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AST EDITION.
fUlCIDEIN
THE TOMBS.
... , ,.
Morderer Charles Miller
Slashes His Throat
with a Razor.
BO TIKE HOURS LATER.
Suspioion that Two Women Visi
tors Provided Him with
His Weapon.
RIGID INQUIRY TO BE MADE.
The Suicido Killed Aged August
Loeffler in Heide's Candy
Factory Last April.
Charles Miller, twenty-six years old,
awaiting trial for the murder ot August
loeffler at Heide's candy store.ln Frank
lin street, April IS last, cut his throat
with a razor in his cell In the Tombs
Prison this morning, and died a few
hours later at Bellevue Hospital.
CHARLES MILLER.
(Tbt sulclda.)
At V o'clocU this morning, as on every
lay ot the ytar, the cells were thrown
open and the prlsot.ers allowed to go out
Into the corridors for an hour's exer
cise. Miller's cell, which he shared with
George Dougherty, also held for homi
cide, was No. 67 on the second tier of
the northeast section of the old prison.
Keeper Henry Lane had chargo of
that part of the prison, and promptly
on the hour walked down the tier, open
ing the cell doors.
Dougherty came out Immediately, and
although Miller remained within the
keeper put olt Inquiry until he returned.
Five minutes later he turned back,
learclilng the cells In the reverse order
to which they had been opened. Cell
17 was the third.
In the few minutes that had elapsed
Miller had drawn the door close and had
pinned u newspaper over the grating.
Lane pushed the paper aside and peered
In.
Miller lay upon his left side upon his
cot, which was on the left side of the
cell, with his head towards the door and
his face close against the wall. There
ws a big, fresh blood spot on the wall
In front of him.
Lane Jerked the door open and sprang
Inside. On the instant Miller raised him
lf on his elbow, and before the' keeper
could seize him drew a razor across his
froit, which was already sashed with
Wiping wound,
A Lane tore the razor from his hand
"lltr fell back with a convulsive
' ttvement of his entire frame and be-
CUn unconscious.
, J"8 throat was cut literally from ear
TjJJear, The windpipe and most of the
'nportatit arteries of the neck were
3jJer"J' A torrent of blood rushed out,
"rjjch Lal,e ,rlei1 to stanch with the
'"-clothing, while he called at the top
v ,, Vu,l;e fo1' '"la fellow-keeper, Don-
.Mly.
Tbe latter ran up and, seeing the
tw a 0f RlTlrs' rushed downstairs, no
J"M deputy Warden John T. McMahon
J "wit In an ambulance call.
ambulance promptly answered from
1 yue Hospital, und, after the appll
C . ' ,e,nP''ry bandages, Miller
Tb!rhcn tu',1,e wpltal at full speed.
' i,,t"' ""erics were llgated and the
. "o revved up, bin the man had done
'- aua ""'"tructlve work effectively, and
in" l"-i ""clock-
lie iti thu surgeon's hands at the
Senti Ml,ler ,,artly revived, and nvl
! Ter .Blr"8le.l to speak, but as he hail
' tinr,! ",fc windpipe below the vocal
' u " t'0"1'1 "ot ll0 H0'
(jT'y Warden McMahon and the
Uu! r Kct'l,c's were very much ugl
iest ""' ,he vtnt' burden Fallon
V"! un a "ule VIlcatlo' last Mon
tk l Urpmy McMuhon was In hopes
t, "' would have un eventless report
',? MHItr got the razor la Just now
'tT. ' bul t,,e P"lon authorities
, wermlned to clear It lip,
"ltle clu lj offered In a visit
made by two women to Miller last
Monday.
Thy registered at the prison as Aimn
; Grimm and May Hoffman, both of (at
Kast Thirteenth street. That w.h
where Miller lived nt tho time of his
crime.
Hoth these women wore subjected to
Fearcli by one of the matrons, but cm-ii
the rrlson authorities Hilnilt that this .
hCHrch is not thoroughly effective In
preventing the smuggling of small ob
jects to prisoners by those who are de
termined to do so.
Mrs. Annie Urimtn was rcpn nt her
home by nil "Kvcnlng World" repm-lei
shortly bcfoie imon to-day. Sim w.is Jim
tying up a wnall tiairrl of food nhleli
3h Fald wah Intendoil for Miller.
When told of Miller's death th wuinan
dropped the parcel upon tile floor alii
stood speechless with horror for a few
moments.
Au&ost LoerrLtR
The murdered man
"That In impossible." she finally gasped.
"Why. he was not sick when I saw him
last Monday."
When told that he had committed sui
cide by using a razor, Mrs. Grimm wrung
he- hands and between sobs said In
German to another young woman who
was In the room:
"Ho said that he could get anything
for money In the Tombs. I suppose they
must have sold him the razor.
