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SCR ANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1897.
TWO CENTS
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MRS. NACK
She Will Go Upon the
Stand and Testify
Against Thorn.
HER STORY OF THE CRIME
It Is Awaited with
Interest.
Much
It Is Expected Thnt tho Womnn Will
Give Detail" oftlio .Murder ol Wll
lintn Gtildet iup;io nml Tell How
Ills Hamulus Wore Mutilated mid
Scnttcreil--.n Exritcd Attorney on
the Case.
New York. Nov. 9. Mrs. Augusta
Nack has confessed. She will go on
the stand tomorrow In .the trial of
Martin Thorn, her accomplice, nml tell
how they murdered Wlllinm Gulden
suppe, cut tip his body and disposed
of the mutilated remains,
Emanuel Friend, counsel for Mrs.
Nock, was at the Harlem opera house
tonight. It was noticed when he came.
Into the lobby that he appeared ner
vous and excited. His extreme ner
vousness caused some comment and ho
remarked casually that he had just
come from a long interview with his
client. Mrs. Nark. He sat half the
play through and on coming out said:
"Mrs. Mack has confessed. That is
all 1 can say. She has confessed and
will go on the stand tomorrow against
Thorn. I cannot talk about the mat
ter any further. I have made a solemn
promise of secrecy. There Is no use of
tiylng to sep me later; there Is no use
trying to se any one else. Even Mr.
Howe does not know. The few others
who do know are pledged to secrecy, as
I am. I shall go home, disconnect, my
telephone and refuse to see any one
or answer a question.
"Mrs. Nack has made a full confes
sion that's all I ran .ny."
The story that Mrs. Nack has told
ft nd that she will be called upon to
repeat .to the jury Is full of dramatic
Interest. She has described at great
length her 'life- with Guldefisupne in
the little flat on Ntnth OA-enue near
"4th street. ' She quarrelled with him
frequently after Thorn appeared upon
the scene. Guldensuppe was violent
and abusive and to rid herself of him
she and Thorn determined to kill him.
She Induced him to go to Woodslde to
inspect a cottage which she had hired.
he told him to conduct her business
as midwife. She sent him up stairs
alone and when she heard shots she
knew that Thorn had carried out his
promise. The greatest difficulty was to
obliterate the traces of murder. The
only plan that appeared safe and sure
wis to cut the remains Into fragments,
mnall enough to be carted nway with
out suspicion. When the packnges
had been prepared, Mrs. Nack aim
Thorn hired a surrey in this city and
drove to Woodslde. They threw some
of their bundles Into the East river,
but were then frightened by the ap
proach' of deck hands on the ferry
beat and they drove on until they
found an unfrequented spot to leave
wh.it remained. The discovery of the
body was followed within a few days
by her arrest.
District Attorney Rosalsky said: "I
left Mr. Youngs on'y ten minutes ago
and Mr. Youngs knew nothing of the
confession. I do not know how Mrs.
Nack could have made the alleged con
fession. I have heard nothing what
ever about It from any source. We are
able to convict Thorn and Mrs, Nack.
We can do so beyond a doubt. How
ever, if she made the confession It may
have been to Mr. Emanuel Friend. We
are going on In the morning to prove
our case In the usual way.
New York, Nov. 9. Punctuality
seems to be the watchword of every
one concerned In the trial of Martin
Thorn for the alleged murder of Wil
liam Guldensuppe, which began yes
terday morning In the Queens court
house. From Judge Wilmot M. Smith
down to the sheriff's deputies, every
one vies with the other In being on
time In the morning.
Thorn, handcuffed to Captain Meth
ven, and escorted by a constable, was
brought into court a few minutes be
fore tho district attorney began his
address. AVhen the district attorney
had finished his opening address, both
Lawyers Howe and Moss, as well as
Emanuel Friend, who represents Mrs.
Nack's Interests, all agreed that the
district attorney had piomlsed the
court and jury to prove a great many
things which before tho case was con
eluded he would nnd to be an Impos
sible tusk. Twenty witnesses were
.summoned for examination today, and
the district attorney took them one by
one just as the llndlng of the different
portions of the body opened up to the
public tho fact that a terrible crime
bad been committed. The first wit
nesses were tho boys who, while swim
ming in the East river, had found the
upper portion of the nevered trunk,
and then followed the policemen who
were called to tho scene of the finding,
and they In turn were followed by
witnesses who testified to the bring
ing of that part of the body to the
morgue. The discovery of the lower
part of the trunk, from which the legs
were soveied half-way between the
thighs and knees, was then taken up,
and every person who handled It until
It wan deposited with 'the morgue
keeper was examined and each one In
turn Identified the paper, oilcloth and
cheese cloth In which the part was
wrapped.
AFTEItNOON SESSION.
