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THEYSEEMTOBEFORPLATT
legislators who take the
tuuvri.e lo write xo patet.
Here An Four Who Don't See tbe Appro
prlafeaeaa of ChooalnK Mr. Chonte
for United Htntea Senator to Succeed
mil, and They Tell Sir. Pavey Wlir,
The nepubllcan legislators didn't bother yes
torday with the 403 persons who tried to fill up
the room of 7,000 In Carnegie Hall on Wednes
day night In the Interest of the boom tor Joseph
ill. Choate for United Statos Senator In place of
Mr. Hill. They continued to send letters In re
uponse to Senator Paver's pica for support of
Mr. Choute and tho letters continued to be In
the Interest of Mr. l'latt and the militant Ho
;ubllcnns carolled:
Charlotte, when slid taw till body,
13orne before heron a shutter.
Like a well conducted person
Went on tutting bread anu butter.
Assembly man Charles S. Adler of the Eighth
(Jew York district. In his letter to Mr. I'aey.
taysi
"I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
Deo. 1'.'. ask ng my support fur the Hon, Joseph
tl. Choate. n candidate for United States Sena
;or. You stale 'my desire to see hlra cho-cn Is
lot prompted by any personal hostility to
1'hutnas C Piatt,' and acknowledge that Sen
Uor l'latt has been gu'lty or no unfnlrnes aod
Lhst jou have no ground for personal complaint.
"I am clad tort now that ono so young as you
ire In politics litis no political hostility to tho
wise lendi rot the Republican party, whose ripe
experience and able gei.iralship have rendered
It pos-vlblo for you to rcprcsotit tho constltu
noy ion now do in tho Stato Senate. My vote.
i, a member of Assembly, will he cast for a
nan who, I conscientiously bellevo, will
jrlinarlly best represent the people of this creat
Hate and eerve their Interest In the United
' States benate, and secondly, who Is the first
4 I cholco of the great mass of humble Hcpubllcuu
fjj I workers Vrjio labor continually for tho success
M ij of our party and achieve ourlclorlcs at the
ll elections.
'1 "When, some years ngo. the control of tho
f JJ State passed from tho Republican party to
II the Democratic party. Senator Piatt was
I I not dismayed, but with unabated ardor .con
J tinuod tbe wlsa and able adviser of oar
1 II party. In 1803 bis sagacity redeemed the State.
ll In 189-1 he consummated the victor) cf 150.1,
P elected a Republican r ernor of this State, and
forthe first time too' . experience redeemed the
city from Tammany mlirule. At the recent St,
I.oula Conetitlon his wonderful prescience de-
vised and Insisted upon the adoDtlnn of the cold
I plank In our platform, w hlcb raised tbe curren
' I cy Isnue between the two parties, aroused public
sentiment to an unprecedented degree, and re-
I suited In the magnificent victory last full.
I I "May I ask )ou. why we should not honor
I such a man who has accomplished eo much and
I itevoted his life to the service of our party?
I You aguln mention In your letter that the
State of New York Is now represented In tha
United States Senate by two men of superior
ability as managing politician.' Let us then
elect a man who has demonstrated bis superi
or ty to these men as managing politicians, and
In addition to bis matchless political ability. Is
a roan who for profundity, erudition, culture,
and statesmanship Is the peer of all, and second
1 m none In the Empire State, and that man is
Thomas C. Piatt,"
Atsemblman Harvey T. Andrews of tbe
Thlrtv-flrnt New York district. In a letter to
I Richard L. Purdy. who Is a clerk at 42 Wet
i::otn street (Mr. Andrews declined to have
il any communication with Mr. Pavoy), said:
I "In answer to your lotter of the 18th Inst.,
I asking me to vote for Joseph II. Choate aa
I United States Senator, I will say that, under
.' some circumstances. It would Kite me great
pleasure to vote for so eminent a lawyer and to
polished a gentleman, but, under present clr
LUmstances, there are other things to be con
sidered. "You say that his selection would reflect hon
or on the State and tbe Legislature that sent
Mm there. Possibly true, but at this particular
time we havo a chance to show our appreciation
of thesplend'd courage, sagacity, and unnaver
lng Republicanism of one of New York's most
noted characters; a man who for a quarter of
a century has stood In the front of every tight,
nnd bears the scars of many a battle received
while leading the host of the Grand Old Party:
a man who 1 looked up to asaleailernf tbe
Republican party in this State; a man who Is
far-sighted beyond his fellows, nnd. saw with
clear vision tliatrthe great question at issue in
ttie last campaign would oe tho soundness of
our currency and tbe maintenance of tbebonor
a td tho integrity of our Government, and for
the firt time In many years the lBiie of protec
tion versus free trade look socond place.
"Giro honor to him to wbom honor Is dne.
Mr. Choate Is a lawyer brilliant beyond his
peers, honest, and of high character. Mr.
Piatt is a leader, far-sighted, able, and fearless:
he bas earned the honor and should receive It
by the unanimous vole of the Republican Legis
lature." Assemblyman Robert Hoes of Columbia
county writes to Mr. Pavey. raying:
" Some days since I received your letter solicit
ing my support of Hon, Joseph U. Choate tor
United States benntor. Owing to sickness in
my family I have been unable to reply until
now.
"I shall not attempt to detract from any nf
the admirable qualifications you mention In
fayoror Mr. Chrale, and consider him a great
lawjer. Hut great lawyer- arc not nl nave great
Senators It iteenis lo me that the people nf the
btatrof New York require something morethan
a great lawyer to represent tbem In the United
States benate.
"Tbe Hon. Thomas C. Piatt has shown groat
business qualifications, and probably there Is no
one more familiar with tho business affairs nf
the State of New York and the nation than he.
It Is hardly necessary to say that Mr. Piatt has
alo displayed matchless ability as a political
leader, and the experience and outcome of the
rerent political campaign demonstrate bis mag-'
nluceul statesmanlike qualities, lo him In a
great measure belongs tho credit of foreseeing
the Importance of Inserting tbe gold plank tn
the St. Louis platform. He not only foresaw It,
Imtl'ad the courage of his convictions, and his
lnslstance against the opposition of many emi
nent men nf the party and Its tlnal acceptance
stamp blm as a statesman and a leader among
leaders,
Zi Is very apparent to me, as It must be to
yon by this time, that tho Republican party of
the Stale of New York lint () determined to elect
him to the Senate next month, nnd I snail with
pleasure contribute my vote to help accomplish
that result I look for his election by practically
the unanimous vote of the Legislature,"
benntor rdwln C. Stewart of Ithaca tn bit
letter to Senator Pavey fav :
"In reply to your favor of Dec. 12, would say
my personal choice nf a Senator to succeed
David H. Hill is tho Hon. T. C. Piatt. Evidently
you do not look upon the situation from tbe
same point of view. 1 bellevo It most fitting
that Mr. Plait should be sent to tbe United
g States Senate at this time."
I And soon nnd so forth.
1 Mien i'a vxx a defesda .vi.
Ilia Wife Sure for i Hepuratlon'ond Aafca
I fur Control or lltr Oivn Property.
I Charlotte Antoinette Lucille Caznnovn Suther
1 n'Auxy It suing her husband, Arthur Churles
I Kugene Edwaid, Duke d'Auxy, for a separation
I on tbe ground of abandonment. Justice Drown
I In the Supremo Court, Brooklyn, hoard tho tes
timony yesterday. The defendant is a Trench
nobleman, and was married to the plaintiff In
Paris In 1882. The couple have a 10-year-old
daughter.
