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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1883.

A TEAM belonging to Wm. Sterling, of Riley township,got frightened at the cars on east Main street Saturday evening and ran away. The wagon was torn to pieces and the old gentleman was considerably shaken up.

Saturday night officer Dwyer arrested Rose Surdam, Belle Henderson and Thos. McGlone on south Second street. Another woman and two men got away. All were disorderly. The three girls were smoking cigars. This morning the girls were fined $5 and costs each for being prostitutes.

Fine Raspberries-

Yesterday evening Mr. Thomas «J Ward, the enterprising nurseryman who lives two miles north of St Marys, called at the GAZETTE office and left behind him a good load of the choicest raspber ries ever g'town in this section of the country.

HAMILTON NEWS-

The prospect tor corn in this vicinity is flourishing "Wheat harvest is over and are preparing to thrash Their was quite a large crowd gathered at Hamilton last Sunday for preaching but was disappointed. Rev. Oulmer did not come on account of sickness There will be preaching at Hamilton the first Sunday in August. All are invitel -Lem Hamilton is we'.l pleased with the binder

Mr. Shirley was a welcome visitor at Mr. Thompson's last Sunday Theue is sometime Dew at Charley Pierces. A •dishwasher Charley Harkness smiles to think of the prospect in the future—:— Fred Puumy will soon liye at home and board at the same place Miss Nancy Trader will soon be the happy bride of Mr. Rameel Mr. A. J. Hess's youngest eon i? able to plow corn Mr. Meg. Hail ie talking of renting his farm and moving Terre Haute Mrs. M. J. Harknete is slowly recovering from severe t-pdl of sickness Mary says that Hamilton cannot afford but three good looking young men boys spur up

Odus Hmpbell went to Clay county last Saturd *v and Sunday visiting relatives and friends Miss Franklin rejoices to knw that James T's. pony will soon do tfMlrive Walter Buel thinks burnsides is the style —The groceiyjnen of Tt-m* Haute will reduce the price blackberries when Frank Christy comes in with his load before breakfast

Mr. Shjmard and wife has been 4own sou ill looking out a location— Lem Hamilton's cousin from Kentucky, is here on visit Mr. Steve Wilson has got a new buggy made out of his old one (worge Dreyling has purchased a new. luitray. Hurrah .girls for the first buggy rid SAMBO.

New Goshen News.

Last wf eks was good weather to cure hay. We an having good weather for it* C( rn grows very rapidly. With favorable weather at shooting time we will havo an immense crop. The wheat crop has proven to be alight one—*— Rev. Brengle oi the New Goshen U. B. circuit. te dered his resignation as pastor arid will goto Dakota He will not find BO many stumps there If you have any doair of E. S. Owen's success, call and es him Tbe present time eeems to be remarkable for the increase in our population and they are principally Democrats. For the present Hedges and Wright have suspended work on the g- nvel road. H. M. Shores bas done the s, me. We are too far down io report forE Rhyan We believe that all the contractors are doing good -work and deserve great credit, and all the oneney George Minnick is still troubled with hsnose. It seems that the phveicisns skill availeth naught. There is an immense amount of produce passing over the gravel road to Clinton, from this section. It is caused by the bad roads bet/wee I our gravel road and Maxville Sugar Cree* should put up that gap before it too late We understand thar lhe Trill school district is to be abandoned, and its students sent to the Sanford school. That speaks well for the trustee. Now if he will divide our neighboring district at Sandford, build one house one half mile north and over to undertaker one half mile south of the station, and let the railroad be the dividing line, we

iarantee satisfaction and no kicK. By we will have two good schools in. Btead of one miserable failure. Under the above conditions with L. D. Scott as candidate for trustee, no other need aptfy.

Mr. John RafTerty, of Vermillion, 111., is vision a his son-in-law Emmet Sheppard, ofN. &•— J. W. Watts, of Sandford ib buying and shipping wheat Died at Sandford last week: Phelix Patton and Isaac Barger. Both respectable old men.

