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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
CHANGED WITH PERJ URY,
Frauds in Boston Lead to Ar
 rest of n Complainant.

Boston, Dec, 17.-Joshua W. White, committee, and Howard E. AlSer of No. 70 Shawmut avenue were arrested to- day, charged with perjury in connec- tion with the registration of Albert L. Aldrich. MT. Whites arrest is given peculiar significance from the fact that he has been instrumental in bringing a large number of the alleged fraudulent registration cases which are now re- ceiving the attention of the election commissioners. The defendants were released on bail.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
4 FREAK CHILD BORN.
Two Perfect Heads and Necks and but One
 Body.

Springfield. Mass. Dec. 17.-A special dispatch to the Union from Lee says: Mrs. J. c. Dowd of Lee gave birth this morning to a freak baby. the child be- ing a boy having two perfect heads and necks and but one body. The child lived several hours and died this after noon. The heads and necks of the child were very natural, while the body across the shoulders is about twice as wide as that of an ordinary child. Two perfect arms extended from the body, while in the center of the arms was a small tub, which gives the appearance of heinz third arm. This was the third child of the family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
ROBBERS KN 4 JEWELRY STORE.
A Bold Attempt at Daylight Robbery Made
 in Boston.

Boston, Dec. T.-A bold attempt to rob a jewelry store in broad daylight on a crowded thoroughfare, occurred this afternoon, but failed through a clerks coolness. Two men entered the jewelry store of w. H. Maynard x O., Brattel Square, and asked to look at some rings. While one of them exam ined the rings the other pointed a re- volver at the clerk. The latter dashed the tray of rings in the faces of the men and then presented a loaded pistol at the men, who bolted from the store without obtaining any booty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
LIEUT.. WOOD, Q. s. N, DEAD.
Last Service Was as Executive Officer O
 the Ram Katahdin.

New York, Dec. 17.-Lieutenant Will liam Maxwell Wood, U. S. N, died sud- denly of heart disease last evening. He graduated from the naval academy in 1870 and was forty-seven years old. His last sea service was an executive officer of the celebrated ram Katahdin. Lieu tenant Wood was well known as dis tinguished inventor in connection with naval work. He invented the celebrat- ed safety appliance for launching life boats from ships at sea, also mechani- cal ice making machines in use upon many vessels and the process of weld ing metals by electricity as applied to military projectiles and for other pur- poses. At the time of his death Lieu tenant Wood was detailed on scientific duty at Bridgeport, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
TIVO DEPUTIES ARRESTED,
A Result of an Investigation Into Their
 Panama Dealings,

Paris, Dec. 17.-In consequence of the report of the parliamentary committee which has been inquiring into the finan- cial and especially the Panama dealings of members of parliament, Nj. Antide Boyer representing the Fifth district of Marseilles, and Mm. Planteau, Laisant and Gaillard, former members of the chamber of deputies, have been ar rncfo6
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
REDEMPTION OF THE SYKES.
Governments Encouragement Regardin,
 Those of the Pacific Railroad.

Washington, Dec. T.-At the treasury department it was said to-day that the redemption of the Pacific railroad cur rency sizes would be made by checks sent out from the department on the 24th instant. It was expected that these checks would be offset by deposits by the Union Pacific Reorganization company so that no disturbance of the money market would result from the large operations involved. The checks will go through the New York clearing house,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
IRISH PATRIOT TO SPEAK.
John Daley at the Grand Opera House To-
 morrow Evening.

HoTEo" INtuhuSs
 John Daley, the Irish patriot, who speaks under the auspices of the Wolfe Tone club at the Grand opera house to- morrow evening, on the subject of his recent imprisonment in Ireland by the British government, arrives in town to- day. He comes from New London here, where he will be met at the depot by the following committee: Colonel John G. Healey, Frank M. Foley and John M. Farrell.
 Mayor FarnsWorth will preside at the meeting. Music will be furnished by the Second regiment orchestra, MT. Daley is accompanied by John Devoy of New York, who will also probably make few remarks. They stop at the Tontine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
Were Privately Hanged.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 17.-Dad Crooks and Dady Reynolds, who together mur- dered M. c. Hunt of Bullion, Ga, were taken from the county jail at Jefferson to-day and privately hanged on a. hill a few yards distant. Both made state- ments from the gallows.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
stnIc Enok of Trading Stnmns.

