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9 THE CHICAGO CHKONICLE SATURDAY MORNING JULY 18 1890 testimony introduced in Judge Windes' though Arbante's wound is painful it is DEATH OF AN AGED WOMAN DAY'S EVENTS IN THE CITY be held tomorrow Mr Ayers died at his home after an illness of a year but not until Wednesday did his condition become dangerous Mr Ayers was a capitalist and real estata dealer in this city lie was born in a little town near New Brunswick and was a well-known merchant in the east for soma time He moved to Chicago In 1848 and has been connected in business in this city ever since He was a member of leading clubs and was active in church affairs brero and a glittering knife in his hand he chased up and down State street frightening women and children into hysterics and causing men to scramble out of his way After he had amused himself in this way for some little time he came in contact with Officer John Reinwauldt of the Stanton avenue station The engagement was a short one With one blow of his club the officer knocked the knife from the hand of the wild Texan and with another blow laid him sprawling upon the pavement The officer then sat upon his victim an held him until the arrival of the patrol wagon when he was taken to the station of their respective checks The specific articles said to have been taken are a silk jacket and a pincushion Marquette and his wife set up the defense that they paid for every article sent from the store A bill for these goods marked "paid" was produced as evidence for the defense Upon being asked where he got the bill Marquette answered that he "took it from a desk" Assistant State's Attorney Todd then asked him about a quantity of blank bills found in his trunk and he answered that he knew nothing about it nor had he a 113' knowledge concerning other leading questions asked him by counsel Mrs Marquette testified that she lived at 223 Ontario street at the time of her arrest and that the articles mentioned in the indictment were regularly bought and paid for Among the things on the list were twelve pocketbooks shoes perfumery silk dress goods cloaks etc valued at $800 by the officers All these she said she bought the pocketbooks and perfumery being presents intended for friends BANDIT SCARE AT POSTOFFICE CLERK'S WEAPON READY Thomas A Armstrong stamp clerk in the general postoffice received a fright at 10 o'clock Thursday from the effect of which he has not yet wholly recovered At that time Armstrong was alone in his office when a man with a long beard approached the stamp window "Hand out the contents of that drawer and be quick about it" said the stranger gruffly Visions of the "long" and the "short" man came before Clerk Armstrong and he thought he was to be the next victim of the robbers He remained cool however and DEMAND FOR POSTAL FUNDS MEETS WITH A POINTED REFUSAL FOLLOWED BY FLIGHT court yesterday by subscribers to the effect that they had paid O'Connor certain amounts On the other hand the defense will claim that the amount due the union was regularly tendered but was in the form of the company's stock which the defendant had bought and paid for PAULINE'S PLAN FAILS BOGUS CHECK BRINGS GRIEF Pauline Sheldon is under arrest at the West Lake street police station charged with attempting' to obtain money under false pretenses Yesterday afternoon a boy delivered a note to Grocer Benton Warder at 566 West Madison street requesting him to cash a check for $25 The check bore the name of Mrs Stafford a customer of W'arder's living at 1526 Washington boulevard Warder suspected something was wrong and he refused the request Then he fol lowed the boy several blocks and saw him return the note and check to Pauline Shel don who was waiting on a corner Warder summoned Officers Kelly and Fitzgerald and had the woman arrested FIGHT OVER STREET CAR RAILS DISPUTE IN CTCERO A committee of the whole of the town board of Cicero held a stormy session last night on the fight being waged over the style of rail to be used by the Suburban Railroad Company Delegations of citizens from Berwyn Clyde Morton Park La Vergne and Austin Park wTere present Residents of the south towns are nearly all in favor of the old style girder rail while the majority of the board has seemed to favor the "Shang hai iron which the Suburban company de sires to use Representatives from Clyde and other villages threatened to secede from the town if denied the girder rail No agreement was reached TAKE CITY PROPERTY TWO MEN ARRESTED August Pells and Paul Palatt are locked up at the Desplaines street police station charged with stealing a portion of Sanga mon street near Madison This section of the street is1 being improved and several planks were left there last evening The men went to the place in a wagon loaded the planks and dirove away with them They were arrested at Adams and Sangamon streets by Officer Van Dusen and will be arraigned! at the Desplaines street police court this morning COLLAPSE OF A SHANTY OWNER UNDER THE RUINS A frame shanty at 105 Wade street collapsed while Michael Volinski was tearing it down yesterday afternoon and he was buried in the ruins People in the neighborhood rescued him and he was taken to his home painfully bruised but not dangerously injured Volinski lives in the rear of 105 Wade street and owned the shanty which stood in front of his home FIND A BANANA SNAKE COMES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA A banana snake was found in a bunch of the fruit that arrived yesterday from Central America The reptile belongs to a poisonous species and the handlers of the fruit fight shy of them The specimen found yesterday was caught and placed in confinement It is about