OCTOBER.

IN MEMORIAM.

HATV'LB BARNES.

We arc pained to announce the death of our much loved schoolmate, Maggie Barnes, wijioh occurred last ba turd ay at her mothers residence in Honey Creek township, after a Ion* aud Daiutul sickness of that Hiucli dreaded' disease, consumptien. Maggie was loved bv all who knew ber. This was fully demonstrated on tie ot hor funeral, for there was a

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young folks who followed her re-* mains to to its Isst restinc plRce. .No one know her but to love her. The writer of this sketch visited her at times during her sickress. When I took my last look at Maggie there was much written ou her countenance. She had evidently died with a smile on her lips. It still remained and spoke the tranquility of her soul. I remember the last words I heard her speak and was instantly struck with the happy thought that death was indeed swallowed up in victory and as I slowly retired I said inwardly,peace my honored sister, be to thy memory and to my soul until we meet in a better world.

She leaves an aged, widowed another aad three grown brothers and they all have our heart felt sympathy in their time of trouble. SADIE.

ANOTHER SUICIDE.

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Newton Attwood Puts an End to His Career by TaJring a Dose of Morphine.

He Has no Object in Living and Wants to be the Devil's Private Secretary.

From Saturday 'sDaily.

County Coroner Andy Drought was summoned to the Chestnut street hotel this morning to hold an inquest over the dead body of Newton AUwood, a comparative stranger in this city, who died this morning at 6 o'olock from an overdose of morphine taken with suicidal intent. The facts in regard to the affair are given in the following testimony offered by P. M. Stack, proprietor of the

hotel, and Dr. W. B. Spencer,the attending physician: 1 P. W. Stack said the name of the deceased waH Newton Attwood and that he first came to the hotel on the second of July. "He remained there a few days when he went away and was gone until the 7th inst., when he returned and has been here since. He came into the bar. room yesterday morning about 9 o'clock and going up to the bartender, Henry Defel, told him he did not care to live any longer and said 'God had made the devil and the devil had made hell and he wanted to be the devil's private secretary. He talked fof some time and wanted to lie down on the floor, but was helped to a bos in one corner of the bar-room where he wais seated. He told the bar-keeper that he had no friends or relatives, and that he was sick and unable to work, and furthermore couldn't find employment. That he was of no use to mankind or himself And thought he had better die and be out of the way. He appeared to be in very low spirits, and remained sitting on the boxes until about three o'clock in the afternoon, when Jno. Kidd and Jno. Rush entered. They noticed him and upon close inspection said they believed he had taken poison, as they no* ticed him about the hotel before and, knew him to be a man who never dtank

intoxicating liquors, and at first took him for dead." Dr. W. B. Spencer said,"I was called in a little after 3 o'clock and the man was carried to the barn in the rear of the hotel. Upon examination I found his breath to be gone, but his circulation was fair. I gave as my opinion that he was suffering from toxic effect of morphia and commenced to practice artificial breathing and at the same time gave hyperdermic injections of attropia and caefine which caused him to rally and in about four hours resumed nominal breath ing- When I left last night the patient appeared to be in a fair way to recover."

The man lingered until six o'clock this morning, when he died of exhaustion. He was about thirty years of age and six feet, five inches tall. He looked as if he had suffered a great deal.

Nothing Was found on his person to indicate that he had any relatives. A pocket book containing a three cent stamp was in his coat. At the hotel he had two satchels, one contained a part of a suit, which had never been worn ana a working outfit. In another was found a bottle of laudanum and looked as though a quarter ot an ouueehad been taken out which would not be sufflcent quantity to cause death. Two teachers certificates were also found in his grip, one was issued August 26tb, 1876, byT.C.Milburn, then superintendent of Pike County, Ind. The other was issued August 27th 1881 by Lawrence W. Steward, at Petersburg, Pike, County, Ind., and was good for eighteen months. The Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the testimony above given and turned the body

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at the county'sexpense.

THE SEYMOURCASE.

