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The sun., 1896-10-05
GERMANY AND THE sultan.
The Influence the German AmbaHandor Ex.
ercIses Over Abdul Hamid.

The Influence the German Ambassador Ex.
ereises Over Abdul Hamid.
BERLIN. Oct. At Is taken for granted here
that all likelihood of the partition OF Turkey in
the near future has vanished. The sem i-oficial
press make much Of the supposed influence
which Baron Saurma Won Jeltsch. the German
Ambassador to Turkey, exercises over the Sui
tan. which the papers ascrihe to the Turkish
monArch's conviction that the German Ambas-
sador 10 not actuRtod by selfish aims. The
papers also connect with this the departure
from Constantinople for Berlin OF Gen. Grumb-
koff, German officer in the Ottoman service.
as the bearer OF an autograph letter from the
Sultan to the Kaiser.
II is said the communication expresses the
Sultan's gratitude at tho attitude assumed by
Germany in the Turkish crisis. and ascribes
the troubles in Turkey to revolutionary agita-
tors. The Sultan also. according to report, as
sures the Kaiser that the Christians in Turkey
will be absolutely sateguarded unless they In
dulGe in anarohIstlo excesses.
The sun., 1896-10-05
POST OFFICE SIZE BLoWN UP.
The Building and IA Drug Store AdIoiniasI
Badly Wrecked.

MILFORD. Pa, Oct. 4.-This morning. at o
o'clock. many residents OF this borough were
awakened from sleep by tho noise OF an explo-
sion. Investigation showed that the Post Once
had been entered and the safe Of PosmastsR
James L. Gale blown to pieces by o charge oe
giant powder. The thieves had evidently mis,
calculated as to tho quantity OF powder uaed,
and the result was most disastrous. The into.
rior OF the Post ONCE was completely wreckeg.
and the drug store OF Thomas Armstrong, Sts
Joining In the same building, was damaged To
the amount of 81 900. The conclusion ahat-
tered the glass show cases on the counters and
the glass bottles filed with medicine ON the
tho stone building owned by James Plnohot OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel Now YORK. The lower
portion Of the building was badly damaged.
blown out ana the woodwork and ceiling
loosensd. Tho burglars obtained only $25 IL
small change from the safe and S25 in stampa.
The sun., 1896-10-05
SECRET MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED.
Misp Evlyn Pool became DIR. I. Van Gle
son's wife Last january.

VAN G1ESoN-PooL.-Tn Jersey City, Jan. 8, lS0e by
Justice Winfield S. Weed Eviyn, daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. Hiram Pool OF brooklyn, to DR.. Ira Van
Gieson OF Greenpoint, l.. /.
The announcement OF DIR. Van Gieson's mar
rage was a surprise to the members OF his
fathers family. who live at 04 Kent street,
Greenpont. Miss Pool. the elder sister OF Mrs.
Van Gieson. who lives at 500 State street.
Brooklyn, said:
Father had the notice published. The mar
riago took place all right. but we have no
further Information to give"
I'VE knew nothing about tho marriage until
to-day" said a lady at "a Kent street. DIR. Van
Gieson formerly spent aome OF his time here
but this year we have scarcely seen him. We
don't know where he lives or the reason for
keeping his marriage secret"
DIR. Van Gieson was graduated in 1885 from
the College OF Physicians and Surgeons and
Ia an examiner in the Metropolitan Life In
surance building, Madison avenue. His father
is pr. K. +. Van Gieson, and his brother also Is
q physician.
The sun., 1896-10-05
BIOYCLING BAD FOR 6IRLs.
But Mrs. Smith Thinks Its All Right for
Women OF Mature Years.

