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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

the meeting of the Bricklayers' union
last evening. o. N. Ahlberg was initiated
and one application received, which was
referred to the Investigating committee.
The shop stewards reported trade good,
with many demands for more men. Ed.
Powers, business agent, reported that ne
had been requested to furnish contrac-
tors with greater number of bricklay-
ers than be could supply. He also re-
ported that all jobs were in the hands
of union men exclusively and that he
jobs. Receipts, $27.70; expenditures, $40 %.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.
Germania Banks Affairs VIII Be
Closed Up by Its Officers.

A meeting of the directors of the Ger
mania bank was held yesterday and it
was decided to ask Gen. Pope TO permit
the bank to go into voluntary liquidation
to wind up its affairs for the benefit Of
the creditors. The report of the direct
ors, With the request, was submitted to
the bank examiner yesterday afternoon
and granted. The process of liquidation
will be directly in charge of Gustave
Wlllius.
This action obviates the necessity of the
appointment Of a receiver.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
STRUCK BY A CAR.
August BeighOItz Severely Injured
and Narrowly Escapes Death.

.
August Beigholtz, living at 354 Chestnut
street, was badly hurt by being knocked
down by street car, at West Seventh
and Chestnut streets, yesterday morning.
He was taken to the city hospital, where
an examination showed that he had sus-
tanned painful bruises It was at first
feared he was internally injured, but the
physicians say this is likely not the case.
The injured man is seventy years of
age and quite deaf He was crossing
the street and stopped on the car track.
He did not see the approaching car and
could not hear the bell. The car had been
slowed down before 1t struck the old
man, but the force of the collision threw
him heavily to the pavement He was
stunned by the fall but escaped going
under the wheels. If it develops that
Beigholtz is not badly injured internally
the physicians say he will recover.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
HEARING THE CHARGES.
Investigation of the Complaints
Against Sidewalk Inspectors.

The investigation of the charges made
against Inspectors Hickey and Bantz,
of the engineering department, by the
st. Paul Sidewalk company, occupied
the attention of the board of public
works for a couple of hours yesterday
morning. All the time was taken up by
Andrew J. Hoban, ali officer of the com
pany, who submitted the affidavit on
which the charges are based.
A. R. Hunt appeared as attorney for
the sidewalk company, and took part in
the proceedings. Mr.. Hoban presented
additional charges, giving in detail in
stances where the Portland Stone com
pany and the Eureka Stone company
had laid walks contrary to specifica-
tons. Dates were also specified when
Inspector Bantz, whose duty is to in
spect the manufacture of thing at the
Portland Stone company's plant, was alb
sent from the factory.
The charges were received and then
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
LIKELY TO RECOVER.
Mrs. SchIichting Did Not InhaIe ANY
Gasoline Flames.

Gasoline Flames.
Mrs. Charles -Schlichting, who was so
badly burned by gasoline at her home.
1901 East Seventh street, Wednesday
morning, as told in the G o b of yes
terday, rested as comfortably as possible
under the circumstances at st. Luke's
hospital yesterday, and hopes are enter
tanned for her recovery. 1t is now be-
ieved that Mrs. Schlichting did not in
hale any of the flame, which fact rem
ders her condition less alarming. Her
face is badly burned, however. as well
as her hand and arms. Dr. Binder the
attending physician, said last evening
that Mrs. Schlichting would likely re-
cover.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
THROUGH THE DALLEs OF THE
St. Crnix River

Only $3.50 for the grand tour of Mime
sofas Scenic Wonderland" the "Dalles
of the St. CroiX" and Interstate Park-a
trip of 81 miles OF rail and 80 miles of
river never to be forgotten. Boats run
daily, except Mondays and Tuesdays See
Saint Paul & Duluth Agents for details
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
The Wise Woman

Buys her ticket to Chicago via the
Burlington Limited and secures therewith
one of those luxur1ously cosy compart-
ments, htted with every toilet conven-
fence, even to an electric heater for fhe
curling tongs You get comfort Via
the Burlington.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
HALF RATE EXCURSIONS.
Saint Paul & Duluth Rat1road.

On Saturdays and Sundays it's only
haif rate to Pine City, Rush City, ray
Tors rails, Chisago Lakes, Forest Lake
and other points. Tickets good RETURNING
any train Monday. LIS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
Labor Day Committee.

