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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15

After Twenty Years N Big Flock Is Seen in
Wisconsin-The Government Notified.

From the Ailodake, !Seninsi.
Ex-senator NJ j. Egan, who has noticed the
temperance Of the passe lger pigeon in Wis
consin. has had some correspondence with the
Agricultural Department about it. which is full
OF information. In letter to the department
he says:
Il duly received your acknowledgment Of
my postal relative to the temperance of the
passenger pigeon tEctopiStes nigratorinsJ in
Wisconsin after an absence Of nearly twenty
years. Tho last flock Of these interesting and
beautiful birds that II was my lot to see came
in October. 1880. and then they disappeared
from Wisconsin as il 10y magic, Not within its
limits or those Of any ueighboring state
the date indicated until Until Nay V y ' this
year, when large flock put in an appearance
ward May Isl myself saw sma Il Iock flying
westward over the southwest portion OF Nor
Tsy t2,wnshir p Racine county about tweHty,
flock consisted Of about 200 brds. and few APP
pro n.iIaa 4o9 yards high II reply to ny
said they had seen a few similar focks during
the week. b9t nope had a. in former times
for the purpose OF feeding and drink ing. as was
their wont in the good old days. being evident
ly bound for long Journey westward
which literally swarned in our harvest fields
lSsO and how frequently their Number was so
noon into twilight. Now. where did these
countless myriads OF bird forms Detaks them
are OF opinion that the cruel and continuous
warfare waged against them by so-called civil
lied men had the perfectly natural effect Of
terrifying them SO as to cause Them to aban-
don TeRion whore they were met with
inhuman slAughter-a slaughter that has
no parallel in history save that of the nobest
wild animal Of the world. the American bison,
which the American Government permitted
and conn ived at to its eternal disgrace. This
is the universal verdict Of the truly civilized
people Of all nations under the sun. and more
esneciaIy E Ene Iairer se3 nan century ty ago a
IDak ota and Nebraska In order to behold the
herds of buffalo. About one half of the party
twelve In ALL were bright women. and they
were 50 disgusted at the thousands OF buffalo
skeletons and the large number of carcasses
that they asked in wonder II the United States
had any Government. and. II 50, why this bar
barous slaughter was tolerated"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
THREE FLEETS TO BEAT sYDSEF, G. D.
Admiral sampson and the British and
ErenCh AhmirnIs VIII Meet There.

HALIFAX. n. s., June l4.-Admiral Bedford
has notified Mayor Grove Of sydney Cape
Breton. that he will he in sydney from July II
To II Admiral Sampson with his ships and
the French Admiral will be in port at the same
timn.
sydney people are making preparations for
big celebration. Of which the visit Of the in
ternational fleet will Do the chief feature. A
committee composed of members of the Town
Council have offered handsome trophy for gig
and cCttcr races from the men-of- war. and
for double scull professional race a purse
ot $32J Is offered, burning and mate of Toron-
to md the brennan brothers and the Lynch
brothers Of Halifax will compete For single
onto. Harry Vail OF st. John, Hackett OF Rat
Portage and Halifax men win row.
Admiral Bedford will leave Bermuda for
Halifax on June 20 and will remain here till he
sails for sydney
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
GEORGE Apo BRoUGHr HERE SANE
Discharged from Mattenwan, He VIII he
Tried for Stabbing-Mny 90 Up for Life.

Discharged from Matteawan, He VIII he
Tried for Stabbing-Mny 90 Up for Life.
George Washington Appo. who has spent
more OF his forty years Of life in Jail than
out for ket-picking. selling green goods
and stabbing. was brought from the Mattea-
wan Asylum for the Criminal Insane to this
city yesterday as cured He was committed to
the asylum on Dec. %. 1896, by Judge Nc
Mahon while under indictment for stabbing
John Atwood In Chatham Square and for at
tempting to stab Thomas Madden a commits
sion having reported him insane. The. Belle
vue doctors had thought Appo's insanity was
sham His father. Quimbo ADO. u Chinaman.
has been at the Natteawan asylum since 1878.
having become insane while he was serving a
sentence for killing Georges mother.
the aays aFG esce A so the S
Supreme Court. 81 ting III PouRhksepse, that
young Apo was cured. Justice barnard or,
Tor the stabbing Of. Madden. Apo arrived
here, on the $50 train Yesterday afternoon;
man. who was committed to the ASYLUM on
June g. 1897. Both were in charge OF Under
Sheriff Dqrragh of Duchess county. Apo has
been reading the newspaper accounts OF the
proceedings of the MaZet committee. He
The committee has an able man for coun-
word, he ssys about CAPT, Price i true" ua,.
mittee. Appo smiled and shook his head. A
cigarette was offered to him,
Not for me" he said. I've seen too many
cigarette smokers at Mattoawan."
II Apo is convicted this time he will be a
habitual criminal and life sentence will
await him. lie served his first term In prison
Ehen he was II years old; In his testimony
dongs of: the:McNaly gang of green goods
swindlsrs of which, he said, he was q member r.
He has said that the stabbinR fights in which
he has been since I hen.were forced upon him
by mon who wanted to get even with him for
that testimony
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
CONTRACT JrG0LrN0 IN cHICAGo
Nearly s13o,OOO of Street Repairs Given
Out in Batchcs of Under $500.


