The Syracuse Register, Volume 5, Number 36, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 July 1894 — Page 3

BT A. COSAM IWTIE. CHAPTER V. It wa* close upon nino-when he set j ent, I had no idea hew Ion? he might be. but I sat stolidly puffin? at my pipe and skippin? over the pages of Henri Merger’s "Vie de Boheme.” Ten o’clock passed, and I heard the footstep-' of the maids ns they pattered off to bed. Eleven and the, more stately tread of tlie landlady passed my door, bound for the same destination. It was close upon twelve before I heart! the sharp,sound of his latetf-key. The instant he entered 1 saw by his face tliat he had not been successful; Amuse' j ment aud chagrin' seemed to l>e strug-1 fling for the mastery, uktil the former suddenly carried the day, and he burst ; Into a hearty laugh. "I wouldn’t have the Scotland Yarders know it f<>r tlie world," he cried, dropping into his chair; "I have chaffed i them much that they would never have let tuy hear the end of it. l ean I afford, to laugh, Ikczum* 1 know that I Will be even with them in the long ■ run." ' • . "What is it. then?" Ta<:e I. ... ■ "Oh? I don’t mind telling a story against m- elf. That .Creature had rone a little way when/ she began to limp and show < very sign of being foot-sore. Presently she came tjo a halt, and hailed a fbur-wheelerwhich wa* passing- I managed 1, tobe close enough to her to hear the address, but I need • not have been so anxious, for she sang It ouf loud enough be heard at the • ; sther side -f the street. 'Drive to IS Duncan street. Houndsditch.’ she cried This begins to . look genuine. I er -1. and having seen, her safely in-ide. 1 perched: myaelf b.-hind. That - an art which every detective should be a-n expert at Well, away we rattled, and never dyeW a rein until we reached the street in quest ion I hopped off before we‘came to the -ddor, and strolled down the street in ah easy, lour r. : ' .'ay. 1 saw the cab pull up. The driver jumped down*, aiidl saw hila open the door and stand expectantly Nothing came out. though. When 1 reached him he was groping ,about frantically, in the empty cal-, and givvfig Vent to the finest as- c t. I c lie, 'ion of oaths that ever I listened to-There was nd sign., or trace of hi* passenger, and I p ar ft ! will be some time before he gels his’ 'fare. On inquiring at N*<». 13 I found that the house belonged t > »\nv.pecta Ide pap r hanger. named Keswick, and that no one of. ‘.he name either of-Saw-yer or Den'nis'had ever .been heard of there."

