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SHOOTING FEST OPENS
Crack Riflemen Contest
for Championship
Honors.
PARADE OF MARKSMEN.
A Monster Procession Threads
the Streets of New
York.
HELM AND STRECKER MATCHED.
They Will Meet Two of the Best
Shots of the Settler Rifle
Club.
NEW YORK, N. V., July I.— Thousands
of people crowded along the line of march
to-day to watch the mammoth parade of
the National Schuetzenbund. Traffic was
entirely suspended while the procession
was passing. Buildings along the route were
gay ly decorated with|bunting and count
less "flags. At Union square the parade was
reviewed by Sheriff Tamsen, the Com
troller of the city, Jacob Rupert and other
honorary members of the bund. As the
various companies filed past the reviewing
stand the men saluted, the bands played
and colors were dipped. The reviewing
party acknowledged the salute by repeat
edly raising their hats.
The route of the parade, which was in
six divisions, was from St. Mark's place,
via Broadway and Fifth avenue, to the
Thirty-fourth-street ferry, and via Long
Island Railroad to Schuetzen Park, Glen
daJe. The California Schuetzen marched
in the first division. After the parade the
flags and bauners of the societies repre
sented were placed in charge of the Newark
Bund and suitably arranged at head
quarters.
Alter the arrival at Glendalje Park there
was a banquet aad speeches from 1 p. m. to
2r. m. When at 2 o'clock the shooting
commenced at the target Columbia, and
the first National Schuetzenbund of the
United States was formally opened.
Judge Henry Gildersleeve, at 2:30 p. m.
fired the first shot at the honor target
Columbia, and President W. F. Wents, of
the National Schuetzenbund, fired the
opening shot at the honor target Germania.
The afternoon was beautiful. The sur
geon in charge of the hospital tent was
kept fairly busy during the day, but none
of the accidents were of a very serious
nature, with the exception of a mishap to
John Nold, one of the Warners at the
targets, who received a nasty bullet wound
from an erratic rifleman, which cut a gash
along his left temple over the ear, nar
rowly missing the temporal artery.
The shooting was not a Very representa
tive quality, as the cracks were rather
averse to shooting after the fatigue of the
long parade march and the festivities
attendant upon the opening banquet. G.
W. Plalsted of the Seattle Rifle Club made
the fine score of 72 out of a possible 75 at
the man target.
The first festival silver cup for 300 points
was won by B. Neuman from New York.
At the Columbia honor target H. Cordtes,
Hoboken Independent R. C, made the first
ticket, while W. C. Collins, Greenville
(N. J.) R. C, made the best score— s6.
At the Germania honor target, Collins
was the only man to score, making two
bullseycs. W. Rosenbaum made the first
red flag and G. Plaisted the last of the day.
The California delegation did not shoot
to-day, preferring to rest. George Helm
expressed the gratification of the Cali
fornians the reception accorded them.
Among the new arrivals were Captain
Farrow of the Morgantown (W. Va.) dele
gation, who was one of the American rifle
team that carried all before it in Great
Britain. Captain Farrow is going to make a
great bid for Schuetzen Kcenig at this
festival. He won the title in 1878 and
again in 1888. The Philadelphia contin
gent, sixty strong, were on the jrrounds
to-day. The shooting at the honor target
Columbia included the following scores:
W. C. Collins, Greenville. N. J. R. C 56
H. Cordtes. Hoboken, Independent R. C 47
Fred Weigman, Klit« R. C, Brooklyn 47
B. Pratßt-r, Friday R. C, Jersey City 42
Charles Gisrhka, Friday R. C. Jersey City U
P. Schiller, German-American R. C, New York. .20
At the ring target these scores were
made:
G. W. Plaisted 72 C. W. Homey. 65
F. Schroder 69 P. C. Schmidt. 62
W. C. Collins 68 R. Herold 62
H. M. Pope 68 A. W. Hoffman 61
L Flack 67 M. Kaiser 60
M. Dorrlei:. 66 W. Muller 60
3. Rapp Jr 64)
At the standard target the following
scores were made:
H M. Pope 46 J. Peters 38
J- Xartin 43 R. Herold S3
G. W. Plaisted 42 W. Muller 28
V. Rapp i r . 40 F. J.Dolan. 26
A. Rokl 3g
At the m&u target the following were
the scores-:
?f--V°w er MlA.W.noffraan 72
C. v\. Homey 81\i. Martin 69
Gold medals were won v>y the following
for 150 points: J. Blumenberg, G. W.
Plaisted, M. Gindel, D. B. Faktor, F. W.
Horeffele, A. W. Hoffman, H. Lohmann,
J. Reitweissner. Silver festival cups were
won by the following for 300 points: H.