'Iho plaintiff testified that tho defendant wns
without vlMblo means nf support, while sho hue
considerable monev in her own iiume. Hu mar
ried her, she said, for her mouey, and after
: using a great portion of It, deserted her live
earn ago,
I (.'nun-el for the plaintiff asked tho Court In
I giving Judgment to Include that any property
I the plaintiff owned was burs alone, in order to
I mrcumvent the French law that makes the
I husband part owner of property held in the
I wife's name after marriage. Justice Drown re-
tervod decision In order to look up the French
I law uu this subject.
Rx-Qaeen I.ll'n Trnln Kanr Hours Late.
Washington, Dec. 'J4. -Tho train on the
Southern Railway bearing ex. Queen Llllunkal-
ani, en roulu from ban 1'rnncUco to Douton via
Washington, which was due here at V 40 P. M
U four hours late. The first section of the train
arrived here at 11:10 1', M. bhn l tiavclllng In
the regular sleeper, attached to tliu ncmnd sec-
i I tin.-), ami llils is due here at 1 o'clock Christmas
El morning. Tho train will continue on North
In over Hie tracks of tho perinsil aula Itullroad.
I and Is due In New ork Christmas morning at
I 7 o'clock.
Flral-clueit Table d'llota IS Cents,
tV Itb win v 1.00. Tbe Warwick, Uroadway audtotbst.
I ..
HIV n im ig laii'LaiiMSMtiiaiMSMMiaiBiBamaiaaaBiBwiiiiii ill im
cor,. uoxKr to rzsir cum.
He Wasts to Find Oat for Himself tbe True
Situation In the Island.
WAsniNOTON, Dec. 24. Senator.olcct Money
of Mississippi, whose term In the House
does not expire until March 4 and who
Is ouo of tho Democratlo members of
tho Houso Foreign Affairs Committee,
has determined to visit Cuba and find out
for himself the true situation of affairs In the
Island. According to a letter received from htm
to-dny by one of his personal friends, ho will
leave Tampa next bnturday morning for Havana
and calculates to remain a week or ten days In
Cuba. ( ol. Money has prorlded himself with
all necessary letters and passports. It Is his
purpose to seek an audience with Captain
General Wcvler as soon as possible after arriv
ing at Havana. Col. Money proposes to request
the Captaln-tieneral to provldo him with an es
cort and a Mag of ruce so that ho can go Into
he heart of the territory occupied by the In
surgents w Ith a view of finding out what Is go
ing on.
Co, Money says he Is determined to mako as
lengths n Journey Into the Interior uf Cuba us
his tlruo will permit, and It Is understood that
ho will also endeavor to communicate with tho
Insurgents, whether Captain-General Wevler i
grants his pormNsiun or not. Col. Money real
ize that K will b a risky thing for him to pro.
ceed on Ids' own account If a permit Is rotusvd
him. However, he Is so anxious to have trust
worthy Information that ho will take tne
chancer, even If he finds hlmelf later on locked
up In prKon. It Is his Intention to state frankly
to the Cnptaln-Ueneral that hu visits the Isl
and because It Is Impossible to procure from
President Cleveland or becrotary Olney any
olllcial Information regarding the condition of
affairs In Cuba, and as a member of Congress
and of tbe Hou-e Committee on Torelcn Affairs
he wishes to know what ho Is doing before he
casts a vote for or against any ono of the sev
eral resolutions pending.
Col. Money was un officer In tho Confederate
army during the war under Gen. Forrest, and
his four years' service In the field whetted his
Interest In military operations. Ho thinks his
isit will at least enable blm to learn tnoio than
he could by depending on tho State Department
for Information.
Tilt: TllllEE FIIIESDS UEIZEI).
She Landed Her Mm nnd Arraa In Cuba,
und IVum Chanit Ity u Wnrablp.
Jacksonville, l'la., Dec. 21. The flllbuMar
steamer Threo Friends, which sailed from
Jacksonville w lib men and a cargo of ammuni
tion eleven days ago, arrived at Key West this
afternoon, and was seized by Collector of Cus
toms J. D. llrowne. The hold of the vessel was
examined, but no arms or ammunition was
found. Capt. W. T. Lewis of the vessel de
clared he bad not been to Cuba, but had simply
been crulMng for wrecks among the Florida
keys. The crew also nad the same story for
official ears. The Cubans of Key West, how.
ever, learned that a safe landing had been
effected on tbe southern shore of Jucaro. In
Puerto Principe.
The vessel was chased on her return voyage
from Capo ban Antonio to within a few miles
of Key West by a bpanlsh man-of-war. The
Three Friends had to put to sea vv hen an en
counter took place between some of tbe filibus
ters and a Spanish patrolling force. Members
of the crew think that Ralph Paine, a news
paper correspondent, was not among the cap
tured, for he had landed with thv first party and
had probably gone In toward the Interior In
escort of ammunition.
STJtZKIXO CAMiIF.il TIOT.KSTAGAIS
They JlealUe Tbnt tbe Jlc la Nearly Up
und Are Deaperatr.
The striking cab drivers again resorted to
violence jesterday. Jasper Fulton, the actor
out of work, who outlined n place as driver
with thecompany early In the week, was re
turning Ith his cub to the utables at 143 West
Thirty-first streot at 0 o'clock last evening
when he was attacked by four strikers.
"Down with the scab," thoy shouted, mak
ing a rush for him.
Tulton tried to whin un the horse and es
cape, but the strikers pulled him from his seat,
using foul and nbsccno langqaee, and kicked
and pummellec' h.tn. When ho escaped he was
covered with cuts and bleeding from a scalp
wound, but no hones wore hroton. Theio wore
no arrests, as no policeman was In sight at tho
tlm.
Karly In the day another new man. named
James Rcld, was attacked at Thlr'y-second
streat and Scvrntb avenuo nnd badly beaten
li) the strikers, who knocked him down and
kicked him. Held Qnull escaped and his as
sailants ran off. Roth men will be able to rc
sumo worK to-dni . though Held had to knock
off worK for the rct of the day v estcrday.
The Fast Twelfth street stables w ro opened
eMerfii.y morning with a servlco of ten cabs,
each cab Hint wentnnt being followed by n
cib contnlnlinr u policeman. Several new
men were taken on yesterday st the main sta
bleson WelThlrtv-soconil street, vvhlrb had
almost a full service. Among those who en
gaged cabs vesterday were John Jacob Astor
and Washington K. Connor. Another cnb
fol owed each with n policeman Inside. Tho
strikers know tho .New York Cab Company's
enulpages a long distance off, and the Identity
nf tho ndlllonalro fares was soon known. Strik
ers looked after them with cnrlosltv as they
passed, but no demon'trailon was made.
'Hie .nollce kept tho strikers nwav from all
the stables. Manager Heffornau of the com
pany said yesterday afternoon that the sta
bles would nil he closed at 0 o'clock every
evenlnaruntll tho strike was over.
Tho strikers were without any progrsmmo
yesterday, and eeemed to realize that tho Jig
was nearly un. A1 Central Hall, on West
Thirty-second street, a tin i of strikers lormed
In the evening nnd recelveU some money from
tho treasury of the union. Walking delrgate
Mulirr announced that each man got $14, a
week's wages, bnm of Iho men said they had
got Icesbut would not say how much they had
cot.
