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M I 8 THE SUN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 18!& ' . 1
I THE CONVENTION AT WORK.
A X A .VEXDMEXT A nOT.lSHIXO HTATE
COM3II.1SIOXS DEFEATED.
A Propnurd Amendment Prohibiting! Ihe
.rndslalnr from I'srmptlaa Any 1'laaa
of Property fWm Taxation, Except Hntt
Hi la Now Exempted by Httnte-Ic.
' bat lltiaii on (he tlndlrlnry Article.
ALiiANr. Atic. "20. Tho flrt business flr
the ope tilng of the session of the Constitutional
Com entlnn this morning waa the reading of the
lift of those who were abent on Saturday after
noon without lcate. Several of the absentee
who were present this morning explained why
they were away, and their names were taken off
the " roll of dishonor," as It was termed. Those
absent without leave were Meesrs. Ackerly,
Campbell, Crlmmtns. Fields, Foot. Fraser, Hal
Linger, J. L, tlrten. lleraberg. Klnkel, Kcch.
Kurth, tester, t,yon,McMlllan,Mulo,uecn, How
lev, Hpeer, and Htorm.
The Committee on Taxation reported adverse
0 ly Mr. Pratt's amendment creatine a tax com
mission to revise the tax laws. It was tabled.
The committee reported fa orabljr the follow Ing
mendmenti
All real and personal property t ot exempt from tax
ation shall be assessed and taxed In prnpiirllnn to III
value, under such general laws at the l.ftltature may
prescribe, which assessment and taxation must Ixt
equal and uniform upon the same class of subjects.
The Legislature shall not hcrrarter exempt any
property or class of property, except such as Is now
expressly exempted by the statutes uf this State.
I Chairman Acker dissents from the rriwrt.
It The Contention then went Into Committee of
thn Whole on Sir. Dean's amendment, abolish-
ji log thn State Commissions. Mr. Dean said that
1 1 there were fifteen Commissions, eleven of w hlch
had been created since 1HD0. The Commissions
had no power to enforce their orders. Mr. Dean
nsed the Railroad Commission to Illustrate his
argument. The Commissioners' salaries anil
fltce expenses were piild bj assessment on the
railway coin panics, hs the expenses of tlio bank
ing nnd Insurance detartmeuts were piid by the
banks and Insurance companies. Jlelng In the
' j pay of the corporations they natural!) desire to
I $j I ! favor them. Moreover, the State should have
I'M j dignity enough to pay Its own ofllcers. Mr.
U ! Dean read the amount which the fisher-
H, S lei, civil sen Ice, labor, forestry, and other Com-
JJ 1 missions hAd cost slme their creation. None of
3f L I tho totals were less than 1100,000, even for the
at j Commissions which served without pay. The
H 4 I appropriations showed a uniform progression nf
I several thousand dollars a rear. In thirteen
II yeara the Commissions had cost the State over
1 $0,000,000. Over half the expenditure was of
' mi practical use to the State.
' The amendment, as reported by the commit-
1 tee, provides that all Commissions shall 1m- nl-nl-
ishrd In lHSlo, and that thereafter the Legisla
ture shall not create Commissions for mure than
three years.
Mr. Veeder offered an amendment providing
that thn Commissions nbollshcd shall be Com
missions containing Democratic! members. He
said that the Republicans hail first creatnl Com
missions, and had supported them eter slme.
jay llehad alwajsoppoeed them. He thought that
Jm thepeople were able to elect their own officers.
il K They were not now mentioned In the Constltu-
H" tion. and this amendment would constitutional
tU , Irethem. lie offered his amendment sothatthe
i. v real object of the amendment might he HP
'S 1 parent, lie wanted to help the Hepubliiaiis
tlH 1 along.
-V ' C) -Mr. Mayhrr thought It would be a cnlam-
,H - c ity to alsilish the Dally Commission anil
! B the Hoard of Claims. He could see no lin-
;,( ; I proprletv ill the corimratlcin assessment
'B l E plan, The money would hate to be paid
iral Hn'' -" work done by somebody. It had
;!f t been said, lm continued, that the Commissions
jfjj I had lieen used for political purimses " by a fur-
a iner Governor, who for months has been In the
ILS ili United Mate Senate strcngthenlngnnd uphold-
Slj, Ing the hands nf the I'resliient." Some of the
'StiflA ' omml"slons shuuld undoubteilly hciahollahfd.
JHUE Mr. Illcke) npmsrd tlio amendment on the
It troll nil that some Democrats should be left in
'Hilt mime In the hold-over Commissions when the
iKf Republicans tnnk charge next January.
ill Mr. Dean said that in the bearing before the
I'll:' J lomrnlltew the Railroad Commission had prar-
IV tieally said that it wAHdotni; the business of the
U Si if roads.
Ill Mr Veeder's amendment was lost. He then
J ' V offered another to strike out the limitation of
JH. the terms of Ciimmlrslons. He said that If there
Hi was ant manlinml ill the people the Democratic
i i l'art would "In this fall If such clearly par-
HMi Z tlan propositions wn put in the Constitution.
v Mr. .lew-e.lohnvm iltep.) said that thecrvof
Mil'; partisanship had been ralixtl before. It was the
.jjTIH duty of the Contention to revise hnnestlj and
H falrl the Cnnstllutlon. It was proposed that
M 2 the Itallroad Commission should no lonser ta
V pakl by the railroads. Was that un. Democratic-'
(I g ' lleorferiil an amendment Milking out tlie pro-
lm , i lslon for the abolition of nil Commissions In
i fa fl; . 1m(i. and, as Mr. Veslerdlil not accept this, ile-
i'iM Ui dared that the partisan objection was clearly
MB jlv ' . liufounilcl.
if,, KdwBnl Ijiiiterbadi tllep.lof New York city
Ij.' ssld there was tmoccasion for the abolition of
JM . I ommlsslons. He iiralseil the work of the
Hi, 4 Kleftrlral Milmay Commission In New York
Vl it), and opimsod the amendment.
MK 1 Air. I . II. McLaughlin tltep.l moved that the
'' J rommlttee rise and reiiort the amendment to
11 x theConventlon adtersel),
SXv i Mr I. Sam. Inhnson thought the Dairy Cora-
f. 5 mlxslnn was an unmitigated nuisance.
Rf, 1 Ihe motion niacin hv Mr. Mclaughlin was
B If adopted b a o(e of Tii to !.0. The aiUerse re
); V irt was agreed to.
WL I After half an hour spent In a dlvnsslnnof the
li!,v nueetlnnof hastening the printing theCnnten-
linn went into Committee of the Whole on Mr.
Ii (I'llrlen's nnienclinent. jirotidlng that persons
Jn4 ' in Institution' supiorted whoIUor In part at
Bate public expense or b charity shall not haw the
( right to caina reldcni eat thai institution Mr.
WjJ I O llrleu said this would leae the soldiers ax
Wb I" they now are, but It would pretent the voting of
B, " the Inmates of the Sailors' Snug llarUir and
K I j. Mr. Hoii'omh said that the Inmates of the
I Sailors' Snug llHilnr were sailors, exhausted
9 and worn out by their work, who had come
t" i there to pass the close of their lives. They had
if. i no home an) where else. It would be unfair to
Vis ' deprive them of their rights. He offered an
j Kpt amendment exempting such Institutions.
Hjb ' Mr. Lester said that he had tislted the district
Ml ' In which the Sallnrn' Snug Harbor was located,
MTR ' 1 he Inmates there had nothing in common with
a the peonle. and their totes every )tar had a
IHJBtK large influence on the result.
Hit si .Mr. iJilltcrbach said that nobody was deprived
tViZ . of the tote h) the amendment, lie would still
S ' retain his residence, and. If he had no other, he
IjMJm could establish a residence where the Institu-
mt Hon
mf Mr. Hurr proposed an amendment which
would allow old soldiers to tote In all institu-
Hf , tion.
K, ' Mr. Hoot hoiied that the amendment would
mf ' pass a reported. It presented no new principle.
' It merely supplied an omission In the present
HaMx Constitution by placing institutions supiorttst
Bl, byprltute charity on the same basUaaeduta-
mf.g tloinil Institution.
BjKf tr1 ' The amendments offered bv Mr. Hurr and Mr.
