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PARING PLAY FOR BOOTY. jVTO MEN ASSAULT A DENTIST IN HIS HOUSE-WOMEN IN THE FIGHT. A daring assault and robbery took place a few -jßOtes after 7 p. m. yesterday in the house at yo. 132 Eatt Beventeenth-«t .. when Dr. Louis A. Cherry, a dentist, and his wife, who is recuperat fßg from an illness, were attacked, beaten and robbed in their apartment by two men who had stolen the doctor's watch and chain. The presence „! Bind of Mrs. Mary McKulty. the Jamtress, In :or the police resulted in the arrest of men wljo described themselves as Alfred M. Ray, t«r«!t7-«tefct years old. of No. [fj East Seven teentn-st., and William H. Mead, twenty-four yean old, of No. 212 East Nineteenth-st. Two men rang the bell of Dr. Cherry's flat, which y on the third floor, and when the door was opened Mead remained in the lower hall and Ray made his «ray to the doctor' 6 apartments. Mrs. Cherry was in the kitchen, the door of which was ppen- Sne was "truck by the impudence of the jnan, "h° walked in without invitation. She took * wuni in front of him and asked him what h« tran'ed 1 - Ray pushed the woman aside without aniwWtoS- and seemingly knowing what he wanted e tarte«J through the rooms to the front, where Dr. Cherry was preparing to go out. "Lou. oh. Lou!" shrieked Mrs. Cherry. Xoe doctor had his watch and chain on as he hurried forward. £ut he was met by Ray. who at one* dealt him a blow in the face, which swung yn around. The man then hit him in the neck sad «ent him sprawling on the carpet. Ray in a jnicaie had the doctor's watch and chain and was feeling tor money. Dr. Cherry had $100 in one jpocket. Meantime Mrs. Cherry had been shrieking with «U her might. Mrs. McNulty heard her. and hur ried Into the hall. She encountered Mead, closed the door, locked it and put the key in her pocket Wthout ado ehe seized Mead, but he put his fcands to her shoulders and pushed her down to the floor. Disregarding danger and the shrieks from above. Mead rushed upstairs to Ray's help. He pummelled the doctor, who bad hold of Ray. and the men fell on the floor. Mrs McNulty rushed into the undertaker's shop on the lower floor of the building and telephoned for the police. Ehe got Police Headquarters and reported that a man had been murdered at her home. Headquarters telephoned to the East Twen ty-second-st. police, and in a few minutes Detec tives Burns and Kelly and Patrolman Kranz were Jn the bouse. They found Dr. Cherry clinging with both, arms to Ray Mead had hold of Ray, and was trying to drag him away from Dr. Cherry. Mrs. Cherry was after! rally shrieking, and the whole household •ras in the hall shouting and crying. The detectives threw the daring robbers down and choked them till the fight was taken out of them. Ray had Dr. Cherry's watch in his hand. The chain was found in the hall afterward. The men, dogged and sullen, were taken to the station. They amjr they are salesmen. They were dressed neatly. It was said at No. 118 East 6eventeenth-st. that a man answering the description given of Ray had lived there under the name of Ryder. At No. 212 East Nineteenth-st. it was said Mead had lived Kere up to a week ago, when he had been re quested to leave. Mrs Cherry's face is bruised from blows she re ceived when 6he rushed in after the attack on her husband. The bruises are nor serious, but she had been out of a rtck bed only two weeks, and had to return to it Dr. Cherry's face is also bruised. Mrs. McNulty's dress was almost torn off in her efforts to keep Mead from going upstairs. PERRY TIFFANY BANKRUPT. ADMITS LIABILITIES OF $83,897 AND ASSETS OF $66.200 — THE WALDORF AND DELMONICO'S CREDITORS. Perry Tiffany, living at NTo. 152 Madison-aye., at present not engaged in business, has filed a petition in bankruptcy •with liabilities of $83,897 and nominal asset* of $66,200. Mr. Tiffany is a graaascn of Commodore Perry and a son of George Tiffany, of Baltimore. He married a fiMghter of the late Theodore Havemeyer. His brother, William Tiffany, was one of Roosevelt's ffnsyfi Riders, and died after returning: from l»e war in Cuba. Perry Tiffany -was formerly vice-president of the Sterling Supply and Manufacturing Com pany, railway supplies, formerly at No. 141 East Twentr-nftti-st. Of his liabilities $41,409 ie se cured, $5,211 unsecured and $34,277 accommo dation paper. Among the secured creditors are D. M. Swaney. of No. 117 Wall-st.. $25,000, se cured by 250 shares of stock of the Sterling Sup ply and Manufacturing Company, value un known; First National Bank of Hoboken, $9,130. secured by stock in the Sterling Meeker Com pany, value unknown, and Isabella B. Tiffany, of Hempstead, $2,5.", secured by stock of the Eterlinp Meeker Company. Of the accommodation paper $25,000 was for the Metropolitan Register Company, on a note made by J. H«»nry Carson and indorsed