Kemann and L. Flack.
At the end of the week George Helm and
A. Strecker of the Columbia Rifle Club of
San Francisco will shoot a match of 100
shots each with Ross and Dorrler of the
Settler Rifle Club, New York.
ITS JFFFTH. DEFAULT.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Still in Deep Hater.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July L— For the
filth consecutive time since the present
receivership the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad to day defaulted upon the in
terest due on the general mortgage bonds,
but paid all prior liens, the only other de
fault being upon the principal of $19,00 C
worth of Schuylkill Navigation bonds.
Those of the general mortgage bond
holders who deposited their securities
under the Earl-Olcott plan for reorganiza
tion received from the Finance Company
of Pennsylvania tne interest due to-day
upon the July coupons, but those who did
not accept the terms of the plan until after
the time limit expired, in January last,
were not }>aid.
The amount of money disbursed for gen
eral mortgage interest by the finance com
pany to-day, in accordance with the reor
ganization plan, was close to $200,000, the
total| amount required being $250,000, but
there were a great many holders out of the
city who failed to present their certificates
up" to the close of the business day.
The company also paii interest on what
it known as equitable certificates issued to
parties who advanced the money to pay the
general mortgage coupon.
At the Reading office it was learned that
but one bondholder presented his coupon
for payment, and was informed by Treas
urer that the receivera bad issued
instructions not to pay the interest, and he
disappearad without a murmur. The com
pany "first defaulted upon these bonds Jan
uary 1, 1893, and no interest has been paid
since that date.
UNCLE BA3PS PRISON.
That at Fort Lcaventcorth Converted From
a Military ton Civil Institution.
FORT LEAVEN WORTH, Kan., July 1.
The United States military prison at
this place to-day passes from the ; Depart
ment of War to the Department of Justice,
and will hereafter be used for- the accom
modation of Uncle Sam's guests who have
committed infringements of the civil law.
Most of the United States prisoners will,
as heretofore, be quartered in the various
state penal institutions, but in cases where
there are reasons against this course being
followed, resort will be had to the institu
tion at this point^_^j_^
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MICHIGAN'S STATE PARK.
A Small Island That la Rich in Hiatorie
Tradition.
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., July I.—
The United States Government to-day re
linquishes its ownership of the military
reservation at this place, and as soon as the
Michigan Legislature enacts the proper
legislation the greater part of the island
will become a public State park. The isl
and is rich in historic tradition, the flags
of France, England and the United States
having waved successively over it. The
island is nine miles in circumference.
THE DEFENDER AFLOAT.
She Had to Be Pulled Front the Launch-
ingtcnys by a Tug.
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., July I.— The
yacht Defender was pulled off the launch
ingways at Bristol, where she had been
stuck since Saturday at 3 p. m., by the tug
Right Arm. The big craft made a dozen
ineffectual efforts, but was finally success
ful, and the yacht moved off the cradle
into deep water. The mast was stepped at
6 o'clock to-night and the rigging will be
put on without delay.
IN THE PANOPLY OF WAR
St. Louis Alive With the Mar
tial Array of a Military
Camp.
All Branches of the Military Service
Represented at Camp
Hancock.
ST. L.OUIS, Mo., July I.— This city is a
military camp. Not since the days of the
Civil War has there been seen here such a
material array— infantry and cavalry
marching and counter-marching, and all
the pomp and circumstance of glorious
war.
Camp Hancock, as the fair grounds en
campment is christened, was a cheerless
place during last night's rain, but with the
first notes of the; reveille this morning and
the boom of the sunrise gun the clouds
fled and a perfect midsummer day fol
lowed.
For two days companies and detach
ments of all branches of military service
have been arriving and the tents will be
filled by to-morrow morning. Major A. S.
B. Keyes of the Third Regiment Cavalry is
in command of the camp. Following are
the companies in camp:
Company B, Third Regiment Cavalry,
Captain Chase; Company E, Third Regi
ment Cavalry, Capiain Hunter; Phcenix
Light Infantry, Phoenix, Ohio, Captain
J. A. Miller, fifty men; Branch Guards,
Captain C. A. Sinclair; Bullene Guards,
Kansas City, Captain Cowagar; Belknap
Rifles, San Antonio, Tex., Captain R. B.
Green, sixty men; Company F, First In
fantry, M. N. G.. St. Louis, Captain F. V.
