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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24

Proceedings to Enjoin the Live stock Exchange
from Doing Business.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. GA big surprise was
sprung on the members Of the Live Stock Ex-
change to-day when Attorney General McKenna
caused to be filed in the Federal Court here pro-
ceedinRs to perpetually enioin the organization
from doing business. The announcement also
comes that similar suits will be commenced in
all States against Live Stock Exchanges. The
papers have been preparing for more than .
month.
The Kansas case IL related but remotely to
this movement, though Assistant Attorney.
General Sawyer, who has charge OF the case
here. declares that Judge Fosters decision in
Kansas merely indicates what Attorney-Gen-
eral McKenna conceived to be true when he de-
termined TO begin the suits. 1t took the menu
bers of the local Exchange so much by surprise
that it is freely predicted tonight that the or
ganization will voluntarily dissolve tomorrow.
The directors have not, however. declared
what their course OF action will be. The men,
bership is 200. The papers in the suit were filed
with Attorney General McKenna some time ago
by Attorney John T. Gathers OF this city. They
were returned this morning with the statement
that the Attorney.General had approved OF the
suit. Summonses are being prepared by the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF the United States.
and will be served by the Marshal in South
Omaha.
AhO VhOSu VI n bulb, ~ Sih no buhb ~
Topeka was. will DO to perpetually restrain the
South Omaha Live Stock Exchange from carry
ing on is business.
1t Is alleged that in September last, the
Omaha Live Stock Commission Company was
organized, but its members had charges pre-.
ferred against them by the South Omaha Live
Stock Exchange, and were excluded from bust.
ness. They secretly appealed later to Judge
McKenns, and this is said to be the basis of the
litigation.
The request for a perpetual injunction is
based on the theory that the Live Stock EN'
change violates the letter and spirit OF the
Sherman Antitrust law. 1t is further alleged
that the organization is q conspiracy to violate
the laws OF the United States, and especially
the Antitrust law mentioned; anu that the
members have confederated to monopolize the
buying and selling of live stock at this market
in restraint OF trade and commerce between
the States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
CASrAWAYs IN THE PACIFIC.
Thirteen sailors Reach n Small Island. whore
they live Ten Months Before Rescue Comcs.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. GA romance OF tho
sea comes from Sydney. New South Wales. On
Aug. 20 there arrived at sydney thirteen sur.
vivors of the wrecked Norwegian bark Scladon,
which was lost on Stradbroke Island in August
last year, 1t was supposed, with all hands, Us
nothing was heard Of the Captain or crew. Tho
thirteen men who were picked up in July on
Sophia Island tell a remarkable tale OF hard
ships and endurance. They we're on the open
sea for twenty.seven days, sailed 1000 miles.
and then spent ten months on q small coral
island.
When their vessel went on a reef two boats
were lowered. both poorly provided with food
and water. The Captain commanded one boat
and the first mate the other. They had a few tins
Of salmon and sardines, u small bag Of biscuits,
three tins OF beef, and two kegs OF water. They
made the supply last twenty -one days.
The Captain died in a few days of exposure.
The mate was drowned ana his boat lost. The
survivors in the Captains boat, exposed to tho
fierce tropical sun, managed to exist for six
days longer on small ratlons OF water. Then
they sighted Sophia Island, the first land they
had seen since leaving their vessel. They
beached their boat, and when they landed they
were too weak to stand. They found ten ma
tives, with whom they lived peacefully. exist.
ing on ~cocoanuts. turtles and sea birds. They
hung out distress signals, which were not an
swered for ten months, when the steamer Clyde
saw them and took them to Fiji.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24

Tho Aged woman Toll Keeper 10 Tortured.
Hound and Gagged. and Robbed OF aA6.