The labor day committee will meet at
Assembly halls Monday evening. full
attendance is desired as important bust
ness is to be disposed Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
An Easy Chair

Is always welcome gift When you buy
a ticket to Chicago via the BURLINGTON
Route you get a present of luxurious
easy chair for the journey Reclining
chair cars Seats free on both morning
and evening trains.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

Boys base ball bat. cap
and belt given away with
every sack of Schoch's
xxx First Patent Flour.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
PIasterers, Audtttng COMMITTED.

The auditing committee of the Plaster
ers' union will meet at Assembly halls
Sunday afternoon for the purpose of
auditing the books of the financial Off
GERS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
LAKE SHORE PAVILION AND PARK,
White Rear Like, on ST. Paul & Du-
Iuth RRiIrOnd

An up-to-date park and pavilion, where
refreshments of all kinds are served in
f1rst-class manner. Open every day and
evening. Frequent trains via St Paul &,
Duluth railroad. Fare every day ONLY
Is cents round trip from st. Paul or
Minneapolis. Dancing parties every
Wednesday and Saturday evening Fare
so cents round trip, which includes dane
ing privilege.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
VITAL STATISTICS.
MARRIAGE LICENSEES

MARRIAGE LICENSES.
August Johnson, Amanda j hnson
Samuel Rom, Bessie Levin
BIRTHS
Mrs. Wilbur D. Penny. II e. Isabel. bow.
Mrs. c. NJ. Bailey, SOS Beaumont St, boy.
Mrs. Gust Orbom, 9S3 Payne av., girl
Mrs. Ferdinand Greta S72 Erie, bow.
Mrs. Emil Messer Minneapolis av., girl.
Mrs. John Vitous, 664 Pleasant boy.
Mrs. Matt Copilovich, 2S7 Eagle, girl.
DEATHS.
Paul Herman, $50 Hague av., wks.
Anna Zafke, 401 East Seventh St, 4 mos.
John Olson, c. and c. hospital SO yrs
Cath. c. OKeefe, 125 S. Wabasha, s. yrs
Sister Pascaline de St. Daniel, so Wiikin
St, 81 yrs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
DEATHS.


LYONS-In st. Paul, at family residence,
2Ol Cayuga street, Thursday, July 20,
at p. m, Thomas f. Lyons, aged
twenty-five years. Funeral from above
residence Sunday, July 20, at 1:S0 p. m
Services at st. Patrick's church at q
D. m.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
Sheet Metal workers.

The meeting held by the sheet metal
workers union last evening was unusual
ly we'll attended. L. ]. Rusk, Emil Koce,
Conrad Stotz, Knute Skibstad, August
Shermuly and AdoIph Goebel took the
obligation. The scale committee reported
that OH investigation it had found that
the Scribner-Libbey company was work
ing the regular number of hours called
for by the union, nine every day except
Saturday, when eight was the rule. 1t
was voted to parade Labor day, and a
committee was appointed to select uni
forms, etc, in the persons of H Blum
berg and A. F. Frederickson. A commit
tee to secure a new banner and badges.
consisting of w. II. Kumrow, ]. L. Rusk
and Victor Blomquist, was chosen, with
instructions to report at next meeting.
Receipts, $17.S5; expenditures, $40.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

Vile, Ky-Wedding of Miss Har-
riet r. Stuart and Henry Bertram
Clark Celebrated at the Audi
tOrtum Annex, ChicagO-Wiu Re-
side in Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

For mortgage loans, large or small.
apply to State Savings Bank. No commits.
sion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

Mrs c. H. Bigelow Jr gave a large
reception from 4 to yesterday after
noon at her home on Nina avenue in
honor of Miss Macauley, of Louisville,
KY. During the afternoon formal an
nouncement was made of the engage
ment of Miss Macauley to Mr.. Burt
Bigelow, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Bigelow, Of West College avenue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

BrickIayers' Trade Good.
Charles Harpke being absent, Oscar
Berger acted as financial secretary at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

The IIdIeH SclOCl Grocery Co.,
Cor. Seventh and Broadway.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
FOR THE GRAND JURY
TO DECIDE IS LEFT THE CASE
AGAINST PRACTITIONER w.
II. GASSAWAY
PRACTICED MINUS LICENSE