Walsh ; National Rifles, Washington. D. C,
First Lieutenant J. 0. Mauson; Chicago
Zouaves, Captain T. J. Ford; Walsh
Zouaves, St. Louis, Captain William Hey
man; Neeley Zouaves, Memphis. Term.,
Captain F. L. Deffrey; Fletcher Zouaves,
Little Rock, Ark., J. A. Mitchell; Hale
Zouaves, Kansas City, Captain C. Lecht
man; Aurora Zouaves, Aurora, 111., Cap
tain A. H. Tarble; Indianapolis Light Ar
tillery, Indianapolis, Captain James B.
Curtis; Battery A, M. >'. G., St. Louis.
Captain F. M. Rumbold; Rockville Light
Artillery, Rockville, Ind., Captain F. E.
Stevenson; Dallas Artillery, Dallas, Tex.,
First Lieutenant F. V. Blythe.
Arrivals to-night from distant points are
expected by Commandant Keyes. Guard
mount will be followed and the strict rules
of military life set in motion.
In the 'afternoon the whole command
was marched through the principal down
town streets.
This evening dress parade by the entire
force made an imposing scene.
Competitive drilling will begin to-mor
row, but no prizes will be allotted till Sun
day next, the closing day. The encamp
ment opens with every promise of success,
and thousands of visitors are coming on
every railway.
TUTORS OF IJS'DIAXB.
They Meet to Discuss Meth ods of Teaching
and Discipline.
SIOUX CITY, lowa, July I.— A conven
tion of instructors in the Indian schools of
the West met here to-day by direction of
the Department of the Interior. Over 500
teachers are present, representing the
schools of Nebraska, North and South Da
kota, Montana, Wyoming and adjoining
States. Several native instructors are also
present. Different methods of teaching
and governing the Indian pupils will be
discussed, and specimens of their work are
on exhibition. The sessions of the con
vention will continue daily until July 6.
BOSTON'S NEW CHARTER.
It It Designed to Lffect a More Economi
cal Administration.
BOSTON, Mass., July I.— The new city
charter passed by the last Legislature goes'
into effect to-day. The Mayor'B term is
changed from one to three years and vari
ous changes are made in the administra
tion of elections. Over a score of other
minor alterations are made in the various
departments of the city government and it
is thought that under the new regime the
finances of the municipality will be admin
istered much more economically.
loxoa Liquor Men IHscouragtd.
DUBUQUE, lowa, July 2.-A Jarge pro
portion of the liquor-dealers in the upper
forty-nine counties of this State wili retire
from business to-morrow. It is said that
the falling off in business has been such
that it would not be profitable to renew
the Government license and pay the sec
ond installment of the mulct tax, and the
period covered by the last payments ends
to-morrow.
Flooded Gold Mine.
LEADVILLE, Colo., July I.— The big
Rex mine was drowned out yesterday and
there is now over 250 feet of water in the
ehaft. All the workmen made their escape.
The ore, believed to be very rich in gold,
was just being entered when the mine was
flooded. It is likely that a mammoth
pumping plant will be put in and the shaft
drained at once.
In bakine powder it is safer to use the
Royal only, au article that many years' ex
perience has proved most efficient, and
which has been officially demonstrated
pure and wholesome.
Governor Bromx's Withdrawal.
FRANKFORT, Ky., July 1.--Governor
John Youn£ Brown gave out a card to-day
withdrawing lrom the Senatorial race. Re
cent family bereavements in the deaths of
his daughter and son are the prime cause 3
for his action.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1895.
WHY DANA WAS SUED
Frank B. Noyes Is Said
to Have Been. Only
a Catspaw.
SUIT A BIT OF FINESSE.
It Is Alleged to Have Been In
stigated by the Asso
ciated Press.
THE MAIN ISSUE IGNORED.
Dana Charged the Rival of the
United Press With Cross Mis
representation.
NEW YORK, N. V., July 1.-Since
the collapse of the libel suit brought by
Frank B. Noyes of Washington against
Charles A. Dana and the denial by the
court of the complainant's petition that
the editor be removed to Washington for
trial some of the facts upon which the
alleged libel was based have begun to come
to light. Mr. Dana, who had been com
pelled to postpone his trip abroad while
awaiting Judge Brown's already famous
decision, sailed for Europe on the St.
Louis last Wednesday.
Walter P. Phillips, the secretary and
general manager of The United Press,
talked freely to a reporter yesterday re
garding the history of the Noyes suit and
consented to furnish for publication some
of the facts which tended to support the
Sun's characterization of Mr. Noyes as
"dishonest."
