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SUE FOUGHT THE BUliGLAU.
131ns. niLB fxxalt.t rvsttBD nix
jioir,v HTAtns.
I, fllniinU tha Plaeky Little MVnmm
tt s Htabjl-Her Hsssnas, Who Htept
During IM "Kneeaater lit HU Reastae,
j Thlaha Ha WasChlorsroraaed-The Bar.
Af glar Escapes, Lesvlsa: Hla Hat Behlnd-
' A Halloa Man TV I 111 n Baa Hen-station
la Arrested Thirty-two Policemen la
the Nelghharhoad of the nila Baaae
ana Haw tha Barglar Cemtaa; or Uolag.
Mn. Elmer Hlle, who weight only 110 pounds,
but It nil grit and nerve, tackled n burglar
whom the found In Iter bedroom at tier homo at
120 Union street. Jersey City Heights, ycttcrdar
morning. She! wrestled with him and struck
and scratched him. and though ho slashed her
with a rotor, oraknlfo, she clung to him until
ho had half carried and half dragged her to the
head of the stain. Then, with her last hit of
strength, she puttied him, and he fell headlong
to the bottom. llut(the fatet were with him,
and ho escaped.
Mrs. Hlle Is a young woman and It also vert
pretty., She Is of a nervous temperament, and
she didn't know until yesterday after she luul
tackled tha burglar that she had any courage
at all. Iter husband la employed In the stereo
typing department of the Jersey City AVtr.
Their house It at ISO Union street In a two
story brick dwelling, and Is in tho middle of the
block. The houses on either tide of It are frame,
and are occupied by people who are net in aa
good circumstances aa the Mies. Mrs. Hlle's
burglar is supposed to be the man who for
nearly four weeks has been robbing houses In
the neighborhood. It Is supposed that he had
an accomplice.
, The lilies went to licit tbont 13 o'clock
Wednesday night. Their bedroom Is on the
second floor In the front of the house. The door
of the roem It about five feet from the head of
the stairs. The bed which Mr. and Mrs. Hllo
occupy stand about midway between the front
wall and the door, and the head stands out from
the side wall about a foot and a half. Mr. Hllo
sdept on the side nearer to the windows, and
iMrs. Hlle on the side nearer the door. Mr. Hllo
keeps his clothing on a chair between the bed
nd the window and near the head of the bed.
I WHERE TUB BUROLAn GOT IX.
The rear room on the floor was occupied by
Eugene Dallelnne, Mrs. Illle's 18-year-old
brother, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dallelnne, the
father and mother of Mrs. Hlle, sleet In an
riher room. Everybody was in bed by 10
o'clock, and nothing happened to disturb tho
household until 2 o'clock In the morning,
i Then Mrs. Hlle was awakened. She don't
know what It was that waked her. for the sars
everything was quiet. A moment later she
thought she felt something movo under the pil
j kntvand aha turned half over la bad, although -
I not yet fnlly awake. She saw a msn kneeling
. on the floor almost beside the bed. She thought
J at once that it was her brother, Eugene, and
1 the called :
(i "Gene, tlene! what are you doing In our
room!"
Then, she says, she realized that It wasn't her
brother. She doesn't remember Just exactly
what she thought, except that she didn't think
of burglars. Without knowing clearly what
she was doing, she leaped out of bed. and In an
Instant had thrown herself directly on the
burglar, clasping her arms around his neck aa
she tried to pull biro oter on his back. On the
casing of the window nearest the foot of the
bed there hung a policeman's club, which Mr.
' Hlle always kept in the house. Mrs. Hlle tried
. to pull the burglar over to ard that window.
lint almost at the moment she Jumped on him
the burglar had raised himself up, and he lifted
her with him. Who loosened her grip enough to
enable her feet to touch the lloor. and she pulled
and tugged at the burglar's neck. It was dark
aa pitch in the room. Outside the rain was
coming down in torrents, and the beating of it
on the window panes and on the tin root of the
house was sufficient to drown the sounds of the
struggle so longaa Mrs. Hlle did not scream;
and she did not think to do that. The burglar
madeaaaahfnr the doorway. Jerking Mrs. Hllo
clear of the floor, but she clung to him and
choked him, and pulled him back.
Then she remembered feeling one of his arms
swlncr forward and then hack, and at the same
moment she felt a sting on her leg near the
thigh. She didn't notice this at the time. A
moment later she felt him kirk her on the knee,
but she continued to cling to his neck and tried
to pull him down. They struggled In the dark-
, neas for a full two minutes without a sound be
ing uttered hy either. Once she succeeded in
bending his head hack, and then she thought
she had the beet of him. but with a great effort
he lifted himself and almost tossed her over bis
head. Sbegotatlghtcrgrtpthaneter. Theburg
lar, after swinging her from side to side,
humped his shoulder and bumped her up
and down. She kept her grip like the old man
of the sea, and she kept tightening It. too. At
last the burglar hauled her to the door opening
Into the hall, and. stopping there, he swung her
back and forth, banging her bodv against the
I casing., btlll she clung to him. Then he made
I a dash for the stairs. Up to the time the head
of the stairs was reached she had not realized
that she was in any danger whatever. It
dawned on her all of a sudden, and when It did
she loosened her grip. For the first time then
she remembered to scream, and she cried, El
mer! Elmer!"
The burglar started to turn on her. Overcome
now with fear, she gave him a desperate push,
and he fell head foremost. He bumped down
stairs, crying "Oh!" every time he struck a
step. Mrs. Hllekeptun her screaming, She ran
back to tho doorway of the room, and there she
fell down. Her husband woke up as she fell.
He ran to her, and then he ran to the side win
dow, which opens on an alley leading tn the
I street. He raised this up and stuck his head
out. He saw a man Just running out of the
alley. He yelled at him, and then be ran to the
front window and raised that. The man was no
where In sight. He went back to bis wife, She
was now sitting up and was staring at her night
gown, which was covered with blond. Mhe
didn't know even then that she had been cut,
rhe found It out a moment later, and then she
felloerlnafalut. -
Her husband called her brother, who was still
sleeping soundly, and lifted Her on tha bed.
Then he ran for a doctor. Outstdo the door be
saw a negro who worked for a man across the
street. He asked him If he wouldn't call the
police. The colored man bad a penny whistle In
his pocket and he blew this until he waaout
of breath, but nobody came. He was still blow.
Ing when Mr. Hlle returned with Dr. VreeUnd.
i Mrs. Hlle had recovered from her swoon. The
doctor found that she had been slashed with a
t'n.1r1 knife or razor. The cut was on the
left thigh, and a as about four Inches long and a
'"JL? V W .nJn.chd,V- J,r- had lost
a good deal of blood, but she was in no danger.
JfAiKV0!!?" V WW,&UD- i'Tknte had all
readyturned black and blue where Ihe burglar
Jhii- ?. A"' Aftr,h bad been attended
to, Hlle and the negro went to the Commuulnaw
avenue station and told the Sergeant. The Sax.
geant sent a policeman with him. and on the
way back Ave men were picked up. Including
Captain Archie McKalg and DetectiYe Dalton,
They found that the burglar had got Into the
bouse through a rear window. This window is
six feet from the ground, and It bad been
"ached by climbing on ton of an ash barrel
which stood directly under It. The barrel was
still there. There were marks on tha sill show.
Ing that the window had been pried open. The
floors of the rooms on the flrst floor were covered
with half.burned matches. A quantity of sulid
tilt ei ware had been taken, and some plated
ware had been left. A gold watch, a silver
watch, and a quantity of clothing were also
missing Thero u bundle of clothing on the
dining room floor, apparently having brendrop-
K.Tt,bur'l'''C,' ulch M- had
knocked olT.ww on the floor In the hall up stairs,
and Mr. lilies i est, which the burglar had lu
his hands when Mrs. Hlle jumped on him, wot
also on the flour.