by Mr. Tiffany, C. Albert Stevens and Oliver H. P. Bel mont. The holder of the note was the Knicker bocker Trust Company. It is said that Messrs. Belmont, Carson and Stevens, who were parties to the note, have paid it in part, and they may have a claim to subrogation in place of the Knickerbocker Trust Company. Another piece of accommodation paper was $5,500 for the Sterling Supply and Manufacturing Company. Mr. Tiffany's assets consist of stock of the Metropolitan Register Company, par value $20,- M 0; stock of the Bonita Gold Mining Company, par value $45,500; equity in 420 1 *. shares com mon stock and 210 1 i shares preferred stock of the Sterling Meeker Company, and 250 shares stock of the Sterling Supply and Manufacturing Company, all pledged for loans, equity none; taro shares of stock of the Manatee Fuller's Earth Mining and Manufacturing Company, nominal, $200; one-third interest in the Stand ard T-rop Forging Company, of Boonton, N. J.. •aid to have been sold at receiver's sale, and •ne-fjuarter interest in the estate of William Tiffany, insolvent, none. Among Mr. Tiffany'a personal debts are $2,009 ?o four creditors for books. $887 to five creditors lor clothing, $100 to three creditors for hats and furnishing goods. $233 to two creditors for 6hoes. $3^ to four creditors for flowers. $410 to two creditors for wines. $690 to seven creditors for teeaurant bills, $101 to one creditor for the atre tkkets. $32 to three creditors for cab hire, Mid&U.-' to one creditor for Jewelry. He owes the Waldorf-Astoria $195. Delmonico's $83, Hoff man House $102. Rector's $17 and the Casino, Central Park. $114. An effort was made last night to see Perry Tiffany and his brother. Belmont Tiffany, but they could not be found. DR. PEARROXS'G GIFTS TO COLLEGES. *HE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROXIMATE* $8,000,000. Chicago. Dec. 24.— Dr. D. K. Pearsons has sent »*¦ check for $50,000 as a Christmas present to Colorado College. Colorado Springs. Col. Within the last seven weeks Dr. Pearsons has given $200,000 to another education *l institution, but declines to •tate the name of the recipient, who gave a pledge that the donor's name should not be divulged in •tts llftttme. These two gifts, together with $30,000. •aid to have been given by Dr. Pearsons for the JftoUon of a woman's dormitory at Northwestern University, bring the actual total of his known ¦eneUctions in the last ten years to the sum of *.m,m, though these figures fa!l far short of the •owpiete list The money tendered anonymously •••bably reaches $500,000. making the whole amount *«ry dose to $3,000,000. MORMONS EXPLORING IK SOUTH AMERICA. Pncenlx. Ariz., Dec Three months ago a J*rty of Mormon students began a three years' ***» In South America to search for traces of the ••* survivors cf the Nephltes, believed by the Mormons to nave been the first people of this ••¦Wry. Benjamin Glvtt. president of the Brig i* fcara Toung Academy in Provo. Utah, who is in ffcarge of the expedition, in a letter to a friend *««. states that many prehistoric ruins have been •ggjfned by the party and evidences unecrthed *oich tend to uphold the Mormon traditions. "SWAT PRESENTED IV CHICAGO. Ch »et«o. Dec. 24.— The Metropolitan English Craaa Opera Company, under the direction of "¦»»** Gran and Henry W. Savage, opened a two *•*•' engagement *t the Auditorium Theatre to **•**• VV € rdr« "Alda" was presented, with Miss Etrakosch in the title part, and in spite of the I& « ttata t the season opened on what is consid tTt< **« worst theatrical night of the year. Christ ?*» Eve, the immonee theatre was well filled. Both *•" Strakosch and Louise Meissllngex. as Am ¦ '.wii. were In gcod voice, and curtain calls iol A SAD CHRISTMAS FOR TAMMANY— NOTHING BUT CLUBS! lowed every scene. They, with Philip Brozel and Winfred Goff, as Rhadames and Amonasro, were twice called before the curtain at the conclusion of the scene before the temple of Isls in the third act. MISS COXDITSMITH WINB. HER TRUNKS TO BE ADMITTED FREE. AS SHE WAS CONGER'S GUEST. Washington, Dec. 24.— Assistant Secretary Spauld ing to-day took favorable action on the appeal of Miss Condit-^mith from the action of the customs authorities at New-York In seizing her trunks on her arrival from China. The Lasls for the action is set forth In the following statement made by Mr. Spaulding: Regulations provide for the free entry of personal effects of United States Ministers and their fam ilies returning from auroad. It appears that Miss Condit-Smith was at Peking at the time of the siege, a guest of the Minister of the United States. Her entire wardrobe, with the exception of the clothes she wore, was either destroyed or used to clothe others who had lost everything, or torn up for bandages and otherwise used for the wounded confined in the legation; that the clothing contained in