The young woman whom she ad
dressed said that she was the wife of
a cousin of Miller, and lived In West
Hoboken. She refused, however, to give
her name. She had only shortly before
arrived and was going to accompany
Mrs. Grimm to the Tombs.
Mrs. Mary Hoffman, who had visited
Miller In company with Mrs. Grimm
last Monday, Is the landlady of 624 East
Thirteenth street, and was actuated
solely by compassion, Mrs. Grimm said,
In culling on the prisoner.
Miller had lived with tho Grimms for
the last three years.
"But 1 knew him since he was a boy."
moaned Mrs,' tlrlmm, "kn(f-WouId have
trusted him with my life. He was not
only good and honest, but he was as
gentle and kind-hearted as a woman.
I never would have thought him capable
of committing u crime.
Mrs. Grimm and the other young wo
man afterwards left for thn Tombs, but
did not take the parcel of food along.
Dougherty, who occupied the cell with
Miller, was Instantly and closely ques
tioned. He declared positively that he
had never seen Miller's razor, and did
not know that the man had one.
Dougherty Is a race track follower, ac
cused of calling Ed Meyer, another man
of the same occupation, to his door at
1503 Avenue A, the night of July 6 last,
and shooting him dead.
On tho morning of April 19, August
Loeffler. sixty-three years of age,
was found dead In the basement
of Henry Helde & Co.'s candy factory,
183 Franklin street. His skull had been
crushed in with a club or some blunt
Instrument and his face covered with a
handkerchief and an old gunny sack.
Loeffler was a night watchman In the
factory, und It, was found that his trip
watch had stopped at 1 A. M. Thp
cash drawer,of the office had been pried
open and robbed of $17.
The scene of the crime Is only a
stone's throw from the Ionard street
police station. Quick work on the part
of the detectives fastened the murder
on Miller, who had formerly worked in
the candy factory, but had been dis
charged about three weeks before.
He was seen hanging about the place
at 6 o'clock In the afternoon of the pre
vious day. He subsequently admitted
having concealed himself behind a pile
ot ones, where he fell asleep. Loefller
found him and shook him violently to
awaken him.
In the struggle that ensued. Miller
killed the old man with a club a mi
subsequently Is believed to have used a
heavy hammer on the body to maki
sure the Job was well done. Miller then
rifled the money drawer and fled.
Miller afterwards made a statement
to the police that the encounter with
Loefller occurred when the old man
caught him robbing the money drawer.
Miller was born twenty-five years Rgo
In Pfaiz, Germany. He came to New
York eight years ago.
INSANE AND A SUICIDE.
Dlarlnanres of the Autopar on the
Uoirury liar llenpli Unknown.
NEWTOWN, L. I.. Aug. 9. After hav
ing made an autopsy on the body of tho
man who drifted ashore, with his hands
strapped together, at Bowery Bay
Beach, yesterday afternoon, Dr. A. C.
Combes, gave It as his opinion to-day
that the man was Insane and had com
mitted suicide.
The doctor said that he found that
the man had been suffering from dys
pepsia, and that he had had nothing to
eat for at least a day before he was
drowned. The doctor Is convinced that
the man was out of his mind, and, from
tho manner In which his handp were
tied he thinks he manacled himself and
then sought death to get relief from his
sufferings. , ......
The police are now convinced that the
man killed himself, and they think that
possibly he escaped from some Insane
asylum. The fact that he had nothing
in his peckets. mid that his hands weie
J.n fin,linr that he did not perform
manual labor, is lookod upon as contlr-
"Se0 VdWlJI hold the body
for some time, and will Probably com
municate with asylum authorities, pro
vided the bodv Is not Identified soon.
The inquest will be held next Wednes-day,
Suicide of n llntlroail Contractor.
Wr A.wiiU'l Prtra.)
BIRMINGHAM, Al.. Am. .-W. L. Wfbb,
cunimctlni rallroxi ccn.trurtlonl.t. of Ltroont.
HI , rommltl.a aatrlds Hit iilsht In Iht South
ern Hotel by ahootlnj hlralt throuih Un he.J
"lV.pl.tol. II. lift I.UM. .ddreMrt lo the
rroptlttor of In. hot.l. .t.tln that !
In Si. rUlil mind and thai Inc eau.e a. fln.ii
till troubles.
C'MUHiltlll- Ilelle Commit. Suicide.
(Dr A.aoclateU Pre...)
11ELLEVILLK. Ont., Aui. . Ttnt-je.r-oM
Florence O.trom. ona of n.lletlll.'a belle., com
mllleJ lulcld. la.t nlut by dronnln. Her
father retuwd to itt her marry th. man .he
lo,ed. and Ibla, It If thought, unbalancd her
mind. Iha bol Uai been racoierad.
WAS HE DRUGGED? 1
l.lcbe.'. Blind n lllnnk ftcr DrlnL
Inar nltr. m. MlranRrr.