The rain had interfered with the police tele
phone service to such an extent that the wires
nli.l.?la" ? X'W Uelective
Hilton In a hurry down to INdico Headquarters
toaandoutanaiana for the arrest of ahatless
ffffief' 'r"0 unable to give any descrip
tion of the burglar, except that he was below
the medium height. Dalton jumped Into a
15rtCsv",ld. eat doWB WWB- AtMootgom.
cry and Wattlagtoa street ho raaacroM amaa
without a bat. He knew the fellow to be thief
and be arretted him and took him to hendquar
tent. Chief Benjamin Murphy was sent for.
IMlton told him of the burglary and the arrest,
and the Chief asked the prisoner how he
r-ameln be ont without a hat. The man said be
had waked up thirsty and, not being able to find
lilt hat, had gone nut without It to get a drink.
The Chief asked him to account for himself be
tween 10 o'clock nt night and the time he was
arrested, and he told a story which could net be
investigated until evening. While Chief Mur
phy hsd been questioning the msn 1 Hilton hsd
retnrned tn Union street and hsd got the hat the
burglar hail left behind. It was n narrow brim
derby of the style worn sit or eight years ago.
"Is that your bat?" Murphy asked the man
when Dalton hail brought It tntieadiitinrtrr.
" It Is not, and I never saw It before," said the
prisoner.
The Chief made him put It on, and It fitted.
" It ills nti pretty well." snld Murphy.
"I can't help that." said the prisoner. "It
Isn't mine, and I never saw It before."
Chief Murphy ordered that the man lie locked
up until the story he bail told could lw Investi
gated. In the mrnn time he withheld his name,
and refused to gle any Information further
than that the man had served In mate prison.
At 8 o'clock last night the prisoner, whose
name Is given as William Conine, was mixed
up among a crowd of reporters and other rill
tens, and all the reftnlar and extra Policemen
who have been doing burglar duty In the Fourth
precinct wero brought In tn try and pick him
nut. He was the only stranger In Ihe crowd, so
rollcenisn Kaiser, who knew everybody else,
picked him ont without nnv hesitation. Police
man Oenrge lleattv recognized him as a man ho
had seen on the hill one night last week, when
Frank Smith's barber simp In Commttnlpaw
arenue was roblied. I'ollccman Honrke was
positive ho saw Conlno Wcdnesdny afternoon at
the ni-nnr.An atteh tins, iiti.r.'a prsn
Union street ami Ocean menue. within half a
block of Hlle's house. Chief Murphy decided to
hold the prisoner until further Investigation can
bo made.
Conine Is a tugboat man. but has not had any
employment In two or three months. Ho hail
been on the tugC J.Saxc, which lays up At night
at ths Scrnnton coal dock. Capt. Albert Coons of
tho Saxe, Engineer Nate Wlrchell, and Fireman
(leorgr. Coons told Detectives lloltlc and Dalton
yesterday that Conine went on board the boat at
10 o'clock Wednesday night. Ho has no home,
and they permitted him to sleep on the boat
when she nan laid up at the dock. They next
saw him at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. He
said he was going ashore to get a drink, and he
had no hat on. They do not know whether he
was on tho boat all night or not. When they
spoke to him about his hat, he said he was un
able to find It. Conlno could haegono from the
boat to Hlle's house In half an hour on a trolley
car. He has been convicted of theft and has
eered time In the penitentiary.
How the burglar got away from the house and
the neighborhood without being arrested, es
pecially If he hail the bundle of missing cloth
ing. Is strange. For two weeks now the police
on duty In the district where the robbery oc
curred has been constantly Increased, and on
Wednesday night there were thirty-two men.
part In uniform and part In citizens' dress, on
duty within four blocks of the Idle house. Capt.
McKalg himself, with two policemen, was at
the corner of Jackson and llramhall avenues,
within two blocks of the lilies' house. The reg
ular policeman on the beat. Kaiser, and another
man were not far off. There was another po
liceman n block away in Ocean nenur. nnd
another one a block and a half away in Hergen
arenue. There wasn't a street by which the
house co-:ld be approached that didn't have a
policeman less than two blocks away. Despite
this, neither Mrs. Hlle's screams nor her hus
band's cries were heard, and no one was seen
either going In or coming from the house.
Ever since the police force began to bo In
creased the decent citizens of that part of the
hill, who happened to be out late at night, ba e
been Insulted and annoyed by the police, who
stopped them and made them tell where they
I were going, who they were, and all about them
selves. Tne robberies have gone on Just' the
same, and no burglar has been stopped and
asked to tell who he was. In the matter of
stopping people lollceman Kaiser has been par
ticularly obnoxious, and once. It is said, he
stopped a man whom he knew to be a respecta
ble citizen und took him to the station because
he gave him "back talk."
At the moment that the robbery was going on
a man who knows Kaiser says he saw him
standing under a horseshed out of the rain, and
also out of range of any thief who might want
to run anywhere except In front of the shed.
Chief Murphy said to Ttir Ssl'S reporter yes
terday afternoon that he believed the burglar In
the Hlle house was either an Italian or a negro.
The belief is based on the fact that burglars
don't usually carry knives in their hands. They
fo to steal, and not to Injure persons. It Is an
tallan trick to carry a knife, while a razor Is a
negro s weapon.
Mr. Hlle said yesterday morning that he be
lieved he must hate been chloroformed: If he
had not been he would surely bat e been awak
ened as soon as the struggle in the room be
tween the burglar and his wife began. Tho
Kllce say that they do not bellee It, Had he
en chloroformed he would not hate waked up
as he did.
It was sold lost night that a woman named
Dutch Kate might know something about tho
hat found. The police may look her upand And
out what she knows.
a Alt SI EXT nOJtKEIlS' TIIOVHLES.
A Berlsloa la Boatoa to On oa a Strike
Vala EAsrta at rJettleaaent.
Bosto.v, Sept. 20. The garment workers of
this city have decided to order a strike. It had
been expected that an extensive strike would be
averted and that the 3.500 coat makers would
obtain higher wages, ths abolishment of the
piece system, a return to "week" work, and a
nine-hour day without conflict. At 0 o'clock
last night a committee representing the Clothing
Contractors' Association and Uarment Workers'
Unions 1, IV. Si. :I7. 43, and 54 endeatored to
arrive at an understanding. The conference
was in session until early this morning without
accomplishing anything. The committee repre
senting the unions, bowet er, ref used to make
any concessions or oilers of compromise, and
Anally withdrew, after Informing the employ
ers that the strike would be ordered to-day,
At noon to-day every contractors' shop had
been closed and the female workers, not mem
bers of the union, were discharged until further
notice,
Hebrew Ilattera la Newark to Htrlkc.
Tho success of the striking gsrment makers of
Newark and the return of 3,000 of them to work
tn their own terms has caused the hatters, who
have been at odds with their employers for sev
eral weeks, to believe their time for success has
come, and accordingly a general strike was or
dered yesterday. As a result about 1,000 em
ployees, nearly all Hebrews-will quit work to-
Joseph narondras, the labsr agitator of this
city, is said to be malnl) isponslble for the
strike. He arrived In Newark shortly after mid
night tedneday. Justaa the garment workers
were Jubilating nter tbelrvlctory.and he Imme
diately began a speech which lasted two hours.
Charles K. Kefrhers and Meyer Schoenfeld,
who had brought ths garment workers' strike tu
a Successful terminal Ion, counselled careful con
slderatlon before ordering a general strike. Ita
rnndeaa captured the workers by promising
them financial aid from this city, and the strike
was ordered.
rtaverclca Is Here.
General Master Workman Sovereign of the
Knights of Itbor paid his long-threatened t islt
to New York yesterday and registered at the
Uroadway Central Hotel, where he will be
toined later by all the members of ths General
Executive Board.