two feet in length quite matured and perfectly marked Its color on the back is a dull drab and on the stomach a yellow with varicolored diamond-shaped spots along its sides INJURED OFFICERS WILL RECOVER SOON BE ON DUTY It was reported yesterday that the three policemen injured Thursday night while riding in the Deering street patrol wagon were doing well and wall recover Bernard Brady who was the most severely injured is at Mercy hospital and was resting well last evening Fitzgerald and John Nolan are being cared for at their homes and will be able to be on duty in a short time VIOLATE SPRINKLING ORDINANCE TWO CASES REPORTED Two violations of the city ordinance in regard to the use of hose in sprinkling lawns were reported to Chief Badenoch yesterday Morris Blumberg 256 Racine avenue failed to cease sprinkling after having received a warning and the man servant at the home of Colonel Moulton 2119 Calumet avenue did likewise The water department threatens prosecution upon the next violation MRS HAMMERSCHLAG GETTING WELL RECOVERING FROM BURNS The condition of Mrs Herman Hammer-schlag of 1039 North Clark street who was injured Thursday night by jumping from the second story window of her burning house was much improved yesterday It is believed by the attending physicians that no serious results will follow Florence Maurice and Oliver Hammerschlag other members of the family are recovering EIGHT-YEAR-OLD HEROINE MARION GENTHNER SHOWS BRAVERY Eight-year-old Marion Genthner a Chicago miss proved herself to be a brave girl when she saved Eva Christofferson 3 years old from drowning in Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon at St Joseph Mich Eva Christofferson fell into the water and was in great danger when little Marion bravely jumped into the lake and saved her COURTESY SHOWN REV DR RUSK SIGNS HIS OWN BOND Rev John Rusk pastor of the Militant church has been accepted as his own bondsman in the sum of $1000 on the indictment recently found against him charging him with falsely causing the arrest of Mary Clements Tt minister was allowed his liberty on his own recognizance by Judge Tuthill DIVER GETS A JOB DROWNING CASE IN INDIANA Captain Elliott of detective headquarters received a telegram from Mayor Swindel of Plymouth Ind yesterday morning asking him to send a diver to that town to recover a body drowned in forty feet of water The services of James McMillan were secured and he left for that place yesterday afternoon FLAG OF THE NAVAL RESERVE HOISTED ON MASONIC TEMPLE The flag of Illinois' first admiral Stedman captain commanding the navy of the commonwealth floats from the Masonic Temple and is the first marine banner of the state to be displayed It is called the naval reserve flag It consists of a blue anchor in a yellow diamond across a blue field EXCURSION OF POSTAL CLERKS TRIP TO MILWAUKEE The railway postal clerks of Chicago will give an excursion to Milwaukee Monday on the steamer Virginia Over 400 live in Chicago and 600 more center here and this will be their first opportunity of getting together for a day's outing TEMPERANCE FOLKS ENTERTAIN HOLD A PARLOR FUNCTION The National Patriotic Temperance federation gave a parlor entertainment and reception last evening at Fraternal temple 54 State street Mrs Olivia Barton Strohm Misses Emily Siegmon and Irene Hurlburd and William A McCormick participated in the programme LOCAL NEWS NOTES John Fairfield 65 years old dropped dead of heart disease yesterday in front of his home 261 Cornell street Donahue a foreman at Armour Co's packing-house was reprimanded by Judge Windes yesterday for his action in discharging John Hartleb who served as a juror for three weeks Farrell charged with attempted murder was discharged by Justice Underwood yesterday owing to lack of evidence Farrell who is a shipping clerk was accused by Bessie Langdon of sending a bottle of poisoned wine to her Clark street house Six persons drank of it and were made ill SILVER ORGAN FOR CHICAGO Hamilton July 17 It is given out here by a close friend of John McLean that the latter and John Rice are negotiating for a Chicago newspaper in order to plant an advocate of silver and Bryan in that city 1 i gfjl thought he will recover Broderick was ar rested ADVANCE OF METAL ROOFING NOTICE SERVED TO DEALERS Manufacturers jobbers and dealers In metal and galvanized iron are agitated over the state of the market of these two com modities The officers of the metal roofing trust have informed their selling agents in this city that the prices on all kinds of metal roofing will advance about 15 cents per square on Aug 1 A movement is on foot among the manu facturers of galvanized iron looking to a renewal of the agreement which was entered into a year ago by which this product was advanced in price nearly one-third in a fort night and from present indications a deal to this end will be consummated during the next few days Notices of withdrawal of dis counts have already been sent out and local dealers are scrambling for a supply of gal vanized iron belore the market raises THREE HORSES CREMATED ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN Three horses were burned to death and several buildings were damaged yesterday morning by a fire which originated in a barn at the rear of 553 South Canal street The barn was owned and occupied by Newman Friedman as a sales stable The horses were valued at $150 and the damage to the barn was $100 Officer Charles Mulbrandon fell down a stairway and fractured his right knee cap The origin of the fire is not known At an early hour yesterday morning a gas engine in the building occupied by the Aeriform Carbon Company at 40 West Polk street exploded The damage to the build