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scRUGGs AND LANGHoRNE HELD.
Commissioner Shields says mis Duty ConpeIa
Him TO Take That Action.

Commissioner Shields says mis Duty Compeis
Him TO Take That Action.
Tho hearing in the case OF Richard NJ. Scruggs,
the wealthy st. Louis dry goods merchant, and
his secretary, E. s. LanGhorne, accused OF hav.
ing attempted to smuggie tewclry into this
country, was concluded before Commissioner
Shields yesterday afternoon. The accused were
held for the Grand Jury under 81 800 ball each
A number OF well. known men OF this city and
81. Louis testified to the high character OF
Messrs. ScruRGs and Langhorne. and said that
In their opinion 1t was In every way improbable
that the accused gentlemen could have attempt
ed knowingly to defraud the customs. Commits
to hold them for the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Scruggs, testifying In his own behalf yes
terday. said that he had been in the dry goods
business In st. Louis for forty seven years Then
he told OF his recent trip TO Europe and OF the
purchase OF three watches. upon which he had
intended to present them TO be engraved. Other
OF the articles OF jewelry had been similarly en-
graved, he said.
MIR. Langhorne carried all the money during
our trip said Mr. Scruggs, "and no paid all tho
bills. All OF the articles seized were bought for
presents"
In answer to questions by Col. Ketchum. his
and other places abroad. He bought two scarf.
pins and finger ring for himself, but they were
not seized.
My belief was that articles intended for ono
self or for presents were not subject TO any
duty" said Mr.. Scruggs.
He testified that in his busn ess he did not per-
sonally see to the importation of goods. Tho
1ewelry found In the belt worn by I.anghorne
was put there simply for safety, he said.
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BIG RUN OF STURGEON.
n Brings Unexpected Prosperity to the Peopl,
or West Hampton.

n Brings Unexpected Prosperity to the People
OF west Hampton.
WEST HAMPTON. L. l., Juno b-Eearly every
man here is working from daylight till dark
catching sturgeon, and nearly all tho women
are canning tho roes and smoking tho rest Of the
fish. This ia the first good sturgeon fishing along
the cost of Long Island in many years. and II
the catch holds on tho people won't care much
whether they have any summer boarders this
season or not 1t is sight to stand on tho
shore and watch the men net tho beautifully
colored fish. One end of tho net is fastened to
tho shore while the other 10 towed out to sea
several hundred yards. Tho sturgeon, which
are sporting and jumping about in tho sen. be-
come entangled in tho nets, and when several
are seen to be fast the net is pulled ashore. Men,
women, and children pull on the net with will
Sea" are lying helpless on tho sand. A man
with big muscles heads each party. He often
thrusts lance into tho fish because they arc
too slow in dying.
The sturgeon, weighing anywhere from 10 to
800 pounds, are skinned almost before they are
dead. The minute q female sturgeon has been
They are very carefully canned, tho remainder
OF the fish Is smoked in barrels turned into
miniature smokehouses. Nearly every yard has
There are mortgages now in tho town that
will be raised and there arc debts that look
doubtful to creditors that they will now be able
play OF West Hampton beach. One woman,
who stood in wet shoes and stockings, her arms
sunburnt to tho elbows, told tho writer that she
they could tell. about $500 worth OF canned
roes and smoked sturgeon. II tho good fishing
continues two weeks longer they hoped to save
between 81 200 and 81. 500 worth OF marketable
sturgeon.
BY mutual consent the men and women have
agreed to stop fishing over Sunday.
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TWO ooNsU1s- GENERAL NAMED
N. Q. van Ruren or New Jersey Hominatoa FOR
Consul at Nice, France.