her two trunks brought by her to New-York are duplicates, both in number and value, of the cloth ing purchased abroad for the necessities of her journey, and to replace that which she lost or charitably donated during the siege. As she was the guest of the Minister and a mem ber of his household during the siege, the privilege of free entry of personal effects accorded to the Immediate members of the family of a United States Minister is accorded to her. OBITUARY. ALBERT B. BRADY. Albert B. Brady, secretary of the S. S. McClure Co., died on Sunday from heart failure, in Rome, Italy. Mr. Brady had long been suffering from heart trouble, and for a year had been un able to attend to business. He went to Germany last spring for treatment, and was at Rome with his family on the -way to spend the winter in Egypt. Mr. Brady was born in Wappalo, lowa, thirty eight years ago. His early education was gained in the public school? oi Davenport. lowa. He was graduated from Knox College, in the claes of ISS2, being a classmate of S. S. McClure and John S. Phillips. The intimate association of these three friends, which began in the management of a col lege paper, continued, and later they Joined in the founding of "McClure's Magazine." After gradua tion, Mr. Brady entered into partnership with his brother. Oscar W. Brady, in the publication of "Tho Davenport Daily Times." In IKB he came to New-York and became secretary of the S. S. McClure Co. Three of his brothers are. now with the company. He married Miss Harriet Wakeneld, of Bloomlngton. 111., who. with two children, sur vives him. The body will b» brought to this coun try for burial. MAJOR WILLIAM STARLING. Major William Starling, a civil engineer and a man distinguished In his chosen profession, died suddenly from heart failure at Greenville, Mis?., on December in. He was a graduate of the University of New-York, class of '57. and was a veteran of the Civil War. entering as captain In one of the first regiments to volunteer their services, and remained in the Army until peace was declared. He was a Mason of standing, holding the highest cfrU-o in his State at the time of his death. He was also a mem ber of the Roberts Commission for the improve ment and deepening of the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. BENJAMIN RICARDO DE LEON. The Building Material Exchange passed resolu tions of regret yesterday over the death of Ben jamin Ricardo De Leon, one of its most popular and prominent members. Mr. De Leon had been for thirty years the confidential man of George S. Shultz. the well known brick merchant. He was a native of Holland, where one of his brothers was Knighted by the late King. A widow and one child survive him. MISS MARION C. QREENLEAF. Pittsfleld. Macs.. Dec. 24 (Special).— Miss Marlon C. Greenlcaf, eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Greenleaf. died suddenly at the sum mer home of Dr. Greenleaf. in Lenox, this after noon, from heart failure, following an attack of tvnhoid fever. The family was to start for Italy when Miss Greenleaf was taken ill. OBITT7ARY NOTES. Osvrego. X. V., Dec. 24.— Moses P. Neal. former Mayor and a prominent business man, died here yesterday aged seventy years. Tarpon Springs. Fla., Dec. 24.— The body of W. H. Bigelow. a wealthy Vermonter. and a winter resi dent here, was found in the bay yesterday, between the mainland and the island, where he had been drowned l>y the capsizing of his sailboat. Boston. Dec. 24— John D. Drlscoll. better known as •Dynamite" Driscoll, died to-day at the City Hospital. Mr. Driscoll went to the hospital last Thursday to be treated for cancer of the tongue, waiking there from his home. Mr. Driscoll was seventy years old, and was born in this country. He was a great friend of John Mitchell. O'Donovan Rossa. Charles S. Parnell. Michael Davitt and all the prominent Irish patriots. During the Civil War he served in Company F, Sth Massachusetts olun teers. He had held several minor city offices. Nashville. Term.. Dec. 24.— Samuel M. Murphy, perhaps the wealthiest citizen of the State, died from heart disease here yesterday, aged seventy three years. Mr. Murphy came here in 1870 from Cincinnati, where he had been engaged in the wholesale liquor business. Cincinnati. Dec. 24.— John Riley Chamberlain, a veteran of the Civil War and a graduate of Miami University, at Oxford. Ohio, died here last night, aged seventy-two years. He had been engaged in newspaper work in Cincinnati for thirty-five years, most of that time with The Associated Press. He had been a widower many years, and left two chil dren. Detroit, Dec. 34.— George W. Pattison. a pioneer publisher and printer, known throughout Michigan and several other States, died at his home in Bir mingham yesterday. He established "The Western Star " the first daily paper published in Buffalo. X V in 1834. also "The Grand River Times." now ••The' Grand Rapids Democrat," In 1837. He was born in Farmington. N. Y. He was about eighty three years old. Miles City, Mont.. Dec. 24.