HSAj, Ilolcomb were lost. Ihe original amendment
KB V waa reirted favorably to the Contention, and
BBBjV therenrt wasailopted T'Jt'iS4. TheConten-
BBa tion then took a recess until U 1'. M,
t AtTXKSOO.X SK8SI0N,
BVX.r. At the afternoon session the Convention went
BBBJi InUi Committee of the Whole on Mr, Doty's
BjHCjk amendment, providing for the abolition of tne
ISmT' commission to codify the lawa of the State,
fBjc whlcji was provided for by the Constitution or
I Mil ., 1X46. Tim amendment waa advanced to the
IBt! I order of third reading without debate,
lap it The Contention went into Committee of the
I IR t! Whole on the Sudiclary article. Chairman
Mfif it Hoot of the committee explained Ihe work uf
t a. j' that hotly in detail, telling w hat means had been
BBlfc , 5 taken to do away with the two great etils the
Bjr ' ' overemwdiug of the Court of Appeals calendar
" j' and the delay in bringing cae to trial in the
BjBjSi lint lustame. The lommtttee exinxted that
BKJEad the businrsa of the courts would bo uiuch faclll.
BjBw1 tlfl by the conwdidatlon of the loal courts of
BJIfi the same grade In New York with tho Supreme
BjmCjN i'ourt. The limitation ot the appeals and
BmBx'f the creation of the appellate dltlslou
BmBI of the Supreme Court would u uf great benefit.
BjVVn "J The cnxitlon of this new division, which would
mf'1 le a real apiellate court, aa good a any in au
mf' t . State In the Union, would make a real court of :
BKB' . . the Hupreme Cnart, giving it stability, and cor.
BjmC reeling the cundltlou which now exUts under '
BjmC ' which Judge ret lew each other's decision
jmC without hating time to do It and are constantly
BjVsf hurrli-d. The appellate division would be a
BjVft' ireat impruvement on the General Term. It
hvL had been thought best to make it consist of five
mftu' Judge Instead of three, because the lite would
BaVwnh consult, while the three do nut. The limitations I
mtfjl on appeal to the highest court, limiting
BjKwM ' them to uuestions of law and to appeals
BjBpl - fnuu Una Judgments, would enable the
Bjmsmi , Court of Appsal to keep up with iu
Bl i calendar until the next Constitutional Cunveu.
HBBBj tion. Out uf abundant tauuon tlio commit-
BjKwM t had added two members to the Court of Ap-
HjV-JB ' peala, which some uf the member uf the rum-
BKF , mlttee Ibought would hasten busine. Various
BE" eipedlenta had been suggested in committee for
jk tho relief of the Court of Appeal. A money
BjjVjV limitation had been proposed, uch aa exist In
BE.; ' regard to the Hupreme Court of the I'nltcd
K Mints. It Lad been thought Just to give a poor
' o ' nian the same right of resort, if he iho to take
Bj f ' , it. aa M giveu to Ihe rich, and the tommlttec
Bf f hail struck out all money limitation on apili. I
BJ ' AppUuse. It hail also been pruioeed to enlarge I
n t theiourt so that it uight sit iu two n lions. '
BJBI " Ihi uad been rejected, oerauseitwould destroy
I the homogeneous quality of the court. Tbeartf. .
le would reetore lb Court of Appeals toth
JurUdKUoa far whith It iu orlgiaajljr created, I
Kl f rfffl1ti"1&WflEM&tftom all i BffarBfi'
and the other claose of ppel" 7t left to the)
new and strong appellate division of the Su
preme Court- The abolition of BeMlonjand Clr
cult Courts and Court of Oyer and Termtner
would simplify the law. It was beat In a repub
lican form of government. It was well for the
administration of the law that the people
should understand It and that It should not re
semble 'he F.gjptlsn m Merle tp them.
Mr. Morton wanted to know why the terms of
tliesurmgatesnf Ilronklyn had been Increased
to fourteen jeers Instead of six.
Mr. His.t repllol that the representatives of
Kings iimnty wanted It. . , .
Mr. Morton said he did not desire It, and had
never htnrd of n person who did. Mr. Jesse
Johnson and Mr. Jacobs said they had not asked
The Judiciary article was made a speclsl or
der for every session until disposed of.
ltd es until H I. M.
KVENIND BKSSIOM,
tlefore going Into Committee of Ihe yhole
on the JitcRclary article at the evening session of
the Contention, the vote by which It wasde
ilded to make the article a standing fpeelal
order was reconsidered and the motion laid on
the table. .
At the afternoon session Mr. E. H. Drown of
fered an amendment giving the Legislature
towcr to provide for eleven more Supreme
Court Justice. Instead of providing for them In
the article.
Mr. Cornwall opposed any Increase In the
number of Supreme Court Justices. It was In
the nature of class legislation. The Jucllclary
was a large and constantly growing burden on
the overburdened taxpayers of the State. There
was no t lass so independent of the people. They
hod plenty uf leisure time and frequent vaca-
DeLancey Nlioll pointed out that to remove
this provision would be to upset the whole ar
ticle. loHftiise seven of the additional Judges
were needed III the proposed appellate division.
Mr. Ili-own'a amendment was lost.
Sir. I'latick tooted to amend by making the
Judges of the abolished court In New ork
city, IliooUin, and HufTalo eligible to appoint
ment In the appellate division of the Hupreme
Court, Mr. I'lal7ek said that these Judges had
as much right to sit In that division as had the
regularly elet ted Supreme Court Judge.
.Mr. IdaitMld that the Judges anil lawyers In
New York city were satisfied with the clause as
It stood. ... ,
The amendment was defeated, as were several
other amendments of less Importance.
.Mr A. II. Oreen of New York offered an
amendment reducing tho term of office of Judges
of tlie supremo Court Imm fourteen to eight
After ndlscitsslnn which brought nut several
amusing anecdotes, tendlm: to he Illustrative of
Ilia Imomiietence of Judges which had sat many
)earsiu the lieiich, the amendment was lost.
.Mr. I'ratl incited that the term lie reduced to
ten)ears. The amendment was lost, and the
Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
iiriiTitiiTi.Mi Tin: nitANTiMi or riiANrinsit.
The Committee on Cities will to-morrow re
port the following section:
No frsnchlso whlc h mil r opersted In, alone, oter,
under, en across nnv of the public streets or places Iu
any illy III this Mate shall tie granteil to or acquired
hr suy person other thsn such cltv. unless by the ex
press authorltv and consent of the local authorities of
sue hi Ity, In pursuance of a general law. Tlie terms
of the grant of every such franchise shall provide for
compensation to tie paid to the city, either tiy wav of
a single payment, or an annual rental, or a propor.
Donate share of Ihe receipts, or a combination of auiti
methods Ami In all t ases the grants shall be for not
toexieitt thtrtr v ears, and may contain provisions for
renewals for tike Mrlod on appraisals, as may be
provided by a geueral law.
,TO It J A .V VII A U1TTF.S.
The I'nnMlluttORal Conveallnn Committee
t'Mvom OItIbk Them Htate Aid.
Ai.hs.nv, Aug. SO. The Constitutional Con
tention Committee on Charities has completed
Its report on the reasons which led It to draw up
tho charity provisions of the Constitution, which
were reported favorably to the Convention last
week. The report says:
"Of the tarious amendments which were re
ferred by the Contention to our committee, the
ones calling for the most serious consideration
were those which sought to prevent the payment
to any Institution, society, or undertaking,
wholly or parti) under sectarian or ecclesiastical
control, of any public moneys, for any educa
tional, charitable, or other purpose.
"The Committee on Kducatlon have formu
lated an amendment which is intended to pre
tent the appropriation or pajraent of any
money by the Stnte or any cit II division thereof
to an) parochial, denominational, or sectarian
school whatever, without nfTecting charitable
institutions, where education is an Incidental
element in Ihe general care of Its inmates. With
this determination of the Committee on Kduca
tlon we are unanimously In accord. The same
unanimity exists In believing that it would bo
unwise to prevent the State or It civil divi
sions from aiding and supporting It de
pendent poor and unfortunates through
the Instrumentality of any appropriate
agency or from entering into contractual rela
tions in that behalf with private Institutions
under w billet er control the same may be. Your
committee recognlies, however, tho necessity of
providing the most stringent measure by way
of proper supervision and full control of all such
Institutions against any misuse of these rela
tions between the public on the one hand
and private charitable organizations on the
other, Heine the proposed amendment,
which. If adopted, together with thai sug
gested by the Comniitteo on Kducatlon, will
secure In Its fullest sense a separation of Church
and State In all matters, jiolltlial and educa
tional, without, however, preventing the state
from securing the services of the magnificent
tharltable organizations of all denominations,
w lib h have done mi much to lessen the burden
of the State und to secure the economy and per
fection which has i haractrrlrcd tho eleemosy
nary work mi enormous In Its extent which has
devolved upon this community to perforin.