He said that he believed the Knights wanted
him to settle some question of jurisdiction be
tween some two districts. -
The two organizations which are disputing
about jurisdiction here are D. A. 40 of New
York and D. A. -".'0 of Brooklyn. Both want to
control ths brewers.
nw Captalas us sa rJtrlke.
A strike of twenty-six Captains and mates on
the scows of the Barney Dumping Company,
which has the contract for carrying street
sweepings and garbage out to tea, caused a de
lay of six hours yesterday. The men struck on
account of a reduction in their pay. The com
pany hired new men and expects uo more trouble.
9
De4k.UK sfllsrsts' Tails.
PniiaDU-riiU, Sept. SO. The final tetslon of
the tblrty.flrtt annual meeting of tha United
rJUtrs Veterinary Medical Association was held
to-day. The association adopted a resolution
condemning the docking of horses' tails " as an
operation of society," and reconsidered its ac
tio -j of veaUrday in expelling Drs. Backet and
t lUonbf MsnachnsetU for alleged violation of
the coda of ethics of ths profession by rtfcrrickZ
UittAUTUdtwUCoaiUajUJjrs.
MltS. DODD TURNED DOWN.
t '
xo i.oxann rnnmnKXT or ritr.
JILOOMFIKI.lt ir. v. r. v.
Mrs. Oraat Oot Tea Votes to Iter Hla He.
eaaaa rlhe sr Iter Ilnabaaa Owaa the
Asaerleaa Ilonse, Where There Is a Bar
-A Bottle or lYIae that la 1A Years
Old la Mrs, Thomas W. flialth'e Cellar.
Tho new hall of the Woman's bhrlstlan Tem
perance Union In Iltoomfleld, N. J., was formally
dedicated Hept. IS, For years the organization
had been without a meeting place, and there
was general rejoicing among the l'rolilbltlonlsts
of the town when tho new building was com
pleted. A good deal of the credit for the suc
cess of the undertaking was ascribed to tho en
ergy of Mrs. Iteubcn N. Dodd, President of the
union, who was Instrumental in securing a loan
front the local bank.
The hew hall was last Tuesday tho sceno of a
protracted wranglo among tho members oter
the annual election of officers. Tho meeting
lasted nearly three hours, and It ''Culminated In
the turning down of President Dodd, v. ho was n
candidate for reflection, and tho elevation In
her place of Mrs. 11. Grant of Falrvlew.
Mrs. Dodd Is one of tho most prominent women
in the town. Kho Is Treasurer of tho Essex
County W. (J. T. U. and a lending member of
Christ Episcopal Church. Hho Instituted the
yearly picnic which Is git en to the children of
the Newark Orphan Asylum by the women of
Iltoomfleld. Mrs. Dodd has liceu President for
only one j ear. For tho seven preceding years
Mrs. The. W. Hinlth hail held the office.
Ijist year she decided to give It up
on account of poor health, and announced
that sho uaa not a candidate. But
when Mrs. Dodd'. boom began to develop Mrs,
Smith changed her mind and entered the lists
again. It was too late to make up her lest
ground, however, snd Mrs. Dodd was elected.
Then all the other officers, who were friends of
Mrs. Hmlth, declined to serve under Mrs. Dodd.
Finally eight or ten of Ihe Smith faction stopped
attending tho weekly meetings of the union,
and kept away until Tuesday's election.
1 he opposition to Mrs. Dodd's reelection was
based on the fact that she, or her husband, owns
Ihe American House. The American House has a
bar with two bartenders. Although Mrs. Dodd
never had any connection with the hotel. It was
argued that her family derived a rerenuo from
the lease, and hence she was Indlrectl) encour
aging the liquor traffic. Mrs. Hmlth says that
public sentiment was aroused because of this
situation, anil one of the- persons thus aroused
was a local clerg) man; who Interested himself
In getting Mrs. IKxld turned down. Tills ad
terse sentiment was kept quiet, and when Mrs.
Dodd took the chair she did not expect that any
other namo would bo put In nomination but her
own. In accordance t lth the practice in togne
in the union, there were no nominating speeches,
but a preliminary ballot was taken to settle who
should be tho candidates. There are twent
seven members, but only seventeen hsd psld
their dues and were entitled to vote. The pre
liminary ballot stood six for Mrs. Dodd and
clet en for Mrs. O rant.
When the result was announced Mrs, Dodd
said quietly:
" I thank you. ladles, for the reward you have
git en me for building the hall."
Then nil the women tried tn talk at once. In
the midst of the exi Itemcnt Mrs. A. B. McDou
gall arose, and saying, " I won't listen to any
mora of this." went out of the hall.
Miss Donnelly charged the hmlth or Grant
contingent with secret electioneering. When
Mrs. Smith started to refute this Imputation an
other woman cried:
" You don't know what you are talking about
Yon don't know your business."
Then Miss Donnelly flred off a bombshell.
"If Mrs. Dodd doesown the American House,"
she snld, looking straight nt Mrs.bmlth. who Is a
relatitcof tiers, "she doesn't keep rum In her
cellar at home!"
Mrs. hmlth tried to explain; Miss Donnelly
wanted to continue her speech, and all the other
women bad t lews to express. A good deal of
unparliamentary language was bandied about,
but Mrs. Dodd finally recovered from her sur
prise, and, bringing her hand down on tho table
with a bang, she said :
"Stopit! Stop it, all of you. You arc out of
onler, and I won't hat e any more of this."
When things had quieted down a little the
official ballot was taken and resulted as before,
except that one Smlthlte didn't vote at alb
Mrs. Dodd resigned the chair to Mrs. Grant,
who used to be Secretary, and nominations for
the other offices were called for. Everybody
who was nominated declined the honor, and,
after a lot more wrangling, the meeting broke
up In disorder. The elections will be continued
next week.
"There is nothing personal In the matter at
all." said Mrs. Smith esterday. "Sirs, Dodd Is
a most estimable woman and a good worker In
the cause, but we can't afford to get In the way
of public sentiment. It doesn't look well to
outsiders for our President to own a hotel with
a bar.
"Mrs. Dodd needn't have taken so much
credit to herself for building the halt. The lot
was purchased while I was President, and the
money for the building has simply been raised
by a loan.
"Miss Donnelly's remark about my having
wine In ray cellar Is very amusing. One of the
bottles has been In the house over seventy-nve
years. It Is some that they hod at a wedding
In my husband's family before ho was bom.
Tho bride died over thirty) ears ago, and wo
keep It as n sort of memento. Then there Is
another bottle of white wine in the cellar that
has been there for ears and ) ears. None of It
has ever been opened."
Mrs. Dodd wss In Summit all day yesterday at
the W. C. T. U. Cont entlon. bhe was seen in
the evening after her return.
" I don't care to talk about ths matter." she
said, with a smile. "lam willing to let tho
others do all the talking. You mar be Interested
to know, however, that I was almost unanl.
mously reflected Treasurer of the Essex County
W. t' T. II. trwlar. I ham atoi tin mmA m.
delegate tn the National Convention, which
meets In Cleveland next November. Things of
that sort speak for themselves."
New Jersey tV. C. T. V. Coaveatloa to Die.
case Ussy Habjecta.
The twenty-first annual Convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union of New
Jersey will be held In the Bergen Reformed
Church, Bergen avenue, Jersey City, from Oct,
23 to 20 Inclntlvo. Three sessions will beheld
each day. The subjects on the programme to
be discussed are flower missions, parlor meet
ings, juvenile and Sunday school work, capital
and labor, fairs, press work, health and heredity,
etangelistle work, prisons and Jails, literature
and periodicals, young people's work, social
fmrlty. temperance Instruction, suppression of
mpure literature, franchise, narcotics. Sabbath
observance, relief work, foreign work, fruit of
the wine, colored work, ami work among the
soldiers and sailors. Three hundred delegates
are expected to attend the Convention.
