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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
MOTHER KIDNApS HER SON.
ERNEST EEsTPHAL oUrWITTED M
his DIVORCED WIFE.

Mrs. Waiter sworbsbourne Foruerly MIRA
westphai. Takes Her Four-Year-Oia hoy to
po.top-rbe P,,ber p,r.ue- Thorn 10 the
u.,.r,
Four rear. old Arthur Westphal, the son Of
Ernest westphal. an employee of the brokerage
firm of Ira A. Kin 4, Co NJ "a poarl street. WINS
toro,sir - ~. 49, S.sro.s ~ NJ
Iorcioly taken oy MS divorced motner' mrS'
Viola swornsbourne. from tho residence UT DR..
Henry Warner. ssA Third nlace. Brooklyn. yes-
-. N P"s
Mr.. Westphal was married to Viola Lynn in
- - oa"o ~
three years later, ana about o year ago MT.
westphal obtained n divorce on statutory
grounds. NAMING yyalter swornabourne a
stS,.s- $3.50. 80" ="
vioInisV' Attached 10 the Boston symphony
The child Arthur was awarded In tho custodv
~ - ~
OF its father. Mr.. Westphal and his son then
made their home with DR.. Warner, on Third
place. Immediately after the divorce Mrs.
pIN "'e 'no 'oi "ie'
Westphal was married to Swornsbourne in
Boston.
% ~. u niS vi "oro eo'eh''
shortly poiore Z O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. Swornsbourne and Emil Ranzel, a nephew
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. yisitoa tho horoo tn Gov.
i'i'ou 'ho hou'o, u 70
want allowed them to enter the parlor on the
plea that they had an engagement
with Dr. Warmer while thox vere woit.
ing. tho boy Arthur walked through the hall,
and Mrs. Swornsbourne took him In ber arua
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
SOLDIERS SHOOT At RA1DERs.
Detachment OF Militia Guarding y ToIisate
Fire ON Some Hlnrauders.

DANvILLE, KY. Dec. 22.-Capt. Corn's detach.
ment of twelve soldiers of the Hardin Rifles,
who are guarding q tollgate on the Stanford
turnpike, a mile out of town, fred upon what
they believe to have been a party Of dynamiters
at 2 o'clock this morning. Since the troops
were ordered here there have been numerous
threats that the dollhouse in which they were
Quartered would be blown up, but as no violence
had been offered for several days no alarm was
felt. This morning Sergeant Latta was patrol
ling a beat several hundred yards from the
house when he heard a party of twelve or If
teen horsemen riding up. They stopped on
q hill, and Latta ran back to the house
to notify Capt. Corn who was in command.
Latta decidedto go around the back Of the house,
and as he did SO came upon a man who jumped
through a gate ana ran. Latta fired Mt him and
at the same moment another man ran by two
other pickets. who also fired. The three then
discharged their guns at the party of horsemen
who ~Ralloped Off. The soldiers are satisfied that
the men had slipped up with the intention of
dynamiting the dollhouse, but were surprised
before they could do anything.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
HE COZ -FOUR ROBBERS ALONE
Reod shet Tive or the rive BurEiars and Two
Othsrs Surrendered.