" No demand of the character referred to for
a change In the methods which have prevailed
III nganl to the inr and needy seems to have
come from any great host of men and women
in tills State whose devotion tncharitabln work
and whose familiarity with all its details have
lieen the greatest. Hut the criticism against
prev ailing methods wa sow Idcsprfad. the char
acter of those who made I hem so high, and the
interest of the people at large so great, that
tour committee felt called upon to give the sub
ject more than usual Investigation and examin
ation, which It did.
"Asa result or our investigations ana personal
visitation to the institutions throughout the
State, the committee is unanimously of the opin
ion that the public has received adi-quate retnm
for all monevs paid to private charitable Institu
tions; that the expenditures made have been In
most instance far lea than If the institutions
had lieen conducted by the puhllc; that the re
ligious training which is Insured forthe )oung
by the methods now pursued Is of Incalculable
benefit; that the tare of those In private Institu
tions Is better than that received In thoae under
control of public local officers, and Is at
least as good and is fully on a par
with the Institutions, few in number, direttly
under the control nf the State itself; that the
public money expended under the prevailing
methods are supplemented by Ihe expenditure
of enormous sums from prltate sourcea; that to
a large extent the buildings and accessories nf
these organizations have been supplied at pri
vate cost, and that the method upon the whole
is certainly the most economical that can De
vised, and will be still more economical when
some comparatively trilling abuses, such as the
too long retention of Inmates or laxity In their
admission, shall hate lieen remedied.
"If the amendments tiroposed by the earnest
people who submitted them were carried out to
their legitimate conclusion, and If the partial
support from public source to orphan as) turns,
foundling a)lunis, and kindred Institutions,
whli h are necessarily under denominational
control, were withdrawn, it la to be feared the
Mate itself or Its civil divisions would tie called
upon at Infinitely greater cost to endeavor to
jierform a sen Ice which it could never ade
quately render, and which would tend to de
prive the orphan, ihe foundling, the sk k, and
the other unfortunate dependent upon charity
of the advantages afforded through the aid of
thousands of volunteers, many of whom now
devote their lites, without compensation, toco
oc ration w 1th the State in this lut noblest work,
Inspired thereto by praiseworthy religious lm
pulse, and which bring tu theee institution not
the perfunctory service which would be ren
dered by iaid puhllc officials, many of them
qualified only b) political service, but the sin
l ere devotion of ufniers, managers, and sub
ordinates engaged in their work p a labor of
! love, and mil for emolument.
I "Probably the noblest sectarian charities In
I the world are the hospital in the cit of New
t ork. They are supported entirely by private
sectarian contributions and endowment, but
; they extend their benefit without regard U)
race, treed, color, or religion. In former ear
I thev occasionally required and received local
. assistance, which, however, at present they do
tint require or receive, but the occasion might
I uriso at any moment calling fur the use of
theee hospital by the city for public purpose
l and the establishment of contractual relations
between Ihe tily and some one or murtTof the
three or mure uf these institution. If the pro
hibitory amendment were adopted such ar
rangement wuuld become impossible, and the
city would be deprived of what might 1st an
Indispeiuable facility in its charitable work.
' it Is clear tliat these private lnstltutlon,whlch
expended during the natal year ending Sept. 30.
lfU-'l, nearly thirteen million of dollar, of
which probably nine million was dented from
public sources, should be subject to the most
thorough Intestlgatlon, supervision, and control
b projierly organized public bodies, the powcrsof
which should extend even to the withdrawal of
uliauthjrll) t'j be the recipient of these fu ml
should uy abuses nunifrstt tbemsejtesi. load. ,
dltloii to this large disbursement, nearly four
million dollars was expended during the same
period upon Mate Institutions, and over
three million rite hundred thousand dol.
lar by count) and city institution,
aggregating In all an expenditure for charily la
the suit of New York uf at least twenty tail-
Hon of dollar. These enormous amount are
Irrespective of large private) benefaction, of
which no pnbltc record l made. The expen
diture ought to be under State surveillance and
control. The Held covered by the vast expend!
tnre referred to I divisible Into three parts--correction,
lunacy, and charity nd affected
during the year l!:ia dally average of 8,643
Individuals.
" It Is Important to nole. a Indicative of what
the future Increase In the extent of this great
burden may be, that the average number of
beneficiaries rerew from 47,000 in 1SR0 to 80.000
In 180.1. nnd the expenditure from $8,000,000 In
1880 to 120,000,000 In 180.1. F.xoeptlna n few
Institutions directly managed by the State, no
fund are expendext by It extent to institu
tions carina for the blind, the deaf and
dumb, and Juvenile delinquent. The rest nf
tho 80,000 dependents are supported by
cities, towns, and villages, as authorized by the
Legislature, out of funds raised generally by
taxation and from licenses and excise fees, and
either In Institutions managed bv the local au
thorities or. as Is universally tlio rase with
orphan children and generally the rase with
foundlings, by arrangement with private Insti
tutions, upon a per capita basis which has In no
case been founcl to be excessive,"
The amendments submitted by the committee
have for their purpose the creation nf a consti
tutionally recognized State Hoard of Charities,
Hoard of Lunacy, and Htate Hoard of
Prisons, with amplified powers.
retltloa Acalaat Irtion I.hoe.
Manufacturers of plumbing materials hate
sent to members of the Constitutional Conven
tion a petition against the manufacture In Htate
prisons nnd the selling below the market price
nf articles sueh as those produced by the peti
tioners. The signers urge the adoption of the
r imposed amendment prohibiting the contract
ng of prison labor after Jan. 1. 1 MH7. The peti
tion is signed: J. L. Mutt Iron Works, Abend
roth llros.. Mayor, Lane A Co., John Simmons
Company, the llenry Hither Company, Honalds
AV Co., Colwell Lead Company. Monitor Iron
Works, Caasldy Adler, Peck llros. A- Co.,
Crane Company, the Havdenvllle Manufactur
ing Company, Tatham A llros.
liECKirtut j.rnovx voxtixveh.
tliidse I.aeomhe Asiwrn the Trustee of
the llaraey Peak Tin aad Mlnlna; O'ompani.
Judge Larorabe. in tlie I'nltcd States Circuit
Court, signed an order )csterda) continuing the
present ret elver. Albert S, Ledotit, In charge of
the Harney Peak Tin and Mining Cuiiitiiiiiy
untllthu c ase now In court Is disposed nf. Mr.
I.edoux was appointed recently by Judge La
combe, on Ihe application of Charles Fletcher
and several other F.tigllshmen, who alleged that
the officers of the company had been guilty of
questionable practices, by which the tfilgll'h
stockholders had been cheated out of $M,000,
000. Yesterday's decision was on n motion for
the removal of the receiver, which the Judge
dented. Judge Lacombe says!
"From such facta as are admitted by the de
fendants, or are at erred In the bill or affidntits,
and not denied, nnd from documents put Iu evi
dence, tho genuineness of which Is not disputed.
It is reasonable to Infer that complainant will
benble to prove at final hearing that the second
mortgngo of X4.N60.000 issued ustenslbl) forthe
acquisition of further properties nnd n cash ad
vance to the company, was really put upon tho
propirtyof the corporation In tinier to effect a
sale of so mm li of tho Mock a was held bv a
syndicate comprising a majority of the Hoard of
Trustees; that by such sale, which but fur the
creating of this new mortgage apparently could
not lie carried out, they obtained in exchange
for their stock, not only nlne-tenlhsof the new
bonds, but also a large sum 11400,000) In securi
ties of another corporation.
"If the mortgage had lieen created in the In
terest of the corporatlon.lt officers, assuming
them to posse common sense, would have seen
toll that the bonds were Issued riri passu with
the receipts by the company of the considera
tion; if It were Issued to enable those officer to
dispose of their own stock, ll was not to be ex
pected that they would concern themselves to
secure that consideration for the company, and
they seem not to have done so. The preponder
ance of proof Indicates that the President
and trustees have availed of their official
position to benefit themselves at the ex
pense of the corporation and of their fellow
stockholders. That Is quite sufficient reason for
removing them from control of tho hooks, pa
pers, and property of the corporation until the
rase can lie tried, the fart fully brought out,
and the application to remoto them from office
finally determined.
"It is unnecessary, therefore, to discuss the
alleged frauds in the several Increases nf stcx k,
or whether tho complainant stockholders are In
a position to attach them. It Is quite plain from
the papers that any formal application ti the
Hoard of Trustees to take action In the name of
the corporation against themselves would have
lieen an Idle ceremon) . The motion to i ontlnue
the receiver In office I therefore granted."
sEit.EJfs armors riiAnaES.