William Matthews was arrested yes- terday afternoon by Detective Sergeant Dennehy on the charge of stealing a book of trading stamps valued at $3O from a bakery on Olive street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
THE EIGHT HOUR QUESTION.
Except on This Point Striking Engineers
 Reach Provisional Agreement.

London. Dec. 17.--The conference be- tween the representatives of the strik- ing engineers and the employers sat late to-day and arrived at provisional agreement except on the eight-hour question. As to this point, despite long discussion, the employees declined to yield even in the slightest degree. On the other questions the employers were conciliatory. The conference ad- iourned to December 2S to enable the men to take a ballot on the present sit- uation. The general opinion is that the ballot will confirm the provisional agreement allowing the sight-hour question to slide.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
Young COlored Lad Hanged.

Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 17.-Bud Beard, colored, aged fourteen years, was hanged at Carrollton to-day Beard ill-treated the eight-year-old daughter of Ben Crocker.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
ORDAINED TO PRIESTHOOD,
Twenty-thres Graduates from St. John
 Seminary-tOO Priests Participate.

Seminary-EOO Priests Participate.
 Boston, Dec. 17.-Twenty-thre grad uates from St. Johns Seminary were ordained to the priesthood at Holy Cross Cathedral to-day. More than one hundred priests assisted at the ser vices. The officiating clergyman was His Grace, Archbishop Williams, who was assisted by Very Rev. Abbe Hogan of St. Johns Seminary and Rev Father Urquie of the cathedral was master of ceremonies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
MORE MILLS TO CUT WAGES
COMPANIES DIRECTORS
 TOTE 10 PER CENT. REDUCTION.

Control One of the Largest Cotton Manu-
 facturing Plants in the Country-Oper-
 ates 30O,O0O spindles and Between 5000
 and 5000 Persons Will Suffer-Other
 Mills May Follow Suit.
 Boston, Dec. 1.-The directors of the Amoskeag Manufacturing company of Manchester, N. H., at a meeting held at the Boston office of the company this afternoon voted to reduce the wages of it's employees about 10 per cent. on Jan- uary i. The Amoskeag plant is one of the largest engaged in the manufacture of cotton in the country and employs between 5000 and 5000 people.
 The action of the directors, it is thought, will be followed by those who control the Amory, Manchester and Stark Cotton Manufacturing concerns of Manchester. Cotton mills in other New England centers and a number in other parts of New England are eX- pected by many to take similar action. The Amoskeag mills have 100000 spin dles. The number of spindles in the other mills in Manchester, which will probably reduce wages are as follows: Manchester 75000; Amory, 75,000 cotton and q ,000 worsted; Stark, S0,000.
 The causes of the reduction are prac- tically the same as those which prompt ed the manufacturers of Fall River to readjust the price list, and include southern competition and the depres- | sed state of the cotton goods market. Fall River Mass, Dec. 1.-The man. | ufacturers in this city are not surprised 1 that the Amoskeag Manufacturing 1 company has taken action similar to their own in regard to the cotton man. ufacturing industry. They feel that | the outcome will be to bolster up their arguments and that other New England | manufacturers will join in the move ment which is the result of dull mark ct and low prices for goods.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18

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The herald., 1897-08-29
He Saw His Bicycle Stolen

Brooklyn has produced the most auda-
cious bicycle thief yet heard of.
Percival Coggins is a lineman employed
by the District telegraph system. Like
a busy bee he fits from pole to pole
With his spurs slung over his back, and
wherever there may he wire that wants
liking the faithful Coggins shns up and
fixes it.
1t should be stated that Percival does
his fitting on a bicycle. On the occa-
sion under notice he propped his wheel
as usual at the foot of the pole before
climbing up to attend TO defective box
just as he reached the top of the pole
and produced his tools he saw a slim
man standing below looking up at him,
apparently wrapt in admiration. The
next time he cast a glance earthWard
the slim young man was preparing to
scorch away on Coggins bicycle.
Percival slithere6 down the pole so
quickly that he took the skin off his
hands, but the slim young man had van
ished into thin air, and the place that had
known him knew him no more.-New
York Journal.
The herald., 1897-08-29
The Wholesome Tomato

