The Washington Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1895, Page 4

BOY FORGER AND Chie? of I man. think th. the author Washi of the N sideration 0: in some s will be taken in the mz ver. i Walker, d three An Eloy a seventee 3 fortunc is left destitute. the treasurer of t! way Unior nd to the b partner. M New Yc been mac designe! actr 2 attorney gressr y to en Jost on the passag South of, Nova posed to have from Pensacola to a port in America on the bark Loyalist, Scotia, has given up arrival, as he is al overdue. Capt. Dakin’s the latter twenty-one yc with him. The Row Rome, N. Y shortage of Cas! Gillettg, of the Ce has now re: 000. An addit was found in and he is re-arres furnish bail. He is ill. he total ounts ind unable to Pleasure Se Shelbyville, Maple and Sus of prominent badly frozen wi party eee they recover, will be nece: guid they r limbs awyer Hale Be Dec New Yor was reached the proceedings w jam H. Hale, of B: impeach Police Ju ver, it being orde: against the defendan Bridgeport, Conn A. Bailey, N Cody have tnership to consolid and Fore- paugh’s s on, with a capital of $1,000,000. > new part- ners will have no interest in the Bar- A New Mil Lowell, Mass nounced that tier Cotton Mill from $75,000 to new mill of br will be built in ne of the same grades of goods will be manufac- tured there as in Lowell now. — It is an- x of the Whit- to be i 8 Pin Cushion on a Drunk. Olean, N. Y., Dec. 31. lowed wh was thrown fro: fire on the crowc shot Thomas Fee and is in ja He opened i revolver and Johnson was caught Talk of an Earl Session. Washington, The talk of an early se fty-fourth Congress has ved. It is thought the qu epends on the attitude of this Con s on the ur- gency, deficiency and income tax ape propriation bills. The Heirs Will Appeal. New York, Dec. 31.—The heirs of Daniel B. Fay r will appeal from the judgment of Judge Truax setting aside the $3,000,000 deed of gift to several colleges. To Resume Work on Fortifications. Whitestone, L. I., Dec. 31—Work on the fortifications at Willet’s Point, dis- continued last September on account of lack of funds, will be resumed as! soon as possible after New Year's. Gumprecht. Liab $100,000; as- | sets, $65,000. Harry S. Decker, the ex-baseball Demick Burns, a di r of Middle- town, N. Y., was I by an Erie train. The Seattle Pest-Intelligencer ex- ploring party verifi the report that smoke and sicam escape from Mount Ranier. Henry Reinhardt in fancy goo New York, dealer ned to Solomon player, is held at Chicago in bonds to the Criminal Court to answer charges of obtaining $218 and $68 on worthless checks. = Fred Vigel, wanted in Jamestown, N. Y., on suspicion of being the mur- derer of the two Shearman women, in Busti, was arrested at the home of his brother-in-law, John Lechner, at Dun- kirk, N. Y. TO WIN A MEDAL. A Fireman Turns Incendiary for This Purpose. North Tonawanda, Dec. 31. — John Goerke, aged twenty-one, a member of the Columbia Hook and Ladder Company, and a delegate to the State Firemen’s Association, was arrested last night, charged with being the per- son who scaused the numerous. fires here in the last six months. There was a medal offered for the fireman first at the fire and Goerke was al- ways the nearest there. This is sup- posed to be his reason. Arrested for Perjury. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31.—Dr. W. P. Brooke, president of the suspended Aberdeen (Wash.) bank, has been ar- rested, charged with perjury. it is claimed that his personal property is listed with the assessor as the bank’s property and that the bank paid the taxes. No Currency Legislation. Washington, Dec. 31.—Gov. Oates, of Alabama, says there will be no cur- rency legislation in this Congress. He thinks the Nicaragua Canal bill will be defeated. GENERAL MARKET REPORT. i Tatest Quotations From the Leading | Trade Centres. NEW YORK.—Latest quotations are as fol- | | | 600 bbls. ows: FLOUR—Receiptes — Winter wheat patent $3 Roller wheat winte: Short Roller winter aa bakers, $3.60 bbls. Sales 3.15 @ $F BUCK WHEAT FL market at $1.60 Q $1.70per 100 Ibs. CORNMEAL—4%5 to $1.00 per 100Ibs. Steady Albany inspection. new No. Bale 8 cars, . 