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THE CHICAGO CHRONICLE FJOHPAY- MORNING APKIL 17 1895 of the city was due to the breaking down of HIS GREED TAKES HIM OFF HISTORY OF A CHICAGO DAY MUNYON'S rled Homan deserted his bachelor quarters in the Kenilworth hired a flat at 207 Superior street and moved into it yesterday At the office where he works it was said he was married but nobody seemed to know that the ceremony was performed in Milwaukee The young couple will take a wedding tour as soon as they get things fixed up in their new flat old baby were attended with many pathetic scenes yesterday afternoon 'They were held in the basement home of the Lehmans at 233 West Twenty-third street where the tragedy occurred Tuesday afternoon The bodies of the three little ones were in whits coffins and many floral tributes graced the small caskets Rev Engelbrecht of St Mathias Evangelical Lutheran church officiated People thronged the small rooms in the basement to hear the sermon and to view the remains of the murdered children and those of the murderer and suicide After the services the casket containing the remains of the father was placed in the hearse and the three little coffins were arranged side by side in a white hearse A number of carriages accompanied the funeral cortege to Waldheim cemetery where the interment took places MINSTREL SHOW AT LA GRANGE BIG PROGRAMME FOR TONIGHT Great preparations are under way for the event of the season at La Grange the entertainment of the La Grange club minstrel3 which is announced to take place at the clubhouse this evening Folks at the pretty suburban town have for some time pleas-urably anticipated the show and judging from the promising things said of the programme those who have set their hearts upon attending the performance will be gratified and have plenty of complimentary things to say of the bright particular stars whose names figure on the programme The officers of the La Orange club are: Hiram Bearse First vice president Marsh Second vice president Gilbert" Treasurer Martin Secretary McGregor Directors James Kidston Charles Parker Frank Miles Stiles Snyder A Uothwell The interlocutor is Neely the musical director Brigham and stage manager Edward Coulter The train for points between La Grange and Chicago will leave La Grange at 10:53 o'clock Illinois who chose for hls subject "The Evolution of Medicine" Those who graduated Were: 3 Loomis Jos K-Kuikler Lawrence Jos Mawer Comas William Kramer Oscar Walcott Anton Mueller A W- Kelley England i A Ph 'i At ROWDIES BEAT AN OFFICER TWO ARE LOCKED UP After having beeh severely beaten on the head with his own '-'cIud' last night at the corner of Sixteenth and Jefferson streets Officer Herman Mass ofr the Canalport avenue police station' succeeded in arresting one of his assailants -and another man who is said to have fired three shots at Officer Mass was arrested by Officer Smith of the same police station At 6 o'elock a crowd of men gathered at the corner They were acting in a disorderly manner and Officer Mass ordered them to disperse Instead of obeying the policeman's orders the men knocked him down and kicked him about the body While Officer was on the ground one of the men took his club away and struck him several blows on the head inflicting a number of painful wounds During the fight three shots were fired at Officer Mass The latter managed to hold the man who had struck him until Officer Smith who had heard the shots arrived Upon the arrival of Officer Smithy the crowd dispersed Mass still held his prisoner and Officer Smith captured one of the crowd who -was flourishing a revolver At the Canalport avenue police station the prisoners gave their names as Thomas McQueeney and John Apple LUMBER FOR THE STOCK YARDS CONTRACT FOR 18000000 FEET Arrangements for one of the largest sales of lumber which has ever been made in the northwest were completed yesterday by McConnell By the terms of the agreement Mr McConnell is to furnish to the Union Stock Yards Company no less than 18000000 feet of lumber which will be used by the company in double-decking a number of the runways at the stock yards the largest pumping engine in the Chicago avenue pumping station The engine which is broken is the largest one in the city and nas a capacity of 36000000 gallons of water day City Engineer Jackson eaid yes-erday he expects to have the engine re paired early next week and relieve the present approach to a water famine He said he has had but few complaints of lack of water and thinks it is not serious YOUNG DOWIE ASSAULTS A CHILD HEALER'S SON IS ARRESTED Gladstone Dowie a son of Dr John Alex ander Dowie the alleged divine healer will appear in Justice Clark's court this morning on a charge of assault and battery McGuire who lives at 6030 Edgerton avenue next door to Dr Dowie's residence will appear as the complaining witness Mr McGuire alleges that yesterday after noon while his 3-year-old son Alfred was playing on the lawn near his residence he was assaulted by Gladstone Dowie The latter is 20 years old and nearly six feet in height The child's offense consisted in throwing stones into the street CHARGED WITH LARCENY GEORGE KROLAGE ARRESTED George Krolage until a week ago assist ant bookkeeper for A Rothschild Co was arrested at his home 1037 Ballou street last night by Detective Sergeant Hanley and William Haas house detective for the firm on a charge of larceny Krolage had been in the employ of the firm since last October and it is alleged that he purloined a number of small checl3 in trusted to him to inclose in letters and had cashed them in the vicinity of Madison street and Campbell avenue The total amount of his peculations is said to be $300 ART ASSOCIATION CONCRESS PROGRAMME IS ARRANGED The programme for the Central Art Asso ciation congress to be held at the Art Institute May 4 5 6 and 7 is now complete Special attractions at the Art Institute during the congress will consist of the American water color exhibition the Dore gallery exhibitions of paintings by Jules Guerin and an exhibition of