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The sun., 1897-05-31
GAS BILL OPPONENTS RAGE.
At . Mass Meeting In ChIcaEo They Pass Sem
Red-Hot Resolutions.

At Mass Meeting In Chicago They PAss ssme
Red-Hot REGULATIONS.
CHICAGO, May 30.-A mass meeting of oppo-
nents of the passage Of the Gas Trust Frontage
and Consolidation bills in the Legislature was
held at Central Music Hall this afternoon. The
Rev. DR.. Hills opened the proceedings with
prayer, and speeches denunciatory of the meas
ure were made by Sidney O. Eastman. Thomas
b. Bryan Doyle, Alderman John Maynard Har-
Ian, and Others The Committee on Resolutions
presented a set long enough to strike terror to
the heart Of any ordinary LEGISLATOR It de;
in defiance Of law and In utter disre.
and that it was designed to enrich stock jobbers
principally in New York, at tho expense Of the
people Of Chicago. 10 coerce honest stockholders
out of the conspiracy, to plumber the. public, to
permit tho unrestrained exercise of desp0tio
power with reference to the supply OF artificial
light, whether of gas or electricity, and finally
sanction by solemn legislative enactment q
the law OF tho State with reputation Of agree
ments - under s which which the city franchises were
The Committee OF One Hundred was instructed
the measures II possible.
The sun., 1897-05-31
MURDER FOR 4 GIRL.
Rivalry TOR Her Hand Leads 70 Scandal and
Shooting.

MERIDEN, Miss, May 3O.-Particulars Of a
sensational tragedy near Lawrence. a little vii
lage in central Mississippi, have reached here.
Ellis Clark and Del Wolfe. young planters OF
that neighborhood, for some time had been suit
orsfor the hand OF Miss Carrie Nimmons one of
the most beautiful girls hereabout. She has
been impartial in her conduct toward them, ap-
parently being unable to decide between them.
A coolness between the suitors resulted, and
soon they were bitter enemies. Friends became
apprehensive as to the result should they meet.
The character of the young woman in the case
became the subject of public gossip and she was
prostrated. Her brother undertook to uncover
her slanderer. and being told that Clark was tho
author Of the gossip demanded an explanation
from him. Clark denied having said anything
derogatory to the young woman and stated that
Wolfe was the author Of the remarks, declining.
however. to face Wolfe and accuse him. On
Friday night Clark went to tho home of his
rival, entered his room and shot him, inflicting
mortal wounds. Clark has escaped.
The sun., 1897-05-31
FOUR CHILDREN KILLED.
Struck by q Fast Train the Rio Grande
Road.

Struck by q Fast Train on the hio Granue
Road.
DENVER, Col, May 3O.-Two families were
bereaved this evening by an accident on the
Denver and Rio Grande Railway by which four
children were killed and as many more injured
80 that their recovery Is doubtful. The dead ut
the Coroners office are:
viii Bangard, aged 8, and Eta Speaker.
aged9
The injured are Emil Marsan and George
Bangard. aged 2. and Otto Schoenweiss and one
other, agcd respectively 10 and IL.
Fred Marsan and Ellis Marsan are missing,
and 1t is supposed that their bodies are In tho
brush. where they were thrown by the fast train
that hurled nearly dozen people from the CEN
tire Of the track to distances ranging from so to
200 yards.
Two families had been picnickjng and were re-
turning home in a wagon at $3.50 T. NJ. when
they encountered the Western express at First
and Santa Fe avenues The train was behind
time and running rapidly.
The customary signals were given and the en-
gineer saw the heavily laden wagon approach,
but thinking that the driver would stop he
never slackened speed.
The next thing he knew he had struck the ve-
hicle and the dead and wounded were scattered
in all directions.
The fathers of the children were with them
and escaped.
The sun., 1897-05-31
GOVERNORS FALL OUT.
Two or Gov. Johnston's Predecessors Think HL
Criticisms Are in Had Taste.