— Franklin B. Kinnard. a pioneer in the Yellowstore Valley, was found d«ad In his room at a hotel to-diiy. He was for merly a heavy contractor and built large sections of the Northern Pacific Railroad. NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1900. EX-GOT. WOLCOTT'S FVXERAL. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY FOR MASSACHU SETTS HONORED STATESMAN. Boston, Dec. 24— Roger Wolcott, thrice elected Governor of Massachusetts, and a citizen honored throughout the State, was burled to-day at Mount Auburn Cemetery, after services at Trinity Church, which Included only the simple Unitarian service and a few hymns, which were his favorites during his life. Hundreds of eminent citizens gathered In Boston's moFt beautiful religious edifice to do honor to the distinguished dead, while outside the brownstone structure thousands thronged unable to gain ad mission, yet willing to stand beneath the sombre sky during the moment in which the last words over the body were being spoken. Within the dim precincts of the church the ser vice was read by Mr. Wolcott's pastor, the Rev. Howard N. Brown, of King's Chapel. The funeral would have been held from Kings Chapel, doubt less, had that edifice been more capacious; but in view of its somewhat limited proportions the use of Trinity was tendered to the family and was grate fully accepted. Throe hymns were sung, and after the servloe the body was borne through the silent multitude and was carried to its final resting place in the quiet of Mount Auburn. There was no eulogy, there were no words of praise of the career of the dead, but tribute was paid by the silent presence of statesmenjurists. National, State and city officials, numerous delegations from patriotic, historical and charitable institutions of which Mr. Wolcott had been a member, and by the great body of people which came together during the hour of the final service. Within the church, hung with the long festoons of Christmas green used yesterday, the scent of the rose and the violet from the abundance of floral tributes pervaded every hook. Seldom has Boston seen such an elaborate array of flowers as this morning was banked in the chance] of Trinity. By 10:45 o'clock every one of the 1.700 or more seats was occupied, and stli: an apparent ly endless line of waiting citizens stretched away from each door. Those who entered the church were cared for by a large staff of ushers. Twenty of these ushers had served on the staff of Mr. Wolcott during the four years that he occupied the executive chair of the State, while sixteen others were among his personal friends of a younger generation. The ushers were Governor Wolcott's staff. Generals Appleton. Carter, Guild, Wellington, and Colonels Chappelle, Bradley. Robins. KJnp, Frye, Scutter, Morgan, Dexter. Converse, Locke. Sears. Billings, Sohler, Jewett and Stevens. The civilian ushers wcr>- E. C. John=on, Henry Parkman. E. L. Davis. S. D. Parker, Charles Parker, C. H. Flske. Charles Fi«=k". J. E. Peabody. W. C. Endlcott. .Tames Law rence. Augustus P. Loring, J. Lacelle, A. W. Weld, Randrlph Coolldge, Jr.. Henry Bigelow, Louis Frothingham and G. B. Dorr. The deep silence of the church was broken by the sound of a voire saying. "I am the Resurrection and the Life." and the clergyman, followed by the eight pall bearers and the twelve honorary pall bearers, and the family and friends of the deceased, passed slowly up the broad aisle. The body was borne by eight members of the class of '70 r,: Harvard University — Mr. Wolcott's own class- Theodore Frothingham, A. A. Lawrence, Louis Curtis. William F. Wharton, w. w. Vaugnan, Theophllus Parsons. Henry Parkman and Laurence Curtis. Following came the honorary pall bearers, headed by Governor W. Murray Crane, with whom walked Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the Supreme Judicial Court. The other honorary pall bearers were George H. Lyman, Collector of the Port of Bpston; Judpe Francis C. Lowell, of the United States District Court; Justice William C. Loring. of the Massachusetts Supreme Court; Dr. Samuel A. Greene, Dr. H. P. Walcott, Colonel Henry L. Hlgglnson, Thomas K. Lothrop, Lindsay Prescott, Wok-ott Jack.s<.n and <"hcirles H. Parker. The widow passed up the aisle leaning on the arm of her son. Roger Wolcott. jr., with her other sons. Charles Huntlngton Wolcott, William Pres cott Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott. and her daughter, Cornelia Frothingliam Wolcott, closely following. Wuti the end of the first Psalm came the hymn "While Thee 1 Seek, Protecting Power," sung to Pleyel'a familiar true. A short prayer followed then a Psalm, after which the choir sang Whit tier's beautiful hymn. 