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DIED OF An OLD WOUND.
Mcdonald Had q Bullet In His Brain 3 Months
and Had lt PhotoErn phod-An Arrest

Mcdonald Had q Ballet In His Brain 2 Months
and Had lt tPhotoErnphed-An Arrest.
James Mcdonald, 90 years old. laborer who
lived at 8 Caroline street, died on April 30 at
Bellevue Hospital after carrying about bullet
in his brain for more than year and a half.
Mcdonald was admitted to Bellevue Hospital
on Feb. ~.
His wife, Annie Mcdonald. who identified the
body at the morgue, made a statement yester-
day. in which she said that her husband was
shot by a watchman named James Cassidy on
Oct. 2, 1895. She said that he was working q
laborer at Eighteenth street and Sixth avenue,
when the egelCooper building was going up.
and that he had a row with the foreman: Blows
were exchanged. and her husband was knocked
My husband got up, she said. "and while
man ns CASSIDY came sp to him and sad You're
you. Then he drew a revolver and placed tho
muzzle of 1t between my husbands eyes. My
husband made swift movement Of the arm up
ward and pushed the pistol slightly toward the
Sy le,e husband s % through % the left tempc anu '"o'
Cassidy was arrested He was discharged,
Ms n
last evening on the strength OF Mrs. McDonald's
Mcdonald told tho physicians at Bellevue that
his skull had been trephined for epilepsy at the
New York Hospital. On March he was taken
pital where an X-ray photograph was taken OF
his head. The photograph showed the bullet
imbedded in the base of the brain.
The bullet was not extracted and Mcdonald
left the hospital for Bellevue q few days later.
He surprised the doctors in Bellevue by the
vitality he had shown in living 80 long with
bullet In his brain.
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon made an au-
topsy yesterday on the body and found that the
immediate cause of death WAS Hbscess of the
brain and cercbro-spinal meningitis following
the bullet wound. DR.. 0'Hanlon extracted tho
bullet which was resting on the base OF the
brain on the right orbital plate.
Cassidy Is As years old, and lives at 141 West
Twenty-frst street. He Is said to be worth
about $4,000.
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Maurice Grau Opera Company incorporated.

ALBANY. May 1.-The Maurice Grau Opera
Company of New York city was incorporated
to-day to give operate and dramatic entertain
ments In New York. Boston, and other cities
The capital is 81 900. divided into 100 shares
The company will begin business with a capital
OF $40, ,OOO The directors and stockholders are :
Edward I.auterbach. Rowland +. Knoedler. and
Charles Frazier. fifty shares each; Robert Dun
lop and Henry Dazian. 100 each, and Maurice
Grau and Il. Franklin de Frece. ali of New York
city. The last two named directors do not sub
scribe for any stock. The other subscribers are
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company,
300 shares; John w. Mackay, TYSON 4 Co, and
Fred Rullman; 100 shares cachi Thcobald Char
all of New York city. fifty shares each.
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WILL HE DIsOBEY THE BIsHoPs
Reported Threat OF ~ position By Hathss Halss
or Long island City.

letter was received by tho Rev. Father
anthony Halst of Long Island City yesterday
irom Bishop Mcdonnell, forbidding him to colo
ofato mass this morning In the German-Bo-
nemian school at 42O Jackson avenue. Bishop
Mcponnell forbade the mass on the ground that
Tue building had not been consecrated. Father
MAST Is reported to have said last night that he
Mould Say, mass in the school to-day in spite Of
ihe prohibition from the Bishop.
@, rather Halst was formerly assistant pastor Of
~; SSi; Palricks Catholic Church in Long Island
Sity under the Rev. Father McGronan. He
preached to the Germans and Bohemiaps in tho
congregation In their own languages and gained
great influence with them. About q year ago
He headed movement to erect the school In
and time to ii.
Several nlonths ago no petitioned Bishop Mo
GGonhell TO have St. Patrick's parish divided, tho
Iermans and Bohemiaps to have q separate
eehnrch. Father McGronan objected. and Bishop
aeDonnell refused to divide the parish. There
alleged conflict.
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THE COURT OF CLAIMS LAW.
Gov. Black and His Legal Advisers Satisfied or
Ita ConstitutiOnaiity.