Two or Gov. JohnatOns PFeaeceesors Ihink HIS
Criticisms Are In Had Taste.
MONTGOMERY. May 3O.-Two years ago last
month F. c. Randolph, Probate Judge of this
county, ran away to South America. being
about $25, 900 short In his accounts. Last week
Gov. Johnston, with the Attorney Gen.
erel and the State Auditor. compromised
with Randoph's bondsmen on the basis
of $4,000 and announced that the
chief reason for the compromise was that the
auditors books showed In November, 1894, that
Randolph was an embeZzler to the amount of
90 600, and had due diligence been exercised by
those at the head OF the States affairs the liza
bility of the bondsmen would not have exceeded
this amount.
Thomas @. Jones OF this city was Governor in
November. when Randolphs shortage became
apparent, and ox-Congressman William @. Oates
succeeded him In the following December. In
an interview to-day Jones and Oates censured
Gov. Johnston severely, insisting that 1t is an ex
traordinary proceeding for o Governor of Ala
hama to Griticise the acts OF his prede-
Cessors. Gov. Jones confesses to knowledge of
Randalls shortage before he resigned the office,
but he says that after conference with some OF
the bondsmen 1t was decided that the interests
of the State and Of tho bondsmen could be best
subserved by giving the defaulting Judge an OPP
portunity to make good his shortage with the
future fees of the office.
Gov. Oates said that the defaulting Judge paid
up his shortage In tho time prom mised. 1t was
found, however. that he did so by absorbing
other revenues for that purpose.
The sun., 1897-05-31
sUNKEN WRECK NEAR KEY WEST.

Sponge Divers Report the Finding OF . Yacht
with the Corpse or . Woman in the Cabin.
TAMPA. Fla May 3O-A passenger from Key
West says that sponge vessel brings news of a
strange wreck twenty miles southwest. near the
Fish Light banks. The sponge divers found the
wreok lying in thirty or forty feet of water. She
was yacht of trim shape and schooner rugged.
All the boats were missing and the masts gone
by the board. The cabins were luxuriously fur
nished, and In q stateroom was founu the corpse
OF young girl in her night raiment. The YES
sci seemed intact save n slight place near the
bows, whore the lower timbers were crushed In,
but not enough, the divers think, to have caused
her to sink quickly. Holes were found In her hull,
which were sufficient to have sunk her. They
seemed to have been made by an auger or some
thing similar. Tho divers are a superstitious
class, and they did not remain long enough even
to get the boats name, but hurried away as
soon as they discovered the corpse In tho cabin.
II was said that an expedition was going out
from Key West to investigate.
The sun., 1897-05-31

A B-Year-Oid Negro hoy who Is CREDITED with
kiiiing His Sister and Two Brothers.

