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Will McLure, COL, IS years
old, was lynched near Glenn, Ga.
last Friday morning for an at
tempted assault on Mrs George
Moore.
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DR. j & Maxwell, founder of
the Connie Maxwell orphanage
and a leading spirit in every good
woi (, died at his home at Green
wood last Saturday evening.
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VAN WICK ITEMS.

"eli, out are not up 10 an average.
Our farmers are wearing happy
faces and most of them are through
with their work and are taking
little recreation, in hunting, fish
ing and visiting.
Van WYck post office has been
made money order Office. Our
postmaster has all the blanks
ready for business. This will be
q great convenience to the COM
munity for sending small amounts
safely through the mails at a
small cost to the sender. MIR j
w Bates has been appointed
special clerk for the money order
business.
The trustees of Van Wyck
school have elected Mr. Joe Con-
nors, Of Lancaster, teacher, and
school will begin next Monday.
There will be preaching at
Beulah Presbyterian church Sstur-
day and Sunday by Rev w w
Ratchford.
Rev r E Mood has boon con-
Quoting a protracted meeting at
Belair church this week.
An old colored woman, Susan
Stinson, died last Saturday on
the Robertson place, at the adj
vanced age of 103 years. She
vas the mother of John Stlnson
and the late Kit Stinson. John
Stinson is an old man about
seventy and he was the youngest
child of Susan Stinson. Old aunt
Susan said she was sixty-fve
i years old when the war broke ou,
in South Carolina. Her memory y
seemed to be clouded and she
could not tell much of the events
before the war. She was a good
christian and her whole thoughts
seemed to be on heaven. She
did not care to talk of anything
else aud patiently waited to be
called home.
improvements are still going
on around Van Wyck. The latest
is . street Car line constructed by
the Juniors. They have not CON
pleted the line but have invited
visitors to take q ride on the
portion completed. Those who
have accepted invitations, are
, we'll pleased with the courtes,
, and pleasant ride given them by
, this juvenile company.
The committee on arrangement
, and grounds for the Woodmsl
. pic>nic on Aug 10th have selected
I the grove at MIR Claud Beckham'
|, at Cureton's mineral spring. Thi
! is fine selection-good shades
plenty fresh water, and ground
. easily approached. Cedar CAM
extends q cordial invitation to al
. friends to join it in q good oil
time basket pic mic. There vii
. be several pro ninent speakers OIL
hand to make addresses, who wi
be escorted by the Woodmen on
horseback procession from tn
b, train at Springfield to the pic nj
+ grounds.
i Mrs j F Clyburn and childre
Of Winnsboro, are visiting Nj
u ClYburn's mother, Mrs M
Il CrenshaH and other relatives.
= The sick of the neighborhoo
are all improving. j M Yode
is still confined TO his room wit
rheumatism.
IS 7The Enterprise has . new Va
), Wyck correspondent. Its oil
t. ones-"Bill Doolittle," "Con
"a menter" and "Old Hickory
seemed to have passed out of 81
istence, without funeral. w
do not know who this new one il
u as he did not give his name, b,
I, we presume he Is young Hickory
q and wish him abundant success {
a 6otfar Nav ha GROW I'm ,
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THOUSANDS KILLED
IN THE HURRICANE,
Later Reports Swell the Aggre-
gate Of Loss of Life.
Two Thousand Perish Near Ponce,
Terrible Condition of Affairs
Exists.

