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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

"Uncle George came back to
the fold last Saturday. He says
he missed the opportunity of his
life by not becoming a deacon
when he left here two years ago.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

Winona; and G.. e. Lobdell and
j. S. Lee, of Spring Valley, Mimi,
were the guests of Warden Wolfer
last Thursday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

That chump who run in a
Gifted" article on us, says "he
sleeps we'll nights
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

Gladys Visiting in the country
-"Oh my! I shall never dare to
walk over that potatoe patch.''
Cousin Mary-"Why there's
nothing to be afraid of I'm sure.''
Gladys" Perhaps not; but it
makes me nervous when [ think of
the potatoes having eyes,"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

age being thirty-6ve years. We
doubt if another school in the
world can show such cosmopoli-
tan class.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

First Cit-"I hear that young
De Golph, the new doctor, is
amassing a fortune. Is he a spe-
cialist?"
Second City-"Yes, so I under.
stand"
First Cit-"What's his spe-
cialty?''
Second City-''Fits.''
First Cit ''Um-epileptic?'
Second City-''No. Benefits"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

The silence in the dollhouse last
Sunday, was unreasonable.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

VIM. B. Anderson, Co. Atty. of
Winona; A. N. Thurman, sheriff of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

That horseless team is taking up
a little more than the white mans
burden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

Hospital Guard Gallagher has
left on ten days vacation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19
CHURCH NOTICE.

S ,rvices in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. COrcOran
chaplalns.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

Our poet, 80 Jo," has again
taken to eating hash.
The prison choir is about due
with another song service.
The sun., 1899-06-08
WOMAN'S TALE OF MURDER.
BURGLAR DUNCAN YOUNG BETRA YED
BIZ MS SWEETHELRT.

Reluctantly She Told How tho Man and His
Pals Planned Robbery in McGurk's Dive
She Was Frcquenter of tho Place and
Received n Percentage from McGurk.
Duncan. alias "ScottY" Young the burglar
who is under indictment Tor shooting and
killing George Eberhardt OF 50 Seventh street.
was confronted in the Criminal Branch OF the
Supreme Court yesterday by the young wo-
man who posed as his sweetheart and who had
told the police that she would never testify
against him. Notwithstanding this assertion.
when placed upon the witness stand by the
prosecution she broke down and told all she
knew about the murder.
MY name is Chrlstiana Rensdorf." she said
at first. and my home is at . East Second
street Scotty. that is the man on trial here
has often befrended mo and | decline to 40
back on him now. He loves me ana / love
him"
The prisoner at the bar looked pleased at
this.and turning to his counsel said in a whis-
per: She's brick. aint she?"
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre ex-
planned to the girl that she was under oath
and that she would be compelled to answer
any question nut to her. Then he asked
Odd you know that Young earned
living by committing hurglaries? Al GER
tainly did.
Q.-And you continued to live with him after
| finding this out? A.-Ies sir.
this wod WSo ak xiTsH "hy IS no suh
| bad crime. but are you one who would stand
| for the crime of murder! A-Uh. no. sir;
| never.
Q.-Then. If you would not stand for MUIR
! der. | want you TO tell me whether YOU had
| ence to the murder OF George Eberhardtt A.
| 1 talked it over with Scotty.
morning OF ian. y last. shortly after the MUIR
der was committed.
tell H,t now What tRnt 6a
home that morning, Al do not like to tell
it. Oh. don't esompei me 20 tell It! u,,u
Scotty came home and said he'd shot mah,,
Q,,What did he have with him? A.IHis
and a pistol and some other things.
09oid he % tell yon how he ear came H to shoot tt the
Catch him they had r"s
while committing burglary l believe at
| 3i3 Sixth street.
O.-Who do you mean by they2 A--The
and Frederic schweitzer, They we're Scot
ty,s pals and worked with him on different
V.-Just tell us when and where the plot to
psore IN saloon
0.IITha; is the place known as Suicide Hal'
9Yqu 6qgnts gers iq the habit Of going there
people for drinks and got percentage on what
/ business brought to the place.
| Q.-Now. tell this story about how the bur-
Rlary was hatched., A.-Well. Scotty and Bau;
mann and Schweit2er met in McGurk's and
they hatched the plot to commit the burglary
in Sixth street. and then when Scotty came
| homo he told me that he had killed man.
Here the witness burst into tears and hid her
| face behind her hands
| Q.-NOw. lust brace NJ and tell us what
| Scotty said Ale said he shot ald killed g
| man named Eherhardt
The witness became hysterical after this and
| finally tainted.
Court adjourned until this morning.
The sun., 1899-06-08
HENRY l.. CLINTON DEAD.
A Tammany Triumvir of John Kelly's Day
md n Noted LAWYER.