Seymour's Friends Defending Him From the Charge Against Him. Burton Van Hook,of Nevins township, has written a card to the GAZETTE defending Wm. Seymour from the charge of committing a rape on tbe person of Lillie Lovell in this city on July 4th. Mr. Van Hook says the charge was trumped up against Seymour by Charles White, in whose family the girl was living, and that it was spite work growing out of the fact that Seymour made White pay a debt once. Mr. Van Hook says the statement made by White to the effect that he (White) was approached by friends of Seymour and told that if he didn't -swear to certain things they would make it hot.for him,is also "false. Mr. Johu Smith writes a card of Similar import.

Two Alleged Rapists.

Charles Gibson, who is charged with rape on A^oes Romine in Nevios township on July 3rd, was arretted yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Griinminger nt Carbon. He has confessed his guilt and to-day said he was willing to take five years. Ho is under $1,000 bond. The preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, at 2 p. m. before Justice Lockman.

Wm. Seymour who is charged with a similar offence on Lillia Lovell, has been released on bond.

Wheat.

M.Ward jr.,of Sugar Creek Township, raised sixty-five acres of wheat this year which will run something over fifteen bushels to the acre.

Ira Andrews ot Toronto will locate in Fayette. Court him another Democrat Boys watch for a wedding upon the teters' road. Tramp huxters are becoming numerous.

THE BUSY BURGLAR.

Stanley Hartwell Collars a Darkey Thief in Mr- Sleight's House.

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THEY WEBE FRIGHTENED A WAT. This morn'ng about 2 o'clock, Ed. Lawrence, who lives at 112 north Fourth street was aroused from his peaceful slumber by a noise in the front room, his bed room being adjacent in the rear. Looking in that direction from whence the noise came he saw alight and at once suposed something was wrong he arose immediitely and in so doing made a little disturbance and going to the side window looked out. He 69W a man ot medium dimeBsion making a hasty exit from the front room side window, which was about fourteen inches higb and whtre the man, whose mission there, was certainly for no good cause, effected his entrance as the hall door was locked. Mr. L. unlocked the door and went out, but by the time he reached the yfcrd the would be burglar had made his escape. There were three in the gang, as when Mr. L. looked out at the window he saw two men standing ia the yard. They all had their backs turned and none of them were recognized. They secured no booty.

A DAYLIGHT ATTEMPT.

Mrs. H.G. Sleight and daughter being in Michigan City and Mr. H. G. Sleight emporarily absent in St Louis made it seem a good opportunity for a colored boy named Den Strings, who has lately been working for T. H. Riddle, on south Sixth street to enter Mr. Sleight's house on the cornor of Sixth-and-a-half and Oak street. He enteied through cut slats.StanleyJHartwell went to the house about two O'clock in the afternoon, noticed things looked rather "mussed up"in parlor and passing back saw this darkey boy, who is about fifteen years old, dodge behind a stove. He collared him and dragged him out and was proceeding down town with him when at the Sixth street corner he made a desperate effort and broke away. The boys brother says: "Dat boy's done gon. He comes home widout his hat and got a cap and lett" It is not thought there will be much trouble in getting him. A term in the reform school will do him. Mr. Sleight's house was tumbled up and he has not a a a

COMMITTED.

Charles Gibson Held to $1,000 Bond For Rape.

The preliminary hearing of Chas. Gibson,charged with rape on the person of Agnes Romine in Nevins township recently, came off to-day before Justice Lockman. Gibson refused to plead to the charge and the court entered a plea of "not guilty" for him. He is about 19 years of age and has a good appearance.

The girl was eleven last month and is good looking. She testified that as she was coming through a wheat field from an orchard where she had been getting apples the prisoner caught her, threw his hand over her face and flung her on tbe

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ound. She struggled and screamed, mother heard her cries and came up before the man had accomplished his designs. She set the dogs on him and he flecl, keeping the dogs back with a gun. Gibson had been hunting. The court sent him to jail in default of $1,000 bond. He said when he was arrested that he would take five years in the penitentiary.