Ponce, Puerto Rico, Aug IA
The terrific wind which accom-
panied the recent storm DESTROYED
the crops and demolished num-
Der of houses and caused great
loss OF human life. A large mum
Der of cattle were killed.
The storm was most severe in
the central part Of the island and
along the southern coast. Three
hundred bodies have been buried
in the city of Ponce, and it is
estimated that 1900 persons we're
drowned in the Ponce district.
The number of people of the
lower classes loss 10 not known.
but it ia certain that there were
few fatalities among the people of
the botter class and none among
the Americans.
The work of cleaning away the
debris progresses slowly.
Senior Luis Gautier has been
appointed Alcade, the former in
cumbent OF the Office having been
deposed on account of negligence.
Considerable unrest has been
manifested among the people and
q cavalry patrol has been establish
cd. The water supply has beer
restored. q,
During the progress of the
storm the municipal hospital was
wrecked and its patients were re
moved TO the military hospital.
Yabucoa, Adjuntss and Hum
acao were devastated and in some
instances entire villages swept
out of existsnce. One hundred
persons are reported to have been
killed on a coffee plantation.
Everybody is ruined, pestilence
threatens and money and work
are needed, aud newspaper ap,
peal has been made to the Ameri-
can people for relief. The calami
ty, with the commercial depres
sion, has produced terrible con.
dition of affairs.
Both Americans and Puerto
Rlcanb demand the adoption i'm,
medistely of q definite, perma'
mont policy on the part of the
government.
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San Juan de Puerto Rico, Aug
12.-According to an official re-
port received here, the port of
Arecibo was destroyed during the
recent severe storm, the place be.
ing inundated by water from the
ocean and river; 200 bodies are
in tho morgue there and hundreds
Of persons are missing. A num.
ber of wealthy citizens who lived
on plantations in the suburbs
were drowned. The command
ing officer of the district has
ordered that the bodies of the
victims Of the disaster shall be
buried where they are found.
San Juan has been applied to for
supplies.
According to the latest report
from Yabucoa, 80 bodies were
buried there Wednesday, while
the remains of 200 victims have
not been recovered. The church
is the only building left standing.
1t 10 rumored that a numb Der OF
American soldiers were killed
at Mayaguez.
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@nlf Gbpre , Nabm.

Wb bfabrt.
Nad Stodbale, tdslid, aussenommen
GnnTta9S. ........... 800 Bprn1.
Hnfunft.
Bon Stodbale, tdslid, aussenommen
Sonntaq8. 800 Nahm.
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Ste Wdr5. 5.Musfnbr BON Sabrtfaten
eitt ,,NecprD SreMer''.

Rad ber neuefen amtIi6en Nuben.
banbeI. 5tatiffit. fhr ben Monat Mdr3
CT. besw. bic bis gum 81. Mdr3 abess
laufsuen ueun erfeu Monate bes lau.
fenben GistaIiabres. I'm Nerslet6 3u
entfprehenben friiberen Perioben,
ldbt bic biesidbtige MdrssNusfubr Der
Der. @taaten cine bemertensmertbe
3unabme beS Nuslanb. 8ebarfes fhr
ameritonifde fabri3irte Waaren erfe.
ben. No9 nie aupor fnb In einem
Monat bem Mu8Ianb 10 biel ameritant.
ide Gabrifate eeliefert porben, als In
oieiem Mdra. &eprdientirt bod bic
betreffenbe Musfubr einen Wertb BON
$50. .025, 1888, tDaS iol9e Nusfubr ie.
ben MonatS borber um 25% unb bic
GabritatensMusfubr bes porbereeben.
ben Moaats Gebruar 1899 sar
nm 500 ti6erfeiet.
Die na1folgenbe MufRellnng Idbt
ben Mertb ber ginfubr uub Musfubr
Don fabriairten Waaren fur ben Monat
Mdra ber Sabre 1898 bis 1899 erieben:
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Bon iebem @eR9tspuntt aus be.
tra@tet. ih bic Wdrss Musfubr bon anie.
ritanii6en Gabrifaten esne intereRants
unb tberrai9enbe. Gum erfien Wiale
tn Der 0anbelsgef9tdte Der Der.
Staten bilbete bieie Musfubr mebr aIs
elm 0rittel bes Gefammt, grport, udm.
lid $3.50.
Cine anbere bemertensuertbe Sbat,
ia6e III bic, baB bic aur Ausfubr se'
bradten bieiigen Subuffrie graeuguife
gum sroBen SbeiIe In ben Ndrtten Der
groBen europdiiden Snbufrie Watio.
men abnabme finben. So sinseE bon
ben insgeiammt In ben neun Wonaten
b. s. erportirten Mderbau. 8erdtben |.
%. D. $6,500,000, far So. $50, 900,
nod europa; BON benz 8eiammt.gr.
port DON 8hhern, Qan6tarten &c. I'm
Weribe BON 50. 100000, mar ein Drit.
tel BON ber Musfubr ON Wagen unb
Waggons elm Diertel fur europa be.
fiimmt: bon ben in Der angefiibrtea
3eit erportirten 8icpcIes i'm Wertbe
BON 81, 900. 900, fanbsn ftir So. $50, 900
Abnabme In @urOpa &c.
(N. D. 9anbels.3ts.)
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@amber.Btblipthefe,t.