A B-Year-Oid Negro hoy who Is CREDITED with
KiiiinE His sister and Two Brothers.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. May 30.-If Jesse Pomeroy
the Massachusetts hoy fend, Is alive, his spirit
must have left him and gone into the body OF q
little negro boy In this county, who, though only
D years old. is credited with three murders. His
parents live In Lacrosse, near here. They are
ignorant negroes and have kept his murdorous
pranks quiet until tho last one. They say he is
"conjured" and cannot help It. When only
years old he set fire to his little sister, burning
her 30 that she died the next day. As she rolled
over the ground, screaming with pain, her
light dress ablazo. the lad stood BY shout
ing with Glee and poklng her with a
blazing stick. The The next year he killed a
with a butcher knife. He stabbsd the little
fellow In dozen places. and he died two days
Last week he found his fathers bulldog pistol
on the table. Ho hid 1t until his parents had
left the house. Then approaching his brother,
two years younger than he. he put tho pistol In
his mouth and hrod both barrels, shatterinR the
boy . head. Dogs and cats have suffered from
his dthirsty spirit. he was never contented
unless no was torturinR something or somebody.
Ono day no put his cat in the stove and built .
oniuias cries Rs viii now be taken IN Charge. e
but as tho State has no retormhtory the authori.
tes are bothered what 10 do with hims
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THRAsHED THE PEPPER.
knocked Eaiu Down ana Tried 20 Deliver Hin
to the Crowd That wanted 20 Tar Him.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,. May 3o.-A peeping Tom
who has kept the women Of the Sixth ward in
East Bridgeport in state of terror for nearly
year was captured carly this morning. Tho fol-
low received a sound thrashing from his oeptor.
He narrowly escaped coat OF tar and feathers.
Tho peeper Is John Golden, young man liv-
ing In the Sixth ward. John Neary, q mason
living on Hamilton street. had returned homo
this morning about O'Clock, and was retiring
when he heard slight noise at the window.
Looking out. he saw a pair Of eyes peering
through the Stats of the blinds. Neary did not
do anything to frighten the pepper, but In Few
minutes passed into another room. From
there he passed outdoors by side door, and
quietly stole up behind the man, who was still
standing at the window. Without word Of
warning Neary dealt tho man heavy blow,
knocking him down. Golden shouted for help
when Neary began to thrash him, and the cries
attracted people living in the vicinity. When 1t
was learned generally that Neary had caught
the pceper. cries Of Tar and feather him" and
Lynch himr' were heard on all sides. Golden
was down on his knees begging the crowd not
to kill him.
"If you will let me go, I will never enter the
Sixth ward again." he pleaded.
The crowd pressed in around Golden and
Neary.
There's your man." said Neary as he pushed
Golden from him into the crowd; "do what you
want to. I've finished with him."
There is no telling what might have happened
to the young man had not former Representa-
tive John Walsh interfered. He is powerful
man, and pushed his way among the crowd and
protected Golden while he talked to the crowd,
advising them to disperse and allow the law to
deal with Golden. The crowd was slow to take
the advice of Mr.. Walsh, but after time all
but about fifty went. "Now's your time" said
Walsh to Golden. The next moment Golden
made dash and went through the crowd and
disappeared down the street in the darkness
People In the Sixth ward threaten to use tar and
feathers IL Golden shows himself in the ward
again.
The sun., 1897-05-31
BUG SLAYERS.
EmulatinE in South street Capt. Ngayne Reeds
Heroic Youth.

EmuiatinE in South street Capt. Agayne Reeds
Heroic Youth.
Tho war which the Health Board is waging on
the bugs of South street was cayried on yester-
day by the small boys of the neighborhood. who
seemed to abandon all else to pursue and kill
the crawling things. which by night had ad-
vanced their march nearly to Pine street on the
north and Wall street on the South. Almost
with the rising Of the sun these youngsters be-
gan to assemble. some with sticks and others
with various kinds OF liquids of their, own CON
coction, which they poured over the sidewalk in
large quantities without any apparent effect on
the bugs.
Late In the afternoon as many as twenty boys,
all in their Sunday clothes, went home well
stocked with bugs, which were no doubt deliv-
cred into their respective households In active
state. A 'longshoreman who had watched the
days proceedings insisted that the nuisance
could not well be abated.
"When left hero last night" said he, there
was not bug In sight-not one-and when
came over from the pier this morning the walk
was black with them. They may disappear into
crevices when night comes on. but 1t looks to me
as II they multiplied over night"
The sun., 1897-05-31
ANNIE BRoWN 4 MURDEREss.

Charles nrown Dies from the Effects or the
Poison Given Him by HIS Mother.
Charles Brown, years old. died last night at
the Cumberland Street Hospital In Brooklyn.
from the effects Of the paris green administered
by his mother, Annie Brown, in soda water in
X +. Behrends drug store In De Kalb and Cler-
the store for tho deliberate purpose, as a letter
found on her disclosed, to kin Charles and John.
her four.year.old son, as well as herself
of soda for which she called she poured the
poison into each and gave the boys the stuff
from one glass. using the other herself. The
mother and the younger boy are still In the hos
pital. but are now considered out OF danger;
Charles's DEATH the doctors fearing that the
announcement might retard her recovery.
The sun., 1897-05-31