'With Silence Only as Their Benediction." the music being by B. J. Lang. King's Chapel "r^anist. The rest of the ritual then was read, and the final hymn was sung by the choir— Barnby's well known "For All the Saints Who from Their Labors Rest." A short prayer and the benediction closed the service. At the request of Mrs. Wolcott the coffin was not opened. The burial was private, at Mount Auburn. At the open grave the Rev. Roderick Stebblns, of tha Unitarian Church, Milton, ex-Governor Wolcott's summer home, pronounced the last words. During the hour of the funeral business at the State House and the City Hall was suspended and the church bell? were tolled. The following is a partial list of delegations and officials who were present at the exercises in the church: Lieutenant-Governor John L. Bates, Attorney- General Hosea M. Knowlton. Auditor John W. Kimball. Adjutant-General Samuel Dalton, Rear- Admiral Sampson and staff, Edward S. Bradford. Treasurer of the Commonwealth; Boston city gov ernment, Algonquin Club, Massachusetts Bar As sociation. Barnard Memorial, trustees of the Bos ton Public Library. Bunker Hill Association. First Corps of Cadets. Order of the Cincinnati. Massa chusetts Civil Service Commission, class of '7<>. Harvard University; Society of Colonial Wars and the Colonial Society, nearly the entire State dele gation to the National Congress, the Governor's Council of 1900, a large number of councillors who served during Governor Wolcott's administration. Daughters of the American Revolution, a com mittee of the Dorchester Historical Society, the Massachusetts Electoral College of 1900, the First Brigade staff, committee of the officials of the city of Gloucester, the staff of the late Governor Green halgh, committee of the Harvard Corporation, com mittees from both the Senate and House of 1900, committee from the Loyal Legion, committee from the Massachusetts Historical Society, judges of the Municipal Court, the Nautical Training Commis sion, a committee <• from the New-Etigland Trust Company, the Boston Police Commission, com mittees from the Republican Club and the Repub lican State Committee. Massachusetts Savings Bank Commission, Massachusetts Sewerage Com mission, committee from the St. Botolph Club, Justices from the Supreme and Superior courts, the Boston Transit Commission, committee from the Union Club, committee from the Unitarian As sociation and a committee from the Woman's Re lief Corr-- MILBURY SATS HE WAS WROXG. ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE DID NOT RECOG NIZE THE EFFECT OF USING FAM INE RELIEF STATIONERY. Arthur W. Milbury yesterday sent the follow ing letter, dated from the office in the Bible House which formerly was occupied by the Com mittee of One Hundred on India Famine Relief: To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: Will you do me the favor to insert in your paper the following card? To whom it may concern: A statement having recently appeared in the papers of New-York City. In protection of the gnod name of the Committee of One Hundred on India Famine Relief, against my unauthorized use of the com mittee's letter heads and envelopes. I desire pub licly to acknowledge that my act was inex cusably wrong, although I did not realize its nature and effect. ARTHUR W. MIIBI'RT. New-York. Dec. 24. 1900. William E. Dodge on Saturday gave notice that the stationery of the Committee of One Hundred on India Famine Relief, of which he was the chairman, was being used by Mr. Mil bury, who had been assistant secretary of the committee, in sending out letters appealing for aid In aome educational work. Th* Tribune pub lished one of the letters which Mr. Milbury had sent out. with the explanation of Mr. Dodge that he did not know why Mr. Milbury had made such unwarranted use of the committee's stationery. VARIETY EXTERTAISUEXTB. R Q Knowles was at the head of the bill at Keith's yesterday and had an agreeable reception. Other performers were Joseph Hart and Carrie Pc Mar Tom" Nawn and his wife and daughter. Ralph JoZstone. the New.ky troupe of Russian dancers. Kitty Mitchell. Urn Bison City Quartet and Musical Dale. Mile. Kita di I^renza danced at Koster & Blal's yesterday and won the applause of the audlen«fs. Among the others in the bill were. Etta Butler, Dolan and Lenhai.-. