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New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
PHTLADELPHIA'S "UERRY' CHRISTMAS
THREE POSSIBLE MURDERS AND -FOUR PEOPLE
BURNED TO DEATH.

THREE POSSIBLE MURDERS AND FOUR PEOPLE
BURNED TO DEATH.
Philadelphia Dec. 25-The peace and goodwill
os the las, twcnty-four hours have kept
the policemen OF his city busier than they have
been for many day. The gravest which
called for their services may result In a triple mur
der. II occurred tonight I'm a dsreputable court
near Eleventh and Race SITS.
Mrs Mary Johnson and Mrs. Alice White. both
coered women. twenty-eight years DID, were shot
IN the head and body. and Charles H. Moore, a
white man thrty-four years old. was shot in the
back by George 81. Clair. colored. Mrs White Is
no; expected 10 live through the night. and the
other two victims in critical condition. The
shooting occurred in Mrs Johnson's house. Ac-
cordng 70 her statement. ST Clair. who lived near
by accompanied jby a colored friend OF his from
Washington. whose name Is unknown, forced an en-
trance while the were sleeping and picked
a quarrel over a trivial matter. finally rawing
revolver and firing three shots. all OF which took
effect Moore who was unknown to the inmates
was looking .or another house when he accidental
ly stumbled into the place while ST. Clair shoot
ing The pistol was promptly turned on him. and
he was shot in the back 81. Clair and hts com
panon escaped and. up to late hour. had not been
Flames found four victims in the Christmas
period. Mrs John Ford and her infant daughter
burned to death at they home IN nre caused
by the explosion OF an oil-lamp. and Miss Mary
her hand Mrs. Kate McNchol. forty-two years
old terribly burned by the upsettins of an oil
lamp al her home and died tonight .
Griffith Harvey. eighty-two- year-oid colored
man. fell from third-story window OF his home
last night and died from fractured @ skull, - r,o
morning and robbed him Of ,i5 He will recover
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
C4RDIAAL SATOILI NAY CONE HERt.

The report tina; Cardinal SatoiI! Will soon Nis'
the United states could not be- confirmed III thi-
city yesterday. but there seemed 10 be ospos'-
tim among prominent Roman Catholic cergym-"
. o,sd,, the announcement, There Is difference
., opanion as TO the Of his visit some tnink
he is coming private business, but the genera
impression Is that he will represent the fope upon
q delicat. errand. Certain questions lnNoIteh w
ahe hanged relations OF the United States toward
Guba the Philippines and Porto Rico deeply IN
,ere.t the Vatican. Among these ls that psrtau-
irr 20 the system of Church government IN the
islands. and the impression exists tnst .hs n9ps
believes any necessary changes can best pe eitctsn
in friendly, II unofficial cooperation WIN me
Government Of the United States This Is hheIy
sald
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26

prookrne. Mass Dec %-The joyfuines' OF
,-.,,,,nas nav was marred by one OF the worst
,rown,nr accidents that has occurred IN 'his v'ch-
-, Gov many years Through the breaking OF 'he '-c
IN Ievere,t Pond. in the park system. th's s''s'
noon thirty young Siris ana o0Ys ""' 80 ,he
.,o ,hroun into eight feet OF water "hhe the
e.a,n,s and the police worked hard in saving
,Ssr, from a watery grave. three OF the children
-. d,nursd before help could reach them Tney
were;
.-ArTENBURG. James v" Jr. AEe 'e''
COLLINS Arthur aged twelve
MILLER Emma aged fourteen
,oa .,,o hoys lived in this town. while the Miller
mid li,ed IN Boston.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
POLO.

MATCH TO-DAY BETWEEN THE NE"-YoHh AND
JERSEY CITY TEAMS.
w.. Ave. game in the championship series OF the
nv 81 Assoc,ation between the Jersey cry
"a veu-york polo teams will be played this a''er
noon a, the Oakland Rink. oakland-ave.' jersey
CIV. II promises to be one OF the nvenes, con-.
. ,oa tho season opened Jersey CITY has 'he
Augusta team formerly OF the Maine League anu
Ike the New-York team. IFS only cereal wa " '"e
,,, NTH Sey-York and Jersey City lie ior
saoord Mace each with three games won and one
,, ,rbe Jersey city rink has the largest moor
snscs Of any in the circuit and with 'he pass
u'ork which Is feature Of the Jersey City pay &
,rg New-York. II is believed. VIII nave "''U '
e - nurinnine The lineup VIII pc.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26