2 white, 3351-2; @ —_ RY. E_Seiling in the street market at 52c. @ 53c, per60 lbs. FEED—Spot wheat, bran, sacked, $16.50 to $17.00: middlings, sacked, $17.50 to $19.50; rye feed. 85 to 90 per cwt. HAY—STRAW—Timothy, prime, 70c.; No.1 hay 5c: No. 2, 50c; straw. No. lrye40c. No. 2 35c. BARLEY—We quote choice western 60 @ 631-2; fancy Minesota 62 @ 64 ; Canada 65 to 69 cents according to sample. MALT—Canada, 80 @ 85c.; six rowed state, 75 @ 80c.; two rowed state, 70 @ 75c. Western 67@5e. Market quiet and firm with usual trade demand. HOPS—Choice nops are scarce. We guote choice New York State crop of 1894, 10@ 11 cents; fair to good, 6 to 9 cents. SEED—Timothy seed, in job lots $5.90 to $6.40 per 100 Ibs. Clover seed $9.00 to $9.75 in job lots per 100 Ibs. as to quality. BEANS—Marrow choice H. P. $2.30; mediums. $1.70 Peas. $1.70. BUTTER~ ‘Steady, Creamery, Western extras -, Creamery, do good to cnoice, fold b., extra 27. State Full cream fancy white 11c.; Small fancy 12c,, choice State 11 to 11 1-2 Part Skim 8 to 9c. EGGS—State, fresh new laid 26 ce: gathered, 22 cents ; Western, fresh. cold storage, fine, 18 cents choice, 16 cents : Western i5 DRESSED HOGS—Steady, 100 Ibs. fall cents 5 limed state, ts. © $6.25 per PORK—Market steady. Boneless : 0 per bbl.; clear.$15,00; short mess $14.50 ; tips, pork: bellids, 3001b. tierces $24.00, = SMOKED MEATS—Breakfast bacon llc. per 1b. smoked hams,$@10 Ib. average, 11.; lilb.do LL. 18to to 20 Ibs., averfige llc; skin backs, Me. California nams sc; suoulders, 8c. smoked beef, 120 LARD—Poure leaf, 8 cts: kettle rendcred, com- pound &. cis. eady Mackerel, bay large No. 3, 0, 2, $17. -O0;large No. 1315,00; shore 00 fane; 30,00 per bbl. Garo Georges cod, $4.5) per 100 large banks, $4.75,Georges boneless codfish Bank boneless. 64 c.; box herring, 16to lge . White fisn, ri £ bbl; No, No.1 lake trout, 50 half bbl. salmon, $11.0C per bbl. Labrador trout. $12.00 per bbl.; family white sh, $3.50 half bbl. smoked halibut, 11 to 1c. per 1b. Pickled Cod per bbl. $4.75 half bbl. 15; quarter bbl. $1.25. Ciscoes. $3.50 1-2 bbl. LT--Steady. Mined rock salt, Ge. se process and fine pitied 2 2 0 Ib. bag 50 per 100 280 Ibs: bag of 180 Ibs., Burl: ..f0e; 140 bs. 45c, 8: f 280, coarse sci b., 25¢.; per bushel barrel of 280 medium (BC), $1.10; 561b. bag; %5c. Barrel of 230 Ibs., not screened, $1.00. Foreign salt—Ashton’s bag of 224 Ibs., $: 56 1b. bag, 56c. Higgins’ 224 1b. bag, Ib. bag, 55e. Turk's Island per bushel of 70 Tbs., 25c.;_ per bag of 70 Ibs., 30c. | TEA—Quiet. Japan. 16@10.c; nibs, 19@25c. Gunpowder, 226¢5c.; English Breakfast, 0@ i5e ; Oolong. 2@7dc.: Young Hyson, li @éve. | Japan dust 10@l4c COFFEE—steady. Roasted Rio, 20@27c; roasted | Maricaibo. 26@28c.; Java. 30G33e.; Mocha. 30@ Sic. ground coffee. 16@30c.: chickory, 6 SUGAK--Lower, Pressed loaf 4 3 5 1-Sc.; powdered, 4 3-3; standard A. 4 c.; off A. 3 7-8; wh extra * ©. 381; yellow extra C. 3 3-40; ©. 3 1-2 @ 3.69. | FRUIT—Lemons Easey Malag: per box. New Messasrians $2.50) —Floridas; $2.25 to $3.00 Tangerme {Orange = to $2.50; Maliga Grapes § berries, crate, , 11. 00 to$i2.00. 2-c California loose Mus. rasinsin pound box, 3 34 cents per 1h | 6c. California London la ayer ye er box. California clusters, 20 lb. “vox $: fess rasinabout 291b. box, 5 cents per II Large Valencia, 6 cents;,Leghorn citro: cents per Ib; new current in bulk, 41-2 to5 See per Ib.;'new currant in i Ib package 61-2 | o8 cents. MOLASSES—Firm. New Orleans. new crop. { fancy, 38 @ 4%c.: choice, 36 @ 38c.; good, 2 @ 36c.; common, aes Porto Rico. fancy | mee Tow cy anne 23 @ 33c.; sugar, fancy, 5 @ choice, 20 oe: fair to good 16 @ 2c. RiCE—Steady. Carolina and Louisiana fancy | a t@ ic: choice, 5 @ 6c ; fair to good, . wOot—the fleece wool market is oe} ncuse solar salt0 ed (C) $1.15; per 70 Ibs., 23e. 5. Oranges per — box; | DP ep | Fine washed wool is selling at ! pnxased He @ %.; medium and coarse | Qibe.. unwashed, 12@ I3c, | PETROLEUM-S ew York State legal test. fics eee 150 test, 6.3-4c. per gallon, including bar POTATORS—$1.7 75 per bbi: re XN | have been bloaters, | do., Mess | | sons who searched for the body of ex- ! | teries within the past two or three! | robbed the Post-Office at Fulton, Wis., LAZE forty One Lives Are Lost in a Fire—The Loss Very Heavy. Ashiand, Ore., Dec. 31. t is ees from Silver Lake, - Ore., caused by the over- IN NEW YORK. = evening. sie one li¥es ; and sixteen persons were ed, five fatally. A laage ad assembled in the Christian ’ Hall to attend a Christmas ree festival. While the festivity was at its height some one climbed on a bench to get a better view, and his ad struck a lamp hanging from the ing, overturning it. The oil ‘nt fire and the room was soon a aiass of flames. There was only one , and the flames were between the :udience and the door. Many rushed into the flames and others were tram- pled under foot. The scene of the dis- aster is 150 miles from a telegraph of- fice. The dead are. Mrs. John Buick and two children, Mrs. Owsley and two children, J. J. Buick and daughter, Mrs. Snelling, Mrs. Howard and two children, W. O. Hearts and wife, Mrs. Coshow, Frank West, wife and two children, Ed Bowen, Miss McCauley, F. J. Laprie and child, Mrs. Ward, Mrs, A. Bashir, Frank Horning, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Nettie Williams gand child, W. Clay Martin and wife, Kob- ert Small, Mrs. Ella Ward and child, Frank Ross, mother and sister, child of Roy Ward, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Gus Schroeder and child. The fatally injured are: Mrs. T. J. Laprie, Mrs. Robert Snelling and sis- ter and Edward Payne and son. ’ Louisville, Ky., Dec. 31.—Fire Satur- day burned out Stockey, Brent & Co., J. H. Quaist & Co., Bereford, Law- son & Co. and F. A. Gerst & Co., on Sixth street. Loss, $500,000. Toledo, Dec. 31.—The big Dayton and Michigan elevator in East Toledo is in flames and the whole fire department is out. It will probably be a total loss. New York, Dec. 31.—Fire started Sat- urday morningin the Thomas Litho- graph establishment, No. 130 West Twenty-fourth street and extending to No. 183 West Twenty-third street. Chief Breslin and Assistant Foreman Rooney were killed by falling walls. The bodies are still in the ruins. | Seven others were injured. Cassidy’s gas and electric light fixtures estab- lishment was completely burned out. The loss will be heavy. Cassidy’s loss is $50,000. Assistant Foreman Will- iam Hennessy had a leg broken. Later—The bodies of Chief Breslin and Foreman Rooney have been taken from the rufns. They were found on | the fourth floor. = ANOTHER REBELLION. | Brazil May Have a Bloody War Again— Endorse Deposed Peixoto. New York, Dec. 31.—Rio Janeiro ad- vices say: “Revolutionary circulars found under the house doors calling the people to arms in favor of Gen. Peixoto. They were also distributed secretly among the navy and army officers. The navy officers, it is said, promised to join the con- spiracy and two of them have been arrested. A Cabinet council discussed the situation. President Moraes fa- vored the summoning of Peixoto here to vindicate himself, but was over- ruled. Gen. Peixoto has assured Pres- : ident Moraes that he has nothing to do with any conspiracy. The great- est excitement prevails here, and every | one believes the country is on the eve of another bloody revolution.” London, Dec. 29.—The Brazilian Gov- ernment has ordered £1,000,000 worth of war material from the Armstrong Gun Company. IN THE VAULT. Robbers Thus Lock a County Treasurer in, Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec. 31. — The treasury of Sonoma County was robbed , of nearly $8,000 Friday and County | ‘Treasurer Stofer was left insensible in the treasury vault, the robbers lock- ing the door on him. The robbery took place about 9 A. M., but was not dis- covered until 5 in the afternoon. All this time Treasurer. Stofer jay on the floor of the vault gasping for breath, fearing that every conscious interval would be his last. Had it not been for the timely arrival of his wife, the only person in town who knew the combination, he would have died be- | fore the door of the vault was opened. Officers are searching the country for the robber, but not a trace has been found. A Veritable Charnel House. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 81.—The per- Sheriff Curry, stolen from Greenwood Cemetery, traced the body to an unoc- cupied house, which is being fitted up for the Indiana Medical College, and in the cellar they found twenty or more bodies, some in coal-oil barrels in “pickle” and some in ordinary flour barrels, packed in straw. They had been brought in from country ceme- days, and represented all ages, from mere infants to gray-haired men and women. Wants to Be a Desperado. Chicago, Dec. 31.—Irving McLean is | only a little higher than a table. Ho} wears knickerbockers and claims to be fifteen years old. He has twice breaking into the Post-Office December 7 and 20. He admits taking each time a number of stamps and packages of letters. He said to United States Commissioner Kemp: “Yes, I robbed the Post-Office and ran away. I want to be a leader of a band of despera- {| does. Then I would be happy.” He is thinking it over in jail. Encouraging Report. Champion, Mich., Dec. 31. — The Champion mine will resume operations on January 2, after an idleness of nearly -three years. Two hundred and fifty men will be put to work. The resumption of activity at this mine is taken as the most encouraging sign the iron trade has shown for two years. Seed Potatoes for Irish Farmers. London, Dec. 31—The Daily News says: With a view to averting a potato famine in Ireland, the Government has decided to advance money, without in- terest, to the poor law guardians for the purchase of seed potatoes, THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. Efforts to Get the State of Dllinois to Take Charge of It. Chicago, Dec. 18—At a meeting of delegates from clubs and other organ- \zations interested, held in this city, a resolution was adopted that the dele- gates pledge themselves to do all in their power to induce the State to take the Lincoln monument out of the hands ef the monument association, which now has control of it, and turn it over to the control of the State authorities. ‘fhe resolution also contemplates mak- ing admission to the monument free, and getting an appropriation from the next Legislature of from $30,000 to $100,000 to repair the montment. The monument, beneath which rest the re- mains of Lincoln, has been mutilated by vandals and injured by the weath- er. It was decided to call a mass meet- ing some time before January 1 in this city to demand that the appro- priation be made at once. Many As- sembly candidates were elected on this pledge, and the feeling in the State is intense. Although the Garfield monu- ment cost $20,000 less, it is much bet- ter kept than that of Lincoln. THE MURDERS AT LAKEWOOD. Edward Archer, a Former Employee of the Shermans, Suspected of the Crime. Jamestown, N. Y., Dec. 18.—Edward Archer is suspected of the crime of murdering the Sherman women near Lakewood. That is the only tangible theory that the police have to work on. Archer was employed last sum- mer by the Shermans, and it is said was not very well liked by his neigh- bors. The theory is that he knew of the absence of the family at the fun- eral and went to the house to steal the money which he, being familiar with the habits of the old man, knew was concealed somewhere about the premises. The women had remained behind and recognized him, and to save himself from prison he killed them. COLLEGE BOYS POISONED. Arsenic Found in the Food Served at a! Bowdoin Eating Club. Brunswick, Me., Dec. 18. — Several members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity of Bowdoin College took | their meals with a Mrs. Kaler, who lives on Pleasant street. At dinner on Saturday a peculiar taste was noticed in the soup and ice-cream, and when after dinner several of the party were taken sick, an investigation was made, Arsenic was found in both the ice- cream and soup. Mr. Christie, Mr. Doherty and Miss Maud Kaler are re- ported as quite sick, but it is thought that they will recover. The facts in the case indicate that there was a de- liberate attempt at poisoning, but there is no clue to the guilty party. , Bread and Coal Cheap. Port Huron, Mich., Dec. 18.