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New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
CLAIMS POURING IN.
ACQUITTED CITY OFFICIALS RUSH TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE AHEARN LAW.

ADVANTAGE OF THE AHEARN LAW.
The rush OF city officials who have defended
themselves successfully against charges 70 file
claims for legal expenses under the new Ahearn
law. which allows the Supreme Court TO pass upon
such claims has begun in earnest Police officials
who were under charges on account Of the evil
dence presented before the Lexow Committee have
begun TO file their claims. Members OF the doodle
Board OF Aldermen who escaped prison are making
demands Policemen who were dismissed from the
force many years ago and got back through the
courts are taking advantage OF the new law TO
make raid on the city treasury. Policemen who
were not recognized members OF the municipal
force when the outlying districts In which they
served were consolidated with the city and got
recognition by appeal to the courts are joining in
the rush TO get their legal expenses paid
1t begins 10 look to the Controller and Corpora
ton Counsel as II the city will have 70 pay millions
to satisfy the claims II the law IS declared const-
tutionai and the Supreme Court allows all the
claims 10 be presented. Thus far the tollo"lhs
claims have been presented:
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
LILIPUTIAN ACTOR MISSING.
o,,rr ,sxrn TO LOOK FOR PHEINGoIO
FISCHER WHO IT Is FEARED. HAS
MET FOUL PLAY.

Rheingold Fischer. who was an actor In the LII
nut,an company is missing, and foul pay
.L,,,h, 90 he tha cause OF his absence. Fischer,
ubo is only a little more than three feet tan
n,aved with the Lniputians for three years. IN
June he was cashier OF the Argyle Hotel at satn
reach. and as such drawing card for the
house. -,
with Fischer at the hotel was MS wte' aIso =
VIZ -, tos, Fischer left Bath Beach
win seo 70 deposit for himsei IN y nsianA s hssn
hank since that time ali trace OF hlm a has = "a
ar nd the noice al last have been asked 70 nilo
,Uss,ber he Is dead or alive Fischer i vel M kMnoM.
among the Germans Of the city, ous in1s'id nv "a
os bts friends have failed 10 discover any W W.
gS ~ his whereabouts Meanwhile MS It,le w. 49,
is crying continually for nsr ssrrobnh,y aIIvaklil kliles
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
BOY SINGER DIES IN ELIZABETH.
HE WAS TAKEN I'LL At NIGHTrALL AND EXPIRED
THE NEXT MORNING.

Elizabeth. July II (speciaD.-Horace L. Leuhers
one Of the brightest pupils Of the MorFe-st public
school and one OF the principal sopranos In the boy
choir Of Christ Episcopal Church. is dead at the
home OF his father Walter L. Leuhers. No. $50
Third-ave., this city. victim Of lockjaw, with
which he attacked last night.
The boy, who is not quite thirteen years old shot
himself at the base ot the third finger OF his left
hand July T. with blank cartridge, acoden-
tally discharged from toy pistol The wound
seemed insignificant and healed completely. and the
lad Yesterday was feeling as well as ever. About
nghtfall he seized with pains in his muscles
and came home with MS features distorted. ply
sician pronounced the symptoms those ~ ocklaw:
The sufferer grew rapidly worse in the night until
death relieved his pain az o'clock this morning
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
TWO SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN TWO DAYS

Two fires Of suspicious origin have broken out
within the last two days In the four story hathouse
No. 4s7 Henry-st. Brooklyn. Mrs Daniel NC
Mahon. who lives in the house. found oedtick
which she placed in the cellar ablaze on monday
night When she returned home yesterday arter-
80, ,,or, n trim TO a grocery store she discovered
,bree heds in her fat In flames The names were
mt ont by persons living in the house Mrs NC
III ~ "a The police who investigating the
rstter that the beds had been saturated with
kerosene oil.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
HARRY S CLARK DEAD IN BLOOMFIELD

Bloomfield, July Il (speciaD.-Harry S. Clark. the
young son of Charles Clark who taken 10 the
Mountsinside Hospital yesterday morning. suffer
ing from lockjaw, died there last night after an
operation had been performed, by which his right
hand was amputsted. One week ago to-day the
boy was shot with a blank cartridge pistol, the
waddng OF which penetrated the hand. The
funeral OF the boy will be held tomorrow afternoon
at his parents home, In Bloomhed-ave., and will
be conducted by the Rev J. @. Johnston pastor Of
the Park Methodist Church. Of which he was a
ober
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
CASE AGAINST MENTAL HEALERS
MRS PORCELLA's DEATH WILL BE LAID BE-
FORE UNION COUNTYs GRAND JURY.