STAMFORD. N. V. May 30.-Robert Craig Se
Harpersfeld had a narrow escape from being
gored to death by a bull on Saturday. As 10
was, he was severely injured by being tossed by
the bull several times lie was saved from
death by Philip Nichols, the owner Ut the bull,
who heard the mans cries and. rushing TO his
assistance, managed TO drag him from the deld.
the purchase of the bull He went to the field TO
inspect his purchase, and az he ncared the bull
Then the bull prodded the prostrate man with
his horns and Tossed him in the air. Mr. Craig
had his overcoat on his arm and managed 70
ward Off the bulls onslauRhts TO some extent.
The sun., 1897-05-31
ELEVATED ROAD THIEF NOT CAUGHT
supposed TO De = FORMER Kmployec. but He
Was Not FarFei.

The uniformed man who robbed the COrtlandt
street station Of the Sixth avenue elevated road
30 cleyerly on Saturday night had not been
caught up to midnight last night. He is be-
lievod to nave been man who had been en-
ployed ON the road at one time and had knowl-
edge OF its workings.
Tho station which he robbed is ono of the
richest on the road. tho traffic being heavy there
day and night After comparing the descrip-
lions e all the employees Tho saw the man
opinion that 1t was not William II.
Farrell, the ticket agent who decamped with
Sl06. .3b from the lB8th street station OF the
suburban road ON Monday night last. Farrell
was tall and dark. while the robber was short
man. He had conspicuous 20 nose AN ana dark eyes
Inspector Hazard travelled up and down the
road last evening with description OF the thief
and tried to learn from the agents whether they
recalled such a man In the employ OF the COM
pany.
The sun., 1897-05-31
SULTAN'S GOOD FRIEND.
sERMANY WON'T ADVIsE TURKEY
TO QUIT THESsALT NOW.

shc Encourages the Porte 70 Resist the Wishes
or tho Powers ana to Delay the Peace
Negotiations - Mr.. Gladstone Urges Eng
land to Act ON Her own Convictions.
Special Gable Dsspotchss to TIE suu
BERLIN, May 9o-The National Zettuno semi
officially says that Germany will not adhere to
any attempt to induce the Turks to Immediately
quit Thessaly, whero they are by right Of war.
Germany, the paper adds, would rather be iso-
lated by the concert OF the powers than to do this
CoNsrANTINoPLR, May 80.-Germany con-
tinues to encourage the Porte TO resist tho
powers and to delay the negotiations for peace.
After long conference, at which the diplomats
drafted q supplementary note, in response to
the Porte's reply to the first collective note Of
the powers, consenting to advise Greece to
sign military armistico as q condition prece-
dent to the peace negotiations, and suggest
ing that the negotiations be concluded speedily,
Baron Won Saurmafeltsch, the German Am
bassador. again asked for time to refer the text
OF the first note for the approval of his Govern
ment. The Turkish Ministers interpret Ger
many's attitude to indicate that the concert Of
the powers is becoming increasingly unsteady.
LONDON, May 30.-Mr. Gladstone has written
q afervid letter to the Liberal candidate who is
seeking election In the Petersfleld division Of
Hampshire, to Ill the vacancy in the House Of
Commons caused by the death Of Mr.. William
wickham. In his letter Mr.. Gladstone urges
that England should no longer be party to the
present policy in eastern Europe, where, he
says, "the Holy Alliance, so detested in the days
of my youth, has been removed under the name
OF the concert OF Europe"
Continuing. Mr.. Gladstone says: Russia,
Germany, and Austria are at their old trade
again as the foes of liberty and Justice. France
The sun., 1897-05-31
rERKEs TEL LEsCoPE FALLS.
Tho RlevatinE Floor Collapsed and Lot ut Down
AS Feet-No Injury to the Instrnment.

