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New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
SHOT AT WIFE. THEN KILLED HIMSELF.
JULIUS JACOBS FIRED TWO BULLETS AT HER
AND THEN ENDED HIS own LIFE.

Julius Jacobs. thirty-eight years old. driver
living with his wife Mary. and seven children.
ranging from three TO fifteen years old. made
Intellectual attempt Kill his wife yesterday morn
ing IN his apartments, at No 525 East Eighty
eighth-st. and afterward put bullet through his
right temple. He died almost instantly. The act
was caused by alcoholic insanity.
Jacobs. his wife and stepbrother the joint
owners OF the building. For many years Jacobs
had been addicted TO strong drink and when in
toxicated in the habit u abusing his wife.
Last September, while in a drunken frenzy. he put
his wife out OF the house AZ O'Clock in the morn
ing. A warrant out before Magistrate
Zeller IN the Harlem police court and Jacobs was
sentenced 70 two months the Island. Prior to
this occurrence his wife had had him committed
to some sanilarum on Long Island.
Jacobs drank heavily all night and early yester-
day morning. At u:30 o'clock he returned ntoxi-
Gated. His wife and his daughter Clara and
son. Harry, were sitting in the parlor. Jacobs
walked up 10 his wife, and. putting a revolver
against her head, asked:
Are you sorry you did It?
mo" replied his wife. 1T necessary, Julius"
Jacobs referred to his wife's instrumentaHty in
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
NEW SCANDAL ABOUT G4TYOR.
ANOTHER WOMAN TO CLAIM THE HONOR OF HAv-
ING BEEN THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
MITTEE TRFAsURER's WIFE

MlTTEE TREASURES WIFE
The Democratic State Committee must feel
prouder and prouder Of its treasurer Colonel John
F. Gaynor, as scandals keep steadily increasing in
connection with his domestic well his busi-
ness life The latest is the appearance OF the fourth
woman to claim the honor Of having been married
to him. The public which has heard a great deal
Of Colonel Gaynor's matrimonial experiences, knew
that his Irst wife died years ago, knew that on
June % last the marriage of Colonel Gaynor and
Miss Annie L. Pitney, a typewriter. was announced
in the newspapers of this city, knew that on the
following day appeared notice of the wedding Of
Miss Carrie B. Clifford and Colonel Gaynor on Sep
tember . 1890; knew that Mrs. Gayror No. >
threatened TO prosecute for bigamy, but salts
fed with divorce, naming not Miss Pitrey CO.
respondent, but a Miss Starr and knew that Colonel
Gaynor married Miss Pitney again on December Is
last; but the public did know who Miss Starr
until yesterday.
Her identity has been revealed IN rather dra-
matte manner. The treasurer of the Democratic
State Committee is at present under Indictment for
conspiring with Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter and
others to defraud the United States Government
wen known dredging contracts IN savannah ftar-
Dor. Carter was convicted, and is a prisoner on
eIoEeILoI Isal19 C9IoHeI Idyhor IS now HsHl!pS
eAtTddlLioh 70 georgia, ana az nearing OF Ihe
case before Commissioner Shields last Saturday
years old, entered the Commissioners room before
Colonel Gaynor or his counsel arrived Being asked
piled that she wanted to hear the evidence against
the, defendant, whose wife she once was, and
against whom she had a burning grievance. She
was induced to go away.
Colonel Gaynor being asked about her. is quoted
never was. All her claims to relationship with me
are absolutely false. did know her sixteen or
ing TO do with her for many years. Her maiden
name is starr Fifteen years ago she made affi-
'child." This then is evidently the woman named
as correspondent in the divorce proceedings.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
BODY FOUND AFTER NAVY WEEKS

Winsted, Conn. Jan 1t learned to-day
that the body CT Mrs Fidea Brewer, eighty years
old who mysteriousy disappeared from her home
in South Sandisleld. Mass. twelve weeks ago was
found yesterday in a swamp about two miles from
her home. The body found by the wonan's
son. Julius who claims to have received a com
munIcation from Chicago clai-voyant telling him
where search.
The case has been one Of considerable mystery
the having disappeared from her home in
the night and frequent searches by Organized ra =
ses failing 10 find any trace Of her There are
rUmors OF foul play and examination win he
made 10 learn the cause OF death
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
FREIGHTER WENT ASHORE.

