Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Sun
June 3, 1900
FACTS CONCERNING NEW YORK INDIANS
Summary Last Annual Report United States Agent
Number and Condition
Over Five Thousand in State Divided Among Tribes of Cayugas,
Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, Tuscaroras and St. Regis
The annual report of A. W. FERRIN, U. S. agent for the New York Indians contains a large amount of information relative to the remnants of the aboriginal tribes still remaining in this state. From this report we extract the following:
The Indians residing within the limits of the state number 5,317, and are divided by tribal organizations as follows: Cayugas 170, Oneidas 252, Onondagas 551, Senecas 2,812. Tuscaroras 378, St. Regis 1,154.
There are six Indian reservations in the state. Their names, locations and size are as follows: Allegany, in Cattaraugus county, thirty-five miles along the Allegany river with an average width of one mile, and comprising 30,469 acres; Cattaraugus, in Cattaraugus. Chautaugua and Erie counties, nine and one-half miles long, with an average width of three miles, and embracing 21,680 acres; Onondaga, in Onondaga county, eight miles south of Syracuse, four miles long, two-thirds of a mile wide, 6,100 acres; St. Regis, in Franklin county, on the Canadian border, seven and three-tenths miles long by about three miles wide, 14, 6?0 acres; Tonawanda, in Erie and Genesee counties, about twenty miles east of Buffalo, 6,549 acres; Tuscarora, in Niagara county, about five miles northeast of Niagara Falls, 6,249 acres. The Cayugas and Oneidas have no reservation. A few families of the latter reside among the whites in Oneida and Madison counties. What lands they have they own in fee simple. A considerable number of Oneidas reside on the Onondaga reservation. The Cayugas mostly reside on the Cattaraugus reservation. The descendants of the noted Seneca chief. Cornplanter, numbering about ninety, occupy a small reservation, embracing some 760 acres, on the Allegany river, just south of the state line. This land was a gift to Cornplanter from the state of Pennsylvania, and is owned by his descendants in fee, and is divided in severalty among them.
The population of the different reservations is as follows: Allegany, Senecas, 996, Onondagas 80; Cattaraugus, Senecas 1,270, Cayugas 162, Onondagas 36; Onondada, Onondagas 551; Oneidas 114; St. Regis, St. Regis 1,154; Tonawanda, Senecas of Tonawanda band 502, Allegany and Cattaraugus Senecas 44, Allegany 18, Oneidas 6; Tuscarora, Tuscaroras 378; Onondagas 48.
There are residing on Long Island a remnant of the Shinnecock tribes, numbering about 150, a few families of Poospatucks, and a few Mon-auks. These remnants of tribes have intermarried with negroes until their aboriginal character is nearly obliterated.
The Tuscaroras are the best farmers. They have good farms and comfortable houses and farm buildings. There are a good many thrifty farmers also on the Cattaraugus reservation. The residents on the Allegany reservation are making steady progress, and there are quite a number who have good homes and well tilled farms. A considerable part of the Onondaga and Tonawanda reservations are leased by whites under a state law. The St. Regis Indians neglect their farms and engage in basket making, in which they are very prominent.
The government of the reservations is by chiefs with the exception of the Allegany and Cattaraugus reservations. These two latter reservations are united under a constitutional system of government incorporated under the laws of New York as the "Seneca Nation." The officers are elected by popular vote. The elections up to the present year were held annually, but the amended constitution of the Seneca Nation, which was ratified by the late legislature, provides for a biennial election to be held in November. The nation elects a president, clerk and treasurer, and sixteen councilor eight from each reservation, and other minor officers. The president and council constitute the executive and legislative branches of the government, and the affairs of the nation are administered by them. The judicial power is lodged in the peacemakers' courts and council, the latter acting as an appellate court. These courts afford but meager protection to the people. The peacemakers are often men without education or experience, and complaints are frequently made that they are susceptible to corrupt and improper influences. Complaints are also made against the council that appeals are decided not upon their merits, but through favoritism and political influence. The agent recommends that provision be made by the legislature for an appeal to the white courts.
On all the reservations complaint is made against the government on the score of favoritism, and there appears to be a lack of power to carry the decrees of the authorities into effect.