Leon LleheH, eighteen years old. was
arrested early this morning by Poller
man Grlmshnw, of the Madl-on sttrrt
station, for being drunk. He whs found
sitting on a stoop nt 91 Market ntrcct.
I.lebcs was unable to walk und th
officer carried lilin to the station house
In his arms, llo Hppeared to be In it
dazed condition. Whrn unsigned br
foro Justice Hlmins 111 the Knox Market
I'oIIck Court lo-ilay, ho i-lulmod Unit he
liinl been drugged and robbed.
To Agents Dietz and Hrhmltl, of lb
Gerry Society, he told the fallowing
story;
About sir months hco his sunt, Mrs.
.Iiilia Mnpletoti, of 1119 Peiond avenue,
brought hlnrhere from Ilngland. About
six weeks Hgn lie was sent In Until
lieiuii far his health. He boarded there
with n family named Ht ranch.
Last night he came lo the city, he
Miys. to visit Ills until. She gnve him
J". Ho walked us fur us the Hntter.i,
wIito he mot a Htranger, who Invited
him to take h drink. They went In u
saloon In South street, where the stran
ger '..eated him. He remembers that he
lllnnk n glass of ginger und mixed Hie.
After thnt his mind Is n blank. He
claimed that the JJ that his mint hud
glvi.n him was taken from him. When
placed under arrest far Intoxleutlou, 3
censt was found In his liothes.
I.lcbes appeared to be very weak, ami
Justice Hlmms Instructed the Gerry
Hgents .o summon nn ambulance from
the Gouvcrneur Hospital. When the
surgeon arrived he declined to diagnose
tho case before consulting with the
other physicians at the hospital, and
Liebes was taken there. He Hald Hint
he was an orphan and that his parents
died In England.
SUPPOSED TO BE INSANE.
ninke Jumped from nn Ambalnnce
nnrl I. at I.srirr.
The police are looking for John J.
Blake, under the general description of
an escaped lunatic. .
Blake, who Is thirty-two years old,
and who lives at 82 Bike street, pre
sented himself at the Madison street
police station yesterday, and requested
that he be sent to a hospital, as he felt
that he was Irresponsible. He seemed
to be on the verge of delirium tremens
and lie was accordingly escorted to
Gouverneur Hospital by a police-1
man. I
Blake was quiet enough on this trip, I
but as soon as the policeman left him he
began to make things lively for the
attendants and physicians at the hos
pital. He was llnally calmed, und, us
the hospital authorities were afraid nf
another outbreak, they decided to
transfer - hlm-'tijeBcllevue Hospital,
where there are better-facilities for con
trolling violent patients.
Blake seemed so rational when the
ambulance started with him that he
was not bound In any way. As the
amhulanee was passing First avenue
and Twenty-second street, he suddenly
sprang to his feet with a yell, knocked
the surgeon oft his seat at the rear,
leaped Into the street and disappeared
at a run In tho direction of the river.
The surgeon does not think, however,
that he got Into the water, for he was
not seen about the piers. A general
alarm has been sent out for him. He
had not returned to his home this fore
noon, and nothing has been heard of
him, so that It Is not altogether impos
sible that his course led him us fur as
the river.
a n.
BARBER JAHN WANTS $2,000.
He Sny. thnt Landlord Ilu.lnff Bar
ricaded III. Shop.
August Jahn has brought suit, through
his attorney, Louis Sleekier, against
August Huslng for $2,000 damages.
In the month of May last, Jahn hired
the first floor of the premises tS Hudson
street, from August Huslng, u saloon
keeper at the same address, to be used
by him as a burber shop. Jahn wished
to place signs upon the building, adver
tising his tonsorlal shop, to which
Huslng objected, und. finally. Juhn
Jahn clalmB, Huslng locked and barrl-1
caded the entrance to tho barber shop,
so that Jnhn's patrons were unable to
get In.
The caBe will be tried In the City
Court.
NAVY-YARD CAISSON LOST.
Carelessness nt Mnre Ialnnd Mny
Lend to n Court of Inquiry.
(By Associated Pre.f.)
SAN FBANCISCO, Aug. 9.-A large
iron caisson, which closed the dock at
Mare Island Navy-Yard, broke from its
fastenings last night and fell outward,
sinking out of sight. Through careless
ness u Urge quantity of water wan let
In the big basin after the docking of
the United States steamship Thetis.
When the tide went out the weight of
the water Inside farced the heavy cais
son outward, tearing it from the fasten
Ings. ,
The caisson was built ten years ago
nt i cost of $:C,000. It is likely there
will be u Court of Inquiry to fix the
blame for the accident.
ACCUSED OF BURGLARY.
A Womnn Sny. William. Broke
Into llrr Apartment..
Josephine Le Grunde, ot 257 West
Thirty-ninth street, was tho com
plainant against Joseph Williams,
charged with burglary, In Jcflcrhon
Market Court this morning. She stated
that William entered h"r flat last night
und stole a clock und some papers.
