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The sun., 1897-12-13
Tragedy in a Dance Hall.

CoHoEs, Dec. 12,-Michael Toomey, A
years old, porter at the Harmony
Hotel, this city, died in a suspicious
manner this morning, and as a result
James Barry, former well-known base
ball player, is a prisoner at the station
house to await the action of the coroner.
At about o'clock this morning it is
alleged that Barry and companion, who
had been attending dance at the old
armory in the hotel building, were in the
hall and were ordered out by Toomey.
The men refused to go out and Toomey
insisted.
1t is further ALLEGED. that Barry struck
the watchman, who fell to the floor I'M
conscious. A physician was summoned,
but life was extinct before his arrival.
Barry gave himself up. He says that
he did not strike the watclman, but
only pushed him aside with his elbow.
Barry was arranged this afternoon be-
fore Recorder Fellows and held on
charged Of murder in the first degree,
The sun., 1897-12-13
Suicide ola Bridegroom,

NoRwALK, Conn.,, Dec. 12.--,James
Rooney, for ten years man. Of all work
for the Rev. c. NJ. Selleck, hanged him
self in the Scleck residence, in East ave
nue., late on Thursday night. The bed!
was not found until last evening, wLer
Miss Mary selIeck, Mr.. Selleck's sister,
nearly fell against it.
Rooney gave up his place last Monday,
and on Tuesday he and Nora Sullivan, OF
II lIanford place, went to Port Chester
and were married. They engaged Il house
on Washington street and began house
keeping.
When last seen alive Rooney was
standing with his wife in East avenue,
opposite the Selleck residence. The
couple seemed to be quarrelling. That
night Rooney stole into littl, -fvquen;ed
wing OF the house, tied one end Of Il hay
rope about the top rail Of a staircase, and
the other about his neck, and then walk
ed down the stairs and swung himself
off.
Miss Selleck, who discovered the body,
is Of a highly nervous temperament. and
is seriously i'll from the shock she
received.
The sun., 1897-12-13
The Case Will Be Appealed.

ALBANY, Dec. 12.-Attorney Genera
Hancock has been notified that the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail.
road Company will appeal to the courts
from'the decision Of the Strtc Court OF
Claims dismissing its claim against the
State for $4,000. The claim was for
damages to the roadbed of DR.. Webb $
Adirondack Railroad, which is owned
by the Central, occasioncd by the con-
struction of the Forcstport canal dam,
caused the water to back npon the road
bed of the railroad and resulted in the
permanent appropriation OF the land be.
longing to the company.
The Court of Claims held that the
company had no claim against the State,
as it neglected to comply with all old
law which provides that no railroad shall
be constructed within ten rods of II
canal or canal feeder without the con.
sent of and subject to such conditions as
may be imposed by the canal authori-
ties, meaning the State Shperintent Of
Public Works and the Canal Board.
Such consent was not obtained by the
company.
The sun., 1897-12-13
70 THE Delaware LINE.
The Electric Combine Has Now
Right of Way.
NOW THEY ENTER THIS STATE
The Electric Railway Combine is
Rapidly Assuming Business
like Shape.

The negotiations for the construction
of electric railway lines from Philadel-
phia to Washington and through the
State OF Delaware are progressing rapidly.
The interested parties now have right
State line and the next step will be the
incorporation of the Delaware Electric
Railway Company.
At a special meeting of the Marcus
Hook Borough Council, Saturday night,
the Philadelphia Traction Company was
granted a franchise to open its road from
Marcus Hook to the Delaware line. The
purchase Of the thirty-tive miles OF rails
in and about Chester is now under con-
sideration, and the head men of the
Philadelphia Traction Company have
been for several days inspecting the sys.
TINS ofthe Chester Traction Company,
Of way from Marcus Hook tothe Delaware
which includes the Chester, the Chester
and Darby, the Chester and Media, the
Marcus Hook and Upland roads.
1t was said yesterday in confederation
Of a story already published that big
slice Of the Chester Traction Company's
stock has been deposited with the Della
ware County Trust Company in antici-
patton Of a big deal.
Electric railway people in this city
will not talk and the officials of the
Philadelphia company will not give any
information in regard to the natter
Nevertheless the movements OF all the
companies, the deals which are being
made, and the steps taken by certain
capitalists to have new roads incorporat-
ed, show that the electric railway com
bine is Il reality in the minds Of those who
stand in position to make it realty in
fact.
The New York capitalists who have
laid their plans for the incorporation of
the Delaware Electric Railway Company
have now expressed a willingness
to join the Philadelphia people,
who are gaining control of the lines
between here and Philadelphia, and
thereby make a railway combine Of suf-
ticient influence to compete with the old
railroads.
The connecting link of the whole af-
fair is the fact that few Delaware capi-
taists are interested in the combine and
therefore the work Of obtaining the in
corporation of the Delaware end of the
line will not be allowed to lag and there
will be an effort made to annex the new
Bmndywine Springs road. After the
combine accomplishes its end this
vicinity will have one Of the best rail
way services in the country.
The sun., 1897-12-13
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
A BritOn Affirms That the India
Office Stationery is Made in
America