AS the tomato season is now in full
swing it may be well to call attention to
a prevalent delusion respecting that fruit
which has gone as far as Australia and
has recently been exposed by the Vic
torian department of agriculture. The
delusion is that the use of tomatoes has
a tendency to induce or predispose to
cancer. This idea was most emphati-
ca1ly repudiated by the senior surgeon Of
the Cancer hospital in London some time
ago in a Letter published in many new s.
papers, of which the following the prin-
cipal statement, as the opinion of the
medical council: That tomatoes neith-
er predispose to nor excite cancer formg-
ton, and that they are not injurious to
those suffering from this disease, but, on
the contrary, are very wholesome ar
ticle of diet, particularly so if cooked
Pail Mall Gazette.
The herald., 1897-08-29
THE DECREE DENIED
A Greenhorn Who Wanted His License
Cancelled

A facetiously inclined gentleman
whose rubicund visage bore silent tes-
timony to his love for strong waters, APP
preached George Varcoe. the deputy
county clerk, the other day on little
matter of business.
II just want you to cancel that" he
remarked, as he unfoldeed a by no
means ancient looking document, which
proved to be q marriage license.
The request was a stagserer for Var
coe, and he asked his visitor what he
meant.
"Oh. that's all right" said the stranger
smilingly, and a quivering of his left
eyelid indicated the free and easy way
in which he locked at the matter. My
wife and l DON'T pull easy in double
harness and as I'm off TO Klondike, I
thought I'd just stop in and have you put
the cancellation stamp on that license
But great heavens, man. you don't t
think l can annul your marriage that
way, do you?" exclaimed Narcoe, in
open-eyed astonishment.
But the stranger wouldn't be denied
and he evidently thought Varcoe was
trying to bluff him off.
THE fact is he said. "its a hot stuff
case, and I'm going to cool off in Alaska
so let her go-thats a good fellow -
Needless to say, that applicant didn't
get his divorce in the manner he desired,
but upon leaving the office his looks be
lied any belief in the insuhiciency of his
application.
The herald., 1897-08-29
THE BISHOP INSOLVENCY
Brought Back While En- Route to
Klondike

NJ w. Bishop, the insolvent grocery
man who was brought back from San
Francisco. while en- route to Klondike,
was before Justice Young yesterday.
A new complaint was filed during the
morning charging the defendant with
falslfying his books, the complaint being
framed under a special clause of the
statute.
The case has several odd features.
When Bishop was examined before
Court Commissioner Rollins he told d
very gauzy story about $500 of collected
bills having been stolen from his house
while he and his wife were at the thea
ter His books were gone into at length
and all the discrepancies, which may
have resulted as easily from his lack
Of knowledge of bookkeeping as from
any other cause, were explained by him
as well as he could. When Bishop left
or the vessel Caspar for Klondike he
did not slip away in the dark, for when
before the commissioner he was exam
ined as to his purpose, his outfit etc.
Yesterday afternoon much of the tes-
timony given previously in court was
gone over again, and then the case was
continued until tomorrow The defend
ant was released on a cash bail of $500
Bishop claims that his friends helped
him on his Klondike trip, and if that
prove to be 50, and the present prosecu-
ton should fail. a good opportunity for
suit for heavy damages will be offered.
The herald., 1897-08-29
A MEAN TRICK
A San Pedro Butcher Wants $4,000 as
Damages

j. L. Griffin is the proprietor of the
butchers market a San Pedro, and is,
apparently, rather guileless man. At
least it would appear so from a com
plant filed yesterday in a suit he has
begun against w. S. Burrell r.. Kiff and
Pete Gango.
1t appears that on the 7th inst. Bur-
rell went to Griffin and told him that he
was new in town and had just opened
out in the butcher business also. He
represented that he was unacquainted
with people and desired to regulate his
credit 80 as not to injure himself or any
one else, and asked Griffin TO give him a
list of customers who were worthy Of
credit. Griffin went to the trouble to
make out list of his good customers.
and gave it to the defendants, and imme-
dately after the latter posted in their
store q list of III residents in ard around
San Pedro. This list included all the
names furnished by Griffin and was un-
der the heading Of BLACK List" The
defendants represented to inquirers that
the list had been furnished by Griffin
who said they did not pay their bills.
OF course Griffin has lived in a rather
chilly atmosphere lately and he claims
that ne has been injured in his business,
social and friendly relations to the ex-
tent of $4,000, for which amount he asks
Judgment
The herald., 1897-08-29
THEY PLEADED GUILTY
Morris and Miller Sentenced to Three
Years at Folsom