ceramics by the Chicago Ceramic associa tion associate league of the Central Art as sociation Every effort has been made to present a strong programme by bringing to gether people who have had a large and varied experience in regard to art matters STREET RAILWAY ROUTE SOLD CONVEYANCE DEED FILED A deed conveying the right of way of the Grand Crossing and Windsor Park Street railway to the South Chicago City Railway Company was filed yesterday The road is in Seventy-fifth street and runs from the main line of the Illinois Central to Railroad avenue The consideration was $100000 Articles of incorporation of the Terminal Railroad Company signed by Frederick Winston James Neagher Frederick Babcock Silas Strawn and James Miles were also filed with the recorder HEALTH PHYSICIANS CONFER PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL MEETING Dr Probst of Columbus and Dr Scott of Springfield secretary of the Illinois board of health were in the city yesterday considering plans for the national conference of state boards of health to be held in Chicago June 10 11 and 12 The meeting will be the eleventh annual one of the conference which is composed of the state boards of health of the United States and of Canada It will be held at the Auditorium NEW DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION M'VICKER'S MEMORY HONORED A number of people interested in the for mation of an amateur dramatic association met at the Great Northern hotel last evening After some discussion- it was decided to form an assoeiation to be named in honor of the late James McVicker A committee was appointed to take the matter in charge and the meeting adjourned untu Apru when the permanent organization of the association will be made SEWER LABORERS ON A STRIKE DEMAND HIGHER WAGES One hundred laborers employed by Nash Dowdin contractors for the Prairie avenue sewer Austin struck yesterday moraine Their grievance was too long hours and not enough pay They are at present working nine hours a day The contractors have refused to grant their demands and have notified them that unless they report for work this morning their places will be filled SUPPOSED TO HAVE SMALLPOX TWO CASES IN COUNTY HOSPITAL Justave Ott who for many years has been in charge of the main entrance of the county hospital prevented two men who are supposed to be suffering from smallpox from entering the mam building yesterday arter-noon The men are Gemmell and Paul Vankolitz They were taken to the infec tious ward where they are 7iow confined The physicians say the symptoms indicate smallpox ORDERED TO CLOSE EARLY NOTICES SERVED ON SALOONS All the saloon-keepers south of Van Buren street in the district presided over by In spector Fltzpatrick were last night served with notices to observe the midnight closing ordinances The notices were in printed form the first of the kind ever served on Chicago saloon-keepers and occasioned much comment LOCAL NEWS NOTES Justice Wallace yesterday dismissed the case against Justice Melville charged by Frank Brennan with falsifying a public document John Howley 51 years oldfell down a flight of stairs last evening at his home 127 Hickory street His neck was broken by the fall and he died instantly Papers were read by Rev Dr Hillis and others at the monthly meeting of the Chi cago Woman's Educational union held at the Auditorium yesterday Mary Llnnehan 4 years old died yesterday at her home 235 Colorado avenue from the effects of burns she received Wednesday while playing in the kitchen William Peters John Vohey and Alpha Bodkin were held to the federal grand Jury yesterday by United States Commissioner Humphrey on a charge of counter feiting postage stamps A charge of perjury has been preferred against Sharp a broker who lives at Sixty-seventh street and Perry avenue Miss Elizabeth Small alleges that he took an oath before Justice Hotalling to having seen her sign a deed Justice Schulte will hear the case April 21 Tuesday Justice Hall will hear a charge of murder preferred against William Mclner- ney The latter is the special watchman for the Alton road who March 26 accidentally shot and kiiled James Hamilton who was robbing a car in the Chicago and Alton railroad yards Schuman was discharged by Judge Goggin yesterday on a writ of habeas cor pus on the ground that he was illegally held He is the partner of William Skakel and was arriested in a raid last Friday on a warrant sworn out by Thomas Candy before Justice Glennon Edwin Prince 24 years old and his broth er George 17 years old were brought from Cincinnati yesterday by Detective Sergeant McCarthy of the central police station They are wanted on a charge of having stolen a quantity of jewelry from Willis Heatfleld in the Columbus Memorial build ing "Micky" Gleason who was indicted a couple of years ago for robbery was arrest ed Wednesday and furnished bail for his appearance before Justice Glennon yester day but failed to put In an appearance Chief Bailiff Carolan of the criminal court says the police have long had knowledge of the existence of the eapias and' charges care lessness Superintendent Nightingale of the high schools and fourteen high school principals gathered at the Sherman house yesterday afternoon and had their regular monthly discussion on educational changes and lm provements needed in their schools The question whether pupll3 should be required to take a three or four years' preparatory course was debated and the conclusion was that every pupil should have to attend a high school for four years beltere given a recommendation insuring admission to a icollege ANSWER To Those Who Wish to Know toms of CATARRH This Disease Is the Cause of Two- Thirds of People's Ailments Catarrh Leads to Indigestion Dyspepsia and stomach roubles to Cnromc Bronchitis and Consumption to Nervous Troubles and Many Other Obstinate and Chronic Diseases If You Have Any of the Following Symptoms Yon (should Call at the Munyon Medical Institution and Have Your Case Thoroughly Examined by a Skilled Special int There Is Absolutely Mo Chars for Examination or Advice Is the