Mrs. Charlotte Smith, President OF the Wo-
mans Rescue League. attended the meeting OF
the Central Labor Union yesterday to confer
with a committee OF the union appointed six
months ago TO collect statistics as to immortality
In New York. The statistics were not ready
yesterday. After the meeting Mrs. Smith was
asked what had become of her crusade against
women bicyclers. She said:
~ do not object to old women riding, or to an
entire family going out together on bicycles.
What am fighting against is girls who are just
reaching womanhood riding out alone. 1t I'M
doubtedly leads to immortality and has been tho
ruin of many girls.
Mind. don't say that the attitude is i'm
modest or the dress improper. know, how
ever that In bicycling there ls grave danger to
have told me that their downfall dated from
their first bicycle ride"
The sun., 1896-10-05

Mrs. Fleming Weighed 4sO Pounds-She
Posed as the Fattest Woman In America.
Eliza Fleming, the huge woman who was
taken to Bellevue Hospital Sept. 2l last TO
be treated for del!rum tremens. died in the al
cohol!c ward Of the hospital yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Fleming. who was 40 years old, had
posed In many museums MS the fattest woman
in America her weight being about 4s0 pounds
She began to drink to excess when her summer
season closed.
When an ambulance from Bellevue Hospital
called for her. II was all that six men could do
to place her in 1t. Al the hospital seven men
with difficulty carried the struggling mass Of
flesh into the reception room.
Four men were required yesterday to wheel
her body In tho hospital dead wagon to the
Morgue. Mrs Fleming lived At 336 East Thirty
sixth street.
The sun., 1896-10-05
FLoRIDA,s DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
Eleven Persons Drowned In Ono Camp
Scores ejtiIl Missing.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 4.-Reports from
the remoter sections where the storm of last
week visited increase the number OF dead. At
Double Sick, in Levy county, a large settlement,
nearly every house was swept away. Nearly
every house In Lafayette county has been de-
stroyed. Nothing is left Of Mayo. the county
seat. Near Cedar Keys the rescuers are pick
ing up dead bodies along the coast. At She'll
mound, a great pleasure resort, q party of
eleven. five men. three children. and three
women. were camped on the Suwanee River.
A party of surveyors who were making their
way home after the storm found the dead bodies
on the shore under logs and bushes. They wero
close together. which would indicate that they
were drowned at once by the tidal wave.
Some of those who went down to Cedar Keys
last night and returned to-day say that in addi-
ton to the eleven bodies eight others have been
found on the beach. Scores of spongers and
fishermen are still missing. and the probability
IL they have been drowned.
doors Of Jacksonville come heartrondng stories
of ruin. The storm not only laid the forests
low. but swept away residences and outbuild-
ings. and left hund reds IL not thousands OF peo-
Pile without food or shelter. Tho condition Is
one OF actual suffering that has never before
been ex perieuced in this State.
From all parts of the stricken district come
appeals for aid.
The sun., 1896-10-05
THE ANCIExTs IN BALTIMORE.
BOst0n's Famous Company Will Accept No
MnspLtaIItY from the CItX.

BOSTON, Oct. 4.--Capt. Walker. tho com
mander of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company, yesterday sent letter to the Hon.
Henry +. New, Baltimore. Md, In which he
says in part:
~ telegraphed you last evening that tho An
Client and Honorable Artillery Company desired
that no approximation be made for its enter
tainment during its coming visit To tho city Of
Baltimore. This was done TO relieve your city
Government from seemingly very embarass-
ing position.
The company would sincerely regret to be a
cause of d differences between the citizens OF any
place 1t might visit Your generous and hearty
offers tempted II to depart from its usual GUS
tom. and II 1t now returns to IL. | assure you 1t
10 not from want OF gratitude for those officers
and that nothing that has occurred can lessen
the kindly feeling which the members have for
your city and Its people. The company will
come to Baltimore as proposed and will gladly
meet and welcome to its table as many OF your
citizens as possible"
The sun., 1896-10-05
IHREE SOFTAs KILLED.
They Were Trying to Force Their Way
Into the Presence OF the Sultan.