lucky chance I got 10 hear that one single copy
had actn,y eaPed 10 tne ease Syes e a. person Who
takes particular interest in contiscated nump.rS' ,'
anu aans ~ marks scneeIed in tniing the lucky
and in convincing him that u "ouid ohis
be right that he should allow me- to let me w0t ~
know through the columns OF a foreign newspaper.
II impossible In other way, the precise s'aNlg
o; the terrible offence which the paper n1d o9na, S
mitted on this occasion. After having furnished hm
with strict guarantee for its safe return he con.
sented TO end ne his copy. and ! am thus enab.ed
that you may the cartoon which has 50 offended
the German authorities. and caused them to pro-
ceed against the paper in this most unusual ana
n-handed manner Il seems hardly probable
that the English pubc viii unders'and now SUN
august Kaiser and the orhcia guardians OF h's
dignity.
INTIMIDATION BY THE POLICE
l hear also that the Ieipslc police have attempted
TO intmidate The printers OF Snpiicfissiminsi ah1
the paper; but II they should succeed with
GS to in tf nng some her @ 50 the
is no, likely 20 be stopped In this way, In the
and published at Munich before during the en-
forced absence OF Herr I4angen. "Simplcisslmus.
paper IN Ciermany The sale is increasing by thou
sands every week: year ago he circulation was
soo Then came me PROMOTION o. 'he SAFE al
the control oc the State authorfties) with the result
in sss than six months mont be tnG last
It mas gone up 10 1000. and II is expected that it
III Herr r r Heine the talented artist who drew
the cartoons in both the last connscated numbers.
was arrested at Leipsc directly after me seizure
TS SimYei l;ao from Iepsic He badly treatei
his oWn cell ETC At the forthcoming trial he Will
be charged with having published twenty offensive
arswaSs ara aator IN and Herr F. Wedekind the poet are
not however likely to put In an appearance AZ the
trial. the result OF when Is a"si'eo IN Mun'ch win
greatest interest.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
Guropean Advertisements.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL
LERS will find the London office OF The
Tribune, 149 Fleet Street, a convenient
place to leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
Statesman

r,om The Yonkers Statesman
Mr. sproeketPshaw iou sns.m esn tSsR SeTcls ie me
p9s,o"s p9,s sDrocKet-I cfr. II you tell me where you
usually 81.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
Hotel de Lille ct d'Alblon.

2x3, RUE ST. HON0RW. PARIS.
BETWEEN THE rUILERJEs GARDENS, PLACE wy
DOME AND NEW OPERA ADSANrAoEoUe A.
RANGEMENrs FOR FAMILiEs HEAvrlrvk HAL4e
LARGE DRAWING ROOMS. ELE( rHic Ll00v. %
IILEORANS "LIllALBIOk." PAaX
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26

KILLED AT A CHRISTMAS TREE CEIE-
BRATION
Jefferson City Mo. Dec. &.-At a Christmas tree
celebration AZ Aught small town IN Usage
County John Holloway shot and killed Julius Boil
10. ore OF the oldest ard most prosperous citizens
OF Usage County. Holloway shot his victim hVe
times He fed been apprehended
New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
SHE COULD TELL

the TWO boys Iived IN 'H's 'o""' VT"
crild lived IN Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
THREE TAYLORS
Have Figured in Reduction
of Mile Cycle Record.

1t is an interesting fact that since the
days of Willie Windle, when that wonder
full record-breaker brought the one mile
cycle record across the Atlantic, wrestling
it from Fred J Osmond. whose best time
was PIG the mile record has been held by
no less than three Taylors Willie Win
dies figures were 2:15 fiat.
The first Of these Taylors to fash before
the cycling world as a record annihilator
was George F. Taylor of Ipswich and a
Harvard man. He had two trials, and
when he had finished the new record was
2:11. This was regarded as something
wonderful and Taylor was interviewed
as to how it felt to travel so 1asl aWHe5l
and all that. TaylOrS career as q RECORD
breaker was as brief as ii was brilliant.
He was satisfied with the mile marx ana
after deVoting some time 10 CompeuIlol
work he retired in "a, ana is no" pros
: The next Taylor to get the mile record
was EdOuard Taylore, the French rider
now in this country. His hackers spell MS
name TaylOre simply 10 distinguish MN
from the Major" for TaylOre is really Of
English parentage. although reared and
educated in France. Taylore won ms mile
spurs at Willow Grove track last sum
n1er when he landed J. Platt-BettS' record
of ! :35 and set a new mark of l;52 50.
It was thought that Taylore's time
would stand for year at least put tnal
wonderful rider from this city - Major
Taylor-has spoiled all calculations and
Wrested from his French namesake the
honor of holding the record.
In the past 20 years the worlds record
for the mile has been reduced nearly d
half Ii has witnessed IS reductions, in
which no less than % riders of more or
less note have taken part America and
England are the only countries represent
ed in the table and of course this country
takes the lead. The compilation of fig
ureS follows:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Thomas Beckwith of Boston confesses to
Embezzlement in Chicago Police Station.