The Norwegian steamer Tordenskjold. from Pro-
ereso. a large freighter plying between this port
and Mexico went ashore t Jones Inlet, Just this
side of Fire Island. carry yesterday morning, in
the snowstorm. With the assistance of the crew Of
the Oak Island Life Saving Station. she hoated
at Q a. m, and proceeded on her way to this port
Captain Thomassen, her master reporting dam
age. She was doCked here early in the afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
ISAAC LAWRENCE DEAD.
MAN WHO SAID HE WAS a DESCENDANT OF THE
CHEsAPEAKE's COMMANDER sue
CIrNRS IN BELLEVUE.

Isaac Lawrence. ffty-seven years old, OF No 16s
West Eighty -first-st., who was taken TO Bellevue
Hospital December Is suffering from morphine
poisoning, died about midnight in the hospital
He asserted that he a descendant Of the IA
nous naval commander Lawrence. whose dying
words, Don't give up the ship" known to
every American.
Lawrence was physical wreck when he was
taken 10 the hospital. He found home. and
his wife and three children in the house with
him. The had a large amount of money at
one time, but lost IT. He took to morphine and
became n wreck
Some singular visits have been made TO the alco-
holiC ward recently by Central Office detectives and
Boston detectives. II noiSed about tina [
the men were nquiring for Lawrence. They re-
fused tell anything about their business when
asked. and none of the hospital authorities could
or would explain.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02

rooms 70 be rented at "a and s. are double rooms
and can be occupied by two men.
II is estimated that the building 10 feet BY IOl
feet viii cost, complete and fur ished throughout
&pout 5000 The capital OF the Morningside
Hslg6ts Realty Company has been placed al 800
been made by bond issue placed al low rars
Or interest Tie committee estimates the annual
income at SSo.ZI2, and the total expense allowing
4 deduction OF > per cent the rent income for
possible vacancies al SIS SIS. making net income
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02

sending him to the Island His son Harry and
his daughter Clara grasped his arms. The wife
ran into an adjoining room and shut the door.
Jacobs fired two shots at his wife after he had
broken away from his chdren's grasp. The bullets
went wide of their mark. Then Jacobs placed the
mUZzle of the revolver against his right temple
and fired. Policeman Gilligan of the East Eighty
etghth-st. station, summoned ambulance from
the Presbyterian Hospital. DR. Osgood declared
that the man instantly Killed by the bullet.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
SENATOR FORD ELECTED 4 LIEUTENANT.
CANCTEs CAUSED BY THE DEATH OF
TIE SEWARD BROTHERS.

Company c. 9Th Regiment has the only member
Of the Senate among its commissioned officers. II
has just elected Senator John Ford a second Heu-
tenant. to succeed Lieutenant Charles ". Seward.
who died OF camp fever in the Spanish war. The
company has also elected Color Sergeant L : @
Croft as first lieutenant 10 succeed Emmett Sew
ard jr who died OF camp fever like his brother.
The dead officers were nephews OF Brevet BTiga-
der General William Seward, former colonel OF
the regiment.
Senator Ford Joined the 9Th Regiment shortly
after its muster out Of the volunteer service, aS
private. The company viii dine lis neUy electe {!
officers next Thursday night. The newly elected
captain. Charles A. Meyer. jr-, has just received
his commission, and will be among the guests q
the company.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
APPLICATION a. MR. MoonrS sor

Greenfield. Mass. Jan. IA petition was pre-
sented in the Probate Court here to-day by " P.
Moody, eldest son Of the late Dwight L. Moody.
asking that he be appointed administrator of his
fathers estate. The petition will be acted upon To-
morrow, when II is expected that the request viii
be granted Mr.. Moody left no VIII ~
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
THE NATIONAL GUARDS MEETING.

Albany. Jan 1.-The annual convention OF the
State National Guard Association scheduled for
January q at the State Armory here has been
postponed until February s The postponement is
due 10 the fact that the Interstate National Guard
Association eonvenes on January q. Governor
Roosevelt has consented 10 read paper before the
STATE Association on educational TOPICS.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
THE TEXAS BACK.

The United States battleship Texas. from Nor
folk where she landed the dead of the Maine
brought by her from Cuba for burial in the Ma
tional Cemetery at Arlington. arrived here yester-
day morning and dropped anchor Off Tompkinsville.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
FIRE IN THE TOWNSEND BUILDING.
FIREMEN FIGHT A BRISK BLAZE ON THE ELEv
ENTH FLOOR OF AN UPTOWN OFFICE
STRUCTURE.