Dos In Nufralieu ibon felt ldnses
rem behebense Spfem bon Wanbers
giblioibefen bot In ueuerer 3eit In Weu.
Shbwal:s einen beionberen Mufs
f9mung eenommen. Die Bibliotbet
tn eibnep bat isbt 100 Wanb berbibliu,
tbeten, bon benen iebe 40 -95 Bdnbe
nmfabt, bic In acknowledgement 81.
Genliitert on $50 tleine 2anbbibIiotbe.
ten perfanbt tperben. Die Regiernng
bot 300 pfuub STIRLING. bauptiddli1
far bic Sranspsrttoaea. bepillie:.
Bis ieBt uerben nur mifeuIdaftliebe
Bidder, @efdi6te, Reifebefdreibungeu
&C. entbaltenb, uerienbet; weitere $50
Gh9erliiten ioQen nun NIT leihterer
2iteratur unb guten Romanen ausge,
fat!et uerben. Wieber anbere ioleu
nur Susenbi9riften entbaIteu; ferner
iollen bie groben englifden 3eitfarif,
ten beigeleet trerben.
Auf biefe Weiie min bic auIfraIifde
Reeieruns Soree tragen, bab bic Be,
mobuer i'm Snnera beS 2anbeB NIT
Gstttire berforet uerben, bic He anbern,
falls nur i@mer unb nit eroben SO,
Hen cher au4 gar nidi erbaIteu t6un.
ten.
Sebenfals Ia bic Sbee Der ,Wanber.
biblioibelenS cine tiberaus quite uub bic
aufralii@e &esisrung oerbient uue an.
ertennunB baftir.
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bobsu H6 bur@ ibr porter. unb
WeiB' 8ier. fomie burd5 ibr gel'
Ber' unb g pb q ia affer einen
Namen semad9i, ber melt iiber bic 8rem.
,en ber Stabt binaussebt. Sier In
allen Wirtbidafteu 3u baben. Nuf.
trdge laufeG aus ben entferntefen 8e,
genben elm. prompte Mblieferung unb
Berieubnng.
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Q. u. & n. q. 0a1m.
Mbfabrt.

Na9 @alpefon, Soufon unb Guers
td9li1 ..............9:OO 1orn.
9a9 Corpus Gbrifti, Granias YaB unt
4eenille tdsli9 .......1 100 Na@m.
Na9 &errpille tdsli9, aussenommeu
Sonnabenos u.Sonntass 8 :15gea9m
Na9 &errpille, Sonntass. g 80 Born.
yah&erroi1e, ,Sonnabenbs a :3ONa1m.
Nnfunft
Bon @aloeffon, Souiton unb Guerr
tdgll1 .............7:00 Wbenb4.
Bon Corpus Gbriiti, Nranias BaB uni
geenille td9li1 .......2:2O Na1m.
Bon &errpiIe tdsli9, aussenommeu
Sonntass unbM Montass 10 :45Iorm,.
Bon &errpille, Spnntass g 80 Mbenba.
Bon &errpille. Montass 1926 8orm.
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- Das Gelpiir3 Der "Gebhard Chill
Powder Co.. fanu nit teinem anbes
rem oergli6en perben. @r IN bon ie,
benz @rocsriifsn su besieben.
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~. 6. & =. 8abn.
Nbfdhrt

Wad @aeo, Sort @ortb, Dallas, Ran.
ias gitp, ct. Souls unb Chicago tdg.
LID 5 100 Morgens unb $3.50 Nbenns.
Gnfunft.
Bon Chicago, ct. Souls, 8anias gitp,
Dallas, SLrt @ortb unb Baco, tdgs
LID ..8 80 Borm. unb 10 20 Mbenbs.
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- Sarotmutb's 8leiitift ia ber
behs In Der WeIt. Wlau probire ben
sKOH-I-NOOR".
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alles 1T roenfarbie, penn Der @ppetit gut it,
@ollt Sbr Gu6 ftets oeielben erfreuen, 10 sebran6t
Or Sieoerts ansoftura- -gtters. aber nur ben daten
Wrtifef
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STR bic NIT benz 81. Mdr3 beeubeten
neun erFen Wonoe ber glei@en Gisfal'
Sabre Iauten bic betreffenben 3iffern:

