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The sun., 1897-06-04
ARMoUR-PUL1MAN BISCUIT POOL.
Tho Two Chicago Capitnlists Engaged In .
New Enterprise.

CHICAGO. June 3,-P. ID. Armour, the million.
aire packer, does not deny that he and George
NJ. Pullman are seeking to form biscuit pool
to secure monopoly in the cracker business
"Why, thore Is no nows In that. for the reason
that there has been secret made OF 1t. Tho
whole Street knows Il" said Mr.. Armour to-day.
Mr. Pullman and myself took charge of tho
Moore Bros. affairs. and also that Mr.. Lowden
and my former partner. Mr.. Webster. arc direct.
ing the business OF the Biscuit Company"
DO you and Mr.. Pullman own n controlling
intercstf
well, that would not care to state" said
Mr.. Armour. Neither would care TO answer
the question as to- whether wo are seeking to
form pool or combine"
"To what do you attribute such rumor ,"
think the rumor cmanatcd from some
stockholder OF tho American Biscuit Company
disgruntled over the low prices that have pre-
vailed" said Mr.. Armour.
The sun., 1897-06-04
HAD $1,000 FOR LUETG ERr.
Servant RrinEs the Money to JAIL and Il
Huatlcd Before the Grand Jury.


HuAtled Before the Grand Jury.
CHICAGO. June 3.-The Grand Jury began con.
alteration OF the Luetgert wife murder case to-
day, but did not finish tho hearing of witnesses.
There was n sensation, partaking OF the nature
of mystery In connection with tho case this
afternoon. Mary Siemcring. domestic in Luet.
gert's family. called at the Jail to 500 Luetgcrt.
but was told 1t was aftor visiting hours. She
insisted, but the keeper was incXorable. She
then asked and received permission to
leave note and package for him. The
package examined In spite OF her
protests, and found to contain 81 400 in
large bills Questioned about the matter she
said she had collected the money from Luct-
gert' 8 customers. The Grand Jury was still In
session and she was hurried before that body
where she confessed that she had received the
money from Mrs. Feldt. the widow whose name
has been suspiciously connected with LuctRert's.
Mrs. Feldt, she said, had mortRaged some OF her
property to raise the money for LuetRert. Tho
purpose for which the money was to be used has
not been learned. Mrs. Feldt has lived at Luet.
gert's house since his arrest
The sun., 1897-06-04

The Bride Was n WeiI-Known Resident or tho
Back Hay In Boston.

BosToN. juno 3.-The special cable despatch
to THE Sun from London yesterday saying that
a wedding had occurred in the church at Stoke
Poges. in Buckinghamshire, the scene of Gray's
" Elegy in a Churchyard," the contracting par
ties having gone there from, America, was read
Quirin OF Boston, the eldest daughter OF William
Quirin of the Corey Leather Company OF l73
Summer street. The family home Is on Marl-
boro street, and Miss Quirin was an attendant
at Trinity Church. The family left boston, for
been waiting In London for the marriage to take
place. and had written home quite recently, say
Ing that II would take place in London on June
2, but not saying at what church. Misc Quirin
was very well known and liked among the
Back Bay people where sho was prominent. So
cially and In phlanthropic work. The bride
groom IL Mr.. Arthur Buchanan of Montreal.
The sun., 1897-06-04
MIR. oLMsTE4D AND MIR, AsroR
How the story or q suit over Hurled Treasure
in Maine Originated.