—Eight of the twelve large bakeries are sell- ing bread at the rate of two lcaves for five cents. This is to meet a cut made by the others, who last week reduced the price from five to three cents a loaf. Hard coa} in stove size is sel¥ing at $3.50 per ton, a price unheard of in Port Huron heretcfore. A short t'me ago the local dealers tried to raise {he price from $5.50 to $5.75 per ton. One ' dealer refused to raise, and the cut was made to bring him into line. He refused to be brought to time, how- ever, and it is expected that coal will be down to $2 if the war is not settled soon. A Lapser avenue baker is sell- ing bread at two cents a loaf. j Big Victory for Colleges. New York, Dec. 18.—Judge Truax has handed down a decision in favor of the plaintiffs in the suit brought | by Amherst, Hamilten, Williams, Ro- chester and Dartmouth Colleges | against Thomas A. Ritch, Justus L. Bulkley and Henry W. Vaughan, ex- ecutors of Daniel B. Fayerweather, and of his deceased widow. Each of the plaintiff colleges receives $100,000 by this decision. and Rough on Ruts. Dee. Jincenz Lo- , died from taking | a \s ugh on rats, prompted by a discouraging love af- fair. Loreno had made two former attempts on his He was infatu- h Jennie C ©. The girl returned his affection, but her mother interfered, and as a result Loreno took his life. Statues of Webst>r and Clark, on, Dec, 18. — Statues of r and Gen. Clark, pre- State of New Hampshire r 11 be unveiled at 2 o'clock on Th ay afternoon. There will be no formal presentation, but speeches will be made in the House and Senate. The Sultan A London, Dec. 18.—The Central News correspondent in Vienna says: “Trusty ate advices from Constantinople ore to the effect that the Sultan, who nas been ailing for some time, now has acute neuralgia and is utterly pros- trated. His condition is supposed to be the result of overwork and mental anxiety.” Crispi’s Fall Predigted. London, Dec. 18—The Daily Chron- jele’s correspondent in Vienna con- that Crispi’s standing with the ing has been shaken and his resig- nation may be expected at any mo- ment. He thinks that Crispi would not survive his fall long, as he has been apoplectic for some time. Unclaimed Fortunes. Washington, Dec. 18.—Ambassador Bayard, in a letter to the Secretary of State, repeats a warning frequently given before by the American Minis- ters in Londen, but ch will prob- ably continue to be disregarded by eredulous dupes, as to the existence of vast unclaimed fortunes in England awaiting American heirs. Mrs. Havemeyer Still Very DL. Westchester Village, N. Y., Dec. 18, -—Mrs. Charles F. Havemeyer, who is ill at her home with typhoid fever, is still deliricus, but seemed a trifle im- roved in condition. Her condition is, owever, such that alarm is felt by ber relatives, Subseribe "OD THE BEE. Advertise In the -rectors, who owes $650,000, half | | | | | buried on December 4. } his head. | hours later. | was paralysis of the Drain, accom, | Anderson, a pretty and ST. JOHN’S BANK SGANDAL. The Bank Directors Had Overdrawn Theiy Accounts $1,941,009. St. John’s, N. F., Dec. 19. ~The work of eliciting inform: concerning the condition of the Commercial Bank ig proceeding although some very unpleasnt disclosures are Seing made. The largest debtor to the bank is Mr. Dudor, one of the di- cured by mortgages. His assets not expected to reach the mortg: estimate. The tetal amount of ov drawn accounts is $1,941,000. A proportion of this will realize vorably, a fact which causes surpr that the accounts were permitted be overdrawn. The amounts du the bank on current accounts hav et been breught toa total. The tee appointed to select trust: ge the bank and the ins ates