FGVUin
Absolutely Pur
soval mom powotn oo., nrw vos.
SELECTED FIRESIDE VERSE.
Tbe Parmer's Daon-hter.
You should see her
In the kitchen.
Cap and apron
White a mow,
In her eye
The love-light shining
On her cheeks
A rosy glow.
Sleeves rolled up
Above white elbows,
, Sweeping here
And dusting there.
This fair daughter
Of the former.
For the household
Hath a care. I
And her song
la Just as tuneful.
And her step
Is Just as tlglft.
As when she.
Sweet merry-maker.
Joined her mates
In play last night.
Oh, the little
Farmer's daughter
(Heaven bless her
As she goes).
She Is fairer
Than the Illy.
She Is sweeter
Than the rose.
.Urn. M. A. Kidder, In Orange Judd
Farmer.
Indian Summer.
After the springtime sowing.
The restlessness of growing.
The garnering and reaping.
Time pauses and a hush
Stllleth the surge and rush
Of fevered life, for then
Dear summer comet h creeping
Over her earth again.
On clover meadows stark and brown.
On fields to stubblo leveled down,
Her waving breath Is sweeter
Than the fragrance after rain,
Her touch. Ilka mother fingers
After ecstasy of pain.
Cut hfer passing1 ah! 'tis fleeter
Than a smile In sorrow's eyes,
One mellow hour she lingers,
One tender June note tries.
Then leaves a dream to winter.
And softly sleeping, dies.
-Alice Katherlne Fallows, In N. T. Inde
pendent A Sons for tb pood Time).
Sing o' the "good time coming"
Fancy you bear Its drums.
And llfe'll be all the sweeter
If never the good time comes!
Sing o' the "good time coming"
Sing while the nlgbt comes on.
And llfe'll be all the brighter
For dreaming the day would dawn!
Stnff nf thA "ffivift flmn nnmlnff"
On a glad and golden wing.
And llfo will move In mualo
For dreaming the joy-bells ring!
Somewhere the good time's marching
With the rippling flags and drums;
But sing and the world will blossom
If never the good time comesl
Atlanta Constitution.
The Shipwreck.
A little room, with carpet bright.
And pictures on the wall;
Beside the door a case of books,
Near them a bat and ball.
Within our boy Is sleeping now
t'pon his little bed,
Dreams of a happy sailor's Ufa
Flit through his curly head.
Above he hears the thunder roll.
And sees the lightning flash;
Before, he sees the rocky shore,
"Gainst which the billows dash.
The ship Is In the breakers now.
He hears the angry roar.
And washed, from the broken wreck,
i j . ...ii
m tans uDon tea noor.
ht n . v. j t .11 w
The Beat World Still.
t'l a sad old world where the sun don't
nine.
But there ain't no nu renlnln'
- . .mi, lire l v n a l w ill o
An love when the sun ain't shinln':
J WIUW Sail hftaaj IIIMIB
may kill.
IS thA i,. ,.. ... . .....
wvo. viw wuriu in ilia uuuiury siui!
. .ii . . i ...
----. bv.u wwnu wucu ilia lurcri
gone.
BUt thore ain't Ml Its IHn'
1.7 1 U1H um mo snips nan on,
the sailors sing with the sallln'.
kill "mas may blow, an' the llghtnln'
the best old world In the country still!
Atlanta Constitution.
Wllle Was Wobbed.
" iciiaer auaeiet, witn a micro
. "eoplc head.
"is muay natures was a look of
terror spread.
v.l llke "quid crystals, studded both
nu dreamy eyes,
ff' hi" heaving bosom was convulsed
With Wlnriu ilk.
. . lnrl"iT story In a sob-lm-
. Peded voice.
- in, unaltered reelings seemed to
tote their eaulnnl-
- -..v. . ueun waa sorciy rent with
ympathetlo Daln
,u had held him up and
mm or nia canel
The Tfma.l m
. P'tvnti me inAflnw, r anil r-n
"owing raiments come and m-
'""ib uena in vnnh n t haM
- u.eir lovely eyes In prayer.
m an.. ......
. -"'ry mi fit 1 lr. In.n.. lift..
- "iiUURn th allAnta. s.1n1e Attm.
throau wodland from blrd-
hfTnn of praIw t0 Heaven floats.