Henry l.. Clinton. who was one OF the most
successful criminal lawyers in this city fifty
years ago. and who was afterward equally sue
cessful in the Surrogate's Court. died yester-
day at his home. SO Park avenue. Mr.. Clinton
had been confined to his room ever since he
suffered stroke Of paralysis in the summer
Of 1897. He was born In Woodbridge, Conn.
Just outside Of New Haven, on Feb. 81. 1920.
His most intimate acquaintances did not know
whore Mr.. Clinton was born or how old he was
until last week. when, believing that his life
was almost at an end, he told one or two Of his
friends He went to the district schools in
Woodbridge and East Haddam whenever he
could get the time until he was IL years
old, when he began teaching school and
ham. In 1916 he was admitted to the bar. He
took up practice in the criminal courts, and
had great success in famous murder trials OF
The time. His most famous case was that of
Mrs. Emmn \. Cunningham. accused Of MUIR
deEng pr Bnrdel i Bond street It, on Jan 80,
Cintons q Tents ever suffered the penalty for
Soon after 1850 Sfr' Clinton turned TO- civil
cases. III was lqit, unfamiliar with civil pro.
With s FunsS Sy % Fnney
y Bishop. and by declining to take up any case
unless his clients also, retained Mr., Putney.
and made such bitter speeches against Tam
many that John Kelly was forced to take him
into the Iegul lar organ ization to concliate him.
Later, with Kelly and Srhell. Mr. Clinton was
onn of the ruling Tammany trumvirate. He
was at different times Chairman nf the General
Committee. Grand Sachem. and Father OF the
Council
Mr. Clinton was, one Of the counsel for the
prosecution in the Tweed trial. With Col Fell
lows he defended Richard Croker on the charge
Of murder His greatest success was in the
will cases that came before Surrogate Calvin.
He put the will Of Commodore Vanderbilt
through and got a fee of S2OO,OOU for his SER
vices. He was also concerned in the litigation
over the Wills Of A. r Stewart, James B. Tay-
lor William II Leverich and Nancy Smith. He
was one OF the counse! IN the case Of Peter
Mario and others against Cornelius X Garr-
son over the reorganization OF the Missouri
Pacific Railroad The case involved S3GOO,0O
Ten years ago he gave up the practice Of law
and went into real estate operations, in which
he was associated with Smith Ely and George
Nicholas
In ls'iI Mr.. Clinton married Elizabeth Snen .
Ger Clinton Of Buffalo. the daughter of Chief
Justice George W. Clinton. For forty-four
years. until he was stricken with paralysis Mr..
Clinton was a conspicuous figure at Saratoga.
RichilcId Springs and Long Branch for a GER.
tain part Of each summer. He was q feet tall
and had robust constitution.
The sun., 1899-06-08

The Work of Preparing old Dutch Records
for Publication to Begin on July 1.