UTOrVED rilE CAIthE OAll.
A. Drunken Tramp Lay Down la Ilroad
way and Wouldu't Get Up.
With money obtained, presumably, by beg
ging James Cecgnn, a tramp, got so drunk last
night that be didn't know whether it was
Fourth of July or Evacuation Day. Where be
went he didn't care. About II o'clock be got to
Thirty-first street and liroadwny. and started
to cross from tho east to tho west Bide nf the
street. In doing so be tripped on the rails of
the north-bound cabfe car track and down be
went in a heap.
He lay wlieio he fell and ho was too comfort
able to bother about moving. The giipinan of
an up-lowii euble ear, seeing an object in iho
mad, sloppid his car und investigated. He
found Kcegan, Hut Keegati was dead
to the world. No nmoiint uf shouting,
shaking, or kicking could arouse htm,
Finally Policeman McC'ormick of the
West Thirtieth street station came along,
pulled Kregan from the track, called a
fiutrol wagon, and look the tramp to iho Mutton
ion in. 'Ihure he nulled himself lugethvrenough
to tell his nnine. Mil Hint he bad no home, mid
that It was a " bloomln' hlc!- shaino to wake a
man up -hlc!-to attend larlj mass-hlol
when ho'd been out at a wake all night,"
feUO.OOO Ilninugea for J-'nlee Arrral.
Harry II Kutner, who sued James C I'nrgoas
President of the American Kxpress Company
for SiO.OOO damages for false arrest, got a ver
dict for 510,000 jesterday, after a trial In the
Supremo Court before Jti-tlcr Dugru and a
Jury. Kutner was a clerk in thoernplov of the
expie&s company In .lull, Jhilj. and was In
charge of pucKages consigmd to White Plains.
A number of valuable pauageswrru lo,l, and
finally Kutner was urro.ied nu a charge ol hav
lngHolen u parcel containing u watch rnlued
at $'-.'7.50 consigned to II .McMlli.lcr, While
Plains. Kutner was tried o:i tho charge aud
acquitted. .
Mrs, Flemlac'e Fatal Mistake.
Mary Fleming, (10 yiar, old, of S24 West
Fiftieth street, drank carbolic acid latt night,
apparently by mlttuke, aud died subsequently
u Houeevelt Hospital. llmaUd was luusoda
water buttle.
Tnmii in Miisfaisaadli m- ii
OUR POLICY IN TURKEY.
WE WILT. TAKE XO PART JT TUB
I'lloaitAMME OP TUB fOWBRH.
(Should Coercion ne Employed, XVn Will
Maintain Ah-o'ute Neutrality, aad Vaa
Our Wnrahlpa Only tn Irntect the Llt
and Properly or American Cltlaene,
f
WARniNOTON. Deo. 24. The Stato Depart
ment is giving much attention to the question
of the posslbln consequences to American lives
and property In tbe Ottoman empire as a remit
of tho contemplated policy of coercion against
the Sultan. It Is apprehended that when the
crisis arrives all Americans and Europeans In
Turkey will bo In serious danger.
Secretary Olney, in bis original claim sub
mitted a,t February, demanded of the Porte
the Immediate payment of S100.000 for Injury
suffered by American Interests during the liar
pool outrages, and would probably have col
lected the sum promptly but for the Interposi
tion of Russia and Great Britain. These Gov
ernments diplomatically suggested that It would
be advisable to modify tbe demand somewhat
nnd await developments. Other claims have
slnco then beoti presented by various American
Interests, so that now this Government has al
together damage claims against the Porte
amounting to upward of $400,000, which
tho officials have little bope of collecting
for some years, owing to the heavy drain
made on tho Porte's treasury by the Armenian
uprising nnd tbe apparent disinclination of the
Turkish authorities to meat them. Mr. Olney
has lately been aa v ised that to Insist on the pay
ment of tho claims would be futllo. Inasmuch
as tho Sultan hat no money In his treasury to
meet any but the ordinary oxpenses of his Gov
ernment, and that bis first payments must be to
the army.upon which bis safety and the preserv a
tion of the Turkish empire depend. For this rea
son thoUnlted States will for tho present abandon
any further efforts to Induco payment, and will
leave the final settlement of the disputed points
for tho incoming Administration. It Is admit
ted outside of official circles that the claims as
presented by Mr. Olney are largely In excess of
the real damago sustained, but that Turkey
has nut seen fit to mako a point of this because
other desire to bring the question of final ad
judication before a tribunal to determine what
sums each country having damage claims
against Turkey is entitled to.
While Ambassador Bajard has sent no au
thoritative announcement that the powers have
agreed to a programme for presentation to the
Porte, he has lately Intimated that the plan as
outlined In The Su.n's London despatches two
w eeks ago Is reliable, and that It is only a ques
tion of brief time before either tbe Pone sub
mits or tho policy of coercion is put in opera
tion. Secretary Olney has been anticipating what is
to happen at Constantinople and will soon be
prepared lo lay before tbe powers tho attitude
of this Government. It Is learned that he has
advised the powers that. In accordance with the
foreign polic of this country since the revolu
tion. It would preserve absolute neutrality aud
decline to take any part whatsoever In tbe pro
gramme that might be determined upon In Eu
rope. He went oven further than this, and de
clared that the United States would recognize Its
right at all times to take wnat steps it deemed
proper for tbo protection of its interests In Tur
key, no matter under what circumstances they
might be endangered, and that, furthermore,
when It was Impracticable for it to give support
to such Interests, the parties to the agreement
would be expected to extend It. Should coer
cion be emplovcd as a means of forcing on the
Porte the acceptance of tbe programme of the
powers. It Is probable this Government would
be Invited to tend a fleet of warships through
the Dardanelles to guar'1 the American lega
tion, but not until the combined efforts of tho
powers havo forced on Turkey the agreement
could this Government send Its ships through
the Straits with other Seels, as It would prac
tically signlfv silent Bupport to tbe plans of the
Kiivers.
The reports from Minister Terrell have con
vinced Mr. Olney of the desire of the Porte to
nffnrd every possible enfeguard to Americans at
all times, and to comply strictly with the de
mands of tbe Administration, made several
months ago, that there should be no repetition
nf the outrages committed at llarpoot and
Frzeroum when the lives of Americans wore In
danger. Secretary Olney has recently stated
that unless Americans were at places where
they could be readily reached by the ships
of Admiral Selfrldge's fleet It would be Im
possible for this Government to afford aid.
While the fleet Is in east reach of the Minister,
one vessel will be constantly employed In pa
trolling thnlurklsh cnasl to give aid to auy
Americans requiring it, Tbe Minneapolis Is
nun n. i this dutv, and has recently reached
Alexandretta after a long cruise. She Is to
return to Smvrna soon and will be relieved by
tbo IJanrroftor Cincinnati. Admiral Selfrldge's
orders are to maintain the full fleet at Smv rna,
extent when one ship Is required forpatrnlduly.
The little Rancroft. which Is yet waiting to act
n guardthlpalCnnttantlnriple. should occasion
nrlio, will remuin on the station.
If the combined Mediterranean fleets of the
powers are emplored to coerce the Porte and
they enter the Dardanelles, tuero Is little ques
tion that the ISancruft will be the American
shi p sent to Contantlnople. The despatch of a
larger ship would be construed by the Porte as
an attempt to support tho powers In their de
mands, and this Is not In accordanco with the
purooses of the Administration. If tbe fleets of
Europe are tent through tho Dardanelles as a
part of the programme to force tbe adoption of
the reform measuie". It Is highly poslble that
the Rancrof t w 111 follow not far behind.
rvnicisir Tiuxii-H jtEroLT.