. "You don’t mean'to say.” 1 cried, in amazement, "that that tottering, feeble old woman was able td ..get but of ..the cab while it was in motion, with 4 out cither you or the driver seeing her?" "Old woman be d--d.’ ’ mid. Sherlock Holmes, sharply. "W® were the old w<tnen. to be so taken in. I t must have been a young tnan. and an active one, l<eing au Incomparable aetor/tthe get-up v..-s -inimitable He •aw that he was foUvwM. » - doubt, ’and.used this means cif giving me the •lip. It shows Chat ihe. myn we are after is not as lonely as 1 imagined he was, but has friends who are ready to 1 risk something for him. Now. doctor,' you are looking done-up. Take my advice and turn in." I was certainly feeling very weary, ao I obeyed his injunction. I left Homies seated in front <>f the smoldering fire, and long into) thy vftitcheS of the night I heard the low. melancholy wailings of his violin. and knew that he was still pondering over the st range problem which he had set himself to Unravel. ' CHAPTER VI . ’ TOBIAS cnacs-'X snows wtiir ns css do. The papers next day were full of the "Brixton mystery;" as they termed it Each had a long account of the affair, Rnd some had leaders upon it in midi- ; lion. There was some information in ■ them which was new to me. 1 still retain in my, scrap book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case. Here is a condensation of a few ' of them: i The Daily Telegraph remarked that tn the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which’ presented stranger features. Th® Herman name of the victim, the absence of all other motive, and the sinister toacriptton o« I the wall, all pointed to its perpetration by political refugees and revolution- 1 lata. The socialists had many branch®® I In America, and the deceased had. no j doubt, infringed their unwritten laws and been tracked down by thiem : After alluding' airily to the Vehmgvricht. aqua tofan®, Carbonari. the Marchione-o. de Brinvilliers. the Darwinian theory, the principles of I Malthus and the Ratcliff Highway murders, the article concluded by admonishing the government and advocating a closer watch over foreigners in England. 1 , >. I The Standard commented upon the fact that lawless outrages of the sort usually occurred under a liberal administration. They arose from th® unsettling of the minds of the masses, and the consequent weakening of all j authority. The. deceased was an American gentleman who had been residing for some - weeks in the metropolis. He had stayed at the __ boarding-house of Mme. Charpentier. T in Torquay Terrace. Camberwell. He was accompanied in his travels by his private secretary, Mr. Joseph Stan gerson. The two bad® adieu to their landlady upon Tuesday, the 4th inst, and departed to Euston station with the avowed Intention of catching the Liverpool express. They were afterward seen together on the platorm. Nothing more is known of them until Mr. Drvbbcr’s body was, as recorded, discovered in an empty house in the Brixton many miles from Euston. How he cante there or how he met his fate are questions which are still involved in mystery. Nothing is known of the whereabouts of Stangerson. We are glad to learn that Mr. Leetrade and Mr. Gregson, of Scotland Yard, are both engaged upon th® eaoe, and U is confidently anticipated that these well-known, officers will speedily throw light upon the matter. The Daily News observed that there was no doubt as to the uilma being a political one. The despotism and hatred oflibcralism which animated the eontmer.tal governments bad had th® effect of driving to our shores a number < anas who might have made, excellent

eltlaens a ere they not sour®d by the recollection of all that they hod undergone. Among these men there was a stringent code of honor, any infringement of which was punished by death. Every effort should be made to find the secretary. Stongerson. and to ascertain some particulars of the habits of the deceased. A great step had been gained by the discovery of th? dddress of the house at which he had boarded —a result which was en-r tlrely due to the acuteness and energy of Mr. Gregson, of Scotland Yard. Sherlock Holmes and I read these notices over together at breakfast, and they appeared to affonl him considerable amusement. • "1 told you that whatever happened Lestrr.de and Gregson would be sureto •core.” "That depends on how it turns out” “Oh. bless you, it doesn’t matter in the least. If the man is caught it will be on account of their exertions; if he escapes it will be in spite of their exertions. It’s heads I win and tails you lose. |Vhatevcr they do they will have followers. ‘Un sot truve toujdurs un j plus sot qui Tadmire.’ " "What on earth is this?" I cried, for at this moment there came the pattern •ng of many steps in the hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expressions of disgust upon the part of pur landlady. "Il’s the Baker street division of the detective police force," skid my companion gravely; and as ~he spoke there rushed into the room half a dozen of the dlrtie-t and most ragged streetArabx that ever I clapped eyes on. “ ‘Tehtion!" cried Holmes, in a sharp tone, and the six dirty | little scoundrels stood in a line like so many stat uette?- "In future you shall send up Wiggins alone to report, and the rest of you must wait in the street. Have you found it, Wiggins?" "No, sir, we hain’t," said one ,of the youtKs"1 hardly expected you would. You must keep on until you do. Here a.re your wage®.”- He handed each of them a shilling. "Now. off you go, and come back with • better report next time." He wavyd his hand, and- they Beampered away downstair-, like so many rats, and we heard their shrill voices next moment in the street. "There’s more work to l>e got out of one of those little beggars than cut of adozetfof the force." lloltdesremarked. "The mere sight of an official-locking person seal* men’s lips. These yoting®ters,. however, go everywhereand , hear everything. They are as sharp as ■ beedies, too; all they want is organisation." » L “Is it on this Brixton case that yon. are employing them'.’" I .asked. "Yes. there is a p<dnt which 1 wish to ascertain. It is merely a matter of time , Hullo' we are going to hear toot® news now with a vengeance!