Judge Hines Decision Covers All
the Points In the Case Brought
by the State Medical Board to De-
termine the Construction of the
Law of Is97-The Trial a Test
Case of an AmicabIe Character.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

Miss Ethel Brill, of st. Anthony Park,
was guest of honor at luncheon given
Wednesday by Miss Edith Brill, of
Laurel avenue. Covers were laid for
twelve
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

The wedding of Miss Harriet r.
Stuart, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Stuart, of Ashland avenue, st. Paul, and
Henry Bertram Clarke, of Chicago, was
celebrated Saturday evening at the Au
ditorium Annex, Chicago. The wedding
was small one, only immediate friends
being in attendance. After a short
wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke will
be at home at their summer place,
Sylvan Dells, Highland park. They will
return to Chicago Nov. l and will reside
at 251 Goethe street.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01

Die pprtreffIiden Observation-Disclosures
ab, bic Ii9 bier unter einem o pentg elm
la6enoen 4euBeren perbdrgen. 9as
9erlanaen mad meinen StOden uao
S6irmen fonnte id ibm Freili4 ni4t
ean3 a6aep0bnen; audi lsrnte er niemais
begreifen, oaB Die Sole ni4t ein3ig unb
ALIEN fir i'm ais 8aoeaufentbalt gss
T6ufFen Iei, absr i6 lernte ouloiam Iein
uno gelp06nte mid I'M ieiner 8u9enoer
piaen an feline Seller.
Na6 orei Sa6ren Oss frieoli4iten gu
IummenIe6ens ptrlor ih i'm. Sin Sinh
bate ieine 9uppe in einen Sei9 fallen
Iofea; Pur3I, Der lIngei6idte, belt cie
8uppe tppbI fir lebenD, oenn er lpran9
bIiBI9nea naG, nm lie gu retten BG5>
renb er nit Der Puppe ans 2ano 81 pat
IGen Iu6te, BIB cr i'm Gifer ST. feIt in Den
qliti6erien &Grptr Der Puppe, oerIelbe
rib unO fuqts Iein Maul nit S~G5eipGb@
men. Dem gritieeH na5e begdnn er nun
dnQItDou gu 3appeln un0 81 lputen,
I8lutte oa6si @aKer, Qurgalte Elm palr
Wlal uno p~srTant. e6e i6 i1m 81 9ulfe
tommen fonnte. Sn Itarb Der drmc
9ur5I, iein 2eb:n eirieBenO, um cine les
IpIe guppe 5u rettar, mod i'm Sooe eoel
gsiinnt, dber tdppii6 - Elm ehter uno
rehter 8erfdnnter.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01
luic cine 0prr rntlteBt.

