was sent 10 the Willard Parker fNecel'io"
Uosnital at the foot OF East Sxteenth-st from
Reuevue Hospital yesterday. He was an inmate
OF the lodging house at the hospital on SATURDAY
and Sunday nights last. and was hanging around
the dispensary yesterday afternoon when some
,rarated the attention OF Or. O. II. Holder. The
doctor examined the mans hands and feet ana
nronounced the case q clear one OF leprosy. rem
ing said that he had lived for seventeen years IN
Rrsz1 where he contracted the disease and that
he had Il for about ten years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
4 SKELETON N RIVERSIDE PARK.

A gang Of workmen. employed by George Bowker.
while grading and laying out Riverside Park al
yesterday morning.
earthed a human skeleton. II was apparently that
Of a man. and was lying at full length. Several
nails were found near It imbeddel in small pieces Of
decayed wood. indicating that the skeleton had been
rroo'iariv Inferred II was turned Park Po-
iiceman Walter Jones. AM removed by him TO the
sub-poce station In the park, and thence 10 the
Morgue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22

ps available Ger the greatest possible range. the
HoweI II said TO be vastly superior. because as
other torpedoes slow down through the expenditure
OF air during the flight, the screw pressure on the
"atei becomes more and more unbalanced and the
torpedo runs wild beyond the range which in peace
times Is made the limit for stopping Experiments
nave shown that the Howell will run true 10 the
extreme limit OF Its range As resul, Of trlas
when nave taken place the Navy has purchased a
lot OF the improved Howell inventions. There are
low IN service number Of the earlier smaller mlz-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
IPTHrR b TVOMBLY FINED.

Justice sedgwick In Trial Term Part ", Supreme
Court imposed fine OF SEQ on Arthur b. Twomoly,
a banker who lives at No. q East Fifty for
failure TO obey jury summons TO appear yesterday
for service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
FUNERAL OF COMMISSIONER FORD.


OFFICERS AND MEN or THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ALIKE DO HONOR TO HIS MEMORY
The funeral Of Fire Commissioner Austin E. Ford
who died at his home. in Marion-ave.. Fordham.
last Thursday from pertonits. resulting from an
operation for appendicitis. took place at the Roman
Catholic Church OF Our Lady OF Mercy. at Webster
ave. and Cne-hundred-an eighty -fourth-st.. yes
terday On the way from Mr.. Fords home 10 the
church the coffin was escorted by a guard OF honor
consisting Of the ten battalion chiefs OF the Fire
Department Three coaches containing the floral
offerings led the procession. and were followed y
a delegation Of l2O employees OF the Fire Department
repair shops Fire Chief Bonner and the pabear-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
THE RESERVE ABOVE $4,000 600.

Washington. Sept. A.-The Treasury gold reserve
to-day at the close of business stood slsl77 3sS
The gold Withdrawals for the day at New-York
were SEQ 600 There was exchanged to-day at New.
York 81 6e2 900 in gold for currency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
RE4R OWNERS FREE AT LAST.

The Frenchmen who were arrested IN Kings
,r,loo Charped with violating a city ordinance by
o,hihi,inp dancing bears In the streets were ar
r,tgred in Special Sessions yesterday and set free.
,',..nre on them being suspended on their promise
10 leave the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22

AN ARRIVAL OF GOLD AT BOSTON.
Boston. Sept 2l-The steamer Pavonia. which
arrived from Liverpool this morning. brought $751;.
200 gold consigned 10 Kidder. Peabody q 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
ROBBED on HER WEDDING DAY.

tice Daily with Associate Justices McAoai" -
Bschon, IL also in session.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
SOME OF THE MEN.