N. Q. ven Ruren or new Jersey Nominated FOR
Consul at Nicc. France.
WARRINGTON Juno 5.-The President sent the
following nominations TO the Senate to-day;
Andrew D. BARLOW of Missouri to b Consul General
at the City OF Mexico.
Carl Bailey Hurst of the District of Columbia Cnow
Consul at Prague) to bo Consul. enerai at vienna
To be Consuls-Harold 8. Van Buren, Of New Jersey
at Nicc France; Henry II, Morgan of Louisiana, as
Horgen. Switzerland; William W. Canada OF Indiana
at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Lewis A. Pradt of wisconsin 70 b Assistant Attor-
ney.GeneraL
Stephen weekes OF Nebraska 10 b Register Of the
Land once at o'Ncin. Neb.
Eugene II. Merriman, 70 be Postmaster Of East
Hartford. Conn.
GUY " Sss.y Ts cs,, sssS
Second Artillery; to be ooionels.
{ ss:' Sn'e @sn Ss1s'Z Hss a..s:
First ARTILLERY, 90 be Lleutenan T -ooloneis.
cry. 10 be Majors.
Fh sns ssss , g.
Cavalry. anc Hunter Lsgre't. Fifth Infantry. to be
Second Lieuts. lawrence J. Fleming. Tenth CAV.
airy: James J.; HornorooL; Second cavairI: Ed.
ssrseast Fred L Mun:cn. sixth iStansry. 10 Sc
wood, n. j., and a cousin of John Addison Por-
ter, secretary to the President. He is IS years
old, lawyer. but not practising. This Is his
first political Office.
ii Carl BssiSy HURST f son Of Bishop John
the American University established in WASH
ington. He entered tho Consular service under
President Harrison and was continued in office
by President Cleveland.
W. W. Canada resides in winchester. Ind,
and is an active politician as well rs lawyer. He
never held office before.
Lewis A. Pratt is resident Of Wausau. Wis,
and is an able lawyer, says Senator Spooner.
Andrew d. Barlow Is not known to either Of
the Missouri Senator'S
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WASHINGTON. Juno o.-Two Now Yorkers nlod
applications to-day for places under tho Treasury
Department. w. D. Loudon of New York city
wants to be Auditor. and J. K. Neal Of Brook
lyn an Assistant Appraiser for tho port Of New
York.
The War Department to-day sent orders for
four companies of the Sixth Infantry. forming q
battalion under Major C. W. Minor. to leave
Fort Thomas. KY. on June for Nashville to
act as an escort to President Mckinley there
the next day.
The case of Col. Felix A. Reeve. the Solicitor
of tho Treasury. whose resignation was re-
McKenna and who declined to resign. has been
referred to President Mckinley for action. Col.
supported the Republican ticket several times
He says that while the ONCE is Presidential, no
practically under civil service rules. Preference
should also be shown him, he says. on account Of
his war record.
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KOHL NOT TO BE HANGED.
Twice Respited He IL Finally Set Free By
Jersey's Highest Court.

Henry Kohl OF Newark, who was convicted Of
killing his cousin. Joseph Prcinel. and who was
twice respited, will probably be discharged upon
his own recognizance tomorrow. Yesterday,
before the Court of Errors and Appeals. Prose-
cutor Crane made the motion that Kohl be liber-
ated pending n trial for assault and battery upon
his wife. 1t was his wife who brought about
Kohls arrest and conviction. because, so she
alleged, he beat her and threatened to serve her
as he had served joe"
Preincl's body was found In a creek near Dead
Horse Crossing, on tho Newark meadows on
June II. 1894. The body was lying face down
in the mud, from which the tide had receded,
and upon the back was heavy stone tied with
a strap, which Kohl wore as waist belt. Judge
Depue said Yesterday In answering tho applica-
tion OF Prosecutor Crane that the Court OF Err
rors and Appeals had misinterpreted tho evil
dence In at least one important particular, but
ho granted the order to have Kohl appear In the
Court OF Quarter Sessions tomorrow, when his
recognizanco will be taken and he will be re-
leased upon giving the ordinary bail for tho as
sault case.
Kohl was working in the garden of tho jail
yesterday afternoon whom told by keeper that
he WAS to be released on Monday. 1t was diff
1cult TO make him believo the news, ard he be-
came extremely nervous until assured later by
his counsel that tho news was authentic. Ho
said that as soon as he was clear he would leave
Newark for ever and mako his homo In Flem-
ington, He said that he would never speak to
his wife again.
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and telegraph poles OF cedar or other wood.
Negatived. IL to 80.
ment striking out paragraph 1876, putting a duty
on klndling wood. Mr.. Jones asked whether
tneI was an infant industry" and Mr.. White
under the Mckinley act. both OF which questions
were answered In the negative.
The vote was then taken on striking out para.
19 ~.
hubs), 202 (casks and barrels) and aO5 ihouso or
cabinet furniturel wero agreed to.
paragraphs 1877 (clapboards) 201 (shinRles),
ana ZoS tchair cano or reedI, were passed over.
a, Inc duty on laths l0p) was made % cents q
thousand, instead Of 10 oents. by vote Of 20
Paragraph 204 was changed 90 as to mako the
DUTY on toothpicks cents per thousand, and on
schedule except as to the numerous reseryed
paragraphs, and brought tho bill up to the sugar
schedule.
Tho Senate then went into executive session,
and at A:30 adjourned.
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WITNESS TURNER DEAD.
Ho was to Have Figured Conspicuously in the
Contested kinE Estate Case.


