davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1897-02-16
TWO BOYS EXECUTED.
They Held Up and Murdered n Man
Near st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. February 16.--At Clay
ton. suburb OF this city, and the county
seat of ST. Louis county, Peter, better
known Cotton Head Schmidt and
Sam Foster. colored, We're hanged today.
Peter Schmidt. who is only sixteen years
old. was swung off first. He died at 7.O5
am, with a sullen look on his face and
without any sign of repentance.
Sam Foster. the big brutal negro who
followed him TO death fifteen minutes
later, was so weak that he had almost to
be carried to the scaffold- His lips culver
ed and his eyes filled with tears as the
black cap was drawn over his head Both
Cied almost Instantly.
The two men. or rather boys, held up
Bersram b. Atwater. young Chicago art
list. at Webster Groves, suburb of ST
Louis on the night of January q, 1895.
MT; Atwater. who was on his way to pay a
visit TO his hancee resisted and was shot
oead within stones throw of the door OF
her house John Schmidt who has also
been convicted of completely in the murder
mas been sentenced to hang March Is. He
Is a cousin OF Peter Schmidt, who was
hanged today.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
Personal Mention.

Medical Inspector ]. B. Parker of the
Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard Is at the
Hamilton House on leave Of absence.
Col. G. NJ. Brayton, retired, Is at the
Arno.
Lieut. ". B. Hogarty, retired, is at 1903
G street northeast.
Col. H. NJ. Robert corps Of engineers, Is
in this city in attendance on the meeting
of the BraZos river commission.
Lieut.. w. Z. Purviance of the medical
department has reported at the War De-
partment for examination for promotion.
Mr.. l.. d. Marcellus of the sixth audi
tors office has accepted q position as treas
urer of a shoe mandatory In North
Adams, Mass He will leave q. once to
assume his new duties.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
A NEW. COMMISSIONER.
F. p. b. Sands Nominated 10 succ.
Mr.. RNsA

F. r. b. Sands Nomiusted 20 Succeed
Mr.. Ross
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Francis P. B. Sands o1 the District of
columbia, to be Commissioner of the
District of Columbia vice John W. Ross,
whose term has expired,
War-Col. G. H. Weeks. assistant quar-
termaster general. to be brfgs1ier general
and quartermaster general; Lieut.. Col. J.
q. 9. Lee. deputy quartsrmaater general,
10 De colonel and assistant quartermaster
master general. to be lieutenant colone,
ana deputy quartermaster sgeueral; Capt,
Jonh W. Pullman, assistant qlar termaster.
70 pe major and quartermasteR; Lieut. A.
captain and assistant duartermaster.
Also some minor promotions in the rev.
enue cutter service. 3
Evening star., 1897-02-16
GOING TO PRINCETON,
Mrs. Cleveland and the Children to
Leave in q Few Days.

Mrs. Cleveland and the Children to
Leave in a Few Days.
Mrs. Cleveland and her three children
will leave here in a few days for their
future home in Princeton. and when the
family is established there she will re-
turn to this city to await the Inauguration
of President-elect Mckinley and accom-
pany Mr.. Cleveland to their New Jersey
home. Many Of the household and personal
effects of the family have been already
transferred to the Princeton house, and 1t
is reported to be nearly ready for occu-
pancy. Everything will be in complete Or
Mrs Cleveland when they leave Washing
ton on the afternoon Of the 4th of March.
Mrs. Thurber and children will leave here
tomorrow for their home in Detroit. and
Mr.. Thurber will follow them early In
March
Evening star., 1897-02-16
MIR. CAGES COMING.
May Not Arrive Here for q Week NJ
Ten Days.

may NOT ArrAve Here for . Week or
Ten Days.
CHICAGO, February 16.-Lyman J. Gage
the secretary OF the Treasury in the COM
ing mckinley administration. will leave this
city this afternoon. accompanied by Mrs
Gage HE says he has not fully made up
MS mind as to where he will spend the
time prior to the Inauguration, March 4,
out VIII seek 'congenial climate further
soutn. 1t was originally his intention to go
by way OF Washington and stay there for
day to secure certain Information in re-
gard to the Treasury Department that he
wished to peruse at his leisure He SAYS
now. however, that he may not get around
to the national capital for a week or ten
days.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
Woman Rights Bill kiued.

TOPEKA. Kan, February 16-The lower
house Of the state legislature has killed
the bill giving women the right to vote
for presidential electors The measures
were drawn by the o1icers OF the State
Equal Suffrage Association, and there has
been lobby here working for 1t ever since
the conyening of the legislature The
measure was reported adversely by the
committee ON elections and the house re-
fused to give It "a place on the calendar
for discussion.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
DENIED BY CURzoN.

