Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1892 — FAILURE OF A KANSAS GROCER. [ARTICLE]

FAILURE OF A KANSAS GROCER.

A Chicago Firm Is Among His Creditor* —Other Trouble*. At Lawrence. Kansas, W. H. Pendleton, wholesale grocer and produce shipper, assigned for the benefit ot his creditors. Liabilities, $135,000; assets, estimated, SIOO,000. Tho Popular Grocery .Company of this city, $12,500. and Murdock, Keid & Co., of Chicago, $3,300, were secured by chattel mortgage. Pendleton has been in the produce business for years, and three months ago he bought $125,000 worth of groceries. W, Behrendt & Co., dry goods and clothing merchants, at Albuquerque, N. M., failed; liabilities, $20,000; assets, $20,000, At Yankton, S. D.,the retail dry good* house of Jacob Max, ene of the oldest In Soutli Dakota, was closed by the sheriff on an execution amounting to $14,000. The entire stock of dry goods, boots and shoes, the real estute and bill'd - ings are included in the judgments. The house has outstanding accounts amounting to {70,000, but collections have been ioor and tbs credit of the firm hopolessly injured.

COUNTERFEITING GANG CAPTURED. California Detectives Arrest a Crowd Which Has Made Over 8100.000. At San Francisco, a big counterfeiting gang was unearthod by the arrest of Giovanni Abbott and Paglo Viscorite, two of the leaders. They were captured at work in their rooms, where all the paraphernalia of making bogus coin was found. The gang is coni posed of a!A>ut a dozen men and has been in operation for over twelve months. In that time it must have put over SIOO,OOO worth of counterfeit money into circulation. Since Secret Service Agent Harris has been on the trail of counterfeiters he has often captured their money in express offices, but has failed to get the receivers or makers of the coin and bills. Recently tho counterfeiters turned their attention to lottery tickets and made much money. Detectives finally located tho counterfeiters in Booker’s, on Telegraph Hill, and tho placo has been watched day and night for throe weeks in order that the criminals might be captured in the act of counterfeiting. This was done and evidence sufficient to convict both was seen rod. ONE BOY KILLED, SIX MEN INJURED. Accident Near Stillwater Caused by One Train Running on tlie Other’* Time. , The > Wisconsin Central passenger train which leaves Stillwater, Minn., at 12o’clock was delayed fifty-eight minutes Tuesday, the result of a collision with the Duluth passenger train going to Stillwater. Jas. E. Stenson, was killed, and six men injured, twtt fatally. The two trains should meet at the junction, six miles out. The Central train runs on tho St. Paul and Duluth tracks up to that point, and tho Duluth train should havo waited Its coming, but instead of doing this ran in at a high rate of speed. As the trains rounded a curve the engineer of tho Corral put on tho brakes and succeeded in chocking his speed. The trains camo together, both engines being completely demolished. Both baggage-cars turned over and rolled down an embankment. Young Stenson, who was but 11 years of age, was on tho engine of the Central and was thrown into tho wreckage. He was takon out alive but lived only u few minutes.

ROBBED HIS EMPLOYERS. Wrongdoing of a Trusted Young Jewelry Clerk, at Pittsburg, Pa. Willie H. Hoerr, a bright, attractive ruddy-cheeked boy of 17, a trusted young clerk of Messrs. Biggs & Co., Pittsburg jewelers, and a member of tho German Lutberun Church choir, was arrested on the complaint of his employers and takon to Jail in default of $1,500 ball, chargod with systematic stealing of jowelry and diamonds to tho extent of several thousand dollars The lad broke down completely and confessed that he had stolen as charged. He declared that he neither drank nor gambled, but stole to get nloney for buggy rides and other means ot amnsing his young lady friends and because he was fond of Jewolery. He was ougaged by the firm in February at a salary of $5 a week. BIG FIRE AT ATLANTIC CITY. The Property Los* Heavy and the Insurance Very Small. Atlantic City (N. J.) firemen Wednesday night fought their hardost battle in that city’s history. Tho fire began in the en-gine-house in the rear of the big observation wheel on tho beach front, three doors east of Kentucky avenue. Tho flames spread rapidly and within ten minutes made a seething sea of firo a half-acre in extent. The firemen were handicapped by the failure of tho water supply. Tho loss is estimated at $150,000, with not more than $25,000 insurance.