As will be noticed above, the Senecas occupy three reservations, the Allegany, Cattaraugus and Tonawanda. The Tonawanda land has no interest in common with the Senecas of the Allegany and Cattaraugus reservations, except an undefined and undetermined claim in the landed possessions. The Tonawandas' believe they are entitled to an interest in the rentals and oil royalties now collected by the Seneca Nation, and it is likely that they will send an attorney and delegates to Washington to secure a decision in the matter.
The Seneca Nation of Indians is in receipt of a considerable revenue from rentals and oil royalties on the Allegany reservation. This reservation embraces the valley bordering the Allegany river for a distance on about thirty-five miles, and through it is built several lines of railroad. The Erie runs along the northern bank of the river for about twenty-five miles, the W. N. Y. & P. runs along the south bank the entire length of the reservation, and the Erie and B. R. & P, cross the reservation at Carrollton, running southward to Bradford and other Pennsylvania towns. Through the influence of these railroads several white villages have been built upon the reservation, and within six of them -- Vandalia, Carrollton, Great Valley, Salamanca, West Salamanca and Red House--99 year 1 as-s- are made to the whites under special acts of congress. The most important of these villages is Salamanca, with a population of 5,000. West Salamanca has a population of 400 or 500, and the other villages are still smaller.
The rentals of these white villages are paid to the treasurer of the Seneca Nation, and amount to from $6,000 to $8,000 a year.
The eastern end of the reservation is contiguous to the Chipmunk oil field, and oil developments are being carried on under a lease granted in December, 1896, to the Seneca Oil Company, a corporation composed of white men. The lease to this company, which embraced that part of the reservation outside the white villages lying east of Salamanca, was recently transferred to the South Penn Oil Company, a branch of the Standard Oil Company. The cash sales of oil for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, was reported to the U. S. agent by the railroad and pipe line companies, aggregated $86,973.48. The Indians have an eighth royalty, which for the fiscal year amounted to $10,480.18.
There is much dissatisfaction among the people of the Seneca Nation growing out of the belief that the income of the nation is improperly handled.
During the twenty years that the whites have been paying rents to the Seneca Nation treasurer there has never been a per capita distribution of rent money among the people, and there have been but two distributions of oil money.
A bill is pending in congress providing for the collection of rents and oil royalties by the U. S. Indian agent instead of by the Seneca Nation treasurer, and for a distribution of such funds among the people after giving the Seneca Nation council a stipulated amount for paying the expenses of the government.
The schools on the various reservations in the New York agency are supported by the state. The school reports show that there are twenty-nine districts, with a total number of 1,296 pupils of school-age. The schools and children on each reservation are given as follows: Allegany, 6,200; Cattaraugus, 10,325; Onondaga, 1,130; St. Regis, 5,325; Shinnecock, 1,055; Poospatuck, 119; Tonawanda, 3,137; Tuscarora, 2,105.
The state builds and maintains the school buildings on the different reservations, and pays the teachers. The expenses of the schools for the past school year are reported at $11,891.16.
Superintendent HARRISON says that the schools on the Cattaraugus reservation are in better condition than on the Allegany reservation. He attributes this to the fact that the people on the former reservation average a better intelligence, and have been more thrifty, although in the past few years there has been a marked improvement in these respects among the people of the Allegany reservation. Upon the recommendation of Mr. HARRISON the legislature of 1900 passed an act extending the compulsory school law over these two reservations.
Superintendent NEWMAN speaks encouragingly of the work done in the Onondaga school.
Superintendent McCONNELL reports rapid improvement in the schools on the St. Regis reservation. Superintendent PARKER reports an increased attendance and interest in the schools on the Tonawanda reservation, and Superintendent MENTZ makes a like report from the Tuscarora reservation.
The state also supports the Thomas Asylum, an institution for the care and education of Indian orphan and dependent children. The asylum is located on the Cattaraugus reservation near Versailles, and cares for something over 100 children, between the ages of 3 and 16 years. The state makes an annual appropriation of $20,000 for the support of the asylum, and is expending a large sum of money in the erection of buildings.
There has been built already a brick building for the accommodation of the superintendent and his family and the teachers and employees of the institution, at a cost of about $25,000, a dining hall and kitchen at a cost of about $23,000. Contracts have been let for the erection of two brick dormitories for girls and a school house, and it is expected that the legislature will make provision in the future for two brick dormitories for boys and an industrial school building. When the brick buildings are completed the old, wooden buildings now in use will be removed. The buildings are heated with steam and lighted with electric lights; and there is a good water supply. The asylum is under the efficient management of George I. LINCOLN, as superintendent; with Mrs. LINCOLN as matron. Visitors are pleasantly impressed by the spirit which pervades every department of the institution.
