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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-10
LONDON EXCITED.
Police Show Great Activity-News
Received at WashingtOn.

LONDON, Aug. 9.-The assassination
of the prime minister of Spain has
caused great excitement and activity
among the police Of all branches in
this city. All the men absent on leave
have been recalled, and constant COM
munications are going on between the
British police and the Spanish police
at Madrid.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Official no
tice of the killing of the Spanish
premier reached the state department
this morning in a cablegram to Secre-
tary Sherman signed by Minister Tay-
lor. The secretary of state Immediate
ly sent a message of coincidence, eX-
pressing sorrow and sympathy for the
family of the prime minister of Spain,
and for the loss to the government.
LONDON, Aug 9.-The United States
ambassador to the court of st. James,
Col. John Hay, and the new United
States minister to Spain, Gen. Stewart
L. Woodford, called at the Spanish
embassy here today, and presented
their condolences.
BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass, Aug. g.
Ex-President Cleveland learned Of the
assassination of Senior Canovas del
Castillo this morning. In reply to a
query, Mr.. Cleveland said: 81 very
much deplore the shocking death Of
the eminent statesman who has fallen
a victim to anarchistic rage. The
worlds civilization may we'll contem-
plate the terrible event with gloomy
apprehension
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-10

Weather for Today
Fair and Warmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
EXTRA SESSION IN TENNESSEE.

Gov. Taylor Calls the legislature ToEether-
Taxation ana = Senator Election on Han nd.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 29.-Gov. Taylor to-
night issued q call for an extra session of the
Legislature. beginning on Jan. II. The sub
jects embraced in the call number eighteen,
They are to extend the limits of the city of
Memphis. and authorize that city to issue
bonds for water works. school, and sewerage
purposes; to provide for the assessment Of
railroad, telegraph and telephone properties;
to provide for back taxing and back assessing
these properties; to enact such legislation as
may be deemed necessary In such assessment
and taxation; to enact legislation, II deemed
necessary. to validate and adopt the assess
ments made for 1897 and 1893 upon railroad,
telephone and telegraph properties; to enact
such laws. prospective or irrespective as may be
needful to prevent taxpayers from enjoininK,
hindering, and delaying making assessments
and enjoining the certihcation of taxes leviod
and assessed for st tie purposes or the collec-
tion or payment of the same, and to afford such
Taxpayers adequate remedies for recovery or
repayment of same in case they are illegally
assessed.
The Legislature will also elect a United States
Senator. Gov: Taylor appointed the Hon. T. b.
Turley to fill the unexpircd term Of tho late Sen.
ator Harris and the Legislature must elect a
senator at the coming session. Senator Turley
is q candidate. His opponent 10 Congressman
Benton Mcmillan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
GAS DEAL FALLS THROUGH.
EoUITA BEE PEOPLE WoN'T AsBEE
TO EAST RITBE's FERNS.

the Proposed rHoainoattens OF ths Pinn 90
ConssiidatIoh Observation-Disclosures Rarh-
ines the Ceuse or the Failure 70 AEree-
The KReot on wall Street stock Operations.
1t developed yesterday that the Equitable
Gas Company's stockholders refused at . meet
ing on Tuesday afternoon to agree to the pro-
posed notifications Of the plan Of consolidation
with the East River Gas Company. This prao-
ticaIy means the annulment Of the whole
scheme Of consolidation.
Tho original plan provided that the two COM
panies should DO absorbed by the New Amster-
dam Gas Company. which was organized for
that purpose. When the East River people
accepted the plan they had been led to under
stand that tho net earnings Of the Equitable
Company amounted'to about,1s per cent. q year
upon it's capital stock. The experts who ex-
amlned the Equitab!e's books found, Il is said,
that the earnings had been mane to appear
largo because expenditures. had been charged 70
capital account which, in their opinion. should
ssTs SsSn f shs East e Ri Gp sr peopie sf pFFopSssd con- cor.
tain notifications Of tho scheme OF consolida,
f!Snii t the' sto %StS asersa 4. e S 3 come ference re sas Wit with
REPRESENTATIVES, Of East River interests last
Friday: This sgnfersncSs was the ,S result aI;, Of on sn-
Of a't tRe m seseSF' Sssfiere S Ss's s,ai sSON' The modiiica:
securities under Which Equitable stockholdors
would receive less and East River stockholders
would receive moro than originally arranged.
Adjourned meetinga Of thu stockholdere, of
the East River and the New Amsterdam Gas
companies arc set for TODAY. These meet
ings we're called to, finally ratify the plan for
consolidation, but in view Of the attitude OF
the Equitable interests in refusing to 40
cede to any notifications. nothing .appears
likely to be. done. 1t Is possible that the next
important development win take place In the
courts. 1t was pointed out yesterday after
noon that the matter may come up in the courts
in several ways: Some Of the Equitable stock.
holders may endeavor to enforce the consoIida-
ton contract as originally arranged, or some
stakeholder Of the East River Company may
apply to the courts for an Injunction restrain
Ing the officers of the East River Company from
carrying out that contract.
The result most interesting to We'll. street
brokers is the effect upon the contracts In New
Amsterdam Gas securities, when issued
that have been completed since tho deal was
proposed. With the deal of, authorities agree
thAt all such contracts are also of. This may
mean q serious loss to those who have conducted
so-ealled hedging. operations, that Is. have
securities and sold or bought New Amsterdam
securities when issued" against their opera
lions,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
BANK OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
Accused or Receiving Deposits when The!
Knew Their Bank would Fail.