KILLED A WOMAN AND HIMSELF. Melvin Le'ts, of Coblesklll, N. Y., Shoots His Sister-In-Law and Commits Suicide. At Coblesklll, N. Y., Melvin Letts shot and killed his sister-in-law, Miss Katharine Swart, and shot and killed himself. Martin Swart, the father of the woman, died several years ago, leaving considerable of an estate. Letts had Invested hls wife’s portion In Western property and wished to do the same with that of the other sisters, but Miss Katharine opposed hls plan. Identified by Hl* Victim. At Cincinnati, Squire Smith, a negro, was arrested, charged with assaulting Mrs. Parsons near her Elsmere home tho other evening. Smith was taken to police headquarters, whore Mrs. Parsons, after fully identifying him, fainted ayay. Mr. Parsons grew frantic. The prisoner calmly denied everything, and this so enraged tho husbmd that, without a word, ho pulled a revolver and tried to use It. Detective Hud--cn saw the move, and as quick as a flash caught Parsons’ arm and snatched the revoi"?r array. Parsoqs swore he would kill .li j ne're In court Assaulted by Three Negroos. At Williamsport, Pa., Mrs. Nora M. Shelter, the pretty young wife of a base-hall player, was on her way home on a lonely -treet when she was felled by a stone lirown by one of three negroea The men ioked up the helpless woman, stifled her He*, and carried her to a vacant lot Mrs. i tter lay unconsoious in the field for an our. after which she succeeded in crawl- ■’ to her home. Earlier In the evening r • ’ohn Keen was assaulted by a white n. but she succeeded after a heroic ruggle. In defending herself. The police ave no clew to the assailants.

Abducted Hi* Own Child. (, George E. Cunningham, actor and proirietor of a dramatic agency in New York, a- arrested at Troy on the charge of ab•i ic Ing hls.3- year-old daughter. Hls wife, arrie Cunningham, a singer. Is the com- » alnant. Mr. Cunningham says hls wife ms Been consorting with low characters ind exposing the child to vice. The father ' as the child and the case stands adon mod. Died While Attempting Escape. Albert Tobey, a boy, escaped from the ■■ orm School at Plainfield, Ind., and was isovered at Gosport Officers attempt- ■ tto arrest him, but he eluded their grasp ini ran. Spirited pursuit was given and ho lad. becoming overheated, fell dead. Louisiana Will Make an Exhibit. The Louisiana House, by a vote of 50 to :8. passed a bill appropriating 836,000 for a Louisiana State Exhibit at the World’s l air. The amount originally asked for a* S 50,000. Is Positively Dead This Time. About a year ago Edward McCarten, an ..cl and well-known resident of Clark ounty. Ind., was reported to havo died t h.s home near Hamburg. Arrangements