The lest of the afternoon was laken
up by n description of those who found
and Inspected the bundle found Delat
CONFESSES
ing at the Brooklyn navy yard, and
as In the other two Instances, the cur
rying of those limbs was followed
from Hie navy yard dock to the Now
York morgue and Bellevue hospital.
Then the morgue keeper was put mi
the stand and he testified to the ac
curacy of several photographs which
he said wero true renresentatloiis of
the portion of the body which are now
In glass jars preserved for Indentlfi
catlon In the morgue. Lawyer Howe
made several objections to tho photo
giaphs being admitted as evidence as
the parts were still In the morgue keep
ers tiosstssion, and Insisted that they
should be produced Ir. e-iurt. A shud
der ran throusrh many of his nearer
when they heard this request, as they
did not like the Idea rf having tuiclt
exhibits produced In court, .ludgo
Smith set their mlnda at rest, how
ever, by overruling Mr. Howe's ob
jection. t 4 o'clock nil tho witnesses who
had been brought to court for examina
tion had given their testimony and as
there were no more available the pro
secution asked for a:i adjournment un
til tomorrow morning. The court
granted this request, and the trial will
be resumed nt half past 9 o'clock to
morrow forenoon. It Is expected that
the greater pait of the testimony to
morrow will bo that of anatomlca'
experts.
MILLIONS IN A DIVORCE.
Tho Husband Not Itcndy to (Jive Up
Without n Tight.
Northampton, Mass., Nov. 9. The
trial of the Walker divorce case in the
Superior court ended yesterday. Judge
Gasklll reserved his decision. Mrs.
Mary N. Walker, of New York, who
sues for a decree on the statutory
grounds, is one of the heirs to the
Crocker millions. The respondent Is
Colonel Myron I". Walker, of Spring
Held and Belchertown, Mass., known
as "The Drummer Hoy" of the old
Tenth regiment.
Colonel AValker was not In court yes
terday, but Mrs. Walker was on hand,
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. J.
Sloat Fassett, and her son-in-law, H.
P. Curtis, both of New York. Many
witnesses were produced to refute the
testimony concerning Colonel Wal
ker's relations with Mrs. Elizabeth
Skiff, the theatrical dressmaker.of New
York, and Judge Bumpus, his counsel,
In summing up, did not even allude to
them.
Colonel Walker asserts that he wns
deserted by Mrs. Walker three years
before his relations with Mrs. Skiff
began, and that therefore Mrs. Walker
Is not entitled to a divorce. Much
stress was laid by Judge Bumpus on
the letters written by Mis. AValker be
fore her marriage, lie claimed that
she had made a legal contract to share
her fortune with her husband.
It Is understood that at the death of
Mrs. E. B, Crocker, the mother of Mrs.
Walker, there will be several hundred
thousand dollars more to divide among
the cTaughters of the late Judge
Crocker.
From Mrs. Crocker's depositions read
by Judge Bumpus It Is evident that
she was not familiar with the skeleton
In the Walker household. She thought
highly of Colonel Walker. He was al
ways a model of politeness and kind
ness, she said, and he performed every
duty, so far as she knew, that a de
voted husband could perform,
Mrs. Walker resumed the witness
stand to be further cross-examined by
Judge Humpus. In answer to ques
tions, she said that she took no steps
toward bringing the suit for divorce
until May, 1890. She had heard rumors
about the colonel's wrong-doings as
early as 1893, but did not put faith
enough In them to begin legal pro
ceedings. She admitted that she did
not bring the suit for divorce until
her husband claimed that by the al
leged nntp-nuptlal contract she was to
share her fortune with him.
WON A BRIDE IN A RING.
Itivnl Lovers Fought Under the Itulos
for n Girl's Fnvor.
Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 8. Lottie
Crow, daughter of Martin Crow, who
lives on Palisade avenue, ha's been
courted regularly by Thomas McGin
ness and William O'Toole, both of
whom are young and muscular. More
than once the distressed girl has had
all she could do to keep her ndmlrers
from coming to blows right In the
parlor before her very face.
On Saturday the two young men
agreed to light, under London prize
ring rules, for the young woman. With
eight friends on Saturday night they
went to the Dauntless Athletic club
nnd hammered each other for 14 rounds
when McGlnness was knocked out. The
engagement of Mr. O'Toole and Miss
Crow was announced this afternoon.
MURDERER'S NEW RED TIE.
.Slayer of Cnshler Stickuoy Is Anxloiiq
ns to His Looks.
Dover, N. II,. Nov. 9. When Joseph
E. Kelley, the murderer of Hank
Cashier Stlckney, of Somersworth, en
tered tho court room here this morn
ing, he denied the reports that he la
Insane, and he stoutly insisted on the
truth of his compact with the devil.
