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WARRASSEE'
W Interested in Seaboard
* Mie in Temporary Pinch.
■is not effected
mM l is Issued by Advisory Board.
SHulties Due to Recent Course
of Stock Market.
BMdstfrit rumor pervaded the
&m district in Jialtimoru Friday
S' local 11 rm of J. William Mid-
Hi & Co., and J. 1.. Williams iz
H Richmond, V'a., wore financial-
Har rased. Those in Interest de-
H.o discuss the matter during the
■>on and evening, hut lain Friday
■ alter a conlereneu wtileh lasted
ftl hours, gave out the iollowing
item:
1 view of the extraordinary and
■acted financial situation now ex-
Lin New York, Messrs. John L.
■ms & Sons, of Richmond, Va.,
B William Middeuuorf & Co., of
■ore, have found it necessary to
Hr temporary indulgence of ilieir
Irs.
H undersigned have, at the re-
Hjf these two firms, consented to
Him advisory committee to exam
■to (dieir condition and promptly
gl an appropriate plan of txieu
; committee will proceed to
performance of this
gHHllic ine.inWhile they ii' he'-e
the interest, of all concern-
HTnoit'gal .or other steps he ta-
Wy individual creditors to compll-
Ihe sitthUion, but that the present
Ijtfkuuld in all tespects he main
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I other two indictments were
ftt Secitt Towers, who’has •charge
V ot the principa sub-postoffioe
■ s in Kv ashington. He is accus-
Baving received a commission on
He of book typewriting machines
■ government.
H R * PUTS ONI ll:S 0\ RIOTERS.
arj. in Canadian Soo Resume
VViihout \n> Irouble.
from Sault Sic Marie,
Street ear trattle in the
Sik>, which has been sus
the disturbed condition
H incident io the closing of tin l
H ; ci Take Superior Company
was resumed Wedn >sday
■■emonstration. Colonel i;(U-h
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TRIPLE ELECTROCUTION.
Three Van Wormley Prothers Go to
Their Death for Brutal Murder
of Aged Uncle.
A dispatch from Dannemora, N. Y.,
says: Without one unforeseen inci
dent to mar the perfect and dignified
execution of the death penalty impos
ed by the trial court, sustained by the
court of appeals and not interfered
with by Governor Odell, Willis, Freder
ick M., and Burton VauWormer, three
brothers, were put to death ia fifteen
and a half minutes at Clinton prison
Friday morning, for the murder of
their uncle, Peter A. Halienbeck, at
Greendale, Columbia county, on Christ
mas eve, 1901. There was not one
sensational circumstance connected
with the execution. The men walked
from the doors of their cells with calm
demeanor, but extreme pallor.
Every precaution had been taken to
hearing more than the departure of
their brother from the room. The
doors had been padded and the inter
stices stuffed with cotton so that the
steps of those who removed the life
less body from the death chamber to
the morgue coaid not be heard.
Three applications of the current
and further time was required for the
execution of Willis, but only two appli
cations of the full current were deem
ed necessary in the case of Frederick,
and in two minutes from the time he
crossed the thershold of the room the
doctors pronounced him dead. The
bodies were carried out into the pris
on morgue and the summons for the
last brother was taken back by the
guards.
Burton was killed even more quick
ly than the other.iwo. Only one ap
plication was required, though it was
retained slightly longer at full press
ure than in the other cases.
In most all respects the tragedy
which closed' at Clinton prison with
the electrocution of the three broth
er& was uniqqe in modern criminal
history. .Only once before m this state
is it recalled that three brothers have
gone to their death together for a
murder in which they ware jointly con
cerned.
On Christmas eve, 1901: with their
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cousin, Harvey Bruce, the throe broth
ers drove from their, home in Kinder
‘hook, some fourteen miles toTfte ham
let of Greendale, in Columbia’county,
wiere lived Peter A. Hal-1 finback,- the
.uncle of the' Van Wormcrs.V On the
way they stopped at the Greendale
shurclr. Thence they went on to Hal
lenbeck’s house, where Mr. Hallen
beek, his aged wife and his aged
mother were sitting in the lamplight
in their living room. Both the wo
jken saw them drive past. In a lew
there was a knock at the
and Mr. Halienbeck answered, to
Kid masked men before him, armed
Kith revolvers. Burton Van Wormer
Bd the way, and with him the old man
At once the four began a
° r I )is iol shots, which tairly
rl '° 1,0 -ly of Mr. liiilicnbcck.
§pj£gjHHal!cnl»<vk. although mortally
l»r. do' a wav from his assail
■HhßHv -:i: to the landing "f the
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from the of the
of the brothers loasted of
AHk siiot their uncle.
O’l’rien. in writing the ui\anl
■HPUipinien of his ecu:'! against the
(pronounced incredible the main
Idea of defense that the expedition of
'the four to Hallenbeck’s house was in
the nature of a young men's prank, the
fatal outcome of which had not been
apparent. The court fixed upon the
week of July for the carrying out of
the death sentence, but the Van
Wormers have been twice respited by
Governor Odell.