ALBANY. June 7.-State Historian Hastings
to-day. after comforting with State Comptroller
Morgan. announced that the work of tran
scribng the old Dutch records relating to the
colonial history OF New York State and their
preparation for publication would begin July | +.
under his direction. though the actual work
would be done by DR. f. T. Corwin of New
Brunswick \. j. These records which are to
be transcribed are copies of documents from
the ecclesiastical archives of Amsterdam and
The Hague and were secured by representa-
tives of the Dutch Reformed Church. who
sent Or. ,Gorwin to Holland to dig ont the
records. The latter spent fifteen months
abroad and brought back fifteen volumes
about two volumes OF English Much valuable
data relating to the early history of New York
found. and the last Legislature made an
appropriation OF $1,000 in order that the re-
suits of DR.. torwn's lahors might be secured
for the State Historians department The
work of preparing the records for publication
will take about two years. At the conference
which the State Historian had with. the Comp
.troller to-day DR.. John b Drury OF the Chris-
tam L,teli,genCPr was also present. representing
the Dutch Reformed Church of the United
States
The sun., 1899-06-08
Navy Yard Notes.

Tho board OF inquiry that is investigating
the accident to tn" cruiser brooklyn held
another secret session on board the vessel at
the navy yard yesterday. 1t is expected that
the Brooklyn will be tioated into dry dock next
Monday.
The floating dry dock recently constructed
at Elizabethport will start for Pensacola. Fla.
on Saturday 1t will be towed by the Govern
ment tugs Potomac and PiscataQua. while the
gunboat Machias will act as II convoy. Thu
dock IL 23' feet long 10 feet wide and 10
deep. and cost SGOO.OOO.
Thomas Kelly AZ years. old, of so Prospect
street. an iron worker. fell from a acaiYpd at
which resulted in his death later In the Cum
herlnnd Street Hospital. Kelly was employed
on The ruins nt the machine shop. which was
destroyed 10y fire On Feb IL.
The sun., 1899-06-08
TETOED BY cor. PINGREE.
Mining Consolidation Bill Declared to BE
Stock Gambling Scheme.

LANSING. Mich, June The bill permitting
mining corporations to consolidate and in
crease their capital from $2.5OO.OOO to $4,000
900 which was passed through both houses
through the influence of the upper peninsula
delegation after hard fight was vetoed by
Gov. Pingree to day and tho requisite votes to
pass 1t over his veto could not be secured. The
Governor said he vetoed the bin because its
sole object was to enable these coruOratons
and their promoters to water tn" stock and
place it on the market for stock gambling pur-
poses. He said the upper. peninsula is now
passing through a stage OF f"versh specula-
tion which should he checked rather than
stimulated and that the thousands Of Michigan
citizens who have invested in mining stocks
relving on the provisions OF the present law
which fOrbids constellation. should be pro-
tertcd.
Tho bill was declared to be against public
policy. n menace to the interests Of the minority
stockholders. and step, in the direction Of
establishing trusts in Michigan. The Governor
argued that in permitting corporations 10 or
gani2e without requiring them TO make their
stock worth it's face value. the State is a party
to a conspiracy to dcfraud, and morally, il not
legally. responsible to investors for losses
incurred,
The sun., 1899-06-08
OBI TUAR Y.