wrsr wrv,rrn Corn D.o 90 -Nyart,n
D.. N'."'' Do-
f'oou' q CLERK IN a store In canaan. Iougnt hN0
robbers In the dark this morning and shot two
NoP'uhou iour u 1hei", Wv ''""p.s
without q scratch. Rood is % years old.
and 10 employed in tho general store of jackson
A. Fgo,.ston In ,ho ILL., ~ Cono,n In the
town OF North Canaan. For ten years he has
boon q faithful employee of the firm, during
which TINA be IN, had several encounters with
..nL--s N"H.,r
out two revolvers, which he keeps under his
nillo~ rrbroo voor. ~ ho Couch. tbroo In.
-" 100 . ~ ious"s
truoerS' ana tney were iet out or state prison In
enterjngt tho store ana arod two shots NJ them.
49, nv ou q -
put tney escaped the outlets ana got away.
Three weeks ago he was detained ut homo on
account of sickness in the family. and the next
SsS",.s ~ Il nm, ,n 80
morning IL was discovered that robbers had
effected an entrance to the store and stolen $3.50
worth NJ c,othino and otber stuy Tbcv were
-. s.N-N 49,.
he would not sleep again outside the store.
h.oou was ""akeneo this morning oy no'se'
and, pulling aside q curtain which hid his cot,
he saw Ave men IN the north end Of the store
were changing their clothing and trying on
shoeB. With q revolver in each hand Rood
jumped from his cot. He was within twelve
feet of tho place where tho burglars were at
"Stand still or I'll shoot"
The Ave mon didn't obey the command, but
started for the window through which they had
entered. Rood opened fire, and, after he had
I'm shot"
Rood then ordered the other three mon WIN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
ONTARIO'S TIMBER POLICY.
The Government Announces Conditions Meant
to RetaiiRte on Us.


OTTAWA, Ontario. Doc. 22.-The Ontario Gov.
eminent has unexpectedly announced its policy
in respect to the timber question. Licenses
issued after April next will contain . condition
that pine timber shall be manufactured In
Canada. This restriction does not affect exist
ing licenses. The condition means that all pine
timber cut on ungranted provincial lands shall
be manufactured into boards, deals. joists,
lath. shingles. or other sawp lumber. or into
ada. The penalty for violation of the regula-
ton is susp ension OF license at the will OF the
Lieutenant-Governor. Logs illegally cut can DO
seized and held until security Is given by the
owner that they will be manufactured in Can
ada. failing which they may DO sold to some
Ing debts and expenses, to be hand.
consee. 1t is understood that this sudden
move on the part OF the Ontario Government Is
IN consequence Of assurnnces from the a%uthori-
negotiations had fallen through. as well as TO
meet The. popular demand for retaliation ex-
pressed throughout Ontario. 1t will decrease
the price Of timber limits in the future so long
as this regulation stands. and will not servo the
purpose intended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
LAWYER HENRY +. PARKER KILLED
Fell from q Bicyele-Looks as II He was
Knocked on In q Collisions.

NuOCAeu VII ~ y taibi
Henry F. Parker. q patent lawyer of 900
Broadway. living at $40 Prospect place. Brook
lyn, died at st. Johns Hospital on Tuesday
afternoon of injuries received in q fall from q
bicycle on Saturday. 1t Is believed he was
knocked down in a collision. 1t was early in
the evening. and he was riding down Bedford
avenue near his home.
A woman living near by says she heard
shouts and ran to the street. Mr.. Parker was
lying unconscious in the street, and q man who
had Just alighted from a road wagon was trying
TO help Mr.. Parker 10 his feet. She asked tho
man how Mr.. Parker came to fall, and his reply
was that he had told him to get out of the way
several times. but that he would not do so.
A park policeman came up, the woman says,
but with the remark that 1t was not on his beat
he went away again without doing anything.
Another policeman came along later, and Mr..
Parker was carried to a neighboring house and
an ambulance was called. The man in the road
wagon drove away without giving his name.
At the hospital Mr.. Parker was found to have
received IA fracture Of the skull and other in
juries. He never regained full consciousness,
and all he could say about tho affair sounded
like II never fell"
Mr.. Parker, who was 80 years old, leaves q
wife and two children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
new Banks FOR Honolulu.