About u week ago be. It Is alleged,
broke Into the aaint place und made off
with a gold watch und some neikwcar.
Justice Martin held him It. $l,M0.
Independent I'oll.li Cntliollc-s.
illy A.soclaled Pre.. I
CLIiVKLANH, Auj. J.-SeTetary Chrowto.kl
ot tb. rolt.ti National Catholic Church Commu
te., hat reieltcl Ictlera Indlcatlnc that 'about
forty churrhea will be repre.enled at Ih. Conien
lion M b. held In Ibla 'ill Aue . The election
ot a IlisUip lll b. one ot the ihlel object, ot
lb. ConientI n, and II U almont certain llul
llev father Kola.iH. ho .lartel lb" Inde
pendent Cufiollc Churn movement in tbla ell),
will b honored with the nfflce.
Knnnna Cll Cii.hlrr Scntrnceil.
iny wiM l're. I
KANSAS CUT. Ans. -Klmer C. Saltcrlee.
iahler of Hie detu'ld Kana City Sale Hepwlt
and Haln Hank which failed lt June a.
la.t eientns found nullty ct recelvlnc depoalt.
when ha knew the bank aa InaoUent. and wa
aenlencad to tour yiar In Siata I'rlaon. An ap
peal waa taken.
Vitality ia supplied by th KLtcraoroisE.
Cure, w llhout tncoW. 'l .23 B' way. V
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iBRITAliA
ALL THE WAY.
Vigilant Makes a Poor Show
ing in the Race for the
Town Prize.
UNO IN II STIFF WIND, TOO.
Oapt. Haff Too Anxious to Got
Awciy in Front and Mako3
' a Mess of It,
SCORE NOW ELEVEN TO FIVE.
Our Boat Runs Too Close to the
Shoro and Meets with a
Slight Mishap.
Iflr Aarclated Treaa.)
COWKB, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 9.
Vigilant. Britannia, Hatanlta, Meteor,
Corsair and Namaru were entered
for to-day's yachting event, the Town
t l'rlzo of flf.J. presented by the In
. habitants of tho town of Cowes,
for all yachts of not less than
thirty tons l.elnnglnsr In nny recognized
yacht club, but only Britannia und Vigi
lant started.
They sailed over what Is known as the
Queen'B course, somewhat less than llfty
miles (forty-seven miles estimated),
which varies according to whether the
I yschtR tire ordered to start to the east
i wnrd or to tho westwurd. The Sailing
I Committee, selecting the best wind, de
cide this point previous to the starting
gun being llred. This morning the Com
mittee sent the yachts away to the
westward. There was a stlflish wind
blowing.
Vigilant to-day, a,3 on Saturday, al
lowed 2m. 4s. to Britannia.
As the hour for the Btart. 10.30 A. M.,
drew uear , the excitement Increased,
every move of the racers being watched
with intense eagerness by the crowds
ashore und nfloat.
Vigilant at first cruised about with
out u club topsail; but she soon fallowed
Britannia's example and hoisted her
J ii'k-yarder Just us the gun whs being
primed far llrlng.
The Yankee sloop, to-day, was a little
too soon and, Hearing the line slightly
nhend of time, she hud to hold up far a
few seconds. Britannia crossed (lrst,
und at once began to open up u gap be
tween her and Vigilant.
The times of the two yachts. In round
ing Lcpe Buoy, were:
H. M. S.
Britannia lu 61 4.'.
Vigilant 10 M 2S
The cutter, therefore, had a lead of
lm. 40m. on rounding this mark, about
two miles from the start.
Passing the Cowes flag-boat, going
eastward, the two yachts were timed
us follows:
H. M. B.
Britannia 11 04 10
Vigilant 11 05 M
It will thus be seen that Vigilant
gained twenty-four seconds on her rival
In this run.
Beturnlng, after rounding the War
ner Lightship, the two ynchts passed
K.ist Cowes in the following time:
I II. M. S.
Britannia 12 47 2..
Vigilant 12 49 37
Britannia, according to these llgures,
had Increased her lead to two minutes
twelve seconds, and seemed to be gain
ing. The first round was completed as fol
lows: H, M. S.
Brltunnla 12 r7 48
Vigilant 1 W "
Passing East Cowes, on the second
round, en route to Warner Lightship,
the following were the times of the two
yaCl,t8: II. M. S.
Britannia 1 37 18
Vigilant 1 41 10
Tho times of the two yachts at the fin-
1S,1WCrC: II. M.S.
Britannia 3 17 K
Vigilant 3 ' 07
Thus Brltunnla won by 2m. 12s. with
out counting her time allowance, und
by 4m. 10s. corrected time.