LONDON, Dec. PA man, who is prob
ably an unblushing liar, makes the fol-
lowing statement in a provincial news
paper: "The present government is not
very careful in carrying out the idea of
buying British goods for public use, and
it wants looking after. A friend of
mine had document from the India
office the other day, and holding it up to
the light to examine the water marks,
which struck him as somewhat out of
the common, he found these words:
"'Made in the United States of
America
"Now, it is obvious that there can be
no necessity for buying writing paper in
the United States for the use of the India
office"
The India office men say they know
nothing about any American made paper.
As a matter of sober fact, the British
Government stationery is usually SO
poor that it is gross insult to suggest
that it was made in America.
The sun., 1897-12-13

The committee on arrangements was
composed of Jacob Roop, William }.
Lutz, John Mcguire, N. Deputy, Henry
Roop and Elmer Hare.
The new room will be open for inslec-
ton the latter part of the week and the
members will be glad to show it to any
who may wish to call. Among those
present at the banquet were:
Frank Wright, George lloffecker,
Harry Crouch, Robert Shcu, George
Nciderlnaicr, George Crockett, William
McCrca, jefferson Butler, I. L. Brand,
John Roberts, Thomas johnson, G. H..
Lutz, &. T. Lutz, John Shunder, John
Wilkinson, John Carr, Frank Mcguire,
Albert Lockwood, William Stout, John
Smith, Frank Mcguire, Jr., and many
OF hers.
The sun., 1897-12-13

INQUISITION IN FRANCE.
The BarbarOus Method of Treat z
Accused Persons Goes Out
at Last.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-The French system
Of the private inGuisition Of all accused
persons goes out OF existence today, and
the infamous machinery which is re-
sponsible for many terrible miscarriages
of justice no longer disgraces the coun-
try which calls itself a republic. Here
after prisoners must be arraigned within
twenty-four hours, and cannot be ex-
amined without the presence OF counsel.
Curiously enough, the High Court OF
Paris was occupied to-day with one of
the most frightful cases Of injustite G
growing out of the old system. 1t was
an application for the rehabilitation Of
two men, Pierre Vaux and Jean Petit,
sentenced in 1852 to hard labor for life
on number Of charges OF arson. Both
died in confinement in French Guiana.
Vaux's son is now Deputy for Dion.
The conviction was the result Of plot
by a political rival who, later, was dis
covered to be the real incendiary, and
who hanged himself in prison.
The sun., 1897-12-13
FRISBIE STRUCK HER.
And Now He Is in the City Hall and
Will Explain to the Judge.

Mrs. Charles Maroney was the victim
Of a cowardly and brutal assault on
Saturday about 7:30 o'clock. She was
on her way to visit her father, Charles
W. Horn, the wcll-known carriage
builder, at his home at Twelfth and
Washington streets. At Eleventh and
Washington streets she was met by Eli
Frisbie, Il negro tough. Frisbie struck her
several blows and then frightened by
her screams, ran across the lawn OF Job
H. Jackson.
When several persons, who heard her
arrived upon the scene no trace of Flis-
bic could be found.
The police authorities located him yes
tcrdav afternoon and lie captured and
taken to the police station.
Frisbie will have some tall explaining
to do this: morning before Judge Ball
The sun., 1897-12-13
New Minister to Russia,

WASHINGTON, Dec. PA cable mes.
sage was received at the State Depart.
mcnt today from Ethan Allen Hitchcock
of St. Louis, the new Minister to Russia,
reporting his arrival at st. Petersburg.
He will relieve Clifton II. Breckenridge
of Arkansas, who attracted considerable
attention at the coronation of the Gar
by his official uniform, part OF which
consisted of knee brreches and cooked
hat, with coat adorned by metal but
tons. Mr. Brcckinridye was required to
wear his costomc by the master Of cerc-
monies at the coronation. The State De-
parmrnt does not know whether Mr.
Hitchcock took an official Uniform to
Russia.
The sun., 1897-12-13
Senator Lindsay on Cuba.