They lltcelve a Fart of Their Pay After
Tbry Threaten to Plllace a Town.
CosSTANTl.NOI'bC Dec. 24. A few days ago a
regiment of Turkish troops from Yemen, Asi
atic Turkey, embarked at Hodctda, on the Red
Sea, on board a Government transport en route
for Constantinople. When the ship reached
Mnudanla. outheSeaof Marmora, at which port
they were to disembark and proceed by rail, a
Journey of six hours, to Constantinople, me
troops seized the Captain of the vessel and put
him In Irons. They then Informed tbe com
manding officer of the regiment that they posi
tively refused to land until they received their
arrears of pay, amounting In the aggregate Ui
700,000 piastres and a supply of proper cloth
ing Instead of the rags they were wearing.
The Vail of Ilrussa was notified at oncoof the dn.
raand of the soldlers.and that official sent thesum
of 160,000 pia-lres, but this the troops refused
toacept nnd threatened lo plllnge the town nf
Moudanla unless they received wbat they de
manded. As the soldiers wore fully armed and
fiercely determined, the all, who wasonlv fif
teen miles away, sent .100,000 piastres which lie
hold In resrrve for deposit In the national treas
ury, uocnrapanvtng the remittance with a nolo
saying mat the sum was all that hu had at his
disposal, He also sent n supply nf clnthlng,
Arier receiving tho money aud clothing tho
troops landed,
WHOM! WISE AXI WIIISKETT
A Wnicon with n Precloua Load Found
Unguarded by a Teadvrlnln Cop,
If anv body has lost a horse, wagon, seven
barrels of ryo whiskey, and a cnto of cham
pagne, he may recover the property by calling
at the West Thirtieth street police station aud
furnishing satisfactory proof nf ownership.
While Pnllcemnn Frederick Hehr was at
Twenty-fifth street and Sixth avenue Inst oven.
Ing somebody showed him a horse and loaded
truck which had been standing nrnr file corner
for over half an hour, Hehr made an Iniestlga.
tliiu. He Inund that the truck was loaded with
sevon barrel labelled "Pure rye whiskey," and
a case of champagne,
A diligent search of the neighborhood failed
bo disclose tho driver of the truck, so Hehr
drove tl to tbe station house. 1 hen the horse
was taken from tho truck to the precinct
stab o at 132 We.t Thirty-first street. The
truck, with the whiskey, wt- kept In front uf
the station house, the champagne being tnkon
Inside. 1 he only name on the truck was Euohs.
Its license nutu Per was 7.7UU, No such name as
Euohs appears In tbo directory.
War or Extermination Deelaredl
Against the whole army of throat and lung diseases
by Ulser's Lxpectorauf, lbs only curtain cure for a
cough or cold.-.du.
tiEonaiA'H ASii.rnasT law.
Dot, Atkinson Siena a Sweeping: Dill
Aualnat Combinations In Tntde,
Atlanta, Dec. 24. Gov. Atkinson, by his
signature to-day, made a law of tho sweeping
Anti-Trust bill passed by tho Legislature. It Is
said that the hill was alinod at the American
Tobacco Company, though it covers many
things tn genernl. The bill's purpose, as set
forth In it, is:
"To decldo unlawful and void all arrange
ments, contracts, agreoments, trusts, cr combi
nations mado with a view to lossen, or which
may tond to lessen, freo competition In the im
portation or salo of artlolcs Imported Into this
Statu or In tho manufacture or sale of articles
of domestic growth, or of dome stlc raw ma
terial; to declare unlawful and void all arrange
ments, contracts, agreements, truts, or com
bluallons between persons or corporations
designed or whloh tend to advance, reduce, or
control the price of such product or nrtlclo to
producoror consumer of any such product or
article; to provldo for forfeiture of the charter
and franchise nf any corporation organized un
der the laws of this Stale, violating any of the
provisions of this act; to prohibit every foreign
corporation, violating any of the provisions of
this aot, from doing bu-luoss In this State;
to require the Attorney-General of this
Stato to instltuto legal proceedings against anv
such corporations violating the provisions of
this act, and to enforce the penalties prescribed ;
to prescribe penalties for any violations of this
act; to authorize any persons or corporations
damaged by such trust, agreement, or combina
tion, to sue far the recovery of such damago and
for other purposos."
A HXl'XtlTIST IS J A II.
Charged with tfSetltnnrntairl Under Ilrpantle
Influence and Then 31nrrslnK Her.
Jamestown, N. Y., Dec. 24. A man giving
bis name as Ourton M. Main and his residence
as Sheldon. Ill,, a phrenologist, palmist, and
hypnotist, came here four weeks ago and en
gaged room nnd hoard at the Woodbnrn, a
boarding house. Last night ho wns mar
ried to Miss Mary Whitman, tho handsome
young sister of the landlady of tho Woodburn.
hut to-night he is in the city Jail, having been
arrested on a chargo nf getting tho girl under
h pnotic Influence and then marrying her.
The bride says she has no recollection
of the marriage or events which fol
lowed it until to-day. and can hardly
believe that she was married, but tho proof is
absolute. Tho groom was arrested on com
plaint of the girl's parents, and sho Joins In the
petition for release from the man, who she
savs Is very objectionable to her, but when In
his presence sho makes no complaint. The
brldu was engaged to be married to another
young man of this city nnd savs sho had no
thought of mnrrying any one else. No further
action than the arrest ot the groom haset
been taken, but this will bo followed by all pos
siblo measures to bare tbo marriage set uside.
UUT STVl'V AT THE V1TY 11 A 1,1..
Tbe Mnyor'a Chrlatmna Girt .Jovially Die
enaaed at a Ten 1'nrly.
At the conclusion of the meeting of the Sink
lug Fund Commissioners yesterday afternoon
Mayor Strong invited all bands to have a cup
of tea.
" Let us usher In the merry Ynletide season by
taking some of my best brew," ho said.
"We are with oui' chorused Comptroller
Fitch. Gen, McCook, Recorder Goff. and Cor
poration Counsel Scott, and his Honor's best
china tea things were brought out by Eddio
Hetherton, brewer-In-chlef of Oolong at tho
City Hall. The teapot was soon steaming, nnd
Eddie poured out u cupful for each ot the
guests.
"I havo Just received a Christmas present,"
remarked the Mayor, sipping his tea. "Ii'sa
book containing reproductions of nil the car
toons printed or me during the yenr. friend
sent It to me. and It's labeled Hut hluff."'
"A real friend?" asked the Comptroller.
"Oh, this administration has plenty of
friends." replied Mayor btronir. "Don't you
think we deserve them, Mr. F it h i"
" M Impression l," replhd tne Comptroller,
holding bis cup aloft, "that tbe best thing
about this ndmluiitrntinn in its Oolong tea."
"The teailoein't begin to compare with the
roasts lo which you havo treated us," said Mr.
Scott.
1 hen tho Mayor told a funny story, after
which the tea party broke up.
skttltj ritACiuitr.n is a i-iout.
A Lawyer and a Ilnrtendcr Hnve n Scrap
at Itroadway and Wall Hireet.