McKatsht'a Fast Paes May zaaa II I as la
fall.
Arthur McKnlght, an assistant starter at tho
Maspeth race course In Queens county, got on a
car of the Grand street and Newtown lino at the
grounds easr yesterday morning logo to the
Metropolitan Hotel In WUIIamsburgh. Ho
went to the front platform and ordered Walter
Kryger, the motorman. to put on more speed.
Kryger told him to mind bis business, where
upon McKnlght drew a revolverand threatened
tn shoot him. When therargotto Grand and
Catherine streets McKnlght kicked tho motor
msn off the platform and tried to run the car
himself. The conductor went to Krvger's as
sistance, and together they held McKnlght un
til Policeman Burns of the Herbert street ata
tlonappeand and arrested him.
Justice Watson held him in f 1,000 ball for
trial.
Casey Its Caaseroa Braaaiht Back far Trial,
James D. Cameron, a telegraph operator, who.
It Is alleged, stols $600 from a brother operator,
James Howell, and fled to Montana, reashed
this city ) esterday In the custody of a detective.
He was taken before ltecorder Smyth In the
General Sessions. In default or f 1.500 ball he
wss committed to the Tombs prison to await trial.
When he went West Cameron went to work
as a telegraph operator in Helens, Us delsyed
his own arrest by Intercepting Superintendent
Byrnea's telegrams to the Chief of Police of
Helena. I'nluckly for him. however, he became
adlclpleof Coxey. and was made a ''General."
Ha and bis army threatened lo set Ore to the
town unless they received free transportation
to axhiogton. He was arrested, and thus his
whereabouts became known.
Mr. Vaaaeressk sfBalhl Mlaelas.
J. F, Vandercook of Delhi, N. Y a retired In
surance adjuster, Is missing. He came to this
city on Monday from Bhort Hills, N. J., and has
not been heard from since. He is subject to epl
leptlc attacks, preceded by a period of semi-con-sciousnesa,
and Is believed to be ill somewhere.
Vandercook is 43 years old. Ave feet ten inches
in height, snd elghs 200 pounds. lie has dark
hair, just turning gray, and a blown moustache.
He was dressed In black. He is quite bald and
has an indentation In the top of his head, caused
byaa old fracture of ths skull. The missing
man wore an antique seal ring on the Utile An
ger of his left hand,
The Mesas Besatr
TbrtTes oa good food aad suasbiae. with pleaty of ex.
errlaa la tbs ooea air. Hit torn glows wiu aaslth
aod ar (ace bloom with lu beaut. If an sysUm
Beads tha rWsasloj; actios of alaxatlfe ruaedj tha
aaMtbaseaUs aad rkaaaat U-taU lauUrt ltaa sf
' I ' ,!
jsxqkr's iroMitx risirotta.
Mrs, Beeaer Makes Cleea His Thefts-Mrs.
Heltemejer Waste Her Pletare,
Ei.tKABETrt, Sept. 20, Charles Enger was ar
retted three weeks ago for embezzling a sum of
money from I, tl. Passman, a hardware mer
chant of Broad street. He confessed and was
committed for sentence. Enger was employed
as a collector by Passman, and appropriated to
his own me about SI 20.
Since his Incarceration here he hat received
frequent visits from a woman who said the was
hla aunt, Enger was to have been sentenced on
Wednesday, and that morning early tjie woman
appeared at the Jail with a lawyer and hail a
prlvato Interview with the prisoner. The
woman was scarcely, out of sight of the Jail
when an elderly msn arrived and had an Inter
view 'with Warden Wore, He said that he was
looking for his n Ife.who hail become Infatuated
with Knger and it as spending large sums of
money to secure his release.
The man gave tho name of John Beaver. His
wire. It is learned. Is the woman who has so
mysteriously tisited Enger at the Jail. and Is
not related to the prisoner. It Is said that ner
house Is In .Mulberry street, Newark, and that
Enger was a frequenter nf the place.
Heaver followed his wife from the Jsll to the
office or ex-AssenibHinnn T. J. Kelly. Mrs.
Beater has retained him to nld Enger. There
was a scene there.
The Brnter woman has repaid to Passman
nearly all tho money that Enger stole from him.
She tl'lteil Enger at the Jail to-day,
Another Newark woman Is also Interested In
Knger. She Is Mr. Chnrles Heltemerer, whose
huslund Is a dealer In glasawaro at lit Mnrket
street, Newark. Mrs. llrltemeyer. accompanied
by her husband and a dotcctlro, visited I'ollco
Headquarters here to-day and wanted to prefer
charges against Enger lor defaming her charac
ter. She said that Knger hail a photograph or
her wMch ho had exhibited to persons In New
ark, su) Ing all manner of evil of her. She had
licfrlended him when he rnmo to this country
from Germany three years ago.
Enger will lie arraigned for sentence) to-morrow,
and Mrs. Heltemerer may prefer iither
charges against him.
T,ECTJIIC1TX'H HEAI.TSa J'OtfKtt.
,
The Coaveatloa of the K1rrtro.Therapa
tlsla Beans la This City.
The second annual convention of the National
Society of Electro-Therapeutists began yester
day In the Berkeley Ljceum. Dr. William
Hart ey King preslded,snd physicians. Including
many women, were present from all parts or the
country. Many papers were read upon the use
or electricity In the treatment of bodily ail
ments. In his opening address President King spoke
of the need or a national law fixing a legal unit
of electrical measurement. Ho said that thoan
swers to circulars he had sent out showed that
30 per cent, or the medical colleges heard from
had a special professor In electro-therapeutics.
Most of tho other colleges gave Instruction on
the subject.
In a paper which he read later, on the treat
ment by electricity of children with weak
muscles. Dr. King said he hod seen pcet Ish, fret
ful children become quiet by tho proper appli
cation of electricity. One ll-ycar-old boy.whose
muscles were weak In his right foot, had thirty
electrical treatments in a year, llefore the
treatment the boy could not mid three to three.
Afterward he could odd a column of figures as
quickly as Dr. King.
Dr. M. Milton Weill exhibited three applica
tions of electricity to surgical Instruments. One
was an endlscope for examining cavities In the
human lsxly by reflected light. Dr. Weill put a
one and a half candle power electric light In a
hollow bullet, fixed the bullet at the end of a
hollow tube, and thrust the tube Into tho cavity
to be examined. A laryngoscope was operated
In a similar manner. Finally n stethoscope for
examining tho lungs was shown. By means or
a telephone receiver and a microphone tho
slightest noises made in breathing wero heard.
FAItSIEtl HA VII AD OX OVAlta.
Arrested Three of the PreaLaeaa Uaac aad
Marched Theaa to Faterson.
A novel procession passed into Paterson on
Monday night. It consisted or John Smith, John
Dunnerly. Evelina Scrlbner, and Farmer Peter
Baurad. Farmer Baurad marched behind tho
others, carrying a double-barrelled shotgun In
his hands and a wicked look upon his race. He
had no answers for theacqualntances who called
"Howdy-do!" to him. He was too busy keeping
bis eyes en his three prisoners.
When the pollco station wss reached Baurad
made his three prisoners msrch through the
doors before him, and when they lind entered
his face relapsed a little and he lowered his gun.
Ills three prisoners are members of a party of
petty outlaws known as the " Preakness gang."
which has len in existence for a number of
years, and during thut time has pre) ed upon
the hen roosts and mllkhouses around Prrak.
ness Mountains. The farmers thero have tried
tarlous ws)s to catch the thieves without suc
cess. A little while ago a number or them had
telephones put up connecting their houses so
that they might notify each other when tho
gang came around, but that did not succeed, for
some one broke the wires. The rhlckrn steal
Ing went right on. The farmers formed leagues
and protective associations to no effect.