"HI DT fllv m V. - . at
- - ann nnn-.. i. i
Ms-.-'-- "I'H llll tJIIMi
If a 1 niui U BICI tklllA UliK
'k Fa.rcnid Sherman!' a S.
i
I
Gary's Plarto Help the Peo
ple Save Money.
THE POSTMASTER GEXERAl'S REPORT
Recommends tbe Establishment of Foufeil
Savings Depositor! The System De
fined In Itatall Hew It Works
la Other Countries.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IB. The first
annual report of Postmaster General
James A. Gary to the president has
been made public. Its feature la the
strong advocacy of postal savings de
positories, a scheme over which Post
master General Gary has worked for
many months In the formulation of
plans to present to the president and
congress. He says the time Is ripe for
their establishment and tl-.at the adop
tion of a well organized system would
'confer a great boon upon a large nurn
' her of people and ultimately be of In
1 estimable benefit to the whole country.
jThe estimates of the revenues and ex-
pendltures for the fiscal year endlns
I June 30. 1899. are: Total postal revenue
for 1S97, JS2.665.462.73; add 6 per cent,
.M.1S.1.273.13. Estimated revenue for 1898,
1.16,798.735.86; add 7 per cent, J6.075.91U1.
I Total estimated revenue for 1S99. $92.
I n4.C47.37; estimated expenditures for
j!S99, $98,922,760: deficiency for 1S?9. estl
j mated, J6.048.U2.63.
I Following Is an abstract of the re
port:
The Increase of the postal deficit for
1S97 Is largely a rellox of the depressed
business conditions which prevailed all
over the I'nlted States during the first
three-quarters of that period. There
hns been no extravagance of expendi
ture, save that obligated by law. Reit
erating the Injustice Inflicted both upon
the postal revenue and the people by
seeosd class mnll matter carriage regu
lations, the enactment by congress of
some measure to remedy the wrong,
similarly pointed out by past postmas
ters general, la urged. As to this the
postmaster general says: "If this were
done, there would be an end to postal
deficits, and the service could bo en
larged and popularized by a broad ex
tension of free delivery without In
fringement upon the general resources
of the government and eventually re
sult In the much desired reduction of
letter postage to one cent per ounce"
No method of perfecting the organiza
tion of the postal servlco has proved
more effective than the consolidation of
postofflces. Legislative restrictions on
Its development nre to he regretted, and
n. repeal of the five mile limit consolida
tion measure In the 1S96 postal appro
priation bill Is recommended.
The experimental rural free delivery
has been generally appreciated; few ex
penditures have conferred greater bene
fits In proportion, and it has unques
tionably proved a potent factor In at
taining what should be a chief aim of
government, the granting of the beHt
possible postal facilities to the family
class. The report reviews In detail the
operations of the various branches of
the department The portion on the suh
Ject of postal savings, In brief, follows:
Many millions of dollars are undoubt
edly secreted by people who have little
or no confidence In ordinary securities
and monetary Institutions organized by
private citizens. It Is dead capital, but
If Its owners could be Inspired with ab
solute confidence In the security of an
Investment It Is altogether probable
that the bulk of this fund would find
Its way Into the channels of trade and
commerce. If the government under
took this task, the service would un
doubtedly be gladly accepted by the
people. Their faith In the government
Is unbounded.
Their little savings, which separately
could hardly be put out at Interest,
would amount In the aggregate to a
sum that could be Invested to their ad
vantage. It would tend to cultivate
thrift In a large class, realizing the ad
vantage of depositing with the govern
ment Instead of wastefully and useless
ly expending It; It would tend to better
citizenship, bringing Into closer rela
tionship the government and Its citi
zens and developing practical and en
during patriotism.. This growth of pa
triotic sentiment and good citizenship
constitutes a powerful appeal to states
manship to make a way for these benef
icent consequences.
The proposition is an accomplished
fact In nearly every country In Kurope,
In the British dependencies of both
hemispheres and even In Hawnli. In
Great Britain 7,010.000 depositors have
upward of 8550.000,000 In savings ac
cumulated during SB years, and In ten
venrn fewer than 10.000 Hawaiian de
positors saved nearly 91,000,000. These
i vast accumulations hnve been made
with the least possible loss to the gov
ernments which guiirnntee their pay
, ment and with a minimum cost to the
millions of depositors.