Heye is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face. Bound for u,i. I | know. Yes. he is stopping,. There fie l '" : There was a violent - {teal nt thy Iw’l. j and in a few seconds the fair-haiixtd detective came up the stairs, three ; steps at a tirdc, and burst into pur sit-ting-room. -' "Mydear fellow." he cried, wringing Holmes’ Unresponsive hand, “t'ongrati ; slate me! I have made the whole thing as clear as dav." * A -ha le of arixictV seemed to me to cro*s my companion'* expressive face., Tk» you mean that you are on the , right track?" he asked. •*The right track! Why, sir. we have i the man under lock and key." i ' "And his name is?" ’ "Arthur Charpentier, sub-lieutenkut in her majesty's navy," cried- Gregson, pompously, rubbing his</at hands and inflating his chest: Sherlock Holmes gave a sigh of relief and relaxed into a smile, "Take a seat and try one of these eigars." he said. “We are anxious to know how you managed it. Wilf you have some whisky and water?" "1 don’t mind if I do.” the detective answered. "The tremendous exertions

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I which I have gone through during the I last day or two hare- worn me out. ] Not so much bodily exertion, yon tini derstand. as the strain upon the mind. You will appreciate that. Mr. Sherlock Holmes, for we are both brain work- ■ era" "You do me too much honor." said : Holmes gravely. "Let us hear how you arrived at this most gratifying result.” ■«. The detective seated himself in the arm-chair ami puffed complacently at his cigar. Then suddenly he slapped his thigh in a paroxysm of amusement. I “The fun of it is.” he cried, “that I that fool Lestrade. who thinks himself | so smart, has gone off upon the wrong 1 track altogether. He is after the sec- ; retary, Sta ngersori. who 'had no more to do with the crime than the babe unTSofn. I have no doubt that he has caught him by this time.” f The idea tickled Gregson so much that he laughed until be choked. " And how did you get your cWw?” "Ah. I’ll tell you all about it Os course, Dr. Watson, this is strictly between ourselves. The first difficulty which we had to contend with was the finding of this. American’s antecedents. Some people would have waited until their advertisements were answered, or until parties came forward and volnnteeted information. That is not Tobiaa Gregson’s way of going to work. You remember the hat beside the dead man?” “Yes,” said Holmes: "by John Underwood A Sons, 139 Camberwell road." Gregson looked quite crestfallen. “I had no idea that you noticed that,” be said. "Hare you been there?” “Na" “Hal" cried Gregson, in a relieved voice; “you should never neglect a Chance, however small it may seem.” “To a great mind nothing is little,” remarked Holmes, sententionsly. "Well I went to Underwood art

i asked him he na«l sold • ha* of that size and description. He looked over . his books and came on it at one®. ll® had sent the hat to a Mr. Drebber. re- , siding fct Charpentier's boarding estab- ; lishment, Torquay terrace. Thus I got : at his address.” I "Smart—very smart!” murmured Sherlock Holme® *T next called upon Mme. Charpentier," continued the detective. "1 found her very pale *nd distressed. Her daughter wan In th® room, too—an uncommonly fine girl she is, too; she was looking red about the eye® . and Her lips trembled as I spoketoher. That didn't escape my notice. I began to smell a rat. You know the feeling, Mr. Sherlock Holme® drhen you comd upon the right scent—a kind of thrill in your nerve® ‘Have you heard of the mysterious death of your boarder, Mr. Enoch J. Drebber, of Cleveland?* I asked? "The mother nodded. She didn't seem able to get out a word. The daughter burst into tear® I felt more than ever that these people knew some thing of the matter. “ ‘At what o’clock did Mr. Drebber leave your house for the train?* I asked. . ■ " ‘At eightp dock,-she said, gulping in her throat to keep down her agitation. ‘His secretary, Mr. Stangerson. said that there were two trains —on® at 9:15 and ’ one at 11. He was to catch the first.’ ‘“And-was that th® last which you saw of him?' "A terrible change came over the woman's face as I asked, the question. Her features turned perfectly livid. It was. sotte seconds before she could get

