Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1894 — THEFT IS HER TRADE. [ARTICLE]

THEFT IS HER TRADE.

ARREST OF CROP-EARED LOUISE BIGELOW. Wild Day for Sugar in Speculative Circle* —Death Comes to Miners in the Depths of the Earth—With Spring, the Dalton Gang Blooms Again. Noted Shoplifter Caught. “Little Louise’’ Bigelow, an expert shoplifter known to the police of all the large cities of the United States, and wanted throughout Great Britain and on the continent of Europe, was arrested by Detectives Cronin and Stevens, at Chicago, Tuesday afternoon. Two women, local shoplifters, were with her when she was arrested. 'J bey will be given the alternative of leaving town or serving a term in the Bridewell. ‘•Little Louise,” as she is known to the police everywhere, is celebrated not only as a clever shoplifter, but also as having been the wife of Barney Aaron, an English light weight champion, and also the spouse of Tom Bigelow, a safe blower and thief of national reputation. Another thing that adds to her celebrity is the absence of the top portion of her left ear. 1 his is the “mark of Cain” put on her over thirty years ago while serving a second term for shop-lifting in a London prison. This distinguishing mark she always kept concealed when on the street under a heavy veil. Tuesday afternoon, when presenting her to the view of the Central Station officers, Lieutenant Haas attempted to take off this veil. She resisted, tried to scratch his face, and declared she was Insulted. The veil was taken off, however, and the detectivesail feel assured that with her veil off they will always recognize “Little Louise” in the future.

FOUR DEAD IN A MINE. Cave-In and Explosion of Gas in a Pennsylvania Colliery. Four men out of a gang of nine shaftsinkers were killed in the Richmond shaft, near Scranton, Pa. The accident was caused by the fall of a shelf of rock from the side of the shaft near the bottom and a consequent explosion of a blower of gas. The men were at work almost 400 feet from the surface, clearing away coal at the foot of a shaft Above them hung a bell-like piece of rock. Blasts detached it and the three were caught and crushed to instant death. Chargeman HolwlU rushed away as the fall came with five others of the men. He went further into the opening than his fel-low-workmen. He still carried his naked lamp on his head. Instantly there was a •hoot ofi flame that enveloped him in a blaze, and with aery of horror he sank down helpless and all afire. The others tried to put out the flames at their own peril, but before they succeeded he was dead. The afterdamp quickly gathered and it was only by prompt action that these survivors wicceeded in reaching the foot of the shaft, and signaling the engineer were hois.el to the surface.

ENORMOUS TRADES. Sugar Breaks Loose on the New York Board of Trade. Between 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, when business opened, and 11:30 about 100,000 shares of sugar stock changed hands at the New York Chamber of Commerce, and during these dealings the price of the certificates moved or rather rushed from 88 to 100, turning at par and receding as rapidly as they had advanced to 92. After another upward spurt the price seemed to settle about 93. The excitement attending these extraordinary sales was Intense, and the dealings as reflected In the quotations were most Irregular. For a while all other business seemed at a standstill. During the rush comparatively little stock changed hands at extreme figures. At the round 100 the sales were 400 certificates Most of the sales were between 95 and 93, at which price the amount dealt in was enormous. It was to corner the belated shorts that the drive was made, and there was nothing for the gentlemen who had sold what they had not got but to go into the market, buy and deliver, or make terms to be dictated by the purchasers.

FEAR THE DALTON'S, Express and Railroad Officials Prepare for a Raid from the Outlaws. The American Express and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas officials are much disturbed by news from the territory of the movements of the Dalton gang of outlaws. For several months these criminals have been quiet, fortified in Sapulpe mountain, forty miles west of Vinita. Friday night, It is learned, they broke camp, and, heavily armed and otherwise thoroughly equipped, rode toward Vinita. Every Indication .pointed to a raid on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Road, and as a result the road’s officials and those of the American Express Company have put on extra guards, each supplied with a shotgun whose shells each contain sixteen buckshot Nothing has been heard from the gang since they broke camp Gotham Papers Seized in Paris. Upon Information given by Prince Colonna, John W. Mackay’s son-in-law, Paris officers seized all copies of the New York World of Feb. 5 which were offered for sale Prince Colonna declared that an article published in the World of that date was libelous. The paragraph to which he objected most strenuously said that he had been expelled from the jockey club in Rome for cheating with cards. His lawyers have served a writ upon Joseph Pulitzer, of the World, claiming 100,000 francs damages.