British Almiral Did Not Threaten
Prince George, as Published.
LONDON. February 16.-The parliament
tary secretary for the foreign Office, Mr.
George N. Curzon. replying to a question
in the house Of commons today, said that
the British admiral in Cretan waters could
not have used the threats to Price George
OF Greece which were attributed to him
in press dispatches from Canea yesterday
The British commander was said to have
threatened to use force against Prince
George of Greece In the event Of the latter
executing the orders he had received from
the Greek government
Evening star., 1897-02-16
Reforms In Execations.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, February 16-Rep-
resentative Ven Of Chicago Is preparing a
bill which provides that legal hangings in
Illinois shall take place within the walls
Of either the Joliet or Chester penitentiary.
It further provides that no one shall be
permitted to witness the execution but the
sherifk. the jury, the state executioner and
. representative OF the Associated Press.
The bill Is modelled after the Ohio law.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
Chief Justice Be..,.x III.

TRENTON. n. J., February l6-Chief
Justice Beasley is again i'll and In a very
serious condition. Fears are entertatne,a
that he will not recover. DIR. ]. NJ Da-
costa has been summoned from Philade,-
phia- Justice Beasley has been more or
less indisposed since his recent attack Of
grip He is now suffering from pneumonia
Evening star., 1897-02-16
FIGHTING IN THE PHnIPP1NEs.

The Spanish Again Report That They
Are Victorious.
MADRID. February 16. 16.-A.Accoualne to a
dispatch received her4 fron 1eeniila. severe
nshtins has taken DlHee bit~ssnstha Span
ish troops and the in1trgehts.sf the Philip
pine IslaIds The Hpanfalds sat b stated,
have captured 1t the betnt pf the bay
onet the, entrenched ihsurgensV position ON
the Ymns Coad..s -. ;.
II IL added that four huns3ned sSnsufgsnts
We're killed, and that the spaniar1s lost
twenty-six men killed and sixty wounded.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
German Editor Puni.hed.

BERLIN, February 16.-Herr Wegner,
editor of the Deutsche Tages-Zeitung, has
been sentenced to two months imprison-
ment for an article stating that the for
eign office inspired the paragraph stating
that the czar was dissuaded from visiting
Prince Bismarck by advice from the high
est government quarter.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
GREEKS At CHICAGO VOLUNTEER
Half the Colony Ready to Join I'm {
War ON Turkey.

war Oh turkey
CHICAGO, February 16-Spokesmen fol
the Greek colony of Chicago declare that
one-half of their number have already
enrolled their names for enlistment in the
expected war with Turkey at the head
quarters, No. II Dearborn street
The presidents of the six local Greek
societies will hold conference today to
call a mass meeting for the purpose OF
raising money to prosecute the war OF
freedom and to aid the widows and chill
dren of slain Cretan soldiers. Speeches
will be delivered in Greek and English.
Friends of liberty of every race are in
vited to be present.
J. C. Palamaris seemed to be the spokes-
man OF the majority OF the Greeks WHO
gathered al headquarters. He was cheer
ed repeatedly as he declared the willingness
of himself and ninety-nfne out of every hun
dred men OF Greek birth OF parentage in
Chicago to return to their native land and
fight for Greece.
Mr.. Palamaris detailed the operations Ct
a great pan-Hellenic secret society under
the name of the National League" which
is collecting money to he used in the war
against the Mussulman-r This society, ac-
cording to Mr.. Pala maHis. is supposed TO
be composed of the leading Greeks in King
Georges kingdom and throughout the
world. though the naTaes of the guiding
H.
12pWN.0OO francs already have been col
lected and partly used In supplying arms
to the Greek subjects Of Abdul Hamid for
Use when the National League or King
George shall proclaim a general insurrec-
tion.y -
This organization has been CO citing
money for six or eight MONTHS said Mr..
Palamaris. Funds are sent to George
Gousion, manager of the Anglo-Egyp.ian
Bank at Alexandria: also No. 81 Rue La
fayette, Paris, and 1027 Clements lane.
Lombard street, London. E. G. They will
be used to free Macedonia, Epirus Th.s-
sally, Albania and Thrace and the islands
of the Aegean sea.
We are kept informed of the action of
the National League by paper published
In New York called the Atlantis. In the
last issue there was an extensive call to
the Greeks to contribute of their means
as literally as they are able
we have trusted the powers to right
cur wrongs long enough, and now feel it
IS ume to strike for ourselves. The most
immediate need for funds Is for the succor
OF the widows and children of the Cretan
soldiers who have fallen in battle or have
been murdered. Many of them are suf-
fering and some starving"
Evening star., 1897-02-16
FAvoRABLY REPORTED.