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes Fred erick Niblo. the Holloway Trio, Jess Dandy, the Nicholls Sisters. Stella Lee. the musical Colbys Burton and Brooks, Herbert's dogs and O Neil and Torp. Among those who appeared at Proctor's One hundred-and-twenty-flfth Street Theatre yesterday were Sam, Clara and Kittle Morton; Charley Grape-win and Anna Chanoe. the three Yoscarys. the St. Onge Brothers, Charles I'lrick. Brannan and Collins, the Budd Brothers. Frank Walbertl and the Young American Quintet. At Proctor's Palace yesterday the bill included Billy Clifford and Maud Huth. Lydia Yeamans Titus, Alice Pierce, John Donohus and Mattle Nichols, the Mimic Four, the musical Kleists, Lln ton and Mclmyre and McCale and Daniels. Some of the features of the entertainment at Proctors Twenty-third Street Theatre yesterday were the four Cohans, the Sisters O'Meers, Yorke and Adams, Sager Midgley and Gertie Carlisle, Zeno. Carl and Zeno; Ethel Levey, "Ed" Latell and Mark Sullivan. The Jean Marcel living pictures p.nd bass-reliefs are still exhibited at Proctor's Fifth Avenue The atre. There were also on the bill yesterday James and Roso Flnney. Staley and Blrbeok. John Ker nell, the three Dumonds, Falke and Semon, Cas well and Arnold and the Olympia Quartet. An interesting holiday bill was presented at Tony Pastor's Theatre yesterday. It included Smith and Campbell, Miss Florence Bindley, "Gus" Williams, the Crane Brothers, the Ruby Sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Deaves and their marionettes, Herbert and Willing. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Chick. Tegge and Daniel, Williams and Hood, the Zeredeth Trio, Miss Khetta Curtis. George W. Mietts and special Christmas features on the vltagraph. The Eden Musee had varied attractions yesterday in the waxworks, concerts, cinematograph pictures and the pantomime "Humpty Dumpty." THE WEATHER REPORT. YESTERDAYS RECORD AND TO-DAYS FORECAST. Washington, Dec. 24. — During the last twenty-four hours there has been rain in the Atlantic Coast States and light snow in the upper lake region, the Upper Mls- Flssippi and Missouri valleys; elsewhere east of the Rocky Mountains the weather has been fdr. Temperatures are lft to 20 degrees lower in the lake region and along the western slope of the Allegheny Mountains. In the extreme West they are somewhat higher There have again been rain and snow west of the Rocky Mountains, except over the southern districts. Generally fair weather is Indicated Tuesday and Wednesday over all districts, except portions of the lake region, where light snow will probably con tinue. It will be colder Tuesday in the Middle Atlantic States and New-England, and warmer in the northern portion of the Central West. It will be warmer Wednes day in the Upper Mississippi Valley and western upper lake region. On the Atlantic Coast the winds will be light to fresh and mostly westerly. FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND WEDNESDAY. For tha Distrlot of Columbia. New— England. Eastern New- York. New- Jersey. Eastern Pennsylvania. Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, fair and colder to-day; Wednes day, fair; fresh westerly winds. For Western New-York, partly cloudy to-day, probably snow flurries near the lakes; colder in eastern portion; Wednesday, (air: fresh westerly winds. For Western Pennsylvania, partly cloudy to-day; snow flurries near the lakes: Wednesday, fair; fresh westerly winds. TRIBUNE LO^AL OBSERVATIONS In this diagram the continuous »hlu line shows the chances in pressure as indicated by The Tribune's self recording barometer. The dotted line shows the tempera ture as recorded at Perry's Pharmacy. Tribune Office. Dec. 25. 1 a. m. — The weather yesterday was fair and mild. The temperature ranged between 48 and 64 degrees, the average (SIH) being 9H degrees higher than that of Sunday and 5 degrees higher t h »n that of the corresponding date of last year. Tae weather to-day will bs fait THE PASSING THRONG. "One of the nerviest shootings that ever came off in the West occurred some years ago In Ariaona," said B. A. Wright , of Denver, at PREFERRED the Hotel Victoria yesterday. "1 DEATH TO think it was at Tombstone that CAPTURE. it happened, but of that I am not certain. It seemed that a certain road agent and all around desperate character had turned up in the town. Of course, he was travel ling strictly incog, but he was recognised, and the news of his arrival soon reached the ears of the Sheriff, who straightway started out to land him. The bad men of the West travel with their lives in their hands and know it. They are always pre pared for the possibility of capture or an attempt which may be made to do so. and they try to take every precaution to render such action^ abortive. Then. too. as a rule, these men prefer" death to capture. In most cases capture means that ihey will ultimately dance the Jig of death at the end of the hempen thread after having been duly tried and sentenced. But even when they have nothing worse to face than a term of years in the pen they will put up as stubborn a resistance as if they were wanted for murder, for their love of freedom causes them to prefer death in a fight to being imprisoned for a term of years. The desperado I am telling you of, however, had committed every crime known to the criminal calendar and there were a