FORE UNION COUNTY'S GRAND JURY.
Elizabeth. July Il (SpecaD. Prosecutor English,
Of Union County who has just returned rsA MS
vacation verified to-day the statement mAne 'n ne
Tribune that he would do his utmost 70 Rlng TO
Justice the alleged Christian Scientists Wo, ne
thinks were accessory in causing the death OF
Mrs Minnie PorceIa OF Crawford. wife OF SAN
tiago Porcela. Prosecutor English denounced tne
Christian Scientists. and said with emphasis dnat
the case Of Mrs. Porcela was outrageous. ne
case will be submitted 10 the Grand jury said tne
Prosecutor and a searching Investigation nave
no doubt will be made TO fix the responsibility ior
the woman's death. I have not had chahcs 70
as in other States a special law Will have 70 De
enacted but this the Legislature snould et,enp 10 70
so that adequate punishment could be meteI ou.
for such an offence II the Grand Jury can hnd any ~
wav 10 bring those who deceived MIS-: ForceIa 10
the bar Of Justice feel satisfied II will be done
The next Grand Jury will not meet until OCTOBER
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
roy B0LLEBENs DEPARTURE.

Washington. July n-Dr. Won Holieoen '"e
man Ambassador. has made his fareweh car - -,
Secretary Hay. and will leave Washins.on ,So y"
Thursday for New-York. where ne WIZ rA~9 eor,er
steamer for home In New-York ne vi" Saros
with Herr Mumm who is 10 be German n
dAraires this summer In me Ain1.~ ,,s,ruc-
sence Little IL known OF herr Mumm lhss1 ssonIa
lions although the belief has been thar anrgnrocity ne
have authority 10 take up me Ds,ii nroxress re-
Gently
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
srANrEy PrERsoN NO WORSE.

Orange. July u-At the Memorial Hospital to-
day Stanley Pierson the East Orange boy VINO is
suffering from lockjaw result OF FouTtn OF
Tuiy accident. was still in a precarious condiTon'
though he Is no worse than Yesterday
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
INDUSTRIAL COHBINATIONS.
DrsrILLERY COMPANY WITH $4,000 ooo

Trenton. n. j.. July 1.-THE Distl.ery Company
OF America, with authorized capital OF SgO0o0o0
was incorporated here to-day 10 manufacture and
deal in whiskey. spirits. alcohol. gin and all distl-
iery products and by-products OF the capital
So!UDUO Is preferred stock with per cent cumu-
lstive dividend. The corporarors are Walter S.
Dryfoss and Francis r. Forker Of New-York and
g. f. p. Howard. OF South Orange
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
~ ,vpRovE GRAND CENTRAL STATION

plans were submitted yesterday at the Depart
ment OF Buildings for extensive exterior ana IN
terror changes aid alterations OF the ureno en-
80 s,a,,or which will cost about 10000 The
-,ot, building will be extended on the vanderbilt
ave and Depew Place sides. and the annex @ nats rats
shed will be raised three stories, IN ofoer 10 "s
roono for Offices and waiting rooms
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
BOY IN NEWARK CRITICALLY ILL

Lionel Briggs hfteen years old, living in kearny,
who injured his hand with cartridge while dis
charging a pistol on the Fourth Of July. Is a
patient in 81 Barnabass Hospital, in Newark ana
Is in critical condition from lockjaw Some OF the
wadding OF the pistol lodged In the palm OF the
BOYS hand. and the only attention the wound re,
ceved was by bandaging. Last sunday the hand
was stir and painful and the wound grew worse
on Monday the boy feeling shooting pains IN the
face In the afternoon the attending physician
sent the boy to the hospital for treatment.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
CONFLICT OVER STATE PRINTING
a,,-n,vv COMPANY ALLEGES THAT IT WAS
THE LOWEST BIDDER-wRIT OF cERTloKAhl
,eer-rD BY JUSTICE CHESTER