George Morris and Charles Miller were
two WORTHLESS who burglarized store
at Dovney some time ago, and stole
quantity of cutlery and silver watch.
They were arrested with the articles
upon their persons, and as they thought
discretion the better part of vslor, they
yesterday pleaded guilty to the charge
before Judge Smith.
Morris attempted to make a little
speech with regard to his past in miti-
CATION of his offense, but the court would
not listen. Il don't want to hear anything
about your past record" said Judge
Smith. Il know your kind Just as soon
as I look at their faces. 1t ssems to me
some men have a spite against them
selves. Now, you've just to keep on, and
you'll spend just about two-thrds of
your life in the states prison. I don't
want to be hard upon you and hang a
milestone around your necks, but it ;s
the sentence of this court that you be
confined in the states prison at Folsom
for the term Of three years"
The herald., 1897-08-29
Stray Chords

Duse, the eminent actress. is said to
be quite a musician, and she sings de-
lightfully.
The late Peter Tchaikowsky's opera,
''Iolanthe" has been produced success
fully at Munich.
Paderewski is said to be in constant
receipt Of letters from total strangers
for locks of his hair.
Moritz Rosenthal the eminent pianist.
will arrive in this country to begin con-
cert tour early in November.
Melba has sung many times at social
affairs in London this summer and she
received $4,000 for each occasion.
Con T. Murphy of Chicago is engaged
upon libretto for the Bostonians,
based upon Tobin's Honeymoon"
Nine. Scalchi will open her season of
concerts and recitals in New York Sep
tember 25th, under the management of
Mr. Jefferson Leerburger.
Nine. Eames has given twenty-one
representations in grand opera this sea-
son, and met with the most unqualified
success wherever she sang.
"Bless my SOUL" cried the shade, as he
entered the golden gates. and they gave
him trumpet; 81 never learned to play
this thing" That's the reason you're
here" remarked st. Peter
NM. Camille Saint-Saens and Louis
Gallet are working on a composition
tracing the history of the nineteenth
Gentry, which will be executed on the
occasion of the universal exposition in
1900
The Bayreuth festival this year, if we
are to believe the glowing reports o.
the continental press, was certainly g
success, at least from the financial point
of view. The festival had already
brought in $l30,000 some days before clos.
ing, AS European society event, /,
The herald., 1897-08-29
Court Notes

G. A. Laden was arraigned before
Justice Young yesterday on the charge
of threatening to kill A. Hoffman. His
examination was set for September l,
with bail at 500.
Harry L. Kendall, a recent arrival
from Peru, Ind. was ordered committed
to Highland by Judge Smith. His ply
sician in the east diagnosed his mental
uusoundness as tuberculosis of the kid
neys and ordered him to California.
G. H Smith swore to a complaint in
the township court yesterday wherein he
charged Irwin Lirson, Richard Roe, Jim
Styles, Dick Jones and Tom John, all,
with the exception Of the first, being
a fictitious name, with having buncoed
him out of 5000. The various defendants,
are members of Jack Henry's gang OF
gamblers, who have been operating at
Santa Monica.
The herald., 1897-08-29