breath foul? Is your nose stopped up? Ia your throat raw or sore? Have you pain in the back? Have you cold hands and feet? Do you feel dull and dragged out? Have you aches and pains all over? Have you crusts or scabs in the nose Have you pain in the eyes or forehead? Have you hoarseness or loss of voice Do you have frequent colds in the head? Have you hawking or spitting of mucus? Have you deafness or noises in the ears? Is your sense of taste and smell Impaired? Have you ulcers in the nose or nose bleed? Have you dizziness or pressure in the head? If you have any of the above symptoms you have Catarrh and there is danger of the disease extending to all the organs of the body producing in the' lungs obstinate cough asthma bronchities and consumption or to the stomach producing the distress of dyspepsia indigestion constipation and biliousness followed by nervous prostration and general debility THE MUNYON CO POSITIVELY CURES CATARRH More than 18000 patients attest it No cutting burning cauterizing irritating washes that destroy the diseased tissues Many victims treated by ignorant doctors have lost their sense of taste and smell The Munyon treatment is based on the latest scientific discoveries IT COSTS YOIT NOTHING for a free trial local treament at the Munyon offices No obligation to buy medicine Eminent specialists to diagnose your case FREE and latest appliances for throwing medicated spray upon the diseased parts Munyon's remedies at all druggists mostly 25 cents a vial Eminent doctors at your service free Personal letters answered with free medical advice for any disease OPEN ALL DAY 95 Washington St Franklin "Warren county was brought from that city under arrest today to answer an indictment of nine counts by a United States grand Jury accusing him of misappropriating the bank's funds and making false entries on its books Judge Sage held him in $5000 bond to appear before the United States district court for trial tomorrow His bond was given He is also under indictment In the Warren county court CLOTHES ORDERED FOR IOWA STATUE Soldiers Monument Commission Think Proposed Model Not Sufficiently Draped Des Moines Iowa April The Iowa monument commission spent most of the day trying to determine whether the typical figure of "Iowa" on the monument shall be draped or nude Over a year ago this contention arose There was a considerable faction at that time that favored a nude statue but they were outvoted and a seminude one was ordered The model of this has been finished and some of the members consider it too lightly clothed for the rigors of Iowa weather and modesty They demanded that a new model be made with more clothes and a resolution ordering this was passed after long discussion this afternoon A member of the committee declared that if the side of clothing kept gaining ground the statue would finally be made with an overcoat TO SEARCH FOR DAVIS IN CHICAGO Mother of Missing John Will Push Her Inquiries for Htm Chesterton Ind April John Davis left Pittsburg Pa last September to find employment in Chicago A letter received by Mrs Davis his mother who moved from Greene county to Pittsburg in August was the last heard of him One day last week a bottle containing a message signed John Davis and saying that he had found a watery grave was washed upon the beach at Miller's station Mrs Davis laboring under the belief that her son's body had been found left Pittsburg and arrived at Miller's station only to find that beyond the message the mystery was not solved Mrs Davis Is 70 years old and her son was her sole support The mother will spend several days In Chicago In the hope of finding some tidings of her son there BILL TAYLOR HAS A SAW Convicted Murderer Prepared to Escape From Kansas City Jail Kansas Crrf Mo April In the cell of William Taylor theMeeks family murderer brought here from Carrollton to prevent lynching Marshal Keshler today found a steel saw eight inches long and half an inch wide It was concealed In an old satchel brought from Carrolltowni by Taylor With the tool Taylor would have been able to saw his way out within half an hour could he have worked uninterruptedly for that length of time After making today's discovery Marshal Keshler ordered two deputy marshals to watch the murderer's cell day and night and refused to allow him to see anyone but his lawyers Thousands have been visiting the murderer daily NORTHWEST NOTES George Kellogg for twenty years connected with the Rockford 111 Insurance Company the past thirteen years as assistant secretary in charge of the farm department has resigned Congdon late of Duluth Minn who became manager of Powers' opera-house at Grand Rapids Mich last fall threw up his lease having lost money during the season The house will hereafter be conducted by Spooner We are living in an enlightened age thanks to the inventor of the Improved Welsbach Light Fits any buriis any kind of Kas Fo? sale at 67 WASH1NGTOX ST and at THE FAIR State Adams and Dearborn sts of counterfeits and lnft-inpemonts Symp Charles Vieth Dies Under the Open Tap of a Sirup Barrel He Lies Down and Is Filled to Over flowing With Treacle When Found His Body Is Almost Buried Under the Sticky Mess By Occupation a Baker He Had Gained Fame as a GIntton It may be sweet to die for one's country but the way Charles Vieth of 398 Austin av enue met his death Is the sweetest method of passing away which has yet been recorded Vieth as indicated by all the circumstances connected with his case was literally drowned in a stream of molasses A moral is also attached to the tale which hangs thereby All his life noted as a hearty eater to such an extent as to have been accused on one or two occasions of being a glutton He was found by an employe of the Madison bakery on West Madison street opposite Carpenter last Sunday night at 11:30 o'clock lying flat on his back with mouth upturned and wide open beneath a running stream of sirup which had besmeared his clothing and formed a sticky puddle all about him The thick column of saccharinity was still going Into the opening in his face which bore