ing by the fire which followed was small BID FOR POLITICAL SPEECHES STUDENTS AFTER PARTY LEADERS If students at the University of Chicago have their way eight leading politicians chosen from the national parties of the United States will speak at Dr Harper's college in the near future At a meeting last evening of the recently organized democratic club at the varsity the secretary of the society was instructed to invite the following distinguished persons to speak to the university students upon questions at issue in the present presidential campaign: Vice President Stevenson William McKinley William Bryan John Altgeld Comptroller Eckels Franklin Mac-Veagh John A Piatt and Senators Cullom Vilas Palmer and Quay OFFICIALS REFUSE A CIFT ATTORNEY'S DECLINE A PRESENT Mrs Knoch an elderly woman whose son was recently arrested on a charge of highway robbery yesterday morning sent Assistant State's Attorneys Bottum and Funk each a basket of fruit because she said they had been kind to her boy The fruit was returned as the officials did not consider it proper for them to receive it although they recognized the spirit in which it was offered Several boys bad a quarrel with an Italian street peddler and he claims the boys robbed him of a few dollars Young Knoch was arrested as one of the assailants The mother of the boy is positive of her son's innocence YARDMASTERS MEET TOMORROW ASSOCIATION IS NATIONAL Meetings of the National Association of Railway Yardmasters and of Chicago division No 1 of the national association will be held at the City hotel Sixteenth and State streets tomorrow evening The list of charter members of the local division will be closed and steps will be taken to further the organization nationally It is announced by the association that the picnic said to be under its auspices is a fraud and that persons! selling tickets for such an event at Cedar Lake Ind are swindlers MRS DOUGAL GIVES BONDS DONKEY IN THE CASE From all accounts Dougal of 993 Ked-zie avenue has not yet disposed of his troublesome donkey Neighbors declare the animal has a habit of braying long and loud every night and disturbing their slumbers The case was aired some time ago in a justice court and yesterday Thorpe the former complainant obtained a wrarrant for the arrest of Mrs Kate Dougal on a charge of disorderly conduct She appeared before Justice Foster yesterday and gave bonds for her appearance July 27 It is said the now famous donkey also figures in this case POLICE MUST YIELD PRISONER HABEAS CORPUS GRANTED Judge Goggin yesterday granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Charles Hansen The latter was held at the central police station upon "suspicion of having committed a crime" No charge was made against him Hansen says although he was arrested July 14 and had not been served with any process of any kind The writ is dfrected against Inspector Fitz-patrick Judge Goggin held that the police had no right to hold Hansen for a crime without preferring charges against him HIS BED IN A BARREL JOHN FRAZIER'S QUEER HABITS John Frazier 7 years old was arrested on a charge of vagrancy by Captain Shippy's men yesterday The boy was recently released from the reform school at Glen-wood but since his return repeatedly ran away spending his nights under sidewalks and in barrels His parents live at Sixty-fourth street and Hope avenue but they claim they are unable to control his actions Captain Shippy will endeavor to have the lad returned to Glenwood CRIMINAL CASES TO REST VACATION IN COURTS The vacation period in the criminal court will begin Aug 1 The July grand jury which will be sworn in next Monday will close its labors on that date and there will be no similar body officiate during the month Possibly two branches of the criminal court will be in session during August to dispose of small cases but no trials of importance are scheduled All cases in wrhich the term limit will operate in August will be called up and disposed of before vacation begins LOST CLOTHING AROUSES SUSPICION OWNER IS SAFE The finding of a ooat and hat lying near the rlve'r at Sixteenth street yesterday morning caused the police to believe that either suicide or murder had been committed In the coat pockets were found papers bearing the name of Pennie and also letters from Martin Co a stock yards commission firm Later the authorities found Pennie at a hotel near the stock yards No explanation as to how his coat and hat came to be near the river was given BARK ON A SEA OF TROUBLE WIFE SUES FOR DIVORCE Mrs Anna Bark who yesterday filed a bill for divorce in the circuit court against her hnshnnrl Tttn- Tiarlr mvs in th liill that Bark is a cruel man and had driven uui 01 Dea at night when sne was sunering with typhoid fever Mrs Bark also says in her bill that she was ivu hji ojcu it Ill l(XJfi eunu shortly after the wedding ceremony he be- WHALER PROCRESS IS SOLD GOES TO NE YORK The whaling ship Progress one of the world's ralr attractions that aid not attract and which has lain in the south lagoon at Jackson park ever since the close of the fair has been purchased by people In New York and will be taken to that city in a few days where she will be- repaired rigged out and put in service in the ocean merchant marine ABANDONS HIS WIFE CHARGE AGAINST HOWARD DODD Howard Dodd 91 vears old is locked uc at the Lake street uolice station charged with abandoning his wife The couple were married fourteen months ago and Dodd sa he left his wir vw-use he claims caused him to lose his position' Dodd and his wife lived at 670 Fulton street COLLECTOR O'CONNOR'S DEFENSE DENIES EMBEZZLING FUNDS The defense in the case of Michael O'Connor charged with the embezzlement of funds of the