The Friends of Philadelphia maintain a boarding school for Indian children, adjacent to the Allegany reservation, near the postoffice of Tunesassa. There is connected with the school a farm of 464 acres. The boys and girls, in addition to the instruction in the school room, are taught all branches of farm and housework.
The attendance of pupils is limited to forty-five, and the cost of maintaining the school, outside of farm receipts, is about $5,500 per year. Mr. Thomas BLACKBURN is the etlicient (?) superintendent of school and farm.
In addition to the school facilities provided by the state and the Friends, a good many Indian children from this agency are enjoying the advantages to be found in the U. S. government schools at Carlisle and Philadelphia, Pa., and Hampton, Va.
Active missionary work is carried on by white missionary societies on all the reservations of the agency. The Presbyterians have two churches on the Allegany reservation, one at Jimersontown, the other at Old Town, with a membership of 125 and fifty-two respectively. There is also a church on the Cornplanter reservation just over the line in Pennsylvania, with a membership of sixty-one. There are Sunday-schools connected with these churches. Rev. M. F. TRIPPE, of Salamanca, has charge of these churches, and also of the Presbyterian mission work on the Tonawanda and Tuscarora reservations. He spends one Sunday each month with each reservation, and the work is carried on by native helpers during the interim. The Baptists have a church at Red House on the Allegany reservation with a small membership. Services are regularly conducted by Harley BLINKEY, a Seneca Indian.
On the Cattaraugus reservation the Presbyterians have two churches, the Baptists and Methodist Episcopal each one. The Presbyterians support a missionary on the field, who at present is Rev. L. M. LAWRENCE. The Baptist Church is looked after by Rev. Austin JOHN, a native preacher, and the minister in charge at North Collins looks after the interests of the M. E. Church.
On the Tonawanda reservation there is a Presbyterian, Baptist and M. E. Church. On the Tuscarora reservation there is a Baptist and Presbyterian Church, and on the Onondaga reservation an Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal and Wesleyan Methodist Church. In connection with the Episcopal Church there is a mission school in which Industrial training is given, under the direction of Rev. W. D. MANROSS (priest) and his wife. a majority of the St. Regis Indians are Catholics, and members of the Catholic church in the Canadian village of St. Regis. The M. E. Church at Hogansburg has a membership of fifty-two.
The missionaries in charge of the work on these reservations report substantial progress in the condition of the Indian people. They are building more comfortable homes cultivate their lands better, take more interest in educational matters, are more helpful to each other, evince an increased spirit of self-sacrifice and a higher idea of Christian experience and Christian work. Rev. M. F. TRIPPE, who has been engaged in the work for nineteen years, reports that he has "no hesitation in saying that the Indians can be as readily and thoroughly Christianized and civilized as any people among whom the Christian church has planted missions."
The agent reports that the whites living in the vicinity of the reservations generally agree that there is steady improvement in the condition of the Indians residing thereon. Nevertheless, reservation morals are not what they should be. The Indians as a rule are not a vicious class, but intemperance and immorality prevail to a large extent. The Indians have a natural propensity for "fire water," and it is difficult to enforce the law prohibiting the sale of liquor to them. The standard of morals on the reservation is lowered by the practice which prevails to a considerable extent of men and women living together without the sanction of marriage. Cohabitation is largely a matter of pleasure and convenience. Under such a condition of affairs it is easy to see that there is little comprehension of the quality known as virtue, and there is small criticism of those who depart from the strict paths of virtue and rectitude. The hope of the future for the Indian people is to instill into the minds of the young right ideas on these questions, and to develop such characters as will enable them to withstand the temptations to which they are subjected.
The court of claims and supreme court of the United States having decided in favor of the new York Indians in the matter of the Kansas land claim, congress has appropriated $1,967,056 to be distributed among the Indians entitled to share in such distribution. There is pending in congress bills authorizing the secretary of the interior to make up the rolls for such distribution.
The agent says a large majority of the Indians are opposed to citizenship. The principal reason for this opposition are these: The uneducated and non-progressive feel that they are unprepared for the duties and responsibilities of citizenship, and they fear to make the change from the present to a new system. Many of the more intelligent and enterprising people have acquired considerable real estate, and they fear a division of lands in severalty and citizenship would deprive them of the results of their enterprise and industry.