an expression of rapturous enjoyment despite the fact that it was distended by the suffocation which had apparently ensued The clip on the big barrel which it is hardly possible to turn on accidentally was at right angles to the front of the cask so that no drop which could possibly escape might be detained from the ultimate destination intended for it Mrs Morirs Loucks who was called came running down the steps two at a time leaving a customer above wondering what had become of his order for 6 cents' worth of ginger-snaps She helped drag the man out of 4he mire of treacle and with the aid of her husband who had by this time come vpon the scene his face was cleansed of the sticky stuff and his features became recognizable "Why it's Charley!" exclaimed the woman "However did htf come to this 1 wonder?" BRAINY CORONER'S JURY The coroner was notified at once and the victim's body subjected' to an inquest the next day Several wise men were selected and after summoning a number of witnesses these with one accord gave it as their solemn and unalterable verdict that "the said Charles Vieth" came to his death from injuries Inflicted about the head two years ago This decision was arrived at because at the time referred to Vieth fell with an elevator at the rooms of the Hayes Baking Company in Ogden court The shock was a severe one and doctors who examined the man declared that one day the injury which he sustained would be the cause of his leaving this earth and several times he has had spells of weakness from the hurt then got ten However while tnis may nave accelerated his demise on Sunday evening few of the employes about the bakery believe it was caused primarily in any other way than that already described In speaking of the affair Mrs Loucks said last nierht "When I first saw Charley on the floor I did not know but what he was asleep His mouth was wide open and full of sirup which had run down and covered his face and shirt front There was also a big lot of it upon the floor indicating that the faucet had been turned on some time His coat had been thrown off and was lying on the floor near the other side of the bar-reL Charley did not come to work for us until that night although some of us knew him before that time My opinion is that he thought the molasses was of the thin watery kind and that when he found' it was thick and fine he could not swallow it and he choked to death on it Still he may have died as the coroner's jury said he did" Morris Loucks proprietor of the bakery was not summoned to be present at the coroner's inquest He admits that it looks very much as if the man may have died in the manner related but is also inclined to think a sudden dizziness may have caused the victim to fall and strike his head against the molasses clip thereby turning the sirup on and sealing his own fate He said: "Of course as nobody saw the death the circumstances will probably never be exactly Mown But the position of the body speaks for itself Some will hold one theory and some another and that of choking seems about as probable as any of them" HE WAS A CHEERFUL EATER Vieth was a very poor man and had a wife and several children He was frequently helped by many of the west side bakers who gave him cakes and bread to take home to his spouse and little ones Among those for whom he worked he bore an exceedingly good reputation with the exception that he was inclined to eat more than his share as his associates claim To such an extent did he carry this habit it Is said that his wages were seldom raised by those for whom he worked they believing that he received full vaule in the numberless cakes cookies rolls buns pies and loaves of bread which found a resting place In his capacious stomach It Is a well-known ethical law among bakers that all shall be permitted to eat all they want of the goods created by their hands The masters hold that given free rein the appetite will pall among things to which it is accustomed and of which it is constantly reminded through the telegraphic system of the olfactory nerves But this rule did not hold good so far as Vieth was concerned His appetite positively refused to pall at any stage and it was said all was grist that came to h's gastronomic mill even to the raw eggs which were ready for use in various forms of the staff of life At the time of his death Vieth had a suit pending against the Hayes Baking Company for damages owing to the injury he is said to have received in the elevator accident TRAFFICKED IN WOLF SCALPS Iowa Paying Bounties for Animals Killed Outside the State Sioux Citt Iowa April The local of-cers are looking for Thomas Teller of Sioux Point charged with practicing a wolf bounty swindle on this state for several years Iowa pays $5 apiece for wolf scalps while the neighboring states give nothing or only a nominal reward William Alllng-er who was arrested here today while disposing of four scalps In the auditor's office confessed that Teller buys hides by the car lot all over the west and resells them to farmers to offer in Iowa as the home article Northwestern Iowa alone is said to have lost thousands of dollars Other border counties have been equally unfortunate ADVANCE THE PRICE OF TIN Pittsburg Pa April 16 The meeting of tin plate manufacturers adjourned this evening without having formed a pool but an organization wai effected and an agreement entered into by which the price of I common at New York will be regulated by the price of foreign plate This will at present advance the price to $330 Every tin plate firm in the country except two was represented at today's meeting Another meeting will be held next month OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS Arrived At Queenstown: Lucanla from New York At Southampton: Spree from New York for Bremen At Cherbourg: Fuerst Bismarck from New York via Plymouth for Hamburg CASHIER BAYNOT TO BE TRIED Cincinnati April A Baynot late cashier of the First National bank of lTwo Little Children Attacked by a Milk "Vender's Horse Police Officers Club the Brute and Rescue Its Intended Victims Jaysterions