They Were Trying to Force Their Way
Into the Presence OF tho Sultan.
LONDON. Oct A Constantnope reporter
telegraphs that the Porto will request the Bull
garian Government to expel all unemployed
Armenians from that country. Tho request
will be based on the ground that these idle
Armenians assemble in the cafes In Sofa and
other large towns OF Bulgaria and conspire
against tho Sultan. NJ Dimitron. the Bulgar-
ian diplomatic agent at Constantinople. has pro-
tested against the proposed action Of tho Turkish
Government.
The correspondent further SAYS that serious
disturbances occurred at tho Yildiz Kiosk. the
Sultan's residence on Thursday. Twenty Softas,
theological students. desired to obtain an audi
ence OF the Sultan. Upon their request being
refused. they attempted to force themselves into
the presence OF his Majesty. The troops who
were on duty prevented their entrance, but in
doing so killed three OF the Softas. The others
were arrested
The sun., 1896-10-05

The 1900 A. ID. 7. messenger boys In this city
made their appearance yesterday in new blue
uniforms The coats are double breasted. faced
with red braid. They are ornamented with ten
buttons each and those on the uniforms OF tho
privates are Of white metal. the clerks of the
service and the otflcers wearing gilt buttons.
The officers, in addition. will wear chefvrons in
red braid and stripes on the cuffs. The boys
will march next sunday at . O'Clock from the
company's main office. at hey street. 10 the
steps OF the Sub Treasury, where they will be
photographed. The parade was to have taken
place yesterday, but waS postponed on account
OF the rain,
The sun., 1896-10-05
rFNAN HASN'T BEEN RELEASED.
Tho French are Likely to Keep Him TIL
After the CEnr Leaves Franco.

LONDON. Oct. 4.-The report circulated last
night by Reuters telegram Company that
Patrick j. lyman. the alleged dynamiter, had
been released by the French authorities, and
that he was on his way to the United States, 10
absolutely without foundation. The French
officials have not yet decided what disposition
shall be made of his case. In the mean time, the
prison at Boulogne.sur-Mor where lyman Is
confined, is closely guarded by armed police
men. IL 10 believed that othing will be done In
Tynan's case until after the Car leaves France.
ROTTERDAM. Oct 4.-Tho police here refuse
toRive the Alightest information regarding the
release of kearney and HRines, the two Ameri-
cans who were arrested here ON tho charge of
completely in the lyman dynamite plot. There
Is scarcely any doubt that the two men were
PEELED from the country yesterday. but the
police evidently mean to keep secret all the cir
cumstances OF their departure. it was said yes
terday that they had been escorted to the from
tier, but IL 10 possible that they were placed on
some steamer bound for America
The sun., 1896-10-05

His Assaiiaut Was Enraged because IIe
Wouldn't Play N Game.

Peter Shaldono, an Italian tailor OF SO Roe bin z
street, Wiliamsburgh. went into an Italian
restaurant at 203 North Second street, last
night for something to cat. He met Peter Savi-
no OF 275 North second street in the place.
SAVING, although he had n grudge against tho
tailor invited him to play fingers" an Italian
game. Shaldono refused. which angered tho
other Italian TO such an extent that he said to
tho tailor:
You think that you've got a lot of friends.
can show you that yOu haven't"
lie induced Shald0nO TO 60 ont on the side
walk where Savlno drew 3s-calibre revolver
and shot the tailor in the left eye. Shaldono
fell. He was assisted to the Bed ford avenue
police station where he fell again. Pending tho
arrival OF an ambulance tho police managed to
learn from him how he was shot. He was tax CT
to the Eastern District Hospital where his con-
dition was pronounced serious. Savino escaped.
The sun., 1896-10-05
BUCHIyGEK,s DIsAPPEARAyCE.
The Steward OF BrookIyn's Union Club
said He Wonld KIN IIImaelL

The steward OF brooklyn'o Union Club
Said He Would XIII Himself.
Nothing has been heard of Frederick Buch-
niger. the steward Of tho Union Club in Brook
lyn, who left the club house at Taylor street and
Bedford avenue on Saturday morning to come
to this city. BuchinCer sent q letter to a friend
named Otto Lehman in which he expressed
HI, intention OF committing suicide on account
of III health. and requested Lehman TO with
draw from a savings bank So, 900 which he has on
deposit. and to send it To Buchingers only sister
In Germany. AT the club house II was said yes
terday that there was a belief among some OF
Buchingers friends that perhaps Buchingcr
instead OF committing suicide, might have
sailed for Germany on Saturday. Buchnger's
bank books have not been found and an effort
will be made to-day to find out II the missing
steward has with rawn any OF his savings.
The sun., 1896-10-05
CHILD DROWNED IN THE HARLEM.
His Father Drags the River for His DodJ
Nearly Al Saturday Night.