The cracking OF glass and the bursting out Of
sheet Of fame from the windows of the eleventh
story OF the big Townsend Building. at Twenty
ffth-st and Broadway. the first indication
that any one had of fire in that costly structure
at 9:25 O'Clock yesterday morning. An alarm Of fire
was at once sent out The Townsend Building is
a twelve story affair, with stores the ground
floor and offices above. The fire was IN the rooms
of the Electropoise Company.
The day being a holiday the building closed.
and the fremen had great difficulty in reaching
the fire The captain of Engine Company No. l
sent out a second alarm. The firemen fought the
fire industriously, and in half hour had the
flames under control
A tremendous crowd gathered about the place
and with difficulty kept back. The building is
a ireproof affair, and this enabled the fremen to
fight the flames to better advantage.
1t is not known how the fire began. There
in the Electropoise COmpany's offices at the
time and there fire of any kind in the
place. The rooms were completely destroyed. The
damage is estimated at from $1,000 to $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
TO REPREsENT TIE GOrERNnR

Albany. Jan. i.-Governor Roosevelt who finds II
impossibility 10 attend the funeral OF Father
Malone tomorrow. owing to a great pressure Of
legislative matters 70 be disposed Of has desg-
mated Colonel Tresewell to represent him at he
funeral 80
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
PROPOSED DORAnToRY FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Corner Of Anserdana-ave Onhundrsd-

in a number of the yarn mills including the plants
OF the Dexter Yarn Company, the American Yarn
Company and the Green & Daniels Manufacturing
Company, of Pawtucket, R. I.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
TAKING CHANCES

in business matters is bad
policy. Taking chances with
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
OF VILLAGE AUTHORITIES.

THEY WERE TRYING TO COMPLETE WORK AC-
CoRDING TO A FRANCHISE. IN DEFIANCE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
sLAUGHTERING FILIPINOs.

Officers who have arrived at Manila
from Nueva Caceres, province OF South
Camarines, Luzon, bring details of o
fight there April 16, 10 which 80 Fill
pinos were killed.
The American outposts at Nueva Ca
ceres reported 800 natives assembled 3
miles from the town. General Bell sent
three detachments of the Forty-6fth In.
fantry, with two Maxim guns. Those
nearly surrounded the Filipinos, most
of whom were armed with bolos,or long
knives, and wore buffalo hide helmets,
coats and shields.
The Filipinos were quickly put to
flight. leaving the field strewn with their
peculiar armor. Their rifemen were
unable to shoot straight and the bolo-
men never got near enough to the
Americans to do any execution. There
iore none of the Americans we're even
wounded.
10 another fight Lieutenant Balch,
with 20 cavalrymen, cornered 30 bolo-
men 10 river and shot every one, the
bodies floating away. One of Balch's
soldiers had his head struck off with q
bolo.
Gen. Bells two regiments are hard
worked in clearing the country. They
meet many small squads of bolomen.
Last week they killed total of 125.
La fight at Sorgogon, Albay province,
on April 16, three companies of the For.
ty-seventh infantry, Captain Gordon
commanding, routed a large force OF
natives, mostly bolomen, killing So,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
THE WAR IN AFRICA.