One of his llrst questions to the
sheriff was about the set of his new
red necktie. The day was passed in
securing jurors. Once he raged at the
defenso outlined for him and was
quieted with dllllculty.
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Gnu Generator Explodes,
IMqua, O., Nov. 9. The gas generator
In tho factory of the 1'lqua Hosiery com
pany exploded this morning, causing a
panic among the hundred girls on tho
floor. The building was wrecked. Lizzie
Burke wat juobably latally burned and
llertha lnglo terribly Injured. Tne others
etraped.
Advance in Wagcx.
Youngstown, O., Nov. 9. The employes
at tho Andrew Brothers company!) blaut
furnace have been given notice of a 10 per
cent, advance In wages to go Into effect
December 1. It Is understood that Lha
blast furnace companies will soon ad
vance tho wages of their employes,
Shipping New.
New York, Nov. 9. Cleared: Pa.rU,
Southampton; Noordland, Antwerp! Teu
tonic, Liverpool. Bulled: Trave, Bremen,
NATIONAL SOUND
MONEY LEAGUE
Scmi-Anouat Meeting of tbe Executive
Committee.
SECRETARY SMALLEY"S RFPORT
Treasurer Hepburn Indicates by Itc
port n Hnmtsomc Hnlnncc to tho
Credit ol tho l,cnKUc--lteports
from Vnrious Stntcs Arguo That the
Silver Sentiment Is Dying Out.
New York, Nov. 9. The semi-annual
meeting of the executive committee
of tho National Sound Money league
was begun here today. General Sec
retary Smolley, In his report of the
work of the league, said that there
was lodged to It's credit In a bank of
Chicago a balance of $1,000, over and
above all expenditures,
Treasurer Hepburn reported that the
total amount In bank up to tho pres
ent to the credit of the league, wns
U0.3C A donation of JG0O to the In
dianapolis monetary league was grant
ed without dissent, and $1,000 to aid In
"spreading the light" In Oregon.
J..K. Cowan, of Baltimore, reported
that things were satisfactory In his
territory and added that Maryland did
not' need any financial aid from the
national league.
J. Sterling Morton, vice president of
the league for Nebraska, wrote: "Mr.
Bryan and his disciples are actively
engaged In propoganda of money falla
cies. They have united in one con
glomerate all the fanatics, bigots and
idiots in this state for the purpose of
upholding the free coinage of silver at
a ratio of 10 to-1. It Is very painful
to observe that this aggregation may
quite possibly make a majority of 20.
000 at the coming election for candi
dates who represent all thnt Is Inimical
and disastrous to agriculture and In
fact to sound government everywhere.
REPORTS FROM STATES.
These other reports were received:
Arkansas: "No changes. There Is
an overwhelming majority for free sil
ver and Hryanism In every congres
sional district."
Maine: "The silver question will not
be an Issue In the congressional cam
paign next year."
Missouri: "Not encouraging. The
strength of the silver Democracy in
this state Is wholly due to lack of
education on that subject."
New York: "The free silver senti
ment Is actually dying out."
Colorado: "Nothing but better times
can brills' about a change In tho free
silver sentiment In Colorado."
On motion of H. P. Robinson, of Chi
cago, It was resolved that a committee
be appointed to receive and consider
the report of the monetary commis
sion whan It Is made and- to call a
meeting of the executive committee If
It Is considered necessary that action
be taken thereon.
The members of the committee stated
that President McKlnley had Intimated
.his Intention of recommending In his
next message to congress the advisa
bility of separating the Issue depart
ment of the treasury from the gov
ernment expense accounts. In other
words, It will bo proposed to hold tho
gold reserve as a redemption fund for
greenbacks and to make the gold and
greenbacks Interchangeable. It was
said that President McKlnley had
spoken freely on .londay with a promi
nent officer of the National Sound
Money league on this question.
When 'he committee resumed Its
session, Louis R. Ehrlch, of Colorado
Springs, as chairman of one of the
sub-committees, read the following ad
dress: The executive committee of the Na
tional Sound Money league. In behal" of
Its members throughout the United
States, issue? tho following address:
International bimetallism as a world
possibility Is deul. Let us recognize this.
The International bimetallic commission
appointed under tho St. Louis pledge of
the Republlcaa party, have made stren
uous efforts) on beh-ilf of this policy.
Thcso efforts have proved futile. Tho
commercial necessities of the world have
demonstrated that a dual standard Is
commercially unacceptable and In tho
present stage of civilization, impossible.
The hour has come, It seems to us,
when a national recognition of this fact
Is necessary.
Tho situation demands a definite, clear,
unequivocal declaration that International
blmetnlllsh Is a dream of the past. Tho
United States must proclaim their accept
ance of the "world fact" and plant thm.
selves finally on the single gold standard.