It transpired that during the beat of
thu two racers to Lepe buoy, on the
llrst round. Vigilant ran too near the
shore und touched grounil slightly In
Gurnard Bay. But, apparently, she
did not sustain any damage worth men
tioning. While the yachts were beating buck
to t'owes the challenges made by .Mr
George J. Gould were widely discussed.
Mr. Gould yesterday evening formally
Issued ii challenge far the Cape Muy
l 'up, won by GHiiestit, III American wa
ters, In 18S5. Hlnce then the cup has
passed in succesklon to I rex and Wen
diir, while th Brriitun Beef Cup, also
brought to this country by the Genestn,
remained In the keeping of the Royal
Yui'ht riquadron until challenged far
last year by Navulioe. which yacht
eventually recaptured that trophy In a
race around Cherbourg Breakwater and
back. 120 miles.
Mr. Gould declared, informally, at the
Boyal Yacht Squadron Cuttle, that lie
Is wllllnc to sail three races against
llrltunnU far u purse of il.. It Is be
llevcd that If these races are arranged,
they will be sailed as nearly us
uosslble 'upon the basis of the Interna
tional yacht ruces sailed In the United
Htates. . .
Kmtierur William, of Germany, on
! bouril Meteor, formerly Thistle, fal
lowed tho nice, mid Is said to have been
much disappointed at the fact that
Vigilant did not win. for His Majesty
does not conceal ills udmlrutlnn far the
Yankee sloop und, far that matter, of
ull things American.
The 1'rlnce of Wales, during the ruce
to-duy, was on board Brltunnla with u
number of guests, und Messrs. George
J. and Howard Gould nnd Oliver C. Ise
lln were on hoard Vigilant.
There Is one thing about to-day's race
which should not be lost sight of by the
experts In yachting who have been com
paring the merits of the two yachts.
There were no flukes to-day on either
ride, and It la ndmltteil by Vlgllant's
warmest admirers that her defeat upon
this occasion waa the worst she has sus
tained during the course of her career.
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THE DISPUTED DIAGNOSIS.
Both Doctors The Post-Mortem Will Show Which One of Us Is Right.
MR. HIRE TELLS HOW IT WAS.
This Hot Spoil Oaused by a Storm
That Has Blown Away.
It May Rain To-Day i Will Be
Cooler To-Tilghl and To-3Iorrow.
Acting Weather Prophet II, C. Howe,
who Is handling temperature and toying
with humidities and other meteorological
splclmarks up in the United States
Weather Bureau during Mr. Dunn's ab
sence In Washington, deserves well of
his countrymen.
He iTiomlscs that It will be cooler to
night and to-morrow, while to-duy Is to
be generally fair, with nice little sprin
kles jf rain to cool off the atmosphere.
Possibly a few thunder-showers m.iy
come urjund to-night ulso.
Mr. Howe also makes the welcome an
nouncement that the humidity, the great
discomfort breeder, this morning is 14
per cent, less than yesterday. To-duy
at S o'clock It wus 77 and yesterday it
was 01. Then the temperature to-duy ut
8 o'clocK wus only 77 degrees, ulso a
lesser record thiui yesterday. An eight
to ten miles an hour southwest wind
Is blowing this morning.
All these factors uru strongly In favor
of giving those unhuppy New Yorkers,
who have been sitting in their bones for
the past few days, a chance to put on
uguin their fleshy covering.
To add to these obligations, Mr. Howe
has discovered the cause of the recent
sweltering weather. The villain In tho
case Is a storm that has been stationary
off the Northern Atlantic coast for the
past two or three days. It's suction
drew up the South winds with their red
hot temperatures nnd high humidities,
and then bunked them up urounil New
York. This storm Is now Mowing off to
sen and won't cause any more trouble.
The weather to-day is generally fair
nil over the country, except over New
England and the St. Iwrence Valley,
where It Is cloudy and showery.
Key West and Galveston were the
hottest points In the country nt 8
o'clock to-day, with an 82-degree mark,
and Itoseburg, Vt., the coolest with 48.
Those who feel u little warm to-day
can cool off nicely by thinking them
selves In White Blver, Canuda, on Lake
Superior, where the thermometer reg
istered 40 degrees, eight iiolnts above
freezing,
Wrntlirr Forecast.
The weather farca.t for th. thtrty-ali hour,
endlnc at S P. M. to-morrow la a. follow.
Generally fair to-day, with probably a thunder
thower lo-nlfht; cooler; fair on Friday; south
wind., b.comtng northerly.
Tli. following; record abowa th. changea In th.
temperature during the morning hour., a In
dicated by tho thermometer at Perry'a Pharmacy
3 A. M. ...77111 A. H 7119 A. It... SOiU M . II
YOUNG BROWN'S jiUARDIAN.
Henry llrr Appointed In Ilriuir Mult
for tyiO.IHM) IIhiiikkc..
Judge Truax, In Supreme Court,
Chambers, to-Uay appointed Henry Orr
guardian ad litem of William K. Brown,
thirteen years old, for the purpose of
bringing un action In the boy's behalf
against the Columbia Typewriter Manu
facturing Company to recover JCO.ouO
damages.