Thomas Beckwith of Boston Confesses TO
Embezzlement in Chicago Police Station.
Chicago Dec. 3.-Thomas Becl1with of
Boston, Mass, walked into the Harrf-
son street police station today and
asked to be arrested. He confessed to
The embezzlement of $751; from Niles
& Co, Boston. His request was
promptly compiled with.
Boston, Dec Sat the office of Niles
Brothers, retail dealers of this CITY.
1t was learned that Thomas w. Beck
with, who surrendered himself TO the
Chicago police today, was in the en-
pioy of Niles for about six years as
boOkkeeper and collector
lie is about 30 years old was mar
rled last spring, and has since lived in
SomerVille He was twice discharged
by Niles Brothers on account of in
temperate habits and each time was
taken back.
About a month ago, the firm was
forced to let him go for good. The news
that he had given himself up in Chicago
was great surprise to the members
Of the finn who even yet did not know
whether his accounts are correct or
not. The books are badly tangled, and
his successor is trying to straighten
them out
Sullivan Niles said that he could not
tell whether the firm was out anything
or not, but he did not believe that he
could have stolen anything like the
amount he confesses to.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

On Monday. December 5th the John
c. Machines Company win put on sale
lots of Stable Blankets, with double
sureingles, at So cents, S1.25, $1.39 and
$1.50; also a fine line Of Wool Street
Blankets, al $2.9 and So. 80 each. These
are in basement DEPARTMENT.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

" Pitched you mean" she corrected
az don't mean anything of the kind. he
replied 81 mean pitch 1t was d fight
between tars. Chicago Post.
turkey?
Scribbler-Fine! Had twenty-seven jokes
about it ecepted!-Brooklyn Life.
Tommy-Is your grandpa who is visit
ing you your fathers papa or your moth
er's papa?
Willie - Why, he's mothers papa of
course. Can't you see he's smoking his
pipe in the parlor?-Judge.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

There appears to be a middle regard
ing the election of next years foot ball
captain at the University of Pennsyl-
vania. The election was scheduled for
last Tuesday evening, but although all
the players eligible to vote were on
hand, the election was postponed until
after the Christmas holidays, at the re-
quest Of Capt. Outland. 1t is said that
when election comes the present in
cumbent viii be the unanimous choice,
but will decline. Overfield and Hare
are prominently mentioned as the most
likely men, with the majority of the
players on OVerfield's side, but the foot
ball committee and Outland opposed to
his candidacy. There was undoubted-
ly more or less politics in Capt. Out
lands request for postpOnement.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

Prompt relief in sick headache, dizzi-
ness, nausea, constipation, pain in the
side, guaranteed to those using Carriers
Little Liver Pills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

They are talking up at ithaca about
Cornell playing Harvard in New York
next fall. For several years past, un-
til this last season in fact, Cornell and
Harvard have met on the gridirOn, and
their relations have been most friend
ly. This year, however it was Har-
wards turn to play at Ithaca, but, on
account of the arrangement of her
schedule, this was said to be impos-
BILE. Cornell at the same time, could
not play at Cambridge, SO negotiations
for a game were brought to a close.
with the understanding that ? game
would be played in 80. New York is
advocated by Cornell ON the ground
Of mutual convenience, but it is not
likely that Harvard will be willing to
violate the rule that games shall be
played on college grounds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
MORGAN IS HOME AGAIN.
The Pittsburg Player Returned Il
Worcester Last Evening.