CHICAGO. June 14.-Commissioner of Public
Works Lawrence f. Mccain. an eX-Congress-
man. was the chief witness to-day before the
Baxter Investigating Committee. and under
the questioning Of Senator Baxter and Attor-
ney Burres laid bare the whole system OF the
Harrison administration in giving fat contracts
to administration pets The street repair con-
tract given to John Mccarthy was probed. with
the result that although Harrison and his
henchmen had believed that they could evade
the law providing that all contracts necessttat
ing the expenditure Of $500 ormore shall be ad-
vertised and let to the lowest bidder they were
unable to hide their duplicity McGann
brought with him duplicates OF lb vouchers
paid within a year to Mccarthy. They ranged
from $3.50 to a few, cents less than $500 and
Mc(iann admitted that Mccarthy had received
over 1929, 900 within year for street repairs:
that no advertising was done and that no other
contractors had chance TO hid ior the work.
McGann also admitted that the work was
Improperly measured by the city inspector.
and that Mccarthy had received sums largely
admissions surprised the members of tho
committee. subpoena was issued for Nc
Garthy. who sent word that he had to go to
Indianapolis, but would appear before the
committee later In the week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
DEATH PLUNGE FROM 4 FERRYBOAT.
Henry W. Marvin Commits Suicide by
Jumping Into the North River.

Henry W. Marvin. so years old. committed
suicide last night by plunging into the river
from the Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboat
Pittsburg on hor @25 trip from Twenty third
street. this city. He left hs coat. hat and
satchel on the deck. A memorandum book
found in his pocket served to establish his
identity. 1t contained his name and a descrip-
ton of himself.
Some time ago Marvin lost his place as col
lector for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company and he and his vito decided to give
up housekeeping. They had been living in
West Eightysixth street. Marvin took room
II wh M %fa Ms hc ~9 we
Grand street. Jersey City Mrs. Marvin went
to sec him on Tuesday and gave him new
suit of clothes She supposcs that he was on
his way TO visit her last night and that his
mind became affected by the heat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15

Eluded the Posse at l.. X. Mountain and
Have 4S-HOur Start.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. June IA courier came
in tonight from the pursuit after the Union
Pacific train robbers, and reported that the
robbers. who were believed to be corralled on
T.. X. Mountain. forty miles south OF Buffalo.
had escaped. and now have a lead OF forty eight
hours over the officers Friends Of the bandits
gave them good horses. plenty of food and am
muniton. and II is believed that they will now
try to reach Montana and eventually the Brit
ish possessions by following the mail range of
the Big Horn Mountains north
The chase after them has not relaxed. The
Federal aud county officers have been rein
forced by mounted State militia The Union
Pacific Company tonight sent second pack
will he continued regardless Of time or ex-
pcnse. The country over which the fngtives
Rocky Mountain region. Tho robbers are ia
miliar with the route and equipped as they
now are will put up hard and long chase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
THE CASE OF ARTIJIERHOOK.
Her Body Said to Have Boon Sent to Co.
lumbia by Order of n Doctor.

MOUNT VERNON. June lit was learned
here day that the body OF Artimerhook. the
little Esquimau girl who died on Saturday IN q
sanitarium in this CITY, was sent to Columbia
University by order of a doctor in New York
The people at the sanitarium say they turned
tho body over to Burr Davis & Son. undertake
ers M. Davis says that he received orders
from DR.. Irving Townsend OF New York to
send the body to Columbia.
Artimerhook and Zakarema. her twin sister.
were brought to this country by Prof Bruce.
an Arctic explorer. After travelling about the
country with prot. Bruce for several months
suffering from lung diseases caused by the
change ~ climate. Prof. Bruce then returned
to the Polar regions. leay!ng the children in
April they were brought to the Mount Vernon
sanitarium. Artimerhook had consumption
sister had pneumonia and got over it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
PROF. o. r. MORGAN REMOVED
Denied the Inspiration of the Bible and
Stirred Up Drnke Univeraity.