George Lovelace, the nine-year-od son of
Charles Lovelace OF 2l69 Fifth avenue, was
drowned In the Harlem River on Saturday
afternoon. While his parents were absent from
home, the child and young companion named
Robert Woods went to play in a sand pile on
the pier at the foot of East 126th street. The
sand slipped from under them. and little Love-
lace was thrown into the water.
Emerson Hunt Of the canal boat Douglass
saw the child fall In. but before he could reach
him George sank from sight. When Mr.. Love-
lace found out that his son was drowned he be-
came almost insane with grief.
On Saturday night. in company with three
mcn. he hired boat and dragged tho Harlem
River In the MIG Rhborhood of l23th street for the
body until O'Clock yesterday morning. Yester-
day afternoon he went to the riverside again
and Razed for hours at the water. He was there
again last night, but he made no further at
tempts TO recover the body OF his son. Mr.. Love-
lace 10 employed by the Scribners in their book
store in Fifth avenue.
The sun., 1896-10-05
Proposed Reception and Banquet to Clara
barton.

WASHINGTON, Oct. An response to the
earnest desire OF many people to welcome Miss
Barton on her return from her dificult and
dangerous mission TO Turkey. the District of
Columbia Auxiliary Red Cross have made
arrangements for a reception at the Shoreham
reception there will be no opportunity tor ad-
dresses OF welcome. At its close tho officers of
organZA tions, representatives. of tho District and
OF the United States Government, OF the Board
of Trade. and OF the churches. will assemble
with Miss Barton and her stan In tho oval din
ing hall, where banquet will be served to
about 90 guests. and brief welcoming words
will be spoken and responses made by Miss
Barton and her cO-workers In Armenia.
The sun., 1896-10-05

Malaohy Glen. "a years old, residing at 22
Van Pelt street, Long Island City. met with q
severe accident yesterday In Calvary Cemetery,
where he Is employed. He was hurrying from
one section OF the cemetery TO another when he
stumbled over = pile OF earth and fell into
unconscious when rescued by his fellow work. I.
men. He was sent TO St. Johns Hospital. where
IL was found that besides decorations about the
head four Of his ribs were broken. Glen has
4 wife and three children.
The sun., 1896-10-05
DID THE HORSE COMMIT suIc1DEg
Contractor Johnsou's Marc Leaps from .
CHE Ono Hundred Feet High.

Cun Ono Hundred Feet High.
Thomas Johnson's big bay mare Biddy is no
more. Mr.. johnson, who is a contractor, lives
on ledge OF rocks in Creston avenue. near
1S3d street. which rises 90 feet above the level
of Webster avenue on the east. Yesterday he
turned out Biddy and q number OF work horses
In field adjoining his house.
After friskinE about for while tho marc sud-
denly ran at full speed and plunged over tho
edge OF the cliff. Her body struck the rocky
ground IN Webster avenue with n thud that
could be heard for a block, and when Mr.. John
son reached the spot IL u.C no. need q Coroner to
tell that the mare was dead. Every bone in her
body was broken.
Mr.. johnson and all his neiRhbors are unable
to assign any reason for tho horses mad leap.
She was a sober, steady going mare, with no
nonsense about her. and all who know her
unwilling TO believe that she deliberately ended
her own life.
The sun., 1896-10-05
Tried to Commit Suicide by jumping Or =
Pier.

Julius Sallenbaum, IL years old, attempted to
commit suicide last night by jumping from tho
pier at the foot OF South Sixth street, Williams
burgh. His cries were heard and Policeman
Hurley and several citizens managed to get the
man out by throwing him n rope. and he was
taken to the Eastern District Hospital. He will
recover.
After he regaIned consciousness he gave his
name and said that he lived in Brownsvile
He said he was out OF work and his parents had
refused to help him,
The sun., 1896-10-05
O.orre Frea wou,au., Aee,pt,,.