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"rr.BiiArs. AX-icx, top had bbttk* I.F.AVr. I S TOGETHER.” out the single word ‘Y'es,’ and when »♦> did come out it was in a husky, unnatural tone i "There was silence for a moment, i and then the daughter spoke in a calm, clear voice: I " No good can ever come of falsehood, - mother,’ she said- ‘Let ns be frank with this gentlemani We did see Mr. Drebber again:’ i‘ " ‘God forgive you" critkl Mme. Char-’

pentier, throwing up her hands and sinking back in her chaiir. ’You have ! murdered your brother.' "‘Arthur would rather that we | spoke the truth,’-the girl answered j firmly. J i " ‘You had best tell me all about it ■ now.* T said. ‘Half-confidences are worse than notify Beside® you do not ■A<now how much we know of it.’ •“On your head Ik* it, Alice!' cried her m-tiirr. ant! tHCD. tUrning’tO me. ‘ ‘1 will tell you all, sir. Do not imagine ’ that my agitation On behalf of my son arises from any fear lest he should ‘ • have had a hand in this terrible affair. • He is utterly innocent of it. My dread K however, that in your eyes and in I the eyes of others he may appear to be , } compromised. That, however, is surely imp’ssiblc, Il is high character, his profession, his antecedents would all . forbid it.’ ’ “ ‘Your best way is to make a clean breast of the facts,’ I answered. ‘De- . pend upon it. if your son is innocent he will be none the’worse.* “ ‘Perhaps Alice, you had better leave us together,’ she said, and her daughter withdrew. ’ ‘Now, sir,’ she continued, T bad no intention of telling you all this, but since my poor daughter has disclosed it I have no alternative. Having once decided to : speak, I will tell you all; without omitting any particular.’ “ ‘lt is your wisest course,’, said I. "‘Mr. Xllrvbber has been with us nearly tlnree week® He and his secretary. Mr. Stangerson. had been trav- | eling on the continent-* I noticed a “Copenhagen" label upon each of their j trunks, showing that that had been : their last stopping place. Stangerson was a quiet, reserved man, but his employer, I am sorry to say, was far otherwise. He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his way® The very night of his arrival he became very much the worse for drink, and, indeed, after twelve o’clock in the dayi he could hardly ever be said to be. wr. His manners toward the maid servants were disgustingly free and familiar. Worst of all. he speedily assumed the same attitude toward my daughter, Aliw. and spoke to her more than once 1 in away which, fortunately, she is too innocent to understand. On one occasion he actually seized her in his arms i and embraced her—an outrage which eaused his own secretary to reproach him for his unmanly conduct.’ " ‘But why did yop stand all this?* I asked. ’I suppose that you can get rid of your boarders when you wish.’ "Mr® Charpentier blushed at my pertinent question. ‘Would to God that ’ I had given him notice on the very day he came,’ she said. ‘But it was a sore temptation. They wete paying a pound a day each—fourteen pounds a week, and this is a slack season. lam a widow, .and my boy in the naVy has cost me much. I grudged to tose the money. 1 acted for the best. This last was too much, however, and I gave him notice to leave on account of it. That was the reason of his ffoing.' "WeUr " ‘My heart grew light when I saw him drive away, son is on leave just now. bu’t I did not tell him anything of thi® for his temper is violent, and he is passionately fond of his sister. When I closed the door behind them a load seemed to be lifted from my mind. Alas' in less than an hour there was a ring at the bell, and 1 learned that Mr. Drebber had returned. He was much excited, and evidently the worse for drink. He forced his way into the room where 1 was sitting with my daughter, and j mad® some incoherent remark about having ■ missed the train. He then turned to Alice and, before my very face, prop®eed to her that she should fly with him. “You are of age,” h® ■aid. "and there is no law to stop yon I have money enough and to spar* i fro w c—aamij