Stirred Up Drake University.
DEs MONIES. Ia. June 14.-The trustees OF
Drake University removed o. T. Morgan OF
the chair Of Hebrew and Greek languages to-
day for denying the inspiration OF the Bible.
He occupied the chair until two years ago.
when he was transferred to the chair OF Bibli-
cal languages ana. literature in the theo-
logical department OF tho college. He
taught the students that the Bible was
not inspired history. but was the history of
an ins pired people. Some az his students OBJ
jecteh and the criticisms reached the trustees.
who in April sent him back to his former chair
Since then he has written extensively for re-
lgious publ ications and the trustees removed
him o-day because he had kept up the con-
troversy 10 the college. the students being in
cited to take sides
Ex Gov. Drake presided at the boarl meet
ing, and said that he thought Morgan should
be removed for mo enc will ever crtieise us
voted for Morgan and twelve against him. He
is 81 years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
sETEv PENCE FOR THE WIDOW.
Experience of Mrs. Duncan with n Relief
Committee Mt st. VINCENT.


Committee Mt st. Vincent.
Eight months ago the island OF St. Vincent.
in tho West Indies. was ravaged by hurri-
cane Tho widow Duncan has Just received
seven pence as assistance toward the erection
OF her house
The Wesleyan Chapel at Barrouallic. built Of
stone. crupblod under tho violence OF the
storm. crushing nine people to death Among
them was James Duncan. He left behind him
a widow and two children destitute and shell
terless. For several months the widow was
laid up owing to a wound In the foot. 1mpov-
erished and sick. bereft Of husband. children,
provisions, house. clothing aud furniture. she
relied on charity At the beginning OF May
the Committee OF Inquiry began to distribute
financial relief In the town. Then Mrs. Dun
can made application for help and in due
course OF time received this letter:
GOVERNMENT OFFICE, I
ST. VINCENT. May 4. 1890
mo. %.
SIR; have the honor to inform, you that
the Committee OF Inquiry and Relief have
awarded you the sum OF go q as assistance
toward the erection OF your house.
or this sum. 81 I, Will be paid to you in
cash on production OF the inclosed receipt
duly signed to Mr. Spencer at the Barrouallie
Police station on Tuesday. 9th inst
Il have the honor to be, sir, your obedient
servant. HARRY THOMPSON. Administrator.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
THIEVES IN THE WINDSOR RUINS.
Made n Living Chain of Themselves to Span
the Fence and Got Copper Worth 5000.

For the last three weeks the workmen en-
poyed in the Windsor Hotel ruins have no.
ticed that the pile OF copper pipes and copper
kitchen utensils that they were collecting was
steadily decreasing In size. AS the ruins arc
surrounded by fence that leaves a sheer drop
OF more than twenty feet into the cellar. they
did not believe that the thieves got the copper
out OF the excavation over the fence. and suR-
gested to the police that there must BIO an
underground passage.
Last night Policeman Washington Irving Of
the East Fifty first street station saw t hree
and thus crawl over the fence. He awaited
Developments and soon saw them removing tho
copper piece by piece. As they climbed back
over the fence he arrested them. They admit
ted that they had been stealing the copper for
weeks. and had so far secured $500 worth.
The police believe that the men belong to the
"Yorkville gang" which recently has been
stealing brass ratings and brass doorplates
from houses in that neiRhborhood.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15

@lOT.O7, Weighing More Than Twenty
Pounds. Sewn In n BeERar'S Garments.

Mary Larney Of 541 West Twenty sixth
street. who said that she was servant. 30
years old. was committed to the Bellevue in
sane PAVILION yesterday by Magistrate Cornell
in Jefferson Market Police Court. The police
said that she was bcggar. When the pavilion
attendants examined her clothing they were
that She had money quilted in the lining OF her
waist and skirt,
Tho Innings we've opened and when the
search WIS over the attendants counted 245
quarter dollars. fourteen halves. 233 niekels.
2E' dimes and 1927 cents. This amounted 10
SlO7 O7 and weighed more than twenty pounds
The woman cried when the money was taken
from the clothing and locked up in the safe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
NO HAWAIIAN ELECTION THIS FAIL.
President MeKinley's Order Received and
the KeGist rn ton Of Voters Censes.