NEWPORT, R. l., Juno 5.-Dr. Henry E
Turner, who died here on Thursday, was an i'm
portant witness in the celebrated case involv-
ing the ownership OF the estate Of the late insane
millionaire, William II. King He was a wit
ness on tho side of the Kings in opposition to
tho claim OF Mrs. E. A. Webster Ross. and
they relied upon him to aid in establishing tho
fact that King was the son Of DR.. David King Of
Newport consequently the uncle of tho Kings Of
New York and Newport, who are now opposing
Mrs. Ross assertion that he was her uncle.
DR.. Turner knew William II. King as boy. as
a young man. and as the insane man. and re-
Gently he viewed the body in the casket so that
he might be able to testify that the remains
were those Of the person with whom he had an
acquaintance in boyhood as William H. King.
whom he know as leaving for China. and whom
he also knew later on as the millionaire In
order that. there should not be break in DR..
Turner's chain of evidence at the invitation Of
the Kings he visited the millionaire from time
to time In Mclean Asylum. In Somerville and
later at Buffers in this State. DR.. Turner would
have testified positively that tho man was born
In Newport, was the uncle Of the Kings. and was
not the man who Mrs. Ross alleges was her
uncle, and who changed his name to that Of
King because Of trouble he had In Boston.
The sun., 1897-06-06

Schedules Of Charles Barsotti. banker at . and
Centre street, with branches at Philadelphia
and Pittsburg. and proprietor of tho Italian
newspaper, II ProgreSSo Hdlo- americana. were
filed yesterday. They show liabilities $s4. s95,
nominal assets Sl79, ,o97, actual assets $s2, 1872.
Among the creditors arc 267 depositors in his
bank, TO whom he owes 6O436, John J. Phe-
Albany. has obtained an order from Justice
Smyth OF tho Supreme Court, this city, author
iZing him to continue the business as far MS may
be necessary to sell tho stock on hand at retail.
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was the oyster hay Bond sale Illegal,

HIcKsvILLE. L. l., June b.-Justice William
Smonson caused & sensation at a meeting OF tho
Town Board of Oyster Bay this afternoon by de-
claring the sale Of road improvement bonds by
the Supervisors illegal. inasmuch as tho reso-
luton carried last spring gave authority to tho
Board of Highway Commissioners and tho Town
Board to sell tho bonds and expend the money,
and not to the Supervisors.
Supervisor Samuel J. Underhill, who was
present. said that ne thought differently. and In
vited tho board to meet at Glen Cove ON Mon
day and talk the matter over. This may cause
a delay in the improvement of the highways,
and there may DO no macadam roads this year
unless the matter ID settled at once.
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THE SHAFTS FUNERAL.
A costly Nausoieum Erected at the Scene or
His AssasnnAtion.