About set en weeks sgo a Post Office In a small
town In Kssex county was broken Into and the
safe, which contained SI In currency and S',' In
stamps, was carriid away. TbU act was at
tributed to the Peakness gang.
Farmer Baurad caught the three that he
marched Into Paterson on his farm In lxiwer
Preakness and arrested them.
Xn. LITTLE 1VAXTS Jti:i HOOK LAXE.
Wats lie Oeta It lie aaa JToba Vaa Dyke's
Other Heirs Will Be Blch.
Joseph W. Little, a tea dealer at 3d Butler
street, Brooklyn, believes that ho Is one of the
legal heirs to all tho property which was orig
inally Included in Red Hook lane, which now
extends but a single block between Fulton and
Lit Ingston streets, but which in the early days
of the city ran as far as Henry street. The
value of the old lied Hook lane property to-day
runs away uo Into the millions, and If Mr. Little
and his fellow heirs were to recoterlt each
would be very wealthy.
John Van Dyke was the biggest msn In
Brooklyn in the middle of the last century.
The whole uf Bed Hook lane was included In
his possessions. In 1751. on condition of open
ing up tome streets, he, his heirs, and assigns
forever received a clear title to tho entire Bed
Hook lane. The grant was duly recorded, and a
ropy of the original la now In the possession of
Mr. Little, who Is a great-grandson or John Van
Dyke. Other. relatives of Sir. Little are scat
tered over the country, and the heirs. It Is
thought, will number a hundred or more.
Itwrjer Charles J, Patterson says that tho
present holders of the property have no reason
to feel disturbed over the matter. " They have."
he said, "clear titles by adterse possession.
They cannot be regarded as squatters, for they
hold deeds which have been recorded for more
than twenty years, the time required bylaw.
Only the rlrst people to build on the lane could
have been removed as squatters."
Iaassrtaat Xallrsas Haifa Threateaes Is
Brooklyn.
Three big railroad suits are shortly to be be
gun In Brooklyn. One will be to obtain an In
junction restraining ths issuing of (2,500,000
collateral trust notes by the Traction Company
and tho Brooklyn Heights Railroad; the second
will bo for an Injunction restraining the Brook,
lyn City Railroad Company from selling any of
Its real estate so long as the stockholders' claims
against it have not been satisfied, and the third
action will be for the appointment of areceiter
to take charge of the Brooklyn City Railroad
system and operate it uutil ths company is out
of debt.
Lawyer James C. Church will conduct the liti
gation on behair ot the plaintiffs, who are said
to be stockholders In the City Itailroad Com
pany. The total cost of trolleylng the Itrookh n
City Railroad system was Sd.U03.45U. There Is
another suit already pending, in which P. II.
Flynn, President of the Nsjuau Compan), is
trying to have the lraaeof the Brooklyn City
Railroad to the Heights Itailroad Company annulled.
A Birthday Celebrstleei la ths rsat OBee.
Henry Taylor, who has been connected with
the Mailing and Distributing Department of tho
New York Post Office for nearly half a century,
was presented with a gold-headed ebony cane
by his associates upon the occasion of his
eightieth birthday, yesterday. The presentation
was made by CoL James Johnson, who Is 75
Sears old, and has been In the Pott Office twenty
ve years. Mr. Taylor was appointed as a clerk
on Oct. 10. 1847. by Postmaster Robert H. Mor
ris. His only senior in point of service is C. A.
Tyler, who was sppointed on Aug. 1. 1845, and
for most of the time since has carried the mails
to Governor's Island.
Tha C'aaa sr Ileary IVederer
To nrs Enrroa or Tux Scs Sir; la your Issue of
Btpt. 7 you published aa account of lay arrest, oa
cfcsrf of Joseph Raphael thai I had sioka from hla
ttto. Raphael had ordered from the Una of B. a B.
Ledarsr. whose Xw York ageat ans,)a quaaUty of
wtlry to ba maauiactured, aad had kaU a deposit
uf axxo. After tha goods had bata EsaaaXarlurtd.
KaiiOMldemaadedartiurBof tds BHwejTbecaaas ha
coult aot pay his bid. JiuUca Urady. at tha anUsi
loary hasnna. adsouaatruad tha facta of the rasa aad
rMtuiedsaa tosolaio aa zaadaauoa, but that as
aiuintilnn devswpad that I had ciasuautcd ao offeaca.
aad I was heaaraUy sischsxgsd. ttcasx r""iii-." ,
HE ACCUSED COMR. BARKER
mux coxTitArroit aniMtT.r.n raw
TfTAH ALL A UHKAU.
A Chara-e ofTsvsrltlam Made at n Meettasc
sf the Arsaorjr Board aad thes With
drawn and AsKtleslsed Tsr-la Keatlaa a
Dream, Too Mr, Barher Waata to Knew
John O.Grlssler & Son are tho contractors
who furnished the lockers for the new Seventy
hrtt Regiment armory. President E. P. Barker
of the Tax Department, who Is the Secretary of
the Armory llonnl. Is tho working member or
that body and closely supervises all contract
work on tho armories. He reported last month
that tho locks on the Heventy-flrtt Regiment
armory lockers were Inferior, and were put on
In defiance of his direction. He advised that no
money be paid to thoGrlsslers until they com
piled with the specifications of their contract.
Tho cheap locks nro said tn have cost at least
S000 less than those stipulated for. ,
Henry tl. Grlssler, Jr., the junior member of
tho firm, appeared before the Armor) llonnl
esterday and demanded payment on his con
tract, President Barker renewed his objection.
Grlssler became tery angry and shouted at Mr.
Barker:
"Oh. I understand what) our game Is. You
wanted Yale locks. You wanted to favor your
friend Keating and have him furnish the locks."
" What do you mean by that, sir?" demwnded
Mr. Barker, who half roe rrom his chair to
await a reply. None coming. Mr. Barker again
dcmandrdi " Do you mean tn accuse mo or
favoritism?"
Ho then turned to the Mayor and said!
" I decline lo proceed further with this matter
until this man lias had an upportunltt of sub
stantiating his Insinuation. Let Keating, who
cter he Is. be sent for. I want this thing thor
oughly sifted."
Mn)or Gllroy turned to Grlssler and satd:
" Do you mean to mako Charges against n mem
ber of this Board"
Urlssler did not reply. "Come!" said the
Mator with some nsperuy. "Itns hate tho
truth. Why do ton sn that President Barker
favored alelorksT And who Is Keating?"
"Well. I-I Imagined It." was tho hesitating
reply of the i ontractor, w ho seemed to feci t try
uncomfortable.
" Yon Imagined It. eh " retorted the .Mayor.
How daro you eomo here to make charges or
so serious a character liosrd solely on tour Im
aginings 7 Oi t out of here, nnd don't show ) our
face again until toucan bring c-tldence to sub
stantiate your charges."
Tho contractor tried to ntiologizo to Mr.
Barker, who would not listen tn him.
" I didn't mean It," he asserted. " I forgot
myself. I-I got excited and didn't know what
I was saying."
."Then what you said was without Justifica
tion ?" oskeil Mr. Barker.
" Yes. entirely tt Ithoilt. Oh. please accept my
apology. 1 am t cry sorry, really," pleaded .Mr.
"And you really didn't mean thnt I had
favored an) body aa a member of this llonnl ?"
"No.no: I really didn't. Please don't stop
tor money. Please don't. You don't want to
ruin me, do ytm? Accept my apology, won't
)OU?"
The President of the Tax Department refused
to yield to the pleading ot tho contractor, and
said that ho would Insist on an exact perform
once of the contract before he would vote a cent
tdthoGrlsslerK.