Postal savings would not conflict with
. these savings banks, but would encour
age savings rather than accumulations.
:The conversion of money order ofllceB
into savings depositories would soon
afford Infinitely more facility tor receiv
ing Interest bearing deposits than the
! Interest pnylrg banks do now. The
.most aggressive opponents are among
the private Institutions engaged In
I somewhat similar enterprises, though
'associations of the larger cities recog
nize In It a valuable feeder to the finan
cial currents of the country. Security
and not the rate of Interest Is the pri
mary and essential condition of such a
i;ystem, and bonds of states, counties
and municipalities and real estate fur
nish an Illimitable field. Comparing
other countries, the postmaster general
aays nearly every country permits Its
most popular coin aB the minimum
amount of deposit, varying from live
cents In India to Jl In Canada. Maxi
mum deposits vary from J2S5 in France
to $2,435 in New Zealand. Deposits over
that amount are nonlnterest bearing.
jand In several countries the surplus Is
I by law mvestea in national oonas. uom
! deposits and accounts are usually small.
! France made a profit in 1895 of $170,000
In handling 2,C00,000 accounts, aggre
gating $143,000,000, after paying 3 per
! cent Interest. Great Britain earned a
Hurplus of $83,000 after paying 2V4 per
tent Interest on $480,000,000, made up of
6,500,000 accounts. The average com
mission paid to postmasters is 1 per
cent per deposit. Any account may be
Bettled and withdrawn from any de
pository In the country. The telegraph
Is coming Into use as a means of withdrawal.
HE SAVEDJUGENE
Dr. Evans, tho Famous Amer
ican Dcrtist, Is Dead.
HE EXPIRED SUDSE5LY IN PARIS.
, .
Notable Carovr of the Man Who Achieved
Worlilwl.lt Reiiutatlou Treated
the Teelh of Kutterurs nd
Ma!e a Fortuue.
PAP.IS. Nov. 16. Dr. Thomas W.
Evans, a famous American dentist, who
facilitated the lliglit of the former Em
press Eugenic from Paris in 1S70, died
suddenly here.
He never recovered from the shock cf
hi? wife's death. He tiled of angina
pectoris, after 24 hours' Illness.
Dr. Evan was 75 years old. He was
immensely wealthy, his fortune belns
estimated at cli,sc to $::5,O00.0O0. He was
a property holuvr In New York city to
the extent of about $5,000,000, and In
' Philadelphia, his birth). lace, and Paris
he owned much valuuble real estate.
' Hut It was as the Intimate friend of
many of the crowned 'heads of Europe
; that Dr. Evans was best known. He
j was one of the most popular members
, of the American colony In 1'nrls and a
' distinguished member of his profession.
The doctor's wife died recently In
Paris, and he brought the body on here
for Interment In Wuodlawn cemetery, in
1 Philadelphia.
The doctor's career was a most re.
; mark.ible one. He went to Europe In
1M6, located In Paris and encaged In
dental work In that city, lie soon
achieved a wide reputation and operat
cd during his lifetime on the teeth of all
of the crowned heads of Europe, with
the single exception of Queen Victoria,
; One of his patrons was the present
czar of Kussla, whose teeth he attend
ed while the monarch v.ns yet a boy in
hU teens.
! He una a personal friend of Napoleon
' III. which is said to have been the se-
! cret of his enormous fortune, the
, Fiench emperor giving him many hints
I ns to profitable Investments. After the
j fall of Sedan, he escorted the Empress
Eugenie to Calais In his ov, n carriage.
; and often did he tell the tale of that
' tlit'llUni; ride. The former empress did
! not forget her friend who stood by her
when others proved traitors.
In !r. Evans' will, made while bring
ing his wife's body here, the bulk of his
gnat fortune Is left to trustees In this
country, to be expended In founding a
national Institute of dentistry. The
plans for the Institution were on a large
scale, and It was Dr. Evans" Idea to
turn out graduates who could at once
take their places In the very front rank
of the profession.
Before his departure early In October
last Dr. Evans communicated with
many of the most eminent Instructors
in this country In regard to the pro
Jected institution. The Institution, ac
cording to the famous dentist's plans,
will be founded in Philadelphia and
posslblybranchesestahllshed in Chicago,
Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washington,
Dr. Evans had also planned to estab
lish an Institution similar In nature in
Minneapolis, of which Archbishop Ire
lund and Bishop Whipple were to act as
trustees.