LOWELL, Mass, Oct 4.-Phillp ]. Farley Of
this city, who was Chairman of the recent Dem.
ocratic Convention In Faneuil Hall In boston,
announced this evening that he had decided
not to give George Fred Williams formal
notification of his nom nation for Governor by
that Convention. Mr.. Farley gives AZ his reason
tho statement of Mr.. Williams that ho would
not accept tho Faneuil Hall nomination II
tendered,
The sun., 1896-10-05

GREESvILLE, Ala. Oct. AT tho election
here In August last James Ovens was accused
OF stufling ballot box and his life was threat
ened. He loft town. but returned on last We'd
nesday. On Friday night a body OF masked
men went to Oyens's house, took him into some
woods near by, stripped him. and administered
a severe whipping, with tho parting admonition
that IT was dangerous 10 tamper with sacred
thing as freeman's ballot, Ovens S q Demo-
The sun., 1896-10-05
Ina,au Troop. sent to tho Choeta~ Council.

DENIsoN. Tex. Oct. A. The Choctaw Council
will meet at Tushkahoma to- morrow. when the
newly elected Chief, Green McCurtain, expects
10 be inaugurated. There Ia some Indication
that trouble may arise owing to the jack
Agent Wisdom has dispatched squad Of In
dian troops TO TushkGhomA under command Of
Cant Jack Ellis.
The sun., 1896-10-05
HUGH M,LAUGHLIN NOT I'LL.
He Intends Starting Hunting and
Fishing Trip To-day.

Fishing Trip To-day.
Tho many friends of ex-ltsGlster Hugh Mo
Laughln. the veteran Democratic leader in
Brooklyn. will be pleased to learn that he is not
in the hands of the doctors with n badly bruised
shin bone. While down on Long Island during
the summer Mr.. Mclaughlin slipped on the
vernnda ard skinned his knee by falling
against . rock ing chair. but he had fully recov-
cred from tho mishap before his return to the
city.
Mr. Mclaughlin was out visiting last night
when a Sun reporter called. but Mrs. McIauRh-
lin said that her husband had not been in bet
ter health for the past ten years, and had
made preparations to go to NOrthport, l.. l., on
a fishing and hunting trip in tho morning.
The sun., 1896-10-05
Crushed between Two Cars.

Charles Thompson, rs years old, OF lse Steu-
ben street. Jersey City, car inspector In tho
employ OF the PennsVlyaniA Railroad, while at
work yesterday on the Meadows was caught be-
tween two cars. He fell on the track and ne
90 that they will have 70 DO auputAted. He will
probably die. He was taken 70 the City Hos
pltAt
The sun., 1896-10-05
s,rueL by i. Trolley Cor.

A wagon of the New York Wine Company Of
127th street and Eighth avenue, which was
loaded with liquor, was struck and wrecked by
a trolley car OF the Jersey City. Hoboken and
Rutherford railroad on Saturday night At
Homestead. Joseph Cunningham, driver of the
wagon. when taken from the wreck, had two
ribs and his collar bone broken. He was, TAX On
70 Christie Hospital. Jersey City, His recovery
IL doubtful
The sun., 1896-10-05
Frenchmen Admire American Trades
Unions.

Louis vigouroux and Pierre Claudio Jannot.
two of the four delegates from tho Musee
Sociale of Paris, who here to study trades
unions. visited the Central Labor Union yester-
day. Delegate Vlgouroux was invited to speak,
hut as his command OF English 10 limited, his
speech was brief He told the delegates that
the French workers admired the American
trades unions and that the delegates hoped to
learn n great many points here ss to organizing
unions.
The sun., 1896-10-05
BoWERr PooLRooM RAIDED.
The Proprietor and Forty Boys who Were
Playing Pool Arrested.

Detectives Romey and Brownell OF the Mercer
street station raded the pool and billiard room
at 33s Bowery yesterday afternoon. After put
ting George Nanse, the proprietor of the place.
under arrest they rushed into the rear room
and captured forty boys who were playine pooi.
The prisoners were taken TO the station house
in the patrol wagon in three loads. The boys
were locked up for dsorderly conduct and
yRnse was held on a charge OF violating the
Sunday law,
The sun., 1896-10-05
ATrLCKED HIS BRoTHER.rH-LAW.
Demeiu Says DsiuRin Is Member or the
Bath beach MAZDA.