HarVey Bruce, their fellow in crime,
for which they died, was tried alone
and was sentenced to imprisonment
for eighteen years.
THE INCREASE IN COST OF LIVING
To be Set Forth in Report from Newly Es
tablished Labor Bureau.
The bureau of labor, at Washington,
will shortly issue the results of an ex
haustive study of the increased cost
of living during the last few years in
relation to the increase of wages.
The results show that there has
been a striking similarity between the
advance in wages and the increased
cost of living, and that neither has
gone forward as much as popularly
•apposed. The current report that
ommodities have Advanced 27 per
cent -a shown to be wide of the mark.
It will bo nearer 15 per cent.
A PETTICOAT
EMBEZZLER
Theft of Large Sum is Charged to
Woman Bookkeeper.
MAY AMOUNT TO $50,000
Accused is Placed Under Arrest at In
stance of Officials of Playing
Card Company.
Marie Layton Johnson, aged £9
years, the wife or Albert M. Jonnson,
a dentist of Larchmont, N. Y„ with an
office in New Y'ork city, was arrested
on a warrant specifically charging her
with the grand larceny of $2,000. The
total amount of her defalcations, how
ever, may, it is said, amount to ?50,-
000.
The complainants are officers of the
United States Playing Card Company,
with home offices in Cincinnati, and a
New York branch.
Mrs. Johnson, whose maiden name
was Marie Layton, was bookkeeper in
the New York office, and in addition
acted as private secretary to Manager
R. H. McCutcheon. She was married
to Br. Johnson in 1901, but did not
leave her position after the marriage.
In April of this year discrepancies are
said to have ueen discovered in her
accounts, according to the statements
given out by Inspector McClusky, and
an examination is said to have reveal
ed a shortage of SIO,OOO.
The woman’s modus operandi i 3 said
to have been as follows:
The accounts of the concern were
kept in the Hanover national bank,
there being a New York and Cincin
nati account there. Cincinnati would
send a bill of goods to New York
which would be sold for $3,000 and
that amount would be placed to the
credit of the Cincinnati account. But,
it is alleged, Mrs. Johnson would
charge the New York office account
with $5,000, taking the differene her
self. To make the account balance
she would then raise a mall bill of
goods shipped from Cincinnati from
say $9 to $2,009.
Mrs. Johnson was discharged from
the employ of the company in April.
Further investigation was made into
both the New York and Cincinnati ac
counts, with the result, it is s-aid, that
the defalcations now amount to s3s,-
000, with a possibility that they may
reach $50,000.
Detectives went to Larchmont Thurs
day night to arrest her, out found the
Johnson home locked up, and from
neighbors it was learned that ell the
furniture had been packed apparently
ready for removal. The detective*
then watched Dr. Johnson’s office on
Fifth avenue, and arrested Mrs. John
son as she was leaving the place in her
husband’s company.
It is said that Mrs. Johnson specu
lated in Wall street and lost consider
able money teere.
RAILROAD’S TRACKS TORN UP.
Row Occurs Between Seaboard and the Bw
& B. at Ocille, Georgia.
Thursday night about 12 o’clock, the
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
ran a special train into Ocilla, Ga.. and
a short time afterwards tore up the
track of the Brunswick and Birming
ham railroad where it crosses the Sea
board tracks.
Before the work of removing the
crossing was completed a negro noti
fied Chi°f Engineer Roberts, of the
Brunswick and Birmingham, of what
was taking palce. Captain Roberts,
accompanied by Marshal Hall, hurried
to the crossing and succeeded in ar
resting W. Hale, of Savannah, who ia
superintendent of tnat division of the
Seaboard.
The balance »of the erowcl escaped
at that time, but returned about day
light Friday morning, when twenty-one
of them were placed under arrest.
Hate Friday afternoon the prisoners
all waived preliminary hearing and
gave bond to appear at the county
court to answer to the offense of
misdemeanor and to the superior court
to answer a felony charge. The Bruns
wick and Birmingham train* from Ir
winville to Brunswick crossed on the
old Ocilla and Irwinville crossing after
only a few minutes’ delay. All other
trains are running on time.
M’CLELLAND PITTED AGAINST LOW.
Tammany Hall Convention Names a New
York Municipal Ticket.
A New York dispatch says: Charles
F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall,
carried through his program at the
democratic city convention held at
Carnegie hall Friday night. The dem
ocrats named George B. McClellan for
mayor, Edward M. Grout for comp
troller and Charles V. Fornes for pres
ideut of the board of aldermen. Thou
sands crowded the hall and thousands
more were unable to gain admission.
There were scenes of wild excitement
within the buil'ding and a great crush
in which many were Hurt outside.
BRITISH CHARGE DEAD.
Sir Michael Herbert Falls Victim to
Consumption at a Resort in
Switzerland.