Tho proclamation of this monetary po
sition will quicken our commerce, In
crease foreign Investment, and make per
manent the prosperous conditions which
have begun to manifest themselves In our
country.
We Invito tho friends of sound money
and all who woull contribute to the well
being and safety of our commercial life
to Join In bringing about the unmistak
able declaration that now and henceforth
the monetary system of tho United States
shall rest on the single gold standard.
The next meeting of the league will
be held In Washington during January,
1S98.
STORM ON LAKE ERIE.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 9. Another bad
storm 1 raging on Lake Urie. The wind
has been blowing all day from the north
west and n big sea Is running. No disas
ters are reportfd. Tho schooner McVey,
lumber-laden, for Buffulo, was caught In
the storm off Falrport harbor last night
and was compelled to throw part of her
load overboard. Hho w.ih towed Into this
port today. Tho steamer State of Ohio,
with passengers from Buffalo, was com-
i polled to put ir.Ui Falrport harbor and
has not yet arrived here.
lie Wanted 80,000,
Trenton, N. J.. Nov. 9. John Halm, a
Pole with Is wife nnd live children, ap
peared at tho state house today and de
manded an audience with tho governor.
He said ho wanted K000 to take him to tho
state of Washington, wherc.hls family be
longs, His demand was refused, but a
subscription was taken up by a number
of citizens only to meet with a refusal
from Zahn. A policeman was called and
Zahn waa arrested. The authorities af
terward gurnlsned transportation to Phil
adelphla for tho family.
Wnr Left Ihe Greeks Destitute.
Athens, Nov. 9. The British minister
to Greece, E. II, Kgertou, Is distributing
clothing to tho destitute, Europe and
America will be asked to ralso $100,000
with which to relievo the dUtress in
Greece.
WILL FIQHT THE DE ARMITS.
United Mine Workers Arc Determined
to Hold Out Until December.
Pittsburg, Nov. 9. This morning sixty-three
delegntes representing fifty
six mines of the Pittsburg district,
United Mine Workers, met. In Knights
of Labor hall, this city, to consider
whether or not the ten per cent, levy
for the benefit of the striking miners
of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company should be continued.
This was not decided when the con
vention adjourned until tomorrow
morning, although the resolutions'
committee reported favorable.
District President Patrick Dolan, In
his opening address, urged the dele
gates to vote this ten per cent, levy
He Haiti that the action of tho dele
gates on this would determine wheth
er the men would work In future for
high or low wages.
National President Ratchford was
present nnd earnestly besought, the
delegates to do everything in their
power to hold out against the DeAr
mlt mines. He said that on December
31 the present. C5 cent mining rate ex
pired, and that in December a new
fate must be fixed by conference. A
strike seemed imminent, Mr. Ratch
ford said, and that to that end all over
the country miners were being organ
ized. He urged the continuance of the
ten per cent, levy to fight the DeAr
mlt company.
Secretary Warner reported $9.3S3.49
collected and disbursed during the
present strike. He congratulated tho
miners upon the failure of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal com
pany to obtain the coal contract for
Pittsburg's water works.
ELECTED TO PAY PENALTY
Corporations Certified to the Attor
ney Genc:ul's Department Thnt
Have Neglected to File n Report of
Their Operations.
Harrlsburg, Nov 9. The following
corporations were certified to the at
torney general's department this after
noon by the state railway bureau for
inlllctlon of thp penalty of $5,000 for
neglect to file with the Internal affairs
department a reoort of their opera
tions for the fiscal year ended June
30 last:
Rlue Mountain railroad; Rlooinsburg
Electric railway: Rrady street railway;
Braddoclc, Wllmerdlns and Pltcalrn
railway; Citizen's street railway, of
Lackawanna, county: Oolllngdale street
railway; Columbia and Marietta Elec"
tile railway; DuHols Traction; East
Reading Electric railway; Easton nnd
Hangar Electric railway; Jackson and
Porter street railway; Merlon avenue
passenger railway; Muncy Valley
street railway: North End street rail
way; Norristown nnd Perklomen Creek
Electric railway; Pennsylvania Trac
tion; People's street rail vay; of Chest
er; Philadelphia aud Ardmore passen
ger railway; Philadelphia and Trenton
street railway; Philadelphia and Rose
mont passenger railway; Pittsburgh
Allegheny and Manchester passenger
railway; Pittsburg- and North Side
Traction; Pittsburg Union passenger
railway; Radnor, Haverford and Phila
delphia, passenger; Sanatoga, Royors
ford and Collegevllie Electric tullway;
Sh'erlden Terrace passenger railway;
Slatlngton street railway; United
Traction companv of Pittsburg; Val
ley Electric street railway; AVarwlck
street rallwai ; Federal street and
Pleasant Valley passenger railway.