Frank Worcester Elwood died at his home in
Roehssster Yesterday OF stroke OF appopleKy;
Rochester's wealthiest and most prominent
citizens. He was son Of Isaac r. EIwo9d. at
one TINE met seSretary and Treasurer Of the West
Vice President OF the Rochester Historical So
ciety and Secretary of the Rochester Chapter
Der Of the Church Club. the, Genesee Val
Ley apd h2nm, y, fh Ggbs and was ft Ra
@ sdes these he q beonssS my 'sf Z" the tnyersy n M
NV l9rk city Whs let at HarvaTd Mr. Ewood
while in Hobart College. was member Of the
stgl9a Ihi Fratsrp!ty In lS79 S;' NJ Ewood
memorate his father. From 1881 to 1874. in
elusive, he was engaged in the brokerage busi-
ness rs urL"f the iiTm pane an Of Frank W. ET9od
stepdaughter. and sister
Miss Lillian V. Crittenden of Phelps, n. Y.
well known in art circles there and in Boston.
the brain aged ii years. About year ago, ago she
became deaf and totally blind, and a few days
formed. hut death relieved her. sutferngs be-
fore the operation could be performed. She is
survived by her mother. Mrs Louisa Critten-
den Of Phelps: and one brother. DR.. +. e. Crit
tenden OF Buffalo.
Mrs. Nellie Mary Montgomery. tine wife of
George Il. Montgomery. a hardware merchant
day at her home. 3ln Vest Eighty third street.
She was 81 years old Her mcther-in-law. Mrs
l1erter y, montgomery. uleu hI ner nome. AT .
West seventy fourth street only twelve hours
before. She was the wife Of George W. Mont
gomery and was 81 years old.
Godfrey Mannheimer. a retired merchant and
an ART collector. died at the Plaza Hotel on
TUESDAY He was I'll years old. Mr. Mann
heimer was a Bavarian and was formerly dry
goods merchant. His later years he devoted to
the collection of paintings, hric- worries.
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art. "Justinian
aud His Court" was his gift
Col John Bell BigGes. the Clerk Of the House
Of Delegates Of Virginia tor more than thirty
years, died at his home in Richmond yestcr-
day. le was Secretary OF the stat" Democratic
Committee for about twenty years and was
Secretary of nearly every State Democratic
convention sine" the civil war. There were
few men in Virginia more widely known and
more popular.
Col. Robert $. Innes died in Newburg on
TUESDAY night at the age of 80 years. He had
suffered a long time from paralysis. He is sur
vlved by IL widow and one married daughter.
John VI I.aght. owner Of LaiGht's Mill at
Asbury Park died yesterday. He was "a years
old.
The sun., 1899-06-08
4 SOLDIER AND NO THIEF.
How Rough Rider Fell Into Bad Conn
pnny and Foil Out Again.

WHITE PLAINS June IA statement made
by Thomas Donnell to Judge Lent in the
County Court this morning that he was with
the rough riders and fought at San Juan Hill.
and that he was innocent of crime. saved him
from prosecution for theft. Donnell. in COM
pany with James Hanlon. an old-time burglar.
and man named Kelley, was arrested last
week on charge OF robbing Barrett store in
Sing Sing When the prisoners were arragned
the soldier said
Your Honor. am not a burglar. / was
travelling along the road near William Rookie
fcller's property when these men stopped me
and treated me to whiskey Soon after the
police came along and arrested Hanlon and
mvself. and the other fellow got away. knew
nothing OF this crime. ] fought with Gov.
Roosevelt in Cuba. and I am ready to fight
again if the country needs my services"
Tho Judge sentenced Hanlon to four years
and two months in Sing Sing Prison and dis
charged Donnoll. A., the soldier was leaving
the Red Cross who said he would get Donnell
situation. tiurmany said the society had
found places for 1000 soldiers who fought in
the spanish war Donne accepted the offer.
The sun., 1899-06-08
Grade Crossings on the Long Island Rail-
road Closed.

ALBANY. June 7-Some time ago the Long
Island Railroad Company made application to
the State Railroad Commission asking that
twenty crossings at grades over its tracks be
closed in the interest Of public safety and that
travel at such grade crossings be diverted to
other crossings The commission has ap-
proved Of the closing of six crossings. as fol-
lows: Jones avenue. Smiths road and swamp
road, in the town of Hempstead: Trotting
Course lane. in the Second ward Of Queens
borough: Division avenue. in Brook Haven,
and the Atlantic avenue crossing. in Arverne,
The board denied the applications Of the
Long Island road to close the following cross
ings:
Iinwood avenue, Jack son avenue. Christian
Hook road. Prospect avenue and Earle avenue
in the town of Hampstead; China avenue
OvertOn avenue and the Depot road crossing
and Hvde's crossing. in the town of !sip; Hus-
ted's road, Pine Neck avenue and Chapel lane
crossings in the town of Brook Haven: Cedar
avenue crossing in Arvcrne. and tho crossing
half mile west of Edgemerc Station.
The sun., 1899-06-08
INSURINCE COMPANY QUITS.
Receiver Appointed for the ProSident Mu-
tual Relief of Concord, y. II.