Sir Michael Herbert, the British am
bassador to the United States, died
Wednesday at Davos-Platz, Switzer
land, after a long and plucky fight
against consumption, which terminat
ed with tragic suddenness.
Sir Michael had been at Davos-
Platz about five weeks. When he re
turned to Lordon from America, he
confessed that he felt far from weil;
but his physicians still held out hopes
of his conquering the consumption.
The ambassador expected to leave Da
vos Platz a week or so ago, in order
to greet the Alaskan commissioners in
London; but he contracted bronchitis.
Of this he wrote, only a few days ago,
quite slightingly, saying it was only
annoying because on account of it the
doctor insisted on his not going to
London to see his American friends.
Lady Herbert intended to leave
Switzerland a short time ago with her
children, but she apparently changed
her plans and remained at Davos-Platz,
though tee resort is deserted at this
time of the year. Lady Herbert was
formerly Miss Letitia Wilson, daugh
ter of Richard T. Wilson, the New
York banker, and is related to The Van
derbilt, Ogden, Goelet and Astor fam
ilies.
The following statement, by author
ity of President Roosevelt, was issued
at tlie white house:
“The president is deeply shocked
and grieved at the death of Sir Michael
Herbert, both because of hi 3 personal
affection for Sir Michael and because
of his high appreciation ot him as an
official.”
President Roosevelt sent a message
of condolence to Lady Herbert, as did
also Secretary Hay. Mr. Choate, our
ambassador at London, was instructed
by the state department to convey to
the British foreign office an appropri
ate expression of the Washington gov
ernment’s sympathy.
TREASURER ROBERTS MAKES REPORT.
Shows Enormous Receipts n . expendi
tures of Uncle Sam for the Year.
H. Roberts, treasurer of the United
States, has submitted to Secretary
Shaw his report on the condition of
tho treasury June 30, 1903, and its op
erations during the past fiscal year.
The total net revenue for the year was
$560,396,074, an increase of s3s>&Sß,-
439 ever the year preceding* and the
total expenditures $500,099,007, an in
crease of $35,762,034.
The surplus was $4,297,887.,. as com
pared with $91,267,275 ia 1902, In. th-e
receipts there was an Increase of up
ward of $30,000,000 from customs, and
a falling off of over $41,000,000 from
internal revenue, the latter being the
reeult of legislation enacted with, that
object. On the side of the ex.tLiadl
tures there was an increase in j-'ery
important account, except pen ions
and interest, in which there Lvere
slight savings. The expenditures fer
the two military departments, which
together amounted to $191,237,554,
forming by far the heaviest outlay for
any sing'e purpose, were upward of
$21„000,000 greater than the year be
fore. \
The aggregate income, including Re
side the revenues, the receipts froPi
bonds, notes and coin certificates, w»s
$1,211,394,097, and the aggregate outs-o
$1,122,647,665. At the close of the year
the treasury held $593,065,869 in goi\
and silver on deposit against oatstami,
ing certificates and treasury notes, he 1
side the $150,000,000 in gold which
forms the reserve against United
States notes.
Treasurer Roberts places the mono- 1
tarv stock of the country on June 30,
1903, including gold and silver, Uni
ted States notes, treasury notes and
national bank notes, but not certifi
cates, at $2,686,149(621, an increase of
$124,852,963 for the year. The in
crease in gold was $60,137,401,. and in
national bank notes $56,998,559.
The total estimated stock of gold
was $1,252,731,990.
The increase of the money in circu
lation during the year was $121,740.-
752, of which $59,776,462 was in gold
and gold certificates and $54,520,193
m national bank notes. The share of
money for each person increased £9
cents and the proportion of gold to the
whole rose to 42 per cent, the highest
ratio ever recorded. There has been
a continual increase in the proportions
of paper currency of the denomina
tions of $lO and under in circulation,
but the growth hardly keeps nace with
the demand. The supply can be in
creased if congress will authorize the
issue of cgld certificates for $lO and
remove- the restriction on the issue of
$5 notes by national banks. To meet
the constant pressure requires stren
uous effort. The national bank note 3
presented for redemption during the
year amounted to $196,429,621. or 51
per cent of the average outstanding.
The figures show that the tens and
twenties remain in circulation Vyogcst.
lull Li jUirte rUto,
Thd best calculation that «tn be
made si m*jvs that the average number
of cbildr«i iu the white native family
a century ago in tho United States
was more than six; in IS3O It had
fallen to less than five; in IS6O to less
than four; in 1872 to.less than three; ia
1900, among the “upper classes-” in
Boston, to less than two. &
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Wtewlflx of Languages.
The English language, according to a
German statistician who has made a
study of the comparative wealth of
languages, heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary of 200,000 words;
German comae next, with 80,000
words; then Italian, with 75.000;
French, with 30,000; Turkish, witfc 22,-
500, and Spanish* with 20,000,
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"there’s only cue trouble about poet
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tne which doesn’t advertise, any*
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