Albany. July II (speciaD-There promises 70 DC
49, ar,orr,s 70 10000 a year. To-day Justice
Chester OF the Supreme Court issued writ OF
ceyt,orari 10 John 7. McDonough Secretary OF
state. William ) Morgan. the State Controller ana
Tobn - Davies the Attorney-Cienerai' directing
them 10 show cause why the printing contract was
No. ~ .aad IN the Brandow Printing Company In
-.n.d ~ 70 John A McCarty. to whom the con-
tract was awarded.
There was a difference Of opinion between the
s.ata officers named when they awarded the con
tract Controller Morgan and Attorney-GeneraI
Davies taking the position that the brahoo" rriilt %
20 @-..n,, had not submitted a sufficient check
-. ,,sure the performance OF the contract. while
secretary Of State McDonough argued that the
Prandow Printing Company ought 10 be given a
chance TO give a sufficient check The latter IN
IFS complaint declares that the bids footed UP as
follows:
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
RETURNED FROM ALASKA.
MINERS WITH GOLD DUST IN COMPANY
WITH CONGREssMEN.

WITH CONGRESSMEN.
victoria B. c. July 1.-THE steamer Queen ar
rived here with $50 passengers. excursionists re-
turning miners from Dawson, some disappointed
rrospectors from Atlin. and with gold VariousIy
estimated at from $4,000 TO N,ooooO. The cap
tain is authority for the latter amount. the pas
sengsrs placing the treasure AZ almost any sum
between :he two figures given. The queen leIt
Juneau on Saturday at Z a. m. making the trip
10 Victoria in the quick time Of sixty-hVe hours
Among the wealthest men from Dawson Is John
wilkinson of San Francisco, who brings ="
pounds OF gold dus; from Eldorado and BONANZA
T Hill a mining expert from South AFRICA Re-
turned after ma king flying trip 10 Dawson ne
brought out $4,000 in dust =
Among the passengers are Congressman > T.
Payne son and daughter; Congressman ano Mrs M
Daizeli Congressman and Mrs. Hull congressman
and Mrs G. " Steele and Congressman Jonn +
Heatwole who have made the round trip on
gresham Payne expresses himself Immensely taI oeI
lighted with the trip. He says although ne had
NOT much time 70 investigate he has taken solhe
opportunity 10 inquire into the Alaskan bounaal1 !
oilestion 10 enable him 70 form more coIIeCt
cninion on that vexed question. Congressman III
Hull saws every man in both houses should make
a trip 10 Alaska the boundess possibilities OF
which much impressed him. The party are ,, en-
thusiastc about their reception all along the Hhe'
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
,rupEn FROM A MOVING CAR.

Josephine Beaban. thirty-four years old' OF NO %
~ 80. r2,ookIyn a school teacher in Public
sssooI No % was seriously injured yesterday
a,,srnoon by Jumping from moving trolley car car OF
,bs Eighth-aVe. line in Greene-ave. near I'aIe are
luS ,ave The fuse in the motor pon pleN out ano
mfnTghtened her While excited she jlmpssd she
We Wsnsrsne from a broken arm and other injuries
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
TO WAIT on Mr.. ROSSTTER AGAIN.

BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT EMPLOYEES DO NOT
REGARD THEIR DEMANDS SATISFIED
Some Of the employees OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company have not buried their grievances
IN regard 70 the MANAGEMENT OF the road, II was
learned last night by inquiries made among the
men. Tribune reporter was told by NUMBER
ot the employees Of the company that some OF the
employees would wait upon President K0ssIter la'sI -
In the week ana ask him 10 give nnal answer 70
the demands they made.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
TRACTION COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS

The Board Of Directors OF the Consolidated iiso,
ton Company met in Jersey Ciy yes'e,'
l.,sa ,ha ,otlowinx officers for the ensuing year
bernard NJ shaney. president; 7. George hosrs Sra
Tetary and z y an rsasg5sr; g6;inv- inf b ~ shan
lev {. A. Griscom r c. Jenkinson;. ,e' n
o'Rourke Thomas r RYAN; z .sbseS Gfee Albert
q Jennings l. p. Ward. Willsn DshH' H LANES
nard NJ shanley. h.- Dudley Sarrana anu '"
T. Corbierre.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
FOUNDRY COMPANY WITH 100000

Articles were fled yesterday with County Clerh
Fisher at Jersey City. for the Central Foundry
Company. with capital OF 100000 The cor
porstors are J. Milton Ross Of Bsyonne; Edward
Moss Of Irvngton. and George Hallock, OF Plain
neld The company will manufacture soil pipe and
do a general foundry business.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
LIE President INpORsED.