CONCORD, y. H.. June 1-Upon application OF
AttorEey-Genenm Eastman a receiver was APP
pointed to-day for the Provdent Mutual Relief
Association. whose headquarters are in this
city. This marks the death Of the last Of the
assessment life insurance companies ncor-
porated under the general laws Of the State
It was Incorporated on June 26. 1878 Its en-
tire income during the twenty-one years of its
existence has been Sl.lHl. 1917. 1t has paid
managing expense having been $36.O4793,
Through drcrcas" i'll membership and in
natural death 1t had no fraterna feature
and other organizations Of Il fraternal nature
have come into the state ana crowded it out
efficient. uni its directors recommended the
appointment of receiver. as the corporation
could no longer exist in justice to its policy
holders.
The sun., 1899-06-08
DIR. West Sues for Reinstatement as Regis
ter of Records.

Testimony was heard before supreme Court
Justice Keogh in Brooklyn yesterday In quo
warranto proceedings begun by DIR. George Z.
West to recover his place as Register OF Records
in the Board of Health. He was dismissed on
March 3, 1893. when the place was abolished
He alleges that on the same day DR.. Sylvester
j. Byrne was appointed Assistant Register OF
Records IN the borough OF Brooklyn. and that
DR.. Byrne performs the same duties as he did
before, the place was abolished. He testified
Police Board Informed him that he had been
removed for political reasons and 1t would he
impossible for him TO get his old place back.
had informed Dr. West that It would he impos-
sble for him to get his old place back. He de-
niul having said there was any politics in il.
Decision was reserved.
The sun., 1899-06-08

ALBANY. June 7.-Passenger train 80 OF the
Boston and Albany. which left at - 30 this
morning. when it reached the opposite side OF
the river ran into New York Central freight
train which crossed its path on the Central
tracks bound for Troy. The collision was oc-
casiOned through MISUNDERSTANDING OF sig
mails. Eight cars OF the freight train were over
turned and the engine was badly damaged.
what seriously hurt. Traffic was delayed for
several hours
The sun., 1899-06-08
CONSCIENCE MADE Mn CONFESS.
Burt Committed II &1OO-ForEery Three
Years AGo-So Prosecution.

RICHMOND, Ind, juno ii. +. Burt. aged
"a. giving his home as New York city. last
night went to the homo Of G. f. Page. Superin-
tendcnt of Police and gave himself upL He
says that three years ago, while in Chicago. he
forged a check for 800, passing it successfully
on Bedel & Co. after which he fed from tho
city. Burt says he has been bounded ever
since, and on being advised by New York
friends that he had been traced to Richmond
inteudcnt Page tcIcgraphed the Chicago au-
thOrties relative to the ra>e. To-day a reply
was received that Bed"ll 4 Co. did not care to
pay the expenses of prosecution. Burt was
then released and was greatly relieved Burt
has been steward Of hotel here. lie says he
has Il wife in New York.
The sun., 1899-06-08
Devery Shifts Some Captains Around.

Chief Devery yesterday transferred Capt
Tim White to Newtown. White who was ono
Of tho old Long Island City policemen doing
duty as patrolmen while fighting for reinstate-
ment in their old rank, has ben going to school
him 1T Capt. Cr"rdcn was sent from Newtown
to Wakefield and Capt. Herllhy from Wakefield
To fremont where Acting Captain Burend re-
turns to desk duty 40 Sergeant.
The sun., 1899-06-08
Commission to Establish n State Reserya-
ton at watkins Glen.

ALBANY. June 7.-Gov. Roosevelt to-day ap-
pointed commission 10 establish State reser-
vation at Watkins Glen, in Schuyler county, in
pursuance OF law passed by tho last Icgsll-
ture. The members OF the commission are ::
Francis Hendricks OF Syracuse. William II. Wait
of Watkins. Jonas Van DuHcr of Horse Heads,
John Allen Clute OF Watkins and James Il.
Rathbun Of Elmira.
The sun., 1899-06-08