International Building Loan aJid Investment union admitted the truth of Two Thirteen-Year-Old Boys Arrested for Pocket Picking Engage Driver of a Carette in Talk and Take His Nickels Tire in the Plat of Young Causes Him to Lose His "Whiskers Other IUms of Interest Transpiring ill the Cit ami Suburbs ACCUSED OF STEALING TWO BOYS ARRESTED Thomas Buckley and William O'Keefe two 13-year-old boys who the police say are clever pickpockets are locked up at the East Chicago avenue station Charles Elsen 122 West Adams street who is a driver on one of the north side carettes is the complainant The boys boarded the carette downtown yesterday afternoon ana took seats on each side of the driver "Nice day" said Buckley "Isn't Elsen replied in the affirmative and the boy then began to tell him he proposed to go to Lincoln park with his companion and expected to have a good time "While he kept the driver busy with a lively chat O'Keefe quietly helped himself to a handful of nickels out of Elsen's pocket When he was through O'Keefe started to talk about the elephant and other animals which he said he had heard were in the Lincoln park "zoo" "Is the elephant gray or white?" he asked Elsen thought it was gray and while he watched O'Keefe's gestures Buckley took the nickels which were in the pocket nearest to him The conversation did not lag a minute until Division street was reached There Elsen tried to make change for a woman who had boarded the vehicle when to his surprise he noticed the supply of nickels was low Instinctively he dropped the lines and caught hold of his youthful and pleasant companions They became frightened and began to cry Their tears did not soften 'Elsen's heart and he turned them over to Officer O'Connell LOSES HIS WHISKERS YOUNG'S MISFORTUNE Young 3828 State street is mourning the loss of a once beautiful pair of side whiskers and $125 worth of his household effects Mr Young occupies the first flat at the above number and at 9:20 o'clock last night fire broke out in a clothes closet in his flat When Mr Young saw the smoke curling from around the closed door of the closet he did not cry fire or run down into the street to turn in an alarm or fire Instead he determined to put out the flames unaided As he opened the closed door the flames burst out full in his face and wrapped themselves around Mr Young's flowing side whiskers In less time than it takes to tell it his whiskers were a thing of the pas and his face was badly blistered When his whiskers took fire Young forgot all vise and rushed for the hydrant in the kitchen ry the time he reached it the flames had spent their fury and the whiskers were has -beers In the meantime another member of the family had sent in an alarm and the department soon quenched the fire The loss aside from Mr Young's whiskers will not exceed $125 HUSBAND MAKES A DISCOVERY "DETECTIVE" IS DETECTED Officer James Bagnall of the Woodlawn police station was walking along Sixty-third street at 11 o'clock yesterday morning when his attention was atracted by a man who was attempting to throw another man out of a second-story window at Sixty-third street and Madison avenue In less than a minute's time the officer had climbed the stairs and bursting open a door seized the two men Both belligerents were taken to the police station where they gave their names as Charles Walters and Charles De-voy Devoy said that Walters had been in the habit of visiting his home during his absence under the pretense of employing his wife in the private detective business Walters claiming to be the chief of the forces employed by the Englewood Church union Devoy claims that upon returning home unexpectedly he had found his wife and Walters together and when he objected said that Walters had attempted to eject him from the house Captain Shippy found a large tin star fastened to the lapel of Walters' coat and immediately booked him on the charge of impersonating an officer Devoy was made the complainant in the case to which Justice Porter will give his attention on July 21 BOCUS BUILDING INSPECTOR ISAAC COHN TAKEN IN The police are looking for Thomas Sbee-han a bogus city building inspector said to be systematically robbing people by selling them permits for new buildings repairs and removals Evidence came to light yesterday indicating the manner in which Sheehan has been carrying on his work July 3 Sheehan went to Isaac Cohn at Fifteenth and Loomis streets and said he had heard that Cohn proposed to remove his building Cohn admitted such was his intentions and Sheehan afterr collecting $2 issued a permit which read as follows: To the Mayor of Chicapo: This permit entitles? Isaac Colin to remove his frame building from the corner of Fifteenth and Loomis streets to 260 West Twelfth street the work to be done not not later than July 13 THOMAS SHEEHAN Building Inspector Cohn moved his building and several hours after it had been put in place one of Commissioner Downey's men appeared on the scene and demanded to see the permit Cohn will be obliged to move his building back to Its old location "I don't know how many other people this man has swindled" sai3 Mr Downey "Cohn will be prosecuted for violating the law and if Sheehan is caught he will be severely dealt with" TALKS TO MARCHING CLUB TANNER TO REPUBLICANS John Tanner republican candidate for governor and GeneralClark Carr addressed the members of the Cook County Republican Marching club at the regular meeting held at the Great Northern hotel last evening Following the speeches was the Election of officers which resulted as follows: President Dorsey Patton Vice presidents John Ritter John Gainty Recording secretary William Turner Financial secretary Craig Corresponding secretary