President Mckinley and his administration NA'
unanimously indorsed last night by the HAfiem
Republican Club al its regular monthly meeting NJ
No 14S West One-hundred- and twenty -nfth-st,
resolution was offered by the treasurer OF '''
club Henry c. Robertson
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
PEGASUS SCARS AGAIN.
WITH MR.. TOWNS IN THE SADDLE hD
APPEARS IN THE APPELLATE
DIVISION

whether Miraheau L. Towns VIII nave inc saino
success with his latest poetical argument N thel
Appellate Division Of the Supreme court that no
had once before. when he dropped INTO Insino
and won an important suit II Is related OF N.
Towns that once when granite dealer VINO naal
retained him. asked him 10 inject a little poetry
into his argument. the lawyer replied
My dear sir, my Pegasus is peculiar so', VI
beast He won't soar unless he sees the ioone'
right in the manger in front OF him WIN ges n,
10 soar but II will you Just 50 over % an 49,
the Zee already agreed on for conducting thls
The granite dealer Scotchman aIu n,ra nar
headed He had fixed his heart on haElhs 80 "a
noefry In the argument. and he nnals
over The extra $50 The Pegasus soareI. ~.
enough and Mr.. Towns won his case NO" "e o.
II again. -. ca,,,eis on
Mr Towns is counsel for Jennie samule,s,a Stf M
whose house and lot mortgage was lore,toS.n soL ~
the Eagle Savings and Loan COMPANY, 39I HS DO -
Ivn The LAWYERS client objected. aho ni'atly ,, %
sisted payment on the mortgage. Inc case ~, Az
couraged however, she asked Ny. LOWE bss dons
bit OF verse on the plaintiffs; ana tis ne the An
In his brief handed up 20 the Judges " '0 ~
pelate Division. 1850 ar the mart OF
Mr. Towns charges gross usury on ,bi1gs IlT and
the savings concern among otner In'us' Iins a, ths
then he pictures the scene Of the suosctloG - cash<
savings and loan association rusning " N'S .
ier's Office:
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
RESCUED BY A MOTORhAy.
TWO SISTERS SAVED FROM DROWNING OFF FORT
HAMILTON.

To the cooIness and nerve Of Lawrence Oi'esp'e-
,renty-eight years old. motorman on 'ne ,aV-
bush-ave trolley line. is due the ereuie ., $3.50 ',
80 or,sr from drowning OF Fort Hamilton
yesterday. -
cu,espie who lives at No. 1903 Flatousn-avs''
,ook an afternooa on yesterday. and passed away
IN. time az Fort Hamilton. Two sisters. Mamie
and Lizzie orland seventeen and twehsy.ohs sS
bont at the fort and. though neither one ., ~ "a
women knew much about poa's' 'ne'
sorne distance from the shore -. 49,.
Whitecaps appearing on the waves. the .Mo
.-e,..n .fsrted 10 return, but made SLOW progress.
a. tbsv neared the wharf the boat began 70 Teak,
and the in trying 20 bail II out ts,i sN ovss
bearing their cries OF help threw on MS coat
t,Imped into the water and swan back 70 tne noat
.a,h the Younger sister Seeing her safe Gillespie
returned FOR the older girl and caught hsr ss she
VAS sinking for the last time
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
LOCKJAW VICTIMS DEAD.
JOSEPH A. GRoTsKY. JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE IN PAssAIc. EXPIRES.
ELIZABETH BOY STRICKEN AT NIGHrFALI. DIES
N THE MORNING-TBE DEATHS DUE TO
FOURTH OF TrI.Y WOUNDS