A Nalnoa Keeper, Ilia Won, Who I a Police,
maa.aad Reeorder McDoaoush Involved,
Frederick Seller, an elderly man of 400 First
street. Hohoken. who works In the llrookljn
Navy Yanl, has employed lawyem Van Winkle
and Kllnk to bring a suit for damages against
Policeman Fltrpatrick and his father. Thomas
Fltxpatrlck, who keeps a saloon at First and
(Irand streets, Hohoken. The iiollceman ar
rested Mr. Seller last Friday night and locked
him up on a charge of being drunk and disor
derly. Mr. Heller declares that Saloon Keeper
Fltrpatrick has had a grudge against him for
some lime because of remarks he made about
the saloon at a political meeting, and neter
misses an opportunity of Insulting him when he
passe the saloon on his way home.
On Friday night. Mr. Seller a) s, he was pass
ing the saloon and saw Ihe proprietor and his
son, the policeman, standing in front nf the
door. They began to Insult him. Mr. Seller
stopped and warned them that If they did not
cease annoying him he would find some means
of making them do so. The two Fltrtmt ricks
then attacked him. he says. They knocked him
down, and, while the policeman clubbed him
about the head, the elder Fitzpatrlck Jumped on
him.
Then the policeman lugged him off to Police
Headquarter and locked him up, Several cltl
rens whet had witnessed the assault followed
him to make a protest, but they were not al
lowed to do so. Mr. Max Hrettenhelmcr of 14
(irand street offered ball for Seller, but Hecorder
McDonough refused to accept It. He said, after
Saloon Keeper Fltrpatrick had held a w hlspered
conversation with him, that the court was
closed and Heller would have to lie locked up.
He was arraigned next morning liefore Hecorder
McDonough and released In $S0O ball tu answer
a charge of assault and batter) .
Mr. Hrettenhelmer saa that when ho ap
peared In court to testify in behalf nf Mr. Seller
Policeman Kenton slipped a hill Into his hand
and suggested to Hrettenhelmer that ho knew
nothing about the rase. Mr. Hrettenhelmer
threw the bill on the floor, Ile testified that Mr,
Seller waa sober, and that the nssauH made
upon him by the Fitzpatricks was unprovoked.
Seller's wife la also a complainant against the
Fitzpatricks. She wltnesned the assault, and
when she remonstrated she say they beat nnd
kicked her.
Seller and his friends propose to call District
Attorney Wlnfleld' attention to the Recorder'
action. Charges will be tire f erred against thn
policeman to the Police Hoard. The papers In
seller's suit were drawn up ) esterday.
CAJTl'Eli O.V THE SIDEHAt.K.
Mr. I.arnry Nat for Tbree Day llsslds
Her Good and Chattels.
H rid get I Jimey, her married daughter, and a
on.ln-law, who is out of work, were evicted
last Friday by the agent of the rear tenement
bouse at 44.1 East Thirteenth street. Until ) es.
terday afternoon Mrs. Larnry sat on the side
walk beside her household effects. On Sunday
morning her daughter, who waa asleep there,
was aseaulted by a neighbor, Mrs, Catherine
Toomey. who struck her on the head with a
tone pitcher. She was taken to Hellevuo 11ns-
filial, and ber assailant was arrested. Mrs
arney wa supplied with foisi by the neighbors
for three data. None dared to take her back
into the house to sleep. Alter the rainstorm
t esterday morning the housekeeper, Mrs. (lus.
tare Johannes, took her into her own rooms
until Mrs. Larney' son Edward, who litre with
his family In East Eleventh street, aear Avenue
A. could Unci a refuge for her. The son Is out
of work, Ile was not aware of his mother's con
dition until Mrs. Johannes hunted him up and
told him. Mr. Larney says she Is 76 years old.
Yesterday the neighbor took up a collection for
her. Home of her furniture she sold.
Syrian Acensed of Violating Internal Key.
tans JUawn.
The cigarette store of George Bhawy, a Syrian,
at 47 Washington street, and the tobacco store
owned by Charles Eaaa and Khalele Frrlje, also
Syrians, at 108 Washington street, were raided
t esterday by Deputy United States Marshals
Oallaghrr and Sullivan for violating the Inter. '
nal revenue laws. Shawy Is charged with fall-i
Ing to destroy tho revenue stamps on cigarette I
boie which had been used, and Frelje and Easa
are charged with using the same stamp on
more than one box of tobacco and also with
manufacturing cigarette without giving bond
The prisoner were arraigned before United '
Slate Commissioner Alexander, and were held
for the U rand Jury In (100 ball ea h.
KramsVelir )ultld.
Ithaca. Aug to The body of R K Kram j
field of Scranton. Pa., was m-overed from the
water here to-day It I evident that he Mood
up In a rowboal, sent a bullet into hi head, and
fell over into the water. Ile ha been missing ,
since last Friday. J
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FOR A NEW SILVER DOLLAR.
THE COTEST STAttTElt JIT THE
SATlOSAh RCVLVTVRE SOCIETY.
Matter that Are to lie Considered by m
ilolnt Committee ofHIx Institution- The
Itealaw of the Vaelona American. Coin.
WAmiiKOTOK, Aug. 20.- If the plan of the
National Sculpture Society succeed, there will
probably be a new silver dollar. Tho society ha
offered prize of $.100 and $200 respectively for
the bpt nnd second best designs for a new
dollar, the competition to be held In 1808. Theeo
designs will be submitted to the Director of the
Mint, Mr. Preston, and by him referred to the
Secretary of tho Treasury. The Treasury De
partment has taken no official notice of the
proposition of the society, and Mr. Preston has
not sanctioned It officially, but In conversation
a few days ago he expressed very strongly the
wish that new designs could be adopted for all
the silver coins; nnd there Is little doubt that. If
the lompctltlon next )cr produces anything
satisfactory, the Treasury Dejwirtment will be
tery glad to adopt It. It requires no sanction
from Congress nt this time to change the design
of the sill er dollar.
In the earl) hlstor) nf American coinage a
great many small changes were made In coin
designs nt the whim of the Director of tho Mint
or Ids engraver. Congress determined to put a
stop to this, and passed it law providing that no
changes should be mvle nfteiier than once In
twrnt)-flve )enr without special nuthorlt).
This authority could come only from Congress.
Three years ago Mr. Leech, who was then Di
rector of the Mint, succeeded In getting Con
gress to grant him permission to change the de
signs forthe sliver coins. Instead of employing
an artist tn get up design or intrusting the
work tu the engraver of the Mini, Mr. Leech an
nounced that there would lie competition open
tothe world, nnd Invited nil professional and
amateur artists to submit designs, to be Judged
b) a i otiinilsslon, of which Augustus St. (Inudcns
w.is Hie Chairman. The great American pub
lic lit Itself loose) In this competition. Tho
artists, for Mitue reason, held aloof. The com
mission was Hooded with i rank designs and un
graceful amateur productions. There were two
designs onl) which were thought to be worth
honorable) mention, and they did not i otue with
in the exact terms of the cumpetitiou. There
was nothing the Commission considered worthy
tu be recommended to the Secretary of
the Treastirv fur adoption. So Director
Leech turned over the work to Hie regular
engraver of the Mint, and ho made! the designs
which were adopted for tho oO.cent. U'S-eent,
and 10-c cut pieces. Nothing was dune about thn
dollar. Whllo it would lie necessury to gu tu
Congress for another special act for a i hange In
the three subsidiary coins, the i hange In the de
sign of the dollar can be made on the authority
uf tho Secretary of the Treasury.
The movement for tho Improvement of the
design for our coins Is In line with the activity
which the art world has shown In public mat
ters In the last few tears. Some of tho best
known American artists are now at work on
designs for n new turrenry. and two designs
have been adopted. ArtiM as well a archi
tect are busy trying to open the work of de
signing public buildings to public competition.
Now the sculptors propose to reform the coin
designs of the country. Tho movement to this
end did not originate with tho sculptors, how
ever. It was first proposed some time ago by the
American Numismatic and ArcliH'ologlcaf So
ciety, and a Joint Committee on the Improve
ment of thn United State Coinage ha been
considering the question for some time. This
committee consists of three member each from
six representative institutions. They am Daniel
Parish, (leorge F. Kunz, A. C. Zahrlskle of tlio
American Numlsmatla and Arcbirolngtcnl So
rlety, Charles I. Herg. O. B. Post, and Charles R
I.amb of tho Architectural League of New York,
Prof. Fitzgerald Tlsdall. Prof. S.Woolf. and Prof.
II. li. Johnson of the College of the City of New
York, John Rogers, U. W. Mnynard, ana T.Wood
of the National Academy of Design. Olin War
ner. F. W. Rurksttihl, and Russell Sturgls of the
National Sculpture Society, and Kenyoti Cox.