SINFUL BEAUTIES.

Two Notorious Characters Arrested last Night,Given Their Liberty on Promise

Leave the City.

Chief of Police Fasig and his able corps of patrolmen are doing some very effective work in the way of bringing prostitutes to justice. Last night Officers Dwyer and MUrphy made a raid on the rooms occupied by Mamie Hill and .Rosa Bogard in the third story of Marble Block. Both are widely known as girls ot the town, and have been in the habit of walking the streets nightly until they catch "a sucker" as they called it, whom they would induce to visit their rooms with them. They have been practicing tbis little game iorsomc time, and so last night the chief ordered their arrest. When the officers appeared upon the scene, there were three young gentlemen in company with them, ana all were escorted to the police headquarters. The girls-put up a pitiful plea and as they had never been behind the bars, although arrested once before for a similar offense, the chief gave them their liberty on promise to leave town. Both left the city this morning for St. Louis, where it is expected they will join their former mistress, Madam Volger, now of that city.

Fontanel News.

The members of tbe Fontanet lodge No. 93 ol the A. O. U. W. are just finding up a new hall, which they are going to dedicate on the 17th ot August. Ar~ rangements are being made to have a picnic at the Lambert grove, just north of Fontanet. In the evening a ball will be given in A. O. U. W. hall at which good order will be kept, and good* music obtained.

HDAX CROWE has been appointed special policeman at the park during the watermelon season and will see that things are kept straight around there

GENERAL TOM THUMB.

Views, Interviews and Anecdotes Concerning Him.

How he Protected a PlaymateDoing his own Courting—A Believer in Spiritualism.

MIDDLEBORO, MASS., July 18.—The death of General Tom Thumb was very sudden. He had just risen from his bed, and shortly after, being left alone by his brother-in.law, was heard to fall,and going to his room he was found lying upon the floor, dead. His wife, who was at Ocean Grove, N. J., arrived Monday morning. The body has been embalmed, and to-day was exposed to public view from 8 to 9 o'clock. The burial will be private. Services will then be held and the body will leave here for Bridgepoit, Conn., where it will be taken in charge by the encampment of Knights Templar, of which he was a member. Public funeral services will be held at the Congregational Church on Thursday. A stone vault is now being constructed on the magnificent lot belonging to the deceased, and the coffin will be inclosed in solid masonry to prevent any disturbance frem grave robbers.

Anent the death of General Tom Thumb at Middleboro, Mass., Sunday, 1 have a tolerably clear recollection— though probably not more than five or six years old at the time—of playing with the general at a little Indiana village where the show with which he was connected was wintering. In a general way 1 remember a bright little fellow who wore smatl clothes and had a great many pretty things to show me, and patronized and overawed me by turns, and made his society so agreeable that I risked the parental reproof on a good many occasions in order to enjoy it. He was probably about twenty years old at the time, and, ary grown person being present, would strut aboat with a kilingly mannish air, but alone with me he abandoned himself with the heartiest enjoyment to the ordinary romping and familiarities with which children divert themselves together.

Upon one occasion when I had made a clandestine departure from the parental abode and was wildly absorbed In a game of "tag" with the general in the oarnyard of the house where he was stopping, my father suddenly appeared upon the scene and sternly demanded my instant return home, with an added intimation that some mysterious "settlement" awaited me upon arrival. The general dropped his child manner as suddenly as though it had been a hot poker, and drawing himself up to his full height—which wasn't great, to be sure—he stepped protectinglv in front of me and waving my lather off with the patronizing importance of the man of the world who had stood unabashed in the presence of kings and queens, he remarked: "Don't be alarmed, sir,' (calling my diminutive Christian name) 'is in my charge and 1 will see that no harm comes to him." My father was too much astonished and amused to continue the discussion, and had hardly turned upon his heel when the general was again in hot pursuit around the barnyard of the playfellow his diplomacy had rescued from disagreeable consequences.