Hnbbj's 1'apa Mint I'y.
NEW YOBK, Nov. 16. A sheriff s Ju
ry In Brooklyn has given a verdict for
$65,000 to Mrs. Florence Van Schaack
against her father-in-law, Peter Van
Schaack, for the alienation of her hus
band's affections. Peter Van Hchaack
Is head of the firm of Peter Vun Schaack
& Co., druggists, of Chicago, lie is said
to he a millionaire. The plaintiff lives
at Bath Beach. On March 20, 18K8, she
was married to John Van Schuack at
Ponsoooln, Fin. Siwe that time the
couple have lived in New York, Chicago
and New Orleans. On March 26 they
separated.
Gnnibllng Tools ItoAtroted.
NEW YOHK, Nov. 16. A lurge
amount of seized gambling parapherna
lia that has been accumulating under
the care of Police Property Clerk ilar
riot was destroyed yesterday by order
of Chief McCullagh. The last time that
the tangible evidences of gambling for
bidden by luw were destroyed was In
Superintendent Murray's regime, some
six years ago. It Is estimated that the
contraband stuff destroyed was wdrth
between J2.5O0 and $3,000.
Killed While at I'lsy.
PEEKSKILI,. N. Y Nov. 16.-I.ewls
Foster, 11 years old, a son of Marx
Fister of Centersvllle, was instantly
killed on the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad. He was on his
way to school and stopped to play on
the tracks. The engine struck him while
It was-running at the rute of 40 miles
an hour. The boy's neck was broken
and his skull fractured.
A Detperartit I'etally Shot,
GIBSON, Gn.. Nov. 16. The dead
body of Josh Ruff was found yesterday
morning In the road near here. Ruff
was a negro desperado and, being well
armed, held up negroes and took money
and provisions at will. It is thought
his victims shot film. Ruff must have
fought for his life, as trulls of blood
were visible for two miles along the
public road.
Kulelile Hliows Cause.
BOSTON, Nov. 16. A. L. Davis, an
agent of the Boston ofllce of a life In
mirance company of New York, com
mitted suicide at the Hotel Blxhy, on
Tremont street, by shooting himself
through the head. Davis left a number
of messages, directing that his body
should be cremated and giving the
cause of bis net as despondency.
Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. These
fourth class postmasters have been ap
pointed: Vermont EnBt Alburg, James
I Collins. New York Ebenezer, Mi
chael AuBteth; Boomertovvn, J. B, Fos
ter; Vermontvllle, N. H. Breckinridge;
West Haverstraw, George V. Burr;
West Hebron, 8. B. Irwin.
Aged Woman Asphyxiated
BUFFALO, Nov. 16. Ann Priest, one
of the Buffalo pioneer women, was
found dead In bed at her home. Death
was caused by coal gas. Mrs. Priest
was 89 years of age and had been a
widow for 60 years. She leaves consid
erable property.
PROIIINENSUICIDE.
!3s-Mayor Wilson of Ocean
City Takes His Life.
'EOT HIMSELF AND DIED INSTANTLY
Uriel Outline of the Career of the Son
of tb Late I'nlted States Senator,
Who Has Thus Suddenly
Ended Bis Eilatenoe.
SNOW HILL, Md.. Nov. 16. William
Sidney Wilson committed suicide at his
home. In Snow Hill, by shooting him
self with a revolver. For soma time he
had been In bad health and Is supposed
to have taken his life while suffering
under temporary aberration of mind.
His daughter, Miss Louise Wilson, wan
In the room with her father at the time.
She attempted to take the revolver from
Mr. Wilson, but was unsuccessful. He
died Instantly after firing the shot.
Mr. Wilson was one of the best known
men on the peninsula. He was the eld
est son of the late United Elates Sen
ntor Ephralm King Wilson of Worces
ter ami was born in that county near
Snow Hill. He was 45 years old and a
graduate of St. Johns college, Annapo
lis. Mr. Wilson studied law under his
father and was admitted to the bar in
early manhood. He had practiced con
tinuously since In the first circuit and
before the court of appeals.