Wepener has been relieved, the B )ers
who besieged 1t are hurrying northeast
ward and Lord Roberts is bending all
his energy to catch them. So far the
Beers have escaped and it is believed
In London thst they will have little
difficulty 10 making their way to join
their comrades in place OF safety
This is the situation in the eastern
part of the Orange Free State: A Brit
ish success has been won by the relief OF
Wepener, with the faint prospect OF q
bigger ons--ths capture of some or all
of the late besiegers. As an Offset to
their retirement from Wepener the
Beers in the western part of the Free
State have forced Lord Meibuen to re-
treat and have occupied Boshof, which,
for soris weeks, has been his headquar-
ters. Hence the Beers, so far as is
known, are in complete control of the
country west of Bloemfontein.
simultaneously with the abandonment
OF the Wepener siege, which occurred
Tuesday night, the Beers also evacust-
ed De Vets dorp. Both columns are
doing their hest to escape to the north.
1t IL believed 10 London that the chief
hope of catching themlies 10 the move
ments of General French's cavalry,
Itch Is going east from Vaalbank,
but great results are not expected.
Wepener has endured q siege Of 16
days, losing In killed and wounded
about 165 out Of 1900 men. Its relief
was accomplished by General Brabant's
column, operating from the south.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, April 26.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. April &c.
An ex-employee of the Sprsgue Man
ufacturing Company, of Newark, N. J ,
manufacturers OF dynamoes. here to-
day, said that up to last fall 800 men
were employed by that company, but.
owing to great dullness, that force ia
now reduced to lees than so men. A
newspaper Of this city says shines were
never 80 prosperous as now; the farm
ers are all going with their families to
the Paris Exposition" But with wheat
quoted at 20 cts. how they can. is one
of those things no fellow can find out.
Representative Wise of the Norfolk,
Vs., district, has been officially informed
that the men he has recommended t.
take the census of the manufacturing
industries in his district, will be ap-
pointed, and not those recommended
by the republican executive committee
of his State.
All the democrats and many republi-
cans here believe that the treatment
Mr.Quay received at the hands of the ad
ministraticn will react ipjuriously upon
the republican party. And, as there is
no enemy who may not be feared, what
damage may not be expected from one
80 powerful rs the ex-senator from
Pennsylvania
A meeting of the Senate interstate
commerce committee was held this
morning to consider the bill enlarging
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission. Ga 9 motion to report the
measure favorably the vote was 4 to
with three absentees. The committee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
WEDDING IN WARRENTON.

Yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
10 the Warrenton Baptist Church,
Miss Alice Mae Turner and Mr.. William
Henry Lewis were married. In ad.
dltion to the very elaborate floral decora
tious, consisting of ferns, palms and
ported plants, there was erected cano-
by of white and green, under which
was suspended marriage bell OF bride
roses. The ceremony was performed
by the pastor, Rev. F. r. Boston. The
bride was gowned 10 white liberty silk
with veil, in which was Topped lily
of the-valley, aud carried shower bou-
duet OF white hyacinths and lilies-of
tne.vslley. Miss jamie Turner, sis
ter OF the bride, was maid OF honor.
The bridesmaids were Miss Lena Fetch
or ami Miss Lula Kincheloe, OF Warren
ton; Miss Lucy Douglas, of Alexandris
Misses Minnie and Gertrude Armstrong,
of Cnlpeper, and Miss Mabel Davidson,
of Washington. Charles Lewis, OF Ma
nassas, brother OF the groom, was best
man. The ushers were Albert Fletcher,
jr, J. w. Jeffries, of Warrentou; E
Milton Hoffman, oil Baltimore; J. Edwin
Triplett, William Bywaters, Of Cul.
pepper, and g. c. Gu shinR, of Rectortown.
The bride is the daughter OF John r.
Turner, CLERK of the Circuit Court Of
Fauquier county. A large number OF
handsome and useful presents were
received. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis left on
the $50 o'clock train, and after north
ern bridal tour, will return to Rector
town, where the groom conducts
large mercantile business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
The Situation in outh Africa.

London, April ga dispatch from
Kimberley dated yesterday says that
the Duke of Teck and squadron OF the
Kimberley mounted corps have return
ed there from Boshof. This disproves
the report that the town had been cut
off since Monday. There is another re-
port that the British have retired from
Bosbof but this is not confirmed.
London, April 26-Gen. Roberts
wires that news from Mafeking April
10 states that al! the wounded are do
ing well, and that Baden Powell re-
ports that the Beers captured several
native women who were trying to es.
cape from Mafeking and turned them
back after they had been stripped and
"jumboked," dashed with jamboke
whip.
Pretoria, April 25.-Psrt OF the Beg
bic she'll factory here blew up last night.
Ten men were killed and 80 wounded.
They were mostly French and Italians.
Most Of the important machinery was
saved.
Allwal North, April 20 Scouts who
escaped from Wepsner report that the
Beers have captured Vauderhoyen, a
Free Slater, who acted % land drost
for the British at Wepener, and have
sentenced him to death.
Dewetsdorp, April 25. General
French, with two cavalry briRades, en-
tered the town yesterday. Early this
morning he found the Beers holding
the hills. Their position was shelled
aud they retrested. French then sd-
vapced eastward and relieved Rumble
by fsnking the Beers and forcing them
to withdraw. General Rumble is pur-
suing them by forced marches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
Massachusetts, Republicans.