Ma)or Gllroy raid that tho matter would not
lie considered again until Grlssler substantiated
his charges or made an apology satisfactory to
Mr. Barter.
XO SEE WI1AT WOULD ItAFPEX,
Toons: Townaend Piled Ktonea lato the
Railroad Hnrlteh sad trailed.
Ptossbt. Sept. 20.-Georgc McCoy H. Towns
end, 14 years old. colored, was arrested In this
village this morning by Dctectlt o James Harris
of the Long Island Railroad, accused of attempt
ing to wreck the east-bound Port Jefferson ex
press a rallo west of this village about 8 o'clock
last night. Ho was taken from the class room
In the tlllugo school, together with several
other boys who were suspected or participating
In tho crime. When they all arrived at tho
depot young Townsend acknowledged that he
was the one who did the work. He apparently
did not realize the seriousness ot what he hail
done. With the help or several other boys, all
much younger than himself, he had placed a
heap of stones In ono ot tho switches, and then
sat down to see the tun.
The stones were driven fh all directions
when struck by the locomotlte of the express
train. Fortunately the locomotive sustained no
Injury and the train continued on its Journey.
The only explanation Townsend could give for
his conduct was that he placed the stones In the
switch Just to sec what the train would do.
He was taken to HIckstllleand arraigned be
fore Justice Augustine, who remanded him for
examination to-morrow morning.
IXSAXE ASTLVX FA HE.
Food Costa CO Cenla a Day Per Capita for
the Htaa-nad 18 l.s L'enta for the Patlenta.
Dr. William A. Macy. general superintendent
of the malo Insane asylum on Ward's Island,
testified yesterday before the State Commission
ers In Lunacy, who are Investigating the city's
Insane as) loms. He said tho food given to In
mates was good, but he though It might lie more
varied. The fare of the staff officers was better
than that of tho patients. The food for tho
former cost about 00 cents a day per raplta and
for the latter about 18 1-0 cents. The aterage
weekly cost per capita for tho maintenance of
patients In 1 80'! was about $.1.10.
Dr. Macy described the method or making ap
pointments and denied that he was Influenced
by political considerations In such cases. He
admitted that sometimes the supply of rood and
wearing apparel ran short, but he said that he
had neter beard ot patients being compelled to
go about in their bare feet. None of the patients
was compelled to work, although etery effort
was made to induce them to perform tasks to
keep their minds occupied and assist in their
cure,
1 he Investigation will be continued to-day.
Itallaas Keep Tbelr Natloaal Holiday.
The united Italian societies of this city had a
parade yesterday to celebrate Ihe anniversary of
the entrance of the Italian army Into Home on
Sept, 20, 1870. The parade started from Wash .
Ingtnn square. About 1.000 men were In the
procession. The celebration was continued dur
ing the afternoon and etenlng at Drummer's
Harlem River Park.
Mayor Gllroy, having refused last year to dis
play the Italian flai-onthe City Hall on Sept.
20, the national holiday of Italy, on the ground
that the celebration w as of a purely monarchical
event, no formal application was made to him
by the Italian societies this year requesting that
tho flags be raised.
Brooklyn Itallaas Celebrate.
The national. State, and city flags floated yes
terday from the public buildings in Brooklyn In
compliment to tho Italians, who were celebrat
ing Victor Emanuel's entry into Rome. There
was a procession of the various Italian societies,
which waa review ed while passing the City Hall
by Acting Ma) or Wallace. President or the
Board ot Aldermen. A picnic In Bay View Park
wound up the festivities.
Tralaa Delayed hy tha Fitsras.
The storm on Wednesday evening caused
considerable Inconvenience to some of the rail
roads entering the city. On the New York Cen
tral the tracks at Glenwood and between Has
tings and Dobbs Ferry were covered with sand
to the depth of over a foot. The Chicago ex
press which left the Grand Central Station at
(1 in the afternoon did not pass Croton until
about midnight, and trains following It were
also delayed. Similar delays occurred on the
New York and Putnam division.
Miss Morris Oeta Mcr Hlelea Jewelry,
Pauline Morris of 251 West Thirty-nlnth
street, who for two weeks has been endeavoring
to recover S800 worth of Jewelry that was stolen
from her and pawned for S200;has compromised
with the pawnbrokers. The Jewelry, which has
been In the possession of Justice Voorhls, was
returned to her ) esterday.
It's Like
Finding Things
to fursUb through us nowadays, when you consider
how reasonably you can get tha Kawest Designs la
Carpets and Furniture
for cash or long credit.
TUIS YOU CAN BE SURE Or-Thorooxhly re
liable, durable goods; liberal, geatUmsaly treat
ment. Gowperthwait & Co.,
laM. !, sad lot) West 14th HU, Jfeas
lb At,
Brooklyn Store . FUlboah At., sear Fulton 8C
TUB OLD KEt.IABI.E-
JaOUSS AND kUMU gVMSlHUUUS.
A COItPB OF MAKIXK ARTILLXBT.
The Best Pros-oeed for the Heavy BatSerles,
the lataatry, and tha Marias Csrss.
WAaitixoTo:, Sept. 20.-Bome speculation has
been Indulged In as lo the action which the Ben
ate Committer on Military Affairs It likely to
take at tho coming session, upon n novel and
rather Interesting measure referred to It, for the
creation of n corps to be known nt the Marine
Artillery or tho United States.
The hill was Introduced In the rioting honrs
of the lost session, and henco attracted little at
tention. 1 1 Is. however, qu lie an elaborate meas
ure, on an Important subject, and Its radical
character It evident from tha fact that It pro
poses to combine the entire artillery of tho
army, except the light batteries, with the ma
rine cori, and to place the resulting body un
der the Navy Department. The new corps Is lo
b "charged with the supervision of tho main
and auxiliary artillery sea-coast defences, their
establishment, design, armament, and equip
ment of all klnd." Fourteen of the present
batteries of artillery, "having tho most distin
guished recordt for service at horse or mounted
field batteries," are to bo resorted for the field
artillery of the army.
It Is hardly necessary to say that this meas
ure does not commend Itself to tho annrotal of
tho artillery, however It may bo with the ma
rine corps. Thero Is a certain Idea In the pro
ject which It worthy of consideration, namely,
tho strengthening of the artillery force In order
to make It adequate for the Imperative needs or
coast defence. Many new and heavy guns have
been built, nnd many mora nro to be furnished,
and tha process of mounting them has also
begun. New baiterics hate had tn be protided
ror the purpose, and It Is quite evident that the
rorco or artillery men must sooner or later be
Increased. The project or obtaining this Increase
rrom the marine corps has obtlons elements
or merit, and It might lessen tho dlfflculy w hlch
lsnlna)s presented by any proposition to aug
ment the enlisted strength of tho array above
Its present legal limit of 23,000 men.
But why should the new corps be placed under
ttieNatyDrpartmontr Thatdrpartnient Is con
cerned with the floating and not tt lth the fixed
defences. Certainly It cannot be said that the
Navy Department has too little to do. In taking
charge of tho ships and their crews, constantly
engaged as they are In all parts or tho world,
and with multifarious and Important duties In
tuiting International relations cont Inuallv de
manding attention. Nor can It very well bo
urged that, with the almost total cessation of
Indian hostilities, tho management of 25,000
soldiers and their officers Is so onerous as to re
quire tho War Department to git e np thecbargo
of const defences, which It has bad since the
foundation of tho Government. It the bill pro
losed to crento a coast defence artillery corps,
and to nut It under tho charge or the army. It
would bo quite another affair.