The general and wife both visited Cincinnati in 1881, in connection with Barurn's show, upon which occasion they were interviewed by Mr. Phister, of the Gazette, who elicited many interesting facts of their history* Noticing that tbe general had grown quite corpulent and somewhat gray, while a wrinkle showed itself here and there, the interviewer asked his age, and was informed that it was forty-three. "Many I know," said the general, "takes me to be fitty, but the mistake is owing to Mr. Barnum, he having in my young days represented me in my young days as some seven years older than I really was. I began my show life when only four years ot age, but the public was told I was eleven." "Ah, ha! Then Barnum does tell stories sometimes?" remarked the reporter. "Yes," broke in Mrs. Stratton "just see what awful stories he told about our courtship and marriage." "What were those stories?" asked the scribe. "Why, don't you know He claims all the credit ot our marriage, leading people to suppose that he did the courting." "Well, now, what are we to infer from that, Mrs. Stratton "Why, it's all a mistake, as I can testify to. It was a match of our own making, wssn't it, general -'Tee," said Tom, while a slight blush sttffused his lace. "I think I am a man enough to do my own courting. Why, I have kissed more women, sir, than any man in the world," and the diminutive rascal bolstered himselt up in his cushioned chair, and winked slyly at the man of news.

Mrs. Stratton assented: '-Yes, be used to kiss every lady that brought a picture from him, and as he has .traveled for thirty-nine years I expect he has kissed a great many. But he doesn't do it now. Not while I'm around, at any rate."

DOMESTIC RELATIONS.

"Now, general, not to be impertinent, but have you nsver regretted the tying of yourself up in the bonds of matiimony "No, sir (emphatically) no, .sir "And you, Mre. Thumb?" "No, sir, I am perfectly satisfied. Tne general treats me kindly, and we live about as happily as the rest, I suppose." "Do you and the general ever quarrel "W-e-11," drawled out the little lady, looking slyly at Tom and then at the reporter until finally they both laughed. "We don't exactly quarrel," said Tom, "we merely disagree." "When married folks tell me they never have any spats," said Mrs., T. "I just don't believe them, that's all. I am too much ot a woman for that."

The reporter asked Mrs. Stratton if she had not bathed at Coney Island the same summer, to which she replied: "Yes. I was the water only five times however, in just the sweetest little duck of a bathing dress, but the crowds bothered me se, and then the water didn't agree with me and I gave it up." "You never bathed, general 'r••No, only in a bath tub that's water enough for me. But, here, have a cigar.'*

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"You smoke cigars, general "Oh, always cigarettes won't do for me. There's no strength about them, see."

The reporter asked about the diamonds which Stratton wore. "I own," said tbe genera], "together with my wife, $25,000 worth of diamonds, aud we doB't carry a detective with us, either. That necklace, brooch, earrings, bracelet, and two diamond hairpins I gave my wife upon our wedding day." "None living," said the lady "we never had but one, and that is dead, though, according to the papers, we have had several."

Mrs. Stratton. was of a much more sedate and thoughtful turn of mind than the lively general, and constantly acted as a restraining influence upon him. "Now, general, I wouldn't do that," or "I'd rather you would hot go out to-night," she would say, and the general was very ready to listen to her suggestions. She always acted as a restraining, influence upon the general's generosity and thoughtlessness in money matters, although herself liberally disposed. She was possessed of a bright and refined mind, ana had profited quite as much as her husband by the varied experiences through which they had passed. Mr. and Mrs. Bleeker were the guard ianp, business managers, and patron saints ot the diminutive pair for many years, traveled everywhere with them, and the warmest attachment existed between the tour.

HIS TBAVELS.