were made for bis funeral and the death bell wa » tolled. Some of the family were opposed to the burial of the body at the time fixed for the funeral, and a delay ensued. In a few hours the supposed corpse showed signs of Jife and shortly afterward regained consciousness. The old man recovered sufficiently to go about the farm, but his death finally occurred on Sunday, his life going out like a candle. REMARKABLE PENSION FRAUD. An lowa Woman Draws Her Husband’s Pension While He Is In an Asylum. Chief Pension Examiner Stlbbs and District Attorney Milchrist. of Chicago, have finished an ivestlgatlon of a most remarkable pension fraud, and compelled tho restoration of over SB,OOO diverted from tho rightful beneficiary. The mo t astonishing feature about the case is that the parties in Interest aro man and wife. The latter kept tho pension money due her husband, who was insane, and for years he lived as a pauper in the insane asylums of tho State. Ihe wife Is well connected, and has achieved considerable fame in lowa us a temperance lecturer. GOSHEN DANK CLOSES ITS DOORS. Cashier Murray and a Good Sized Sum o| Money Are Missing. At Goshen, N. Y., the National Bank failed to open Its doors for business at the usual hour Monday morning. William M. Murray, the cashier of the bank, Is missing and is said to be in New York. At a special meeting of the directors it was discovered that the bank bad been making loans to Mr. Murray and others on insufficleni securities and that its finances wero in u very ''confused and unsatisfactory condition. It Is generally reported that there Is a shortage of from $50,030 to $60,000. Seattle’s Second Great Fire. Fire at Seattle, Wash., threatened tt sweep the town Monday as it did three years ago, hut tho progress of the flames was checked after a loss of half a million dollars had been caused Tho fire started In the heart of the city and gained headway so rapidly that consternation prevailed. Bchwabacher Brothers’ wholesale grocery was destroyed, and tho Hote) Northern was badly damaged. Dextei Horton's new bank building was saved by hard work. The insurance on Schwabachers’ was $300,003. Fourteen Per*ons Hurt. Sunday night two electric cars in widely separated parts ot Boston were struck either by lightning or by the motor curronl througli burned out insulation, and several passengers wero hurt in the rush to escape. Of the passengers in car No. 2046 elghl were attended by neighboring physicians and taken lo their homes in carriages, and three taken to the City Hospital. The women passengers In the other car were sent to their horns* In carriages by the company. Killed a Man with Rabies. A man named Odel was bitten by a mad dog two months ago at SciotovlUe, Ohio. Monday lie went mad and bit trees, posts and everything else he camo to. Near his homo he ran after a boy named Hension, who had boon hunting. Odelgalnod on hint and tho hoy turned and fired his rifle. he ball took effect between Odel’s eyes, killing him Instantly,

A Cnrcles* Mother Kill* Hot Child. At Pkilllpsburg, N. J., while Mrs. John Sklllman was playing with a Flobert rifle the weapon was discharged and the ball passod through tho heart of an 11-year-olc daughter, killing her instantly. The mother sayj she did not know the weapon was loaded. Sympathy for an Outlaw. Thero is much excitement in Southwest Virginia over the refusal of the Court ol Appeals to grant Talton- Hall, the noted outlaw, a new trial. He was convicted ai Wiso Courthouse, Va., several months age for the murder of Policeman Hilton, al Norton, Va. Death or a Nebraska Murderer. Myron Pratt, the slayer of Mrs. Margaret Sperry, a crime which divided attention with the sonsational shooting of Banker C. E. Montgomery, died In the Lincoln, Neb., county Jail. He was tukon sick soon uftei his incarceration. XVIII Work Together. The sugar trust and the wholesale grocers have entered into an agreement whereby the grocers will maintain uniform prices, and tho trust will give those that do so a rebate to protect them from loss. Campbell Succeed* Clarkson. James S. Clarkson has beon suececded as Chairman of the Republican National Committeo by W. J. Campbell, of Illinois. Land Commissioner Carter, of Montana, was chosen Secretary and Cornelius Bliss, of Now York, Treasurer. China Buying Munitions of War. Thirty thousand Mauser rifles and 15C tons of cartridges are being shipped from Hamburg for Pekin, consigned to the Chinese Government. To Reapportion Wisconsin. A special session of the Wisconsin Legisture to reapportion the State into Senate und Assembly districts has convened. Drowned by the Capsizing of a Boat. At Memphis. Julius Fraucnthal and Matthew Scbloss, two boys were drowned by the capsizing of a boat. Fierce Fire In a Mine. Tho Frenhlin mine, Wilkesbarre, Pa., employing 500 men, caught lire and is non burning fiercely.