BosToS. Juno 3.-Tho story in n New York
paper to-day TO the effect that Frederick Law
Omstead was TO bring suit against J. J. Astor
to buried treasure is interesting illus
trating the way error spreads.
The fact is that several years ago Mr.. Ohm
stead and a party of friends were spending tho
summer on an island the Maine coast. To
while away the time one Of the party wrote a
story of buried treasure to tt n cave on the
island. and working in the names OF several
well-known people, including that OF Mr.. Astor.
The story was never intended for publication.
but guest of the Omstcads at the time re-
ported 1t and 1t got into print 1t has been pub
lshed several times since, and tho changes have
been rung upon II until there is little left OF the
story in Its original form except the names OF
MIR. Astor and Mr.. Olmstcad.
The sun., 1897-06-04
HE BURIED THEN ALIYE
Feodore KovaleT h Takcn to odessa for
Trint
Special Gable Despotoh to THE Sun.

Special cubie Desputoh TO THE SUN
ODESSA. juno 3.-Feodore Kovalefr, the chief
actor in the immurinR tragedy at Tiraspol, has
arrived hero for trial. 1t was on his premises
that there were recently discovered six
bodies OF persons who had been buried alive,
and he confessed that he had walled up in
his cellar nino living persons including his wife
and two young children. Thoy all belonged to q
fanatical scot known as the Raskolniki, and
sought salvation by self.immolation.
Kovalcif declares that all tho victims went to
tholr death voluntarily. It seems that he drew
lots with q co-fanatic to decide which should
actually bury tho victims, and that the
choice fell to him. Ho earnestly desired to
be buried alivo himself and is still mpelled by a
fanatical desire to commit suicide. For this rea.
son the officials aro having strict watch kept
on him.
The sun., 1897-06-04
SEVERE STORM IN TEXAS.
High wind Destroys Several buildings In Dallas
and Ita NeiEhborhood.

hhd Ita NeIEhbOFhOOd.
DALLAS. Tex, June 13.-From 8 to 4 o'clock
this afternoon Dallas and north Texas export
enced tho worst storm OF the year. Part of the
Dallas Cycle Park, the finest In the South, was
wrecked, and the races scheduled to open to-
night had to be declared off. cottage in the
Twelfth ward was struck by what looked like a
black ball Of smoke and SO completely demol.
ished that not 30 much as splinter of the house
or furniture can be found.
Five cottages were wrecked at Central avenue.
Lincoln and Preston streets. Several Of the
buildings in the fair grounds were blown to
pieces. Three dwellings were destroyed at
Grand Prairie twelve miles from Dallas on the
Tcxas and Pacific road.
The sun., 1897-06-04
A CENrENARIAN's BARBE0UE
,. II. Ireland 20 Have . Fine limo To-day or
isis IOOth birthday Anniversary.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Juno 3.-James B. ireland
will celebrate his Tooth birthday by barbecue
tomorrow at his home at skillman. Wade
county. 1t is his intention to have all the old
people in his part Of the State present, and the
entertainment will be- In the fashion OF 100
years ago. The Rev. l.. u. Dawson. 81 years
old, and the oldest Methodist minister In the
State. will preach a sermon. and there will be
addresses by the old citizens. besides general
fcasting. Mr.. Ireland is in fine health. and his
faculties are unimpaired. He voted first for
James Monroe in 1920. but has been Demo
crat since the Seymour campaign. He has been
married twice, and has many descendants.
The sun., 1897-06-04
4 FISHERMAN NEARLY DROWNED.
His wooden Leg Caught between Two Rocks
and the Water Han Over Isis Head.

LIBERTY. n. Y, June 3-Gus Kaiser of New
York city and Daniel Ross of Parksville. the
latter a one-legged man with wooden substi.
tute for tho missing member, went trout fishing
yesterday near Parksvilc. Kaiser was several
hundred yards down stream when he heard
Ross shouting for assistance. IIo hurried back
and found that Rosss wooden leg fast be.
forts TO relenso him were unsuccessful, and
Kaiser hurried to the nearest farmhouse TO
get q rope and a crowbar. On his return Ross
had become exhausted standing In one position
and had sat down In the water, which fire..
qucntly ran over his head. He was half drowned
and completely chilled through. Kaiser tied
the rope around the wooden leg, and while he
pried the rock with the bar a farmer pulled on
the rope and released the man.
The sun., 1897-06-04
SOUTH CAROLINA PURE LIQUOR.
TIiIman's Assertions in the senate Conruted By
state AnAIyaIs.