In 1869 the little general and his wife, Commodore Nutt, and Miss Minnie Warren started under the management ol Mr. Bleeker on a three years' tour around the world. They traveled over 53,000 miles, 31,000 of which were by sea and never met with any accident worth mentioning. They visited California, British Columbia, Japan, China, India, Arabia, and Australia. In Ceylon the little party gained entrance to the Temple ot the Sacred Tooth, where the idol Buddha is enthroned, which is adorned with jewels to the value of $3,000,000. The general was probably the most extensive traveler that ever lived, and has been on visitiog terms with mbre potentates and notable personages than any other man, He made the tour of Europe lourtimes.

He was at all times a genial, pleasant companion and very fond of the social circle. During his long career he had accumulated a good sized lortune, and when asked, a few days ago, why he did not retire from active life, he replied that he had become so accustomed to traveling that he could not be conteuted in retirement. He has often been charged with being fond of high living and fine wines, but his most intimate friends and associates say that he very rarely ate more than two meals a day, and that he was almost an entire abstainer from stiong drink. He made friends Wherever he went, and at the time of bis dea the deceased had probably more personal acquaintances than any other man living or dead. Tom Thumb was at the Newball House when that ill fated buMding caught fire last January, but escaped without injury.

General Thumb once met President Lincoln. The latter was holding a consultation with some of the generals. One of the party said, saeeringly: "They call you •general,' do they?" Mr. Lincoln resented the remark by saying: "I wish some of my generals were as good a general as he ie."

In his "Recollections" Mr. Barnum tells an ^musing incident ot his first visit to London, illustrative of the wit and readiness of his protege. "Tbe duke of Wellington called frequently to see the little general fit his public levees. The first time he called the general was personating Napoleon Bonaparte, marching up and down the platform, apparently taking snuff in deep meditation. He was dressed in the well known uniform of the emperor, I introduced him to the 'Iron Duke,' who inquired the subject of hi9 meditations. "I was thinking of the loss of the battle of Waterloo,' was the little general's immediate reply. This display of wit was chronicled throughout the country, and was of itself worth thousands of pounds to the exhibition."

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In 1859, he met Lavinia Warren, & pretty little miss four years younger than himself, and between the two a strong attachment sprung up that ripened into love, and on February 10,1863, the pair were made man and wite. The announcement that the wedding was to take place in this city caused great excitement. Mr. Barnum announced his intention to make the ceremony unusually brilliant. By some means he managed to have the wedding at Grace church and the Bev. Dr. Willing, ot Bridgeport, Conn., officiated. On tbe morning of Feb. 10, 1863, the church was crowded by the most distinguished citizeas of the United States, Senators and statesmen coming from dietant States to be present. Tbe streets around the Metropolitan Hotel and the route up Broadway to the church were crowded with people. At Doon the procession started up from tbe hotel to the church, where Mr. Barnum was present attending the arrangement.

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a wedding march, and tbe procession entered the church. The bride wore an expensive drees of white satin, ornamented with one deen flounce of point applique. Her bair was arranged in front in double rolls, aud braided in the back so as to torm tbe out-spread wings ot a butteiflj Diamonds were her ornaments.

Tom Thumo wore a coat and treuiers of fine broadcloth and had a waistcoat of white silk, we 1 embroidered. Commodore Nutt was the best man and Miss Minnie Warren was the only brides* maid. She wore a white slip with an illusion underdress puffed and ornamented with small pink and moss roses. When the bridal pair entered the church an old gentleman with a cheery voice remarked: "Take care of her Tom." The order to the guests respecting full dress was not observed by every one. A large number of ladies were present in evening costume a few wore the ordinary walking dress, and ail had on white kid gloves. Tlie bridal couple went to Europe on their wedding tour. General Thumb was a famous yachtman, and his greatest pleasure was a good whole sail breeze. His outdoor life and the incidental exercise caused him to grow taller and stouter. When first shown he was twenty-six inches tall and weighed nineteen pounds. His growth was very slow, and when he

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TELEGRAPHERS' TROUBLES.

Meeting of the Managers of the Western Union "To-Day.