Boston, April 26.-The republican
State convention held for the purpose
of nominating delegates at large to the
national convention was called to
order in Music Hall this morning.
Congressman Fred II. Gillett was
chosen chairman. He praised the ma
tionsl administration and spoke on the
problems which confront the nation as
the result of the acquisition of islands
thousands of miles away.
The followed for delegatee-at-lsrRe
were elected: Heury Cabot Lodge, w.
B. Plunkett, 8. W. Mccall, and Walter
Clifford.
The platform endorses President
Mckinley and his administration, Sec
rotary Long is put forth as Massa-
chusetts' candidate for the vice presi-
dental nomination.
Trusts and binations, the plat
form asserts, are an incident of pros
perity. In so far as such combinations
are for lawful purposes, they may not
be restrained, but whenever they tend
to impair the rights and privileges of
all citizens by restraint of trade, by
oppression of weaker competitors or by
enhancing the cost OF the necessities oil
life, they must be sternly dealt With.
Regarding the acquisition OF foreign
territory and the people who have thus
come under the protection of the flag,
the platform says:
mo greater trust than the uplifting
and the education OF these defenseless
people has ever been imposed upon the
United States"
Tbe construction OF an isthmian canal,
the laying of Pacific cable, and the
reasonable protection and encourage
ment Of American shipping are de-
manded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL %. 1900

THAT CRIME has increased at q fearful
rate 10 this country since 1861 Is no
less true than that the cause thereon is
equally apparent. The federal govern
ment, during the war between 'ne
States, by the large bounties 1t offered
for soldiers. induced the vicious and
criminal classes of all foreign countries
to flock here, and the stream OF such
people that then set in, has never
ceased; and besides, before that war
there were few very rich, and hardly
any very poor people here, but now
while there are thousands OF the for
mer. there are millions of the latter,
aud from the first, and everywhere, pow
efty has been great engenderer and
promoter of vice and crime. Then,
too, that war set free FIVE million negro
slaves whose natural tendency Is to re-
vert to the condition of their savage
ancestors. Under such conditions it
would be wonderful If crime had net
increased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-26
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

The members of the Colonial Club,
one of Atlanta's swell social organiza-
lions, were sstounded yesterday by the
announcement of the discovery that
their dwelling rests on gold bearing
foundation OF fair average value.
A disastrous fire broke out at Hull,
Que, to-day which threatens to destroy
the Town and up to 1:30 about 100 stores
and dwellings have been burned to the
ground. The fire ia still raging and it
is thought that the whole city Of Hull
will be destroyed. Ottawa is threaten.
ed, 81 the fire has gone across the river.
About one hundred students of
Miami University, Of Oxford, Ohio, last
night at midnight, in masks ond white
gowns, made a raid upon Oxford Col
Logo. The officers anticipating the ac-
ton, had sworn in a number of depu-
ties, who dispersed the students, after
rock and club battle, 10 which several
of the participants were seriously in
jured.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel and the old Del
monico property, New York. were sold at
public auction today. The first lot put up
was the Emo estate, which includes the hotel
and the Madison Square Theatre, and was
bought by w. P Emo for g. ,225,00O. The
DelmoDico property was knocked down to
Charles l. Brown, real estate broker, for
$950,00O. Both pieces of property were
sold to settle eststee.
George Savely was arrested at Peoria, Ill,
vests risy. Ssvely's pretty nineteen-yesI-o!d
daughter confessed her alleged Illicit ,ela.
tions with her father to her afiisnced hus.
band. young minister, and the engagement
was broken of.
Gramstan Inn; at BronI vile, N. Y, for
several years the Mecca of wealthy New
Workers in the summer, was burned this
morning. Loss 100000. Tbirty-fve guests
in the house narrowly escaped in their night
clothes.
Tie schooner Cordelis z. Price, loaded
with oysters from James river en- route for
Little Egg Haibor, N j sprsng aleak yes
terdsy morning and sank off Cobb's Island in
deep water.
Mrs. Catharine Neary, the oldest woman
in Dutches, county, N. Y. died at Fishkill
Landi g, II. Y, yesterday at the age of one
hundred years and two months.
In labor riot in Chicago last night over
printers dispute; one man was killed and six
others were wounded.