HONOLULU. June 3. via San Francisco. June
14.-President Mckinley has decided that no
election for members Of the Hawaiian Legisla-
ture shall be held this fall. as provided by the
Hawaiian statutes Hence the members Of
the last Legislature will hold over at the Presi-
dents pleasure. and II the American Congress
does not act before February the Legisl ature
Will then meet in regular session. letter
from the President. dated May ID. brought
the news of this action. On June 2 Minister
of Interior Dermon ordered the registration OF
voters to cease.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
A Sick Woman Poisons Herself.

Mrs Mary Hendricks. 25 years old, of 80
Poplar street. died last evening at the Brook
lyn Hospital from the effects OF a dose OF car
boc acid. taken during the day with suicidal
purpose Continued i'll health had driven the
young woman TO despair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
FELL FROM THE FIFTH STORY.
Small Boy Landed ON n Feather Bed an
Wasn't Hurt.

Wasn't Hurt.
William Mcfarland. 3 years old. fell through
the grating Of the fire escape at his home in the
NTH floor Of 5l2 West Thirty-ninth street yes
ter afternoon and lived to tell his mother all
about it. He fell two stories without striking
anything. Then his body grazod the grating Of
the fire escape at the third story and was
swerved Just enough to avoid going through
the opening of the balcony below. Instead he
fell on a feather bed that was on the fire escape
out for air, and was not hurt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15

Renl Estate for Sale. city or Country,
ADVERTISE IN TIL SOS implies the shortest route to
satisfactory disposal oft No better Endorsement
OF THE SIN r. al estate medium need he required
than the neal Estate Board OF Brokers, who make
use OF u rows as well ~ an advertising medium
-Ldr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15

In shoshone county Idaho the Populists at last
years election pplled moro votes than the Demo-
Gratis. Republicans and Silver Republicans COM
bined. shoshono county is bounded on the east by
the Bitter Root Mountains and on the by Indisn
reservations chiefly. It is Of the few remaining
Popuhst atron2holds in the country
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
Collection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Day

Collection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Day.
Council this evening in regular ses-
sion.
-Mumps are prevalent among the
children.
The upper yacht ferry has suspend
ed operations until the first of Febru-
airy.
Three deeds of trust were admitted
TO record in Clerk Robertson's Office
yesterday.
The Council Committee on Petit
tons and Remonstrances is called for
this evening.
The special services at the North
street NJ. E. church are attracting large
congratulations.
Will Seaman. of CaldweIl's Run,
who had his fingers broken at the La
Belle. is getting along nicely.
AThere was small runaway on
MOI n Huron street yesterday morning,
but No particular damage was done.
@he excavation for the well for the
new pump at the city water works has
been completed by Contractor Hallock.
There was a slight fire in coal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10

1898, 1886 feet of new sewer was con-
structed. The engineer speaks partic-
ularly of the new Forty-fifth street
sewer as being fine one, and says
there should be more of the same sort.
He also says nearly all the old brick
sewers are worn out, except the one
of Thirty-ninth street. He recon-
mends the adoption of complete
sewer system.
The Water Board has down 40.S
miles of pipe, and there are 1853 miles
of gas main. Both these matters are
accompanied by tables of location,
size, etc.
There are 1851 miles of street rail-
way in the city, of which the Wheel
ing Company has 9.22 miles, and the
Wheeling & Elm Grove 3.39 miles.
Many matters treated of in the re-
port have not been here touched upon
but enough is given to show the ex-
haustive scope of the document.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
OFFICERS ELECTED.