His Assassination.
WASHINGTON, Juno 5.-An account OF tho
final ceremonies over the remains Of the late
Shah Of Persia, who was assassinated moro than
year ago. has been received at the State De-
partment from tho United States Minister at
Teheran. The delay in the obsequies. which 90
CURED on April 90 last, was due to the erection
OF costly mausoleum at the scene Of the assassi-
nation. six miles from Teheran.
The funeral ceremonies were conducted with
great solemnity. Nothing was left undone by
the Government and people to show fitting
honors t1 the memory sma Of the deceased soveregn
horses, bore the body from the capital to tho
tomb. Immediately behind 1t walked tho pres
ent Shah. Then came priests and the Diplomatic
Corps. The Shah had not been weIl, 80 he
marched with the procession short distance
members Of the Diplomatic Corps for their pres.
ence. At the tomb the services were Of q mill
tary character.
The sun., 1897-06-06
TO TAKE $4,000, 900 IN BONDS.
Heavy Purchase OF PittsburE Railroad securi-
ties In baltimore.

BALTIMORE, June 5.-Messrs. Alexander Brown
& Sons have agreed under certain conditions to
purchase 81 900 900 of tho bonds Of tho Union
Traction Company of Pittsburg, which is q con-
solidation OF the Second Avenue Traction Com
pany. tho Pleasant Valley Company. and tho
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction
Company. The consolidation WAS practically
made yesterday. The new company will issue
$4,000, 900 OF per cent. bonds, $1,000 900 pre-
ferred stock and 81 ,ooO. 900 common stock. The
securities OF the Second Avenue Traction Com
pany which is one OF the lines included in the
new company. arc largely held in Baltimore.
The Maryland Trust Company is tho trustee OF
its mortgage and will probably be the trustee Of
the mortgage to be created by the Union Trac-
uon Company.
In addition to tho purchase OF the 81. ZOO. 900
of bonds, Messrs. Alexander Brown & Sons will
probably take a large amount OF the stock of tho
new company. This firm negotiated the sale OF
the 81, 5OO, 900 bonds issued by the Second Ave-
nue. Traction Company in 1895.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Josiah J. white Must Got Out or His son,s
Haune.

Justice Gaynor. in the Supreme Court In
Brooklyn yesterday, decided that Josiah J.
White is illegally in possession Of the house SO
Columbia Heights. Mr.. White lives there with
house was the property of Mr. Whites wife,
Eliza T.White. before their marriage. The action
was begun by the Long Island Trust Company,
as guardian OF the son. against Mr.. White on
the ground of an ante-nuptial agreement, in
which Mr.. White bound himself never to claim
any Of his wife's property. She died intestate.
and the estate is now owned by the son.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Tho Civil Service Investigation.

WARRINGTON. June 5.-The Investigation into
the operations of the Civil Service law under
tho Cleveland Administration by Senator
Pritchard's committee was resumed to-day. but
nothing of interest was developed.
Before the investigation is concluded tho COM
mittee will visit Omaha and investigate the
report that ladies employed in tho Meat Inspoc-
tion Bureau there had been discharged by order
of Secretary Morton because they displayed
pictures of candidate Bryan In their windows
last summer. 1t was upon this alleged report
that the investigation was begun.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Failure or the Arssnti.e wheat Crop.

WASHINGTON. Juno 5.-Minister Buchanan at
Buenos Ayres reports q decided decrease In tho
amount of wheat exported from the Argentine
Republic for tho first three months of 1897 as
compared with the same period in 1896. The
comparative figures were 53,788 tons and
267, ,O79 tons. The wheat harvest has been SO
poor in some provinces that the Government
has begun tho distribution of seed wheat to
colonists.
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PsnnsylvauiA Farmers to Grow sugar Beet.

READING, Juno Sat the monthly meeting OF
the Berks County Agricultural Society, held in
the Court House this afternoon, packages OF i'm.
ported sugar-beet seed were distributed. Al
though late in the season. the farmers present
took the seeds eagerly, promising to experiment
cossful OF engaging largely in this enterprise
next year. Secretary Cyrus t. Fox read paper
commanding the efforts OF the Secretary of ARri-
culture. James F. Wilson. in disseminating val
liable new seeds
The sun., 1897-06-06
SHOT THREE WOMEN.
a Former Negro Convict Kills Ono Outright
and MortaiIy wounds Another.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June 8. - Tom Clarke. q
notorious negro cx.convct, last night shot and
instantly killed Elizabeth Hatch, an aged negro
woman. mortally wounded her daughter Eliza
beth, and shot another woman. Mary Robinson,
in the ankle. Clarke went to the homo of tho
women, on Brooklyn avenue near Ninth street.
determined TO kill the daughter, who Is known
as Elizabeth Williamson. Tho other women
were shot as a result OF his bad aim Elizabeth.
with three bullets in her body. Is dying at the
City Hospital Clarke escaped.
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BURGLAR CAUGHT At WORK.