Shooting Affray on the North Side Causes Speculation 4Hlier Matters of News Interest in the City and Its Suburbs ATTACKED BY A VICIOUS HORSE TWO CHILDREN IN PERIL Officers Barber Shine and Duffy of the Englewood police station yesterday afternoon prevented a vicious horse from killing two persons The horse belongs to A Anderson a milkman who lives at 1113 Fifty-ninth street Yesterday Anderson drove out on his milk route to deliver milk One of his customers Is John Hilden who lives at 343 Fifty-ninth street About 3 o'clock the milkman drew up in front of the house He left his horse Standing at the curb stone and the animal apparently went to sleep while waiting for his owner to return The animal had been standing there but a moment when little Sigurd Hilden 3 years old and her brother Hilgerd 7 years of age emerged from the house and started to walk across the street Holding each other's hands they had just stepped from the sidewalk a dozen feet from the horse when the brute suddenly awakened from his apparent sleep and ran at the children The terrified children tried to get away but the horse rearing on his hind leg3 struck madly at them One of hia feet struck Sigurd Hilden on the back knocking her down and then the brute tried to trample her with his front feet but his effort failed At the same time he lunged forward at the other child now running for life and with his teeth lacerated the back of the child's left hand The three police officers standing at Halted street saw the horse as he lunged at the little ones and they hurried to the assistance of the children Officer Duffy struck Ihe brute on the head with his club just as Officer Barber caught Sigurd from the ground Officer Shine seized little Hilgerd and the danger was over The children were taken into the house where their injuries were found to be but slight Anderson when made acquainted with the actions of the horse said that the animal for some reason could not tolerate children MYSTERY IN SHOOTING AFFRAY MANY STORIES CIRCULATED One man in a third story window another in a cab and a woman figure mysteriously In a shooting affair that Is puzzling the Inhabitants of the fashionable boarding-houses near Ontario State streets and Dearborn avenue The shooting took place in the dark morning hours of yesterday In the vicinity there are rumors of a duel between rivals one on the ground the other ensconced in a window also tales of Jealous husbands and wives who came home in cabs It is also reported that a chivalrlc third-story dweller shot five times at a man who was maltreating a woman on the opposite side of the street The latter seems to be the best authenticated story As near as can be ascertained it starts with the appearance of a man in a cab the woman being in a coupe The pair leaped to the sidewalk and suddenly a series of feminine shrieks rent the air One observer noticed that the man had hold of the woman's arm and held fast despite her screams Before anything more happened the chivalrlc man in the third story came to the rescue and after raising the window fired five shots across the street The bullets hit nobody but the couple below ceased quarreling jumped into the coupe and were driven away PICTURES ON EXHIBITION WATER COLORS AND PASTELS The ninth annual exhibition of water col- ors pastels and miniatures by American artists was held yesterday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock in the Art institute A reception was also held in the evening from 7 to 11 o'clock to the artists the members of the institute and their friends From the number of contributions and works it was the most successful exhibition ever held in Chicago The exhibition in the afternoon was pri- vate and about 300 persons were present Four rooms in the north wing of the building were filled with works of art Each room contained its own style of work and the general effect was good Some of the best known American artists' pictures are at the exhibition The exhibition includes 47C original works classed as follows: Water colors 355 pastels 82 miniatures 39 Of these works 127 were selected from the recent exhibition of the American Water Color Society in New York and 349 were chosen by juries of the artists in five cities as follows: New York 137 Philadelphia 58 Boston 55 Cincinnati 31 Chicago 66 The aggregate number of works submitted to these Juries was 750 Two hundred and forty-nine artists were represented in the exhibition of whom 166 were men and S3 women Fernand Lungren furnished fourteen pictures of which his works called "Thirst" and "Navajo Trailer" were the best Henery Francis Farny's picture "The Departure of the War Party" was much admired THIEF ROBS A COURT CLERK TAKES MONEY FROM HIS DESK A thief invaded the county court yesterday afternoon and as a result there Is a shortage of $21 in the funds in the possession of the clerk of the court The theft was committed in the branch of the court presided over by Judge Bishop in room 412 of the Chicago Opera-House building When Judge Bishop adjourned for the noon repess yesterday Minute Clerk Fake left in his desk a check for $3 and $21 in cash which he had taken in during the morning in appearance fees The desk was closed when court adjourned but not locked The door of the courtroom was locked but when Mr Fake returned for the afternoon session the cash was gone There is a small room next to the courtroom which is used for a Jury-room and a door opening from this apartment into the hallway was unlocked Through this room the thief had gained access to the court SERMON BY DR CANFIELO INGERSOLL IMPRESSES HIM Rev A Canfield pastor of St Paul's church Prairie avenue and Thirtieth street uemg impressed by Colonel Inger-soll's theory of an ideal church and Sunday will deliver a series of sermons on real life and love in nature He will tell what science has to say today in relation to the cradle of life the early struggles of life after being pushed from its cle'love at flrst sight and what comes of it life wandering over the earth in search of a permanent home tragedies of the spirit