At a regular meeting of Hermion
Tensle No. l. Rathbone Sisters, the
following named officers were elected
for the ensuing year: P. c., Mrs. F. B.
Neidert NJ. E. c., Mrs. L. Kobsch; E.
Sr., Miss NJ Wagner; E. Jr., Mrs. l..
Houston: NJ, Mrs. L. Nightingale: NJ.
of R. and c.. Mrs L. Haberfield: NJ of
F., Mrs. H. Haufe: Grand Representa-
tive, Mrs Louisa Woodruff These Of
ficers will be installed by Installing Of
ficer Mrs. NJ J. Seabright. at the re-
gular meeting next Thursday evening.
In connection with the installation is
quite an interesting programme. and
it is hoped that it will be the pleasure
as we'll as the duty Of all who can do
so to attend.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
ALEXANDER, t sas' s' Hsia.

house, on Coal street, yesterday morn
ing, but no particular damage resulted.
The South Side friends of John s.
Ritz are pushing his candidacy for city
sergeant so far as avowels of warm
support goes.
There were four cases-three dis
orderlies and vag-in Police Court
yesterday morning. Three went to the
hill
A young child of John Roe, of
Jacob street. near Forty-first street.
was buried at Mt. Olivette yesterday
aft Enoon
Mr.. James Farmer. of Water street.
and Miss Bertha Heidinger, of EoH
street, will be married on the 18th in
of the South Side
Another meeting was held by the
city union of the Kings Daughters yes
terday, in furtherance of the project of
issuing a paper, as detailed in the
Register few days ago.
The Social Five" will give mas
querade ball at Seiberts garden Friday
evening. January 18th. Prof. Long will
furnish music and an extra motor will
be run at 2 o'clock TO accommodate
those attending
The street cars on the Benwood
division were delayed for two hours
last evening by the line breaking at
Twentieth street Half a dozen or
more care collected on Chapline, south
of Twenty-second street.
William Uthman. an old citizen of
the Island, and a well-known bricklay-
er, died at his residence on North Hur-
on street. Sunday night. aged As years.
A wife and four children survive him.
The funeral will occur this afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
THE CASE OF rags"

Everybody in Wheeling knows
Rags"
At least everybody knew her a couple
of years ago.
Doc" Refer knows her particularly
and others knew her generally. The
distinction is made, because the Doc
was once called in a case where
Rags" was the patient, and made a
greater reputation out of it than he
ever did in any other case in all his
professional history.
Rags" is dog-a plain, everyday
homeless, wandering tramp dog-but
she had more friends in Wheeling than
any man in the town. For several
years she was the pet of every one
from gamblers to reporters, and from
barkeepers to business men, and after
doc" Refer had repaired her, she
went about the town, faring sumptu-
ously every day and receiving more
pats on the head and more kind words
than a lover.
something over year ago Rags
disappeared, and was supposed to have
gone to Pittsburg. Thence she went
to various Ohio towns, and finally
wound up by reaching East Liverpool
There she eked out precarious ex-
istence. and was almost forgotten I'M
til last night, when late train
brought Rags" as a strictly first-clasa
passenger to Wheeling. On her collar
she bore tag inscribed with the name
of J. H. Simmons. and addressed ia
"The Register, Wheeling, w Va.
Rags" came through by express, and
spent the last half of last night under
the city editors desk. She was lit
tie more gray than when seen last,
but otherwise is all right. Rags" is
welcome to the scenes of her child
hood
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
THEY'RE AFTER SCOTT.
Wage Workers of Wheeling Sign a Big
Petition Against Him.

Petition Against Him.
The following petition, twenty
copies of which have been circulated
among the wOrkingmen in this city,
had been signed by from six hundred
to eight hundred voters, up TO last
evening:
ITO Hon. N. E. Whitaker, Ralph Nc
Coy, Harry Mcclure, H. F. Behrens,
and B. F. Connolly, Representatives
of Ohio County, West Va.
I'VE, the undersigned, voters of said
county, earnestly request and pray
your honorable body not to vote for
n. B. Scott for United States Senator,
for reasons which every business man
and glass workers has so keenly felt.
By so doing you will be kindly re-
membered, and lasting favor con-
ferred on your home people and con-
stituents. and at the same time guard
against trouble in 1900"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
Auction 7

To each persons attending sale to-
day will be given a chance in a souvenir
to be given to the lucky one. Sale will
consist of all kinds of Trunks, Satchels.
Shopping Bags, Pocketbooks, Card
Cases, Collar and Cuff Cases, Dress
Cases, and hundreds kof other articles.
VIM. SCHWERTFEGER, LAG Main.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
A VALUABLE REPORT
Is That Just Compiled by City En-
gineer A. L. White,

AND WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED
TO COUNCIL THIS EVENING,
WITH RECOMMEN D A T o n
THAT 1T BE PRINTED-SOME
EXTRACTS FROM THE CARE
FULLY PREPARED STATISTICS
WHICH HAVE BEEN GATHER
ED BY THE OFFICIAL.