ALBANY. May 1.-Gov Black is entirely salts
fed that the law Transforming the State Board
OF Claims into the Court OF Claims" is consti
tutional. The Attorney General, members OF
the Senate and Assembly Judiciary committees,
and Leut.-Gov. Saxton examined the question
and all agreed that the law was constitutional.
Charles q. Lincoln, the Governors legal ad-
wiser, said to-day:
NO claim has ever been made by any one
competent TO pass upon the question that tho
law is unconstitutional The new law does not
in tho slightest degree change tho jurisdiction
OF tho court of any OF its officials. 1t simply
provides for change OF name and the designa
tion of its members. We were satisfied of tho
constitutionality of the measure before it was
introduced"
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PRoBAB1Y SHE'S MRS. CARTER.
Supposed Identity or the Woman AsphyIiatcd
in the Hotel HOLLYWOOD.

Supposed Identity or the Woman Asphyxiatcd
in the Hotel Bciwood.
A telegram from East Haddam, Conn.,, was re-
ceived at Bellevue Hospital last night stating
that the father OF the woman supposed to DO
Mrs. Grace May Carter who was found asphyx xi-
ated in the Hotel Belwood, at Twcnty-fourth
street and Third avenue, on Friday afternoon
would visit the Morgue to-day. Tho suicide
according to the statement Of L. Emory
Johnson n lawyer OF Moodus, Conn, who
was retained by Mrs. Carter to secure
n divorce from her husband on the ground or
dcsertion. was u native OF that place. Her father
is Silas Cooke, a farmer, and she was % years
old. In s9l she married John \. Carter, who
was employed as n stage driver by her father.
They separated last summer She returned to
her fathers house and began divorce proceed
ings.
Three weeks ago she called on her counsel and
told him that it would be impossible for her to
appear in the divorce case, and that was the last
he saw of her. She started from Moodus about
a week ago to take the New York boat. Mr..
Cooke said that the description Tailed with that
of his daughter,
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A watch neI, for the Revenue Cutter Manning

ALBANY, May 1.-The little grandchildren Of
tho late Daniel Manning, Margaret Manning
Delehanty and Raymond Manning Delahanty of
this city will present n watch bell of beauti-
full design and workmanship to the revenue
cutter and gunboat Manning. which was named
in honor of Albany's former Secretary OF tho
Treasury under Cleveland first administration.
Tho vessel was launched at East Boston last
January. The young donors are children OF
Corporation Counsel John A.. Dc!ahanty and
Mrs who bel + @ @dnshtsr hS a. q tho late
foundry at West Troy, and will weigh 100
pounds. Tho Secretary OF the Navy has accepted
tho gift on behalf of the Government.
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Receiver for New bedford Willis.

BosroN, May LIN the United States Circuit
Court to-day Judge Colt appointed +. 8. Tabor
Thomas b. Iripp. and Morgan Roch receivers
OF the Rotch Spinning Corporation. tho How.
lind Mills Corporation. and the New Bedford
Manufacturing Company, all of New Bedford.
Tho suits for the appointment of the receivers
were brought hy John NJ. Richmond and Henry
l.. Ilany. cot on brokers of Providence, r I
Tho receivers are all residents and leading bust
ness men OF New Bedford.
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b. PALMER KEATINa CONVICTED.
A weil-Known Maryland Democrat Sentenced
to Ono Years imprisonment.

to Ono Years imprisonment.
CAMBRIDGE, Md. May 1.-B. Palmer Heating.
the leading Democrat in Queen Anne county.
and the brother and law partner OF State Tax
Commissioner Thomas J. Heating. was convict
cd to-day OF obtaining $500 under false pre-
tences from Mrs. Mary VI. Comcgys and sen.
in tho Ccntreyile jail for one year He was also
tried for alleged embcZzlemcnt OF funds belong
ing to the Queen Annes Bank, but the jury was
unable to agree.
A year ago the Keatings failed. Their clients
and friends lost many thousands OF dollars.
There are two more indictments against Mr..
Keating but the prosecuting witness is missing.
Mr.. Keating was indicted nearly year ago. and
the trial removed TO Dorchester county.
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Policeman Prevents = Suicide.

John Lynch. % years old waiter, went to
the Fifty.ninth street lake in Central Park at
noon yesterday ana tried to shoot himself In tho
head. Policemen Powers prevented him from
firing and took him to the Arsenal. The man
said he wanted to die because he had been
robbed of $50 In a saloon. He was drunk.
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Arrested for OverworLins . Horse.

William Chenauth, a driver for Charles Lott,
an expressman at 43l East Ninety-flrs street.
was arrested for cruelty to animals yesterday
afternoon on complaint OF Miss Alice Stern of
1O8 West Fifty.eighth street. Chenauth was
driving a weak looking horse attached to an
overloaded van In Fifty-seventh street, between
Madison and Park avenues. Tho horse foil and
was badly CALLED by tho collar. Miss Stern, who
Is an active member of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals. saw the horse.
and at her request Chenauth was locked up.
The sun., 1897-05-02
Labor Demanas In Newark.