Dr A Eaer Simeon King Sergeant at arms Cowan Directors at John A Carothers George Uhlman South side: Charles Palmer Fyfe North side: Adam Breuer Johnstone Webber West side: Robert Col-Bon Hchaefer Committee on political Dr A Junkin A Porter II Teed A Williams William Knoch The club will attend the convention of the National Republican League at Milwaukee In August CASE OF THE MARQUETTES LARCENY OF STORE GOODS Marquette and wife the former an ex-inspector of purchases at Marshall Field Co's retail store were placed on trial in Judge Stein's court yesterday for the larceny of $800 worth of merchandise from the store According to the prosecution Marquette's plan was the simple one of sending parcels to the "will call" room where his wife later received them upon presentation Mrs Catherine Arata Pioneer Italian Resident Expires Lives Nearly Two Score Years in the City of Her Adoption Political Bodies Adopt Resolutions on Demise of John Lanehart Body of Ex-Governor Russell to Reach Boston This Evening CATHERINE ARATA AGED CHICAGO RESIDENT Mrs Catherine Arata widow of Andrew Arata and one of the oldest Italian residents of Chicago died yesterday morning at her home 355 West Monroe street after a long and painful illness Mrs Arata was 83 years old and has been a resident of Chicago since 1860 Up to four years ago she was in excellent health but since that time she has been afflicted with palsy which has confined her to her room She suffered a stroke of apoplexy Sunday morning and from that time did not recover consciousness passing quietly away at 2:45 yesterday morning Mrs Arata was a native of Florence Italy and came to this country with her husband in 1860 They came at once to Chicago where Mr Arata established himself in a fruit and confectionery business in State street At the time of the great fire the family was living in Clark street between Harrison and Polk Every house upon their side of the street was burned with the exception of the one in which they made their home and while the paint was scorched from the clapboards the building suffered no serious damage In the big State street fire of 1873 the family had a similar experience although Mr Arata's place of business was entirely destroyed In 1884 Mrs Arata moved to her late home in West Monroe street her husband having died the previous year She came of a long-lived family and one of her sisters Mrs Rose Lavizzi is now living in the city enjoying excellent health at the age of 85 Mrs Arata used to claim that she had more blood relations in Chicago than any other person of her nationality in the city and was able to name more than 100 people in whom she was able to trace relationship She leaves seven children all of whom with the exception of her second son Louis reside in Chicago They are: John and A Arata Mrs Rose Walle Mrs Mary Lavizzi Mrs Augusta Cassiday and Mrs Minnie Oberg The funeral will be held tomorrow from the family residence to the Church of the Assumption where Father Muscini will conduct the services Interment will be in Calvary REACHES BOSTON THIS EVENING GOVERNOR RUSSELL'S BODY Campellton July 17 The steamer Admiral arrived at Dalhousie this afternoon at 2 o'clock with ex-Governor Russell's body The party accompanying the body has changed the route and will reach Boston on Saturday at 9:30 Springfield Mass July 17 The Union published today the following tributes to the memory of ex-Governor Russell: Governor Russell had secured a high place in the estimation of his countrymen by his upright official conduct and especially by his brave resist ance of the ways of populism in his party and his death is sincerely mourned by vast numbers WILLIAM VILAS Madison Wis In Governor Russell's death the country has lost an honest defender his state an honest citizen his party a fearless exponent of right against wrong ROSWELL FLOWER The death of Governor Russell is a great shock to me and the news will be received throughoJt the country with profound sorrow No man of his age has made so prominent a mark or given promise of so much usefulness Although differing with him in political belief I have always greatly admired his personal character and his high tone in all political matters and had hoped from him great usefulness His father and myself were Worn early manhood warm friends and political associates in the old whig party and my relations with his family have been of warm regard and friendship I do not know the particulars of his death and can only say that the people of the republic can ill spare such a man and needs many more HENRY DAWES At a special meeting of the Cook County Democracy yesterday afternoon Gault-er James Farrell and John Cooper were appointed to diraft resolutions upon the death of ex-Governor William Russell of Massachusetts FUNERAL OF LANEHART POLITICAL BODIES TO ATTEND Funeral services for John Lanehart will beheld from his late residence 720 Grace street at 10 o'clock this morning Political bodies of which he was a member will attend and memorial resolutions were adopted yesterday by the democratic county central committee and the Cook County Democracy The executive committee of the latter organization will act officially at the services The committee is as follows: William Cooper John Dullard Flinn August Schwerin Jomes Farrell John Cooper Garry Daniel Root Dennis Galvin Frank Gaulter Murphy Burke McDonald John Brown A Maltby Sullivan Thomas Ker-win Joseph Niehoff O'Connor Peabody Fleming Griffin William Walsh James Cummings and James Gray The Twenty-sixth Ward Democratic club at a called meeting last night passed resolutions of sorrow at the death of John Lanehart and tendering sympathy to members of the family William Stapleton presided