A WABNING. President Cleveland Issues an Important Proclamation. ! I® Effect It Place* th# City of Chicago I nder Martial Law—Citizens Are Cautioned Against Participating In Riotous Gatherings. THE VKESII'EST ACT® Washixgtox. July 9.—The following dispatch was sent from the war departs ment to Gen, Miles at Chicago Sunday Evening: •‘ln vlew.of tae provisions ot the statutes and . for the purpose of giving ample warning to all ’ innocent and well-disposed persons, the president has deemed it best to issue the following proclamation to-night. This does not change the scope of your authority and duties, nor ‘ your relation to the local authorities. You will please make this known to Mayor Hopkins.’' Just before midnight President Cleveland issued the following: . “ J*KOCt,AMAVIOX “By the President of the United States: “Whereas. By reason of the unlawful obstructions, Combinations and assemblages of persons it has become Impracticable, in the : judgment of the president, to enforce by the I ordinary course of judicial proceedings the I laws of the United States within the state of , Illinois, aud especially jin the city of Chicago. , within said state:-and Whereas. For the purpose of enforcing th® faithful execution of the laws o{ the United States and protecting its. property and removing obstruct liins to the United States malls in the stale and city aforesaid, the president has employed a part of the Military of the United States - I Now. therefore. I Gr<jfver Cleveland, president of the United StOMB do hereby admonish all goodcitizens and all persons who : may be or may come wit bin the city and state j aforesaid, against aiding, countenancing, encouraging or taking part in such un- j lawful obstructions. ; combinations and assemblages. and 1 hereby warn all persons engage I tn or. in any Way connected with such unlawful obstruction® ‘combinations and as- ■ sembiages. to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abode* on or before 12 o'clock noon on-the »th day of July ir.st. ■ Those who dis.regaM this warning and per- ‘ sist in taking pilrt with a riotous mob in forcibly resisting and obstructing the execution of the lay* of the Umtpd bt>tes.ror Interfering r with theTunctions of|.the government, or destroying. ar attemptiijig to 'destroy the property belonging to the United states or Under Its protection, cannot bej regarded otherwise than a> public enemies. “Troops employed ? against such a riotous mob wj® act with allJtbe m -deration and f°rbearanep eons!?it nt with the accomplishment j of the desired end; bnt the necessity that con- ■ fronts them will not with certainty > permit ' discrimination between guilty participants | and thpse who ace mingled • with them from j curiosity and witfioht criminal intent The ! only safe course therefore, for those not act- : uaily unlawfully pi: t .:.g is to abide at [ their homes, or at l?.st not to be found in the ] neighborhood of r! ..‘.i'us a semblages. ■ While then* will >be no hesitation or i | lai-on in the:• decisivjf.treatment of the guilty. ng Is e-ppcir.iiv intended to protect I and save the innocent " I “t:ROVER CIEVEI-AND." This e<>ur<e tva , de tv rm in mi upon by * the pres dent upon tile reception of : the latter dispatches from Cliieagv, all <-f tyhieh ten i.*<i to show the unruly i disposition of the mobs in that city and across the state line at Hammond. While; as state.l in the foregoing 1 . the : outbreak at Spring ’.'alley probably precipitated it. the president’s action, it is said, is based on the faet that the . well-being of all. the states is menaced by the insurrection in Chieagq... Lines ! of transportation are Interrupted, tlie mails cannot be carried, and supplies ‘of i* si are cut off. The entire coun- : try is disorganized. In the riots of IST? President Hayes J issued a.prociamatiux®A®uv**ri»>g’ P®nn- * sylvauia. It was not e»ttched in terms I 'so severe the present one. but its effect was immediate. t ■ i ' •_