In 1S77 Mr. Wilson was elected to the
house of delegates, and In 1SS3 he was
elected state's uttorney of his native
county, an office he held by re-election
until lS'.lt, when he resigned. He was
the senior partner In the law firm of
Wilson & Collins, a director of the First
National bank of Snow Hill and, to
gether with Mr. O. D. Collins, owned
the Boatmen's bank of Chlneoteagiio,
Va.
He was prominent In the development
of Ocean City, served ns Its mayor for
some years and owned much property
there iik well as In other parts of
Worcester. Mr. Wilson was a member
of the Maryland club. Baltimore, and
spent much time here and In Washing
ton. A few weeks ago Mr. Wilson was tak
en sick In Baltimore and for some time
was dangerously ill at the Hotel Ren
nert. On Thursday he went to Ocean
City on a gunning trip and returned
here Saturday night.
Mr. Wilson had n h!":h reputation as
a lawyer and particularly ns a Jury ad
vocate. He had traveled extensively
and wns noted for his engaging social
qualities.
In politics Mr. Wilson was a strong
Democrat, although he did not always
countenance the doings of the party
management. In 1895 he pursued an
Independent course, but this year he
stood by the ticket. He had frequently
been mentioned for congress and re
ceived several votes in the general as
sembly for the United States senate In
1892, when Charles H. Gibson was chosen
to fill out Senator Wilson's unexpired
term.
Mr. Wilson leaves a widow, who was
a Miss Ewlng of St. Louis; a daughter,
Miss Louise, who has Just attained wo.
manhood, and five sons, ranging In age
from 5 to 18 years. They are Ewlng and
Victor, students at Georgetown col
lege; Sidney, George and Alfred.
Pltsslinmons Leaves the Elks.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 16. In a let
ter Robert Fltzslmmons, who is plny
Ing at one of the local theaters, tenders
his resignation to membership In the
Marlon (Ind.) lodge of B. P. O. E., Into
which order he was Initiated recently.
"Feeling that my admission to mem
bership hns placed your lodge In a po
sition to be criticised, no matter how
unjustly," says the letter, "I offer this
resignation In the hope that your
friendly relations with the order may
be wholly restored." The Marlon order,
as waB previously reported, has been
suspended for receiving the champion
into its fold.
Insnranre Company Fulls.
MALONfi. N. Y., Nov. 16-The Pa
trons of Industry Fire Insurance com
pany of Franklin county has notified
all persons doing business with the
concern that all policies will be can
celed at the expiration of ten days. The
company was organized several years
ago and has been doing business In
Franklin, Clinton and ft. Lawrence
counties, the head olllce being In Ma.
lone. C. Pearl, the secretary of the
company, when seen, said the failure
was due to lack of support.
A I'ennsylvaula Village I'lague Stricken.
BUFFALO, Nov. 16. A special to
The Times from Austin, Pa., says that
an exodus of residents has been going
on for the past two or thee days.
Those that have means to get away
from the village are departing aa fast
as possible. Their objective points are
about as various us tho refugees are
numerous. Typhoid fever Is raging. The
number of victims Is now upward of
100. A malignant form of diphtheria
has also broken out.
Aged Abolltloni.t Dead.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16,-Word has
been received here of the death nt Sar
atoga of Albert Oliver Wlllcox, the well
known abolitionist and worker for wo
man suffrage and temperance, aged 87.
He was among the foremost 60 years
ago In starting the political antislavery
movement which eventually resulted in
the formation of the Republican party.
Opera Singer Wedded.
BUFFALO, Nov. 16. Miss Caroline
Howard and William E. Phllp were
married at noon at Oakley. Youngs
town, the country home of the bride's
parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Coggs
well Howard. The bridegroom is a
tenor In the Bostonians.
Murdered With a Flatlron.
LEIPSIC, O., Nov. 16. John Fire
stone, living two miles east of Lelpslc,
hilled his 6-year-old daughter Efile with
a flatlron while In a delirium from ty
phoid fever. Ho Btruck the little one
twice. He then made an unsuccessful
attempt upon his own life.
Rastnpoulo Cashiered,
ATHENS. Nov. 16. The dlsclullnarv
court Is Investigating the torpedo scan,
dal. R has cashiered Captain Rasto
poulo bn the charge of culpable negli
gence t and has ordered that Captain
Anastflsl, the construction engineer, be
court SiartlsJed.