The United States holds in trust $238,050 for the Senecas and $6,950 for the Tonawanda band. The interest on these funds, amounting to $11,902.50 and $4,349.50, respectively, is distributed by the United States agent. The per capita amount from the first fund last year was $1.20. Each of the Tonawandas received $8.38 from their fund and $4.20 from the general fund, or a total of $12.55. In addition, the federal agent distributes each year $3,500 worth of sheetings and ginghams among the Cayugas, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas and Tuscaroras, in pursuance of a treaty made with the Six Nations, November 17, 1794. The state pays annuities as follows: To the Onondagas, $2,340; to the Cayugas, $2,300; to the St. Regis, $2,130.67, and to the Senecas, $500.
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TESTIMONY OF DR. L. L. TOZER
Mrs. Benham's Last Attending Physician
Night of Her Demise
Account of Happenings Preceding Her Death
Talks With Benham
Conversations at the Jail Between the Doctor and the Accused
Objected to Because Confidential, But Allowed by the Court
Canandaigua, N. Y., June 2 - The first week of the second trial of Howard Curtice BENHAM, charged with the murder of his wife, Florence Tont BENHAM, at Batavia, January 4, 1897, is over, and the prosecution has progressed further than it was expected, for, indeed, it was doubted, if a jury could be secured the first week. The prosecution has produced so far, six witnesses, among them those considered as star witnesses. The physician, TOWNSEND, the drug clerk, ELLIOTT, and the doctors, SHOWERMAN and FRENCH, who aided in the autopsies, and whose testimony was so important at the last trial, left the stand only after they had been rigidly interrogated by Mr. WADE, the cross-examiner for the defense, who secured from them much that they appeared reluctant to tell.
Dr. Lemuel L. TOZER, whose direct examination was not concluded on Friday evening, was again on the stand this morning. Mrs. BENHAM'S last attending physician gave an interesting account of the happenings of the few days preceding her death. It was on the night previous to her death that he had visited her, and found her in an apparently comfortable condition, and when he left, he thought she was all right for the night. About 3 A. M., he was aroused by BENHAM'S hurried call, who requested him to attend his wife at once. The doctor's horse was not harnessed, and BENHAM, who had come on foot, a distance of nearly a mile, volunteered to hitch up, which he did, and the two were soon on their way to BENHAM'S home.
They found someone on the porch weeping when they arrived; it was Mrs. FARRANT, the mother of Mrs. BENHAM, who said she feared her daughter was dead. The doctor's efforts to resuscitate the woman were unavailing. The doctor told of BENHAM'S demonstrations of sorrow, his weeping and mourning, and he then told all of the immediate incidents connected with the arrangements for the disposal of the body, etc.
Dr. TOZER was telling of the first autopsy, when Mr. WADE interposed and asked the court to allow him to exercise the privilege of preliminary examination, which was granted, and he then inquired about the doctor's visits to BENHAM at the jail. This led up to the conversations between the doctor and BENHAM at the jail, and Mr. WADE objected to the admission of testimony on that point. The court finally ____ that all conversations regarding the physical condition and treatment of BENHAM should be excluded, but permitted testimony concerning conversations regarding the case; Mr. WADE declared that all confidences and conversations between BENHAM and his physician ought to be held sacred, or else there was no privacy between a patient and his physician. He ___ that BENHAM having lost his freedom, called on the doctor to look after his physical condition and also his interests, and that he had a right to give him his confidence and tell him his secrets, and that such confidences should be held in--olate.
No objection to the admission of this evidence was made on the previous trial, and it was admitted at that time. Mr. WADE desired to be recorded as entering a protest to it. The court concluded to allow the evidence, after consulting the authorities on the subject. An exception was taken by Mr. WADE. The examination of the doctor was then resumed, and he was asked concerning the conversations regarding the autopsy. He said that he was asked by BENHAM if at the post-mortem examination, any prussic acid was found. He told him that none was found. BENHAM told him that if he should be convicted, he would never go to the electric chair, and requested him to give him something to take. The doctor thought he meant something with which to make away with himself. The doctor, on being asked if he saw anything to indicate that death occurred from natural causes, replied that he did not.
Dr. TOZER spoke of the affectionate manner always shown toward his wife, by BENHAM, and by her toward him. He said that during her sickness, BENHAM was very kind to her. Dr. TOZER said that he found out that Mrs. BENHAM was a user of morphine, and treated her accordingly, intending to cure her of the habit.