About $50 plumbers. steamntters and gas
filters are on strike for eight hours work at the
present pay for nine hours, and 1t is believed
that 200 tinsmiths will Join thom tomorrow.
The carpenters and lathers RECEIVED their do
boss plumbers said they would not accede TO the
demand made on them until the present con-
tracts were finished, which meant six months
hence In most instances.
The painters went to work as usual yesterday.
but IL they do not get q satisfactory answer By
tomorrow they will probably strike.
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The organized carpenters of this city. who
were to have begun q fight yesterday against
non-union material by refusing to handle it,
held two meetings In tho forenoon. There were
no reports OF any attempts to introduce non:
union material. but as yesterday was q short
day and as the delegates of tho various unions
have good deal Of ground TO cover, definite ro-
ports arc not expected for day or two. b,
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A. A. Allen has been elected Nice-Presideno
and General Manager of The Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railway and assumed the duties Of
his new Office yesterday, succeeding T. c. Purdys
who resigned last week. Mr.. Allen entered rail.
road service in July, 1868. and filled various
subordinate positions until June, 1852. when he
was made superintendent OF one of the divisions
OF tho Wisconsin Central. From January, 1893,
to February. 1895. he was General Superntend.
ont uf the Missouri Kansas and Texas, and
since the latter date he has been Assistant Gem
eral Manager. an Office which by his recent Gle.
NatiOn hnS been NnCatCd.
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GEORGE HoBsoy AGAIN ARRESTED.
The DenultinE County Clerk In Cincinnati
Faces n New Charge.

CINCINNATI May l.-George Hobson. the de-
faulting Republican County Clerk, who was
arrested several days ago on the charges of en-
bczzlcmcnt and misconduct of office and released
on bond signed by George B Cox the political
boss and stanCh adhcrcnt of Mark Hanna in tho
recent issue among State Republicans AS Ia
Sherman 4 successor. was arrested again to-day
on the charges OF cmbczzlcment and "obstruc-
tion of the public records
This charge in the new indictment covers tho
"rakc off, Hobson made by holding out diff
ference between the amount received by the
attaches AS salary or extra pay and what they
really rccciptcd for. Cox again signed lIObsun
bond. and no was again released. II is now said
that Hobson's shortage will reach $4,000.
The sun., 1897-05-02
Sugar Trust sells . Roston wharf.

BOSTON, May 1.-The American Sugar Refn-
ing Company of New Jersey has sold It's dock
and wharf In East Boston to Thacher Loring of
tho National Dock and Warehouse Company for
$l30.000. This disposes of all the Sugar Trust
property in that part OF the city.
The sun., 1897-05-02
Appointments in Albany.

ALBANY. May l.-Gcorge s. Gatchell of Buffalo
has been appointed as the inspector of the State
Railroad Commissioner TO succeed Frank X.
Baxter of Utica Salary, $4,000.
Pennington Watson Of Sing Sing has beon So
lected as superint endent of tho Goodyear shoe
industry in Sing Sing Prison. Salary. 81 200.
John @. McDonough OF Lockport has been APP
partInent. Salary, 81, 200.
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JACOB worth 60 Yoars ola.

County Clork Jacob Worth passed his fifty
ninth birthday yesterday and his Office in the
Hall OF Records, Brooklyn. was filled with
flowers. One large bouquet, containing fifty
nine American Beauty roses. was the gift Of
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SOUTHERN FRUITS AND VEG EEABLB
brought to This City in Great Quantities Daily
Now.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are arriving in
this city from the South now in enormous guam
titles. and by of the fast freight services
the inhabitants of New York have practically
the same market advantages rs the Southern
people themselves. In some respects. indeed.
their advantages are superior. since the producer
ordinarily selects his best material for shipment.
BY way Ot the Atlantic Coast Line alone the
shipments of Strawberries received yesterday
were 10000 crates and the receipts on Friday
from ihat line were of n like amount. A car
load OF strawberries is about thirty crates. and
Southern lines derive. even at this early date. Q
considerable revenue from this business. which
nj present originates south of Wilmington in
North Carolina,
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wild Boar at Largo In New Hampshire.
BRISTOL. N. H.. May la wild boar has been
running about in the neighborhood of Cornish
and Meriden for several days. 1t is supposed to
be one that made his escape from tho late Austin
wild boar.
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Rudolph Gold.tein Kills Himselr.