Statement of the Situation General Eckert

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WASHINGTON, July 18—The Baltimore' & Ohio is getting ready to do a big stroke ot business in the event of a general strike. The company is in shape to double its facilities between Washington and Niagara, and its officers make no concealment of their purpose to string many thousand miles of wire all over the country and make a big play for new business. Mr. Garrett bears tbe Western Union no leve, and he has seiz-' en upon this occasion to benefit himself and his company at Gould's expense. It is possible that the stand taken by the B. & O. on this question may have a :j powerful influence in moditying the ar-1 rogance of the Western Union management. I* is reported this evening that Western Union officers in New York and elsewhere have been selling the etock ofv their company "short" lately in large blocks. If tbis be true, the strike will probably occur, because it would be to tbe selfish interest of the stock-jobbers to have it that way.

Avxiety inNewtork. NEW YORK, July 18—A feverish feeling exists in telegraphic circles over the threatened strike. Every person interested is anxiously awaiting the result of the meeting of the executive committee of the Western Union directors. The committee of the brotherhood .held a meeting early this morning but what transpired there could not be learned. Cipher dispatches have been received by tbe committen from various points stating that tbe operators are io readiness to leave their desks at a moment's notice.

A. B. JOMESVILLE.

of the Western Union company, said .today there seemed to be little possibility that the company would grant the request and that a strike seemed to be ine., vitable. Their demands were unjust and unreasonable and it a strike should bappen the committee would fight it to the bilter end.

W. J. Dealy manager of the operating. room of the Western Union, said he did not believe the strike would be commenced without mature deliberation on tbe part of the operator.

This morning there was an unusually large force at work in the office, numbering between 600 and 700. Tbe ordinary number ot absentees was from 15 to 25. Only nine absentees this morning. He said he had at least 50 letters from employes of the company, promissng to stand by it in the event of a strike.

There were twenty-nine operators is the office, each one having under him from 18 to 55 men. This morning canvass was made of these chiefs among the operators to ascertain if possible the real strength of tbe disaffected portions1' and how large a force might be relied on incase cf a strike. The first report showed that out ot 21 operators 12 were' doubtful and 9 promised to stand by the Co.

Later reports indicated that this proposition represented the division of feeling throughout the whole force. The wheatstone operators to a man, Dealy said, promised to stand by the Co. in case ,' of a strike.

The Action Taken.

NEW YORK, July 18—At the regular weekly meeting of the executive committee ot the directors of tbe Western Union Telegraph Co. to-day the following was adopted

Resolved—That a committee consisting of ex-Governor Cornell, J. W. Clendenin and John Ferry be appointed to enquire into the complaints of inequalities of compensation and conditions of service of the employes of this company, if any, and report to this committee.

Dodd's Doings.

The public is by this time familiar |p with Ella Dodd, or Ella Price, the girl.' who had the trouble with Price, the?, herdic driver, and afterward married him. Day before yesterday she went down on south Third street to the residence of an attorney to see the herd girl, Lizzie Arnold by name. While there she got away with $2 belonging to the Arnold girl. The same day she hired a horse and buggy at C. P. Staub's lor an hour or so and went out riding with a young man, a relative of a very wealthy citizen. The Dodd girl was out some- ,, where until a very late hour in the night, when she hitched the horse and buggy out on Eleventh and Sycamoie streets and left it there. Mr. Staub was of course somewhat anxious about the rig, and it wasn't found until yesterday aiternoon. The girl telephoned to the stable telling them where it was. She was arrested yesterday enening by Officer Dwyer for the larceny of the $3, and locked up in jail. This morning the girl's mother appealed strongly in her behalf and as the prosecuting witness failed to prosecute, she was released on the promise to do better. It was the intention first to send her to the woman's reformatory. Mrs. Dodd said she would let the police know when the wayward Ella went wrong again. Mrs Price and her husband haven't been living together very harmoniously n»r continuously, neither of which could be expected from the circumstances in which the union arose.

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A E O S O E N A E A brown mare, sixteen bands high, shoes on front feet, none behind, right eye sore, had on bridle and saddle. A reward of $ 5 0 0 pa id to an on in in be to

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