and addresses bearing on the life and character of the decedent were made by Alderman Schlake Irving Washington Warren Roberts John McLaughlin and Joseph Fitch The club will attend the funeral in a body Following are the resolutions adopted by the county central committee: Whereas The city of Chicago- and the state of Illinois and the democratic party of Cook county have sustained a) serious and irreparable loss in the death of our esteemed and beloved colleague John Lanehart and Whereas His wise and ever ready advice together with his legal acumen will be missed in the councils of the democratic party be it therefore Resolved That the central committee of the democratic party of Cook county extend to the family of the deceased it3 heartfelt and sincere sympathies in this its sad bereavement and be it further Resolved That a copy of these resolutions he spread upon the records of the central committee of the democratic party of Cook county and that a duly engrossed copy thereof be presented to the family of our late colleague These resolutions were adopted by the County Democracy: Whereas It has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst our friend and Companion John Lanehart and Whereas The sudden and untimely death of John Lanehart has deprived the club of a worthy member the community an Industrious citizen the democratic party a zealous champion and his family a loving husband and father therefore be it Resolved That while we bow In humble submission to him who doeth all things well we also mourn the loss of one who by the conscientious discharge of duty and gentlemanly demeanor leaves behind him the noble heritage of an honorable career worthy of emulation and be It further Resolved That we extend to his bereaved family and relatives our heartfelt sympathy- in this hour of deep affliction trusting that divine providence may comfort their sorrowing hearts and be it further Resolved That the executive committee attend the funeral and be It further Resolved That these resolutions be spread upon our records and a copy thereof be forwarded to the family of the deceased ENOS AYER'S DEATH OLD RESIDENT OF CHICAGO The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed for the burial of Enos Ayers who died at his home 1732 Michigan avenue Thursda-v but it is expected that they will JAMES PEEVEY EX-ALDERMAN DIES James Peevey an ex-alderman died at his home 745 West Fifty-ninth street yester day The funeral will be held Monday and high mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Visitation Mr Peevey was a well known commission merchant At one time he was a government inspector at the Union stock yards and has held many positions of trust and honor He leaves a widow OTHER OBITUARY MATTERS JUDGE ISAAC PENDLETON Sioux City Iowa July Judge Isaac Pendleton the pioneer Iowa jurist died late this evening as a result of an operation for dropsy Judge Pendleton was born in Shenango county New York in 1S32 graduated from Union college New York and settled in Sioux City in 1857 He was long considered the brightest lawyer in this section of the country He was famed for his eloquence as a pleader served in the ninth general assembly and from 1802 to 1S67 occupied a seat on the bench of this dh trict JOSEPH ALFRED NOVELLO Genoa July 17 Joseph Alfred Novello founder of the noted firm of music publishers died here today Joseph Alfred Novello was a son of Vincent Novello organist and composer and was born in 1810 When 19 years' old established himself in London as a musical publisher Some years after he devised a system of printing cheap music and succeeded irn introducing it He retired from business in 1836 and took up his residence in Italy where he has interested himself since that time in business and scientific pursuits MRS SUSAN BEARD Bloomingtoh Hi July Mrs Susan Beard died tonight aged 86 She was the widow of Jacob Beard a pioneer of Bloomington and) was a native of Maryland She came here from Mount Carroll 111 forty years ago She was the mother of Joseph I'-eard who for thirty years was one of the most noted inspectors of the United States postal department and of Wesley Beard who for a like period was in the railway mail service In Illinois She was prominent in Methodist circles and in charitable work JULES GUICHARD Paris July 17 Jules Guichard one of the associates of Ferdinand De Lesseps in th? Suez canal project is dead at the ago of 70 years Guichard was elected one of the vice presidents of the Suez Canal Company after the resignation of Count De Lesseps He was also a member of the French senate HIBERNIAN CONVENTION CLOSES Officers Are Klected and Secret Political Organizations Denounced Detroit Mich July The week's session of the Ancient Order of Hibernians closed this afternoon The most important step taken was that of affiliating the ladies' auxiliary which for the present will be under Hibernian protection though the ladies sooner or later hope to develop sufficient strength to form a national organization of their own Bishop Kean head of the Catholic university at Washington was notified that the fund for endowing the chair of Irish literature was completed and at his disposal The following officers were elected: President O'Connor Savannah Ga Vice John AVeadock Bay City Mich Thomas Dundon Columbus -John O'Sullivan Philadelphia The report of the committee on resolutions was adopted by a rising vote It declares for open discussion of all political questions denounces any secret political organization based upon religious prejudice and renews the pledge of filial obedience to the church The resolutions also commend and urge the work of elevating the character of the Irish race and promotion of the cause