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Show MORJflNG TELEGRAMS CONDENSED. W. S., better known as "Billy" McLaughlin, Mc-Laughlin, the veteran jockey, died at Grace hospital in Detroit yesterday of a complication of diseases. General II. G. Sickles, formerly peu-ston peu-ston agent at Philadelphia, and commander com-mander of the Pennsylvania reserves, died last evening of heart failure. A rumor to the effect that Dr. Lvman Abbott was about to resign the pastorate pastor-ate of Henry Ward Bcechcr's old church iu Brooklyn was current in that city yesterday. Dr. Abbott is now in Manchester, Conn., accompanied by his wife. The report of tho committee ou arbitration ar-bitration was finally disposed of by the Pau - American conference yesterday afternoon, although it is not certain that the Argentine republic delegates will sign it. Rev, Z. T. Moyer, a prominent clergyman cler-gyman of tho United Brethren church, has committed forgery for small amounts at Lancaster, Pa., on several banks and disappeared. Warrants arc out for his arrest. The New England society of California Califor-nia Pioneers arrived at San Bernardino lasi night on their way to San Francisco, Fran-cisco, and were given a warm reception. A gloom was cast over the evening, however. At tho opera house meeting General Chapin, who presided, dropped dead of heart disease. A sensational niarriago took place yesterday at Lewisboro, N. Y. Tho principals arc Gould Rockwell, a millionaire mil-lionaire and retired business man 87 years old, and Miss Mamie Louise l)e-Levano, l)e-Levano, a blushing rosy-cheeked blonde, just ont of her teens, whoso former home was in Ulster county, N. Y. ' Before tho coroner's jury yesterday Mamie Starr, the poisoner of the New-land New-land family at Chicago, repeated her story and asserted that she did not intend in-tend to kill the family. The jury returned re-turned a verdict, holding her without bail, to await the action of tho grand jury. The verdict was read to the prisoner, who fainted. It was discovered yesterday morning at Castle Garden, that of the 1403 French and Italian immigrants on board tho steamship Caehenierc, the majority were bound for Pittsburg under un-der contract. Tho United States contract con-tract labor inspector has gone to the 'steamer picparcd to arrest all suspicious suspi-cious parties. A number of immigrants were field for a time, but afterwards released, re-leased, as tho evidence against them was insufficient. A big failure in the silk trade yesterday yester-day was that of Louis Franks & Co., raw silk importers, who arc also manufactures man-ufactures oi silk at Palcrson; N. J. The, liabilities arc said to be upwards of $!i()O,00O, with nominal assets of $1,200,-000. $1,200,-000. Tho cause attributed for tho embarrassment em-barrassment are inability to raise money to meet maturing obligations, the stringency of the money market, stoppage stop-page of accommodations by the banks and Josses by recent failures in Pater-son. Pater-son. . The seventieth birthday of General Sherman was royally celebrated at New York last night with a handsome reception, recep-tion, tendered him by tho Union Leaguo club. Tho building was tastefully decorated. deco-rated. General Sherman, supported by Chaimeey Depovv and Secretary Noble, received 'the guests who passed by and extended their congratulations. Tho list of distinguished statesmen, diplo-mates, diplo-mates, judges and army and navy officers offi-cers who passed before the old general was a lengthy one. Tho reception continued con-tinued until a late hour. Tioko Minami, director of commerce for the royal agricultural and commercial commer-cial departments of Japan, is in Chicago looking over the city's industries for a few days while en route from Paris to Japan. In an interview yesterday he was enthusiastic over American manufactured manu-factured goods, in comparison with those of Germany ami England, and asserted that if cheaper rates could be secured between San Francisco and Japan the trade, between that country and America would bo wonderfully increased. in-creased. Tho three Chinamen who attempted to cross tho frontier at Niagara Fa Is some time ago were sent back to the United States customs ofheers yesterday. yester-day. Two had Canadian customs certificates cer-tificates and were passed. Lem Sing had no papers and was hustled back to the American side. There the ofheers would not let him in, and Lem has been staying on tho bridge since, and is likely to stay there some time. J ho collector here telegraphed to Ottawa for instructions and was told to semi the Chinaman back. The Americans have telegraphed to Washington. Meanwhile Lem is waiting. |