Democrats in Washington have re-
Gently been served with formal notice
that Governor Claude Matthews, of
Indiana, is a candidate for the Chicago
nomination. The mention Of the gov
ernor's name is a red rag Haunted in
the face of the Cleveland democrats.
He has said that the democratic plat
form of 1892 will not answer for this
year because IL is too ambiguous: he is
out for a clear expression in favor Of
silver
Washington correspondents say that
the mention of the name of Governor
Matthews has started talk Of the NOM
nation of Senator Hill or of ex-Gov-
ernor Campbell This talk. we are told.
comes from democrats OF prominence
in political life who are not impressed
with the idea that Pennsylvania Mr..
Pattison is strong or that, in the per-
son Of Ex-Governor Russell, Massachu-
sets could name a winner.
After all, large percentage of the
Chicago delegates. whatever Washing
toms preference may be, will dispose
OF the four gentlemen whose names we
have quoted. That Mr.. Hill could be
persuaded to accept the Chicago nomi-
nation is more than improbable; that
the convention will listen to pleas in
behalf of either one of the remaining
three is unlikely. The indications are
that, spite of protests and letters Of
refusal, Mr.. Whitney will be pressed by
all the forces of the administration. and
that. silver sentiment being found too
strong for him to face, the nomination
will go to Ex-Governor Boies.
He would do. The Montana delega-
ton at Chicago could support him with
enthusiasm, and we feel sure that the
republican vote for him in Montana
would run into so many thousands as
to make him. on election day. practi-
cally this states unanimous choice.
With Boies as standard bearer for
next November. Mondays convention
in Butte wouldn't count.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
WHAT of CAMERON

BY the way, what became of the
Cameron boom in Mondays republican
convention at Butte? Senator Cameron
enjoys unique distinction; he is the
only republican senator representing
constituency Sast OF Omaha who has
lifted up his voice in silver's favor.
We had hoped that the Butte conven-
ton would fling the Cameron hammer
to the breeze-he answers the "not-one-
but-both" description. his claim on sill
yer republicans is one of especial
merit.
In his own republican state Senator
Cameron is as good as friendless; he
is a victim to his convictions in silvers
favor. as Senator Teller is likely to be-
We regret that the Silver Row repub-
licans found themselves forced to ex-
haust their vitality in shaking of the
A. p. As.-but for the strain TO which
they were put by that task. we believe
that they would have had time to give
at least a passing thought to Senator
Cameron whom our valued republican
contemporary in Butte has led us to be-
lieve. through many months. was
NJ )ntana's shining preference for the
honors at ST. Louis.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
HE KILLED HIS NAN.

John r. Tanner, the republican cam
didate for governor of Illinois, enjoys
the distinction OF having killed his
man. Whether this distinction will be
OF assistance to him in his candidacy
is a serious question. His friends as
sert that he killed in self-defense and
was simply the victim of unfortunate
circumstances. Theoretically. a man
who kills in self-defense has no stain
of blood upon his hands and can hold
his head up as high as his neighbor.
But in real life a sort of stigma at
taches to such a man. go where he will
or do what he may.
In Mr.. Tanners case, even IL he acted
I'm self-defense, IL was a mixed-up and
bloody ARRAY. The prosecuting attor-
ney and the trial judge. both Of whom.
we understand. are republicans. have
put forth a statement of facts. They
say that early in the year 1867. Tanner
had a vicious hand-to-hand fight with
one Jim Rusk and thrashed him. Tan
ner. II. seems to be admitted, was a
fighting man" in those days, and was
ready to settle any dispute with his
fists, IL not with guns. That looks
rather bad for Tanner to start of with.
Now Jim Rusk had a brother-in-law
named Tom Erskin. and Erskin, II is
alleged. made public threats that he
would kill Tanner for whipping Rusk.
Tanner thereupon armed himself with
a revolver
In June. 1867. according to the au-
thorities referred TO. Tanner was driv-
ing in farm wagon when Erskin
came along the road with an axe. 1t
does not appear whether Tanner drew
his gun at sight OF the axe or later
Erskin hurled the axe at his enemy
Tanner lodged the weapon by falling
PROSTATE in the wagon box. At the
same time he fired his pistol. and the
shot hit Erskin. inhicting a slight
wound. The axe grazed Tanners head
and struck another man in his wagon.
George Luse. In the back. making a
wound from which he never recovered.
although his death did not take place
until about two years afterward. The
axe fell 10 the ground. and Erskin
picked II up and was advancing 10
make a second assault with 10 when
Tanner fired the shot thai killed him.
Mr.. Tanner had two trials. In the first
n was found guilty OF manslaughter.
but the judge set the verdict aside as