Rudolph Goldstein, aged 55 years. who had
been out of work, committed suicide in Burke's
Hotel at 81 Main street, Brooklyn, carly yester.
day morning, by turning on the gas. He had
plugged up all the crevices and openings in tho
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be sentenced Monday.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01
How to Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours; a sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition of the kid
news. When urine stains linen 1t Is
positive evidence of kidney trouble.
Too frequent desire TO urinate or pain
in the back, is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out
of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that DIR. kilmer' s
Swamp Root, the great kidney rem
edv, fulfills every wish in relieving
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, blad-
der and every part of the urinary
nassages. 1t cor-ects inability to hold
urine and scalding pain in passing 1t,
or bad effects following use OF liquor.
wine or beer, and overcomes that un.
pleasant necessity of being compelled
TO get up many times during the
night to urinate. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most
distressing cases. If you need nedi
cine YOU should have the best. Sold
by druggists, price fifty cents and one
dollar. You may have q sample bottle
and pamphlet both sent free by mail
Mention BUTLER WEEKLY TINES an6
send your address to DR.. klimer & Co..
Binghampton, n. 4.
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CHURCH DUEL.
Two Men Killed and One Prob
ably Dying.

Father Sought Out tn. Betrnyer Of
His Child.
Dallas, Tex, June 2S.-A startling
tragedy took place a. the N. E.
Church in Pleasant Valley at IL
O'Clock yesterday. As II result Au'
gustus Ga, rison and Frank Jones
are dead and Thomas Jones wound
ed probably fatally.
The Garrisons ond Joneses are
among the most prominent planters
in this section of Texas. The fami.
lies own adjoining plantations. A.
Garrison was married and LoiP. Is,
was his daughter. Recently the girl
charged Frank Jones with having
betray ed her under promise OF mar
riags. Garrison swore he would
have Jones life.
The first meeting of the two since
ths.:s candsl took Ilace WAS yester'
dsy. The Garrison and Jones FAM
lilies worship at the same church.
| Just as the preacher had taken
his text after prayer Garrison, who
had seat near the door, stepped te
the doorway. He had no more thar
reache it whea the congregation
was startled by fusillade of r;st c
shots.
Nearly dozen shots were fred il
6 about as nany seconds time. WheI
the firing ceased, Augustus Garriso
and Frank Jones were lying dead i
from. of the church steps, and Thos
5 Jones was stretched on the Law
near by, one hand cissped on b
I right thigh and in his left he held
! pistol.
1 His statement Of the shooting va
r TIA. he and his brother Frank wei
# coming toward the church do
when Garrison apreared and ins IN
n Iy drew his pistol.
8 His brother Frank. he said, w
The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01
Culver Items.

The recent rains have caused a
general rejoicing among the farmers,
as most of the corn was clean and
waiting for shower.
The storm Thursday night did little
damage in these parts.
The health of the community seems
to be good at present, as the doctor
does not seem to be busy.
The Bethel Epworth League will
give an ice cream supper on the old
Frank Allison farm, J mile north oi
Culver, Tuesday night July 6, every
one invited.
Wheat and oats are being harvested
but the fields are quite muddy.
Farmers are rigging up their NOV
ing machines for the hay harvest.
Miss Maud Bradley, of Cass Co, il
visiting relatives near Culver.
The ice cream supper at Mr. Et
Hooper's Saturday night was rainet
in, and they had to stay all night.
There was no preaching at Salen
Sunday. PROSPERITY.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01

severest storm of this or any other
season. The storm struck the town
about $50 at night and continued
unabated until daylight Friday morn
ing. The wind in its fury rivalled
that of Kansas cyclone, the light
ming and thunder were fast and furi-
Gus and constituted most brilliant
electrical display, but which was
lacking in appreciation, because Of
the terror which it aroused. The
rain fell in one continuous torrent
and the streets and yards were real
lakes of water Altogether the storm
was one of the most remarkable evor
witnessed here. Trees were blown
down, outhouses blown over and
damage done. Every cellar in the
town was occupied by terror-stricken
men and women seeking a place OF
safety from the fury of the elements,
most Of whom remained there all
night. DIR. Herndon didn't venture
out Of the cellar until 10 o'clock the
next day. Prof. Noel stuck his head
between two feather beds and divid-
ed his time between prayers and
groans. DR.. Chastain enjoyed wad-
ing around in the two feet of water
in his cellar, while he contemplated
the scene through the keyhole in the
door. Rev. Wagner hoped around
in an excited and undignified man
ner, because his children we're not al
at home with him in his underground
domicile. DR.. Williams walked the
streets all night, beating his breas
and muttering his prayers and con
fessions. Jake Petty isgoing arount
stoop-shouldered to-day because tn
cellars we're SO small he couldn'
stretch himself in them. DR.. Norman
was in such q hurry to get to the eel
lar first that he ran against pos
and is nursing a lame hand. Franl
Covert, who fears a storm worse thar
anybody, slept peacefully through
all and knew nothing Of the rain ii
the next day.
l. r. MIXER.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01
Western Bates.