MORE EASTERN TROUBLE.
Strata ed Relations lletweaa Bnlfarte nad
the rorte.
LONDON. Nor. IS. The usually well
Informed correspondent of The Times
at Constantinople says:
"The final treaty of peace between
Turkey and Creece has not yet been
signed, and the negotiations of the pow.
ers with respect to autonomy for Crete
have hardly emerged from the Inltlul
Stage when already there are disquiet
ing symptoms In the Balkan.
"The telatlons between Bulgaria and
the porte are strained. The sultan 13
preparing for nil eventualities, and 100,
000 Turkish soldiers are evlu-lcnned on
the Bulgarian frontier, armed with
niausers and ani!y provided with
horses and guns, ervla. of crvrso,
wou'd be Implicated in any com r.lcn
tlons in connection . i!h X!a "do-ila,
while recent accounts f-om Albania re
port signs .f growing unr-st. i m the
whole, the outlook In the cast Is In no-wi.-e
reassuring."
KiihI i V4rn the Still. in.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. IV In
conm cti. ;; wlili t!.e utipouiiceuient Just
made by th Kii 'ian y to tic
TitiUsh g vei:iie"nt that Russia ui !
demand the unpaid nirejirs nf the l!us-R-V'.:"Msh
war Indemnity if the porte
ni ldies any part rf the Creel; war in
demnity to an Inen ase of Turkish, ar
maments. It Is I'nw pointed oMt that
when, some t:: ie nun, General it lai
mont submit'.! ; to tli,- .nrt.- :.lr:s fo
arnilng the forts ut Ibeetitnun" of th"
Bosporus, K-: sU intil '. '.t' d that she
would consider this a hostile act. In
deference to the Intimation then given
the porte abandons the !os;iorus
scheme. Russia's attitude with .spec!
to the present plans for rv.rg.u.i-.Mii;
the Turkish navy Is considered hetv a
logical result of her 1 cut policy to
keep Turkey Weak.
PENNSYLVANIA VETEHAMC.
The li-illriitliin of M oiimni'iiM In the Nil
tliooil Chl'l.aiMioit;A 1'iu-k.
CHATTANOOGA. Nov. LI.-Govern':-Hastings
was ludlspos 1 yoMenhiy and
was not able to attend the two regi
mental dedications which occurred a;
the National Chickn malign park yes
terday afternoon. The governor Is not
seriously 111, but has contracted a slight
cold, which It was fen ted might be ag
gravated by venturing out into the
rather chilly atmosphere Hint prevailed
yesterday afternoon mid evening. The
monument of the Seventy-eighth regi
ment Is a handsome one and Is located
near the Kelly house at a point where
the hottest of the fighting In the fa
mous battle occurred. The monument
was formally dedicated at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Colonel Blakeley,
president of the Pennsylvania battle
field commission, presiding. The ora
tion was delivered by Colonel R. P.
Scott, president of the Seventy-eighth
regiment organization.
Nearly 200 survivors of the famous
command were present. The Twenty
sixth Pennsylvania battery monument
wns also dedicated In the afternoon.
Lieutenant Ritchie of Pittsburg being
the orator of the occasion. The follow
ing; regimental monuments are dedi
cated today:
Twenty-seventh and Forty-sixth nt
Orchard knoh; the Ninth on Chloka
inauga battlefield; Twenty-eighth, One
Hundred and Forty-seventh. Twenty
ninth and One Hundred and Eleventh
on Ixmkout mountain.
The general dedication of nil the
Pennsylvania monuments to be partici
pated In by Governor Hastings ami the
Pennsylvania commissioners occurs this
afternoon. General H. V. Hoytiton,
president of the Chlekamauga commis
sion, receives the monuments on the
part of the commission and the secreta
ry of war.
INDICTED FOR ARSON.
AccusimI nf Hurtling a MiiiinfHcliirlng
I'lnnt to (let Insurance.