Court was adjourned at noon, to be convened again at 9:30 next Monday morning with Dr. TOZER still on the stand, under cross examination.
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QUEEN'S GRANDDAUGHTER
Princess Aribert in New York, Though Few Persons Know It
New York, June 2 - The Princess Aribert of Anhalt, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and second daughter of her royal highness, the Princess Christian, is a guest to-day at the Waldorf-Astoria. But her august titles are presumed to be kept secret. She is traveling incognito. She registered as the Countess of Munsterberg. She brought with her one lady in waiting.
The princess breakfasted at 9:30 o'clock this morning, wearing a big hat, trimmed with flowers. The brim fell about her face as if bent on helping to maintain the incognito. The princess arrived on the Majestic yesterday.
Mrs. Dunlap HOPKINS, of No. 223 Fifth avenue, an old friend, gave a dinner to the princess at the Waldorf-Astoria last evening. Both the princess and her mother are greatly interested in needle work. Mrs. DUNLAP-HOPKINS founded the School of Applied Design for Women.
In 1891 the princess was married to Prince Aribert, of Anhalt, of Denmark. Her mother, before her marriage to Prince Christian, of Schlesburg-Holstein, was the Princess Helena Augusta.
New York society is disappointed because it knew not until yesterday that the countess was in reality the Princess Aribert. Not since the visit of the queen's daughter, the Marchioness of Lorne, has a member of the royal family of Great Britain been in this city. The princess left the hotel at 11:20 o'clock for Washington, where she will be the guest of Lord Pauncefote.
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BUFFALO STRIKE OFF
Car Repairers and Freight Handlers Will Return to Work Monday
Buffalo, N. Y., June 2 - The strike of the railroad car repairers and railway freight handlers was formally declared off to-night. This determination was reached at a meeting of the men. The men on the Erie, Western New York & Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Lackawanna and Nickel Plate, who are still out, will therefore return to work on Monday morning.
The strike was inaugurated about five weeks ago by the car repairers of the New York Central and at one time threatened to become general.
An agreement was reached between the Central and its striking car repairers who returned to work, since which time numerous efforts on the part of the men of the other roads to reach agreements with their respective employers have proved futile, and the fight has dragged along without positive feature until officially ended by to-night's action. About 2,500 men are affected by the settlement.
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AT KANSAS CITY
Strike Will Have Little Effect on Building Operations
Kansas City, June 2 - The strike ordered last night by the Building Trades Council will have, it is believed, but little effect upon building operations in Kansas City. It is another step in the fight begun two weeks ago by the Builders' Club, made up of contractors, to crush the Building Trades Council. The Builders' Club at that time ordered a lockout of all members affiliating with the council.
The bricklayers and plumbers withdrew last night from the council, and it is thought the strike, which was to be declared to-day in retaliation for the Builders' Club lockout, will affect only a limited number of -od carriers and carpenters and some of the minor trades.
At noon not more than a dozen men had quit work, and it was believed that the strike would amount to nothing.
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COLD-BLOODED CRIME
Young Man Shot His Step-Mother at the Evening Meal
New York, June 2 - Charles A. NAULTY, a young man 21 years of age, to-night murdered his stepmother, Mary NAULTY, in cold blood while the family of three was sitting down to their evening meal at their home in Newark, N. J.
Mrs. NAULTY was 30 years of age and was the second wife of Edward NAULTY, the young man's father. She and young NAULTY had never been able to get along harmoniously since her marriage. He often found fault with the meals.
He found fault with the food to-night and pulling out a revolver shot Mrs. NAULTY in the temple.
Young NAULTY and his father had a desperate struggle for the possession of the revolver, but the young man was finally disarmed. He rushed from the house and surrendered himself to the police.
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KILLED BY A LIVE WIRE
Fairfield, Me., June 2 - Elden FOSS, aged 35, married, and Bethman H. OSMAN, employees of the Somerset and Kennebee Pulp Company, were killed by contact with a live electric wire on the premises of the plant this evening and William O'BRIEN was seriously injured.
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MORTUARY MENTION
-Catherine, wife of James SMITH, died yesterday morning at St. Mary's Hospital, aged 32 years.
-The infant son of George and Agnes COOK died yesterday at the family home, No. 25 Glasgow street.