Gives Explanation. Jumps Over = Fenoo,
and Gets Away.
While Isaac Lott Of Fulton street, Union Hill.
on his way home at 2:3o O'Clock yesterday
morning he saw man on the porch of Frederick
II. Peppers residence at $50 Hudson Boulevard
trying 10 force open window.
What are you doing there T. he asked.
'.Oh. nothing; 1.-Two here. I'm trying to got
in" replied the stranger.
Then why don't you ring the boil 7" said Lott.
:" can get in in the rear. It's all right; come
and I'll show you how go in"
Lott followed the stranger around the house
to the rear yard, but the man leaped over a fence
and escaped.
The sun., 1897-06-06
MRS. KAUFMAN DIES.

The woman who Fell from = window or the
Argyle Hotel. Hath Beach.
Mrs. Mary A. Kaufman. tho wifo Of Isaac
Kaufman. q publisher at 757 Broadway. who
fell from third'story window in the Argyle
Hotel at Bath Beach on Thursday evening. died
OF her injuries in the Flatbush Hospital at
o'clock yesterday morning. Her body was
brought to this city for burial.
The sun., 1897-06-06
DOG CENSUS IN BROOKLYN.
MRS. stiles OF Flatbush HAD TO Take Out Ii
censes for Ten or Her Psts.

censes for Ten or Her Pets.
Tho officers Of the Society for tho Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals have just completed q dog
census of the Thirty.second ward of Brooklyn,
formerly tho town Of Flatlands. Several hun
dred unlicensed dogs were found. One hundred
the others promised to pay the license fee
The officers found dozen dogs In Margaret
Stiless yard at East New York and Albany ay-
enues. Flatbush. Mrs. Stiles was a popular
steamboat stewardess years ago. When told
that she must obtain licenses or surrender the
dogs she protested. and told Superintendent
Clarke that his course would discourage her
from sheItering animals. Later she surrendered
o small dog. Then she paid fees for ten. She
said she had given ono Of tho dozen dogs away.
The sun., 1897-06-06
a ADe.poilsr or city Property Captured.

A park policeman arrested Frank German, 10
years old. who lives in Elizabeth. N. j., on FRI
day night while he was on tho roof OF q building
owned by tho city in Riverside Park and indus-
triously stripping the lead off with a crowbar.
He had big roll Of 1t In a bag ready to carry
away.
"I suppose you would have taken tho roof IL
the policeman had not come along" Magistrate
Crano said to the prisoner in tho Norkvlllo PO-
lice Court yesterday as he held him in $500 bail
The sun., 1897-06-06
Eprsr,h L.aEue,s Glrt to 3 Ch,Iaren,s Retrsat.

DoBBs FERRY n. Y, June 5.-The new hos
pltal building at st. Chrstopher's Home, Ingle-
side, was dedicated this afternoon. st. Chris
tophers Home is a retreat for destitute children
under the patronage OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The hospital is the gift OF the Epworth
League OF the New. York district; II cost
S3, 500. 1t Is being furnished by the DOrcas
Circle of King 8 Daughters OF the Park Avenue
II. Il. Church, New York city.
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says Ho was Roebea in Jersey glnuy's.

Daniel ]. Earle of 122 Tenth avenue was
charged by Policeman Carroll in the Essex Mar
ket Court yesterday with raising disturbance
in front of the saloon at II First street the night
before Your Honor" said Earle, Jersey
flashed a roll of bills was robbed. and they
stole my hat and then kicked me out, When
told this cop about 1t he run mo in instead OF
rage"
Magistrate Mott hned Earle S5.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Confirmed by tho Senate.