"The idea of the suit brought against
Mr. Dana," said. Mr. Phillips, "by the
Associated Press people — for it was
brought at their instance and they put
Mr. Noyes forward simply to carry out
their purpose — was to divert attention
from the main point in the gun's now
historical article of February 22. The
Chicago Associated Press people had every
reason to avoid and evade the main
charge, which was as follows:
"The management of the Associated
Press exhibited to the clients of The United
Press statements of the Associated Press
earnings and expenditures, showing always
a balance on the right side. We have be
fore us a cable dispatch sent by the man
agement to James Gordon Bennett on No
vember 1, 1893:
" 'United Press now losing over quarter
million dollars per year. On other hand
Associated Press making money.'
"Hundreds of newspapers will recall
their experience during the period we are
reviewing and wiJl confirm this record of
the falsehood they were told and of which
they were the victims. At no time has
there been any intermission. The Evening
Post, the Brooklyn Eagle and other papers
hereabouts taking the Associated Press ser
vice printed on the 14th inst. a report of
the annual meeting in Chicago of the West
ern Associated Press, in which the follow
ing passage occurred :
" 'The report of the board of directors and
general manager has been eiven to each
stockholder. It showed in detail the finan
cial condition of the association, with the
receipts and expenditures for the last sev
enteen months, up to December 31, 1894,
and that the income was more than suf
ficient to cover the outlay. 1
"We have the full copy of the report of
the board of directors of the Associated
Press which was handed to every member
present at the annual meeting in question,
and we take from that part of it which is
furnished by the auditing committee, con
sisting of J. W. Richards of the Indian
apolis News and 8. F. Gnnnison of the
Brooklyn Eagle, the following figures:
"The tabulated statement shows a net
loss on the business of $11,961 64 in the
month preceding the date on which the
above cable dispatch was sent to Mr. Ben
nett; a net loss on the business during the
next month, November, of $23,157 14; in
December of $27,186 32; in January of $27,
--286 05, etc.
"The new management baa succeeded
up to date in administering the affairs of
the Western Associated Press^o as to lose
over half a million dollars and place it
upon a basis of permanent, hopeless and
incurable insolvency.'*
"Is the Sun's statement true that the
Chicago organization has lost half a mil
lion dollars since the warfare began?"
"It has lost much more than that, but I
will let an expert answer that question by
giving you a copy of his letter to me. It
is from F. G. Mason, the auditor of The
United Press. Mr. Mason was for many
years connected with the bookkeeping de
partment of the New York Associated
Press and the Western Associated Press.
If his figures are at fault it is that they are
too low. In my judgment the loss on the
part of the Chicago Associated Press indi
cated in his letter falls short by $100,000 of
the amount actually lost. The data for
his statement are all derived from the
printed annual reports of the Western As
sociated Press and the Chicago Associated
Press."
This is the letter referred to by Mr. Phil
lips:
"New York, June 25, 1895.
" Walter P. Phillips Esq.— Dear Sir : On
July 1, 1891, the surplus of the Western
Associated Press in cash, accounts receiv
able and bills receivable amounted to about
$150,000, out of which there was paid to
members in July, 1891, a dividend amount
ing to about $34,000, leaving $116,000 to the
credit of profit and loss.
"On January 1, 1893, the date on which
the Illinois organization was to take over
the business of the Western Associated
Press of Michigan, the surplus was a little
over $80,000, and it is generally understood
that by August 1, 1893, when the new or
ganization formally opened its books, there
was practically nothing left to the Western
Associated Press. The last dividend to
the stockholders of the Western Associated
Press was that of July, 1891. Thus, not
only was the surplus of $116,000 dissipated,
but the stockholders failed to receive any
returns from the operations of their busi
ness, which produced for them under the
management of the old joint executive
committee an aggregate of $330,000, and
which under the conditions existing pre
vious to 1890-91 may fairly be said to have
been worth $40,000 a year, or for the four
years ending Jnne 30, 1895, $160,000.
"If I am correctly informed the assess
ments on afternoon papers taking the early
morning service were continued after the
report was stopped in February, 1893, and
the expenses which those alsessments were
levied to cover were discontinued, but they
are still levied and collected as a part of the
present charges. They amounted to about
$4000 a year before that period. From
February, 1893, to June, 1895, they may be
estimated at $8000. The assessment* ©a
the stockholders of the Associated Press
were increased 50 per cent in September,
1893. The assessments on the Western
Associated Press members amounted to
about $230,000 per annum. Hence it is
clear that aside from the aforementioned
loss they have had to pay up to this time
nearly $150,000 under this 30 per cent
increase.
"A year later, or August 22, 1894, the call
for voluntary contributions was issued.
The second annual report of the Associated
Press (page 213) states that eighty-seven
stockholders of the Associated Press had
responded to the call and were paying
additional assessments amounting to $113,
--903 22 per annum. I think it is fair to
assume that at least forty-five of the
eighty-seven stockholders so contributing
are stockholders of the Western Asso
ciated press, and that they will have paid
during the ten months ending June 30,
1895, at least $50,000 under this call.