Accused or Receiving Deposits when they
Knew Their Bank would Fail.
PERRY, Okla, dec. 29.-Gustave Thelan,
President of the Stock Exchange Bank Of El
Reno. which failed recently; Michael Eich-
hoff. cashier; Charles A. Newman, assistant
cashier. and Louis Eichhoff. q director. were
arrested yesterday for receiving deposits after
tho bank was known to be in a falling condi-
ton. The arrests followed an exciting meeting
of about:seventy. five depositors, most OF them
poor persons whose meagre savings were swal-
lowed up by the collapse of the bank. Fiery
speeches, In which 1t was proposed that the
officers be taken from their homes and hanged,
were made, but calrner counsel prevented acts
of violence.
The warrants were sworn to by George NJ.
Smith, who was appointed Chairman of a com
mittee Of five depositors to Institute proceed
inRs. The arrested officers were taken In charge
by. the Sheriff. Their preliminary hearing Is
ment against their being allowed to give bond.
There are numerous instances. 1t Ia said, where
deposits were received by the bank after 1t
was known to be insolvent. 1t 10 not thought
that depositors will receive as much as 25 cents
on the dollar. Tho bank had about $66. 900 on
deposit at the time 1t failed. A thorough or
ganization of the depositors will be made. to
push the prosecution and demand explanations
why the Territorial Banking Board failed to
give proper warning to the public concerning
the banks condition. President Thelan and
the Eichhoffs are from New Jersey. There Is
much talk to-day of lynching tho men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
Welded IN SECRET.
Young mr.. and Mrs. RrdinEheld Forgiven-
BRIDEGROOM Related TO Thackeray.

Young mr.. and Mrs. RrdinEneId Forgiven
BRIDEGROOM Related to Thackerny.
Flatbush has had an elopement, and the hero
of it is a second cousin Of Thackeray. the nov
elist. His name is Richard Victor Howard
Beecher B~edingfeld, and he is 10 years old.
Last Sunday night he was married secretly to
Minnie Iona Case. formerly of Islip, L. l., o
lady seven years his senior. He lives with his
uncle. Victor BedinRfeld, ct 35 East Broadway,
Flatbush. and is assistant cashier at the Clar-
endon Hotel, Brooklyn.
He became acquainted with the lady two
years ago at the home of the Rev. w. G. Blake
man, the pastor Of the Lenox Road NJ. Z.
Church, In Flatbush. Miss Case at that time
was visiting the pastors family. who had been
her neighbors in Islip. Afterward she re-
tannfS to WITH Eia's srsa. to snt aSs %iah the the Piaased
Of the Sunday school.
Bedingfeld and Miss Case sitting together in
the pastors pew. This caused some pleasant
couple again sat together, and the ladies' Of the
church had many ideas on the subject. In
the evening, there were two vacant seats in the
tea Mr.. Bedingfleld and Miss Case met at tho
Brooklyn Bridge: A carriage in waiting con-
Layton fsyfo pastor r. Of the B saH Avenue Metho..
dist Church. There they were married, Mrs.
went to Washington. Upon returning to
Flatbush yesterday they went at once to tho
man presented his bride to the family and ex.
planned all. His uncle congratulated the
couple, but said tho young man might have ad-
However" he said, don't let 1t occur
again."
The young couple then went to Mr.. Blake
mans home and received the pastoral benedic.
ton. Tho Bridegroom is q native of England,
and the son Of Richard Thackeray Bedingtield,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
TRAIN WRECKS NEAR CHICAGO.
One Man Killed and Eieven Hurt In the Rail-
read Accidents.