Thu complaint alleges that on March
13 last llruwn wus lu the employ of tho
Company. He was un the fourth floor
und started to remove some goods to the
hdsemeut. The elevator was on a level
with the floor, but Just us llruwn was
eteppfng onto it It hot upwurds and
he fell down the shaft to the basement.
Ills limbs and several ribs were broken
and he was Injured Internally.
Itnilllit About To.. ii.
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Trafllr e. dclajed for a quarter of an hu-jt-ni
Park llo. abnt. t'tiarnberi afreet at k-o'.-lock
lhli morning, .owing lo the fjlture of
ilio grlti of auth-bound table tir No rll to
taVe the table
Marv ll K.nnedy, wlf. of Policeman Keniu-l.
of Hie J.onard atreel nation had her hand
t,adl burned bl. attempting to exttnguuh a
dr. In aom. wlndaw curtain. Lit night.
A nr. wa. .tarted at 10 o'clock Ihl. nturnlag
by th. utretltng of an oll-.tove In the .pari,
inenia of liula llirgnan In Ih' l.ncmelil 7
Heater .Ircel Th. damage ail alight
t'harl.a Pelhauien, thirly-nlne veara old, of I
Aenu A ae atrlck.n with epll.psy .arly Ihla
morning at 4 Jacob alre.t, and waa taken to the
Chair.bere Street lloapltal.
Ern.t Kltel, thlrtr-two yeara old. of ITI s:
on. I atreet. waa bcld for trial In th. Kiuei Mar
ket 1'ollco Court to-day on a chart, ct burglar)
uiiii)gJMiyWMi
THE TARIFF CRISIS.
Senate Conferrees Hold an Im
portant Consultation.
Report of an Agreement Apparently
to Bo Verified.
Republican Members Prepared to
Be Called to the Conference.
(By A.aoclated Treaa.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. The tariff
conferrees remained lu session until a
few minutes past 12 o'clock to-day, and
v. lien they adjourned the Senutc con
ferrees proceeded to the President's
room, where they held a private consul
tation fiee from Interference or inter
ruption. A report soon gained general circula
tion to the effect that an agreement had
been absolutely arrived nt and that It
was on the lines of the understanding
which was reached last night that Iron
ore should be made free, coal made
dutiable at 40 cents per ton and that the
compromise sugar schedule would Btand,
The Indications iiolnt to a verification
of this report.
The Bepubllcan members of the con
ference had not, at 12.30, received any
formal notification to attend a meeting,
but they had received un Intimation
that u full conference would be held
this afternoon, and Immediately begun
consultations with the leaders on that
side of the chamber, apparently with
the view of preparing themselves for
the final conflict, which they believe to
be at hand.
A petition was to-duy circulated
among members of the House of Itepre
sentatlves, urging the House tariff con
ferrees to stand by free sugar and a
permanent Income tax. Representative
Bland sturted the petition, and It wus
numerously signed.
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BOMB KILLS SEVEN.
Properly Also Dnninijed In (lie lie.
lirc-ir 'iunrtcr of Corfu,
(Fly Aaaoclatrd Pre...)
LONDON. Aug. . A despatch to The
Standard from Athens says that a bomb
exploded with tcrrllic farce ill the He
brew quarter of the city of Corfu last
evening, killing seven petsons nnd do
ing considerable damage to property.
There Is no clue to the perpetrators
of the outruge.
Contlctril nnrclil.t I. Penitent.
Illy A.an. lated l're- I
BARCELONA, Aug. V -Salvador
I'raneh, who Is under sentence of death
for causing the explnxlou In the Lleeo
Theatte lu November Ust, when more
limn thirty persons were Killed, has
written the BIMiop requesting that lie
visit him. lie hays that he dci-lrcs
In make n cnnfetaUm. He Is despond
ent and penitent, and Miffeis contin
ually ftom u fcrlf-ltihiclcd wuuud.
Mmiimtlern on I lie llrlliinnle,
III) t-Lled 1'rct )
yPKHNHTOWN. , Aug 9. -A number
of passengers who landed Hum the
Whlto Star line steamer Britannic
whli Ii anlved here Inst night from New
York, were fined far smuggling tobacco,
John Hlnttery. whose clothing was
found to be lined with clgurs, was fitted
fl2.
ANNOYED BYCLOUDS OF SOOT.
West Twenty-Bixth Street Besi
dents Complain of a Plant.
Health Board Will Sua the Edison
IIBuninRtinjr; Oompany.
Henry Stelnert, attorney and coun
sellor to the Board of Health, has been
directed by City Sanitary Superintend
ent, Dr. Charles II. Huberts, to begin
suit ngalnst the Kdls-n Mlcctrlo Illu
minating Company, tr, It Is alleged,
failing to obey an order uf the Board
of Health to suppress a nuisance said
to lie maintained by the Company.