The Bill to send New Jer.ey Troou.
to the Inauguration.
TRENTON. N. J.. February 1s-The sen.
ate appropriations committee TODAY decide,
to report favorably Senator Voorhees,, hi,
approprfating $1,000 for sending the ID
Regiment of Paterson. the Essex Troop and
the Camden Gatling gun squad to partici-
ton. Ae
Evening star., 1897-02-16
Utah Inve.,ixa,ion Dropu.s.

SALT LAKE. Utah, February 1G-In the
state senate the RideoCt resolution for in
vesugauon OF the recent senatorial cleo
,loh was put upon Its Passage, and was lost
by a vote of ; 20 IL w.
Evening star., 1897-02-16
To Attend Mr.. fuckers Funeral.

-NHNCAOH 0CA0EW 04048Ee
Secretary Carlisle and Postmaster Gem
eral Wilson have gone to Winchester. Va,
to attend the funeral Of ex-Representatiye
John Randolph Tucker. and they were the
only absentees at today's meeting Of the
cabinet.
Evening star., 1897-02-16

ships will be recalled and Greece will be
allowed to assume the administration of
Crete, possibly under some restrictions.
The announcement that Prince Nicholas
will start for Larissa. Thessaly, with. his
regiment tomorrow created the greatest en-
thusiasm in military circles. King George,
the royal family and the government. are
now in the highest possible favor with the
people, and Prince George is certain of
receiving grand welcome when he returns
to the Piraeus with the torpedo fiotilla.
The Greek troops in Crete. it is an
nounced, are advancing on Canea. The
proclamation of Colonel Vassos, the COM
mander Of the Grecian forces at Platonics.
read:
"Cretans: You are suffering from the
present state of anarchy and are exposed
to the excesses Of q fanatical populace-
excesses which have awakened the ma
tional sentiment and have deeply stirred
the Hellenic people.
This lamentable situation of people Of
the same race and same religion. having
common destinies with ourselves, could not
any longer be allowed to exist.
The king of the Hellene6. my august
master, has resolved. to end this state of
things by a military occupation of Crete
In proclaiming this occupation to the
inhabitants, without distinction Of religion
or nationality, / promise in the name of
property and to respect the religious con-
victions OF the inhabitants while bringing
them peace and law.
Conference Mt ConstantinOple.
Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press,
CONSTANTINOPLE, February 16-The
council of ministers has been sitting at the
Yildiz Kiosk all day long. AS a state of
war between Greece and Turkey practical
ly exists. although it has not been officially
declared 1t is believed that the council will
decide to recall the Turkish minister at
81 D-r- u nrsvy fl4
minister here, Prince Maurocordato, his
passports.
Evening star., 1897-02-16

Andrew Lipscomb: Il personally am very
much pleased and politically. too. / be-
lieve Mr.. Sands is with the administration
but he has not been offensive. He has not
spoken Of the regular democrats as an
archists, socialists. etc. / think he is
broad-minded enough to recognize that the
six and half miiiion men who voted for
Bryan were not half-witted fanatics but
patriotic Americans. I hope he viii be con-
frmed. and believe he viii be. He Is a
Washfngtcnian. and We like him.
Presf0eEt HarT1ns Of the Metropuli.an "a
Railroad Company saic that while re re-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
AUrIFUL ARr PUBLICATIONS.

One of the delights of the season to
all lovers Of the artistic and beautiful
is the appearance of the holiday publ
cations Of Raphael Tuck & Sons COM
pany, fine art and book publishers, of
London, Paris and New York, their
New York office being at 1868 Broadway.
This famous publishing house makes a
feature at this season of gift, Juvenile
and toy books, calendars, booklets and
Christmas cards, all of which commend
themselves at once to the artistic taste
and afford a most acceptable opportu-
nifty for making selections of Christmas
gifts that are at once suitable and
charming, and need only to be seen to
be appreciated. Not one of the multi
tude of designs to select from but has
Its special charm and originality, from
the exceedingly pretty cards costing but
a mere trifie up to the most elegant Of
the firms souvenir publications. Their
photographic work is of the highest class
and the coloring Of the illustrations in
cards, calendars, booklets and splendid
gift books is most admiral BILE. The
firms publications are most meritorious
and help adorn myriad Of homes each
holiday season.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
THORN'S TRTfL ENDED.
Case Will Probably be with the Jury This
Afternoon.