of the Irish liberty BUSINESS TROUBLES Legal Steps Are Taken to Secure a Receiver for a Wisconsin Corporation Chippewa Falls Wis July Suit was instituted here today against the Chippewa Valley bank and the Eau Claire Grocery Company of Eau Claire for the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the affairs of the Post Mercantile Company which ing $20000 held by the above concerns validity of the chattel mortg-ages under which possession of the stock was taken is to be tested on behalf of the other creditors It is probable a number of suits will be instituted as a result of the failure Bloomington 111 July 17 Hays a grocer of this city failed in business today the sheriff taking possession with executions aggregating $2500 The assets are small Charleston 111 July 17 Thomas Phlpps a big farmer of Lafayette townsihip made an assignment today NEW YORK BUNKERS' MEETING Sound Money Address Is Made at Third Annual Convention Niagara Falls July The third annual convention of the New York State Bankers' association began here today The convention will last two days business sessions being interspersed with sight-seeing and recreation James Cannon president of the association closed his annual report with the following reference to the currency question: The bankers of this country are Its largest debtors and it is to their honor that they have stood like a solid wall repelling the free sliver attacks that have made serious inroads in the ranks other debtors We believe in "laws freedom truth and faith in God" and it behooves us to stand firm in our demands for honesty in commercial affairs for honest conduct and honest statements for honest banking and for an honest dollar ELKS RULE AGAINST ALLEN 0 MYERS Cincinnati July At a meeting of the lodge of the Protective Benevolent Order of Elks here last week Past Grand Exalted Ruler Apperly of Louisville was reinstated and the case of Grand Secretary Allen Myers was ruled out Tonight Cincinnati lodge No 5 also had a similar ruling in the Myers case and voted him out for violating the by-laws in publishing testimony in hid own case in the July number of the Elks ONE MORE BODY FOUND Cleveland July One more body that of a man which has not yet been iden tilled was recovered at an early hour this morning from the river at the scene of last night's disaster making the total number of dead removed to the morgue sixteen It is believed that there are still several more bodies in the river as at least threa men who were on the boat have not been accounted for Absolutely Pure A cream of tartar baking powder Highest all in leavening- strength Latest United StatcsUjv eminent Fomi Hrnnrt Royal Baking Powcku Co New York Si BOY ROBS HIS FATHER FORCED BY COMPANIONS The little 12-year-old son of Robert Lurie who keeps a jewelry store at 121 West Madison street told his father a tale yesterday which last night resulted in the arrest of four lads varying in age from 12 to 15 years on a charge of larceny Two days ago according to Charlie's story he was playing with Harry Davis Robert Monroe Herman Klar and Benjamin Klarwhen they told him that they wanted him to go into his father's store and get for them each a nice gold watch At first he ref used and was told that unless he obeyed they wTould take him into an alley and administer to him a sound thrashing Rather than undergo such punishment the little fellow obeyed and soon returned wyith seven fine gold timepieces The child's playmates then forsook him and allowed him to find new playmates Yesterday Charlie told his father what he had done and warrants were sworn out for the boys charging them with larceny When they were questioned last night they admit- ted the charge and told where they had disposed of some of the jewelry An hour later Carrie Lawrence anl Mary Bell of 314 West Madison street were arrested for receiving stolen property and two of the watches recovered TRAINS COLLIDE TODAY ALL READY AT BURNSIDE Streeter's made-to-order collision will take place at 4 o'clock this afternoon at Burn-side on the Illinois Central railroad The engines have been named McKinley and Bryan The locomotive named after the Ohio man will bear his picture and be painted in gold The one bearing the Ne-braskan's name will have his presentment and be colored white The Illinois Central railroad has made ample arrangements for handling the crowd The two engines will be started at the same time a mile apart and are expected to meet in front of the grand stand The railroad company has had a crew at work getting the tracks in shape for the event CATCHES YOUTHFUL ROBBER HOLDS UP SMALL BOY Inspector Schaack yesterday captured Joseph Lof tus who is only 13 years old Despite his youth Loftus gave him a hot chase While the inspector was driving along Franklin street at 4 o'clock he noticed that two boys were robbing a third at the corner of Erie street The youthful robbers saw the officer and started on a run One of them managed to elude the vigilant eye of the north side burgomaster but the other was caught at Ohio and Market streets The victim was Sam Goldstein who lives at 113 Lo cust street Lie said he had been robbed of 10 cents and some bicycle repairs Inspector Schaack's prisoner was booked for highway robbery and will have to answer that charge in the police court this morning CIRL IS INCORRIGIBLE MARTHA ANGEL NOT AN ANGEL Martha Angel 13 years old is according to her mother incorrigible and yesterday she appeared before Justice La Buy with the girl and had her sent to the House of the Good Shepherd on a fine of $100 Three weeks ago Mrs Angel said she left Martha at home to take care of her 2-year- old brother While the mother was gone the baby commenced to cry and