The Aged woman Toll Keeper 10 Tortured.
Round and Gagged. and Robbed OF sAS.
PoRr JERvIs, Sept. 23.-Shortly before mid
night last night three masked burglars battered
down the door OF the dollhouse on the Coleville
turnpike, near "Fiddler's Elbow" two miles
from Port Jervis. They then went upstairs to
the bedroom where Mrs. Olivia g. Robinson, tho
aged toll keeper and only occupant OF the house.
was sleeping. and the leader. presenting a re-
volver at her head, said:
Tell us where tho money Is"
There Is no money here for you" she replied.
"If you don't tell" he responded, I'm blow
your brains out"
He then slapped her in the face several times.
but the old lady remained firm, saying:
I'm an old woman. and I can die but once.
II you kill me you will gain nothing by it"
They then applied burning torches TO her bare
feet, which forced her to cry out:
Have You men no mothers. and have you no
pity for an old woman I"
This caused them TO cease their torture. They
next tore the bed sheets into strips and tightly
bound the legs and arms OF their victim. They
forced a gag in her mouth and tied her feet TO
tho two lower bed posts. Then they ransacked
the house. securing $40. mostly gate money. A
gold watch and quite a sum of money were
overlooked. Mrs. Robinson was found In her
helpless condition at $50 in the morning by
EIunet Jones. a lad who brings her milk every
morning. He called assistance and Mrs. Robin
son was unbound. She could not have survived
much longer. She Is the widow ot a soldier, is
II years OF age, and for twenty-five years has
glars. A reward OF $50 is offered for their APP
prehension.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
WENT TO SEA ON 4 BOX.
Maine Inventor and His Son Trunaie Them
selves Into . Northwest Gale.

selves into = NORTHWEST Onle.
The steamer Pentagoet, which arrived from
Eastport. Me-, last evening and tied up at an
East River pier. had aboard Peter Byckman, q
Swedish inventor Of Bar Harbor. and his son
Joseph, Is years old.
When the steamer was about eighteen miles
of Mount Desert, Second Officer Haughey,
who was on the bridge, saw a dark object,
making great leeway in the strong north
westerly gale. about q mile on his port bow.
He supposed it was an overturned schooner.
He called Capt. George Cakes, and they
viewed it through glasses. They were unable to
determine what it was. and finally they headed
for it. Pretty soon they made out n man and a
The Pentagoet went alongside. and IL was
then seen that the queer thing was a box-like
contrivance about L. feet long by 10 feet wide,
and that inside the box-like frame there was q
A bowline was thrown to the INVENTOR and he
and his son were hauled up on the deck of the
steamer. An attempt was made to tow
Byckman's queer craft to New York. but the
weather was too rough.
Just after the Pentagoet tied up TO her pier
here Byckman went to Brooklyn. He said he
had friends over there who were interested In
his invention. and who were going to invest
money in 1t. Nobody aboard the PEN
tagoet could give a very accurate DESCRIPTION
said that he understood from Byckman that
the craft was going to revolutionize marine
navigation, but he didn't see how. From what
Haughey saw of IL and from what he learned
from the inventor, the motive power was tho
cylinder which had a lot of fianges running
Iengthwise Of it like the buckets Of a paddle
wheel. The barrel was operated by a crank on
the top of the box.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24

Champion's Picture shown on q screen. After
which He MaLes n speech.

GREENWICH. Conn, Sept. 23.-The New Leba-
non Opera House at Hawthorne, Just completed,
was thrown open to the public last night, when
the German Lutheran Church held a fair there.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Berkemeyer IS the pastor OF the
church, and he arranged a series OF stereopticon
views OF local men and scenes. Following the
picture OF SelectmAn Vessels that OF Bob Fitz-
simmons was shown and was loudly applauded-
The champion is spending the summer at Rye
Beach, four miles away. After the picture
Capt. James :. Merritt. Chief OF the Port Chester
Fire Patrol. introduced Fitzsimmons, who said:
LADiEs Al ZEE LEaEN Il pasIor OF mo
formed me that my picture was to be shown
here tonight and requested me to appear before
the audience, SO they could see what I looked
like In real life. OF course, you. all know that I
am q prizehghter and the champion OF tho
world. but I will say now that I have retired
and intend to fight tho battle OF life on other
lines. Wishing you all prosperity and happi-
ness, I am your friend. Robert FltzsimmoEa"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
SHOT HIS FArHER-1y-LAH DEAD.
Result OF . Quarrel That Followed = West.
chester CSunty Rlopement-