John Roscngarton, a lawyer who said he
lived on Long Island, and William Kelly, a
bartender of 420 West Twenty-ninth street,
became engaged In a quarrel at HroaUwavuud
vv all street shortly after H o'clock last night.
Rosengarten was accompanied by a party of
friends and had been drinking In Schmidt's
saloon. When a policeman arrived Rosen
garten was lying on the sidewalk apparently
unconscious. Kelly, when be saw the police
man, started to run down Wall street, but was
captured.
Rosriigarten was removed to Hudson Street
Hospital, much against his friends' wishes. Hu
recovered councluuiucs shortly after, and when
confronted bv Kelly said he never saw bim be
fore Rixengarten s skull, tbe Burgeons said,
was probably fractured, and he was also suffer
ing frmn several fevere abrasions.
Later In the evening three of his friends drove
UP in a cab and insisted upon taking blm away
with them, Tbe surgeons suld It wandangerous
mr hliu m go, but they paid no heed to their
advice, Kelly was locked uu In tho Old slip
station.
TllllEE $7,BOO VI. AC EH VACATED.
Olcott Aeeepta the Itealcnatlona of Town.
Bend, tl'Uarc, and Lttvli.
Three of the assistants In the District Attor
ney's office, who have been drawing salaries of
$7,500 a year, tendered their resignations yes
terday to District Attorney Olcutt. They are
John W. Lewis. Robert Townsend, and blephon
O'llare. The resignations wore accepted, to
lake effect on Jan. 1. Mosirt. Townsend and
O'llare ure members of the Tammany organiza
tion. Mr. Lewis Is raid to havo been appointed
on the endnreinentot Wheeler II, I'eukbam
and Frederic It. Coudert.
Another Ilavemeyer Purchaee of Woolaon
Hplcn Hlock.
Toledo, 0 Dec, 24. Ilavemeyer agents se
cured 040 shares of Woolsou Spice Company
stock to-day for $040,000, which leavos only 00
shares. They are held by Speiico Acklln, one ot
tho original projectors of tho company, who has
all along been adverse to the deal.
The deal uiuicea a total investment by the
sugar trilnt of $1,005,001 for the 1,740 shares It
bassecuied, Tim Woolaon has been tho most
rcmurkabiu dlvldend-pavlug property In this
pai t of the country, as It was organized In 1HH2
wlili f 52,000, and not another penny has been
added, since then ll has pulu as high an an
nual dividend us fi.'J per cent.
Coren'a Crown Prince Wished to Die.
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 24. A correspondent
wrltos from beoul that the Crown Prlnco of
Corea tried to commit suicide by inking poison
lasi month, bill tho attempt wan discovered and
frustrated, Pinerly uud political troubles were
tho cause of his net.
Silt. 000,000 in tbo t.'lty'a blnklna Fund.
Comptroller Fitch reported 10 tbe Sinking
Fund Cornmli'sloners yesterday that tho city's
reserve Is 21N,N0H,:il-', and tho amount In the
Sinking Fund fUl,171,8UU, of which 32,12..',H4u
is cash,
Tipbold Fever at Mount rilnul HoapltaU
Twelve of the nurses In the Mount Slnal Hos
pital Training School are 111 with typhoid fever.
The disease was at first thought to ho grip. It
Is now believed to be under control. Most of
tho sick nurses arc from Cauada.
Couldn't Hepalr the Cable,
Bt. John's, N. F Deo. 24. The cable steamer
Mlnla has arrived here from a second unsuc
cessful attempt to repair the cable on tbe Grand
Ranks. She ha uon abandoned tbe work for
the winter, bbe reports exceedingly stormy
weather, -.
BURNED UP HIS XMAS TREE.
TOVSO GOLDSMITH' CVniOSITT
X.ED MAI XO SET IT OS I'lllE.
Hie Mother named So Iledlr la Trying; to
Put It Ont That She May Not Recover
She Uud Worked All Day to Get It Ready
nnd II f Couldn't Sleep Wlthont Seelns It.
Mrs. Josephine Goldsmith spent all yes torn ay
in decorating a Christmas tree for her son Jo
seph. Early In the morning she went out to tho
market that had been established In Long Aero
Square and selected the tree. It was a fir about
flvo and one-half feet high, and had dried
nut a good deal during the days that
had passed since ll was cut In the
woods of Malno. Mrs. Goldsmith bargained
for It with a vender, and had him carry It un to
hor flat on the fourth floor of tho Parker
apartraont house at 210 West Forty-seo-ond
street. The man look the treo to
tho flat before noon, and Mrs. Goldsmith,
who had spent tho time between its
purchase and its arrival at her house in buying
decorations of alight nnd showy kind to make
It attractive, begau Its decoration a soon as It
had been set up in tho middle of the parlor.
Her snn, w hu Is only 0 years old, had w atebed
It being dragged up the stairs, and had (lnyered
the mysterious looking packages that had been
heapod around It to his heart's content. When
all wns ready for his mother to commence to
distribute the decorntlons she exclnded him
from the room, locked the doors, and
told him that he wouldn't be allotted to tee
tho tree nntll to-day any way, and thai If he
vvhb naughty beforo tho time came for It to be
lighted, banta iTaus might rsrrv It uway, can
dles, strlius uf popcorn and all. The possibility
otsuoh un end to his holiday hopes determined
Jo-oph not to peep Into tbe room, and In order
that bis good Intentions might not be over
come fay his curiosity, be went nut of doors and
spent the afternoon In a snowball contest with
some boys ho knew.
Mr. Goldsmith worked hard during the after
noon to get tho treo in shape for the boy, and It
was nearly U o'clock beforo tho lnit ornament
had beon put In place and sho surveyed
Ihe finished work. Tho tree was supported
at the top by the chandelier, and the
light from tho burners was reflected and
multiplied by the shining bus of tinsel
nnd glass disposed about tho boughs until
It looked good enough fur Christmas oven with
out tho candles being lighted. Mrs. Goldsmith
was thoroughly tired out, and shedeclded to go
to bed at once nfter dinner, first putting Joseph
tn bed and cautioning him to go right to sleep.
Hn -aid ho would, and .Mrs. Goldsmith went lo
her ruora tn tho rear of the fiat and Boon fell
asleep
Joseph, like most boy a awaiting the arrlv al of
Santa Clans, found it difficult to go to sleep, and
us he lay In bed he thought uf the tree In tho
front room. He felt sure that his mother was
asleep, nnd he wanted to iee the tree. He
thought the matter out, and finally he flipped
out of bed. Intending tn take one peep
Into the parlor and then go back to his room
and sleep. Ho crept to the parlor door, which
Ills mother bad left unlocked, and opened Ita
trifle. One gns burner wns lighted, and si en by
Its light the tree looked ns big as a forest. Joseph
altered his original Intention and decided to go
nearer to the tree. He opened the door wider,
entered the room and walked around the tree.
If ll looked so fine with only one gas Jet burn
ing, be said nfierward, he thought It would be
far better If there were more light. Consider
ing this Idea for a moment, he went to tho
mantel and got a match. He lighted It and
went nearer tn the treo.
As he approached Ihe tree be held the match
In front of blm to see the ornaments glitter.