Herbert Adams, nnd Robert Held of the Society
of American ArtlMs.
In addition to these six societies, tho Cincin
nati Museum Association and the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Art of Philadelphia bnvn
given their cooperation to thn movement. This
Joint committee will hold n meeting In New
ork In October next, and will discus thn acl
tlsabllllv uf holding an exhibition nf ancient
and modern coins; tn show the defect In our
own coins by comparison. It will consider also
the met hods nf foreign competition for coin de
signs and the reasons why artist refused to
rompete threo year ago. Finally it will lie
asked tn urge the advisability nf hnvlng Ihe
artist' names nppoHr on coins and medals.
This Joint committee proposes that there shall
he a change In coin designs at regular Inter
vals nf ten ) ears, and that each new set of de.
signs shall lie typical of the decade preceding.
This, nf course, would require a special ait of
Congress. A to crediting tho artist with the
design of tlie coin, that is something which lie
In the discretion uf the Director of the Mint.
A great many coins and all nf tho medals made
nt the Mint have lieen decornted with the name
of the designers or with some symbol by which
they could Ik Identified. This is morn than tho
Hiireau nf F.ngrnt Ing and Printing proposes to
tlo for the artists who are designing the new tia
percurrenc) This currency will bear tho Im
print of the bureau, but nothing eke In the
nature of it credit.
Until the recent competition for designs for
the paper currency, all the paper money of thn
United States was designed III thn engraving
establishment where it was made. The coin nf
the United Slates also hare lieen designed by
employers of tho (internment without excep
tion, in most cases the designer has been tho
chief engraver of the Philadelphia Mint. Thn
first silver dollar was made altera design by
Roliert Scot, the first engraver of the Mint, ap
pointed 111 1711.1. On Jul) 18, 1704, the Hank of
.Mar) land deiiositrd at the Mint French coins of
tne value ot JMl.Tl.t.T.lcj to Ik. coined Into sil
ver dollars under the art of 178S. The first lot
of theeo colnswa deliveird on Oct. lft follow
ing. 1.7AH in all; so Oct. IS or this year will be
Ihe lentnnnlal of the sllverdollar. Thndeslgn
of the coin, though It has hod many variations,
lis always had for it central figure on obverse
and reverse the figure of Liberty and the Aroer
i an eagle. The lettering ha changed from time
In time. On the first dollar the denomination
was stamped on the edge of the coin.
Most nf the sui-censor of Scot were the de
signer as well as the engravers. They designed
all the roins and most of the medals mode at
lh Mint. These men were William Kneaas.
wlin designed most of the coins of 1H34 and
1N.IH in gold and of 18.111, 18.17, lhHH. and 1840
in silver. Hut the sliver dollar of 18.11) was de
signed by his assistant, afterward his succeesor.
Christian (jobrcxht. liohrecht was In office
from 1HI0 to 1844, and w as succeeded by James
II. Imgacns who was inotTlrn until INOfi, s
suicesMir. illlain Ilarls-r, had been his assist
ant for four )enrs. Harber served oa engraver
from 18011 to 187H, and wax succeeded by his
NUi, Charles E. Hurbrr, the present engraver of
tho Mint. The second Mr. Harbervv a the de
signer of the present Issue of subsidiary silver
ruin. He Is also generally credited with the de
sign for the trade dollar, though the work was
i done by his father; and the eagle on tho trade
I dollar. Director Preston says, 1 the finest eagle
ev er designed for one nf our coins.
If thi'MUlptor lielletothnt they are going to
have an easy time preparing or procuring de
signs fur thn new dollar they will find lliem
selve mistaken. One reason why the work of
designing has alwav a been given tothe Mint en
grater is that the designing of mrdallln work
require a peculiar knowledge which few en
graver ami fewer artists wsess. A design
w hlch appears exquisite In black and w hlte may
lie utterly ununited tu a medal. There are set",
erul good mrdnl designer In the United State.
Tim one with the highest reputation is Henry
, Mitchell of Huston, New York ha several
medal artists. Faberof Philadelphia designed
the llfc-wiv Ing medal nf th Treasury Deiiart
ment. Aiitrnhus nf Chicago designed the I Iran t
mesial. The Sevvanl Rolunson medal waa de
signed bt George Coffin of the Treasury Depart
ment nt Washington. Therv are. set erul good
designers beside Mr. Ilurber In the Philadel
phia Mint, One of these lienrge T. Morgan -
the designer of the silver dollar now In clr-
i rulatlnn, the dollar of 1878
Tlie prize to be given by the Sculpture Society
Is iirnhuhly the only reward the successful artist
w ill rereiv e. even if his design is adopted by the
Jut eminent. It Is possible that Congree w ill
make a speiial appropriation to pay him some
thing more, but the secretary of the Treasury
has no discretion to go outside the Treasury De
partment for artists. He ran spend money from
the Mint appropriation for the work of special
rngrat er. but uoi fur designers. Yery few peo
ple knuw this, and, in fact, tery few know the
law which got em the Director of the Mint lit
the matter of changing the coin design. Hardly
a week liasaes that does not bring to Mr. Preston
someiatt or druwlng offered for sale aa a ruin
design. On the rluoruf the Mint Director's office
now 1 a wooden box containing a plaster eaat
sent by Charles A. Ilensel uf Philadelphia. The
desigu Is Ihe ret erne of the sllverdollar, and the
central figure Is the eagle In profile, w lth out
stretched pinion. A snort time ago a New
Orlran woman an amateur sent Mr. Preaton
a draw Ing of the figure of Liberty which the
Mint Director say la the finest design submitted
since he ha been connected with the bureau.
He was obliged to return it with the Information
that the Treasury Department had no authority
to buy It Artists who are ambitious to shine In
history as the designer of the coin of 1814
wnuM better turn to the National Sculpture so
il'ty for recognition and reward.
There Is another plaster cast In Mr. Preston'
office1 In which he rinds a great deal of amuse
ment It I the sulavtltute design for Ihe obversa
of Ihe World's Fulr mclsl senl In by Si. (laudena ,
after the youth whom Ihe Senate Cummltl
rallrd obscene had bes-u rejected. Mr, bl.
Uauilen had received 15.000 tut It rejscuJ j
design, and when he was Invited to send In a
substitute for It he was advised that the depart
ment would 'not pay him any more money. He
sent In a model with appropriate lettering cov
ering all nf the face except a little space at the
top on which a very Impertinent-looking eagle
strutted in n wreath of laurel; and a panel below
In which the name of the prlre winner was to
appear. The whole thing looks as If Mr. St.
(inudcns had run It otf In n Idle hour. With
this new effort tame a modest bill for $1. (mo,
which wa promptly returned unpaid. And, by
the way. It is not generally known that tho
President himself passed on Mr. St.Oaudsns's
first design. His criticism n as not at sll on tho
nudity of the figure. He remarked that tho left
leg of the young man looked as If It had been
broken nnd set badly.
CEI.ESTHI, HATTEItlES AT T10RK.
Rneehed tint thn Western Cnlon's, nnd
Wool Not Work the Wire Themselves.
An electrical wave swept over the Northwest
on Sunday night, and for several hours knocked
out Ihe business of tho Western Union Tele
graph Compnnv In those parts. The aurora was
travelling In a northeasterly direction, and yi -terday
morning liegan to affect tho wires In Ihe
East. At noon It disappeared entirely, and since
then the wires have Ih'cii nil right all over the
country. The Western Union people say, how
el ir, that II may tome buck this morning.