Hnwerer.raklng the bill as It stands, the total
result would bo to give an Increased army and
navy strength. For section 0 of the bill pro
t Ides that, to mako up for the transfer of the
marine corps to the shore forts, the enlisted
strength of the navy shall bo Increased by 2,300
men; white, to make up ror the transfer of
forty-six batteries to the navy, the Infantry
regiments shall be Increased to twelve com
panies each, to that tho total number or en
listed men or the army would remain as now.
This would Insure ranch promotion to tho In
fantry, with Its coveted three-battalion organi
sation, and hence might enlist the Interest or
thnt arm as well as of tho marine corps.
Looking a little at the detallsof the bill, which
was intnxlnceil by Mr. Mandrrson by request
ror Mr. Sherman, it Is seen that tho new marine
artillery corps is to be commanded by a Majnr
(icneral. with two Brtgadlrr-Ocnerals under
him. and with a large staff. There are to lie 0(1
batteries of marine artillery, each with a
Captain and n First nnd Second Lieutenant,
with suitable nnn-cormulssloned officers and 6t
privates. Tho President, when be may deem It
necessary, can Increase the battery nrganlratlon
to 1 10 privates, with; !i electricians.; ;i machinists,
an armorer. 8 sergeants and H corporals and an
other Second Lieutenant. These OH batteries
would call for 0 Colonels. 12 Lieutenant-Colonels,
7 staff Captains, and 1H staff Lieutenants, besides
the lwttery officers already mentioned. The
manner In which the officers shall be appointed
on the consolidation Is carefully prescribed, with
provisions for retirement. It Is noticeable that
vacancies In the grade of Second Lieutenant In
the marine artillery are to be tilled by the ap
pointment of graduates from the Naval Acad
emy each year. This would result, of course. In
et entually making the organization In time still
mors exclusively naval.
As to the fourteen batteries of field artillery,
a. Dovel organization Is provided for them.
They are to form two regiments, one consisting
pf "the regiment or horse artillery," with two
battalions, each having three horse batteries.
Kach battalion has a Lieutenant-Colonel, a
Major, and an Adjutant, and each battery a
Captain and a First and Second Lieutenant,
while a Colonel commands the regiment. There
Is a similar set of officers ror " the regiment or
mounted field artillery." which contains rour
batteries In each battalion, or eight batteries In
all. It Is provided that the President may
designate and equip one battalion or tho horse
artillery as mountain artillery; and he may In
crease the strength ot any battery to any ex
tent fixed.
It Is difficult to see how the artillery Is to be.
benefited by this change On the face of It tho
scheme proposes to reduce the artillery strength
nf the army to an Insignificant fraction ot its
f resent force, and as fast as possible to mske
he new coast derenco corps completely naval In
personnel, as tt would be at once In control. On
the other hand, the artillery has a tery good
prospect ot tho enactment or Its own bill. In
creasing It to seven regiments Instead or Ave, as
now. with abundant promotion while remaining
In the nrmv. The Infantry also has a three
battalion bill In prospect, although. It Is true,
without an Increase or enlisted strength. In
short, this measure makes the mistake or trans
ferring to the navy what does not belong to It.
If the boot were put upon the other leg. and the
marine corps transferred to the army, the case
might be quite different.
XEir.S OF THE EAILItOADS.
Aaaooaremenl of the Beading Beora-aalsa.
tloa Plan Poatpoaes. '
PnitjtDXt.nii A, Sept. 20. The conference that
was to have been held here to-day by the pro
moters or the plan for the reorganization of tho
Heading Itailroad was prevented by the absence
of F. W. WhltrJdge of New York, who Is coun
sel for the Olcott committee. Mr. Whltridge
will probably be here to-morrow. In that event
the plan will probably be placed In the bands of
the receivers to-morrow afternoon, and will bo
submitted In court by them either on Saturday
or on Monday. It was learned to-day that the
charter of the National Itailroad Company,
which Is the Beading's property. Is precisely
similar to that of the Prnnsyltanla Company,
under which the western lines ot tho Pennsrl
t anla Itailroad are operated.
Mouthers Freight Ageata la Csarerenee.
AnaTrA, Oa., Sept. 20. Trafflo managers and
general freight agents of all the Southern rail
roads In Convention here to adjust cotton rates
hare agreed upon the percentage or the crop
each or the roads shall have at all points except
Atlanta. Montgomery, and Rome. (la. Delega
tions from tho pig-iron manufacturers from
Peunsyltanla ami Alabama were before the
Convention to appeal against the action of the
Pennsylvania and Beading lines in raising
freight on Iron pipe SI per ton. An effort is
being made before the Convention lo schedule
steam coal and domestic coal at the same rate,
there having been Si cents per ton more on do
mestic coal than on steam coal heretofore.
Attempted HnlcUe at Bovera Boast.
John Whitman, a printer, 20 years old, of 133
Eldridge street, was taken to the prison ward at
Bellevue Hospital yesterday aflernoon on a
charge or attempted suicide. He Jumped Into
the F-ast River yesterday morning rrom Ihe pier
known as Rovers' Boost, at the foot or Riving,
ton street. Whltmsn plunged in at almost the
same spot where Owen heery or Bt Cannon
street was sitting when ha waa shot by supposed
river pirates on the night or Sept. 17.
Tha Weather.
Ths storm centre passed northward orsr this neigh
borhood early yesterday morning snd was oier
northern Sew York and New England yesterday. The
storm hsil kt but Hill ot Its fore sad tbs beary
rata continued to fall oter thosa districts and well
north Into Canada. Tha slonn seemed to be p tuning
off toward the coast of Maine sad ! likely to produce
high winds orsr tha North Atlantic.
InlbaroualryfronilowerNew IniUnd south sad
westward si! traces of the storm had disappeared sad
the weather was fair,
la this city tha day was bright and fair, humidity
stood at bl per cent, at tt A. M, but dropped lu M per
cent, at noon, wind soulbwett, aserags velocity It
miles sa hour, highest omclal temperature 7tt low
est M', Urometer corrected to read to saa hil at 8
A. M,WTt, 3P. V,-3.
The thermometer at Perry's phsrmscy. Bra build
ing, recorded the temperature yesterday as follows;
IS93. lbt 1 iss.-. IM14
S A. M OW TU-I 3 SO P. 3f TU 7a
a A. M w ! tr si ;o' ?t
mil 73' iv, up. tt t ed
it M 75' fS'lUMM ! tt,'
Average , 7IU
ATeragsoo8ept.IIO.lsMI ;o
wasauotox roaxcaar roa rxisav.
Ibr AVw a0foad aad eastern A'eie York, oanarsllg
fair; soaiAwasi n-tads, heeoada aertAwaaf.
For tha District of Columbia, eastern. Peaaayrraala,
Hew Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, aad TUxtola, fair,
alUhUy warmer; southwest wtada,
i
Bntlais ?m . siiiii latiiaiaanannnnnai .s,
Black . i
Dress Goods. 1
Carefully selected Mfc
Parisian Novelties w
for Autumn and early Win- f;
ter wear. jr
Rough Camel's Hair, f
Armurcs, - m
Homespun, M
Cheviots. m
Tweeds and Serges, SS
in 'greater varieties than thosa lp
of any preceding season,- !a
Lord 3 Taylor ;j 1
Uroadway & 20tn tit, - l
AVTVMX WJUflUXUB., HfcJ
Pellee Justice Dlvvers Hon Married a -Jll
Mlsa LI site Viola Ulwood. WM
St. Joseph's Church, at the corner of Blxth jM
avenue and Fourth street, was the scene of ths " xfc
wedding of James P. Ulwer. son or Police Jus- St,
tlce Patrick Dlvtcr.and Miss Mtxlo Viola Kll- '9
wood esterday afternoon. The bridegroom, Ml
who Is 25) cars of age. Is Clerk of the Second jab
District Civil Court. The bride Is the daughter g?