W ATKINS, N. Y Nov. IS. A sensa
tion was caused last night by the an
nouncement that the grand Jury which
completed Its labors Saturday hud found
nmong other Indictments bills against
J. Hobnrt Drake and William Churchill
for the burning of the Gotindry Wagon
company's works In May, lsuii. The loss
Involved was stated at the time to be
about $20.0110. The lire evidently was In
cendiary, oil soaked waste procured
from the railway having been placed
under the buildings In live different
places and fired. Detectives In charge
of the case have Intimated that they
would bring certain parties to Justice
sooner or later, but the Indictment of
Drake and Churchill, especially the
former, was a genuine surprise.
In the fall of lsnii the Gotindry Wugoii
company, limited,. failed and went Into
the hands of a receiver. The real ost.it
ami stock were afterward bought by J.
Hobart Drake, L. II. Durland nnd A. F.
Chapman, three of the original concern,
und known as the Wat kins Muggy com
pany, for about Jti.ooo. About $;l.i!un
worth of stock was disposed of and the
Insurance increased to $I.'I,0H0, when the
entire plant and much of the stock re
maining wns burned.
Churchill wus an employee of the
concern Just previous to the lire. J. li.
Drake Is a stockholder nnd director id
the Wntklns Electric Light nnd Power
(Himpnny, proprietor of the Drake piqu
ing mill anil novelty works, a proo.i
nent Freemason ami ex-public ollii !:ti.
But few, however, believe Drake capa
ble of the crime charged. 11 is claimed
that it Is the result of spite work on the
part of an enr.lneer until recently In
Drake's employ.
Tlininpiinn tlels Tlirei Motitl'n.
NEW HAVEN. Nov. 15.-William Ar-
! chlbald Thompson of i:! Seeriid td-.ei
Brooklyn, who was arrested in tliU i it.,
for embezzling fin from Arthur J. !;;
ney, a Yale luw student, was seiiten.i.
In the police court to three mouths'
prlsonment In Jail. Stror.;: ovidt t:
was elicited to prove that Tiiomps. n
Intended to defrnud the law school stu
dent. The fuct showim; that Thomp
son had been In similar s'-rnpes bi-for
was brought out In the case here ns
damaging evidence against him.
Thompson's counsel made a plea for
mercy in behalf of the prisoner, savin;:
that his wife and child were starving
In their home In Brooklyn and that
Thompson sent home the money be re
ceived by the .wle f Kaney's rlni- to
get food for his family. The lightest
penalty was Inflicted that the law
would allow.
Verdi's Wife Dead.
ROME. Nov. 15. Slgnora Verdi, wife
of the celebrated composer, Giuseppe
Verdi, now In fats eighty-fourth year. Is
dead.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Kolable Events of the Week ItrleBy nad
Tererly Told.
English capitalists will Import Amer
ican slate Into Europe.
John M. Langston. the colored ex
congressman, died at Washington.
The furmers of St. Iuls county. Mo.,
have formed an untltramp association.
Fred Cowling of Iron Mountain,
Mich., was mistaken for a deer and fa
tally shot.
Six hundred reindeer v.. be collected
f ir the t-xpeltluii to niievc the Ice
bound whakrs.
Work wus begun on the restoration
of Independence hull nt Philadelphia to
Its original state.
Consul Wlldeman. at 11 'li'-tkmig, re
pi'rte l that merchants I" h f i favor
the gold standard.
I!i.v. M. W. R. ed of P. t'ver nys he
v !d try to have the name v ; tde:s who
killed the I'te Indians tried f. r murder.
Two Spanish s;.es ur" f.iil to have
1. en si en at Foit Sti.li;,, 'v !;., on a
i .ur through the eiiuuti-y i-v. '.i- ling war
data.
The supreme curt b.i s i! .dd-d to is
sue Irr.medh.telj- its r... -. ! ii la the
Dur'-cr.t murder case and thus hasten
the c- eutioii.
S. u ! (jiiesada. secretary i f the Cu
ban junta, who has lu i n i :i a tour of
the I'niled St;. tc i and Me:c,i, .-.ays (hat
the people every .v here - , athti.-duMic
Hippvt u m of t'u l:ist:i ri' nt i.i use.
Motuhtv, Nov. 1.
Slo.iiie, tbe Ane iicMi Jmkey, won an
other i ;n e In 111 r'.aiid.
Famine condition confront a large
proportion of the ppula.lon of Ger
many. Iti '-istani-e of llritk h claims In Af
ricii has aroused the spirit of Jingoism
In France.
German wnr.ships were ordered to the
scene of die recent outrams on mission
nies in China.