A full report of the storm in the
western part of the county, as report
ed by the TINES correspondent &.
w. Park.
The storm Thursday night, June "A
created some excitement here. The
large glass in front of j W McFad-
den's store was broken by the house
crealing, the west door in his ware
house was blown open and the east
end of the building was blown into
road. The shingles on the store room
were taken of in patches, letting the
The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01

\ special reporter for the TIMES
gives a graphic description of the
storm and damage done.
The storm struck the town at eight
O'Clock, p. m, coming from the north
west, but when once here she turned
loose in every direction and played
sad havoc with everything in her
way lna few minutes after dark
ness reigned, except when flashes OF
lightning Illuminated the place. by
which could be seen large buildings
picked up and mashed almost on
their own foundations, while parts
Of others have never been found.
Prior to the cyclone there were over
one hundred houses in the town.
Fifteen were torn to pieces, twenty
five badly damaged, and enly two
but what had either had some win
dows broken, fiues demolished,
shingles blown away, or weather
boarding splintered by flying debris.
The following named parties sustain
ed the heaviest loss TO property.
household goods or clothing:
John Green, W r Nelson, Mr. Greg
DRY, Mrs Brand, DIR Archer, Mrs
Hayward, DR. Proolt, Granville
Smith, A C Vantrees, DIR Robinson,
Amsterdam Bank, ] II Shackelford,
A c Wintermute, A Il Valley. p &
g Depot, Baker Co, Thos McCartey,
Jas Burrows, II Valley, c T Mum
| ford, Hughes, Baptist church badly
damaged, Hays, A G Green. Gee
Moore, Mrs Hunsted, Ed Patterson,
Charley Simpson, Einlah, viii Bar.
nett, Oryiile Brown, Dallas Alexan.
der, Christian church in ruins, II E
church in ruins, Carpenter & Rankin
Graham & Sons, ] D Wadden, A n
Waddell, E 7 Prickett, JAS Lowry
David Miller, Will Rankin, JAS Dud
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Big Cate Sale.

1 will sell ct public auction at the Hamilsna
ranch ? Ia miles west OF Csn.srviile. Linn
County. Kansas, on
Wednesday. july.
commencing at 10 o clock q. m. the follow
ing stock and property: go Head OF Lsse
Stock. as follows: 235 Head OF Cattle. consist
ing OF $50 head OF two.year-oid stesrs, q head
of three-year-old steers. % head of ycArianx
steers, 10 head Of yeAriing heifers, 2 No. one
milch cows. 20 head OF stock hogs. two sows
and young pigs. Also one span Of match black
mares, or years old, standard bred. This
10 the fnest carriage team In Linn County.
One work mare years old, one pair OF bsy
mares 6 years old. Also one s-horse wagon,
one set heavy double harness, one top buggy.
one set single buggy harness. one lister, orr
cuitivator, one new frame building isxIs ON
ranch I25 acres Of growing corn. The cattlss-
will be sold to suit buyers A closing ous
| to leave the country. Everything will be soass
without limit reserve. Free hack from
| CenteYvills to ranch on day Of sale
Term:-A credit OF nine montke wifi Ds-
given on all sums over SO, with approved
| security with 10 per cent interest from date-
| All sums of slg and under. cash. A DISCOUNT
| Of per cent will be made for east-
w. NJ. Diary.
BUCKEYE BILL. Auctioneer.
| n. B. Free lunch at noon.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01

hit by the first discharge Thomas
drew his pistol and opened fire Oh.
Garrison.
Frank Jones was shot three times,
once in the region of the heart, oneee
in the right side and once in ,kss
head Garrison received bat ons
bullet, and that pierced his heart
The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01
Extra Celebration.

Washington. d. c.. June &c 6-An
extra reason for celebrating the 4th
of July 10 administration circles lis
said to be promised. The Senate II.
now expected to pass the tariff bif
July 3. This will be almost as good
as final passage, &C speedy action in
the House and in conference is as,
sured. So it is being hinted that
friends OF the President are prepar--
ing to present him with copy 81
the tariff bill. with an extra big fss-.
cracker wrapped up inside.