N THE MoRNING-rHE DEATHS DUE TO
FOURTH OF JULY WOUNDS
Passaic, n. j., July II tSpeclsD-Joseph A.
Grotsky died at the General Hospital in this city
last evening from lockjaw. Mr.. Grotsky was one
OF the youngest lawyers and Justices OF the Peace
in New-Jersey. He was only twenty-tour years old
and was admitted 10 the bar year ago He was
elected a Justice OF the Peace on the Democratic
ticket in the First Ward at the spring election.
Mr.. Grotsky was making merry on the Fourth
He fred of a revolver a number OF times, and ac-
cidentally Of the charges entered the palm OF
his right hand. The cartridge was blank one. bu,
the wound was painful. and Mr. Grotsky went 70 a
doctor 10 have II dressed. He thought nothing
more Of the wound until Saturday afternoon when
the first signs Of lockjaw appeared. Yesterday ne
was removed 10 the hospital, and II was feared
then that his life could not be saved. Or Cnarles
a. Church sent TO the Pasteur institute In New
York and secured some antitoxin serum. The opera
ton OF injecting the serum into the brain was per,
formed last evening. but no good was exnected
from H. as the disease was too far advanced. Mr'
Grotsky died a few hours later. He was buried To-
day.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12

San Francisco, July ll.-Lettsrs received in ms
citv Yesterday from Dawson bring advices up
70 June 90 being the latest news received from tha'
point letter from Dawson says;
The conditions here quite satisfactory; ana
the o1tput will be larger than at nrst predicted,
though 4, will be impossible TO obtain a correct
estimate because OF the number who ieaVe the
rIace hacking dust in grips, carpet bags, SACKS,
boxes tin cans and in many other ways ana no
one knows what becomes OF them.
There is quite a stampede from here and other
points toward Cape Nome and Goovin Bay ne
5rst steamer for the lower river left Dawson on
June l2 and steamers have sailed each day since
carving full loads OF passengers.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
1ntn The cashiers den

Into the cashiers den
RODE the six hundred, -.
To pay what they owed NOT. then
Swift 70 hs plunderea. --.,
Earth he'd not known sueh h7'+
Free. open-handed;
thousand times
What demanded
Continuing the poet warns 10 MS '"sN 0"N
Humbug right 81 them,
Ffguras In front ~ them
Juggled and bundered 49,.
storrned az with fraud ard lss
Told was Paradise.
Tightly they shut their eyes
Could il De wondered
Bol!.y they rode and well
Into the Jaws Of death.
Into the mouth II hell, .-..
Rode the hundred .a
Theirs not ask date
Theirs calculate
wien their oppressed estate
Would returs unencunneTeo'
Theirs but 70 pay the essh
Theirs 10 find II rasn,
AS the years numbered
Their of jubilee
Then would their homes he free
Ard urencuEoered.
ua,,,r thus lifted the learned Court tIom mai
nsato 20 a supposably tender and sen,lI,nSen,tIr
lane ~ mind Mr. Towns 'roasts .,e une "a hu-
5o@ various alleged frauds against justice anu
nshS NAM Ssnnsion sn invountary arises the scene c
ncied AZ Venice where Shyock got Ju1ks ~ Ist,sr os
his bond from the Duke en- his career OF eolec
me M, bT Portas Appellate Division who
The flower OF safety from the ne'oe ""'e
Take then" the learned Portia SAID
Take then your cleaning pace
cut quickly out pound OF s-s''
pI; n YOU shed drop Of olooo'
~ All the bands r Israel d.
We swear put you through
~, ,os,s friends say that there IS no copp.
sr, ~ Hacis,or being in his favor ana u III. Iii
case goes Ike the last one WIN poef' ." "
win handsomely.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12

NJ wenborne was permitted TO withdraw his bid
Deoause OF his allegation that he was not aware OF
- r1,gbt Hour law OF this State. He was the next
t,Sder 20 the Brandow Printing Company. which. It
viii he observed. claims TO have been the lowest
bidder and Mr.. Wenborne the next
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12

Chief Of Police Devery and Acting Deputy Chlef
Mclaughlin are said 10 have ready claims TOT
about $500 each. There are many other ponce oi
ncials who were reported to have spent large sums
OF money for legal defence against charges growing
out OF the Lexow investigation. There are SAID
to be about three hundred policemen who can pre-
sent claims g 900 each for defending themselves
against charges and getting reinetated after oeing
dismissed from the force in the last twenty years
There are any number OF other officials VINO nave
been under charges and have managed 70 keep out
claims for legal expenses in short order.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-12