New York, Nov. 29.-The trial of Mar
tin Thorn for the murder of Guldensup-
pc was closed tonight so far as the
taking of the evidence was concerned
Tomorrow morning the lawyers for
the defendant and the people will sum
up, and it is thought that Justice Mad
dox will charge the jury early in the
afternoon. Mr.. Howe will begin his
final appeal in Thorn's behalf at $50
and he expects to conclude before noon
District Attorney Youngs will then
have his say for the prosecution and he
expects that the charge of Justice Mad
dox will be very lengthy so that by 8
o'clock in the afternoon the case may
be with the jury.
Thorn, in his story of the murder, de-
liberately accused Mrs. Mack of having
shot Guldensuppe and when he CThorn)
reached the Woodside cottage, between
II and IL o'clock on Friday, June %.
the woman met him at the door and
told him that Guldensuppe was lying
dead upstairs and that she had shot
and killed him. This was the first init
nation, Thorn said, that he had of the
purpose for which Mrs Mack had rent
ed the Woodside cottage UP to that
moment he had understood she was 60
ing to start baby farm there, and that
he was to live with her and share the
profits. The prosecution did not put
Mrs. Mack on the stand and the court
ruled against Mr.. Howe's attempt to
introduce the testimony given by Mrs
Mack at the mistrial,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
OBITUARY..

Death of Mrs. Sybn W. Foote Beazley.
Many friends will learn with sorrow
OF the death of Mrs Sybil Foote Beaz-
ley, who died yesterday afternoon at
2:SO o'clock. She was the wife Of Mr..
Beazley, well known young New Ha-
ven man, and the daughter of Mrs.
Wealthy S. Foote, formerly proprietor
OF a restaurant on Chapel street, below
Union street, and who is the proprietor
OF cottage at Blue Mountain Lake In
the Adirondacks. The deceased was a
young lady of winning manners and
amiable disposition She had suffered
with heart trouble for number of
years. ,....... .-...
The funeral services will be held In
the church in Stony Creek tomorrow
afternoon at l o'clock. A delegation of
the New Haven members of the Order
OF the Eastern Star will attend the last
sad rites, going from here on the train
leaving at II a. m.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
STORM ON ENGLISH COAST.
IA Score of Bodies Have Been Washed
: hc.1ac

IA Score of Bodies Have Been Washed
Ashore From Wrecks.
London, Nov. 29.-The gale which
swept the English coasts yesterday, do
ing much damage at Holyhead and
other places, ragged all night long, and
had not abated in fury this morning,
when it amounted almost to a cyclone
in many places. The storm was ac-
companied by snow and hail
News of a long list of fatalities,
wrecks and damage to property has al
ready been received. All the coast
towns have suffered and a score Of
bodies have been washed ashore Yes
sells are reported ashore on every part
of the coast and many ships are known
to have foundered, with the probable
loss of all hands There is much wreck
age about the Goodwin Sands At
Lowestoft, Yarmouth, and elsewhere
the sea has flooded the quays and
neighborhoods, washing away the es-
planades and doing other serious dam
age. The sea wall at Scarborough has
been washed away and the passenger
and mail service across the channel has
been mostly suspended
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
WALLiNGFoRD NEWS.

Work on South Colony Street-Annual Sale
of st. Pnul's Guiid-Two Funerals Yes
terday-Arrests for Vagrancy.
The work on the new boulevard, as
South Colony street will be rightly
termed, is progressing finely. The road
up to the borough line has been finished
up and now there is an elegant macad-
am road to the North Haven line. From
the borough line coming north the new
road is being graded, and when finished
there will be top dressing of several
inches of fine crushed stone over the
entire length of the road from the Dor
ough line to the north terminus at Big
gins crossing. The bridge will be fin
ished in a few days and after the filling
is completed the approaches from every
side will be hardened with crushed
stone, and when completed the work
will be like all other jobs done by the
railroad company-a first-class one In
every particular, Three thirty-inch tile
drains have been placed under the road,
two on the south and one ON the north
side Of the bridge, to carry away the
water. The bridge will be an elegant
structure and a credit to the borough
Some of those who were opposed to the
road change should go down and look
it over. ....
Ihe late e. M. Pomeroy was a soldier
In the War of the Rebellion and he serv-
ed three years in the Fifteenth Connect
lieut. Volunteers.
Rev. ]. e. Wildman officiated at the
funeral of e. Miner Pomeroy yester-
day afternoon. He was buried with
Masonic honors.
Rev. Mr.. Adams officiated at the fu-
neral of A. C. Burghoff yesterday af-
ternoon. The burial was in the Center
street cemetery. The bearers were TAX
en- from members of Compass lodge, F.
and A. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Leichter have
twins, a boy and girl
w. H. Toomey has been quite i'll with
pneumonia since his arrival in England
He expects to return home in time to
eat his Christmas dinner in Walling-
ford.
The annual sale Of St. PauPs guild
will be held at the parish house Thurs
day evening, December 2. Supper will
be served from to o'clock The
goods on sale will consist Of fancy and
useful articles. The supper will be on
the European plan.
John Ward and James Raglan, who
claimed to hail from Naugatuck and
Ansonia, were arrested Sunday by Off
Ger Reilly and yesterday morning were
brought before the borough court and
charged with vagrancy. They were
placed under 5000 bonds and went down
to Jail.
Mrs. B. F. Harrison will leave early
in January on trip through Europe
and the Holy Land.
Eddie Heinemen is now captain of
the polo team. Bob Petit has been re-
leased.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
Kriei Menr,on.