One Man Killed and Eleven Hurt In the Rail-
read Academia.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-One man was killed and
eleven were hurt in three railroad accidents
that occurred near Chicago within eighteen
hours. At Salt Creek, two miles north of La
Grange, a Chicago, Hammond and Western
train tumbled from a bridge into the water and
six persons received more :or less serious inju-
ries. At Palos Springs, three miles north of
Orland. and twenty miles from this city. q
ave men wero hurt. The cannon bell, train
also ran into the rear Of q suburban train and
overturned several passenger coaches.
The wreck near La Grange was the worst OF
all. From the iron railroad bridge which spans
Salt. Creek an engine and a caboose plunged into
zen feet of water. The engine ~ploughed through
the ice and water until it fell on its side on the
opposite bank. The caboose caught fire and
the four men imprisoned. therein fought to es-
cape through a narrow door In ths top of the
car. Every man of tho trains crow was hurt,
but none will die.
Senator John Humphrey. author Of the famous
Humphrey street car bill, was cut on the head
and his hip was injured In the collision on the
Wabash. Mr., Humphrey was unconscious for
two hours. Three other passengers. were badly
hurt and twelve moro 9lightly injured; A
switchman named James Parkwood was killed
in the Erie yards by o switch engine colliding
with three freight cars on o side track.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
TEARS FOR HIS DOG.
A Jersey Had ObiIEea 60 Garry his Pet q
Execution.

n SofueI hAu VDiiHeu 70 SuHEI Hb Fot 70
Execution.
A small boy concealed in . big ulster walked
into the Ocean avenue police station in jersey
City yesterday. and, standing in front Of the
desk, began to sob.
"what's tho matter, my boyi" asked Ser
geant Haag, in q kindly tone.
"Me mudder sent me down to ask You to
shoot JIM" replied the urchin. between his
sobs, at the same time wiping the tears from
his eyes with his polo cap.
"shoot Jimi' exclaimed the Sergeant in sur.
prise. '"who 10 Jim. and what does your
mother want him shot fort"
Hes my dog, but me mudder says I can't
keep him any moro because he tears up every-
a&hero is her, asked the Sergeants
Tho urchin unbuttoned his ulster and pro-
duced q mite Of q pup Of no particular breed.
The pup began to lick the boys face and give
other demonstrations of Affection, and tho boy
burst into q violent at of weeping.
Your mother ts cruel, isn't she1' remarked
Sergeant Haag, "but II she wants the dog shot.
/. suppose we'll have to shoot him. The boy
hurled away to avoid witnessing the execution.
Policeman McDonough tied a rope around the
pups neck'and dragged him to Q telegraph pole.
Then. drawing q revolver nearly as big as the
dog. he shot the terrified animal four times
without killing him.. Sergeant Haag was
obliged to finish the job. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30

heavy Rata nna MEETING ussuutain snsw Ne
o., ooo, 600 Damage.

TACOMA. Dec. 29.-Fioods have caused damage
estimated at 81. ooo. 900 In tho Northwest dur.
ing the last three days. The Northern Pacific,
Canadian Pacific, and Great Northern tracks
arc washed out, and traflo 10 almost suspended.
The Shelton and Southwestern; Tacoma, orting
and Southeastern; Seattle and International;
Everett and Monte Cristo, and other local roads
have sustained severe damage by washouts and
landslidss. In more than q dozen western
Washington valleys bridges. fences, and farm
property have been swept away. Several per-
sons have been drowned in tho upper Cowlitz
and Triton River valleys, but particulars arc
not yet obtainable. Stock has been drowned in
nearly ali the valleys now inundated.
The cattle were driven to the highlands during
the November floods. but no moro high water
was expected and they had been taken back to
tho bottom lands. The Chehalis, Newanakam.
and Skagit rivers are higher than for ten years
past. Tho town Of Newaukum 10 floating, and
between Chehalis and Centralia, the Northern
Pacinc's main limo 10 two feet under water.
Fourteen inches Of rain have fallen since Sun.
day. and tho warm winds have melted the snow
In the mountains very fast. causing the greatest
winter floods ever known here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
THE LORELEI Is HERE.
Arrival or the Heine Statue. which Has Cause
Dissension on Two Continents.