in order to quiet it Martha poured a quantity of carbolic acid in 4 glass thinking it was whisky and gave it lO the child The boy died two days following from the effects of the poison Martha was reprimanded but nothing was done to her Wednesday Mrs Angel missed $10 from her pocketbook and learned that Martha had taken it RAILROADS MUST PAY POSTAGE PROTESTS OF NO AVAIL Local postal officials say the protest of the railroad men at their meeting Thursday aft ernoon will have no effect on Postmaster General Wilson's recent order requiring rail roads to pay postage on their letters One of the officials said yesterday: "The men at that meeting either deliberately mis represented the effect of the order or else they are inexcusably ignorant They declared their business would be injured by being compelled to send their letters through the postoffice There is a provision whereby railroads are permitted to carry their own mail by affixing a postage stamp and can celling it themselves All the government wants is the postage" WARRANT FOR A MINISTER RESULT OF A QUARREL Mrs Brodkorp of Evanston swore out a warrant yesterday before a justice of the peace at Morton Park for the arrest of Rev A Matties superintendent of the Evanston home for epileptics Her husband who has a saloon on the lot adjoining the site of the home and Rev Mr Matties recently became involved in a quarrel and Mrs Brodkorp interfered She says the minister spat in her face As soon as Rev Mr Matties heard the warrant was out for his arrest he went before the justice and gave bonds for his appearance in court IS ACCIDENTALLY' SHOT GEORGE ARB ANTE HURT George Arbante who lives in a small shanty on the lake shore at the foot of Sev enty-fif th street was shot in the right side of the head at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning by Michael Broderick a private waitch-man The shooting was unintentional Al reached for his revolver The stranger saw the move and placing a coin on the shelf said: "I'll take two stamps and a postal card" These were given him and he suddenly left the building The matter was reported to Postmaster Hesing yesterday morning It is the general opinion around the postoffice that the affair was the work of some practical joker IMMIGRATION AND LABOR COLLECT GOVERNMENT STATISTICS Local Immigrant Inspectors Brads-by and McCarthy are engaged in gathering data for the commissioner of immigration on the local effects of immigration The questions submitted to the local Inspectors and which in turn they are submitting to manufacturers and leading labor people are: What effect If any has immigration had upon the wages of labor or opportunity for employment in the United States? What means if any can be adopted under existing legislation to discourage the concentration of immigrant labor and to secure a better distribution of immigrants? What Is the extent of the padrone system? The local inspectors propose making a thorough canvass of the most intelligent of the foreign born laborers and mechanics of the city CROWDS FOOLED BY EXPLOSIONS EXCITEMENT IN STREET Thousands of people blocked State street from Randolph to Lake street yesterday noon They had heard three reports as of mighty explosions and they sought the cause This was finally centered in the heads of two men who looked at the multitude over the edge of a roof The heads grinned The pair on the roof had been having a little fun Over the establishment of Harper Brothers they had exploded three large cannot crackers each big enough to kill a man if the opportunity offered The triple ex-llosion brought first a good-sized crowd then a big one then a tremendous jam of people that filled the street and choked it so far as traffic was concerned It was ten minutes before the cable cars could get through Many people are still mystified as to the mysterious explosions REJECTED TEAS SLIP THROUGH ACTION BY LOCAL DEALERS The Chicago tea importers are again seeking to throw stronger restrictions around the importation of teas The reported entry of rejected teas by way of the smaller towns along the Canadian border has caused a movement among the local importers to petition the treasury officials to strengthen the rules regarding the importation of teas by rendering it impossible to slip rejected teas back to the United States A year ago there was a conference of the tea importers at Chicago and New York looking toward the amendment of the laws The suggestion made by the Chicago importers growing out of the conference were handed to the ways and means committee of congress but nothing was done at the recent session The attempt the past week to slip a lot of rejected teas over the border by the way of Sault Ste Marie has again revived the agitation INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS! TIMOLEON LODGE OF The officers of Timoleon lodge No 351 Knights of Pythias were installed at the regular meeting last night They are Chancellor Jacob Betten Vice Buck Selleck Master of Wilser Keeper of records and seal Johnson Master of finance Clark Master of Barron Master at arms Stickney Inner Fred Staley Outer guard Dowling Grand Chancellor John Moffat assisted by Grand Vice Chancellor William McCullough Grand Prelate A Heywoodi and other grand officers conducted the ceremonies Spartacus lodge No 240 also installed officers the exercises taking place at 528 Sixty-third street The retiring chancellor commander Henry Dunn was presented with a past chancellor's jewel and later entertained the members at his home TEXAN RUNS AMUCK OFFICER SUBDUES HIM Frank Williams alias the "Texas Kid" otherwise known as "Kick-a-hole-in-the-sky" ran amuck in State near Thirty-third street last evening With his white som-.