STAMFORD, Conn. Sept. 23.-James Kelley,
90 years old, shot and instantly killed Charles
Mead, his father.in-law, so years old. at the
~latter's home In Lewisboro, N. Y, shortly after
10 o'clock last night.
Lewisboro Is a little town in Westminster
county, New York, about two miles from New
Canaan, and two miles from Rdgefcld. II Is
on the State line. There is one store in Lewis
boro, where everything needed by the country
people is supplied. 1t is near the centre of the
town. About a mile and u half away James
Kelley, 80 years old. lived with his wife, only
is years old. the daughter OF Charles Mead, q
farmer. Kelley and the girl eloped about three
weeks ago. and were married. Returning they
began housekeeping not far from the home OF
the girls parents.
The parents were not reconciled to tho mar
rtnge, and quarrels between the two families
we're frequent. To make matters worse, Kelley
became Jealous Of Carl schleishe, a farm hand.
who. he Thought, was too attentive to his
all hands participated. Kelley decided to
leave. He sold HIS horse, wagon, and farming
Implements, and obtained employment with
Myron Crawford In New Canaan. Last night
Kelley visited his home. When the Meads and
schlelshe learned that he had returned then
back of tho house, but soon came in. As he
entered the house Mead struck him. They
Kelley drew his revolver and fired at Mead.
The shot. was fatal.
The others gave Kelley n terrible beating and
tied him with. ropes. A messenger was sent
custody. He was held to await the coroner's
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
"PREsUMrrUoUs" BRooH11x.
s~aeLauGhlin and His Lisutenants Propose to
Renain Presumptuous

Ex-Register Hugh Mclaughlin, the leader of
the $4,000 enrolled Democratic host in Brook
lyn, and his lieutenAnts will not agree without
q stubborn dght to give Tammany the two chief
places on the city ticket
This, they contend. is q question Of politics.
pure and simple. We are asking for Mayor or
Comptroller not solely TO crafty the pride Of
the local organization, but for the good of tho
party as a whole. We cannot get the support
necessary to insure the success OF our ticket in
Brooklyn II we have only one candidate on tho
ticket and that the President of the Council"
The Tammany leaders are said to have pro-
nounced Mr.. McLaughlin's claim for Brooklyn
as nothing short Of "presumptuous." II is sur
views on the receipt Of Q further message from
Mr.. Mclaughlin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
oUTsPoKEN BRrANIrEs, THESE
The Ohio Democratic Campaign Opened with
cut DodginE On silver.

COLUMBUS, o., sept. 23.-The Democratic
State campaign in Ohio was opened tonight on
an elaborate scale, meetings being held stimuli
taneously in all the chief cities. Reports re-
ceived here are TO the eject that for the most
part they were n success both In point of attend
ance and enthusiasm.
The meeting Of the greatest Importance was
held In this city. and the keynote sounded by the
Hon. Horace L. Chapman. the nominee for Gov
ernor. The meeting was presided over by tho
Hon. Allen w. Thurman. and tho attendance was
estimated at 1000. Mr.. Thurman, in acknowl.
edGing the honor conferred upon him by being
called upon to preside at the meeting, could not
OF the silver cause. He denounced as a false
hood tho statement which had appeared
In the Republican press. and reappeared
time and time again. to the effect
silver had been abandoned by the Democrats
on account OF the rise in the price OF wheat and
campaign would De conducted upon the lines
laid down in, the party, platform. which reat'
hrmed the Chicago declaration Of principles
without the change oi . word or syllable.
Mr.. Thurman said the candidates upon tho
State ticket stood FOR the same principles fu-
which Bryan contended last year. He chal-
lensed the Republican orators and press to re-
new the attack upor the plank in the national
platform last year. denouncing government by
tyrannical Judges who made laws rather than
put an Interpretation upon them. He said this
they Wou!d not 10 Tor rear OF losing the Iaoor
vote.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. ThurInan's address
he introduced Mr.. Chapman, who announced at
the start that he stood by tho platform upon
which he had been nominated, and which recoG-
nized the free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
the ratio of Is to I as the paramount issue.
He denied that prosperity hal come. and said
that the Republican platform OF last year was
one OF broken promises and rnredeemed
pledges, He declared that there were millions
of people in this country whose only hope was
the Democratic party. The other speakers were
ten. A. j. Warner of Marietta. COnRresaman
John ]. Lentz OF this city, and Mayor James
A. Rice OF Canton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
TROLLEY CAR ABLAZH
The Motor Bee Set Anrs BY an RIsctSie wire
Passengers In . Panic.

Trolley car 2l9 of the Nassau Railroads
Coney Island line was crowded with passengers
on its way up Washington street. Brooklyn, at
$3.50 o'clock last night. When at the corner of
York street n man. who proved TO be John Har-
rington OF sl6 Dean street. jumped up in the
centre OF the car and shouted:
The cars on fire. Everybody get out quickly"
The passengers lost no time in getting out
motor box had been ignited by an electric wire
that was not insulated. Tho flames spread
along the .looring OF the car and burned away q
portion OF the seats before the IRE was extin-
guished. A dozen conductors and motormen.
from other cars blocked along Washington
street, procured buckets OF water and put out
the DIRE. Then the car was taken to the repair
shop. Some OF the passen gers were so badly
car which the company put at their service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
MILLER INTENDED SUICIDE.
a BrooLIya Man shoots HimseIr ut an Inn on
the Ocean