9d8 9u6litum i'm S6edter bort un0
ie6t BAG 0erf, es 3put ibm 8eifau Ooer
Htbta6tunq uno erpdgt ni4t, DAB Da8,
mas an einem Q6ero in tpenigen Stuns
ben qe60rt, geIe6en unD beurt6eilt ptro,
bog Reiultdt unsnbli9ar M}i6en, raft
IoIer Qr6eiten, Danger 9pHnungen uno
aufreibenoer 4~ufregungen lit. Der
56eater6e1u6er 1T audi nt4t Oerpfltdz
tet, bas nit einem 8iibnenparte Derblr1@
bene G6uFfen, pelfes fir i'm unit4tbar
1T, 3u erpdgen, fonOern bat bas Jte9t,
Ie6iGIi6 bas 8erf, ME es ii4 Inn i'm
Moment offenbart, Guf iia elnpIrten
gu lafsn.
0ie cine Sper entItebt?!
Don Quirote unb iein 9t4tertomz
poniit ite6en iebt i'm 8oroergrunOe DeS
muTfuliI6en Snterehes, uno Dorum
MAD bier ais 8eiipiel, ME cine Sper ent@
fte6f, ME lie Dus 2i6t Der 2ampen err
blift, bic GntTte6ungsgei4i6te Der
aien3lI6en Sru9itOmOOie gsidilOsrt
iperoen.
Die GerpuntesI6e 0i8tung, na6 mel
der Rien3l Ieinen Don Quirote" ges
f6dFfen fat, Qe60rt Der @eltliteratur an,
lie Iieot in berI6ieDenen 8ear6eitungen
Dor. unD ieber 9i6ter, Der eiren Derartiz
oen oDer G6nli8en StOff Derarbeitet,
nun feline aenauen 8orituOien MAIDEN.
0us Sriuinal unD aQ ieine 8edrbeitun=
aen miifen g~spi1en6aften 9riifung:n
I~nter3oaen meroen, unb bieie ielbft Bic
ten 0em 0i6ter leoigli4 Qnbaltspunttc
fir bic Dirt, ME er i,in Dert fir Die
gii6ne g~eftalten min. 9ieie Stuoien,
bieIe 9riifungen, iie erfOrbern pit 10 oiel
.9eit, ME oas, mas Der 0i9tertOmponiIt
na46er i6afft.
Iun fommsn sic guien 8atbge6er, Die
IadberTtGnOigen Sreunbe, nit penen
man ii6 duSIpri9t. Sober bat cine an
bere W2einung. Der @rite bdlt ben Stoff
fir unoramdtii9, Der 3peite fir gu cpis
iooen6dft unb Dsr Oritte bic 9auptfigur
fir ni9t bii6nenfG6ig. Sc entpttelt itd
cine neue 9eOanfenar6sit, - bic bes Iidl
frei Wa6ens bon ben Wleinungen Der
Qnberen. @uf @runO b:s Oi4terii4en
Sriainuls muB Oas 8ert nu9 eigenem
Gmbfinben neu geItaltet tperben.
gtun begirnt bas Spnoiren Oes Stofe
fes. Qus benz Original perDen 4usz
3iiae qema9t, Sn6alt uno Msni9en auf
lire 8irtIamteit fir bic 8ibne arlsgez
pd6lt. SIT bas gei9e6en, bunn fommt
bic @nfertigung Der bramatii9en Sti33e,
en- bieier fperben bic Scenen unb oas,
mas Die 9erIOnen fpre6en IoQen, ent.
nprfen, unb 5par 5uerit in 9roia. SeB.
crit pirb bic bi4terii9e &usfii5rung il
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01

6auTirer: .Qoo5 gefaaig2 10000
M}art 9aupttreffer!!"
Sat CgngeOulOiG: g8e3en Sic peitsr
= th min ni9ts gepinnen!"
6uuTrer: n9ab' i4 audi Coos, bic
uihts d%eninnen!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01
8 n E

MaOame: yg}un, Minna, BADEN sic
ben 4or6 nit Stern gefunOen, Der Ordu1
fen uuf Dem 6lur itunO?"
406in: oSapOAl, Ulaoame, i'd babe
ia rinietreten."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01
a1ninn ~O(hfiihInnn

.8luu6en sic ni6t, 9err ProfeFor,
bQB mein So6r einmal Elm Mfeiiter Der
WQlerei perDen pir0?"
.@epiB! Der gibt NAL einen auSges
aeihneten Wdlermeiiter!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01
Gin @ieIaepIaater.

SD fte6' bod enOIi4 arIf - es 1T ia
f6pn Elf u6r!!" n@ufte6en min i6
nod - aber iOni thu i8 beut' ni6ts
me6r!!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01

Miin6ener Gin ein:m 8erapert, 600
M}eter unter Der grOoberflG6e, gum
6ibrer): rSie, tommen mir niGt baIo
81 einem 8irt6s6aus?"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01
IS nt{nuI6fn4

sd mD4te ni4t 10, ME Sic, bonn
9eiratbsgut Der 6rdu le6en!"
D2(ber i'd bite Sic; bas lit Iauer
erppr6enss 9elp!"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
PlstoITotine.