WARRINGTON, June 6.-These nominations
were confirmed by the Senate to-day:
Miguel A. Otero, Governor Of Now Mexico;
George II. Wallace, Secretary of New Mexico;
Charles H. Akers, Secretary Of Arizonei VIII.
liam NJ. Jenkins, Secretary OF Oklahoma; Thorn
Des Moines, Ia; Nathaniel Barnes, Postmaster
at Kansas City, Kan.
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Tho Civic Club TO Receive 1homa. =. Ha,ara.

The National Civic Club of Brooklyn will give
q reception TO Thomas f. Bayard at its new
clubhouse, 14A Montague street. next Saturday
night. Ex.President Cleveland has been invited.
President Frederic @. Hinrichs will make tho ad.
dress OF welcome and Mr.. Bayard will rcply.
There will bc Informal addresses by Edward N.
Shepard and others.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Police IlAid a LIttle Pool Room.

Peter b. DoOgue, Henry l.. Meyer. S226. and a
pile OF race track pool tickets were corrullod by
Detectives Bcasley and Mooney OF the Church
street police station at 3 Monroe street yester-
day afternoon. The detectives got past the
doOrkeeper of the place by saying they wanted
70 see sick man on the top door OF the building.
The sun., 1897-06-06
a. Il. Mazo Reappointed Superintendent or
MallA.

Thomas J. Clarke will lose his place as Super
intendent of Mails In this city on Julyl, Au-
gustus B. Maze. who held the place during Post
master Van Colts former administration. has
been reappointed by Mr.. Van Cutt Mr.. Clarke
will still remain in the department, but In q
subordinate capacity.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Andrew n. Coshlaa Found Dead In tho Woods

ORANGE. N. j., Juno b.-Andrew B. Coghan
was found dead this noon In Baldwin's woods,
West Orange. He lived In Orange several years
ago. and was said to have considerable means.
He moved to Pueblo, Col, where II is said he has
a family. lie had been visiting in Orange for a
few days. County Physician Washington says
death was caused by heart disease.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Kstal FaIl OF an Electrician.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. June 5.-A. 8, Fowler, an cleo
trican OF tho Illinois Steel Company, made a
misstep last night while inspecting machinery at
the top OF an ore unloading machine at the com
pany's South Chicago docks and fell seventy
feet, causing death instantly.
The sun., 1897-06-06
TweIvo-Ysar-OIa Boy Missing.

DARIEN. Conn. juno 5.-Arthur Hargravo. l2
years old, has been missing from his homo In
Darien since Thursday night. The lad was re.
Gently adopted by Principal Blbbins OF the
fear that no would DO returned to that lnstitu-
ton 10 given a. the cause Of his running away.
The sun., 1897-06-06
PROGRAMME OF TRADE DELEa ArEs
South American Representatives to Mako .
yhunt Around the Country.

PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-After visiting several
industrial establishments and enjoying drive
In Fairmount Park, tho South American dele
gates to tho Trade Congress held at the Com
mercial Museum left for Atlantic City this after
noon. On Monday they will start on n special
Pullman train to Baltimore and Washington,
thence TO New York and through New England
On their return to New York they will make
tour Of the Northwestern cities along the lakes
and go as far West as st. Louis, returning on
July 10,
The sun., 1897-06-06

Obtained . Divorce In London Last Year rren
walter Yarde-BulIer.

Mrs. Yarde-Buller. who Is a daughter Of tho
late Gen. II. w. Kirkman of San Francisco and
who obtained last July divorce from her hus-
band. Walter Yarde-Buller. brother OF Baron
Churston, arrived yesterday on tho Americas
line steamship Paris. Yarde-Buller brought suit
cruelty and unfaithfulness, naming as core
spondent Valentine Gadesfen of San Francisco
His wife filed cross petition and won her case
proving that her husband had been guilty OF
gross cruelty.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Magistrate Mott fined Earle S5

Two 24hour Limited trains each way, every day In
the year. between New York aud Chicago, via New
York Central and its Michigan Central and Lake
shore connectt0nS.-Adv