Messages from Sail Franc Iscu and other points
on the I'm lllo roasl were nil from one in four
hours late nit Sunday night. It w a found tit-
lerly Impossible tu get ,t continuous me- i
ssgo over the wires. 'I hn operators in
the Western Union building resorted to
all sorts nf methods to get around the ills- I
titrbame. but were unsuccessful on account of
the length of the electrical waves and their
lrrrgularlt). They established n metallic; i lr
cult and endeavored tn tiansmlt messages In I
this way, shutting off their own current entirely
and using the electricity In the air. The unre
liability of the natural furies, however, pre
vented this scheme, whlc h Is often workid sue
lessfully, from going tlnntigli. Early ) esterday
morning the western wires got Into working
order again and the trlegiaph people were be
ginning tu feel comfortable: then thn eastern
wires began to kick up. It was noon liefore the
disturbance passed awn) Mr. (Irlfllth of the
Western Union Compuii) saidi
"This thing happent to us nhutit tw Ice a ear,
and win u the electrical waves are uneven It
knocks our wires out completely. The natural
electricity In I he air prevent sour own electricity
fnuu working. When the disturbance are very
bad and the electrical furies In the air remain
atone ssit for any length of limn we shut otf
ourowti isivver ninl utilize the electric ity tu the
Hlr. We have frequently used the wires In this
way for five minutes at a time. As soon as thn
power began to disappear we would turn
on our ow u and keep tint wire going. Of course,
this method is tint ertaln, as the natural power
luav slop short at any moment, and It Unionist
Impossible In get the butteries wurklng at a
short enough nut Ice to allow of c arrylngon c on
tluuotls touiintinlcatloti when this occurs, The
auroral currents vary In current strength from
ten tn a hundred mllllamperes, and com
ing In waves of various strength and
tiolitrlt) they cause frequent and constant In
terrupt Ions during their travels across theioun
tr). In the North wet the disturbances were
great last night, and this morning they were
quite severe In the East. According to our
despatches received this nfternoun, Pmvidence
and lloston hate been t Isited to-day by unusu
ally severe electrical storms. Huston suffered
worse, but Iu both place the lightning flashed
constantly for some hour out of a jierfectly
rlearsk). Late in the day Huston was visited
by heavy thunder storms. We can never tell
when these dlsturliancet are romlng until we
feel the efTect. We shall probably suffer to
night and to-morrow, hut after that I guess we
will be free for a time."
ORE AT HA IS AT IIOSTOX.
More Tban an Inrh and a Half of Water
Fell la !. Than an Hour.
Roston, Aug. VO.-Tho heaviest rainfall In Ihe
briefest tlmn eter recorded by the weather
bureau In this city occurred this afternoon. In
fifty-two minutes the rainfall was 1.6S Inches.
Aside from the excessive rain tho shower waa
not abnormal, the wind being light and she
lightning not particularly severe. The water
poured Into the cafe In the basement of Fell
ner' restaurant, corner of Water and Devon
shire street. The guests were obliged to finish
their meals perched high on the stools. The
floor was flooded to Ihe depth of 8 tn 13 Inches.
Harefooted waiters carried out the imprisoned
guests on their barks.
The restaurant of the same name on Exchange
place received nn equal drenching. The lio.se.
mentanf all the buildings on Dock square and
from there down through the market section to
the wharves present a sorry appearance. The
water flowed over thn sidewalks in floods, the
sewer lielng entirely Inadequate tn carry It off
on hi connl of prevailing high tide. In some
place thn goods were fur the most part saved,
hut a conservative estimate lilac es the loss of
very firm using a basement for storage at from
$','00 to $Wft(). The basements on Devonshire
street are flooded to a great extent. The total
money loss to men hints and other by the over- .
Iluw is estimated at $10,000. '
Freak or I.lchlalng.
Minm rrrtw x. Conn., Aug. 50. A severe elec
trical storm struck lligganum about noon to
day accompanied by high wind and hall. Light
ning struck the house of II. C. Treadw ell, de
molishing tho chimney and unroofing the ell,
Sir. Treadwell, his daughter, and her husband
and two childrer were shocked, and an Infant
child In th bedroom overhead was burled Ik
neath falling plaster, but escaped uninjured,
llezeklah Scnville' house was also struck and a
Uno-imind stone nn topof the chimney, together
with Ihe chimney, fell Into the house. Several
workmen In Scovllle's factory received severe
shock. It vv an the worst storm fur flv e ) ears.
Thedamagednncttnotherhou'ednwn the riter
wa quite severe, crop lielng elestro) ed by hall.
Itarn Destroyed by I.lxcbtnlnff,
Amktmuiam, Aug. "1 - Yesterday storm was
the most severe that ha vtslfed this part of the
Htate this summer. Ilarns at Scotch Hush, Al
bany Hush. Esperanrc, Sloanesvllle, Charleston,
and Schoharie were struck by lightning nnd
burned. The loss I over $'.'3,000. The Sir Wll
Ham Johnson Hotel at Johnstown wa struck by
lightning and damaged. Private residence
were also struck
Heea Mosquitoes as I, arse a Chickens.
Judge Reach of the Supreme Court has ap
pointed John Delahunty rommlssloner for the
purpose of taking testimony as to the sanity of
Mis Fanny lladde, who reside at 1,14.1 Park
avenue. She I said tn have been Insane forthe
last tw ent) ) ears The proceeding are taken at
the Instance of her sisters, Phllllpplne (lolsh
and Emily J. F. Olituberakiere, both nf whom
declare that she Is a victim nf hallucinations
and is Incapable nf taking i are nf herself. Mis
Itadde imagine that she is in the care nf (.'apt.
lllgglns. who was In charge nf the steamer In
which slut sailed tn Euroiw a a child alaiut
forty ) ear ago, and who has been dead for
many years. She spends most of her lime in
writing Incoherent letter1, nnd she has also rut
off moat nf her hair. Dr. William C. Krause
a) a that while he was talking with her she was
laboring under the delusion that there were mo
equlUirsas large as chickens fl) ing around in
the room.
Three and m Half Yeara for Mr. I'atterssa,
Mrs. Lizzie Patterson, the seventeen. year-old
check swindler who was convicted In the Oen
eral Session on Aug. Hi, was sentenced jester
day by Recorder Smith M three years and six
month In the Auburn State prison.
"I have succeeded In fixing tho character nf
this woman," said the Recorder. "If the Jury
had known it they would not have recommended
her tn the mercy of the Court. Her husband Is
a thief; her brother a forger, and she Ihe ac
complice nf ImhIi."
The Recorder then read a letter from Marshal
Fry of the Haltimore police. n which the doings
nf the woman, her husband. W. It. Patterson,
now-awaiting trial In Washington for furgery,
and nf her hinther, V- Cohen, wero set forth,
bhe bad pasned five forged checks In Haltimore.
one in Philadelphia, two in Washington, one In
Hruoklyu, ancl seven here.
Can't Pay tbe Kent Mr. Ilnrt Demand.
The Park Row Compan). which undertook to
operate the saloon at 711 Park row. owned by
Henry Hart, has given up thu attempt as a bad
Job, and )estentat morning thu place did not
open. Mr. Me) era, the manager nf the com
pany. said It was not probable that the saloon
would open again, as It was Impossible to pay
the rent deniunded by Mr. Hart and make
money Mr Hurt su)a Iherult f I.AOOdur him
for July relit, and thai he w ill nut lei the Park
Row Coniuiii) iincn again until the) have set
tled this Item. The iniiipant is willing to pay
the back rent If Mr. Hart will let the place at a
lower figure, but this he refuse to do.
Eldorado Wllkoal Gllsaore'a Hand.
The management of Eldorado found It (neon, i
venient to pay liilniore band last night, and I
Manager Ylrtor Herbert refused tu play or
allow the band In do m. Manager Schwartz
was Informed on Sunday that, unless Ihedabt
was paid. Ihe rniulc would uol be furnished.
Hchwanx agreed tn turn over tbe gross receipt I
of Sunday u Mr. Herbs rt If he would continue. I
Uud-kltuil do so. and the band did uut vW
axotheb nxrm to BvrroRT wow.
Nevertheless Mr. Wooden Mnet t'oatiasva
to Pay nia Fir. Wife Allasonr.
William Henry Woodcock, who has ft drotf
store at sSCllntcm place, asked Justice rteachof
Ihe Supreme Court yesterday to modify the
decreeof absolute divorce which his former wife,
Charlotte St. Iger Woodcock, obtained against
him In July. 1888, and by which he was directed
to pay her $10 a week. Since Ihe decree horrent
out of the Slate nnd married and has four
children by his second marriage. He had no
children by the first marriage. He that his
profits have decreased so that they are now but
about $l'i a week on which he ran barely sup
port his present wlfeand children. He wants
the order to psy alimony stricken out.
Counsel for the plaintiff then moved to com
mit Woodcock for contempt because he Is $40
In srrear of alimony. He contended lhatood
cock could not avolcf his legsl duty to his first
wife by Increasing his obligations by marrying
again. Justice Reach said he could not modify
Ihe old decree, because It did not have a clause
permitting such modification, lie gave ooii.
iiick twenty days to clear up the arrears. If be
does not do so by that time the motion to punish
him may lie renewed.
An action of Harvey I.. Barnard for a separa
llon on the ground of abandonment from
Hertrude N. H. Barnard has been sent bv Justice
llenrh tn Rttfiis O. Ueardslee as referee. Tho
ll.iriiard wero married on Oi 1. 1 1 , 1 8113. and he
rays she deserted him on June () last. She was
sn veil with the summons alV.1 Herkimer street,
Rrnokl)n. . .... ,.