High water to-day, 1887 p. m.
Insurance Loans. Chas. Wilson & Co.
Two family house, 50, 6OO RE.Baldwin.
The L. Candee rubber mandatory
re-opens tomorrow.
Munsey's and McClure's Magazines
for sale at the Mckee news stores to-
day.
The members of the Ramblers' club
of Wallingford, who will play the De-
tenders in New Haven, a basketball
game next Thursday evening will be A.
Y. Lane, W. Dray, H, Mitchell, F. Mot
tram and Lobb.
Business continues very brisk at the
big clock factory and as for many
weeks the hands in some of the de-
partments are working overtime in or
der that the company may keep pace
with it's orders. The factory shut down
but one day Thanksgiving week. The
marine clock and watch departments
are specially busy.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
NEW BOND

Stamp Deputy Internal Revenue Col
lector James j. Kennedy of the New
Haven customs office received an orde,
yesterday from Collector John c. Bvx
bee to transfer all the stamps of any
value he has on hand to Hartford to
morrow morning and to close the loca
office that day until / o'clock in the af
ternoon.
The transfer is necessitated by thu
filing Of a new bond by Mr.. Byxbee, on
of whose sureties recently died. Mr.
Kennedy has $4,000 stamps on hand
He will take these to Hartford and vii
have them back again for bushes.
probably tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

Washington, Nov. 29-The forthcom-
ing November statements of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures will
show that the receipts during Novem-
Der have so far reached 1929 ,97,, which
Indicates total Of about $25,O00, 900 for
the month. This is trif1ing improve
ment over October, when the receipts
We're $24,391, AIS. The deficit thus far
during November stands at So, 572, 100,
which Is larger than was expected.
The deficit for the fiscal year stands
at S46,5S1, 120 the receipts having been
$127 ,160 and the expenditures STA
2S2,2S0.
The receipts from customs so far this
fiscal year undoubtedly will fall consid-
erably short of the estimates made by
the managers of the new tariff bill dur
ing its pendancy in congress. At that
time it was estimated that customs
would yield about 100000 during
the year. The indications are now said
to be that the receipts from this source
will not aggregate more than s165, OOo,-
900.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-30
NEW ADVERTIsEMENTS TO-DAY.

Auction Sale-R. B. Mallory.
Brownie" -Malley, Nicely & Co.
Christmas Bargalus-Veru Rubber Co.
Cecilia Peas-E, Il. Hall & Son.
Estate Thomas Cahlll-Probate Notice.
For Sale Standardization u, 40 Church.
Financial-Boody, Mcclellan & Co.
Furniture-The Chamberlain Co.
Great Savings-F. NJ. Brown & Co.
Hyperion-The Wizard of the Nile.
Holiday Goods-Chas. Monson Co.
Lamp Week-Robinson & Co.
Lost-Pin--192 Washington Ave-, W. Haven.
Manure-Connecticut Concrete Company.
Oysters-A. Foote & Co.
POULTRY. It. Sheiffele.
Pearlo-dento-At Druggists.
Postum-At Grocers'.
Special for Wednesday-Public Market.
Shoes-A. 3. Greenwood.
Wanted--Situation-S2 Grand Avenue.
Wanted-Spinner-C. Cowles & Co.
Wanted-Situation-9 Grand Avenue.
Wanted-Laundry Work-Mrs. Pasma.
Notwithstanding Orchard Street.
Wanted-Situation-1 Franklin Street.
Wanted-Partner-H.H H., care of Journal.
Wanted-Salesmen-L. FL. c., This Office.