Ho forgot the llnme of the match aud drew too
near the ire. As he did so the match went
under one ot tho boughs and the dry tlr caught
fire in n moment. Il crackled and snapped, and
the ttames rill along tho branch, firing those,
near Hand tbe flimsy ornaments that hung on
them. Joeph watLhed the flames for a minute
or so, thinking thnt tbe display might be a part
of the show, but when half a dozen branches
were burning, he becamo frightened and cried
for hli mother. Mrs, Goldsmith was sound
nleep, but the hoy's voiie awakened her, nnd
she ran Into tbe parlor to see what was the
mutter. Her eyes were only half opened when
he renched the room, and the glare of tbe
flaming tree, which was Ignited In every part by
lhal time, dazed her. She ran straight, to It
nnd hi r girments caught lire from the flames
on the tree,
Jneph was thoroughly frightened by this
time, aud ho ran Into the hallway Mrs. Gold
Miilih. her clothing blitzing, followed blm.
Joseph stood in tho hallway al tho foot ot the
etalrii. shouting:
"My mammal My mamma!"
bo loud a noise did he make that Sir. and
Mrs. Louis Vlv ianl. on the floor abov e. heard It.
nnd ran out to fee what was the matter. Mrs.
Vlvlanl saw Mrs Goldsmith standing In the
door wllb her clothes ablaze. Mrs. Viviani hur
ried Into her parlor and caught up a traveller's
rug. Mie tonk thladown sialrsand wrapped it
around Mr Goldsmith, smothering the tire.
Janitor Funis alaimrd the other tenants ond
tried to put out tho flames In Mr. Qoldira Ih's
rooms. Finding that he could not, he cillcd
Policeman .McDonald of tho West Thlrty
sevenih street station, who sent in an alarm.
Mrs. Goldsmith "in taken to Ennis's apartment,
where I)r Munn of 214 West Forty-second
street attended her.
She was burned about the shoulders, bark,
breait, and hips. She may not recover. Hor
husband is now in Atlanta, Ga., for tbe house
he represents.
Tim firemen put the flames ont In an hour,
after the flat had been burned out. Tho flats
under it -were oaked with water, and the Whole
house was filled with smoke. The damage was
estimated at $2,500.
MIIH. C A DDES II VIC ED TO DEATll.
Huppoaed In Ilnve Nturted tha Fatal Flra
While Hlie Wna Intoxicated.
Mrs. Jennie Cadden, the wife of JohnCadden,
a driver for the Weldman cooperage In WI1
llumsburgh, wus burned to death last night In a
lire at her home, 84 North Third street. She
was 30 years old. It Is thought that while In
toxicated sho upsot a lamp.
1 he house Is a three-story and baement frame
structure, A. Klein occupied the basoment and
first floor, Cadden and his wife tho second, and
Frederick Nehle, with his wife Valeria, their
two children, Willie and Freddie, respectively,
!1 years and ID months old, and three boardora,
Alexander Dobys, Franz Wlschofskl, and Wil
liam Keblsko, the third floor.
boon after Noble got home, at 0 o'clock last
night, he heard Cadden nnd his wlfequarrelling.
An hour later Nehle went out lo get shaved and
saw Cadden on the corner nf Wythe avenue and
North Third street talking tu Policeman
Trninor.
At 7:25 Mrs. Neblo heard cries from the rooms
of Mrs. Cnddun. As the cries continued she
opened the kitchen door. The hall was filled
with smoke and ihe floor helmv was on lire.
She closed the door and screamed. The three
boarders, who had gone Into a front mora to
sleep, were aroused and rati Into tho kitchen.
When Ihey discovered that escape liv the stairs
waaculotf Dubya seized tbe boy Willie, und tell
IngMrs. Neblo to follow with her nthercblld, he
ran ton front window and i-mashed It with his
arm. Thu other boardeia went tn another win.
(tow aud ulso broke It. Then they all shouted
for help.
Policeman Tralnor, who wns still on the cor
ner, ran lo the burning bniisr when he heaid
the crash of glas, He saw Dobys at iho win
dow, and told blm to wail for tho firemen.
Dobys suld tho tlio was creeplug up, and that
lio wa going to let the boy drop tn the street.
He lilted the boy out of the window and the
policeman held out his arini-. The bay In his
do-crnl turned u half smnertaiilt, and Tralnor.
In catching him, struck him with such force
behind the right cur that ho was stunned and
his head cm. Ho was carried bleeding Into a
corner saloon.
Doby s held out the other boy next and Traln
or caught blm.
Mrs Neblo was so excited that she forgot
about the boy Wlllto having beeu dropped from
the window. She ran Into Iho smolie-flllid
kitchen screaming for Ihe boy. Dubya followed
her and dragged hr hack Into the front room,
where with tho help of Wlt-chofskt she was
lifted out of the window head first and held sus-
K ended by her feel until two young men who
ad piocured a ladder managed to lift her
down
Dnbys was without shoes. He held on to the
stupe t oping of the window from which he had
dropped the children, uud lei himself drop. Ho
missed the ladder nnd fell to thu stoop. He cut
and bruised his bauds and feet. Ihuothortwo
men re ached Ihe ladder In safety.
The ll, e was burning ton fit nely to admit an
n iirance into the house when the firemen ar
rived When tho Are wan under control, Chief
Engineer Perry went up to Mre.Cnddeu'e moms
with n light. Ili'fuund her charred body Just
lusidu tbo kitchen door. The body was taken to
the Hedfnrd in enuo pullce station.
After his quarrel with his wife Cadden had
gone hack to his work at tbe cooperage. Coro
ner Nason bad lilm arrested, but upon hearing
his story and learning that he bears a good rep
utation tmrnled him pending: au inquest into
Mrs. Caddeu's death.
A 0 11 EAT rit'T ro EDUCATION.
Alfred Nobal lrt 810,000,000 to the Stock
holm University.
London. Doc 24.-The Morning Pott says
that Alfred Nobel, the Swedish engineer and
chemist, who died at San Remo, Italy, on Dec,
0, left a will bequeathing his cntlro fortune,
amounting to about SI 0,000,000, to the Stock
holm University.
MORE CHICAGO II l() II WA TMES.
Six Robhera Hold Up a Saloon la the Dnil.
nrea District and Eaeape Enally,
CniCAGO, Deo. 24. Shortly before 7 o'clock
this ovonlug, when tho down-town streets were
thronged with Christmas shoppers, William
Rtirdette's saloon, at 64 South Wator street,
was held up by six armed robbers, who made
their escape with the day's receipts, amounting
to Si 00, after shooting tho proprietor in tho
right leg,
While one of the outlaws stood gusrd at the
outside bis five companions entered the place.
Uurdetto was behind the bar counting the re
ceipts. Patrick Nolan, a customer, and Wil
Ham Matthews, tho porter, were tho only other
inmates. The latter two complied with the
orders of the robbers to bold up their hands, but
Rurdette resisted, when one of the men started
to tako the money.
The tallest of the robbers fired two shots at
the proprietor, and one of tbo bullets took effeot
in the right leg. They then seized tbe money
and escaped In different directions. Tho shoot
ing, which occurred within a short distance of
the busiest district In Chicago, drew a large
crowd, and although several policemen were on
tho scene a moment aftor the shooting, none of
the robbers was caught.
noVSTOS ARMSJROSQ I1VRT.
The Princeton roniball Player Shot la the
Arm While Hunting1.
Scr.itA, Ala., Dee. 24.-Houston Armstrong,
ton of Capt. W. P. Armstrong, President of the
City National Rank of Selmn, and a student at
Princeton College, where he is a football star,
went out bird hunting yesterday aftornoon
twenty miles from Sclma.