t ■ f ALL WILL STRIKE. Chicago Trade# Or<*nU*tk»ais Decide to <io Out Tuesday. Chicago. July 9.—By order and authority of the allied trades of Chicago | a general strike of all union wage, j earners was declared at 8:55 o’clock this morning by the great labor I meeting atUljdich's hall, said strike j to take effect at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon unless a compromise is reached | between Pullman and the strikers. The claim is made that President ! Cleveland’s proclamation precipitated !.the result although the strike would i ultimately had bden declared, but not : fjr four or live day si A delegate said rtliat the proclamation was read amid profound silence at 1 pel-kd, this mornI and the Whisper wenv round: "If ,1 we don't order the strike now we will ‘ be prevented] frtjm meeting to carry ■ out the plan ip the future.” The delegates heard \dith wonder and alarm the message from the president. Then thi-v acted promptly. The proclamation fettled the question that five ! hours' debate had failed to do. It had been, alm st decided that the delegates should delay the strike until Saturday by sending committees to St. Louis. Minneapolis. Detroit,. Milwaukee, andiother large cities in the northwest. These committees were to carefully examine the situation, to consu l with union wage carriers in ih»o cities-, gain their allegiance, and then returning toChieago'after all . details had | been i-arefnlly arranged to declare the strike on or about Saturday. The reading of the proclamation shattered this programme. Three hundt<ed delegates, representing 100 different unions and more than iHOi.Ouo wage earners of Chicago, then ea£t their Votes for the, strike. Trn Killed. Twelve Injured. Maniuo. July 9.— News has been, re ceived of the derailing of a passenger train between Lezana and Bilbao, the capital of fth« province of Biscay, 0 miles from the mouth of ‘he Nervx ’Ten persons are reported to hare been killed and twelve injured. CUTS OFF THE CASH. Treasury OMciaU Forced to Stop AU Shlpiurnts of Money. IVlsHtso'ros. duly '.‘.—Treasury officials have been compelled to stop all - s of cash to points wfstof 5 the Ohio river in consequence of the strikes. Under their contracts with the government the express companies are not liable for losses incurred in consequence of riots or other unlawful i acts of that character. This situation is unfortunate, particularly at this time, as pensions are now being paid in Chicago and money is nee. rd there for that purpose. KILLED BY THE CARS. • Mad Fate of Three Young Ladies at Oiatbe* Kan. Ui-athe.; Kan.. July 9.—Three young lad ies named Lizzie and Lena Brey-1 fogle. daughters of ex-Senator L. W. Hrevfogle!. and Miss Carroll, who re- • aide about; 1 mile northeast of Lenexa. met with pad' deaths about 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. They were in a buggy driving to Lenexa, and were crossing the Kansas City, Fort Scott A Memphis railroad track near their I home when their buggy was struck by j I a north* bound passenger train, killing ■ ’ them instantly.

ALTGELD PROTESTS. Be Tttlaka the Pvesenre of Federal Teoope •a Invwaioa of State Right*. WasmstyaMri July 6.—ln a lon g telegraphic dispatch addressed to the; president late Thursday nwht : Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, loudly ue- ' manded the withdrawal of the federal troops from Chicago, insisting that their presence there was an insult to the people of the state and an invasion of the rights of the state to control, without outside in terference. its internal affairs. He held that there was no necessity for the presence of federal forces in Illinois. and intimated that when, in his ■ opinion, the necessity arose, he would notify the proper authorities in the , proper way. He claims that it is 1 not soldiers that I ; the railroads need so much as it is men : to operate trains, and that the condi- : tions do not * exist in Illinois which i j bring the Cause within the federal ' ‘ statutes, a statute that was passed in i 1 1881. and was in reality a war measure. He continues: j —The, question ot federal supremacy is in no way involved. No one disputes it fora moment ; But under our constitution federal supremacy c and local self-govern&ent must go band in , hand, and to ignore the latter is to do violence . to the constitution. "To absolutely ignore a local government in matters of this kind, when the local meat Is ready to furnish assistance needed ; and is amply able to enforce the law. not I only Insults the people of this state by Imputing to them an inability'Jp govern them- | i spires or an unwillingness to enforce the law. ' but Is tn violation of a basic principle of our institutions 'As governor of the state of Illinois I protest > against this and ask the immediate withdrawal of the federal troops from active duty j in this state, thould the situation at any time get so serious that we cannot control it with the state forces we will ' promptly and freely ask for federal assistance, i but until such time I protest with all due deference against this uncalled-for reflection upon our people, and again ask the imme- ; diate withdrawal of these troops. I have the '■ honor to be yours respectfully. ••Jorx P. altgxld. ■•Governor of Illinois.” ■•FXKctrrrra Mansion. Washington. July 5. IS9I -Lion. John P. Altgeld. Governor of Illinois, Sprinufield 111.: Federal troops were sent to Chicago in strict accordance with i the constitution and laws of the United | states, upon the demand of the,post office department ti:at obstruction of the mails should be ■ ! removed, and upon the representations of the I | judicial officers of the United Mates that ; process,cl the federal court could not be exe* > : cuted through the ordinary means, and upon I abundant proof that conspiracies existed [ j against commerce between the states. To meet ' ’ these conditions, which are clearly within the prov t’ce of federal authority, the pres- ' ence of federal troops in the city of Chicago wis deemed not only proper but necessary, at d there has been no Intention of thereby tn- ■ lettering with the plain duty of the local au- s, thurities to preserve the peace of the city. "tIKUVU CLEVELAND yIEALdtISY ENDS IN MURDER. Anton Schaefer Shot and Killed by Col. James M. Vanhook. Jeufer.sosvu.le, Ind.. July 7. —Anton Schaefer and Col Janies' M. Vanhook became engaged in an encounter at Charlestown, and the former was shot and almost instantly killed. The <’ difficulty was the outgrowth of jealousy on the part of Schaefer. Some , months ago lie became 1 enamored of Mrs. Jennie Young Bean, widow- of tiie late Edwin'Bean. who died in Chicago, where he and his wife res dedsome I tw o years ago. Col. Vanhook was Mrs. Beans accepted suitor lie arrived at Charlestown from Fort Xlyad, | Fla., ten .iays ago and delivered i ail address lie'jre thy Keeley league at the fair grounds. Since Vanhook's arr tai in Charles-