WILLIAMS BAY, Wis, May 3O.-The olevating
floor OF the great Yerkcs telescope fell fortyflve
feet to tho bottom of tho big dome yesterday.
Fortunately Profs. Barnard and Elerman, who
had been observing all night had loft the build.
ing.
The great telescope itself was uninjurcd. Tho
winding stairway was stripped away from the
carrying column. The elovating floor now rosts
at an angle Of forty.ave degrees, with one edge
on the floor Of the dome and tho other three feet
below the top gallery against tho guides that
carry the ponderous countcrweights. To tear
out the wreck and put in q new floor will take
almost the entire summer, during which time II
will be impossible to use the telescope.
The sun., 1897-05-31
SUDDEN DUEL; BOTH KILLED.
Young Texans Settle an OLD Score at Decora
ti0n Day Ceremonies.

Young Texans Settle an Ola Score at Decora-
tion Day Ceremonies.
SWEET HOME, Tex, May 30.-While the resi-
dents of this neghborhood were assembled at
Salem Church, few miles from here, yesterday,
observing Decoration Day. young VIII Lewis and
Wit Bosworth. between whom bad blood had
long existed, walked away from the crowd and
stopped as II to talk their affair over calmly.
One turned as II to leave. when the other drew q
revolver. Both fired at about the same instant
and they continued firing until their revolvers
were empty. Both were dead when their friends
got to them.
Every bullet fired by each man took effect.
Lewis was shot throe times through the body
and once through the arm. Bosworth was hit
twice In the head. twice in the body and once in
the leg.
The sun., 1897-05-31
WOMAN HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.
She Maa Two Mon ~ Aocomplices. who Arc
Also In Custody.

Also In Custody.
BINGHAMToN. May 3o.-On Monday last a
fashionably attired young woman called at E.
M Cafferty's livery and wanted a horse and car
rage with which, as she said. to drive her
mother to Lestershire. One of the best turnouts
was furnished her, and up to yesterday nothing
was heard OF the rig or tho woman. Yesterday
the horse was found in Utica and Mr.. Cafferty
was notified. This gave clue to the police as to
what direction the thieves had taken. and they
were followed TO Ogdensburg by Detective
tecfive asosrtained that immediately after the
woman secured the horse abe drove to tho out
Skirts of the city and was Joined by two men.
and then drove directly to Utica. At that place
the detective discovered that woman had hired
o horse of ltveryinan. giving the Same story as
to Its use. He then traced them through Water
town and various othor places to Ogdensburg,
where they were captured.
The trio proved to be John and William Kim
ney and the woman tho wife of John They
came to this city about four weeks ago and
boarded at various places moving from ono to
the other without settling their board bills.
Detective Stephenson is expected hore with the
prisoners tomorrow.
The sun., 1897-05-31
THREE WOMEN BECOME INSANE.
Two Try 90 shSoyH Tt,ear lIabics from windows
All I'm the same Hospital.

Two Try 10 Throw Thcar lBables from Windows
All in the same Hospital.
Mrs. Lena Valentine of 50 Pike street, who has
been suffering from toothache and neuralgia for
long time, became violently insane yesterday
and WAS about to throw her baby from window
when she was prevented by a policeman. who
had been summoned. She was taken to the
Gouverneur Hospital.
The same policeman was called upon to have
Mrs. Mary Siedel of 81 Monroe street, who had
become insane because she has had no child re-
moved to tho same place.
Mrs. Esther Greenburg of 296 Cherry street.
while temporarily insane, attempted to throw
a two-weeks-old infant from a sixth-story win
dow yesterday. She was prevented by po-
liceman. and was also sent to the Gouverneur
HOsDital.
The sun., 1897-05-31

ToIIEnte Rioters Destroying Property ana
MenncinE Judge and sheriff.