ancient and modern and lastly still working upon a structure wherein may joyfully dwell the soul of humanity with all its in-flnite possibilities of art love and faith TO MARRY ROMANCE ENDS HAPPILY Edward A Homan was back at his desk In the office of a type foundry in Monroe street yesterday after a brief vacation of one dtyr Brief as it was he passed it to good advantage He went to Milwaukee Miss Kate Sullivan went with him and the two came back the same evening happily united in marriage It was so unexpected to everybody except Edward Starck and Cora A Kirby who accompanied the pair as witnesses that nobody seemed to know yesterday just where they went to get mar- EVA BOOTH'S FAREWELL SERVICES MEETINGS FOR SUNDAY Commissioner Eva Booth of the Salvation Army will conduct services at 558 West Mad- Ison street next Sunday afternoon Meetings will be held at 3 and 8 o'clock The commissioner will be assisted by Brigadier William Brewer who is in temporary command of the northwest division of the army With the exception of six persons the members of the Salvation Army in Evanston have deserted the ranks and have all pledged allegiance to the American Volunteers The new corps is in command of Captain Bessie Johnston and Lieutenant Johnson and the first meeting of the new organization will be held in Simpson's hall this evening EVANSTON POLICEMEN RESIGN CIVIL SERVICE IN EFFECT The members of Evanston's police department are in doubt as to whether their official existence will or will not continue after the 1st of next month and await with fear and trembling for the decree of the civil service commission which shall decide whether they continue as guardians of the peace or are to be relegated to the ranks of the ordinary citizen and forced to pick up the broken threads of half-forgotten trades The long-expected bomb fell in the midst of the department yesterday when Chief of Police Wheeler Bartram called for the resignations of fourteen members of the force The resignations were duly handed in including those of Captain Mersch and Desk Sergeant Rubo The four remaining officers including Sergeant Waldron and Officers White Schaeffer and Miller were exempt from the general order issued yesterday as they have passed the civil service examination Part of the men affected by yesterday's order have already submitted to the physical examination conducted by Dr Clapp commissioner of health The regular examination by the commission of which Tisdel is secretary and which is to be held tomorrow is the stumbling-block "This call for resignations was of course expected" said Chief of Police Bartram yesterday and it is in conformance with the new civil service rule The resignations take effect May 1 and the department will be at once reorganized according to the civil service rules While a few of the men may fail to pass it is probable that there will be little change and the time of service in the department will be considered in their favor" SAYS HE IS RIPPERCER HARTINDORF TELLS A NEW STORY Denying all confessions that he is said to have made previously George Hartin-dorf has declared that he is John Rip-perger the missing supposed millionaire and that his arrest on a charge of practically personating that man with an intent to defraud Mrs Margaretha Schneider of Schneeberg Bavaria the heir at law of Rip-perger was simply a scheme to defraud him out of his estates In addition to this he said yesterday he was determined to press his claim to the full extent of both the American and German courts The denouement occurred in Justice Prindiville's court yesterday after the case had been continued until today The prisoner contented himself with this voluntary declaration but bit by bit he made a statement to the effect that he was at one time very rich and that he had lost his fortune by speculation previous to his coming to Chicago in 1876 and that he had waited until he could get sufficient money and backing to make his claim for the Bavarian property said to have been left to Ripperger This statement has served to entangle the case in a veil of deeper mystery than it was before The attorneys for Mrs Schneider yesterday afternoon received telegrams from two detectives in different cities one In the east and one in the west to the effect that they had discovered the missing millionaire DENNIS FOLEY TWICE ARRESTED WEST SIDE SALOON MAN'S TROUBLES Dennis Foley who keeps a saloon at 196 West Madison street had a hard time keeping outside of a prison cell last night Twice he was arrested within two hours On the first occasion he was allowed to walk to the Desplaines street station and give bonds on the charge of keeping his place open after midnight Later he was given a ride in the patrol wagon with nine other men who were charged with gambling in a room over Foley's saloon and in which Dennis was it is said presiding as the keeper of the game Detective Tracy was told that a poker game was in progress in the place and he swore out warrants which were served by Detectives McSwiggen and Parkhurst Following are the names given by the men who were found in the place either playing poker or as spectators: Edward Ryley George Getty Peterson Thomas Sager Thomas Medaris James Kelly Medaris Charles Shafer Hardly had the patrol wagon arrived at the station before John A Rogers the new alderman from the eighteenth ward appeared prepared to sign bonds for the entire party CEORCE ECKHOFF KILLS HIMSELF RICH RESIDENT OF NORWOOD PARK Despondency over continued illness and financial troubles caused George Eckhoff to end his life yesterday morning at his home in Norwood Park Yesterday morning Mrs Eckhoff was obliged to leave the house for a short time and her husband was left alone When Mrs Eckhoff returned she found him lying on the bed in an unconscious condition with a bullet wound in the breast He died at 10 o'clock The revolver was found lying near as was also a rope and it is supposed Eckhoff first tried to hang himself and failing in this used the revolver Mr Eckhoff leaves a widow and family of six children including two