ARREST OF A SENATOR.
Chnrgcd with Appropriating Funds
As a Trustee.
New York. Nov, 9. Former State
Senator William Cauldwell was arrest
ed today and released In $10,000 ball on
the charge of appropriating funds of
an estate for which he Is trustee. The
complaint Is made by Mrs. Mary J.
Westerfleld and her sister, Flora E.
Rogers, daughters of the late Jason
Rogers, the millionaire locomotive
builder of Paterson, N. J., who ac
cuses Mr. Cauldwell and their brother,
Thomas Rogers, trustee of the will, of
appropriating to their own use funds
of the estate.
Jason Rogers died In 18CS, leaving an
estate suppossd to be worth over
J2.000.O0O.
IDAHO'S VICTIMS.
The Lost I'ircinnn Wns Gus Ilering,
of Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 9. Captlan
Nell, of the steamer Th'oman Carnegie,
which arrived hare today, reports that
when off of Long Point his vessel
passed close to two floating bodies,
supposed to be from tho wrecked
steamer Idaho. They were quickly
lost in the darkness. Captain Nell
also reports passing wreckase of var
ious descriptions.
It has just been ascertained that Gus
Ilerlng, of this city, was 'llrlng on-the
Idaho and was lost.
The identity of one deck band and
a porter remain to bo established.
PAPER MAKERS AND TRADE.
Combination to Stop Cutting of Prices
in the V.nt,
Boston, Mass. Nov. 9. About nine
tenths of the pulp paper manufactur
ers of the country have joined In n
movement to better the trade, and nt
a meeting to be held here In two weeks
It Is expeote-l arrangements will be
perfected whereby the expoit trade will
be mcreaied.
The manufn-jturers have decided to
place no restrictions upon production,
and have practically agreed that tho
cutting of prices shall cease. At the
same time, It Is not believed anv at
tempt will be made to Increase the
ptlce of paper.
Shot Her Ilusbniid.
Camden. N. J., Nov. 9.-Mlteliell Me
Cusker was shot and probably fatally
wounded by his wife ul their home, 200
Benson street tonight. The couple had
been quarrelling. Mrs. jMcCuaker drew a
revolver and her husband Jumped towar.l
her to wrest It from her. She llred, tho
bullet lodging In his ab(.omen. He Is lit a
precarious condition. Tho woman was
urrested,
I'nrmur I'ound Dying.
Plnevllle, Ky Nov. 9. Andrew Vaughn,
a prominent farmer, and his wife, were
found by neighbors In their house in a
dying condition this morning. It Is up
posed Vaughn became mentally unbal
anced und while in this statu shot hi
wife and then himself.
EPISCOPAL ELECTION
CONVENTION OPENED
Successor to the Late Bishop Rullson to
Be Selected Today.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES AT BETHLEHEM
Over Ninety Parishes Represented nt
tho Gatlierliig--Rcv. Roger Israel
nnd Rev. Dr. II. C. Swentzcl Among
tlio Candidate Tor tho Ollicc.
Bishop Snttcrlco Will l'ronch tho
memorial Mormon.
Bethlehem, Pa. Nov. 9. A new
bishop of the Episcopal church will be
chosen here tomorrow to succeed the
late Hlshop Rullson. The election con
vention opened tonight, when nn im
pressive choral service was held. To
morrow Bishop Satterlee, of Washing
ton will preach the memorial sermon,
after which the election will take
place.
Among those mentioned for the of
fice are Rev. Dr. Bodlne, of tho Church
of Our Saviour, Philadelphia; Rev.
Dr, A. Mackay Smith, or St. John's
church, Washington; Rev. Dr. R. II.
McKlm, of Epiphany, Washington;
Rev. Dr. Stone, of St. James, Chicago;
Rev. Dr. II. C. Swentzcl, of Brooklyn;
Rev. Rogers Israel, of St. Luke's,
Scranton, and Rev. Dr. Talbot, mis
sionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho.
Over ninety parishes were represented
tonlirht.
WAR UPON 0AS.
The Proceedings of tlin Edison Elec
tric Light Company.
New York, Nov. 9. The statements
published that the recent reduction in
rates announced by the Edison Elec
tric Illuminating company indicated
an Intention on the part of that com
pany and other corporations In the
same Iruslness to begin a campaign
against the gas companies.
All such Intent was denied today on
the part of tho largest of the electric
lighting companies, the Edison Elec
tric Illuminating company. Its first
vice-president. It. R. Bowker, said to
day that "tho reduction In rates an
nounced was not In nny sense Intend
ed as the opening of " .te war, but
Is simpy In line wl tne policy which
the board of directors of the Edison
company has frequently announced, of
making reductions In rates from time
to time as far and ns fast as the In
crease of business and new economies
in operating might permit."