or Copt. F.llwoodof the Pacific Mall Steamshlpi JlS
Company. &
The Ilev. Father Morris performed the cere- 'WM
mony. Owing to tho Illness ot Capt. Ellwood Vfil
only a few acquaintances were Invited to ths 3M
service. Miss Belle Maher acted as maid oC 2qE
honor, and Thomas Farley, the bridegroom's fl
brother-in-law, was the best man. The bride, Wa
was given away by her brother, James Kllwood. iSVl
Immediately after the church service Mr. and $M
Mrs. Dlvier left for Niagara Falls. JO a
Police Justice and Mrs. Patrick Dlvver. Civil OS
Justice Bolte. Oliver A. Maher, James McCar- Wm
thy. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cohen, Police J ustica ,,'ji
Han. and Mr. and Mrs. Bobert Bore wero &fl
among the guests at thu wedding. When ths !
couple return they will beat homo at Justice) VJM
Dlvver's cottage at Cedarhurst. i.'nni
'tiH
Cammlngs-IVrlsht. -0JH
There was a large gatherlngot wedding guestAT JuM
at Bt. Peter's Church, Ninth a cnun and Twen- fl
tieth street, last etenlng, to witness the mar- "iSjnni
rlage or Miss Marlon Joseohlne Wright, daugh- vlsfl
ter or Mrs. James T. Wright, to James Clark trfl
Cummlngs. Mr. Cummtngs Is n I'nltcd States -nfl
Special Treasury Agent. Tho rector or SU $$m
Peter's, tho Rev. Olln S. lloclio. officiated. Tho jn
bride was given away by her uncle. J. It. Ma- fv
govern, and atterded by Miss Jean Ktryker as '?J
maid nf honor. Henry Hnlelman. Wll- 3Hl
Ham Magovern, Samuel Bailey, and John M
K. Fryer were the ushers, and Thomas P. t rani
Black stood up with the bridegroom. The $
bride's gown was of white satin hrocailo, em- 'tiX9
broidered with pearls and trimmed with duchess
lace. Among ths guests were Collector James ' sfdnl
F. Kllbreth. Deputy Collectors Dudley F.Phelps. WM
and Daniel t). Hawthorne. Appraisers James A. ju.ni
Jewell and George V. Tlcheuor. and Special WiB
Treasury Agents O. F. Cross. Ira Ayer. and fAsJ
Frank Flnley. Mr. and Mrs. Cummlngs will lives '!
at SOU West Set enty-fourth street. &W
Phelps Dnjinnnr. 3nJ
'Mist El Ira be th Claire Duannewas marrlerl $&'
yesterday to Frank Bain Phelps la the chantry TfM
of Grace Church. The Ber. Dr. Huntington nf- rlMi
Delated. The brldo Is anatlte of Detroit, Tha $isi
bridegroom lstlio son of Judgo Phelps of Janes- ?3f
vtUe,WU. iS
TV. IV D. Mtohca Engaged to Alias De Aeoataw $
The engagement of Miss Illta Hcmandex da Sjl
Alba de Acosta to William E. Dodge Stoke MM
.was announced yesterday. Miss De Acosta U jjH
the daughter or Rlcardo do Acosta. who has -snl
been In the shipping and sugar business In this &
city for twenty. Hie years. The De Acosta real- SJtH
denre Is at 48 West Forty-seventh street. Miss srsY
De Arontu Is o relative of the Duke of Alba of ta
Spain, who Is now the guest of J. J. Van Alen at yu
Newport. ggaH
Mr. Stokes Is the fourth son or James Stokes, WRr
Recently his namo has appeared frequently In 'JtVsnl
the newspapers through the litigation In which 7t9
he became ln olveil with his cousin, Edward S. iitSm
Stokes. Mr. Stokes is 113) ears or age. He was 3JaTJ
graduated rrom Vale, and Is a member of a ?
dozen clubs In and out or town. His horses aro t'-M
among the finest In the country. He lias been StirM
regular prize winner at the Horse bhow. '5Jn
Judge Bartlett nnd Bride In Saratoga. nvfj'll
Saratooa, Sept. 20.-Judge E. T. Bartlett anS ywM
bride or New York arrived this morning at tha ltin
United States Hotel and will remain several 'iu-j
days before continuing their journey Into tha 5SJI
Adirnndocks. Congress Hall was closed for tha 4sil
season this morning. The t'nltiil States andi toJI
(Jrand I'nlon will remain open until after ths I'll
Democratic State Convention. iaflnl
i t9ffl
Ths Platform Collapsed and Twenty.Bvty JErll
Persona Were Hurt. Sfeni
Axnov.O., Sept, 20. A wooden platform be- SbS
tween two South Akron buildings collapsed at 7 JBfiM
o'clock last night, carrying seventy-fit e person TfiB
down a distance of thirt) -five fret. Twenty-flvo f&M
were more or less seriously Injured, and one, 3?fl
Joseph Byan. aged IN. received Injuries rrom dCtsi
which ho died a row hours later. The platform IftlM
had been built for the uso of a carriage deposl- lfB
tory which had recently been leaseil by an ath- -'4isi
letio cluli. The club announced an opening JaYns
entertainment for last night, and the platform Ttiani
became crowded with men anxious to secure. mlmW
good seats for the entertainment. -ma!
hfaysr Hopkins Closes Chicago Canshllar tEfl
Ilouaea. nsl
ClllCAOn, Sept. 20.- Mayor Hopkins this yH
afternoon issued an order closing all gambling 'sKsj
houses in the city. The order had Its Intended. Slnfl
effect, and there Is not a game going on. Depu- jfcnl
ty sheriffs, acting on warrants Issued by ths -rlT'anB
Superior Court, raided the notorious "House of Jntnanl
David" and the Newport Club at 2:30 P. M. innni
But at neither place was gsmbling in progress. 3KS
Taaaar Onrlsnlsg with Htudents. nsn
Poi-aiiKgrrsiE, Sept. ID. Trains and steam- rfl
boats w ere loaded to-day with crowds of Vaaaar -Ji fl
students on their way to the college. There has 3H
never been such a rush on the opening day In 'iS'fl
the history of the college. The attendance is Mans!
200 larger than last year, and even with the new saaVann!
Si 00.000 dormitory it was not possible toac- Sanaa
commodate all the students with lodging. Board wnsni
has been secured tor about seveiit)-nve students Cunnl
In prh ate bouses In Poughkerpele. 9ansl
Mrs. Cougar Taken an Appeal. " Jj
Rostov, Sept. 20. Counsel ror Mrs. Helen W'nsnl
Oougarof Indiana, who was non-suited In her Knai
recent case against Congressman Elijah A. jOans!
Morse ror libel, filed a motion ror a new trial la p-nH
the United Sutea Circuit Court to-da. Tbs MUM
grounds are that the erdlct was against ths if-ssni
evidence and also against the law and lustruo- '&nsn!
tlont ot the Court. jKfnsni
Is n Properly Alas an Artist I JRnsni
WASi!i.taTOV,Sept.20. SecrvlsryCarllsle to- SBfansn
day directed that a further hearing be granted JnHnnsn
Mr. Elliot, the property man of Dal 'a Theatre, -wnansni
New York, who waa yesterday ordered deporltd, taiansl
sa coming into the United Malta under con, !.7nsal
tract. Elliot nowsas that he Is an "artist." snsl
and us such does not tome under the contract Knsnl
labor law, vfanaa
CARPET T. M. STEWART, fl
326 7th Av. M
CLEANINGi Z3Kw SI
FOU TJIK COSl'EXIKXCE Ol Wfl
'IUK SVS'S ADI'J-UtTJSEBH IS
OVriCEs IIAVE fir-Eh OfENKJi AT Wsnsnl
80 EAST 125T1T ST.,
KZAK VOtHTU AV. AMD ssnsni
1,205 BROADWAY, ' M
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