Nutlce of the action will be served upon
II. A. Camped, Superintendent of the
Company, to-duy.
For the lust six months scarcely a
week has elapsed that one or more com
plaints against the Company's plant at
47 to 51 West Twenty-sixth street have
not been entered. Thu complainants were
residents of thu neighborhood, who stated
thut the showers of cinders, soot and
dust coming from the big chimneys al
most continually made lite In the vicinity
almost a hardship.
Clothes hung out on the roof lines to
dry were smeared with soot and sprin
kled with cinders, It was alleged, and
when windows were opened to air the
rooms of dwellings for any length of
time the deposits were so extensive aa
to make the rooms almost unfit for
habitation.
To keep verandas anywheres near the
plant dean was out of the question. The
ulr, the complulnunts ullege, was at
times so laden with the myriads of little
black specks thHt after sitting ouslde or
near an open window for u hulf hour It
became necessary to Indulge In an abl'i
tlon of soap and hut wuter In order to
present a cleinly appearance.
Inspectors of the Hoard of Health
began investigutions us early as last
March, unci reported thnt the nuisance
complulned of really existed. Orelers to
ubate the same were Issued, and the
Company promised to take heed, but
the complainants found no relief. The
same conditions continued to prevail,
until finally the City Improvement So
ciety took hold of the mutter und found
out what the trouble was.
It was ascertained that there were no
screens In the chimneys, and that the
draught was so great that at times when
extra coaling up was necessary soot nnd
cinders wero belched forth In little
clouds.
The olllcers of the Company promised
to put In screens und, If necessary, to
make such other Improvements as
might be found necessury In order to
prevent the escape of soot and cinders,
whether the promise was kept or not,
does not uppeur Complaints, however,
kept coming lu tn the Hoard of Health,
und Inspectors kept on Investigating,
but the hoped for relief was not forth
coming. Dually, the authorities tired
of dilly-dallying and determined to take
the mutter P the courts.
Dr. Itub.-t t.' says he has a strong case
.'iFi.lti't :' i initially, ami will listen to
no uvertur. s I. r a compromise. The
penalty in a Hue not exceeding to0), or
cue vcirt. iiuprliiinuiMit, or both.
Two ot the lomplalnnnts against the
empany are Dr. Wells, uf 42 West
Tvcntv-lxtn street, tnd Gcoigc 1
ff.-i-jil:. Jr.. a son of the celebrated spc-LiallM.
SAYS SHE ROBBED HIM.
Prnlnon Accuse. ! Yonnir Woinun
He Met on llic Street.
Paul Penlnon, of 112 West Twenty-fifth
street, und Kva Koatti'. twenty-two
eurii old. of 113 Waverly place, met last
evening on Sixth n venue and became
gleut friends in a few hours.
Penlnon look Hvu to dinner and spent
some time with her after that. This
morning, however, he asked u police
man to arrest l.va, saying she hud stolen
r7 irom him.
lu Jefferson Market Court to-djv Penl
non preferred u complaint of larceny
asnlnst hr. She denied the theft, but
was held for examination.
WHiitrd In M. Paul.
Illy Aeaocleied Pre.e.l
ST PAUL. Minn., Aus, . -I I'.ciel McMurrln.
formerly a wall-know n rapltall.t of thla city,
baa been arrested In Memphis and laat .light aa
.mcer left fcr Ih.i city with requltillon nepers.
II. la ihargcd with tb. tuibtitlcment ot IJ,0M.
v.
yitraaiaaitaaaral
IMlnoC 1
MILHOLLAND 1
KNOCKED OUT. I
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Sub-Committee Reports Is M
km of the Brookfleld- 'M
Bliss Faction. -1
TAFFY FDR BOSS PLATTfS PET. 1
Asked to Get Within the Breast Affl
works and the Viotors Told !
to Ee Oentle. -'
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JOHN E. RATHER DEFIANT. W
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No Compromise the Cry at Hit jH
Headquarters Before the Vr fl
diet Was Announced. i,'9
tfgf!