Arrival Or the HeIno Statue. which Has Caused
Dissension on Two Continents
The siren of the Rhine IL here. She is called
the Lorelei in song and story. The great Ger
man Jew, Heinrich Heine, celebrated the Lore.
lei as no other poet has. and in commemoration
Of him and his genius q German sculptor made
the seductive lady Of tradition in marble to
ornament the native place Of the poet. The
Germans Of the place would not have her be-
cause she was dressed only in her golden hair.
and they tried to get this city to take her and
put her up In q public park. We did not want
her either. and the poor girl was sent q wander.
ing.
She has not been taken out Of the hold OF the
steamship. Pontiac, which arrived on Sunday
from Mediterranean ports. The folks on this
side of the water do not know how she looks.
except from their impression of her photo
graphs. The artists horeabouts say she is
Saorid and valgnr,n which M p Y mean that she
The Germans of this city who have ordered
her. here are not certain yet what they will do
with her. Perhaps thoy will put some clothes
on her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30

a eeuth Careiina Net kills . mas Whe Wa
Bhot Dersnaise Hiusseif.


COLUMBIA, 8. O., Dec 29.-one OF the most
revolving lynchings in the State occurred at
Kingstroe. williamsburg county, last night. A
dying man was shot to death. On Christmas
evo Deputy Philip Poston went TO Prices store.
Georgetown county. to arrest Sam Turner, col
ored. The negro was about 10 surrender when
storekeeper Price told him he need Motif he did
not wish. Thereupon Turner resisted. Pistols
wero drawn. Poston shot Turner. inhicting
mortal wounds, and was In turn shot dead.
StoreKeepor Price was threatened with lynch
ing. He barricaded himself In his store. and to-
day fed to Georgetown, where he surrendered
70 the Sheriff for protection.
Meantime Turner fingered In an outbuilding
between lifo and death. Last night the magic
trate ordered him taken TO Kingstree In charge
Of deputies. 10 was conveyed there on q mat
tress in o wagon, his wife and brother riding
with him. when the wagon reached KinRstree
q deputy went for tho jailer to put the man In
Jail and to get the attendance Of q physician.
As the jailer approached he heard pistol shots
and heard q woman cry:
"They have shot my husband"
The deputy who was with Turner said q crowd
Of men cams TO the wagon, put pistols against
the mans head, and shot him 70 death. The
Coroner Q jury found that tho killing was dono
by persons unknown" Another negro charged
with having dubbed Poston after he was shot
10 In jail ut Kin gstree. Threats are made against
him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
sHOI THREE KILL ED HIAsELE.
Ernest johnson Tries TO kin His LandloFat1
Family and Then Commits Suicide.

Ernest johnson Tries TO Xiii His Landlords
Family and Then Commits Suicide.
CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 29.-Ernest johnson. o
ship carpenter. shot three persons In the house
226 Erie street, tonight. and then sending the
last bullet In his revolver into his own head. foil
dead.
The house 226 Erie street is occupied by Ern.
est f. Follows. his wife. and his 13-year-old
brother. Fellows and johnson wero cousins,
and both were ship carpenters, having come
here recently from Richmond. Va. to work in
Dialogues chip yard. Johnson boarded with
the Fellows. He was In arrears $3.50 for his
board and was ordered out Of the house last
night. Tonight he returned and asked permits
sion to remove some articles from his trunk.
This was denied until the board bill was set
tied. johnson then drew q revolver and opened
nre on Fellows. his wife, and brother. wounding
all three. Fellows was shot In the neck. and Is
seriously wounded. His wife's corset steels
saved her from receiving q fatal wound In the
breast. The boy WAS shot through the thigh.
All three victims are In Cooper Hospital. and
johnson was 90 years old, and a son of J. r.
w. johnson, q master mechanic at IT Pine
street, Richmond, Va.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
4 BoY's DRAMATIC SUICIDE.
Calls his PInymates In the Street and DriuL
Poison BEFORE Them.