married daughters and a son also married He leaves an estate valued at several hundred thousand dollars For the past few years he had been engaged In the varnish and oil business in Chicago Protracted illness with no hope for recovery caused Mrs Davis of 669 Lar-rabee street to end her life last night At 5:30 o'clock she swallowed carbolic acid and died shortly afterward ABUSES HIS ADOPTED CHILD WILLIAM HOGER FINED William Hoger was fined $100 and costs yesterday and sent to the brideweU by Justice Hall on a charge of cruelty to his adopted daughter Cronin an agent of the Working Boys' home 365 West Jackson street cause Hoger's arrest The Hogers live at Thirty-third street and Lowe avenue The child is 6 years old and it is al leged has been beaten by Hoger until her hands and arms show black and blue marks It is said he has also forced the child to go into the streets and beg He denied the al legations made against him FUNERAL OF THE LEHMANS FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN The funeral services of John Lehman and his three children Clara aged 5 years Bertha 8 years old and Annie the 4-roonths- BADGE OF THE VOLUNTEERS THEY HUNT FOR MR SNOW MISCHIEVOUS YOUNG WOMEN The Harrison street police are greatly concerned over the actions of three well-dressed young women whose identity is a mystery to them Detective Repetto has been detailed specially to find out who and what they are For the past three weeks the residents in the neighborhood of Michigan avenue and Eighteenth street have been annoyed to a great extent by the three women At all times of the night they have been aroused from their slumbers by the ringing of the door bell When the summons had been answered the three young women would be met at the door and would inquire for Mr Snow When told such a person did not live there they would break out into a loud and hearty laugh and to the amazement of the informer would dash down the stairs to the street and disappear The women first made their appearance in the" neighborhood about three weeks ago and although the police have endeavored to catch them they have succeeded in eluding the officers HER HUSBAND'S WOUNDS KILL HER SHOCK TOO MUCH FOR A WIFE The sight of her husband's bloody face proved a fatal shock to Mrs Daniel Corden of 83 Eighteenth street and brought on an attack of heart trouble that caused her death Corden is a laborer and while unloading a lumber vessel yesterday afternoon was Injured from a blow over the right eye He was able to go home unaided and when he entered the little kitchen in the rear of the building where the family lived his wife shrieked at the sight of his blood-stained face and was seized with a sudden attack of heart failure as the result of the shock Mrs Corden had long been a sufferer from this disease and her seizure proved fatal before a physician could be summoned The coroner was notified but aften ant examination found that death had resulted from natural causes and did not hold an inquest ELEVATOR CAR FALLS DROPS IN THE COUNTY BUILDING The elevators in the county building are on another rampage One of the center elevators took a sudden drop of two floors yesterday just as the county employes were going to lunch Conductor Dribben was the only person in the car when it fell All day the conductor had complained of the ele vator not working but he could find no one to help him fix it The car was at the top floor when Dribben Informed the passengers that they must get out as he was afraid the elevator would fall They had only managed to get out when with a sudden drop the car made for the first floor Before it reached the basement the dogs caught and Dribben was suspended between two floors The electric globes in the elevator were broken and Custodian Bartels after a hard climb managed to free Dribben PARENTS CET THEIR BABY BACK MR PETERS TURNS THE JOKE The boy baby which was left on the door step of Chief Deputy Sheriff Peters Wednesday is no longer with Mr Peters The whole affair proved to be a joke which Mr Peters turned upon the pepetrators In the block in which the chief deputy re sides dwells a man who is blessed with more boys than Mr Peters thought his neighbor was entitled to his family consisting of but two daughters The neighbors a few days ago entered into a consiparcy to play a joke upon Mr Peters and Thursday evening the baby was left upon his doorstep Mr Peters determined to have his joke and started with the basket for the police station When the parents of the little one learned his mission they came out in a hurry declaring the child was theirs After much persuasion the deputy sheriff returned it A EVENING COLLEGE CLOSING EXERCISES HELD The Central A evening college held its third annual closing exercises in the Association auditorium last night Specimens of work done by the scholars were on exhibition and created favorable comment After music by the college banjo mandolin and guitar class James Gates secretary of the central A opened the exercises with an invocation Educational Director Walter Wood's report of the condition and work of the college showed that during the past term 823 scholars were enrolled Of the students Fred Porter and Measham delivered addresses The annual address was given by Dr Charles Henderson associate professor of sociology University of Chicago on "The Study of Character" an Essential of Success" MANY CLAIM TO BE SWINDLED CANVASSERS IN COURT Twelve charges of larceny as bailee confronted Henry Barrett and William Burke when they were arraigned before Justice Hall yesterday The men It is said have been canvassing the city for customers for an alleged photographic concern which does not exist Among the complainants are Minnie Davis 1200 Armitage avenue Daloose 2330 La Salle street Nelson 800 Armitage avenue Maggie Graham Thirtieth street and Armour avenue Rose Bain Josephine Kantz and Mary Moore The accused were not ready for trial and the hearing was continued for one week CHARGED WITH LARCENY ATTORNEY SHIRLEY DEFENDANT Attorney Shirley was a defendant yesterday afternoon in Justice