HONOLULU, Dec. Is. via San Francisco. Dec.
22.-The Cabinet to-day granted a charter for
the Bank of Hawaii, with q capital stock Of
$500, 900. which may DO increased to 81 DOC, 900
at the option OF the charterers. The stock
holders of the new concern include p. G. Jones.
C. NJ. Cooke. f. A. Jones, Alexander Young. No
Candlcss Brothers.. members OF the firms OF Q.
Brewer g. Co, Castle & Cooke and others.
Goo Kin, the Chinese Commercial Agent here,
has given notice that he will establish a bank.
as q branch of tho Picking Banking Company,
shortly after New Years. There Is plenty OF
idle money here. but none to loan on sugar stock
securities, owing 10 the uncertainty about an.
nexation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
OARS CRASH ON MADISON AVENUE.
emo Man BADLY Hurt in n Coiii.ion ut the
Twenty-eiEhth street Crossing.

emo Man BADLY Hurt I'm n Coni.ion ut the
Twenty eighth Street Crossing.
Tho first accident of any consequence on tho
Madison avenue limo since the underground
electric system was installed occurred at 7
O'Clock last evening, at Twenty eighth street
and Fourth avenue. A north-bound electric
car loaded to the gunwales smashed into a
crowded horse car Of the Twenty-eighth street
line. and one man was 80 badly hurt that he
may die. The horse car was going cast. and,
&C ,ordinG to the general custom, the driver
stopped on the west side Of Fourth avenue to
take his bearings before crossing the under
ground trolley tracks. At the same instant the
electric car. which had in tow q trailer with a
burned-out motor, and which had stopped at
Twenty-seventh street to let of a passenger.
electric cars carried "a great crowd of women,
and many OF them were standing In the aisles.
sto E%a on the h re%r pI the aor sod car srid S 9 Wa:
unaware that the electric cars were approach.
Ing. for he gave the driver the signal to start:
way across the tracks In Fourth avenue the
driver saw the electric cars bearing down on
collision. He yelled at the horses. and they
went forward at a spanking gait.
theme e aSd The s" fofw NoToy ync % Srasb cd i Iast t fSs
rear truck of the Twenty-eighth street car,
throwing from the track and smashing several
or The windows. Huber was pitched into the
street, and he struck the pavement in such a
manner that his pelyis was fractured. When
he was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital the physi-
clan who examined him said he might DIE.
"A passenger who stood near him on the rear
platform fell backward over the dashboard,
but he escaped with a few slight bruises. The
driver and two passengers who stood on the
front platform were also hurled from the car,
but none OF them was injured. The shock OF the
collision and the crash of.the broken glass
paused a panic among the passengers who were
Inside. Two women tainted and in tho rush
that was mad efor the doors several Others were
roughly handled.
George Hefcrman, the motorman OF the cleo
tric car, was arrested on a charge OF reckless
eriying, and was locked up in the East Thirty.
Nth street station.
The cross.town car was SO badly damaged
that 1t could not proceed on its journey.
Although The crossing at Twenty.eighth street
aud Fourth avenue Is "A dangerous spot, the
notormen on the electric cars do not appear
10 be aware OF IL. A reporter who stood there
!or thirty minutes last night noticed that every
electric car which passed in either direction
pressed the tracks OF the cross-town road at
hull speed. Not one Of the mOtormen stopped
ais car before reaching the tracks to SOC whether
H not 1t was safe TO Cross them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
GOT HER PRIZE AFTER 90 YEARS.