Die 3unabme beS MusIanb'Bebar.
fes fhr bic Ieitenbeu Mrtitel ber biefgen
Nusfubr an fabri3irten Waaren ia aus
Der foIgenben Geeenhberfeauug Der
beaasIi@en Daten fur bic ueun erfen
Monate bes laufenben unb bes leBten
GisfalsS Sabres erf@tIidb:
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Gdeubabn Tabr $la1.
s. & o. n. 8abn.
MhSn h~3

Na9 ct. Souls nia Sron Mountoin
ooer M. &. & e.. 1890 geahm.
Wab ct. Souls pia Sron Mountaiu
Goute. 80 Nbenba.
9ta9 9earne td9li1 ..5 100 Moraens.
Ndm Hareoo. o........... 1000 Borm.
Nnfunft.
Won ct. 2ouis, Sron Mountain & M.
&. q z. $3.50 Norm.
Ton ct. Souls, Sron Mountain & W.
&. q Z. .............3:55 99ahm.
8on 9earne td9li1. 1920 Mbenbs.
Son 2areoo.. 1895 y2a1m.
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Tontteru HaciFc 8abu.
Nbfa hrt.

ga6 Nem Orleans, Soutpn unb Sol,
beiton tdgli@ 1910 Weittass unt
$50 Mbenbs. bs......,............
9a6@asleYab, Merieo &c. II so 8orm.
gta1 @alifornien ...... .4:45 Nadm.
Mnfunft.
BON Stem Orleans, 6ouiton unb @al,
oeiton tdslid 7:25 Borm. unb 1925
Nd1m. ......................
Son @alifornien &c. .....11 go 8ornl.
Won Gasle HaB unb Merico 700
NDenD8. ...............
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Gmniet Qtmiteb.

Smniet 9imtteb.
Ibfabrt.
gea9 galifornien, Greitass 3.35 Mors.
@a9 Stem Orleans, Dienitas uno 5rei=
tog. ..2.20 Na1m.
Gnfunft.
Gon galifornien, Dienitag unb 5reiz
ta9.... ..3.15 Morgens.
BON Nem Orleans, 9ienitas unb Grei=
tag. ........... ZOO Nahm.
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Sa6rgaltg 81.

Gei6dftS< nn6 @ob@
1tangs= =Selepbon fiir 3 Cts.
pro Sag. &eiue &ere6=
1u1g fiir Mietbe II. &e>
gen Oct Gil15elbeiten luenbe
matt fit6 alt Die sii0weit>
li6e Selegrapbelt~ llnb S.
lepbolr : Geieaidaft, nu6
5luar a1 0aS Goatraft- ST.
partemeltt. Selep6Om 355.
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Mr.. Stands wife, when To stopped Her.
Slld She tculed q DO She PIeSsed

Mr.. stands Wife. When Hc stopped Herv
said She Intended to DO as She Pleased.
A crowd at the Circle entrance to Central
Park last night watched lively quarrel be-
tween man and woman in a light wagon and
another man. who had stopped the vehicle just
MS it was entering the Park and was trying to.
drag the woman out.
park policeman interfered after a while.
and advised all hands to go to the police station
and explain.
The second man said that he was George @.
Stand, lawyer. OF 1921 Broadway and the
husband of the woman.
He had followed his wife uptown in can he
said. and had seen her join the man in the
wagon. and he wanted to find out who her
companion was.
The woman said she was Ncttie Reed. but
admitted having been married to Stand She
said sh" had not lived with him for a year and
intended to meet ANYBODY she chose.
The second man said nothing except that he
was Charles Ftzuor Of Boston and that he was
staying AZ III" AstOr House.
Nobody was detained. The woman left the
Arsenal with the man who ca ed himself Fitz-
ncr Stand said aftcrward that Fitzner was
not the man name. He also said that the
man had broken M his home and that he ins'
tended to learn who h" was.
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than usual. but this was due as much to fire.