Pistol t0uns. we observe rom the con.
tnued comments of yaaoua cou.emporf.
r.os i'm other States. ls not confined '"
Tennessee. The Richmond Times repre-.
sents the Virginia pistol -9ter AS so.A.-
qulz.ng as follows.
have right to carry weapon. and It
i8 my own affair $50 long as j do mos
wrougfuly use chat weapon. The lt"
has I'D right 90 impcach my motive.
The Jaw has nO right t0 say that j have
lrmed myself for wicked purpose
has nO more right 90 say chat I shall no.
carry Il weapon upon my person than thtt
7 shall not koop a. weapon in nay house
for defensive purposes. All that the Jaw
can do. an that 30 has any right % d..
ls I'D hold me responsible for the use
which ] make Of my weapon. X 1 COM
init murder With it. then the law may
very properly call mo 20 account but so
long as I DO not uniawfuiiy use my
weapon fhe law lras uo right to interfere
with my personal privilege.
or course the man who is ready 20
commit a crime always has an excuse fnr
bis actlon. But THE Times Does not APP
prove OF this course of reasoning. and
only gives ir 20 show what must be con.
tended against The more We observe tho
conditions brought about by the barba.
rous and cowarliy practice OF carrying
rlstois the more wa are impressed with
the Importance ~ stopping o. Let public
sentiment Doe so strong on the point that
officers OF the Jaw viii feel they are doing
"a popular act when they convict a pistol
toter Here IS a remedy and IN tho
hands OF the pe0p,e.-Nashyille American.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
MOONLIGHT IN SCOTTSVILLE.
Young People Picnic at Night-EnJoy-
able Lawn Party-PersOnal.

SCOTTSVILLE, VA. Aug Especial. -
An exceedingly enjoyable moonlight Pic
mic was given last night ON the lawn a-
Belle Haven by the Misses OsDofne'
Misses Jenores and Miss Lucie Powers
10 large number of lner friends. Inc
young people assembled about Clock
and after "a number OF games and dances
D. very elegant picnic supper was served.
after which the dancing and games We're
resumed and continued for tne balance
OF the evening
Miss Cora Mcintosh. ~ Quitman, Ca,
IS visiting her grandmother, Mrs. j. %.
Lewis.
Mrs. J. V. Percria has returned from
vis Q 90 friends In Augusta county
Miss Beale Fair. OF Manchester, who
has been visiting relatives and friends
near town, has returned 90 her home.
Miss Julia Beal has returned to her
home here after am extended Nisit %
friends and relatives in Manchester.
Miss Annie Q. Jarman, of Ch5r'ottes-
Vile. Is here visiting her aunt MISS vi.
j. Jones.
Miss Jennie Lec,ie. of Louisville. Ky.
who has been visiting her ola nome nc
GlendoWor. accompan ed by her mother.
Mrs 5. NJ. Iseckie are visiting rcIAllf e7
and friends I'm Augusta county.
The lawn party given Tuesday night py
listle Miss Mary Jones was very mncn
enjoyed. and quite a nice sum was raised
for worthy charitable purposes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25

Editor of The Times:
Slr.-I desire TO say "a word o. two in
regard TO the primary in Orange county.
I'm reply 70 the statement made oy Alr
Williams IN your columns few days
ago. am the gentleman who ran against
Mr.. williams in that primary ana VINO
advocated Governor Tyiers election.
was "a spectator mo the meeting of the
County COMMITTEE held fe" days before
the election. 1 saw then that ibis COM
mittee was I'm fayersh haste to have
the primary over before Governor IyIef
friends could get together. They tIsl
ordered it on a dye days notice, hut as
one gentleman thought that this was zoo
much of "a. snap Judgment BE- was fixed
al ten days. i saw that - was al being
nxod against the possibility of Governor
Tylers case getting well before The peo-
pie and l concluded right tlen and there
that ] would give them some trouble by
announcing myself candidate; and, ln
few DAYS thereafter. I did announce my-
self a candidate. which only gave me hFe
days IN which 20 arrange Tor inc pil-
mary.
could not canvass Wei one precinct
of the county in this time. They claimed
TO have beaten me oy Jul votes ODD the
election. AT one precinct the polls were
closed M 8 o'clock. the sun being then
two and "a hale hours high. They claim to
have beaten me there three votes. Six men
came up after the polls were closed to
vote for me. and were not allowed To
vote Had they voted 1 would have care
ricd this precinct
believe that threo-rourths % the peo-
Die of this county arc for Tyler and t
once they understand thoroughly the
sharp turns that are being taken upon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
THE STORMS DAMAGE.
Il is impossible Yet to Make an Accu
rate Estimate Of IL.