Mrs. hcLeilen Won . Bible in williamsburg
A. . Child and Received It Yesterday.
EAsToN, Pa. Dec. 22.-In 1857 Miss Mary f.
Martin, now Mrs. @. f. McLellen OF 1873 North
Eleventh street. this city. attended the Reformed
Sunday school at Williamsburg, L. l.. and for
reciting perfectly tho shorter catechism won q
Bible. Her parents moved away before tho
Bible came and she did not get her prize. Last
summer she learned that her teacher OF long
her. In her first answer her teacher spoke Of
the Bible incident, which. Mrs. McLellen had
long forgotten, but which the teacher. Miss
not. Mrs. White said the Bible would be sent,
and to-day 1t was received. Just forty years after
1t was awarded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
HERE THESE HUNTERS LosrS
-Four Men from Chicago Thought to Have Died
OF Exposure In Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock. Ark. Dec. ga party Of hunt
ers. consisting of A. II. Dolphin, Sam H. So
vier, John W. Bright and w. II. Hughes from
Chicago fitted out here for a big hunt up in tho
northwestern part Of this State two weeks ago.
They said they were going after big game.
deer and bear, and passed through Marshal,
Searcy county, early last week bound for the
Boston Mountains. Word was received here
to-day that a party Of four men, with full hunt
ing equipment, were found dead by the roadside
in Dawes Creek bottom, Newton county. early
on Monday morning, and from the description
the men are believed to have been the Chicago
party. 1t is believed they endeavored to reach
tho settlements this side Of Dawes Creek during
the binding Ice storm which prevailed last Sat.
urday and Sunday and lost their way when
within almost hailing distance of a farmhouse.
They were driving q covered wagon and the
mules were also frozen almost ~lifeless when
found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
RUN DOHN BY Il TUG.

Ole III. Jensen Drowned from o Rowboat Last
Night in the East River.
Ole H. Jensen of @ Fourth place. Brooklyn,
was drowned in the East River last night. He
was in a rowboat with Henry Hines. II years
old. OF 535 Columbia street, Brooklyn. towing .
number of spars to the foot Of Columbia street.
When about 400 feet off the foot Of Twenty
fourth street, Brooklyn. the boat was run down
by tho tug William E.. Chadwick. Hines hung on
to the skif and was picked up by the boats
crew. Jensen lost his hold and went down. His
body was not recovered.
Capt. Alexander McEwen Of the tug was ar
rested and locked up In the Hamilton avenue
police station. His home Is in New Brunswick,
N. J. He said he did not see the rowboat until
the collision. Hines admits that he and Jensen
had no lights out. Jensen was so years of age.
He leaves a widow and two children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
TAKES HER DOVER RIGHTS.
Mrs. Augusta g. billings or Chicago DIsreEards
Her Husbands Request to Her.

CHICAGO. Dec. Mrs. Augusta e. Billings,
widow of Albert M. Billings, the millionaire
banker and capitalist, has renowned the pro-
visions of her husbands will SO far as 1t relates
to herself and has elected to take her legal sharc
under tho statute of the State. From a fnan-
cial point of view II is said that the difference in
the income of the widow will DO very slight, but
tho reason for doing this is for the purpose of
improving the Billings estate.
Mr.. Billings died on Feb. z last. He left an
estate which was estimated at that time at
s.. 900, 900 in personal property and $500. 900 In
real estate. Since that estimate was made,
however. property in other states belonging to
the ~tcstator has been found, and the present
value OF the personal property Ia placed at
$1,000. 900. the Increase being almost wholly in
personal property.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
Up FARMER DUNy's FLAGSTAFF.
william Anderson Makes the Climb 90 the
Highest Point In tho City.

William Anderson mnken the tIimD TO the
Highest Point In tho cts.
Lower Broadway had a sensation yesterday in
a wee moving speck Of black at tho top of
Farmer Dunn's Flagstaff on the Manhattan Life
building. The speck was a fullgrown man,
and it was the 430 feet OF distance from the
sidewalk that made him look like a fly.
For some time the halyards which hoist the
signal flags to the top Of tho staff have not been
running smoothly, and one OF Farmer Dunn's
young men found that they were badly worn.
William Anderson of 742 Washington street. a
professional steeple climber, was sent for and
asked TO take the job Of putting up new ones.
Anderson Is Al years old. and says that he has
been up the tallest Iolos and chimneys in this
country, but he hesitated a bit before he under
took this job. He said IT was the worst no had
over tackled; Finally no decided to go, and at
1880 o'clock yesterday morning he clRmbered
up 10 the top, rove the new ~halyards through
the block, and got down without any mishap.
The cap OF the dome on which the staff stands
IA 4lO feet above SO. level and $50 feet above
broadway. The staff is 80 feet high, and the
top Of II IS the highest point on any building in
this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
MAYOR M,HUGH REsI9RS.