dozen rewards offered for him. dead or alive." "Capture with him meant certain and ignominious death, and it was a surety that he would right to the bitter end and sell his life as SHERIFF GOT dearly as possible. The Sheriff UNDER ROAD knew this, but, himself a desper- AGENT AND ately courageous man. nevertheless SHOT. resolved on his capture. But he was as careful as possible about, it. and placed his man by carefully guarded inquiries in ortier that the quarry might not take fright and escape him. Finally the Sheriff found out that the road agent was in a gambling joint, and went there after him. The robber in the mean time had sized the room up carefully, and while not expecting trouble, he took what precautions he could to avoid it. should it arise. The Sheriff's most intivnate friend, a man named Driscoll, was playing faro, and the dpsperado took the seat beside him. which faced the door. Suddenly that door was flung open with a crash, and the Sheriff, a revolver !n either hand, appeared in the portal. Men dove for pi. ices of safety, tables and chairs were upset, and in the confusion the road agent jumped on Driscoll's tack and swung him between him and the Sheriff. The robber was the stronger man. but Driscoll put up a good fight, and while he could not shake him oft or turn him toward the Sheriff, he nevertheless could prevent him from drawing his gun. which the road agent was desperately trying to do. Around and around they swung, the Sheriff ex citedly dancing around the men. afraid to shoot on account of the fear of injuring his friend. "For the land's sake. Danny, hold still." he cried, "till I get a shot at the divil." "How can I?" gasped Driscoll; "the spalpeen's stronger than I am." Fora few seconds longer the struggle went on, and then Driscoll spread his legs apart in an effort to acquire sufficient purchase with his feet to hold the road agent still. The Sheriff saw his chance, and without a second's delay, dove baseball fashion through Driseoll's legs. Turning then, he shot up. ward, and with the ring of the shot the road agent's soul took flight. A more extraordinary kill ing never took place In the West. Driscoll was here in New- York a few weeks a so. H^ is one of the greatest characters of the West. He <s rich now. having made a fortune mining, and has teen ip Europe, but his nerve, his brogue and the flavor of the West still stick to him."' WILLIAM FRAXCIS PAGE pEAD. STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS BROODTNG OVER LOSS OF HIS SISTER. MRS. ABBY SAGE RICHARDSON. William Francis Sage, playwright and Journalist. died at hia home. No. 231 East One-hundred-and tpnth-st.. early yesterday, from a sudden paralytic stroke. The body of his< sister, Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson, who died in Rome twelve days ago, is expected to arrive to-morrow. Since receiving the news of his sister's death Mr. Sage had been de spondent. Mr. Sase ro«e at his usual hour yesterday, and after breakfast. In preparing to start downtown, stooped over to put on his rubbers. He suddenly became violently 111. He was standing in the hall way of his apartment. He clutched the door and cried to his wifp She hurried from the front rooms. Mr. Sage's pain became so Intense that he ran screaming into the. parlor, where he sank down Into a chair, crying out. -Cremate, cremate!" Those were his last words. He died almost in stantly. Physicians were summoned, but could do nothing. The body will be cremated at Fresh Pond. No arrangements have yet been made for tho funeral. William Francis Sage was born in Manchester. N. H.. fifty-one years ago. After his education he was for a time In the stationery business with his father In Boston. Twelve years ago he came to this city. Since that time he had been engaged here and elsewhere in writing plays, composing operas and as a dramatic critic. His great ambi tion, his widow says, was to become a successful playwright, but only one of his many plays. "Destiny." was ever produced. She added that recently he had been despondent over his failure to produce a play that would be accepted and live, and over his sister's dpath in Rome. Mr. Sage at the time of his death was employed by the Evangelist Publishing Company, of No. 15>> Fifth-aye. LOCAL THEATRES LAST XIOHT. The Jefferson De Angells company appeared at the Broadway Theatre in a musical piece called "A Royal Rogue." A theatrical skit called "The Giddy Throng." by Mr. Sidney Rosenfeld. was presented at the New- York Theatre. The well known rural play of "The Village Post master" was revived at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, and the I.oooth performance of It was duly celebrated. A glittering production of the old spectacular play of "Faust" was effected at the American Theatre. Mr. Bron.ihurst's new farce, "The House That Jack Built"— an amusing tangle of cross purposes, mistaken Identities, etc.