COLUMBIA. s. c.. June SIN view of Senator
Tillman's resolution offered in the Senate yes
terday and his declaration that the object OF tho
dispensary was to furnish the people with pure
liquor, an incident at the meeting Of tho Board
OF Control to-day is OF interest. On complaint
Of Il ply sician ut Mayesvillo that BLACKBERRY
brandy purchased in the dispcnsary for medicinal
by the chemist, who reported TO the board that
II contained a large quantity OF asafstida or
some like thing. Whyit had been put on sale
before its character was ascertaincd was not ex-
Dlalncd.
The sun., 1897-06-04
"No TRANsYAAL FOR ENGLAND" !"

Tho Sentiment or n speaker at tho TrnnsvaaI
Exhibition I'm Berlin.
Special Cable Desputoh TO THE sun
BERLIN. June 3.-The Transvaal exhibition
was opened here to-day. Among the speakers
was Prof. Kirchoff OF Halle, who said:
"As formerly the cry went throughout Ger
many tho French shall not have tho Rhine,
so now the English shall not have the Trans.
vaal."
Tho promoters sent cable despatch to Presi-
dent Kruger extending greetings to him. and
thanking him for his patronage.
The sun., 1897-06-04
MIR. CLEVELAND DECLINES.

He Thinks IL Unwiso That He should he Ar
bitrator In the venezueIn Dispute.
WARRINGTON. June 3.-william L. Scruggs,
counsel OF the Venezuelan Legation. notwith.
standing the denial at the legation. confirms
the report that ex-President Cleveland has de-
clined to be arbitrator of the Venezuelan bounda-
ry dispute. Mr.. Cleveland wrote an autograph
letter to President Crespo declining on the
ground that his position exPresident made
1t unwise Tor him to accept.
The sun., 1897-06-04
The American Jubilee Vund.

Special Cable Dispatches 10 The sus.
LONDON, June sit was announced at meet
ing to-day OF the American Jubilee Fund that
$4,000 had been subscribed toward the $4,000
necessary TO carry out the plan to endow In per.
petuity hve beds in the principal London hos
pitfalls.
The fund was started by Americans residing
in England To commemorate the Diamond Jubi-
Ice OF the Queen.
The sun., 1897-06-04
LIQUOR INJUNCTION ISSUED.
Judge simonton Places His Decision tha
south InroILun Caae In Enect.

CHARLESTON, s. c.. June 3.-In the United
States Circuit Court to-day Judge Simonton
filed a writ OF injunction against the dispensary
authorities. restraining them from interfering
with liquors shipped here by the Vandercook
Company of California to be sold in tho original,
unbrokcn packages. This is an order carrying
out the text OF the decision rendered on Monday,
The writ, however. refers only to the liquor
dealers who brought the suit, but the same In
junction will hold good with other companies.
The sun., 1897-06-04
oKLAH0MA,s WHEAT CROP.
The Territory ~ Expected to Turn Out 90.
600, 900 Bushels.

PERRY, Oklahoma, June 3.-The wheat crop
OF Oklahoma will be much larger than was at
first expected. Frank q. Goodnaugh. wheat
expert of the Burlington Commission Company
OF st. Louis, has just ended weeks inspection
in the Territory, and he puts the yield at 80.
1000 bushels. At 75 cents per bushel, this
very prosperous condition. One hundred cars
of hogs are shipped from the Territory every
week.
The sun., 1897-06-04
sIs, 600 Anon,mou. Bona Glrt.