Mrs Anna F. Arnold, as she styles herself,
bill who is otherwise known ns Mrs. Annie
Allen, has hinught an action In the Hupreme
Court for a limited divorce from Nathan Arnold,
manufacturer of linings at S5 and 27 West
Houston street, on the ground of abandonment.
She Is now under $S00 ball on two charges of
smiting threatening- letters to Mr. Arnold, who
denies that she Is his wife.
SVE.S lllft SWEETHEART'S EATHElt.
Hansen Won't Let Miner Marry dnnntrti,
Aa llnd lieen formally Aareed.
A motion was made before Chief Justice Ehr
lldi of the Cltv Court ) esterday to dismiss an
action which Samuel Philip (Irunfarb brought
about six months ago to recover $7ft0
from Solomon llausen nf '.'17 Forsyth
street, as damage because Hansen re-fuse-d
to penult his daughter Esther to
marry llttitifarb. Samuel and Esther met In
August, 18110, when they were living In Russia.
Soon after their parents signed a betrothal con
tract, of much the usual form, Iu which llausen
agreed to glte his daughter a dowry of 3,000
silver rubles. The contract called for the mar
rlegoou.lnu. in. 18113. llefnrn the da) set for
the event her family moved to Oils country, and
her fattier, who Is a Jeweller, opened a shop In
Fors)th street
(Irunfarb says l abandoned a lucrative situa
tion In Russia and tame tn this country to seek
his Intended bride. He found that her parents
had decided that he should not continue his at
tentions tn Esther, who otherwise, ho sus,
would have lieen his wife by this time.
Justice F.hrllrh reserved decision nn the mo
tion, but gave the Impression he would grant It
on the ground set up want of prixccutlnti.
Counsel for llrunfarh said that bis client,
who I a cloth merchant, bad gone to Baltimore',
and he had ln-en unable tn communicate with
htm. He said that he supposed thn motion
would lie granted, hut that as soon as he heard
from his client he would hate the default
opened.
nm ni.AT.E is ha ro.v.vjr.
Maid to Have Item Canned bv Incendiaries,
Who riossed Up lb Hydrant.
Just before 1 o'clock yesterday morning a fire,
that burned fiercely until daylight and destroyed
about $00,000 worth of property, was kindled.
It Is supposed, by the unknown Incendiaries who
recently resumed their operations In Rayonnr.
The scene of the costly blare was the former
plant of the defunct Carr Hnbson Company's
agricultural Implement manufactory, and sev
eral larire brick and woodon buildings extending
along West First street. Ilergen Point, and tho
Kill ton Kull shore, from Atenue A to thn new
Hudson County Houlevard. Although the works
hnd not lieen operated for almost two) ear, the
buildings were occupied by mnrhlnery. mate
rial, ancl finished stock helunglng to the Oils
Olass .Manufacturing Company and the Mackltn
Fireproof Construction Companv. successors to
the Eastern Plasterboard Compnny.
Thn firemen were unable tn get water to fight
the fire until It bad been burning morn than an
hour. The two hydrants near the blazing build
ings were plugged up. and It took an hour to get
them In order.
nvnai.Aits at ixahtt.os.
Itrokrr Thompson Fire Two fslhotaal On,
Hut Neither llll.
RAnvtxiv, L. I., Aug. 20.-Tho residence of
Joseph T Thompson, a member of tho ."sew
York Stock Exchange, was broken Into by a
burglar nt an early hour Ihi morning. Mr,
Thompson was aroused by a noise In tlie dining
room, nnd. seizing a revolver, h ran down
stnlrs In lime to see a man disappearing In the
darkness aerosa thn lawn. He tired two shot at
thn man. but did not hit him.
Investigation revealed that nothing had been
taken, the burglar evidently having been fright
ened aw at liefore he had time to secure any ar
ticle nf value.
A few nights ago the residence of H. R. Hyde,
President of tho Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, wa entered and f 800 stolen.
Died of Heart Disease While Her Ilushnnd
tVnn In Peril.
Hahatooa. Aug. SO. -Mr. Samuel Massay,
wife nf the proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel,
Hallston Hpa, died suddenly at about (I o'clock
lost evening of heart disease at their cottage, on
tlie west shore of Saratoga !.ak, during a
heavy thunder shower. Her huslwid wa out
on thn lake In a steam launch, which liecame
disabled and sounded the danger signal. Parties
from the cottage rowed out and rescued .Mr.
Massay from his peril. When be ramn tothe
cottage he found his wife In convulsion, and
she expired In a few moment. Sirs. Massay
was about 110 years of age. nnd Is survived bv a
grown-up family and her husband.
Caught by 'Wire Tapper.
Lrit, Mass., Aug.'.'O.-It wa learned to-day
that the poolrooms In this city ancl at the Point
of Pine were badly swindled on Saturday by
wire tapper. The poolroom here was raided re.
cently, but the manager wa not convicted, and
the place ha since lieen doing a big business.
On Saturday afternoon a large number of
ticket were sold nn the first two races, and
more than $'J.00O went to Ihe ticket bolder. On
the same race at the Point nf Pine the pool
room managers lost $'.'.300. They refused to
pay on any more ticket, and nn Investigation
showed that tho telegraph wires had lieen
tanned and the result of the race dela)ed. It Is
said that tbe guilty parties are known and will
be arrested.
A .Vewr Dally I'nper la Nt. rani.
St. Paui, Aug. UO, Harlan P. 1111 of Ht.
Paul, Charles W. Ostranderand Henry J, Wlegel
of Chicago to-day filwl with the Secretary of
Slate articles nf Incorporation nf the .Hortifny
CciiJ Publishing Company. According t the
article the pajier ha a capital uf $100,000 and
will bo Demi ratio In politics. It will begin
public atlon on Aug. '.'7, and will receive tlie
service of Ihe United Press. Harlan P. Hall wa
the manager nf the CM until the patter was
sold on July 111 by Receiver Flandreau
Dr. Hurtsell' httay l'l-oloaard.
HoMiot'T, Aug. SO.-A letter from Dr. Rich
ard I Hurtsell, dated London, Aug. 10, has Just
lieen received In this cit) by the Rev. J. J. (ial
lagher, acting pastor of St. .Mary's Church. In
It Dr. Hurtsell sat that he w til be iu Rnndout
within two or three months. Dr. Hurtsell U
now in Ireland, visiting relative. The purilitmi.
era of St. .Mary's hate expected their paatnr'
return almost any day, and the news that his
sla) abroad is to be prolonged has caused much
disappointment.
A fsrair Killed by a Trala.
RlVKIIIIEAl), N. Y., Aug. SO, John Mrtiney,
aged (l.i, a farmer, was killed b) the west-lound
7 A. M. traiu this morning While McOoey.
who resided at Aquebuguc, was crossing the
railroad at East Main street, the engine ran
down lii wagon, hurling him into the air. 1 he
crosslug where tho accident occurred s a very
dangerous one, und the citizen hate long pe
titioned the railroad company to erect gate
there, but without avail.
lie Fell Fraas m Load of Straw and Itrok
III .tk,
PoraiiKrupsiE, N. Y., Aug. SO.- On Saturday
afternoon Mr. lieorge Marquart, a prominent
farmer of Wurtemburg, near Ithlneheck, while
on hi way to SiaaUburg with a load of baled
straw, fell from the luad, breaking hi neck
1 ausing immediate death Nu one saw the aici!
dent, aud Just how It incurred is not known.
Fall ISA rl rroia m Halls.
SlliBm)ia,M!nD Aug. .'0. A large crowd of
people aasrtublrd here ) esterday to witness a
balloon ascension and parachute leap by Prof.
J "."' A "" balloon wa about 10 ascend
I e Palmer of Jackson seized a rope and was
kurids "I" bout 160 feet, when ht fell and was
SUNK BY A FERRYBOAT,
TJtE STKA3T t.AVXCIt ALERT Iffy
UOir.V I-V THE XORTH Rttrtt.
She XV Government Fatrol-The Three,
Men Abnnrd Picked t'p Keh ma,
Itlame the Cither The Fantvnori, Which.
Htrwek the I.nnsfh, Once Hank the ttaa.
The steam launch Alert. In the sen he fti,,
United States Government, was rnpslzed sn.f
sunk In the North Illter yesterday morning ln
the ferryboat Fanwood 11 (he New .terser
Central Railroad Company. Three men were i
the launch. They wero good swimmers. ntlj
wero soon picked tip by the lug It. J. Ilsrntt,
which hurried to the scene In charge of it
(leorge Mox. The mm tvero John F. Ijvdtn,
pilot and deputy Inspector; Joseph (VhMj, '
engineer, and William II. Dntls, deckhand.