He wns accidentally shot by one of his
friends, tho entire contents of the gun lodging
In his left arm Just below the elbow, completely
shattering the muscles. Attending physicians
tbinl. there It no Immediate danger of toting
tbe arm, but cannot (ell what the final result
will be. It Is not likely that Armstrong will
ever play football again.
Armstrong was born at Selma, Ala., twenty
years ago, and Is n member of the '08 class at
Princeton. lie played tackle on the Lawrence
v llle, N. J school team for one y ear.
In 1803 he played half back on Princeton's
'varsity eleven, but last season was tho right
guard. He is 0 feet IK Inches tall and weighs
187 pounds.
I'iSlC IS 4 MARKET.
After an Explosion the Men nnd Women
Sernmbled lor the Scattered Money.
CLUVgLA.st), O., Dec. 24. -Central Market was
crowded nlth between 2,000 and 3,000 Christ
mas shoppers at about 3 o'clock this afternoon
when an explosion occurred, which was
immediately followed by cries of fire. The
crowd became panic stricken, and women, many
of them leading children, were knocked down
and trampled by the frenzied people.
The explosion occurred in tho office of the
Brandt Provision Company and was canted by
an oil tana connected with a heater. Five hun
dred dollars was on the cashier's desk when the
explosion came aud the money nits blown In
nil directions. The tiro was soon extinguished,
and then the crowd began fighting for tbe
money, which was scattered alt over the market
place. In this scrimmage many personal in
juries were received. It was only after a hard
and combined fight by tbe police and Fire De
partment that order was restored. In addition
to thebodllv injuries received by many score of
people, hundreds lost what they had purchased.
CARSEGIE WAGES FOR 1807.
Although the Prleea of the Prodncta Have
Fallen the Wagea Remain tbe Same.
PiTTSnunoii. Dec. 24. The employees of the
vast Interests controlled by the Carnegie Steel
Company will receive the same wages during
1807 us they have during the past year. Con-
siderinc the fact that pig iron and finished !
products havo fallen In price from ten to tw enty - I
five per cent, since the Inst scalo was signed,
this action on the part of the big steel company
virtually increases thewiues of over six thou,
sand employees. The notices posted at the dif
ferent works read:
"To Otrn EurxoTEEs: 1805,0 wages scnlcs
and wages agreement will remain in force dur
ing 1807. Tbe present condition of tbe Iron and
steel business doos not warrant this continuance
of the payment of the bonus, but we hope that
early In 1807 there will come such improvement
as to do so, and it Is this hope which bas led us
to continne Its payment.
" Bv order of the Hoard of Managers.
"TnE OAitNEniE Stehl Company; (Limited).
" PlTTSDOIiail. Deo. 24, 1808."
EQUAL SUFFRAGE FOIl WOMBS.
Its Value Attrated by All or tha t,eudlnK
Public Blm or Colorado.
Denver, Dec. 24. "In view of falso rumors
circulated In othor States," the lead In men and
women of Colorado, Irrespective of party, have
united in a circular, "as lovers of truth and
Jtistloe," testifying to the value of equal suffrago
for women. It Is signed by tho Governor and
Governor-elect, two ox-Oovernors, both tho
United States Senators, tbo Congressmen, all
the Justices of tho Supreme Court, of the Court
of Appeals, and of the District Court, the Attorney-General,
all the State officers, the Mayor
and Sheriff of Denver, the Presidents of the
University of Colorado nnd of Colorado College,
eminent doctors of divinity, and by the women
holding official positions In thu State Govern
ment aud In tho women's clubs. Upward nf
fifty of tbe most highly representative names of
the btato aro attached in this declaration, and It
is believed that there has never beforo been
published In nny btnte snch a body of testimony
In behalf of any public measure.
L'uunot Fine Men for Failure to Vote,
JcrrmsoN ClTy, Mo., Dec, 24. Tho Supreme
Court jesterday pronounced the provision of tho
city charier nf KanBas Citv Imposing a lino of
$3,110 for falluro to voio unconstitutional. The
point was argued in the case of Kansas City vs.
B. T. Whipple. Mr. Whipple roached tbo polls
Just tun late to vote four years ago last spring.
The fltioof S.'.SO authorized by tbo charter was
entered on tho city's hoiks against him. Many
failed to vote, Mr. Whipple's case was taken as
a lest caso to determine tho validity of such a
provision.
Drowned In Erie llualn.
Henry K, Watts, ,T8 years old, mate of the
schopner Francis M., lying at tho I'.rle Dmln In
llrnoKlyn, fell overboard la-t night while cross
Ing the gangplank and was drowned, lilslindv
was not lecuvered. His borne was in Kasl
port, Mo.
Otto llorlela'a Ueatb lu Tun,
Houkton, Tex., Dec. 21 -Otto Rnrtels, for
merly a mcrchv't In New York city, died here
last night from the effects of murpliino poison
ing. Hu loaves Ave clilldieh, all of whom roslae
in New York,
A Wild Weet Rider sent to Prleon for Lift.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 24,-( harlet 11, Elliott was
this morning convicted of the murder of Gay
Hutsonoller, his companion rough rider of the
Wild West Show, aud sentenced to prison for
iUo.
L ....- tl , . '
CREW AND VESSEL GONE. "M
scnoosrit c. n. orcutt wrecked $H
and eight i.irr.s lost. ;
When the 1,11 Line Was Shot Across the $U
Vessel the Men Eaahed la the Rlaains JH
Were Dead-The Storm Soon Broke Vp
the Sehooaer-Wreckase Cornea Aahore. ?:
Chatham. Mass., Dec. 24,-Durlng the storm 1
last night the schooner Calvin I). Orcutt of ,'fl
Perth Amboy was wrecked aod her entire crew t;;H
lost, -JSfl
Toward night some fishermen on the north IH
Chatham shore noticed tho largo four-masted tfl
schooner very close Into Chatham bar, wallow- tH
Ing and pitching heavily, and the sea was "SB
sweeping over her deck every minute. $H
She wns then too close In to fetch out by Pol- 'S
lock Rip, and the gale was crowding heron '-'jW
shore with force. Her sails were in ribbons and H
the snow that was falling encaed the canvas. t'fH
The sails woro blown from tho bolt ropes, and 'ifl
the ropes woro as big ns a man's nrm. 'j9
The vessel hovo to ns If to make soundings
and finally anchors were let go. It Is thought 'tfl
thnt the Captain misjudged his position. -S
Nothing could bo donn by tho fishermen. f9
so thoy trnmpcd three miles to notify Capt. VM
Dnano at Chatham stntlon. The plnre where, .,'
tho vessel stranded Is Just across a wlde,cut rv, $
tho beach, on tho south point of North'JU.ac.h. jfM
Owing to the heavy breakers the Chatham crew -sM
could nnt launch lis bont. . IwM
Tho Orleans crow was the only one lliat could 'I
possibly aid tho schooner, but owing to tin Gov- -fH
eminent telephone cnblo being brnksn It was 11 'U
o'clock before the Orleans orowwas aware nf - ,';
tho disaster. It was a lone distance lo the .;.
vvrek, and It was 1:110 before the crew W
reached the scene. After planting a sand ''
anchor a line was shot from a gun. The force !
of tbe gale caused the first ono to go wide. The ,'
second shot threw tbo line directly over the ?
mntts, nnd It caught on tbe aprlng stay. ,
The snow had ceased falling and the moon !;!