Twsnty-three policemen. who had been dismissed
from the force and reinstated 0y the courts a.,
81 0Do each w.
were turned out Of the force at the time OF con-
solidauon and had get back through court m
The evening times., 1899-10-31
a Rector Discharges His Choir.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,, Oct. s1.-st.
Georges Episcopal Church has existed only
a few months as an individual parish, but
it is having its troubles. The Rev. George
H. Robson is rector, and William Morgan,
choirmaster. The relations between them
have been strained. At the last choir re-
hearsal Thursday night Mr.. Robson per-
emptorily dismissed the ehoirmaster, and
the two are said to have come almost to
blows. Several of the members of the
choir demonstrated with the rector, and
also were ordered out According to Epis-
copal Church canons the rector has the
entire control and management of the mu-
sic of the church. ST. Georges is now with
out choir.
The evening times., 1899-10-31

iron. The Gadsden furnace. of the same
company, will be put in blast in about
fifty or sixty days. 1t has a daily ca
pacity of 175 tons.
The two large furnaces OF the Wood
stock Iron Works. in this city, are still
idle, but the Indications are that they
may be in blast at any time. The Jeni-
fer Furnace Company, which owns large
furnace and five brown ore properties at
Jenifer, twelve miles south, has just over
hauled the furnace and put in a stock.
The furnaces will be started up or sold
very soon. The Alabama Iron Company,
composed of Pittston, Pa, and Birming-
ham parties, has leased, with an option OF
buying, the Langdon furnace and brown
ore lands at Langdon. north Of this city.
Henry F. de Bardeleben, Birmingham's
iron king, has bought about 5000 acres
of brown ore lands in Polk county, Ca,
about fifty miles north Of Admission. He
is now erecting huge mashers and will
mine and ship ore on large scale.
The evening times., 1899-10-31
ALABAMA's IRON INDUSTRY.
Grent Activity i'm Developing New
Brown Ore Fields.

ANNISTON, Ala, Oct. 31.-There Is
greater activity in the brown hematlte
iron ore region, of which Admission is the
centre. than ever before in its history, an
activity to which many Baltimoreans are
contributing, and in which many more are
interested.
The new Alabama Consolidated Coal and
Iron Company is probably the largest fac
tor in this industrial awakening. The
company, which is capitalized at s5.000,0oo
So, 500, 600 preferred stock and S2,5oo,0oo
commons composed largely Of Balt-
more capitalists. Ironton furnace No. J..
of this company, has just been put in
blast, after several months of inactivity.
during which it has been thoroughly over
hauled and greatly improved. This fur
mace has daily capacity Of 115 tons OF
The evening times., 1899-10-31
pANGLED FROM A TRAIN.
An Exciting Experience With
would-Be Suicide.


wILLIAMSPORT. Pa, Oct. 31--A hand
some young girl who refused to give her
name, but said she did not want to go
home. made two attempts to throw herself
from the news express between Montandon
and this city last night.
She was prevented the first time by G..
d. Smith, of Northumberland. who caught
her by the clothing back Of the neck and
held her with one hand, her toes dragging
over the ties as the train rushed along at
a speed of forty-fv miles an hour, while
he clung to the steps with the other hand
until brakeman came to his assistance.
The second attempt was made while the
train was crossing the river bridge below
this city. This time the brakeman, who
had kept the girl under surveillance, was
her rescuer., The girl was about sixteen
years old. She had ticket from Scran-
ton to New Castle.
The evening times., 1899-10-31
spirituaIist. Digging for Riches.

BOLIVAR, n. Y, Oct. 31.-Two years ago
test we'll for oil was drilled on the
Leilons' farm, near Belmont in this
county. The well was located by a medium
acting for a spirit After $500 was spent
in drilling deep hole. the well was aban-
doned. Mrs. Brewer. another spiritualistic
medium, has located a gold mine and a
copper mine on the Leilons' farm, and the
prospectors are now at work trying to un-
earth the gold and copper. Belmont spirit
ualists are paying for the tests.