FRANKFoRr, KY, Dec. H. Senator
William Lindsay is here attending the
United States Court OF Appeals He said
to-day
81 am and have been in favor of the
recognition Of Cuba as an independent
republic and believe this to be the pro-
per policy of our Government, but /
would not undertake to predict what the
action of the present Congress will be.
The freedom of Cuba is inevitable and
before two years time it will be seen
that these people have gained their
freedom. A great difficulty has been in
getting accurate reports and authentic
information as to the true condition of
affairs and this has stood in the way and
retarded proper action.
The sun., 1897-12-13
FELL IN FRONT OF A CAR.
A Salvation Army Lass Narrowly
Escapes Being Run Over
on Market Street.

Eleanor, q bright Salvation Army lass
had narrow escape from death last
night.
The Salvation Army was holding ser.
vices at Sixth and Market streets, and
Eleanor was going through the crowd
with her tambourine taking upa collec.
ton. In crossing the street-car tracks
she stumbled and fell in front Of an ap
preaching car The motorman brought
the car to Il standstill just as the wheels
touched the girls body.
Several men rushed to her assistance
and she was quickly ertricated from her
perilous position. The pennies which
she had collected were scattered in the
street but the, crowd hunted for them
and the girl pluckly continued her
round She was some what bruised but
not seriously injured.
The sun., 1897-12-13
Celebration at ST. Peters.

st. Peters Prof. Cathedral was crowded
to the doors last night, the event being
the fitieth anniversary OF "The Asso,
citation OF the Children of Mary Pom.
tilical vcspers was celebrated by Bishop
Monaghan assisted by Fathers Comfy
and Lyons. The vcspcrs We're sung by
the sodality. The sermon was preached
by Bishop Monaghan, his subject being
the "Blesscd Nilgin.' There was sixty
new members received into the sodulity.
The sun., 1897-12-13
IN A FOLDING BED.
\ Hotel Proprietor and His Wife Have
Narrow Escape From Death.

NEwBuRG, n. v, Dec. l2.-John +.
Bennett, proprietor OF the Shorter House,
at Bloomingburg, and his wife, had a
narrow escape from death last night by
being caught in folding bed. They had
not been in their room long when Mrs.
Fred. Shorter, their daughter, heard
moaning sounds coming from her par
cnts' room. Mrs. Shorter summoned
her husband, who entered the room by
breaking II window and looscning the
catch thereon They found that the back OF
the folding bed had closed down upon
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett, and held them so
that they could not get loose themselves.
They found that it was impossible to
raise the back OF the bed further after
releasing Mrs. Bennett, and Mr. Bennett
still remained IL prisoner, suffering in
tenscly. Further assistance was sum-
moncd, and after a hard struggle Mr..
Bennett was released. Physicians were
called and Mrs. Bcnnett's injuries were
pronounced slight as compared with Mr.
Benefits, who is thought to be seriously
hurt. The back Of the bed, which rested
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett, weighs near
" 700 pounds. A broken castor is sup
posed to be the cause Of the almost fatal
accident.
The sun., 1897-12-13
Found Il Pot OF Buried Gold,

San ANroNIA, Tex, Dec. l2.-Estanis-
lado Hernandez, Il Mexican under indict-
ment here on charge OF unlawfully
taking away $4,000 in gold coin from
the premises Of man named Schultz.
near Marion, in this county, surrendered
himself to-day to the officers here. 1t is
alleged that Hernandez was working in
field on Schultz's farm when he dis
covered a pot Of buried gold. He refused
to give the money to the owner of the
land, and his Indictment followed.
The sun., 1897-12-13
Militia Guard Il Bank RObbcr,

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. l2.-Advices
received here this evening from Long
View say that it is believed an attempt
will be made to rescue from jail W. j.
Knight, who is charged with robbing
the Long View Bank and killing one of
the officers. The local military company
at Long View is guarding the jail.
There are large numbers Of suspicious
characters in town who are believed to
be friends of the prisoner
The sun., 1897-12-13
Anxiety for Overdue Vessels.

SEATTLE, Dec. l2.---Thc Cleveland,
Capt Hall, is three days overdue from
San Francisco, and reports to the effect
that the vessel went down in Mondays
storm off the Vancouver coast are cur
rent.
The fear for the safety Of the Copper
River steam schooner Augusta is becom-
ing more intense and the conviction
grows that the little craft spoken off Vic
toria last Monday by the Farrallon was
the Augusta
The sun., 1897-12-13
Poll Tax Declared Unconstitutional.