NORFOLK. Va. Aug. 4.-Accounts I'm
many respects conflicting, continue 10
come I'm from She Albemarie and Pamlic0
Sound region and the coast from Hat
teras 10 Boylc's Island in which the
greater number OF casualties occurred as
the result Of the great storm Of August
18th 90 18th inclusive.
As this section OF broad water Is the
artery for small craft from the region
tributary 90 Chesapeake Bay and as far
north as Philadelphia 90 the north Georgia
coast the number Of vessels traversing
these inland seas IS alweys great and it
ls even yet almost impossible 20 state
how many were caught in the storm and
anything near the number that VIII fail
20 answer roll-cal. but masters of craft
I'm from that region state that small
schooners, PUNCHES sioops and fishing
craft. wrecked. ashore, broken up sunk or
turned over are 10 DE seen almost hourly
I'm a trip through the Sounds and IL is now
thought that the total drowned VIII run
close 10 100 II it does not overreach it,
while az least on Swan, Hog and other
islands in the vicinity, M Portsmouth. Big
and Little Kinnakeet Ocracock and small
or points. fully sixty 20 seventy houses
four or five churches and numerous
stores. barns and warehouses were either
washed away or damaged beyond repair.
and as q result numbers are homeless
and destitute. many others have lost
crops and nocks. stock and implements
and the fishing interests nave suffered
greatly I'm "a few days a fairly complete
report can he made. but at present ru-
mors outweigh true statements and an
accurate footing of the damage cannot De
reached
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A Woman Attacks Policeman With
VitriOl.
REV. DR.. De COSTA RESIGNS.
He Was One of the Most Active Oppo-
ncnts of the Ordination of Rev. DIR.
Brisgs-An Erring Girl Muir
dered by Her Lover.

NEW YORK. August 2i-Special.-Ex-
judge John T. Dillon, one of the Coih-
missiOuers who drew the Greater Ne"
York charter. has struck the kaIhapo
water scheme a stunning brow py ue-
claring that the pending contract cou'd
not be made legal and that the procedure
which the Ramapo crowd are taxing
would not stand ln a court OF law. 1hls
opinion was rendered by Judge Dillon as
private counsel for Comptroller Coier.
WHO THREW THE NlTRlOLf
Patrick AIeehan. a New York policeman
had a terrible encounter with an ahsIy
woman yesterday. The woman Is MIS-
Mary Pnster, who says That she gave
Meehan $500 upon representations by MN
and a uromfse that he would get her
position as matron I'm the Park Depart
ment. She was not living pleasantly with
her husband and wanted 10 put herself
I'm a position Of independence. Meehan
did not keep his promise and the woman
finally grew suspicious, and demanded
return of her money Two weeks ago
Aiechan married Miss Mary Sullivan ana
last Monday returned from his wedding
tourney. Mrs. Pnster told her sister-in-
law on Tuesday that she had received a
letter from Meehan requesting her TO call
% his home as he was ready % settle
tho account with her. She went TO Nee
hans home and Dee says that as soon as
the door was opened she threw vitriol INTO
his face. and that in attempting TO protect
himself he knocked the bottle out OF her
hand and spilled some OF the acid on the
woman Mrs Meehan came 10 her hus-
bands assistance and she also was
burned. Nleehan's face was terribly
burned and the sight of one OF his eyes
was destroyed Mrs. Iilster ON Nhs
other hand declares that when the door
was opened the policeman threw the acla
ON her and that she threw up her hahu
10 protect herself and threby thre"
come OF the acid into his face. The wo-
man IS under arrest -..-,..,..
pn, dr. BENJAMIN T. DE Costa has re
signed his position as rector of the Pro
tesfant Episcopal church of St. John the
Evangelist at Waverly Place lie as
signs as his reason advanced age ana IN
ability 10 meet the responsibilities oil the
rositl0n. 10 will Dee recalled that Dr. de
costa was ono of the most active oppo-
peuts % the ordination Of Rev. dr.
Briggs declaring that Briggs was guilty
OF teaching doctrines contrary to tho
Episooral church. There is "a suspicion
that this has had something 90 DO With
his retirement.
The bodies Of John Lanlaucr and Joso-
phine Erge were found yesterday morn
ing in a vacant Tot on Fifteenth street.
Both were shot below the heart and the
rositlon OF The bodies indicate that the
man had shot the girl first and had then
taken Offs own life. The couple had been
missing since August 18th. Iandauor was
twenty-five years of age. was married ana
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