John A. Miller. 30 years old, Of 357 Second
street. Brooklyn. attempted to commit suicide
last night b, shooting himself at the Clarendon
Inn, on the Ocean Parkway. near Twenty-sec-
ond avenue.
He dined ut the inn, which is . well-known
road house. and, going on to the veranda, fred
two shots at himself. One bullet went wild. The
other entered his head over the right ear. He
was sent TO the Scney Hospital. 1t is thought he
VIII recover.
Three lie tiers were found in his pockets. One
WAS addressed to his wife. one to q friend, and
the third to the Coroner. They were scaled and
the police refused to open them.
His wife was notified and went to the hospital.
but she refused TO talk about the shooting.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF a WITNESS.
she was the win or tho P1aintin and Had
Taken tho Stand Against Her Husband.

= s-e
ALBANY, Sept. 23.-In the trial of the action
OF Uriah Fl. Maynard against Lincoln Dane to-
day the announcement was made that Mrs. Eva
Maynard, wife OF the plaintiff. and who Is en-
ployed by the defendant as 4 domestic, was
dead. She was on the witness stand yesterday
afternoon for the defendant In the action
brought against him by her husband to recover
damages for alleged malicious prosecution in
having caused his arrest for arson. Her hus-
band had sued the defendant in the Supreme
Court TO recover damages for the alleged alien.
alton of her affections. and she was brought up
in the present action TO swear for Mr.. Dane.
After the court adjourned she went to tho
home OF the defendant, and the fact that she
was called upon to testify against her husband
seemed 20 weigh upon her mind. She COIN
planned several times OF being Ill and At her re-
quest she was helped TO her room upstairs. This
morning she was found dead in bed.
When court opened this morning counsel for
Dane said thar as the dead woman WAS the wife
OF the plaintiff he would consent to an adjourn
ment OF the case. Maynard's counsel. however.
insisted that the case 20 on. He said:
"Under ordinary circumstances, when the
wife OF one OF tho parties to an action dies, 1t Is
customary TO put the case over, But it has been
shown by evidence that she did not live with
the plaintiff. so we feel justified In going ahead. -
And so the case went on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
RICE TRACK OR ABArroIR7
Clifton. y. J.. Intersstea In the Defnat or the
AAt-Ganbing Amsnd1ent-

PAssAIc. ". J.. Sept 23.-The race track ele-
ment is likely to win in Acquackanonck town.
ship. where the Clifton track is located. unless
their opponents hasten 10 Paterson and get their
names on the registry list before next Tuesday.
The voting districts in the township were
changed recently. and when the Board of Elec-
ton and Registry met yesterday they took the
ground that they were merely to make n register
or who were put on by affidavit. By this means
ahout 700 voters arc DISTINGUISHED. II ID said
mat a large number OF names we're added to the
roll BY friends of tho Clifton track. One OF the
registry Officers said to-day that all Clifton will
VLnte against the amendment, because II the
i,llfton track 10 not reopened It's present owner.
henry Nuhs. n Paterson butcher. will turn it
into a slaughter house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
THE SEALING QUESTION.
Canada willing That All she Connissioser s
should Compare Hotss-

BhouIu Noup4Fo AoING-
OTTAWA. Sept. 23.-In view OF the desire Of
the United States authorities that tho evidence
of the various Commissioners who have made .
study OF the Behring Sea seal question at the
Pribylov Islands shall be heard by the represen-
tAtiveS Of the various nations concerned, the
Dominion Government has decided to agree TO
a modification OF this proposal and to allow tho
experts to compare notes In the presence of the
representatives
II this modification Is consented to by tho
United States Government. tt 10 probable that
Sir Louis Davies, Minister Of Marine and Fish
cries, will represent Canada. and Prof. .Thomp-
Macoun, the Canadian Commissioners, will com.
pare notes with the American Commissioners
Prof. David Starr Jordan, possibly at Washing
ton. The Canadian authorities are not pre-
pared TO admit the justice OF the charge that
Canadian sealers have, u~selessly destroyed an
immense number of seals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
THE NoRTHW EST BOOMING.
Henry W. Cannon Found Evidences or Pros
perity Every where.