BEVERLY, Mass. June a.-The Old Ladies'
Home of this town and the Beverly Hospital
have each received by express from an unknown
donor eight u 900 income bearing bonds OF the
Mexican Central Railroad, together with a let
ter unsigned saying that they are to be devoted
10 the uses OF the institution.
The sun., 1897-06-04
SHAKEN BY TIE BIG GUNS.
Fort HamiIton's Target Practice said to Bs
Damaging Houses Ia tho yIcinity

Damaging Houses la tho Vicinity.
The firing OF the heavy artillery AT Fort Ham
ilton in the last few days has shaken many OF tho
buildings In the vicinity of the fort, Yesterday
the firing shook the Fort Hamilton police station
seriously and tho ceiling and walls In the muster
room were so badly cracked that large pieces of
plaster fell to tho floor. The guns now being
used by the artillerymen are the old-fushioned
fires eight shots from each OF the guns at imagin-
airy targets In the lower bay. The larger guns
throw iOO.pOund solid round shot with charge
OF 1870 pounds OF powder. The firing Will be
continued to-day and the property owners are
wondering what they can do TO protect their
property from further damage.
The sun., 1897-06-04
BONES IN BUDAPEST.
A Man Killed IN q Remarkable Attack Upoi
Theatre Company.

n NInn KIHeu IN q HemnrEhbIo AtthcE UPON
Theatre Company.
Special Cable Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON, Juno IA despatch to the Daily
Telegraph from Vienna says that the Hungarian
Chauvinists have produced scandalous scenes in
Budapest during the last few days. their object
being to bring about tho expulsion OF the com.
pany Of tho Vienna Burg Theatre, who are per.
forming in the Comedy Theatre in the Hungari-
an capital.
Dynamite cartridges which had been depos-
tied In the vicinity Of the theatre by the agita-
tors exploded to-day, killing passerby and in.
juring another. A search revealed many more
cartridges. Tonight the theatrical company did
not appear.
The sun., 1897-06-04
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
This Time II was Felt In Towns In tho North
orn Hudson valley.

Troy. June 3.-An earthquake shock that
lasted at loast ten seconds was felt In this city
and environs at about 1890 this morning.
Chiot Flynn, on duty at tho police station In
Lansingburg, said that tho shock was so pro-
nounced thcre that articles lying on his desk
were shaken TO tho floor. The shock was felt In
number Of towns in the Northern Hudson
Valley.
The sun., 1897-06-04
THEY SAY JOHNSON SWAN Ashore.
Tho Reason . Lfo Inaurancs Company Won't
Pay His Policy.
Special Gable De,patoA 10 The Sun.

Special Gable Despatch 10 The Sun
LONDON, June 3.-The hearing In the case of
tho alleged drowning OF Thomas Johnson whose
lfo was insured for 10000. as has bcen re-
ported In THE Sun, was continued to-day by
Mr.. Boydell Houghton. acting as arbitrator.
Tho counsel for tho Railway Passengers Assur-
ance Company, which contests the claim for
So 900 made upon 1t by the heirs OF johnson, said
the company believed that Johnson had not
been drowned but had swan ashore after the
cRpsixng OF his boat near Port Erin. Isle of Man,
last July.
Further evidence was taken. and tho hearing
was then adjourned sine die.
The sun., 1897-06-04
TWO MISSING AMERICANA.

p u. BoIes ana III. Hemer DlsappeaF AmonG
Mexican Mountains.
DURANGO. Mexico June 3.-P. r. Boles and
Henry Remer. two young American mining
engineers who recently came to Mexico from
Michigan. left here two weeks ago for a mining
camp eighty miles west Of here. They did not
reach their destination, and they are believed
to have been lost in the mountains or killed by
bandits. They took no guide with them.
The sun., 1897-06-04
Goal Laden steamer sinking at Her wharf.

BEVERLY, Mass, June 3.-The iron scrow
steamer Pottsy llle. which arrived at the wharf
OF James Fairfield yesterday, loaded with !, 700
tons OF coal, is sinking. She is the largest
steamer that has come Into Beverly with coal
for many years. Ii is thought that the steamer
settled on rocks and that one forced It's way
through the plating ON her bottom, letting the
water flow in.
The sun., 1897-06-04
standard on Jumps Up Again.