FEVER ON THE WANE.
New Orleans Hoard ofHealth ISIatcd
Over the Prospect.
New Orleans, Nov. 9. Yellow fever
tnntlnuer on the decrease as today's
record Indicates, and the board of
health Is elated over the nrosnect of
un early termination of the scare which
lias so badly crippled commerce. The
business situation continues to bright
en. Four deaths and six new cases
was today's record.
Mobile, Ala., Nov. 9.- -The report for
today shows a slight Increase in the
number of new cases of yellow fever,
the result of unusually warm wrather
experienced since the fourth of the
month. The list of recoveries is as
large as It has been for the past three
days. There were two deaths and six
new cases. The report from Whistler
is that there arc 1G new cases there.
MVSTERIOHS POISONING.
Two Persons Dead und the Life
of
the Third in Danger.
Dixon, Cal.. Nov. 9. The Solano
county officials are Investigating a
mysterious poisoning case which has
already resulted in the death of two
persons and threatens the life of n
third. The victims are Louis Bealew,
aged 40, the proprietor of a livery
stable, and his sister, Susan, aged 30.
Their hired man, Bruno Kline, is in a
critical condition.
All three were taken suddenly ill
after drinking water yesterday from a
well In the rear of the cottage In which
they resided. Miss Bealew was to be
married to F. H. Mann and her brother
to Miss Clara Ferguson on Thursday
next. The whole affulr Is shrouded lu
mystery.
JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
Wattilngton, Nov. 9. The feature of the
Wochlnglon Jockey club races today wa.s
tho dead heat between Manassas, tho
rank outsider, an.' Bannock, the second
choice. Knight of tho Garter ivas beaten
out of sight. Two favorites won and two
odds on favorites were bowleg over. Tho
track was heavy and the steeple ch-ie
course lu such condition that tho gentle
men's pink coat race hiul to be called of.
First race, seven furlongs, three-year-olds
and upwards Rosslfer won, Mlnnio
Alphonso s-econd, Prompt third; time,
1.32 1-0.
Second race, live furlongs, Maiden two.
year-old Sanger won, Black Dudo sec
ond. Arellao third; time, l.us 2-5.
Third race, ono mile, three-year-olds
Manassas and Bannock ran dead heat,
Knight of tho Garter third; time, I.WUsi
purso divided.
Fourth race, six furlongs, all ages
Bromo won, Hugh Penny second, Mar
slim third; time, 1.19.
Fifth nice, one mile, three-year-old and
upwards Lobengula won, Premier, hec
ond, Hannell third; time, 1.47.
Millionaire and Banker Assigns.
Mankato, Minn., Nov. 9. John A. Wll
lard, well known as the millionaire uud
banker, has made, an assignment. Mr.
Wlllaixl estimates his direct liabilities at
about JISO.000. All Is secured with what
was , when mode, supposed to bo ample
secured, and may bo so still. Ills Indi
rect liabilities are iwrhaps double the size
of his direct. His assets are largely real
estate, which wus worth a few years ago
considerably over $2,000,000.
Report Denied.
New York, Nov. 9. At the Cuban Junta
ht-aduartbrs here today the report that
General Gomez had ordered Genenl
Julio Sangulliy to report for duty in the
Insurgent ranks In Cuba was deflnltely
denled, '
Knees I'nstpoiird.
Lo.lngton, Ky Nov. 9. Tho Kentucky
association races were postponed today
on acccunt of rain.
CHILD.WIFE IN COURT.
A l'liocnixvillo Girl Who Gives Her
Parents n Peck of Trouble.
Jersey City, N. .7., Nov. 9, One of the
two daughters of Jacob Meyer, of
Phoenixvllle, Pa who some time ago
ran nway from home, was before Chan
cellor McGIU this morning with her
father, in proceedings for preventing
her from joining the Greek Catholic
church. This phase of the case Is an
outcome of the girl's second flight from
home. After .their first disappearance
the sisters were hunted down and tak
en back to their home, They spent
about two weeks under the parental
roof tree, when the eldest, of two,
claiming her right, at her ace, to fol
low her inclinations In the matter of
breaking home tics, departed again
and advised her sister to do likewise.
The girl who was the central figure
In today's proceeding Is 14 years old.
According to her father's complaint
she ran away with John Dananovltz,
of Bayonne, N. J., on Oct. 7, and came
to this city, where they were married
on Oct. 11. They then went to Dannn
ovltz's home In Bayonne.
Meyer says that he tried to Induce
his daughter to return to her homo,
but that she refused .to leave her hus
band. Thereupon he begnn an nctlon
for nn annulment of the marriage and
caused Dananovltz to be held lu $1,000
ball to answer for abduction.