MenacinE Judge and sherin
OwINGsvILLE, KY, May 3O.-Notwithstandin
the fight with the Sheriff and posse last week. in
which two raiders were wounded. and the pres
ence of the State Guard in the county seat, the
tollgate raiders in this county continue their
work. Last night they took down tho gate on
the Wyoming pike, kept by Peter Garner. 1t
was reported here to-day that to. night the raid
ers intended taking down other gates, and
Major Allen has ordered each member of tho
State Guard not able to fight to the hospital and
will take the remaining members Of the company
to repel the raiders.
Raider sympathizers from Montgomery and
Fleming counties were seen near tho town to-
day, and they threatened dire things for to-
morrow at the trial Of Dave Anderson. There
is much excitement, and great fear is expressed
for the safety Of County Judge Gudgill and
Sheriff Lane after the troops go on Tuesday.
The sun., 1897-05-31
CHARMED WITH HER VOICE.
Stranger Rises I'm Church and Oners n SINCE
$1,000 Year.

Stranger Rises In Church and Ofers q Singer
$1,000 Year.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. May 30.-A singular
incident occurred to-day during the services in
the Academy of Music, which were being con-
Quoted by the Rev. DR.. Hyatt Smith of Boston
under direction of the Olivet Presbyterian
Church. Mrs. NJ Weeyil of Philadelphia sang
the solos. While she was rendering an anthem
a well-dressed man seated in the centre of the
congregation arose. and, turning toward her,
proclaimed in loud voice that he would pay
her $1,000 year and all expenses for her
vices as a singer. The interruption caused a
commotion among the throng In the church.
The man was not intoxicated. With difficulty
he was calmed and the services then proceeded.
The sun., 1897-05-31
HIS THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE.

Ht HmpelIed Him TO steal watch That He
Might study I'm u ReTornaatory.
PERRY, Oklahoma, May 30.-Clinton Fox. a
14-year-old boy living near Augusta. was lately
impressed with novel educational idea. His
mother was very poor and tho boy wanted an
education. He had read that boys were edu-
Gated at the reform schools. So he stole watch
and then confessed in open court.
He said that he had committed the theft so
that he could be sent TO reform school, where
he could get good clothing. good books. and an
education. He had often heard of the Boston
Reform School and wanted to be sent there.
The sun., 1897-05-31
LEFT UNHURT BY A TRAIN.
A Boy, AsIeep ON the Track. Not Scratched by
Engine and Eight Cars

nm Engine and Eight Cars.
CHICAGO, May 30.'-Johnny Smith, the three
year-old son of A. T. Smith of Blue Island, wan
dered away from his home yesterday and lay
down between the Grand Trunk rails and went
to sleep. Engineer Kellogg. whose locomotive
was pulling heavily loaded freight train, saw
the sleeping boy from his cab window. The en-
gine was reversed and brakes set as quickly as
possible. but the train was not stopped until tho
engine and eight cars had passed over the boy.
The train crew expected to find tho boy mansled
and dead. but instead he was only smiling and
astonished. He was able to toddle around as
soon as he was put on his feet. The child was
hurried to his parents home. A physician who
was summoned said the boy was not any the
worse for his experience.
The sun., 1897-05-31
O'BRIEN,S DRAG-HET OUT
His sleuths Corral Lot or Crooks TO Nee
TheA Out or MISchieT To-Day.

Them Out or Mischief to- Day.
Capt. O'Brien OF the Central Oflico sent out his
men yesterday morning with rowing commits
sions TO capture all thieves, pickpockets. second
story artists buncO steerers. and confidence
men found on the public highways This WAS to
anticipate their pernicious activity during the
Decoration Day exercises and paradcs. A largo
part of tho harvest WAS garnered in time to be
taken before the Magistrates at the halliday
Nineteen prisoners were made after the courts
closed. One OF them. who called himself James
act OF picking the pocket OF Mrs. Mary Walsh OF
100 East Twenty-hrst street on! l36th street
cable oar. No criminals Of amy great rSpute
The sun., 1897-05-31
stock Killed by nuaalo Gunts.

PERRY. Oklahoma. May 3O.-Several hundred
head of horses mules. and cattle have been killed
in western Oklahoma and parts OF Texas adjoin'
ing Oklahoma by buffalo gnats. Tho gnats re.
semhle, a small fly, and appear in the spring
countrY COUNT He by r sieh nSrt6 Winds TheS lite ths
stock severely, and, flying into their nostrilS.
pack them to suffocation.