Standard Oil Trust liquidating certificates,
which sold on the curb last Saturday As low as
294A. oponed yesterday at 302, with later ad-
vance 10 307. The close was 3O6is bid, 307la
asked.
The sun., 1897-06-04
= Brooklyn Republican Gets 80. 500 Sob.

Peter Is. Laird. an active Eleventh ward Re-
publican in Brooklyn. received word from Wash
ington yesterday that he had been appointed
Commissioners Of Immigration at Quebec Point
Lewis, St John, and Halifax. with power to act
as immigration Inspector, The salary Is 5000
Il
The sun., 1897-06-04
TWELVE SAILORS DROWNED.
Tho ship zaIeiLa from Now York Lost or Aus.
tralia,

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-Details were received
to-day Of the loss OF the British ship Zuleika,
from New York bound for Wellington. with part
of original cargo from New York. al Palliser
Bay, New South Wales Capt. BreInner, Second
Mate Lane and seven Beanlen were saved, aud
First Mate Herbert Graham and eleven seamon
were drowned; The survivors endured great
haraships, as the weather was bitterly cold, and
they hung in the masts for hours swept by Icy
seas.
The Zueika was lost in April. She sailed
hence on Dec IT for Duneden, where she arrived
March 20. sailing thence for Wellington, New
Zealand.
The sun., 1897-06-04

Cleveland In IL hours and 10 minutes by New York
Central Leave Grand Central station $500 p M
arrive Cleveland 7;lb, Toledo 1908 next morninRi
Chicago 400 r. M.-AdU.
The sun., 1897-06-04
WILL FRANCE RErALLATEs
II Our TaFIn Doesn't suit There VIII He Talk &
Raising Duties ON Our Products.

Special UabN DeADd'ch 20 The SUN.
PARIS, June SHARON des Rotours, Conserva.
tive member for Lille. has given notice that
he will lay on the table of the Chamber OF Depu-
ties motion TO increase the duties ON American
products should the United States establish a
Drohibitory tariff.
The sun., 1897-06-04
Latest Marine IatelIlGsnos.

Arrived-stsAmShip GsTmAnic. from QuesnItoWAI
alSo IrTaw Addy. from Grenada
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-09
Was Grateful 20 the Preacher.

"The man who said. IT'S the unex.
pectod that always happens was a
preacher. II guarantee, said clerical
member of the Lunch club. AT my
time If life ough. not To be stunned by
anything, but after service "A good wom'
an of my flock did manage TO take my
breath away. was preaching about the
Fathers tender wisdom in caring for us
All, " he said. Il illustrated by saying
that the Father knows which of us grows
best in sunlight aud which of us must
have shade You know you plant roses
in the sunshine, I said, and heliotrope
and geraniuns, bat if you want your
fuchsias to grow you must keep them i'll
a shady nook After the sermon. which
| hoped would be- comforting one, n
woman came up TO mo, her face glowing
with a pleasure that vas evidently deep
and true. oh, DR.. -, | am SO CRATE.
full for that sermon. she said, claspina
my hand and shaking it warmly. My
heart glowcd for moment, while
wondered what tender place in her heart
and life had touched. Only for IA mo
ment, though Yes, she went on fer.
vently, 1 never knew before what was
the matter with my fuchsias. Chi
cagO Interior
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-09
Persian Peasants.