"If these levies and the appropriations of
the Western Associated Press surplus had
sufficed to provide for the needs of the
service under the new dispensation, there
would be still a radical difference in the
results attained by the two managements,
old and new, and evidenced by a loss to
the stockholders of the Western Associated
Press of Michigan of nearly $484,000 in four
years.
"But the statements of the operations of
the Associated Press, up to January 1, 1895
(page 12), show a loss of $209,014 82, or,
including the salary of the general counsel
for 1894, $2500 (page 37), $211,514 82.
"Thus disregarding the probable losses
on operation for the six months ending
June 30, 1895, and ignoring the doubtful
character of certain assets shown on the
balance sheets of January 1 last, we have a
total of nearly $695,000 lost under the pres
ent management of the Western organiza
tion, probably $600,000 of it being lost to
the charter members of the Western Asso
ciated Press.*
"Following is a recapitulation of the
figures given:
"Surplus of Western Associated Press
July, 1891, dissipated by August, 1893,
$116,000.
"Loss of earnings July 1, 1891, to June
30, 1895, four years st $40,000, $160,000.
"Early morning report assessment re
tained February, 1893, to June 30, 1895,
$8000.
"Increase of 30 per cent on "Western
Associated press members paying $238,000
per annum September, 1893, to Julie, 1895,
1149.233.
"Estimated amount of increased assess
ment on Western Associated Press mem
bers under the call of August 22. 1894, Bep
temter, 1894, to June, 1895, $56,000.
"Deficit shown January 1, 1895, $211,
--514 82.
"Total, $694,747 82.
"Faithfully yours, F. G. Mason.
c 'After a conference in New York with
the Chicago Associated Press people Noyes
went back to Washington and told Beriah
Wilkins of the Post that he could prove to
him from the minutes of the conference
that The United Press waa prepared to
abandon all its friends and go out of busi
ness and leave him to the mercies of tne
Chicago Associated Press. He telegraphed
to New York for a copy of the minutes, to
be sent to Washington in proof, and he
also asked Mr. Wilkins to inquire of me if
I had any objection to his having a copy
of the minutes, to which I replied that I
had none and that he would be furnished
with a copy of them by The United Press
as soon as they were printed, and that
they were then in the hands of the printer.
"In one way and another Mr. Noyes suc
ceeded in convincing Mr. Wilkins that
The United Press was going out of business
just as he succeeded months before in
making the Baltimore papers believe that
their only hopes of getting a service after
the end of the week was to go to the Chi
cago organization with him."
"I have heard that there was some sort
of a pledge signed by a lot of people and
that Wilkins was one of those who signed
it. Is that true?"
"Yes, that is true. There was no man
connected with our organization in whom
we reposed greater confidence than we did
in Beriah Wilkins, and our confidence was
very well expressed in the words concern
ing him printed in the Sun only a few
days before he went over to the enemy,
when Mr. Dana said: 'Mr. Wilkins is not
only one of the best and wisest, but one of
the truest and best of the whole newspaper
fraternity in this country.' The paper that
Mr. Wilkins signed read as follows:
" 'We pledge ourselvesand ourassociates
to leave nothing undone to promote the
interests of The United Press, and
strengthen its position in the several places
in which we respectively conduct business,
believing as we do that it i3to the interests
of every one of us to protect to the utmost
of our power the integrity of the news ser
vice. 1
"The men who signed this were: Charles
A. Dana, New York Sun; Whitelaw Reid,
New York Tribune; Beriah Wilkins, Wash
ington Post: L. Clark Darn, Philadelphia
Ledger; William M. Singerly, Philadel
phia Record; Barclay H. Warburton,
Philadelphia Telegraph ; Charles H. Tay
lor, Boston Globe; Stephen O'Meara, Bos
ton Journal ; F. B. Whitney, Boston Tran
script; R. S. Howland, Providence Jour
nal ; W. F. Balkan and Norman E. Mack,
New York State Associated Press; A. D.
Shepard, New York Mail and Express; C.
R. Miller and George F. Spinney, New
York Times; Samuel Bowles, Springfield
Republican ; John H. Holme*, Boston Her
ald; Gard G. Howland, New York Herald,
and George W. Turner, New York Re
corder."
"Have they all stood tip to this pledge?"
"Yes, sir; every man Jack of them, ex
cepting Beriah w'ilkins."
CARELESSNESS CAUSES DEATH.
Carbolic Add Given a Sick Woman Who
Aaked for Maynesla.