The matter would probably have rest
ed there pending a termination of these
proceedings had Meyer not learned
last week that his daughter Intended
to renounce the religion of her family
nnd join the Greek Catholic church, of
which Dananovltz Is n member. This
spurred him to renewed activity, and
on Saturday he secured a writ of
habeas corpus summoning the girl In
to court today to testify In the abduc
tion case. This writ was served In
Bayonne yesterday, nnd In view of It
the priests decided not to take the girl
Into the church.
After hearing the testimony of a
number of witnesses Chancellor Mc
GIU dismissed the habeas corpus pro
ceedings, as the young woman desired
to remain with her husband. When
she was married she gave her age as
IS.
Mrs. Meyer and her daughter met In
the corridor, nnd the former was about
to embrace the girl, when .the latter,
suspecting that Instead of caresses she
would receive a beating. Hew at her
nnd pulled Mrs, Meyer's hair until ehe
fell in a faint.
TRIED TO BLOW UP A NEIGHBOR.
Loaded a Stick of Wood with Powder
for n Creditor's Stove.
Trenton, N. ,T.. Nov. 9. Robert D.
McNeal, a builder In the southern
suburb of Trenton, was committed to
jail today to answer charges of malici
ous mischief nnd threatening the life
and to destroy property of Andrew
K. Rowan, a wealthy neighbor. Mr.
Rowan's residence is surrounded by
beautiful shade trees. One night last
week some one girdled C2 of the finest
of them. Next day a wood stove In
the Rowan sitting room exploded and
set lire to the house. The flames were
extinguished before much damage was
done. In the de'irls In the room was
found a niece of wood about a foot
long, which vns blackened by powde"
marks.
Nothing was said by the Rowan
household about the powder explosion,
but on Saturday McNeal visited Justice
of the Peace Wllley and told him nbout
an attempt having been made to blow
up the Rowan house. Wllley pretend,
ed to sympathize with the plot, and
then McNeal confessed that he had
loaded a slab with powder and dropped
it where Rowan's housekeeper would
find It. He also confessed that he had
girdled the trees, nnd gave as his rea
son for his enmity to Rowan that the
latter and pressed him for money he
owed.
Detective Ellis Parker, who was In
an adjoining' room, heard McNeal's
confession and at once made the arrest.
This afternoon McNeal repudiated his
confession, and says he knows nothing
about the affair.
SPEECH RETURNED IN FRIGHT.
Odd Case of n Lad W ho Had Screamed
Awuy Ills Voice.
Phllllpsburg-, N. J., Nov. 9. Three
years ago Samuel, the 11-year-old son
of David Johnson, a Lehigh Valley rail,
road watchman, was operated on and
screamed until he became exhausted.
When he recovered his strength his
speech and hearing were gone and his
legs paralyzed. His case puzzled phy
sicians. Later his hearing was restored and
he regained the use of his legs. Early
this morning the lad, going out Into the
yard, saw what ho thought was a
strange white animal, but which In
reality was a rose bush covered with a
newspaper. He became greatly fright
ened, run screaming Into the house,
and later was able to talk us well as
ever.
Col. Ilrighnm'N Mission.
VVashlngton. Nov. &. Colonel II. J.
Bright) m. assistant secretory of agricul
ture, and also master of the National
Grange, left hero today for Harrlsburg.
Pa., where the grange Is In annual ses
sion. Colonel Brlgham will make un ex
tended report on the operations of tho
order during the. past year.
THE NEWS THIS MOllMNti.
Weather Indications Today:
Partly Cloudy; Colder,
1 General .Mrs. Nack Confesses.
Convention for tho Election of on
Episcopal Bishop.
Estimate of the Output of tho Klon-
dike.
National Sourd Money League.
2 State Father and Son Held for Isru-
Ing Fraudulent Naturalization Pa
pers. Meeting of Base Ball Magnates.
3 Local Doings of the Epworth League
Convention.
4 Editorial.
'Mugwumpery Is a National Danger.
5 Somo 01d-Faihli'iied Dlbhes.
6 Local Hartly-Hull Ejectment Case
Again Before the Court.
Board of Associated Charities Meeting.
7 Iocal CIothes-Llne Thieves Hud a
House Full of Plunder.
Programme of tho State Convention
Y. W. C. A.
S Local West Side and Suburban.
9 Idckawanna County Happenings,
10 Whitnoy'B Weekly Nows Budget.
Tho Market. V
THE KLONDIKE
BOOMS AGAIN
Eli Gage's Estimate of the
Output of Gold
Next Year.
THE UNTOUCHED MILLIONS
Fascinating Talcs of Kioniliko'a
Wealth Arc Related by the Son of
Secretary Gngo--Attcmpt(i Will Ito
.Undo to Nnvignto the Yukon-OIall
Facilities.