There is probably no pcasantry in the
world so ground down as the Persian.
The agricultural laborer there, as in
China, never tries to amclioratc his con
dition, for the simple reason that if he
earns more, more is taken away from
him by the rulers Of the land. The gen.
eral condition f the laboring classes
however, does not seem 70 be so bad as
might be supposed. In country SO vast
$3.50, 900 square miles, and so thinly
populated g., 500, 600 in ALL, small
and sufficient supply Of food is easily
raised, especially with such prolific soil
at the command Of the poorest. At
Shiraz there are two barvcsts in the
year The self scwn I'm summer and
reaped in autumn, consists Of rice cot
TON, Indian corn and garden produce,
and the tchatoi is sown in October and
November. and reaped from May till
July. This is exclusively wheat and
barley Here also grow grapes. oranges
and pomegranates, for which latter
Shiraz is famed. Outing
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-09
Blood Showers In oIden Times.

IN the Annals Of Remarkable Hap.
pcningS I'm Rome" mention is made of
II different showers If blood, or blood
and other substances mixed, which oc
CURED between the years 3l9 \. d. and
ITO.
In 1922 we find record Of shower Of
blood and dust which covered the larger
part Of Italy. In 1926 snow fell in
Syria (which presently turned into
large brooks and pools Of blood \
mu4k who wrote in the year 1851, and
whose manuscript is now preserved il
the British museum, tells Of a three
days shower of blood "all over south.
o1n Europe ~ Burgundy had a blood
shower in 1861, and Dcdfordshire, Eng
land, witnessed similar phenomenon
in the year 1870. In 1856 hailstoncs
fell in Wurttemberg which contained
cavities filled with blood or blood red
liquid The last blood shower" on
record occurred in Siam in the year
1892 st Louis Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-09
HOW AZ Won.
The STROKE of Genius That Gave . wen
Known Reading Clerk His Place.
One Of the interesting cidents a.. the


opening session Of a new congress is the
selection Of the reading clerk Of the
house The reading clerk is appointed
by the clerk Of the house, but candidates
for the place must take part in a COM
petitive speaking contest before the
house John A Reeve, who was read
ing clerk during Harrison ; administra-
ton, was politician from Cairo, Ills,
and one Of the best known characters Ia
Washington at the time Reeve tells this
story
Il didn't suppose had any show for
the place when II came 20 the test, said
he, for most Of the candidates were
college men, and some were elocution-
lists, while the Gully elocution had ever
practiced was calling hogs in southern
Illinois, though | had been able 20 get
up in a political meeting and make the
fellows on the back seat hear me; so
thought would 90 into this contest
anyhow and do my best in my own
way But you ought 10 have heard those
elocution,sts The way they rolled their
RS and Kissed their $ and said ah and
IL was caution Some Of them didu't
talk like human beings and others had
voices so rich and melodiOus you
oouldn Z hear them 40 feet away.
BY the time my turn came had
sized up the hall and knew just about
where % throw my voice, and deter
mined 10 make myself heard if ! did
nothing else Each candidate had re-
ceived a copy Of house bill 20 read. I
noticed that the other fellows started
out this way, Ch bill, and so on Now
nh l. q sound that won Z carry, and
you can Z attract the attention Of the
house by gruntiug Uh' SO when I
started sang ont IN loud, clear voice
that took them of their feet, A-a-a-a-s
bill'-lung a. They weren't used to
that. and wondered what bad broken
loose. but II seemed 10 catch them
saw was on the right track, so I went
on singing her out clear as a bell, and
when l got warmed up / felt a. good az
/ ever did in the hottest speech Of .
campaign.
The thing they gave me to read was
terror. Ii had words in it as long as q
dictionary, bat l hurried up and slid
through them and was doing pretty we'll
when ] looked down the page and saw
lot Of Spanish proper names. Now,
didn know Spanish from Apache, but
was going about 100 words minute,
so without stopping gave them two
verses Of little German poem l bad
learned when a boy, and hang me If
man in that hall seemed To know the
difference except Congressman Med
ringhaus Of ST Louis. You ought to
have seen him laugh when he heard bis
native tongue worked of on the house
of representatives for Spanish.
Yes. / got the place, and it was the
long "a and the German poetry thai
saved me- New York Sun.