NEW YORK, N. V., July I.— Mrs. Cath
erine Dooley. 27 years old, died at her
home, 222 Eckford street, Brooklyn, at
noon yesterday. Coroner Creamer was
notified, as her death resulted from the
carelessness of her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Margaret Graham.
Mrs. Dooley was taken ill with cramps,
and asked Mrs. Graham for some mag
nesia. Mrs. Graham, so it is saitl. in her
hurry, picked up a bottle of carbolic acid
and gave her daughter-in-law a dose of it
before she discovered her mistake. Mrs.
Dooiey screamed with pain and an ambu
lance surgeon was summoned. He could
not allay the sufferings of the woman, and
she died in agony at noon.
A Montana Murderer Hanged.
BUTTE, Mont., July I.— Clay Pugh was
hanged at 10:30 this morning at Boulder
for the murder of Chauncey W. West, a
conductor on a Butte, Anaconda and Pa
cific train, in Butte, October 5 last. .He
died without a struggle. The murder was
committed because West put Pugh off the
train. Pugh waa 26 years of age. His
family lives in Davis County, lowa.
Killed in a Collision.
PITTSBURG, Pa., July I.— The Camber
land accommodation train on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad collided with a
switching engine at Laughiin station, near
Pittsburg, this morning. Brakeman
Louther, a shifter, was instantly killed, and
Fireman Mcßeth was fatally injured. The
passengers were severely bruised.
ACHED TO BE A MAN
The Freak of a Pretty
Young Blonde of
Delaware.
FLED FBOM HER HOME.
But Not Till She Was AH
Dressed Up in Her Broth
er's Clothes.
WALKED CHICAGO'S STREETS.
Hardships Result In Illness — Her
Identity Discovered at the
Hospital.
WILMINGTON, Del., July I.— Miss
Hettie Dickey, the pretty young blonde
who returned to her father's house in Stan
ton yesterday, is cured of all desire to be a
man. She left her home in that little vil
lage, five miles from here, three months
ago, dressed in man's garb.
Miss Dickey explained to a reporter to
night that she had for years .wished she
were a man. The impulse to see the world
as a man grew upon her to such an extent
that she finally decided to leave home.
She secreted a suit of her brother's clothes
in the woodshed and soon after noon on
March 24 she slipped quietly into the shed
and put on the masculine attire. Then she
walked calmly out of the yard in front of
her heme to the road leading to Kiamensi
station on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. It was then about 1:30 o'clock in
the afternoon. She followed the tracks
for three miles without meeting any one.
Then two men came in sight, and for fear
of detection she turned aside into a field
and made her way to Newark, where she
took the 3 o'clock train for Baltimore.
By this time her parents were searching
the country fox her in the immediate vi
cinity of their home. Reaching Balti
more, she stopped for an hour. Then she
bought a ticket to Chicago and left on the 7
o'clock train over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. All the money she had upon
leaving home was $20. She reached
Chicago on the night of March 25 with
$3 48 in the pocket of her trousers. Her
original intention was to go to Denver or
San Francisco. In both of these places
she has relatives.
Now comes the most interesting part of
her story. After her arrival in the Windy
City, she was at a losß to know where to
lay her head. She was afraid to go to a
lodging-house, so she concluded to walk
the streets rather than run the risk of
being detected. For two nights she
tramped the sidewalks before finding a
place of shelter. At last she found a big
lumber-yard near the lake, ana there she
spent five nights among the piles of lum
ber. What little food she ate during this
time she purchased at cheap restaurants.
In all of these cases she seated herself at
tables alongside of men. For three nights
she occupied a corner in a boxcar, stand
ing on a side track of the Illinois Central
Railroad. One of the employes discovered
her and demanded an explanation of her
presence. She maintained her fortitude
and succeeded in escaping arrest.
She went on in this way for two weeks,
until, overcome by exhaustion, she fell ill
and was removed to Cook County Hospi
tal. The incessant tramping and the
clumsiness of her brother's shoes caused
severe injuries to her feet. Upon removal
of the shoes at the hospital flesh came off
with them.
A diagnosis of her case was made by the
physician in charge. While making an
examination of her lungs he discovered
her sex. She told him her name was
ffettie Dickerson, but subsequently ad
mitted that it was Hettie Dickey and that
her home was in Stanton, DeL After
listening to her narrative the, doctor noti
fied her parents.
On April 24, one month from the time of
her disappearance, she wrote to her mother
describing her sufferings and asking for
giveness. "If they had turned me away
from the hospital," she wrote, "I don't
know what would become of me, for I
surely could not live long dressed as a man.
They would not have taken me in had not
the doctor discovered that I was a woman.