Calls MS PInymntes In the Street and Drinks
Poison BEFORE Them.
seventeen.year-old Morris Dlester of 26o Mo
Dougal street, Williamsburg. committed suicide
yesterday by drinking carbolic acid.
He stood at a window in the rear of his fathers
homo and called to q number of his playmates
who were playing below. They gathered DO.
meath and looked up.
Waving his hand in farewell. young Dicster
raised q two-ounce bottle Of carbolio acid to his
lips and drank 1t.
One Of the boys. Peter Yonker of 2e1 McDou-
gal street, suspecting what he was doing. ran up
to the room. Diester soon fell to tho floor, and
he died before q doctor could reach him.
He had always been considered very peculiar,
but no immediate cause for the act Is known.
His father is Fred Diester, o Trainer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30

The Alleged Bunco MAN Raiiroaded Som
more About Massachusetts,

mOFO About IAnbbacnubcttos
BOSTON, Dec. 29.-John Reed, the alleged
bunco man. gave still further proofs to-day Of
his ability to furnish almost any sum Of money
required for bail. He was arraigned at Brock.
ton this morning, cha rged with swindllng Mar
tin Wood of Bridgewater ont of "a. 500. and the
case was continued until Thursday. The
a. 500 bonds required were quickly furnished,
andshe was then taken to Gardner. After
Reeds bail had been fixed in the BridRewater
Ease Deputy Sheriff Henry T. Porter stood ready
to.serve papers upon him for a civil suit Of
$1,000 in Connecticut. This fact was evidently
known to Reeds friends, for no sooner'had the
bail been put up than the man who let him have
the money turned to Policeman King and asked
him to rearrest Reed. He said that he had
given bonds for him in Gardner, and that he de-
sired to surrender him.
Reed was promptly rearrested and taken back
to Gardner. At Gardner Reed was held to await
trial on Saturday. This move was made to pre-
vent any action by the Connecticut authorities.
The suggestion that z indicate Is backing
Reed gained crcdence to-day by the actions Of
the two mysterious men that are furnishing bail
in all the cases. Neither of them will give his
name, but. both say that they are friends Of
Reeds and intend to stand by him to the end.
One Of them said that IL necessary q half mil
lion would BIO forthcoming to secure liberty for
Reed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
SLOW WORK IN 1uErGERT,s CASE.
All the Testimony New neinG written Ont in
Longhnnd-Mrs. LuetEert Found Again.

All the Testimony New Reins written Ont in
Longhnnd-Mrs. LuetEert Found Again.
CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-Weeks may stretch into
months before the jury in the Luetgert case re-
turns q verdict. Denied a stenographic report
Of the proceedings at the expense of the county
and unable to pay for q transcript, the attor-
neys for the defence are taking q verbatim re-
port Of testimony longhand. The old-fash-
Toned method 10 likely to delay the trial
indefinitely. Mr.. Harmon says he will
take the proceedings verbatim II 1t takes
six months. 1t is said such a contingency has
never before arisen in the Cook county courts.
Luetgert has no money and the stenOgraphers
who have been reporting the trial refuse to
work with only notes In payment and did not
appear In the court room.
Judge Gary refuses to order the reporter who
does the State work by contract to furnish Luet-
CERT with a copy free Of charge. The case drags
along with no new developments.
CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. 29.-Detective Seligsohn
of the Metropolitan Detective Agency OF this
city says that Mrs. Adoiph LeutRert. Ia working
as a servant in q boarding house in Summit
county. o., and that he can produce her in
twenty.four hours II necessary. He has written
a letter to Leutgert's attorney that he will pro-
duce the woman for a consideration of 5000.
Seligsohn says he received his information from
two women detectives. He says that Mrs.
Leutgert is being paid by Leutgert's rivals in
business In Chicago to remain away from
Chicago,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
GREEN GOODS MEN IN TOWN.
Tive Rhode Island Farmers Como Mers-0win
died AGREES the R1udson.

PAwTUcKEr, r. l., Dec. 29.-Joseph Fenif
and William Hutchins Of this city reportsd to
the police to-day that they had been buncoed by
green goods men. Fenif's lesson cost him $3.50.
Hutchins got out of the scrape cheap. losing
only $50. They want the police to help them
recover their money.
They received letters from New York in
which "Hne goods' were offered at very low
rates. They gathered their cash and three
weeks ago started for New York. There they
were mot by u good-looking man who took them
over to Jerse y City on a forryboat. Then he
piloted them through streets, alleys, and by
ways to a room. where they talked business.
Goods of fine quality wero offered. Fenif
wanted $1,000. and gave up $3.50 good dollars.
He received his package. Hutchins invested
$50. Then they came away. The usual order,
''Don't open the box till you get home" was
given them. They followed the order to the
letter.
When they arrived homo they cut open their
tin boxes. and found them filed with tissue
paper. The letters they sent to the green goods
men wcre ad ressed to Henry p. Hamilton. 109
Eighth avenue, New York.