— was presented at the Mad ison Square Theatre. Mr. Donnelly's company, at the ever popular Murray Hill Theatre, acted in "Little Lord Font leroy." Denman Thompson, acting in the ever popular "Old Homestead," appeared at the Grand Opera House and pleased a numerous. audience. Burnett's Vanilla Extract Is the best, and the best is none too good for food and drink. Insist on having it. Avoid cheap substitutes. MARRIED. LINDSAY— WILLIAMr— On December 24. 1900 at the Stunevant House. New-York City, by the Rev H B. Garner. FYanklln Risdon. only son of the late Robert Lindsay, of Philadelphia. Perm.. aad Emily fourth daughter of the late Charles William!, and of *Mrs V Will.ams. of Chester and London, England. Notices of marriages and deaths must be in dorsed with full came and address. DIED. Bond. Thomas. O'Neill. James B. Brady. Albert B. Pentz. Jacob Hannah. Henry. Porter. Charlotte C Harris. Mary C. Spofford. Joseph L. Henry. Samuel B. Starling. William. McHarg. Rufus K. Wesendonck. Hugo. BOND — On Sunday, December 23, 1900, at his home No 35 Mount Morris Park West, after a short Illness, of heart disease. Thomas Bond, in the 86th year of his a*e Funeral services at the Presbyterian Church on University Place, corner 10th-st., on Wednesday, the 26th. at 10 a- m. Burial in Pprlngflel<\ Mass. It is requested that no flowers be sent. BRADT— At Rome, Italy, on Sunday. December 23 1900 after an illness of heart disease. Albert B Brady "secre tary of the S. S. McClura Co.. of this city, in the 3»th year of his age. The body will be brought to this country for interment. HANNAH— At his residence. No. 82 West «Bth-st on Sunday. December 23d. Henry Hannah, son of the 'late George Hannah, of this city, in the 61st year of his age Funeral service* on Wednesday. December M, at 11-30 a. m.. In AH Souls' Church. Madison-aye.. corner 66th-st. HARRIS — On Sunday. December 23, at her I— lll— m. Sewaren, X. J . Mary Conant. daughter of the late Dr. S. Conant and Mary Beneset Foster and wife of Herbert W. Harris, in the SSth year of her age. Funeral services on Wednesday, December 26, on the arrival of the 1:30 p. m. train from New-York Central R. R. of New-Jersey. HENRY — On Sunday. December 23. after a !on* Samuel 8.. only son of Richard M. and Louise B. H»nrr in the 26th year of his age. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend his funeral a* the residence of his parent* No. 125 East 71st-st.. on Wednesday. December 26. at 10 a. m. It Is requested that no flowers be sent. M'HARG — Suddenly. December 24. Rufus King Mcßarg. Notice of funeral hereafter. O'NEILL— At Mount Kisco. X. V.. on Monday, Dece-r.s-r 24. James Berrien. beloved husband of the lats Chris tina T. CNeIU. in his 30th year. Funeral from his lats residence Thursday sr«niaKi De cember 27. at 7 JO. Interment Greenwood Cemetery Friday morning on ar rival of train due at Grand Central Depot t:U. PEXNTZ — On Monday. December 24. Jacob, eldest son of the late Adam Perry and Jane Thomas Pent*. Notice of funeral hereafter PORTER— On December 21. 180©. Charlotte C. Porter widow of the late Jonathan Edwards Porter of North Brookneld. Mass., and sister of Mrs. B. a. Frisbee, of DIED. SPOFFORD— At his residence. IJmwood. Bunts Point. New- York City, on Sunday. December 23. jam. Joseph Louis Spolford. son of the late Paul and Susan Sprtas The relatives and friends are invited to attend tae funeral at Grace Church. Broadway and 10th-st.. on \Vedne» day. December M. at 13 m. London. Liverpool and Belfast papers please copy. STARLING— Suddenly, of heart disease. In Greenville. Miss., on December 10. 1900. Major William Starting. WESENDONCK— On Wednesday. December 19. 10CO. at 10 p. m at hi* residence. So. 10 Wast SSta-st. Hiiro • Wesendonck. in the S4th year of his age. _ Funeral services on Thursday. January 3. 1901. at 13 o'clock noon, from the Liederkranx Hall. No. 111-111 East 38th-st. Interment at Greenwood. 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December 21. 1900. Geligiona Notice*. CHRISTMAS DAT SERVICES. Ob Christmas there will be a tall service at 11 o'clock a. m. in the Collegiate Reformed Churches aa follows: MARBLE CHURCH. 2VXH AND STH-AVE. : With sermon by Rev. DAVID JAS. BURRELL. D. D. Subject. "The Son* of the Golden Age." FIFTH AVENUE CHURCH. 4STH-ST. AND STH-AVE. With sermon by Rev. DONALD SAGE MACKAY. D. D. ST. THOMAS' CHURCH. sth-*ve.. conker 53d-sC— Christmas Day services: Christmas carols and Holy Com munion at 8 a m. Morning prayer, sermon and Holy Communion at 11 o'clock. Rev. REGINALD H. STARR. I>. D.. will preach. WEST END PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Amsterdam ¦ a**, and 103th-st. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICE this morning at 11 o'clock. The Pastor. Rer. JtMsst BALCOM SHAW. D, D.. wia Breach, r