The doctor offered me clothes that hud
been worn by dead people."
in three weeks from the time she was ad
mitted to the hospital she had recovered
sufficiently to walk about. There was
some doubts in the doctor's mind as to her
Banity and she was ordered to appear in
court for examination.
This resulted in her transfer to the Dun
ning Insane Asylum, where she remained
until last Tuesday. Then, on an order
from her parents, she was released. Dur-
ing her incarceration at the asylum a
trunk filled with clothes arrived from her
home and upon her release she started for
Stanton.
She reached home yesterday, and with
the exception of a slight feebleness she
was none the worse for her experience.
When qnestioned regarding their daugh
ter's behavior Mr. and Mrs. Dickey could
give no explanation.
For many years Miss Dickey has taken
an active part in temperance work.
She was a devout Christian and a
firm believer in the doctrine of the
Presbyterian church until a year ago,
when she suddenly manifested a belief in
the teachings of the Seventh-day Advent
ists, who were then holding meetings at
Newark. So intense has her admiration
for them become that arguments with her
parents were frequent. For this reason it
was thought that she had mysteriously
departed in order to join them.
She carried with her on her escapade a
small hand-satchel, which contained two
suits of underwear, a comb ana brush, two
handkerchiefs, one shirt, two collars and a
novel.
It is not strange that she was not de
tected and arrested before she reached Chi
cago. The light suit she wore fittec- her
slender form perfectly, and the slouch hat
that covered her head tended to strengthen
her masculine appearance.
A MOWERS TEBltliiLß ACT.
Deliberately Plan* the Heath of Herself
and Two Children.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., July I.— Mrs.
John Ganote to-day visited the home of
Mrs. Benson Bennett at 279 Maple street.
Unable to gain admittance Mrs. Ganote
raised a side window, when a foui odor
poured forth. Crawling into the house a
horrifying sight met her gaze. Lyina: on
the floor was the lifeless form of Ella Ben
nett, aged 10, Orner, aged 5, and their
mother, side by side, the latter gasping
for breath and totally unconscious.
Mrs. Bennett had made full preparations
to commit the deed. She had taken the
precaution to carefully clothe herself and
children in spotless linen for their burial.
No motive is assigned for the deed, and
what poison she used is not known. »
Mrs. Bennett was the wife of Benson
Bennett, a locomotive engineer, who com
mitted suicide at Indianapolis a few
months ago. He carried an insurance
policy on his life in the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, and the widow re
ceived f 200 a month or so later.
DEATH OF LEON HARVIER.
He Was the Representative of « 3 T «m6er
of European Newspapers.
NEW YORK, "N. V.. July I.— After an
illness of over five weeks, in which brain
fever was complicated with pneumonia,
Leon Harvier died on Sunday evening.
Mr. Harvier was the son of Calixte Har
vier, who was at one time in partnership
with his father in the Harvier building, 49
Exchange place. Tne Harviers are one of
the oldest families in New York City. He
began his business life in the banking
house of Arthur Kimler <fc Co.. and later
became connected with the banking firm
of Brown Bros. & Co. Of recent years he
had been interested in the New York News
Bureau and represented a number of Euro
pean newspapers, sending daily financial
cable letters. He was regarded as one of
the most capable theatrical critics in the
city.
WHOLESALE ROBBERY.
It la Planned by a Hand of Six Burg
lars at Princeton, 111.
PRINCETON, 111., July 1.-Six burg
lars made an attempt at 3 o'clock this
morning to rob the Ohio City bank, the
postoffice and the hardware store of
Balcom & Wilson. The safe in the hard
ware store was blown open, but no money
secured. In the postothce a small amount
of money and a quantity of stamps were
stolen. The robbers were frightened
away from the bank before they could
make their way into the vault. They
were pursued a short distance by citizens,
but escaped. The Sheriff, with a posse
and bloodhounds, has started on the track
of the ileeing burglars and their capture is
expected.
UNDERVALUATION CHARGED
A Question of Injustice to the
Woolen Industry of the .
Country.
Foreign Goods Being- Sold by Im
porters for Less Than Their
Actual Cost.
NEW YORK, N. V., July I.— For gome
time the custom-house authorities have
been investigating an allegation that there
has been serious undervaluation of woolen
manufactures imported from England by
New York importing houses. It it a
question which is of the most importance
to the woolen industry of this country, and
which also affects the general trade
seriously, besides meaning the gain or loss
of a considerable amount of money to the
United States Government in customs
duties.