ALBANY, Dec. 12.-At special term OF
the Supreme Court held here today Jus
tice Chester decided that the provision
OF the charter of the village Of Saugerties,
making the payment OF a poll tax OF 81 a
prerequisite for voting for village officers,
was unconstitutional, and granted a per-
emptory writ of lnandamus directing he
inspectors Of election of Saugeries to re-
ccivc the votes of electors otherwise
qualified, whether they had paid such
tax or not. This decision sustains an
opinion of cx-Gov. Hill upon the same
subject.
The sun., 1897-12-13
HE EATS TURKEY.
Wager That jefferson Butler is
Champion Turkey Eater,

Jeff Butler, champion heavy weight
appctitc killer of the State, issues Il clla
lcngc to II turkey eating contcst-ba'
none.
The contest will be fora purse and ;
side bet loser is pry for the turkey.
1t was at first proposed that the WIN
ner pay for the eatables, but after seeing
Butler and calculating his cubic capacity,
it was decided that the winner would be
out Of pocket. Butler weighs 800 pounds
and is not so very tall either.
The sun., 1897-12-13
Rev. Courscy Preached as Usual.

Rev. Ralph r. Coursey, OF Harrison
Street NJ. 7. Church, referred in the
course of his sermon to an article pub
lishcd in the "New York Naicc' and in
cidcntaly quoted some line thereof. a
report was subsequently circulated that
Mr.. Courscy had preached dcnuncia-
tory sermon, but this could not be sub.
stantiated.
The sun., 1897-12-13
A CarIcsS Eunncr's Fatal shot.

SourIINGToN, Conn.,, Dee. l2.-Wil-
liam Cowlcs, the nine-year-old son OF
James CowIcs, OF this place, was acci-
dcntal!y shot this afternoon by George
Lewis, an elderly man. The Cowlts
bov and companion had discovered a
fox, which had been freed by one OF
Lewis dogs. The latter came up, ana as
he did so the fox jumped from the tree
and Lewis fired. The charge struck the
Cowles boy, tearing off rart OF his head
lie cannot recover.
The sun., 1897-12-13
MOTHER M'k|NLEY DEAD.
Passes Away at 2.3O in the
Morning.
HER son WEPT LIKE A CHILD
Will BE Buried In the Presbyterian
Church Yard at Canton,
Ohio, on Tuesday.

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 12.-Nancy Allison
Mckinley died this morning at 2.3O
o'clock.
Standing at the bedside were the Presi-
dent, the children and several relatives,
who had been summoned shortly before
two o'clock, by Phillips, who was in at
tendance. Seeing that the end was near
he hastily summoned the members of
the family.
She had been unconscious all day and
did not recover, passing away very
quietly.
For over ten minutes not a word was
spoken.
The chief executive of the nation stood
by the side of his dead mother, sobbing
like heart broken child.
Today the President went to church
as usual with the rest of the family. The
entire town is in mourning and general
and heartfelt sympathy is felt for the
man who with the cares of nation on
his shoulders, is called upon to bear this
added grief.
The funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed and the time of burial
has not yet been deciled upon.
Intcrment will be made in the cemc-
terry of the First Methodist church here.
Mrs. Mckinley gave birth to seven
childrenn, in the order nam,ed, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Duncan, David, James,
Helen, William, Abner and Anna.
Three of these and their father she has
mourncd for at the grave, but in all Of
her sorrows the others have greatly com
forted her. She had no favorities, for
the good in all appealed to her equally.
Snc was in the ninetieth year OF her age,
The sun., 1897-12-13
Oarsmcn on the Way to America,

LONDON, Dec. PC. j. d. Goldic, of
Cambridge, who rowcd for Lcander in
the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley this
year, and w. j. Fcrnie, who strokcd the
Trinity Hall Cambridge crew in the
same race, sailed for New York today on
board the Cunard Line steamer Lucania
1t is rumored that they are going to look
into the rowing matters at Yale, and
perhaps train the Yale crew.
The sun., 1897-12-13
tn Teach Speech to Deaf Children

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The House
Committee on Education has reported
favorably the bill to aid in the establish
ment of homes in States and Territories
for teaching articulatc speech and vocal
language to deaf children before they
are OF school age.'
The sun., 1897-12-13
NiurdcrcrS at Pensacola,

PENSACOLA, Dec. 12.-The Circuit
Court which is now in session in this
city, yesterday convicted Austin Gibbs
OF murder in the first degree. Today, in
the same court, Smell Donaldson was con-
victed OF numbering Henry jacobson,
and will be hanged some time in Feb
ruary for his crime. There are three
more murder trials set for this session.
All the parties are negroes.
The subject of Il. b. Shorts sermon
at Epworth Church last night was
"Worse than an Intidel"
The sun., 1897-12-13
Bryan In Mexico.