will bring two chart ntants from London to iny a books. The members of the cc tee expressed themselves by suring the directors. The pro have threatened the directo claim for $700,000 worth of fish hands of the bank’s debtors. CASHIER A DEFAULTER. Another “Trusted Employee” Gets Away Syracuse, N. Y.. Dec. 19. from Rome says that John the trusted cashier of the Centr tional Bank, is a defaulter in th ci $27,000. The shortness in the counts was first suspect week, ‘© by National Ban J. Van Vranken, of Schen Monday he made the above d r Beilby admits that he had taken al $27.000, and says that he spec in stocks, was caught in a down market and took the bank fun recover himself. Most of the: were also lost. Samuel Gillet teller of the bank, who is also t Mayor of Rome, disappeared Mond evening, and his whereabouts are not now known by his wife. Mr. Beil! however, says no one is at fault be- sides himself, and that Mr. Gillett had nothing to do with the defalcation. ROBERT L. STEVENSON’S DEATH. It Was Caused on Dec. 3 by Paralysis of the Brain. London, Dec. 19.—A dispate Auckland to the Star contains a additional details of the death of Rob- ert Louis Stevenson brought by the Samoan mails. On the evening of De cember 3 Mr. Stevenson remarked to his wife that he felt a strange pain in Almost immediately after wards he fell back senseless and neger regained consciousness. He died The cause of his d. ied by collapse of the lungs. He, An ob will be erected over his grave, w from its great height on Pala Hill be a conspicuous landmark from ti sea. Mr. Stevenson had recently su fered from exhaustion of the brai and had been haunted by the fear thy his popularity was on the wane’ ~ $180,000 in His Pockets. Londyn, Bec. 19.—The body of Capt. Overgaard, of the ship Don Juan, which was wrecked off Denmark on December 6, was washed ashore on Saturday last near the spot where the vessel was wrecked. The body, which evidently had been buried deep in the sand and had been uncovered by the recent storm, was well preserved. Among the papers found in the cloth- ing were $180,000 in bank notes and American securities, which the author- ities are holding for the proper claim- ants. The Don Juan was on a voyage from New York to Gothenburg when she was wrecked. A Boy a Hostage. New York, Dec. 19.—Mrs. Manice respectable ; looking woman of twenty-four S, | of Canarsie, L. L, was complainant at the Yorkville Police Court yesterday against Augustus Du whorth she charged with keeping her seven-year- old son, Alfred, as hos > and brutal- ly beating him. According to Mrs. An- derson, Duve and his wife refused to give up the boy unl $50 was paid, which they said was due for board in- curred by her husband, Charles An- derson. Story of the Murder. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 19. — In the | Zawaescki murder trial young Wlad- islaus Bariewitz, the twelve-year-old son of the murdered man, told with faint voice and choking sobs that his father had been thrown to the floor and his mother had held his feet whi! Zawacski sat on his stomach. Dedlow choked him with his hands. A Despondent Mother’s Crime. Cassville, Mo. Hollow a tragedy resulted in the dez of a mother and two children. Durir a fit of despondency-Mrs. Willia: Jones cut the throats of her five a seven year old children with a raz and then committed suicide in t) same manner. Lynchings Win, 8 to 3, Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 1 report of the Attorney-Ger that during the past two yea were three legal hangings lynchings in North Caro! has been a decrease of crim women. Debs Wilt Not Appeal. Chicago, Dec. 19.—Eug: Vv. s President of the A. R. U. i = leagues have decided alty imposed by Ju out appeal. They ¥ County jail next Mond Burned to Death. Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 19.—By explosion of a quantity of polish which Mrs. Naughton was using on last night, the woman v burned that she died a f Parade in Honor of Jo? Pittsburg, Dec. 19. under way for a p 000 workingmen a part in honor ef John next week.