They were none the worse for their wetting
The Fanwood was on her 10-I10 trip from .Iff.
sey City In charge of Capt. Van Wart. The f.
llslon occurred n short distance from the nn. itH
of tho New York slip at Liberty Slice- Tl
Alert was struck on the port how nnd keeled
over on her side, In vv hlch position she remained
about fifteen minutes, when she sank l:r a
In seven fathoms of water nliout twenlv f,,
from tho end of tbe slip. She Is not believed la
lie much Injured by the collision, and prepara
tions for raising her hnvc ahead) lieen nmds.
At the time of Ihe accident Davis, the deck
hand, was Ht tlio wheel. The Fnnwnnd bardie
received a scratch. Considerable ext itrtnejifc
prevailed among the passengers, but nt no tlmsj
was there danger Of a panic
At theoRliauf the ferrv superintendent (apt,
Appleby said In a reporter. " When the I an
wood was approaching the New York sllu Pilot
Van Wart saw the Alert Hlmut o00 feet off lie
signalled her, but reielved lm answer. He kef,
011 his course, and as he saw the Alert proceeds .
Ing under full steam he sounded tun niorsi
whistles. Again no response was made. Ins,
few minutes, seeing that a collision would lm bis
evltable If both liOats kept on their course, h 1
blew nn alarm whistle nnd barked with fiij
force. Had the Alert proceeded strsigiE
on her course she would hate isvvej
the Fsiiwood tn ssfetj, hut In some utinccciunta
bio manlier she swerved, striking thn Fanwood
on her starboard lm Pilot Van Wart remained
uti the scene of the collision until ho saw the
three men rescued, when he landed his passens
gers. Unless the rntivvond had reversed ner cn
tines the launch would bate struck the ferrv,
;at Ht Ihe paddle wheel. 1 11 sui h a casa thst
men would lint e been killed nnd the boat croahtd
like an eggshell. Capt. Van Wnrt has lieen In
the service of the Jersey Central Company for
twent) tears, and It olio of its must trustworthy
and skilful pilots."
The men lu the launch told thn following story
of the collision: "The Alert was proceeding up
Ihe river on duty, and bad Just reached Pier 1 1
when the Fnnwuod loomed up before us bearing
directly down on the Alert. The signal wm
given to thn engineer to reverse his engine, hui
a collision wa by this time unavoidable. Ths
next minute tve found nuntelte tu thowsler.
The pilot of thn Fanwood did not attempt to
prevent a collision, and Immediately after ths
ai cldenl he proceeded tin his way, disregarding
our cries for help."
The Fotiwood Is ssld to be the heaviest ferry,
boat on the North River, She has hnd scleral
collisions and la sometimes spoken of a "Hi
Ram." Sev eral 1 ears agu she ran Into the steam,
ship Atlas of the Atlas line near the Liberty
street sllii. sending her to the bottom. She has
since collided with the tugs Dasson ancl Munlnl-
ral. which were used hy the Street Cleaning
epartnirnt.
The Alert Is one of tvvn tioatsin thn service of
the Uovernment to patrol New ork harbor to
keep It free from injurious and illegal drpwlts.
The other boat Is thn Active, which patrols thn
Eaat River. The Alert is of between twelve ancl
thirteen tons register, forty-two fret long, with
a beam of eight and a half feet, nnd fuur fete
deep. She was built In 1800.
CAPSIZED IS THE PACIEIC.
I.tent, Croeby nnd Fnnr Men of the Coast
Hurvey Mlnslna.
Oi.vvtrtP, Wash., Aug. VJJ.-A despatch to thn
ledger from (lcota says that nn Saturday
morning while making' a landing through
the surf at Joe Creek, fifteen mile north of
Gray's harbor, n whalelxiat and rrccif qlrr
men In command nf Lieut. Freeman H.Crosbv,
U. S. N., of the United Mate const survey
stenmer McArthurwss capsized and .rive men
are missing, namely. Lieut. Crnsbt. John Frey.
er. Jens Oudiiiuiilse, William Nehtn, and Alex
ander Smith.
Improvement In tbe Port of Itremen.
Extensltnworks hair lieen In progress for sev
eral )esrs to deepen the channel mid straighten
tho River Wrser between thecltynf Urqmcnanri
the port of Riemerhaven. The practical sucret
of these measure has removed nil doubt thit 't
were formerly expressed as to the possibility ,
the Improvement of these channels. Since last;
fall the large transatlantic steamer bf tho
Roland lino ilietween Rrcnien and Now York)
and of the River Plate line nf thn North Herman
Lloyd Steamshlpl'mnpany have been despntchcvl
from the city nf Rrcnien. Thn Rnlniid lino
steamers Roland and Wittrkiud. thn Willehai
of the North German Lloyd, and thtt River
Plate steamers of this company, the PfsU
and Mark, have on arriving proceeded to
Rremen with full cargo, and on nil thelrlrips
have discharged and loaded at Itremen. Tn
draught nf these steamers w a about nineteen
feet, and even at low water therewss nniroiihbi
In reaching thn city. Four new steamer (to h
used fnr steerage and freight tratiMwrtatinn),
now building fnr the North German Lloyd, havci
been so designed in their drnnghta In beahla
tn be despatched from Hreraen. The system
adopted for Ihe first time In Germany to mark;
nnn side of the channel with buoy and Ibex
other side with spars, is about to be Introduced v
generally throughout Germany. ,
A CJneer Hort ort'nrrenry,
ST. I.nfis. Aug. '.(). Tho United States were
service officers have received herra box contain
ing 70,000 due bills which have been paselng SJ
currency In small towns In Kansas. Sei ret Ser
vice Ofilcer Murph) seized the bills at Topela,
on Iho ground that they were made In Imitation,
of United State citrrenc y. '1 he bills are A( largo;
as the ten-rent current') tintrs which were Tn
circulation many years ago, and wern paid by
merchant to farmer forrrnp". They railed fur
their faro value In goods sold by thn issuing:
merchant. Nn arrest were made, but the busU
nee vra ordered stopped.
OSSrers at the (Irand I.oda ll'nal tVrttsx,
ST. Lot'is, Aug. SO.- At thn second days'
session of the Grand Lodge R'nal R'rlth Abra
ham Samuel Dorf of flail Imore was ejected
Grand Master, J. Pearl nf New Ynrk First
Grand Master, and Leonard lrflscrcchti of New
York Grand Secretary.
The Weather.
Rhnwers snd thunder storms prevailed yesterday
morning over Ih middle Atlantic and Sewc England
Rules ami In low a and Texas. Hsewhere Uie west?
was fair.
Tbrre w as an area of high pressure resting over Iha
flutf States and a second srea moving down over tha
Iske Mate. The latter ha suftlclenl force iq react
the Attanlln Ktata and give slightly ronlev, fair
weather over Wednesday.
fthowertiVII In this rlty yriierdar from 7 IRA M tdT ,
V 10 A. II . total ratrfall.17 of an Inch, wind north,
west, average velocity III mile u hour, tdyheil
official leni(M rature 7'. lowest HA, averagn humidity
77 percent, barometer corrected to read tnsea lersl
at ha M XHIH). ill' ! VUu
The thermometer at Perry's pharmacy tn Thx Ben
building recorded th temperature yesterday aafol
lows IKCt.i. IRUl jaai S04.
a A V 71" isn p. y K;. 7ll.
HAM ' 7o' e I' M Iu' 7rt
HAM II' T' UP M 7.V
KM !' Tt' IS Mid . .. 71
Average 7vts
Average on Aug vu. su I 671,'
wiMiituro roHKCssT roa Trrsv.
I or Maine, fair, except showers on the cuasl, coole rj
north winds
For Sew llsmpshlreaad Vermont, fair, rooler, unrtS
winds.
For Masurhiueiii. fair, except showers In easiertt
portion, cooler: north wind,.
Fur Hhole Island and Connecticut, fair, rooler)
north winds.
tbrrmlint Vete York, fair, .viler, sirtAtrsl trimdt.
lor railern Pennsylvania and New Jersey fair;
cooler, variable winds, la-romlng north
For Iho liUlrlctof Columbia. IkUwar, and Mary,
land, fair; cooler, north wlud. bccnnitus' northeast.
For wraurn Pennsylvania aud western ,trw 1 ,)tk,
fair, cooler, north winds.
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Call the JUeKHenger buy.
Send your
ldrerlixemeHt
to
THE AT.V.
10 extra rharge for
the terrlce,
llesneufzer knotrs the tMdver I
fixing rate, I
and the I
Uight tort of People I
Mead the patr. I
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