MONTEREY, Mexico, Dec. 12.--WlIl'am
Jennings Bryan was entertained at re-
ception given here this afternoon by the
American colony. He visited the large
silver smelters during the day. lie is
. taking copious notes Of his observations.
The sun., 1897-12-13
FAME HOSE COMPANY'S BUNKS
New Bunk Room Opened With Ap-
prOpriate Ceremonies Last
Night.

The Fame Hose Fire Company dcdi-
Gated their chunk ROOM Yesterday.
The room is now y picture Of neatncss.
1t has seven brass bedstcads in it and
during the coming week seven lockers
will be put in. The room is finished in
white and the floor is covered with
brussels carpet of a pretty pattern.
After the dedicatory exercises the
members Of the company and their
guests adjourned to the banquet room
where caterer II. Zimmerman had pre-
pared the following menu;
The sun., 1897-12-13
Cashier Arrested for Embezzlcmcnt.

AMIGO, Wis, Dec. FL. i. Brick
nam, the cashier of the defunct bank of
Amigo, was arrested late last night
charged with embczzling the bank OF
thirteen thousand dollars.
The sun., 1897-12-13

Chicken Salad, Potato Salad, i.
Cranberry Sauce, Pickles, j.
Cheese, Turkey,
Roast Beef, Roast Pork,
Oysters on Hall Shell, {.
Cold Ham,
Rolls, Coffee,
Fruits. Cigars. :.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-01
NO CLAIMANT FOR THE 1AURADA.
The Famous FtiIbuster Held by the Govern
ment to Find who owns Her.

The Famous FrIIbuster Held by the Govern.
ment to Find who owns Rsr.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 30.-No ono has yet
come forward to claim the Laurada, known to
famo as q flibuster. which was seized at vii
mington, Del. several months ago on the allega-
ton that the vessel conveyed arms and ammu-
milton to Cuba
When asked about the matter Capt. W. W.
Ker. counsel for John D. Hart, tho former owner
OF tho vessel. said to-day:
The authorities want somebody to come along
and claim tho vessel. but nobody has claimed
her. Tho United States District Attorney for
Delaware. | understand, IL going to apply to tho
court for an order to have the Laurada sold.
Then 1t is proposed to fiSht rs to who will get
the vessel.
II | went down and claimed her I would
have to mike oath that I was the owner. They'd
promptly arrest me In Philadelphia. and try me
the Same as they did Capt. Hart, and use my
aIhdsvtt OF ownership to convict me. l do not
own her at present. / do not think tho Laurada
Will bring much al u public sale. l dolbt II any
person Will DO found willing TO bid Tor her."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-01
MRS. STOWE,S EST1TE.
Net SUFFICIENT To Allow Her Daughters to 49,,
tho Hartford Homo.

tho Hartford Homo.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, June 30.-The meagreness
OF the estate left by Harriet Beecher Stowe is
soon to DO made apparent. Her twin daughters,
who made a home for her on Forest street In this
city FOR many years. are in danger OF being de-
prived OF the old home. When Mrs. Stowe made
her will she thought she would leave property
enough to provide amply Tor her daughters and
also Tor her son. the H"y. Charles Z. Stowe OF
Stmsbury. Her son was to take care OF the
property in the interest OF his sisters. BY a
codicil she bequeathed her Forest street house
to hor daughters. but failed to put her signature
to that part OF her last will and testament. Not
much was thought Of that by Hartford people,
however. as 1t was thought her son would re-
sp,Sct her wishes. signature or no signature.
W hen the estate came to be inventoried 10 was
found that with stocks and bonds and all, there
was not enough in the daughters share to sup
port them, comfortably or to enable them TO
Keep the old home for many years. 1t Is now
that he Is about to sell the house and provide q
homo for them In Simsbury. Most Of the valu.
able and famous relics in the house were be-
queathed to Isabelle Beecher Hooker, Mrs.
Stoves stepsister. who lives near by. The people
who have heard OF the proposed sale Of the house
are greatly agttated. 1t has been suggested that
the money which was to DO raised for a statue
Tor Mrs. Stowe be devoted to the purchase OF the
house for the daughters. The residence 10 In the
same block with that Of Mr.. Samuel Clemens
MARK TwainL who lived there for many yeara