Frank H. Morgan, who has been
playing foot ball professionally this fall
on the Pittsburg Athletic Club eleven,
is again at home in this city. Morgan
left Worcester last September to enter
the University of PENNSYLVANIA. He
was unable, however, to try for the
varsity team, but received an excellent
offer to turn professional and Join the
Pittsburg A. c. eleven, His playing
back of the line this past season has
been most creditable, and he has assist
ea very materially in Baking Pitts
feat during the season.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

Pittsburg joined the ranks Of the Sun
dav playing cities while Cleveland tried
to inauguTate Sunday base ball at
home. The coming season New York
and Cleveland win both play Sunday
ball ON tour, and probably at home as
well. The future of Pittsburg in this
respect is doubtful. President Kerr Of
the Pirates formerly was opposed to
Sunday BALI and the Pirates did not
plav on the Sabbath until Kerr had
been succeeded by Watkins. Now that
Mr.. Kerr is in the saddle again, he NAV
again scratch Sunday games from the
cubs schedule, or he may refuse TO
NEEDLE with a policy inaugurated by
another president. Boston and Phila-
delphia will remain the only cities that
refuse to be connected with Sunday
base ball in any way.
The members of the rules committee
win have, according to all Indications
plenty to occupy their attention when
they get into the harness There is the
old movement Of doing something for
the batting that will be discussed. but
probably not acted upon. The bunt hin
must needs come Up for consideration.
many being opposed to the present rule
on that point Then we are hearing
now of forcing the catcher to play be-
hind the bat all through the game
Here is a suggestion which meets with
favor with the public, which knows
that it would shorten up the game ami
'o5,5 - II &c ie but natural ~,
-, - ~, er,aol,i,,,r of fbo ,ro,,,,,l,5
~, ,,,,ita ft,, do ,,s
ud va" - LaIia,.ad The ,.,1le e%11ld -
adopted. 1t would be popular with the
public and players feelings could not
always be regarded. From the stand
80 atn1Iid ,,,.afeI, 40 NM, ti,o mi,
sfand as now Rut for the good of tbo
9a,,5e he baiieyed the rule should he
5donted rr7berc has been talk ar gi,,-
mo q man Arst base on three halls ,1d
nlte, IJanlv Cbadv.iclS advocates eI1nL
a move The proposjtion. bowevar
seems foo foolish to can fol. serious con-
si,leratfon.
The Eastern League appears to be
Next Years membership is far from
being settled. Buffalo is surely out for
80 THAT citv has gone into the West
frn League. the fans of the flour city
maintaining they WCy& anxious for
change. Wilkesb barre, poor little
Wilkesbalre, whose franchise owners
are as game q lot of men as there are
in the league. must either Withdraw
from membership or else be forced out
even though it requires the temporary
disarmament of the league. The Penn
sylvania city is willing to leave and
join the Atlantic League company but
the owners OF the team ask, ana with
perfect justice, that If the city
must leave the Eastern, provi-
sion should be made for pay
ring the price of admission into the
+ Atlantic, Ottawa, after few short
months existence has decided that 1t
was never cut out for a base pail city
and the franchise that all but came TO
Worcester last summer VIII undoubt-
eddy revert back to Rochester Arthur
irwin IS SAID to be anxious TO get ms
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

The athletic association Of the New
ton club has decided to put first-class
foot ball eleven in the field next fall. The
athletic committee, at it's meeting last
Saturday evening, voted to support an
eleven, and authorized the engaging of
a competent man as coach. The COM
mittee will endeavor to arrange a good
schedule and the best players available
will be asked to join.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

The students aA Dickinson College can
well congratulate themselves that their
foot ball ranks are to be swelled and
strengthened in SO by the accession
of three of the Carlisle players. Hud-
son, CayOu and Rodgers are the men.
and they have all stated that they will
enter Dickinson in the fall Of the
trio, Hudson, the little quarter back,
who dropped field goals against Yale
Princeton and Pennsylvania, is by far
the most prominent. The acquisition
of these men would be hailed with de
light by any college eleven in the coun-
try.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

While it is of course conceded that
Harvard has the champion foot ball
eleven of the year, Princeton has at
least the satisfaction of knowing that
fewer points have been scored against
the orange and black than any of the
leading elevens. The Harvard team
did not round into its permanent form
until the middle of October, so both
Bowdoin and Amherst scored on the
crimson. Later on, little Hudson
dropped a goal from the field for the
Carlisle Indians with the same ease
that he tailed against Yale and Penn
sylvania. Brown also crossed the
crimson's goal line by hard, straight
forward foot ball. Until Princeton
met West Point, the Tigers had been
able to boast of a clean score, but a
successful place kick did the business.
The remarkably high total of ~ IN
Yales column of opponents figures is
a bitter pill for the supporters ~ the
blue to swallow. especially when ii is
considered that in the past a plain Oh
pher was considered as the proper nv
neral. The opponents of old Penn.
have 81 points recorded against them,
but the Quakers have in a measure off
set this by running up Il larger total
than any other college.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