than usual. but this was due as much 10 FREE
qucnt showers as to the strike.
The last car Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
system left the terminal OF the road at the Sen
Beach Palace. Coney Island, at % O'Clock last
night, There were no cars to Brighton Beach
on this line all day. When the last car left tho
island there was fearful Jam at the terminus
OF the Brooklyn elevated road and the Coney
Island and Brooklyn trolley road 1t had been
expected that the elevated system would be
crippled by the strike and would have to sus-
pend running trains, but Station Master Smith
received orders to keep his trains running az
long as the trolley cars OF the opposition were
going. He hurried around and managed to
secure seven additional crews. These he nut
In charge OF seven engines and forty five cars
These extra trains we're handled on the four
side tracks at the terminal. and there was n
surrrisingly small amount OF confusion.
The crowd. however. refused to be handled
II swarmed like bees in and around the ter
minals OF both the trolley road and the elevated
road. and the cars were never empty for mo-
ment. People climbed into them and pushed
other passengers out. Many who had taken
ride to the island. intending to remain on tho
cars and return imme diately, were elected with
out ceremony; and were forced to take their
cars. Gowns were torn and ruined. hats were
smashed and blows were struck for the crowd
was il'l,t u Roou-nhtureu ono ana had small re-
spect for women. Ten extra policemen were
at the trolley terminal and FIVE at the elevated
station. but they were powerless.
Inc promised Improvement in the manners
terday. The gambling device swindlers es-
pectally made hay and had sunny weather at
the expense OF the unni tiatcd. and one Of them
said carly last evening in the hearing of a SuN
rerortor that he had already cleared 5000 on
tho days operations Police Captain Kenney
said he was hampered by the scarcity OF men.
most OF his force being required at the railroad
terminals and along the trolley lines.
inc Queens county authorities kept their
word and consequently there was practically
no public gambling ut Rockaway Beach or
North Beach: Four concert hall proprietors
were arrested at Rockaway Beach for violation
o. the sunday law and were released under
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STILL MORT LocKJ1W VICTIMS.
Death List in This City Now IL and in This
NoiRhborhood 80.