' town Schaefer has made r. pcatjd j threats to take, his life. Vanhook went i before a magistrate and asked that a I peace, warrant be issued, against Schaefer. The official declined to issue one on the grounds that Vanhook ! was a non-resident. After the address : Col. Vanhook and. Mrs. Bean left the i fair grounds together. Schaefer was closely in the rear and watched; every movement. On being seated in Isis vehicle Vanhook spied his pursuer and commanded him to halt. jSchaefer continued to advance until he reached f> r the lapel of Vanhook’s coat. Vanhook thereupon drew his weapon, fired, and Schaefer received a bullet in his breast from the effects of which he died a few minutes later. Col. Vanbook gave himself up, but was subsequently released on &.000 bond. FOOD FOR FLAMES. Fire at Hadsou. Ma**.. liestroys Propertj Worth 1.000.000. Hrnsox. Mass., July s.—Shortly bedre 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon the most disastrous fire this section of the country has ever seen broke' out in Chamberlain’s shoe factory. , Woods square. When discovered it had gained considerable headway, and with a strong wind blowing the flames got beyond the control of the local firemen and spread with Wonderful rapidity, the factory being burned to the ground within half an i hour One cause for the rapid spread of the fire is assigned V explosion of several barrels of naphtha and oil used in the shoe business Within an hour the flameshad spread to the union depot, the public telephone office and Higgins' shore factory. The firemen were.perfectly helpless and assistance was summoned from surrounding citie* ■ and towns. The post office with its contents was totally destroyed, and the loss cannot be fixed. It is known, how- , ever, that several registered packages arrived on the morning mail and were not delivered on account of the holiday. Forty dwelling houses were destroyed, together with their contents. The firemen worked With a will, but their efforts seemed to s be in vain and it was finally found nee essary to blow up a number of houses to save the town' from destruction. J The loss is estimated between 5750.000 : and $1.000.000. mostly insured. Senator Alien Attack* the Strike. Wabhisotos. July 9. —Senator Allen i • Nd'.! introduced in the senate a res- I ‘o ution for the appointment of a c«mimittee of five senators, not more two of whom shall be of -the same party* to consider the advisability or necessity of government ownership of railroads and telegraphs ami to examine the existing troubles between employers and employes, and i discover what legislation is necessary to prevent strikes and lock-outs in the future. Mail Trains Seat Qat. * i Battee Crees. Mich., jkily •.—The Chicago A Brand Trunk Sent out two mail trains Wednesday without trouble and claim to be gaining on the strike. Everything is quiet and no interference expected from strikers. Returned to the Treasury. Washington, July 9- — Owing to i deaths m the ranks of pensioners Sec- ‘ ret ary Smith has covered 325.000,000 ; into the treasury. I

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