II was announced yesterday by the general
officers of the American Federation of Musl-
clans that the Manhattan Musical Protective
Union of New York. one of its locals has hal
its charter revoked by tho Federation tor neg
lecting the work of tho organization and being
IN arrears to the national body for dues
The sun., 1899-06-08
SALE or RIcn MINING PROPERTY.
Calumet and Hecia Company Gets Colorado
land Estimated TO Cnntnin &2I. .OOO. 900.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. June 1T is re-
ported that the Green Mountain Mining Com
pany has sold it's thirty-two lode claims and
$500 acres OF plaoers. fully patented to the
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company through
Nudge 4 Brown OF Now York The property
Ia located in Alma district. Colorado. 1t has
never been developed. The lee shaft is in a
five foot vein OF pay orc. rich in copper and iron
pyrltes, which yields to pyritic smelling
The mines nre well equpped with modern
machinery. Two mills are operating. The
mineral wealth Of the property is estimated by
an expert at S27, ,OOO,O 900.
The sun., 1899-06-08
MlzEr TESTIMONY coRROHoR4rED.


IlE IIlt1 NTUN OI T-'iNI SUE IKtN0TIS.
Lewis WolT Of 81 Henry street testified
before the Ma2ct committee on Tuesday that
mon stood on the streets in certain sections of
the lower east side and passed out cards OF
dsorderly resorts. Capt Hogan Of the FL
bridge street station took to the Essex Market
Police Court yesterday Samuel Goldberg and
nut these cards in Allen street They were
fined ~ each. The fines were paid by "a fashly
Creased man whose diamonds excited the ad-
mraton of the loungers about the court.
The sun., 1899-06-08
RnbY Clark Has the MeasIeS.

Marion Clark. the baby that was kidnapped.
has the measles. They developed on Tuesday.
The child is believed to have been exposed 10
the disease during her stay with the Barrows
in ROckland county. The cas-" is a light one
and Marion. the doctor said last night was in
no langsr
The sun., 1899-06-08

RcqVGng the news facIliticr Il trustwortLy morn
ing publication, toGether with corresponding eli
cntn-c, have designated lHE SrN their oncial News
and AdycTtisinp medium. There IL printed each
day complete summary OF Real Estate transactions
together with list of Real Estate Auction sales to
UCcur,-AdV.
The sun., 1899-06-08

There is no beverage 20 cool and pleasing these
hot days as " Champagne Cup" made with Gold
seal Champagne. 1t is inexpensive and easily
made. Send 2-cent stamp for recipe and palticli-
lars. UrLana Wine Co.. 10 Broadway. y. Y.-Adv.
The sun., 1899-06-08
CARPET 7. M. STEW ART
326 9TH Ave.
CLEANSING Essa1yshss ,,y s ss.n ,ses s
pLACEAIkE HoME RUNAWAY FINDS
He Comes from Cambridge, Mass, and APP
nenls TO the Pnlice To Senh HIM Rack.

Allen Roche. II wears Old walked into Police
Headquarters yesterday and asked to be sent
to his homo in Cambridge, Mass He said that
he ran away on Monday. walked T." Providence
and stole n rlo on a freight car t"this city.
Fortune did not wait upon him the moment he
rode into town, as he had been led TO expect.
4 brakeman discovered him and booted him
from tn" yard There was nothing lying
around to eat, and alter iprty-clght hours he
decided in favor Of home aS the best place. lie
said that he lived at | Pioneer place. Cam
bridge. and that his father worked IN the gas
house. Word WAS sent to him, aud the boy was
turned over u the CORY society.
The sun., 1899-06-08
Assembly Nomination.

PLATTsBURG. June I, 49, The Republican
County Convention to-day nominated CharIes
L. johnson for member OF Assembly.
The sun., 1899-06-08

Looking backwards, don't you
remember how every Summer
your boys had to have just one
more suit and how bothersome
1t was with you away.
"Filling.in" suits.
For the yolngster, knicker
booker suits as low as So and 81.
For the big 16.year.older, long.
trouser suits for as little as $6.
For the young man with a
chest not over 35 inches, suits
that we can't better, at $40.
ROGERS, PEET a. co.
$50 Broadway. cor Leonard.
btH broadway, cor Prince.
Il and I,pit, ,tttruN