Bath Beach NADIA.
PasQuale Demeiti OF cog Fourth avenue.
Brooklyn. and his brother. .in-law, Luigi
Dsingin. went to Coney Island yesterday after
noon. While in Patrick McGuirk's saloon they
had quarrel.
Dsingin drew razor and slashed Demeiti
across the throat, after which he made another
slash at the wounded man and cut of the end
OF bis nose. Dsingin ran out OF the saloon and
was not captured.
Demeit was taken to the Norwegian Hospital
where he said that Dsingiu had lured him to
Coney Island to murder him. He said that his
brother-in- law was memOe OF the Malta OF
Bath Beach, and that the murder was under
taken 10 square n personal grudge.
The hospital phys.clnns said that Demeiti
would die.HDsngin lives ut Fifty-ninth street
and Fifth avenue, Brooklyn.
The sun., 1896-10-05
Baby Lion and Baby Leopard l,or.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4.-Wheu the keensr,
opened the animal cages In tho old Expo,ItIon
that two additiaas hnd hm,dprnlnE u was discovered
erie OF the Bnrnum A. pnit ~ ittnaue lo lhq menaR-
lioness, gave bril- 70 panoy shg" Nellie, a
addition WAS fonnd in 'naIe CUP; Tho other
ard Her bat. wat ~. az the cage OF Maui, leop-
tho railroad Mr. IA t1o ooIh curing ti{e ride on
Pittsburgh Tor tha Tnne w eed 70 theI name OF
leopard. '''N anu AHeEhenF for the
The sun., 1896-10-05
A Matrimonial Issue in the Campaign.

PERRY, Oklahoma, Oct 4.-The election will
decide whether Mrs Alice Younger and Mr.. r..
J, Stanton Of this city are to become hus sba nd
and wife. Miss Younger declares that IL Bryan
10 elected she will wed Mr.. stanton, aud II Mo
Kiplsy is elected shs will not,
The sun., 1896-10-05
Texas Planter shot from Ambush.

DALLAS, Tex, Oct. Al. NJ. Mccullough. u
rich planter in the forks of the Trinity River.
six mIles below this CITY, was killed from am
bush last night by an assassin. When found he
from his body. Two men arc suspected OF the
Orime.
The sun., 1896-10-05
IVORY HELD MS SEAT.
The Idea OF ForcibIy EJeetinG Him froA
tho q. l.. u. Abandoned.

the q. l.. u. Abandoned.
About two weeks ago 1t was announced thar
William Ivory had been withdrawn as delegate
OF Electrical Workers Union No. 3 to the Cen.
trail Labor Union. Ivory. who alleges that ne
such action was taken. sat as delegate AZ the
meeting of tho c. l.. U. yesterday. The Chair
man ask ked him to retire but he refused to do so.
The SeTgCant-at- Arms will please remove
Mr. Ivory" said the Chairman.
81 won't 20 until I'm removed by force" said
Ivory, who Is "A large man. " | thought that
man could get fair play here, but | find he
can't"
The SerGcant-atA approached Ivory. who
stood fast. There was "a few moments OF con-
vcrAntl0n after whicn IL was decided that
Ivory might retain his seat until proof could be
brought OF his removal AS delegate.
The sun., 1896-10-05
Death OF p.rwIa,. WIDOW.

LONDON, Oct. 4-The death IL announced OF
the widow OF Charles Darwin. the eminent
biologist. Mrs Darwin. nee WedgWood, was
cousin OF her husband.
The sun., 1896-10-05
Lo.t a Mnn In the sep,emner Murr,sans.

The British steamship MRnrngtry, which
arrived yesterday from Java, encountered the
West India cyclone OF Sent. 23 in the neighbor-
hood OF Bermuda. A big sea boarded her and
swept over board the boatswain, Victor OsAsn-
kop. He Was lost. ON Aug. IL Christian Tips
norman, q fireman. so years old coInmittA
Sui0ide by jumping INTO tho SSA.
The sun., 1896-10-05
SPENCER CoLLEoE BURNED.
Four OF the students Killed and Five In
Jured In the Firo.

PARIS Tex, Oct. 4.-Spencer College, at
Antlcrs. Indian Territory, was destroyed by fire
early this morning. Four students were killed
and fve injured.