termine whether or not q warning sig
nal had been given by the engineer on
the approach of the train to the cross
ing. The preponderance of evidence
went to show that no such signal had
been heard On behalf of the railroad
company 1t was urged that sound often
travelled in belts, and that person in its
immediate vicinity might be out of its
line of travel while at a much greater
distance it could b distinctly heard.
To corroborate this contention sing
ular incident was described that took
place on the Central Vermont road. One
of the division superintendent of that
road received repeated complaints that
a a certain crossing the prescribed sig
nails from the locomotive were omitted.
The engineers all protested that they
had never neglected their duty. Finally
the superintendent determined to get
his own evidence. and stationing himself
in a suitable position he saw a locomo-
tive approach and pass without whist
ling or ringing the bell On the locomo-
tive, however, there happened to be one
of the railroad detectives, who had made
up his mind to look into the matter for
himself, and who actually blew the
whistle and rang the bell with his own
hands. When the superintendent re-
turned to give his time 10 the guilty en-
gineer, he was confronted with the evil
dence of the detective To end the mat
ter they both went to the spot and found
that from a certain spot they could see
the puff of steam at the whistle and the
bell in motion. but could hear no sound
from either. An expert called in advised
the removal of clump of trees. This
was done and the signals at once became
audible at the crossing.
The herald., 1897-08-29
A TANGLED COMPLAINT
By Which Petty Larcenist Is Likely
to Benefit

Attorney Ladd was again in court yes
terday trying to show on habeas corpus
proceedings that James b. Collins, of
Calabasas, ought to be on the outside of
the Jail and not on the inside.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Collins
was sentenced by Justice Young few
days ago to pay fine of $3.50, or remain
twenty five days in jail. for having stolen
a miscellaneous array of articles and i'm
mediately after he received a similar
sentence for embezzling a cross'-cut saw.
Mr. Ladd. on the first count, raised the
point that the complaint had not set
forth the name of the owner of the
articles alleged to have been stolen, and
as that is a prime requisite of law the
Judgment was of no avail.
Assistant District Attorney Williams,
however, maintains that Mr.. Ladd was
mistaken in reading from the complaint
he held in his hand, as that one had been
issued on the 18th but being found de-
fective in the manner noted by counsel
it had been dismissed and another COM
plant filed on the 19th-the day of trial
On that complaint the defendant had
been convicted. The docket of the town
ship court was introduced, when, 10 and
behold. II was found that judgment was
entered on the complaint filed on the 18th
inst. To concede that meant a sustain
ing of the objection raised by Mr.. Ladd.
Mr. Williams argued that it was cleri-
cal error on the part of the clerk in the
Justices court. but Judge Smith held
that even in such case the docket could
not be altered. 1t seems a case of stand
ing between the devil and the deep sea.
If the complaint issued on the 18th was
the valid one then Mr.. Ladd's conviction
would be well taken; while if the one of
the 10Th was valid then the mistake on
the docket would suffice to free the de-
lendant on that charge, Mr. Williams
desired time to have the matter straight
ened out and so the case was continued
until Thursday.
Meantime Mr.. Ladd held his objection
to the embezzlement proceedings in
! allowance
The herald., 1897-08-29
MRS. LEASES NEW GOWN
She Bought 1t in New York, Where
She Is Studying Strikers

Mary Ellen Lease, the Kansas advo-
cate of currency and industrial reform,
is in this city making study of various
trades in order to get fresh material for
a series of lectures which she proposes
TO deliver in New Jersey. Mrs. Lease
spent several days visiting the head
quarters of labor unions. Though the
labor leaders do not agree with Mrs.
Lease in all her reform ideas, yet she is
very popular among them.
The strikers headquarters on the East
side were visited, and Max Pine, the
young orator and leader of the knee
pants makers, exchanged views with
her The tenement houses and sweaters
houses were visited. Mrs. Lease was very
much shocked at some of the things she
saw. Nothing in her experience among
the farmers matched the woes of the
East side tenement denizens
Unlike most reformers and agitators,
this woman of the people,, as she is
sometimes termed, is fond of pretty
gowns, and always gets new stock
when she comes to this city. One ordered
few days ago from fashionable cos
tuner is model of elegance.
The gown is of India silk. White
satin revers, heavily braided with black,
adorn the bodice, and the front is formed
by vest of cream embroidered chiffon,
crossed with rows of very narrow lemon
Colored velvet ribbon. A large black hat,
adorned with long ostrich plumes COM
pletes very handsome attire, though
one wonders if the Jersey farmers will
note the contrast when they hear this
corpeOi1s,Iv attired lecturer deSCaQtino
on the woes of the sweaters.
Mrs. Lease, however. can afford to dress
WELL Many a professional man would
like to have her income.-New York
Journal.