no one can tell just where the cycle
records for the shorter distances will
stand year hence Those who have
followed the game the closest appear
unanimous in saying that there will be
a big reduction all along the line. No
man is more confident of this than Tay-
lor He has ridden the Sager- geared
wheel and is thus well qualified to
speak of the possibilities and latent
speed Of the chainless machine. Tay-
Tor says that just as soon as the riders
get mounted on chainless wheels, rec
ords for all distances are going TO come
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
H-U-M-P-H-R-E-YS S.

looked, inasmuch as there was no op-
position to the selection.
The Chicago A AS foot ball team,
that made a not altogether satisfactory
trip east last month, will be strength
ened in spots before next fall-that is,
if the Chicago A. A. decides to main
tain an eleven in 80, which can be told
only after the election Of officers, with
whom the matter rests. The Chicago
A. A. will undoubtedly draw on the
graduate members of the University OF
Chicago's eleven, and already has
Herschberger, the great goal kicker.
for their fullback in SO. Kennedy is
another man who mey wear the cher
ry circle another year,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

The question Of Sunday bail again
win figure prominently at the coming
meeting Last year New York and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

The old familiar cry of brutality in
foot ball, raised so many times in for
mer seasons by good people has been
heard but little during the season just
closed. And this in spite of the fact
that more foot ball has been played
and that there have been more i'm
pOrtant matches than in any former
year. 1t is also true by the way that
the percentage of injury has been far
smaller than in previous seasons. The
Yale-Harvard game was the only one
of the big college matches in which
men We're badly injured. Ely and
Dudley getting the brunt of the breaks
and bruises.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
PARTING LANDS.

Excellent farming lands within
three miles of Eagle River, with
good roads to the land, can be
obtained on easy terms, by APP
plying to the undersigned.
The soil is good and the landis
very easily cleared. One man
who commenced clearing last
month now has ten acres under
cultivation.
Ifyou desire to obtain good
farm now is your time. Wheth-
er you have money or not, look
over the lands end we will make
terms to suit you.
Address or inquire of N. A. Col
man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
WWNN/NN NNNNNNN NNNN
q ARBOR VITAE ITEMS. Q
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900

Miss Margaret Eagan visited Lac du-
rlambeau this week.
Robert Guenter spent couple ofsdays
GU. oil town on business.
Supt. Alex Higgins was in town, We'd
nesday, visiting our schools.
The SaW-mill was shut down Monday
and Tuesday for repairs to the burner.
The change of day and night crews
for the next thirty days, took place
Tuesday.
Mrs Jessie Coffman has returned home
having finished her term OF school at
Plum Lake.
DIR. A. B. Rosenberg is enjoying a
visit with his sister, Mrs. WaIpon, who
has come from Michigan to spend some
time with her brothers in Wisconsin,
One of the painters from Wausau who
was working on Mr.. ". H. Bissell's
house, fell from the ladder and hurt him
self SO that he was obliged to goshome
The Arbor Vitae schools closed >Friday
for The sumnervacation. Misses Gilman
and Armstrong lett, Friday, for their
homes i'll Wausau Mr.. and Mrs f. \.
Drown, will leave next Tuesday or Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. BissplI gave Il
dancngs party to their friends on Thurs
day evening. The party was very largely
attended, many being present from out
of.toNn. The fact that Mr.. and Mrs.
BisSell were the entertainers is sufficient
to guarantee that 1t would be very
enjoyable affair as all unite in saying
that it was.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
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STAR LAKE ITEMS.
ANNA@ NNNNW

A.much needed addition has been put
on the meat market.
Fifteen tourists We're registered at the
hotel the beginning OF the week.
Mr.. r. Z. Schultz returned last week
and reports having hadsa good time.
Mrs. Sayner, OF Plum Lake, will give a
picnic for the school children, Saturday.
Mrs. G. O. Decker, of Woodruff, visited
her husband here, for a few days, the
beginning Of the week.
DR.. S. Fowler, has had all he could
tend to the past week. Evidently his
dental work is giving good satisfaction.
"A party Of tourists report having
caught nearly $50 fish, one day this
week, and amoung them We're q number
OF muscallonge