Forestry Congress. Representative men Interested lb the forestry question participated In the opening of a two days’ session of the National Forestry Congress at Albany, N. V. Urge a National Strike. The railroad and river coal miners of Pittsburg district were in session Monday ■with forty delegates, representing 12,000 minors. It la proposed to demand a uniform rate of 3 cents per bushel for mining. President Frye has been advocating a national strike. ; n 4. Three Men Crushed. At Bruce Mines, Ont., three miners were killed at the Ophir gold mine by the rock CMini? 1° on them. The dead men were: Frank Percy, James O. Heath and Anthony Savage. Brazilian Rebels Badly Routed. In an engagement between the Brazilian Government troops and insurgents near Sarandi the rebels were defeated. The battle was a horrible massacre. Four hundred of the rebels were left on the field. The government forces also captured many prisoners Death of Janet Patey. lima Janet Monach Patey, the distinguished contralto singer, died at Sheffield, Bagland. Mma Patey. after singing unusually well, was twlce recalled and •ung “The Banks of Allan Water.” After leaving the stage she fainted and never. regained consciousness.

WOMAN KILLED BY TRAMPS. Afraid to Trust Banks, She Kept 81,000 in Her House. - An aged lady, Mr*. Sarah Ballner, Uvea by herself near St. Henry. Ohio She was quite wealthy, and kept a large amount of money in the house, as she feared the banks were not secure. Her body was found Friday morning near the barn, where she had gone to feed the chickens. She had been knocked down with a club, and, after being killed, was left to lie where she was felled, while the robbers went through the house, securing $2,000 in money and other valuables. Tramps were the perpetrators of the crime, it is thought, and a big reward has been offered for their capture. PASSING OF A PREMIER. Mr. Gladstone Tenders His Resignation to the Queen. William Ewart Gladstone, for years the ruler of British politics and the most unique figure in the public life of the age, has made his final exit from the stage of action. His resignation of the Premiership was tendered to the Queen Saturday, and the Grand Old Man of England will now retire to the enjoyment in his remaining years of distinguished honors earned during over sixty years in the service of his country. The Queen writes formally accepting Mr. Gladstone’s resignation and announcing the choice of Lord Rosbery to fill the office of Premier.

EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY. Failures Continue to Decrease, While Mills and Factories Resume. R G. Dun &. Cu’s Weekly Review of Trade says: With no more definite Information than a week ago regarding the outcome of financial or revenue disputes, perhaps more people have come to the belief that the end will answer their wishes. Certainly rather more are taking limited risks in business, especially in stocks A substantial basis is the slowly growing demand for goods, caused by gradual exhaustion of stocks held by dealers, and this has further enlarged the working fdree in manufactures. More works have resumed or increased hands or hours than have stopped or reduced. ~ Might Be a Firebug. At last a Co.umbian guard has succeeded in arresting a man who Is strongly suspected of setting fire to one of the World’s Fair buildings. The prisoner says his name is Michael Murphy. 'ihe police believe enough evidence can be brought forward to prove that he is pne of the gang of incendiaries who have been applying the torch to the buildings at Jackson Park. He Was captured shortly after an unsuccessful attempt at incendiarism. One Minister Starved Out. Rev. Mr. Roberts, pastor of the Methodist Church at Richland, Kas., surprised his congregation by announcing that he had preached his last sermon. He very frankly told bls hearers that he took the step because they had starved 1 film out. In an interview Rev. Mr. Roberts complained most bitterly because there are thirty marriageable young men in Richland from whom ho has failed to receive a single fee during the past year. Americans Lost in Mexican Wilds. A party of Americans left Durango, Mexico, on a hunting expedition in the Sierra Madre Mountains, jhe locality is a wild and dangerous one, and two of the party were lost The bodies were found lying close together in a ravine. They had been partly devoured by wild beasts, and whether they died from exposure or were killed by a panther could not be learned.

They Did Their Courting by MallEarl Eugene Wllliard, a Chicago printer, I arrived in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the same evening was married to Miss Myrtle Shields, a handsome Fort Wayne orphan girl, whom he had never seen until a few hours before the marriage. The couple had been corresponding some time, the, result of an advertisement inserted in one of the city papers by the young man. Opera House Burned. At North Baltimore, Ohio, fire broke out on the stage of Henry’s Opera House and spread with great rapidity. The Opera 1 House and the entire block, with all contents. were entirely consumed. Loss. $109,090, divided up us follows: Dr. Henry, $60,000; Orville McDowell, $15,000; Bushong & Spitler, $25,000. Insurance, $30,000 on the whole property. Montana Mines Go for a Million. Several gold, silver, copper and iron mines near Bozeman, Mont., have Just been i purchased by George W. Ballou, who represents a syndicate of Now York capitalists The price paid was $1,000,00l£ The mines will be extensively developed and large concentrating works erected. Convicts Poor Workmen. The operation of the shoe factory at the Fort Madison (Iowa) State prison was discontinued. ’1 he reason given by the contractors is that the work of the convicts was not satisfactory, and that it was difficult to market the goods. Kossuth Has Suffered a Relapse. Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, has suffered a relapse and is again seriously ill. Dr. ? Basso,his physician, despairs of his recovery, as he refuses to take regular medical treatment. Defeated the Gallows. Charles Salyards. who was sentenced to be hanged at Carlisle, Pa., for the murder of Policeman Martin, attempted to commit suicide. He took a mixture of matchheads and vinegar.