-Mrs. Calista E., wife of V. A. TUTTLE, died suddenly in Chili Saturday morning. She leaves her husband and two daughters, Florence and Minetta.
-The funeral of Mrs. W. H. MILLER, whose death occurred Friday night at the family residence, No. 105 Park avenue, will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the house.
-Arthur Harrison CHRISTIAN, son of Charles and Ellen HENZ, died Saturday evening at the family residence, No. 22 Miller street, aged 12 years. He is survived by two sisters, Sophia and Ida and three brothers, William, Jacob and Edwin.
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St. Michaels and Mediterranean sweet oranges now arriving in Rochester. Eighteen car loads, or $22,000 worth, have been received and sold in the past four weeks by C. A. DEAVENPORT & Co., of this city. Next car load to-morrow afternoon.
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Zinc etching are the thing for newspaper advertisements. Leave your order at the job department of the Democrat and Chronicle.
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MARRIED
NELSON -- HARTEY - Miss Ella M. HARTEY, of this city, and J. Richard NELSON, of Adams Basin.
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DIED
SMITH - In this city, Saturday, June 2, 1900, at St. Mary's Hospital, Catherine, wife of James SMITH, aged 32 years. The remains will be taken to the family residence, No. 160 Brown street.
-Funeral from the house Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock and from St. Patrick's Chapel at 10 o'clock.
QUIRK - In this city, Friday, June 1, 1900, at the residence of Mrs. Ellen GREEVES, No. 66 Mantan street,
Anna QUIRK, aged 68 years.
-Funeral from the house Monday morning at 7:45 o'clock and from St. Mary's Church at 8 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.
COOK - In this city, Saturday, June 2, 1900, fallen asleep, at the family residence, No. 25 Glasgow street, infant son of George Z. and Agnes COOK.
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FLASH OF ALCOHOL
Some person passing along North street opposite Delevan, at 9 o'clock last night, saw a brilliant flash of light in the window over No. 229 North street. It appeared as though the room was on fire, and the person shouted fire and ran to Central avenue, only a few feet away, and pulled box No. 254. The firemen arrived only to learn that there was no fire. What had caused the blaze was an alcohol lamp in a sick room, where it was being burned for disinfection. The lamp made a sudden bright flash but did no damage. Detective LYNCH was sent to the place by Captain BAIRD on the report that a false alarm had rung, and he learned the facts as above given.
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DEATH BY SUICIDE
Coroner SIBLEY went to Honeoye Falls yesterday and investigated the circumstances of the death of Samuel S. ELLIS, who shot himself through the heart Thursday. The coroner learned that it was a clear case of suicide, and granted a certificate of death. Mr. ELLIS was 64 years old, and an old resident of the county. He had been ill for some time.
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GIRL BICYCLIST INJURED
Miss Alice WENTWORTH, of No. 76 North Fitzhugh street was injured while riding her wheel on Lake avenue near Glenwood avenue at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Detective MAGUIRE sent for the ambulance.
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FORTY-THREE YEARS DIFFERENCE
Hon. George W. DIXON, of San Francisco, Cal., left for his home Friday night, after spending a week with his brother, B. L. DIXON, of No. 19 Lawn street. Mr. DIXON was formerly a resident of Rochester, but left for California in 1857. The trip then required 117 days; now he will make it in five days.
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FOUND A GOLD WATCH
Officer O'NEIL yesterday found a ladies gold hunting-case watch on the campus at the entrance to the university grounds. A long gold chain of fine quality and a key were attached.
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FOUND HIS MOTHER
Arthur Hapman, of Wedgewood, Found His Mother Through a Newspaper Notice
Arthur HAPMAN, the boy who arrived in Rochester Friday and was taken from the New York Central depot to the police station by Detective George LONG, found his mother yesterday morning through the medium of the press. The boy's mother, Mrs. Alonzo COLSON, of No. 91 Frost avenue, read the story of the boy's arrival in Rochester, which was published in yesterday morning's Democrat and Chronicle, and went at once to the Shelter and claimed her son, who is 14 years old.
The boy told Director HAYDEN that he came from Wedgewood, N. Y., where his mother had formerly lived. His father ran away and lived with another woman, he said. His mother after awhile came to Rochester and married again. The lad told the director a shocking story of having been abused by his father and stepmother.
He claimed that his father stole him away from his mother when he was quite small.
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