Butte, Mont., Nov. 9. Ell J. Gage,
of Chicago, son of Secretary Gage, and
auditor of the American Trading
and Transportation company, passed
through Butte today on his return
from Dawson City.
He says that the reports of the
wealth of the Klondike have not been
exaggerated and that the first boat
down In the spring will bring nt least
$15,000,000 In gold. Mi. Gage looks for
other discoveries In Alaska equally as
rich as the Klondike. He says there
are at present about 7,000 persons In
Dawson City, nnd he predicts that
there will be a great deal of suffering,
from the fnct that many men went
there without sufficient provisions to
last them through the winter. The
owners of two stores had stopped tak
ing orders for provisions before he left,
having sold out their entire stock. Tho
stock In other stores wus quite low.
Nanalmo, B. C, Nov. 9. The steamer
George W. Elder has arrived here.
Among her passengers was Donald
Nicholson, who left Dawson Sept. 23.
Mr. Nicholson says the food problem
was a most perplexing ono when ho
left Dawson. Seven steamers were
then overdue. Nicholson says the
Skookunt Gulch proved an absolute
failure outside of one claim. He be
lieves the country to be rich, but that
it can never be properly developed un
til provisions are cheaper. Work Is
penty at J1.50 per hour.
The gold commissioner and mounted
police do not consider It advisable,
under existing circumstances, to col
lect the twenty per cent, royalty and
to reserve alternate claims for the gov
ernment; tho mlfiers are not required
to take out licenses, but have to pay
$15 for staking claims, which pays fop
surveying and recording, and J100 fop
the claim the second year.
TO NAVIGATE THE YUKON.
Twelve Steamboats nnd Twenty-four
linrtres Contracted for.
Seattle, Wash.. Nov. 9. Tho Yukon
company, by Its president, Andrew F.
Burleigh, has let a contract for the
construction of twelve modern river
steamboats, twenty-four barges and
two tow-boats. The contract Involves
an expenditure of nearly $1,000,000.
The boats are to be delivered at St.
Michaels for use Immediately after tho
opening of navigation on the Yukon
river next spring.
The capital stock of the Yukon com
pany Is $10,000,000, and It numbers
among Its holders some of the leading
financiers of the United States. The
company will not confine Its opera
tions to conducting u line of steamers
between Seattle and the Klondike, by
way of St. Michaels, but will build a
railroad across the Chllkoot Pass and
over the D.alton trail to Five Flngeis,
on the Yukon, there connecting with
a line of liver steamers to the Alas
kan gold fields.
MAIL FOR THE KLONDIKE.
Thrco Hundred Pounds on tho Way
in Dnwton City.
Portland, Ore., Nov. 9. F. W. ValUe,
Assistant Superintcndant of the Rail
way Mall Service, has received a let
ter from Dyea stating that a parly
started Oct 22 with .".00 pounds of mall
for DawFon City. The Canadian police
were In charge of the mall, which was
drawn by teams of dogs.
The steamer Elder arrived here last
night from Skngua.v with thirty pas
sengers uud eight sacks of mail.
LIVED TWO YEARS UNDER QR0UND.
An Ktcnped Convict II u trowed Be
neath n School House.
Mankato, Minn.. Nov. 9. Cyrus B.
Miller, an escaped convict from the
Nebraska penitentiary at Lincoln, to
prevent recapture, excavated a room
under a school house in Blue Earth,
county, and for tw'o years resided there)
without detection.
He dug down from the bottom of
the chimney and tunneled under tho
building, where he excavated the room.
The mom was found to be neaty pa
pered, and was provided with a stove,
bed, bedding, cooking utensils of all
kinds, a table, stock of books und
magazines, and other articles to add
to the comfott of the occupant. Mil
ler obtulned food by stealing at night
from cellars, robbing hen roosts, etc.
Cows were milked when occasion de
manded. Hurled in a Trench.
New York, Nov. 9. At Woodslde, a su
burb of Newark, N. J., today, u tletudi
caved In, burying two Italian laborers.
Two hours' work was required to extri
cate the nnfoitunate men. Michael Nic
ola expired ten minutes ufter he was re
moved from the trench. His companion,
Anuello Julio, Is fatally Injured.
m
The Herald's Weuthcr Forccou.
(New York. Nov. 10. In tho inlddla
states and New England, today, futr and
clear woather, decidedly lower tempera
ture and brisk to fresh northwesterly1
and westerly winds will prevail, precodod,
by 'high -winds oft tho coast, with sever
frosts tonitfht. On Thursday, in both of
these sections-, fair weather will prevail,
wlrh fresh westerly to southwesterly!
winds and stationary, followed by slowly;
rising teJiHK-ralure and, toy cloudiness lit
the lake reslon. .