Tbe conditions created by the change in
the tariff have created new values and the
old experts now in the employ of the cus
tom-house find that the problems arising
from this are more difficult to solve than,
were the difficulties that arose under the
old tariff laws. Under the present routine
of appraisal of the goods as invoiced it is
not likely that this new system of under
valuation would h* detected.
Within the past two weeks order* have
been taken in this city by one of New
York's largest German importing houses
for 10,000 pieces of Bradford worsted
cloth and suitings at prices which,
on their face, are lower than those
now prevailing in the Bradford district.
For example, this firm has taken orders
to deliver twelve cases of all-worsted Clay
diagonals at 75 cents a yard, tbe bills to be
discounted 7 per cent forpayment in four
months from January, 1895. As the sales
will net the firm in question not over 68
cents per yard, whereas the cost of such
goods in Bradford to-day is Is lid, which,
with duty paid, makes the cost 69 cents net
cash, there would be a loss of 1 cent a yard
in tbe business.
The firm in question, it is expected, will
hold that their representative contracted
for these goods several months ago, when
the prices ruled about V£ pence per yard
less than now. If this claim is recognized
by the customs authorities, the goods can
be brought into the country under a 40
per cent instead of a 50 per cent rate, but
the law plainly holds that the values in
the invoice must be such as exist at the
port of shipment and at the time of ship
ment.
The amount of duty in the controversy
is great, as the imports aggregate $450,000,
and the United States Government will
get $45,000 more than the importers would
pay under thoir valuation, if it is decided
that the goods must pay duty on the basis
of values as fixed by present values.
REBEL, DEFEATS.
Two of Them Are Reported by a Govern
ment Army . Officer,
HAVANA, Cuba, July I.— Colonel
Aldave reports from Ciego de Avila that a
Government force under command of
Major Chabran has routed the . insurgent
bands under Castillo and Zayag, killing
three men and. capturing a number of
saddle horses and a quantity of arms. The
loss of the Government side was one
wounded. The engagement took place in
the mountains of San Felipe, near Arroyo
Blanco, Puerto Principe. Colonel Aldave
also reports that a rebel band attacked a
Spanish detachment at - Kanchuelo, but
were repulsed. '
Xnc Coast Illuminator.
NEW YORK, N. V., July 1.-H every
thing goes well the new electric coast-line
\lluminator at Fire Island will be put in
operation to-night. The new lamp is the
most powerful of its kind in the world
and will be visible twenty-five miles out to
sea. It is of 50,000,00© candle-power, and
this is increased to 250,000,000 by the pow
erful lens, which was made in France. The
entire mechanism rests in a trough filled
with mercury and revolves without friction.
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MURDER RUNS RIOT.
Four Deaths the Result
of a Kentucky
Feud.
REVENGE OF A CONVICT.
He Shoots Down Two of the
Witnesses Who Appeared
Against Him.
THE CRIME QUICKLY AVENGED;
Friends of the Desperado's Victims
Kill Him and a Woman
Companion.
PADTJCAH, Xt m July I.— News was
reseived here to-day of a bloody quadruple
tragedy in a remote section of Trigg Coim^y
last Friday night. John Rhodes and Cha"*-"*
Hammond were shot to death by Abithal
Colston, an ex-convict, and the next morn
ing the bodies of Colston and Mollie Smith
were found in the road riddled with buck
shot.
It seems that Colston, who was but re
cently released from the Frankfort peni
tentiary, where he had been sent for horse
stealing, had ever since his release been
gunning for all who had been witnesses
against him. Among the witnesses were
nve brothers named Rhodes, and they
were the first sought out by the convict.
Meeting John Rhodes at Rhodes Landing,
he shot him down, instantly killing him.
He then started for the other Rhodes
boys, and not far from where he had shot
John Rhodes he saw Chat Hammond giv
ing Abe Rhodes a drink of water from
a spring." This so exasperated Colston
that instead of killing Rhodes as
he had intended, he killed Ham
mond. He then left Rhodes, who was
unaimed, and went to where Molly Smith
lived. They spent part of the night in a
drunkfln carousal, and shortly after day
light both were found dead in the road.
Whether they were shot by citizens or by
the Rhodes boys or their friends, may
never be known.
Dratn. of an loica Editor*
WATERLOO, lowa, July 1. —W. H.
Hartman, editor of the Waterloo Courier,
died to-day, aged 57 years. He was one of
the oldest editors in the State, haying
edited a dozen different papers, commenc
ing with the Anamosa Times, in 1852. He
has been editor of the Courier for thirty
years. '
Cincinnati Pork-Backers Atsign.
(CINCINNATI, Ohio, July I.— The pork
packing firm of Sigmund, Frietch <fc Co.
assigned this morning. Liabilities, $58,
--000; assets, $110,000.
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