wns shining. Men woro seen lnhed to the rig- -H
glngand the line hung over them, but no mart -ill
noted, showing that the Inst spark of life had .
ebbed away beforo help had arrived. )
This was at 2 o'clock, ar.d fifteen, minutes '
Inter the mnts fell, tho schooner? split open, .'
and the sea swallowed tho vessel, ,
At day light this morning only thfkoel of the
csel remained. Thematsand broken nieces -,-H
of the hull nero scattered about in confusion. 'I
It is thought tbnt the bodies aro yot In the rig- uH
glng. but thosea Is rough and they will he torn H
to pieces before ll Is sate lor a boat to get out to f H
them. '
A badly stove boat came ashore long before fl
Die vessel broke up. It In thought that the ves- '.
sel rode tho bottom after dragging down in good :
holding ground. The beaches are strewn with 'U
wreckage, but no bodies have been rei ant. ,
I'OilTI.ANI), Mr.. Dec. 24. J. H. Win-low d ,-
Co. were thoagentB of the schooner Calvin H. :U
Orcutt. from Portland to Norfolk, Vs., ;
wrecked to-day ut Chatham, Mass. T.he crew, ,
who were all drowned, were shipped from here. ',
Tbe list of the drowned crew Is as follows:
Capt, Edgar Pierce. Manlsqunm. N. J.: Mate N. ,'
A. Rublernsz. Englnor A. Dubolark. Germany. '.-'
seamen, Bernard Obrlen, Massachusetts; Ben- .;
Jamin Solberg, Iceland; Henry Nellton. Nor-
nay; John Lund, Sweden; Louis Clark, New tU
OPENED riRE WITH A SHOTGUN. !
Floyd Myera Kllla One Man and Mortally '-U
Wounda Another.
EbMinA, Dec. 24. A despatch to the Advcr- H
ffsr from Rathbone, Steuben connty. says that fl
ot 10:30 to-night William Harrington was shot ;l
and instantly killed, and William Allen mor-
tally wounded by Floyd Myers. ,H
The three men had been drinking, and tbe (H
victims of the shooting accused Myers of steal- H
ing a wsgon robe, and drove to his house and H
demanded It. Myers walked out of the house :H
and opened Are on tbem with a shotgun. -H
Allen fell from tbe wagon, while the horse iB
ran away with the body of Harrington, which H
remained in the wagon, going tn the barn where '
Itwaskapt. Myers Is a bad character, having ffM
once shot a roan at Addison. He Is at large at "H
midnight, but the Mierlff's officers expeot to !
catch bim before dayllgbr,
HOLD-UP IS BATTERY PARK. H
A Tramp Tries to Rob a Hrooklyelte H
Laden with Cbrlatmaa fSlfta. JH
Willi his arms full of Christmas gifts, Henry ( H
Lee of 200 Seventh avenue, Brooklyn, was on H
his way homo through Ba'ttcry Park about 8 9
o'clock last night, when a tramp slopped htm M
and asked for money. w
When Lee refused to give blm alms the tramp
knocked him down and his bundles went flying '
through the air. Then tho iiamp tried to rifle :
Leo's pockets, but Park Policeman Guidera In-
terruotert bim and took blm to the Old slip po
lice station. Tbeie he described himself aa ,
Mlchaol Hernan, a homeless laborer. He was ;
locked up.
Matthetre'a Soda Water Factory Afire. i
A fire was discovered at 10:45 o'clock last ,
night In the top tnry nf the soda water and
soda fountain manufactory of the John Mat
thews Apparatus Company In First avenue, '
between Twenty. fifth and Twenty-sixth
streets. Owing to the chemicals which were M
stored on the top Hour, the flumes spread rap- H
Idly.
boon tho fourth story was afire, and It longed
atone time as If the entire building would be
destroyed. After two hours tho Uro was under '
control, having bten couflnod to the two tup H
stories. Tbe loss was osilmatrd at $7,800.
A Louisiana Phyalelan Aaaiaalnnted. il
Momiows, La , Dec. 24. Dr. N W bwords H
of Lccompte Rapids parish was asasslnated H
yesterday by K. W Wells of this place. A dls- '
pule caused .words to soy that he wonld take 'H
off his spectacles and overcoit and give Wells
a thrashing, We,li weni turn me miles and !
Swords turned and put on his mat. Welle jffl
llred through tho window of bis nfllre nnd Aftor fM
a puuve of ii'joul llvn seconds fired two more iJH
abots, one through Ihe window and the other .-"J
after Wells had stepped out Into the store and"" i' H
while Swords was falling. - - J i s
The Pennaylvanla'a Fine Vpw Ferryboat, V
PlIILAIil.i.riilA, Dec 24. The new steel ferry- 1
boat St. Louis, w hlc.li w ns built for the Pennsyl- j
vanla Railroad Company by iho Charles Hill- 9
man Shipbuilding Company of this city, left
to-day lor New ork in tuiv of the ocean tug J
Winthrnp The St. Louis and sister boat, the 1
Pittsburgh, which is uon nelng built by tbe I
Cramps, will ply between New York and Jersey M
City, and they are said lo be the finest ferry-
boats ulloat. I
Killed Ilia Nephew for a Raratlar. '
SiSTl.in-vil.l r, W Vn Dec. 24. Delwood V
Haven, a workrr In the oil field, was the guest 1
of his uncle, Allen Whiting, last night. He got
up out of bid to gn to iho kitchen for n drink. 3
Whiting supposed thul Haven was a burglar,
secured his gun, w eut tu the kitchen, and fired, J
The ball penetrated the loft corner of Haven's '
eye, and went back lulu Iho brain. Haven was ,
to have left tu day to spend tbe holidays with ;
his parents in McKinn county. Pa.
An Vncle or Mra, Cleveland Weda. -"
Jackson, Mich,, Dec, 24. The marriage of I
Mllfrid Harmon nnd Miss Jessla i'rlngla oc-
currod last evening in this city. The ceremony
was witnessed only by relatives and Immediate
friends. Aiming ihe guests were Mrs. Fnlsotn
Perrlnr, lltr siMer, Mrs, J. W. Caumuii, and the
lalter's daughter. Miss Rao Huddleslon, all of
Riiflalo, N. Y. Thu bridegroom is an uucle of
Mrs. Urovcr Cleveland.
llrran'a Chrlatmna Ilorae.
JryrEiisoN Citv, Mo,. Deo. 24. Gov, TV. J.
Stone has shipped a fine Kentucky thorough-
bred saddle horse to Lincoln, Neb., as u Christ '
mas gift to Mr William J. Bryan. The animal
is coal black in color and hut boen tbe Gov
ernor's faniriiii saddle horse for some months.
Ho bought it in Kentucky with several other
burses about a y tar ugu.
Train Huiie Dowu a lloae Cart.
Wll.MIM,T'i.N, Dec. 14. -While proceeding to
a fire this evening the hose cart of tbo Water
Witch I in I nnipauy was strut k by an express
train at in loaning of thu Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and demolished William Dougherty
was so in Ity injured that he died, unit three
other iln men were badly cut.
Htonevvnll f nekauu'a Headquarters llurned,
Rli il vi inii, Va., Dec. 21 Thu hlstirlc ultice
b'lllil'in' at Muss Neck Hall, SjolUyhaula
county owned by Counts Adhemar. was de
stroy id by tire In-t night Iho bulluiug was oc
cupied by Stone wall Jncknon at hu, head
quarters previous lo the battle, of Guttyburg,
i,