perity Every where.
Henry w. Cannon. President of tho Chase
National Bank. has just returned from a trip
through the Northwest to Puget Sound. He
accompanied President James J. Hill on a spe-
cial train over the Great Northern lines. Mr..
Cannon Is one OF the directors OF the road. Mr..
Cannon says that he found evidences OF pros
perity so marked as to surprise him. The mer-
chants OF st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth. Spo-
kane, Seattle. and Portland arc doing the best
busin ess they have done In three years. and
their inclination 10 buy 10 in marked contrast
with their feelings a year ago, when he met the
same men on u similar trip.
Mr.. Cannon SAYS that the cereal crops In Min
nesota and the Dakotas will net average so
many bushels to the acre as in former years, hut
the acreage IS much larger and the farmers are
more than pleased with this prevailing prices,
The cattle and sheep ralsers were rounding up
their herds. and tho fact that they were able 10
get from S27 10 500 per head for cattle on board
cars was leading them 10 ship East as rapidly
az possible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
THE LETTER OF THE BANKERS.
A Copy OF II Sent TO Mr.. BaIrour. whs Has
Decided silver LeaninEs.
Ssscfai Cable Despatch TO THE sus.

LoNDoN Sept 23.-The text of the letter ad.
dressed by the meeting Of city bankers. repre-
senting all the hanks in the Clearing House. yes.
terday to the Governor Of the Bank OF England
protesting against the proposed action of the
bank to hold ono'dfth OF its bullion reserve in
silver. was published here to-day. Tho letter
does not go into details, but expresses entire
disapproval of the banks holding any proper
ton whatever Of silver as reserve against the
note issue of the institution.
A copy Of tho letter was forwarded to Mr.. A.
]. Balfour. First Lord of tho Treasury, and
another to Sir Michael Hicks Beach. Chancellor
Of the Exchequer.
The rate of discount Of the Bank Of England
was increased to-day from . TO Gig per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
A Paterson Midwife CharEea with the Death
or sarah Brown.

PATERSON, n. j., Sept. 23.-Mrs. Amelia
Forbes, a mid wife on Genesee street. and Lizzie
Dale, a girl who lived with her. were arrested
tonight charged with having caused the death
of Sarah Brown. The Brown girl. who was un-
married and lived 4 in New York, came to Patsr-
son seyeral days ago 20 visit her sister, Mrs.
Walter Brown. the wife OF a carpenter.
She told her sister that she was in trouble, and
have treated her. The girl returned TO her
sisters home, where she died this afternoon.
The prisoners were committed TO jail, The dead
ksr New York address,
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1t took an hour and a half 10 call the roll. The
vote, as announced by Secretary Neal, was as
fOlloWs:


nation he made unanimous, which was carried.
Sheriff Butt!ing. Tax Collector Appleton. and
Coroner Mason escorted Nr, Atterbury to the
platform. and he accepted the nomination in \
short speech. He said he mad never said a word
derogaiOry to sheriff Buttl.ng or Comptroller
Palmer, and IL would have been a pleasure 10
hin 10 be in a position To make tho nomination
OF Mr.. Palmer Unanimous.
John A. Durvea of the First ward then took
the platform aud placed in nomination for the
uit!ce OF Register uf Kings county City Works
Commissioner Theodore Il. willis. Mr.. Duryea
spoke of Mr.. Mills : work in the interests Of
the Republican party. and said that he had been
one OF the leading spirits in the work
OF reform since 1898. Max Berger Of
the Twenty seventh ward then placed IN
AAd said that e the lsSdaE Of thai
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
Ell ECTRICITY KILLS 4 HORSE.
Passengers on . n. Y. a. e. Stage Shocked
aud the Driver UnseaLed.


aud the Driver Unseated.
PELHAM MANOR. Sept. 23.-As the New York
Athletic Clubs stage was on Its way from tho
railroad station to Travers Island tonight
one OF the horses suddenly leaped into tho air
and fell back dead. The other horse plunged
wildly to one side and the driver was pitched
from his seat TO tho ground. At tho same mo-
ment the passengers felt an electric shock. They
yelled and scrambled out, completely mystiaed.
There had been no fash OF lightning and no
thunder.
II was found that the wet ground was charged
with electricity. presumably. from underground
wires. The driver was considerably shaken up,
but was otherwise unhurt. He was taken TO
tho clubhouse, which wa. but a short distance
away. and the East Chester Electric Com.
current for the clubhouse light wires, WAS
notified of the occurrence: An inspector exam
come charged from one OF the wires from which
the Insulation had been burned Oft. 1t Is sup
posed that the horse which was killed came Ia
contact with the bare wire.