The InvestiEation I'm Pensaoola, Hla.s has
Brought Forth Much Public Scandal
PENSACOLA. Fla, Dec. 22.-Mayor Pat Mo-
Hugh to-day rendered his resignation a. Mayor
of the city of Pensacola. This is tho second res
ignstion that has been accepted by the Board Of
Aldermen since the investigation by PensaoolA'S
investigating committee was begun some days
ago. The other resignation was that of Marshal
f. A. Wallace. who was found to DO short In his
accounts. Mayor McHugh gave no reason for
his action.
The COMMITTEES discovered yesterday that none
CURED by law, and this fact places them all in Q
suspicious light. The committee. 10 holding
nightly sessions, but 1t 10 greatly hindered
appeArinR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
The D.,rs,, Ordered to Leave Port au Prince.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-No further trouble 10
expected in Hayti arising from the excited con-
dition of the people oyer the forcible collection
OF the Lueders indemnity by Germany. and on
information that things were quiet at Port au
Prince tho Navy Department to-day telegraphed
that place and cruise around the island OF San
Domingo and HAyti. The Detroit will visit
several ports of the island to show the stars and
dian waters since the Cuban insurrection
started. When the circuit of the island is com
country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
SHE DIDN'T GET THE OFFICE.
hIiss ELAN Vailed 10 He Appointed = Librarian
In GeorEin and Took Morphine.

ATLANTA. Ca. Dec. 22.-Miss AdahE Elan. a
candidate for the Office of assistant librarian.
upon learning that another woman had been
appointed to the place. took morphine yester-
day with suicidal intent and will probably die.
Moro than 100 women have entered into tho
merly held by Mrs. Gen. James Longstreet. or
the number Miss ELAN was supposed TO DO In
the lead, but political exigencies called for the
appointment Of Mrs. Milledge. the young wife
OF IA Confederate veteran: Misss-Elam do
clarod her purpose OF quitting life, as there
tho statement as serious until she was found
dying In her office in the State Capitol. She
gers,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
INooRRIGIBLE JIMMY O'DoNNELI.
A ls-Year.OId Boy's Therts-He Rscapes IRON
q Reform School.

About a month ago James O'Donnell. Is years
old. Of 1858 Broadway. Williamsburg, was ar
rested for robbing a fruit stand. When he was
arraigned in the Lee Avenue Police Court Jus.
tice Kramer released him on his promise to re-
form. Two weeks later the boy stole q pair Of
trousers from a clothing store. After a long
chase he was caught and committed to the Dis
ciplinary School for Boys at Parkville. He
escaped from that institution on Saturday, and
yesterday afternoon n saleswoman in John ].
Germans dry goods store at OCT Grand street
detected him, she alleges, stealing a bottle of
cologne, a pair of gloves. q tooth brush, and q
potato knife. A policeman arrested the boy and
took him to the Bedford avenue station, where
O'Donnell declared that no prison was strong
enough to hold him. He was locked up, and win
be arraigned in the Lee Avenue Court to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
FIrzs1MMoNs,s ANKLE sPRA1NED.
His Foot Caught Under . Door Suddenly
Thrown Open by His Boy.

His Foot Caught Under . Door Suddenly
Thrown Open by His BOY.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Robert Fitzsimmons,' cham
pion ~pugilist, was the victim of a singular and
somewhat painful accident to-day. He had just
finished taking q bath and was in his bare feet.
His 4-yearold boy suddenly threw open the
bathroom door.
Fitz's right foot was caught under the door
and severely damned. He yelled in pain. The
boy continued to push. increasing tho pain.
The pugilist gave his foot a jerk to release him-
self, and in doing 80 sprained his ankle.
The ankle swelled considerably and Fitzsim.
mons was unable to do any boxing tonight. al.
though he appeared on tho stage and made an
apology for not giving his usual exhibition. He
will probably be lame for several days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
OLEVE1AND IN WARRINGTON.
Spent In Hour in the City on His Return fs0l
HIS Duckin Trip.