Lockjaw claimed two moro victims in this
city yesterday. They we're a boy and girl
both OF whom were injured In celebrating In
dependence Day. Neither had been reported
as among those suffering from the disease.
These bring the death list In this city since the
Fourth OF July up to twelve. and the number
OF fatalities in the city and its immediate
neighborhood to twenty three.
Patrick Condor. IL years old. was tho boy
He was taken to the Hudson Street Hosplta
about 2;30 o'clock yesterday. Young Condor
injured himself in the groin with a blank car
fridge pistol on the Fourth Of July. but was not
thought seriously hurt. About three days ago.
however. he began to complain OF severe pains
n the neck. and on Friday night he became so
u! that his parents sent him to the hospital: DR..
sheriff. adm Mustered antitoNin serum to him.
but the boy became steadily worse.
Adelaide Bischoir the .S-year-old girl who
playing with flrecrackers in the vestibule OF
her home. at 3Ol West 10th street. on the
TouIh Of July dsyel9EeI symptoms Of teanuS
that she had been. detained in the j. Hood
Wright Memorial Hospital. Anttoyin serum
was administered to her but she died in the
JhMEsrowS. n Y. July it6.-Hlram Hitemil-
Ter. prominent insurance man. died here to-
gay from locklaw caused by an injury to his
threw the cracker In the street, and when II
did not explode went to relight it, As he bent
over 1t exploded. tearing his face in horrible
manner.
STAMFORD. Conn. July 16.-Iohn Dowd. 10
years old, died last night Of lockjaw resulting
boy was sV ceebra f fndepenacn N Day by
means OF a toy pistol. In some manner he in.
lured his hand with t.. 1t vas early In the
long that there was Tor time some hope that
he might recover.
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100 about TO commence and stopped all
,g orders were issued later for all men
,orinl details, men Of court squads. the
'.,l force. &C. to report for duty and to be
holi in reserve until called Tor
r,tIn after II o'clock yesterday morning
A., pr.t details of policemen were ordered to
,,LIyn. IN average OF about one-third OF
i,.,,,i,nbDa forces of all the precincts in this
,.r,l, were included in these orders. Some
-, I,.. .iuads went to Police Headquarters in
pr l',u, others to designated stations ana
,,,,.,. tn Mulberry street
wi,, p,ycry returned to Mulberry street
,,I.gu p'rlork yesterday morning Deputy
=. Il, cartwright. acting Deputy Chief Nc
,,nrr INSPECTORS Brooks. THOMPSON and
iI,,,,, and acting INSPECTOR Kane had arrived
i,r,. him. aud n long consultation was held
L. ,l. rn,o''s office. Orders for different
'..,.,,s togo to certain places were given out
.. u,.t a- REPORTS from Brook Ign were received.
a. {" record of where each man was doing
az, t",r,,r"orning about | 400 policemen from
th's ,,f n,,n and MY Central Ofice dctectives
I,J rr,nrtod for duty in Brooklyn. The re-
=. r,,- rom other boroughs also reported for
h'I'"""'',p4n These were spread along the va
tIs .frapt ear routes, with Temporary head
r"- at the stables stables a9d 9t M sonySn
NHf
ru, Il" headquarters in BROOKLYN and In
NS.",,.r- brooks. Thompson and Harley and
e. I,r,. oak Iyn in spectorS relieved one anot her
~ IN. command Of the temporary districts
r,,,,. ru 'hr different car lines Acting In
.,,a.fnr Kane took command of the district
Immediately about the bridge. The Central
1nr.. ,r,n worked independently and at all
,,'r,.. hat had special Instructions to cover
H. Lrg, ,Iuartri- uf the strikers In addition
-, 100, cautioned above all the bicycle police
r,l wrrr sent to BROOKLYN.
"In.,t,- the work along the car routes done
Is ,Ir.r special duty policemen under the
iH.,r.,,ors. every precinct in BROOKLYN. as well
srI under tn" Captains. Chief Devcry said
,r.trr,iav afternoon that the entire city. out
s,t,.If The BROOKLYN ear routes was as well
:, Hood rs usual, and that furthermore there
a. ON hand "A fresh reserve force sufficiently
',rro ~ cope with any emergency that might
a. - even To- a sympathetic strike in New
York
",ur and tour yesterday. that is. did six
hons duty att.rs'X hours rest, and the special
Ir,, mon In brooklyn did not have even half
ia, nm, III duty. As far as possible the court
t,'u.,.r..n and regular detail men we're held in
reserve n headquarters In Mulberry street.
md .ou.n ~ them will return to their regular
wnrk Today. Most Of the men who were sent
rns' and meals near the scene OF their duty.
urtl tho trouble is all over,
"N L. o'clock yesterday morning Chief
prvory went home for bath and .
h,rt mar He returned to Headquarters
n, . o'clock in the afternoon. He said
That he was well pleased with the situation,
ana tina: he considered that the police. having
really declared. had tho entire affair we'll in
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TOOK POISON TO ESCAPE ARREST.
Travelling Salesman Commits Suicide in
His Wife'A Presence.

COLUMBUS. o.. July lev. II. Chrlstman.
until recently a travelling salesman for the
Hoffman Supply Company OF this city. COM
mitted suicide at an early hour this morn
ing in tho presence OF his young wife. at
their room in West Long street boarding
house. to escape criminal prosecution
for forgery. Christman recently came here
from Springfield. and forged the name Of c. A.
Plank, an uncle residing in that city. to check
for 800. which he rendered in payment OF a
$40 board bill.
The landlady was suspicious that the check
was n forgery. and wired Plank only to have
her suspicious confirmed. The matter was
then turned over to tho police authorities. A
detective called at the boarding house at 3
o'clock this morning to place Christman
under arrest. He found Christman and his
wife in bed. but was admitted TO the room
long enough to state his business. Christ
man asked the detective to retire unit, his
had left the room. Christman swallowed
dose Of strychnine. and died soon after he had
been taken to the city prison. His father.
Frank H Christmnn. is one Of the leading Jew
oilers in Harrisburg. Pa. and has directed that
the remains Of his wayward son be shipped to
his home in that city. Chrstman was "a years
OF age. He had been married but few months.