Tin I'liited Slates circuit conn if
appi ris In St. Louis ib ' ., , nla ,,,.-.
cutting was illegal.
Cieil Hhedes. --prcmior of Smith
.Uriel. Is seekln:.' In defeat I'le'i'dont
Ktucger for re-election In the Trans
vaal. The Cuban Insui gents blew up a rail
road train with ynamile, A Spanish
vie'orv in I'inar di I Rio province is re
ported. A . . stotilee tlil-r. wanted In Massa
chusetts, w as cap: 'in 1 In I'onrrhkecpslo,
being betrayed by a torn fr,i:;;:nnt ('
a newspaper.
Siiliirilnr, Nov. 1:1.
Whitecnps terribly whlppe-l two girls
at Oak wood. o.
A thief started a Udo.imo blaze In a
Ilobokell tenement house.
It Is not considered probable that Dur
rant will be hanged before February of
next year.
Governor Black has pardoned young
Max Cohen of New York from the El
mlra reformatory.
Miss Matilda Anderson died nt St.
Pnul after being kept alive 42 days by
artificial respiration.
President McKlnley has Issued n proc
lamation suspending the discriminating
duties on Mexican shipping.
Madrid dispatches confirm the report
of nn Intention to pardon the- crew of
the American schooner Competitor.
It Is reported ut Berlin that the t'ni
ted States has offered to Intervene In
the trouble between Germany and Haiti
regarding the Lueders case.
Friday, Nov. -J.
Three men robbed a bank of f 1.109 at
Silver Creek. N. Y.
A lieutenant and 1'.' Itrltish soldiers
were killed by the tribesmen in India.
The Turks repulsed a liumlicrof Greek
bands that crossed the Thessallan fron
tier. A London dispatch reports that the
Earl of Rosslyn has been adjudicated .1
bankrupt.
President Harper has f irmulnt" 1 a
plan for mllllaiy drill In the I'niM-isity
of Chicago.
Captain General Blanco has ordered
military protection for all Cuban plant
ers in harvesting crops.
A passenger tram on the Louisville,
Henderson and St. Louis was derailed
and burned near Li-wlsport, Ky.
The British vice consul at Santo Do
mingo has been arrested chaigeil with
obtaining money on false pretenses.
Tlinrsilur, Nov. 1 1.
Fire destroyed a foundry In Mldlle
boro, Ky.. doing $'.,00,floo damage.
Sir Oliver Mnwnl will be made lieu
tenant governor of Ontario on Nt ''. "4.
Sixteen inor.' contests are to be llled
at San Fram Ison against the Fair v.-111.
Colonel C. Ross Smith, secretary of
th" Commercial Exchange, died in Phil
adelphia. Two Inches of snow fell In the Adltoti
daeks, making It i asy for le- hunters to
track deer.
An expedition '.'ill leave S.-m Francis
co late In the wee'.; to scan h for gold In
Central America.
Henry Toms nf Bound Brook, N. J..
was accidentally shot and 1.111. d by his
hunting companion.
The Joiners' union at Glasgow has
forbidden Its members to hang doors
made in the I'nlted Statts.
San Francisco manufacturers have
adopted resolutions favoring th" los
ing of Dyea, Alaska, us a subpoit of
entry.
Lea.lers of the Chinese colony In Chi
cago said the plan of Introducing Mon
golian lahir l'i the Illinois mines had
been nbnndoi.cd.
WVIiichiI iv, Nov. 10,
The birthday of the Prince of Wales
was celebrated In London.
A letter from Vienna received In
London said the situation in Austria
wns very serious.
Alderman Ludolph of Chicago was
run over and killed by o Chit ago and
Northwestern train.
An unknown man committed suicide
nt Camden, N. J by Jumping from a
ferryboat Into the Delaware.
The Japanese minister of foreign af
fairs has resigned, land Baron Nlshl has
been appointed his successor.
Jfilton Klckman, leader of West Vlr
glnln desperadoes, was killed In a bat
tie with United States officers.
One man was killed and another se
riously injured by tho caving in of a
sewer trench In Newark, N. J.
; Joseph A. Morris of Elisabeth. N. J..
was held for the grand Jury on the
charge of attempting to kill William A.
Wilson, well known lawyer.