HIS DuckinE Trip.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Grover Cleveland
spent about an hour in Washington this after
noon between the arrival Of tho train in which
he journeyed from his ducking trip In South Gar
olina and tho departure of tho train which took
him TO Princeton. Contrary to his custom while
he was President, Mr.. Cleveland took Q walk
through the business part Of the town. He walked
along F street. tho main retail thoroughfare,
where the Christmas shoppers wero out in foroo.
Few people recognized the once familiar form.
was clear and his step brisk. These statements
are made on the authority Of a man who won .
scoffed at his cry Of "Here comes Grover Glove
land"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23

A RiyerheAd schoolbOy Had Been Punished By
Principal brown.

R~IvERHEAD. L. l., Dec. 22.-Arthur Robbins.
IL years old. tainted and fell to the floor to-day
after having been whipped by Principal George
A. Brown of the Union School,. A physician was
summoned and under his treatment tho boy soon
home. Prof. Brown declares that the punish.
ment was not severe and several witnesses agree
with him. The boy Ia believed to have tainted
partly from fright and partly from the blows.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
PRIVATE DAVIS FROZEN TO DEATH.
He Wal Carrying the Mail In YeIIowstone Park
and Gave Out.

HELENA, Mont. Dec. 22.-John w. II. Davis.
o private of Troop.D, Fourth United States Cav
airy. stationed at Fort Yellowstone, in the yell
lowstone Park. was frozen to death on Wcdnes-
day. Davis and Charles Murphy, a soldier of
the same troop. started out from tho Lake
Hotel on snowshoes TO carry mail by way Of
nineteen miles. They had travelled seven
miles when Murphy gave out and turned back
for the hotel. Davis pushed on toward the
became exhausted and gave up, Murphy got
back to the station and reported his comrade
station soon found the body. Davis's homo
was in Wilson. n, y,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
BRYAN LEARNS 4 SILVER LESSON.

Sells Exchange In the City OF Mexico at . Losa
OF . Fer Cent. In -Four Days.
CITY OF MEXICO. Dec. 22.-The Erenfn0 Tele-
gram says that William J. Bryan won't to tho
Bank of London yesterday. having become
alarmed at the price of silver. and negotiated
some exchange. Had he sold four days ago. he
would have saved 4 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
OUR RIGHT TO ANNEX HAWAII.
Japan Recognizes IL and Will Not Press Her
Protest.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The Japanese Minis
ter. Mr.. Toru Hoshi. paid a long call on Secre-
tary Sherman at the State Department to-day,
and read to the Secretary the instructions he
had received from his Government in regard to
the annexation of Hawaii. As already told in
THE SUN, tho attitude of Japan has changed,
and the protest made against the annexation
treaty last spring will not be pressed. The gist
of Mr.. Hoshi's instructions is that Japan recog-
nizes the right of the United States to annex
Hawaii, but wants assurances that the Japan
ese residing in the islands will be secured in all
the privileges now guaranteed them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
ARMY PACK TRAIN FOR ALASKA.
Tho Entire Outnt or tho Department or the
Platte Ordered TO Dyea.

CHEYENNE. wy. Dec. 22.-Orders were re-
ceived here at z o'clock this evening by the
Quartermaster OF the Eighth United States In.
fantry to have tho army pack train of the Do
partment OF the Platte. stationed here. leave for
Alaska at the earliest possible moment.
The pack train is in charge OF Chief Packer
Tom Mooney. He will have the entire outht,
consisting OF ten export packers and eighty
trained and drilled pack mules. on tho cars AT 7
O'Clock tomorrow morning ready TO start. The
destination OF the train is Dyea.