Hotalings court at Thirty-ninth and State streets on a charge of larceny preferred against him by Perry Madison who lives at 6627 Loomis street Madison claims that he gave some accounts to Shirley to collect some months ago and since that time Shirley has collected nearly $100 which he retains Madison was not ready when the case was called and it was continued until next Wednesday MEDICAL STUDENTS GRADUATF CHICAGO PHYSIO-MEDICAL COLLEGE Commencement exercises of the Chicago Physio-Medical college were held yesterday afternoon in Handel's hall 46 Randolph street Eleven students were given diplomas The exercises opened with an overture by the Militant Church orchestra and then Rev Meloy of the First United Presbyterian church delivered the invocation Rev John Rusk of the Militant church delivered the addrdess of welcome The valedictory was delivered by Kunfcler of The price paid for this enormous amount of sawed timber has not been made public but it is understood to be in the neighborhood of $200000 Most of the lumber will come from the pineries of northern Michigan and northern Wisconsin but it is possible that no inconsiderable quantity will be taken from Canadian woods Mr McConnell will immediately commence to fill his contract The sale is believed to be the largest which has been made In Chicago since the rebuilding of the business district after the great fire HAS A BROKEN NOSE AND ARM COMPLAINT AGAINST O'MALLEY Jonathan Gustafson of 44 East Chicago avenue the only survivor of a massacre by Indians which occurred in the Red river country New Mexico June 28 1883 says he was assaulted and badly beaten by Peter O'MaUey on Chicago avenue near Larra-bee street Wednseday afternoon A disagreement has existed between the men for many years it is said When they met Wednesday they exchanged words which resulted in O'Malley striking Gustafson several blows in the face with his fist Gustafson fell to the sidewalk and his assailant ran away oo The injured man was assisted by friends to his home where it was found that his nose and left arm were broken Yesterday morning Mrs Gustafson appeared at the East Chicago avenue police station and swore out warrants for O'Malley's arrest charging him with assault and battery FLAG DAY DATE IS FIXED ELECT ASSOCIATION OFFICERS The annual meeting of the Cook County Flag Day association was held at the Sherman house last eveningr' The following officer were elected Dr j'Cigrand Vice presidents Mrs E- It Winslow Julia A Ellis Mrs MinshallA Gillihan and A Davis i' A Silha T) Treasurer Lefis! Musical director Leroy Van Horn Chaplain Rev Probst Board of directors--DKii' Reynolds Winslow Theodore FBrown Slagel and Mrs Julia A Ellis It was decidted to celebrate flag day June 6 this year with the usual exercises and programmes in all the parks FORCES ROBBERS TO DISCORCE ALT'S EXPERIENCE After having held up and robbed Fait a member of the Lake Carriers' association two highwaymen were forced to return their plunder at the point of a revolver held by their victim Mr Fait lives at 113 Sedgwick street and at 10 o'clock Wednesday night he was on his way home from his office While passing an alley two men stepped out and threw him to the ground One of the robbbers took his pocketbook containing $32 The thieves disappeared but Fait pursued pointing his revolver at the fugitives and threatening to shoot Catching up with them he forced them to return his money He did not report the affair to the police SETTLE WITH BECKER CREDITORS GET ONE-HALF The commission men who are creditors of Louis Becker who failed at the stock yards some time ago met yesterday afternoon in the exchange building and arranged a settlement with Becker Under the terms of the settlement Becker is to pay 50 cents on the dollar 25 in cash and the remainder in secured notes signed by Becker and his son payable in two years MARRIED JN A POLICE STATION- YOUNG JOLIET COUPLE WED A quiet wedding took place in Captain Koch's office at the Harrison street station last evening The contracting parties were Charles Clark Bailey and Miss Jennie Mc-Elroy The young couple hailed from Jollet and were married by Justice Richardson They left for Joliet on an evening train and will make their home at 506 North Scott street CITIZENS LEACUE SECURES WARRANTS CHARGES AGAINST LIQUOR MEN Warrants were taken out in Justice Prin dlville's court yesterday afternoon by the Citizens league for the arrest of saloonkeepers charged with selling liquor to min ors and drunkards They are: Ennis Marth 189 Clybourn avenue John Daub 189 Clybourn avenue and Henry Stabey 68 Vedder street MUST TAKE OUT SLOT MACHINES ORDERS TO SALOON-KEEPERS Saloon-keepers in the "levee" district who have refused to remove slot machines under the general order recently issued have been again warned by tHepolice A list of the places where machines' are operated has been taken by the police and the owners OPENING OF NEW3 POSTOFFICE PUBLIQ IS IN VITED Postmaster Hesljighajs invited the public to inspect the temporary Duiiaing on the lake front this evening It will be opened to the public and lightedVith electricity from 7 to 10 o'clock Much of the work of moving furniture and ifixtures was done yester day GIANT IS NATURALIZED TALL CANADIAN 'GETS HIS PAPERS Williams a Canadian whose height is 6 feet 11 Inches cabled at the office of the circuit court yesterday and obtained citi zenship papers His height created some thing of a sensation among the clerks and others 'GIVE A SOCIAL TONIGHT THE SCOTTISH ASSEMBLY The Scottish assembly will hold its regu lar monthly meeting in America hall 205 East Madison street this evening An ex cellent programme of songs recitations and Scotch dancing will be presented All friends or tne assembly are invitea 10 oe present TALMACE IN EVANSTON DELIVERS HIS SECOND LECTURE Rev De Witt Talmage- lectured before a large audience at the First Methodist church Evanston last night His subject was "The School of Scandal" PUMPING ENCINE BREAKS DOWN CAUSE OF LACK OF WATER It was found yesterday that the cause of the reduced water supply in the north part.