The Sub-Committee of the nepubtlCM , 'IJH
State Committee submitted Its report aifl
to-day. The Committee of Thirty 1st de- ''.igH
dared to be the regular organization. ''(i'lM
The Plntt-Mllholland crowd are tMH vjtB
sought to come within the fold, and tbt '"'kH
Bliss-Patterson people are asked ,to tx "'J'H
gentle with the recalcitrants. In tag CiVB
Syracuse matter, neither side Is recoc , (Jt
nl zed us the only regular organization "f1feH
but botii arc ordered to "get together. $?H
A caucus is called to show the relatlv. '-H
voting strength of the rival factions. H
The corridors o'f the Fifth' Avenue iriH
Hotel began to nil up with politician. HH
as early as 9 o'clock this morula, H 0ttH
eager to learn, what the report' ot'eej' ,S
Sub-Commlttea would be. i"''B
While everybody was waiting' for. all -iB
State Committee to go Into session ward i.l
came from Mllholland'a headquarters, 2$ H
Kast Twenty-second street, that , the Cz- iH
ecutlve Committee had met this morning '. lH
and put themselves on record ai agalaat ' VgH
anything which savored of a compromH.nl &H
In fati, that a compromise Involving a 'pB
division of patronage would not be' ac- vH
cepted. "Jifgfl
This bit of .lews was said ta haT H-ifl
come from Mr. MUnollund himself. H
The Committee went Into session at iteaH
11 o'clock sharp, and the meeting luted ZM
only twenty minutes. -!.H
The sub-committee's report waa TttS cL
In ull, and the motion to adjourn Was, ''g
Immediately put In such loud term. that. -ga
It was heard through the tightly closed JH
and guardeJ door. -lH
A few moments later the member, of jH
the Committee tiled out, and Secretary 'Vgfl
Fox gave the press representatives tor KB
report: vaV
First The Syracuse matter was dto- ' iH
posed of. e'aiM
Then the New York end of the' fifkt .fiM
was decided this way: -"H
The neport. 'Igl
"After a hearing, of which both orguel- ilial
zatlons were given ample time to rully 'YB
present their claims, and after. Very , IH
careful consideration of all the facts. 1 4H
your Committee beg to report that In '' 'v'H
their Judgment the organization formed . YtH
under the auspices of the so-called Com- ."H
mittee of Thirty, Is the regular Republl- "? )'
can organization In and for the city . tH
and county of New York. If this con- vSsTH
elusion shall become the judgment of 4ijgB
the State Committee It will follow 1 VfH
necessarily that the Bepubllcan Coumty 3safl
Committee, of which William Brook -"'.JJaH
field Is President, has sole Jurisdiction v'iiJkH
under the constitution it has ordained of H
the affairs of the Bepubllcan party of ":
that city and county. '
"Perhaps It Is no function of your ::""
Committee or of the body to which Its ;"
report Is made to dictate to any regular , ?;"
subordinate organization how It shall i-?iH
perform its duties or discharge Its trusts. ' '.
The existing situation In New York City. ''SjjTS
Is so peculiar, however, and our concern H
for the welfare of the whole party Is faH
so great as to compel us to report In :TH
addition to the resolution declaring the ?V
regularity of the new enrolment and rH
organization, perfected under the super- 4eM
viilon of the Committee of Thirty, a tur- H
ther resolution recommending to the - H
Bepubllcan County Committee a policy .'lTgM
to be pursued towards the organization Ttfl
formed by Mr. Mllholland and his friends. M
Trent Tliem Tenderly. ga
"Your Committee docs not undertake to' ' , ,gt
say what Is the precise numerical 'iCB
strength of this organization, nor Is that ijTH
now the chief consideration. That It t"fl
possesses strength, together with tla-
ments of great usefulness to the Bepub- ,rJ"B
llc.tu party, are facts not to be seriously -B
disputed. If Its strength Is not evenly dls- rS
trlbuteJ throughout the city, it Is undent- i '
ably strong where the Republican or. ' -M
ganlzation has been hitherto weak; and It ' -'
has succeeded In bringing together to "
the gerat udvantage of the party a body ?.
of earnest and aggressive Benubllcans ;
eager to enlist In active work. They de- T""
serve not rebuke, but recognition and '"-H
encouragement. ''ijTB
"It li to be borne In mind that the tjLH
conditions under which this organization, --iB
sprang Into tuch vigorous existence were '4H
unique. If they (111 not actually justify '-3H
the particular enterprise which was un 'Mfl
dertaken. they certainly afforded plausl- -aH
ble arguments to excuse It. At all JTrTH
events, the organization of which .Mr. i4aTgfl
Mllholland Is President does exist, sod ',
it exists as an association of BupubU- YaH
cans. ' . IH
lllr.srd I. the Peucetnaker.
"Tlu re Is not room in the county ot idTB
New York for twj governing bodies, sM
urn! steps should ut once be taken on 1 tyM
Mich terms as are fair beyond iruestlon, ' jMm
and can bo honorably accepted op both 'iM
sides, far the cuupleto obliteration of aUl tgl
lines suggestive of faction. lajga
"Naturally, from the controversies 'H
that have been going on eo long, strong .-f-lSTgl
feeling has arisen, nnd It will not be "
easily subdued or forgotten. But lie- 'i'JU
publicans must recognise the Incompar-
able opportunity that is now presented JiH
to the party, aud the high and patriotic '4JM
duty which compels every Kepubllean tH
to control considerations of personal -t'afl
advantage, und to use every Influence ?V;H
tie possesses to bring about Urn t coin 'jTgl
plctc reconciliation and accord within ("
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